Climate Change and Intergenerational Justice: Foundational
... majority of future generations, ergo perplexity over the meaning of intergenerational justice across large spans of time. In this Article, motivated by the conviction that the law cannot be timid in the face of threats to life as we know it, I probe each of these domains to uncover the legal theory ...
... majority of future generations, ergo perplexity over the meaning of intergenerational justice across large spans of time. In this Article, motivated by the conviction that the law cannot be timid in the face of threats to life as we know it, I probe each of these domains to uncover the legal theory ...
The Glaciers of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region
... Rough estimates of glacier response time can be based on size and slope. Large low-slope glaciers may have response times of the order of centuries. Length changes of such glaciers, especially if debris-covered, can not, therefore, be used as indicators of recent (decadal) climate change. Such decad ...
... Rough estimates of glacier response time can be based on size and slope. Large low-slope glaciers may have response times of the order of centuries. Length changes of such glaciers, especially if debris-covered, can not, therefore, be used as indicators of recent (decadal) climate change. Such decad ...
The Glaciers of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region
... Rough estimates of glacier response time can be based on size and slope. Large low-slope glaciers may have response times of the order of centuries. Length changes of such glaciers, especially if debris-covered, can not, therefore, be used as indicators of recent (decadal) climate change. Such decad ...
... Rough estimates of glacier response time can be based on size and slope. Large low-slope glaciers may have response times of the order of centuries. Length changes of such glaciers, especially if debris-covered, can not, therefore, be used as indicators of recent (decadal) climate change. Such decad ...
Effects of a changing climate on peatlands in permafrost
... The Far North of Ontario encompasses 45.2 million hectares of land, with peatlands—defined here as non-forested bogs and fens—as the dominant land class, accounting for nearly 50% of the landscape and storing approximately 36 Gt (1 Gt = 1015 g) of carbon. The Hudson Bay Lowlands (HBL) account for ne ...
... The Far North of Ontario encompasses 45.2 million hectares of land, with peatlands—defined here as non-forested bogs and fens—as the dominant land class, accounting for nearly 50% of the landscape and storing approximately 36 Gt (1 Gt = 1015 g) of carbon. The Hudson Bay Lowlands (HBL) account for ne ...
Reports on the impacts of Polyhalite when used as fertilizer
... optimistic conclusion that yield and production will increase in line with increasing demand from a growing population. The significance of climate change for fertiliser demand is related to the significance of climate change for crop production. Predictions of greater crop production lead to predic ...
... optimistic conclusion that yield and production will increase in line with increasing demand from a growing population. The significance of climate change for fertiliser demand is related to the significance of climate change for crop production. Predictions of greater crop production lead to predic ...
Kyoto Protocol and CDM
... • Description of the baseline methodology and justification of choice, including an assessment of strengths and weaknesses of the methodology • Description of key parameters, data sources and assumptions used in the baseline estimate, and assessment of uncertainties • Projections of baseline emissio ...
... • Description of the baseline methodology and justification of choice, including an assessment of strengths and weaknesses of the methodology • Description of key parameters, data sources and assumptions used in the baseline estimate, and assessment of uncertainties • Projections of baseline emissio ...
rapporter.ffi.no
... Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who in October 2009 called attention to the “potentially huge security implications” of climate change. NATO countries should use the Alliance as a forum in which to discuss and address the challenges it creates, said the new NATO chief. He also called for active enga ...
... Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who in October 2009 called attention to the “potentially huge security implications” of climate change. NATO countries should use the Alliance as a forum in which to discuss and address the challenges it creates, said the new NATO chief. He also called for active enga ...
The Climate Change Impact of Retail Waste from Horticultural
... The early steps of production dominate the overall climate change impact of food with an animal origin, mainly due to feed provision and manure management connected to animal holding on farms (Sonesson 2009). The situation is somewhat different for food with a vegetable origin. For these products, t ...
... The early steps of production dominate the overall climate change impact of food with an animal origin, mainly due to feed provision and manure management connected to animal holding on farms (Sonesson 2009). The situation is somewhat different for food with a vegetable origin. For these products, t ...
