Rewarding Energy Innovation to Achieve Climate Stabilization
... the global mean temperature will continue to rise over the next century, as much as several degrees Celsius, as atmospheric concentrations of GHGs continue to rise.30 In 1992, the United States and other nations agreed to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which established t ...
... the global mean temperature will continue to rise over the next century, as much as several degrees Celsius, as atmospheric concentrations of GHGs continue to rise.30 In 1992, the United States and other nations agreed to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which established t ...
The existence value of biodiversity in South Africa: how
... If respondents gave a zero response, they were asked to explain their reasoning. Once the respondent’s WTP was established, they were asked how they would like to see the money allocated among the different biomes of South Africa, including the marine areas. To assist respondents in this question, t ...
... If respondents gave a zero response, they were asked to explain their reasoning. Once the respondent’s WTP was established, they were asked how they would like to see the money allocated among the different biomes of South Africa, including the marine areas. To assist respondents in this question, t ...
Effects of Increased Wind Loads on Tall Buildings
... 186 mph. Both of these were measured during the 1938 Great New England Hurricane at the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, Massachusetts, located on a 627-foot-high mountain about 10 miles south of Boston.6 Because of the inability to accurately model hurricanes in climate change models (Generalized C ...
... 186 mph. Both of these were measured during the 1938 Great New England Hurricane at the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, Massachusetts, located on a 627-foot-high mountain about 10 miles south of Boston.6 Because of the inability to accurately model hurricanes in climate change models (Generalized C ...
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... Average annual temperature at arctic latitudes is predicted to increase by 2–5 C over the next century as a result of climate change and will be greater than the global mean change [1]. In the past, climate transitions have led to a disproportionate response by arctic communities, suggesting that p ...
... Average annual temperature at arctic latitudes is predicted to increase by 2–5 C over the next century as a result of climate change and will be greater than the global mean change [1]. In the past, climate transitions have led to a disproportionate response by arctic communities, suggesting that p ...
The Role of Stochastic Forcing on the Behavior of Thermohaline
... these range from a complete collapse25 to different rates of weakening, while others do not simulate this weakening26 or even suggest that adding freshwater to the North Atlantic increases the MOC.27 There is also the possibility that a positive NAO trend eventually provoked by climate change might ...
... these range from a complete collapse25 to different rates of weakening, while others do not simulate this weakening26 or even suggest that adding freshwater to the North Atlantic increases the MOC.27 There is also the possibility that a positive NAO trend eventually provoked by climate change might ...
Sensitivity of East Asian Climate to the Progressive Uplift and
... et al., 2003), and 22 Ma ago (Guo et al., 2002). In contrast, Wang et al. (1999) deduced that the TP probably reached an elevation of 1500 meters by the latest Miocene (8–5 Ma ago), not as high as was previously thought. Moreover, there are other evidences that the TP, especially its northern portio ...
... et al., 2003), and 22 Ma ago (Guo et al., 2002). In contrast, Wang et al. (1999) deduced that the TP probably reached an elevation of 1500 meters by the latest Miocene (8–5 Ma ago), not as high as was previously thought. Moreover, there are other evidences that the TP, especially its northern portio ...
climate change - Centre for Science and Policy
... We are beginning to see some positive progress. Technological innovation has dramatically cut the costs of renewable energy, increasing its share of global energy investment. In turn, more and more countries are taking policy steps to reduce their emissions and the Paris conference at the end of thi ...
... We are beginning to see some positive progress. Technological innovation has dramatically cut the costs of renewable energy, increasing its share of global energy investment. In turn, more and more countries are taking policy steps to reduce their emissions and the Paris conference at the end of thi ...
climate change - Centre for Science and Policy
... We are beginning to see some positive progress. Technological innovation has dramatically cut the costs of renewable energy, increasing its share of global energy investment. In turn, more and more countries are taking policy steps to reduce their emissions and the Paris conference at the end of thi ...
... We are beginning to see some positive progress. Technological innovation has dramatically cut the costs of renewable energy, increasing its share of global energy investment. In turn, more and more countries are taking policy steps to reduce their emissions and the Paris conference at the end of thi ...
Climate Studies
... A total of 31 educational programmes of Wageningen University which could not be included in a national disciplinary assessment had to be assessed in 2012 in order to apply for reaccreditation. In consultation with QANU, Wageningen University decided to divide the work among fourteen committees in t ...
... A total of 31 educational programmes of Wageningen University which could not be included in a national disciplinary assessment had to be assessed in 2012 in order to apply for reaccreditation. In consultation with QANU, Wageningen University decided to divide the work among fourteen committees in t ...
a sensitive matter - The Global Warming Policy Foundation
... relatively trivial finding. The high-quality observationally-based estimates for climate sensitivity discussed in this report assume that virtually all the measured warming (not just since 1950, but over the last 100–150 years) is due to humans. The far more important question now is how much warmin ...
... relatively trivial finding. The high-quality observationally-based estimates for climate sensitivity discussed in this report assume that virtually all the measured warming (not just since 1950, but over the last 100–150 years) is due to humans. The far more important question now is how much warmin ...
climate of the arctic marine environment
... The Arctic marine environment has shown changes over the past several decades, and these changes are part of a broader global warming that exceeds the range of natural variability over the past 1000 years. Record minima of sea ice coverage during the past few summers and increased melt from Greenlan ...
