A multistage crucible of revision and approval shapes IPCC
... for the WGII AR4 and WGIII AR5 (Fig. 2), highlighting substantial deletions that occurred during their revision. Across AR5 SPM revisions, we also evaluate several examples of politically sensitive material emphasized in published perspectives and notes (7, 8, 11, 16, 17, 21, 34–36). For some of the ...
... for the WGII AR4 and WGIII AR5 (Fig. 2), highlighting substantial deletions that occurred during their revision. Across AR5 SPM revisions, we also evaluate several examples of politically sensitive material emphasized in published perspectives and notes (7, 8, 11, 16, 17, 21, 34–36). For some of the ...
Change - UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... •Projected warming due to emission of greenhouse gases during the 21st century will continue to contribute to sea level rise for many centuries. •Sea level rise due to thermal expansion and loss of mass from ice sheets would continue for centuries even if radiative forcing were to be stabilised. ...
... •Projected warming due to emission of greenhouse gases during the 21st century will continue to contribute to sea level rise for many centuries. •Sea level rise due to thermal expansion and loss of mass from ice sheets would continue for centuries even if radiative forcing were to be stabilised. ...
U. S. Senate Report Over 400 Prominent Scientists Disputed Man
... Oceanography at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has authored almost 70 peerreviewed studies and won several awards. "First, temperature changes, as well as rates of temperature changes (both increase and decrease) of magnitudes similar to that reported by IPCC to have occurred since the Industria ...
... Oceanography at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has authored almost 70 peerreviewed studies and won several awards. "First, temperature changes, as well as rates of temperature changes (both increase and decrease) of magnitudes similar to that reported by IPCC to have occurred since the Industria ...
http://www.undp.org/content/dam/jordan/docs/News/Climate%20change%20policy_JO.pdf
... It gives me a great pleasure to welcome all readers and users of this document which has an exceptional value. For the first time in Jordan and the Middle East, a comprehensive national policy for Climate Change has been produced in a participatory and transparent manner that makes this policy a cle ...
... It gives me a great pleasure to welcome all readers and users of this document which has an exceptional value. For the first time in Jordan and the Middle East, a comprehensive national policy for Climate Change has been produced in a participatory and transparent manner that makes this policy a cle ...
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Cool Response: The seC & CoRpoRaTe ClimaTe Change RepoRTing SEC Climate Guidance &
... The Securities and Exchange Commission’s 2010 Interpretive Guidance3 on disclosing climate change issues is an important milestone on the path towards better corporate reporting of material climate issues. The SEC was the first securities regulator worldwide to provide guidance of this type, rewardi ...
... The Securities and Exchange Commission’s 2010 Interpretive Guidance3 on disclosing climate change issues is an important milestone on the path towards better corporate reporting of material climate issues. The SEC was the first securities regulator worldwide to provide guidance of this type, rewardi ...
Charting A New Low-Carbon Route To Development
... in the atmosphere, at a level that prevents catastrophic climate change, will require a 50% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 from 1990 levels. To achieve this global objective, the Report recommends that developed countries cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050, with 20–3 ...
... in the atmosphere, at a level that prevents catastrophic climate change, will require a 50% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 from 1990 levels. To achieve this global objective, the Report recommends that developed countries cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050, with 20–3 ...
Europe
... Climate change will increase the likelihood of systemic failures across European countries caused by extreme climate events affecting multiple sectors (medium confidence). {23.2.2.3, 23.2.3, 23.3-6, 23.9.1} Extreme weather events currently have significant impacts in Europe in multiple economic sect ...
... Climate change will increase the likelihood of systemic failures across European countries caused by extreme climate events affecting multiple sectors (medium confidence). {23.2.2.3, 23.2.3, 23.3-6, 23.9.1} Extreme weather events currently have significant impacts in Europe in multiple economic sect ...
English - Global Environment Facility
... The recognition that the GEF has a role in financing adaptation to climate change goes back to the early guidance to the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC. According to the GEF Operational Strategy, approved by the Council in 1995, “the strategic thrust of GEFfinanced climate change activities is to ...
... The recognition that the GEF has a role in financing adaptation to climate change goes back to the early guidance to the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC. According to the GEF Operational Strategy, approved by the Council in 1995, “the strategic thrust of GEFfinanced climate change activities is to ...
A regional climate change decision framework for natural resource
... understanding more broadly in relation to climate change risk for the region. An initial integrated assessment of the vulnerabilities of NRM to climate change was generated, both to support regional stakeholders’ capacities to imagine future climate change risks and opportunities, and to provide a b ...
... understanding more broadly in relation to climate change risk for the region. An initial integrated assessment of the vulnerabilities of NRM to climate change was generated, both to support regional stakeholders’ capacities to imagine future climate change risks and opportunities, and to provide a b ...
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... thus more vulnerable to (climate-induced) malaria. Taking this into account the Kyoto Protocol might potentially increase malaria mortality by 4%. In a world of scarcity, alternative strategies to combat climate change entail opportunity costs: more resources devoted to mitigation lower the resource ...
... thus more vulnerable to (climate-induced) malaria. Taking this into account the Kyoto Protocol might potentially increase malaria mortality by 4%. In a world of scarcity, alternative strategies to combat climate change entail opportunity costs: more resources devoted to mitigation lower the resource ...
U.S. Senate Report
... several awards. "First, temperature changes, as well as rates of temperature changes (both increase and decrease) of magnitudes similar to that reported by IPCC to have occurred since the Industrial revolution (about 0.8C in 150 years or even 0.4C in the last 35 years) have occurred in Earth's clima ...
