Economics, ethics and climate change
... capabilities, as well as outcomes, is relevant to climate-change policy and economics. While we do not pursue the capabilities approach here, we nevertheless consider it to have substantial potential as an ethical framework for climate change policy evaluation. The lists of dimensions of human well- ...
... capabilities, as well as outcomes, is relevant to climate-change policy and economics. While we do not pursue the capabilities approach here, we nevertheless consider it to have substantial potential as an ethical framework for climate change policy evaluation. The lists of dimensions of human well- ...
International Tundra Experiment ITEX
... Moss-dominated, tree-less tundra ecosystems are important for the earth’s carbon and energy balance because of long-term carbon storage in recalcitrant moss tissue and high reflectivity when covered with snow. Climate change may alter these functions, by affecting the composition and functioning of ...
... Moss-dominated, tree-less tundra ecosystems are important for the earth’s carbon and energy balance because of long-term carbon storage in recalcitrant moss tissue and high reflectivity when covered with snow. Climate change may alter these functions, by affecting the composition and functioning of ...
The Role of Uncertainty in the Economics of Catastrophic Climate
... be made inductively from a …nite number of data observations. At a very high level of abstraction, each data point might be interpreted as representing an outcome from a particular study. This paper shows that having an uncertain scale parameter in such a setup invariably adds a signi…cant tail-fat ...
... be made inductively from a …nite number of data observations. At a very high level of abstraction, each data point might be interpreted as representing an outcome from a particular study. This paper shows that having an uncertain scale parameter in such a setup invariably adds a signi…cant tail-fat ...
Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the
... The Kiama region is likely to experience temperature increases of between about 0.5 and 1.5°C by the year 2030. The warming expected in spring is slightly greater than the average, year-round change, and the winter warming range is slightly lower. Future changes in rainfall are uncertain. In general ...
... The Kiama region is likely to experience temperature increases of between about 0.5 and 1.5°C by the year 2030. The warming expected in spring is slightly greater than the average, year-round change, and the winter warming range is slightly lower. Future changes in rainfall are uncertain. In general ...
A Conceptual Tool for Climate Change Risk Assessment
... assumptions and choices explicit; 3) minimize the use of weakly supported assumptions whenever possible; and 4) be easy to update and refine as new information becomes available (either with increasing learning by the tool user or through scientific advances). Based on these four characteristics, th ...
... assumptions and choices explicit; 3) minimize the use of weakly supported assumptions whenever possible; and 4) be easy to update and refine as new information becomes available (either with increasing learning by the tool user or through scientific advances). Based on these four characteristics, th ...
Teacher Pages
... a broader range of ideas, however, about what the effects of this warming will be. This is because many factors influence climate globally and regionally. Computer models designed to predict the effects of global warming must incorporate accurate measurements of all these factors and also must addre ...
... a broader range of ideas, however, about what the effects of this warming will be. This is because many factors influence climate globally and regionally. Computer models designed to predict the effects of global warming must incorporate accurate measurements of all these factors and also must addre ...
Earth Negotiations Bulletin ADP 2-6
... Bulletin into French has been provided by the Government of France, the Wallonia, Québec, and the International Organization of La Francophonie/ http://enb.iisd.mobi/ Institute for Sustainable Development of La Francophonie (IOF/IFDD). The opinions expressed in the Bulletin are those of the authors ...
... Bulletin into French has been provided by the Government of France, the Wallonia, Québec, and the International Organization of La Francophonie/ http://enb.iisd.mobi/ Institute for Sustainable Development of La Francophonie (IOF/IFDD). The opinions expressed in the Bulletin are those of the authors ...
The equilibrium sensitivity of the Earth`s temperature to radiation
... © 2008 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. ...
... © 2008 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. ...
Farmer beliefs and concerns about climate change and attitudes
... Received: 14 February 2012 / Accepted: 17 January 2013 / Published online: 9 February 2013 # The Author(s) 2013. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com ...
... Received: 14 February 2012 / Accepted: 17 January 2013 / Published online: 9 February 2013 # The Author(s) 2013. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com ...
