CLIMATE CHANGE: THE CASE FOR LONG TERM TARGETS
... steps to assure that their cumulative effect would be consistent with the avoidance of excessive long-term risk. In other words, it would make clear what options are preserved for the long term at every step, which risks are increased or decreased by particular near-term choices. ± Political Rationa ...
... steps to assure that their cumulative effect would be consistent with the avoidance of excessive long-term risk. In other words, it would make clear what options are preserved for the long term at every step, which risks are increased or decreased by particular near-term choices. ± Political Rationa ...
Testimony - Competitive Enterprise Institute
... Congress enacts Phase I of the McCain-Lieberman Climate Stewardship Act, and CO2equivalent permits sell for $15 a ton in 2010 and $45 a ton in 2025, as estimated by the Energy Information Administration.6 In that case, Cinergy would reap a windfall profit of between 1263 percent and 3990 percent, fo ...
... Congress enacts Phase I of the McCain-Lieberman Climate Stewardship Act, and CO2equivalent permits sell for $15 a ton in 2010 and $45 a ton in 2025, as estimated by the Energy Information Administration.6 In that case, Cinergy would reap a windfall profit of between 1263 percent and 3990 percent, fo ...
Reviews of Books
... humans have not really overrun their environments, historically. Mostly, the environment has overrun them. Nature is not always monstrous in Brooke’s book, but his humans are batted, buffeted, and pushed by climate forces throughout. We learn how a cooling earth turned apes into humans and perhaps e ...
... humans have not really overrun their environments, historically. Mostly, the environment has overrun them. Nature is not always monstrous in Brooke’s book, but his humans are batted, buffeted, and pushed by climate forces throughout. We learn how a cooling earth turned apes into humans and perhaps e ...
Alex Bowen presentation 13 Mar 2013
... perceived threat of environmental degradation, especially by climate change – Growth to the fore because of the experience of recent decades, especially in Asia – The three pillars still relevant • Environmental • Economic • Social ...
... perceived threat of environmental degradation, especially by climate change – Growth to the fore because of the experience of recent decades, especially in Asia – The three pillars still relevant • Environmental • Economic • Social ...
--- Environment and Climate Change Canada Let`s Talk Climate
... Biofuels are a “here and now” solution to GHGs. GHG emissions in Canada have never declined. In fact, they have been rising for decades. In 2014, Canada's transportation sector accounted for almost 25% of total emissions, second only to the oil and gas sector. If we are going to win the fight agains ...
... Biofuels are a “here and now” solution to GHGs. GHG emissions in Canada have never declined. In fact, they have been rising for decades. In 2014, Canada's transportation sector accounted for almost 25% of total emissions, second only to the oil and gas sector. If we are going to win the fight agains ...
D - Skeptical Science
... atmosphere goes down measurably as CO2 is absorbed by plants when their leaves grow. Overall, the trend is clearly upwards (black line, where the seasonal changes have been smoothed out) http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/ ...
... atmosphere goes down measurably as CO2 is absorbed by plants when their leaves grow. Overall, the trend is clearly upwards (black line, where the seasonal changes have been smoothed out) http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/ ...
Urban heat islands
... heating costs, providing residents with a potential benefit. But for many cities, the additional warmth created by the urban heat island can cause problems. ...
... heating costs, providing residents with a potential benefit. But for many cities, the additional warmth created by the urban heat island can cause problems. ...
Marine Climate Change in Australia
... > Although there are no long-term data in Australia, species elsewhere are shifting ...
... > Although there are no long-term data in Australia, species elsewhere are shifting ...
Climate 3
... Multi-year time scale variations • El Nino and La Nina are important phenomena • Occur every ~2 to 7 years when typical ocean-atmosphere circulation breaks down ...
... Multi-year time scale variations • El Nino and La Nina are important phenomena • Occur every ~2 to 7 years when typical ocean-atmosphere circulation breaks down ...
P31.14 Herbs are hurt, shrubs will thrive in a warmer arctic climate
... ecosystems. A rapid change in plant performance took place in a fell field area near the Arctic Station on Disko in 1996, coinciding with a marked decline in winter ice coverage in the Disko Bay in West Greenland. Most climate models have shown that global warming will take place earlier and that th ...
... ecosystems. A rapid change in plant performance took place in a fell field area near the Arctic Station on Disko in 1996, coinciding with a marked decline in winter ice coverage in the Disko Bay in West Greenland. Most climate models have shown that global warming will take place earlier and that th ...
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Junior
... of mitigation and adaptation. Indonesia is a significant emitter of greenhouse gasses and reducing emissions will not only have a global impact but will also provide opportunities to strengthen ongoing efforts to protect Indonesia’s vast biodiversity. Indonesia also needs to rapidly adapt to climate ...
... of mitigation and adaptation. Indonesia is a significant emitter of greenhouse gasses and reducing emissions will not only have a global impact but will also provide opportunities to strengthen ongoing efforts to protect Indonesia’s vast biodiversity. Indonesia also needs to rapidly adapt to climate ...
Climate change adaptation and Australia`s water
... • Loss of some endemics – even under conservative temperature scenarios (e.g. mountain islands) • Losses of freshwater wetlands and associated biota - rising sea levels (tidal intrusion + storm surge) • Changing flow regimes (drier and more variable; higher evaporation?) increased pressure on refugi ...
... • Loss of some endemics – even under conservative temperature scenarios (e.g. mountain islands) • Losses of freshwater wetlands and associated biota - rising sea levels (tidal intrusion + storm surge) • Changing flow regimes (drier and more variable; higher evaporation?) increased pressure on refugi ...
