Moving Beyond Kyoto - Brookings Institution
... that, over the long run, emissions do not exceed a given limit. The annual emissions permitting process cannot accomplish this objective since it operates on the basis of a fixed price (the emissions fee), not a fixed quantity. The initial allocation of endowments would be up to each government. We ...
... that, over the long run, emissions do not exceed a given limit. The annual emissions permitting process cannot accomplish this objective since it operates on the basis of a fixed price (the emissions fee), not a fixed quantity. The initial allocation of endowments would be up to each government. We ...
climate and water in the west
... water flow in the Colorado. Snowpack could also likely melt earlier in the season leading to earlier season flooding and less water to meet summer demands. In the semiarid Southwest even relatively small changes in precipitation can have large impacts on water supplies. Water managers have available ...
... water flow in the Colorado. Snowpack could also likely melt earlier in the season leading to earlier season flooding and less water to meet summer demands. In the semiarid Southwest even relatively small changes in precipitation can have large impacts on water supplies. Water managers have available ...
Yesterday`s dinner, tomorrow`s weather, today`s news? US
... affects emissions; although some evidence suggests costs outweigh benefits(26–28). The above-described food system effects on climate change are complex, interactive and dependent on many factors. Regardless, the evidence is clear that the impact is substantial. Individuals, business and government ...
... affects emissions; although some evidence suggests costs outweigh benefits(26–28). The above-described food system effects on climate change are complex, interactive and dependent on many factors. Regardless, the evidence is clear that the impact is substantial. Individuals, business and government ...
Alberta: N Amer 1st compliance offset C market
... • Long term issue – Need to start with practical, achievable objectives ...
... • Long term issue – Need to start with practical, achievable objectives ...
Chapter 5
... (SLR) at between 0.2 m and 2 m by 2100. The impact of rising sea levels will, apart from the built environment and human populations, also affect environmental systems. The economic impacts of a sea level rise were studied from two standpoints: first in view of the long-term impact of gradual SLR, a ...
... (SLR) at between 0.2 m and 2 m by 2100. The impact of rising sea levels will, apart from the built environment and human populations, also affect environmental systems. The economic impacts of a sea level rise were studied from two standpoints: first in view of the long-term impact of gradual SLR, a ...
Special Report on Emission Scenario’s
... • Energy infrastructure investment decisions, (20 trillion US$ till 2030; 50% in developing countries) will have long term impacts on GHG emissions. • The widespread diffusion of low-carbon technologies may take many decades, even if early investments in these technologies are made attractive. • Ret ...
... • Energy infrastructure investment decisions, (20 trillion US$ till 2030; 50% in developing countries) will have long term impacts on GHG emissions. • The widespread diffusion of low-carbon technologies may take many decades, even if early investments in these technologies are made attractive. • Ret ...
Dietz et al. 2007. Support for CC Policy
... movement in political struggles. The lack of public mobilization about climate change, in contrast to mobilization about many other environmental issues, is an important problem for environmental social science, and one that can be addressed from several perspectives. Here we examine how social psyc ...
... movement in political struggles. The lack of public mobilization about climate change, in contrast to mobilization about many other environmental issues, is an important problem for environmental social science, and one that can be addressed from several perspectives. Here we examine how social psyc ...
New Zealand`s changing climate and oceans
... or in those areas already close to limits of tolerance. These include natural and farming ecosystems evolved to function in current conditions and infrastructure requiring a long lead-time to plan and build, but also areas with high vulnerability such as those already prone to flooding or drought. T ...
... or in those areas already close to limits of tolerance. These include natural and farming ecosystems evolved to function in current conditions and infrastructure requiring a long lead-time to plan and build, but also areas with high vulnerability such as those already prone to flooding or drought. T ...
Environmental Policy and Politics: Trends in Public Debate
... There are a host of emerging environmental issues and trends that lack the same degree of public awareness and support as climate change. For example, it is big news to us and our clients any time the regulatory agencies ratchet down emissions to achieve the next increment of air quality or water qu ...
... There are a host of emerging environmental issues and trends that lack the same degree of public awareness and support as climate change. For example, it is big news to us and our clients any time the regulatory agencies ratchet down emissions to achieve the next increment of air quality or water qu ...
