Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
... Abstract: The potential adverse effects of climate change have posed serious threat to all species of the planet in many ways. Species’ functional characteristics strongly influence ecosystem properties. Although significant numbers of studies have already explored the interrelationship between biod ...
... Abstract: The potential adverse effects of climate change have posed serious threat to all species of the planet in many ways. Species’ functional characteristics strongly influence ecosystem properties. Although significant numbers of studies have already explored the interrelationship between biod ...
preparedness scoreboard - Climate
... vulnerable sectors are undertaken to support adaptation decision making. The selection of vulnerable sectors may be based on a lighter pre-screening vulnerability assessment Climate risks/vulnerability assessments take transboundary risks into account , when relevant Key stakeholders (e.g. from scie ...
... vulnerable sectors are undertaken to support adaptation decision making. The selection of vulnerable sectors may be based on a lighter pre-screening vulnerability assessment Climate risks/vulnerability assessments take transboundary risks into account , when relevant Key stakeholders (e.g. from scie ...
S1 - North Pacific Marine Science Organization
... Bering Slope) that support a diversity of ecosystems. These ecosystems are highly variable in space and time due to combinations of climate change, decadal “regime” shifts, ENSO and other interannual variability, seasonal and event mesoscale dynamics. This variability has led to dramatic changes at ...
... Bering Slope) that support a diversity of ecosystems. These ecosystems are highly variable in space and time due to combinations of climate change, decadal “regime” shifts, ENSO and other interannual variability, seasonal and event mesoscale dynamics. This variability has led to dramatic changes at ...
International climate policy after Copenhagen: towards a ‘building blocks’ approach: Working Paper No. 21 (303 kB) (opens in new window)
... effective policy instruments (Haas, Keohane and Levy 1993; Vogler 2005). Third, the firm commitments that states enter into as part of a legally binding global deal send strong signals to private actors in the global economy enabling them to reduce transaction costs. In contrast to voluntary pledges ...
... effective policy instruments (Haas, Keohane and Levy 1993; Vogler 2005). Third, the firm commitments that states enter into as part of a legally binding global deal send strong signals to private actors in the global economy enabling them to reduce transaction costs. In contrast to voluntary pledges ...
FROM THE HARPOON TO THE HEATEAT
... In recent years, the International Whaling Commission has recognized that environmental change (climate change; chemical pollution, physical and biological habitat degradation; effects of fisheries; ozone depletion and UV-B radiation; Arctic issues; disease and mortality events; and the impact of no ...
... In recent years, the International Whaling Commission has recognized that environmental change (climate change; chemical pollution, physical and biological habitat degradation; effects of fisheries; ozone depletion and UV-B radiation; Arctic issues; disease and mortality events; and the impact of no ...
Applying the Precautionary Principle to Global Warming
... increasingly uncertain outputs of the previous model.14 First, future emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) have to be estimated using uncertain projections of future population, economic conditions, energy usage, land use, and land cover. These emissions are themselves sensitive to climatic conditio ...
... increasingly uncertain outputs of the previous model.14 First, future emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) have to be estimated using uncertain projections of future population, economic conditions, energy usage, land use, and land cover. These emissions are themselves sensitive to climatic conditio ...
Carbon Credits for Methane Collection and Combustion - NCSU-BAE
... gases (GHG) associated with global warming. The GHGs trap heat much like glass or a plastic cover in a greenhouse traps long-wave radiation emitted from the earth instead of releasing it to the outer atmosphere. Estimates of the impact on the earth’s climate from humandriven changes in atmospheric G ...
... gases (GHG) associated with global warming. The GHGs trap heat much like glass or a plastic cover in a greenhouse traps long-wave radiation emitted from the earth instead of releasing it to the outer atmosphere. Estimates of the impact on the earth’s climate from humandriven changes in atmospheric G ...
INCREASING CLIMATE RESILIENCE
... CASCADE Research Methods To analyze the impacts of climate change on ecosystem services and agriculture, CASCADE modeled the impacts of climate change on water availability, the suitability of 10 crops, forest types, and the distribution of coffee pollinators. CASCADE also created adaptive capacity ...
... CASCADE Research Methods To analyze the impacts of climate change on ecosystem services and agriculture, CASCADE modeled the impacts of climate change on water availability, the suitability of 10 crops, forest types, and the distribution of coffee pollinators. CASCADE also created adaptive capacity ...
Chapter 3: Climate Projections for the Future
... The CO2-equivalent emission of a greenhouse gas is the amount of CO2 the emissions from which would cause the same warming effect, over a given timeframe, as the emissions of a given amount of this greenhouse gas. (SYR 2.1) The CO2-equivalent emission is calculated by multiplying the amount of this ...
... The CO2-equivalent emission of a greenhouse gas is the amount of CO2 the emissions from which would cause the same warming effect, over a given timeframe, as the emissions of a given amount of this greenhouse gas. (SYR 2.1) The CO2-equivalent emission is calculated by multiplying the amount of this ...
Warming Good - RS - DDI
... are "critical to maintaining biodiversity and supporting fishery catches." Hence, the study’s authors write they are keen to examine what the future might hold in this regard, noting, "effects of climate-driven production change on marine ecosystems and fisheries can be explored using food web model ...
... are "critical to maintaining biodiversity and supporting fishery catches." Hence, the study’s authors write they are keen to examine what the future might hold in this regard, noting, "effects of climate-driven production change on marine ecosystems and fisheries can be explored using food web model ...
Cultural Pre-Adaptation to Climate Change
... manifesting itself only in another later and different context. ...
... manifesting itself only in another later and different context. ...
