Presentation - Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
... Report Objective • To provide natural resource managers with information that they can use to better understand and assess the risk of forest stands and properties to climate change, in order to inform their decision making. ...
... Report Objective • To provide natural resource managers with information that they can use to better understand and assess the risk of forest stands and properties to climate change, in order to inform their decision making. ...
Climate Vulnerability and Adaptive Strategies Along the Rio Grande
... may significantly increase, the resulting losses from evaporation more than offset any gains, resulting in much lower runoff and streamflows in nearly all scenarios (Hurd and Coonrod 2012). In Mexico’s arid north, decreasing runoff and streamflow threaten not only regional irrigation and food produc ...
... may significantly increase, the resulting losses from evaporation more than offset any gains, resulting in much lower runoff and streamflows in nearly all scenarios (Hurd and Coonrod 2012). In Mexico’s arid north, decreasing runoff and streamflow threaten not only regional irrigation and food produc ...
Briefing for the global health community
... all departments and sectors in global health institutions will help build the necessary health expertise and capacity needed to respond to climate change. 2. Support and encourage an international agreement on climate change, which protects public health. Whilst the international climate negotiatio ...
... all departments and sectors in global health institutions will help build the necessary health expertise and capacity needed to respond to climate change. 2. Support and encourage an international agreement on climate change, which protects public health. Whilst the international climate negotiatio ...
2161_GRI-LSE_Party Manifestos 2015_web (opens in new window)
... Decarbonising the economy is likely to lead to moderate increases in costs for households and businesses in the short term, mainly as a result of increased energy bills. This is not unique to the UK, but measures should be taken to minimise the costs. The next Government should: i) Reform environmen ...
... Decarbonising the economy is likely to lead to moderate increases in costs for households and businesses in the short term, mainly as a result of increased energy bills. This is not unique to the UK, but measures should be taken to minimise the costs. The next Government should: i) Reform environmen ...
An Introductory-Level Energy Course that Combines Geology
... Course Goals: 1. Understand links between daily life in industrial society and energy/climate problems 2. Understand that solutions will not be quick and easy – rebuilding energy infrastructure will take a lot of time and money 3. Understand what climate change is, why it is a problem, and that ener ...
... Course Goals: 1. Understand links between daily life in industrial society and energy/climate problems 2. Understand that solutions will not be quick and easy – rebuilding energy infrastructure will take a lot of time and money 3. Understand what climate change is, why it is a problem, and that ener ...
Disciplines, Geography, and Gender in the Framing of Climate
... WG I focuses on physical science, WG II on the vulnerability of socioeconomic and natural systems, and WG III on mitigation options. This structural linearity of knowledge implies that better climate change science leads to better knowledge of potential impacts, which are prerequisites for, and will ...
... WG I focuses on physical science, WG II on the vulnerability of socioeconomic and natural systems, and WG III on mitigation options. This structural linearity of knowledge implies that better climate change science leads to better knowledge of potential impacts, which are prerequisites for, and will ...
Introduction
... Agricultural practices contribute to the atmospheric N2O increase being the major source of this gas and accounting for 24% of the global annual emission (IPCC 2007). Soil nitrification and denitrification are the microbial processes liable for the production of N2O, which also depends on soil chara ...
... Agricultural practices contribute to the atmospheric N2O increase being the major source of this gas and accounting for 24% of the global annual emission (IPCC 2007). Soil nitrification and denitrification are the microbial processes liable for the production of N2O, which also depends on soil chara ...
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... also relevant in assessing the effects on natural ecosystems. However, whereas human-induced changes in the environment may have both positive and negative effects on agriculture, it will be argued that the effects of humaninduced environmental changes on natural ecosystems are generally negative. T ...
... also relevant in assessing the effects on natural ecosystems. However, whereas human-induced changes in the environment may have both positive and negative effects on agriculture, it will be argued that the effects of humaninduced environmental changes on natural ecosystems are generally negative. T ...
Sustainability Conference Full Programme
... VENUE: LEVEL39, ONE CANADA SQUARE, CANARY WHARF, LONDON ...
... VENUE: LEVEL39, ONE CANADA SQUARE, CANARY WHARF, LONDON ...
Investment ClImATe CHAnGe bRIeFInG PAPeR
... are in place, accountants can encourage firms to disclose carbon costs separately in financial statements, and report emissions in line with the GHG Protocol in annual reports and accounts Asset managers need information on corporate carbon performance to reveal off-balance sheet carbon risks for co ...
... are in place, accountants can encourage firms to disclose carbon costs separately in financial statements, and report emissions in line with the GHG Protocol in annual reports and accounts Asset managers need information on corporate carbon performance to reveal off-balance sheet carbon risks for co ...
related paper by Mann (PDF)
... feedback derives from the fact that water vapor is also a potent greenhouse gas, but its presence in the atmosphere is controlled by surface temperatures themselves through the control they have on relative humidity levels. Hence, a given initial amount of warming leads to even more warming because ...
... feedback derives from the fact that water vapor is also a potent greenhouse gas, but its presence in the atmosphere is controlled by surface temperatures themselves through the control they have on relative humidity levels. Hence, a given initial amount of warming leads to even more warming because ...
