The Climate Co-benefits of Obesity Reduction
... total energy expenditure compared to a ‘normal’ population (with mean BMI of 24.5 and 3.5% obese). However, the method through which they attribute this to higher GHG emissions is crude, at best. Michaelowa and Dransfeld (2008) also find that emissions from food production have increased, but do not ...
... total energy expenditure compared to a ‘normal’ population (with mean BMI of 24.5 and 3.5% obese). However, the method through which they attribute this to higher GHG emissions is crude, at best. Michaelowa and Dransfeld (2008) also find that emissions from food production have increased, but do not ...
International Climate Technology Strategies The Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements
... (IPCC 2007). Virtually all studies find that a cost-effective technology solution entails a mix of energy efficiency, low-GHG energy supply, as well as emission reductions in non-CO2 GHGs. Thus, R&D supporting such a transition must also be broad based, covering a wide range of technological opportu ...
... (IPCC 2007). Virtually all studies find that a cost-effective technology solution entails a mix of energy efficiency, low-GHG energy supply, as well as emission reductions in non-CO2 GHGs. Thus, R&D supporting such a transition must also be broad based, covering a wide range of technological opportu ...
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... and extreme events are expected to be much more critical to tree growth (Loustau et al. 2005). An increase in temperature alone would be beneficial for some populations, but an interaction with other climate- or site-related factors could alter the response (Keeling et al. 1996). Higher temperatures ...
... and extreme events are expected to be much more critical to tree growth (Loustau et al. 2005). An increase in temperature alone would be beneficial for some populations, but an interaction with other climate- or site-related factors could alter the response (Keeling et al. 1996). Higher temperatures ...
Cities and climate change - Urban Climate Change Research Network
... on a number of fronts when it comes to formulating and implementing climate action. Many city governments are weakened due to only limited power over and responsibility for key public services, including planning, housing, roads and transportation systems, water, land use, drainage, waste management ...
... on a number of fronts when it comes to formulating and implementing climate action. Many city governments are weakened due to only limited power over and responsibility for key public services, including planning, housing, roads and transportation systems, water, land use, drainage, waste management ...
Making Paris Work for Vulnerable Populations
... fatalities. Poor people are disproportionally affected: according to the insurance company Munich Re, about 850,000 people lost their lives between 1980 and 2014 as a result of weather-related extreme events. Of these, 62 per cent lived on less than USD 3 per day. However, in 2014, this income group ...
... fatalities. Poor people are disproportionally affected: according to the insurance company Munich Re, about 850,000 people lost their lives between 1980 and 2014 as a result of weather-related extreme events. Of these, 62 per cent lived on less than USD 3 per day. However, in 2014, this income group ...
Significant decrease in yield under future climate conditions
... working group I, also considered three other climate scenarios with lower increase in the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases leading to less elevated temperature, however, a recent study suggests that the RCP8.5 worst-case scenario very probably is the one to expect (Sherwood et al., 2014). ...
... working group I, also considered three other climate scenarios with lower increase in the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases leading to less elevated temperature, however, a recent study suggests that the RCP8.5 worst-case scenario very probably is the one to expect (Sherwood et al., 2014). ...
Special Climate Change Program 2014-2018
... Gases (GHG) with respect to a trend scenario. To reach the objectives set by Mexico on climate change mitigation and adaptation, however, it is essential to have the contribution of all states and municipalities, the private sector, and the society at large. The Program includes an assessment to pre ...
... Gases (GHG) with respect to a trend scenario. To reach the objectives set by Mexico on climate change mitigation and adaptation, however, it is essential to have the contribution of all states and municipalities, the private sector, and the society at large. The Program includes an assessment to pre ...
WHAT IS THE “DAMAGES FUNCTION” FOR GLOBAL WARMING
... these two axioms imply a utility function encompassing as special cases both the standard multiplicative form, which has traditionally been used in practice for some time now, and also an additive analogue that has appeared more recently in the literature. After some numerical exercises, the paper d ...
... these two axioms imply a utility function encompassing as special cases both the standard multiplicative form, which has traditionally been used in practice for some time now, and also an additive analogue that has appeared more recently in the literature. After some numerical exercises, the paper d ...
A Practitioner`s Guide to Climate Change Adaptation
... The average annual global temperature warmed by about 0.76oC over the last century (IPCC, 2007a), but average warming across Canada was more than double the world average (Environment Canada, 2011). In the last 63 years, the average temperature in Canada has increased about 1.6oC, although there hav ...
