Towards indicators for resilient architecture and infrastructure
... use. For example, energy infrastructure put into service in the next five years may “lock-in” physical artefacts, distribution patterns, and greenhouse gas emissions well past 2050 (S. J. Davis, Caldeira, & Matthews, 2010). The building and construction sector alone is responsible for 10-40% of coun ...
... use. For example, energy infrastructure put into service in the next five years may “lock-in” physical artefacts, distribution patterns, and greenhouse gas emissions well past 2050 (S. J. Davis, Caldeira, & Matthews, 2010). The building and construction sector alone is responsible for 10-40% of coun ...
Economic Analysis of Large-Scale Upstream River Basin
... 共Shahin 1985; Conway 2000兲. The El Niño-southern oscillation 共ENSO兲 phenomenon is a main driver of the interannual variability in seasonal precipitation in the basin, with El Niño 共La Niña兲 events generally producing drier 共wetter兲 than normal conditions 共Block and Rajagopalan 2007兲. Although the de ...
... 共Shahin 1985; Conway 2000兲. The El Niño-southern oscillation 共ENSO兲 phenomenon is a main driver of the interannual variability in seasonal precipitation in the basin, with El Niño 共La Niña兲 events generally producing drier 共wetter兲 than normal conditions 共Block and Rajagopalan 2007兲. Although the de ...
Sharing Global CO 2 Emission Reductions Among One Billion High
... Conclusion • It is possible to arrive at national caps based on incomebased individual emissions • Only an allocation mechanism: flexibility on policy instrument • Global cap of 30 GtCO2 in 2030 results in about 1 billion people having to reduce emissions • The need of the poorest 2.7 billion peopl ...
... Conclusion • It is possible to arrive at national caps based on incomebased individual emissions • Only an allocation mechanism: flexibility on policy instrument • Global cap of 30 GtCO2 in 2030 results in about 1 billion people having to reduce emissions • The need of the poorest 2.7 billion peopl ...
Environment Business Australia
... Internalising the economic costs of negative externalities The biggest challenge is monetising tomorrow's value to galvanise action today, and this is why an enabling framework is so important3. It does not 'pick winners' per se, but it does create better opportunities for winners to emerge by rewar ...
... Internalising the economic costs of negative externalities The biggest challenge is monetising tomorrow's value to galvanise action today, and this is why an enabling framework is so important3. It does not 'pick winners' per se, but it does create better opportunities for winners to emerge by rewar ...
Farmers` Risk Perception towards Climate Change: A Case of the
... of responses due to climate change, understanding how knowledge of climate change impacts on farmers and how vulnerabilities can effectively be used is necessary both to direct research and to support action [12]. It may also have long-term impacts on the adaptation capacity of a society in terms of ...
... of responses due to climate change, understanding how knowledge of climate change impacts on farmers and how vulnerabilities can effectively be used is necessary both to direct research and to support action [12]. It may also have long-term impacts on the adaptation capacity of a society in terms of ...
climate engineering: which role for space?
... Global efforts made by the international community to reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions have not been successful yet to adequately address the challenge posed by climate change. On the contrary, global carbon emissions are still rising, raising the need to consider alternative back-up op ...
... Global efforts made by the international community to reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions have not been successful yet to adequately address the challenge posed by climate change. On the contrary, global carbon emissions are still rising, raising the need to consider alternative back-up op ...
National adaptation is also a global concern
... the role for the international community, this latter being usually limited to raising awareness on the importance of launching adaptation processes (Mimura et al., 2014) and providing developing countries with funding. As a result, the general understanding is that the implementation of adaptation ...
... the role for the international community, this latter being usually limited to raising awareness on the importance of launching adaptation processes (Mimura et al., 2014) and providing developing countries with funding. As a result, the general understanding is that the implementation of adaptation ...
The conquering of climate
... Mediterranean, the frigid and torrid ‘klima’ of the North and the South were realms which gifted the legacy of danger, or even death. Climate also yields tangible, material, yet unpredictable, benefits for all human cultures. The unpredictability of these benefits is a powerful driver of human innov ...
