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... commercial fisheries, seabirds, and marine mammals. With climate change, the study’s authors note, coastal upwelling–favorable winds are expected to intensify, as they have in recent decades. Upwelling winds are controlled by ocean high-pressure systems, which may strengthen with global warming–indu ...
... commercial fisheries, seabirds, and marine mammals. With climate change, the study’s authors note, coastal upwelling–favorable winds are expected to intensify, as they have in recent decades. Upwelling winds are controlled by ocean high-pressure systems, which may strengthen with global warming–indu ...
K1400635
... climate target is to be met. If all pledges are fully implemented, the emissions gap in 2020 is estimated at between 8 and 12 gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent. The report indicates, however, that this gap can closed by a combination of actions within the Climate Convention and by stronger natio ...
... climate target is to be met. If all pledges are fully implemented, the emissions gap in 2020 is estimated at between 8 and 12 gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent. The report indicates, however, that this gap can closed by a combination of actions within the Climate Convention and by stronger natio ...
Compensation for "Meaningful Participation" in
... suggests that tropical developing countries will be relatively severely impacted. A complete solution to the equity problem must consider contributions of countries to the stock of CO 2 and the differential damages experienced by each country, not only the fact that there are vast differences in wea ...
... suggests that tropical developing countries will be relatively severely impacted. A complete solution to the equity problem must consider contributions of countries to the stock of CO 2 and the differential damages experienced by each country, not only the fact that there are vast differences in wea ...
Climate and Development Economics: Balancing Science, Politics
... policy has become a model-driven discourse. A number of increasingly elaborate general circulation models provide detailed forecasts of future climate outcomes, based on broadly accepted scientific principles and a wealth of observational data. At first glance, it appears that economists have reache ...
... policy has become a model-driven discourse. A number of increasingly elaborate general circulation models provide detailed forecasts of future climate outcomes, based on broadly accepted scientific principles and a wealth of observational data. At first glance, it appears that economists have reache ...
Climate variability and change: a perspective from the oceania region
... to the problem of determining the forcing functions responsible for climate change. The method was applied to the change in the temperature structure of the atmosphere between the 20 year periods 1949–68 and 1975–94. The external forcing function is largely zonally symmetric, consistent with large s ...
... to the problem of determining the forcing functions responsible for climate change. The method was applied to the change in the temperature structure of the atmosphere between the 20 year periods 1949–68 and 1975–94. The external forcing function is largely zonally symmetric, consistent with large s ...
O A RIGINAL RTICLE
... and long term impacts on the environmental degradation. In this context, Bangladesh has been facing a great havoc for her existence in this land including health hazards, ecosystems and biodiversity loss etc. In order to address this issue, the Government of Bangladesh passed several environmental l ...
... and long term impacts on the environmental degradation. In this context, Bangladesh has been facing a great havoc for her existence in this land including health hazards, ecosystems and biodiversity loss etc. In order to address this issue, the Government of Bangladesh passed several environmental l ...
Climate change, the Food Energy Water Nexus
... require additional water to grow the plant feedstock and take arable land away from food produ ...
... require additional water to grow the plant feedstock and take arable land away from food produ ...
On the Impact of Weather and Climate on
... our approach lies in the use of (long term) climate measures along with short term (weather) measures, at the same time controlling for unobserved heterogeneity using a four-wave survey data from Ethiopia. As we argued earlier, the essence of controlling for both climate and weather factors is to e ...
... our approach lies in the use of (long term) climate measures along with short term (weather) measures, at the same time controlling for unobserved heterogeneity using a four-wave survey data from Ethiopia. As we argued earlier, the essence of controlling for both climate and weather factors is to e ...
Adapting to sea level rise in Charlottetown, P.E.I
... Scenarios I and II are based on projections for emission scenarios published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007, while scenario III is based on semi-empirical projections from the most recent peerreviewed literature. These sea level rise scenarios were combined with statistics ...
... Scenarios I and II are based on projections for emission scenarios published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007, while scenario III is based on semi-empirical projections from the most recent peerreviewed literature. These sea level rise scenarios were combined with statistics ...
Dangerous Scientific Reticence
... rapid sea level rise even occurred in late-Eemian, when there was less ice available for melt than today. Just this week a paper was published showing that the fastest natural increase of greenhouse gas climate forcing in the past 66 million years was at least 10 times slower than the human-made cha ...
... rapid sea level rise even occurred in late-Eemian, when there was less ice available for melt than today. Just this week a paper was published showing that the fastest natural increase of greenhouse gas climate forcing in the past 66 million years was at least 10 times slower than the human-made cha ...
RADIATIVE AND CLIMATE EFFECTS OF AEROSOLS OVER THE
... recent years, there is still not enough evidence to Arctic may alter the ice nucleation process and draw the conclusion of the Arctic warming as consequently the cloud particle number most Global Circulation Models (GCMs) concentration and mean diameter. As a result, the suggested. The uncertainties ...
... recent years, there is still not enough evidence to Arctic may alter the ice nucleation process and draw the conclusion of the Arctic warming as consequently the cloud particle number most Global Circulation Models (GCMs) concentration and mean diameter. As a result, the suggested. The uncertainties ...
Life history and spatial traits predict extinction risk due to climate
... stochasticity, to create metapopulation models (spatially structured models of multiple populations, with partially correlated dynamics, that may exchange individuals through dispersal). We constructed age- and stage-structured, density-dependent, stochastic models for 6 life history types: small sa ...
