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... 6 Based on data collected by Shiller (2000) and since continuously updated: http://www.econ.yale.edu/~shiller/data.htm ...
WHAT IS THE “DAMAGES FUNCTION” FOR GLOBAL WARMING
... way to represent damages from global warming. The “damages function” is a notoriously weak link in the economics of climate change, because it is difficult to specify a priori and because the results from cost-benefit analysis (CBA) or an integrated assessment model (IAM) can be very sensitive to it ...
... way to represent damages from global warming. The “damages function” is a notoriously weak link in the economics of climate change, because it is difficult to specify a priori and because the results from cost-benefit analysis (CBA) or an integrated assessment model (IAM) can be very sensitive to it ...
On Applying the Test of a False Prophet to the
... temperatures rise, some arid and semi-arid regions of the earth succumb to desertification, while polar regions of the earth experience longer melting seasons which lead to rising sea levels. These events spark social changes as large populations of humans are forced to relocate and either ...
... temperatures rise, some arid and semi-arid regions of the earth succumb to desertification, while polar regions of the earth experience longer melting seasons which lead to rising sea levels. These events spark social changes as large populations of humans are forced to relocate and either ...
CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS FOR MACEDONIA
... As a first estimate of expected climate change on the level of the entire country, the results of selected GCMs were interpolated to the geographic location 21.5°E and 41.5°N ‐ approximately to the middle of the country – using simple bilinear method (Press et al., 2001). The resul ...
... As a first estimate of expected climate change on the level of the entire country, the results of selected GCMs were interpolated to the geographic location 21.5°E and 41.5°N ‐ approximately to the middle of the country – using simple bilinear method (Press et al., 2001). The resul ...
Concept Note 2 - Climate Smart Agriculture
... Beyond the changes in crop production and yield associated with climate change, there are other areas that require adaptation efforts. Climate-induced water scarcity from changes in temporal and spatial distribution of rainfall could lead to increased competition within the agriculture sector and w ...
... Beyond the changes in crop production and yield associated with climate change, there are other areas that require adaptation efforts. Climate-induced water scarcity from changes in temporal and spatial distribution of rainfall could lead to increased competition within the agriculture sector and w ...
Scientist Letter to Senate on natural resources
... We the undersigned signatories, leading researchers and practitioners from the various biological and earth science disciplines, are writing to urge the Senate to pass legislation that will reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and begin to substantively address the impacts of climate change on our c ...
... We the undersigned signatories, leading researchers and practitioners from the various biological and earth science disciplines, are writing to urge the Senate to pass legislation that will reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and begin to substantively address the impacts of climate change on our c ...
The Education of Warren Buffett
... public about the reality and likely consequences of human-caused climate change and to promote false “solutions” such as new “cleaner” coal plants. Surely the number of people pressing these legal cases will grow, and they will be inexorable in pursuing justice. And assuredly, in the long run, the e ...
... public about the reality and likely consequences of human-caused climate change and to promote false “solutions” such as new “cleaner” coal plants. Surely the number of people pressing these legal cases will grow, and they will be inexorable in pursuing justice. And assuredly, in the long run, the e ...
Perceptions and Awareness of Climate Change in Andros Island the
... remains the least developed. The latest Bahamas census (2000) numbered the entire island’s population at 7,686 (Census 2000). In the northern region, the peak elevation is only a few feet above sea level with large areas of the island remaining tidal wetland. Andros boasts one of the largest reserve ...
... remains the least developed. The latest Bahamas census (2000) numbered the entire island’s population at 7,686 (Census 2000). In the northern region, the peak elevation is only a few feet above sea level with large areas of the island remaining tidal wetland. Andros boasts one of the largest reserve ...
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... middle catchment areas, but significantly less in the Tihama part (around 100 mm). The study area is of a special interest due to its social and economical importance, both because it includes major agricultural activities which support not only Alhudaida city but also Sana’a city and some other gov ...
... middle catchment areas, but significantly less in the Tihama part (around 100 mm). The study area is of a special interest due to its social and economical importance, both because it includes major agricultural activities which support not only Alhudaida city but also Sana’a city and some other gov ...
A severe centennial-scale drought in mid
... time. A speleothem record from northeastern Iowa documents a brief negative spike in d18O at 4.1 ka (Denniston et al., 1999) suggesting a shift in seasonality of precipitation and a change to more distal sources of moisture, consistent with drought climatology (Woodhouse and Overpeck, 1998). A polle ...
... time. A speleothem record from northeastern Iowa documents a brief negative spike in d18O at 4.1 ka (Denniston et al., 1999) suggesting a shift in seasonality of precipitation and a change to more distal sources of moisture, consistent with drought climatology (Woodhouse and Overpeck, 1998). A polle ...
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... record have occurred in the past 13 years. In many regions, water supply is already challenged by a growing population and rising agricultural or industrial water demand. This development coincides with the pollution of available freshwater resources (municipal and industrial discharge, run-off from ...
... record have occurred in the past 13 years. In many regions, water supply is already challenged by a growing population and rising agricultural or industrial water demand. This development coincides with the pollution of available freshwater resources (municipal and industrial discharge, run-off from ...
Climate Change Adaptation Discussion Paper MS Word
... 4. Delivers benefits under multiple futures. Again to respond to uncertainty, we will seek to deliver solutions that provide us benefits on a range of different potential futures. Our action should deliver benefits under a number of climate impacts, these might include, for example if it floods, or ...
... 4. Delivers benefits under multiple futures. Again to respond to uncertainty, we will seek to deliver solutions that provide us benefits on a range of different potential futures. Our action should deliver benefits under a number of climate impacts, these might include, for example if it floods, or ...