The impact of climate change on insuring flood risk
... In the 1950s, Callendar's claims provoked a few scientists to look into the question of global warming. This was made possible by a significant increase in government funding, especially from military agencies that had Cold War concerns about the weather and the seas. The new studies showed that car ...
... In the 1950s, Callendar's claims provoked a few scientists to look into the question of global warming. This was made possible by a significant increase in government funding, especially from military agencies that had Cold War concerns about the weather and the seas. The new studies showed that car ...
Synthesiology - English edition
... This method has been successfully applied to the Little Ice Age around the 18th century and the mid-Pliocene warming period of 3.5 million years ago. It can also be applied to biological and environment studies on massive coral bleaching events caused by unusually high oceanic temperature levels and ...
... This method has been successfully applied to the Little Ice Age around the 18th century and the mid-Pliocene warming period of 3.5 million years ago. It can also be applied to biological and environment studies on massive coral bleaching events caused by unusually high oceanic temperature levels and ...
Potential for Abrupt Changes in Atmospheric Methane
... in U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.4: Abrupt Climate Change. A report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston VA. ...
... in U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.4: Abrupt Climate Change. A report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston VA. ...
"Prices vs. Quantities at the Inter-Country Level - ETH E
... damages to the society. This is most obvious for global externalities such as the pressing issue of climate change. The excessive discharge of emissions with a greenhouse potential increases the radiative forcing of the atmosphere regardless from where these emissions arise. This inevitably results ...
... damages to the society. This is most obvious for global externalities such as the pressing issue of climate change. The excessive discharge of emissions with a greenhouse potential increases the radiative forcing of the atmosphere regardless from where these emissions arise. This inevitably results ...
2008 The Authors Tellus (2008), 60B, 300–317 Journal compilation 2008 Blackwell Munksgaard
... of our life in many different ways. In polluted urban environments, they influence human health and deteriorate visibility (e.g. Pope and Dockery, 2006; Hand and Malm, 2007). On regional and global scales, aerosol particles and trace gases have a potential to change climate patterns and the hydrolog ...
... of our life in many different ways. In polluted urban environments, they influence human health and deteriorate visibility (e.g. Pope and Dockery, 2006; Hand and Malm, 2007). On regional and global scales, aerosol particles and trace gases have a potential to change climate patterns and the hydrolog ...
PDF 4.2MB - Strong Growth, Low Pollution
... to cleaner energy sources. A carbon price will ensure the Australian economy continues to prosper while we cut emissions to reduce the risks of dangerous climate change. Incomes and jobs continue to grow under a carbon price, with the majority of the economy experiencing only a very modest slowing i ...
... to cleaner energy sources. A carbon price will ensure the Australian economy continues to prosper while we cut emissions to reduce the risks of dangerous climate change. Incomes and jobs continue to grow under a carbon price, with the majority of the economy experiencing only a very modest slowing i ...
Climate Change and Tourism - Sustainable Development of Tourism
... commitment for action to respond to the climate change challenge. It underscored the need for the tourism sector to rapidly respond to climate change if it is to develop in a sustainable manner, which will require actions to: mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from the tourism sector, derived especia ...
... commitment for action to respond to the climate change challenge. It underscored the need for the tourism sector to rapidly respond to climate change if it is to develop in a sustainable manner, which will require actions to: mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from the tourism sector, derived especia ...
Fig. 1 - Utrecht University Repository
... innovations during the Bronze and Iron Age (e.g. metal ploughs, scythes, hay production, fertilising methods) gradually increased agricultural productivity. The successful adoption of yield-increasing advances cannot be explained by climatic determinism alone. Combined with archaeological evidence, ...
... innovations during the Bronze and Iron Age (e.g. metal ploughs, scythes, hay production, fertilising methods) gradually increased agricultural productivity. The successful adoption of yield-increasing advances cannot be explained by climatic determinism alone. Combined with archaeological evidence, ...
GCF Project Toolkit 2017 - Acclimatise
... We would also like to thank Virginie Le Masson and Areej Riad from CDKN, as well as the GCF team for their valuable inputs and comments which greatly improved this toolkit. Partner organisations The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) aims to help decision makers in developing countries ...
