ITU-T in a Nutshell
... “Climate change is the defining challenge of our era. ITU’s work to cut greenhouse gas emissions, develop standards and use ‘e-environment’ systems can speed up the global shift to a low-carbon economy. Ban Ki-moon United Nations Secretary-General, 12 November ...
... “Climate change is the defining challenge of our era. ITU’s work to cut greenhouse gas emissions, develop standards and use ‘e-environment’ systems can speed up the global shift to a low-carbon economy. Ban Ki-moon United Nations Secretary-General, 12 November ...
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... Exploring the Implications of Oil Prices for Global Biofuels, Food Security, and GHG Mitigation 1. Introduction Efforts to satisfy global energy demand and improve food security while simultaneously taking action to mitigate climate change pose many key challenges for the world. Global biofuel produ ...
... Exploring the Implications of Oil Prices for Global Biofuels, Food Security, and GHG Mitigation 1. Introduction Efforts to satisfy global energy demand and improve food security while simultaneously taking action to mitigate climate change pose many key challenges for the world. Global biofuel produ ...
Intermodel variability of the poleward shift of the austral jet stream in
... [17] The increase in the time scale of jet variability associated with an equatorward bias of the mean jet in Figure 1a may be caused by interaction between the eddy driven jet and the subtropical jet. As the eddy‐driven jet moves equatorward it may interact with the subtropical jet in such a way th ...
... [17] The increase in the time scale of jet variability associated with an equatorward bias of the mean jet in Figure 1a may be caused by interaction between the eddy driven jet and the subtropical jet. As the eddy‐driven jet moves equatorward it may interact with the subtropical jet in such a way th ...
Climate Change and Extreme Events
... Abstract In Sweden, adaptation to climate change has been addressed in connection with some strategic projects of national significance. Hydrological upgrading of Swedish dam safety assessments has been in the forefront. This has been followed by studies of risks in the expanding metropolitan areas ...
... Abstract In Sweden, adaptation to climate change has been addressed in connection with some strategic projects of national significance. Hydrological upgrading of Swedish dam safety assessments has been in the forefront. This has been followed by studies of risks in the expanding metropolitan areas ...
hot air - United Nations Interpreters
... by waste residing in water to a depth of at least six feet for a period ranging between 30 and 200 days. Bacteria produce methane in the absence of oxygen while breaking down waste. Organism that does not need oxygen to stay alive. The ancillary, or side effects, of policies aimed exclusively at cli ...
... by waste residing in water to a depth of at least six feet for a period ranging between 30 and 200 days. Bacteria produce methane in the absence of oxygen while breaking down waste. Organism that does not need oxygen to stay alive. The ancillary, or side effects, of policies aimed exclusively at cli ...
Spatial models reveal the microclimatic buffering capacity of old
... Macroscale climate patterns are well known to influence range-wide suitability for biota. However, local-scale climate (hereafter microclimate) is often most relevant to animal behavior and demography (1). Reconciling this mismatch between global climate models and the scale at which organisms exper ...
... Macroscale climate patterns are well known to influence range-wide suitability for biota. However, local-scale climate (hereafter microclimate) is often most relevant to animal behavior and demography (1). Reconciling this mismatch between global climate models and the scale at which organisms exper ...
Vulnerability of Fraser River Sockeye salmon to climate change
... The Fraser River (as well as several other BC salmon systems) has experienced an average increase in peak summer water temperature of >1.5°C over the past 40 yrs. Eight of the past 10 summers have been the warmest on record and climate models predict even warmer peak temperatures in the near future, ...
... The Fraser River (as well as several other BC salmon systems) has experienced an average increase in peak summer water temperature of >1.5°C over the past 40 yrs. Eight of the past 10 summers have been the warmest on record and climate models predict even warmer peak temperatures in the near future, ...