Read the full comment letter here - Competitive Enterprise Institute
... Although some of the foregoing assertions have a basis in real-world data, others are speculative, and the whole is a fabrication of tortured logic. A. Missing the Big Picture Carbon dioxide (CO2), the chief anthropogenic greenhouse gas, is the inescapable combustion byproduct of carbon-based (“foss ...
... Although some of the foregoing assertions have a basis in real-world data, others are speculative, and the whole is a fabrication of tortured logic. A. Missing the Big Picture Carbon dioxide (CO2), the chief anthropogenic greenhouse gas, is the inescapable combustion byproduct of carbon-based (“foss ...
CCSP_SWAN_Narratives
... imminent shift in PDO (- to +); however, convincing the public that climate effects may be serious has become increasingly difficult. Large increases in temperature may be evident at higher latitudes, in contrast to the more subtle changes occurring in southwest AK, and thus may divert political and ...
... imminent shift in PDO (- to +); however, convincing the public that climate effects may be serious has become increasingly difficult. Large increases in temperature may be evident at higher latitudes, in contrast to the more subtle changes occurring in southwest AK, and thus may divert political and ...
Climate change
... According to REmap 2030 – the plan to double the global share of renewables by 2030 – reducing current levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions requires a fundamental change of course from today’s path. REmap also shows that reducing CO2 levels through increased deployment of renewable energy is alr ...
... According to REmap 2030 – the plan to double the global share of renewables by 2030 – reducing current levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions requires a fundamental change of course from today’s path. REmap also shows that reducing CO2 levels through increased deployment of renewable energy is alr ...
The Science of Climate Change
... For many thousands of years the earth has been surrounded by a finely balanced atmosphere that protects it from high-energy radiation and also absorbs enough heat to provide a moderate climate to support life. If we upset this balance, then our life support system will be at risk. However the early ...
... For many thousands of years the earth has been surrounded by a finely balanced atmosphere that protects it from high-energy radiation and also absorbs enough heat to provide a moderate climate to support life. If we upset this balance, then our life support system will be at risk. However the early ...
How uncertainties in future climate change predictions translate into
... and 8.6 Gt C yr1 under CO2 change only, and ranges only between 0.3 and 6.6 Gt C yr1 when climate change is also accounted for. However, such an analysis does not account for the uncertainty because of the future climate as simulated by the AOGCMs. Results from intercomparison projects, such as th ...
... and 8.6 Gt C yr1 under CO2 change only, and ranges only between 0.3 and 6.6 Gt C yr1 when climate change is also accounted for. However, such an analysis does not account for the uncertainty because of the future climate as simulated by the AOGCMs. Results from intercomparison projects, such as th ...
The Anthropocene epoch: scientists declare dawn
... Faculty of Philosophy at Oxford University, specializes in the study of catastrophic risks that threaten the future of humanity. The rival Cambridge University has founded the Center for the Study of Existential Risk with the support of Jaan Tallinn, multimillionaire cofounder of Skype. This is, one ...
... Faculty of Philosophy at Oxford University, specializes in the study of catastrophic risks that threaten the future of humanity. The rival Cambridge University has founded the Center for the Study of Existential Risk with the support of Jaan Tallinn, multimillionaire cofounder of Skype. This is, one ...
S1 - North Pacific Marine Science Organization
... The North Pacific is surrounded by boundary currents (e.g., Kuroshio, Tsushima, Oyashio, California, Alaska, Bering Slope) that support a diversity of ecosystems. These ecosystems are highly variable in space and time due to combinations of climate change, decadal “regime” shifts, ENSO and other int ...
... The North Pacific is surrounded by boundary currents (e.g., Kuroshio, Tsushima, Oyashio, California, Alaska, Bering Slope) that support a diversity of ecosystems. These ecosystems are highly variable in space and time due to combinations of climate change, decadal “regime” shifts, ENSO and other int ...
presentation
... Vulnerability Scenarios and Development Pathways: Advancing Key Components for Comprehensive Climate Change Risk and Adaptation Science Matthias Garschagen & Joern Birkmann • To date strong focus on bio-geo-physical scenarios for climate change hazards • However scenarios for societal development, ...
