Local Climate Change Governance
... Kousky/Schneider 2003; Aall et al. 2007; Boykoff et al. 2010; Breitmeier et al. 2009; Eckerberg/Joas 2004), geography (Boykoff 2008; Bulkeley 2001; Ford et al. 2006; Iati 2008; Keskitalo/Kulyasova 2009), social anthropology (Crate/Nuttall 2009; Lazrus 2009), and psychology (Blake 1999; Hartmuth 2002 ...
... Kousky/Schneider 2003; Aall et al. 2007; Boykoff et al. 2010; Breitmeier et al. 2009; Eckerberg/Joas 2004), geography (Boykoff 2008; Bulkeley 2001; Ford et al. 2006; Iati 2008; Keskitalo/Kulyasova 2009), social anthropology (Crate/Nuttall 2009; Lazrus 2009), and psychology (Blake 1999; Hartmuth 2002 ...
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... useful. In some cases it is possible to construct a “constant equivalent discount rate”, i.e. a single number that, if used as the social discount rate, would lead to policy prescriptions identical to those obtained under the time-varying social discount rate. This constant-equivalent discount rate ...
... useful. In some cases it is possible to construct a “constant equivalent discount rate”, i.e. a single number that, if used as the social discount rate, would lead to policy prescriptions identical to those obtained under the time-varying social discount rate. This constant-equivalent discount rate ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES AMBIGUITY AND CLIMATE POLICY Antony Millner Simon Dietz
... discussions of the scientific and philosophical challenges of climate prediction), these models are not always in agreement with one another. As an example of this, consider Figure 1, which plots the results of several recent studies’ attempts to use different models and observational data to estima ...
... discussions of the scientific and philosophical challenges of climate prediction), these models are not always in agreement with one another. As an example of this, consider Figure 1, which plots the results of several recent studies’ attempts to use different models and observational data to estima ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in Coastal Areas of the
... port cities. A one meter sea-level-rise would aggravate these problems, affecting for instance the alluvial plain of the Neretva in Croatia where land has been recovered for agricultural purposes, coastal protected wetlands in Estonia and in the Lena delta near the Arctic Sea, port cities in Turkey ...
... port cities. A one meter sea-level-rise would aggravate these problems, affecting for instance the alluvial plain of the Neretva in Croatia where land has been recovered for agricultural purposes, coastal protected wetlands in Estonia and in the Lena delta near the Arctic Sea, port cities in Turkey ...
... DCPS07 interpret their results as evidence that models are seriously flawed, and that model-based projections of future climate change are unreliable. Singer (2008) makes an additional and even stronger assertion: that the information presented in DCPS07 ‘clearly falsifies the hypothesis of anthropo ...
Trends of surface humidity and temperature during 1951
... (1) The saturation vapour pressure increases exponentially with the growth of temperature, which is consistent with the simplified Clausius-Clapeyron equation. The annual observations from Beijing Meteorological Station are very close to the theoretical values, but with seasonal variations. When the ...
... (1) The saturation vapour pressure increases exponentially with the growth of temperature, which is consistent with the simplified Clausius-Clapeyron equation. The annual observations from Beijing Meteorological Station are very close to the theoretical values, but with seasonal variations. When the ...
Recent developments on the South American monsoon system
... ABSTRACT: This paper reviews recent progress made in our understanding of the functioning and variability of the South American Monsoon System (SAMS) on time scales varying from synoptic to long-term variability and climate change. The SAMS contains one of the most prominent summertime climate patte ...
... ABSTRACT: This paper reviews recent progress made in our understanding of the functioning and variability of the South American Monsoon System (SAMS) on time scales varying from synoptic to long-term variability and climate change. The SAMS contains one of the most prominent summertime climate patte ...
ICPDR Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change
... Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), are important documents to serve, together with the National Adaptation Strategies, as a basis for international coordination within the Danube basin. At the European level, the most important policy documents on adaptation to climate change for the w ...
... Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), are important documents to serve, together with the National Adaptation Strategies, as a basis for international coordination within the Danube basin. At the European level, the most important policy documents on adaptation to climate change for the w ...
