Climate change and mammals: evolutionary
... forces of new competitors, predators, parasites and diseases will surely follow but, for the most part, remain undocumented. Vertebrate examples of phenological changes brought on by climate change involve primarily birds (Møller et al. 2010). Examples in mammals are fewer but important because, unl ...
... forces of new competitors, predators, parasites and diseases will surely follow but, for the most part, remain undocumented. Vertebrate examples of phenological changes brought on by climate change involve primarily birds (Møller et al. 2010). Examples in mammals are fewer but important because, unl ...
Climate, Glaciers and Permafrost in the Swiss Alps
... ecosystems as well as their individual parts have strongly different characteristics and time scales of response to fast climate change. This will undoubtedly lead to growing distances from conditions of dynamic equilibrium, which were able to form during the Holocene with its relatively stable clim ...
... ecosystems as well as their individual parts have strongly different characteristics and time scales of response to fast climate change. This will undoubtedly lead to growing distances from conditions of dynamic equilibrium, which were able to form during the Holocene with its relatively stable clim ...
IPCC reasons for concern regarding climate change risks
... identification of key risks. Key risks reflect potentially severe adverse consequences for socio-ecological systems that could be used to inform the interpretation of “dangerous” in the UNFCCC Article 2 objective. Criteria for identifying key risks include6,102,103: high probability of significant r ...
... identification of key risks. Key risks reflect potentially severe adverse consequences for socio-ecological systems that could be used to inform the interpretation of “dangerous” in the UNFCCC Article 2 objective. Criteria for identifying key risks include6,102,103: high probability of significant r ...
The EU`s 2030 Energy and Climate Change Package: Fit for a food
... All members of the G20 have committed to phase out fossil-fuel subsidies by 2020, while providing targeted support for the poorest. The G7 and the EU could lead the way at UN Secretary-General Ban KiMoon‘s Climate Summit in September 2014 by pledging to immediately remove socially and environmentall ...
... All members of the G20 have committed to phase out fossil-fuel subsidies by 2020, while providing targeted support for the poorest. The G7 and the EU could lead the way at UN Secretary-General Ban KiMoon‘s Climate Summit in September 2014 by pledging to immediately remove socially and environmentall ...
the european investment bank
... 3 steps are required to count project activities as adaptation: Setting out the climate vulnerability context of the project. Vulnerability is a function of the character, magnitude, and rate of climate change and variation to which a system is exposed, its sensitivity, and its adaptive capacity M ...
... 3 steps are required to count project activities as adaptation: Setting out the climate vulnerability context of the project. Vulnerability is a function of the character, magnitude, and rate of climate change and variation to which a system is exposed, its sensitivity, and its adaptive capacity M ...
An evaluation of the level of ambition and implications of the Bush
... (US-EPA, 2002). The reduction in intensity was particularly slow during the economic recession of the early 1990s (1.0% per year). The target of 18% reduction over the next 10 years (1.9% per year) would keep the US greenhouse gas intensity in line with its longer-term historical record. The 4.5% em ...
... (US-EPA, 2002). The reduction in intensity was particularly slow during the economic recession of the early 1990s (1.0% per year). The target of 18% reduction over the next 10 years (1.9% per year) would keep the US greenhouse gas intensity in line with its longer-term historical record. The 4.5% em ...
First comprehensive review of the state of Antarctica`s climate
... that surrounds Antarctica have increased by around 15%. The stronger winds have effectively isolated Antarctica from the warming elsewhere on the planet. As a result during the past 30 years there has been little change in surface temperature over much of the vast Antarctic continent, although West ...
... that surrounds Antarctica have increased by around 15%. The stronger winds have effectively isolated Antarctica from the warming elsewhere on the planet. As a result during the past 30 years there has been little change in surface temperature over much of the vast Antarctic continent, although West ...
Evolution in response to climate change
... as to why populations might not respond to selection. The most obvious and ultimate constrain is a lack of additive genetic variance in a trait under selection. While most traits are commonly thought to be heritable in most populations and able to evolve in response to selection [39], several recent ...
... as to why populations might not respond to selection. The most obvious and ultimate constrain is a lack of additive genetic variance in a trait under selection. While most traits are commonly thought to be heritable in most populations and able to evolve in response to selection [39], several recent ...
DOC version - New Zealand climate change information
... Cabinet papers and related material search Publication search o Climate change Environmental reporting on atmosphere and climate o Overview of climate change About climate change Climate change action in New Zealand Roles and responsibilities o How climate change could affect New Zealand ...
... Cabinet papers and related material search Publication search o Climate change Environmental reporting on atmosphere and climate o Overview of climate change About climate change Climate change action in New Zealand Roles and responsibilities o How climate change could affect New Zealand ...
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Environment Policy
... − Monitoring and reduction of our energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. − Investing in energy efficient technologies, where cost effective. − Monitoring and reduction of water usage, where possible. − Minimising waste through recycling and efficient use of resources. − Developing processes for as ...
