Committee on America's Climate Choices; National Research Council
... actions to reduce domestic greenhouse gas emissions and other human drivers of climate change, such as changes in land use, but also considers the international dimensions of limiting the magnitude of climate change. The Panel on Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change was charged to describe, ana ...
... actions to reduce domestic greenhouse gas emissions and other human drivers of climate change, such as changes in land use, but also considers the international dimensions of limiting the magnitude of climate change. The Panel on Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change was charged to describe, ana ...
The Economics of Climate Change – Likely Carbon Sequestration
... emitted in order to keep the Earth’s temperature from rising past the point where disruptive weather-related climate change becomes inevitable (certainly less than 2°C), and NOT the anthropogenic CO2 emissions that can realistically be expected to be emitted by reasonable mitigation scenarios. Major ...
... emitted in order to keep the Earth’s temperature from rising past the point where disruptive weather-related climate change becomes inevitable (certainly less than 2°C), and NOT the anthropogenic CO2 emissions that can realistically be expected to be emitted by reasonable mitigation scenarios. Major ...
hewitson_regionalcl
... GCM/RCM combination generate an appropriate regional climate. Apply GCM future climate simulation, run 10+ year simulation: Finally, the regionalized future climate! “Signal to noise”: Ideally, repeat control and future climate nested simulations with other ensemble members from the GCM runs. Then r ...
... GCM/RCM combination generate an appropriate regional climate. Apply GCM future climate simulation, run 10+ year simulation: Finally, the regionalized future climate! “Signal to noise”: Ideally, repeat control and future climate nested simulations with other ensemble members from the GCM runs. Then r ...
Executive Summary - Forest Watch
... quality, but would also reduce acid rain impacts, further improving forest health. Hybrid automobiles and alternative home energy systems offer such benefits. ...
... quality, but would also reduce acid rain impacts, further improving forest health. Hybrid automobiles and alternative home energy systems offer such benefits. ...
Population Distribution, Migration and Climate Change in
... and indicates the certainty and urgency of the reality of climate change in Australia. There has been less advance, however, in tracing the complex interrelationships between these scenarios on the one hand and socioeconomic and demographic change at a regional level on the other. It is undeniable t ...
... and indicates the certainty and urgency of the reality of climate change in Australia. There has been less advance, however, in tracing the complex interrelationships between these scenarios on the one hand and socioeconomic and demographic change at a regional level on the other. It is undeniable t ...
Governing Climate Change: Towards a New Paradigm for Risk
... regulation as an academic enterprise offers a robust confirmation: scholarly contributions overwhelmingly draw on case studies from areas such as GMO, pharmaceuticals, food safety, and chemicals regulation.21 The close connection between EU risk regulation and market regulation is hardly surprising, ...
... regulation as an academic enterprise offers a robust confirmation: scholarly contributions overwhelmingly draw on case studies from areas such as GMO, pharmaceuticals, food safety, and chemicals regulation.21 The close connection between EU risk regulation and market regulation is hardly surprising, ...
Projections of Future Climate Change
... moisture decreases; increases in return values of daily minimum temperature especially occur over most land areas and are generally larger where snow and sea ice retreat. • Precipitation extremes increase more than does the mean and the return period for extreme precipitation events decreases almost ...
... moisture decreases; increases in return values of daily minimum temperature especially occur over most land areas and are generally larger where snow and sea ice retreat. • Precipitation extremes increase more than does the mean and the return period for extreme precipitation events decreases almost ...
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND TRADE
... so doing, such projects earn saleable Certified Emission Reduction Credits (CERs) each equivalent to one tonne of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) which are then counted towards meeting the emission reduction targets envisaged in the Kyoto Protocol. ...
... so doing, such projects earn saleable Certified Emission Reduction Credits (CERs) each equivalent to one tonne of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) which are then counted towards meeting the emission reduction targets envisaged in the Kyoto Protocol. ...
Fourth Carbon Budget Review – part 1
... reduce emissions the world will be exposed to significant risks of very dangerous climate change. In particular, there is a significant risk of warming of 4°C or more by the end of the century, which would result in very high economic, social and environmental costs and consequences. The best way to ...
... reduce emissions the world will be exposed to significant risks of very dangerous climate change. In particular, there is a significant risk of warming of 4°C or more by the end of the century, which would result in very high economic, social and environmental costs and consequences. The best way to ...
An Inconvenient Trial - Digital Commons @ Liberty University
... no court has authority to enforce remedies, then there is little motivation to expend resources to support this effort. If climate-change proponents are able to prove their case, but the court does not have the authority to enforce remedies, then you might ask why even bother with this proposal. The ...
... no court has authority to enforce remedies, then there is little motivation to expend resources to support this effort. If climate-change proponents are able to prove their case, but the court does not have the authority to enforce remedies, then you might ask why even bother with this proposal. The ...
Reducing Global Warming and Adapting to Climate Change
... energy savings associated with reliance on clovergrass leys and high forage/low cereal diets (Lampkin, 2007). In addition, animal welfare is improved, as a high roughage diet is more natural for ruminants (Zollitsch et al., 2004). Furthermore increased longevity within organic systems reduces the re ...
... energy savings associated with reliance on clovergrass leys and high forage/low cereal diets (Lampkin, 2007). In addition, animal welfare is improved, as a high roughage diet is more natural for ruminants (Zollitsch et al., 2004). Furthermore increased longevity within organic systems reduces the re ...
