Allergies and Asthma - The Medical Society Consortium on Climate
... and earlier in the year because pollen is produced earlier and earlier. (Tennessee) Asthma triggered by seasonal allergies which have been getting worse over the past 5 years, with longer pollen periods due to warmer weather. (Nevada) We all see each year the pollen counts breaking new records which ...
... and earlier in the year because pollen is produced earlier and earlier. (Tennessee) Asthma triggered by seasonal allergies which have been getting worse over the past 5 years, with longer pollen periods due to warmer weather. (Nevada) We all see each year the pollen counts breaking new records which ...
Global average surface temperature has increased by 0
... The candidate predictor data set, comprising of large-scale surface and atmospheric variables from the NCEP Reanalysis Project, was split into a calibration and verification period. The calibration period for temperature spanned the 1961-1978 and 1994-2000, while the period 1979-1993 was withheld fo ...
... The candidate predictor data set, comprising of large-scale surface and atmospheric variables from the NCEP Reanalysis Project, was split into a calibration and verification period. The calibration period for temperature spanned the 1961-1978 and 1994-2000, while the period 1979-1993 was withheld fo ...
“Smart Climate Change” for Professional Societies Workshop WORKSHOP REPORT
... expensive life and infrastructure; however, the fatalities are higher in developing countries. Normally extreme events used to have a 20 year frequency but now climate models show that in East Africa the frequency of hot years is 1-2 year and 1 year for wet years. This will affect socioeconomic deve ...
... expensive life and infrastructure; however, the fatalities are higher in developing countries. Normally extreme events used to have a 20 year frequency but now climate models show that in East Africa the frequency of hot years is 1-2 year and 1 year for wet years. This will affect socioeconomic deve ...
Poverty, Justice and the Environment
... climate-related disasters lived in poorer countries. Three-quarters of the greenhouse gases causing climate change come from the rich industrialised world. ...
... climate-related disasters lived in poorer countries. Three-quarters of the greenhouse gases causing climate change come from the rich industrialised world. ...
Climate Change Resources Working Group
... PICs and CROP agencies to prepare for Durban, including: (a) establishing a focal point for FCCC side events; (b) convening preparatory and negotiations skills training workshops; (c) utilizing existing opportunities to meet, such as the RMSD, PASAP Lessons Learned and Rio+20 preparations, as well a ...
... PICs and CROP agencies to prepare for Durban, including: (a) establishing a focal point for FCCC side events; (b) convening preparatory and negotiations skills training workshops; (c) utilizing existing opportunities to meet, such as the RMSD, PASAP Lessons Learned and Rio+20 preparations, as well a ...
The economics of wind power: submission to the inquiry by the House of Commons Select Committee on Energy and Climate Change (253 kB) (opens in new window)
... In the UK the main subsidy to renewable energy sources, since 2002, has been the Renewables Obligation. This requires electricity end-suppliers to purchase a given fraction of their annual electricity supply from producers using specific renewable technologies, obtaining in exchange a certain amount ...
... In the UK the main subsidy to renewable energy sources, since 2002, has been the Renewables Obligation. This requires electricity end-suppliers to purchase a given fraction of their annual electricity supply from producers using specific renewable technologies, obtaining in exchange a certain amount ...
Meeting the needs of Future Generations
... Young people hold a legitimate interest in the outcome of ongoing negotiations in both the climate and development processes. Their concerns extend beyond the lifetimes of the negotiators, yet the climate and development negotiations will ultimately determine whether the world in which they live out ...
... Young people hold a legitimate interest in the outcome of ongoing negotiations in both the climate and development processes. Their concerns extend beyond the lifetimes of the negotiators, yet the climate and development negotiations will ultimately determine whether the world in which they live out ...
Global trends for the next 20 years
... population. For example, technological developments may increase the importance of ‘soft skills’, such as customer service, adaptability and dependability. • New and innovative uses for technology also support new forms of public service delivery, e.g. healthcare, creating different public sector e ...
... population. For example, technological developments may increase the importance of ‘soft skills’, such as customer service, adaptability and dependability. • New and innovative uses for technology also support new forms of public service delivery, e.g. healthcare, creating different public sector e ...
Food, livestock production, energy, climate change, and health
... We review the history of human beings’ quest for food, noting how it has brought health gains from food abundance and health losses from chronic or intermittent food shortages and dietary imbalances. We review the prospects for food production, environmental sustainability, and health in view of hum ...
... We review the history of human beings’ quest for food, noting how it has brought health gains from food abundance and health losses from chronic or intermittent food shortages and dietary imbalances. We review the prospects for food production, environmental sustainability, and health in view of hum ...
Good Living for Whom? Bolivia`s Climate Justice Movement and the
... time into a series of critical questions regarding the linkage between movementbuilding, the degradation of the environment, and climate change. Secondly, this paper analyzes how climate justice activists mobilize a particular vision of Andean indigeneity, frozen in time and space, to make specific ...
... time into a series of critical questions regarding the linkage between movementbuilding, the degradation of the environment, and climate change. Secondly, this paper analyzes how climate justice activists mobilize a particular vision of Andean indigeneity, frozen in time and space, to make specific ...
