Ocean Acidification Summary for Policymakers
... Geoengineering proposals that do not reduce atmospheric CO2 – for example, methods that focus solely on temperature (such as aerosol backscatter or reduction of greenhouse gases other than CO2) – will not prevent ocean acidification. Adding alkaline minerals to the ocean would be effective and eco ...
... Geoengineering proposals that do not reduce atmospheric CO2 – for example, methods that focus solely on temperature (such as aerosol backscatter or reduction of greenhouse gases other than CO2) – will not prevent ocean acidification. Adding alkaline minerals to the ocean would be effective and eco ...
thailand - Technology Needs Assessment
... Thailand today faces a number of challenges affected by climate change. These include everincreasing natural and human-made disaster – such as, extreme weather events, land-slide, flood, draught, rising sea level, biodiversity loss, and health damage – ,which if not addressed may lead to catastrophi ...
... Thailand today faces a number of challenges affected by climate change. These include everincreasing natural and human-made disaster – such as, extreme weather events, land-slide, flood, draught, rising sea level, biodiversity loss, and health damage – ,which if not addressed may lead to catastrophi ...
The benefits of using compost for mitigating climate change
... warming potential (nitrous oxide is 310 times more potent as a GHG than CO2), the permanency of any reductions and the potential of nitrous oxide emissions annulling carbon sequestration gains. In agriculture, nitrous oxide gas is primarily produced when there are high levels of moisture in the soil ...
... warming potential (nitrous oxide is 310 times more potent as a GHG than CO2), the permanency of any reductions and the potential of nitrous oxide emissions annulling carbon sequestration gains. In agriculture, nitrous oxide gas is primarily produced when there are high levels of moisture in the soil ...
Murphy-Grace-PhD-BIOL-December-2016
... biologist and help animals from going extinct”. I feel extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to work towards this childhood dream and I am thankful to many people who have helped me along the way. I am grateful for expertise and guidance from my supervisor Boris Worm. Boris, I am privileged to ...
... biologist and help animals from going extinct”. I feel extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to work towards this childhood dream and I am thankful to many people who have helped me along the way. I am grateful for expertise and guidance from my supervisor Boris Worm. Boris, I am privileged to ...
Soil temperature response to 21st century global warming: the role
... in the next decades (Stendel and Christensen, 2002; Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA), 2004; Romanovsky et al., 2007; Marchenko et al., 2008) have raised questions on the potential release of carbon from peatlands as a result of global warming (Christensen et al., 2004; Turetsky et al., 2007). ...
... in the next decades (Stendel and Christensen, 2002; Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA), 2004; Romanovsky et al., 2007; Marchenko et al., 2008) have raised questions on the potential release of carbon from peatlands as a result of global warming (Christensen et al., 2004; Turetsky et al., 2007). ...
climate change adaptation (CCA) toolkit
... ocean currents and rainfall patterns including the amount of rainfall; global warming/increasing air temperature; changes to the intensity and frequency of extreme events such as storms, droughts, and floods; increasing sea-surface temperature; sea-level rise; and ocean acidification – all of these ...
... ocean currents and rainfall patterns including the amount of rainfall; global warming/increasing air temperature; changes to the intensity and frequency of extreme events such as storms, droughts, and floods; increasing sea-surface temperature; sea-level rise; and ocean acidification – all of these ...
12th Annual Global CEO Survey
... want governments to transform institutions and policies so as to be in tune with the dynamic of today’s global economy. ...
... want governments to transform institutions and policies so as to be in tune with the dynamic of today’s global economy. ...
- National Model United Nations
... UNEP was created at the recommendation of the 1972 UN Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden.4 Six months later, the General Assembly adopted resolution 2997 (XXVII) of 1972 on “Institutional and financial arrangements for international environmental cooperation,” which established UNE ...
... UNEP was created at the recommendation of the 1972 UN Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden.4 Six months later, the General Assembly adopted resolution 2997 (XXVII) of 1972 on “Institutional and financial arrangements for international environmental cooperation,” which established UNE ...
CCS Resource Economics Model
... become a technology which could supersede all the other CO2 mitigation options, as the technology provides little secondary benefits besides CO2 reduction in most forms of potential application. In addition, some skeptics question the viability of this entire approach by pointing out a variety of po ...