Adapting for climate change - City of Sydney
... and the actions the City of Sydney, businesses and communities must take now and in the decades to come. This is our first adaptation strategy and has been written to raise the issues and opportunities that adapting to climate change will present. As our understanding of the risks and responses deve ...
... and the actions the City of Sydney, businesses and communities must take now and in the decades to come. This is our first adaptation strategy and has been written to raise the issues and opportunities that adapting to climate change will present. As our understanding of the risks and responses deve ...
from boom to bust? climate risk in the golden state
... the economic risks to the United States from unmitigated climate change. Our inaugural report, Risky Business: The Economic Risks of Climate Change in the United States, highlighted these risks across every region of the country, with a focus on three sectors: agriculture, energy demand, and coastal ...
... the economic risks to the United States from unmitigated climate change. Our inaugural report, Risky Business: The Economic Risks of Climate Change in the United States, highlighted these risks across every region of the country, with a focus on three sectors: agriculture, energy demand, and coastal ...
LLoyd's Science of Risk Conference Booklet 2012
... southern USA and reduced African drought, are linked in this study to past European and North American emission policies. This new work is expected to change much in the way we view human impact on changing weather risks, establishing pathways which link past human aerosol emissions to periods of hi ...
... southern USA and reduced African drought, are linked in this study to past European and North American emission policies. This new work is expected to change much in the way we view human impact on changing weather risks, establishing pathways which link past human aerosol emissions to periods of hi ...
Climate Change and International Human Rights Litigation: A
... What is the appropriate legal and political strategy for limiting the emission of greenhouse gases? A number of scholars have advocated litigation, a subset of which would be international human rights litigation in which victims of the climatic effects of greenhouse gas emissions would obtain damag ...
... What is the appropriate legal and political strategy for limiting the emission of greenhouse gases? A number of scholars have advocated litigation, a subset of which would be international human rights litigation in which victims of the climatic effects of greenhouse gas emissions would obtain damag ...
Report on Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Victoria
... in Victoria; and the extent to which the amount of Victoria’s greenhouse gas emissions has been reduced in relation to the amount of Victoria’s greenhouse gas emissions for the year 2000. This is the first of those reports. The remainder of this report is divided into three sections: Section 2 of th ...
... in Victoria; and the extent to which the amount of Victoria’s greenhouse gas emissions has been reduced in relation to the amount of Victoria’s greenhouse gas emissions for the year 2000. This is the first of those reports. The remainder of this report is divided into three sections: Section 2 of th ...
mwalker_arctic_national_wildlife_refuge_climate_change
... many of the Gwich’in live in villages located just outside the southern border of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Gwich’in number about 7500 members and are deeply reliant on subsistence hunting and fishing, as well as gathering of seasonal berries, plants, and birch bark. While moose, car ...
... many of the Gwich’in live in villages located just outside the southern border of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Gwich’in number about 7500 members and are deeply reliant on subsistence hunting and fishing, as well as gathering of seasonal berries, plants, and birch bark. While moose, car ...
Costs of Climate Policy when Pollution Affects Health and Labour
... The issue of ancillary benefits are especially important to climate policy since there is evidence that they could be substantial5 and that the locational source of GHG emissions actually matters when accounting for ancillary benefits. GHG policies also have significant economic effects, and by leav ...
... The issue of ancillary benefits are especially important to climate policy since there is evidence that they could be substantial5 and that the locational source of GHG emissions actually matters when accounting for ancillary benefits. GHG policies also have significant economic effects, and by leav ...
Modeling plant species distributions under future
... We used the MaxEnt software (Phillips et al., 2006; Elith et al., 2011) for species distribution modeling because this method is particularly effective when species occurrence data comprise presence-only records, small samples, and are not a probabilitybased sample (Elith et al., 2006; Phillips & Du ...
... We used the MaxEnt software (Phillips et al., 2006; Elith et al., 2011) for species distribution modeling because this method is particularly effective when species occurrence data comprise presence-only records, small samples, and are not a probabilitybased sample (Elith et al., 2006; Phillips & Du ...