... The average annual global temperature warmed by about 0.76oC over the last century (IPCC, 2007a), but average warming across Canada was more than double the world average (Environment Canada, 2011). In the last 63 years, the average temperature in Canada has increased about 1.6oC, although there hav ...
the Measurement Problem Advances Pol. Psych. (forthcoming) PRELIMINARY DRAFT
... have the same relationship to the latent OSI disposition in these two groups. Indeed, it is obvious that Evolution has no relation to OSI whatsoever in relatively religious respondents. For such individuals, the predicted probability of giving the correct answer does not increase as individuals disp ...
... have the same relationship to the latent OSI disposition in these two groups. Indeed, it is obvious that Evolution has no relation to OSI whatsoever in relatively religious respondents. For such individuals, the predicted probability of giving the correct answer does not increase as individuals disp ...
Global Climate Change and the Risks to Coastal Areas from
... causes of global climate change. The Climate Change Science Program, which coordinates and integrates scientific research on climate change supported by thirteen U.S. federal departments and agencies, issued a report in 2004 in which it found that although temperature changes in North America from 1 ...
... causes of global climate change. The Climate Change Science Program, which coordinates and integrates scientific research on climate change supported by thirteen U.S. federal departments and agencies, issued a report in 2004 in which it found that although temperature changes in North America from 1 ...
Producing the Climate: States, Scientists, and the
... and scientists. State agencies, especially elements of the US military, steered the production of climate knowledge in two key moments. In the 1950s, the geophysical sciences benefited from US government support, progressed rapidly, and set the discursive frame within which climate politics now play ...
... and scientists. State agencies, especially elements of the US military, steered the production of climate knowledge in two key moments. In the 1950s, the geophysical sciences benefited from US government support, progressed rapidly, and set the discursive frame within which climate politics now play ...
Potential Impacts of Contemporary Changing Climate on Caribbean
... change are most critical: temperature increase, sea-level rise, precipitation changes, and storm climate. These are discussed in more detail below. ...
... change are most critical: temperature increase, sea-level rise, precipitation changes, and storm climate. These are discussed in more detail below. ...
Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Climate
... Through this report, IUCN offers some elements that will facilitate integration of sociocultural considerations in programmes and actions to address climate change impacts. The first chapter critically analyses the treatment of traditional and indigenous people in climate change policy documents, in ...
... Through this report, IUCN offers some elements that will facilitate integration of sociocultural considerations in programmes and actions to address climate change impacts. The first chapter critically analyses the treatment of traditional and indigenous people in climate change policy documents, in ...
A simple object-oriented and open-source model for scientific and
... spatial and temporal resolution, e.g., carbon fluxes between the ocean and atmosphere, primary production and respiration fluxes on land. These models are relatively easy to use and understand and are computationally inexpensive. Most SCMs have a few key features: (1) calculating future concentratio ...
... spatial and temporal resolution, e.g., carbon fluxes between the ocean and atmosphere, primary production and respiration fluxes on land. These models are relatively easy to use and understand and are computationally inexpensive. Most SCMs have a few key features: (1) calculating future concentratio ...
A Practitioner`s Guide to Climate Change Adaptation
... The average annual global temperature warmed by about 0.76oC over the last century (IPCC, 2007a), but average warming across Canada was more than double the world average (Environment Canada, 2011). In the last 63 years, the average temperature in Canada has increased about 1.6oC, although there hav ...
... The average annual global temperature warmed by about 0.76oC over the last century (IPCC, 2007a), but average warming across Canada was more than double the world average (Environment Canada, 2011). In the last 63 years, the average temperature in Canada has increased about 1.6oC, although there hav ...
Greenhouse Gas Pledges by Parties to the Climate Change Jane A. Leggett
... modern humans evolved and societies developed. The atmospheric CO2 concentration was however higher in Earth’s more distant past (many millions of years ago), at which time paleoclimatic and geological data indicate that temperatures and sea levels were also higher than they are today.”9 Various sce ...
... modern humans evolved and societies developed. The atmospheric CO2 concentration was however higher in Earth’s more distant past (many millions of years ago), at which time paleoclimatic and geological data indicate that temperatures and sea levels were also higher than they are today.”9 Various sce ...
Uganda National Adaptation Programmes of Action
... ecosystems. The urbanization rate is lowest in Uganda compared to other African countries. Over 80% of Uganda’s population is rural and depends on rain-fed agriculture, which is vulnerable to impacts of adverse effects of climate change. The economy of Uganda has been growing at a rate of 5-7% over ...
... ecosystems. The urbanization rate is lowest in Uganda compared to other African countries. Over 80% of Uganda’s population is rural and depends on rain-fed agriculture, which is vulnerable to impacts of adverse effects of climate change. The economy of Uganda has been growing at a rate of 5-7% over ...
