Overlooked and Neglected Issues in Climate Change Studies: The Need for a
... will die over the next century, one of the world's leading climate change scientists claimed yesterday. Professor James Lovelock, the scientist who developed the Gaia principle (that Earth is a self-regulating, interconnected system), claimed that by the year 2100 the only place where humans will be ...
... will die over the next century, one of the world's leading climate change scientists claimed yesterday. Professor James Lovelock, the scientist who developed the Gaia principle (that Earth is a self-regulating, interconnected system), claimed that by the year 2100 the only place where humans will be ...
Communicating the risks of global warming
... which urged the Clinton administration to reject any agreement that did not include emission limits for developing as well as industrialized countries, arguing that to do so would put the U.S. at a competitive economic disadvantage (Senate Resolution 98, 1997). Further, in 2001 President George W. B ...
... which urged the Clinton administration to reject any agreement that did not include emission limits for developing as well as industrialized countries, arguing that to do so would put the U.S. at a competitive economic disadvantage (Senate Resolution 98, 1997). Further, in 2001 President George W. B ...
Climate research Africa - Deutsches Klima Konsortium
... There are four complementary topics. In the following, the related research needs are described in detail. ...
... There are four complementary topics. In the following, the related research needs are described in detail. ...
An Assessment of Sustainable Maize Production for Smallholder
... exception of the ‘2xCO2-10%rain’ scenario all other future scenarios display higher soil organic nitrogen losses than under the present climate. The most striking increase in losses of organic nitrogen is with the ‘2xCO2+2°C’ scenario. This scenario is the most likely of the future scenarios as ther ...
... exception of the ‘2xCO2-10%rain’ scenario all other future scenarios display higher soil organic nitrogen losses than under the present climate. The most striking increase in losses of organic nitrogen is with the ‘2xCO2+2°C’ scenario. This scenario is the most likely of the future scenarios as ther ...
Cultural dimensions of climate change impacts and adaptation
... changes display vastly different responses. For example, in Burkina Faso different groups of pastoralists have responded to recurrent drought in different ways, with the Fulbe struggling to find alternative income streams, whereas their former slaves—the Rimaiibe people—have diversified their liveli ...
... changes display vastly different responses. For example, in Burkina Faso different groups of pastoralists have responded to recurrent drought in different ways, with the Fulbe struggling to find alternative income streams, whereas their former slaves—the Rimaiibe people—have diversified their liveli ...
a climate change litigation precedent urgenda foundation v the state
... Company and four other owners of fossil-fuel-fired power plants, together operating in 20 states. The states sought to curb the defendants’ GHG emissions under public nuisance law due to their contributions to climate change. The court dismissed the lawsuit on displacement of federal common law by t ...
... Company and four other owners of fossil-fuel-fired power plants, together operating in 20 states. The states sought to curb the defendants’ GHG emissions under public nuisance law due to their contributions to climate change. The court dismissed the lawsuit on displacement of federal common law by t ...
What do realists think about climate change?
... has caught the attention of citizens, businesses and policymakers alike. There is a global movement to convince states to change their 20th century behaviours and significantly reduce their carbon emissions. If global temperatures are allowed to rise 2°C above pre-industrial levels the world will wi ...
... has caught the attention of citizens, businesses and policymakers alike. There is a global movement to convince states to change their 20th century behaviours and significantly reduce their carbon emissions. If global temperatures are allowed to rise 2°C above pre-industrial levels the world will wi ...
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... the effects, for the Murray-Darling Basin, of proportional reductions in inflows and of an increase in the frequency of drought. The paper is organised as follows. Section 1 deals with climate change and uncertainty, and introduces a number of distinctions that are important in understanding the iss ...
... the effects, for the Murray-Darling Basin, of proportional reductions in inflows and of an increase in the frequency of drought. The paper is organised as follows. Section 1 deals with climate change and uncertainty, and introduces a number of distinctions that are important in understanding the iss ...
Climate Change and the Emergence of New Organizational
... The year 2010, when our special issue first called for submissions, saw the highest total annual growth in global CO2 emissions. Carbon emissions dropped during 2008 mainly due to the global financial crisis but only for one year. Despite several policy measures to curb emissions, such as emissions ...
