Application for CMIP6-Endorsed MIPs
... MIPs are invited to request endorsement for the next phase of CMIP (i.e., CMIP6). Applications from MIPs requesting status as a CMIP6-Endorsed MIP should be sent to the CMIP Panel Chair. The current set of MIP proposals is now complete and will be revised on the agreed timeline. We will review any a ...
... MIPs are invited to request endorsement for the next phase of CMIP (i.e., CMIP6). Applications from MIPs requesting status as a CMIP6-Endorsed MIP should be sent to the CMIP Panel Chair. The current set of MIP proposals is now complete and will be revised on the agreed timeline. We will review any a ...
Draft Planning Policy Statement
... those emissions from a 1990 baseline. The Bill also requires carbon budgets to be established which will set a limit on emissions. The budgets should ensure a reduction of at least 26 per cent by 2020. The Climate Change Committee will be advising the Government in December 2008 on the first three c ...
... those emissions from a 1990 baseline. The Bill also requires carbon budgets to be established which will set a limit on emissions. The budgets should ensure a reduction of at least 26 per cent by 2020. The Climate Change Committee will be advising the Government in December 2008 on the first three c ...
Adaptation to Climate Change: Historical Evidence from the Indian Monsoon Vis Taraz
... Roberts, 2009; Tol, 2014). Rapid adaptation may curb economic damages, but slower adaptation will likely magnify them. Understanding adaptation is particularly crucial in developing countries and in the agricultural sector, as both are especially vulnerable to climate change (Parry, 2007). Recent sc ...
... Roberts, 2009; Tol, 2014). Rapid adaptation may curb economic damages, but slower adaptation will likely magnify them. Understanding adaptation is particularly crucial in developing countries and in the agricultural sector, as both are especially vulnerable to climate change (Parry, 2007). Recent sc ...
Post Paris: Australia`s climate policy options
... 2016 that will propose a way forward for Australia’s overall emissions reduction strategy.14 This working paper outlines the different policy options and looks at how Australian policymakers might use them.15 The individual policies are assessed against a range of criteria, including credibility, po ...
... 2016 that will propose a way forward for Australia’s overall emissions reduction strategy.14 This working paper outlines the different policy options and looks at how Australian policymakers might use them.15 The individual policies are assessed against a range of criteria, including credibility, po ...
Belize National Sustainable Development Report
... 2005 and the rate of rise is increasing. In the last 30 years this warming has been widespread across the globe but it has been greatest at the higher northern latitudes. Initial studies for Belize have uncovered an alarming find in that the temperature in Belize is rising faster than the global ave ...
... 2005 and the rate of rise is increasing. In the last 30 years this warming has been widespread across the globe but it has been greatest at the higher northern latitudes. Initial studies for Belize have uncovered an alarming find in that the temperature in Belize is rising faster than the global ave ...
IPCC Robert M. Margolis 1992 MIT-CEEPR 92-011WP
... emissions scenarios as a set of scenarios which cover a range of possible futures, including uncertainty yet independent of policies, says nothing about our ability to use policy responses to avoid climatic disruptions. The first interpretation only indicates that the future is highly uncertain. Whi ...
... emissions scenarios as a set of scenarios which cover a range of possible futures, including uncertainty yet independent of policies, says nothing about our ability to use policy responses to avoid climatic disruptions. The first interpretation only indicates that the future is highly uncertain. Whi ...
- American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
... wipe out sensitive freshwater species such as large branchiopods. ...
... wipe out sensitive freshwater species such as large branchiopods. ...
Soil Organic Carbon: the hidden potential
... inventories fulfill the criteria of completeness, transparency, consistency, accuracy and thus comparability. To achieve greater specificity and accuracy, improved methods are required to measure, account, monitor and report on this specific carbon pool. Climate change poses a major threat to food s ...
... inventories fulfill the criteria of completeness, transparency, consistency, accuracy and thus comparability. To achieve greater specificity and accuracy, improved methods are required to measure, account, monitor and report on this specific carbon pool. Climate change poses a major threat to food s ...
Estimating natural and anthropogenic responses of the water cycle
... the hydrological cycle. The model studies in this thesis are to a large part motivated by the temporal and spatial limitations of observations and reconstructions and aim at closing the gap between the signal from such data sources and the dynamical understanding of it. Given the potential for advan ...
... the hydrological cycle. The model studies in this thesis are to a large part motivated by the temporal and spatial limitations of observations and reconstructions and aim at closing the gap between the signal from such data sources and the dynamical understanding of it. Given the potential for advan ...
David Suzuki - Pesticide Truths
... years. The reason for the confusion about climate change, in Suzuki's view, was due to a well-organized campaign of disinformation about the science involved. "A very small band of critics" denies that climate change exists and that humans are the cause. These climate change “skeptics” or "deniers," ...
... years. The reason for the confusion about climate change, in Suzuki's view, was due to a well-organized campaign of disinformation about the science involved. "A very small band of critics" denies that climate change exists and that humans are the cause. These climate change “skeptics” or "deniers," ...