... − Monitoring and reduction of our energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. − Investing in energy efficient technologies, where cost effective. − Monitoring and reduction of water usage, where possible. − Minimising waste through recycling and efficient use of resources. − Developing processes for as ...
EU cities and regions leading the way against climate change
... Senator of the City of Rostock (Germany), Presidents of Climate Alliance An international climate agreement can only be successful if all levels of government work closely together. The over 1,700 member cities of Climate Alliance show in their everyday work that local authorities hold the solutions ...
... Senator of the City of Rostock (Germany), Presidents of Climate Alliance An international climate agreement can only be successful if all levels of government work closely together. The over 1,700 member cities of Climate Alliance show in their everyday work that local authorities hold the solutions ...
Presentation
... national, regional and global efforts to enhance global observation systems, thereby strengthening resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries. (p. 8) ...
... national, regional and global efforts to enhance global observation systems, thereby strengthening resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries. (p. 8) ...
A Climate of Concern: Climate Change and Health Strategy
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2013) has found that the warming of the climate is unequivocal, and that increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, driven largely by human activity, are having an influence on the Earth’s climate. The world’s leading scienti ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2013) has found that the warming of the climate is unequivocal, and that increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, driven largely by human activity, are having an influence on the Earth’s climate. The world’s leading scienti ...
Climate Change and Environment Position Statement and
... atural capital can be defined as the world’s stocks of natural assets which include geology, soil, air, water and all living things. The term is used in reference to valuing elements and systems of the natural environment. ...
... atural capital can be defined as the world’s stocks of natural assets which include geology, soil, air, water and all living things. The term is used in reference to valuing elements and systems of the natural environment. ...
A Cost-benefit Analysis of the Australian Carbon Tax
... importance of the agricultural sector and increasing support around the idea that it is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. As climate change persists, the increased likelihood of drought, or other global warming induced events, ravaging areas that usually prosper agriculturall ...
... importance of the agricultural sector and increasing support around the idea that it is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. As climate change persists, the increased likelihood of drought, or other global warming induced events, ravaging areas that usually prosper agriculturall ...
Assessing climate risk to improve farm business management
... businesses, rural industries and the options available to mitigate the risk. Malcolm (1992) and Krause (1994) describe how farming is a risky business, and how managing a risky business is about gathering relevant information, weighing it judiciously and acting accordingly. As improved knowledge abo ...
... businesses, rural industries and the options available to mitigate the risk. Malcolm (1992) and Krause (1994) describe how farming is a risky business, and how managing a risky business is about gathering relevant information, weighing it judiciously and acting accordingly. As improved knowledge abo ...
Decision 1/CMP.6 The Cancun Agreements: Outcome of the work of
... Recognizing that Parties included in Annex I (Annex I Parties) should continue to take the lead in combating climate change, Also recognizing that the contribution of Working Group III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate Change 2007: Mitigation o ...
... Recognizing that Parties included in Annex I (Annex I Parties) should continue to take the lead in combating climate change, Also recognizing that the contribution of Working Group III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate Change 2007: Mitigation o ...
Climate Change Class at Osher Lifelong Learning
... the polar regions. Regional changes will be even more extreme if global average temperatures rise by 3°C or higher. • Climate change during the 21st century is likely to entail increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather, increases in sea level and the acidity of the oceans that will not be ...
... the polar regions. Regional changes will be even more extreme if global average temperatures rise by 3°C or higher. • Climate change during the 21st century is likely to entail increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather, increases in sea level and the acidity of the oceans that will not be ...
BALTEX Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic
... • Society is very sensitive to extreme geophysical events that have severe implications for human life, generate economic losses and influence ecosystems. • A natural disaster links extreme geophysical events to ecosystems and society (in particular weaknesses in ecosystems and society) • Und ...
... • Society is very sensitive to extreme geophysical events that have severe implications for human life, generate economic losses and influence ecosystems. • A natural disaster links extreme geophysical events to ecosystems and society (in particular weaknesses in ecosystems and society) • Und ...
Emergent Properties of Scale in Global Environmental Modeling
... downwardly propagating positive feedbacks. Those feedbacks not only tend to hold the system in a temporary stable state, but they also render it vulnerable to radical reorganization by rapid external forcing. The vulnerability of the USA agricultural production system to climate change is given as a ...
... downwardly propagating positive feedbacks. Those feedbacks not only tend to hold the system in a temporary stable state, but they also render it vulnerable to radical reorganization by rapid external forcing. The vulnerability of the USA agricultural production system to climate change is given as a ...
Gore rebuttal comments
... meaningful correlation between CO2 levels and Earth's temperature over this [geologic] time frame. In fact, when CO2 levels were over ten times higher than they are now, about 450 million years ago, the planet was in the depths of the absolute coldest period in the last half billion years." Patterso ...
... meaningful correlation between CO2 levels and Earth's temperature over this [geologic] time frame. In fact, when CO2 levels were over ten times higher than they are now, about 450 million years ago, the planet was in the depths of the absolute coldest period in the last half billion years." Patterso ...