HFCs: A Critical Link in Protecting Climate and the Ozone Layer
... This is because the original ozone-depleting substances, which the Montreal Protocol is phasing out, such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), are not only ozone-depleting but also serious climate-damaging gases. The focus of this report is the opportunity for action o ...
... This is because the original ozone-depleting substances, which the Montreal Protocol is phasing out, such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), are not only ozone-depleting but also serious climate-damaging gases. The focus of this report is the opportunity for action o ...
Warm Arctic—cold continents: climate impacts of the newly open
... from mid-latitudes. Fig. 1 implies such a budget, with the major northward pathways of heat in the correct locations from the Atlantic and Pacific sectors. The US National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) climate model (CCSM3) shows that future Arctic seaice loss may be due in part to an ocean ...
... from mid-latitudes. Fig. 1 implies such a budget, with the major northward pathways of heat in the correct locations from the Atlantic and Pacific sectors. The US National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) climate model (CCSM3) shows that future Arctic seaice loss may be due in part to an ocean ...
Land subsidence Causes, impacts and adaptive
... The Vietnamese Government, with assistance from Deltares, is trying to come up with a long-term, multisectoral and affordable approach to address these challenges: the Mekong Delta Plan. When developing adaptation and mitigation strategies, underlying challenges concern, among others, understanding ...
... The Vietnamese Government, with assistance from Deltares, is trying to come up with a long-term, multisectoral and affordable approach to address these challenges: the Mekong Delta Plan. When developing adaptation and mitigation strategies, underlying challenges concern, among others, understanding ...
Permafrost and Changing Climate: The Russian
... of ALT that in some cases is not correlated with climatic variations, presumably due to the effects of other environmental factors. The links between changing climate and the active-layer thickness are thus far more complex than a frequently used linear regression between the depth of seasonal thawi ...
... of ALT that in some cases is not correlated with climatic variations, presumably due to the effects of other environmental factors. The links between changing climate and the active-layer thickness are thus far more complex than a frequently used linear regression between the depth of seasonal thawi ...
Climate Change and the Outbreak Ranges of Two North American
... drought' and that a surfeit of water may also render pines more suitable for bark beetles. As a result of many of these direct and indirect factors, climate change may also simply allow bark beetles to move northward or higher in elevation into other ranges of their host species or the ranges of new ...
... drought' and that a surfeit of water may also render pines more suitable for bark beetles. As a result of many of these direct and indirect factors, climate change may also simply allow bark beetles to move northward or higher in elevation into other ranges of their host species or the ranges of new ...
UK Climate Change Programme 2006
... for much more ambitious collaboration with emerging economies. Our EU Summits with China and India in 2005 were a useful step forward. But again we need to go much further, to scale up these actions to make a real difference. We will also work with the G8 and developing countries through the Dialogu ...
... for much more ambitious collaboration with emerging economies. Our EU Summits with China and India in 2005 were a useful step forward. But again we need to go much further, to scale up these actions to make a real difference. We will also work with the G8 and developing countries through the Dialogu ...
Turn Down the Heat - Open Knowledge Repository
... for South East Asia by 2071–2099 relative to 1951–80 4.7 Regional sea-level rise projections for 2081–2100 (relative to 1986–2005) under RCP8.5 4.8 Local sea-level rise above 1986–2005 mean level as a result of global climate change 4.9 Low elevation areas in the Vietnamese deltas 4.10 Pop ...
... for South East Asia by 2071–2099 relative to 1951–80 4.7 Regional sea-level rise projections for 2081–2100 (relative to 1986–2005) under RCP8.5 4.8 Local sea-level rise above 1986–2005 mean level as a result of global climate change 4.9 Low elevation areas in the Vietnamese deltas 4.10 Pop ...
Student Thesis: Exporting Sustainability: Reducing the Climate Impact of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
... emissions limitations. The U.S. rejected the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, citing the Protocol’s failure to include developing countries and concerns that ratification of the Protocol would create significant economic disruptions. One important mechanis ...
