Symposium on Environment and Engagement of the Private
... – Double / triple “win-win” investments in renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) across all sectors – Pursue mitigation opportunities in cleaner fuels, sustainable forestry, agriculture ...
... – Double / triple “win-win” investments in renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) across all sectors – Pursue mitigation opportunities in cleaner fuels, sustainable forestry, agriculture ...
Worksheets on Climate Change: The threat to tropical rainforests
... bind CO2. Thus, over the last few decades the Amazon rainforest – affected by two major droughts – may have released more CO2 than it bound. And fourth, considerable social and environmental problems could arise if forests are only optimised in terms of CO2. It is becoming apparent that the biodiver ...
... bind CO2. Thus, over the last few decades the Amazon rainforest – affected by two major droughts – may have released more CO2 than it bound. And fourth, considerable social and environmental problems could arise if forests are only optimised in terms of CO2. It is becoming apparent that the biodiver ...
Climate change: the global public good
... trends in CO2 concentration in 21st century (IPCC, 2001 (a): 12). Climate change simulations for the period 1990-2100 depict a globally averaged surface temperature increase by the end of the period of 1.4° to 5.8° C (IPCC, 2001 (a): 13). Even another important expert assessment of climate change, t ...
... trends in CO2 concentration in 21st century (IPCC, 2001 (a): 12). Climate change simulations for the period 1990-2100 depict a globally averaged surface temperature increase by the end of the period of 1.4° to 5.8° C (IPCC, 2001 (a): 13). Even another important expert assessment of climate change, t ...
Hisarna, a revolution in steel making
... • Investment 250 M€ (± 50 M€) • Demonstration scale should have a competitive business case ...
... • Investment 250 M€ (± 50 M€) • Demonstration scale should have a competitive business case ...
1_ArgumentBasics - Willamette University
... Case • A case, simply defined, is one or more arguments offered to support a proposition. ...
... Case • A case, simply defined, is one or more arguments offered to support a proposition. ...
Atmospheric science: Extreme La Niña events to increase
... atmospheric circulations that generate extreme weather events in many parts of the world, such as droughts, floods, and enhanced hurricane activity. These farreaching impacts are particularly devastating for the strongest La Niña events. During the extreme 1998–1999 event the severity of droughts, f ...
... atmospheric circulations that generate extreme weather events in many parts of the world, such as droughts, floods, and enhanced hurricane activity. These farreaching impacts are particularly devastating for the strongest La Niña events. During the extreme 1998–1999 event the severity of droughts, f ...
Intended National Determined Contribution (INDC)
... and north-west under both RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5. Rainfall totals might drop significantly over Lake Victoria (-20% from present). Recent studies, which require further refinement, have estimated that, in the absence of adaptation actions, the cost of the impacts of climate variability and change in Ug ...
... and north-west under both RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5. Rainfall totals might drop significantly over Lake Victoria (-20% from present). Recent studies, which require further refinement, have estimated that, in the absence of adaptation actions, the cost of the impacts of climate variability and change in Ug ...
Climate Change Policy: What Do the Models Tell Us?†
... the SCC as examples, I then discuss two important parts of IAMS where the uncertainties are greatest and our knowledge is weakest—the response of temperature to an increase in atmospheric CO2, and the economic impact of higher temperatures. I then explain why an evaluation of the SCC must include th ...
... the SCC as examples, I then discuss two important parts of IAMS where the uncertainties are greatest and our knowledge is weakest—the response of temperature to an increase in atmospheric CO2, and the economic impact of higher temperatures. I then explain why an evaluation of the SCC must include th ...
Pielke Jr. – House Government Reform Testimony 20 July 2006
... wheels of global climate change are in motion, and there is little we can do to stop them, at least in the short-term”8 The long lead time until mitigation could have a perceptible effect on the climate systems seems to have been well appreciated by scientists and policy analysts, but seems to be le ...
... wheels of global climate change are in motion, and there is little we can do to stop them, at least in the short-term”8 The long lead time until mitigation could have a perceptible effect on the climate systems seems to have been well appreciated by scientists and policy analysts, but seems to be le ...
Risk Analysis of Climate Change, and Potential SPS Contribution to
... In this situation, for policy-makers who are required to make decisions, even in the face of such enormous uncertainty, the perspective of risk analysis is very helpful. Without requiring politicians to try to decide what scientists cannot, risk analysis provides the useful insight that the threat f ...
... In this situation, for policy-makers who are required to make decisions, even in the face of such enormous uncertainty, the perspective of risk analysis is very helpful. Without requiring politicians to try to decide what scientists cannot, risk analysis provides the useful insight that the threat f ...
... global to regional scale. Chapter 6 will cover the carbon cycle and its interactions with other biogeochemical cycles, in particular the nitrogen cycle, as well as feedbacks on the climate system. Chapter 7 will treat in detail clouds and aerosols, their interactions and chemistry, the role of water ...
