Energy Partisanship - Scholarship Repository
... These partisan disagreements constrain possibilities not only for U.S. legislative efforts 17 but also for international ones. At the December 2015 climate change negotiations, for example, the groundbreaking Paris Agreement limited what clauses were binding in order to allow the United States to pa ...
... These partisan disagreements constrain possibilities not only for U.S. legislative efforts 17 but also for international ones. At the December 2015 climate change negotiations, for example, the groundbreaking Paris Agreement limited what clauses were binding in order to allow the United States to pa ...
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... study in an updated version (Yang, 2008). Closely related is the ClimNeg World Simulation (CWS) model, a modified version of the RICE model, updated to new data in its cost and damage parameters (Bréchet et al., 2011; Eyckmans and Finus, 2006; Eyckmans and Tulkens, 2003). The Model of International ...
... study in an updated version (Yang, 2008). Closely related is the ClimNeg World Simulation (CWS) model, a modified version of the RICE model, updated to new data in its cost and damage parameters (Bréchet et al., 2011; Eyckmans and Finus, 2006; Eyckmans and Tulkens, 2003). The Model of International ...
Assessing the Response of Terrestrial Ecosystems to Potential
... of precipitation in the tropics and at midlatitudes and high latitudes will increase over this century, while precipitation at subtropical latitudes will decrease. Moreover, the intensity of precipitation events and the frequency of extreme events, which have already increased across the globe, are ...
... of precipitation in the tropics and at midlatitudes and high latitudes will increase over this century, while precipitation at subtropical latitudes will decrease. Moreover, the intensity of precipitation events and the frequency of extreme events, which have already increased across the globe, are ...
Charting A New Low-Carbon Route To Development
... in the atmosphere, at a level that prevents catastrophic climate change, will require a 50% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 from 1990 levels. To achieve this global objective, the Report recommends that developed countries cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050, with 20–3 ...
... in the atmosphere, at a level that prevents catastrophic climate change, will require a 50% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 from 1990 levels. To achieve this global objective, the Report recommends that developed countries cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050, with 20–3 ...
Urban Areas and Climate Change: Review of Current Issues and
... Urban areas will be faced with increases in the frequency and intensity of heavy rain, storms, droughts, heat-waves and other extreme weather events. The urban centers that will be more at risk are those where these events are already widespread. However, with the expected increase in frequency and ...
... Urban areas will be faced with increases in the frequency and intensity of heavy rain, storms, droughts, heat-waves and other extreme weather events. The urban centers that will be more at risk are those where these events are already widespread. However, with the expected increase in frequency and ...
Estimating Future Costs for Alaska Public Infrastructure - ISER
... To start our analysis, we needed to know what experts see for the future. In 2000, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, which laid out a range of climate scenarios, each with specific assumptions about future levels of greenhouse gas em ...
... To start our analysis, we needed to know what experts see for the future. In 2000, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, which laid out a range of climate scenarios, each with specific assumptions about future levels of greenhouse gas em ...
Green LA - Sustainability Initiatives
... Honorable Members of the Los Angeles City Council: On “Big Sunday ‘07” in April, we joined thousands of residents to clean up neighborhoods, plant trees, and restore our river. We were not just engaging in service to our communities, but reaffirming the founding principles of environmentalism: that ...
... Honorable Members of the Los Angeles City Council: On “Big Sunday ‘07” in April, we joined thousands of residents to clean up neighborhoods, plant trees, and restore our river. We were not just engaging in service to our communities, but reaffirming the founding principles of environmentalism: that ...
Building a Sphere of Influence in Their Neighbourhood
... others to internalize their values and norms. However, as the case studies will show, despite not letting go of this approach, the EU has become more accommodating to the increasing role of (re-)emerging countries, China in particular, in shaping the international system and norms. The changing dyna ...
... others to internalize their values and norms. However, as the case studies will show, despite not letting go of this approach, the EU has become more accommodating to the increasing role of (re-)emerging countries, China in particular, in shaping the international system and norms. The changing dyna ...
4 The Importance of Methane
... A group of concerned scientists has formed the Arctic Methane Warning Group (AMEG 2013) with a mission to warn the world of the potential for the Arctic region to cause global runaway climate change. In contrast a recent wide-ranging US National Academy of Sciences (NAS 2013) report on abrupt climat ...
... A group of concerned scientists has formed the Arctic Methane Warning Group (AMEG 2013) with a mission to warn the world of the potential for the Arctic region to cause global runaway climate change. In contrast a recent wide-ranging US National Academy of Sciences (NAS 2013) report on abrupt climat ...
GREEN LA
... Honorable Members of the Los Angeles City Council: On “Big Sunday ‘07” in April, we joined thousands of residents to clean up neighborhoods, plant trees, and restore our river. We were not just engaging in service to our communities, but reaffirming the founding principles of environmentalism: that ...
... Honorable Members of the Los Angeles City Council: On “Big Sunday ‘07” in April, we joined thousands of residents to clean up neighborhoods, plant trees, and restore our river. We were not just engaging in service to our communities, but reaffirming the founding principles of environmentalism: that ...
3 Mapping Security Implications of Climate Change
... insufficient adaptive capacities and fragile or postconflict situations makes them particular vulnerable to climate change effects (see Carius et al. 2007). However, this does not mean that developed countries will not be impacted by climate change. Indeed, the challenge of environmental change affe ...
... insufficient adaptive capacities and fragile or postconflict situations makes them particular vulnerable to climate change effects (see Carius et al. 2007). However, this does not mean that developed countries will not be impacted by climate change. Indeed, the challenge of environmental change affe ...
