review of long term landfill gas monitoring data and
... Environmental Scientist, Tonkin & Taylor Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand Senior Environmental Engineer, Tonkin & Taylor Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia ...
... Environmental Scientist, Tonkin & Taylor Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand Senior Environmental Engineer, Tonkin & Taylor Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia ...
On the moral differences between mitigation and adaptation
... nonͲpolluterscanbedutyͲboundtotakeonburdensofadaptationbutnotmitigation. Thisseemstovindicateaclearasymmetryhere. ButitisnoteworthythatourpreviousanalysisomittedthepossibilityofanonͲ polluterhavingadutytomitigateothers’emissionseventhoughitcannotsensi ...
... nonͲpolluterscanbedutyͲboundtotakeonburdensofadaptationbutnotmitigation. Thisseemstovindicateaclearasymmetryhere. ButitisnoteworthythatourpreviousanalysisomittedthepossibilityofanonͲ polluterhavingadutytomitigateothers’emissionseventhoughitcannotsensi ...
The Relevance of the No-Harm Principle to Climate Change Law
... projects with a focus on certain environmental issues, contrasts sharply with the restorative obligations of a state responsible for an internationally wrongful act. Although the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) requires developed states to “assist [developing states] that are part ...
... projects with a focus on certain environmental issues, contrasts sharply with the restorative obligations of a state responsible for an internationally wrongful act. Although the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) requires developed states to “assist [developing states] that are part ...
Argentina - Met Office
... to a particular country. Although time available for the project was short, generally all the material available to the researchers in the project was used, unless there were good scientific reasons for not doing so. For example, some impacts areas were omitted, such as many of those associated with ...
... to a particular country. Although time available for the project was short, generally all the material available to the researchers in the project was used, unless there were good scientific reasons for not doing so. For example, some impacts areas were omitted, such as many of those associated with ...
Climate Change - EPA
... three million years ago, when average global temperatures were 2–3°C higher than at present, sea levels were 13–37 m higher (Pearman 2008). Climate change is therefore not a small change in the scale of natural variability – it represents a change on a scale that has triggered mass extinctions in th ...
... three million years ago, when average global temperatures were 2–3°C higher than at present, sea levels were 13–37 m higher (Pearman 2008). Climate change is therefore not a small change in the scale of natural variability – it represents a change on a scale that has triggered mass extinctions in th ...
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... across quartiles of the long run temperature and precipitation averages. This means that functional form assumptions are important in this approach. Further, it may suggest that unobserved variables are likely ...
... across quartiles of the long run temperature and precipitation averages. This means that functional form assumptions are important in this approach. Further, it may suggest that unobserved variables are likely ...
Feeling the Heat - Development and Peace
... This report was first produced by our sister development agency, Trócaire in Ireland, in collaboration with the Department of Geography at Maynooth University.1 Development and Peace is publishing this Canadian edition, which brings together the science around climate change and the personal experie ...
... This report was first produced by our sister development agency, Trócaire in Ireland, in collaboration with the Department of Geography at Maynooth University.1 Development and Peace is publishing this Canadian edition, which brings together the science around climate change and the personal experie ...
CHAPTER 3: Climate for Change? Civil Society and the Politics of Global Warming
... organisation set up to ‘preserve the integrity of science’ in policy making, suggests that actions concerning climate change ‘should flow from the state of knowledge, should be related to a long-term strategy and objectives and should be capable of being adjusted – one way or the other – as the unde ...
... organisation set up to ‘preserve the integrity of science’ in policy making, suggests that actions concerning climate change ‘should flow from the state of knowledge, should be related to a long-term strategy and objectives and should be capable of being adjusted – one way or the other – as the unde ...
Pluralising climate change solutions? Views held and voiced by
... “the elements of a deliberative system can be discerned, even if only in putative or compromised form” (Dryzek and Stevenson, 2011, pp. 1873). Their study provides a first assessment of climate discourses voiced at climate change side-events. They conclude that the range of perspectives, some of whic ...