... Vulnerability Scenarios and Development Pathways: Advancing Key Components for Comprehensive Climate Change Risk and Adaptation Science Matthias Garschagen & Joern Birkmann • To date strong focus on bio-geo-physical scenarios for climate change hazards • However scenarios for societal development, ...
ÔØ Å ÒÙ× Ö ÔØ - Department of the Geophysical Sciences
... same for the Eskdalemuir and Sitka magnetic data (and for that matter for any component from any observatory), and for solar irradiance (“full” or “truncated” records likewise): this is our main observation, and the point we stress. We are therefore principally looking at shapes and phases (or if on ...
... same for the Eskdalemuir and Sitka magnetic data (and for that matter for any component from any observatory), and for solar irradiance (“full” or “truncated” records likewise): this is our main observation, and the point we stress. We are therefore principally looking at shapes and phases (or if on ...
Climate change and extreme weather events
... Several analyses of precipitation observations indicate that rainstorm intensity has increased over the past decades. In the United States for example, 10 percent of the annual precipitation falls during very heavy rainstorms (at least 50 mm per day). At the beginning of this century this was less t ...
... Several analyses of precipitation observations indicate that rainstorm intensity has increased over the past decades. In the United States for example, 10 percent of the annual precipitation falls during very heavy rainstorms (at least 50 mm per day). At the beginning of this century this was less t ...
climate change for beginners
... they depend on carbon for nutrition. Carbon is also an important component in bones, sea shells, and chemical sedimentary rocks like limestone. Carbon can dissolve in water. In the atmosphere, carbon forms a greenhouse gas called carbon dioxide. Currently human activity is directly responsible for a ...
... they depend on carbon for nutrition. Carbon is also an important component in bones, sea shells, and chemical sedimentary rocks like limestone. Carbon can dissolve in water. In the atmosphere, carbon forms a greenhouse gas called carbon dioxide. Currently human activity is directly responsible for a ...
Achieving Sustainable Food Security in the Face of Climate Change
... 2080, we will be producing more food than we do currently, but it will be more expensive in real terms (Lybbert & Summer 2010). The higher prices of food traditionally acts as a boon to farmers because demand for food and other agricultural outputs tend to be inelastic, which means that demand for f ...
... 2080, we will be producing more food than we do currently, but it will be more expensive in real terms (Lybbert & Summer 2010). The higher prices of food traditionally acts as a boon to farmers because demand for food and other agricultural outputs tend to be inelastic, which means that demand for f ...
Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap
... wise planning and risk mitigation now, we can reduce adverse impacts downrange. Our first step in planning for these challenges is to identify the effects of climate change on the Department with tangible and specific metrics, using the best available science. We are almost done with a baseline surv ...
... wise planning and risk mitigation now, we can reduce adverse impacts downrange. Our first step in planning for these challenges is to identify the effects of climate change on the Department with tangible and specific metrics, using the best available science. We are almost done with a baseline surv ...
Climate change and global justice
... spatial distribution of some infectious diseases’.20 For hundreds of millions of people access to water and food will become more difficult. By 2020 from 75 to 250 million Africans are expected to suffer increased water stress; and yields on rain fed farms may be reduced by up to 50%20 (p. 50). Acco ...
... spatial distribution of some infectious diseases’.20 For hundreds of millions of people access to water and food will become more difficult. By 2020 from 75 to 250 million Africans are expected to suffer increased water stress; and yields on rain fed farms may be reduced by up to 50%20 (p. 50). Acco ...
September
... Darling River in western NSW. "It would be irresponsible to release that water," she said. The department says the distance between Menindee and the Lower Lakes is so great, much of the water would be lost in the transfer anyway. The Murray Darling Basin Commission estimates that if 300 gigalitres a ...
... Darling River in western NSW. "It would be irresponsible to release that water," she said. The department says the distance between Menindee and the Lower Lakes is so great, much of the water would be lost in the transfer anyway. The Murray Darling Basin Commission estimates that if 300 gigalitres a ...