... become a technology which could supersede all the other CO2 mitigation options, as the technology provides little secondary benefits besides CO2 reduction in most forms of potential application. In addition, some skeptics question the viability of this entire approach by pointing out a variety of po ...
Climatic variation alters supply-side ecology
... Although some climatic patterns, such as the El NiñoSouthern Oscillation (ENSO) vary on relatively short timescales (3–7 years), others such as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO; 20–30 years) and the recently identified North Pacific Gyre Oscillation (NPGO; ;10 years; see Di Lorenzo et al. 2008) la ...
... Although some climatic patterns, such as the El NiñoSouthern Oscillation (ENSO) vary on relatively short timescales (3–7 years), others such as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO; 20–30 years) and the recently identified North Pacific Gyre Oscillation (NPGO; ;10 years; see Di Lorenzo et al. 2008) la ...
Hymns for Creation - Citizens for Public Justice
... A Role for Faith Communities. Union Theological Seminary in New York will hold the Religions for the Earth Conference, September 19-21. Alongside the UN Climate Summit, the World Council of Churches and Religions for Peace will organize an Interfaith Summit on Climate Change, September 21-22, also ...
... A Role for Faith Communities. Union Theological Seminary in New York will hold the Religions for the Earth Conference, September 19-21. Alongside the UN Climate Summit, the World Council of Churches and Religions for Peace will organize an Interfaith Summit on Climate Change, September 21-22, also ...
Ethiopia Climate-Smart Agriculture Scoping Study
... agricultural techniques to mitigate such conditions; inefficient use by farmers of agricultural resources such as soil amendments; and rainwater that contributes to soil degradation. Other contributory factors include limited use of improved seed and fertilizers and inadequately resourced agricultur ...
... agricultural techniques to mitigate such conditions; inefficient use by farmers of agricultural resources such as soil amendments; and rainwater that contributes to soil degradation. Other contributory factors include limited use of improved seed and fertilizers and inadequately resourced agricultur ...
Nota di lavoro 2012.013 - Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
... by Pindyck (1978) to assess the effect of different tax schemes. This task has been undertaken in simulation models (refer to Chakravorty et al. 2010, Deacon 1993, Kunce et al. 2003, Yücel 1986). While most of these studies simulate the impact of a state’s taxes on the national supply (and hence tr ...
... by Pindyck (1978) to assess the effect of different tax schemes. This task has been undertaken in simulation models (refer to Chakravorty et al. 2010, Deacon 1993, Kunce et al. 2003, Yücel 1986). While most of these studies simulate the impact of a state’s taxes on the national supply (and hence tr ...
THE WAY FORWARD - Canada`s Ecofiscal Commission
... the flexibility to identify least-cost ways to reduce emissions. It also generates revenue that governments can use to drive additional environmental or economic benefits. And, over time, carbon pricing will also drive more innovation, further reducing costs. Independent provincial carbon-pricing po ...
... the flexibility to identify least-cost ways to reduce emissions. It also generates revenue that governments can use to drive additional environmental or economic benefits. And, over time, carbon pricing will also drive more innovation, further reducing costs. Independent provincial carbon-pricing po ...
Simulating northern peatland-atmosphere carbon
... of peatlands to each environmental variable on their own. Finally, I used CLASS3W-MWM to do a first-order experiment on how the CO2 exchange in northern peatlands might change under the changing climate. For future climate, I adjusted the site “measured” climate variables by the climate anomalies es ...
... of peatlands to each environmental variable on their own. Finally, I used CLASS3W-MWM to do a first-order experiment on how the CO2 exchange in northern peatlands might change under the changing climate. For future climate, I adjusted the site “measured” climate variables by the climate anomalies es ...
A global overview of drought and heat-induced
... processes as context for assessing possible relationships between changing climate and forest conditions. Note that while climatic ...
... processes as context for assessing possible relationships between changing climate and forest conditions. Note that while climatic ...
carbon plantations kit - Private Forests Tasmania
... is one of the most common gases on Earth and is used for energy production. Since 1750, methane concentrations in the atmosphere have increased by more than 150 percent. About 40 percent of the world’s methane is produced naturally from wetlands and oceans but over 50 percent is from burning fuel an ...
... is one of the most common gases on Earth and is used for energy production. Since 1750, methane concentrations in the atmosphere have increased by more than 150 percent. About 40 percent of the world’s methane is produced naturally from wetlands and oceans but over 50 percent is from burning fuel an ...
