The Role of Transportation in Driving Climate Disruption
... that cutting on-road transportation climate and air-pollutant emissions would be unambiguously good for the climate (and public health) in the near term. Transportation’s role in climate change is especially problematic, given the dependence on oil that characterizes this sector today. There are too ...
... that cutting on-road transportation climate and air-pollutant emissions would be unambiguously good for the climate (and public health) in the near term. Transportation’s role in climate change is especially problematic, given the dependence on oil that characterizes this sector today. There are too ...
Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit (PDF File 1.9 MB)
... 1. Exploring the Risk Context: explores a range of priority climate risks previously identified to be explored in detail. Tool 1 explores interactions with other stressors (social, economic and environmental) and assists decision makers to avoid being paralysed by uncertainty inherent in climate pro ...
... 1. Exploring the Risk Context: explores a range of priority climate risks previously identified to be explored in detail. Tool 1 explores interactions with other stressors (social, economic and environmental) and assists decision makers to avoid being paralysed by uncertainty inherent in climate pro ...
Diurnal temperature range as an index of global
... globally. Following Braganza et al. [2003], we first look at the variability and correlation structure of DTR, to determine how closely global DTR is associated with global mean temperature (Tmean) for unforced climate. [10] We use the decadal standard deviation as a measure of variability in DTR. I ...
... globally. Following Braganza et al. [2003], we first look at the variability and correlation structure of DTR, to determine how closely global DTR is associated with global mean temperature (Tmean) for unforced climate. [10] We use the decadal standard deviation as a measure of variability in DTR. I ...
Environmental consequences of producing liquid
... acidification, eutrophication, and particulate matter ...
... acidification, eutrophication, and particulate matter ...
Work Home Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment
... Jamaican agriculture: Local knowledge and the climate record. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 100, 880-893. 14. Allen, T.L., S. Curtis, and D.W. Gamble, 2010: The Mid-summer Dry Spell’s impact on vegetation in Jamaica. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 49, 1590-1595. ...
... Jamaican agriculture: Local knowledge and the climate record. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 100, 880-893. 14. Allen, T.L., S. Curtis, and D.W. Gamble, 2010: The Mid-summer Dry Spell’s impact on vegetation in Jamaica. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 49, 1590-1595. ...
Communicating climate change in mainstream
... providing investors, policy-makers and other stakeholders with clear, reliable information for robust decision making. CDP’s mission is to transform the global economic system to prevent dangerous climate change and value our natural resources by putting relevant information at the heart of business ...
... providing investors, policy-makers and other stakeholders with clear, reliable information for robust decision making. CDP’s mission is to transform the global economic system to prevent dangerous climate change and value our natural resources by putting relevant information at the heart of business ...
First Year Booklet 2016-17
... The production of oil gives rise to enormous wealth. In some countries, such as Venezuela and Norway, oil production is closely tied to national social welfare agendas, whilst in others it is an overtly messy and conflict-endorsing venture. The staggering influx of oil monies often readily capture ...
... The production of oil gives rise to enormous wealth. In some countries, such as Venezuela and Norway, oil production is closely tied to national social welfare agendas, whilst in others it is an overtly messy and conflict-endorsing venture. The staggering influx of oil monies often readily capture ...
Linking economic growth and sustainable development in Spain
... ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FACE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE, CLIMATE CHANGE AND ECONOMIC CRISIS. “WIN-WIN” POLICIES. OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPAIN ESTIMATES OF GREEN EMPLOYMENT IN A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY. (A NEW REPORT BY THE OSE IN COLLABORATION WITH FUNDACIÓN ...
... ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FACE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE, CLIMATE CHANGE AND ECONOMIC CRISIS. “WIN-WIN” POLICIES. OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPAIN ESTIMATES OF GREEN EMPLOYMENT IN A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY. (A NEW REPORT BY THE OSE IN COLLABORATION WITH FUNDACIÓN ...
first carbon neutral zone created in the united states
... ATLANTA (NOVEMBER 14, 2008)— Global climate change is one of the most daunting challenges of the 21st century, but the recent growth and popularity of American ecoconsciousness has created a new sense of urgency to address this problem. Today the green movement took a significant step forward as the ...
