Make YorkU a Climate Leader: The Case for Fossil Fuel Divestment
... Under the Paris Agreement signed during the 2015 United Nations climate negotiations, the world’s governments agreed to constrain globally averaged temperature rise to “well below 2˚C” relative to preindustrial times with an aspirational goal of 1.5˚C. Only a very limited amount of carbon can sti ...
... Under the Paris Agreement signed during the 2015 United Nations climate negotiations, the world’s governments agreed to constrain globally averaged temperature rise to “well below 2˚C” relative to preindustrial times with an aspirational goal of 1.5˚C. Only a very limited amount of carbon can sti ...
Education sector responses to climate change - UNESDOC
... eleven out of the last twelve years have been the hottest on record since 1850. The IPCC also estimated that the average global surface temperature from 1850/1899 to 2001/2005 has increased by 0.760C. The global sea level increased at an average rate of 1.8 mm per year over the period 1961 to 2003 a ...
... eleven out of the last twelve years have been the hottest on record since 1850. The IPCC also estimated that the average global surface temperature from 1850/1899 to 2001/2005 has increased by 0.760C. The global sea level increased at an average rate of 1.8 mm per year over the period 1961 to 2003 a ...
Crisis or Adaptation? Migration and Climate Change in
... those most vulnerable to climate change (GECHS, 2008; Piguet, 2008). This is not surprising: As noted, migration is generally perceived as problematic, and most policies try to influence the volume, direction and types of movement rather than accommodate flows and support migrants. Environmental fac ...
... those most vulnerable to climate change (GECHS, 2008; Piguet, 2008). This is not surprising: As noted, migration is generally perceived as problematic, and most policies try to influence the volume, direction and types of movement rather than accommodate flows and support migrants. Environmental fac ...
Migration in response to environmental change
... ‘EU migration under climate change: impact depends on current infrastructure’ reveals that an increase in floods, land degradation and drought produced by climate change could contribute to further migration within Europe, as well as from neighbouring countries. Good emergency planning and adaptatio ...
... ‘EU migration under climate change: impact depends on current infrastructure’ reveals that an increase in floods, land degradation and drought produced by climate change could contribute to further migration within Europe, as well as from neighbouring countries. Good emergency planning and adaptatio ...
The cost of inaction: Recognising the value at risk
... While the value of future losses from the private sector is substantial, this is dwarfed by the forecast harms when considered from a government point of view. The long time horizon, coupled with private-investor discount rates, can lead to a remarkable tolerance for systemic environmental risk. The ...
... While the value of future losses from the private sector is substantial, this is dwarfed by the forecast harms when considered from a government point of view. The long time horizon, coupled with private-investor discount rates, can lead to a remarkable tolerance for systemic environmental risk. The ...
Global Concern about Climate Change, Broad Support for Limiting
... far.” A median of just 38% believe that “Developing countries should do just as much as rich countries because they will produce most of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions in the future.” However, in six countries, half or more say developing nations should do just as much. Half of Americans hold ...
... far.” A median of just 38% believe that “Developing countries should do just as much as rich countries because they will produce most of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions in the future.” However, in six countries, half or more say developing nations should do just as much. Half of Americans hold ...
“Duck Factory” of North America - American Meteorological Society
... The response of wetland habitat to climate variation can be complex, and the PPR may also be quite sensitive to future changes in precipitation and temperature. Prairie pothole wetlands go through a so-called vegetation cover cycle whereby ponds within the basin go from extensive open water with lit ...
... The response of wetland habitat to climate variation can be complex, and the PPR may also be quite sensitive to future changes in precipitation and temperature. Prairie pothole wetlands go through a so-called vegetation cover cycle whereby ponds within the basin go from extensive open water with lit ...
Climate: Observations, projections and impacts: Egypt
... changed, and plan for future, is improving all the time. But there is still a long way to go. These reports – led by the Met Office Hadley Centre in collaboration with many institutes and scientists around the world – aim to provide useful, up to date and impartial information, based on the best cli ...
... changed, and plan for future, is improving all the time. But there is still a long way to go. These reports – led by the Met Office Hadley Centre in collaboration with many institutes and scientists around the world – aim to provide useful, up to date and impartial information, based on the best cli ...
