Introduction
... Task 6.2.1: Preparation of impact models for scenario analysis (DJF, DISAT, FUB, SMHI, UREADMM) (Completed) Task 6.2.2: Collection of data for the calibration and testing of impact models and as reference data for model input (DISAT, FUB, ULUND, UREADMM) (Completed) Task 6.2.3: Design of sensitivity ...
... Task 6.2.1: Preparation of impact models for scenario analysis (DJF, DISAT, FUB, SMHI, UREADMM) (Completed) Task 6.2.2: Collection of data for the calibration and testing of impact models and as reference data for model input (DISAT, FUB, ULUND, UREADMM) (Completed) Task 6.2.3: Design of sensitivity ...
Exxon`s Climate Footprint
... Most other man-made emissions are from changes in land-use especially deforestation. When forests are destroyed the carbon stored in the trees escapes to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. Other activities such as raising cattle and planting rice emit methane, nitrous oxide and other greenhouse gases ...
... Most other man-made emissions are from changes in land-use especially deforestation. When forests are destroyed the carbon stored in the trees escapes to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. Other activities such as raising cattle and planting rice emit methane, nitrous oxide and other greenhouse gases ...
`Towards a Resilient Sydney` - climate change adaptation planning
... evidence based, whole of government strategic planning in the development of land use plans. Community and stakeholder engagement will be central to the development of strategic plans to help set where infrastructure and growth will occur. Strategic land use planning can play an essential role to re ...
... evidence based, whole of government strategic planning in the development of land use plans. Community and stakeholder engagement will be central to the development of strategic plans to help set where infrastructure and growth will occur. Strategic land use planning can play an essential role to re ...
Transient responses to increasing CO2 and climate change in an
... F-tests for comparing mean values and standard deviations). Overall, the tests indicated a high likelihood (p > 0.01) that observed and synthetic data stem from the same population. In the second step, the climate change signal extracted from global or regional climate simulations (scenario versus b ...
... F-tests for comparing mean values and standard deviations). Overall, the tests indicated a high likelihood (p > 0.01) that observed and synthetic data stem from the same population. In the second step, the climate change signal extracted from global or regional climate simulations (scenario versus b ...
CLIMATE POLICY IN LIGHT OF CLIMATE SCIENCE: THE ICLIPS
... et al., 1995; and Nakicenovic et al., 1996). Working Group III of the Second Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) acknowledged the rising importance of IAMs by devoting a chapter to them. The excellent survey by Weyant et al. (1996) was a very insightful chapter ...
... et al., 1995; and Nakicenovic et al., 1996). Working Group III of the Second Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) acknowledged the rising importance of IAMs by devoting a chapter to them. The excellent survey by Weyant et al. (1996) was a very insightful chapter ...
Global late Quaternary megafauna extinctions linked to humans, not
... The late Quaternary megafauna extinction was a severe global-scale event. Two factors, climate change and modern humans, have received broad support as the primary drivers, but their absolute and relative importance remains controversial. To date, focus has been on the extinction chronology of indiv ...
... The late Quaternary megafauna extinction was a severe global-scale event. Two factors, climate change and modern humans, have received broad support as the primary drivers, but their absolute and relative importance remains controversial. To date, focus has been on the extinction chronology of indiv ...
Global late Quaternary megafauna extinctions linked to humans, not
... The late Quaternary megafauna extinction was a severe global-scale event. Two factors, climate change and modern humans, have received broad support as the primary drivers, but their absolute and relative importance remains controversial. To date, focus has been on the extinction chronology of indiv ...
... The late Quaternary megafauna extinction was a severe global-scale event. Two factors, climate change and modern humans, have received broad support as the primary drivers, but their absolute and relative importance remains controversial. To date, focus has been on the extinction chronology of indiv ...
Climate Change and Agricultural Production
... started. Annual losses in barley, maize, and wheat output due to global warming since 1981 amount to 40 million tons (or US$5 billion as of 2002),6 although these were offset by yield gains due to crop breeding and other agro-technology advances. It appears that high seasonal temperatures, beyond w ...