... “the elements of a deliberative system can be discerned, even if only in putative or compromised form” (Dryzek and Stevenson, 2011, pp. 1873). Their study provides a first assessment of climate discourses voiced at climate change side-events. They conclude that the range of perspectives, some of whic ...
to review/download the Cookeville Case Study.
... By designing and implementing all three of these missing elements in this southeast case study project, MFPP feels they have helped advance southeast regional climate action planning both in terms of number of communities engaged and in their level of effectiveness. Why Cookeville? The southeastern ...
... By designing and implementing all three of these missing elements in this southeast case study project, MFPP feels they have helped advance southeast regional climate action planning both in terms of number of communities engaged and in their level of effectiveness. Why Cookeville? The southeastern ...
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... further to the extremes of climate change, they will no longer be able to sustain their way of life. It is a cruel irony indeed that a people who have lived for so long in harmony with nature, imprinting the lightest of carbon footprints on the earth, have now become the world’s ‘climate change cana ...
... further to the extremes of climate change, they will no longer be able to sustain their way of life. It is a cruel irony indeed that a people who have lived for so long in harmony with nature, imprinting the lightest of carbon footprints on the earth, have now become the world’s ‘climate change cana ...
Sensitivity of tree growth to the atmospheric vertical profile in the
... synoptic scale (approx. 2000 km) and the global scale (approx. 5000 km). In addition to the classical approach of inferring the relation between tree growth and the horizontal structure of the troposphere, analyses were extended vertically to the mid-stratospheric level. There is increasing evidence ...
... synoptic scale (approx. 2000 km) and the global scale (approx. 5000 km). In addition to the classical approach of inferring the relation between tree growth and the horizontal structure of the troposphere, analyses were extended vertically to the mid-stratospheric level. There is increasing evidence ...
Climate Change in Southeast Asia
... settlements, and damage infrastructure such as roads and bridges. During the dry season, prolonged droughts are a concern, particularly during El Niño years, with longer summers, rising temperatures and less rainfall decreasing water levels in rivers, dams, and other reservoirs. This leads to crop f ...
... settlements, and damage infrastructure such as roads and bridges. During the dry season, prolonged droughts are a concern, particularly during El Niño years, with longer summers, rising temperatures and less rainfall decreasing water levels in rivers, dams, and other reservoirs. This leads to crop f ...
Effective media reporting of sea level rise projections: 1989–2009
... data. In addition, any numbers reported for only one part of the world oceans (e.g. Chesapeake Bay) were not included. We acknowledge that this search methodology would exclude media reports that, for example, use the term ‘ocean levels’ or some other phrase for sea level rise, but in piloting the s ...
... data. In addition, any numbers reported for only one part of the world oceans (e.g. Chesapeake Bay) were not included. We acknowledge that this search methodology would exclude media reports that, for example, use the term ‘ocean levels’ or some other phrase for sea level rise, but in piloting the s ...
Climate Change Policy Jason Shogren and Michael Toman •
... Climate change is a historical fact, as illustrated by the ice ages. Part of the controversy today is the extent to which human activities are responsible for changes in the climate system. While acknowledging the many uncertainties about the precise nature and strength of the link between human act ...
... Climate change is a historical fact, as illustrated by the ice ages. Part of the controversy today is the extent to which human activities are responsible for changes in the climate system. While acknowledging the many uncertainties about the precise nature and strength of the link between human act ...
NCEP’s Climate Forecast System as a National Model Dr. Louis W. Uccellini
... 3. Kathy Pegion - Potential predictability of tropical intraseasonal variability in the NCEP CFS 4. Bohua Huang - Evolution of CFS bias in the Atlantic basin using the CFS hindcasts 5. Renguang Wu - Surface latent heat flux and its relationship with SST in the NCEP CFS simulations and retrospective ...
... 3. Kathy Pegion - Potential predictability of tropical intraseasonal variability in the NCEP CFS 4. Bohua Huang - Evolution of CFS bias in the Atlantic basin using the CFS hindcasts 5. Renguang Wu - Surface latent heat flux and its relationship with SST in the NCEP CFS simulations and retrospective ...