... ATLANTA (NOVEMBER 14, 2008)— Global climate change is one of the most daunting challenges of the 21st century, but the recent growth and popularity of American ecoconsciousness has created a new sense of urgency to address this problem. Today the green movement took a significant step forward as the ...
Solution Aversion: On the Relation Between Ideology and Motivated
... largely responsible for climate change (and humankind is also the cause of other environment risks, such as lung damage; State of the Air, 2013). However, there is a near political party-line divide over the veracity of many of the same issues. In the United States, Democrats (liberals) tend to agre ...
... largely responsible for climate change (and humankind is also the cause of other environment risks, such as lung damage; State of the Air, 2013). However, there is a near political party-line divide over the veracity of many of the same issues. In the United States, Democrats (liberals) tend to agre ...
Better Predictions, Better Allocations: Scientific Advances and
... that the probability distributions attached to events widen and lead to less precise estimates of key variables, we are also uncertain about the probabilities to attach to di¤erent outcomes in the deep future. These responses to climate change must be taken in an environment of uncertainty and ambig ...
... that the probability distributions attached to events widen and lead to less precise estimates of key variables, we are also uncertain about the probabilities to attach to di¤erent outcomes in the deep future. These responses to climate change must be taken in an environment of uncertainty and ambig ...
Strategic Plan - Department of Environmental Affairs
... development and submission of South Africa’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Acting through the DEA, South Africa published the NCCRP in 2011, which identified the ‘Land’ or AFOLU 2 sector as important towards the stabilisation and removal of GHG emissions. For this reason, the governmen ...
... development and submission of South Africa’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Acting through the DEA, South Africa published the NCCRP in 2011, which identified the ‘Land’ or AFOLU 2 sector as important towards the stabilisation and removal of GHG emissions. For this reason, the governmen ...
The Asian Monsoon
... variability and how this has shaped the human society and culture over Asia. The authors employ records derived from ice cores, spelothems, lakes and peat bogs to assess monsoon strengths since about 8000 y BP to the present. The monsoon strengthening, following the very cold period of Younger Dryas ...
... variability and how this has shaped the human society and culture over Asia. The authors employ records derived from ice cores, spelothems, lakes and peat bogs to assess monsoon strengths since about 8000 y BP to the present. The monsoon strengthening, following the very cold period of Younger Dryas ...
- Wiley Online Library
... (ABC) is widely used in population genetics and phylogeography to reconstruct demographic history under complex evolutionary scenarios in a Bayesian setting, without the need to compute the likelihood function (Bertorelle et al. 2010). The inference is based on large sets of stochastic simulations, ...
... (ABC) is widely used in population genetics and phylogeography to reconstruct demographic history under complex evolutionary scenarios in a Bayesian setting, without the need to compute the likelihood function (Bertorelle et al. 2010). The inference is based on large sets of stochastic simulations, ...
Training leaders from small remote island states in advancing
... impacts that are felt beyond their own island. The EIA training will enhance Fellows’ awareness and understanding of the relationship between lifestyles, consumption, and environmental issues on ...
... impacts that are felt beyond their own island. The EIA training will enhance Fellows’ awareness and understanding of the relationship between lifestyles, consumption, and environmental issues on ...
Impacts of climate change on hydrological regime and water
... the hydrological conditions. Assessment of the long term river hydrology with climate change impact on it has become imperative in recent years for long term sustainable water resources management (APN, 2008; Gosain et al., 2006; Chiew et al., 2011; Obeysekera et al., 2010; Shivakumar, 2010 and WECS ...
... the hydrological conditions. Assessment of the long term river hydrology with climate change impact on it has become imperative in recent years for long term sustainable water resources management (APN, 2008; Gosain et al., 2006; Chiew et al., 2011; Obeysekera et al., 2010; Shivakumar, 2010 and WECS ...
