EPA Climate Change Research Programme Projects and Fellowships awarded in 2011
... This fellowship sets out to improve the reporting of the National Inventory of GHG emissions related to Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry. The project will utilise novel data arising from the second National Forest Inventory to assess the extent of forestry related land use change in Ireland. F ...
... This fellowship sets out to improve the reporting of the National Inventory of GHG emissions related to Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry. The project will utilise novel data arising from the second National Forest Inventory to assess the extent of forestry related land use change in Ireland. F ...
Report in Brief - The National Academies
... at slowing the rate of global warming. Some forms of carbon dioxide removal carry environmental risks—for example, ocean iron fertilization could cause changes in ocean ecology—and would require further investigation prior to serious consideration. For some other approaches the risks are relatively ...
... at slowing the rate of global warming. Some forms of carbon dioxide removal carry environmental risks—for example, ocean iron fertilization could cause changes in ocean ecology—and would require further investigation prior to serious consideration. For some other approaches the risks are relatively ...
Dr Manohar Arora
... In addition, need for proper design of hydrometric network and installation of automated telemetry stations ...
... In addition, need for proper design of hydrometric network and installation of automated telemetry stations ...
documents
... The Catholic Bishops are not scientists, climate experts, or policy makers. They are moral teachers, pastors, and leaders. For a decade, the USCCB has sought to listen, learn, and discern the moral dimensions of climate change. The bishops accept the growing consensus on climate change represented b ...
... The Catholic Bishops are not scientists, climate experts, or policy makers. They are moral teachers, pastors, and leaders. For a decade, the USCCB has sought to listen, learn, and discern the moral dimensions of climate change. The bishops accept the growing consensus on climate change represented b ...
From local perception to global perspective
... period. The standard deviation offers a more tangible expression of temperature anomalies as it takes into account the natural range of temperature at a given location on the planet. Exceeding a certain local σ value therefore provides a good measure for how unusual a given temperature anomaly actua ...
... period. The standard deviation offers a more tangible expression of temperature anomalies as it takes into account the natural range of temperature at a given location on the planet. Exceeding a certain local σ value therefore provides a good measure for how unusual a given temperature anomaly actua ...
Uncertainty and Discounting
... Newell, R. and W. Pizer (2001), “Discounting the benefits of climate change mitigation: How much do uncertain rates increase valuation”, PEW center, valuation PEW center Economics technical series. Spring 09 – UC Berkeley – Traeger ...
... Newell, R. and W. Pizer (2001), “Discounting the benefits of climate change mitigation: How much do uncertain rates increase valuation”, PEW center, valuation PEW center Economics technical series. Spring 09 – UC Berkeley – Traeger ...
andes mountains and human dimensions of
... This special issue on Farmscape Transformation and Global Change in the Andes, starts with a review of the socio-economic strategies in the agricultural areas, where vulnerability could be extreme; the presence of mechanisms to cope with change increases the resilience and favors the adaptability of ...
... This special issue on Farmscape Transformation and Global Change in the Andes, starts with a review of the socio-economic strategies in the agricultural areas, where vulnerability could be extreme; the presence of mechanisms to cope with change increases the resilience and favors the adaptability of ...
Geo-engineering the climate
... fat idea is that we need to wake up and be deeply troubled by this emerging geoengineering absolution trope. And more broadly I want to suggest that science can have a darker side too and that it’s really important that scientific practise rests on secure, ethical foundations. Now in very simple ter ...
... fat idea is that we need to wake up and be deeply troubled by this emerging geoengineering absolution trope. And more broadly I want to suggest that science can have a darker side too and that it’s really important that scientific practise rests on secure, ethical foundations. Now in very simple ter ...
Executive summary - Environmental Defense Fund
... executive summary highlights several key conclusions that will be discussed in more depth in the full report. 1. The latest data shows that California’s economy is thriving and emissions regulated by cap and trade have decreased since the program launched. California’s gross domestic product (GDP) i ...