... Mediterranean, the frigid and torrid ‘klima’ of the North and the South were realms which gifted the legacy of danger, or even death. Climate also yields tangible, material, yet unpredictable, benefits for all human cultures. The unpredictability of these benefits is a powerful driver of human innov ...
Climate change and freshwater ecosystems: impacts
... are also already heavily exploited by humans for the provision of ‘goods and services’ (e.g. drinking water and food; Woodward 2009). Furthermore, freshwater biodiversity is disproportionately at risk on a global scale, because while fresh waters cover only 0.8 per cent of the Earth’s surface, they ...
... are also already heavily exploited by humans for the provision of ‘goods and services’ (e.g. drinking water and food; Woodward 2009). Furthermore, freshwater biodiversity is disproportionately at risk on a global scale, because while fresh waters cover only 0.8 per cent of the Earth’s surface, they ...
Climate change impacts on terrestrial ecosystems in metropolitan
... and wetlands to farms, cities, and suburbs), species introductions (intentional and accidental), and fire suppression in native prairies and savanna. For instance, in Illinois, the total number of vascular plant taxa recorded is 3208, of which 899 (23%) have been introduced (Iverson et al., 1997). Ch ...
... and wetlands to farms, cities, and suburbs), species introductions (intentional and accidental), and fire suppression in native prairies and savanna. For instance, in Illinois, the total number of vascular plant taxa recorded is 3208, of which 899 (23%) have been introduced (Iverson et al., 1997). Ch ...
Ranking of the World`s Cities Most Exposed to Coastal Flooding
... allow a general improvement in protection levels in coastal cities around the globe. The cost-effectiveness and institutional challenges of implementing such protection, however, requires further attention. Of more immediate concern are 11 million people living in port cities today in low income cou ...
... allow a general improvement in protection levels in coastal cities around the globe. The cost-effectiveness and institutional challenges of implementing such protection, however, requires further attention. Of more immediate concern are 11 million people living in port cities today in low income cou ...
Climate change and freshwater ecosystems: impacts across multiple
... are also already heavily exploited by humans for the provision of ‘goods and services’ (e.g. drinking water and food; Woodward 2009). Furthermore, freshwater biodiversity is disproportionately at risk on a global scale, because while fresh waters cover only 0.8 per cent of the Earth’s surface, they ...
... are also already heavily exploited by humans for the provision of ‘goods and services’ (e.g. drinking water and food; Woodward 2009). Furthermore, freshwater biodiversity is disproportionately at risk on a global scale, because while fresh waters cover only 0.8 per cent of the Earth’s surface, they ...
4.3 Approach to CLIMATE CHANGE Scenario Development
... scales ranging from the sub-continental scale to country level to provincial level. Although it is likely that temperatures will rise in most regions of the world,2 changes at the regional scale in many other key variables, such as precipitation, are uncertain for most regions. Even if the direction ...
... scales ranging from the sub-continental scale to country level to provincial level. Although it is likely that temperatures will rise in most regions of the world,2 changes at the regional scale in many other key variables, such as precipitation, are uncertain for most regions. Even if the direction ...
CLIMATE CHANGE and AGRARIAN SOCIETIES IN
... materials for a good standard of living. This also limits the livelihood opportunities in drylands and often leads to practices, such as intensified cultivation, that cannot be serviced due to low and further impaired nutrient cycling and water regulation and provision, requiring adjustments in mana ...
... materials for a good standard of living. This also limits the livelihood opportunities in drylands and often leads to practices, such as intensified cultivation, that cannot be serviced due to low and further impaired nutrient cycling and water regulation and provision, requiring adjustments in mana ...
US Climate Engagement - Skoll Global Threats Fund
... movement has pursued. There have been many assessments of strategy and reflections on why we have been unable to pass comprehensive climate policy. Rather, we sought to characterize the approaches being used to engage people on climate change, and we began to explore how social science research and ...