Slide 1
... • We have examined the damage side. • For a full cost-benefit analysis, we need the cost side. • “Mitigation” involves analyses of the policies involving the reduction of emissions CO2 and other GHGs There are four major issues involved: 1. Projecting the emissions 2. Estimating the costs of emissio ...
... • We have examined the damage side. • For a full cost-benefit analysis, we need the cost side. • “Mitigation” involves analyses of the policies involving the reduction of emissions CO2 and other GHGs There are four major issues involved: 1. Projecting the emissions 2. Estimating the costs of emissio ...
gcf readiness programme objective and activities project data
... in cooperation with the target countries themselves. They begin with an analysis of the respective local conditions, then develop specific proposals for readiness activities, based on those analyses. Thereafter, the programme implements these activities. For example, it advises the target countries ...
... in cooperation with the target countries themselves. They begin with an analysis of the respective local conditions, then develop specific proposals for readiness activities, based on those analyses. Thereafter, the programme implements these activities. For example, it advises the target countries ...
Climate Change and Fairtrade: Why Is It Time to Make the Links?
... producers to receive a fair price by buying Fairtrade products. Producers are paid an amount that aims to cover the costs of sustainable production, which allows them to do future business projections. This is especially important in times of instability and volatility, as prices can significantly f ...
... producers to receive a fair price by buying Fairtrade products. Producers are paid an amount that aims to cover the costs of sustainable production, which allows them to do future business projections. This is especially important in times of instability and volatility, as prices can significantly f ...
Arguing for population reduction
... strongly linked to dT/dt than they are to T itself. – Examples: damages due to extreme weather events, sea level rise, climatic zone shift… ...
... strongly linked to dT/dt than they are to T itself. – Examples: damages due to extreme weather events, sea level rise, climatic zone shift… ...
SENSITITVITY OF MOUNTAIN REGIONS TO
... Mountain systems cover about one-fifth of the earth's continental areas and are all inhabited to a greater or lesser extent except for Antarctica. Mountains provide direct life support for close to 10% of the world's population, and indirectly to over half. Because of their great altitudinal range, ...
... Mountain systems cover about one-fifth of the earth's continental areas and are all inhabited to a greater or lesser extent except for Antarctica. Mountains provide direct life support for close to 10% of the world's population, and indirectly to over half. Because of their great altitudinal range, ...
The crisis of the global climate
... climate marked by extreme and unseasonal weather. In 1995, a panel of more than 2,000 scientists from 100 countries reported to the United Nations that Earth has already entered a new period of climatic instability likely to cause widespread economic, social and environmental dislocations -- includi ...
... climate marked by extreme and unseasonal weather. In 1995, a panel of more than 2,000 scientists from 100 countries reported to the United Nations that Earth has already entered a new period of climatic instability likely to cause widespread economic, social and environmental dislocations -- includi ...
3rd Quarter 2010 | 25(3) Climate Change, Markets, and Technology
... We consider two future cases for California's Central Valley agriculture in the year 2050, under the IPCC warm-dry climate change scenario and under a scenario where climate remains unchanged. We contrast both of these cases with each other and a base year of 2005 and compare changes in agricultural ...
... We consider two future cases for California's Central Valley agriculture in the year 2050, under the IPCC warm-dry climate change scenario and under a scenario where climate remains unchanged. We contrast both of these cases with each other and a base year of 2005 and compare changes in agricultural ...
Additional Resources Contents: Climate Change: A brief overview
... It’s not too late to act. While it is too late to avoid climate change altogether (it has already begun), it is not too late to avert the most catastrophic outcomes. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts in its 'Third Assessment Report' released in February 2001 that over the ...
... It’s not too late to act. While it is too late to avoid climate change altogether (it has already begun), it is not too late to avert the most catastrophic outcomes. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts in its 'Third Assessment Report' released in February 2001 that over the ...
Stepping up to the challenge
... farmer field and business schooling; building collectives and local institutions and connecting farmers with village savings and loans associations? What are the dividends for farming communities when there is transparent and accountable governance at local levels that considers their needs and unde ...
... farmer field and business schooling; building collectives and local institutions and connecting farmers with village savings and loans associations? What are the dividends for farming communities when there is transparent and accountable governance at local levels that considers their needs and unde ...
CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION AT VTV Presenters: Hoang
... Normal and cultural ways to talk about climate? Events on climate change? How to measure the effectiveness of Climate Change Communication in Vietnam? Could presenters do something in person to arise awareness of climate change? International co-operation about climate change ...
... Normal and cultural ways to talk about climate? Events on climate change? How to measure the effectiveness of Climate Change Communication in Vietnam? Could presenters do something in person to arise awareness of climate change? International co-operation about climate change ...
climate change and action - Center for urban disaster risk reduction
... the world’s urban population currently lives in coastal areas, and this percentage is expected to increase to 74 percent by 202515. Most mega-cities are either located on seacoasts or directly linked with riverbeds, increasing the exposure in their hazard-prone areas16 . Coastal flooding, beach eros ...
... the world’s urban population currently lives in coastal areas, and this percentage is expected to increase to 74 percent by 202515. Most mega-cities are either located on seacoasts or directly linked with riverbeds, increasing the exposure in their hazard-prone areas16 . Coastal flooding, beach eros ...
Climate change - what is it all about
... • Water is already scarce in many regions of the world. Almost one-fifth of the world population, 1.2 billion people, does not have access to clean drinking water. If global temperatures increase by 2.5° Celsius above pre-industrial levels (that is, around 1.7°C above today’s levels), an additional ...
... • Water is already scarce in many regions of the world. Almost one-fifth of the world population, 1.2 billion people, does not have access to clean drinking water. If global temperatures increase by 2.5° Celsius above pre-industrial levels (that is, around 1.7°C above today’s levels), an additional ...