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... et al. (2012) in that bioenergy is mainly biofuels rather than bioelectricity. The version of ADAGE used for this study is a recursive dynamic, multi-region and multi-sector CGE model that focuses on agriculture, bioenergy and land use change (ADAGEALU). The model projects the global economy, energy ...
... et al. (2012) in that bioenergy is mainly biofuels rather than bioelectricity. The version of ADAGE used for this study is a recursive dynamic, multi-region and multi-sector CGE model that focuses on agriculture, bioenergy and land use change (ADAGEALU). The model projects the global economy, energy ...
Environment, Politics and Development Working Paper Series
... science and policy issues effectively in context. Context helps sort out marginalized views from counter-claims worthy of consideration on various aspects of climate change. Without providing such context, it becomes more (rather than less) challenging for citizens and policy actors to make sense of ...
... science and policy issues effectively in context. Context helps sort out marginalized views from counter-claims worthy of consideration on various aspects of climate change. Without providing such context, it becomes more (rather than less) challenging for citizens and policy actors to make sense of ...
Working Paper No. 405 September 2011
... ecosystems and health (with higher per capita incomes). Other systems such as energy consumption (with technological progress), agriculture (with economic growth) and vector‐ and water‐borne diseases (with improved health care) are projected to become less vulnerable at l ...
... ecosystems and health (with higher per capita incomes). Other systems such as energy consumption (with technological progress), agriculture (with economic growth) and vector‐ and water‐borne diseases (with improved health care) are projected to become less vulnerable at l ...
Using Montane Mammals to Model Extinctions Due to Global Change
... indicates the predicted number after extinctions, and the arrow connecting the two points shows the magnitude of change. 230 square kilometers (Table 2). The predicted reduction in species richness was 18%, from 11 to 9 (Fig. 2"). F r o m t h e n e s t e d s u b s e t n a t u r e of the species-bym ...
... indicates the predicted number after extinctions, and the arrow connecting the two points shows the magnitude of change. 230 square kilometers (Table 2). The predicted reduction in species richness was 18%, from 11 to 9 (Fig. 2"). F r o m t h e n e s t e d s u b s e t n a t u r e of the species-bym ...
Water in south-west Western Australia
... because the predominant land use on the Perth Basin is dryland agriculture which enables recharge to occur, especially if the soils are sandy and the aquifer is not full. This mechanism results in dryland salinisation in inland parts of Western Australia. However there is little salt stored under th ...
... because the predominant land use on the Perth Basin is dryland agriculture which enables recharge to occur, especially if the soils are sandy and the aquifer is not full. This mechanism results in dryland salinisation in inland parts of Western Australia. However there is little salt stored under th ...
File - The Building Blocks For Learning
... expected to intensify, as they have in recent decades. Upwelling winds are controlled by ocean high-pressure systems, which may strengthen with global warming–induced shifts in the global atmospheric circulation. Major modes of climate variability, such as the El Niño Southern Oscillation, also exer ...
... expected to intensify, as they have in recent decades. Upwelling winds are controlled by ocean high-pressure systems, which may strengthen with global warming–induced shifts in the global atmospheric circulation. Major modes of climate variability, such as the El Niño Southern Oscillation, also exer ...
Attribution of climate forcing to economic sectors
... to global climate change and therefore mitigation policies and actions must focus on this species even though impacts may take decades to be realized. The coemitted air pollutants tropospheric ozone (O3 ) and fine aerosol particles also significantly affect global climate but in complex ways involvi ...
... to global climate change and therefore mitigation policies and actions must focus on this species even though impacts may take decades to be realized. The coemitted air pollutants tropospheric ozone (O3 ) and fine aerosol particles also significantly affect global climate but in complex ways involvi ...
U.S. Global Climate Change Policy: Evolving Views on Cost, Competitiveness, and Comprehensiveness
... China—shifting the competitiveness concern to countries that have been absolved from mandatory reduction requirements while they grow their economies. And third, the UNFCCC was approved at a time when the developed nations dominated GHG emissions, and it was assumed comprehensiveness could be subord ...
... China—shifting the competitiveness concern to countries that have been absolved from mandatory reduction requirements while they grow their economies. And third, the UNFCCC was approved at a time when the developed nations dominated GHG emissions, and it was assumed comprehensiveness could be subord ...