... movement has pursued. There have been many assessments of strategy and reflections on why we have been unable to pass comprehensive climate policy. Rather, we sought to characterize the approaches being used to engage people on climate change, and we began to explore how social science research and ...
Winter 2009
... are organizing “Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics and Climate Change,” a short program sponsored by the Princeton Center for Theoretical Science (PCTS). The program is a two-week workshop planned for May 4 – 14, 2009 focused on theoretical problems in atmospheric and oceanic dynamics that have potential imp ...
... are organizing “Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics and Climate Change,” a short program sponsored by the Princeton Center for Theoretical Science (PCTS). The program is a two-week workshop planned for May 4 – 14, 2009 focused on theoretical problems in atmospheric and oceanic dynamics that have potential imp ...
Abstract
... We investigated a classical model of the optimal use of exhaustible resource with the availability of backstop technology. The new ingredient added to our model here is endogenous time preference that is determined by the history of resource consumption. The dependence of time preference on consumpt ...
... We investigated a classical model of the optimal use of exhaustible resource with the availability of backstop technology. The new ingredient added to our model here is endogenous time preference that is determined by the history of resource consumption. The dependence of time preference on consumpt ...
THE ROLE OF LAND - SURFACE PROCESSES IN LOCAL, REGIONAL AND
... — the City has several of the earliest rights in the basin so impact was somewhat mitigated, — low storage volumes in the CBT Project have impacted allocations from that system for several years, — low streamflows on the West Slope have impaired availability of Windy Gap water, — water conservation ...
... — the City has several of the earliest rights in the basin so impact was somewhat mitigated, — low storage volumes in the CBT Project have impacted allocations from that system for several years, — low streamflows on the West Slope have impaired availability of Windy Gap water, — water conservation ...
Climate Change Action Plan Assessment Report
... continued investments for increasing the use of coal, natural gas and petroleum is a herald that the future will be worse than the past. Turkey faces extreme climate events more than ever. While 2010 was the hottest year for Turkey, 2012 became the third hottest year. Only in 2012, a total of 166 he ...
... continued investments for increasing the use of coal, natural gas and petroleum is a herald that the future will be worse than the past. Turkey faces extreme climate events more than ever. While 2010 was the hottest year for Turkey, 2012 became the third hottest year. Only in 2012, a total of 166 he ...
Using climate information to support crop breeding decisions and
... Population growth in the next few decades will increase the need for food production, while the yields of major food crops could be impacted by the changing climate and changing threats from pests and pathogens. Crop breeding, both through conventional techniques, and GM assisted breeding could help ...
... Population growth in the next few decades will increase the need for food production, while the yields of major food crops could be impacted by the changing climate and changing threats from pests and pathogens. Crop breeding, both through conventional techniques, and GM assisted breeding could help ...
Inadequacies and criticisms of the Intergovernmental Panel on
... underpinned a graph of GAT which was included in his reviewing package. As recounted by Gelbspan (1998, p.212), Michaels received the following astonishing answer from Dr. Tom Wigley, senior author of the paper under review: “First, it is entirely unnecessary to have original “raw” data in order to ...
... underpinned a graph of GAT which was included in his reviewing package. As recounted by Gelbspan (1998, p.212), Michaels received the following astonishing answer from Dr. Tom Wigley, senior author of the paper under review: “First, it is entirely unnecessary to have original “raw” data in order to ...
PALIMMN in the classroom Lesson Plan Author: Marie
... changes the atmosphere composition and the land surface (deforestation etc). Global warming refers to an average increase in the Earth's temperature, which in turn causes changes in climate. A warmer Earth may lead to a wide range of impacts on plants, wildlife, and humans, such as a change in preci ...
... changes the atmosphere composition and the land surface (deforestation etc). Global warming refers to an average increase in the Earth's temperature, which in turn causes changes in climate. A warmer Earth may lead to a wide range of impacts on plants, wildlife, and humans, such as a change in preci ...