How carbon sinks could cost the Earth
... the emissions from burning the trees were also captured, the 500 billion tonnes of CO2 we need to take out of the atmosphere could be pumped underground and stored there, to achieve negative emissions. That’s the theory, anyhow. As we show elsewhere, there are serious problems with it. But even on i ...
... the emissions from burning the trees were also captured, the 500 billion tonnes of CO2 we need to take out of the atmosphere could be pumped underground and stored there, to achieve negative emissions. That’s the theory, anyhow. As we show elsewhere, there are serious problems with it. But even on i ...
- Wiley Online Library
... and perhaps more importantly, remittances from migrants can provide significant income support for those who remain at home. This will be particularly important given that climate change is likely to reduce agricultural productivity, affecting both subsistence and cash livelihoods (Campbell 2010b).7 ...
... and perhaps more importantly, remittances from migrants can provide significant income support for those who remain at home. This will be particularly important given that climate change is likely to reduce agricultural productivity, affecting both subsistence and cash livelihoods (Campbell 2010b).7 ...
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... water supply and security (both in terms of drought and flash flooding). Other identified impacts include biodiversity and greenery, effects on public health (such as increases in vector-borne diseases e.g. dengue fever, which is endemic), an increase in the urban heat island effect (leading to knoc ...
... water supply and security (both in terms of drought and flash flooding). Other identified impacts include biodiversity and greenery, effects on public health (such as increases in vector-borne diseases e.g. dengue fever, which is endemic), an increase in the urban heat island effect (leading to knoc ...
Climate Change Effects On Wind Speed
... evidence for long-term changes in the large-scale atmospheric circulation, such as a poleward shift and strengthening of the westerly winds” and that these observed changes likely will continue. A recent review of historic climate reanalyses in Geophysical Research Letters concludes that “jet stream ...
... evidence for long-term changes in the large-scale atmospheric circulation, such as a poleward shift and strengthening of the westerly winds” and that these observed changes likely will continue. A recent review of historic climate reanalyses in Geophysical Research Letters concludes that “jet stream ...
Power Switch - Environmental Defense Fund
... hugging and high-fiving other EDF staffers who had worked tirelessly to make this moment possible. With the support of EDF members and climate advocates around the world, we had helped make history: closing a deal that will speed the transition to clean energy by building a new framework for climate ...
... hugging and high-fiving other EDF staffers who had worked tirelessly to make this moment possible. With the support of EDF members and climate advocates around the world, we had helped make history: closing a deal that will speed the transition to clean energy by building a new framework for climate ...
Global climate evolution during the last deglaciation
... transient response of Earth’s climate system to external and internal forcings. During this interval of global warming, the decay of ice sheets caused global mean sea level to rise by approximately 80 m; terrestrial and marine ecosystems experienced large disturbances and range shifts; perturbations ...
... transient response of Earth’s climate system to external and internal forcings. During this interval of global warming, the decay of ice sheets caused global mean sea level to rise by approximately 80 m; terrestrial and marine ecosystems experienced large disturbances and range shifts; perturbations ...
Even after the convention Bernie Supporters are still
... climate-denying head of state. It feels like there are no good options. The stakes are enormously high. And that means, for the first time in history, the climate caucus feels big enough to matter, or at least, it’s big enough to be worth courting. This small but increasingly vocal minority of the c ...
... climate-denying head of state. It feels like there are no good options. The stakes are enormously high. And that means, for the first time in history, the climate caucus feels big enough to matter, or at least, it’s big enough to be worth courting. This small but increasingly vocal minority of the c ...
Policy level - African Development Bank
... Establishes a mechanism for public accountability related to environmental and social impacts of policy and investment decisions ...
... Establishes a mechanism for public accountability related to environmental and social impacts of policy and investment decisions ...
Stakeholder mapping report - final version
... their influence over the current and future capacity of the city-region to adapt to the impacts of a changing climate. Stakeholders at these scales will be principally consulted on and informed of the project. However, regional and sub-regional stakeholders are the focus of the practical stakeholder ...
... their influence over the current and future capacity of the city-region to adapt to the impacts of a changing climate. Stakeholders at these scales will be principally consulted on and informed of the project. However, regional and sub-regional stakeholders are the focus of the practical stakeholder ...
Migration in the context of vulnerability and adaptation to climate
... Migration is but one possible form of adaptation within a broader set of potential adaptive responses that individuals and households make when sensitive systems are exposed to stressed or changing environmental conditions.6–8 Certain types of socioeconomic systems are inherently more sensitive to c ...
... Migration is but one possible form of adaptation within a broader set of potential adaptive responses that individuals and households make when sensitive systems are exposed to stressed or changing environmental conditions.6–8 Certain types of socioeconomic systems are inherently more sensitive to c ...
Axiological Aspects of Proximization
... or the definite dates of how climate change will affect security. But we already know enough to start taking action. This is my first point: either we start to pay now, or we will pay much more later. ...
... or the definite dates of how climate change will affect security. But we already know enough to start taking action. This is my first point: either we start to pay now, or we will pay much more later. ...
Appendix 2_Methodology for the assessment of policy simplification (opens in new window)
... In order to estimate the fiscal revenues that are likely to result from the current policy regime (step 4 below), it is necessary to identify which policies apply to which sector. Sector analysis in the paper is based on DECC’s (2013a) two-digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) categories. T ...
