Climate Guide - Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
... Part of the incoming energy from the sun leaves our planet in the form of heat (long-wave radiation, or infrared). On its way out through the atmosphere, this heat is absorbed by greenhouse gases that act as a blanket over the earth, keeping it warmer. We should be grateful for this effect because i ...
... Part of the incoming energy from the sun leaves our planet in the form of heat (long-wave radiation, or infrared). On its way out through the atmosphere, this heat is absorbed by greenhouse gases that act as a blanket over the earth, keeping it warmer. We should be grateful for this effect because i ...
Quantifying uncertainties of permafrost carbon
... results from many of these studies and showed that the potential carbon release from today’s permafrost ...
... results from many of these studies and showed that the potential carbon release from today’s permafrost ...
climate induced migration and displacement in mesoamerica
... to vulnerability allows an informed analysis of the potential future impacts of climate change on the present dynamics. According to the IPCC, climate change will increase the frequency of sudden onset natural disasters as well as slow onset environmental changes that impact human migration and disp ...
... to vulnerability allows an informed analysis of the potential future impacts of climate change on the present dynamics. According to the IPCC, climate change will increase the frequency of sudden onset natural disasters as well as slow onset environmental changes that impact human migration and disp ...
Collapse Informatics - Donald Bren School of Information and
... the magnitude of change by reducing the causes of change (e.g., greenhouse gas emissions). Mitigation reduces the need for future adaptation, if it occurs soon enough and with sufficient scale to avoid a tipping point. But, if change becomes inevitable and begins to occur (i.e., as opportunities to ...
... the magnitude of change by reducing the causes of change (e.g., greenhouse gas emissions). Mitigation reduces the need for future adaptation, if it occurs soon enough and with sufficient scale to avoid a tipping point. But, if change becomes inevitable and begins to occur (i.e., as opportunities to ...
Global environmental problems and politics
... Understanding business and the global environment..................................................... 82 Economically liberal approaches to international business and environment................... 83 Critical views of business and environment........................................................ ...
... Understanding business and the global environment..................................................... 82 Economically liberal approaches to international business and environment................... 83 Critical views of business and environment........................................................ ...
Evaluation, characterization, and communication of uncertainty by
... must henceforth push scientists beyond their comfort zones in framing conclusions that will adequately inform decision-makers about the full range of potential risk—particularly those decision-makers who worry about how to adapt and/or how to mainstream climate risk into their other decisions. This ...
... must henceforth push scientists beyond their comfort zones in framing conclusions that will adequately inform decision-makers about the full range of potential risk—particularly those decision-makers who worry about how to adapt and/or how to mainstream climate risk into their other decisions. This ...
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... then the First Nations people of the Yukon (Receveur et al. 1997). Even though a relatively small portion of total dietary energy may come from traditional food, its nutritional benefits and contribution to the total diet are substantial. Research findings are consistent across the Canadian Arctic ...
... then the First Nations people of the Yukon (Receveur et al. 1997). Even though a relatively small portion of total dietary energy may come from traditional food, its nutritional benefits and contribution to the total diet are substantial. Research findings are consistent across the Canadian Arctic ...
Making the AF work for the most vulnerable people
... The Adaptation Fund is on its way to becoming fully operational. The Poznan Conference will have to adopt key documents the Adaptation Fund Board has successfully elaborated throughout the year 2008 in its previous three meetings. The uniqueness of the Adaptation Fund is expressed by the list of inn ...
... The Adaptation Fund is on its way to becoming fully operational. The Poznan Conference will have to adopt key documents the Adaptation Fund Board has successfully elaborated throughout the year 2008 in its previous three meetings. The uniqueness of the Adaptation Fund is expressed by the list of inn ...
U. S. Senate Minority Report:
... “The models and forecasts of the UN IPCC "are incorrect because they only are based on mathematical models and presented results at scenarios that do not include, for example, solar activity.” - Victor Manuel Velasco Herrera, a researcher at the Institute of Geophysics of the National Autonomous Uni ...
... “The models and forecasts of the UN IPCC "are incorrect because they only are based on mathematical models and presented results at scenarios that do not include, for example, solar activity.” - Victor Manuel Velasco Herrera, a researcher at the Institute of Geophysics of the National Autonomous Uni ...
ARTICLES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND THE STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
... warming will continue the trend of climate change well into the future regardless of mitigation policy success. But do not expect adaptation policy to play out for environmental law the way mitigation policy has and is likely to continue. Mitigation policy has been framed as an initiative primarily ...
... warming will continue the trend of climate change well into the future regardless of mitigation policy success. But do not expect adaptation policy to play out for environmental law the way mitigation policy has and is likely to continue. Mitigation policy has been framed as an initiative primarily ...
Drainage basin responses to climate change
... cyclic variations in runoff will produce an alternation between a state of dynamic equilibrium and a state of “declining characteristic form,” with the latter being a quasi-equilibrium state in which relief steadily declines. The primary morphologic difference between these two theoretical states is ...