Selecting and Using Climate Change Scenarios for British Columbia
... Examples of using global climate model output to meet each of these tasks are included in this report. Sources of scenario data as well as visual images of the degree of projected climate change for western North America and regions of British Columbia are described with a focus on the Pacific Clima ...
... Examples of using global climate model output to meet each of these tasks are included in this report. Sources of scenario data as well as visual images of the degree of projected climate change for western North America and regions of British Columbia are described with a focus on the Pacific Clima ...
G LO BA L
... workÊwas reported in 1985 $US owing to the fact that our previous version of EPPA was based on a 1985 data. Our new model is based on a 1995 data and we therefore report estimates in 1995Ê$US. For comparison purposes one therefore must multiply all prices and costs in the previous work by 1.43. We d ...
... workÊwas reported in 1985 $US owing to the fact that our previous version of EPPA was based on a 1985 data. Our new model is based on a 1995 data and we therefore report estimates in 1995Ê$US. For comparison purposes one therefore must multiply all prices and costs in the previous work by 1.43. We d ...
SAP Highlevel presentation
... climate effects of HFCs Possible to retain a <1% contribution in 2050 by using lowGWP HFCs (GWP <20) and other alternatives, even for the upper range emissions Scenarios. Such alternatives appear to be available. Replacement of current mix of high-GWP HFCs with lowGWP compounds and not-in-kind ...
... climate effects of HFCs Possible to retain a <1% contribution in 2050 by using lowGWP HFCs (GWP <20) and other alternatives, even for the upper range emissions Scenarios. Such alternatives appear to be available. Replacement of current mix of high-GWP HFCs with lowGWP compounds and not-in-kind ...
Evidence for parallel adaptation to climate across the natural range
... sets allows researchers to estimate adaptation to climate on a greater scale than would be possible using experimental methods (Banta et al. 2012). The mouse-eared cress Arabidopsis thaliana is an ideal candidate for such a study. A. thaliana exhibits an annual life-history strategy with a cosmopoli ...
... sets allows researchers to estimate adaptation to climate on a greater scale than would be possible using experimental methods (Banta et al. 2012). The mouse-eared cress Arabidopsis thaliana is an ideal candidate for such a study. A. thaliana exhibits an annual life-history strategy with a cosmopoli ...
Word - war changes climate
... done by means of applicable and enforceable laws and rules. Laws and international agreements are therefore the ultima ratio for overcoming conflicts and problems. It was therefore only natural that scientists at the Second World Climate Conference in Geneva in November 1990 should demand that the n ...
... done by means of applicable and enforceable laws and rules. Laws and international agreements are therefore the ultima ratio for overcoming conflicts and problems. It was therefore only natural that scientists at the Second World Climate Conference in Geneva in November 1990 should demand that the n ...
Word - Oceanclimate.de
... done by means of applicable and enforceable laws and rules. Laws and international agreements are therefore the ultima ratio for overcoming conflicts and problems. It was therefore only natural that scientists at the Second World Climate Conference in Geneva in November 1990 should demand that the n ...
... done by means of applicable and enforceable laws and rules. Laws and international agreements are therefore the ultima ratio for overcoming conflicts and problems. It was therefore only natural that scientists at the Second World Climate Conference in Geneva in November 1990 should demand that the n ...
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... designed lessons that not only align with the US National Curriculum Standards, but we also strived to create provocative lessons that cause students to critically think about themselves as participating members of society, and how their small actions can lead to larger consequences or larger gains. ...
... designed lessons that not only align with the US National Curriculum Standards, but we also strived to create provocative lessons that cause students to critically think about themselves as participating members of society, and how their small actions can lead to larger consequences or larger gains. ...
Assessing Climate Risks to Low Carbon Urban Projects
... functions, services, and resources, infrastructure, or economic, social, or cultural assets in places and settings that could be adversely affected. Hazard: The potential occurrence of a natural or human-induced physical event or trend or physical impact that may cause loss of life, injury, or other ...
... functions, services, and resources, infrastructure, or economic, social, or cultural assets in places and settings that could be adversely affected. Hazard: The potential occurrence of a natural or human-induced physical event or trend or physical impact that may cause loss of life, injury, or other ...