ACIA Ch02 Final - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... Reconstruction of arctic climate over thousands to millions of years demonstrates that the arctic climate has varied substantially.There appears to be no natural impediment to anthropogenic climate change being very significant and greater in the Arctic than the change on the global scale. Section 2 ...
... Reconstruction of arctic climate over thousands to millions of years demonstrates that the arctic climate has varied substantially.There appears to be no natural impediment to anthropogenic climate change being very significant and greater in the Arctic than the change on the global scale. Section 2 ...
An Experimental Investigation of the Impacts of Persuasion and Information Acquisition on Non-Use Values for Climate Change Adaptation: Working Paper 125 (290 kB) (opens in new window)
... the overall and all in all, capitalise on bounded rationality to inflate prices and demand. This is not only true of private goods, but of charitable goods too. Charities raising funds for the preservation of whales, pandas and other issues with major non-use components use emotive images and persua ...
... the overall and all in all, capitalise on bounded rationality to inflate prices and demand. This is not only true of private goods, but of charitable goods too. Charities raising funds for the preservation of whales, pandas and other issues with major non-use components use emotive images and persua ...
Report of the Indigenous Peoples` Global Summit on Climate Change
... and root causes of climate change. We reaffirm the unbreakable and sacred connection between land, air, water, oceans, forests, sea ice, plants, animals and our human communities as the material and spiritual basis for our existence. We are deeply alarmed by the accelerating climate devastation brou ...
... and root causes of climate change. We reaffirm the unbreakable and sacred connection between land, air, water, oceans, forests, sea ice, plants, animals and our human communities as the material and spiritual basis for our existence. We are deeply alarmed by the accelerating climate devastation brou ...
Information Manual 3: Available datasets
... Satellite data have already proved invaluable in the measurement of sea levels, waves, inundation risks and beach profiles. There is an opportunity, with effective national coordination, for such approaches to generate data needed to monitor and manage changes to the shoreline that will result from ...
... Satellite data have already proved invaluable in the measurement of sea levels, waves, inundation risks and beach profiles. There is an opportunity, with effective national coordination, for such approaches to generate data needed to monitor and manage changes to the shoreline that will result from ...
gcos regional action plan for central asia
... The region includes extensive tundra and forest (taiga) areas with permafrost, large plateaus, mountain zones, and desert and semi desert areas. Some countries are landlocked. One country, Russia, has a long coastline bordering the Arctic Ocean. As the aggregate of different meteorological patterns ...
... The region includes extensive tundra and forest (taiga) areas with permafrost, large plateaus, mountain zones, and desert and semi desert areas. Some countries are landlocked. One country, Russia, has a long coastline bordering the Arctic Ocean. As the aggregate of different meteorological patterns ...
Complex seasonal patterns of primary producers at the land–sea
... period of 1 year, the short-period phytoplankton growth cycles can, in principle, occur any time within a year. However, the timing of phytoplankton blooms is constrained across large regions of the open ocean by thermal stratification that blocks upward entrainment of nutrients from deep water. Thi ...
... period of 1 year, the short-period phytoplankton growth cycles can, in principle, occur any time within a year. However, the timing of phytoplankton blooms is constrained across large regions of the open ocean by thermal stratification that blocks upward entrainment of nutrients from deep water. Thi ...
Survey of Climate Change Considerations in Federal Environmental
... included nineteen EISs for proposals related to fossil fuel development, such as the approval of coal, oil and gas leases, and the construction of natural gas pipelines, liquefaction facilities, and export terminals. Only three of these EISs quantified the lifecycle GHG emissions from the fossil fue ...
... included nineteen EISs for proposals related to fossil fuel development, such as the approval of coal, oil and gas leases, and the construction of natural gas pipelines, liquefaction facilities, and export terminals. Only three of these EISs quantified the lifecycle GHG emissions from the fossil fue ...
Federal Agency Actions Following the Supreme Court’s Climate Change Decision Robert Meltz
... On April 2, 2007, the Supreme Court rendered one of its most important environmental decisions. In Massachusetts v. EPA, the Court held 5-4 that greenhouse gases (GHGs), widely viewed as contributing to climate change, constitute “air pollutants” as that phrase is used in the Clean Air Act (CAA). As ...
... On April 2, 2007, the Supreme Court rendered one of its most important environmental decisions. In Massachusetts v. EPA, the Court held 5-4 that greenhouse gases (GHGs), widely viewed as contributing to climate change, constitute “air pollutants” as that phrase is used in the Clean Air Act (CAA). As ...
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... without climate change, and develops scarcity measures for the 1995 base year and for the years 2030 and 2095 in the 18 water resources regions and in the 99 “assessment” subregions in the conterminous United States. The futures with climate change are based on hydrologic conditions derived from two ...
... without climate change, and develops scarcity measures for the 1995 base year and for the years 2030 and 2095 in the 18 water resources regions and in the 99 “assessment” subregions in the conterminous United States. The futures with climate change are based on hydrologic conditions derived from two ...
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... emissions of the greenhouse gas methane are usually suppressed after draining, this effect is outweighed by the pronounced increases in N2O and CO2 (Kasimir-Klemedtsson et al., 1997). For Germany the high greenhouse-gas emissions resulting from agricultural peatland management are already classifie ...
... emissions of the greenhouse gas methane are usually suppressed after draining, this effect is outweighed by the pronounced increases in N2O and CO2 (Kasimir-Klemedtsson et al., 1997). For Germany the high greenhouse-gas emissions resulting from agricultural peatland management are already classifie ...
