Fossil Fuel Risk Bonds - Center for Sustainable Economy
... Moreover, even when responsible parties are identified, bankruptcy laws often protect them. According to a 2007 investigation by the Center for Public Integrity, “[f]our companies connected by the Environmental Protection Agency to some of America's worst toxic waste sites have escaped more than hal ...
... Moreover, even when responsible parties are identified, bankruptcy laws often protect them. According to a 2007 investigation by the Center for Public Integrity, “[f]our companies connected by the Environmental Protection Agency to some of America's worst toxic waste sites have escaped more than hal ...
Stakeholder mapping report - final version
... their influence over the current and future capacity of the city-region to adapt to the impacts of a changing climate. Stakeholders at these scales will be principally consulted on and informed of the project. However, regional and sub-regional stakeholders are the focus of the practical stakeholder ...
... their influence over the current and future capacity of the city-region to adapt to the impacts of a changing climate. Stakeholders at these scales will be principally consulted on and informed of the project. However, regional and sub-regional stakeholders are the focus of the practical stakeholder ...
2015 Conference Final Program - Climate Change: Impacts and
... including diversity, museums, technology, humanities, and the arts, to name several (see http://commongroundpublishing.com). Our aim is to create a new form of the knowledge community, where people meet in person and also remain connected virtually, making the most of the potentials for access via d ...
... including diversity, museums, technology, humanities, and the arts, to name several (see http://commongroundpublishing.com). Our aim is to create a new form of the knowledge community, where people meet in person and also remain connected virtually, making the most of the potentials for access via d ...
Limited Alpine Climatic Warming and Modeled
... impedes long-wave, outgoing radiation, and the periodic uncoupling of air masses with elevation due to planetary boundary-layer dynamics. Further evidence of local resistance to warming at higher elevations in the Northeast is the paleoecological record for New Hampshire’s Presidential Ranges. The a ...
... impedes long-wave, outgoing radiation, and the periodic uncoupling of air masses with elevation due to planetary boundary-layer dynamics. Further evidence of local resistance to warming at higher elevations in the Northeast is the paleoecological record for New Hampshire’s Presidential Ranges. The a ...
Follow-up Report - Ministry of Tourism
... addressed in the Atoll Ecosystem Conservation (AEC) project, and that lessons from this project could be used for further research on existing laws and regulations that pose disincentives for climate change adaptation. Q: Have there been studies on waste disposal practices on boats other than safari ...
... addressed in the Atoll Ecosystem Conservation (AEC) project, and that lessons from this project could be used for further research on existing laws and regulations that pose disincentives for climate change adaptation. Q: Have there been studies on waste disposal practices on boats other than safari ...
Submission by AILAC on ADP workstream 1
... warmer world by 2050 will be in the range of $70 billion to $100 billion a year”.1 The study also suggests that costs could be even high if cross-sectoral impacts were taken into account.2 As an example, another study on the costs of impact of climate change suggests that the mean impacts by 2060 ar ...
... warmer world by 2050 will be in the range of $70 billion to $100 billion a year”.1 The study also suggests that costs could be even high if cross-sectoral impacts were taken into account.2 As an example, another study on the costs of impact of climate change suggests that the mean impacts by 2060 ar ...
Non-Marginal Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Tyranny of
... implementing a mitigation project today. I will assume decreasing returns to capital. This assumption is crucial: constant returns to capital would not support the conclusions of the paper. In section 3, I apply the Kaldor-Hicks compensation principle to investigate whether the mitigation project sh ...
... implementing a mitigation project today. I will assume decreasing returns to capital. This assumption is crucial: constant returns to capital would not support the conclusions of the paper. In section 3, I apply the Kaldor-Hicks compensation principle to investigate whether the mitigation project sh ...
STRIVE An Assessment of Uncertainties Report Series No.48
... Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the material contained in this publication, complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Neither the Environmental Protection Agency nor the author(s) accept any responsibility whatsoever for loss or damage occasioned or claimed to have been o ...
... Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the material contained in this publication, complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Neither the Environmental Protection Agency nor the author(s) accept any responsibility whatsoever for loss or damage occasioned or claimed to have been o ...
Review of the White Paper on the contribution of the GFCS to
... With respect to the Agriculture and Food Security goal (SDG 2), which focuses on addressing hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture, climate variability and change have a major impact on food security and sustainable agriculture. The overall avai ...
... With respect to the Agriculture and Food Security goal (SDG 2), which focuses on addressing hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture, climate variability and change have a major impact on food security and sustainable agriculture. The overall avai ...
Guide to Considering Climate Change in Project Development in
... Since the start of the industrial revolution, human activities have been causing greenhouse gas (GHG) levels in the atmosphere to rapidly increase. These gases help control the earth’s temperature to make it habitable. However, as the graphic below explains, increased levels of GHGs have caused a ...
... Since the start of the industrial revolution, human activities have been causing greenhouse gas (GHG) levels in the atmosphere to rapidly increase. These gases help control the earth’s temperature to make it habitable. However, as the graphic below explains, increased levels of GHGs have caused a ...
Existing data and knowledge gaps about air-climate inter
... indicates known impacts, dashed lines indicates uncertain impacts (IPCC AR5, Chapter 8, FAQ 8.2) ...
... indicates known impacts, dashed lines indicates uncertain impacts (IPCC AR5, Chapter 8, FAQ 8.2) ...
Climate Change: Kyoto Protocol and International Actions
... greenhouse gas emission limitations — the Annex 1 parties, which as noted above includes only developed, industrialized countries that have ratified the Protocol.6 Another requirement is that emissions credits must “be supplemental to domestic actions for the purpose of meeting quantified emission l ...
... greenhouse gas emission limitations — the Annex 1 parties, which as noted above includes only developed, industrialized countries that have ratified the Protocol.6 Another requirement is that emissions credits must “be supplemental to domestic actions for the purpose of meeting quantified emission l ...
UNDERSTANDING EL NIÑO IN OCEAN–ATMOSPHERE GENERAL
... have ENSO peaking in boreal winter (not shown). All Starting from the linearized SST equation, Jin et al. of these biases combine to generate errors in ENSO (2006) derived a coupled stability index (referred to amplitude, period, irregularity, skewness, or spatial the BJ index) that details ocean–at ...
... have ENSO peaking in boreal winter (not shown). All Starting from the linearized SST equation, Jin et al. of these biases combine to generate errors in ENSO (2006) derived a coupled stability index (referred to amplitude, period, irregularity, skewness, or spatial the BJ index) that details ocean–at ...
Báo cáo đánh giá tính tổn thương BĐKH trong hoạt động
... Dau station marine has raised by about 20 cm according to the National Target Program on coping with climate change, MONRE, 2008. Results based on the low emissions scenarios, medium ones, and high ones show that sea levels rise could range from 28 cm to 33 cm by the mid 21st century and 65 cm to mo ...
... Dau station marine has raised by about 20 cm according to the National Target Program on coping with climate change, MONRE, 2008. Results based on the low emissions scenarios, medium ones, and high ones show that sea levels rise could range from 28 cm to 33 cm by the mid 21st century and 65 cm to mo ...
Anthropogenic Global Warming? Beyond CO2
... • The past century warmed by ~0.7°C. The contribution of AGW to this warming is probably much smaller than that given by the IPCC consensus. • The influence of GHG’s, especially CO2, is overstated, the natural variability (of the sun) is understated. • Climate models are still unreliable and should ...
... • The past century warmed by ~0.7°C. The contribution of AGW to this warming is probably much smaller than that given by the IPCC consensus. • The influence of GHG’s, especially CO2, is overstated, the natural variability (of the sun) is understated. • Climate models are still unreliable and should ...
Using the Kyoto Protocol as a stepping stone.
... even 268 new projects submitted in November 2011. In the beginning it took about a year from the start of the validation to get a CDM project registered, but after some criticism that non-additional projects were registered up to 70% of the CDM project went into the review cycle and other delays th ...