Agricultural Technologies for Climate Change Mitigation and
... in agricultural research and are emerging as additional innovation priorities. In the coming decades, the development and effective diffusion of new agricultural practices and technologies will largely shape how and how well farmers mitigate and adapt to climate change. This adaptation and mitigatio ...
... in agricultural research and are emerging as additional innovation priorities. In the coming decades, the development and effective diffusion of new agricultural practices and technologies will largely shape how and how well farmers mitigate and adapt to climate change. This adaptation and mitigatio ...
Semiarid watershed response in central New Mexico and its
... soil, vegetation and terrain in the basin will dictate the selection of hydrologic processes and their spatiotemporal variations, (2) the computational demands of long-term or multiple simulations required to account for climate variations and different sources of uncertainty, and (3) the ability to ...
... soil, vegetation and terrain in the basin will dictate the selection of hydrologic processes and their spatiotemporal variations, (2) the computational demands of long-term or multiple simulations required to account for climate variations and different sources of uncertainty, and (3) the ability to ...
Policy indexes – what do they tell us and what are their applications? The case of climate policy and business planning in emerging markets: Working Paper 88 (678 kB) (opens in new window)
... performances, as well evidenced in the discussion about accounting for intangibles such as wellbeing or trust, and measuring non-monetized societal benefits such as eco-system services. This paper does not intend to add to the continuously growing literature (see for example Pearce, Atkinson, & Mour ...
... performances, as well evidenced in the discussion about accounting for intangibles such as wellbeing or trust, and measuring non-monetized societal benefits such as eco-system services. This paper does not intend to add to the continuously growing literature (see for example Pearce, Atkinson, & Mour ...
Confronting Climate Change in California
... climate variability and change, concluded in 1995 that warming by 2100 will range between 2° and 6° F (1° and 3.5° C).1 Actual changes could be larger or smaller, because major uncertainties remain in our understanding of climate, as well as in projections of fossil fuel use and other human activiti ...
... climate variability and change, concluded in 1995 that warming by 2100 will range between 2° and 6° F (1° and 3.5° C).1 Actual changes could be larger or smaller, because major uncertainties remain in our understanding of climate, as well as in projections of fossil fuel use and other human activiti ...
Vegetation limits the impact of a warm climate on boreal wildfires
... Westerling et al., 2011). In circumboreal forests, climatic change will probably act upon fuels through long-term increases in summer evapotranspiration and increased frequency of extreme drought years as a result of more persistent and frequent blocking high-pressure systems. Earlier arrival of spr ...
... Westerling et al., 2011). In circumboreal forests, climatic change will probably act upon fuels through long-term increases in summer evapotranspiration and increased frequency of extreme drought years as a result of more persistent and frequent blocking high-pressure systems. Earlier arrival of spr ...
Andean montane forests and climate change
... some pollen taxa at the LGM (Figure 2.2). The moist air adiabatic lapse rate (Chapter 10) evident on the Andean flank provided a means to translate this vegetational movement into a change in temperature. Modern lapse rates vary according to local humidity, ranging between 5.5 C and 6.2 C (Witt ...
... some pollen taxa at the LGM (Figure 2.2). The moist air adiabatic lapse rate (Chapter 10) evident on the Andean flank provided a means to translate this vegetational movement into a change in temperature. Modern lapse rates vary according to local humidity, ranging between 5.5 C and 6.2 C (Witt ...
kenya national climate change policy
... develop a framework and tools to integrate climate change responses into national and county planning processes, including economic planning, development policies, performance contracting, and the budget making process. Enabling Regulatory Framework Kenya requires appropriately designed legislative, ...
... develop a framework and tools to integrate climate change responses into national and county planning processes, including economic planning, development policies, performance contracting, and the budget making process. Enabling Regulatory Framework Kenya requires appropriately designed legislative, ...
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... Climate is sometimes referred to as “average” weather for a given area. The National Weather Service uses values such as temperature highs and lows and precipitation measures for the past thirty years to compile “average” weather for any given area. However, some atmospheric scientists consider “ave ...
... Climate is sometimes referred to as “average” weather for a given area. The National Weather Service uses values such as temperature highs and lows and precipitation measures for the past thirty years to compile “average” weather for any given area. However, some atmospheric scientists consider “ave ...