Physical and chemical consequences of artificially deepened
... heat balance and stratification patterns of lakes. A paired whole-lake thermocline manipulation experiment of a small (0.047 km2 ) shallow dystrophic lake (Halsjärvi) was carried out in southern Finland. A thermodynamic model (MyLake) was used for both predicting the impacts of climate change scena ...
... heat balance and stratification patterns of lakes. A paired whole-lake thermocline manipulation experiment of a small (0.047 km2 ) shallow dystrophic lake (Halsjärvi) was carried out in southern Finland. A thermodynamic model (MyLake) was used for both predicting the impacts of climate change scena ...
Powerpoint - Steven J Phipps
... • There is evidence that the period a.d. 900–1200 was warm in the North Atlantic. This Medieval Warm Period,coincides with the Viking settlement of Greenland. • The so-called Little Ice Age, from 1400 to 1850,was a cold period for western Europe as alpine glaciers advanced and temperatures fell by a ...
... • There is evidence that the period a.d. 900–1200 was warm in the North Atlantic. This Medieval Warm Period,coincides with the Viking settlement of Greenland. • The so-called Little Ice Age, from 1400 to 1850,was a cold period for western Europe as alpine glaciers advanced and temperatures fell by a ...
Climate change threatens the fight against poverty
... For the first time, the report provides evidence that the ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland are slowly losing mass and contributing to sea level rise. Glaciers are shrinking and sea levels are rising far more rapidly than anticipated. According to the IPCC sea-level rise might be 28-58 cm by 2 ...
... For the first time, the report provides evidence that the ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland are slowly losing mass and contributing to sea level rise. Glaciers are shrinking and sea levels are rising far more rapidly than anticipated. According to the IPCC sea-level rise might be 28-58 cm by 2 ...
Scottish Government Consultation Response
... fulfilment of their climate change duties and reporting smooth transition, the required reporting form and guidance is already on carbon emissions. available online for public sector users to use on a trial basis for the 2014/15 reporting year, and practical support is available from SSN. They highl ...
... fulfilment of their climate change duties and reporting smooth transition, the required reporting form and guidance is already on carbon emissions. available online for public sector users to use on a trial basis for the 2014/15 reporting year, and practical support is available from SSN. They highl ...
Working Paper Series: The Global Energy Market: Comprehensive Strategies to Meet
... success of any such response will hinge -- given the American position as the world’s largest GHG emitter -- upon U.S. cooperation, whether formal or informal. While the paper will occasionally touch upon economics by necessity, much of the discussion will focus on the politics -- domestic and inter ...
... success of any such response will hinge -- given the American position as the world’s largest GHG emitter -- upon U.S. cooperation, whether formal or informal. While the paper will occasionally touch upon economics by necessity, much of the discussion will focus on the politics -- domestic and inter ...
Climate variability, ecological gradient and the Northeast China
... The current pattern of land use varies in different regions of the NECT, including pastoral, agricultural and forestry areas from west to east. With the Daxingan mountains acting as the demarcation line, the western part is the Inner Mongolia Plateau with animal husbandry as its main product. The ce ...
... The current pattern of land use varies in different regions of the NECT, including pastoral, agricultural and forestry areas from west to east. With the Daxingan mountains acting as the demarcation line, the western part is the Inner Mongolia Plateau with animal husbandry as its main product. The ce ...
Climate Commitments: Assessing the Options
... non-binding target, then it could sell the surplus emissions to other countries.4 Project baselines established under Kyoto’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) are, in essence, one-way “commitments,” since a country (or firm) faces no penalty if its project exceeds a baseline, but receives certified ...
... non-binding target, then it could sell the surplus emissions to other countries.4 Project baselines established under Kyoto’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) are, in essence, one-way “commitments,” since a country (or firm) faces no penalty if its project exceeds a baseline, but receives certified ...
Climate change and agriculture
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Climate change and agriculture are interrelated processes, both of which take place on a global scale. Climate change affects agriculture in a number of ways, including through changes in average temperatures, rainfall, and climate extremes (e.g., heat waves); changes in pests and diseases; changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide and ground-level ozone concentrations; changes in the nutritional quality of some foods; and changes in sea level.Climate change is already affecting agriculture, with effects unevenly distributed across the world. Future climate change will likely negatively affect crop production in low latitude countries, while effects in northern latitudes may be positive or negative. Climate change will probably increase the risk of food insecurity for some vulnerable groups, such as the poor.Agriculture contributes to climate change by (1) anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), and (2) by the conversion of non-agricultural land (e.g., forests) into agricultural land. Agriculture, forestry and land-use change contributed around 20 to 25% to global annual emissions in 2010.There are range of policies that can reduce the risk of negative climate change impacts on agriculture, and to reduce GHG emissions from the agriculture sector.