climate change, small island developing States
... the years to come. In the Caribbean, for example, renewable energy provides less than 2 percent of the region’s commercial electricity. The planned activities being undertaken, are projected to increase that figure to some 5 percent by 2015, resulting in an annual reduction of carbon dioxide emissio ...
... the years to come. In the Caribbean, for example, renewable energy provides less than 2 percent of the region’s commercial electricity. The planned activities being undertaken, are projected to increase that figure to some 5 percent by 2015, resulting in an annual reduction of carbon dioxide emissio ...
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... Abstract: That climate policies are costly is evident and therefore often creates major fears. But the alternative (no action) also has a cost. Mitigation costs and damages incurred depend ...
... Abstract: That climate policies are costly is evident and therefore often creates major fears. But the alternative (no action) also has a cost. Mitigation costs and damages incurred depend ...
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... challenges posed by climate change to economic growth and poverty reduction. The Strategy recognises the link between poverty and the environment. It seeks to make energy more accessible to the population, and promote alternative energy including wind, solar and biofuels. Agriculture resilience and ...
... challenges posed by climate change to economic growth and poverty reduction. The Strategy recognises the link between poverty and the environment. It seeks to make energy more accessible to the population, and promote alternative energy including wind, solar and biofuels. Agriculture resilience and ...
Module e – Impact assessment
... • ISO 14040 definition: assigning impact categories into one or more sets • Sorting: grouping on a nominal basis – e.g., global versus regional • Ranking: grouping on an ordinal basis – e.g., high, medium and low priority – based on value choices ...
... • ISO 14040 definition: assigning impact categories into one or more sets • Sorting: grouping on a nominal basis – e.g., global versus regional • Ranking: grouping on an ordinal basis – e.g., high, medium and low priority – based on value choices ...
Game-Changers in the Paris Climate Deal
... likelihood of a deal, but raising alarm that it will fall far short of what is needed. The low-carbon transition is well underway… Recent years have seen spectacular growth in solar and wind power and a huge shift in the economics of renewables.3 Renewables are now the world’s second largest source ...
... likelihood of a deal, but raising alarm that it will fall far short of what is needed. The low-carbon transition is well underway… Recent years have seen spectacular growth in solar and wind power and a huge shift in the economics of renewables.3 Renewables are now the world’s second largest source ...
Mediterranean ecosystems facing global change : resilient or close
... We compared the responses of leaf level physiological traits, branch level hydraulic traits, and stand level allocation traits to drought in the evergreen Quercus ilex in the TEE to a regional precipitation gradient (long term changes) with the driest extreme reaching the annual rainfall in TEE. At ...
... We compared the responses of leaf level physiological traits, branch level hydraulic traits, and stand level allocation traits to drought in the evergreen Quercus ilex in the TEE to a regional precipitation gradient (long term changes) with the driest extreme reaching the annual rainfall in TEE. At ...
Potential Vegetation and Carbon Redistribution in Northern North
... precipitation, and evapotranspiration [4]. Thornthwaite used the variables precipitation effectiveness and temperature efficiency, based strongly on transpiration, to generate eight major climate regions [2,3]. When given a climate change scenario, these empirical schemes have been used to map poten ...
... precipitation, and evapotranspiration [4]. Thornthwaite used the variables precipitation effectiveness and temperature efficiency, based strongly on transpiration, to generate eight major climate regions [2,3]. When given a climate change scenario, these empirical schemes have been used to map poten ...
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... t ~ iid 0, 1 , and d t is a repeating step function that cycles through 1, …, 365. As mentioned earlier, the annual minimum and maximum daily average temperature do not always occur on January 1 and July 1. Fourier series of equation (1b). ...
... t ~ iid 0, 1 , and d t is a repeating step function that cycles through 1, …, 365. As mentioned earlier, the annual minimum and maximum daily average temperature do not always occur on January 1 and July 1. Fourier series of equation (1b). ...
A New Climate for Society
... what is at stake when an impersonal, apolitical, and universal imaginary of climate change, projected and endorsed by science, takes over from the subjective, situated and normative imaginations of human actors engaging directly with nature. It points to current environmental debates in which a rein ...
