The Longest Conflict - Centre for Policy Development
... ‘climate change’ will be used. This is symbolic of the nature of the broader national debate on climate change, which remains fractious and turbulent in terms of developing a coherent policy framework for the nation. Whilst various unforeseen crises and events are sure to define the remainder of the ...
... ‘climate change’ will be used. This is symbolic of the nature of the broader national debate on climate change, which remains fractious and turbulent in terms of developing a coherent policy framework for the nation. Whilst various unforeseen crises and events are sure to define the remainder of the ...
Initial Results Management Framework
... evidence of a paradigm shifts becomes apparent, it is proposed that a set of country case studies would be undertaken to review the incentives that enabled such success with a view to sharing this so that this knowledge could be shared. ...
... evidence of a paradigm shifts becomes apparent, it is proposed that a set of country case studies would be undertaken to review the incentives that enabled such success with a view to sharing this so that this knowledge could be shared. ...
Quaternary of South-West England
... ice ages (glacials) and interglacials has occurred at known frequencies (Campbell and Bowen, 1989), and changes in insolation (the receipt of solar radiation at the Earth’s surface and throughout its atmosphere) associated with orbital rhythms are now established as the principal external driving fo ...
... ice ages (glacials) and interglacials has occurred at known frequencies (Campbell and Bowen, 1989), and changes in insolation (the receipt of solar radiation at the Earth’s surface and throughout its atmosphere) associated with orbital rhythms are now established as the principal external driving fo ...
Regional Asia MIP 2014-2020 - European External Action Service
... for Afghanistan (RECCA VI). Other processes promoting integration between Afghanistan and its neighbours may also receive support in line with the respective specific objective and results below. Support may also be provided to other areas which could lead to effective cooperation on regional level ...
... for Afghanistan (RECCA VI). Other processes promoting integration between Afghanistan and its neighbours may also receive support in line with the respective specific objective and results below. Support may also be provided to other areas which could lead to effective cooperation on regional level ...
Impact of Climatic Variation on Plant Diseases
... while increased canopy size could negatively affect spray coverage. Conversely, if higher temperatures increase plants’ metabolic rates, they may take up chemicals more quickly, which may result in greater toxicity (Coakley et al. 1999). The nature and magnitude of global climate change could influe ...
... while increased canopy size could negatively affect spray coverage. Conversely, if higher temperatures increase plants’ metabolic rates, they may take up chemicals more quickly, which may result in greater toxicity (Coakley et al. 1999). The nature and magnitude of global climate change could influe ...
Public pressure versus lobbying – how do Environmental NGOs matter most in climate negotiations? - Working Paper 70 (472 kB) (opens in new window)
... State representatives struggle at United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations to agree on a post-2012 treaty to succeed the expiring first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. The highly complex negotiations face many challenges including incompatible political po ...
... State representatives struggle at United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations to agree on a post-2012 treaty to succeed the expiring first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. The highly complex negotiations face many challenges including incompatible political po ...
Carbon Capture and Storage Factfile
... biomass is used as the fuel. CCS cannot capture all of the CO2 from a power station - some CO2 is still emitted. Carbon capture efficiency of about 90% is considered most likely. Lifecycle CO2 emissions are estimated to be about: o 75 gCO2e/kWh for gas CCS and 210-230 grams of CO2 or equivalent ...
... biomass is used as the fuel. CCS cannot capture all of the CO2 from a power station - some CO2 is still emitted. Carbon capture efficiency of about 90% is considered most likely. Lifecycle CO2 emissions are estimated to be about: o 75 gCO2e/kWh for gas CCS and 210-230 grams of CO2 or equivalent ...
Guardians of the Amazon - Environmental Defense Fund
... oil-and-gas producers. The rules will cut volatile organic air pollution that causes smog and methane emissions by well over 100,000 tons each year. They’ll also include the nation’s first-ever direct controls on methane. That’s important because one third of the warming in the next couple of decade ...
