Alpine strategy for adaptation to climate change in the field of natural
... change to these events is rather unclear in many cases, it must be assumed that the intensity and frequency of extreme events and natural hazards is likely to increase in future. However, due to the technical limitations in climate change modelling, the lack of regional / local scenarios and the res ...
... change to these events is rather unclear in many cases, it must be assumed that the intensity and frequency of extreme events and natural hazards is likely to increase in future. However, due to the technical limitations in climate change modelling, the lack of regional / local scenarios and the res ...
Strategies for Climate Change and Impression
... influence which these companies exert on the debates surrounding climate change. This study proposes to apply impression management theory to study the legitimation strategies used by companies in the field of climate change. This theory focuses on actions which are intentionally developed to influe ...
... influence which these companies exert on the debates surrounding climate change. This study proposes to apply impression management theory to study the legitimation strategies used by companies in the field of climate change. This theory focuses on actions which are intentionally developed to influe ...
ETC Market Intelligence Symposium 2006
... the environment are integrated in the effort to make the necessary changes imposed by the climate change agenda and by the global economic crisis. The symposium aims to: a) provide clear information to tourism stakeholders on how the follow-up to the Kyoto Protocol will affect the sector b) show wha ...
... the environment are integrated in the effort to make the necessary changes imposed by the climate change agenda and by the global economic crisis. The symposium aims to: a) provide clear information to tourism stakeholders on how the follow-up to the Kyoto Protocol will affect the sector b) show wha ...
NAMAs seeking International Support: Selected cases from
... implementation framework and arrangement for NAMA was undertaken prudently. Available financing opportunity on NAMA is limited and highly uncertain. This situation increases the difficulty in convincing agencies to commit efforts in pursuing NAMAs, especially those requiring large investment or al ...
... implementation framework and arrangement for NAMA was undertaken prudently. Available financing opportunity on NAMA is limited and highly uncertain. This situation increases the difficulty in convincing agencies to commit efforts in pursuing NAMAs, especially those requiring large investment or al ...
The Climate System - MiraCosta College
... to space • The effect on today’s climate is determined by the amount emitted over the course of a few weeks. • By contrast, carbon dioxide remains for much longer spans and influences climate for many decades. ...
... to space • The effect on today’s climate is determined by the amount emitted over the course of a few weeks. • By contrast, carbon dioxide remains for much longer spans and influences climate for many decades. ...
DNA Practicalities in CDM Project Approval
... • Description on how the project contributes to long term development objectives and coherency with national, regional, local and sectoral policies and strategies Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development ...
... • Description on how the project contributes to long term development objectives and coherency with national, regional, local and sectoral policies and strategies Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development ...
James Hurrell*1, Gerald A. Meehl1, David Bader2
... of smaller-scale processes and their interactions with the larger scale will be essential. b. Value of testing models on all time scales A paradigm has long been that it is not essential to get all of the details of weather correct as long as their statistically averaged effects on the climate syste ...
... of smaller-scale processes and their interactions with the larger scale will be essential. b. Value of testing models on all time scales A paradigm has long been that it is not essential to get all of the details of weather correct as long as their statistically averaged effects on the climate syste ...
LNG not `the cleanest fossil fuel on the planet`
... nly if you had been banished from BC would you have propane, pentane, etc) other than methane are removed—the missed the claim by the BC Government, repeated over CO2 is vented and the others flared off. and over in the past three years, that Liquefied Natural From there, the gas is sent via pipelin ...
... nly if you had been banished from BC would you have propane, pentane, etc) other than methane are removed—the missed the claim by the BC Government, repeated over CO2 is vented and the others flared off. and over in the past three years, that Liquefied Natural From there, the gas is sent via pipelin ...
Brazil - Climate Transparency
... 2015. Its target is to reduce net GHG emissions by 37% below 2005 levels by 2025, after accounting for the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector. The INDC also has an “indicative contribution” to reduce emissions by 43% below 2005 levels by 2030, including LULUCF. It outlined steps ...
