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... to harness innovation through policies that encourage investment in renewable energy. Renewable energy policy needs to be dynamic, because the technologies are new and improving. Costs are not fixed; over time with the right policies they can be reduced. This requires effort on a number of fronts in ...
... to harness innovation through policies that encourage investment in renewable energy. Renewable energy policy needs to be dynamic, because the technologies are new and improving. Costs are not fixed; over time with the right policies they can be reduced. This requires effort on a number of fronts in ...
Antarctic climate change and the environment
... instrumental data (, the last 50 years). We consider their consequences for the biosphere, and show how the latest numerical models project changes into the future, taking into account human actions in the form of the release of greenhouse gases and chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere. In doing ...
... instrumental data (, the last 50 years). We consider their consequences for the biosphere, and show how the latest numerical models project changes into the future, taking into account human actions in the form of the release of greenhouse gases and chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere. In doing ...
Lecture 3 FINAL DRAFT
... including changes in average weather conditions, in the frequency and severity of extremes, in the range of variability and in the state of water cycles, snow and ice cover, coasts and oceans. Lecture 2 examined constraints and drivers of climate policy and principles and theories guiding policy dev ...
... including changes in average weather conditions, in the frequency and severity of extremes, in the range of variability and in the state of water cycles, snow and ice cover, coasts and oceans. Lecture 2 examined constraints and drivers of climate policy and principles and theories guiding policy dev ...
Perceptions and Awareness of Climate Change in Andros Island the
... As a low lying island nation within the hurricane belt, The Bahamas archipelago is exposed to impacts of climate change such as severe storm events, sea level rise, acidification of marine waters and increased sea temperatures. The IPCC has listed The Bahamas as, “especially vulnerable to climate ch ...
... As a low lying island nation within the hurricane belt, The Bahamas archipelago is exposed to impacts of climate change such as severe storm events, sea level rise, acidification of marine waters and increased sea temperatures. The IPCC has listed The Bahamas as, “especially vulnerable to climate ch ...
Risk-based assessment of climate change impacts
... conditions. Past observations establish a trend, although lengths of time series of different parameters at different locations vary. Projections from climate model outputs use assumptions about future anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions to estimate the anthropogenicallyinfluenced climate project ...
... conditions. Past observations establish a trend, although lengths of time series of different parameters at different locations vary. Projections from climate model outputs use assumptions about future anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions to estimate the anthropogenicallyinfluenced climate project ...
A review of Uganda`s national policies relevant to climate change
... rainfall will have significant and widespread impacts on livelihoods and on the ecosystem services that they rely upon. Anticipating and adapting to these impacts in order to minimize their human and environmental consequences are major challenges. Adaptation is frequently presented as a process or ...
... rainfall will have significant and widespread impacts on livelihoods and on the ecosystem services that they rely upon. Anticipating and adapting to these impacts in order to minimize their human and environmental consequences are major challenges. Adaptation is frequently presented as a process or ...
MURARI LAL (INDIA), HIDEO HARASAWA (JAPAN), AND DANIEL
... be assessed but also the potential for adaptation to them. The socioeconomic environment of many countries in Asia is characterized by high population density and relatively low rates of economic growth. Surface water and groundwater resources in Asian countries play vital roles in forestry, agricul ...
... be assessed but also the potential for adaptation to them. The socioeconomic environment of many countries in Asia is characterized by high population density and relatively low rates of economic growth. Surface water and groundwater resources in Asian countries play vital roles in forestry, agricul ...
a carbon price
... range of potential effects on the environment, economies and societies. These effects will differ by location and timing but it is very likely that most will be adverse, the more so the larger the global temperature increase. The risks of catastrophic outcomes rise with the temperature change. Those ...
... range of potential effects on the environment, economies and societies. These effects will differ by location and timing but it is very likely that most will be adverse, the more so the larger the global temperature increase. The risks of catastrophic outcomes rise with the temperature change. Those ...
Understanding the Forecast Second Edition David Archer d
... Human forcing of climate is expected to be small compared to the variability associated with the weather. Temperature in the coming century is projected to rise a by few degrees centigrade (Chapter 12). This is pretty small compared to the temperature differences between the equator and the pole, b ...
... Human forcing of climate is expected to be small compared to the variability associated with the weather. Temperature in the coming century is projected to rise a by few degrees centigrade (Chapter 12). This is pretty small compared to the temperature differences between the equator and the pole, b ...
STRIVE Ireland in a Warmer Report Series No.27
... The impacts of climate change on hydrology are considered in Chapter 7. Nine Irish river catchments are modelled, and an amplification of the seasonal cycle across the country, with a rise in winter stream flow and a reduction in summer flow, is found. Increased winter flow means an elevated risk o ...
... The impacts of climate change on hydrology are considered in Chapter 7. Nine Irish river catchments are modelled, and an amplification of the seasonal cycle across the country, with a rise in winter stream flow and a reduction in summer flow, is found. Increased winter flow means an elevated risk o ...
An Earth-System Prediction Initiative for the 21st Century
... Earth-system sciences, mitigation and adaptation strategies require a suite of diagnostic and prediction models integrated over all spatial and temporal scales; Dole 2008, Palmer et al. 2008, Brunet et al. 2009, Hurrell et al. 2009 and Meehl et al. 2009. This holistic approach is spatially and tempo ...