Farmer beliefs and concerns about climate change and attitudes
... (Mutel 2007). These rich soils were largely unsuitable for agriculture, however, until artificial drainage systems were constructed beginning in the late 1800s. The drainage of the state, an engineering feat that prior to WWI equaled the cost of the construction of the Panama Canal (Peterson and Eng ...
... (Mutel 2007). These rich soils were largely unsuitable for agriculture, however, until artificial drainage systems were constructed beginning in the late 1800s. The drainage of the state, an engineering feat that prior to WWI equaled the cost of the construction of the Panama Canal (Peterson and Eng ...
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... of how climate change impacts our production systems so as to contribute such empirical findings directly to the on-going policy debates around climate change and its effects in African agriculture. Problem Statement Climate change will continue affecting agricultural and natural systems in many way ...
... of how climate change impacts our production systems so as to contribute such empirical findings directly to the on-going policy debates around climate change and its effects in African agriculture. Problem Statement Climate change will continue affecting agricultural and natural systems in many way ...
5.8 MB - arcus
... Brings together the diverse and specialized arctic paleo community and develops synergy through facilitating: • Communication within community and with ARCSS • Identification key science priorities and opportunities • Development of specific research programs through meetings and workshops • Sharing ...
... Brings together the diverse and specialized arctic paleo community and develops synergy through facilitating: • Communication within community and with ARCSS • Identification key science priorities and opportunities • Development of specific research programs through meetings and workshops • Sharing ...
Barriers to Acting in Time on Energy and Strategies for Overcoming
... Just as our government did not know how many planes the terrorists would take over on 9/11 or what their targets would be, we do not know which energy crises looms largest or which will hit first. We can be confident, however, that many of the issues identified in this volume will continue to grow a ...
... Just as our government did not know how many planes the terrorists would take over on 9/11 or what their targets would be, we do not know which energy crises looms largest or which will hit first. We can be confident, however, that many of the issues identified in this volume will continue to grow a ...
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... Farrow, 1998). This is fine if in a national context (if compensation indeed works). It is fine in the case of many sovereign actors, with compensation and if the baseline/no policy case is agreeable. In climate change, neither of these conditions are met. Essentially, the Pareto superiority criteri ...
... Farrow, 1998). This is fine if in a national context (if compensation indeed works). It is fine in the case of many sovereign actors, with compensation and if the baseline/no policy case is agreeable. In climate change, neither of these conditions are met. Essentially, the Pareto superiority criteri ...
Context Analysis - Kenya livestock Marketing Council
... Development Organisation, WEDO (2007 cited in Dankelman et al., 2008:10) state that women, as the majority of the world’s poor, are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Thus, during natural disasters, often more women die than men because they are not warned, cannot swim or cannot l ...
... Development Organisation, WEDO (2007 cited in Dankelman et al., 2008:10) state that women, as the majority of the world’s poor, are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Thus, during natural disasters, often more women die than men because they are not warned, cannot swim or cannot l ...
A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO PROTECT BIODIVERSITY
... Billiton on the management and enhancement of land and biodiversity in a responsible manner. This has included contributing to improvements in corporate environmental requirements in the areas of compensatory actions and the definition of “area of influence,” which takes into account business activi ...
... Billiton on the management and enhancement of land and biodiversity in a responsible manner. This has included contributing to improvements in corporate environmental requirements in the areas of compensatory actions and the definition of “area of influence,” which takes into account business activi ...
air module - Minnesota Department of Health
... Ground-level ozone exposure is linked to harmful respiratory conditions and cardiopulmonary impacts Short-term exposure to elevated ozone can lead to hospitalizations or death Long-term exposure to lower levels of ozone can decrease lung function, and may also cause newonset asthma Elevated oz ...
... Ground-level ozone exposure is linked to harmful respiratory conditions and cardiopulmonary impacts Short-term exposure to elevated ozone can lead to hospitalizations or death Long-term exposure to lower levels of ozone can decrease lung function, and may also cause newonset asthma Elevated oz ...