... even 268 new projects submitted in November 2011. In the beginning it took about a year from the start of the validation to get a CDM project registered, but after some criticism that non-additional projects were registered up to 70% of the CDM project went into the review cycle and other delays th ...
small family farmers : at the heart of climate justice
... model applied. Industrial agriculture and small family farming are not on an equal footing when it comes to GHG emissions. The impacts on global warming are not comparable either, since small family farming is mainly practiced in countries most affected by climate change — one of the main reasons wh ...
... model applied. Industrial agriculture and small family farming are not on an equal footing when it comes to GHG emissions. The impacts on global warming are not comparable either, since small family farming is mainly practiced in countries most affected by climate change — one of the main reasons wh ...
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... The Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) monetizes the damage from releasing a ton of CO2 to the atmosphere today. This is essential information for the determination of optimal climate policies, as policies that price carbon according to the SCC will give the correct economic incentive for r ...
... The Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) monetizes the damage from releasing a ton of CO2 to the atmosphere today. This is essential information for the determination of optimal climate policies, as policies that price carbon according to the SCC will give the correct economic incentive for r ...
The Kyoto Protocol and International Actions
... greenhouse gas emission limitations — the Annex 1 parties, which as noted above includes only developed, industrialized countries that have ratified the Protocol.6 Another requirement is that emissions credits must “be supplemental to domestic actions for the purpose of meeting quantified emission l ...
... greenhouse gas emission limitations — the Annex 1 parties, which as noted above includes only developed, industrialized countries that have ratified the Protocol.6 Another requirement is that emissions credits must “be supplemental to domestic actions for the purpose of meeting quantified emission l ...
Externship Report: Rwanda
... change and how species and ecological systems will respond to climate change. Until today, only a small number of studies have focused on the effects of climate change on mountain gorillas and their habitat. Climate change is suggested to be one of the main causes for the migration of gorillas to hi ...
... change and how species and ecological systems will respond to climate change. Until today, only a small number of studies have focused on the effects of climate change on mountain gorillas and their habitat. Climate change is suggested to be one of the main causes for the migration of gorillas to hi ...
international, national, and state responses to climate change
... likely result in widespread environmental changes, including rising sea levels, contracting snow cover, increased heat waves and heavy precipitation events, increased rates of extinction, and widespread displacement of vulnerable, low-lying communities.13 The effects of warming on water resources, ...
... likely result in widespread environmental changes, including rising sea levels, contracting snow cover, increased heat waves and heavy precipitation events, increased rates of extinction, and widespread displacement of vulnerable, low-lying communities.13 The effects of warming on water resources, ...
- Wiley Online Library
... In addition to high population growth, outmigration from Kiribati is incredibly limited. Since 2002, New Zealand’s Pacific Access Category scheme has allowed for 75 migrants annually, although take-up of this scheme has generally been far below the allowance.2 Other forms of migration have also been ...
... In addition to high population growth, outmigration from Kiribati is incredibly limited. Since 2002, New Zealand’s Pacific Access Category scheme has allowed for 75 migrants annually, although take-up of this scheme has generally been far below the allowance.2 Other forms of migration have also been ...
Full Text - Current Science
... capita energy and 16% of the per capita protein 2. India ranks first in area under rice (about 45 m ha) and second in production next to China. Occurrences of climatic extremes especially at critical growth stages of rice significantly reduce the yield3. According to Alam et al.4, one of the signifi ...
... capita energy and 16% of the per capita protein 2. India ranks first in area under rice (about 45 m ha) and second in production next to China. Occurrences of climatic extremes especially at critical growth stages of rice significantly reduce the yield3. According to Alam et al.4, one of the signifi ...
Sensitivity of terrestrial precipitation trends to the structural evolution
... the standard deviation of the intermodel trends at a given grid point, x2 (which in the model-index domain is equivalent to standardizing in the time domain). All model data have been interpolated to a common 5° × 5° grid. ...
... the standard deviation of the intermodel trends at a given grid point, x2 (which in the model-index domain is equivalent to standardizing in the time domain). All model data have been interpolated to a common 5° × 5° grid. ...
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).