... what is at stake when an impersonal, apolitical, and universal imaginary of climate change, projected and endorsed by science, takes over from the subjective, situated and normative imaginations of human actors engaging directly with nature. It points to current environmental debates in which a rein ...
Applying the Precautionary Principle to Global Warming
... First, future emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) have to be estimated using uncertain projections of future population, economic conditions, energy usage, land use, and land cover. These emissions are themselves sensitive to climatic conditions and to atmospheric concentrations. Next, these emissi ...
... First, future emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) have to be estimated using uncertain projections of future population, economic conditions, energy usage, land use, and land cover. These emissions are themselves sensitive to climatic conditions and to atmospheric concentrations. Next, these emissi ...
Communicating Climate Change through ICT
... communicate the scientific basis of climate change, as well as its implications and relevant action strategies, in ways that encourage learning and engagement among various audiences [2–5]. During the last decade, the climate change communication literature has shifted its focus from public understa ...
... communicate the scientific basis of climate change, as well as its implications and relevant action strategies, in ways that encourage learning and engagement among various audiences [2–5]. During the last decade, the climate change communication literature has shifted its focus from public understa ...
An Introduction to the Science of Climate Change
... This report relied on information accessed from peer-reviewed academic literature and from accessible published and unpublished reports and theses. Abstracts and proceedings from international and national conferences on climate change were also accessed and information was obtained from government ...
... This report relied on information accessed from peer-reviewed academic literature and from accessible published and unpublished reports and theses. Abstracts and proceedings from international and national conferences on climate change were also accessed and information was obtained from government ...
Vegetation–climate feedbacks modulate rainfall patterns in Africa
... feedbacks operate locally and may also generate teleconnections via heat and moisture advection, leading to altered atmospheric circulation (e.g. Avissar and Werth, 2005; Nogherotto et al., 2013). Previous studies have shown the importance of vegetation-mediated biophysical feedbacks for the past (e ...
... feedbacks operate locally and may also generate teleconnections via heat and moisture advection, leading to altered atmospheric circulation (e.g. Avissar and Werth, 2005; Nogherotto et al., 2013). Previous studies have shown the importance of vegetation-mediated biophysical feedbacks for the past (e ...
Clouds in a Warmer Climate: Friend or Foe?
... Past and Current Research, and Difficulties. The role of clouds in modulating the earth‟s climate is complex. Clouds can shield the earth‟s surface from incoming solar radiation, helping to cool the earth like the relief we feel beneath the shade of a tree. The clouds having the most impact are thos ...
... Past and Current Research, and Difficulties. The role of clouds in modulating the earth‟s climate is complex. Clouds can shield the earth‟s surface from incoming solar radiation, helping to cool the earth like the relief we feel beneath the shade of a tree. The clouds having the most impact are thos ...
climate change adaptation in serbia: the role of information networks
... According to the Initial National Communication of the Republic of Serbia - INCRS (2010), which was the first national report on climate change, the largest share of GHG emissions in 1990 originated from energy sector (77.69%), followed by agricultural production (14.64%), industry (5.28%) and commu ...
... According to the Initial National Communication of the Republic of Serbia - INCRS (2010), which was the first national report on climate change, the largest share of GHG emissions in 1990 originated from energy sector (77.69%), followed by agricultural production (14.64%), industry (5.28%) and commu ...
Arunanondchai, P., C.C. Fei, A.C. Fisher, B.A. McCarl, W.W. Wang
... Before proceeding, we should note that IPCC projections of future climate change indicators such as emissions, temperature change and sea level rise tend to be conservative, with a history of under-predicting these indicators. We briefly note a couple of problems with the most recent projections. O ...
... Before proceeding, we should note that IPCC projections of future climate change indicators such as emissions, temperature change and sea level rise tend to be conservative, with a history of under-predicting these indicators. We briefly note a couple of problems with the most recent projections. O ...
Selected articles by Martin Khor on Climate Change, 2005-2007
... which act as “carbon sinks” that absorb the gas and prevent its release in the atmosphere. ...
... which act as “carbon sinks” that absorb the gas and prevent its release in the atmosphere. ...