... oil-and-gas producers. The rules will cut volatile organic air pollution that causes smog and methane emissions by well over 100,000 tons each year. They’ll also include the nation’s first-ever direct controls on methane. That’s important because one third of the warming in the next couple of decade ...
profile brochure - Resilient Cities 2015
... “Just like sustainability, resiliency is a journey not a destination. Together, we have embarked on this important journey to find the answers to these questions, which will pave the road to a more sustainable and more resilient built environment.” Jason Hartke Vice President, National Policy, U.S. ...
... “Just like sustainability, resiliency is a journey not a destination. Together, we have embarked on this important journey to find the answers to these questions, which will pave the road to a more sustainable and more resilient built environment.” Jason Hartke Vice President, National Policy, U.S. ...
Degrees of Change: Climate Warming and the Stakes for Canada
... No greater environmental and economic challenge faces Canada and Canadians than climate change. From melting sea ice in the Arctic to the pine beetle infestation in British Columbia to more extreme weather events, a warming globe from increased greenhouse gas emissions is making its effects known ri ...
... No greater environmental and economic challenge faces Canada and Canadians than climate change. From melting sea ice in the Arctic to the pine beetle infestation in British Columbia to more extreme weather events, a warming globe from increased greenhouse gas emissions is making its effects known ri ...
climate change and food security in southern african cities
... climate change-food security nexus, the paper uses examples that illustrate linkages between the climate change and food security. Finally, it poses questions that may be useful for advancing planning and practice on issues related to urban food security in a changing climate as well as where future ...
... climate change-food security nexus, the paper uses examples that illustrate linkages between the climate change and food security. Finally, it poses questions that may be useful for advancing planning and practice on issues related to urban food security in a changing climate as well as where future ...
Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
... and other dependent ecosystems3. However, global groundwater resources are in a state of crisis4 because of over-abstraction in many semiarid and arid regions and the uncertain consequences of climate change5. CLIMATE CHANGE is expected to significantly modify the global hydrological cycle. There is ...
... and other dependent ecosystems3. However, global groundwater resources are in a state of crisis4 because of over-abstraction in many semiarid and arid regions and the uncertain consequences of climate change5. CLIMATE CHANGE is expected to significantly modify the global hydrological cycle. There is ...
Future scenarios of European agricultural land use I. Estimating
... a reference crop for the time period from 2000 until 2080 with particular emphasis on the time slices 2020, 2050 and 2080. Productivity changes were modelled depending on changes in climatic conditions, atmospheric CO2 concentration and technology development. Regional yield statistics were related ...
... a reference crop for the time period from 2000 until 2080 with particular emphasis on the time slices 2020, 2050 and 2080. Productivity changes were modelled depending on changes in climatic conditions, atmospheric CO2 concentration and technology development. Regional yield statistics were related ...
studies
... 2012). Several Non-Annex I countries also submitted Copenhagen pledges which – under the name of nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) – are of voluntary nature.2 The Durban conference in 2011 established the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action as a new track for negotiating an internat ...
... 2012). Several Non-Annex I countries also submitted Copenhagen pledges which – under the name of nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) – are of voluntary nature.2 The Durban conference in 2011 established the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action as a new track for negotiating an internat ...
CompPlanSLRCCGoalsPolicies_Draft1_01-23-2014
... This chapter does not delve into the underlying causes of the observed changes in sea level. The underlying causes of sea level rise are being debated nationally and internationally, and are the subject of extensive scholarly investigation worldwide. This chapter simply acknowledges the sea level ch ...
... This chapter does not delve into the underlying causes of the observed changes in sea level. The underlying causes of sea level rise are being debated nationally and internationally, and are the subject of extensive scholarly investigation worldwide. This chapter simply acknowledges the sea level ch ...
The PAGE09 Integrated Assessment Model: A Technical Description
... model abatement costs. Cost parameters in all regions except the focus region differ from the values for the focus region by a regional multiplier. This approach is clearly inferior in its form to recent continuous abatement cost curves generated by McKinsey, 2007, Bllomberg, 2010, Rose and Wei, ...
