Open Letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations
... increasingly alarming conclusions about the climatic influences of human-produced carbon dioxide (CO2), a non-polluting gas that is essential to plant photosynthesis. While we understand the evidence that has led them to view CO2 emissions as harmful, the IPCC's conclusions are quite inadequate as j ...
... increasingly alarming conclusions about the climatic influences of human-produced carbon dioxide (CO2), a non-polluting gas that is essential to plant photosynthesis. While we understand the evidence that has led them to view CO2 emissions as harmful, the IPCC's conclusions are quite inadequate as j ...
Biodiversity and the Millennium Development Goals
... One of the landmark outcomes of the 1992 Earth Summit was the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which has so far been ratified by 189 countries. The CBD focuses on conservation of biodiversity, sustainable use, and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the use ...
... One of the landmark outcomes of the 1992 Earth Summit was the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which has so far been ratified by 189 countries. The CBD focuses on conservation of biodiversity, sustainable use, and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the use ...
A brief description of models used in this staff working document
... integrated assessment model framework that explores the long term dynamics of global change as a function of drivers such as demographic and economic development, and developments in the energy and agricultural system (Bouwman et al. 2006). Within IMAGE, energy scenarios are developed using the ener ...
... integrated assessment model framework that explores the long term dynamics of global change as a function of drivers such as demographic and economic development, and developments in the energy and agricultural system (Bouwman et al. 2006). Within IMAGE, energy scenarios are developed using the ener ...
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... temperature level implied by the Copenhagen pledges. We believe these two exercises are subject to high uncertainty and would not improve the current state of negotiations. Rather, we take stock of the present politically achievable level of commitment and suggest an effective way to push forward th ...
... temperature level implied by the Copenhagen pledges. We believe these two exercises are subject to high uncertainty and would not improve the current state of negotiations. Rather, we take stock of the present politically achievable level of commitment and suggest an effective way to push forward th ...
Climate Change in the Western United States Grape Growing Regions
... seasons, driven mostly by changes in minimum temperatures, with greater heat accumulation, a decline in frost frequency that is most significant in the spring, earlier last spring frosts, later first fall frosts, and longer frost-free periods. While many of these trends may have been beneficial to g ...
... seasons, driven mostly by changes in minimum temperatures, with greater heat accumulation, a decline in frost frequency that is most significant in the spring, earlier last spring frosts, later first fall frosts, and longer frost-free periods. While many of these trends may have been beneficial to g ...
View PDF - Hofstra Law
... between 2001 and 2008, utilizing nationally representative Gallup Polls from March of each year. Second, I examine the social bases of climate change knowledge, focusing specifically on political identification (both ideology and party affiliation). Third, I then examine the social bases of climate ...
... between 2001 and 2008, utilizing nationally representative Gallup Polls from March of each year. Second, I examine the social bases of climate change knowledge, focusing specifically on political identification (both ideology and party affiliation). Third, I then examine the social bases of climate ...
Rethinking Private Land Conservation in the
... however, will reduce the ability of many prime farm areas to produce the high quality crops that they current do, including premium wine grapes and fruits.14 Although ranching is somewhat less vulnerable than high-valued crops to climate change because cows can survive under a wider range of conditi ...
... however, will reduce the ability of many prime farm areas to produce the high quality crops that they current do, including premium wine grapes and fruits.14 Although ranching is somewhat less vulnerable than high-valued crops to climate change because cows can survive under a wider range of conditi ...
Experiences of host communities with carbon market projects
... because even though climate change is a global problem, its causes and impacts, as well as the efforts needed to address them, span from the local to global level (Adger, 2001). Decisions about the scales at which climate change policy is to be made are as important as the decisions on mitigation ef ...
... because even though climate change is a global problem, its causes and impacts, as well as the efforts needed to address them, span from the local to global level (Adger, 2001). Decisions about the scales at which climate change policy is to be made are as important as the decisions on mitigation ef ...
