Climate Change Impact to the Insurance and Reinsurance Industry
... • The global transition to a lower carbon economy could have an impact on insurance firms through their investments in carbon-intensive assets. • Changes in policy, technology and physical risk could prompt a reassessment of the value of a large range of assets as costs and opportunities become appa ...
... • The global transition to a lower carbon economy could have an impact on insurance firms through their investments in carbon-intensive assets. • Changes in policy, technology and physical risk could prompt a reassessment of the value of a large range of assets as costs and opportunities become appa ...
Climate Change in the Pacific | Volume 1: Regional Overview
... these changes and how they reflect natural climate variability and changes due directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere. Distinguishing between natural variability and climate change due to human activity is extremely difficult. Throughout these t ...
... these changes and how they reflect natural climate variability and changes due directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere. Distinguishing between natural variability and climate change due to human activity is extremely difficult. Throughout these t ...
I was interested to gauge what the Environmental NGO community... recent release of the IPCC AR5 Exec Summary and in... IEAGHG Information Paper 2014-21: NGO and Media response to IPCC...
... Overall, I don’t think the ENGO’s have changed their stance much those that were opposed to fossil fuels are still opposed, some are open to the idea of CCS but most advocate more energy efficiency and more renewables. The one thing they universally agree on is the need for urgent action. ...
... Overall, I don’t think the ENGO’s have changed their stance much those that were opposed to fossil fuels are still opposed, some are open to the idea of CCS but most advocate more energy efficiency and more renewables. The one thing they universally agree on is the need for urgent action. ...
Comments by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... In May 2013, the Interagency Working Group (IWG) produced an updated SCC value by incorporating updates to the underlying three Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) used in its initial 2010 SCC determination. But, at that time, the IWG did not update the equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS) employed ...
... In May 2013, the Interagency Working Group (IWG) produced an updated SCC value by incorporating updates to the underlying three Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) used in its initial 2010 SCC determination. But, at that time, the IWG did not update the equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS) employed ...
Dialogue with a Climate Change Contrarian
... assumes that CO2 is the cause of climate change. It isn’t. and the human portion definitely is not the cause. This means any actions you take are as likely to cause more harm than leaving things alone. What you, Branson, Crutzen and others are proposing is called geo-engineering. Crutzen is a Nobel ...
... assumes that CO2 is the cause of climate change. It isn’t. and the human portion definitely is not the cause. This means any actions you take are as likely to cause more harm than leaving things alone. What you, Branson, Crutzen and others are proposing is called geo-engineering. Crutzen is a Nobel ...
FINAL EXAM: MONDAY MARCH 17 3-6PM
... However, still not sure about future hurricanes since upper level winds may change as well ...
... However, still not sure about future hurricanes since upper level winds may change as well ...
- Wiley Online Library
... (Mya)—makes the case for climate states that may be particularly sensitive to perturbations [Pierrehumbert et al., 2011]. Hence, a generalization of the concept of climate sensitivity to different eras may need to account for differences that arise from the different base state of the climate system, i ...
... (Mya)—makes the case for climate states that may be particularly sensitive to perturbations [Pierrehumbert et al., 2011]. Hence, a generalization of the concept of climate sensitivity to different eras may need to account for differences that arise from the different base state of the climate system, i ...
Climate Change Adaptation in New England Agriculture
... ›› Changes in water availability and water requirements – Rising temperatures are predicted to reduce water availability during summer months due to increasing transpiration from plants and evaporation from soil.12 In combination with precipitation changes, this is projected to cause a general rise ...
... ›› Changes in water availability and water requirements – Rising temperatures are predicted to reduce water availability during summer months due to increasing transpiration from plants and evaporation from soil.12 In combination with precipitation changes, this is projected to cause a general rise ...
A regional approach to climate adaptation in the Nile Basin
... 1960 to 1980. This period of 21 years is assumed in this analysis to be representative of the variability for the reference period (1961–1990). The MIKE HYDRO model was then run using bias-corrected values for rainfall and PET over the same period. All other factors such as the operation and operati ...
... 1960 to 1980. This period of 21 years is assumed in this analysis to be representative of the variability for the reference period (1961–1990). The MIKE HYDRO model was then run using bias-corrected values for rainfall and PET over the same period. All other factors such as the operation and operati ...
Climate Change Detection: The Importance of Homogenized Time
... Outline – Part I • Short introduction to homogenization • The integrated homogenization model used in the IMS • Results – Case study for Negba minimum temperature 1950-2012 – Quick over view on five adjusted series 1950-2012 ...
... Outline – Part I • Short introduction to homogenization • The integrated homogenization model used in the IMS • Results – Case study for Negba minimum temperature 1950-2012 – Quick over view on five adjusted series 1950-2012 ...
PhD Earth Science and Fluid Mechanics Course: Glaciology (past
... 1. Ice sheets evolution from deep past to present Snowball Earth: the main hypothesis (ice-climate interations) Antarctic glacial inception and evolution over the last 50 Ma Greenland glacial inception and evolution over the Plio-Pleistocene transition 2. From ice sheets to sea level Present-day sta ...
... 1. Ice sheets evolution from deep past to present Snowball Earth: the main hypothesis (ice-climate interations) Antarctic glacial inception and evolution over the last 50 Ma Greenland glacial inception and evolution over the Plio-Pleistocene transition 2. From ice sheets to sea level Present-day sta ...