Impact of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation on Ocean
... Various heat transport processes contribute to the distribution of heat storage with depth [e.g., Gregory, 2000]. Here we propose that the inter-model spread can be largely understood in terms of the different representations of AMOC among the GCMs. The overturning circulation affects vertical heat ...
... Various heat transport processes contribute to the distribution of heat storage with depth [e.g., Gregory, 2000]. Here we propose that the inter-model spread can be largely understood in terms of the different representations of AMOC among the GCMs. The overturning circulation affects vertical heat ...
Ocean-sourced Carbonate Production
... growth (Veron and others, 2009). In corals, the symbiotic relationship between the corals and zooxanthellae is critical as the zooxanthellae enhance coral calcification by providing a favorable environment for the deposition of calcium carbonate (Pearse and Muscatine 1971). The high temperatures res ...
... growth (Veron and others, 2009). In corals, the symbiotic relationship between the corals and zooxanthellae is critical as the zooxanthellae enhance coral calcification by providing a favorable environment for the deposition of calcium carbonate (Pearse and Muscatine 1971). The high temperatures res ...
Climate change and natural disasters.
... Many hazards that lead to disasters cannot be prevented, but their consequences can be limited. Hazards may be natural or technical in origin, but it is the way in which societies develop that causes them to become disasters.3 Measures are needed at all levels to prevent disasters, reduce exposure t ...
... Many hazards that lead to disasters cannot be prevented, but their consequences can be limited. Hazards may be natural or technical in origin, but it is the way in which societies develop that causes them to become disasters.3 Measures are needed at all levels to prevent disasters, reduce exposure t ...
5. integrated impacts on coastal areas and river flooding
... importance of climate versus socio-economic changes. In each case, standard impact models are used to evaluate the impacts of a Low and a High climate change scenario. These include spontaneous responses to climate change (such as saltmarsh accretion, or changing farmer behaviour), but exclude plann ...
... importance of climate versus socio-economic changes. In each case, standard impact models are used to evaluate the impacts of a Low and a High climate change scenario. These include spontaneous responses to climate change (such as saltmarsh accretion, or changing farmer behaviour), but exclude plann ...
The time when interstate relations were able to fully manage the
... China Joint Committee, composed of both EEC (later EC and EU) and PRC representatives. This body, which is still in place today, has been at the heart of their bilateral relations, and might even remain so further the implementation of the new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, currently under ...
... China Joint Committee, composed of both EEC (later EC and EU) and PRC representatives. This body, which is still in place today, has been at the heart of their bilateral relations, and might even remain so further the implementation of the new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, currently under ...
(East Coast fever) in sub-Saharan Africa
... R. appendiculatus infestation. However, the northern and eastern Cape provinces of South Africa as well as Botswana, Zambia and eastern DRC, that are currently unsuitable, are rendered climatically suitable for R. appendiculatus under future climate scenarios. This may be because of enhanced rainfal ...
... R. appendiculatus infestation. However, the northern and eastern Cape provinces of South Africa as well as Botswana, Zambia and eastern DRC, that are currently unsuitable, are rendered climatically suitable for R. appendiculatus under future climate scenarios. This may be because of enhanced rainfal ...
Temperaturedependent remineralization in a warming ocean
... (POC) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC). To determine export production of organic carbon, the formation of detritus is computed from mortality of phytoplankton and zooplankton and fecal pellet production by zooplankton in a first step. Then, to compute the contribution of CaCO3 shell formation and ...
... (POC) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC). To determine export production of organic carbon, the formation of detritus is computed from mortality of phytoplankton and zooplankton and fecal pellet production by zooplankton in a first step. Then, to compute the contribution of CaCO3 shell formation and ...
The National Virtual Observatory
... • Impacts on global air quality • Biodiversity and biospheric changes Scientific requirements to resolve uncertainty and develop meaningful policy • Require extensive use of large datasets from numerical models & many observational programs • Require extensive international coordination in the devel ...
... • Impacts on global air quality • Biodiversity and biospheric changes Scientific requirements to resolve uncertainty and develop meaningful policy • Require extensive use of large datasets from numerical models & many observational programs • Require extensive international coordination in the devel ...
Rocky Mountain Forests at Risk - Union of Concerned Scientists
... Joining with citizens across the country, we combine technical analysis and effective advocacy to create innovative, practical solutions for a healthy, safe, and sustainable future. The Rocky Mountain Climate Organization works to reduce climate disruption and its impacts, to help keep the interior ...
... Joining with citizens across the country, we combine technical analysis and effective advocacy to create innovative, practical solutions for a healthy, safe, and sustainable future. The Rocky Mountain Climate Organization works to reduce climate disruption and its impacts, to help keep the interior ...
Trends in the land and ocean carbon uptake
... Understanding and modelling of CO2 fluxes from terrestrial vegetation have made important progress in recent years. New field measurements, flux towers and forest inventories now provide a better picture of the carbon balance of terrestrial vegetation and the distribution of carbon among compartment ...
... Understanding and modelling of CO2 fluxes from terrestrial vegetation have made important progress in recent years. New field measurements, flux towers and forest inventories now provide a better picture of the carbon balance of terrestrial vegetation and the distribution of carbon among compartment ...