Syllabus - The Bodanyi Project
... Program; Interim Director, TransNow Regional Center; Matt Kuharic, King County’s Climate Program Manager; ...
... Program; Interim Director, TransNow Regional Center; Matt Kuharic, King County’s Climate Program Manager; ...
ASSESSING THE COASTAL POPULATION AT RISK TO SEA LEVEL
... Together, sea-level rise and potential increase in hurricane activities due to climate change would make the coastal communities even more vulnerable in the future. The pan-Caribbean region including Central America, the Caribbean islands, and the U.S. Gulf coast is one of the most disaster-prone re ...
... Together, sea-level rise and potential increase in hurricane activities due to climate change would make the coastal communities even more vulnerable in the future. The pan-Caribbean region including Central America, the Caribbean islands, and the U.S. Gulf coast is one of the most disaster-prone re ...
PRACTICE TOWARD A DEEPER ENGAGEMENT OF THE U.S.
... Series of polls over the past decade or more show that “personal” importance and concern over global warming has grown significantly, with the percentage of survey respondents saying that global warming is either “extremely” or “very” important to them personally having grown from 27% in 1997 to 52% ...
... Series of polls over the past decade or more show that “personal” importance and concern over global warming has grown significantly, with the percentage of survey respondents saying that global warming is either “extremely” or “very” important to them personally having grown from 27% in 1997 to 52% ...
Climate Change Challenges and Opportunities for Small Islands
... Population exposed and pressure from human activities will increase significantly in the coming decades due to population growth, economic development, and urbanization ...
... Population exposed and pressure from human activities will increase significantly in the coming decades due to population growth, economic development, and urbanization ...
Is it Warm in Here? The Intractable Challenges of Climate
... from a few years back when I worked on a few teams thinking about reducing greenhouse gas emissions. These four regions account for about 90% of electricity generation, and you can see that the blue portion – fossil fuel – dominates. As I was preparing this presentation, I wondered how up-to-date th ...
... from a few years back when I worked on a few teams thinking about reducing greenhouse gas emissions. These four regions account for about 90% of electricity generation, and you can see that the blue portion – fossil fuel – dominates. As I was preparing this presentation, I wondered how up-to-date th ...
Barriers to Effective Climate Change Adaption
... The built environment, and all it contains, is integral to our survival on the planet: it accommodates and sustains individuals and families, economic activities, education and health services, and is repository of the nation’s cultural heritage. The average life expectancy of a house is about 60 - ...
... The built environment, and all it contains, is integral to our survival on the planet: it accommodates and sustains individuals and families, economic activities, education and health services, and is repository of the nation’s cultural heritage. The average life expectancy of a house is about 60 - ...
The impacts of climate change on the risk of natural disasters
... of the past millennium (IPCC, 2001a), and nine out of the 10 warmest years on record occurred between 1995 and 2004 (with 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2004 being the warmest) (WMO, 2004). These changes in temperatures have had a range of secondary effects on hydrological systems and terrestrial and marine e ...
... of the past millennium (IPCC, 2001a), and nine out of the 10 warmest years on record occurred between 1995 and 2004 (with 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2004 being the warmest) (WMO, 2004). These changes in temperatures have had a range of secondary effects on hydrological systems and terrestrial and marine e ...
Livestock and greenhouse gas emissions
... relative to other sources. Such information will enable effective mitigation options to be ...
... relative to other sources. Such information will enable effective mitigation options to be ...
Climate Adapted Cities - Solutions from Copenhagen
... everyday rain as well as cloudbursts. The challenge is that the area is situated in a densely populated part of the city and cannot deal with rain from a cloudburst with its present design. One of the solutions to the cloudburst problem is to increase the area’s drainage capacity by integrating the ...
... everyday rain as well as cloudbursts. The challenge is that the area is situated in a densely populated part of the city and cannot deal with rain from a cloudburst with its present design. One of the solutions to the cloudburst problem is to increase the area’s drainage capacity by integrating the ...
Community-Based Adaptation to a Changing Climate
... assess its vulnerabilities and risks to account for a changing climate. Departments incorporated these findings into municipal and community planning projects, permitting, and review processes. In 2011, Boston completed its first Climate Action Plan and in 2013 launched Climate Ready Boston to furth ...
... assess its vulnerabilities and risks to account for a changing climate. Departments incorporated these findings into municipal and community planning projects, permitting, and review processes. In 2011, Boston completed its first Climate Action Plan and in 2013 launched Climate Ready Boston to furth ...
Climate change effects and Agriculture in Italy: a stochastic frontier
... development and human activities over time. Concentrations of GHG, mainly carbon dioxide (CO2), increased by 70% since 1970. Climate changes, associated to atmospheric accumulation of greenhouse gases, could alter level of temperature at the surface, rainfalls and regional water supplies. Most of th ...
... development and human activities over time. Concentrations of GHG, mainly carbon dioxide (CO2), increased by 70% since 1970. Climate changes, associated to atmospheric accumulation of greenhouse gases, could alter level of temperature at the surface, rainfalls and regional water supplies. Most of th ...
06-05
... the Mauna Loa Observatory–ed.] range from 312 parts per million at the beginning of the record to about 340 parts per million at present.” 2006 Update: Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration in early 2006 was nearly 380 parts per million (http://www.cmdl.noaa.gov/ccgg/iadv/). A half-century ago, w ...
... the Mauna Loa Observatory–ed.] range from 312 parts per million at the beginning of the record to about 340 parts per million at present.” 2006 Update: Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration in early 2006 was nearly 380 parts per million (http://www.cmdl.noaa.gov/ccgg/iadv/). A half-century ago, w ...
Bell Ringer
... define changing trends in the Earth’s climate. Scientists used to refer to the trend in increasing thermal energy as global warming. However, this is not an accurate picture of all of the effects of this phenomenon. We now define this trend as climate change, since there are effects well beyond ...
