August 2012 - CREE
... and Rutherford, 1993). In this paper, we use the term when emission reductions in one region are met by emission increases in another region also within a climate treaty. Alternatively, the term pollution haven can be used in this case. ...
... and Rutherford, 1993). In this paper, we use the term when emission reductions in one region are met by emission increases in another region also within a climate treaty. Alternatively, the term pollution haven can be used in this case. ...
Arctic
... As part of their natural function, arctic ecosystems provide goods and services that are crucial both locally and globally. To maintain the flow of ecosystem goods and services it is critical to maintain ecosystem function including the cycling of water, the cycling of nutrients, the flow of energy, ...
... As part of their natural function, arctic ecosystems provide goods and services that are crucial both locally and globally. To maintain the flow of ecosystem goods and services it is critical to maintain ecosystem function including the cycling of water, the cycling of nutrients, the flow of energy, ...
P U S - Center for Science and Technology Policy Research
... Consensus continues to grow within the scientific community that global warming poses serious risks to human societies and natural ecosystems (IPCC, 2007). A variety of impacts are already occurring in the United States (US Global Change Research Program, 2009). Many Americans, however, perceive cli ...
... Consensus continues to grow within the scientific community that global warming poses serious risks to human societies and natural ecosystems (IPCC, 2007). A variety of impacts are already occurring in the United States (US Global Change Research Program, 2009). Many Americans, however, perceive cli ...
Carbon Commons - University of Chicago Law School
... How much of the carbon commons has been used up already, and who used it? Fig. 4 shows the cumulative emission for four representative regions (two in the developed world and two in the developing world), together with the net global value. The four regions chosen make up more than half of the world ...
... How much of the carbon commons has been used up already, and who used it? Fig. 4 shows the cumulative emission for four representative regions (two in the developed world and two in the developing world), together with the net global value. The four regions chosen make up more than half of the world ...
climate change effects on grassland
... Finally, Appendix 1 provides an excerpt on Grassland and Shrubland Habitats from Setting the Stage: Ideas for Safeguarding Washington’s Fish and Wildlife in an Era of Climate Change by Glick and Moore (2009). This excerpt describes key climate change impacts to grassland and shrubland habitats and p ...
... Finally, Appendix 1 provides an excerpt on Grassland and Shrubland Habitats from Setting the Stage: Ideas for Safeguarding Washington’s Fish and Wildlife in an Era of Climate Change by Glick and Moore (2009). This excerpt describes key climate change impacts to grassland and shrubland habitats and p ...
mop4_27_climate_change_report_0
... (SPA). The dotted line represents 1% of the international population, the threshold used to designate this site as an SPA for this species. Waders on a number of estuaries in the west of the UK have declined such that they have or will soon drop below the threshold used for designation. Source: Aust ...
... (SPA). The dotted line represents 1% of the international population, the threshold used to designate this site as an SPA for this species. Waders on a number of estuaries in the west of the UK have declined such that they have or will soon drop below the threshold used for designation. Source: Aust ...
Fossil Evidence for Evolution of the Shape and Color of
... This N2O-CH4 coupling will shift with climate change over the 21st century. For example, the upper stratosphere cools as CO2 increases, and this temperature change alters the N2O-NOy-O3 chemistry, reducing the impact of N2O on O3 (21). The importance of N2O as an ozone-depleting substance (22) will ...
... This N2O-CH4 coupling will shift with climate change over the 21st century. For example, the upper stratosphere cools as CO2 increases, and this temperature change alters the N2O-NOy-O3 chemistry, reducing the impact of N2O on O3 (21). The importance of N2O as an ozone-depleting substance (22) will ...
SUBSTITUTION OF NATURAL GAS FOR COAL: CLIMATIC
... (2) it reveals the growing importance of CO2 relative to other greenhouse gases and aerosols as CO2 accumulates in the atmosphere, and (3) it includes the effects of CH4 and CO emissions on CH4 lifetime. One of the key factors relating radiative forcing change to global temperature change in the ISA ...
... (2) it reveals the growing importance of CO2 relative to other greenhouse gases and aerosols as CO2 accumulates in the atmosphere, and (3) it includes the effects of CH4 and CO emissions on CH4 lifetime. One of the key factors relating radiative forcing change to global temperature change in the ISA ...
underfunded, underprepared, underwater? cities at risk
... 2. How climate risks are being managed in European cities. . . . . . . . . . . . 20 ...
... 2. How climate risks are being managed in European cities. . . . . . . . . . . . 20 ...
Demographics and Climate Change: Future Trends And their Policy
... Central Asia.6 By far the largest single country contributing to global population growth is India, which accounts for a projected 20% of the world’s population growth alone, and is likely to become the world’s most populous country around 2025. Other individual countries contributing significantly ...
... Central Asia.6 By far the largest single country contributing to global population growth is India, which accounts for a projected 20% of the world’s population growth alone, and is likely to become the world’s most populous country around 2025. Other individual countries contributing significantly ...
halifax harbour extreme water levels in the context of climate change
... years since the tide gauge was installed in 1895), it is clear that mean sea level as measured at the gauge has been rising continuously over that time (Grant, 1970; Forbes et al., 2008). Furthermore, there is now wide consensus that the global climate is warming and that this warming will result in ...
... years since the tide gauge was installed in 1895), it is clear that mean sea level as measured at the gauge has been rising continuously over that time (Grant, 1970; Forbes et al., 2008). Furthermore, there is now wide consensus that the global climate is warming and that this warming will result in ...
