Historical Responsibility in the UNFCCC Mathias Friman
... The primary sources studied in this report derive from official documents published at the UNFCCC website. These sources are very abundant thus it is appropriate to limit the focus of attention, in this case to official reports from meetings of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on the UNFC ...
... The primary sources studied in this report derive from official documents published at the UNFCCC website. These sources are very abundant thus it is appropriate to limit the focus of attention, in this case to official reports from meetings of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on the UNFC ...
Mainstreaming Environment and Climate Change in the
... is improving. There is a general tendency of environmental mainstreaming improving over time, which is more evident in the countries with the most mature PRS processes. The degree to which environment is mainstreamed is highly variable. As in previous reviews, we found high variability in mainstream ...
... is improving. There is a general tendency of environmental mainstreaming improving over time, which is more evident in the countries with the most mature PRS processes. The degree to which environment is mainstreamed is highly variable. As in previous reviews, we found high variability in mainstream ...
Climate Change and Its Impact on Groundwater
... Water is indispensable for life, but its availability at a sustainable quality and quantity is threatened by many factors, of which climate plays a leading role. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines climate as “the average weather in terms of the mean and its variability over ...
... Water is indispensable for life, but its availability at a sustainable quality and quantity is threatened by many factors, of which climate plays a leading role. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines climate as “the average weather in terms of the mean and its variability over ...
Occasional Paper #2 - Institute for Science Innovation and Society
... action in the face of the risks and promises of geoengineering technologies, the second and third focus more closely on the relevance of framing for the issue. The main question of analyses in the first category is how climate engineering should be dealt with. The individual frames give perspective ...
... action in the face of the risks and promises of geoengineering technologies, the second and third focus more closely on the relevance of framing for the issue. The main question of analyses in the first category is how climate engineering should be dealt with. The individual frames give perspective ...
Not just about sunburn - the ozone hole`s - Research Online
... Climate scientists have concluded that stratospheric ozone depletion has been a major driver of Southern Hemisphere climate processes since about 1980. The implications of these observed and modelled changes in climate are likely to be far more pervasive for both terrestrial and marine ecosystems th ...
... Climate scientists have concluded that stratospheric ozone depletion has been a major driver of Southern Hemisphere climate processes since about 1980. The implications of these observed and modelled changes in climate are likely to be far more pervasive for both terrestrial and marine ecosystems th ...
Confronting Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region
... spectacular lakes, vast wetlands, fertile southern soils, and rugged northern terrain forested in spruce and fir. It is also home to 60 million people whose actions can profoundly affect the region’s ecological bounty and the life-sustaining benefits it provides. Now that the world is entering a per ...
... spectacular lakes, vast wetlands, fertile southern soils, and rugged northern terrain forested in spruce and fir. It is also home to 60 million people whose actions can profoundly affect the region’s ecological bounty and the life-sustaining benefits it provides. Now that the world is entering a per ...
OZONE AND CARBON DIOXIDE
... were already phasing out CFCs and had a replacement product in preparation. So they did not directly accept the blame or even challenge the claims of ozone destruction by their product. Instead, they saw an opportunity to look good by producing a supposedly less harmful product and make more money. ...
... were already phasing out CFCs and had a replacement product in preparation. So they did not directly accept the blame or even challenge the claims of ozone destruction by their product. Instead, they saw an opportunity to look good by producing a supposedly less harmful product and make more money. ...
Climate Finance Study Group
... Shifting the balance of incentives towards lower-carbon products and practices also means eliminating subsidies for environmentally harmful resource use. Fossil fuel subsidies encourage the production or the use of fossil fuels, for example by distorting markets and harming the competitiveness of re ...
... Shifting the balance of incentives towards lower-carbon products and practices also means eliminating subsidies for environmentally harmful resource use. Fossil fuel subsidies encourage the production or the use of fossil fuels, for example by distorting markets and harming the competitiveness of re ...
Summary for Policymakers
... life, injury, or other health impacts, as well as damage and loss to property, infrastructure, livelihoods, service provision, ecosystems, and environmental resources. In this report, the term hazard usually refers to climate-related physical events or trends or their physical impacts. Exposure: The ...
... life, injury, or other health impacts, as well as damage and loss to property, infrastructure, livelihoods, service provision, ecosystems, and environmental resources. In this report, the term hazard usually refers to climate-related physical events or trends or their physical impacts. Exposure: The ...
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... Several studies have looked at the impact of climate change on wetlands. Larson (1995) and Sorenson et al. (1998) employed regression analyses to estimate the impact of climate change on wetlands in parts of the PPR. Johnson et al. (2005) used a simulation model to estimate the spatial impact of cli ...
... Several studies have looked at the impact of climate change on wetlands. Larson (1995) and Sorenson et al. (1998) employed regression analyses to estimate the impact of climate change on wetlands in parts of the PPR. Johnson et al. (2005) used a simulation model to estimate the spatial impact of cli ...
6 Climate change and urban transportation systems
... for a substantial proportion of the modal share of trips. However, individual case studies suggest that transit mode share may be declining in some cities as incomes grow. For example, a study by Gakenheimer and Zegras (WBCSD, 2004, p. 162) notes, for ...
... for a substantial proportion of the modal share of trips. However, individual case studies suggest that transit mode share may be declining in some cities as incomes grow. For example, a study by Gakenheimer and Zegras (WBCSD, 2004, p. 162) notes, for ...
Breaking down the tropospheric circulation response by forcing
... noted an approximate linearity of the climate response to ozone and greenhouse gas forcings. However, P10 investigated 50-year time-slice simulations; longer simulations would be desirable for filtering natural climate variability. In addition, P10 did not separate the direct radiative effects of g ...
