Climate change: the global public good
... response to the White House, points out in the Summary that air and ocean temperatures are rising due to the higher concentrations of GHGs which «are accumulating in Earth’s atmosphere as a result of human activities». Moreover «human-induced warming and associated sea level rise are expected to con ...
... response to the White House, points out in the Summary that air and ocean temperatures are rising due to the higher concentrations of GHGs which «are accumulating in Earth’s atmosphere as a result of human activities». Moreover «human-induced warming and associated sea level rise are expected to con ...
Changes in extreme temperature and precipitation in the
... in extremes. Assessing the state of the climate and science, the IPCC (Field et al., 2012) concluded that ‘it is likely that anthropogenic influences have led to warming of extreme daily minimum and maximum temperatures at the global scale’ and that ‘there is medium confidence that anthropogenic inf ...
... in extremes. Assessing the state of the climate and science, the IPCC (Field et al., 2012) concluded that ‘it is likely that anthropogenic influences have led to warming of extreme daily minimum and maximum temperatures at the global scale’ and that ‘there is medium confidence that anthropogenic inf ...
Report on climate change and migration scenario
... http://www.christianaid.org.uk/Images/human-tide.pdf See references within this report for an indication of the justification of the numbers provided. ...
... http://www.christianaid.org.uk/Images/human-tide.pdf See references within this report for an indication of the justification of the numbers provided. ...
exemplar - ESPACE Project
... These lessons have been used to develop a common transnational strategy that outlines the ESPACE project recommendations for incorporating climate adaptation into spatial planning. The strategy – “Planning in a Changing Climate” aims to influence the philosophy and practice of spatial planning by r ...
... These lessons have been used to develop a common transnational strategy that outlines the ESPACE project recommendations for incorporating climate adaptation into spatial planning. The strategy – “Planning in a Changing Climate” aims to influence the philosophy and practice of spatial planning by r ...
Characterising half a degree difference: A review of methods for
... then examine time periods from these simulations, such as the mid or late 21st century. For example, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) chapter on ...
... then examine time periods from these simulations, such as the mid or late 21st century. For example, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) chapter on ...
Which Species Are Most At Risk?
... Wildlife Refuge should focus on three crucial objectives to improve the resiliency and survival odds of the 16 most vulnerable mammals: 1. Protect the North Slope from disturbance. One way to help preserve the refuge’s most vulnerable species is to limit oil and gas exploration and development and ...
... Wildlife Refuge should focus on three crucial objectives to improve the resiliency and survival odds of the 16 most vulnerable mammals: 1. Protect the North Slope from disturbance. One way to help preserve the refuge’s most vulnerable species is to limit oil and gas exploration and development and ...
Likewise, any variation in weather or climatic conditions adversely
... ecosystems are the consequences of climate variability at a macro level Under this sub-theme, we need to understand and observe the changes in weather parameters as well as the changes in biotic and abiotic parameters around us. This will enable us to study the effect of weather/climate on ecosystem ...
... ecosystems are the consequences of climate variability at a macro level Under this sub-theme, we need to understand and observe the changes in weather parameters as well as the changes in biotic and abiotic parameters around us. This will enable us to study the effect of weather/climate on ecosystem ...
Draft Resolution X
... boreal forests, and arctic (including permafrost) and alpine ecosystems, are considered to be amongst those natural systems especially vulnerable to climate change because of their limited adaptive capacity and that they may therefore undergo significant and irreversible damage; ...
... boreal forests, and arctic (including permafrost) and alpine ecosystems, are considered to be amongst those natural systems especially vulnerable to climate change because of their limited adaptive capacity and that they may therefore undergo significant and irreversible damage; ...
1AC – BIT – “Tear down that wall” edition
... support, rather than undermine, those nations’ climate targets. In this Center for American Progress issue brief, the authors consider the key domestic and international policies that were recently—or are currently being—put in place by China and the United States to achieve their respective climate ...
... support, rather than undermine, those nations’ climate targets. In this Center for American Progress issue brief, the authors consider the key domestic and international policies that were recently—or are currently being—put in place by China and the United States to achieve their respective climate ...
Download paper (PDF)
... possible future climate states. What can the scientiÞc community tell us about these relationships, and with what degree of certainty? The basic physics of climate change is well-understood and not controversial, and has been known for over a century. Uncertainties arise when applying the physical p ...
... possible future climate states. What can the scientiÞc community tell us about these relationships, and with what degree of certainty? The basic physics of climate change is well-understood and not controversial, and has been known for over a century. Uncertainties arise when applying the physical p ...
Trace Gases and Their Effects
... regions and coastal areas are likely to have less of a temperature increase. The frequencies of heat waves are expected to increase as a result. In 2003, Europe experienced its hottest summer in 500 years [66]. The Hadley Center suggests that the summer temperatures that Europe had experienced in 20 ...
