Fighting Climate Change: Human Solidarity in a Divided World
... tomorrow. That crisis is climate change. It is still a preventable crisis—but only just. The world has less than a decade to change course. No issue merits more urgent attention—or more immediate action. Climate change is the defining human development issue of our generation. All development is ult ...
... tomorrow. That crisis is climate change. It is still a preventable crisis—but only just. The world has less than a decade to change course. No issue merits more urgent attention—or more immediate action. Climate change is the defining human development issue of our generation. All development is ult ...
Specific Climate Health Impacts
... and atmosphere, which is one reason we are experiencing “sea-level rise.” The other is that the temperature of the oceans is warmer, and warmer water takes up more space, called “Thermal Expansion” (6). In South Florida sea levels are expected to rise between 3 and 5.7 inches in the next 15 years, a ...
... and atmosphere, which is one reason we are experiencing “sea-level rise.” The other is that the temperature of the oceans is warmer, and warmer water takes up more space, called “Thermal Expansion” (6). In South Florida sea levels are expected to rise between 3 and 5.7 inches in the next 15 years, a ...
The Psychology of Global Warming - American Meteorological Society
... whereby people tend to substitute difficult questions with ones that they find easier to answer (Kahneman and Frederick 2002). The bat-and-ball problem introduced earlier is a good example. The amount of $1.10 is easily decomposed into $1 and 10¢; 10¢ sounds about the right price for a ball, so we g ...
... whereby people tend to substitute difficult questions with ones that they find easier to answer (Kahneman and Frederick 2002). The bat-and-ball problem introduced earlier is a good example. The amount of $1.10 is easily decomposed into $1 and 10¢; 10¢ sounds about the right price for a ball, so we g ...
The Global Climate System Patterns, Processes, and Teleconnections
... that are not readily explained. Thus, new understandings of climate interactions, such as those arising for example from possible impacts of ENSO events, are explored. 3. Intense inquiry into processes and nature of climate change has opened new vistas for its study. However, within the sequence of ...
... that are not readily explained. Thus, new understandings of climate interactions, such as those arising for example from possible impacts of ENSO events, are explored. 3. Intense inquiry into processes and nature of climate change has opened new vistas for its study. However, within the sequence of ...
reducing black carbon emissions
... measures to reduce long-lived greenhouse gases will be key tools for policy makers. l Arctic nations must exercise global leadership on black carbon. At the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting in April 2009, they must adopt the recommendations of leading climate scientists gathered at the workshop on ...
... measures to reduce long-lived greenhouse gases will be key tools for policy makers. l Arctic nations must exercise global leadership on black carbon. At the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting in April 2009, they must adopt the recommendations of leading climate scientists gathered at the workshop on ...
G8 Impact on International Climate Change Negotiations – Good or
... Although climate change was designated as a ‘priority’ of the G8 Summit, many NGOs and civil society groups doubted from the beginning that the discussions would end in agreement, let alone action. As Dr. Rajendra K. Pachuauri, Chair of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated, “Frank ...
... Although climate change was designated as a ‘priority’ of the G8 Summit, many NGOs and civil society groups doubted from the beginning that the discussions would end in agreement, let alone action. As Dr. Rajendra K. Pachuauri, Chair of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated, “Frank ...
Atmosphere and Ocean as Dynamic Drivers of Polar Climate
... are well-correlated to poleward atmospheric energy convergence (Yang et al. , 2010). While poleward transport of atmospheric dry static energy is expected to decrease with warming, moisture transport from the lower latitudes is expected to increase (Langen & Alexeev, 2007; Lu & Cai, 2010; Hwang & Fr ...
... are well-correlated to poleward atmospheric energy convergence (Yang et al. , 2010). While poleward transport of atmospheric dry static energy is expected to decrease with warming, moisture transport from the lower latitudes is expected to increase (Langen & Alexeev, 2007; Lu & Cai, 2010; Hwang & Fr ...
Clima Futura @ VU -- communicating (unconvenient) science
... An often heard criticism on educational games is, unfortunately, that, despite the good intentions of the makers, they do not get the target audience involved, or put in other words, are quite boring. This criticism, as we will argue later, also holds for many of the climate games developed so far, ...
... An often heard criticism on educational games is, unfortunately, that, despite the good intentions of the makers, they do not get the target audience involved, or put in other words, are quite boring. This criticism, as we will argue later, also holds for many of the climate games developed so far, ...
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... practices have unsettled the ecological balance leading to environmental degradation and endangering these essentials (Baban, 2001). Water is being degraded by industry worldwide, which releases about 450 cubic km of contaminated water into rivers annually (Clarke, 1991). In the past we have relied ...
... practices have unsettled the ecological balance leading to environmental degradation and endangering these essentials (Baban, 2001). Water is being degraded by industry worldwide, which releases about 450 cubic km of contaminated water into rivers annually (Clarke, 1991). In the past we have relied ...