... started. Annual losses in barley, maize, and wheat output due to global warming since 1981 amount to 40 million tons (or US$5 billion as of 2002),6 although these were offset by yield gains due to crop breeding and other agro-technology advances. It appears that high seasonal temperatures, beyond w ...
Impact of Climate Change on the Aral Sea and Its Basin
... associated with enhancement of the greenhouse effect, has contributed to much faster changes in meteorological and hydrological regimes, causing shifts in the major circulation systems, temperature and precipitation regimes and accelerating melting of the mountain glaciers in Central Asia (Thompson ...
... associated with enhancement of the greenhouse effect, has contributed to much faster changes in meteorological and hydrological regimes, causing shifts in the major circulation systems, temperature and precipitation regimes and accelerating melting of the mountain glaciers in Central Asia (Thompson ...
This PDF is a selection from a published volume from... Research Volume Title: The Economics of Climate Change: Adaptations Past and...
... w∗() well above 3 percent for small values of , which might support stringent abatement. I also used a counterfactual—and pessimistic—scenario for temperature change: under business as usual (BAU), the atmospheric GHG concentration immediately increases to twice its pre-Industrial level, which lea ...
... w∗() well above 3 percent for small values of , which might support stringent abatement. I also used a counterfactual—and pessimistic—scenario for temperature change: under business as usual (BAU), the atmospheric GHG concentration immediately increases to twice its pre-Industrial level, which lea ...
The Economic Effects of Climate Change
... needed. An ideal approach might be to study how climate change affects human welfare through health and nature in each area around the world, but a series of “primary valuation” studies of this kind would be expensive and time consuming. Thus, the monetization of nonmarket climate change effects rel ...
... needed. An ideal approach might be to study how climate change affects human welfare through health and nature in each area around the world, but a series of “primary valuation” studies of this kind would be expensive and time consuming. Thus, the monetization of nonmarket climate change effects rel ...
Enhancement of the albedo of low stratus marine clouds
... from pre-industrial values, is estimated to be in the range of 2 to 4.5 C with 3 C being the most likely value [Meehl et al., 2007]. The release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere causes an imbalance in the radiative budget of the planet. Such imbalance, natural or anthropogenic is referred to ...
... from pre-industrial values, is estimated to be in the range of 2 to 4.5 C with 3 C being the most likely value [Meehl et al., 2007]. The release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere causes an imbalance in the radiative budget of the planet. Such imbalance, natural or anthropogenic is referred to ...
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... instantaneous utility gained in that period and the welfare gained from the continuation of the path in the next period given the new state variables (which are altered according to the consumption and abatement decision). For a detailed analysis of the interpretation of the parameters α and ρ I ref ...
... instantaneous utility gained in that period and the welfare gained from the continuation of the path in the next period given the new state variables (which are altered according to the consumption and abatement decision). For a detailed analysis of the interpretation of the parameters α and ρ I ref ...
How will climate change affect oil palm fungal diseases?
... We will consider predominantly temperature and humidity changes as these (a) are the most significant CC factors (Ingram, 1999) and (b) have been considered most thoroughly for fungi (Paterson and Lima, 2010; 2011). However, concentrations of ozone, sulphur dioxide and carbon dioxide will also affect ...
... We will consider predominantly temperature and humidity changes as these (a) are the most significant CC factors (Ingram, 1999) and (b) have been considered most thoroughly for fungi (Paterson and Lima, 2010; 2011). However, concentrations of ozone, sulphur dioxide and carbon dioxide will also affect ...
The Challenge of Climate Change Adaptation:
... United States, with the greatest increases in Northern Alaska. 25 In the southeast, even though absolute changes will be smaller, the baseline is high, resulting in many more very hot days later in this century. 26 Cities in the Midwest will experience increasing heat waves and decreased air qualit ...
