Background Report on ICTs and Climate Change
... There are a number of different causes of climate change, many of which are naturally generated (e.g., variations in solar radiation, volcanic activity, etc). However, it is man-made climate Figure 1: Total Greenhouse Gases (in Gt CO2eq) change that is of major concern because it appears to be leadi ...
... There are a number of different causes of climate change, many of which are naturally generated (e.g., variations in solar radiation, volcanic activity, etc). However, it is man-made climate Figure 1: Total Greenhouse Gases (in Gt CO2eq) change that is of major concern because it appears to be leadi ...
CC Equity SDS- An Urban Perspective Forthcoming
... Equity, equality and environmental justice issues first entered the debate on climate change when it was recognized that countries that historically have contributed least to global warming might be impacted the most by climate change in the future [11, 22]—although it is now recognized that impact ...
... Equity, equality and environmental justice issues first entered the debate on climate change when it was recognized that countries that historically have contributed least to global warming might be impacted the most by climate change in the future [11, 22]—although it is now recognized that impact ...
Climate change regional review: Russia
... Doctrine. The draft announces a national emission ‘reduction’ target of 25% below 1990 by 20209 ; in practice, however, this implies a growth in Russia’s emissions, as current levels are about 30% lower than they were in 1990.10 The draft decree also suggests that, within 6 months of it coming into ...
... Doctrine. The draft announces a national emission ‘reduction’ target of 25% below 1990 by 20209 ; in practice, however, this implies a growth in Russia’s emissions, as current levels are about 30% lower than they were in 1990.10 The draft decree also suggests that, within 6 months of it coming into ...
Climate change regional review: Russia
... Doctrine. The draft announces a national emission ‘reduction’ target of 25% below 1990 by 20209 ; in practice, however, this implies a growth in Russia’s emissions, as current levels are about 30% lower than they were in 1990.10 The draft decree also suggests that, within 6 months of it coming into ...
... Doctrine. The draft announces a national emission ‘reduction’ target of 25% below 1990 by 20209 ; in practice, however, this implies a growth in Russia’s emissions, as current levels are about 30% lower than they were in 1990.10 The draft decree also suggests that, within 6 months of it coming into ...
Waterborne transport, ports and waterways: A review of
... Figure 2.3 (reproduced from IPCC, 2007d) shows that there are differences in uncertainty between the scenarios as well. The figure shows projected surface temperature changes for the early and late 21st century relative to the period 1980 1999. The central and right panels show the AtmosphereOcean c ...
... Figure 2.3 (reproduced from IPCC, 2007d) shows that there are differences in uncertainty between the scenarios as well. The figure shows projected surface temperature changes for the early and late 21st century relative to the period 1980 1999. The central and right panels show the AtmosphereOcean c ...
International consultation and analysis
... Methods and assessment /analysis (results) (b) Programmes and measures to adapt to climate change (vulnerability and assessment) ...
... Methods and assessment /analysis (results) (b) Programmes and measures to adapt to climate change (vulnerability and assessment) ...
Tropical Hydropower is a Significant Source of Greenhouse Gas
... required under the UN climate convention. This inventory background paper is also cited in the IHA’s recent paper. It is the most comprehensive study yet done to measure and compare emissions between a number of different tropical hydro plants. The Executive Summary of the inventory background paper ...
... required under the UN climate convention. This inventory background paper is also cited in the IHA’s recent paper. It is the most comprehensive study yet done to measure and compare emissions between a number of different tropical hydro plants. The Executive Summary of the inventory background paper ...
On forced temperature changes, internal variability
... forcing scaling assumption. These are the standard settings for the EBM experiments. Our main findings, however, are robust with respect to a range of values for these parameters. Additional experiments investigating the sensitivity of the results to the particular forcing estimates used and aerosol ...
... forcing scaling assumption. These are the standard settings for the EBM experiments. Our main findings, however, are robust with respect to a range of values for these parameters. Additional experiments investigating the sensitivity of the results to the particular forcing estimates used and aerosol ...