... noted an approximate linearity of the climate response to ozone and greenhouse gas forcings. However, P10 investigated 50-year time-slice simulations; longer simulations would be desirable for filtering natural climate variability. In addition, P10 did not separate the direct radiative effects of g ...
climate change WG II
... life, injury, or other health impacts, as well as damage and loss to property, infrastructure, livelihoods, service provision, ecosystems, and environmental resources. In this report, the term hazard usually refers to climate-related physical events or trends or their physical impacts. Exposure: The ...
... life, injury, or other health impacts, as well as damage and loss to property, infrastructure, livelihoods, service provision, ecosystems, and environmental resources. In this report, the term hazard usually refers to climate-related physical events or trends or their physical impacts. Exposure: The ...
An Inter-Comparison of the Holiday Climate Index (HCI) and the
... spending [29,30]. The latest assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that, “after 2050, tourism activity is projected to decrease in Southern Europe (low confidence) and increase in Northern and Continental Europe (medium confidence)” [31]. Moreover, the r ...
... spending [29,30]. The latest assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that, “after 2050, tourism activity is projected to decrease in Southern Europe (low confidence) and increase in Northern and Continental Europe (medium confidence)” [31]. Moreover, the r ...
Climate Change in the American Christian Mind: March 2015
... percentage than Americans as a whole (63%). A majority of non-evangelical Protestants also think global warming is happening (62%). By contrast, evangelicals are split between those who think it is happening (51%) and those who either don’t think it is (27%) or who don’t know (23%). Catholics are th ...
... percentage than Americans as a whole (63%). A majority of non-evangelical Protestants also think global warming is happening (62%). By contrast, evangelicals are split between those who think it is happening (51%) and those who either don’t think it is (27%) or who don’t know (23%). Catholics are th ...
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... The reason to not use directly RCM data is the presence of bias in the model output as many studies in the past have already revealed. The delta approach has as goal to remove this bias, but it succeeds to do so only under the assumption of stationary model bias. We cannot know of course if this hyp ...
... The reason to not use directly RCM data is the presence of bias in the model output as many studies in the past have already revealed. The delta approach has as goal to remove this bias, but it succeeds to do so only under the assumption of stationary model bias. We cannot know of course if this hyp ...
The Response of Precipitation Minus
... warming climate, following the Clausius–Clapeyron relation at roughly constant relative humidity [a similar mechanism was termed the direct moisture effect by Chou and Neelin (2004)]. The dynamical contribution to precipitation changes is also important locally (Xie et al. 2010; Huang et al. 2013; C ...
... warming climate, following the Clausius–Clapeyron relation at roughly constant relative humidity [a similar mechanism was termed the direct moisture effect by Chou and Neelin (2004)]. The dynamical contribution to precipitation changes is also important locally (Xie et al. 2010; Huang et al. 2013; C ...
climate change adaptation, planning, and the law
... and show that there are professionals in the planning and legal community, in the private and public sector, who are concerned about climate change and are actively involved in developing local and global responses. The aim of the workshops was to provide an opportunity and forum within which some o ...
... and show that there are professionals in the planning and legal community, in the private and public sector, who are concerned about climate change and are actively involved in developing local and global responses. The aim of the workshops was to provide an opportunity and forum within which some o ...
CARBON NEUTRALITY BY 2020:
... Because this warming trend has been gradual, up until the last few years, the scientific community and especially the general public have been slow to reach consensus that our planet is warming. ...
... Because this warming trend has been gradual, up until the last few years, the scientific community and especially the general public have been slow to reach consensus that our planet is warming. ...
Precipitation response of monsoon low
... Previous studies have reported an increase in extreme rainfall events in central India over last few decades and connected this to the monsoon LPS change [e.g., Goswami et al., 2006; Ajayamohan et al., 2010; Pattanaik and Rajeevan, 2010]. Intense rainfall over very short time periods can lead to fat ...
... Previous studies have reported an increase in extreme rainfall events in central India over last few decades and connected this to the monsoon LPS change [e.g., Goswami et al., 2006; Ajayamohan et al., 2010; Pattanaik and Rajeevan, 2010]. Intense rainfall over very short time periods can lead to fat ...
Assessment of Sea Level Rise on Bangladesh Coast
... is also very important for Bangladesh as the country is very vulnerable to the impacts of SLR because of its geo-physiographic settings. Given the scenario of projected climate change, sea level is assumed to continue rising at a very high rate and the country might face the multiple impacts of SLR ...
... is also very important for Bangladesh as the country is very vulnerable to the impacts of SLR because of its geo-physiographic settings. Given the scenario of projected climate change, sea level is assumed to continue rising at a very high rate and the country might face the multiple impacts of SLR ...
Vulnerability of Fraser River Sockeye salmon to climate change
... questions ( e.g. the Delphi method (Linstone and Turoff, 1975), or consensus reports derived through negotiation and review, such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change process. In the present study the concern is with interactions over a wide range of variables for eight different life c ...
... questions ( e.g. the Delphi method (Linstone and Turoff, 1975), or consensus reports derived through negotiation and review, such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change process. In the present study the concern is with interactions over a wide range of variables for eight different life c ...
Kamloops Future Forest Strategy
... General Trends .......................................................................................................................... 98 Key Ecological Sensitivity and Management Risks .................................................................. 100 Insights to Inform Next Steps for Modell ...
... General Trends .......................................................................................................................... 98 Key Ecological Sensitivity and Management Risks .................................................................. 100 Insights to Inform Next Steps for Modell ...
Tipping elements and climate-economic shocks: Pathways toward
... ‘Tipping points’ as broadly understood involve positive feedbacks and abrupt change, but not all climatic thresholds cause abrupt change. ...
... ‘Tipping points’ as broadly understood involve positive feedbacks and abrupt change, but not all climatic thresholds cause abrupt change. ...
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.""