... The year 2010, when our special issue first called for submissions, saw the highest total annual growth in global CO2 emissions. Carbon emissions dropped during 2008 mainly due to the global financial crisis but only for one year. Despite several policy measures to curb emissions, such as emissions ...
Sensitivity of tree growth to the atmospheric vertical profile in the
... stratosphere (the innermost layers of the atmosphere) (Santer et al. 2003). Hoskins (2003) warned that continuing changes in these atmospheric layers due to human activity may have wide range implications in the climate system (namely through cloud formation, radiation, wind, temperature, precipitat ...
... stratosphere (the innermost layers of the atmosphere) (Santer et al. 2003). Hoskins (2003) warned that continuing changes in these atmospheric layers due to human activity may have wide range implications in the climate system (namely through cloud formation, radiation, wind, temperature, precipitat ...
Observed Climate Change and the Negligible Global Effect of
... One story which shows up in the news from time to time revolves around the plight of native Alaskans—specifically, that some Inuit coastal villages are being threatened by an encroaching sea. Yet, the Alaskan shoreline has long been known to be unstable and vulnerable to strong storms (and the warm ...
... One story which shows up in the news from time to time revolves around the plight of native Alaskans—specifically, that some Inuit coastal villages are being threatened by an encroaching sea. Yet, the Alaskan shoreline has long been known to be unstable and vulnerable to strong storms (and the warm ...
How to motivate people about climate change
... In addition to the replicable, persistent effects of the collective responsibility treatment on actual behaviors, our fourth question asks whether the experiment could similarly alter behavioral intent with respect to future climate-related behaviors. In our first three experiments we chose to focus ...
... In addition to the replicable, persistent effects of the collective responsibility treatment on actual behaviors, our fourth question asks whether the experiment could similarly alter behavioral intent with respect to future climate-related behaviors. In our first three experiments we chose to focus ...
Diapositiva 1
... Sensitivity, which includes the extent to health, or the natural or social systems on which health outcomes depend of sensitive to changes in weather and climate (the exposure–response relationship) the characteristics of the population, such as its demographic structure. The exposure the climate-re ...
... Sensitivity, which includes the extent to health, or the natural or social systems on which health outcomes depend of sensitive to changes in weather and climate (the exposure–response relationship) the characteristics of the population, such as its demographic structure. The exposure the climate-re ...
Nordic action on climate change
... Green Climate Fund, as well as market-based mechanisms that can stimulate cost-effective emission reductions. There have inevitably been fears that such ambitious policies could lead to “carbon leakage” in the private sector, if industries chose to shift location to countries with less stringent cli ...
... Green Climate Fund, as well as market-based mechanisms that can stimulate cost-effective emission reductions. There have inevitably been fears that such ambitious policies could lead to “carbon leakage” in the private sector, if industries chose to shift location to countries with less stringent cli ...
china book final:china book final
... and B2 scenarios. The purpose of the simulation is to analyze the climate change over Western China, especially in the Northwestern China and the Tibetan Plateau region. Some simulations have been conducted to provide a scientific base for estimating the melting of permafrost zone where the Qinghai- ...
... and B2 scenarios. The purpose of the simulation is to analyze the climate change over Western China, especially in the Northwestern China and the Tibetan Plateau region. Some simulations have been conducted to provide a scientific base for estimating the melting of permafrost zone where the Qinghai- ...
Climate policy implications of the hiatus in global warming
... Climate models were used to backcast, or reproduce, temperatures for the past centuries. The 1900–2000 portion of the red line is not a “prediction,” instead it is the outcome of a matching process that goes back and forth between measurements of the climate and development of the climate simulation ...
... Climate models were used to backcast, or reproduce, temperatures for the past centuries. The 1900–2000 portion of the red line is not a “prediction,” instead it is the outcome of a matching process that goes back and forth between measurements of the climate and development of the climate simulation ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES A SUMMARY AND INTERPRETATION
... The climate is a key ingredient in the Earth's complex system that sustains human life and wellbeing. According to the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) due to human activity, largely combustion of fossil fuels such as coal, are ...
... The climate is a key ingredient in the Earth's complex system that sustains human life and wellbeing. According to the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) due to human activity, largely combustion of fossil fuels such as coal, are ...