... 2015. Its target is to reduce net GHG emissions by 37% below 2005 levels by 2025, after accounting for the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector. The INDC also has an “indicative contribution” to reduce emissions by 43% below 2005 levels by 2030, including LULUCF. It outlined steps ...
TYPHOON HAIYAN: Destruction in the Philippines
... to a provision called the Warsaw Mechanism — a pledge to help poor nations suffering through climate-change related events like droughts, floods, cyclones and desertification (when fertile land turns into desert). They also agreed to take steps to preserve the world’s tropical rainforests. However, ...
... to a provision called the Warsaw Mechanism — a pledge to help poor nations suffering through climate-change related events like droughts, floods, cyclones and desertification (when fertile land turns into desert). They also agreed to take steps to preserve the world’s tropical rainforests. However, ...
Post-1_SYRCL_ClimateTrendsImpactsVuln_02-24-14
... Starting in the 1970s, the North subbasin (Ramirez Water District, Cordua Irrigation District, Hallwood Irrigation Company and Browns Valley Irrigation District), began showing groundwater level improvements coinciding with surface water deliveries to the Ramirez Water District. Similarly, groundwat ...
... Starting in the 1970s, the North subbasin (Ramirez Water District, Cordua Irrigation District, Hallwood Irrigation Company and Browns Valley Irrigation District), began showing groundwater level improvements coinciding with surface water deliveries to the Ramirez Water District. Similarly, groundwat ...
Minds On Did you know that typhoons, hurricanes and cyclones are
... to a provision called the Warsaw Mechanism — a pledge to help poor nations suffering through climate-change related events like droughts, floods, cyclones and desertification (when fertile land turns into desert). They also agreed to take steps to preserve the world’s tropical rainforests. However, ...
... to a provision called the Warsaw Mechanism — a pledge to help poor nations suffering through climate-change related events like droughts, floods, cyclones and desertification (when fertile land turns into desert). They also agreed to take steps to preserve the world’s tropical rainforests. However, ...
Readying California`s Fisheries for Climate Change
... This summary will sit on top of all the Panel’s work, and encapsulate the key messages and insights that are emerging from this effort. One key message emerging from the Panel is the need to consider ocean acidification within the context of multiple stressors. The reality is, the primary drivers of ...
... This summary will sit on top of all the Panel’s work, and encapsulate the key messages and insights that are emerging from this effort. One key message emerging from the Panel is the need to consider ocean acidification within the context of multiple stressors. The reality is, the primary drivers of ...
Carbon Cycle
... on earth, including living organism. The geological component of the carbon cycle is driven by plate tectonics and includes processes like volcanic eruption and burial of carbon rich sediments on the ocean floor. ...
... on earth, including living organism. The geological component of the carbon cycle is driven by plate tectonics and includes processes like volcanic eruption and burial of carbon rich sediments on the ocean floor. ...
Opportunities and risks of climate change
... subject to change. The global warming hypothesis is based not on statistical climatic observations, but on scientifically based assumptions concerning the causeand-effect relations between greenhouse gases and the earth’s thermal balance. Nevertheless, it is not known exactly how climate changes. In ...
... subject to change. The global warming hypothesis is based not on statistical climatic observations, but on scientifically based assumptions concerning the causeand-effect relations between greenhouse gases and the earth’s thermal balance. Nevertheless, it is not known exactly how climate changes. In ...
Carbon credits and green building
... setting a “baseline” level of GHG emissions (i.e., emissions that would occur without the project), and then measuring and monitoring the emission reductions that are achieved by the project from that baseline. Once such emission reductions are verified, the CDM credits are issued. These CDM credits ...
... setting a “baseline” level of GHG emissions (i.e., emissions that would occur without the project), and then measuring and monitoring the emission reductions that are achieved by the project from that baseline. Once such emission reductions are verified, the CDM credits are issued. These CDM credits ...