Ethics and Geoengineering: Reviewing the Moral Issues Raised by
... required behavioral changes.35 Technological solutions can often be simpler, quicker, and demand less from people than the large social transformations that might otherwise be required. Without the assistance of technology, combating climate change would demand massive social and behavioral change. ...
... required behavioral changes.35 Technological solutions can often be simpler, quicker, and demand less from people than the large social transformations that might otherwise be required. Without the assistance of technology, combating climate change would demand massive social and behavioral change. ...
Reporting team bios, Exxon documents, related stories and more
... consumption. They’re smart people, great scientists. And they saw the writing on the wall. TEXT: One Exxon research project outfitted an oil tanker with equipment to measure CO2 levels in the atmosphere and the ocean. ED GARVEY: We were collecting data: the Southern Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, and ...
... consumption. They’re smart people, great scientists. And they saw the writing on the wall. TEXT: One Exxon research project outfitted an oil tanker with equipment to measure CO2 levels in the atmosphere and the ocean. ED GARVEY: We were collecting data: the Southern Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, and ...
here - Green Climate Fund
... The Maldives consists of 1,190 small, low-lying coral islands spread over 90,000 square kilometres. There are high levels of poverty on the outer islands, which experience drinking water shortages during the dry season causing significant human, environmental, and social impacts. Groundwater becomes ...
... The Maldives consists of 1,190 small, low-lying coral islands spread over 90,000 square kilometres. There are high levels of poverty on the outer islands, which experience drinking water shortages during the dry season causing significant human, environmental, and social impacts. Groundwater becomes ...
Water in the Atmosphere - Atmosphere
... Water provides an efficient mechanisms for moving energy within the atmosphere. This energy transport plays a large role in determining weather and climate. ...
... Water provides an efficient mechanisms for moving energy within the atmosphere. This energy transport plays a large role in determining weather and climate. ...
the heat marches on
... during March, with a few setting records for any time of year. Echuca and Tocumwal, for example, sweltered through eight consecutive days of 38°C or above, breaking records for any month of the year, despite occurring outside of summer (BoM 2016b). ...
... during March, with a few setting records for any time of year. Echuca and Tocumwal, for example, sweltered through eight consecutive days of 38°C or above, breaking records for any month of the year, despite occurring outside of summer (BoM 2016b). ...
Kelly Rooke
... the full range of its policies to a wide range of audiences and in particular influence our consumer specific policies such as the implementation of Smart Metering or the Green Deal. . As a member of the Board, you will contribute to the efficient and effective leadership of DECC. You will have prov ...
... the full range of its policies to a wide range of audiences and in particular influence our consumer specific policies such as the implementation of Smart Metering or the Green Deal. . As a member of the Board, you will contribute to the efficient and effective leadership of DECC. You will have prov ...
Climate change scenarios in Europe and their potential
... Parma 06-07 December 2007 – EFSA SCIENTIFIC COLLOQUIUM ...
... Parma 06-07 December 2007 – EFSA SCIENTIFIC COLLOQUIUM ...
A. Proposal Cover Page and Summary Project title: Natural
... assessment, use these assessments to inform development of narrative landscape scenarios and to narrow down the list of conservation targets. The prioritization will be accomplished in collaboration with ecologists, natural resource managers, and stakeholders. Develop mid-century climate scenarios t ...
... assessment, use these assessments to inform development of narrative landscape scenarios and to narrow down the list of conservation targets. The prioritization will be accomplished in collaboration with ecologists, natural resource managers, and stakeholders. Develop mid-century climate scenarios t ...
Response to reviewer 1
... 11 Line 331-332: Interaction effects could be explored using the Hedges d method in Griffith et al 2012. Conservation Biology 26: 1145-1152 We agree with the reviewer that the Hedge’s d method is very useful for exploring interaction effects: it was applied in Griffith et al. (2012) to disentangle e ...
... 11 Line 331-332: Interaction effects could be explored using the Hedges d method in Griffith et al 2012. Conservation Biology 26: 1145-1152 We agree with the reviewer that the Hedge’s d method is very useful for exploring interaction effects: it was applied in Griffith et al. (2012) to disentangle e ...
Climate Change and the Cryosphere
... the myth that the rapidly developing countries are not willing to contribute to efforts to reduce CO2. Brazil, for example, is likely to bring down its greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 14 per cent by 2020; with assistance, this could rise to close to 30 per cent. It is a similar story in China ...
... the myth that the rapidly developing countries are not willing to contribute to efforts to reduce CO2. Brazil, for example, is likely to bring down its greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 14 per cent by 2020; with assistance, this could rise to close to 30 per cent. It is a similar story in China ...
(Still) Disagreeing about Climate Change: What Way
... system. The future risks for society and ecology resulting from this influence are known by experts and analysts much more diffusely. I have written elsewhere about the dangers of climate reductionism (Hulme 2011), about the dangers of elevating climate as a predictor of future social and ecological ...
... system. The future risks for society and ecology resulting from this influence are known by experts and analysts much more diffusely. I have written elsewhere about the dangers of climate reductionism (Hulme 2011), about the dangers of elevating climate as a predictor of future social and ecological ...
The Future of Freshwater - cpaws-bc
... withstand drying out, some emerge from the water and have aerial adult stages, and some burrow into the sediment waiting to emerge when water returns. Fish species present in these watersheds are limited in their ability to survive in temporary habitats, thus making them more sensitive to climate ch ...
... withstand drying out, some emerge from the water and have aerial adult stages, and some burrow into the sediment waiting to emerge when water returns. Fish species present in these watersheds are limited in their ability to survive in temporary habitats, thus making them more sensitive to climate ch ...
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.