Investing to Curb Climate Change: A Guide for the Individual Investor
... severe weather events of all kinds, from wildfires and droughts to hurricanes and floods—has been more severe than many scientists had predicted. The global warming of the last several decades has been caused largely by human activities—in particular the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and ...
... severe weather events of all kinds, from wildfires and droughts to hurricanes and floods—has been more severe than many scientists had predicted. The global warming of the last several decades has been caused largely by human activities—in particular the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and ...
Impact of Climate Change on Arab Countries
... There is a widely-held scientific conviction that the global climate is changing as a result of the combined anthropogenic forcing due to greenhouse gases, aerosols, and land surface changes. Many pieces of evidence have concluded with a high degree of probability that human activities have exerted ...
... There is a widely-held scientific conviction that the global climate is changing as a result of the combined anthropogenic forcing due to greenhouse gases, aerosols, and land surface changes. Many pieces of evidence have concluded with a high degree of probability that human activities have exerted ...
Climate change and human health
... the potential to be more severe in far northern regions. Populations in Canada’s north including aboriginals have already begun to see differences in their hunting practices as a result of changing ice patterns10, and the melting of permanent snowpacks11. Changes in ice patterns have also led to inc ...
... the potential to be more severe in far northern regions. Populations in Canada’s north including aboriginals have already begun to see differences in their hunting practices as a result of changing ice patterns10, and the melting of permanent snowpacks11. Changes in ice patterns have also led to inc ...
Climate Actions in EU and Globally
... the role they can play in cost containment and leveraging reductions in sectors outside the cap • EPA advocated a top-down performance standard approach for the CDM during early negotiations • Redirection of efforts after Kyoto – Development of offsets in context of Climate Leaders program – Providi ...
... the role they can play in cost containment and leveraging reductions in sectors outside the cap • EPA advocated a top-down performance standard approach for the CDM during early negotiations • Redirection of efforts after Kyoto – Development of offsets in context of Climate Leaders program – Providi ...
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... climate change on agricultural development has started showing signs (Adams et al, 1988; Fischer et al, 2002; Spore, 2008). A substantial body of research has documented these wide-ranging effects on many facets of human societies (Wolfe et al, 2005; ODI, 2007; Apata et al, 2009.). Rough estimates s ...
... climate change on agricultural development has started showing signs (Adams et al, 1988; Fischer et al, 2002; Spore, 2008). A substantial body of research has documented these wide-ranging effects on many facets of human societies (Wolfe et al, 2005; ODI, 2007; Apata et al, 2009.). Rough estimates s ...
P1.6 DIURNAL CYCLES OF THE SURFACE RADIATION BUDGET
... cloudiness. At 30 north and south there are negative bands, which would indicate clearing of clouds during the day, thus reducing LWD. 5. CONCLUSIONS The diurnal cycles of surface radiation fluxes have been investigated by use of principal component analysis. These fluxes are shortwave up, down and ...
... cloudiness. At 30 north and south there are negative bands, which would indicate clearing of clouds during the day, thus reducing LWD. 5. CONCLUSIONS The diurnal cycles of surface radiation fluxes have been investigated by use of principal component analysis. These fluxes are shortwave up, down and ...
Word - Nature Works Everywhere
... In order for students to fully grasp climate change they must first understand the difference between climate and weather. It is this basic understanding that helps to demystify statements we hear like “We had record snowfall this year! How can there be global warming?” Essentially, weather is short ...
... In order for students to fully grasp climate change they must first understand the difference between climate and weather. It is this basic understanding that helps to demystify statements we hear like “We had record snowfall this year! How can there be global warming?” Essentially, weather is short ...
The weather and climate of the tropics: Part 10
... feed a large proportion of the population of the tropics, although the cultivated area remains relatively small, compared with the natural grasslands used principally for pastoral farming. Many of these grains are ground to form flour for baking or bread-making. In general, tropical grains (apart fr ...
... feed a large proportion of the population of the tropics, although the cultivated area remains relatively small, compared with the natural grasslands used principally for pastoral farming. Many of these grains are ground to form flour for baking or bread-making. In general, tropical grains (apart fr ...