After Paris: Fiscal, Macroeconomic, and Financial Implications of Climate Change
... and essentially all of the rapid growth in projected future emissions. Land-use changes (mainly deforestation) add another 5 billion tons of CO2, though their projected growth is slower than that of fossil fuels. Non-CO2 greenhouse gasses (GHGs) (such as methane and nitrogen oxides) increase current ...
... and essentially all of the rapid growth in projected future emissions. Land-use changes (mainly deforestation) add another 5 billion tons of CO2, though their projected growth is slower than that of fossil fuels. Non-CO2 greenhouse gasses (GHGs) (such as methane and nitrogen oxides) increase current ...
Double exposure: assessing the impacts of climate change within
... processes entail long-term changes that will have di!erential impacts throughout the world. Despite widespread recognition that there will be `winnersa and `losersa with both climate change and globalization, the two issues are rarely examined together. In this paper, we introduce the concept of dou ...
... processes entail long-term changes that will have di!erential impacts throughout the world. Despite widespread recognition that there will be `winnersa and `losersa with both climate change and globalization, the two issues are rarely examined together. In this paper, we introduce the concept of dou ...
Visualizing Future Climate in Latin America
... analysis found a significant temperature anomaly for the Andes region, well in excess of the average anticipated temperature increases over the nation’s territory. This is in agreement with other recent projections of temperature increases over the Andes. Grinia Jesús Avalos Roldán of Peru’s Nationa ...
... analysis found a significant temperature anomaly for the Andes region, well in excess of the average anticipated temperature increases over the nation’s territory. This is in agreement with other recent projections of temperature increases over the Andes. Grinia Jesús Avalos Roldán of Peru’s Nationa ...
adapt to climate change
... It is now unequivocal that our climate is warming. Observations of increases in air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice and rising global average sea levels all point directly to a warmer planet. There is overwhelming evidence that humans are contributing to global warming. Mo ...
... It is now unequivocal that our climate is warming. Observations of increases in air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice and rising global average sea levels all point directly to a warmer planet. There is overwhelming evidence that humans are contributing to global warming. Mo ...
Synthesis Report “Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges
... economy have developed and thrived. These indicators include global mean surface temperature, sealevel rise, global ocean temperature, Arctic sea ice extent, ocean acidification, and extreme climatic events. With unabated emissions, many trends in climate will likely accelerate, leading to an increa ...
... economy have developed and thrived. These indicators include global mean surface temperature, sealevel rise, global ocean temperature, Arctic sea ice extent, ocean acidification, and extreme climatic events. With unabated emissions, many trends in climate will likely accelerate, leading to an increa ...
Ecological and methodological drivers of species` distribution and
... We analysed the database of peer-reviewed studies of observed impacts of climate change on marine organisms compiled by Poloczanska et al. (2013). We used a subset of 61 studies where rates of range change in phenology or distribution were reported or could be calculated and updated the database wit ...
... We analysed the database of peer-reviewed studies of observed impacts of climate change on marine organisms compiled by Poloczanska et al. (2013). We used a subset of 61 studies where rates of range change in phenology or distribution were reported or could be calculated and updated the database wit ...
Here - MtnClim 2016
... As the impacts of climate change continue to mount, it is important for scientists and policymakers to understand how climate influences the links between ecosystems and their social and management context. In this study, we examined how changes in climate influence the temporal match between human ...
... As the impacts of climate change continue to mount, it is important for scientists and policymakers to understand how climate influences the links between ecosystems and their social and management context. In this study, we examined how changes in climate influence the temporal match between human ...
Climate Change and Heat Deaths: Newest Estimates
... and Italy during the unprecedented European were DT (Kalkstein et al. 2008a). As a result, for this study, days in either the DT or MT1 categories with a mean daily standardized mortality difference greater than 0 are categorized as EHE days. Once each day during the summer period is assigned to an ...
... and Italy during the unprecedented European were DT (Kalkstein et al. 2008a). As a result, for this study, days in either the DT or MT1 categories with a mean daily standardized mortality difference greater than 0 are categorized as EHE days. Once each day during the summer period is assigned to an ...