Do You Trust Scientists About the Environment?
... percent) were not far behind. People also rated New Hampshire’s forests very important to their quality of life, both for economic reasons (63 percent) and for carbon storage to reduce global warming (61 percent). But these highly valued ecosystem services—clean water, healthy forests, wildlife, sce ...
... percent) were not far behind. People also rated New Hampshire’s forests very important to their quality of life, both for economic reasons (63 percent) and for carbon storage to reduce global warming (61 percent). But these highly valued ecosystem services—clean water, healthy forests, wildlife, sce ...
Expansion of the Tropics – Evidence and implications
... statistics of tropopause height to distinguish between Tropics and extratropics (areas outside the tropical zone) in studies was problematic, and that widening trends were particularly sensitive to changes in the tropopause height threshold. Additionally, a number of studies have identified shifts a ...
... statistics of tropopause height to distinguish between Tropics and extratropics (areas outside the tropical zone) in studies was problematic, and that widening trends were particularly sensitive to changes in the tropopause height threshold. Additionally, a number of studies have identified shifts a ...
Participants - The Kresge Foundation
... Eddie Bautista is the Executive Director of the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance (NYC-EJA), a network of community-based organizations of color advocating for the empowerment of environmentally overburdened neighborhoods. Eddie’s accomplishments include: helping pass a NYS law protecting EJ commun ...
... Eddie Bautista is the Executive Director of the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance (NYC-EJA), a network of community-based organizations of color advocating for the empowerment of environmentally overburdened neighborhoods. Eddie’s accomplishments include: helping pass a NYS law protecting EJ commun ...
Nippon Foundation-Nereus Report "Predicting Future Oceans"
... so too will there be demonstrable changes in the chemistry of the oceans. Evidence of increased ocean acidification and decreasing oxygen, both of which are critical factors that influence marine life and biodiversity, are mounting. Naturally, changes in the oceans will have major repercussions on t ...
... so too will there be demonstrable changes in the chemistry of the oceans. Evidence of increased ocean acidification and decreasing oxygen, both of which are critical factors that influence marine life and biodiversity, are mounting. Naturally, changes in the oceans will have major repercussions on t ...
Report of DPWG
... Objective 1: To define a framework to distinguish natural variability from anthropogenically forced variability on decadal time scales for the purpose of assessing predictability of decadal-scale climate variations. Objective 2: Work towards better understanding of decadal variability and predictabi ...
... Objective 1: To define a framework to distinguish natural variability from anthropogenically forced variability on decadal time scales for the purpose of assessing predictability of decadal-scale climate variations. Objective 2: Work towards better understanding of decadal variability and predictabi ...
State of the Jamaican Climate 2012:Information for
... Whereas weather refers to changes in the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time — for example whether Kingston today is warm or cool, wet or dry, cloudy or windy — climate refers to the average state of the weather over long periods of time ranging from months or seasons to years and ...
... Whereas weather refers to changes in the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time — for example whether Kingston today is warm or cool, wet or dry, cloudy or windy — climate refers to the average state of the weather over long periods of time ranging from months or seasons to years and ...
T M Target Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Concentrations
... dangerous global average temperature rise of 2.1˚C above pre-industrial global average temperature with a "likely in the range" of 1.4–3.1°C rise (IPCC, 2007c; Meinshausen, 2006). Achieving a 2°C target with at least a likely chance (>66%) would require a long-term stabilization below 400ppm CO2-eq ...
... dangerous global average temperature rise of 2.1˚C above pre-industrial global average temperature with a "likely in the range" of 1.4–3.1°C rise (IPCC, 2007c; Meinshausen, 2006). Achieving a 2°C target with at least a likely chance (>66%) would require a long-term stabilization below 400ppm CO2-eq ...
SP Booklet2.pub - Beloit College
... further divided into off-campus electricity production, off-campus steam production, oncampus stationary sources (such as heating and cooking) and transportation (university fleet and commuter traffic). Emissions from energy use are estimated from the quantity of fuel burned using national and regio ...
... further divided into off-campus electricity production, off-campus steam production, oncampus stationary sources (such as heating and cooking) and transportation (university fleet and commuter traffic). Emissions from energy use are estimated from the quantity of fuel burned using national and regio ...
Natural Processes in Mitigation of CO2 and CH4 Emission
... (Franay et al. 2013, Peters et al. 2013). This should be supplemented with the emission from changes in land use, i.e. construction of the infrastructure, deforestation, etc., which amounts to 0.8 ± 0.6 billion tons CCO2/year (IPCC 2014, Prather et al. 2012, Houghton et al. 2012, Le Quere et al. 201 ...
... (Franay et al. 2013, Peters et al. 2013). This should be supplemented with the emission from changes in land use, i.e. construction of the infrastructure, deforestation, etc., which amounts to 0.8 ± 0.6 billion tons CCO2/year (IPCC 2014, Prather et al. 2012, Houghton et al. 2012, Le Quere et al. 201 ...
National Park Service
... Changing climatic conditions are rapidly impacting environmental, social, and economic conditions in and around National Park Service areas in Alaska. With over 50 million acres of parklands to administer, Alaska park managers need to better understand possible climate change trends in order to bett ...