MRV of developing country actions in the context of UNFCCC
... Methods and assessment /analysis (results) (b) Programmes and measures to adapt to climate change (vulnerability and assessment) ...
... Methods and assessment /analysis (results) (b) Programmes and measures to adapt to climate change (vulnerability and assessment) ...
Towards a unifying narrative for climate change
... dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century,”3 a position that 97.2% of researchers agree with4. This warming may have catastrophic effects on a global scale – “If we don’t tackle climate change, our other problems will be moot”5. A number of reports have shown that there are m ...
... dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century,”3 a position that 97.2% of researchers agree with4. This warming may have catastrophic effects on a global scale – “If we don’t tackle climate change, our other problems will be moot”5. A number of reports have shown that there are m ...
Climate Change Planning in Alaska`s National Parks
... Ecological “tipping points” are likely to result in rapid change, when conditions H exceed physical or physiological thresholds (e.g., thaw, drought, water temperature). ...
... Ecological “tipping points” are likely to result in rapid change, when conditions H exceed physical or physiological thresholds (e.g., thaw, drought, water temperature). ...
Combining multiple climate policy instruments: how not to do it - Working Paper 38 (598 kB) (opens in new window)
... tandem – including carbon taxes, permit trading schemes, technology-specific subsidies and regulatory standards. Occasionally these are neatly dovetailed as part of an overarching climate change strategy. More often than not, however, the use of multiple instruments reflects an incremental ad-hoc ap ...
... tandem – including carbon taxes, permit trading schemes, technology-specific subsidies and regulatory standards. Occasionally these are neatly dovetailed as part of an overarching climate change strategy. More often than not, however, the use of multiple instruments reflects an incremental ad-hoc ap ...
the sahel is greening - The Global Warming Policy Foundation
... southern Atlantic Ocean was warmer than the northern Atlantic Ocean. This drew rain-bearing monsoon winds away from the Sahel, contributing to the very dry conditions there. From the 1990s, however, the situation changed and the northern Atlantic Ocean became warmer than the southern Atlantic, partl ...
... southern Atlantic Ocean was warmer than the northern Atlantic Ocean. This drew rain-bearing monsoon winds away from the Sahel, contributing to the very dry conditions there. From the 1990s, however, the situation changed and the northern Atlantic Ocean became warmer than the southern Atlantic, partl ...
CN: CO 2
... Summary of offline results • C-N coupling results in large decrease in CO2 fertilization of land ecosystems. • Sensitivities of net carbon flux to temperature and precipitation variation are damped by C-N coupling. • C-N coupling reverses sign of trend in carbon-climate sensitivity under increasing ...
... Summary of offline results • C-N coupling results in large decrease in CO2 fertilization of land ecosystems. • Sensitivities of net carbon flux to temperature and precipitation variation are damped by C-N coupling. • C-N coupling reverses sign of trend in carbon-climate sensitivity under increasing ...
Climate change: tackling the greatest human rights
... and other vulnerable populations. It is also important to note that developed countries have responsibilities to assist poorer developing countries in their efforts to respect human rights, which complement developed country obligations under the UNFCCC. In addition to preventing or minimizing harm, ...
... and other vulnerable populations. It is also important to note that developed countries have responsibilities to assist poorer developing countries in their efforts to respect human rights, which complement developed country obligations under the UNFCCC. In addition to preventing or minimizing harm, ...
How do recent population trends matter to climate change?
... most of the warming is very likely due to greenhouse gas emissions—with a confidence level of greater than 90% (Parry et al. 2007). The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report provides for the first time concrete observations of the effects of climate change on human society. The report, produced in 2007, ind ...
... most of the warming is very likely due to greenhouse gas emissions—with a confidence level of greater than 90% (Parry et al. 2007). The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report provides for the first time concrete observations of the effects of climate change on human society. The report, produced in 2007, ind ...
Fertilization and Carbon Sequestration in BC Forests
... application by Interior spruce and Douglas-fir and a 30 m /ha response by coastal Douglas-fir. That increased accumulated stemwood sequesters approximately an extra 13.8 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO 2) per hectare for Interior forests and 27.5 tonnes on the coast. This summary provides amounts of CO ...