Climate change alters interannual variation of grassland
... responses to climate change is to investigate the interannual variation in vegetation production for individual seasons or months (Fabricante et al. 2009). However, most previous studies have focused on interannual variability of ANPP, rather than the interannual variability of seasonal production ( ...
... responses to climate change is to investigate the interannual variation in vegetation production for individual seasons or months (Fabricante et al. 2009). However, most previous studies have focused on interannual variability of ANPP, rather than the interannual variability of seasonal production ( ...
CSA Sourcebook Module 13: Mainstreaming CSA into national policies and programmes
... this tool, stakeholders from government, the private sector, researchers and civil society explore key socioeconomic uncertainties for future food security, environments and livelihoods. Multiple socio-economic scenarios are developed by stakeholders, which can be used for ‘back-casting’ from future ...
... this tool, stakeholders from government, the private sector, researchers and civil society explore key socioeconomic uncertainties for future food security, environments and livelihoods. Multiple socio-economic scenarios are developed by stakeholders, which can be used for ‘back-casting’ from future ...
Co2 calcs 4-11 v - Digging in the Clay
... New Zealand and a few others, (only about 15% of World emissions), isolated in their continuing adherence to the Manmade Global Warming assertion. The remaining “Rest of the World” Nations, (~20% of world emissions and 40% of the world population), mainly consist of some 200 Underdeveloped or Develo ...
... New Zealand and a few others, (only about 15% of World emissions), isolated in their continuing adherence to the Manmade Global Warming assertion. The remaining “Rest of the World” Nations, (~20% of world emissions and 40% of the world population), mainly consist of some 200 Underdeveloped or Develo ...
2010 - National Center for Science Education
... 20. How convinced are you that climate change, whether natural or anthropogenic, is occurring now? 46 21. How convinced are you that most of recent or near future climate change is, or will be, a result of anthropogenic causes? ________________________________________________________________ 46 22. ...
... 20. How convinced are you that climate change, whether natural or anthropogenic, is occurring now? 46 21. How convinced are you that most of recent or near future climate change is, or will be, a result of anthropogenic causes? ________________________________________________________________ 46 22. ...
Audubon`s Birds and Climate Change Report
... data products (Box 1). Each offers a distinct way to engage with the science. First, there are lists of climate-sensitive species, with potentially broad application to all users. Second, there are maps of modeled climatic suitability under a range of climate change scenarios across three future tim ...
... data products (Box 1). Each offers a distinct way to engage with the science. First, there are lists of climate-sensitive species, with potentially broad application to all users. Second, there are maps of modeled climatic suitability under a range of climate change scenarios across three future tim ...
Long-Term Climate Change Commitment and Reversibility: An EMIC Intercomparison Please share
... and Joos 2010; Armour and Roe 2011; Matthews and Zickfeld 2012), the climate warms for about a decade and then gradually cools. The initial warming is due to the fast elimination of the negative radiative forcing associated with aerosols, which have a short atmospheric residence time. Greenhouse gas ...
... and Joos 2010; Armour and Roe 2011; Matthews and Zickfeld 2012), the climate warms for about a decade and then gradually cools. The initial warming is due to the fast elimination of the negative radiative forcing associated with aerosols, which have a short atmospheric residence time. Greenhouse gas ...
Towards a Strategy on Climate Change, Ecosystem Services
... and storage capacity of oceans, forests, grasslands, wetlands and in particular peatlands is essential for mitigating climate change. On the other hand the degradation or destruction of these ecosystems can lead to the release of significant amounts of greenhouse gases. Globally, degraded peatlands ...
... and storage capacity of oceans, forests, grasslands, wetlands and in particular peatlands is essential for mitigating climate change. On the other hand the degradation or destruction of these ecosystems can lead to the release of significant amounts of greenhouse gases. Globally, degraded peatlands ...
How Climate Change Uniquely Impacts the Physical, Social and
... 2.0 Physical Effects Of Climate Change On First Nations ..................................................4 2.1 Effect of Climate Change on Access to Northern Communities and Transportation.....4 2.2 Effect of Climate Change on Water Quality and Quantity ............................................. ...
... 2.0 Physical Effects Of Climate Change On First Nations ..................................................4 2.1 Effect of Climate Change on Access to Northern Communities and Transportation.....4 2.2 Effect of Climate Change on Water Quality and Quantity ............................................. ...
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.