Intraspecific consistency and geographic variability in temporal
... pooled samples of individuals of both sexes, which may differ in their response to climate change (e.g. Møller 2004; but see Rainio et al. 2007, this issue). The time series referring to MEDs are also quantitatively scarcer compared to those of FADs, due to the huge sampling efforts necessary for da ...
... pooled samples of individuals of both sexes, which may differ in their response to climate change (e.g. Møller 2004; but see Rainio et al. 2007, this issue). The time series referring to MEDs are also quantitatively scarcer compared to those of FADs, due to the huge sampling efforts necessary for da ...
The equilibrium sensitivity of Earth`s temperature to radiation changes.
... Many recent estimates of the equilibrium climate sensitivity are based on climate change that has been observed over the instrumental period (that is, about the past 150 years). Wigley et al.38 pointed out that uncertainties in forcing and response made it impossible to use observed global temperatu ...
... Many recent estimates of the equilibrium climate sensitivity are based on climate change that has been observed over the instrumental period (that is, about the past 150 years). Wigley et al.38 pointed out that uncertainties in forcing and response made it impossible to use observed global temperatu ...
Climate change and Tourism in the Alps: a position paper in view of
... making the Alps a carbon neutral environment. The Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change (CMCC) contributed to several of these Alpine Space projects (ClimChAlp, AdaptAlp, ClimAlpTour and C3Alps). Other non Alpine Space projects have also contributed to this research and cooperation issue, suc ...
... making the Alps a carbon neutral environment. The Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change (CMCC) contributed to several of these Alpine Space projects (ClimChAlp, AdaptAlp, ClimAlpTour and C3Alps). Other non Alpine Space projects have also contributed to this research and cooperation issue, suc ...
Dividing climate change: global warming in the Indian mass media
... These risks must be considered alongside the reality that India is a major producer of global greenhouse gas emissions. As the second-fastest growing economy in the world, with economic growth of 8.7% in 2006 alone, India’s energy consumption has risen by 3.7% over the period between 2001 and 2006 ( ...
... These risks must be considered alongside the reality that India is a major producer of global greenhouse gas emissions. As the second-fastest growing economy in the world, with economic growth of 8.7% in 2006 alone, India’s energy consumption has risen by 3.7% over the period between 2001 and 2006 ( ...
published in Global Environmental Change in 2011
... differences along with more conventional demographic measures. 2.2.2 Education and knowledge Both surveys included measures of general education: ‘Do you have any of the following qualifications?’ (response options shown in Table 1). The 2008 also included a measure of science education: ‘Do you hav ...
... differences along with more conventional demographic measures. 2.2.2 Education and knowledge Both surveys included measures of general education: ‘Do you have any of the following qualifications?’ (response options shown in Table 1). The 2008 also included a measure of science education: ‘Do you hav ...
Dividing climate change: global warming in the Indian mass media
... These risks must be considered alongside the reality that India is a major producer of global greenhouse gas emissions. As the second-fastest growing economy in the world, with economic growth of 8.7% in 2006 alone, India’s energy consumption has risen by 3.7% over the period between 2001 and 2006 ( ...
... These risks must be considered alongside the reality that India is a major producer of global greenhouse gas emissions. As the second-fastest growing economy in the world, with economic growth of 8.7% in 2006 alone, India’s energy consumption has risen by 3.7% over the period between 2001 and 2006 ( ...
FAME
... between the cohorts (Figure 3). Adult biomasses are highest in April/May and lowest in December with abundance varying by approximately 15000 mt over the year. Young skipjack have a similar trend with a peak abundance in June and low abundance in December with abundance varying by approximately 4000 ...
... between the cohorts (Figure 3). Adult biomasses are highest in April/May and lowest in December with abundance varying by approximately 15000 mt over the year. Young skipjack have a similar trend with a peak abundance in June and low abundance in December with abundance varying by approximately 4000 ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on London
... But Not Enough To Drink Londoners use (per capita, as supplied by Thames Water) approximately 155 litres of water per day, compared to the average for England of 149 litres (based on information provided by water companies to Ofwat). But available water resources per head of population in London are ...
