IEAGHG Information Paper: 2016-IP10; CCAC Annual Science Update 2015 11/04/2016
... Overall, the incident represents a warning about the important role of fugitive emissions and the need for preventative measures in the effort to reduce methane emissions into the atmosphere and therefore calls for increased action to reduce emission in order to counter the unfortunate situation. A ...
... Overall, the incident represents a warning about the important role of fugitive emissions and the need for preventative measures in the effort to reduce methane emissions into the atmosphere and therefore calls for increased action to reduce emission in order to counter the unfortunate situation. A ...
Weathering the Storm: the impact of climate change
... to the risks which they face. Many businesses, including 54 per cent of FTSE 100 firms, have not built climate change adaptation into their business strategy or continuity planning. Furthermore, small and medium enterprises are particularly unlikely to have taken steps to prepare for the risk of cli ...
... to the risks which they face. Many businesses, including 54 per cent of FTSE 100 firms, have not built climate change adaptation into their business strategy or continuity planning. Furthermore, small and medium enterprises are particularly unlikely to have taken steps to prepare for the risk of cli ...
challenges Getting Smart? Climate Change and the Electric Grid
... emissions and 41% of all carbon dioxide (CO2) [2]. Although the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suggests that an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is required for stabilization of atmospheric CO2 [3], electricity generation is projected to grow 70% by 2035 [4–6], and ...
... emissions and 41% of all carbon dioxide (CO2) [2]. Although the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suggests that an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is required for stabilization of atmospheric CO2 [3], electricity generation is projected to grow 70% by 2035 [4–6], and ...
Simulation of regional climate change under the IPCC A2 scenario
... As for the daily total precipitation amounts, we use a daily gridded dataset provided by Chen et al. (2010), with a resolution of 0.5° by 0.5°, comparable to LMDZ. This dataset is also deduced from 753 operational surface stations of the China Meteorological Administration by an ordinary kriging int ...
... As for the daily total precipitation amounts, we use a daily gridded dataset provided by Chen et al. (2010), with a resolution of 0.5° by 0.5°, comparable to LMDZ. This dataset is also deduced from 753 operational surface stations of the China Meteorological Administration by an ordinary kriging int ...
What is the Paris Agreement, and How Will It Be Implemented?
... In 1992, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was adopted and has since become the “foundation for the global climate effort” (“Paris Climate Agreement Q&A”). The main goal of the UNFCCC was, and still is, to lower greenhouse gas emissions to a point that the emissions would not ...
... In 1992, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was adopted and has since become the “foundation for the global climate effort” (“Paris Climate Agreement Q&A”). The main goal of the UNFCCC was, and still is, to lower greenhouse gas emissions to a point that the emissions would not ...
Marine Science
... Changes in life cycle dynamics will occur in concert with climate-induced expansion, contraction, and/or shifts in the quality and quantity of suitable habitat, and different life stages may be affected differently by changes in habitat characteristics (Petitgas et al., 2013). Moreover, in some regi ...
... Changes in life cycle dynamics will occur in concert with climate-induced expansion, contraction, and/or shifts in the quality and quantity of suitable habitat, and different life stages may be affected differently by changes in habitat characteristics (Petitgas et al., 2013). Moreover, in some regi ...
Wildlife in Hot Water - National Wildlife Federation
... Brook trout, known for their speckled bodies and need of cool streams, are severely threatened by climate change in places like the Southeast. If air temperatures warm by just 2.7° Fahrenheit from current conditions, which is expected if carbon emissions are not dramatically and quickly reduced, the ...
... Brook trout, known for their speckled bodies and need of cool streams, are severely threatened by climate change in places like the Southeast. If air temperatures warm by just 2.7° Fahrenheit from current conditions, which is expected if carbon emissions are not dramatically and quickly reduced, the ...
Ensemble modeling, uncertainty and robust predictions
... oday, many studies of future climate change take an ensemble modeling approach in which simulations of future conditions are produced with multiple climate models (or model versions), rather than just one. The need for multiple models stems from uncertainty about how to represent the climate system ...
... oday, many studies of future climate change take an ensemble modeling approach in which simulations of future conditions are produced with multiple climate models (or model versions), rather than just one. The need for multiple models stems from uncertainty about how to represent the climate system ...
Marine Science - Climate
... Changes in life cycle dynamics will occur in concert with climate-induced expansion, contraction, and/or shifts in the quality and quantity of suitable habitat, and different life stages may be affected differently by changes in habitat characteristics (Petitgas et al., 2013). Moreover, in some regi ...
... Changes in life cycle dynamics will occur in concert with climate-induced expansion, contraction, and/or shifts in the quality and quantity of suitable habitat, and different life stages may be affected differently by changes in habitat characteristics (Petitgas et al., 2013). Moreover, in some regi ...
Climate Change Implications for Crop Production in
... in the Pacific region will be adversely affected by climate change. The Asian Development Bank (2009) report also stressed that the Pacific Islands Countries and Territories (PICTs) are amongst some developing countries that are likely to face the highest reductions in agricultural potential in the ...
... in the Pacific region will be adversely affected by climate change. The Asian Development Bank (2009) report also stressed that the Pacific Islands Countries and Territories (PICTs) are amongst some developing countries that are likely to face the highest reductions in agricultural potential in the ...
IDRISI Selva Brochure
... The IDRISI GIS Analysis Tools – a broad spectrum of fundamental tools for GIS analysis, primarily oriented to raster data. Special features of the IDRISI tool set include a suite of multi-criteria and multi-objective decision procedures and a wide range of tools for statistical, change and surface a ...