... emissions limitations. The U.S. rejected the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, citing the Protocol’s failure to include developing countries and concerns that ratification of the Protocol would create significant economic disruptions. One important mechanis ...
Climate Change and Development in China
... countries who are able to see a little bit ahead will ride on this wave and become the leaders of the tomorrow”4. In many ways, China is riding this wave, working diligently to become a model of lowcarbon growth and green economy, “both as a strategy for the next phase of industrialization and in th ...
... countries who are able to see a little bit ahead will ride on this wave and become the leaders of the tomorrow”4. In many ways, China is riding this wave, working diligently to become a model of lowcarbon growth and green economy, “both as a strategy for the next phase of industrialization and in th ...
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... The burning of fossil fuels, land use change and other industrial activities since the industrial revolution have increased the GHGs in the atmosphere to such a level that the earth’s surface is heating up to temperatures that are very destructive to life on earth. ...
... The burning of fossil fuels, land use change and other industrial activities since the industrial revolution have increased the GHGs in the atmosphere to such a level that the earth’s surface is heating up to temperatures that are very destructive to life on earth. ...
Temporal evolution of the ecological niche of the
... habitats for a given species and to project these habitats under new environmental or climatic conditions. When the projections are made using estimated climatic conditions from climate change scenarios, they are a powerful tool to inform decision makers about the potential changes in the species di ...
... habitats for a given species and to project these habitats under new environmental or climatic conditions. When the projections are made using estimated climatic conditions from climate change scenarios, they are a powerful tool to inform decision makers about the potential changes in the species di ...
Survival and population size of a resident bird species are declining
... Some types of weather are more likely to directly impact annual survival through its effects on the availability of food resources. For example, rain followed by freezing temperatures may lead to cones becoming saturated and then freezing. Similarly, freezing rain may result in cones being covered b ...
... Some types of weather are more likely to directly impact annual survival through its effects on the availability of food resources. For example, rain followed by freezing temperatures may lead to cones becoming saturated and then freezing. Similarly, freezing rain may result in cones being covered b ...
Title
... knowledge; task of scientific advisers to report on the current state of knowledge, including uncertainties. Simulation models are indispensable.” 13 March 2012 | Arthur Petersen ...
... knowledge; task of scientific advisers to report on the current state of knowledge, including uncertainties. Simulation models are indispensable.” 13 March 2012 | Arthur Petersen ...
Assessing recent trends in high-latitude Southern
... the continental shelf 46. The importance of the latter process is particularly evident along the margin of the WAIS47–49 and is associated with regional atmospheric circulation changes forced by teleconnections from the tropics48,50. The numerous interconnections between changes in the SH highlatitu ...
... the continental shelf 46. The importance of the latter process is particularly evident along the margin of the WAIS47–49 and is associated with regional atmospheric circulation changes forced by teleconnections from the tropics48,50. The numerous interconnections between changes in the SH highlatitu ...
Climate Change and Hazard Zonation in the Circum
... The permafrost regions currently occupy about one-fourth of the earth’s land area (Brown et al., 1997; Brown and Haggerty, 1998; Zhang et al., 1999). At geographical scales involving regions of continental or hemispheric dimensions, the distribution of permafrost is usually represented as a series o ...
... The permafrost regions currently occupy about one-fourth of the earth’s land area (Brown et al., 1997; Brown and Haggerty, 1998; Zhang et al., 1999). At geographical scales involving regions of continental or hemispheric dimensions, the distribution of permafrost is usually represented as a series o ...
The Precautionary Principle: Relevance in International Law
... response to the constraints of policy and science in sufficiently addressing complex and uncertain risks and its consequences to human health and the environment (Tickner, 2003: xiii). Although the precautionary principle had a slow start, it eventually found its way in international law. Thus, notw ...