... executive summary highlights several key conclusions that will be discussed in more depth in the full report. 1. The latest data shows that California’s economy is thriving and emissions regulated by cap and trade have decreased since the program launched. California’s gross domestic product (GDP) i ...
Economics and the Environment_ What are the limits of
... costs and benefit values of particular mitigation and impact based policies (Turner et al., 1994), However, many environmental and social changes are not directly amenable to economic evaluation which thus represents a constraint to applying cost benefit analysis to climate change on a global scale ...
... costs and benefit values of particular mitigation and impact based policies (Turner et al., 1994), However, many environmental and social changes are not directly amenable to economic evaluation which thus represents a constraint to applying cost benefit analysis to climate change on a global scale ...
Towards 2050: Climate Change Research 2014-2020 Informing Transition and Opportunity
... 2050 should mark the completion of a major global transition to a low emissions economy and society if major and unmanageable impacts are to be avoided. The ‘Towards 2050’ concept for the research strategy aims to envision and prepare the ground for that transition through information, innovation an ...
... 2050 should mark the completion of a major global transition to a low emissions economy and society if major and unmanageable impacts are to be avoided. The ‘Towards 2050’ concept for the research strategy aims to envision and prepare the ground for that transition through information, innovation an ...
Intended National Determined Contribution (INDC)
... small island developing states (SIDS) for there to be substantial reductions in the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) and for adequate funding to be made available to assist SIDS which are not responsible for the high levels of GHG emissions. Despite not being a major emitter, Jamaica is nonetheles ...
... small island developing states (SIDS) for there to be substantial reductions in the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) and for adequate funding to be made available to assist SIDS which are not responsible for the high levels of GHG emissions. Despite not being a major emitter, Jamaica is nonetheles ...
Presentation - PDF version - NSTA Learning Center
... related to climate? Greenhouse gases Carbon dioxide (CO2) Released from burning fossil fuels, from respiration, and volcanoes Taken out of the atmosphere by plants during photosynthesis ...
... related to climate? Greenhouse gases Carbon dioxide (CO2) Released from burning fossil fuels, from respiration, and volcanoes Taken out of the atmosphere by plants during photosynthesis ...
Summary of the contributions
... Section 1: Assessing the direct and indirect impacts of climate change on food security and nutrition In order to assess the impacts of climate change on food security and nutrition, it is essential to develop analytical frameworks in line with the tools available in each country. It is also importa ...
... Section 1: Assessing the direct and indirect impacts of climate change on food security and nutrition In order to assess the impacts of climate change on food security and nutrition, it is essential to develop analytical frameworks in line with the tools available in each country. It is also importa ...
Workshop - Caribbean - Technical Report
... The available guidance indicates that INDCs should include quantifiable information on the reference point (including, as appropriate, a base year), time frames and/or periods for implementation, scope and coverage, planning processes, assumptions and methodological approaches including those for es ...
... The available guidance indicates that INDCs should include quantifiable information on the reference point (including, as appropriate, a base year), time frames and/or periods for implementation, scope and coverage, planning processes, assumptions and methodological approaches including those for es ...
Ozone Depletion and Climate Change in Europe
... cells seem to be affected by ultraviolet radiation. This may lead to lower resistance against different type of tumors, as well as diminished resistance to viruses and bacterial infections. Additionally, there is some indication that UV radiation may also induce changes in the immune system regardin ...
... cells seem to be affected by ultraviolet radiation. This may lead to lower resistance against different type of tumors, as well as diminished resistance to viruses and bacterial infections. Additionally, there is some indication that UV radiation may also induce changes in the immune system regardin ...
The Development Climate: Convenient and
... debate has hitherto been dominated by climate scientists, despite its serious implications for development, declaring: ‘any successful solution to the climate problem will have to come from within the development process; it will need to begin, rather than end, with developing countries, and be base ...