... We would also like to thank Virginie Le Masson and Areej Riad from CDKN, as well as the GCF team for their valuable inputs and comments which greatly improved this toolkit. Partner organisations The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) aims to help decision makers in developing countries ...
Climate Change Vulnerability of Migratory Species Species
... CMS Appendix I Case Study Species Vulnerabilities To Climate Change Reviewed By Taxonomic Group..........................................................150 Overview of Reptiles ......................................................................................................................... ...
... CMS Appendix I Case Study Species Vulnerabilities To Climate Change Reviewed By Taxonomic Group..........................................................150 Overview of Reptiles ......................................................................................................................... ...
Global Catastrophic Risks - The Global Priorities Project
... catastrophic risk. Over the last decades, behavioural psychology has taught us that, as a species, we are bad at assessing scope. Issues that affect ten people do not intuitively seem ten times more important than those that affect one person. Global catastrophic risks are one area where our scope i ...
... catastrophic risk. Over the last decades, behavioural psychology has taught us that, as a species, we are bad at assessing scope. Issues that affect ten people do not intuitively seem ten times more important than those that affect one person. Global catastrophic risks are one area where our scope i ...
Pre-Feasibility Analysis for the Conversion of Landfill Gas to
... The purpose of this white paper is to clarify the current policy and legislative developments in the area of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and to discuss the possible impact these policy developments could have on the transportation sector, specifically Texas. GHGs have long been suspected to cont ...
... The purpose of this white paper is to clarify the current policy and legislative developments in the area of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and to discuss the possible impact these policy developments could have on the transportation sector, specifically Texas. GHGs have long been suspected to cont ...
America's Climate Choices: Panel on Advancing the
... advances that could help decision makers identify, evaluate, and implement effective actions to limit its magnitude and adapt to its impacts. The body of science reviewed by the Panel on Advancing the Science of Climate Change makes a compelling case that climate change is occurring and suggests tha ...
... advances that could help decision makers identify, evaluate, and implement effective actions to limit its magnitude and adapt to its impacts. The body of science reviewed by the Panel on Advancing the Science of Climate Change makes a compelling case that climate change is occurring and suggests tha ...
Review of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
... it s scientific base, or by focusing on current streng ths and being ready to collaborate with others on new programmes. The world has changed, and, to be successful, WCRP must adapt accordingly. This is an impor t ant time in histor y for WCRP. It s science has shown how just one species on Ear th— ...
... it s scientific base, or by focusing on current streng ths and being ready to collaborate with others on new programmes. The world has changed, and, to be successful, WCRP must adapt accordingly. This is an impor t ant time in histor y for WCRP. It s science has shown how just one species on Ear th— ...
Ecuador`s Banana Sector under Climate Change
... Ecuador. Raising productivity of the sector, improving fair distribution of value added among the private actors (workers, farmers and exporters), and enhancing sustainable phytosanitary practices top the Government priorities. On top of this, climate change is raising additional concerns over the l ...
... Ecuador. Raising productivity of the sector, improving fair distribution of value added among the private actors (workers, farmers and exporters), and enhancing sustainable phytosanitary practices top the Government priorities. On top of this, climate change is raising additional concerns over the l ...
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... services is annual above ground primary production. Vegetation productivity has been estimated by using NDVI time series data [2–4]. Additionally, long term NDVI times series have been used to analyze trends [5–9] and responses of vegetation to environmental variables such as climate [6,10–13] and l ...
... services is annual above ground primary production. Vegetation productivity has been estimated by using NDVI time series data [2–4]. Additionally, long term NDVI times series have been used to analyze trends [5–9] and responses of vegetation to environmental variables such as climate [6,10–13] and l ...
The Threat of Climate Change to Coral Reefs
... waters through runoff. This leads to several deleterious effects such as poisoning, eutrophication and smothering of marine environments (Côté and Reynolds, 2006). This review will focus on threats to coral reefs caused by climate change, especially elevated sea surface temperatures and increasing c ...
... waters through runoff. This leads to several deleterious effects such as poisoning, eutrophication and smothering of marine environments (Côté and Reynolds, 2006). This review will focus on threats to coral reefs caused by climate change, especially elevated sea surface temperatures and increasing c ...