... stochasticity, to create metapopulation models (spatially structured models of multiple populations, with partially correlated dynamics, that may exchange individuals through dispersal). We constructed age- and stage-structured, density-dependent, stochastic models for 6 life history types: small sa ...
Cooperation in International Environmental Treaties 1
... coordination in an issue area that could decrease transaction costs, increase information, and punish free-riding (Waltz 1979; Arredondo and Garcia 2011; Meernik and Shairick 2011). States do not care about values and norms, according to realists. Neo-Liberalism: Neo-liberal theory predicts that sta ...
... coordination in an issue area that could decrease transaction costs, increase information, and punish free-riding (Waltz 1979; Arredondo and Garcia 2011; Meernik and Shairick 2011). States do not care about values and norms, according to realists. Neo-Liberalism: Neo-liberal theory predicts that sta ...
Climate Policy and Interest Groups - a Public
... make use of numerical symbolism such as in the 100,000 solar roofs programme put forward by the new German government. In contrast, the abolition of measures that benefit a lobby is very difficult. Regulations such as efficiency standards can be understood easily. Subsidies are also attractive as th ...
... make use of numerical symbolism such as in the 100,000 solar roofs programme put forward by the new German government. In contrast, the abolition of measures that benefit a lobby is very difficult. Regulations such as efficiency standards can be understood easily. Subsidies are also attractive as th ...
CSIRO_CCAM Model_Methodology_FNL
... This section describes the methods used to provide high-resolution climate projection information for the Philippines. GCMs provide the best available tools for simulating large-scale future climates based on various greenhouse gas and aerosol emission scenarios, since they are able to couple atmosp ...
... This section describes the methods used to provide high-resolution climate projection information for the Philippines. GCMs provide the best available tools for simulating large-scale future climates based on various greenhouse gas and aerosol emission scenarios, since they are able to couple atmosp ...
Climate change and human health: Impacts, vulnerability and public
... of dangerous chemicals from storage or remobilisation of chemicals already in the environment, e.g. pesticides. A case study of heavy metal soil contamination after the flooding of the river Meuse during the winter of 1993–1994 concluded there was a potential health risk for river-bank inhabitants a ...
... of dangerous chemicals from storage or remobilisation of chemicals already in the environment, e.g. pesticides. A case study of heavy metal soil contamination after the flooding of the river Meuse during the winter of 1993–1994 concluded there was a potential health risk for river-bank inhabitants a ...
Forests and Climate Change
... along southern prairie ecotones. In the main boreal forest, there may be loss of evergreen trees and a shift toward deciduous trees. Siberian forests may collapse in some areas and become more evergreen in the north. Increased disturbance from fire or insect outbreaks will shift the forest to a you ...
... along southern prairie ecotones. In the main boreal forest, there may be loss of evergreen trees and a shift toward deciduous trees. Siberian forests may collapse in some areas and become more evergreen in the north. Increased disturbance from fire or insect outbreaks will shift the forest to a you ...
Aalborg Universitet Heiselberg, Per Kvols
... influenced by different factors including building typology and energy efficiency level [6]. In Sweden, the risk of overheating in residential buildings is relatively low under the current climate, but is suggested to increase under projected future climate conditions [6]. The European Union’s energ ...
... influenced by different factors including building typology and energy efficiency level [6]. In Sweden, the risk of overheating in residential buildings is relatively low under the current climate, but is suggested to increase under projected future climate conditions [6]. The European Union’s energ ...
Climatechange impacts on sandybeach biota: crossing a line in the
... ecology. Here, we redress this imbalance by examining whether beach biota have been observed to respond to recent climate change in ways that are consistent with expectations under climate change. We base our assessments on evidence coming from case studies on beach invertebrates in South America an ...
... ecology. Here, we redress this imbalance by examining whether beach biota have been observed to respond to recent climate change in ways that are consistent with expectations under climate change. We base our assessments on evidence coming from case studies on beach invertebrates in South America an ...
The CCAM multi-scale variable-resolution modelling system
... through short-range and seasonal forecasts leads to model development and increased confidence climate ...
... through short-range and seasonal forecasts leads to model development and increased confidence climate ...
Low-Carbon Development for the Least Developed Countries (opens in new window)
... in the necessary R&D and experimentation. In many industry sectors, the comparative advantage in early-stage innovation and learning by doing lies with developed countries, and the challenge will be to ensure rapid technology diffusion once new technologies become cost-competitive. LDCs may be well ...
... in the necessary R&D and experimentation. In many industry sectors, the comparative advantage in early-stage innovation and learning by doing lies with developed countries, and the challenge will be to ensure rapid technology diffusion once new technologies become cost-competitive. LDCs may be well ...
Issue Brief #1: Do reflective roofs cool the world? Existing research
... sunlight and heat radiated from the surface and atmosphere). Image source: Douglas DL instantaneous, sooner is better (2010) Climate change and social adaptation: how the past can inform the future. Ename Center, Ghent, Belgium. Online at: http://www.survivingearth.com/?p=197 from a climate change m ...
... sunlight and heat radiated from the surface and atmosphere). Image source: Douglas DL instantaneous, sooner is better (2010) Climate change and social adaptation: how the past can inform the future. Ename Center, Ghent, Belgium. Online at: http://www.survivingearth.com/?p=197 from a climate change m ...
Climate Change, Density and Development
... increases in gas taxes or the price or availability of parking, are more effective in changing travel behavior than any other policies, if that is the core objective. ...
... increases in gas taxes or the price or availability of parking, are more effective in changing travel behavior than any other policies, if that is the core objective. ...
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.