Is Climate Change a Moral Issue? Effects of Egoism and Altruism on
... individuals (rated “high” on egoism) were shown to perceive having less control; that is, they believed that it was too difficult as well as pointless to do much about environmental issues. They were also less willing to pay higher taxes and prices as well as cut their standard of living for environ ...
... individuals (rated “high” on egoism) were shown to perceive having less control; that is, they believed that it was too difficult as well as pointless to do much about environmental issues. They were also less willing to pay higher taxes and prices as well as cut their standard of living for environ ...
Soil Erosion Climate Change Impact Snapshot
... actual hillslope erosion would still only be 0.19 t/ha/yr, considerably lower than along the coast and the ranges. Importantly areas along the coast and the ranges are projected to experience up to a 40% increase in erosivity in the near and far futures, especially in summer and autumn (Figure 5 to ...
... actual hillslope erosion would still only be 0.19 t/ha/yr, considerably lower than along the coast and the ranges. Importantly areas along the coast and the ranges are projected to experience up to a 40% increase in erosivity in the near and far futures, especially in summer and autumn (Figure 5 to ...
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... of maximum temperature data from 49 stations (1971–1994) of Nepal reveal warming trends after 1977 ranging from 0.068 to 0.128 ˝ C per year in most of the stations [6]. Similarly, Shrestha et al. [7] examined the spatial and inter-annual variability in precipitation using data for 78 stations (1959– ...
... of maximum temperature data from 49 stations (1971–1994) of Nepal reveal warming trends after 1977 ranging from 0.068 to 0.128 ˝ C per year in most of the stations [6]. Similarly, Shrestha et al. [7] examined the spatial and inter-annual variability in precipitation using data for 78 stations (1959– ...
V. Objectives of the Inter-Regional Technical Support Component
... continent will bear the brunt of impacts from climate change. Africa’s high vulnerability is aggravated by multiple biophysical and developmental stresses coupled with low adaptive capacity. In many countries, the economies are heavily reliant on climate-sensitive sectors such as rain-fed agricultur ...
... continent will bear the brunt of impacts from climate change. Africa’s high vulnerability is aggravated by multiple biophysical and developmental stresses coupled with low adaptive capacity. In many countries, the economies are heavily reliant on climate-sensitive sectors such as rain-fed agricultur ...
The Montreal Protocol Protection of Ozone and Climate
... This change in earth’s radiative balance caused by human activities is called a radiative forcing of climate and is generally evaluated at or near the top of the atmosphere using units of Watts per square meter (W/m2). Positive forcings generally lead to warming and negative forcings lead to cooling ...
... This change in earth’s radiative balance caused by human activities is called a radiative forcing of climate and is generally evaluated at or near the top of the atmosphere using units of Watts per square meter (W/m2). Positive forcings generally lead to warming and negative forcings lead to cooling ...
The cost of inaction: Recognising the value at risk
... reduced, but fortunately, mitigation can greatly reduce these risks. Lower greenhouse gas emissions decrease the probability of temperature increases and thus the expected harms. Provided that warming from climate change can be kept under 2°C, the average projected losses can be cut in half, while t ...
... reduced, but fortunately, mitigation can greatly reduce these risks. Lower greenhouse gas emissions decrease the probability of temperature increases and thus the expected harms. Provided that warming from climate change can be kept under 2°C, the average projected losses can be cut in half, while t ...
Insights to Key Questions about Climate Change
... an adequate baseline for evaluation of climate change due to human activities. Climate measurements in Illinois since the mid-19th century document major climate swings not evident in a 50to 100-year record. Illinois is no warmer or wetter today than it has been over the last 150 years, and extreme ...
... an adequate baseline for evaluation of climate change due to human activities. Climate measurements in Illinois since the mid-19th century document major climate swings not evident in a 50to 100-year record. Illinois is no warmer or wetter today than it has been over the last 150 years, and extreme ...