... The Arctic marine environment has shown changes over the past several decades, and these changes are part of a broader global warming that exceeds the range of natural variability over the past 1000 years. Record minima of sea ice coverage during the past few summers and increased melt from Greenlan ...
Modelling Freshwater Resources at the Global Scale: Challenges
... power plant as a function of power plant type and cooling system, as well as values of national thermal electricity production (Flörke et al. 2013). Unlike domestic and industrial water abstractions, irrigation water abstractions are very rarely measured, and statistical data for countries are gene ...
... power plant as a function of power plant type and cooling system, as well as values of national thermal electricity production (Flörke et al. 2013). Unlike domestic and industrial water abstractions, irrigation water abstractions are very rarely measured, and statistical data for countries are gene ...
Panama and the Specter of Climate Change
... endeavor to discern its particularities, and the pace and course of its ultimate consequences.' It is a profound global problem that is the subject of broad-based international treaties 2 and the charge of international scientific and political intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations.' Y ...
... endeavor to discern its particularities, and the pace and course of its ultimate consequences.' It is a profound global problem that is the subject of broad-based international treaties 2 and the charge of international scientific and political intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations.' Y ...
Impacts of climate change on Blue Nile flows using bias
... showed a wide range of changes. While three of the models indicated increases in natural river flow at Aswan of more than 50%, the fourth model showed a 12% reduction. The study expected that the temperature rise would increase evaporation losses from Lake Nasser as well as irrigation water demands. ...
... showed a wide range of changes. While three of the models indicated increases in natural river flow at Aswan of more than 50%, the fourth model showed a 12% reduction. The study expected that the temperature rise would increase evaporation losses from Lake Nasser as well as irrigation water demands. ...
blackout: extreme weather, climate change and
... to be becoming more severe, as the case with hurricanes and thunderstorms. While only two Category 4 or 5 hurricanes have made U.S. landfall since 1990, average hurricane strength and the total number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes is increasing. And while the trend in the incidence of severe thunde ...
... to be becoming more severe, as the case with hurricanes and thunderstorms. While only two Category 4 or 5 hurricanes have made U.S. landfall since 1990, average hurricane strength and the total number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes is increasing. And while the trend in the incidence of severe thunde ...
Global Warming Begins at Home
... 13. Multiply this figure by 300 million to determine the national emissions of CO2 if everyone in the country had emissions similar to yours: _____________. 14. The U.S. is expected to have 420 million people by 2050. Multiply the figure from question 12 by 420 million to determine total emissions a ...
... 13. Multiply this figure by 300 million to determine the national emissions of CO2 if everyone in the country had emissions similar to yours: _____________. 14. The U.S. is expected to have 420 million people by 2050. Multiply the figure from question 12 by 420 million to determine total emissions a ...
Addendum to Northampton University Relocation Flood Risk
... The proposed design revisions are minor and conclusions drawn from examination of Figures B1 to B6 are the same as those drawn in the approved FRA, as below: Figure B5 shows that, for an occurrence of a breach of Northampton flood defences, the mitigation provided by Upton FAA results in a widesprea ...
... The proposed design revisions are minor and conclusions drawn from examination of Figures B1 to B6 are the same as those drawn in the approved FRA, as below: Figure B5 shows that, for an occurrence of a breach of Northampton flood defences, the mitigation provided by Upton FAA results in a widesprea ...
Republic of Maldives
... Cartography, design and layout by: Ahmed Shaig Photos courtesy of: Portrait Gallery Printed by: ...
... Cartography, design and layout by: Ahmed Shaig Photos courtesy of: Portrait Gallery Printed by: ...
the northward course of the anthropocene
... thesis incorporates ideas and approaches from other related disciplines, including an array of scholarly perspectives from the humanities and social sciences, such as political geography and resource geopolitics, science and technology studies, crisis management, and international relations and secu ...
... thesis incorporates ideas and approaches from other related disciplines, including an array of scholarly perspectives from the humanities and social sciences, such as political geography and resource geopolitics, science and technology studies, crisis management, and international relations and secu ...
Part IV - Urban Climate Change Research Network
... city, and other urban areas, as well as surrounding rural land. In this report, we most often will use the term cities and urban areas interchangeably to refer to areas with urban densities, and metropolitan areas to refer to areas that incorporate fringe rural lands. Definitional issues are importa ...
... city, and other urban areas, as well as surrounding rural land. In this report, we most often will use the term cities and urban areas interchangeably to refer to areas with urban densities, and metropolitan areas to refer to areas that incorporate fringe rural lands. Definitional issues are importa ...
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... disparate. Differences are not primarily due to the many uncertainties regarding what climate changes are in store; they persist even after controlling for such uncertainties. It is therefore worth starting by outlining what is involved in building scenarios of possible agricultural and food securit ...
... disparate. Differences are not primarily due to the many uncertainties regarding what climate changes are in store; they persist even after controlling for such uncertainties. It is therefore worth starting by outlining what is involved in building scenarios of possible agricultural and food securit ...