Nigeria`s INDC
... Global warming-induced accelerated sea level rise (ASLR), anticipated to be 0.5 - 1m this century, would exacerbate the poor condition of the country’s coastline. With specific reference to the Niger Delta, it is estimated that with an ASLR of about 0.5m, about 35% of the highly-productive delta cou ...
... Global warming-induced accelerated sea level rise (ASLR), anticipated to be 0.5 - 1m this century, would exacerbate the poor condition of the country’s coastline. With specific reference to the Niger Delta, it is estimated that with an ASLR of about 0.5m, about 35% of the highly-productive delta cou ...
Cracks on the Wall: Why States Should be Allowed to Lead on
... fifteen minute subway right for $2.50, especially if being late would be disastrous. Man-made greenhouse gas emissions increased by fifteen percent between 2000 and 2005.4 One major reason to set emissions limits (be they international, national or state) is that they allow governments to set up a c ...
... fifteen minute subway right for $2.50, especially if being late would be disastrous. Man-made greenhouse gas emissions increased by fifteen percent between 2000 and 2005.4 One major reason to set emissions limits (be they international, national or state) is that they allow governments to set up a c ...
Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science
... social construction of scientific knowledge. This paper examines an important historical episode in the social deconstruction of scientific knowledge. In the early 1980s, a consensus emerged among climate scientists that increased atmospheric carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels would lead to me ...
... social construction of scientific knowledge. This paper examines an important historical episode in the social deconstruction of scientific knowledge. In the early 1980s, a consensus emerged among climate scientists that increased atmospheric carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels would lead to me ...
The EPA & Climate Change Responsibilities, challenges and opportunities 2011 Update
... global threat of climate change. The ultimate goal of the UNFCCC is to stabilise atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases at a level that prevents dangerous human interference with the climate system. Therefore, in early 2009 the EU Commission agreed a package of proposals that will deliver on ...
... global threat of climate change. The ultimate goal of the UNFCCC is to stabilise atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases at a level that prevents dangerous human interference with the climate system. Therefore, in early 2009 the EU Commission agreed a package of proposals that will deliver on ...
Burbank - Climate Change: Operational and Land Use Strategies
... • “Growing Cooler” found compact development can reduce transportation GHG by 3.5-5%, 20072050 • GC’s assumptions of land use change are very aggressive: – 67% of all development in place in 2050 will be constructed or rehabbed after 2005 – 60-90% of that development is compact (comparable to 13.3 h ...
... • “Growing Cooler” found compact development can reduce transportation GHG by 3.5-5%, 20072050 • GC’s assumptions of land use change are very aggressive: – 67% of all development in place in 2050 will be constructed or rehabbed after 2005 – 60-90% of that development is compact (comparable to 13.3 h ...
Week Three Greenhouse Gas
... question of global warming. And again, you don't seem to have convinced people that abandoning the Kyoto treaty is the way to go. The Swedish president says, "We intend to ratify it and convince the rest of the world to follow our example, not that of the United States.'' SECRETARY POWELL: That is h ...
... question of global warming. And again, you don't seem to have convinced people that abandoning the Kyoto treaty is the way to go. The Swedish president says, "We intend to ratify it and convince the rest of the world to follow our example, not that of the United States.'' SECRETARY POWELL: That is h ...
Diplom/Master`s Thesis - Institute for the Study of Society and
... “Impacts assessments and policy responses to sea-level rise in three U.S. states: An exploration of human dimension uncertainties.” Global Env. Change 15: 353-369. ...
... “Impacts assessments and policy responses to sea-level rise in three U.S. states: An exploration of human dimension uncertainties.” Global Env. Change 15: 353-369. ...
Climate and land use change impacts on global terrestrial
... of ecosystem and hydrological impacts, and previous experience suggests that these studies will give a range of different results. Ecosystem and hydrological changes which are widely different from those projected by the ESMs themselves may therefore be less physically plausible if they are associat ...
... of ecosystem and hydrological impacts, and previous experience suggests that these studies will give a range of different results. Ecosystem and hydrological changes which are widely different from those projected by the ESMs themselves may therefore be less physically plausible if they are associat ...