... United States, with the greatest increases in Northern Alaska. 25 In the southeast, even though absolute changes will be smaller, the baseline is high, resulting in many more very hot days later in this century. 26 Cities in the Midwest will experience increasing heat waves and decreased air qualit ...
UK approach to climate change: Impacts and adaptation
... level ongoing - but initial feedback suggests: ...
... level ongoing - but initial feedback suggests: ...
The National Climate Change Response Policy
... in consultation with all stakeholders for the roll-out of the priority flagship programmes as envisaged in the Climate Change response policy. Facilitated through an Intergovernmental Programme of Implementation which would include a detailed analysis of mitigation and adaptation outcomes expected t ...
... in consultation with all stakeholders for the roll-out of the priority flagship programmes as envisaged in the Climate Change response policy. Facilitated through an Intergovernmental Programme of Implementation which would include a detailed analysis of mitigation and adaptation outcomes expected t ...
Climate Change
... caused by climate change. There is the potential for earning substantial profits and creating large numbers of productive jobs by focusing on climate change solutions. There is widespread consensus among the scientific community --- and growing recognition by political and business leaders as well - ...
... caused by climate change. There is the potential for earning substantial profits and creating large numbers of productive jobs by focusing on climate change solutions. There is widespread consensus among the scientific community --- and growing recognition by political and business leaders as well - ...
Potential Climate Change Impacts on Marine Resources of the
... While there are known direct effects of CO2 on some soil fungal processes such as sporophore development (Webster 1980) and morphotype switching in human pathogenic fungi (Bahn et al. 2005; Klengel et al. 2005), predicted levels of atmospheric CO2 change will not directly impact fungal processes in ...
... While there are known direct effects of CO2 on some soil fungal processes such as sporophore development (Webster 1980) and morphotype switching in human pathogenic fungi (Bahn et al. 2005; Klengel et al. 2005), predicted levels of atmospheric CO2 change will not directly impact fungal processes in ...
svcrproc
... oceans divided into a surface mixed layer and an intermediate layer, which extends down to about the 1000 meters. Carbon cycle between atmosphere and terrestrial ecosystem is also reproduced by simple model which was validated by dynamic vegetation simulations. Global averaged surface temperature ch ...
... oceans divided into a surface mixed layer and an intermediate layer, which extends down to about the 1000 meters. Carbon cycle between atmosphere and terrestrial ecosystem is also reproduced by simple model which was validated by dynamic vegetation simulations. Global averaged surface temperature ch ...
AEC Report - Climate Change Roadmap
... surfaces (concrete, bitumen) absorb heat during the day and release it at night increasing temperatures in built up areas. The increased temperature can impact on energy use due to increased use of air conditioners and can also magnify health issues during heatwaves. ...
... surfaces (concrete, bitumen) absorb heat during the day and release it at night increasing temperatures in built up areas. The increased temperature can impact on energy use due to increased use of air conditioners and can also magnify health issues during heatwaves. ...
How limiting factors drive agricultural adaptation to
... on other agronomic and socio-economic limiting factors. For example, a farmer’s debt load may have a profound effect on their ability to implement irrigation, which may help them respond to water as a limiting factor. We hope that future work can assess the interaction of these potential factors and ...
... on other agronomic and socio-economic limiting factors. For example, a farmer’s debt load may have a profound effect on their ability to implement irrigation, which may help them respond to water as a limiting factor. We hope that future work can assess the interaction of these potential factors and ...
Sustainability and Risk: Climate Change and Fiduciary Duty WORKSHOP REPORT
... predictions of climate models for greenhouse-gas induced warming. No alternative “culprit” identified so far – no potential cause of climate change other than human emissions of greenhouse gases – yields this “fingerprint” match. A credible skeptic would need to explain both what the alternative cause ...
... predictions of climate models for greenhouse-gas induced warming. No alternative “culprit” identified so far – no potential cause of climate change other than human emissions of greenhouse gases – yields this “fingerprint” match. A credible skeptic would need to explain both what the alternative cause ...