American Behavioral Scientist - Dana R. Fisher
... gases are accumulating in the Earth’s atmosphere as a result of human activity, causing surface air temperatures and subsurface ocean temperatures to rise” (Cicerone & the Committee on the Science of Climate Change, 2001, p. 1; also see National ...
... gases are accumulating in the Earth’s atmosphere as a result of human activity, causing surface air temperatures and subsurface ocean temperatures to rise” (Cicerone & the Committee on the Science of Climate Change, 2001, p. 1; also see National ...
Australian Species and Climate Change - WWF
... Australia already has the worst rate of mammal extinction in the world. Almost 40 per cent of mammal extinctions globally in the last 200 years have occurred in Australia. This incredible continent is losing species at an unprecedented rate and, as most species found here aren’t found anywhere else, ...
... Australia already has the worst rate of mammal extinction in the world. Almost 40 per cent of mammal extinctions globally in the last 200 years have occurred in Australia. This incredible continent is losing species at an unprecedented rate and, as most species found here aren’t found anywhere else, ...
3. IPCC`s evaluation of evidence and treatment of uncertainty
... uncertainty is presented differs significantly across the chapters of the Working Group II report. For example, Chapter 5 (Food, Fibre, and Forest Products) presents estimates of the quantitative impacts of specific changes in temperature and precipitation on forests and agriculture, based on existi ...
... uncertainty is presented differs significantly across the chapters of the Working Group II report. For example, Chapter 5 (Food, Fibre, and Forest Products) presents estimates of the quantitative impacts of specific changes in temperature and precipitation on forests and agriculture, based on existi ...
presentation - Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
... panel: stratospheric responses, dark blue for upper stratosphere at ~2mb, light blue for middle stratosphere at ~20 mb. Middle Panel: tropospheric responses, red for tropopause at ~100 mb, brown for surface. Bottom Panel: temperature responses of four ocean layers. The curve with largest amplitude i ...
... panel: stratospheric responses, dark blue for upper stratosphere at ~2mb, light blue for middle stratosphere at ~20 mb. Middle Panel: tropospheric responses, red for tropopause at ~100 mb, brown for surface. Bottom Panel: temperature responses of four ocean layers. The curve with largest amplitude i ...
Mankind at the Turning Point slides
... or planners to develop such models, to give presentations of their present capacities and plans for the future. Some of these presentations might rely on much simpler models than large-scale integrated assessment models or on none at all. • As an outcome the presentators would produce a short paper ...
... or planners to develop such models, to give presentations of their present capacities and plans for the future. Some of these presentations might rely on much simpler models than large-scale integrated assessment models or on none at all. • As an outcome the presentators would produce a short paper ...
Climate change adaptation: challenges and opportunities for a smart
... Up to now, major efforts have been addressed to promote mitigation strategies, capable to reduce GHG emissions, paying less attention to adaptation strategies, aimed at improving cities’ capability to deal with the impacts of climate change. In Europe, which is considered one of the world leader in ...
... Up to now, major efforts have been addressed to promote mitigation strategies, capable to reduce GHG emissions, paying less attention to adaptation strategies, aimed at improving cities’ capability to deal with the impacts of climate change. In Europe, which is considered one of the world leader in ...
California Agriculture and Climate Change: Challenges and
... b) Cover crops: Winter cover crops are sometimes used to improve soil health, add nitrogen, prevent wind or water erosion, or produce a forage crop. California growers, however, have not used cover crops as widely as may be feasible or desirable. There is opportunity to grow significantly more cover ...
... b) Cover crops: Winter cover crops are sometimes used to improve soil health, add nitrogen, prevent wind or water erosion, or produce a forage crop. California growers, however, have not used cover crops as widely as may be feasible or desirable. There is opportunity to grow significantly more cover ...
Revenue Recycling and the Costs of Reducing Carbon Emissions
... of future global warming and other associated changes in climate. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most important example of these gases. Man-made emissions of CO2 are primarily caused by the burning of fossil fuels, which all contain carbon. An international conference is being held this December in Kyo ...
... of future global warming and other associated changes in climate. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most important example of these gases. Man-made emissions of CO2 are primarily caused by the burning of fossil fuels, which all contain carbon. An international conference is being held this December in Kyo ...
Developing countries and the future of the Kyoto Protocol
... countries on average are still only around a quarter of that in industrialized countries. Resources for economic restructuring are much more limited in developing countries, with average per capita incomes less than one quarter than those in the industrialized world.2 Moreover, adverse impacts of cl ...
... countries on average are still only around a quarter of that in industrialized countries. Resources for economic restructuring are much more limited in developing countries, with average per capita incomes less than one quarter than those in the industrialized world.2 Moreover, adverse impacts of cl ...
Annexes
... Behavioural change and Drivers of behaviour. Behavioural change: In this report, behavioural change refers to alteration of human decisions and actions in ways that mitigate climate change and / or reduce negative consequences of climate change impacts. See also Drivers of behaviour. Biochar: Biomas ...
... Behavioural change and Drivers of behaviour. Behavioural change: In this report, behavioural change refers to alteration of human decisions and actions in ways that mitigate climate change and / or reduce negative consequences of climate change impacts. See also Drivers of behaviour. Biochar: Biomas ...