... Changing climatic conditions are rapidly impacting environmental, social, and economic conditions in and around National Park Service areas in Alaska. With over 50 million acres of parklands to administer, Alaska park managers need to better understand possible climate change trends in order to bett ...
RESIN-D1.3-Conceptual Framework
... be made by decision makers in partnership with other actors, such as committing capacity and resources. The two cycles, and the various stages within them, are therefore driven by different forces. The cycles may not be completed. As a result of the challenges associated with moving between differen ...
... be made by decision makers in partnership with other actors, such as committing capacity and resources. The two cycles, and the various stages within them, are therefore driven by different forces. The cycles may not be completed. As a result of the challenges associated with moving between differen ...
Prospect Theory, Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change
... income country. The area is exposed to sea level rise and river floods. In the area, a settlement and agricultural land is located. Let it be uncertain whether the existing dikes are sufficiently high under climate change conditions. The agricultural production may be affected negatively by floods a ...
... income country. The area is exposed to sea level rise and river floods. In the area, a settlement and agricultural land is located. Let it be uncertain whether the existing dikes are sufficiently high under climate change conditions. The agricultural production may be affected negatively by floods a ...
Dimitri Newsletter. no.28 Gender, Resilience and Climate Change
... In this issue, we talk about these two conferences, while giving the floor to various development actors on the theme of gender in resilience and climate change. A series of articles makes up a dossier that highlights the important role played by marginalized rural community members, including women ...
... In this issue, we talk about these two conferences, while giving the floor to various development actors on the theme of gender in resilience and climate change. A series of articles makes up a dossier that highlights the important role played by marginalized rural community members, including women ...
CO2 Targets
... Taking a risk reward approach, the IPCC’s 4th assessment report suggests that up to 2 degrees of warming and attendant CO2 rise is likely to be beneficial. Alongside this estimates of climate sensitivity have been moderated to between 1 and 2 degrees per doubling with the prospect of 4-5 degrees per ...
... Taking a risk reward approach, the IPCC’s 4th assessment report suggests that up to 2 degrees of warming and attendant CO2 rise is likely to be beneficial. Alongside this estimates of climate sensitivity have been moderated to between 1 and 2 degrees per doubling with the prospect of 4-5 degrees per ...
Deepa Badrinarayana - Three Degrees Warmer
... proportionately higher economic wealth.3 Most of these analyses emphasize international legal and policy responses that would maintain the economic status quo of core countries while simultaneously reducing carbon emissions. Indeed, the thrust of international climate change negotiations has been on ...
... proportionately higher economic wealth.3 Most of these analyses emphasize international legal and policy responses that would maintain the economic status quo of core countries while simultaneously reducing carbon emissions. Indeed, the thrust of international climate change negotiations has been on ...
Anthropogenic CO2 emissions
... makes application to a different period risky, particularly if processes are changing as a result of environmental change. Similarly, the problem with using an ensemble of process models to estimate trends in natural sinks is the absence of bottomup information of sufficient quality to verify global ...
... makes application to a different period risky, particularly if processes are changing as a result of environmental change. Similarly, the problem with using an ensemble of process models to estimate trends in natural sinks is the absence of bottomup information of sufficient quality to verify global ...
The dynamics of technology diffusion and the impacts of climate
... variations within these concepts, see Edenhofer et al., 2006, 2010; Löschel, 2002, for reviews of models), which tend to yield negative macroeconomic impacts of climate change mitigation, one could argue, by construction.6 In both these approaches, which together represent the current methodological ...
... variations within these concepts, see Edenhofer et al., 2006, 2010; Löschel, 2002, for reviews of models), which tend to yield negative macroeconomic impacts of climate change mitigation, one could argue, by construction.6 In both these approaches, which together represent the current methodological ...
Climate change integrated assessment methodology for cross
... impacts, adaptation and vulnerability – The main product of CLIMSAVE: a user-friendly, interactive web-based tool (Integrated Assessment Platform; IAP) that will allow stakeholders to assess climate change impacts and vulnerabilities for a range of sectors – IAP is based on an ensemble of meta-model ...
... impacts, adaptation and vulnerability – The main product of CLIMSAVE: a user-friendly, interactive web-based tool (Integrated Assessment Platform; IAP) that will allow stakeholders to assess climate change impacts and vulnerabilities for a range of sectors – IAP is based on an ensemble of meta-model ...
PREDICTING ECOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE FLORIDA
... and future potential impact of sea level rise and other hydrological changes on select regions and processes of the greater Florida Everglades, and on the potential outcomes of implementing the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). The first meeting, held in April 2011, examined the ecol ...
... and future potential impact of sea level rise and other hydrological changes on select regions and processes of the greater Florida Everglades, and on the potential outcomes of implementing the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). The first meeting, held in April 2011, examined the ecol ...
The Australian Aerosol and Climate Research Program: A
... The international climate research community has clearly identified the urgent need for further research on aerosols, incorporating both observations and modelling activities to reduce uncertainty in future climate projections. A well defined aerosol research strategy needs to be part of any future ...
... The international climate research community has clearly identified the urgent need for further research on aerosols, incorporating both observations and modelling activities to reduce uncertainty in future climate projections. A well defined aerosol research strategy needs to be part of any future ...