Financing Climate Policies through Climate Bonds
... According to the most recent IPCC report, average global temperatures have risen 0.85 degrees Celsius since 1880. IPCC (2015) suggests that the period 1983 2012 was likely the warmest 20 year period in the last 1400 years. The trajectory of future global temperatures then is highly dependent on the ...
... According to the most recent IPCC report, average global temperatures have risen 0.85 degrees Celsius since 1880. IPCC (2015) suggests that the period 1983 2012 was likely the warmest 20 year period in the last 1400 years. The trajectory of future global temperatures then is highly dependent on the ...
climate change law: the emergence of a new legal discipline
... governance systems. (The federal government’s leading climate change adviser, Professor Ross Garnaut, has recently described climate change as ‘a diabolical policy problem.’)4 Consequently, devising legal solutions to climate change is likely to involve profound changes to existing governance and re ...
... governance systems. (The federal government’s leading climate change adviser, Professor Ross Garnaut, has recently described climate change as ‘a diabolical policy problem.’)4 Consequently, devising legal solutions to climate change is likely to involve profound changes to existing governance and re ...
Ted Hamilton∗ - Vermont Journal of Environmental Law
... climate change provide the factual material upon which legal claims are based. Legal action at the core usually seeks government intervention to stop public or private contributions to warming or to provide relief from climate-change harms. The climate periphery is where issues indirectly related to ...
... climate change provide the factual material upon which legal claims are based. Legal action at the core usually seeks government intervention to stop public or private contributions to warming or to provide relief from climate-change harms. The climate periphery is where issues indirectly related to ...
3/97 - Population Health Sciences
... Journal of Human and Ecological Risk Assessment Journal of Travel Medicine Bulletin of the World Health Organization American Journal of Industrial Medicine International Journal of Environmental Health Research Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Annual Reviews of Energy & Environment Clinical ...
... Journal of Human and Ecological Risk Assessment Journal of Travel Medicine Bulletin of the World Health Organization American Journal of Industrial Medicine International Journal of Environmental Health Research Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Annual Reviews of Energy & Environment Clinical ...
56 - University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus
... general discussion of definitions, methodologies and conceptual frameworks is beyond the scope of this paper but for summaries see Adger (2006), Eaking and Luers (2006). The way one defines vulnerability is crucial as it can influence the choice of the vulnerability „model‟ and possibly the results ...
... general discussion of definitions, methodologies and conceptual frameworks is beyond the scope of this paper but for summaries see Adger (2006), Eaking and Luers (2006). The way one defines vulnerability is crucial as it can influence the choice of the vulnerability „model‟ and possibly the results ...
Climate Change and Agricultural Policy Processes in
... Ghana intended to pursue.4 There are two, not incompatible, viewpoints as to the motivation for the assimilation of climate change as an issue of interest in Ghana’s domestic policy space: First, various government documents and a number of respondents for this study stated that, while climate chang ...
... Ghana intended to pursue.4 There are two, not incompatible, viewpoints as to the motivation for the assimilation of climate change as an issue of interest in Ghana’s domestic policy space: First, various government documents and a number of respondents for this study stated that, while climate chang ...
TSRA Climate Change Strategy-2014-2018
... This Strategy was developed with the input of members of the Torres Strait Coastal Management Committee, the Land and Sea Management Unit of the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA), and external experts. This document should be referenced as: TSRA (2014) Torres Strait Climate Change Strategy 201 ...
... This Strategy was developed with the input of members of the Torres Strait Coastal Management Committee, the Land and Sea Management Unit of the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA), and external experts. This document should be referenced as: TSRA (2014) Torres Strait Climate Change Strategy 201 ...
BSR Creating an Action Agenda for Private
... insights, and issue expertise in support of sustained business action on climate change. Business and society face unprecedented risks as a consequence of climate-related impacts, including increases in temperature and sea level, increases in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, th ...
