Using the NatureServe Climate Change Vulnerability Index
... Geographical and Biodiversity Focus The Index has been developed for assessment areas on the scale of a national park or wildlife refuge to a state. It could be used for a regional analysis in the case of several eastern states, but use for larger regions, especially regions extending outside the US ...
... Geographical and Biodiversity Focus The Index has been developed for assessment areas on the scale of a national park or wildlife refuge to a state. It could be used for a regional analysis in the case of several eastern states, but use for larger regions, especially regions extending outside the US ...
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... relationship between environment and international trade (Chichilnisky 1994), and management of climatic risk (Chichilnisky and Heal 1993; Kurz 1990 and 1993; Chichilnisky et al. 1992), Scientists predict that agriculture will be one of the most severely affected sectors. Exposure to new temperature ...
... relationship between environment and international trade (Chichilnisky 1994), and management of climatic risk (Chichilnisky and Heal 1993; Kurz 1990 and 1993; Chichilnisky et al. 1992), Scientists predict that agriculture will be one of the most severely affected sectors. Exposure to new temperature ...
Climate Disclosure Standards Board guidance on UK mandatory GHG emissions reporting
... Companies Act amendments and new provisions, by the CDSB Framework and the CDP questionnaire. In some cases, such as ‘governance’ and ‘future prospects and past performance’ requirements under ‘1. Strategy, review of business & governance’, the disclosures may appear to be an additional request by t ...
... Companies Act amendments and new provisions, by the CDSB Framework and the CDP questionnaire. In some cases, such as ‘governance’ and ‘future prospects and past performance’ requirements under ‘1. Strategy, review of business & governance’, the disclosures may appear to be an additional request by t ...
Estimation of Climate Change Impacts (Pece Ristevski
... On the basis of temperature and precipitation results for the period from 1926 to 2000 in Republic of Macedonia for 5 meteorological stations which have the longest series of data, the investigations of variations of these two elements are performed on the basis of which future climatic changes can ...
... On the basis of temperature and precipitation results for the period from 1926 to 2000 in Republic of Macedonia for 5 meteorological stations which have the longest series of data, the investigations of variations of these two elements are performed on the basis of which future climatic changes can ...
Cities and Climate Change: Global Report on Human Settlements
... The effects of urbanization and climate change are converging in dangerous ways that seriously threaten the world’s environmental, economic and social stability. Cities and Climate Change: Global Report on Human Settlements 2011 seeks to improve knowledge, among governments and all those interested ...
... The effects of urbanization and climate change are converging in dangerous ways that seriously threaten the world’s environmental, economic and social stability. Cities and Climate Change: Global Report on Human Settlements 2011 seeks to improve knowledge, among governments and all those interested ...
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... assigning property rights to GHG emissions (as in emissions trading), but ignore the question of historical responsibility for climate change (Tol et al., 2004; Tol, 2006). Here the idea of ‘due diligence’ plays a central role in international legal debates. As Rao (2002) explains, due diligence mea ...
... assigning property rights to GHG emissions (as in emissions trading), but ignore the question of historical responsibility for climate change (Tol et al., 2004; Tol, 2006). Here the idea of ‘due diligence’ plays a central role in international legal debates. As Rao (2002) explains, due diligence mea ...
The consequences of an increase of the atmospheric CO2
... on Earth. Agriculture, deforestation, or irrigation are examples of human actions which induced in the past, and are still inducing a lot of pressure on nature. With the present level of industrial development, as well as the exponential increase in world population, this pressure has become so larg ...
... on Earth. Agriculture, deforestation, or irrigation are examples of human actions which induced in the past, and are still inducing a lot of pressure on nature. With the present level of industrial development, as well as the exponential increase in world population, this pressure has become so larg ...
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND EQUITY IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE AND
... issues directly. We have also secondarily drawn information from climate change policy, human health, and environmental justice literature that provides background and context for these issues. Our goal was to address the some of the prominent public health, equity, and regulatory issues that are pe ...
... issues directly. We have also secondarily drawn information from climate change policy, human health, and environmental justice literature that provides background and context for these issues. Our goal was to address the some of the prominent public health, equity, and regulatory issues that are pe ...
