Chapter 2 of Stern Review: approach to discounting
... PART I: Climate Change – Our Approach global and long-term nature of the impacts (the discussion is extended in the appendix to the chapter). Section 2.4 examines some specifics of intertemporal allocation, including discounting (some further technical details are provided in the appendix to the ch ...
... PART I: Climate Change – Our Approach global and long-term nature of the impacts (the discussion is extended in the appendix to the chapter). Section 2.4 examines some specifics of intertemporal allocation, including discounting (some further technical details are provided in the appendix to the ch ...
Precipitation and Temperature
... (2006, 2007) developed a perturbation method to generate alternative extreme values for precipitation in KnnCAD Version 1, however Eum and Simonovic (2012) found that their methodology could not be easily extended for generation of alternative temperature extremes because it would be capable of gene ...
... (2006, 2007) developed a perturbation method to generate alternative extreme values for precipitation in KnnCAD Version 1, however Eum and Simonovic (2012) found that their methodology could not be easily extended for generation of alternative temperature extremes because it would be capable of gene ...
Challenge of Weather and Climate
... wettest month in Plymouth. London is usually warmest in July and August. It rained heavily all afternoon. In September a terrible storm carried Richard’s garden shed away. A heavy fog on the motorway reduced visibility to less than a metre last night. January is a good time to head to Florida to cat ...
... wettest month in Plymouth. London is usually warmest in July and August. It rained heavily all afternoon. In September a terrible storm carried Richard’s garden shed away. A heavy fog on the motorway reduced visibility to less than a metre last night. January is a good time to head to Florida to cat ...
u.s.climate.US position paper
... only such property forming part of the cultural and natural heritage as is threatened by serious and specific dangers, such as the threat of disappearance caused by accelerated deterioration, large-scale public or private projects or rapid urban or tourist development projects; destruction caused by ...
... only such property forming part of the cultural and natural heritage as is threatened by serious and specific dangers, such as the threat of disappearance caused by accelerated deterioration, large-scale public or private projects or rapid urban or tourist development projects; destruction caused by ...
Paper 4: Climate Change and Biodiversity in High
... The planetary architecture, the pattern of continents and ocean basins, also has an important influence on the transport of heat from low to high latitudes in each hemisphere, and accounts for much of the difference between the climate of North America and South America at equivalent latitudes. The ...
... The planetary architecture, the pattern of continents and ocean basins, also has an important influence on the transport of heat from low to high latitudes in each hemisphere, and accounts for much of the difference between the climate of North America and South America at equivalent latitudes. The ...
Public Perception of Climate Change in a Period of Economic Crisis
... Do you think that Greece will be affected by extreme weather events such as floods or droughts? Do you think that Greece will be affected by a sea level rise? Do you think that Greece will be affected by a reduction in arable land or desertification? Do you think that Greece will be affected by a de ...
... Do you think that Greece will be affected by extreme weather events such as floods or droughts? Do you think that Greece will be affected by a sea level rise? Do you think that Greece will be affected by a reduction in arable land or desertification? Do you think that Greece will be affected by a de ...
Building ecosystem resilience for climate change adaptation in the
... for climate change adaptation in the Asian highlands Jianchu Xu1,2∗ and R. Edward Grumbine1,2 The Asian Highlands, the vast mountainous area from Pakistan to China including the Hindu-Kush Himalaya and Tibetan Plateau, have considerable global importance; they are the source of most of the major riv ...
... for climate change adaptation in the Asian highlands Jianchu Xu1,2∗ and R. Edward Grumbine1,2 The Asian Highlands, the vast mountainous area from Pakistan to China including the Hindu-Kush Himalaya and Tibetan Plateau, have considerable global importance; they are the source of most of the major riv ...
The Washington Climate Change Impacts Assessment
... by climate change. The significance of these regional consequences of climate change underscore the fact that historical resource management strategies will not be sufficient to meet the challenges of future changes in climate. Rather, these changes demand new strategies. Options for adapting to cli ...
... by climate change. The significance of these regional consequences of climate change underscore the fact that historical resource management strategies will not be sufficient to meet the challenges of future changes in climate. Rather, these changes demand new strategies. Options for adapting to cli ...
Three Ways to Understand State Actors in International Negotiations
... In short, in prolonged international negotiations, what factors determine a state’s negotiating position, and its preparedness to sign an agreement? And how and why are such decisions made? This article addresses these questions by considering the role of the US across almost a decade of internation ...
... In short, in prolonged international negotiations, what factors determine a state’s negotiating position, and its preparedness to sign an agreement? And how and why are such decisions made? This article addresses these questions by considering the role of the US across almost a decade of internation ...
Building a RAPID community in the UK
... research that RAPID will fund have been defined. The Science Plan also defines the additional aims of building the RAPID community in the UK, of establishing links with the UK user community and relevant international programs, and of providing training for the next generation of UK climate scientis ...
... research that RAPID will fund have been defined. The Science Plan also defines the additional aims of building the RAPID community in the UK, of establishing links with the UK user community and relevant international programs, and of providing training for the next generation of UK climate scientis ...
Survey Experiment - RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community
... invoke causal claims, technical experts, so-called “epistemic communities,” can validate whether or not an issue is really a problem.11 What determines which frames are more successful? Most of the international relations literature focuses on broader political success at the national level, which u ...
... invoke causal claims, technical experts, so-called “epistemic communities,” can validate whether or not an issue is really a problem.11 What determines which frames are more successful? Most of the international relations literature focuses on broader political success at the national level, which u ...
Evolution of marine storminess in the Belgian part of the North Sea
... (MICORE, 2009). In some studies wind speed is used as the indicator and in other studies storm surge or air surface pressure is used. Recently Haerens et al. (2011) have used five indicators to provide a first estimate of the storm threshold inducing significant morphological changes along the sandy ...