... insights, and issue expertise in support of sustained business action on climate change. Business and society face unprecedented risks as a consequence of climate-related impacts, including increases in temperature and sea level, increases in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, th ...
Migration, displacement, and the environment
... driver of displacement, in many cases it is only one driver among many that may compel an individual or family to flee their home. The Wilson Centre argues that the label of ‘climate refugee’ is inherently misleading in the absence of a current legal framework defining the term.18 Ultimately the exi ...
... driver of displacement, in many cases it is only one driver among many that may compel an individual or family to flee their home. The Wilson Centre argues that the label of ‘climate refugee’ is inherently misleading in the absence of a current legal framework defining the term.18 Ultimately the exi ...
THE MIGHTY OPERATIONS OF NATURE
... challenged both science and superstition. Theories that the cold summer was caused by sunspots were hotly debated, and though most expert opinion held that sunspots were not the cause, the public could not quite seem to shake the suspicion that they were somehow involved. Other theories of causatio ...
... challenged both science and superstition. Theories that the cold summer was caused by sunspots were hotly debated, and though most expert opinion held that sunspots were not the cause, the public could not quite seem to shake the suspicion that they were somehow involved. Other theories of causatio ...
Climate change impact on meteorological, agricultural, and
... Copyright 2011 by the American Geophysical Union. 0043-1397/11/2010WR009845 ...
... Copyright 2011 by the American Geophysical Union. 0043-1397/11/2010WR009845 ...
ProgressReport 2003-2004
... Although these models are already producing useful products, new and more sophisticated tools are required for increasingly realistic representations of the processes and interactions in the Earth’s climate system. CICS is also pursuing a number of fundamental issues in climate modeling, including p ...
... Although these models are already producing useful products, new and more sophisticated tools are required for increasingly realistic representations of the processes and interactions in the Earth’s climate system. CICS is also pursuing a number of fundamental issues in climate modeling, including p ...
Adapting for climate change - City of Sydney
... Climate change is the biggest challenge our cities face. As part of our Sustainable Sydney 2030 plan, we set a target of a 70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions across our local government area and in our own operations by 2030. To achieve our targets, we have developed a series of innovative ma ...
... Climate change is the biggest challenge our cities face. As part of our Sustainable Sydney 2030 plan, we set a target of a 70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions across our local government area and in our own operations by 2030. To achieve our targets, we have developed a series of innovative ma ...
Observed and Projected Ecological Response to Climate Change in
... information with managerial application. The series targets a general, diverse audience, and may contain NPS policy considerations or address sensitive issues of management applicability. All manuscripts in the series receive the appropriate level of peer review to ensure that the information is sci ...
... information with managerial application. The series targets a general, diverse audience, and may contain NPS policy considerations or address sensitive issues of management applicability. All manuscripts in the series receive the appropriate level of peer review to ensure that the information is sci ...
Summary Report CwD Project Profile 2012
... The increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events are likely to intensify the existing natural hazard burdens for at-risk populations and damage and destroy infrastructure. In addition, climate change is likely to intensify the gender dimensions of vulnerability, especially among fem ...
... The increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events are likely to intensify the existing natural hazard burdens for at-risk populations and damage and destroy infrastructure. In addition, climate change is likely to intensify the gender dimensions of vulnerability, especially among fem ...
Climate policy under sustainable discounted utilitarianism
... of (i) removing sensitivity to the interests of the present if the present is better off than the future and (ii) relaxing to the set of non-decreasing streams the property that the trade-off between wellbeing in the first two periods be separable from the remainder of the stream. Regarding (i), th ...
... of (i) removing sensitivity to the interests of the present if the present is better off than the future and (ii) relaxing to the set of non-decreasing streams the property that the trade-off between wellbeing in the first two periods be separable from the remainder of the stream. Regarding (i), th ...
phenology
... data collected will be freely available to the research community and general public UW-Milwaukee Geography ...