The time lag between a carbon dioxide emission and maximum
... the time lag between a carbon dioxide (CO2) emission and the maximum warming response is a decade on average. This is an important finding as it indicates that the full climate damages expected to occur in response to a CO2 emission will already be felt by the generation responsible for those emissio ...
... the time lag between a carbon dioxide (CO2) emission and the maximum warming response is a decade on average. This is an important finding as it indicates that the full climate damages expected to occur in response to a CO2 emission will already be felt by the generation responsible for those emissio ...
Chapter Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report Summary for
... 2000 and 2010, despite a growing number of climate change mitigation policies. Anthropogenic GHG emissions in 2010 have reached 49 ± 4.5 GtCO2-eq/yr 3. Emissions of CO2 from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes contributed about 78% of the total GHG emissions increase from 1970 to 2010, w ...
... 2000 and 2010, despite a growing number of climate change mitigation policies. Anthropogenic GHG emissions in 2010 have reached 49 ± 4.5 GtCO2-eq/yr 3. Emissions of CO2 from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes contributed about 78% of the total GHG emissions increase from 1970 to 2010, w ...
Why Have the Leading Journals in Management
... THE COVERAGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE TOP JOURNALS ...
... THE COVERAGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE TOP JOURNALS ...
Hawaii`s Changing Climate - School of Ocean and Earth Science
... From one year to the next global warming may not be evident. But measured by decade, the instrumental record beginning in 1880 shows that the temperature of Earth’s surface and shallow ocean have increased over the past century, and accelerated since the 1970’s. According to the National Aeronautics ...
... From one year to the next global warming may not be evident. But measured by decade, the instrumental record beginning in 1880 shows that the temperature of Earth’s surface and shallow ocean have increased over the past century, and accelerated since the 1970’s. According to the National Aeronautics ...
Working Paper Series: The Global Energy Market: Comprehensive Strategies to Meet
... 1. Previous Policies Associated with Environmental Protection Since 1992, the Chinese government has enacted legislation and adopted policies and measures to protect the environment. Notably, China’s Agenda for the 21st Century was introduced in 1994. In compliance with the principles of sustainable ...
... 1. Previous Policies Associated with Environmental Protection Since 1992, the Chinese government has enacted legislation and adopted policies and measures to protect the environment. Notably, China’s Agenda for the 21st Century was introduced in 1994. In compliance with the principles of sustainable ...
Cosmopolitan Justice, Responsibility, and Global Climate Change
... like John Rawls, clearly think that they do, for he holds that the ‘difference principle’ (that the basic structure should be designed to maximize the condition of the least advantaged) should govern the distribution of resources within one generation but should not be applied intergenerationally. A ...
... like John Rawls, clearly think that they do, for he holds that the ‘difference principle’ (that the basic structure should be designed to maximize the condition of the least advantaged) should govern the distribution of resources within one generation but should not be applied intergenerationally. A ...
Abrupt climate change: can society cope?
... Direction. All the IPCC scenarios contain basically unidirectional curves of climate change, at least at global and large-regional scales.† A non-standard abrupt scenario therefore could be when the direction of climate change alters in a sustained manner, for example, when climate substantially war ...
... Direction. All the IPCC scenarios contain basically unidirectional curves of climate change, at least at global and large-regional scales.† A non-standard abrupt scenario therefore could be when the direction of climate change alters in a sustained manner, for example, when climate substantially war ...
Savannas and the carbon storage story
... quantities of CO2 are being abated in this work, as outlined above, they cannot currently be counted in the official figures. Even so, methane and nitrous gas emissions, which can be counted, and are equivalent to more than 250,000 tonnes of CO 2, were abated by the project in its first two years. I ...
... quantities of CO2 are being abated in this work, as outlined above, they cannot currently be counted in the official figures. Even so, methane and nitrous gas emissions, which can be counted, and are equivalent to more than 250,000 tonnes of CO 2, were abated by the project in its first two years. I ...