Worksheets on Climate Change: Going under! The threat of rising
... must seem like a constant sword of Damocles hanging over the people of Tuvalu. In its new report (2013), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assumes there will be a further rise in global temperatures by up to 5.4 °C above pre-industrial levels for unabated emissions of greenhouse ...
... must seem like a constant sword of Damocles hanging over the people of Tuvalu. In its new report (2013), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assumes there will be a further rise in global temperatures by up to 5.4 °C above pre-industrial levels for unabated emissions of greenhouse ...
Report
... individuals remain. Thus, other demographic factors must be taken into account. Through creation of an institutional framework and consideration of specific species recovery schemes, this Act creates a foundation for improving species survival in the face of global warming. While the legislati ...
... individuals remain. Thus, other demographic factors must be taken into account. Through creation of an institutional framework and consideration of specific species recovery schemes, this Act creates a foundation for improving species survival in the face of global warming. While the legislati ...
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... expenditures would require policymakers and stakeholders to address this issue as a matter of urgency. A clear understanding of the CC potential impacts, risks and vulnerabilities appears to be both a first step and a prerequisite for the design and construction of resilient transport infrastructure ...
... expenditures would require policymakers and stakeholders to address this issue as a matter of urgency. A clear understanding of the CC potential impacts, risks and vulnerabilities appears to be both a first step and a prerequisite for the design and construction of resilient transport infrastructure ...
Read the complete document. - The Carbon Sense Coalition
... CO2 concentrations increased) as well as a GW period from 1975 to the early part of this century. 14. High concentrations of CO2 have been detected in the distant past without any apparent ill effects. This did not have an anthropogenic cause. 15. In the past CO2 cycles have always happened in respo ...
... CO2 concentrations increased) as well as a GW period from 1975 to the early part of this century. 14. High concentrations of CO2 have been detected in the distant past without any apparent ill effects. This did not have an anthropogenic cause. 15. In the past CO2 cycles have always happened in respo ...
Climate Change or Land Use Dynamics: Do We Know Miguel Clavero *
... latitude of the distribution of bird species present at local communities. We used multiple regression models to relate the variation in climate change indicators to: i) environmental temperature; and ii) three landscape gradients reflecting important current land use change processes (land abandonm ...
... latitude of the distribution of bird species present at local communities. We used multiple regression models to relate the variation in climate change indicators to: i) environmental temperature; and ii) three landscape gradients reflecting important current land use change processes (land abandonm ...
Capitalism, Climate Change, and the Transition to Sustainability:
... contexts even prospered, they never dominated these societies’ economic and social life and usually depended upon a much larger subsistence economy. The overwhelming majority of the population (mainly peasants) engaged in production that directly provided their basic necessities. The ruling class ap ...
... contexts even prospered, they never dominated these societies’ economic and social life and usually depended upon a much larger subsistence economy. The overwhelming majority of the population (mainly peasants) engaged in production that directly provided their basic necessities. The ruling class ap ...
Public Perception of Climate Risk: The Case of Greece
... Public perception to climate risk could also be associated with peoples’ willingness to act. Bord et al. [36] point out that based on their analysis a limited willingness to sacrifice to better deal with climate change impact is noted. Even though people are willing to support climate change mitigat ...
... Public perception to climate risk could also be associated with peoples’ willingness to act. Bord et al. [36] point out that based on their analysis a limited willingness to sacrifice to better deal with climate change impact is noted. Even though people are willing to support climate change mitigat ...
Journal of Geography Agnotology as a Teaching Tool: Learning
... particular. Fine examples of this approach can be found in Beck (2007), Will (2009), and the sources referenced by Peterson, Connolley, and Fleck (2008). A third approach exploits the concept that certain aspects of a multi-faceted problem become less contentious with further research, while new dif ...
... particular. Fine examples of this approach can be found in Beck (2007), Will (2009), and the sources referenced by Peterson, Connolley, and Fleck (2008). A third approach exploits the concept that certain aspects of a multi-faceted problem become less contentious with further research, while new dif ...