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... Adaptation to short-term seasonal or inter-annual climate variability is inherent to agriculture, although its extent varies regionally. For instance, Mediterranean areas have less stable climatic conditions and agricultural production than continental areas. Climate change is likely to expand the a ...
... Adaptation to short-term seasonal or inter-annual climate variability is inherent to agriculture, although its extent varies regionally. For instance, Mediterranean areas have less stable climatic conditions and agricultural production than continental areas. Climate change is likely to expand the a ...
Policy Considerations for Adapting Power Systems to Climate Change
... Introduce “High Tech” assumptions as adaptive measure EIA’s “Integrated High Efficiency Demand Technology” side case Accelerated building code compliance for both residential and commercial buildings; across-the-board improvements in efficiency and cost-effectiveness of electricity end-use techn ...
... Introduce “High Tech” assumptions as adaptive measure EIA’s “Integrated High Efficiency Demand Technology” side case Accelerated building code compliance for both residential and commercial buildings; across-the-board improvements in efficiency and cost-effectiveness of electricity end-use techn ...
Rapid Climate Change
... Institute. He received his B.S. in geophysics from the Colorado School of Mines, his M.S. in geoIce, the Museum of Climate physics from the University of Wisconsin, One can learn a lot about what controls Madison, and his Ph.D. in hydrogeology/hydroloclimate by studying glacial ice. When Ice as Ther ...
... Institute. He received his B.S. in geophysics from the Colorado School of Mines, his M.S. in geoIce, the Museum of Climate physics from the University of Wisconsin, One can learn a lot about what controls Madison, and his Ph.D. in hydrogeology/hydroloclimate by studying glacial ice. When Ice as Ther ...
Cultural Responses to Climate Change During the Late Holocene
... adapt readily to interannual-to-decadal fluctuations in water availability, but more persistent droughts present a different set of challenges and coping strategies. Multidecadal- to multicentury-scale droughts are now known to have punctuated the warm climate of the Holocene epoch [the past 11,700 ...
... adapt readily to interannual-to-decadal fluctuations in water availability, but more persistent droughts present a different set of challenges and coping strategies. Multidecadal- to multicentury-scale droughts are now known to have punctuated the warm climate of the Holocene epoch [the past 11,700 ...
01_COPES_in_Poznan
... many gases mixed with water vapour, aerosols, etc.. Tilt its axis so that it wobbles back and forth with respect to the source of heat and light. Freeze it at both ends and roast it in the middle. Cover most of the surface with a flowing liquid that sometimes freezes and which feeds vapour into that ...
... many gases mixed with water vapour, aerosols, etc.. Tilt its axis so that it wobbles back and forth with respect to the source of heat and light. Freeze it at both ends and roast it in the middle. Cover most of the surface with a flowing liquid that sometimes freezes and which feeds vapour into that ...
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... the compilation of polling data over multiple years and therefore cannot account for changes in public opinion over time. An alternative approach, multilevel regression and poststratification (MRP), also involves compiling data from multiple national surveys, but incorporates demographic, geographic ...
... the compilation of polling data over multiple years and therefore cannot account for changes in public opinion over time. An alternative approach, multilevel regression and poststratification (MRP), also involves compiling data from multiple national surveys, but incorporates demographic, geographic ...
Climate remains an important driver of post
... 2 N . P E D E R S O N et al. lope with increasing temperature have in fact moved south during periods of warming, both recently and in the Holocene (Webb, 1986; Jackson & Overpeck, 2000; Crimmins et al., 2011; Harsch & Hille Ris Lambers, 2014). We argue here that moisture availability has strongly ...
... 2 N . P E D E R S O N et al. lope with increasing temperature have in fact moved south during periods of warming, both recently and in the Holocene (Webb, 1986; Jackson & Overpeck, 2000; Crimmins et al., 2011; Harsch & Hille Ris Lambers, 2014). We argue here that moisture availability has strongly ...
When can we expect extremely high surface temperatures?
... work [Kharin et al., 2007], the extremes rise faster than the means in a warming climate. The increase is brought about by increases in both the location parameter µ and the scale parameter σ (not shown). The first reflects the fact that the climate becomes warmer, the second that it becomes more va ...