... But Not Enough To Drink Londoners use (per capita, as supplied by Thames Water) approximately 155 litres of water per day, compared to the average for England of 149 litres (based on information provided by water companies to Ofwat). But available water resources per head of population in London are ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on London
... But Not Enough To Drink Londoners use (per capita, as supplied by Thames Water) approximately 155 litres of water per day, compared to the average for England of 149 litres (based on information provided by water companies to Ofwat). But available water resources per head of population in London are ...
... But Not Enough To Drink Londoners use (per capita, as supplied by Thames Water) approximately 155 litres of water per day, compared to the average for England of 149 litres (based on information provided by water companies to Ofwat). But available water resources per head of population in London are ...
Impact of Climate Change on the Aral Sea and Its Basin
... individual Amu Darya and Syr Darya catchments constitute a major part, and smaller catchment areas amount to about 321,000 km2 (Shibuo et al. 2007). Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan share the basin of the Amu Darya River. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekis ...
... individual Amu Darya and Syr Darya catchments constitute a major part, and smaller catchment areas amount to about 321,000 km2 (Shibuo et al. 2007). Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan share the basin of the Amu Darya River. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekis ...
the whole inaugural address as pdf
... development in the area of healthcare. In science, these sorts of questions are termed ‘wicked problems’ (e.g. Horst and Webber, 1973); problems that are difficult to solve. The difficulty with these types of issues is that there is no simple or straightforward answer, they are surrounded by major u ...
... development in the area of healthcare. In science, these sorts of questions are termed ‘wicked problems’ (e.g. Horst and Webber, 1973); problems that are difficult to solve. The difficulty with these types of issues is that there is no simple or straightforward answer, they are surrounded by major u ...
Physical and ecological impacts of climate change relevant to
... experience reduced ice cover, warmer water temperatures, a longer growing season and, as a consequence, increased algal abundance and productivity. In contrast, some deep tropical lakes will experience reduced algal abundance and declines in productivity, likely due to reduced resupply of nutrients. ...
... experience reduced ice cover, warmer water temperatures, a longer growing season and, as a consequence, increased algal abundance and productivity. In contrast, some deep tropical lakes will experience reduced algal abundance and declines in productivity, likely due to reduced resupply of nutrients. ...
Climate Change Impacts on Marine Ecosystems
... Humans influence climate primarily through fossil-fuel, industrial, agricultural, and other landuse emissions that alter atmospheric composition. Long-lived, heat-trapping greenhouse gases (CO2 , CH4 , N2 O, tropospheric ozone, and chlorofluorocarbons) warm the planet’s surface globally, whereas short ...
... Humans influence climate primarily through fossil-fuel, industrial, agricultural, and other landuse emissions that alter atmospheric composition. Long-lived, heat-trapping greenhouse gases (CO2 , CH4 , N2 O, tropospheric ozone, and chlorofluorocarbons) warm the planet’s surface globally, whereas short ...
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... climate change policy debate. The opinions range from the position of Patrinos and Bamzai (2005), who claim the need of robust science favouring more scientific research over policy actions, to the one of Yohe et al. (2004), who argue that uncertainty provides a reason to take specific policy action ...
... climate change policy debate. The opinions range from the position of Patrinos and Bamzai (2005), who claim the need of robust science favouring more scientific research over policy actions, to the one of Yohe et al. (2004), who argue that uncertainty provides a reason to take specific policy action ...
Climatic Research Unit documents
Climatic Research Unit documents including thousands of e-mails and other computer files were stolen from a server at the Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia in a hacking incident in November 2009. The documents were redistributed first through the blogosphere of global warming skeptics, and allegations were made that they indicated misconduct by leading climate scientists. A series of investigations rejected these allegations, while concluding that CRU scientists should have been more open with distributing data and methods on request. Precisely six committees investigated the allegations and published reports, finding no evidence of fraud or scientific misconduct. The scientific consensus that global warming is occurring as a result of human activity remained unchanged by the end of the investigations.The incident occurred shortly before the opening December 2009 Copenhagen global climate summit. It has prompted general discussion about increasing the openness of scientific data (though the majority of climate data have always been freely available). Scientists, scientific organisations, and government officials have stated that the incident does not affect the overall scientific case for climate change. Andrew Revkin reported in the New York Times that ""The evidence pointing to a growing human contribution to global warming is so widely accepted that the hacked material is unlikely to erode the overall argument.""