... The IDRISI GIS Analysis Tools – a broad spectrum of fundamental tools for GIS analysis, primarily oriented to raster data. Special features of the IDRISI tool set include a suite of multi-criteria and multi-objective decision procedures and a wide range of tools for statistical, change and surface a ...
Global Climate Change - Vanderbilt University
... the Eocene period 56 million years ago, and though the rate of change was lower than today, it caused widespread extinctions (Zalasiewicz, Williams et al. 2010). Thus, AGW is a major problem because the rate of change is unnaturally high. It will further speed up if we continue business as usual, as ...
... the Eocene period 56 million years ago, and though the rate of change was lower than today, it caused widespread extinctions (Zalasiewicz, Williams et al. 2010). Thus, AGW is a major problem because the rate of change is unnaturally high. It will further speed up if we continue business as usual, as ...
Massachusetts v. EPA, 127 S.Ct. 1438 (2007)
... "all the issues raised in [the] petition," adding a "particular" request for comments on "any scientific, technical, legal, economic or other aspect of these issues that may be relevant to EPA's consideration of this petition." 66 Fed. Reg. ...
... "all the issues raised in [the] petition," adding a "particular" request for comments on "any scientific, technical, legal, economic or other aspect of these issues that may be relevant to EPA's consideration of this petition." 66 Fed. Reg. ...
national adaptation forum media guide
... environmental/climate justice to tribal learning to savvy adaptation tips and new frameworks. It was abundantly clear that lot of adaptation is taking place despite a relatively small cohort of practitioners, limited regulatory mandate and a perceived lack of funds. States, large metropolitan regi ...
... environmental/climate justice to tribal learning to savvy adaptation tips and new frameworks. It was abundantly clear that lot of adaptation is taking place despite a relatively small cohort of practitioners, limited regulatory mandate and a perceived lack of funds. States, large metropolitan regi ...
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... gases we can emit into the atmosphere. The perceived necessity on global warming is developing fast, and becoming ever more concrete for people. It used to be about how many parts of greenhouse gases per million (ppm) a livable atmosphere could endure. In 2006, the United Nations “Intergovernmental ...
... gases we can emit into the atmosphere. The perceived necessity on global warming is developing fast, and becoming ever more concrete for people. It used to be about how many parts of greenhouse gases per million (ppm) a livable atmosphere could endure. In 2006, the United Nations “Intergovernmental ...
Chapter 3: Climate observations and projections
... and other climate drivers that alter the global energy balance, such as aerosols and landuse changes. These are uncertain because they depend on future population and economic growth, as well as technological innovation and technology sharing; and • Uncertainties in how sensitive the climate system ...
... and other climate drivers that alter the global energy balance, such as aerosols and landuse changes. These are uncertain because they depend on future population and economic growth, as well as technological innovation and technology sharing; and • Uncertainties in how sensitive the climate system ...
Complexities in modelling water availability in the water
... Abstract: The Aksu River, located in an arid region of northwestern China, is a snow and glacier melt-dominated river originating in the Tian Shan mountain range. Over the past 40 years, an increase in river discharge was reported, assumed to be caused by enhanced glacier melt due to a warming clima ...
... Abstract: The Aksu River, located in an arid region of northwestern China, is a snow and glacier melt-dominated river originating in the Tian Shan mountain range. Over the past 40 years, an increase in river discharge was reported, assumed to be caused by enhanced glacier melt due to a warming clima ...
Silvicultural Challenges and Options in the Context of Global Change
... than 23 general circulation models are currently in use to predict climatic changes. Furthermore, much is unknown regarding how ecosystems respond to climate change and other perturbations. Even more uncertainty exists regarding forest ecosystems’ responses to silvicultural manipulations under alter ...
... than 23 general circulation models are currently in use to predict climatic changes. Furthermore, much is unknown regarding how ecosystems respond to climate change and other perturbations. Even more uncertainty exists regarding forest ecosystems’ responses to silvicultural manipulations under alter ...
Summmary - Hal-SHS
... Until recently, most analysis of the economics of climate change has focused on the costs of reducing GHG emissions below what they could be expected to be in the absence of climate policies. Given the difficulties involved in estimating the benefits of mitigation (i.e. the costs of the expected imp ...
... Until recently, most analysis of the economics of climate change has focused on the costs of reducing GHG emissions below what they could be expected to be in the absence of climate policies. Given the difficulties involved in estimating the benefits of mitigation (i.e. the costs of the expected imp ...
Download country chapter
... This plan highlights Algeria’s previous lack of integration of policies, programmes, enforcement action and institutions relative to climate change and the environment, proposing that, moving forward, Algeria mainstream its goals for environmental protection with a sustainable development agenda. In ...
... This plan highlights Algeria’s previous lack of integration of policies, programmes, enforcement action and institutions relative to climate change and the environment, proposing that, moving forward, Algeria mainstream its goals for environmental protection with a sustainable development agenda. In ...
Tuvalu and Climate Change in the Sydney Morning
... Tuvalu and climate change discourse Various discourses relate to the uptake of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies with which Tuvaluans are most concerned. Connell (2003, 98) identifies a ‘garbage can’ discourse by which diverse environmental changes on Tuvalu are attributed to clima ...
... Tuvalu and climate change discourse Various discourses relate to the uptake of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies with which Tuvaluans are most concerned. Connell (2003, 98) identifies a ‘garbage can’ discourse by which diverse environmental changes on Tuvalu are attributed to clima ...