... In order to estimate the fiscal revenues that are likely to result from the current policy regime (step 4 below), it is necessary to identify which policies apply to which sector. Sector analysis in the paper is based on DECC’s (2013a) two-digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) categories. T ...
- Europa.eu
... The objective of the two-day meeting was to facilitate dialogue and discuss follow-up actions to COP 22, in collaboration with partners, focusing on key issues for the ACP Group of States. Furthermore, the meeting served as a forum to explore ways and means to support ACP countries implement the Par ...
... The objective of the two-day meeting was to facilitate dialogue and discuss follow-up actions to COP 22, in collaboration with partners, focusing on key issues for the ACP Group of States. Furthermore, the meeting served as a forum to explore ways and means to support ACP countries implement the Par ...
Global Ecological Crisis and Modes of Resistance
... fossil fuel reserves, which amount to 2,860GtCO2, meaning that only between 10-20% of these known reserves (a large proportion of which fossil fuel companies already count as assets contributing to their valuation on the world’s stock exchanges) can be burned without exceeding 2°C of warming.ix Notw ...
... fossil fuel reserves, which amount to 2,860GtCO2, meaning that only between 10-20% of these known reserves (a large proportion of which fossil fuel companies already count as assets contributing to their valuation on the world’s stock exchanges) can be burned without exceeding 2°C of warming.ix Notw ...
Promising Practices on cLimate cHange in UrBan sUB
... of the relevant areas; (2) it features the basic elements of the minimum criteria; and (3) it shows good potential but its lifetime (usually less than two years) is too short for meaningful assessment. When submitted for the award, practices assessed as ‘promising’ are provided substantive feedback ...
... of the relevant areas; (2) it features the basic elements of the minimum criteria; and (3) it shows good potential but its lifetime (usually less than two years) is too short for meaningful assessment. When submitted for the award, practices assessed as ‘promising’ are provided substantive feedback ...
London, UK - World Bank Group
... data), and the metropolitan area is estimated to have a total population of between 12 and 14 million; it is the most populous municipality in the European Union. Greater London covers an area of 609 square miles (1,579 square kilometers), making it the 37th largest urban area in the world.1 Its pri ...
... data), and the metropolitan area is estimated to have a total population of between 12 and 14 million; it is the most populous municipality in the European Union. Greater London covers an area of 609 square miles (1,579 square kilometers), making it the 37th largest urban area in the world.1 Its pri ...
Redalyc.Climate Change and the Caribbean: Review and Response
... steep hillsides for the location of key infrastructure and population settlements (Pulwarty, Nurse and Trotz 2010; Simpson et al. 2010; Lewsey, Cid and Kruse 2004). In either instance there is inherent sensitivity to climate variations. The region’s climate sensitivity is also rooted in its dependen ...
... steep hillsides for the location of key infrastructure and population settlements (Pulwarty, Nurse and Trotz 2010; Simpson et al. 2010; Lewsey, Cid and Kruse 2004). In either instance there is inherent sensitivity to climate variations. The region’s climate sensitivity is also rooted in its dependen ...
Climate refugees in the 21st century
... A striking phenomenon of climate change is climate-induced displacement. Every year, around the globe millions of people are being forced to move or flee due to natural hazards in their environments and many of these risks relate to extreme weather situations. Climate change is making matters worse ...
... A striking phenomenon of climate change is climate-induced displacement. Every year, around the globe millions of people are being forced to move or flee due to natural hazards in their environments and many of these risks relate to extreme weather situations. Climate change is making matters worse ...
Modeling the Impact of Afforestation on Global Climate: A 2
... Climate: A 2-Box EBM Craig Jackson ...
... Climate: A 2-Box EBM Craig Jackson ...
- SEA START RC
... projects and end-of-program initiatives (e.g., coastal tourism adaptation planning workshop with Caribbean Tourism Organization and UN World Tourism Organization; adaptation planning in World Heritage Sites with ...
... projects and end-of-program initiatives (e.g., coastal tourism adaptation planning workshop with Caribbean Tourism Organization and UN World Tourism Organization; adaptation planning in World Heritage Sites with ...
The Economics of Climate Change in the Caribbean
... The following symbols have been used in this study: A full stop (.) is used to indicate decimals n.a. is used to indicated that data are not available The use of a hyphen (-) between years, for example, 2010-2019, signifies an annual average for the calendar years involved, including the beginning a ...
... The following symbols have been used in this study: A full stop (.) is used to indicate decimals n.a. is used to indicated that data are not available The use of a hyphen (-) between years, for example, 2010-2019, signifies an annual average for the calendar years involved, including the beginning a ...
It`s a Matter of Trust: American Judgments of the
... (2011), moving dismissive or skeptical audiences toward concern about climate change poses difficult challenges, because these segments largely distrust official channels of communication, such as the mainstream media, politicians, and other formal sources of communication on the subject. The politica ...
... (2011), moving dismissive or skeptical audiences toward concern about climate change poses difficult challenges, because these segments largely distrust official channels of communication, such as the mainstream media, politicians, and other formal sources of communication on the subject. The politica ...
