Capitalism, Climate Change, and the Transition to Sustainability:
... environment, an infinitely growing economy will inevitably violate the requirements of ecological sustainability. According to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 2007b), global emissions of carbon dioxide must fall by 50-85 percent from 2000 to 2050 to prevent global warming by 2-2.4 de ...
... environment, an infinitely growing economy will inevitably violate the requirements of ecological sustainability. According to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 2007b), global emissions of carbon dioxide must fall by 50-85 percent from 2000 to 2050 to prevent global warming by 2-2.4 de ...
Do people “personally experience” global warming, and if so how
... less subject to everyday variability, such as shifts in species distribution, and the onset and length of the growing season. If individuals are able to personally experience adverse effects of climate change, those encounters should result in heightened recognition of its dangers, according to psyc ...
... less subject to everyday variability, such as shifts in species distribution, and the onset and length of the growing season. If individuals are able to personally experience adverse effects of climate change, those encounters should result in heightened recognition of its dangers, according to psyc ...
Why join a carbon club? A study of the banks participating
... the body of literature under the new institutional theory, our main contribution also locates in this scientific discipline. We adopted the case method in order to encompass the broad and diverse set of possible explanations for our research questions. We analyzed the four companies from the banking ...
... the body of literature under the new institutional theory, our main contribution also locates in this scientific discipline. We adopted the case method in order to encompass the broad and diverse set of possible explanations for our research questions. We analyzed the four companies from the banking ...
A U.S.-centric Chronology of the International Climate Change Negotiations Jane A. Leggett
... remained remarkably stable in the years since: greenhouse gas (GHG)1 emissions from humanrelated activities are very likely causing the major portion of climate change observed in recent decades and, if these continue, could lead to potentially catastrophic impacts on human societies and their envir ...
... remained remarkably stable in the years since: greenhouse gas (GHG)1 emissions from humanrelated activities are very likely causing the major portion of climate change observed in recent decades and, if these continue, could lead to potentially catastrophic impacts on human societies and their envir ...
A Vulnerable Country in the Face of Climate Change
... Source: Sari, Maulidya, Butarbutar, Sari and Rusmantoro (2007), Figure 1, p. 2. As Table 1 and Figure 6 illustrate, Indonesia is the world’s third greatest emitter of greenhouse gases. The table and figure also depict that the main contributor to Indonesia’s high release of greenhouse gases is due t ...
... Source: Sari, Maulidya, Butarbutar, Sari and Rusmantoro (2007), Figure 1, p. 2. As Table 1 and Figure 6 illustrate, Indonesia is the world’s third greatest emitter of greenhouse gases. The table and figure also depict that the main contributor to Indonesia’s high release of greenhouse gases is due t ...
Climate Policy
... given existing internal conflicts, I focus largely on the ‘mainstream’ of the major, most powerful, developing countries, while neglecting special groupings such as oil-producing nations or small island states.5 Climate polity In the upcoming negotiations of the post-2012 climate regime, the Europea ...
... given existing internal conflicts, I focus largely on the ‘mainstream’ of the major, most powerful, developing countries, while neglecting special groupings such as oil-producing nations or small island states.5 Climate polity In the upcoming negotiations of the post-2012 climate regime, the Europea ...
Paris Climate Conference: Mexico
... from black carbon allows for comparison between Mexico’s pledge and other countries’ pledges because most countries have not included a black carbon target. ...
... from black carbon allows for comparison between Mexico’s pledge and other countries’ pledges because most countries have not included a black carbon target. ...
Impacts of Climate Change on the Management of Upland Waters
... IPCC (1996 and 2002) and predicted changes of the natural components of the hydrological cycle, from temperature and precipitation, to ice and snow cover and to river discharge. They anticipate on a decrease of total discharge, a marked decrease of summer discharge, an increase of winter discharges ...
... IPCC (1996 and 2002) and predicted changes of the natural components of the hydrological cycle, from temperature and precipitation, to ice and snow cover and to river discharge. They anticipate on a decrease of total discharge, a marked decrease of summer discharge, an increase of winter discharges ...
Climate vulnerability of socio-economic systems
... floods. Climate change impact on infrastructure and settlements may also result into increased poverty which will force the society to revert into natural resources such as moist forests as a source of livelihoods. In such cases the likely effect will be degradation of the functions of these ecosyst ...
... floods. Climate change impact on infrastructure and settlements may also result into increased poverty which will force the society to revert into natural resources such as moist forests as a source of livelihoods. In such cases the likely effect will be degradation of the functions of these ecosyst ...
Climate-change policy: why has so little been achieved?
... is projected to increase from 6 to 9 billion—to add more extra people than the entire world population in 1950. These additional people will be overwhelmingly concentrated in China, India, and Africa—each with a total population of roughly 2 billion by 2050. The first two are expected to continue th ...
... is projected to increase from 6 to 9 billion—to add more extra people than the entire world population in 1950. These additional people will be overwhelmingly concentrated in China, India, and Africa—each with a total population of roughly 2 billion by 2050. The first two are expected to continue th ...
Conservation of the Natural Environment and Climate Change
... The conservation of the natural environment and climate change are issues increasingly at the forefront of social, economic and political discussion. Substantial evidence exists to demonstrate the negative effects of a deteriorating environment (for example, pollution, land destruction, waste and la ...
... The conservation of the natural environment and climate change are issues increasingly at the forefront of social, economic and political discussion. Substantial evidence exists to demonstrate the negative effects of a deteriorating environment (for example, pollution, land destruction, waste and la ...