Selected International Legal Materials on Global Warming and
... 13. The countries of the industrially developed world are the main source of greenhouse gases and therefore bear the main responsibility to the world community for ensuring that measures are implemented to address the issue posed by climate change. At the same time, they must see that the developing ...
... 13. The countries of the industrially developed world are the main source of greenhouse gases and therefore bear the main responsibility to the world community for ensuring that measures are implemented to address the issue posed by climate change. At the same time, they must see that the developing ...
Present and future responses of growing degree days for
... A major challenge and objective of the agricultural science is to predict the occurrences of specific physical or biological events. For this reason, flower phenology has been widely used to study the flowering in plant species of economic interest, and in this concept, temperature and heat units ha ...
... A major challenge and objective of the agricultural science is to predict the occurrences of specific physical or biological events. For this reason, flower phenology has been widely used to study the flowering in plant species of economic interest, and in this concept, temperature and heat units ha ...
Monroe County Climate Action Plan
... and optimistic. Planning decisions should take into consideration medium to extreme sea level rise predictions. The long-term costs of having to implement adaptation measures intended to help cope with climate change impacts due to inaction and the subsequent negative consequences to the economy, s ...
... and optimistic. Planning decisions should take into consideration medium to extreme sea level rise predictions. The long-term costs of having to implement adaptation measures intended to help cope with climate change impacts due to inaction and the subsequent negative consequences to the economy, s ...
Paleoclimate Implications for Human-Made
... Plate tectonics today is producing relatively little subduction of carbonate-rich ocean crust (Edmund and Huh, 2003; Gerlach, 2011), consistent with low Pleistocene levels of CO2 (170-300 ppm) and the cool state of the planet, with ice sheets in the polar regions of both hemispheres. Whether Earth w ...
... Plate tectonics today is producing relatively little subduction of carbonate-rich ocean crust (Edmund and Huh, 2003; Gerlach, 2011), consistent with low Pleistocene levels of CO2 (170-300 ppm) and the cool state of the planet, with ice sheets in the polar regions of both hemispheres. Whether Earth w ...
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... resources and technologies (Adger et al., 2007). Recent literature emphasiz- Figure 2. The basic role of adaptive capacity in es the importance of socio-economic influencing vulnerability factors for the adaptive capacity of Source: Engle (2011). a system, especially highlighting the integral role o ...
... resources and technologies (Adger et al., 2007). Recent literature emphasiz- Figure 2. The basic role of adaptive capacity in es the importance of socio-economic influencing vulnerability factors for the adaptive capacity of Source: Engle (2011). a system, especially highlighting the integral role o ...
A Climate Risk Management Approach to Disaster Reduction
... Rapidly increasing levels of disaster losses are beginning to outweigh development gains in a number of countries. This is particularly the case in the small island developing states-SIDS. It is now very clear that flawed development and environmental practices are at the root of much of the new dis ...
... Rapidly increasing levels of disaster losses are beginning to outweigh development gains in a number of countries. This is particularly the case in the small island developing states-SIDS. It is now very clear that flawed development and environmental practices are at the root of much of the new dis ...
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... Climate change affects every part of the planet, and there is no escaping from its severity and threat. Humanity in the modern period has faced some pretty terrible threats, including nuclear annihilation along with mass pandemic diseases. Climate change ranks right up there in the scale of the risk ...
... Climate change affects every part of the planet, and there is no escaping from its severity and threat. Humanity in the modern period has faced some pretty terrible threats, including nuclear annihilation along with mass pandemic diseases. Climate change ranks right up there in the scale of the risk ...
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... Abstract: Increased heat-related mortality is projected to be among the major impacts of climate change on human health, and the United States urban Northeast region is likely to be particularly vulnerable. In support of regional adaptation planning, quantitative information is needed on potential f ...
... Abstract: Increased heat-related mortality is projected to be among the major impacts of climate change on human health, and the United States urban Northeast region is likely to be particularly vulnerable. In support of regional adaptation planning, quantitative information is needed on potential f ...
Climate Change for Forest Policy-Makers
... Climate change and change in climate variability pose serious risks to the environment and to life itself. All people and all sectors are likely to be affected. Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – almost all countries in the world - have recognized the need to take ...
... Climate change and change in climate variability pose serious risks to the environment and to life itself. All people and all sectors are likely to be affected. Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – almost all countries in the world - have recognized the need to take ...
Republic of Yemen Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) With
... of the population, and is the mainstay of 74 percent of the rural population, while only accounting for at best 15 percent of GDP. 10- About 75 percent of population in Yemen lives in rural areas, and mainly relies on access to natural resources for constructing their livelihoods through engaging i ...
... of the population, and is the mainstay of 74 percent of the rural population, while only accounting for at best 15 percent of GDP. 10- About 75 percent of population in Yemen lives in rural areas, and mainly relies on access to natural resources for constructing their livelihoods through engaging i ...
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... Climate change and change in climate variability pose serious risks to the environment and to life itself. All people and all sectors are likely to be affected. Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – almost all countries in the world - have recognized the need to take ...
... Climate change and change in climate variability pose serious risks to the environment and to life itself. All people and all sectors are likely to be affected. Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – almost all countries in the world - have recognized the need to take ...
a critical look at “the moral case for fossil fuels”
... delivered enormous social benefits historically and yet reasonably ask whether the costs and risks associated with continued dependence on fossil fuels are so great that it makes sense now to shift to a cleaner energy supply. Indeed, many people, including most environmentalists, would immediately a ...
... delivered enormous social benefits historically and yet reasonably ask whether the costs and risks associated with continued dependence on fossil fuels are so great that it makes sense now to shift to a cleaner energy supply. Indeed, many people, including most environmentalists, would immediately a ...