Bioacoustic Monitoring Contributes to an
... sounds and behavioral responses to these sounds as an index of species health. Many terrestrial species, including insects, frogs, birds, and mammals, use vocalizations as part of their social and reproductive behaviors (Bradbury and Vehrencamp, 1998). Mating calls, advertisement calls, and territor ...
... sounds and behavioral responses to these sounds as an index of species health. Many terrestrial species, including insects, frogs, birds, and mammals, use vocalizations as part of their social and reproductive behaviors (Bradbury and Vehrencamp, 1998). Mating calls, advertisement calls, and territor ...
Introduction to Ecosystem Services and Climate Change, Borges 2011
... Ecosystem Services and the Economy “Environmental services are a core element of business infrastructure. So fundamental that they are often ...
... Ecosystem Services and the Economy “Environmental services are a core element of business infrastructure. So fundamental that they are often ...
Position on Woody Biomass as an Energy Source
... should only receive renewable energy production credits to the extent they produce energy at lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions than the average fossil fuel source. Given the urgency of reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, we cannot afford a carbon accounting system that assumes materi ...
... should only receive renewable energy production credits to the extent they produce energy at lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions than the average fossil fuel source. Given the urgency of reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, we cannot afford a carbon accounting system that assumes materi ...
UK Climate Projections: Briefing report
... That the world’s climate is changing is irrefutable. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated in its most recent Assessment Report that it is very likely that the changes we have seen and measured are the result of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. While there may be some oppo ...
... That the world’s climate is changing is irrefutable. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated in its most recent Assessment Report that it is very likely that the changes we have seen and measured are the result of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. While there may be some oppo ...
Pope Francis Themes on the Ecology
... disproportionately impacts poor and vulnerable communities. ...
... disproportionately impacts poor and vulnerable communities. ...
Slide 1
... remain vulnerable to economic shocks – Recent food and fuel crisis forced 200 million into poverty – An estimated 60 million in 2009 and up to 100 million in 2010 more pushed into poverty ...
... remain vulnerable to economic shocks – Recent food and fuel crisis forced 200 million into poverty – An estimated 60 million in 2009 and up to 100 million in 2010 more pushed into poverty ...
Poster - Hydro Nation Scholars Programme
... 13. IPCC (2014). Climate change 2014: Synthesis Report. Contribution of working groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, R.K. Pachauri and L.A. Meyer (eds.)]. Geneva, Switzerland. 14. Murphy, J. M., Sexton, D.M.H., Jenki ...
... 13. IPCC (2014). Climate change 2014: Synthesis Report. Contribution of working groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, R.K. Pachauri and L.A. Meyer (eds.)]. Geneva, Switzerland. 14. Murphy, J. M., Sexton, D.M.H., Jenki ...
Communicating Climate Change
... refuse – holding on to tradition and habit – to do anything different. Scientific uncertainty about the causes, urgency, or solutions of a problem can be a tremendously convenient excuse to hold on to the status quo. Other structural, economic, institutional, and technological barriers Even if the i ...
... refuse – holding on to tradition and habit – to do anything different. Scientific uncertainty about the causes, urgency, or solutions of a problem can be a tremendously convenient excuse to hold on to the status quo. Other structural, economic, institutional, and technological barriers Even if the i ...
Current and future climate of Nauru
... Program (PCCSP) have evaluated 24 models from around the world and found that 18 best represent the climate of the western tropical Pacific region. These 18 models have been used to develop climate projections for Nauru. The future climate will be determined by a combination of natural and human fac ...
... Program (PCCSP) have evaluated 24 models from around the world and found that 18 best represent the climate of the western tropical Pacific region. These 18 models have been used to develop climate projections for Nauru. The future climate will be determined by a combination of natural and human fac ...
The Biotic Ethic: Land Restoration and Carbon Sequestration in an
... think about their lives and families, their agendas and their futures. Our world is warming, hotter this year than last, year after year. Too many of those passengers remain skeptical about climate change and unsure they can do anything about it anyway. These are worrisome times with complex problem ...
... think about their lives and families, their agendas and their futures. Our world is warming, hotter this year than last, year after year. Too many of those passengers remain skeptical about climate change and unsure they can do anything about it anyway. These are worrisome times with complex problem ...
Cambodia - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... bring fertile alluvium soils to the central plains. Only about 19.5 % (approximately 400,000 ha) of cultivated land in Cambodia benefits from irrigation. There is evidence of an increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, including floods and droughts in Asia throughout the 20 ...
... bring fertile alluvium soils to the central plains. Only about 19.5 % (approximately 400,000 ha) of cultivated land in Cambodia benefits from irrigation. There is evidence of an increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, including floods and droughts in Asia throughout the 20 ...