Dr Tam - Climate Change and Beekeeping
... – Honeybees has biologic and genetic characters to adapt to climate change over hundreds million year for survival. ...
... – Honeybees has biologic and genetic characters to adapt to climate change over hundreds million year for survival. ...
Water Scarcity, Conflict, and Security in a Climate Change World
... nations and the international community to meet the challenges posed by this extraordinary global development. I5 It is noteworthy that the focus of the recommendations is on state-to-state relations that require bilateral or multilateral implementation rather than on steps that an individual state ...
... nations and the international community to meet the challenges posed by this extraordinary global development. I5 It is noteworthy that the focus of the recommendations is on state-to-state relations that require bilateral or multilateral implementation rather than on steps that an individual state ...
Amplification and dampening of soil respiration by changes in
... have focused on the effects of increasing average temperatures with little attention to possible effects of changes in temperature variability. There is already evidence of important changes in temperature variability at the regional scale and climate models predict even larger changes for the next ...
... have focused on the effects of increasing average temperatures with little attention to possible effects of changes in temperature variability. There is already evidence of important changes in temperature variability at the regional scale and climate models predict even larger changes for the next ...
China`s National Climate Change Programme
... The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has clearly indicated that most of the global warming observed over the past 50 years was likely induced by the increase in concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and ...
... The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has clearly indicated that most of the global warming observed over the past 50 years was likely induced by the increase in concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and ...
Scientific Facts on Arctic Climate Change
... by as much as 5°C (9°F) within a few years during the period of warming that followed the last ice age, before abruptly warming again. This sudden change in the weather over Greenland was apparently driven by changes in North Atlantic Ocean salinity that led to a sharp reduction in the ocean current ...
... by as much as 5°C (9°F) within a few years during the period of warming that followed the last ice age, before abruptly warming again. This sudden change in the weather over Greenland was apparently driven by changes in North Atlantic Ocean salinity that led to a sharp reduction in the ocean current ...
Weather Files and Future Climate
... temperatures at a given location. This is partly due to the relatively small number of files available for the UK and also the locations of the weather stations used to create the CIBSE TRYs and DSYs are generally located next to cities. This may seem to be a good idea since this is where the majori ...
... temperatures at a given location. This is partly due to the relatively small number of files available for the UK and also the locations of the weather stations used to create the CIBSE TRYs and DSYs are generally located next to cities. This may seem to be a good idea since this is where the majori ...
Impact of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation on Ocean
... find a small negative correlation between H and q. We suggest that this is due to methodological differences. In particular, Geoffroy et al. [2013b] include the ocean mixed layer, the atmosphere, and the land domain in the upper layer of the EBM, while here we have focused on the ocean domain. We al ...
... find a small negative correlation between H and q. We suggest that this is due to methodological differences. In particular, Geoffroy et al. [2013b] include the ocean mixed layer, the atmosphere, and the land domain in the upper layer of the EBM, while here we have focused on the ocean domain. We al ...
AllanRP_PAGODA_Dec12 - University of Reading, Meteorology
... Zahn and Allan, submitted to WRR [email protected] ...
... Zahn and Allan, submitted to WRR [email protected] ...
Working Paper 192 - Waldinger (opens in new window)
... those moving for environmental reasons, for example environmental or climate refugee and environmental or climate migrant. Broadly speaking, the term ‘environmental refugee’ is used for people who “are compelled to flee by sudden, drastic environmental change that cannot be reversed,” (Keane 2004: 2 ...
... those moving for environmental reasons, for example environmental or climate refugee and environmental or climate migrant. Broadly speaking, the term ‘environmental refugee’ is used for people who “are compelled to flee by sudden, drastic environmental change that cannot be reversed,” (Keane 2004: 2 ...
Legal Tools for Climate Adaptation Advocacy: Flood Insurance
... normally dry land areas from: (1) [t]he overflow of inland or tidal waters[,] (2) [t]he unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source[, or] (3) [m]udslides (i.e. mudflows).”9 A warmer climate, which will likely result in increased climate variability, will increase the r ...
