Possible strategies to address socio-economic adaptation policies
... Recalling the IPCC definition of mitigation (measures put in place to reduce human emissions of GHG at its source) and adaptation (measures introduced to reduce the vulnerability of social and biological systems to climate change effects), residual impacts refer to the effects of “climate change tha ...
... Recalling the IPCC definition of mitigation (measures put in place to reduce human emissions of GHG at its source) and adaptation (measures introduced to reduce the vulnerability of social and biological systems to climate change effects), residual impacts refer to the effects of “climate change tha ...
a literature review of indigenous knowledge on climate
... The poor natural-resource dependent communities in the developing world are especially vulnerable to climate change, especially those living in high-risk areas such as small islands or low lying coastal areas ...
... The poor natural-resource dependent communities in the developing world are especially vulnerable to climate change, especially those living in high-risk areas such as small islands or low lying coastal areas ...
Global Warming Primer - National Center for Policy Analysis
... additional cases of malaria (as mosquitoes breed at higher elevations) and hunger (due to increased drought). Most laws and treaties proposed to prevent, reduce or slow global warming would be expensive and do little to prevent warming or future harms. For a fraction of the costs, we could prevent m ...
... additional cases of malaria (as mosquitoes breed at higher elevations) and hunger (due to increased drought). Most laws and treaties proposed to prevent, reduce or slow global warming would be expensive and do little to prevent warming or future harms. For a fraction of the costs, we could prevent m ...
gis based climate modeling for ecological and epidemiological
... This will, probably, shift the distribution not only of plant species but of the vectors bound to the vegetation. The modeling method previously built for examining plant distributions (Bede-Fazekas 2012a) is able to be, with certain modification, expanded to vector species. Thus, we can study the f ...
... This will, probably, shift the distribution not only of plant species but of the vectors bound to the vegetation. The modeling method previously built for examining plant distributions (Bede-Fazekas 2012a) is able to be, with certain modification, expanded to vector species. Thus, we can study the f ...
shipping impacts on climate
... of the planet. Energy from the sun passes through the atmosphere, hitting and warming the Earth. The warmed surface of the Earth radiates heat, some of which is absorbed by the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. These greenhouse gases re-emit this energy, returning it to Earth where it further warm ...
... of the planet. Energy from the sun passes through the atmosphere, hitting and warming the Earth. The warmed surface of the Earth radiates heat, some of which is absorbed by the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. These greenhouse gases re-emit this energy, returning it to Earth where it further warm ...
The Geopolitical Implications of Environmental Change
... Even though natural factors have contributed to warming in the past, emissions of greenhouse gases and aerosols due to human activities continue to increase and are expected to alter the atmosphere in ways that will affect global climate (IPCC/SRES, 2001). Currently, several studies indicate that th ...
... Even though natural factors have contributed to warming in the past, emissions of greenhouse gases and aerosols due to human activities continue to increase and are expected to alter the atmosphere in ways that will affect global climate (IPCC/SRES, 2001). Currently, several studies indicate that th ...
- Minnesota Urban Debate League
... that’s just his opinion. The reality is that economists are far from having reached a consensus on what the actual return on infrastructure spending is. As economists Eric Leeper, Todd Walker, and Shu-Chum Yang put it in a recent paper for the IMF: “Economists have offered an embarrassingly wide ran ...
... that’s just his opinion. The reality is that economists are far from having reached a consensus on what the actual return on infrastructure spending is. As economists Eric Leeper, Todd Walker, and Shu-Chum Yang put it in a recent paper for the IMF: “Economists have offered an embarrassingly wide ran ...
alongside the unfccc - Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
... substances (ODS) as well as some ODS substitutes are also greenhouse gases. The international legal context for protecting the ozone layer is provided by the 1985 Vienna Convention and its 1987 Montreal Protocol, both of which enjoy universal participation. The Montreal Protocol regulates the phase- ...
... substances (ODS) as well as some ODS substitutes are also greenhouse gases. The international legal context for protecting the ozone layer is provided by the 1985 Vienna Convention and its 1987 Montreal Protocol, both of which enjoy universal participation. The Montreal Protocol regulates the phase- ...
Illustrated MS Word Version - Reformed Druids of North America
... later deputy assistant secretary for education in the Nixon administration. Wirth then returned to his home state of Colorado and successfully ran for the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the 2nd Congressional District from 1975 to 1987. In the House, he concentrated his efforts in the ar ...
... later deputy assistant secretary for education in the Nixon administration. Wirth then returned to his home state of Colorado and successfully ran for the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the 2nd Congressional District from 1975 to 1987. In the House, he concentrated his efforts in the ar ...
Climate change is real … turn off your computer!
... Climate change, or global warming, is caused mainly by burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, gasoline, and natural gas). This creates carbon dioxide (CO2), a gas that stores heat. CO2 and other gases that store heat are called “greenhouse gases.” Natural greenhouse gases are necessary for life on earth. ...
... Climate change, or global warming, is caused mainly by burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, gasoline, and natural gas). This creates carbon dioxide (CO2), a gas that stores heat. CO2 and other gases that store heat are called “greenhouse gases.” Natural greenhouse gases are necessary for life on earth. ...
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... Forests provide several economic and environmental services (e.g. SchulzeHeimann, 2000), such as water flow regulation, recreation, aesthetic values, and carbon sequestration. While forest lands still cover around 40% of the global surface (Deveny et al., 2009), high current deforestation rates seri ...