Global patterns in lake ecosystem responses to warming based on
... temperature to freshwater metabolism-linked variables. Our analyses made use of two large temperature datasets that each detail changes in environmental temperature of lakes over time. Together, these two data sources offer rich coverage of temperature measurements across lake depth and across the g ...
... temperature to freshwater metabolism-linked variables. Our analyses made use of two large temperature datasets that each detail changes in environmental temperature of lakes over time. Together, these two data sources offer rich coverage of temperature measurements across lake depth and across the g ...
LCCARL395_en.pdf
... and socioeconomic sectors. At present, however, the Caribbean subregion lacks the adaptive capacity needed to address these challenges. The present report assesses the economic and social impacts of climate change on the coastal and marine sector in the Caribbean until 2050. It aims both to provide ...
... and socioeconomic sectors. At present, however, the Caribbean subregion lacks the adaptive capacity needed to address these challenges. The present report assesses the economic and social impacts of climate change on the coastal and marine sector in the Caribbean until 2050. It aims both to provide ...
Using the IPCC`s Assessment Report data and climate change
... assessment of the science and economics of global warming” • NIPCC is able to offer an independent “second opinion” of the evidence reviewed – or not reviewed – by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the issue of global warming” • In September 2013, NIPCC released Climate Change ...
... assessment of the science and economics of global warming” • NIPCC is able to offer an independent “second opinion” of the evidence reviewed – or not reviewed – by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the issue of global warming” • In September 2013, NIPCC released Climate Change ...
Advancing climate ambition: How city-scale actions can contribute to
... just a small fraction of current demand. In some areas, these reductions could also be achieved through district heating systems, if they are powered by low-GHG biomass or waste heat.6 Lastly, both the reference and urban action scenarios include a gradual transition from traditional biomass to mode ...
... just a small fraction of current demand. In some areas, these reductions could also be achieved through district heating systems, if they are powered by low-GHG biomass or waste heat.6 Lastly, both the reference and urban action scenarios include a gradual transition from traditional biomass to mode ...
Nature Communications Review Integrating Pliocene Geological
... between both communities is identifying challenges and methodological improvements to meet those challenges in order to enhance our understanding of global change. ...
... between both communities is identifying challenges and methodological improvements to meet those challenges in order to enhance our understanding of global change. ...
Climate and Terrestrial Ecosystem Change in the
... The Natural Resource Report Series is used to disseminate high-priority, current natural resource management 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 ...
... The Natural Resource Report Series is used to disseminate high-priority, current natural resource management 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 ...
Rapid response of silicate weathering rates to climate change in the
... result highlights runoff and physical erosion as major controls on chemical weathering in the Himalayan region for the last 25 ka, climate warming playing a secondary role at this timescale. It has been proposed that a significant increase in erosion rates accompanied monsoon intensification in the ...
... result highlights runoff and physical erosion as major controls on chemical weathering in the Himalayan region for the last 25 ka, climate warming playing a secondary role at this timescale. It has been proposed that a significant increase in erosion rates accompanied monsoon intensification in the ...
Case Study: Climate Change Resilience of Melbourne
... climate change. Both strategic documents serve as models that other local councils in Australia could replicate in their climate change planning. A number of collaborations, between councils and external stakeholders have involved a number of research and community projects for climate change planni ...
... climate change. Both strategic documents serve as models that other local councils in Australia could replicate in their climate change planning. A number of collaborations, between councils and external stakeholders have involved a number of research and community projects for climate change planni ...
ecosystem approach to fisheries management
... 1.3 How can the climate and ocean change guidelines be used? . . . . . . . . . . 14 1.4 An overview of the EAFM planning process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1.5 Scope of these guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
... 1.3 How can the climate and ocean change guidelines be used? . . . . . . . . . . 14 1.4 An overview of the EAFM planning process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1.5 Scope of these guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Atmosphere and Climate Change ppt
... Global climate change = changes in climate on a worldwide scale Climate changes naturally, and always has, but the recent rapid warming of the planet and its change in atmospheric composition are widely thought due to human activities. ...