... data collected will be freely available to the research community and general public UW-Milwaukee Geography ...
ACSRI report - Columbia University
... political discourse despite the overwhelming scientific consensus. This is partly because energy companies engaged in fossil fuel extraction can exert significant leverage on public policy formation and have in various ways fostered denial of climate change science. 6 Actions to avert climate change ...
... political discourse despite the overwhelming scientific consensus. This is partly because energy companies engaged in fossil fuel extraction can exert significant leverage on public policy formation and have in various ways fostered denial of climate change science. 6 Actions to avert climate change ...
Climate change and eastern Africa: a review of impact on major crops
... et al. 2008; Hartmann et al. 2013). Precipitation has generally increased from 1900 to the 1950s between 30°N and 85°N latitude and has significantly increased between 10°N to 30°N, but has declined after 1970 to present (Bates et al. 2008). Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is one of the poorest regions in ...
... et al. 2008; Hartmann et al. 2013). Precipitation has generally increased from 1900 to the 1950s between 30°N and 85°N latitude and has significantly increased between 10°N to 30°N, but has declined after 1970 to present (Bates et al. 2008). Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is one of the poorest regions in ...
Innovations LIVE - Inter-American Development Bank
... resurfacing: the need to innovate Climate change is changing the business as usual, which means changing policy priorities or allocating resources to actions previously underfunded. But also, changing business as usual is an opportunity to do things differently, and opportunity to innovate. Innovati ...
... resurfacing: the need to innovate Climate change is changing the business as usual, which means changing policy priorities or allocating resources to actions previously underfunded. But also, changing business as usual is an opportunity to do things differently, and opportunity to innovate. Innovati ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE BARBADOS
... This study assesses the potential economic impact of climate change on coastal human settlements in the Caribbean, with specific reference to Barbados, and evaluates the costs and benefits of undertaking various adaptation strategies. The aim is to assist Caribbean territories in developing the stra ...
... This study assesses the potential economic impact of climate change on coastal human settlements in the Caribbean, with specific reference to Barbados, and evaluates the costs and benefits of undertaking various adaptation strategies. The aim is to assist Caribbean territories in developing the stra ...
Physical Assessment of the Brahmaputra River
... flows may vary from 3% to 9% by 2050 across the three emission scenarios, and by 7% to 16% by 2100. In the dry season, the average increase in monthly flows varies by similar amounts (2% to 11% by 2050, and 8% to 15% by 2100). The increase in flows by 2050 concurs with common understanding of climat ...
... flows may vary from 3% to 9% by 2050 across the three emission scenarios, and by 7% to 16% by 2100. In the dry season, the average increase in monthly flows varies by similar amounts (2% to 11% by 2050, and 8% to 15% by 2100). The increase in flows by 2050 concurs with common understanding of climat ...
Climate Change Youth Guide to Action
... The TakingITGlobal Climate Change Youth Guide to Action is intended to inspire, inform and involve you in taking action on climate change. While each section of the guide highlights important steps in taking action, you will find certain parts particularly useful (based on your knowledge and needs). ...
... The TakingITGlobal Climate Change Youth Guide to Action is intended to inspire, inform and involve you in taking action on climate change. While each section of the guide highlights important steps in taking action, you will find certain parts particularly useful (based on your knowledge and needs). ...
Ecological footprint, climate change and cities
... 2. Climate changes and cities 2.1. Problems in current cities - introduction into the issue At present, 75 % of Europeans live in cities6 (in Slovakia this figure is 56.5 %, see Box 4). Cities are perceived as engines of regional development as they offer a broad spectrum of functions and services ( ...
... 2. Climate changes and cities 2.1. Problems in current cities - introduction into the issue At present, 75 % of Europeans live in cities6 (in Slovakia this figure is 56.5 %, see Box 4). Cities are perceived as engines of regional development as they offer a broad spectrum of functions and services ( ...
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.""