... define changing trends in the Earth’s climate. Scientists used to refer to the trend in increasing thermal energy as global warming. However, this is not an accurate picture of all of the effects of this phenomenon. We now define this trend as climate change, since there are effects well beyond ...
WHAT DOES CLIMATE CHANGE MEAN FOR
... Currently sea levels have been rising at an average of 1.4mm per year, in future this is very likely to increase, with a 1.1 m sea level rise leaving $226 billion in commercial, industrial, road and rail, and residential assets exposed to coastal flooding.4 ...
... Currently sea levels have been rising at an average of 1.4mm per year, in future this is very likely to increase, with a 1.1 m sea level rise leaving $226 billion in commercial, industrial, road and rail, and residential assets exposed to coastal flooding.4 ...
A Perfect Moral Storm: Climate Change, Intergenerational Ethics
... that of overpollution.10 Suppose that a number of distinct agents are trying to decide whether or not to engage in a polluting activity, and that their situation is characterised by the following two claims: (PD1) It is collectively rational to cooperate and restrict overall pollution: each agent pr ...
... that of overpollution.10 Suppose that a number of distinct agents are trying to decide whether or not to engage in a polluting activity, and that their situation is characterised by the following two claims: (PD1) It is collectively rational to cooperate and restrict overall pollution: each agent pr ...
The recent pause in global warming (1): What do observations of the
... of greenhouse gases (principally carbon dioxide and methane) substantially since preindustrial times (pre-1850s), and the levels continue to rise (Figure 2). Carbon emissions continue to grow at 3.1% per year (Peters et al, 2012). This is comparable to the high-end Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
... of greenhouse gases (principally carbon dioxide and methane) substantially since preindustrial times (pre-1850s), and the levels continue to rise (Figure 2). Carbon emissions continue to grow at 3.1% per year (Peters et al, 2012). This is comparable to the high-end Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
Becoming Refugias: Climate Change and a Change of Heart
... On May 9, 2013, scientists at the Mauna Loa center (where David Keeling, originator of the climate change graphs works) alerted the world that the Earth had reached the ambient CO2 level of 400 ppm (parts per million of CO2). The outermost threshold for healthy life on our planet is 350 ppm. The Ma ...
... On May 9, 2013, scientists at the Mauna Loa center (where David Keeling, originator of the climate change graphs works) alerted the world that the Earth had reached the ambient CO2 level of 400 ppm (parts per million of CO2). The outermost threshold for healthy life on our planet is 350 ppm. The Ma ...
Climate change in a nutshell
... The world moved along the trajectory of a high greenhouse gas concentration pathway in the past decade. Although implementation of the pledges of targets for emission reduction by 2030 made by countries attending the Paris climate summit (COP21) in 2015 could steer the world away from the worst scen ...
... The world moved along the trajectory of a high greenhouse gas concentration pathway in the past decade. Although implementation of the pledges of targets for emission reduction by 2030 made by countries attending the Paris climate summit (COP21) in 2015 could steer the world away from the worst scen ...
burning international bridges, fuelling global discontent
... Protocol and for strengthening implementation of the UNFCCC. The critical deadline for resolving the package of still-problematic issues was set for two years, at COP-6. Between 25 October-4 November 1998, COP-5 met in Bonn, Germany, where it considered technical processes and mechanisms, such as th ...
... Protocol and for strengthening implementation of the UNFCCC. The critical deadline for resolving the package of still-problematic issues was set for two years, at COP-6. Between 25 October-4 November 1998, COP-5 met in Bonn, Germany, where it considered technical processes and mechanisms, such as th ...
Decision 1/CMP.6 The Cancun Agreements: Outcome of the work of
... contained in chapter III of document FCCC/KP/AWG/2010/CRP.4/Rev.4; (c) Measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to enhance removals resulting from anthropogenic land use, land-use change and forestry activities shall continue to be available to Annex I Parties as a means to reach their quanti ...
... contained in chapter III of document FCCC/KP/AWG/2010/CRP.4/Rev.4; (c) Measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to enhance removals resulting from anthropogenic land use, land-use change and forestry activities shall continue to be available to Annex I Parties as a means to reach their quanti ...
Regional issues in disaster risk reduction, including those related to climate change adaptation, and policies related to
... climate is indisputable and unprecedented. Climate change symptoms include atmospheric and ocean warming, sea level rise, reduced snow and ice cover and increased greenhouse gas concentrations2. The report indicates that the frequency of heat waves is likely to have in ...
... climate is indisputable and unprecedented. Climate change symptoms include atmospheric and ocean warming, sea level rise, reduced snow and ice cover and increased greenhouse gas concentrations2. The report indicates that the frequency of heat waves is likely to have in ...
Wildlife and Climate Change Adaptation
... are developed or help to maintain conditions in sensitive or high value ecosystems but are unlikely to be viable over longer time periods due to the pace of climate change. Building fuel breaks around forests to prevent increased wildfire is an example of a resistance strategy. ...
... are developed or help to maintain conditions in sensitive or high value ecosystems but are unlikely to be viable over longer time periods due to the pace of climate change. Building fuel breaks around forests to prevent increased wildfire is an example of a resistance strategy. ...
North African Coastal Cities Embrace a Climate
... to minimize potential losses. Every climate-related projection provides ranges of temperatures, sea-level rise and storm frequency, with the ranges widening the further the time frame stretches into the future. That said, cities have no choice but to plan for the future, since water management syste ...
... to minimize potential losses. Every climate-related projection provides ranges of temperatures, sea-level rise and storm frequency, with the ranges widening the further the time frame stretches into the future. That said, cities have no choice but to plan for the future, since water management syste ...
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.