... Global climate change = changes in climate on a worldwide scale Climate changes naturally, and always has, but the recent rapid warming of the planet and its change in atmospheric composition are widely thought due to human activities. ...
Impact of the Kyoto Protocol on Stabilization of Carbon
... From all possible emission paths calculated as described above, we pick the ones that lead to a specified CO2 concentration. For 450 ppmv, e.g., the concentration has to be below 450 ppmv before 2100 and 450±10 ppmv in 2150 and 2200. We do not consider “overshoot” scenarios in this analysis based on ...
... From all possible emission paths calculated as described above, we pick the ones that lead to a specified CO2 concentration. For 450 ppmv, e.g., the concentration has to be below 450 ppmv before 2100 and 450±10 ppmv in 2150 and 2200. We do not consider “overshoot” scenarios in this analysis based on ...
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... the formation of the grand coalition leaves climate change damages almost unchanged (we will see later that low damage estimates in RICE are the likely cause for this). ...
... the formation of the grand coalition leaves climate change damages almost unchanged (we will see later that low damage estimates in RICE are the likely cause for this). ...
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... groundwater stock in the aquifer. The findings from this inquiry will help inform what type of outcomes can be expected under different types of technical progress in the presence of declining precipitation and common-pool resource externalities. A dynamic framework is essential to study groundwater ...
... groundwater stock in the aquifer. The findings from this inquiry will help inform what type of outcomes can be expected under different types of technical progress in the presence of declining precipitation and common-pool resource externalities. A dynamic framework is essential to study groundwater ...
Projected changes in US rainfall erosivity
... sion will change in the coming decades is thus necessary to plan for land stewardship and ecosystem preservation and it is made more urgent and complex by the general expectation that increases in rainfall intensity under global warming (Trenberth et al., 2003) will exacerbate erosion. There is wide ...
... sion will change in the coming decades is thus necessary to plan for land stewardship and ecosystem preservation and it is made more urgent and complex by the general expectation that increases in rainfall intensity under global warming (Trenberth et al., 2003) will exacerbate erosion. There is wide ...
Great Plains mega-region (Chapter 7) of the Foundation document
... Plains is a concern to stakeholders in the region because the rapid rate of change in climate may be disadvantageous to native species. • Extreme temperatures and heat stress events, where the temperature remains over 90˚F (32˚C) for 3 consecutive days,will likely increase in the Southern Great Plai ...
... Plains is a concern to stakeholders in the region because the rapid rate of change in climate may be disadvantageous to native species. • Extreme temperatures and heat stress events, where the temperature remains over 90˚F (32˚C) for 3 consecutive days,will likely increase in the Southern Great Plai ...
the hidden part of the climate cycle
... carbon it stores has been weakened in recent decades, largely due to unsustainable land-management practices and changes in land use. Research suggests that, as a result of these changes, soils are releasing large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere, threatening to undermine reductions in emission ...
... carbon it stores has been weakened in recent decades, largely due to unsustainable land-management practices and changes in land use. Research suggests that, as a result of these changes, soils are releasing large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere, threatening to undermine reductions in emission ...
Solar radiation management
Solar radiation management (SRM) projects (proposed and theoretical) are a type of climate engineering which seek to reflect sunlight and thus reduce global warming. Proposed examples include the creation of stratospheric sulfate aerosols. They would not reduce greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, and thus do not address problems such as ocean acidification caused by excess carbon dioxide (CO2). Their principal advantages as an approach to climate engineering is the speed with which they can be deployed and become fully active, as well as their potential low financial cost. By comparison, other climate engineering techniques based on greenhouse gas remediation, such as ocean iron fertilization, need to sequester the anthropogenic carbon excess before any reversal of global warming would occur. Solar radiation management projects can therefore be used as a climate engineering ""quick fix"" while levels of greenhouse gases can be brought under control by greenhouse gas remediation techniques.