... (MICORE, 2009). In some studies wind speed is used as the indicator and in other studies storm surge or air surface pressure is used. Recently Haerens et al. (2011) have used five indicators to provide a first estimate of the storm threshold inducing significant morphological changes along the sandy ...
PDF
... point was that a small group of large emitters and major economies addressing not only climate change but also developmental issues could be a useful vehicle for meaningful international efforts alongside a continued parallel, multilateral United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC ...
... point was that a small group of large emitters and major economies addressing not only climate change but also developmental issues could be a useful vehicle for meaningful international efforts alongside a continued parallel, multilateral United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC ...
PDF - Climate Diplomacy
... depends strongly on the clout of the national government at the negotiating table. These are considerable challenges that cities and local governments have to overcome. By being part of a city network, cities band together to push for a common agenda. There is certainly strength in numbers; however ...
... depends strongly on the clout of the national government at the negotiating table. These are considerable challenges that cities and local governments have to overcome. By being part of a city network, cities band together to push for a common agenda. There is certainly strength in numbers; however ...
Climate Change and Rice - Wageningen UR E
... are temperature, solar radiation, and strong winds and heavy rainfalls associated with typhoons. Although Japan as a whole loses a certain amount of rice every year because of typhoons, the location and timing of typhoon damages are unpredictable. Except for typhoons, temperature and solar radiation ...
... are temperature, solar radiation, and strong winds and heavy rainfalls associated with typhoons. Although Japan as a whole loses a certain amount of rice every year because of typhoons, the location and timing of typhoon damages are unpredictable. Except for typhoons, temperature and solar radiation ...
EPA Research - 2016 Call EPA Research –Climate Research Call 2016
... The EPA invites proposals for a Research Fellowship to develop national understanding of the long term goal of “greenhouse gas neutrality” and “carbon balance”. The study should explore the relationship between inventory and projections methodologies; accounting rules specific targets for emissions ...
... The EPA invites proposals for a Research Fellowship to develop national understanding of the long term goal of “greenhouse gas neutrality” and “carbon balance”. The study should explore the relationship between inventory and projections methodologies; accounting rules specific targets for emissions ...
International Workshop on Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate
... governance, culture, etc., they would apply as well. Which means this is an issue of aid effectiveness. There is not really a need to harmonise tools but rather harmonise approaches of donors.” ...
... governance, culture, etc., they would apply as well. Which means this is an issue of aid effectiveness. There is not really a need to harmonise tools but rather harmonise approaches of donors.” ...
- carbonn Climate Registry
... emerging trend seems to be that droughts are experienced before and after flooding events. It is, however, difficult to conclude the relationship between extreme events and climate change due to the tremendous surface hardening from development over the years. Approximately 30% (80 000) of dwellings ...
... emerging trend seems to be that droughts are experienced before and after flooding events. It is, however, difficult to conclude the relationship between extreme events and climate change due to the tremendous surface hardening from development over the years. Approximately 30% (80 000) of dwellings ...
Quantifying Intensive and extensive margin adaptation responses to
... with half of those households having installed central air conditioning units. There was significant heterogeneity in the penetration, where half of the residences in the Northeast were air-conditioned, and some urban areas in Texas and Florida had penetration rates in excess of 90 percent. He argue ...
... with half of those households having installed central air conditioning units. There was significant heterogeneity in the penetration, where half of the residences in the Northeast were air-conditioned, and some urban areas in Texas and Florida had penetration rates in excess of 90 percent. He argue ...
Mixed Messages - National Center for Science Education
... ideas and ideologically motivated reasoning find their way into public school classrooms? ...
... ideas and ideologically motivated reasoning find their way into public school classrooms? ...
Impacts of climate change on the worldTs most exceptional ecoregions
... goods and services are vital for human well-being, yet despite increases in conservation activity, the loss of biodiversity continues (1, 2). Although habitat degradation, fragmentation, and destruction, overexploitation, and invasive species have driven recent biodiversity loss, climate change is p ...
... goods and services are vital for human well-being, yet despite increases in conservation activity, the loss of biodiversity continues (1, 2). Although habitat degradation, fragmentation, and destruction, overexploitation, and invasive species have driven recent biodiversity loss, climate change is p ...
Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Cities
... hazards that our cities face. A central question for this report is – are disaster-generating events, those trigger events, likely to increase in number and intensity as a result of climate change? Over the past 150 years, the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration has risen 31 per cent, a value u ...
... hazards that our cities face. A central question for this report is – are disaster-generating events, those trigger events, likely to increase in number and intensity as a result of climate change? Over the past 150 years, the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration has risen 31 per cent, a value u ...
Green Revolution: Pathways to Food Security in an Era of Climate
... discuss how this system will respond to new challenges emerging in light of the climate change in future. This paper will reflect on both the success and failure of the Green Revolution to highlight the debate on the culture and practice of the science and technology policy from the prism of current ...
... discuss how this system will respond to new challenges emerging in light of the climate change in future. This paper will reflect on both the success and failure of the Green Revolution to highlight the debate on the culture and practice of the science and technology policy from the prism of current ...
Wetlands and global climate change
... threat to species survival and the health of natural systems. Scientists worldwide are looking at the ecological and hydrological impacts resulting from climate change. Climate change will make future efforts to restore and manage wetlands more complex. Wetland systems are vulnerable to changes in q ...
... threat to species survival and the health of natural systems. Scientists worldwide are looking at the ecological and hydrological impacts resulting from climate change. Climate change will make future efforts to restore and manage wetlands more complex. Wetland systems are vulnerable to changes in q ...
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.""