Climate Module - Sustainable Agriculture Network
... The implementation of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard has generated positive environmental and social impacts and more rewarding, stable markets for producers. Rainforest Alliance Certified™ farms – those which meet the criteria of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard – are taking actions that ...
... The implementation of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard has generated positive environmental and social impacts and more rewarding, stable markets for producers. Rainforest Alliance Certified™ farms – those which meet the criteria of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard – are taking actions that ...
Our Carbon Challenge - University of East Anglia
... Ice ages are not random. They are 'forced' (by earth’s orbital clock…. changes in the sunlight received). Last Interglacial Last Ice Age ...
... Ice ages are not random. They are 'forced' (by earth’s orbital clock…. changes in the sunlight received). Last Interglacial Last Ice Age ...
CO2 Variations, 1999 Mauna Loa, Hawaii
... regarded as a sign of global warming. During this period, 83% of surveyed glaciers showed thinning with an average loss across all glaciers of 0.31 m/yr. ...
... regarded as a sign of global warming. During this period, 83% of surveyed glaciers showed thinning with an average loss across all glaciers of 0.31 m/yr. ...
The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia: A Regional Review
... worst is yet to come. According to IPCC (2007), without global mitigation, by the end of this century, the global mean temperature increase—from 1980–1999 levels—could be more than 4.0°C. The modelling work carried out under this study suggests that the region’s mean temperature by 2100 could reach ...
... worst is yet to come. According to IPCC (2007), without global mitigation, by the end of this century, the global mean temperature increase—from 1980–1999 levels—could be more than 4.0°C. The modelling work carried out under this study suggests that the region’s mean temperature by 2100 could reach ...
- Acclimatise
... The First Climate Action Plan for a mountainous area in France, its effectiveness probably depends less on specific budget commitments than on the involvement of everyone to reduce their ecological footprint in both their personal life and their working life. Therefore we are all personally and coll ...
... The First Climate Action Plan for a mountainous area in France, its effectiveness probably depends less on specific budget commitments than on the involvement of everyone to reduce their ecological footprint in both their personal life and their working life. Therefore we are all personally and coll ...
Making sense of the early-2000s warming slowdown
... fortuitous “lining up” of internal decadal variability in the observed climate system ...
... fortuitous “lining up” of internal decadal variability in the observed climate system ...
Consistency between planetary heat balance and ocean
... 1. We need to identify what is required to further reduce the uncertainties aiming to provide an agreed upon range for EEI (beyond just 0.5-1.0 W/m2). Best estimate from Argo OHC, but time series are short. OHC estimates show inconsistencies, in particular for the historical record TOA measurements ...
... 1. We need to identify what is required to further reduce the uncertainties aiming to provide an agreed upon range for EEI (beyond just 0.5-1.0 W/m2). Best estimate from Argo OHC, but time series are short. OHC estimates show inconsistencies, in particular for the historical record TOA measurements ...
Biodiversity and ecosystem services in a changing climate
... the face of climate change. For example, if a conservation area is affected by two fires within a short period, making the reestablishment of the previous habitat and values unlikely, then a program to actively manage the transition to an alternative ecosystem structure should be implemented. • Int ...
... the face of climate change. For example, if a conservation area is affected by two fires within a short period, making the reestablishment of the previous habitat and values unlikely, then a program to actively manage the transition to an alternative ecosystem structure should be implemented. • Int ...
Climate Change War Game: Major Findings and Background Working PaPer
... into the mix is important and that there needs to be further exploration of how Russian interests and behaviors would affect such discussions and geopolitical relationships. They also felt there would be a benefit in educating Russian strategists and influential thinkers on these issues. • China and ...
... into the mix is important and that there needs to be further exploration of how Russian interests and behaviors would affect such discussions and geopolitical relationships. They also felt there would be a benefit in educating Russian strategists and influential thinkers on these issues. • China and ...
Increasing Atmospheric Poleward Energy Transport with Global
... where a is the radius of the earth, φ is latitude, and λ is longitude. To evaluate the change in MSE flux, we calculate the difference between the warmer and the control periods listed in Table 1. The change in northward MSE flux in each model is plotted in Fig. 1. Most models show increasing polewa ...
... where a is the radius of the earth, φ is latitude, and λ is longitude. To evaluate the change in MSE flux, we calculate the difference between the warmer and the control periods listed in Table 1. The change in northward MSE flux in each model is plotted in Fig. 1. Most models show increasing polewa ...
Emerging research on Low Carbon Development in South Africa
... Does not appear that pursuing clarity regarding MAs and LCDS at the international level will do much to deepen mitigation action in developing countries, however, greater operational and conceptual clarity of the NAMA concept appears urgent, and a distinction between Pledge-NAMAs and Registry-NAMAs ...
... Does not appear that pursuing clarity regarding MAs and LCDS at the international level will do much to deepen mitigation action in developing countries, however, greater operational and conceptual clarity of the NAMA concept appears urgent, and a distinction between Pledge-NAMAs and Registry-NAMAs ...
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.