... cyclic variations in runoff will produce an alternation between a state of dynamic equilibrium and a state of “declining characteristic form,” with the latter being a quasi-equilibrium state in which relief steadily declines. The primary morphologic difference between these two theoretical states is ...
Thanks Jim - International Biochar Initiative
... Craig Sams, founder of Green & Black's Organic Chocolate, is in Poznan to help educate delegates about biochar. Sams believes that the climate and ancillary benefits of biochar are so great that biochar systems should be eligible for double credits. Sams said, “Adding the rewards for abandoning carb ...
... Craig Sams, founder of Green & Black's Organic Chocolate, is in Poznan to help educate delegates about biochar. Sams believes that the climate and ancillary benefits of biochar are so great that biochar systems should be eligible for double credits. Sams said, “Adding the rewards for abandoning carb ...
Homeland Security - Environmental Defense Fund
... EPA, former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, have laid out a plan to slash EPA’s staff and budget and roll back bedrock environmental protections developed over many decades by Democrats and Republicans working together. EDF and our allies cannot let that happen. We will fight to protect the ...
... EPA, former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, have laid out a plan to slash EPA’s staff and budget and roll back bedrock environmental protections developed over many decades by Democrats and Republicans working together. EDF and our allies cannot let that happen. We will fight to protect the ...
Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Programme of Action for the Palestinian Authority PDF
... the strategic planning of the agriculture sector by the PA needs to consider the potential impacts of climate change on food availability elsewhere in the world. 6. Historic forms of household and community coping by Palestinians in the face of climate and other hazards offer potential templates fo ...
... the strategic planning of the agriculture sector by the PA needs to consider the potential impacts of climate change on food availability elsewhere in the world. 6. Historic forms of household and community coping by Palestinians in the face of climate and other hazards offer potential templates fo ...
viet nam`s intended nationally determined contribution
... to the transition towards a low-carbon economy, including energy efficiency, reforestation and air quality. In addition, INDCs enable the parties to frame their own national contributions as part of the global efforts undertaken by all the parties. The term “contribution” does not affect the legal s ...
... to the transition towards a low-carbon economy, including energy efficiency, reforestation and air quality. In addition, INDCs enable the parties to frame their own national contributions as part of the global efforts undertaken by all the parties. The term “contribution” does not affect the legal s ...
Climate Satellites Affirmative - NDI - 2011
... high level of uncertainty, combined with the potential for very significant impacts if one or more “tipping points” were to be triggered, means that the policy response is likely to require a risk management approach. Paleo-climate reconstructions provide evidence of past rapid change events, for ex ...
... high level of uncertainty, combined with the potential for very significant impacts if one or more “tipping points” were to be triggered, means that the policy response is likely to require a risk management approach. Paleo-climate reconstructions provide evidence of past rapid change events, for ex ...
2005 International Project Spotlight: Belize Barrier Reef
... combined effects of global climate change. 1 The unique and diverse Belize Barrier Reef community is currently facing serious and specific danger due to the effects of global climate change. The Site faces additional threats, including pollution, coral disease, coastal development, increased tourism ...
... combined effects of global climate change. 1 The unique and diverse Belize Barrier Reef community is currently facing serious and specific danger due to the effects of global climate change. The Site faces additional threats, including pollution, coral disease, coastal development, increased tourism ...
projected to rise another 3.5 to 9 F by as early as 2070
... this study rest on specific combinations of assumptions about population, economic activity, and fossil fuel use. Lower-emissions scenarios will produce less change in the Bay and moderate impacts on sensitive systems. Time still remains to make choices that result in lower-emission outcomes and red ...
... this study rest on specific combinations of assumptions about population, economic activity, and fossil fuel use. Lower-emissions scenarios will produce less change in the Bay and moderate impacts on sensitive systems. Time still remains to make choices that result in lower-emission outcomes and red ...
Luiza C. Campos Senior Lecturer, University College London Geoff
... literature and as such will not reflect current activities, for example those of wastewater companies. The paper is aimed at academics and researchers working in collaboration with the water industry. The recent floods events in the UK highlight the vulnerability of infrastructure and essential serv ...
... literature and as such will not reflect current activities, for example those of wastewater companies. The paper is aimed at academics and researchers working in collaboration with the water industry. The recent floods events in the UK highlight the vulnerability of infrastructure and essential serv ...
Testing the Limits - University of Washington
... where competition is low, in order to maximize the climate signal (Stokes and Smiley 1968). While useful for reconstructing past climate, this approach probably will not give an accurate picture of how trees in closed-canopy forests respond to changes in climate. To address these issues, we examined ...
... where competition is low, in order to maximize the climate signal (Stokes and Smiley 1968). While useful for reconstructing past climate, this approach probably will not give an accurate picture of how trees in closed-canopy forests respond to changes in climate. To address these issues, we examined ...
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.