Climate Change Report (2016)
... Land use—particularly agriculture, forest and rangeland management—contributes an estimated 24% of direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and thus has a pivotal role in addressing climate change (IPCC 2014). Unlike energy systems, land use can affect GHG levels by not only altering emissions, but als ...
... Land use—particularly agriculture, forest and rangeland management—contributes an estimated 24% of direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and thus has a pivotal role in addressing climate change (IPCC 2014). Unlike energy systems, land use can affect GHG levels by not only altering emissions, but als ...
Guidelines for Responding to the Effects of Climate Change in
... It is therefore essential that the professional evolve at a rapid rate and it is expected that further updated NCCOE climate change guidelines will be prepared in future. coastal and ocean engineer continues to exercise good judgement in response to Over the past two decades there has been a growing ...
... It is therefore essential that the professional evolve at a rapid rate and it is expected that further updated NCCOE climate change guidelines will be prepared in future. coastal and ocean engineer continues to exercise good judgement in response to Over the past two decades there has been a growing ...
Carbon Cycle
... • The carbon cycle is the biogeochemical cycle by which carbon is exchanged between the biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere of the Earth (other astronomical objects may have similar carbon cycles, but nothing is yet known about them). • The cycle is usually thought of as four major res ...
... • The carbon cycle is the biogeochemical cycle by which carbon is exchanged between the biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere of the Earth (other astronomical objects may have similar carbon cycles, but nothing is yet known about them). • The cycle is usually thought of as four major res ...
marine, Freshwater, and Terrestrial Ecosystems on
... and income, they also provide shoreline protection, places for recreation, shared cultural heritage, and many other benefits, all of which are at risk from climate change and local stress caused by human activities. Climate variability and change threaten marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosyste ...
... and income, they also provide shoreline protection, places for recreation, shared cultural heritage, and many other benefits, all of which are at risk from climate change and local stress caused by human activities. Climate variability and change threaten marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosyste ...
Israel`s report to the UNFCCC on climate change, 2000
... An increase in atmospheric CO2 (also referred to as CO2 fertilization) will enhance photosynthesis in some (but not all) plants and allow more rapid growth. This will positively affect agriculture and wild plants through different mechanisms: increased photosynthesis, better water-use efficiency, an ...
... An increase in atmospheric CO2 (also referred to as CO2 fertilization) will enhance photosynthesis in some (but not all) plants and allow more rapid growth. This will positively affect agriculture and wild plants through different mechanisms: increased photosynthesis, better water-use efficiency, an ...
Understanding the Social Cost of Carbon
... Projected Incremental Global Damages (standardized climate signal from a 1 billion tC pulse in 2020) ...
... Projected Incremental Global Damages (standardized climate signal from a 1 billion tC pulse in 2020) ...
A Climate Risk Management Approach to Disaster Reduction
... to manage the local manifestations of global climate risk, through to global measures to reduce hazard (for example, by reducing greenhouse gas emissions) and to reduce vulnerability (by increasing the social and economic resilience of vulnerable countries such as SIDS, for example). Integrated clim ...
... to manage the local manifestations of global climate risk, through to global measures to reduce hazard (for example, by reducing greenhouse gas emissions) and to reduce vulnerability (by increasing the social and economic resilience of vulnerable countries such as SIDS, for example). Integrated clim ...
Impact of Antarctic Ozone Depletion and Recovery on Southern
... precipitation (Adler et al. 2003) and Objectively Analyzed Air–Sea Heat Fluxes version-3 (OAFlux) global ocean evaporation data (Yu et al. 2008). Those models with significant biases are discarded, and 19 models are selected for the analyses as described in Table 1.1 All CMIP3 models have prescribed ...
... precipitation (Adler et al. 2003) and Objectively Analyzed Air–Sea Heat Fluxes version-3 (OAFlux) global ocean evaporation data (Yu et al. 2008). Those models with significant biases are discarded, and 19 models are selected for the analyses as described in Table 1.1 All CMIP3 models have prescribed ...
Guidance for making the case for climate change adaptation in the
... For construction developments, both during construction and during operation, the potential costs associated with climate change could be highly significant2, 3. Risks from extreme weather Losses due to flood, wind and seaevents and a changing climate may translate to level risks for Hull were estim ...
... For construction developments, both during construction and during operation, the potential costs associated with climate change could be highly significant2, 3. Risks from extreme weather Losses due to flood, wind and seaevents and a changing climate may translate to level risks for Hull were estim ...
Nunavut`s Natural Environment - Nunavut Climate Change Centre
... Climate change is happening, as is evident from increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global sea levels.1 In Nunavut the annual average temperature is rising twice as fast as the rest of the world.2 In Nunavut specifically, many aspect ...
... Climate change is happening, as is evident from increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global sea levels.1 In Nunavut the annual average temperature is rising twice as fast as the rest of the world.2 In Nunavut specifically, many aspect ...
Author's personal copy
... closer to users’ definition of need, while others’ may be farther away. In this sense, there is a range of perceptions of usefulness and usability. Providing information that is ‘‘readily usable’’ for decision making must therefore navigate and bridge any differences that might exist between what sci ...
... closer to users’ definition of need, while others’ may be farther away. In this sense, there is a range of perceptions of usefulness and usability. Providing information that is ‘‘readily usable’’ for decision making must therefore navigate and bridge any differences that might exist between what sci ...
Hydrological Cycle in the Danube basin in present
... estimate. Thus, RCMs seem to degrade the information provided by the large scale flow, once the ...
... estimate. Thus, RCMs seem to degrade the information provided by the large scale flow, once the ...