Gender and Climate Change
... they are to be socially just. This means asking How do climate change interventions affect the gender division of labour? Are the costs, and benefits, distributed in ways which are socially just?: •Do climate change interventions rely on unpaid, caring or community work? (if so, whose unpaid labour? ...
... they are to be socially just. This means asking How do climate change interventions affect the gender division of labour? Are the costs, and benefits, distributed in ways which are socially just?: •Do climate change interventions rely on unpaid, caring or community work? (if so, whose unpaid labour? ...
Current Extreme Weather and Climate Change
... nights, and frost days over the last four decades.13 Human influence has also been shown to have contributed to the increase of heavy precipitation over the Northern Hemisphere.14 Extreme weather events do not have a single cause but instead have various possible contributing factors – and human-ind ...
... nights, and frost days over the last four decades.13 Human influence has also been shown to have contributed to the increase of heavy precipitation over the Northern Hemisphere.14 Extreme weather events do not have a single cause but instead have various possible contributing factors – and human-ind ...
Response to reviewer 1
... observations, representing a fished environment. As such, the different calibration numbers account to some extent for different fishing pressures between the sites. We have changed the text to ”Griffith et al. (2012) showed the importance of including fishing pressure combined with acidification an ...
... observations, representing a fished environment. As such, the different calibration numbers account to some extent for different fishing pressures between the sites. We have changed the text to ”Griffith et al. (2012) showed the importance of including fishing pressure combined with acidification an ...
Climate Change Regulation and PRediCtion maRkets
... carbon is the estimate of the external damages of greenhouse gas emissions. And to re-emphasize Pindyck’s point, current estimates of economic damages stand on even more tenuous footing. To address this, a climate prediction market might go beyond climate conditions and be extended to predicting the ...
... carbon is the estimate of the external damages of greenhouse gas emissions. And to re-emphasize Pindyck’s point, current estimates of economic damages stand on even more tenuous footing. To address this, a climate prediction market might go beyond climate conditions and be extended to predicting the ...
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... use of various renewable energy sources, primarily biogas, biomass, and solar, wind and hydro. Cuba also participates in Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects, ranging from development of combined-cycle gas facilities to landfill gas capture projects and development of renewable electricity gen ...
... use of various renewable energy sources, primarily biogas, biomass, and solar, wind and hydro. Cuba also participates in Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects, ranging from development of combined-cycle gas facilities to landfill gas capture projects and development of renewable electricity gen ...
View Candidate Questionnaire - New York League of Conservation
... reaffirm for voters that I have a record of fighting for clean air, clean water, reduced emissions, renewable energy and energy efficiency, and that I understand that the decisions we make today impact future generations of Americans. ...
... reaffirm for voters that I have a record of fighting for clean air, clean water, reduced emissions, renewable energy and energy efficiency, and that I understand that the decisions we make today impact future generations of Americans. ...
Global Climate Change and Children`s Health
... duration, and severity in North American forests.24 Climate change is already occurring, and past and present emissions make some continued changes inevitable. However, projected levels of global warming, sea ice shrinkage, and sea level rise by the mid-21st century vary greatly for different greenh ...
... duration, and severity in North American forests.24 Climate change is already occurring, and past and present emissions make some continued changes inevitable. However, projected levels of global warming, sea ice shrinkage, and sea level rise by the mid-21st century vary greatly for different greenh ...
Print - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... Storms and flooding are expected to impact the San Jose metropolitan area in the Northwestern Region of the Central Valley, with risks to water and sanitation systems as well as agricultural production. As these urban areas have high poverty rates, the climate-related trends should be analyzed in th ...
... Storms and flooding are expected to impact the San Jose metropolitan area in the Northwestern Region of the Central Valley, with risks to water and sanitation systems as well as agricultural production. As these urban areas have high poverty rates, the climate-related trends should be analyzed in th ...
Integrated Flood Management Kampala by Victor Jetten
... little change up to 2030. Impacts unknown: drought, lake Victoria water balance, local weather systems? Rainfall there is already a large variability Extremes: possibly larger proportion of rainfall in large events (statistically not significant, but best to be prepared!) “Inconvenient truth”: citie ...
... little change up to 2030. Impacts unknown: drought, lake Victoria water balance, local weather systems? Rainfall there is already a large variability Extremes: possibly larger proportion of rainfall in large events (statistically not significant, but best to be prepared!) “Inconvenient truth”: citie ...
First Meeting of the Conference of African Heads of State
... international institutions, approaching USD 30 billion for the period 2010–2012 with balanced allocation between adaptation and mitigation. Funding for adaptation will be prioritized for the most vulnerable developing countries, such as the least developed countries, small island developing States a ...
... international institutions, approaching USD 30 billion for the period 2010–2012 with balanced allocation between adaptation and mitigation. Funding for adaptation will be prioritized for the most vulnerable developing countries, such as the least developed countries, small island developing States a ...