... debate has hitherto been dominated by climate scientists, despite its serious implications for development, declaring: ‘any successful solution to the climate problem will have to come from within the development process; it will need to begin, rather than end, with developing countries, and be base ...
The impacts of climate change on nuclear power
... of flooding by 2080, and by 2195 would be highly threatened. Bradwell is under significant threat in both the short and long term and Hinkley Point is also vulnerable. The situation at Sizewell is less clear, but none of the sites are completely threat-free as a location for a new nuclear power plan ...
... of flooding by 2080, and by 2195 would be highly threatened. Bradwell is under significant threat in both the short and long term and Hinkley Point is also vulnerable. The situation at Sizewell is less clear, but none of the sites are completely threat-free as a location for a new nuclear power plan ...
order form
... Climate talk cards from New Economics Foundation – cards to find out how people feel about climate change, aimed at young people; needs a group with time to talk for 5 or 30 minutes or more Budgeting carbon cuts reprint from Planning magazine Dec 2009 on local carbon budgets, by WinACC members D Kni ...
... Climate talk cards from New Economics Foundation – cards to find out how people feel about climate change, aimed at young people; needs a group with time to talk for 5 or 30 minutes or more Budgeting carbon cuts reprint from Planning magazine Dec 2009 on local carbon budgets, by WinACC members D Kni ...
Outcomes of 21st Session of Conference of
... • CMP also concluded Review of the modalities and procedures for the clean development mechanism. This will make it easier for countries in Africa to implement the CDM; • Establish a technical process on Adaptation to identify concrete opportunities for strengthening resilience, reducing vulnerabili ...
... • CMP also concluded Review of the modalities and procedures for the clean development mechanism. This will make it easier for countries in Africa to implement the CDM; • Establish a technical process on Adaptation to identify concrete opportunities for strengthening resilience, reducing vulnerabili ...
Guidance on climate change for asset and
... given time. 7 This may be related to a decision to collect further information. In other circumstances, options to build the capacity for adaptive management as information changes over time will be optimal. Climate change uncertainty should be explicitly acknowledged and built into decision-making ...
... given time. 7 This may be related to a decision to collect further information. In other circumstances, options to build the capacity for adaptive management as information changes over time will be optimal. Climate change uncertainty should be explicitly acknowledged and built into decision-making ...
Scientific Consensus Statement on the Executive Summary
... flow from 1950–2003 which show systematic reductions in April 1 snowpack and June flow, and increases in March flow, over much of the West (Water Resources Breakout Group 2004; Stewart et al. in review). Snowpack at low-to-mid elevations is the most sensitive to warming temperatures. Watersheds in t ...
... flow from 1950–2003 which show systematic reductions in April 1 snowpack and June flow, and increases in March flow, over much of the West (Water Resources Breakout Group 2004; Stewart et al. in review). Snowpack at low-to-mid elevations is the most sensitive to warming temperatures. Watersheds in t ...
State of Oregon: At Home
... flow from 1950–2003 which show systematic reductions in April 1 snowpack and June flow, and increases in March flow, over much of the West (Water Resources Breakout Group 2004; Stewart et al. in review). Snowpack at low-to-mid elevations is the most sensitive to warming temperatures. Watersheds in t ...
... flow from 1950–2003 which show systematic reductions in April 1 snowpack and June flow, and increases in March flow, over much of the West (Water Resources Breakout Group 2004; Stewart et al. in review). Snowpack at low-to-mid elevations is the most sensitive to warming temperatures. Watersheds in t ...
The Energy-Climate Challenge: Issues for the New U.S. Administration Development
... just slightly larger (about 10 percent) than the warming that would be caused by the increased CO, alone. Therefore, one can simplify the discussion of future possibilities, without much loss of accuracy, by associating these possibilities with CO, concentrations ...
... just slightly larger (about 10 percent) than the warming that would be caused by the increased CO, alone. Therefore, one can simplify the discussion of future possibilities, without much loss of accuracy, by associating these possibilities with CO, concentrations ...
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.