How Climate Change Will Affect People Around the World
... The consequences of climate change will depend on how the physical impacts interact with socioeconomic factors. Population movement and growth will often exacerbate the impacts by increasing society’s exposure to environmental stresses (for example, more people living by the coast) and reducing the ...
... The consequences of climate change will depend on how the physical impacts interact with socioeconomic factors. Population movement and growth will often exacerbate the impacts by increasing society’s exposure to environmental stresses (for example, more people living by the coast) and reducing the ...
Transformational adaptation
... City administrators can choose to respond reactively to these impacts and cope with the immediate consequences of climate-changeinduced disasters as they occur. More proactively, they can engage in planned adaptation; in other words, they can make adjustments to natural and human systems in response ...
... City administrators can choose to respond reactively to these impacts and cope with the immediate consequences of climate-changeinduced disasters as they occur. More proactively, they can engage in planned adaptation; in other words, they can make adjustments to natural and human systems in response ...
The impact of global warming on the tropical Pacific and El Niño
... The simplest way of describing the vertical overturning of the tropical atmosphere is in terms of the zonally symmetric Hadley Circulation and the zonally-asymmetric Pacific Walker circulation (shown schematically in figure 2). Because of the reduction in the vertical circulation expected as global ...
... The simplest way of describing the vertical overturning of the tropical atmosphere is in terms of the zonally symmetric Hadley Circulation and the zonally-asymmetric Pacific Walker circulation (shown schematically in figure 2). Because of the reduction in the vertical circulation expected as global ...
How California`s Climate Shapes Water Resources
... • These also tend to increase, but the numbers generally don’t exceed natural variability levels until the end of the century. • However, water availability during a drought is driven by more factors than just a deficit of precipitation. • Warming also plays a significant role in reducing snowpack a ...
... • These also tend to increase, but the numbers generally don’t exceed natural variability levels until the end of the century. • However, water availability during a drought is driven by more factors than just a deficit of precipitation. • Warming also plays a significant role in reducing snowpack a ...
Climate change and the long-term viability of the World`s busiest
... The TCWR (Fig. 1) is critical to the economy of NWT, Canada, with over $500 million of goods per year transported to service diamond mines and other industries in the region (JVMC, Joint Venture Management Committee 2015). The winter road is critical for the development of new natural resources, mai ...
... The TCWR (Fig. 1) is critical to the economy of NWT, Canada, with over $500 million of goods per year transported to service diamond mines and other industries in the region (JVMC, Joint Venture Management Committee 2015). The winter road is critical for the development of new natural resources, mai ...
China`s Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change
... grasslands are of alpine and desert type, and the temperate grasslands in northern China are in danger of degradation and desertification due to the impacts of drought and deterioration of the ecological environment. With a coastline over 18,000 km, China is vulnerable to the adverse effects of sea ...
... grasslands are of alpine and desert type, and the temperate grasslands in northern China are in danger of degradation and desertification due to the impacts of drought and deterioration of the ecological environment. With a coastline over 18,000 km, China is vulnerable to the adverse effects of sea ...
Executive Summary - Overseas Development Institute
... vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, such as Namibia, El Salvador and Guatemala also received much smaller volumes of finance, less than $5 million. Saudi Arabia and Oman, with high per capita incomes, have benefited least from climate funds. These countries have the potential to contribute ...
... vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, such as Namibia, El Salvador and Guatemala also received much smaller volumes of finance, less than $5 million. Saudi Arabia and Oman, with high per capita incomes, have benefited least from climate funds. These countries have the potential to contribute ...
Community and ecosystem responses to recent climate change
... of plant and animal species correlate well with mean spring air temperature (Walther et al. 2002; Rosenzweig et al. 2007). A global meta-analysis revealed a mean advance of 2.3 days/decade among 677 species averaged over the last four decades (Parmesan & Yohe 2003), but not every species is equally ...
... of plant and animal species correlate well with mean spring air temperature (Walther et al. 2002; Rosenzweig et al. 2007). A global meta-analysis revealed a mean advance of 2.3 days/decade among 677 species averaged over the last four decades (Parmesan & Yohe 2003), but not every species is equally ...
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.