Climate change and respiratory disease: European Respiratory Society position statement ERS POSITION STATEMENT
... present position statement has arisen from that workshop. Although climate change and health have been addressed in the general medical literature [3, 4], this statement is the first from a specialist medical society and parallels the interest of the American Thoracic Society in climate change [5]. ...
... present position statement has arisen from that workshop. Although climate change and health have been addressed in the general medical literature [3, 4], this statement is the first from a specialist medical society and parallels the interest of the American Thoracic Society in climate change [5]. ...
A DYNAMIC SIMULATION MODEL OF CARBON CIRCULATION
... Although climate change in IPCC usage refers to “any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity”, activities of mankind have surely precipitated it with disastrous results. Today, increased emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), especially of carb ...
... Although climate change in IPCC usage refers to “any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity”, activities of mankind have surely precipitated it with disastrous results. Today, increased emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), especially of carb ...
here - Resilient Cities
... Professor, Vice Dean of Research, Smart Cities coordinator, Architect Annemie leads a work package on resilient architecture and infrastructure in FP7-funded project RAMSES. The aim of the work package is to develop an indicator taxonomy for climate-resilient architecture, infrastructure and urban f ...
... Professor, Vice Dean of Research, Smart Cities coordinator, Architect Annemie leads a work package on resilient architecture and infrastructure in FP7-funded project RAMSES. The aim of the work package is to develop an indicator taxonomy for climate-resilient architecture, infrastructure and urban f ...
The Marginal Damage Costs of Different Greenhouse Gases: An
... capita income, which are estimated from a cross-section of countries in 1995. Climate-induced migration between the regions of the world also causes the population sizes to change. FUND derives atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and sulphur hexafluoride, from which ...
... capita income, which are estimated from a cross-section of countries in 1995. Climate-induced migration between the regions of the world also causes the population sizes to change. FUND derives atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and sulphur hexafluoride, from which ...
WRS-08 Presentation
... Although there are various opinions on Climate Change and what to do about it, the scientific body of evidence that human activity is having an impact on the earth’s climate is almost irrefutable. Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) appear to be driving climate change, hence the need to reduce CO2 and o ...
... Although there are various opinions on Climate Change and what to do about it, the scientific body of evidence that human activity is having an impact on the earth’s climate is almost irrefutable. Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) appear to be driving climate change, hence the need to reduce CO2 and o ...
香山科学会议 温室气体控制技术及关键问题
... scale and effectively controlling GHG emissions are the key measures of China to carry out its basic national policies on resource-conserving and environmental protection and to ensure national security. ...
... scale and effectively controlling GHG emissions are the key measures of China to carry out its basic national policies on resource-conserving and environmental protection and to ensure national security. ...
Link to full document - Joint Program on the Science and Policy of
... global GHG mitigation scenarios used in this analysis, along with a comparison to the representative concentration pathways (RCPs) and global climate projections, are provided in Paltsev et al. (2013) and Waldhoff et al. (2014). In short, three emission scenarios are used: a reference (REF) or ‘busi ...
... global GHG mitigation scenarios used in this analysis, along with a comparison to the representative concentration pathways (RCPs) and global climate projections, are provided in Paltsev et al. (2013) and Waldhoff et al. (2014). In short, three emission scenarios are used: a reference (REF) or ‘busi ...
Global Warming or Not: The Global Climate Is Changing and the
... of the Earth's surface."22 In 1995, the IPCC issued a report concluding that the average temperature of the Earth has increased by about one degree Fahrenheit over the last century. The IPCC further estimated that the global surface air temperature would increase by another 2 to 3.5 degrees Fahrenhe ...
... of the Earth's surface."22 In 1995, the IPCC issued a report concluding that the average temperature of the Earth has increased by about one degree Fahrenheit over the last century. The IPCC further estimated that the global surface air temperature would increase by another 2 to 3.5 degrees Fahrenhe ...
Regional assessment of climate change impacts on maize
... the frequency distribution of yield responds to changes in the climatic settings (Kaylen and Korom 1991; Park and Sinclair 1993). There are several ways to infer a distribution of yield from climatic data. A first possibility is to use process-based models of crop growth along with a set of daily we ...
... the frequency distribution of yield responds to changes in the climatic settings (Kaylen and Korom 1991; Park and Sinclair 1993). There are several ways to infer a distribution of yield from climatic data. A first possibility is to use process-based models of crop growth along with a set of daily we ...