9 IEAGHG Information Paper 2014-19: Report on London Convention meeting LC-36... Very slow progress on Export of CO
... frameworks for CCS. The main vehicles through which the IEA supports its member and non-member governments in this area are the IEA International CCS Regulatory Network and its annual update on CCS regulation, the IEA Carbon Capture and Storage Legal and Regulatory Review. The Regulatory Network pro ...
... frameworks for CCS. The main vehicles through which the IEA supports its member and non-member governments in this area are the IEA International CCS Regulatory Network and its annual update on CCS regulation, the IEA Carbon Capture and Storage Legal and Regulatory Review. The Regulatory Network pro ...
CANADA`S SECOND BIENNIAL REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE
... In April 2015, Ontario announced its intention to implement a cap-and-trade system as a key component of a new climate change strategy. The following month, the province announced a new 2030 GHG emission reduction target of 37% below 1990 levels and reiterated its commitment to the existing 2020 and ...
... In April 2015, Ontario announced its intention to implement a cap-and-trade system as a key component of a new climate change strategy. The following month, the province announced a new 2030 GHG emission reduction target of 37% below 1990 levels and reiterated its commitment to the existing 2020 and ...
reportedly biased - Galileo Movement
... aspire. The ACIJ, in apparently seeking to empower itself as an adjudicator regarding fairness and accuracy of media coverage of the climate change issue, consequently produces its own biased report which is not interested in the facts of climate change. So who maintains the integrity and balance of ...
... aspire. The ACIJ, in apparently seeking to empower itself as an adjudicator regarding fairness and accuracy of media coverage of the climate change issue, consequently produces its own biased report which is not interested in the facts of climate change. So who maintains the integrity and balance of ...
Shalin Kolkata
... Capturing methane from an urban landfill and flaring it — Carbon credits represent the only source of income for undertaking this activity Capturing methane from an urban landfill and utilizing it to generate electricity ...
... Capturing methane from an urban landfill and flaring it — Carbon credits represent the only source of income for undertaking this activity Capturing methane from an urban landfill and utilizing it to generate electricity ...
On a collision course: competition and dispersal differences create
... distribution with mean D and variance 1 2. The lognormal distribution significantly fit most of the distributions of interspecific dispersal variance we found, including plants, amphibians, birds and mammals (see the electronic supplementary material, table S1). We explored a range of dispersal mean ...
... distribution with mean D and variance 1 2. The lognormal distribution significantly fit most of the distributions of interspecific dispersal variance we found, including plants, amphibians, birds and mammals (see the electronic supplementary material, table S1). We explored a range of dispersal mean ...
Switzerland
... Switzerland has long standing climate policies and since 2000 a specific CO 2 Act has been established. Switzerland has committed itself under the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol (2008-2012) and reached its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 8 percent compared to 1990, includ ...
... Switzerland has long standing climate policies and since 2000 a specific CO 2 Act has been established. Switzerland has committed itself under the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol (2008-2012) and reached its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 8 percent compared to 1990, includ ...
Pan-Arctic Climate and Land Cover Trends Derived from Multi
... The high latitude regions of the northern hemisphere have been undergoing significant changes during the last few decades [1–4]. The arctic regions are highly vulnerable to modifications in the climate system and are influenced by changes in temperature and precipitation regimes, as well as snow and ...
... The high latitude regions of the northern hemisphere have been undergoing significant changes during the last few decades [1–4]. The arctic regions are highly vulnerable to modifications in the climate system and are influenced by changes in temperature and precipitation regimes, as well as snow and ...
Ontario Climate Change and Health Vulnerability and
... The Environmental Health Climate Change Framework for Action has been developed by the Population and Public Health Division of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to meet the public health challenges of a changing climate in Ontario. This framework is designed to support an adaptive and resil ...
... The Environmental Health Climate Change Framework for Action has been developed by the Population and Public Health Division of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to meet the public health challenges of a changing climate in Ontario. This framework is designed to support an adaptive and resil ...
Climate Change Associated Sediment Yield Changes on the Rio
... spring melting of the snowpack. These changes may not only impact surface water flows, but the interaction between surface water and ground water as well. Warmer temperatures are anticipated to both drive up evaporation rates and increase the length of the growing season, contributing to lower overa ...
... spring melting of the snowpack. These changes may not only impact surface water flows, but the interaction between surface water and ground water as well. Warmer temperatures are anticipated to both drive up evaporation rates and increase the length of the growing season, contributing to lower overa ...
SECOND-ORDER DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 3 Do Not Cite
... exposure and vulnerability of human beings against water related risks, and non-climatic drivers changing water management in terms of quantity and quality, as well as emissions and concentration of Green House Gases (GHGs) and Aerosol, that will lead to changes in precipitation, temperature, and se ...
... exposure and vulnerability of human beings against water related risks, and non-climatic drivers changing water management in terms of quantity and quality, as well as emissions and concentration of Green House Gases (GHGs) and Aerosol, that will lead to changes in precipitation, temperature, and se ...
Building the niche through time: using 13,000 years of data to
... obtain monthly maps of past temperature and precipitation at a 0.5° spatial resolution. Finally, we calculated all derived climate maps mentioned above. To be consistent with the climate model considered in the past, for future projections we considered the same HadCM3 climate change model and two o ...
... obtain monthly maps of past temperature and precipitation at a 0.5° spatial resolution. Finally, we calculated all derived climate maps mentioned above. To be consistent with the climate model considered in the past, for future projections we considered the same HadCM3 climate change model and two o ...