A Tale of Two Carbon Sinks - Scholarly Commons @ FAMU Law
... Kyoto Protocol's emissions reduction commitments entered into force in 2005. Mandatory and voluntary carbon markets have been established.6 The mandatory carbon markets, such as the EU Emissions Trading System, have not drawn on avoided deforestation credits.7 However, within the past few years, vol ...
... Kyoto Protocol's emissions reduction commitments entered into force in 2005. Mandatory and voluntary carbon markets have been established.6 The mandatory carbon markets, such as the EU Emissions Trading System, have not drawn on avoided deforestation credits.7 However, within the past few years, vol ...
Incorporating climate change and growth into the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction (opens in new window)
... but the greatest impacts, in terms of lives lost and long-run impacts on human development have fallen on developing countries (Hoeppe and Gurenko, 2006). Over this period, weather catastrophes alone have caused almost 1.2 million fatalities and led to direct damages amounting to US$610 billion in l ...
... but the greatest impacts, in terms of lives lost and long-run impacts on human development have fallen on developing countries (Hoeppe and Gurenko, 2006). Over this period, weather catastrophes alone have caused almost 1.2 million fatalities and led to direct damages amounting to US$610 billion in l ...
Guidance for making the case for climate change adaptation in the
... one of the ‘killer’ variables for productivity in the workplace, with productivity losses of up to 20% associated with declining levels of comfort. Keeping cool within buildings is likely to be a major challenge as the frequency of very high summer temperatures increases and energy costs increase. A ...
... one of the ‘killer’ variables for productivity in the workplace, with productivity losses of up to 20% associated with declining levels of comfort. Keeping cool within buildings is likely to be a major challenge as the frequency of very high summer temperatures increases and energy costs increase. A ...
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... level. The data set provides billions of spatial units from which we sample for the spatial analysis. The main advantage of such an extensive and detailed data set is the careful consideration of the spatial heterogeneity within counties. The generality of our empirical framework allows prediction o ...
... level. The data set provides billions of spatial units from which we sample for the spatial analysis. The main advantage of such an extensive and detailed data set is the careful consideration of the spatial heterogeneity within counties. The generality of our empirical framework allows prediction o ...
Climate change in Italy indicated by agrometeorological indices over
... is expected to result in a change in frequency of extreme weather events like drought, heavy rainfall and storms (Balling and Idso, 1990). Small changes in precipitation mean result in a relatively high increase in the probability of precipitation extremes (Waggoner, 1989; Groisman et al., 1999). Th ...
... is expected to result in a change in frequency of extreme weather events like drought, heavy rainfall and storms (Balling and Idso, 1990). Small changes in precipitation mean result in a relatively high increase in the probability of precipitation extremes (Waggoner, 1989; Groisman et al., 1999). Th ...
Cognitive and affective risk judgements related to climate change
... Current scientific knowledge indicates that the global climate is affected by human activities. The average global temperature has increased by approximately +0.7 °C during the last 100 years, and it is expected to increase more rapidly in the future. Conclusions about warming of the climate system ...
... Current scientific knowledge indicates that the global climate is affected by human activities. The average global temperature has increased by approximately +0.7 °C during the last 100 years, and it is expected to increase more rapidly in the future. Conclusions about warming of the climate system ...
Combating Climate Change - The German Adaptation Strategy
... the way A structured process of this kind is what the Federal Government is seeking to promote in the German Adaptation Strategy (dAS). By signing the Un Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1992, it undertook to develop and regularly update a national adaptation plan. The Federal Government se ...
... the way A structured process of this kind is what the Federal Government is seeking to promote in the German Adaptation Strategy (dAS). By signing the Un Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1992, it undertook to develop and regularly update a national adaptation plan. The Federal Government se ...
From headwater tributaries to international river
... correlation between rainfall over the source areas of the White and Blue Niles even though rainfall over both regions shows some association with the El NiñoSouthern Oscillation. During El Niño events July to September rainfall over the Blue Nile tends to be below normal and October to December ra ...
... correlation between rainfall over the source areas of the White and Blue Niles even though rainfall over both regions shows some association with the El NiñoSouthern Oscillation. During El Niño events July to September rainfall over the Blue Nile tends to be below normal and October to December ra ...
Southern Ocean warming delayed by circumpolar up
... Delayed Southern Ocean warming in climate models We first consider the ensemble of comprehensive GCMs participating in phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project31 (CMIP5) driven by historical radiative forcing (Methods). The CMIP5 models broadly capture the observed changes over 1982-201 ...
... Delayed Southern Ocean warming in climate models We first consider the ensemble of comprehensive GCMs participating in phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project31 (CMIP5) driven by historical radiative forcing (Methods). The CMIP5 models broadly capture the observed changes over 1982-201 ...
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... Governmental and nongovernmental organizations have been devising responses to climate change since the creation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1998, and even before then. From these efforts, a two-pronged approach to climate change has emerged, divided into: (1) mitigati ...
... Governmental and nongovernmental organizations have been devising responses to climate change since the creation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1998, and even before then. From these efforts, a two-pronged approach to climate change has emerged, divided into: (1) mitigati ...
- Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
... volume of reduction already undertaken, the cheaper further reduction becomes. This relationship is implemented in AEM by linking the mitigation costs to the cumulative amount of reduction. The mitigation cost function implemented in our model hides basic relationships of the energy system (see Sect ...
... volume of reduction already undertaken, the cheaper further reduction becomes. This relationship is implemented in AEM by linking the mitigation costs to the cumulative amount of reduction. The mitigation cost function implemented in our model hides basic relationships of the energy system (see Sect ...