Livestock Grazing Causes A Broad Array of Harmful
... serious adverse effects to arid landscapes of livestock grazing and trampling disturbance in causing desertification. Desertification processes include the adverse and interacting effects of depletion of protective plant and soil cover, accelerated soil erosion, impacts to drainage networks and ripa ...
... serious adverse effects to arid landscapes of livestock grazing and trampling disturbance in causing desertification. Desertification processes include the adverse and interacting effects of depletion of protective plant and soil cover, accelerated soil erosion, impacts to drainage networks and ripa ...
Preindustrial to present-day changes in tropospheric hydroxyl
... evident from these wide-ranging results, there is no consensus on how tropospheric OH abundance has evolved in the past 150 years, with a consequent lack of agreement on the trends in methane lifetime during the historical period (Table 1 of John et al., 2012). Much effort has been placed on underst ...
... evident from these wide-ranging results, there is no consensus on how tropospheric OH abundance has evolved in the past 150 years, with a consequent lack of agreement on the trends in methane lifetime during the historical period (Table 1 of John et al., 2012). Much effort has been placed on underst ...
Urban adaptation to climate change in Europe 2016
... and strategies (Map ES.1). The very first ones, such as Copenhagen, Rotterdam, Barcelona or Helsinki, started putting measures into practice and exploring monitoring schemes. Apart from specific adaptation measures, many cities have implemented measures that can support adaptation too, but are not l ...
... and strategies (Map ES.1). The very first ones, such as Copenhagen, Rotterdam, Barcelona or Helsinki, started putting measures into practice and exploring monitoring schemes. Apart from specific adaptation measures, many cities have implemented measures that can support adaptation too, but are not l ...
TITLE OF THE ABSTRACT
... Climate Forces (black carbon, ozone, etc.) and feedback mechanisms (reduced albedo and increased heat adsorption) have been documented in the latest reports (AMAP 2011b & c?). Climate models predict temperature increases that may have a dramatic effect on the ice and snow conditions in large parts o ...
... Climate Forces (black carbon, ozone, etc.) and feedback mechanisms (reduced albedo and increased heat adsorption) have been documented in the latest reports (AMAP 2011b & c?). Climate models predict temperature increases that may have a dramatic effect on the ice and snow conditions in large parts o ...
Mangrove expansion and salt marsh decline at
... delimited in latitudinal range by varying sensitivity to cold. There is now sufficient evidence that mangrove species have proliferated at or near their poleward limits on at least five continents over the past half century, at the expense of salt marsh. Avicennia is the most cold-tolerant genus wor ...
... delimited in latitudinal range by varying sensitivity to cold. There is now sufficient evidence that mangrove species have proliferated at or near their poleward limits on at least five continents over the past half century, at the expense of salt marsh. Avicennia is the most cold-tolerant genus wor ...
The Role of New Media in Protest Organisation
... This thesis is inspired by the climate change protest of the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition (SCCC) in London in advance of the United Nations Climate Summit in December 2009. Apart from traditional channels, the organisation relied on new and social media channels, such as Facebook and Twitter, to pro ...
... This thesis is inspired by the climate change protest of the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition (SCCC) in London in advance of the United Nations Climate Summit in December 2009. Apart from traditional channels, the organisation relied on new and social media channels, such as Facebook and Twitter, to pro ...
The Fifth Carbon Budget - Committee on Climate Change
... public finances, energy policy, technological progress, international and EU circumstances, scientific knowledge about climate change and the differences between the devolved administrations – that must be balanced to determine how best to reduce emissions to the level required by 2050. To date, in ...
... public finances, energy policy, technological progress, international and EU circumstances, scientific knowledge about climate change and the differences between the devolved administrations – that must be balanced to determine how best to reduce emissions to the level required by 2050. To date, in ...
Enhanced precipitation variability effects on water losses
... increased precipitation variability results from the warming of the atmosphere and its increased water-holding capacity yielding increases in variability that range from 2.5 % when constrained by the troposphere energy budget (Liu et al. 2013) to 7 % per degree Kelvin as predicted by Clausius-Clapey ...
... increased precipitation variability results from the warming of the atmosphere and its increased water-holding capacity yielding increases in variability that range from 2.5 % when constrained by the troposphere energy budget (Liu et al. 2013) to 7 % per degree Kelvin as predicted by Clausius-Clapey ...