... model abatement costs. Cost parameters in all regions except the focus region differ from the values for the focus region by a regional multiplier. This approach is clearly inferior in its form to recent continuous abatement cost curves generated by McKinsey, 2007, Bllomberg, 2010, Rose and Wei, ...
A Proposal for the Design of the Successor to the Kyoto Protocol
... of the uncertainty surrounding them, to calculate an optimal trajectory of emissions. Many “integrated assessment models” (IAMs) have undertaken this exercise, typically with a time of step of a decade. Kyoto II should seek to achieve the initial level of emissions (i.e. the level in the first time ...
... of the uncertainty surrounding them, to calculate an optimal trajectory of emissions. Many “integrated assessment models” (IAMs) have undertaken this exercise, typically with a time of step of a decade. Kyoto II should seek to achieve the initial level of emissions (i.e. the level in the first time ...
Neighborhood Sustainability Steward Handbook
... This handbook is intended for participants in the Neighborhood Sustainability Steward training program. It is designed to provide a basic level of knowledge for each of the topic areas covered. At the end of each section you will find local resources and supplementary activities to deepen your under ...
... This handbook is intended for participants in the Neighborhood Sustainability Steward training program. It is designed to provide a basic level of knowledge for each of the topic areas covered. At the end of each section you will find local resources and supplementary activities to deepen your under ...
HOW THE PALM OIL INDUSTRY IS
... Indonesia has destroyed over 28 million hectares of forest since 1990, largely in the name of land conversion for plantations. Yet the area of oil palm or pulp wood plantations established in this period was only 9 million hectares. This clearly implies that most of the companies obtained permits to ...
... Indonesia has destroyed over 28 million hectares of forest since 1990, largely in the name of land conversion for plantations. Yet the area of oil palm or pulp wood plantations established in this period was only 9 million hectares. This clearly implies that most of the companies obtained permits to ...
climate change adaptation plan
... mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities, and quality affordable homes for all Americans. The Department invests billions of dollars every year in housing, infrastructure, and services in communities across America. As the National Climate Assessment recently documented, climate- ...
... mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities, and quality affordable homes for all Americans. The Department invests billions of dollars every year in housing, infrastructure, and services in communities across America. As the National Climate Assessment recently documented, climate- ...
Water sector (Chapter 14) of the Foundation document of Climate
... times of drought. Flood control issues and environmental impacts of structural solutions are also of concern. In general,local surface water and groundwater supplies are available for domestic and industrial use without major water transfers between basins, but excess reservoir capacity to respond t ...
... times of drought. Flood control issues and environmental impacts of structural solutions are also of concern. In general,local surface water and groundwater supplies are available for domestic and industrial use without major water transfers between basins, but excess reservoir capacity to respond t ...
Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans` Global Warming
... Americans’ belief in the reality of global warming has increased by 13 percentage points over the past two and a half years, from 57 percent in January 2010 to 70 percent in September 2012. At the same time, the number of Americans who say global warming is not happening has declined nearly by half, ...
... Americans’ belief in the reality of global warming has increased by 13 percentage points over the past two and a half years, from 57 percent in January 2010 to 70 percent in September 2012. At the same time, the number of Americans who say global warming is not happening has declined nearly by half, ...
IPCC report
... Climate change will affect different energy sources and technologies differently, depending on the resources (water flow, wind, insolation), the technological processes (cooling), or the locations (coastal regions, floodplains) involved (robust evidence, high agreement). Gradual changes in various c ...
... Climate change will affect different energy sources and technologies differently, depending on the resources (water flow, wind, insolation), the technological processes (cooling), or the locations (coastal regions, floodplains) involved (robust evidence, high agreement). Gradual changes in various c ...
Climate change and challenges for tourism in Central America
... The Central American countries’ rich biodiversity, forests, coral reefs, attractive beaches, among others, are under serious threat because of climate change effects, some of which are already being experienced. The vulnerability to these events is a result not only of the region’s geographical loca ...
... The Central American countries’ rich biodiversity, forests, coral reefs, attractive beaches, among others, are under serious threat because of climate change effects, some of which are already being experienced. The vulnerability to these events is a result not only of the region’s geographical loca ...