... normally dry land areas from: (1) [t]he overflow of inland or tidal waters[,] (2) [t]he unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source[, or] (3) [m]udslides (i.e. mudflows).”9 A warmer climate, which will likely result in increased climate variability, will increase the r ...
The Global Fossil Fuel Divestment and Clean Energy - Divest
... New clean energy investment vehicles, fossil-free funds, large investment deals, capital commitments, and coalitions are driving more capital to the clean energy sector with the aim of accelerating the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy, and to support communities most impacted by clima ...
... New clean energy investment vehicles, fossil-free funds, large investment deals, capital commitments, and coalitions are driving more capital to the clean energy sector with the aim of accelerating the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy, and to support communities most impacted by clima ...
Progress in Physical Geography
... The complexity of dealing with these uncertainties led Rahmstorf (2007) to adopt a contrasting approach to projecting future sea-level rise. This employs a simple semiempirical model based on the relationship between global sea level (derived from Church and White, 2006) and temperature (derived fro ...
... The complexity of dealing with these uncertainties led Rahmstorf (2007) to adopt a contrasting approach to projecting future sea-level rise. This employs a simple semiempirical model based on the relationship between global sea level (derived from Church and White, 2006) and temperature (derived fro ...
Modeling climate mitigation and adaptation policies to predict their effectiveness: The limits of randomized controlled trials: Working Paper 120 (327 kB) (opens in new window)
... A policy must have been implemented for its effects to be measured. These IEs have two main functions: First, when an IE establishes that the policy had the effect it was designed to have, it thereby provides a post hoc justification for the decision to fund and implement the policy. Second, the res ...
... A policy must have been implemented for its effects to be measured. These IEs have two main functions: First, when an IE establishes that the policy had the effect it was designed to have, it thereby provides a post hoc justification for the decision to fund and implement the policy. Second, the res ...
Chile`s Third National Communication on Climate
... set of plans has allowed the different ministries organizing to work systematically and jointly to improve the country’s climate adaptation. Currently Chile has also a Forestry Policy 2015-2035 and a new Energy Policy (Energy 2050), both published this year in which climate change is a part of their ...
... set of plans has allowed the different ministries organizing to work systematically and jointly to improve the country’s climate adaptation. Currently Chile has also a Forestry Policy 2015-2035 and a new Energy Policy (Energy 2050), both published this year in which climate change is a part of their ...
Introduction. Pliocene climate, processes and problems
... Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AB, UK ...
... Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AB, UK ...
Attribution of recent climate change
Attribution of recent climate change is the effort to scientifically ascertain mechanisms responsible for recent changes observed in the Earth's climate, commonly known as 'global warming'. The effort has focused on changes observed during the period of instrumental temperature record, when records are most reliable; particularly in the last 50 years, when human activity has grown fastest and observations of the troposphere have become available. The dominant mechanisms (to which recent climate change has been attributed) are anthropogenic, i.e., the result of human activity. They are: increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases global changes to land surface, such as deforestation increasing atmospheric concentrations of aerosols.There are also natural mechanisms for variation including climate oscillations, changes in solar activity, and volcanic activity.According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it is ""extremely likely"" that human influence was the dominant cause of global warming between 1951 and 2010. The IPCC defines ""extremely likely"" as indicating a probability of 95 to 100%, based on an expert assessment of all the available evidence.Multiple lines of evidence support attribution of recent climate change to human activities: A basic physical understanding of the climate system: greenhouse gas concentrations have increased and their warming properties are well-established. Historical estimates of past climate changes suggest that the recent changes in global surface temperature are unusual. Computer-based climate models are unable to replicate the observed warming unless human greenhouse gas emissions are included. Natural forces alone (such as solar and volcanic activity) cannot explain the observed warming.The IPCC's attribution of recent global warming to human activities is a view shared by most scientists, and is also supported by 196 other scientific organizations worldwide (see also: scientific opinion on climate change).