Atmósfera ISSN: 0187-6236
... Atmósfera, UNAM (CCA-UNAM). For more than 20 years, the research that has been conducted by this institution has focused on climate variability and change, and on the consequent environmental implications of these changes. The initial studies related to climate change were developed in the Centro de ...
... Atmósfera, UNAM (CCA-UNAM). For more than 20 years, the research that has been conducted by this institution has focused on climate variability and change, and on the consequent environmental implications of these changes. The initial studies related to climate change were developed in the Centro de ...
Climate Change True-False - Teaching the Hudson Valley
... 5. True or False: The following gases are not greenhouse gases: nitrous oxide (N20), methane (CH4) and water vapor (H20). 6. True or False: Along with burning fossil fuels, humans release greenhouse gases through changing land use, such as deforestation and clearing land. 7. True or False: The only ...
... 5. True or False: The following gases are not greenhouse gases: nitrous oxide (N20), methane (CH4) and water vapor (H20). 6. True or False: Along with burning fossil fuels, humans release greenhouse gases through changing land use, such as deforestation and clearing land. 7. True or False: The only ...
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... Washington State is facing climate issues, such as lower snow packs and summer droughts, which will only become worse as global warming advances. … The Governor will convene a forum of the state’s top economists to analyze the economic impacts of climate change based on the latest scientific informa ...
... Washington State is facing climate issues, such as lower snow packs and summer droughts, which will only become worse as global warming advances. … The Governor will convene a forum of the state’s top economists to analyze the economic impacts of climate change based on the latest scientific informa ...
Planning for NDC implementation: A Quick-Start Guide EU
... PIGGAREP: Q1 2012 Progress Report PIGGAREP: Q3 2012 Progress Report TE KANIVA: Tuvalu Climate Change Policy 2012 (English version) TE KANIVA: Tuvalu Climate Change Policy 2012 (Tuvaluan version) Cook Islands NAMA Report Pacific Islands Framework for Action on Climate Change 2006- 2015 (2nd edition) ...
... PIGGAREP: Q1 2012 Progress Report PIGGAREP: Q3 2012 Progress Report TE KANIVA: Tuvalu Climate Change Policy 2012 (English version) TE KANIVA: Tuvalu Climate Change Policy 2012 (Tuvaluan version) Cook Islands NAMA Report Pacific Islands Framework for Action on Climate Change 2006- 2015 (2nd edition) ...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND TOURISM RESPONDING TO GLOBAL
... consider the climate, economic, societal and environmental impacts of their options before making a decision and, where possible to reduce their carbon footprint, or offset emissions that cannot be reduced directly. ...
... consider the climate, economic, societal and environmental impacts of their options before making a decision and, where possible to reduce their carbon footprint, or offset emissions that cannot be reduced directly. ...
The Rwenzori Mountains straddle the equator along the border
... Classic studies of Afroalpine vegetation changes in response to glacial/interglacial climate change (e.g. Coetzee, 1964) argue that these vegetation belts migrate through various altitudes in response to a slowly changing climate. However, we now know that the vegetation response to climate change i ...
... Classic studies of Afroalpine vegetation changes in response to glacial/interglacial climate change (e.g. Coetzee, 1964) argue that these vegetation belts migrate through various altitudes in response to a slowly changing climate. However, we now know that the vegetation response to climate change i ...
Neighborhood-scale Climate Adaptation
... interaction of the two, and specific ‘hot spot’ neighborhoods experiencing both McLaughlin and Dietz, 2008). We integrate data from stakeholder workshops with empirically derived highresolution urban heat island geography with corresponding air quality assessments, as well as datasets describing the ...
... interaction of the two, and specific ‘hot spot’ neighborhoods experiencing both McLaughlin and Dietz, 2008). We integrate data from stakeholder workshops with empirically derived highresolution urban heat island geography with corresponding air quality assessments, as well as datasets describing the ...
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
... Balanced decision making between developing and developed countries ...
... Balanced decision making between developing and developed countries ...
Report of the Canadian Parliamentary Delegation to the 15th
... We, the Participating Parliamentarians at the 15 th General Assembly of AsiaPacific Parliamentarians‟ Conference on Environment and Development (APPCED), 2. Recalling the outcome and decisions of the 14 th General Assembly of Asia-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Conference on Environment and Development; ...
... We, the Participating Parliamentarians at the 15 th General Assembly of AsiaPacific Parliamentarians‟ Conference on Environment and Development (APPCED), 2. Recalling the outcome and decisions of the 14 th General Assembly of Asia-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Conference on Environment and Development; ...
S TAT E O F T H E WO R... Into a Warming World 2 0
... the late nineteenth century, but it was not until the late 1980s that scientists had enough evidence to conclude that this transformation was under way and presented a clear threat to humanity. An American scientist, James Hansen of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, put climate chan ...
... the late nineteenth century, but it was not until the late 1980s that scientists had enough evidence to conclude that this transformation was under way and presented a clear threat to humanity. An American scientist, James Hansen of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, put climate chan ...
enerbal show - World Resources Institute
... would not have surplus under top-down allocation schemes Analytical grouping by emissions intensity (CO2 / GDP), ability to pay (GDP / pop), Human Dev Index? ...
... would not have surplus under top-down allocation schemes Analytical grouping by emissions intensity (CO2 / GDP), ability to pay (GDP / pop), Human Dev Index? ...