... several awards. "First, temperature changes, as well as rates of temperature changes (both increase and decrease) of magnitudes similar to that reported by IPCC to have occurred since the Industrial revolution (about 0.8C in 150 years or even 0.4C in the last 35 years) have occurred in Earth's clima ...
Effects of temperature change on mussel, Mytilus
... examining the potential importance of aerial body temperature, and have suggested very different responses in these 2 media. For example, Jones et al. (2009) found that the LT50 of M. edulis from the east coast of the USA ranged from 25 to 37 °C depending on the number of exposures and time of year ...
... examining the potential importance of aerial body temperature, and have suggested very different responses in these 2 media. For example, Jones et al. (2009) found that the LT50 of M. edulis from the east coast of the USA ranged from 25 to 37 °C depending on the number of exposures and time of year ...
Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Europe - Clima-net
... Significant changes in climate and their impacts are already visible globally, and are expected to become more pronounced. In Europe, mountain regions, coastal zones, wetlands and the Mediterranean region are particularly vulnerable. Although there are some positive effects, many impacts are adverse ...
... Significant changes in climate and their impacts are already visible globally, and are expected to become more pronounced. In Europe, mountain regions, coastal zones, wetlands and the Mediterranean region are particularly vulnerable. Although there are some positive effects, many impacts are adverse ...
Warming up the region The impacts of climate change in the
... The new climate scenarios suggest that the region will be between 1 and 2.3 o C warmer by the 2050s and between 1.6 to 3.9 oC warmer by the 2080s. This warming will occur throughout the year with the greatest rises in the summer months of up to 2.9 o C in the Humber Estuary by the 2050s under the Hi ...
... The new climate scenarios suggest that the region will be between 1 and 2.3 o C warmer by the 2050s and between 1.6 to 3.9 oC warmer by the 2080s. This warming will occur throughout the year with the greatest rises in the summer months of up to 2.9 o C in the Humber Estuary by the 2050s under the Hi ...
Adapting to Climate Change
... change impacts have been based on greenhouse gas emissions, and atmospheric concentration scenarios developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and published in 2000. The International Energy Agency, in a 2007 report, indicated that greenhouse gas emissions to 2030 will increas ...
... change impacts have been based on greenhouse gas emissions, and atmospheric concentration scenarios developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and published in 2000. The International Energy Agency, in a 2007 report, indicated that greenhouse gas emissions to 2030 will increas ...
Climate Trends, Hazards and Extremes – Taranaki Synthesis Report
... periods with more north-easterlies than normal to northern regions. Data courtesy of the Hadley Centre, UK Meteorological Office. .............................. 38 Figure 23. Mean annual tropical cyclone occurrence (Nov-May) periods during El Niño (left) and La Nina (right) episodes, from 1970/71... ...
... periods with more north-easterlies than normal to northern regions. Data courtesy of the Hadley Centre, UK Meteorological Office. .............................. 38 Figure 23. Mean annual tropical cyclone occurrence (Nov-May) periods during El Niño (left) and La Nina (right) episodes, from 1970/71... ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Of Mountain
... by 2010. Despite these activities, mountains are still facing enormous pressure from various drivers of global change, including climate change. Under the influence of climate change, mountains are likely to experience wide ranging effects on the environment, natural resources including biodiversity ...
... by 2010. Despite these activities, mountains are still facing enormous pressure from various drivers of global change, including climate change. Under the influence of climate change, mountains are likely to experience wide ranging effects on the environment, natural resources including biodiversity ...
Adaptive Co-Management for Climate Change Adaptation
... opportunities for social learning in which outcomes are collectively reflected upon and modifications to future initiatives are based. Learning may concern routines, values and policies, and/or critical questions of the underlying governance systems; referred to as multiple-loop learning. Capacity t ...
... opportunities for social learning in which outcomes are collectively reflected upon and modifications to future initiatives are based. Learning may concern routines, values and policies, and/or critical questions of the underlying governance systems; referred to as multiple-loop learning. Capacity t ...
the schmidt family foundation
... small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead ...
... small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead ...
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... tropical Indian Ocean is likely to feature a zonal (east–west) pattern of change in the future with reduced warming and decreased precipitation in the east, and increased warming and increased precipitation in the west, directly influencing East Africa and Southeast Asia precipitation. {14.3, 14.8.7 ...
... tropical Indian Ocean is likely to feature a zonal (east–west) pattern of change in the future with reduced warming and decreased precipitation in the east, and increased warming and increased precipitation in the west, directly influencing East Africa and Southeast Asia precipitation. {14.3, 14.8.7 ...
14 Climate Phenomena and their Relevance for Future Regional Climate Change
... tropical Indian Ocean is likely to feature a zonal (east–west) pattern of change in the future with reduced warming and decreased precipitation in the east, and increased warming and increased precipitation in the west, directly influencing East Africa and Southeast Asia precipitation. {14.3, 14.8.7 ...
... tropical Indian Ocean is likely to feature a zonal (east–west) pattern of change in the future with reduced warming and decreased precipitation in the east, and increased warming and increased precipitation in the west, directly influencing East Africa and Southeast Asia precipitation. {14.3, 14.8.7 ...
High-impact Sectors: the Challenge of Reporting on Climate Change
... completed four comprehensive assessment reports to date, in 1990, 1996, 2001 and 2007. A sample of key messages from the 2007 report1 make for stark reading: warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, w ...
... completed four comprehensive assessment reports to date, in 1990, 1996, 2001 and 2007. A sample of key messages from the 2007 report1 make for stark reading: warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, w ...