McCaffery 2010
... quire resources over much shorter growing seasons than low elevation individuals. Similarly, tadpoles must be able to develop and metamorphose over a short season or survive long cold winters. In these environments, longer growing seasons due to climate warming may allow more time for adults, juveni ...
... quire resources over much shorter growing seasons than low elevation individuals. Similarly, tadpoles must be able to develop and metamorphose over a short season or survive long cold winters. In these environments, longer growing seasons due to climate warming may allow more time for adults, juveni ...
Key issues disproving global warming
... 1980 and 2005 would appear much smaller when compared to the various increases between 1700 and 1850 shown below. Warming indeed actually occurred much faster during the pre-industrial age, even though the IPCC and other institutions claim that the extraordinary rapid changes between 1980 and 2005 w ...
... 1980 and 2005 would appear much smaller when compared to the various increases between 1700 and 1850 shown below. Warming indeed actually occurred much faster during the pre-industrial age, even though the IPCC and other institutions claim that the extraordinary rapid changes between 1980 and 2005 w ...
Ealing Borough Climate Change Strategy 2008-2011
... People have become more aware about the links between their everyday behaviour and the climate. With the United Kingdom economy at risk of recession and the cost of essentials such as petrol, energy and food increasing, changing your everyday behaviour will not only help the environment but also cou ...
... People have become more aware about the links between their everyday behaviour and the climate. With the United Kingdom economy at risk of recession and the cost of essentials such as petrol, energy and food increasing, changing your everyday behaviour will not only help the environment but also cou ...
Public Perception of Climate Change in a Period of Economic Crisis
... One of the greatest challenges faced by humanity today is climate change. However, as the direct effects on human welfare are not always clear, it is hard for people to conceptualize the causes of climate change and, conversely, the possible effects of climate change on their lives. This, however, d ...
... One of the greatest challenges faced by humanity today is climate change. However, as the direct effects on human welfare are not always clear, it is hard for people to conceptualize the causes of climate change and, conversely, the possible effects of climate change on their lives. This, however, d ...
19. Global change
... industry and environmental groups. Most people in North America place their concerns with other environmental issues far ahead of global warming (Fig. 2). We have few firm commitments from nations for specific steps to mitigate potential warming. A contentious agreement, the Kyoto Protocol, is curre ...
... industry and environmental groups. Most people in North America place their concerns with other environmental issues far ahead of global warming (Fig. 2). We have few firm commitments from nations for specific steps to mitigate potential warming. A contentious agreement, the Kyoto Protocol, is curre ...
Comparative Climate Change Governance: Lessons from European
... transnational learning among their constituents (Bennett and Howlett, 1992). Nation-wide examples of such bottom-up efforts include France, Germany and Norway. The French government encourages local governments in their adaptation strategy to formulate their own goals while at the same time coordina ...
... transnational learning among their constituents (Bennett and Howlett, 1992). Nation-wide examples of such bottom-up efforts include France, Germany and Norway. The French government encourages local governments in their adaptation strategy to formulate their own goals while at the same time coordina ...
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... scenarios are generally optimistic about future development and deployment of technologies that provide energy services without carbon emissions. Yet, as with the IS92a scenario, assumed technology improvements do not guarantee that the concentration of atmospheric CO2 will be stabilized in any give ...
... scenarios are generally optimistic about future development and deployment of technologies that provide energy services without carbon emissions. Yet, as with the IS92a scenario, assumed technology improvements do not guarantee that the concentration of atmospheric CO2 will be stabilized in any give ...
Marine Organism Population Dynamics
... Climate Change and Sharks Okey et al. 2007: salmon shark niche expansion • Possible explanations for “increased abundance”: 1. Northward expansion in distribution due to rises in temperature 2. Ban of high seas gillnets decreasing mortality 3. Competitive release due to declines in blue ...
... Climate Change and Sharks Okey et al. 2007: salmon shark niche expansion • Possible explanations for “increased abundance”: 1. Northward expansion in distribution due to rises in temperature 2. Ban of high seas gillnets decreasing mortality 3. Competitive release due to declines in blue ...