Cloud Feedbacks Found to Amplify Global Warming
... et al. (2008) showed that trade wind cumuli might also play an important role; they are also not well captured by global climate models (Medeiros and Stevens 2009). The radiative effect of low marine clouds is dominated by their contribution to the planetary albedo as their impact on outgoing longwa ...
... et al. (2008) showed that trade wind cumuli might also play an important role; they are also not well captured by global climate models (Medeiros and Stevens 2009). The radiative effect of low marine clouds is dominated by their contribution to the planetary albedo as their impact on outgoing longwa ...
multiannual indicative regional programme for latin america
... the European Consensus for Development and with the priorities identified by the DCI regulation. The Agenda for Change also identifies the promotion of sustainable and inclusive growth - and of human rights, democracy and other key elements of good governance - as the main priorities of future EU De ...
... the European Consensus for Development and with the priorities identified by the DCI regulation. The Agenda for Change also identifies the promotion of sustainable and inclusive growth - and of human rights, democracy and other key elements of good governance - as the main priorities of future EU De ...
DANGER The of Corporate Landfill Gas-to-Energy Schemes and How to Fix It
... dustry has succeeded in getting landfill gas classified as a renewable energy source.8 In many states, LFGTE is being subsidized for more than 10 cents per kilowatt hour which is more than twice as much as it costs to produce, providing a huge windfall and profit center all out of proportion.9 This ...
... dustry has succeeded in getting landfill gas classified as a renewable energy source.8 In many states, LFGTE is being subsidized for more than 10 cents per kilowatt hour which is more than twice as much as it costs to produce, providing a huge windfall and profit center all out of proportion.9 This ...
Poverty - International Policy Centre for inclusive Growth
... Over one billion of us live without many of the basics that the other six billion take as given. Although 28 countries have moved from low-income status to middle-income status, with Ghana and Zambia among the newest Middle Income Countries, an estimated 800 million people still live in low-income c ...
... Over one billion of us live without many of the basics that the other six billion take as given. Although 28 countries have moved from low-income status to middle-income status, with Ghana and Zambia among the newest Middle Income Countries, an estimated 800 million people still live in low-income c ...
Sára Hrabovszky-Horváth The climate strategy aspects of the energy
... Many sources in the literature emphasize the need for a comprehensive climate strategy, addressing both the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions due to human activity and the adaptation to the changing meteorological and environmental conditions [Láng et al, 2007], [IPCC, 2007]. With mitigation in ...
... Many sources in the literature emphasize the need for a comprehensive climate strategy, addressing both the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions due to human activity and the adaptation to the changing meteorological and environmental conditions [Láng et al, 2007], [IPCC, 2007]. With mitigation in ...
A decade of success in ocean remote sensing and a vision for the
... atmospheric aerosol burdens, aerosol type, and aerosol vertical distributions. The penetration depth for ocean lidar retrievals is limited by signal-to-noise to 3.0 optical depths for an instrument of practical size and power. Extending the characterization of plankton vertical structure beyond thes ...
... atmospheric aerosol burdens, aerosol type, and aerosol vertical distributions. The penetration depth for ocean lidar retrievals is limited by signal-to-noise to 3.0 optical depths for an instrument of practical size and power. Extending the characterization of plankton vertical structure beyond thes ...
Combating Climate Change - The German Adaptation Strategy
... greenhouse increase, the cost of adaptation measures will also increase. Conversely, it is also true that keeping down the amount of harmful greenhouse gases that escape into the atmosphere helps to keep down the cost of adaptation. To this extent there is an inextricable connection between climate ...
... greenhouse increase, the cost of adaptation measures will also increase. Conversely, it is also true that keeping down the amount of harmful greenhouse gases that escape into the atmosphere helps to keep down the cost of adaptation. To this extent there is an inextricable connection between climate ...
Divestment and Stranded Assets in the Low
... focusing on publicly-listed companies. Its report Unburnable Carbon 2013 argues that the allowed carbon budget, when allocated pro rata to listed companies, cannot justify observed capital expenditures in the development of new fossil fuel reserves. Only 20-40% of fossil fuels currently booked as re ...
... focusing on publicly-listed companies. Its report Unburnable Carbon 2013 argues that the allowed carbon budget, when allocated pro rata to listed companies, cannot justify observed capital expenditures in the development of new fossil fuel reserves. Only 20-40% of fossil fuels currently booked as re ...
Annex II Risk profile outline
... frequency and severity of ozone-depletion in the Arctic, as well as cloudiness and extent of snow and ice cover (ACIA 2005). The UV-radiation levels are increasing due to increased ozone-depletion, and the exposure of biota to UV-radiation increases because of decreasing ice- and snow cover in the A ...
... frequency and severity of ozone-depletion in the Arctic, as well as cloudiness and extent of snow and ice cover (ACIA 2005). The UV-radiation levels are increasing due to increased ozone-depletion, and the exposure of biota to UV-radiation increases because of decreasing ice- and snow cover in the A ...
Climate Change Impacts on Future Carbon Stores and Management
... It is projected that arid–semiarid ecosystems will be responsive to elevated CO2, but the impact of increased atmospheric CO2 concentrations will vary with soil moisture and among ecosystems. The most intensive experiment to study the response of arid ecosystems to elevated CO2 occurred in the Mojav ...
... It is projected that arid–semiarid ecosystems will be responsive to elevated CO2, but the impact of increased atmospheric CO2 concentrations will vary with soil moisture and among ecosystems. The most intensive experiment to study the response of arid ecosystems to elevated CO2 occurred in the Mojav ...
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.