Seychelles
... storms, floods, rain and landslides, and recommended that future planning should focus on losses from flooding and landslides which also caused the greatest economic losses. The report also noted concern about lack of clear policy on the protection of critical infrastructure in the country, such as ...
... storms, floods, rain and landslides, and recommended that future planning should focus on losses from flooding and landslides which also caused the greatest economic losses. The report also noted concern about lack of clear policy on the protection of critical infrastructure in the country, such as ...
Climate Change, Agricultural Production and Food Security
... are hit hardest as they tend to be net food consumers with high food budget shares, but farm households also experience real income losses given that many of them are net buyers of food. The impacts of local climate change are less clear given the ambiguous predictions of global climate models (GCMs ...
... are hit hardest as they tend to be net food consumers with high food budget shares, but farm households also experience real income losses given that many of them are net buyers of food. The impacts of local climate change are less clear given the ambiguous predictions of global climate models (GCMs ...
Climate-Smart Agriculture in Peru
... percent (72%) of national emergencies are related to drought, heavy rains, floods, frost, and hail, and these have already became six times more frequent between 1997 and 2006 [12]. The biggest crop losses were reported during the 2006–2007 growing year, totaling US$78 million or 1.3% of the nation’ ...
... percent (72%) of national emergencies are related to drought, heavy rains, floods, frost, and hail, and these have already became six times more frequent between 1997 and 2006 [12]. The biggest crop losses were reported during the 2006–2007 growing year, totaling US$78 million or 1.3% of the nation’ ...
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... Are you contributing to the climate change? • Check your electric bills for the past year. For each kWh allow 0.8kg of carbon dioxide. • If you flew on a commercial plane in the last year, add 0.35 kg for each kilometer flown for each person who flew with you. Back ...
... Are you contributing to the climate change? • Check your electric bills for the past year. For each kWh allow 0.8kg of carbon dioxide. • If you flew on a commercial plane in the last year, add 0.35 kg for each kilometer flown for each person who flew with you. Back ...
... 2015). Some taxa already are classified as vulnerable, threatened, or endangered by state, provincial, and federal agencies. Furthermore, as occupied habitat becomes increasingly fragmented and isolated, risks from climate-driven disturbances increase as well. Conservation efforts such as building a ...
Climate ethics and population policy
... necessary in order to do so. Leading climate scientists tell us we need to drive down total annual worldwide greenhouse gas emissions by 60 to 80% over the next 40 to 50 years, in order to keep average global warming below 2◦ C.22,23 We have little reason to believe we can limit greenhouse gas emiss ...
... necessary in order to do so. Leading climate scientists tell us we need to drive down total annual worldwide greenhouse gas emissions by 60 to 80% over the next 40 to 50 years, in order to keep average global warming below 2◦ C.22,23 We have little reason to believe we can limit greenhouse gas emiss ...
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... excluded these factors from the index. Because population and range size are major factors in determining conservation status, repeating them in our assessments would cause most threatened species to also be scored as vulnerable to climate change. The purpose of the index is to highlight species wit ...
... excluded these factors from the index. Because population and range size are major factors in determining conservation status, repeating them in our assessments would cause most threatened species to also be scored as vulnerable to climate change. The purpose of the index is to highlight species wit ...
Melting Ice - World Climate Research Programme
... confidence in carbon stock estimates and the potential release rates under warming climate; build upon Permafrost Carbon Network; • focusing analysis efforts on large-scale ice sheet models and global glacier mass balance models, and applying them in the CMIP6 context to provide quantitative estimat ...
... confidence in carbon stock estimates and the potential release rates under warming climate; build upon Permafrost Carbon Network; • focusing analysis efforts on large-scale ice sheet models and global glacier mass balance models, and applying them in the CMIP6 context to provide quantitative estimat ...
Warsaw: On the Road to Paris
... South Africa, countries reaffirmed their resolve to tackle climate change. They further built on those decisions at COP 18 in Doha, Qatar. This resolve is yet to be put into action as global emissions continue to push the world towards warming of 4 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by the ...
... South Africa, countries reaffirmed their resolve to tackle climate change. They further built on those decisions at COP 18 in Doha, Qatar. This resolve is yet to be put into action as global emissions continue to push the world towards warming of 4 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by the ...
Targets for global climate policy An overview
... damage costs of carbon dioxide emissions. Just looking at the distribution of the medians or modes of these studies is inadequate, because this does not give a fair sense of the uncertainty surrounding these estimates—it is particularly hard to discern the right tail of the distribution, which may d ...
... damage costs of carbon dioxide emissions. Just looking at the distribution of the medians or modes of these studies is inadequate, because this does not give a fair sense of the uncertainty surrounding these estimates—it is particularly hard to discern the right tail of the distribution, which may d ...
Climate Balloons - Development and Peace
... In this activity, those outside the enclosure will be doing a lifestyle assessment, putting balloons into the enclosure to represent our climate-harming habits. Those inside the enclosure will try to protect their homes, food and water sources, and the people they care about from the negative effect ...
... In this activity, those outside the enclosure will be doing a lifestyle assessment, putting balloons into the enclosure to represent our climate-harming habits. Those inside the enclosure will try to protect their homes, food and water sources, and the people they care about from the negative effect ...
Climate changes and animal health and food safety
... focussed future research and development of food production in the context of climate change and animal health and food safety. • Research in robust production technologies – focusing on improved technologies making it possible to produce safe and healthy food in a more extreme and varying climate ...
... focussed future research and development of food production in the context of climate change and animal health and food safety. • Research in robust production technologies – focusing on improved technologies making it possible to produce safe and healthy food in a more extreme and varying climate ...