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... Assessment in 2007 projected an increase of 3.5 degrees centigrade by the end of the century (IPCC 2007). Despite more than a decade of global climate diplomacy, global carbon emissions were 40 percent higher in 2008 than in 1990. Even if emissions were stabilized at the current rate and brought to ...
... Assessment in 2007 projected an increase of 3.5 degrees centigrade by the end of the century (IPCC 2007). Despite more than a decade of global climate diplomacy, global carbon emissions were 40 percent higher in 2008 than in 1990. Even if emissions were stabilized at the current rate and brought to ...
Rising vulnerability in the global food system: environmental pressures and climate change
... In fact the losses seem inevitable, given the typically low economic returns to farm capital and labour compared with non-agricultural uses (Figure 4.3). Such losses are essentially irreversible, and in land-scarce countries the implications for food security could be serious. Estimates of non-agric ...
... In fact the losses seem inevitable, given the typically low economic returns to farm capital and labour compared with non-agricultural uses (Figure 4.3). Such losses are essentially irreversible, and in land-scarce countries the implications for food security could be serious. Estimates of non-agric ...
The Atmosphere_Ozone_Article (2)
... While natural greenhouse gases are vital to prevent our world from freezing over, a marked increase may spell big trouble. Indeed, there is disturbing evidence of climate change: melting glaciers; forest fires; drought; heat waves; moresevere storms; and the loss of certain plant and animal species. ...
... While natural greenhouse gases are vital to prevent our world from freezing over, a marked increase may spell big trouble. Indeed, there is disturbing evidence of climate change: melting glaciers; forest fires; drought; heat waves; moresevere storms; and the loss of certain plant and animal species. ...
Evaluating the effects of ideology on public understanding of climate
... climate change science is critical to developing public health policy (Frumkin et al., 2008), and to shape public understanding of economic analysis (Stern, 2008: 1). Some researchers assert that public understanding of climate change science is “the most powerful predictor of both stated intentions ...
... climate change science is critical to developing public health policy (Frumkin et al., 2008), and to shape public understanding of economic analysis (Stern, 2008: 1). Some researchers assert that public understanding of climate change science is “the most powerful predictor of both stated intentions ...
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, REILLY MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL THOMAS F.
... appropriate that NHSTA relies on environmental evaluation done in years past. Over time, however, the environmental documentation and evaluation become dated. Twenty years after the last EIS, the environmental documentation and evaluation must be supplemented. Under NEPA, if there is new information ...
... appropriate that NHSTA relies on environmental evaluation done in years past. Over time, however, the environmental documentation and evaluation become dated. Twenty years after the last EIS, the environmental documentation and evaluation must be supplemented. Under NEPA, if there is new information ...
Energy-Water-Climate Change Scenario Report
... concentrations of several categories of emissions based on assumptions about economic activity, energy sources, population growth and other socio-economic factors. 3 If one assumes a value for RCP, it can be translated into a range of potential future global temperature increases relative to a given ...
... concentrations of several categories of emissions based on assumptions about economic activity, energy sources, population growth and other socio-economic factors. 3 If one assumes a value for RCP, it can be translated into a range of potential future global temperature increases relative to a given ...
Climate change in the United States
Because of global warming, there has been concern in the United States and internationally, that the country should reduce total greenhouse gas which is relatively high per capita.In 2012, the United States experienced its warmest year on record. As of 2012, the thirteen warmest years for the entire planet have all occurred since 1998, transcending those from 1880.From 1950 to 2009, the American government's surface temperature record shows an increase by 1 °F (0.56 °C), approximately. Global warming has caused many changes in the U.S. According to a 2009 statement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), trends include lake and river ice melting earlier in the spring, plants blooming earlier, multiple animal species shifting their habitat ranges northward, and reductions in the size of glaciers.Predicting future climate changes are fraught with difficultly. Some research has warned against possible problems due to American climate changes such as the spread of invasive species and possibilities of floods as well as droughts. Changes in climate in the regions of the United States appear significant. Drought conditions appear to be worsening in the southwest while improving in the northeast for example.President Barack Obama committed in the December 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Summit to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the range of 17% below 2005 levels by 2020, 42% below 2005 levels by 2030, and 83% below 2005 levels by 2050. In an address towards the U.S. Congress in June 2013, Obama detailed a specific action plan to achieve the 17% carbon emissions cut from 2005 by 2020. He included such measures as shifting from coal-based power generation to solar and natural gas production.