... Forests provide several economic and environmental services (e.g. SchulzeHeimann, 2000), such as water flow regulation, recreation, aesthetic values, and carbon sequestration. While forest lands still cover around 40% of the global surface (Deveny et al., 2009), high current deforestation rates seri ...
Case_FR final
... hectares of land for salt production and more than 90 hectares for aquaculture, but has no agricultural land. Salt production is a traditional practice, handed from generation to generation. In the early 1990s, it was a significant source of household income in the commune. However, productivity is ...
... hectares of land for salt production and more than 90 hectares for aquaculture, but has no agricultural land. Salt production is a traditional practice, handed from generation to generation. In the early 1990s, it was a significant source of household income in the commune. However, productivity is ...
Ice entombed our planet hundreds of millions of years ago, and
... nomenon, called the ice-albedo feedback, helps modern polar ice sheets to grow. But his climate simulations also revealed that this feedback can run out of control. When ice formed at latitudes lower than around 30 degrees north or south of the equator, the planet’s albedo began to rise at a faster ...
... nomenon, called the ice-albedo feedback, helps modern polar ice sheets to grow. But his climate simulations also revealed that this feedback can run out of control. When ice formed at latitudes lower than around 30 degrees north or south of the equator, the planet’s albedo began to rise at a faster ...
BMJ 1997 - University of Western Cape
... population lives within 60 km of the sea. An increase would affect various processes and structures on which food production, economies, and public health depend. The displacement of communities living on the coast or on small islands would be a particular health hazard, especially in poorer, populo ...
... population lives within 60 km of the sea. An increase would affect various processes and structures on which food production, economies, and public health depend. The displacement of communities living on the coast or on small islands would be a particular health hazard, especially in poorer, populo ...
Snowball Earth
... nomenon, called the ice-albedo feedback, helps modern polar ice sheets to grow. But his climate simulations also revealed that this feedback can run out of control. When ice formed at latitudes lower than around 30 degrees north or south of the equator, the planet’s albedo began to rise at a faster ...
... nomenon, called the ice-albedo feedback, helps modern polar ice sheets to grow. But his climate simulations also revealed that this feedback can run out of control. When ice formed at latitudes lower than around 30 degrees north or south of the equator, the planet’s albedo began to rise at a faster ...
Jurgen Lefevere, EC
... systematically exploit cost effective emission reduction options in synergy with the Lisbon strategy. Attention will be paid in particular to energy efficiency, renewable energy, the transport sector (including aviation and maritime transport), and carbon capture and storage.” ...
... systematically exploit cost effective emission reduction options in synergy with the Lisbon strategy. Attention will be paid in particular to energy efficiency, renewable energy, the transport sector (including aviation and maritime transport), and carbon capture and storage.” ...
Off the charts: Extreme Australian summer heat
... current extreme heat conditions and bushfires worse. –– G ood community understanding of climate change risks is critical to ensure we take appropriate action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to put measures in place to prepare for, and respond to, extreme weather. Australia is a land of ext ...
... current extreme heat conditions and bushfires worse. –– G ood community understanding of climate change risks is critical to ensure we take appropriate action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to put measures in place to prepare for, and respond to, extreme weather. Australia is a land of ext ...
on the occasion of the Sport, Environment and Climate Change
... of total rainfall from heavy falls will increase in the 21st century over many areas of the globe; by the end of the century, if greenhouse emissions continue unabated, the type of heat wave that now occurs once every 20 years will be occurring every couple of years across large areas of the planet; ...
... of total rainfall from heavy falls will increase in the 21st century over many areas of the globe; by the end of the century, if greenhouse emissions continue unabated, the type of heat wave that now occurs once every 20 years will be occurring every couple of years across large areas of the planet; ...
paper - AET Papers Repository
... The paper discusses the challenges of predicting changes in transport trends, not for the UK, or the EU, but on a global basis, and the risks inherent in such an approach. In many cases there may be a difference between our expectations of potential outcomes, and the outcomes we might be able to ach ...
... The paper discusses the challenges of predicting changes in transport trends, not for the UK, or the EU, but on a global basis, and the risks inherent in such an approach. In many cases there may be a difference between our expectations of potential outcomes, and the outcomes we might be able to ach ...
The Future of Carbon Capture and Storage - 6th Edition Brochure
... opportunities for carbon capture and storage (CCS) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A global consensus has formed on the need for government intervention to reduce GHGs, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2), in order to fight climate change. While there is some potential for switching to carbo ...
... opportunities for carbon capture and storage (CCS) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A global consensus has formed on the need for government intervention to reduce GHGs, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2), in order to fight climate change. While there is some potential for switching to carbo ...
Phase 2 - Accessible Version
... that is connected and representative of the ecosystems in the province will allow this adaptation. Mitigating climate risks to the natural resources that sustain us – fishing, agriculture, forestry and water systems – is critical for improving long-term outcomes and preventing future costs. B.C.’s n ...
... that is connected and representative of the ecosystems in the province will allow this adaptation. Mitigating climate risks to the natural resources that sustain us – fishing, agriculture, forestry and water systems – is critical for improving long-term outcomes and preventing future costs. B.C.’s n ...
Control + 1 – Block Headings
... US-Russia relations solve nuclear war and every major impact Allison & Blackwill, ’11 [Graham, director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School, former assistant secretary of defense in the Clinton administration, Robert D., Henry A. Kissinger senior fe ...
... US-Russia relations solve nuclear war and every major impact Allison & Blackwill, ’11 [Graham, director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School, former assistant secretary of defense in the Clinton administration, Robert D., Henry A. Kissinger senior fe ...
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.