Do Not Cite, Quote, or Distribute IPCC WGII AR5
... 3) Harmonization with the Working Group I contribution to the AR5 -- The chapter team should ensure that all cross-references to the Working Group I contribution are updated based on the final drafts of the volume. (Mach, Katharine, IPCC WGII TSU) 4) Report release -- The chapter team should be awar ...
... 3) Harmonization with the Working Group I contribution to the AR5 -- The chapter team should ensure that all cross-references to the Working Group I contribution are updated based on the final drafts of the volume. (Mach, Katharine, IPCC WGII TSU) 4) Report release -- The chapter team should be awar ...
263. Cass R. Sunstein, "The Availability Heuristic, Intuitive Cost
... precautions are produced, in large part, by availability, which operates in the context of social influences and intuitive attention to both costs and benefits. In the context of climate change, many Americans believe that far more would be lost than gained by extensive precautions; in Europe, the o ...
... precautions are produced, in large part, by availability, which operates in the context of social influences and intuitive attention to both costs and benefits. In the context of climate change, many Americans believe that far more would be lost than gained by extensive precautions; in Europe, the o ...
Conference - Carbon Expo
... Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) The panelists will present and discuss a suite of fiscal policy responses to climate change, based on concrete examples from various countries, that play a crucial role in accelerating the transition towards low carbon and resilient development. Fiscal reforms can hel ...
... Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) The panelists will present and discuss a suite of fiscal policy responses to climate change, based on concrete examples from various countries, that play a crucial role in accelerating the transition towards low carbon and resilient development. Fiscal reforms can hel ...
The Availability Heuristic, Intuitive Cost
... precautions are produced, in large part, by availability, which operates in the context of social influences and intuitive attention to both costs and benefits. In the context of climate change, many Americans believe that far more would be lost than gained by extensive precautions; in Europe, the o ...
... precautions are produced, in large part, by availability, which operates in the context of social influences and intuitive attention to both costs and benefits. In the context of climate change, many Americans believe that far more would be lost than gained by extensive precautions; in Europe, the o ...
Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering
... prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.’’ ‘‘Dangerous anthropogenic interference’’ was not defined when the UNFCCC was signed, but following the Conference of the Parties in Copenhagen in 2009, the countries of the world agreed that global warming of 2 K above pre-indus ...
... prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.’’ ‘‘Dangerous anthropogenic interference’’ was not defined when the UNFCCC was signed, but following the Conference of the Parties in Copenhagen in 2009, the countries of the world agreed that global warming of 2 K above pre-indus ...
GOVERNMENT LIABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE: SELECTED LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO FLOOD
... expected in the coming years. This is particularly true where scientific studies quantify climate change and increases in the frequency and intensity of flooding. To reduce flood damages from climate change, governments can strengthen their floodplain regulations including revised floodplain maps, i ...
... expected in the coming years. This is particularly true where scientific studies quantify climate change and increases in the frequency and intensity of flooding. To reduce flood damages from climate change, governments can strengthen their floodplain regulations including revised floodplain maps, i ...
T M Global Climate Change, Human Security, and Democracy Overview of Core Issues
... Ecosystems are components of biodiversity; and species and their diversity are essential components within ecosystems. Each species, and therefore biodiversity, has a fundamental role in the provision of ecosystem services (see Appendix 1). The loss of biodiversity will lead to a change in the servi ...
... Ecosystems are components of biodiversity; and species and their diversity are essential components within ecosystems. Each species, and therefore biodiversity, has a fundamental role in the provision of ecosystem services (see Appendix 1). The loss of biodiversity will lead to a change in the servi ...
השפעת שינויי אקלים גלובליים על הדיונות במדבר קלאהרי
... consistently produce the ‘least active’ or ‘most active’ predictions, but with IS92a emissions CGCM1 often produces the most active scenarios (Fig. 2). The GCMs all produce increasing levels of activity over the twentyfirst century, including fully active dunefields, where interdune areas are devege ...