In Defense of Emissions Egalitarianism?
... regulatory schemes, anyone can use the earth’s sink capacity (open access). If a scheme is introduced that governs GHG emissions, however, it is possible to limit an agent’s access to the sink. At least on the level of individuals it is not possible to completely exclude agents from emitting GHG (as ...
... regulatory schemes, anyone can use the earth’s sink capacity (open access). If a scheme is introduced that governs GHG emissions, however, it is possible to limit an agent’s access to the sink. At least on the level of individuals it is not possible to completely exclude agents from emitting GHG (as ...
Climate 2020, rising to the challenge
... We have a real opportunity to change the course of history, with governments, businesses, civil society and individuals everywhere working in concert, guided by a transformative vision for people, planet, prosperity and peace. The adoption of these agreements represents an important triumph of multi ...
... We have a real opportunity to change the course of history, with governments, businesses, civil society and individuals everywhere working in concert, guided by a transformative vision for people, planet, prosperity and peace. The adoption of these agreements represents an important triumph of multi ...
2.5.4 Contribution of Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Society on
... pure coffee, the transport to the Coffee curing in Moshi, with already a grade assigned. This reduces the cost but also reduces the loss. The challenges are that the factory requires a substantial amount of water, which cost the society. The deep well project may help to reduce the cost and therefor ...
... pure coffee, the transport to the Coffee curing in Moshi, with already a grade assigned. This reduces the cost but also reduces the loss. The challenges are that the factory requires a substantial amount of water, which cost the society. The deep well project may help to reduce the cost and therefor ...
Can actuaries really afford to ignore climate
... and further investigation is needed. Although the increase in mean claims costs is not significant, the increase to a local community can be, this is due to increasing risk rating by address level. We have predicted a wide variation in affordability, and in particular foresee significant afforda ...
... and further investigation is needed. Although the increase in mean claims costs is not significant, the increase to a local community can be, this is due to increasing risk rating by address level. We have predicted a wide variation in affordability, and in particular foresee significant afforda ...
CIRCLE OF TREES A Multigenerational Tapestry of Faith Program
... and storytelling to inspire people to take action for the planet. She is an author, artist, and game designer focused on the environment, ethics, and social justice. Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, says, "Franke James is among the tiny handful of really powerful and profound artists who have take ...
... and storytelling to inspire people to take action for the planet. She is an author, artist, and game designer focused on the environment, ethics, and social justice. Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, says, "Franke James is among the tiny handful of really powerful and profound artists who have take ...
1 - WMO
... The Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have recognized the importance of high quality well spaced data for climate-related purposes and have noted that, in many instances, either the geographic coverage, quantity or quality of the data produced by current g ...
... The Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have recognized the importance of high quality well spaced data for climate-related purposes and have noted that, in many instances, either the geographic coverage, quantity or quality of the data produced by current g ...
NRDC: Boosting the Benefits - Improving Air Quality and Health by
... soot-driven warming may have contributed to global warming of the past century, including the trend toward early springs in the Northern Hemisphere, thinning Arctic sea ice, and melting land ice and permafrost.” Other work suggests that if all black carbon emissions were eliminated, net warming coul ...
... soot-driven warming may have contributed to global warming of the past century, including the trend toward early springs in the Northern Hemisphere, thinning Arctic sea ice, and melting land ice and permafrost.” Other work suggests that if all black carbon emissions were eliminated, net warming coul ...
CIRCLE OF TREES A Multigenerational Tapestry of Faith Program
... James is among the tiny handful of really powerful and profound artists who have taken on climate change—the most important topic on the planet, but one so big and allencompassing that it often defies artistic interpretation. Her work is incredibly important for many of us around the world." Explain ...
... James is among the tiny handful of really powerful and profound artists who have taken on climate change—the most important topic on the planet, but one so big and allencompassing that it often defies artistic interpretation. Her work is incredibly important for many of us around the world." Explain ...