... work [Kharin et al., 2007], the extremes rise faster than the means in a warming climate. The increase is brought about by increases in both the location parameter µ and the scale parameter σ (not shown). The first reflects the fact that the climate becomes warmer, the second that it becomes more va ...
Climate Change in Jamaica
... GCMs and 2 scenarios – still have range Has 12 grid boxes for Jamaica (50 km) Lots of climate variables Right now end of century only ...
... GCMs and 2 scenarios – still have range Has 12 grid boxes for Jamaica (50 km) Lots of climate variables Right now end of century only ...
Meander Valley
... Projections of climate from Climate Futures for Tasmania were used to assess the impacts of a changing climate at two locations in the Meander Valley, with elevations of 179 m and 384 m. Temperature is projected to increase by an average range of 2.6 °C to 3.3 °C from the baseline (1971-2000) to 208 ...
... Projections of climate from Climate Futures for Tasmania were used to assess the impacts of a changing climate at two locations in the Meander Valley, with elevations of 179 m and 384 m. Temperature is projected to increase by an average range of 2.6 °C to 3.3 °C from the baseline (1971-2000) to 208 ...
1 Climate Change Discourse, Rights, and the Poor: Scientific
... international development policy. We mention in the project plan below a series of texts and reports emerging from various global development organizations and donors that will be the target of the study. We focus furthermore on legislation and policy processes at the national level, as well as on s ...
... international development policy. We mention in the project plan below a series of texts and reports emerging from various global development organizations and donors that will be the target of the study. We focus furthermore on legislation and policy processes at the national level, as well as on s ...
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... The Kyoto Protocol employs a system of equating the different greenhouse gasses and their effects. This is called the GWP 100 values. As shown in Table 01 the warming effect [up to 100 years after its emission] of a gas is equated to a single CO2 equivalent [Sekiyo & Okamoto 2010:364]. These CO2 ...
... The Kyoto Protocol employs a system of equating the different greenhouse gasses and their effects. This is called the GWP 100 values. As shown in Table 01 the warming effect [up to 100 years after its emission] of a gas is equated to a single CO2 equivalent [Sekiyo & Okamoto 2010:364]. These CO2 ...
Communicating climate change to mass public audiences
... 3. Be honest and forthright about the impacts of mitigating and adapting to climate change for current lifestyles, and the ‘loss’ as well as the benefits - that these will entail. Narratives that focus exclusively on the ‘up-side’ of climate solutions are likely to be unconvincing. While narratives ...
... 3. Be honest and forthright about the impacts of mitigating and adapting to climate change for current lifestyles, and the ‘loss’ as well as the benefits - that these will entail. Narratives that focus exclusively on the ‘up-side’ of climate solutions are likely to be unconvincing. While narratives ...
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... uncertainty, and introduces a number of distinctions that are important in understanding the issues. Climate change scenarios for the Murray-Darling Basin are described, along with the relationship between precipitation, evaporation and runoff. Section 2 summarises the state-contingent model of lan ...
... uncertainty, and introduces a number of distinctions that are important in understanding the issues. Climate change scenarios for the Murray-Darling Basin are described, along with the relationship between precipitation, evaporation and runoff. Section 2 summarises the state-contingent model of lan ...
Section 10: Freshwater Ecosystems
... spawning habitat may decline due to projected reductions in summer flows.9,24 Rearing habitat for juveniles may also be reduced, as the number of pools and small side channels that act as thermal shelters decline. Along with with higher water temperatures (lower flows are more susceptible to warming ...
... spawning habitat may decline due to projected reductions in summer flows.9,24 Rearing habitat for juveniles may also be reduced, as the number of pools and small side channels that act as thermal shelters decline. Along with with higher water temperatures (lower flows are more susceptible to warming ...
Multilevel Governance and American Influence on Canadian
... In this context, it is hardly surprising that the policy responses to climate change by Canada and the United States have been closely aligned. Those who follow Canadian and US politics also will not be surprised that the arrow of influence runs decidedly northward in the case of climate policy, jus ...
... In this context, it is hardly surprising that the policy responses to climate change by Canada and the United States have been closely aligned. Those who follow Canadian and US politics also will not be surprised that the arrow of influence runs decidedly northward in the case of climate policy, jus ...
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.