... consistently produce the ‘least active’ or ‘most active’ predictions, but with IS92a emissions CGCM1 often produces the most active scenarios (Fig. 2). The GCMs all produce increasing levels of activity over the twentyfirst century, including fully active dunefields, where interdune areas are devege ...
Latin America
... population, but significant regional variation in crop yields as a result of climate change (Rosenzweig et al., 1993) could lead to an increased risk of hunger for an additional 50 million people by the year 2050. Because most Latin American countries’ economies depend on agricultural productivity, ...
... population, but significant regional variation in crop yields as a result of climate change (Rosenzweig et al., 1993) could lead to an increased risk of hunger for an additional 50 million people by the year 2050. Because most Latin American countries’ economies depend on agricultural productivity, ...
Simulated interannual variation in summertime atmospheric
... website; http://www.ipcc-ddc.cru.uea.ac.uk). This means that summertime land–sea temperature contrast increases, and it is inferred that monsoonal circulation over East Asia is intensified (IPCC 2001). However, there is little agreement so far on the future summertime East Asian climate, which is pr ...
... website; http://www.ipcc-ddc.cru.uea.ac.uk). This means that summertime land–sea temperature contrast increases, and it is inferred that monsoonal circulation over East Asia is intensified (IPCC 2001). However, there is little agreement so far on the future summertime East Asian climate, which is pr ...
English
... must be inclusive, gender-responsive, and prioritize the poorest and most vulnerable. The Paris Agreement has laid out the path for the world to work together and it is now our responsibility to take those steps and achieve those ambitions. We must now work with all members of society to take bold a ...
... must be inclusive, gender-responsive, and prioritize the poorest and most vulnerable. The Paris Agreement has laid out the path for the world to work together and it is now our responsibility to take those steps and achieve those ambitions. We must now work with all members of society to take bold a ...
The Arab Spring and Climate Change
... cause for alarm. Taken together, however, the phenomena they describe weave a complex web of conditions and interactions that help us understand the larger context for the Arab Awakening. Indeed, as Johnstone and Mazo argued as early as April–May 2011, in an article written just at the outset of the ...
... cause for alarm. Taken together, however, the phenomena they describe weave a complex web of conditions and interactions that help us understand the larger context for the Arab Awakening. Indeed, as Johnstone and Mazo argued as early as April–May 2011, in an article written just at the outset of the ...
Risk-based assessment of climate change impacts
... scale variability such as the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation (AMO). Furthermore, the limited spatial resolution of GCMs means that there is reduced confidence in certain key elements in the Atlantic LAB such as: the Arctic-Atlantic linkage including the t ...
... scale variability such as the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation (AMO). Furthermore, the limited spatial resolution of GCMs means that there is reduced confidence in certain key elements in the Atlantic LAB such as: the Arctic-Atlantic linkage including the t ...
Vegetation limits the impact of a warm climate on boreal wildfires
... unit, e.g. mm-2 cm-2 yr-1) provide a continuous record of local wildfire frequency in a ...
... unit, e.g. mm-2 cm-2 yr-1) provide a continuous record of local wildfire frequency in a ...
a guide for tribal leaders on us climate change programs
... engagement and contacts for each agency. In addition to its immediate value to tribes and their partners, this information will provide important groundwork for research on understanding and improving the tribal consultation processes in the context of climate change. ...
... engagement and contacts for each agency. In addition to its immediate value to tribes and their partners, this information will provide important groundwork for research on understanding and improving the tribal consultation processes in the context of climate change. ...
A Practitioner`s Guide to Climate Change Adaptation
... help Ontarians prepare for climate change. The Government of Ontario appointed the Expert Panel on Climate Change Adaptation in 2007 with a mandate to evaluate current government programs and recommend a path forward. The Panel released its report in November 2009 with 59 recommendations, a number o ...
... help Ontarians prepare for climate change. The Government of Ontario appointed the Expert Panel on Climate Change Adaptation in 2007 with a mandate to evaluate current government programs and recommend a path forward. The Panel released its report in November 2009 with 59 recommendations, a number o ...