New Observations Show - The Science and Public Policy Institute
... oceans are warming, "as they absorb most of the extra heat being added to the climate system from the build-up of heat-trapping gases," which contention is far from a proven fact, and is -in fact -- merely an hypothesis ... and a bad one at that, as we shall soon see. Another fault of the Report is ...
... oceans are warming, "as they absorb most of the extra heat being added to the climate system from the build-up of heat-trapping gases," which contention is far from a proven fact, and is -in fact -- merely an hypothesis ... and a bad one at that, as we shall soon see. Another fault of the Report is ...
The Effect of Potential Future Climate Change on the Marine
... global inventory of hydrate-bound methane, it is important that our approach lead to reasonable global values since it is the first-order response of these values to global climate change that we are interested in. In all equilibrium-CO2 experiments the globally averaged seafloor temperature increas ...
... global inventory of hydrate-bound methane, it is important that our approach lead to reasonable global values since it is the first-order response of these values to global climate change that we are interested in. In all equilibrium-CO2 experiments the globally averaged seafloor temperature increas ...
Review of existing emissions pathways and evaluation of
... although others suggest it could be too late, as we are already locked into a fossil based energy system under the weaker-than-optimal “Copenhagen pledges” ([9]; [10]; [11]). Part of the reason for this dichotomy of views is that the complexity of the climate system, as well as the extent of uncerta ...
... although others suggest it could be too late, as we are already locked into a fossil based energy system under the weaker-than-optimal “Copenhagen pledges” ([9]; [10]; [11]). Part of the reason for this dichotomy of views is that the complexity of the climate system, as well as the extent of uncerta ...
To develop low
... Development of sustainable towns is based on the idea of ensuring economic growth, ecological preservation and social justice, and policies related to this target to acquire multiple benefits. The target of developing low-carbon towns is to reduce carbon emissions according to the sustainable develo ...
... Development of sustainable towns is based on the idea of ensuring economic growth, ecological preservation and social justice, and policies related to this target to acquire multiple benefits. The target of developing low-carbon towns is to reduce carbon emissions according to the sustainable develo ...
af`fidavit marc lee i - Office national de l`énergie
... This statement refers to the National Energy Board's decision that it will not consider submissions about'othe environmental and socio-economic effects associated with upstream activities, the development of oil sands, or the downstream use of the oil transported by the pipeline" in its hearings abo ...
... This statement refers to the National Energy Board's decision that it will not consider submissions about'othe environmental and socio-economic effects associated with upstream activities, the development of oil sands, or the downstream use of the oil transported by the pipeline" in its hearings abo ...
GAO-14-74, CLIMATE CHANGE: Energy Infrastructure Risks and
... responsiveness. While some of these measures may be costly, there is a growing recognition that the cost of inaction could be greater. As stated in a 2010 NRC report, increasing the nation’s ability to respond to a changing climate can be viewed as an insurance policy against climate risks. 10 To th ...
... responsiveness. While some of these measures may be costly, there is a growing recognition that the cost of inaction could be greater. As stated in a 2010 NRC report, increasing the nation’s ability to respond to a changing climate can be viewed as an insurance policy against climate risks. 10 To th ...
Slide 1
... Sea levels may rise enough to flood some coastal ecosystems and human communities. Some models suggest that parts of North America may experience more droughts during the summer growing season. ...
... Sea levels may rise enough to flood some coastal ecosystems and human communities. Some models suggest that parts of North America may experience more droughts during the summer growing season. ...
Year of presentation
... newspapers, radio, etc.. We also had a well-attended (more than 200 people) launching ceremony in October. Together with academics and authorities, many governmental representatives and other stakeholders representing several institutions were present at our ceremony. Moreover, we have established o ...
... newspapers, radio, etc.. We also had a well-attended (more than 200 people) launching ceremony in October. Together with academics and authorities, many governmental representatives and other stakeholders representing several institutions were present at our ceremony. Moreover, we have established o ...
CLIMATE CHANGE Indicators for Ireland (2000-LS-5.2.2-M1) Final Report
... This report has been prepared as part of the Environmental Research Technological Development and Innovation Programme under the Productive Sector Operational Programme 2000-2006. The programme is financed by the Irish Government under the National Development Plan 2000-2006. It is administered on b ...
... This report has been prepared as part of the Environmental Research Technological Development and Innovation Programme under the Productive Sector Operational Programme 2000-2006. The programme is financed by the Irish Government under the National Development Plan 2000-2006. It is administered on b ...
Briefing report
... That the world’s climate is changing is irrefutable. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated in its most recent Assessment Report that it is very likely that the changes we have seen and measured are the result of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. While there may be some oppo ...
... That the world’s climate is changing is irrefutable. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated in its most recent Assessment Report that it is very likely that the changes we have seen and measured are the result of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. While there may be some oppo ...
Climate change in the Fertile Crescent and implications of the recent
... (16). Atieh El Hindi, the director of the Syrian National Agricultural Policy Center, has stated that between 2007 and 2008, drought was a main factor in the unprecedented rise in Syrian food prices; in this single year, wheat, rice, and feed prices more than doubled (17, 18). By February of 2010, t ...
... (16). Atieh El Hindi, the director of the Syrian National Agricultural Policy Center, has stated that between 2007 and 2008, drought was a main factor in the unprecedented rise in Syrian food prices; in this single year, wheat, rice, and feed prices more than doubled (17, 18). By February of 2010, t ...