Chapter 5 THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
... first time that it would support binding targets and timetables for greenhouse gas emissions. The United States was silent, however, on what specific levels it would support. Nonetheless, the public announcement gave a shot in the arm to the negotiations and offered the first promise that a meaningf ...
... first time that it would support binding targets and timetables for greenhouse gas emissions. The United States was silent, however, on what specific levels it would support. Nonetheless, the public announcement gave a shot in the arm to the negotiations and offered the first promise that a meaningf ...
Spatial and Temporal Variability of Rainfall in
... The data analysis methods included the following: (1) Sen’s slope estimator to calculate the slope of precipitation changes; (2) the Mann-Kendall [25,26] test to determine the significance of the temporal trend of precipitation; (3) spatial interpolation of the gridded data for visualization of spat ...
... The data analysis methods included the following: (1) Sen’s slope estimator to calculate the slope of precipitation changes; (2) the Mann-Kendall [25,26] test to determine the significance of the temporal trend of precipitation; (3) spatial interpolation of the gridded data for visualization of spat ...
Vulnerability and Feedbacks of Permafrost to Climate Change
... 2010]. For example, negative feedbacks from these interactions primarily related to vegetation succession can reduce mean annual soil temperatures by as much as 6°C. In contrast, surface water can raise temperatures at the water-sediment interface by as much as 10°C, rendering permafrost vulnerable ...
... 2010]. For example, negative feedbacks from these interactions primarily related to vegetation succession can reduce mean annual soil temperatures by as much as 6°C. In contrast, surface water can raise temperatures at the water-sediment interface by as much as 10°C, rendering permafrost vulnerable ...
Progress towards objectives - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
... including progress towards agreed outcomes that support Caribbean countries to reduce vulnerability to climate change, natural disasters and economic challenges. > Areas for improvement have been identified with clear directions on how to achieve them. These are summarised in the management conseque ...
... including progress towards agreed outcomes that support Caribbean countries to reduce vulnerability to climate change, natural disasters and economic challenges. > Areas for improvement have been identified with clear directions on how to achieve them. These are summarised in the management conseque ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES RARE DISASTERS, TAIL-HEDGED INVESTMENTS, AND RISK-ADJUSTED DISCOUNT RATES
... and which have a long uninterrupted historical record, this number is approximately seven percent per year.1 The U.S. O¢ ce of Management and Budget uses 7% as “an estimate of the average pretax real rate of return on private capital in the U.S. economy.”2 Without further ado, for the purposes of th ...
... and which have a long uninterrupted historical record, this number is approximately seven percent per year.1 The U.S. O¢ ce of Management and Budget uses 7% as “an estimate of the average pretax real rate of return on private capital in the U.S. economy.”2 Without further ado, for the purposes of th ...
Chapter 26 Land/Sea Physical Interaction
... activities that affect the amounts and locations of precipitation, run-off from both point and non-point sources, sea level, and storm activity. In addition, aeolian (i.e., wind-blown) dust, especially from deserts in Africa and Asia, affects some coastal communities. Aeolian processes are discussed ...
... activities that affect the amounts and locations of precipitation, run-off from both point and non-point sources, sea level, and storm activity. In addition, aeolian (i.e., wind-blown) dust, especially from deserts in Africa and Asia, affects some coastal communities. Aeolian processes are discussed ...
Negotiation Indices - European Capacity Building Initiative
... CERs. The demand for emission credits depends on the willingness of Annex I parties to accept the credits in the domestic policies. As the reforms look at generating more supply of projects from developing countries, the stability of demand for CERs in the long run is a critical issue that needs to ...
... CERs. The demand for emission credits depends on the willingness of Annex I parties to accept the credits in the domestic policies. As the reforms look at generating more supply of projects from developing countries, the stability of demand for CERs in the long run is a critical issue that needs to ...
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... days, longer growing seasons, intense tropical cyclone activity with greater wind speeds and heavier precipitation, significant glacier retreat acceleration, and an increase in the frequency of warm spells, heat waves, and other episodic meteorological events (Timmermann et al., 1999; Urban et al., 2 ...
... days, longer growing seasons, intense tropical cyclone activity with greater wind speeds and heavier precipitation, significant glacier retreat acceleration, and an increase in the frequency of warm spells, heat waves, and other episodic meteorological events (Timmermann et al., 1999; Urban et al., 2 ...
A stochastic reconstruction framework for analysis of water resource
... addition, Kundzewiz and Stakhiv [2010] argued that the current generation of GCMs does not contain the detail required for water security studies and that significant improvements are required before GCMs can be directly used in water resource planning and management. [4] Several authors have also wa ...
... addition, Kundzewiz and Stakhiv [2010] argued that the current generation of GCMs does not contain the detail required for water security studies and that significant improvements are required before GCMs can be directly used in water resource planning and management. [4] Several authors have also wa ...
Climate Models: An Assessment of Strengths and Limitations
... Members of Congress: On behalf of the National Science and Technology Council, the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) is pleased to transmit to the President and the Congress this Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP), Climate Models: An Assessment of Strengths and Limitations. This is part ...
... Members of Congress: On behalf of the National Science and Technology Council, the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) is pleased to transmit to the President and the Congress this Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP), Climate Models: An Assessment of Strengths and Limitations. This is part ...