... regions and coastal areas are likely to have less of a temperature increase. The frequencies of heat waves are expected to increase as a result. In 2003, Europe experienced its hottest summer in 500 years [66]. The Hadley Center suggests that the summer temperatures that Europe had experienced in 20 ...
Terrestrial Ecosystem Adaptation
... Midwinter conditions rarely harm native plants because they are in their deepest dormancy at that time of year. High‐temperature mortality more directly kills organisms that reach the common 55°C protein denaturation point. Although 55degC would be a nearly impossible weather station temperature ...
... Midwinter conditions rarely harm native plants because they are in their deepest dormancy at that time of year. High‐temperature mortality more directly kills organisms that reach the common 55°C protein denaturation point. Although 55degC would be a nearly impossible weather station temperature ...
Nonstate Actors in the Global Climate Regime
... Rhetoric, of course, is not reality. But clearly a shift in worldview, beginning in the 1990s and continuing today, has occurred concerning the relationship between states and nonstate actors within the UN system and in multilateral cooperation more broadly. The terms and legal structure of the inte ...
... Rhetoric, of course, is not reality. But clearly a shift in worldview, beginning in the 1990s and continuing today, has occurred concerning the relationship between states and nonstate actors within the UN system and in multilateral cooperation more broadly. The terms and legal structure of the inte ...
using the aqal framework to accelerate responses to
... Polar ice records show that we are already in climatic conditions that our species has not previously experienced (Alley, 2000). However, the effects have only just begun to work their way through the climate system to impact human society and they will not be reversed quickly: raised concentrations ...
... Polar ice records show that we are already in climatic conditions that our species has not previously experienced (Alley, 2000). However, the effects have only just begun to work their way through the climate system to impact human society and they will not be reversed quickly: raised concentrations ...
Climate_Change_CARDS-2011 - Willits Economic Localization
... since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Over the same period of time, deforestation has eliminated a significant fraction of the terrestrial plant life, affecting the rate at which land vegetation can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Current climate models predict that the increa ...
... since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Over the same period of time, deforestation has eliminated a significant fraction of the terrestrial plant life, affecting the rate at which land vegetation can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Current climate models predict that the increa ...
Moving Forward in the Climate Negotiations
... The second challenge is that critical theory’s standard of normative validity is essentially procedural rather than substantive. While critical theorists are able to offer judgments about the degree to which communicative contexts may be more or less inclusive, they do not typically make judgements ...
... The second challenge is that critical theory’s standard of normative validity is essentially procedural rather than substantive. While critical theorists are able to offer judgments about the degree to which communicative contexts may be more or less inclusive, they do not typically make judgements ...
a briefing paper
... Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change.............................................................................................. 2 National Action Plan on Climate Change..................................................................................................... 3 Jawaharlal Nehru Na ...
... Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change.............................................................................................. 2 National Action Plan on Climate Change..................................................................................................... 3 Jawaharlal Nehru Na ...
Draft Note to the meeting of the Programme Committee on 28
... The structure of the ToC aims to bring together an integrated approach within Danish climate assistance (see Annex 2). Rather than developing separate theories of change for the global and poverty frames, a generic draft ToC structure has been developed that can capture both, but which can also be u ...
... The structure of the ToC aims to bring together an integrated approach within Danish climate assistance (see Annex 2). Rather than developing separate theories of change for the global and poverty frames, a generic draft ToC structure has been developed that can capture both, but which can also be u ...
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
... The term green finance has gained a lot of attention in the past few years with the increased focus on green development. The Rio+20 document clearly states what green economy policies should result in and what they should not. While there is no universal definition of green finance, it mostly refer ...
... The term green finance has gained a lot of attention in the past few years with the increased focus on green development. The Rio+20 document clearly states what green economy policies should result in and what they should not. While there is no universal definition of green finance, it mostly refer ...
Project Summary
... An overwhelming body of scientific evidence indicates that “most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations” (Solomon et al., 2007). One of the impacts of this warmin ...
... An overwhelming body of scientific evidence indicates that “most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations” (Solomon et al., 2007). One of the impacts of this warmin ...
What does the IPCC say about Bangladesh?
... In the Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia, there could be a decrease of about 50% in the most favorable and high yielding wheat area due to heat stress if CO2 levels are doubledvii. In terms of risks of increasing heat stress, current temperatures are already approaching critical levels during the s ...
... In the Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia, there could be a decrease of about 50% in the most favorable and high yielding wheat area due to heat stress if CO2 levels are doubledvii. In terms of risks of increasing heat stress, current temperatures are already approaching critical levels during the s ...