A Sensitivity Study of Radiative Fluxes at the Top of Atmosphere to
... 16 selected uncertain parameters mainly related to the cloud microphysics and aerosol schemes in the Community Atmosphere Model version 5 (CAM5). We adopted a quasiMonte Carlo (QMC) sampling approach to effectively explore the high-dimensional parameter space. The output response variables (e.g., FN ...
... 16 selected uncertain parameters mainly related to the cloud microphysics and aerosol schemes in the Community Atmosphere Model version 5 (CAM5). We adopted a quasiMonte Carlo (QMC) sampling approach to effectively explore the high-dimensional parameter space. The output response variables (e.g., FN ...
America's Climate Choices: Panel on Informing Effective
... ow can America make more informed decisions about climate change? This was the question asked of the Panel on Informing Effective Decisions and Actions Related to Climate Change. We were challenged to identify the opportunities and challenges associated with informing effective decisions and actions ...
... ow can America make more informed decisions about climate change? This was the question asked of the Panel on Informing Effective Decisions and Actions Related to Climate Change. We were challenged to identify the opportunities and challenges associated with informing effective decisions and actions ...
A Cost-Benefit Framework for Analyzing Forest Landscape
... Primary forest can be deforested or encroached upon so that the diversity of species and the functioning of the ecosystem are degraded. Overharvesting can degrade woodlands and forest plantations and agricultural land can be degraded through poor cropping practices that mine soil nutrients or result ...
... Primary forest can be deforested or encroached upon so that the diversity of species and the functioning of the ecosystem are degraded. Overharvesting can degrade woodlands and forest plantations and agricultural land can be degraded through poor cropping practices that mine soil nutrients or result ...
Impacts of Large-Scale Reforestation Programmes on Regional
... the Loess Plateau. However the model was found with pronounced cold biases during winter. Analyses indicated that biases were generally caused by the combined effects of deficiencies in interior dynamical processes of the model and were exaggerated by uncertainties among the observational datasets. ...
... the Loess Plateau. However the model was found with pronounced cold biases during winter. Analyses indicated that biases were generally caused by the combined effects of deficiencies in interior dynamical processes of the model and were exaggerated by uncertainties among the observational datasets. ...
Vulnerability ofPaci c Island agriculture and forestry to climate change
... the region will need to grapple with. These changes could compromise the very ability of Pacific communities to meet their economic development needs. Agriculture and forestry underpin the livelihoods of a large number of people across the region and also account for a significant share of export in ...
... the region will need to grapple with. These changes could compromise the very ability of Pacific communities to meet their economic development needs. Agriculture and forestry underpin the livelihoods of a large number of people across the region and also account for a significant share of export in ...
Including International Forest Carbon Incentives
... (tCO2) could generate reductions of 1–4 billion tCO2/year globally through avoided deforestation. The models suggest that this amount could be as much as doubled if other options such as afforestation and forest management were credited. Economic models can produce cost curves to indicate potential ...
... (tCO2) could generate reductions of 1–4 billion tCO2/year globally through avoided deforestation. The models suggest that this amount could be as much as doubled if other options such as afforestation and forest management were credited. Economic models can produce cost curves to indicate potential ...
Organizational learning in regional governance: A study of the Arctic
... In order to find its own unique niche, any regional governance body will therefore by necessity need to be adaptive to the political context in which it is situated. However, if it is to make a difference, it also needs to be able to take on the issues facing the region in ways that affect its envir ...
... In order to find its own unique niche, any regional governance body will therefore by necessity need to be adaptive to the political context in which it is situated. However, if it is to make a difference, it also needs to be able to take on the issues facing the region in ways that affect its envir ...
Clearing the Air on Oilsands Emissions
... steps from the production to end use. These include: extraction (e.g. mining or in situ), upgrading, pipeline or tanker transport, refining, and use (e.g., combustion in a vehicle). The major differences between oilsands and conventional crudes all occur at the extraction/upgrading stage, which is o ...
... steps from the production to end use. These include: extraction (e.g. mining or in situ), upgrading, pipeline or tanker transport, refining, and use (e.g., combustion in a vehicle). The major differences between oilsands and conventional crudes all occur at the extraction/upgrading stage, which is o ...
Frequently asked questions about ocean acidification Introduction
... remain. Ocean acidification is also a multi-disciplinary research area that encompasses topics such as chemistry, paleontology, biology, ecology, biogeochemistry, modeling, and social sciences. Furthermore, some aspects of ocean acidification research, for example the carbonate chemistry, are intric ...
... remain. Ocean acidification is also a multi-disciplinary research area that encompasses topics such as chemistry, paleontology, biology, ecology, biogeochemistry, modeling, and social sciences. Furthermore, some aspects of ocean acidification research, for example the carbonate chemistry, are intric ...
International Law-Making Process in the United Nations
... the developing countries who have no effective political, economic or military bargaining power to influence the practice of States.' Even though there are serious cleavages among developing countries with regard to the substance of the law, they are united in their quest for full and effective ...
... the developing countries who have no effective political, economic or military bargaining power to influence the practice of States.' Even though there are serious cleavages among developing countries with regard to the substance of the law, they are united in their quest for full and effective ...