... application by Interior spruce and Douglas-fir and a 30 m /ha response by coastal Douglas-fir. That increased accumulated stemwood sequesters approximately an extra 13.8 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO 2) per hectare for Interior forests and 27.5 tonnes on the coast. This summary provides amounts of CO ...
Climate change: tackling the greatest human rights challenge of our
... and other vulnerable populations. It is also important to note that developed countries have responsibilities to assist poorer developing countries in their efforts to respect human rights, which complement developed country obligations under the UNFCCC. In addition to preventing or minimizing harm, ...
... and other vulnerable populations. It is also important to note that developed countries have responsibilities to assist poorer developing countries in their efforts to respect human rights, which complement developed country obligations under the UNFCCC. In addition to preventing or minimizing harm, ...
Climate change and global water resources: SRES emissions and
... Asia, the Middle East and around the Mediterranean. This paper describes an assessment of the relative effect of climate change and population growth on future global and regional water resources stresses, using SRES socio-economic scenarios and climate projections made using six climate models driv ...
... Asia, the Middle East and around the Mediterranean. This paper describes an assessment of the relative effect of climate change and population growth on future global and regional water resources stresses, using SRES socio-economic scenarios and climate projections made using six climate models driv ...
Adaptation of Vermont State Park Visitors to Climate Change
... Summary & Conclusions • Alternative manifestations of climate change are likely to alter use of Vermont state parks: ▫ Amount of use ▫ Recreational activities ▫ Spatial distribution of use ▫ Temporal distribution of use • Most respondents believe that climate change is real, is caused by a combinat ...
... Summary & Conclusions • Alternative manifestations of climate change are likely to alter use of Vermont state parks: ▫ Amount of use ▫ Recreational activities ▫ Spatial distribution of use ▫ Temporal distribution of use • Most respondents believe that climate change is real, is caused by a combinat ...
Implementation of the Clean Development Mechanism in
... Bosnia and Herzegovina cannot accept such proposal, because of its status in the convention: Non-Annex I country (developing country), and its current status of Kyoto ratification Hence, Bosnia and Herzegovina proposes the program of Professional and Technical Cooperation with Republic of Austri ...
... Bosnia and Herzegovina cannot accept such proposal, because of its status in the convention: Non-Annex I country (developing country), and its current status of Kyoto ratification Hence, Bosnia and Herzegovina proposes the program of Professional and Technical Cooperation with Republic of Austri ...
EPA Research - 2016 Call EPA Research –Climate Research Call 2016
... Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, (UNFCCC), Ireland makes an annual report on greenhouse gas emissions related to land management. Land use in Ireland is changing and this can have an important impact on the landscape and the carbon stocks within the landscape. Previou ...
... Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, (UNFCCC), Ireland makes an annual report on greenhouse gas emissions related to land management. Land use in Ireland is changing and this can have an important impact on the landscape and the carbon stocks within the landscape. Previou ...
The CC-Bio Project: Studying the Effects of Climate Change
... has shifted dramatically in latitude during the Holocene in step with climatic changes [22-24]. The rate of climate warming during the 21st century is expected to exceed Holocene changes. Lemieux and Scott [25] estimated that 37–48% of Canada’s protected areas could experience a change in terrestria ...
... has shifted dramatically in latitude during the Holocene in step with climatic changes [22-24]. The rate of climate warming during the 21st century is expected to exceed Holocene changes. Lemieux and Scott [25] estimated that 37–48% of Canada’s protected areas could experience a change in terrestria ...
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... Lake Ontario, the fourteenth largest lake in the world, is a vast geographical feature but is nevertheless influenced by human behavior, as evidenced by changes in nutrient concentrations and cycling, species composition, and food web dynamics. Nutrient loads and water clarity observed in Lake On ...
... Lake Ontario, the fourteenth largest lake in the world, is a vast geographical feature but is nevertheless influenced by human behavior, as evidenced by changes in nutrient concentrations and cycling, species composition, and food web dynamics. Nutrient loads and water clarity observed in Lake On ...
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.