Potential effects of climate change on geographic distribution
... Two plant diversity centers with high levels of endemism are located in this region7. The area was never covered by extensive, unified ice-sheets, owing in part to its complex topography8 and to moderate cooling as compared to other regions of China9. Moreover, these areas did not suffer the extreme ...
... Two plant diversity centers with high levels of endemism are located in this region7. The area was never covered by extensive, unified ice-sheets, owing in part to its complex topography8 and to moderate cooling as compared to other regions of China9. Moreover, these areas did not suffer the extreme ...
Will the Paris agreement save the world?
... 1.5C will be sufficient to avoid catastrophic climate change. The 1C temperature rise over pre-industrial levels that we have seen so far has triggered a whole range of effects including the melting of Artic ice and glaciers worldwide, significant sea-level rise, droughts, and flooding. These effect ...
... 1.5C will be sufficient to avoid catastrophic climate change. The 1C temperature rise over pre-industrial levels that we have seen so far has triggered a whole range of effects including the melting of Artic ice and glaciers worldwide, significant sea-level rise, droughts, and flooding. These effect ...
The future is here: climate change in the Pacific
... The Australian and New Zealand governments must set higher medium and long-term emissions reduction targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Preventing catastrophic climate change in the Pacific means keeping warming as far below 2oC as possible compared to pre-industrial temperatures. To achieve ...
... The Australian and New Zealand governments must set higher medium and long-term emissions reduction targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Preventing catastrophic climate change in the Pacific means keeping warming as far below 2oC as possible compared to pre-industrial temperatures. To achieve ...
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... of aerosols from open fires, we assume that the steady-state normalized RFs of BC and OC from biofuels (and thus from CC as a whole) are the same as those from fossil fuels. Because of the short lifetimes of atmospheric aerosols (a few days; ref. 11), the steady-state normalized RFs are the ratios o ...
... of aerosols from open fires, we assume that the steady-state normalized RFs of BC and OC from biofuels (and thus from CC as a whole) are the same as those from fossil fuels. Because of the short lifetimes of atmospheric aerosols (a few days; ref. 11), the steady-state normalized RFs are the ratios o ...
Victoria`s Climate Change Framework
... emissions, which account for over 80 per cent of Victoria’s emissions, while the fourth pillar is about reducing non-energy emissions from activities such as landfilling waste and fertiliser use. These four pillars will guide Victorian Government policies and programs, including our TAKE2 pledge pro ...
... emissions, which account for over 80 per cent of Victoria’s emissions, while the fourth pillar is about reducing non-energy emissions from activities such as landfilling waste and fertiliser use. These four pillars will guide Victorian Government policies and programs, including our TAKE2 pledge pro ...
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... due to population growth; but also climate change will result in a large increase of water demand for irrigation (Kundzewicz et al., 2007). Climate change might also generate some positive impacts resulting from improved water availability in some areas. For example, increased annual runoff may prod ...
... due to population growth; but also climate change will result in a large increase of water demand for irrigation (Kundzewicz et al., 2007). Climate change might also generate some positive impacts resulting from improved water availability in some areas. For example, increased annual runoff may prod ...
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... The dynamic PEATSim model long term baseline reflects the macroeconomic drivers of the ERS Macroeconomic Projections (USDA, 2011). Primary data sources are USDA's production, supply, and disappearance database (PS&D, USDA, November, 2009) and OECD Aglink database. Population projections are obtained ...
... The dynamic PEATSim model long term baseline reflects the macroeconomic drivers of the ERS Macroeconomic Projections (USDA, 2011). Primary data sources are USDA's production, supply, and disappearance database (PS&D, USDA, November, 2009) and OECD Aglink database. Population projections are obtained ...
Inequality, communication, and the avoidance of disastrous climate change in a public goods game (opens in new window)
... claim (n = 60; P = 0.071, one-sided Fisher’s exact test). Therefore, the rich’s opinion in that question and the group’s success are significantly correlated (n = 60; P = 0.086, Spearman’s correlation test). Furthermore, subjects’ responses show a clear selfserving bias of fairness perceptions. The a ...
... claim (n = 60; P = 0.071, one-sided Fisher’s exact test). Therefore, the rich’s opinion in that question and the group’s success are significantly correlated (n = 60; P = 0.086, Spearman’s correlation test). Furthermore, subjects’ responses show a clear selfserving bias of fairness perceptions. The a ...
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... from the Institute for Business and Economic Research at the University of California at Berkeley and the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. ...
... from the Institute for Business and Economic Research at the University of California at Berkeley and the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. ...
Development and Climate Change: A Strategic Framework for the
... year for several decades (Annex 2). Importantly, these resources are needed in addition to the present levels of official development assistance (ODA), so as not to compete with achieving the MDGs. Figure 1: The Case for Long-Term Cooperation ...
... year for several decades (Annex 2). Importantly, these resources are needed in addition to the present levels of official development assistance (ODA), so as not to compete with achieving the MDGs. Figure 1: The Case for Long-Term Cooperation ...
Integrated Climate Change Strategies for
... average for the planet. Data from Russian meteorological stations report that annual average air temperature in our country increased by 1.29 °С from 1907 to 2006 (versus 0.74 °С on a global scale). If temperatures continue to rise at the same rate, it will be nearly 2 °С warmer in Russia by the mid ...
... average for the planet. Data from Russian meteorological stations report that annual average air temperature in our country increased by 1.29 °С from 1907 to 2006 (versus 0.74 °С on a global scale). If temperatures continue to rise at the same rate, it will be nearly 2 °С warmer in Russia by the mid ...