... Earth-system sciences, mitigation and adaptation strategies require a suite of diagnostic and prediction models integrated over all spatial and temporal scales; Dole 2008, Palmer et al. 2008, Brunet et al. 2009, Hurrell et al. 2009 and Meehl et al. 2009. This holistic approach is spatially and tempo ...
Chapter 4—Adaptation and Mitigation
... background information for envisioning a range of potential futures rather than to project a single outcome. Using different types of models to address the same area and issue is recommended, such as models built with different assumptions, process interactions, and input data. Quantitative (algorit ...
... background information for envisioning a range of potential futures rather than to project a single outcome. Using different types of models to address the same area and issue is recommended, such as models built with different assumptions, process interactions, and input data. Quantitative (algorit ...
Australia`s 21 Century Carbon Budget
... York also called for the use of long-term carbon budgets (Broecker 2007a). Carbon budgets are appealing because they can take into account the cumulative nature of greenhouse gas pollution. The most important greenhouse gases have long atmospheric lifetimes. As a result, these gases will accumulate ...
... York also called for the use of long-term carbon budgets (Broecker 2007a). Carbon budgets are appealing because they can take into account the cumulative nature of greenhouse gas pollution. The most important greenhouse gases have long atmospheric lifetimes. As a result, these gases will accumulate ...
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... Several studies have looked at the impact of climate change on wetlands. Larson (1995) and Sorenson et al. (1998) employed regression analyses to estimate the impact of climate change on wetlands in parts of the PPR. Johnson et al. (2005) used a simulation model to estimate the spatial impact of cli ...
... Several studies have looked at the impact of climate change on wetlands. Larson (1995) and Sorenson et al. (1998) employed regression analyses to estimate the impact of climate change on wetlands in parts of the PPR. Johnson et al. (2005) used a simulation model to estimate the spatial impact of cli ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE LIMITED
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fourth Assessment Report (IPCC, 2007) provided compelling scientific evidence that human activity in the form of (GHG) emissions is responsible for many observed climate changes, but noted that use of this knowledge to support decision maki ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fourth Assessment Report (IPCC, 2007) provided compelling scientific evidence that human activity in the form of (GHG) emissions is responsible for many observed climate changes, but noted that use of this knowledge to support decision maki ...
Energy Partisanship - Scholarship Repository
... Whether the topic is the Paris Agreement on climate change, greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, the Keystone XL pipeline, hydraulic fracturing, offshore drilling, or renewable energy, much of the U.S. policy dialogue about energy and climate change is deeply partisan. Republicans and Democra ...
... Whether the topic is the Paris Agreement on climate change, greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, the Keystone XL pipeline, hydraulic fracturing, offshore drilling, or renewable energy, much of the U.S. policy dialogue about energy and climate change is deeply partisan. Republicans and Democra ...
The Risk of Sea Level Rise: A Delphic Monte Carlo Analysis in
... elevation at which snowmelt can run off to the sea (rather than refreeze in place). Finally, we developed a procedure to estimate relative sea level at specific locations, in light of local subsidence and the inability of climate change models to explain more than about one-third of the historic rat ...
... elevation at which snowmelt can run off to the sea (rather than refreeze in place). Finally, we developed a procedure to estimate relative sea level at specific locations, in light of local subsidence and the inability of climate change models to explain more than about one-third of the historic rat ...
Climatic variation and simulated patterns in seedling establishment
... persistence and dominance, especially in the presence of disturbances (Klinkhamer & de .long 1988; Clark et al. 1998). Recruitment is particularly important to patterns in species dominance at interfaces between plant community types, such as grassland-forest ecotones, where large-scale mortality ev ...
... persistence and dominance, especially in the presence of disturbances (Klinkhamer & de .long 1988; Clark et al. 1998). Recruitment is particularly important to patterns in species dominance at interfaces between plant community types, such as grassland-forest ecotones, where large-scale mortality ev ...
Regional Climate Information – Evaluation and Projections
... of a model’s response to an anomalous climate forcing can be expected to be higher when the model is capable of reproducing observed climate. In addition, interpretation of the response is often facilitated by understanding the behaviour of the model in simulating the current climate. When possible, ...
... of a model’s response to an anomalous climate forcing can be expected to be higher when the model is capable of reproducing observed climate. In addition, interpretation of the response is often facilitated by understanding the behaviour of the model in simulating the current climate. When possible, ...
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... Raising the Temperature on Food Prices: Climate Change, Food Security, and the Social Cost of Carbon Peter Howard and Thomas Sterner Climate change is the preeminent policy issue that this generation will face. One of the key threats of climate change is the potential that it will undermine humanit ...
... Raising the Temperature on Food Prices: Climate Change, Food Security, and the Social Cost of Carbon Peter Howard and Thomas Sterner Climate change is the preeminent policy issue that this generation will face. One of the key threats of climate change is the potential that it will undermine humanit ...
Global Warming and Terrestrial Biodiversity Decline: A
... reproduction of many species. In order to occupy newly-suitable areas, species must migrate from existing source populations. Although many species have migrated in the past in response to changing climates, the shifts imposed by global warming may exceed the capabilities of many species. For exampl ...
... reproduction of many species. In order to occupy newly-suitable areas, species must migrate from existing source populations. Although many species have migrated in the past in response to changing climates, the shifts imposed by global warming may exceed the capabilities of many species. For exampl ...
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.