Midterm Review
... • The mission of meteorology is to understand and predict weatherrelated disasters (e.g. tornados, hurricanes, winter storms) and climate-related disasters (e.g. El Nino and global warming). • The modern climatology (meteorology) was born in the 1940s (a very young science!), but has been growing ve ...
... • The mission of meteorology is to understand and predict weatherrelated disasters (e.g. tornados, hurricanes, winter storms) and climate-related disasters (e.g. El Nino and global warming). • The modern climatology (meteorology) was born in the 1940s (a very young science!), but has been growing ve ...
iN TemPeraTe ZONeS
... impact on the landscape and the wildlife. The land was cleared for farming hundreds of years ago. The rich soils were ideally suited to farming and large areas were used for cereal crops such as wheat, oats and barley. The trees provided firewood or were used in shipbuilding and mining. Countries of ...
... impact on the landscape and the wildlife. The land was cleared for farming hundreds of years ago. The rich soils were ideally suited to farming and large areas were used for cereal crops such as wheat, oats and barley. The trees provided firewood or were used in shipbuilding and mining. Countries of ...
Climate Change, Water and the Policy
... A recent analysis of climate change projections simulated by 20 leading GCMs has placed the Mediterranean basin particularly its southern and eastern banks (i.e., the LNA region) on top of the list of regions to undergo a severe process of aridification characterized by hot and drier conditions with ...
... A recent analysis of climate change projections simulated by 20 leading GCMs has placed the Mediterranean basin particularly its southern and eastern banks (i.e., the LNA region) on top of the list of regions to undergo a severe process of aridification characterized by hot and drier conditions with ...
10 Point Climate Action Work Program
... refrigerants. Work with ARB to explore further opportunities through the development of the Scoping Plan Update. 8. Launch Climate Change & Public Health Impacts Initiative – Collect and synthesize information, reports and data on climate change impacts related to air quality, public health and disp ...
... refrigerants. Work with ARB to explore further opportunities through the development of the Scoping Plan Update. 8. Launch Climate Change & Public Health Impacts Initiative – Collect and synthesize information, reports and data on climate change impacts related to air quality, public health and disp ...
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... later (e.g., twenty minutes for the atmosphere, hour for ocean). •equations for each box depend on the values in neighboring boxes. •computation is done for a million or so grid boxes over the globe. •repeated for the next time step, and so on until the desired length of ...
... later (e.g., twenty minutes for the atmosphere, hour for ocean). •equations for each box depend on the values in neighboring boxes. •computation is done for a million or so grid boxes over the globe. •repeated for the next time step, and so on until the desired length of ...
Global water cycle and climate change
... quantity bound in inland ice sheets and glaciers determines the global sea level, because the atmosphere, the river systems, lakes, and soils are relatively insignificant for global water storage. During the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) circa 20,000 years ago so much water was bound in the form of ice ...
... quantity bound in inland ice sheets and glaciers determines the global sea level, because the atmosphere, the river systems, lakes, and soils are relatively insignificant for global water storage. During the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) circa 20,000 years ago so much water was bound in the form of ice ...
EFFETTI A BREVE TERMINE DELL`INQUINAMENTO
... populations within and between countries – as the “key measure of how we, as a civilized society, are making progress”. “The world is in such a great big mess”, said Chan at the UN Secretary-General’s Forum on Advancing Global Health on Monday. The meeting was attended by senior government officials ...
... populations within and between countries – as the “key measure of how we, as a civilized society, are making progress”. “The world is in such a great big mess”, said Chan at the UN Secretary-General’s Forum on Advancing Global Health on Monday. The meeting was attended by senior government officials ...
- Wiley Online Library
... tracks (Chang et al., 2012; Scheff & Frierson, 2012; Yongyun et al., 2012; Cabre et al., 2015). These changes in atmospheric circulation will in turn alter ocean surface wind stress curl, primarily along the gyres’ poleward boundaries, contributing to gyre expansion. Change in the biophysical marin ...
... tracks (Chang et al., 2012; Scheff & Frierson, 2012; Yongyun et al., 2012; Cabre et al., 2015). These changes in atmospheric circulation will in turn alter ocean surface wind stress curl, primarily along the gyres’ poleward boundaries, contributing to gyre expansion. Change in the biophysical marin ...