Projecting Climate Change in Hawaii
... for more rainfall on the windward sides of the islands and less rainfall on the leeward sides. The change in annual mean rainfall in the model projections can be roughly characterized as “wet areas get wetter” and “dry areas get drier.” Similar results are apparent in the 1-km simulation over Maui, ...
... for more rainfall on the windward sides of the islands and less rainfall on the leeward sides. The change in annual mean rainfall in the model projections can be roughly characterized as “wet areas get wetter” and “dry areas get drier.” Similar results are apparent in the 1-km simulation over Maui, ...
Greenhouse effect: Who has the answers?
... “ We keep hearing that because of global warming the ice caps are melting and sea levels will rise. But that’s not true. Why only last week I read in the newspaper that the ice sheets are actually growing. “There have always been variations in the world’s weather. We have experienced iceages and min ...
... “ We keep hearing that because of global warming the ice caps are melting and sea levels will rise. But that’s not true. Why only last week I read in the newspaper that the ice sheets are actually growing. “There have always been variations in the world’s weather. We have experienced iceages and min ...
The Paris Agreement and the new logic of international climate politics
... distributional conflicts that were inherent in the post-Kyoto negotiations, the Paris Agreement manages to remove one of the biggest barriers to international climate cooperation. It recognizes that none of the major powers can be forced into drastic emissions cuts. However, instead of ...
... distributional conflicts that were inherent in the post-Kyoto negotiations, the Paris Agreement manages to remove one of the biggest barriers to international climate cooperation. It recognizes that none of the major powers can be forced into drastic emissions cuts. However, instead of ...
Have disaster losses increased due to anthropogenic climate change?
... stayed stable compared to weather extremes has led some to conclude that climate change has been driving losses from weather related hazards (Bruce 1999; Mills 2005). There is no indication however that exposure and vulnerability to weather and non-weather disasters have evolved in the same manner, ...
... stayed stable compared to weather extremes has led some to conclude that climate change has been driving losses from weather related hazards (Bruce 1999; Mills 2005). There is no indication however that exposure and vulnerability to weather and non-weather disasters have evolved in the same manner, ...
National contributions to observed global warming
... amongst northern and tropical countries, reflecting both historical and current locations of intensive deforestation. The national climate contributions due to non-CO2 gases represents a mixture of industrial and agricultural sources of emissions, with the result that current areas of extensive agri ...
... amongst northern and tropical countries, reflecting both historical and current locations of intensive deforestation. The national climate contributions due to non-CO2 gases represents a mixture of industrial and agricultural sources of emissions, with the result that current areas of extensive agri ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... in the IAMs. This was not done, despite there having been, since January 1, 2011, at least 11 new studies and 17 experiments (involving more than 44 researchers) examining the ECS, each lowering the best estimate and tightening the error distribution about that estimate. Instead, the IWG wrote in it ...
... in the IAMs. This was not done, despite there having been, since January 1, 2011, at least 11 new studies and 17 experiments (involving more than 44 researchers) examining the ECS, each lowering the best estimate and tightening the error distribution about that estimate. Instead, the IWG wrote in it ...
Delaying climate action would be costly for Australia and the
... of overshooting our carbon budget. One recent study found that while the 2°C target is still within reach with ‘comprehensive’ climate policies globally, the achievable temperature target rises by approximately 0.4°C with a 15 year delay in strong action, compared to current modest action.26 The aut ...
... of overshooting our carbon budget. One recent study found that while the 2°C target is still within reach with ‘comprehensive’ climate policies globally, the achievable temperature target rises by approximately 0.4°C with a 15 year delay in strong action, compared to current modest action.26 The aut ...
Synthesis and Review: Advancing agricultural greenhouse gas quantification
... access, the database can be used to update information on agricultural emissions, compare sources of emissions or look at trends– critical information for national, regional and global strategies to address climate change. Given that the FAOSTAT database can only be as accurate as its underlying act ...
... access, the database can be used to update information on agricultural emissions, compare sources of emissions or look at trends– critical information for national, regional and global strategies to address climate change. Given that the FAOSTAT database can only be as accurate as its underlying act ...
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.