... response to the constraints of policy and science in sufficiently addressing complex and uncertain risks and its consequences to human health and the environment (Tickner, 2003: xiii). Although the precautionary principle had a slow start, it eventually found its way in international law. Thus, notw ...
slaughtering the amazon
... for fixing the problem. The World Bank identifies the economic drivers of deforestation at the ‘agricultural frontiers, such as the Amazon’ as the major challenge in terms of action on climate.70 Given the global trade in agricultural commodities driving deforestation, considerable responsibility fo ...
... for fixing the problem. The World Bank identifies the economic drivers of deforestation at the ‘agricultural frontiers, such as the Amazon’ as the major challenge in terms of action on climate.70 Given the global trade in agricultural commodities driving deforestation, considerable responsibility fo ...
VIEW PDF - Virginia Journal of International Law
... supported by President Obama, for example, failed to pass the Senate in 2008.7 Plus, the United States has not joined a major global environmental agreement in more than fifteen years. Policymakers continue to have radically different views about the most appropriate role for the federal government ...
... supported by President Obama, for example, failed to pass the Senate in 2008.7 Plus, the United States has not joined a major global environmental agreement in more than fifteen years. Policymakers continue to have radically different views about the most appropriate role for the federal government ...
Oxygen Isotope Analysis and Tooth Enamel Phosphate and Its
... Mineralization can also be influenced by biological and environmental factors such as the sex, size, health, and diet of an individual (Hillson 1986; Smith 1991). The oxygen isotopic signature of local precipitation is incorporated into tooth enamel phosphate, via drinking water and the water that i ...
... Mineralization can also be influenced by biological and environmental factors such as the sex, size, health, and diet of an individual (Hillson 1986; Smith 1991). The oxygen isotopic signature of local precipitation is incorporated into tooth enamel phosphate, via drinking water and the water that i ...
colorado climate plan
... project temperatures rising an additional 2.5oF to 5oF by 2050, meaning the warmest summers from our past may become the average summers in our future. With increasing temperatures come shifts in snowmelt runoff, water quality concerns, stressed ecosystems and transportation infrastructure, impacts ...
... project temperatures rising an additional 2.5oF to 5oF by 2050, meaning the warmest summers from our past may become the average summers in our future. With increasing temperatures come shifts in snowmelt runoff, water quality concerns, stressed ecosystems and transportation infrastructure, impacts ...
National Strategy - Department of Environmental Affairs
... signalled a new wave of thinking aimed at promoting the effective stewardship of South Africa’s natural, social and economic resources. This National Strategy for Sustainable Development and Action Plan – also referred to as NSSD 1 (2011–2014) – was approved by Cabinet on 23 November 2011. The NSSD ...
... signalled a new wave of thinking aimed at promoting the effective stewardship of South Africa’s natural, social and economic resources. This National Strategy for Sustainable Development and Action Plan – also referred to as NSSD 1 (2011–2014) – was approved by Cabinet on 23 November 2011. The NSSD ...
means of adaptation and mitigation of climate change and disaster
... from increasing need of energy in above normal condition continuously. Rising temperature of sea water surface at warm season has impact on coral reef is due to physiologi‐ cal pressure at some bleaching occurrence (like for in‐ stance the occurrence in the year of 1987 at Caribbean and in the year ...
... from increasing need of energy in above normal condition continuously. Rising temperature of sea water surface at warm season has impact on coral reef is due to physiologi‐ cal pressure at some bleaching occurrence (like for in‐ stance the occurrence in the year of 1987 at Caribbean and in the year ...
North Pacific Climate Response to Freshwater Forcing in the
... climatic impact of an AMOC shutdown can be global. In response to a shutdown of the AMOC, the extratropical North Atlantic cools up to 278C and the South Atlantic warms slightly. Associated with this north–south dipole of temperature anomalies, the Atlantic ITCZ shifts southward, consistent with pal ...
... climatic impact of an AMOC shutdown can be global. In response to a shutdown of the AMOC, the extratropical North Atlantic cools up to 278C and the South Atlantic warms slightly. Associated with this north–south dipole of temperature anomalies, the Atlantic ITCZ shifts southward, consistent with pal ...