amicus brief
... warming issue. In recent years, he has drawn attention to the danger of passing climate tipping points, producing irreversible impacts that would yield a different planet from the one on which civilization developed. As part of that work, Dr. Hansen has outlined steps that are needed to stabilize cl ...
... warming issue. In recent years, he has drawn attention to the danger of passing climate tipping points, producing irreversible impacts that would yield a different planet from the one on which civilization developed. As part of that work, Dr. Hansen has outlined steps that are needed to stabilize cl ...
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... wide range of economical and physical processes, leading to significant uncertainties. At European scale, climate change impacts on agricultural supply have been appraised to be of relatively less important driver by the end of century compared to other global drivers. However these diagnoses are in ...
... wide range of economical and physical processes, leading to significant uncertainties. At European scale, climate change impacts on agricultural supply have been appraised to be of relatively less important driver by the end of century compared to other global drivers. However these diagnoses are in ...
GCOS Status and Plans
... GCOS Continuous Improvement & Assessment Cycle The GCOS programme has started the process for: • a 2015 report on the progress and status of climate observation • a new “Implementation Plan” in 2016, which should identify: − continuing and new requirements, including a restatement of the rationale ...
... GCOS Continuous Improvement & Assessment Cycle The GCOS programme has started the process for: • a 2015 report on the progress and status of climate observation • a new “Implementation Plan” in 2016, which should identify: − continuing and new requirements, including a restatement of the rationale ...
Biodiversity and Climate Change - European Commission
... political consensus that most of the warming observed in the past 50 years is due to increased release of greenhouse gases – mainly carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) but also methane and nitrous oxide – largely as a consequence of human activities, and this is unprecedented on Earth. Climate change is now acce ...
... political consensus that most of the warming observed in the past 50 years is due to increased release of greenhouse gases – mainly carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) but also methane and nitrous oxide – largely as a consequence of human activities, and this is unprecedented on Earth. Climate change is now acce ...
Communication and Marketing As Climate Change–Intervention
... compact fluorescent lighting (CFL) have, until recently, depressed demand for the product.50 Prior to 2007, retail shelf space and marketing promotion for CFLs was severely limited, and prices were exorbitantly high by comparison.51 Each of these factors has improved recently, in part due to retaili ...
... compact fluorescent lighting (CFL) have, until recently, depressed demand for the product.50 Prior to 2007, retail shelf space and marketing promotion for CFLs was severely limited, and prices were exorbitantly high by comparison.51 Each of these factors has improved recently, in part due to retaili ...
Glossary of Synthesis Report
... Planting of new forests on lands that historically have not contained forests (for at least 50 years). For a discussion of the term forest and related terms such as afforestation, reforestation, and deforestation see the IPCC Report on Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (IPCC, 2000). See also th ...
... Planting of new forests on lands that historically have not contained forests (for at least 50 years). For a discussion of the term forest and related terms such as afforestation, reforestation, and deforestation see the IPCC Report on Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (IPCC, 2000). See also th ...
Chapter Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report Summary for
... Each of the last three decades has been successively warmer at the Earth’s surface than any preceding decade since 1850. The period from 1983 to 2012 was likely the warmest 30-year period of the last 1400 years in the Northern Hemisphere, where such assessment is possible (medium confidence). The gl ...
... Each of the last three decades has been successively warmer at the Earth’s surface than any preceding decade since 1850. The period from 1983 to 2012 was likely the warmest 30-year period of the last 1400 years in the Northern Hemisphere, where such assessment is possible (medium confidence). The gl ...
The impact of high-end climate change on agricultural welfare
... potential positive impacts on welfare are typically distributed to producers who profit from increased demand driven by global population change and from rising agricultural prices. This, in turn, has an adverse effect on domestic prices because domestic marginal cost of production rises with augmen ...
... potential positive impacts on welfare are typically distributed to producers who profit from increased demand driven by global population change and from rising agricultural prices. This, in turn, has an adverse effect on domestic prices because domestic marginal cost of production rises with augmen ...
UK approach to climate change: Impacts and adaptation
... Greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere mean we will have to adapt to some climate change ...
... Greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere mean we will have to adapt to some climate change ...
Climatic classification and future global
... intensive agriculture cannot be carried out without irrigation. This value coincides closely with the relatively convoluted dryland boundaries of agriculture in temperate and subtropical areas (e.g. central North America, eastern Europe and western Asia). In subtropical and tropical regions of great ...
... intensive agriculture cannot be carried out without irrigation. This value coincides closely with the relatively convoluted dryland boundaries of agriculture in temperate and subtropical areas (e.g. central North America, eastern Europe and western Asia). In subtropical and tropical regions of great ...
How Companies Think About Climate Change: A Global Survey.
... finance and manufacturing, with another 8 percent in energy, transport, or mining), finds that fully 60 percent of global executives view climate change as important to consider within their companies’ overall strategy. Further, nearly 70 percent see it as an important consideration for managing cor ...
... finance and manufacturing, with another 8 percent in energy, transport, or mining), finds that fully 60 percent of global executives view climate change as important to consider within their companies’ overall strategy. Further, nearly 70 percent see it as an important consideration for managing cor ...
Climate Change Impact on Agricultural Water Resources Variability
... Brown et al., 2005, van Roosmalen et al., 2009, Tu, 2009). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC, 2007) findings suggests that developing countries like Ethiopia will be more vulnerable to climate change due to their economic, climatic and geographic settings. According to IPPC (2007 ...
... Brown et al., 2005, van Roosmalen et al., 2009, Tu, 2009). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC, 2007) findings suggests that developing countries like Ethiopia will be more vulnerable to climate change due to their economic, climatic and geographic settings. According to IPPC (2007 ...
U.S. Global Change Research Program · 1717 Pennsylvania... Washington, D.C. 20006 USA · 1-202-223-6262 (voice) ·...
... Valued at about $200 billion in 2002, many U.S. crops and livestock varieties are grown in diverse climates, regions, and soils. But no matter the region, weather and climate factors such as temperature, precipitation, CO2 concentrations, and water availability directly impact the health and well-be ...
... Valued at about $200 billion in 2002, many U.S. crops and livestock varieties are grown in diverse climates, regions, and soils. But no matter the region, weather and climate factors such as temperature, precipitation, CO2 concentrations, and water availability directly impact the health and well-be ...
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... Unfortunately, we lack suitable land for cultivation and have low farming technologies. In addition, the changing climate conditions will have a severe impact on agriculture. The global mean temperature is estimated to increase by 10c above the present value by 2025 and by 30c by the end of the next ...
... Unfortunately, we lack suitable land for cultivation and have low farming technologies. In addition, the changing climate conditions will have a severe impact on agriculture. The global mean temperature is estimated to increase by 10c above the present value by 2025 and by 30c by the end of the next ...
Coping with the uncertainties in the climate change adaptation of
... The projections of future climate from two GCMs, CSIRO-Mk3.0 (CSMK3) and GFD-CM2.0 (GFCM20), were selected based on their performances of simulating the historical climate (Wang et. al. 2011). Both of the GCMs provided the projections from 2070 to 2099 under three GHG emission scenarios. Since no re ...
... The projections of future climate from two GCMs, CSIRO-Mk3.0 (CSMK3) and GFD-CM2.0 (GFCM20), were selected based on their performances of simulating the historical climate (Wang et. al. 2011). Both of the GCMs provided the projections from 2070 to 2099 under three GHG emission scenarios. Since no re ...
Adaptation to changing water resources in the Ganges basin
... from Himalayan headwater tributaries is of serious concern for sustainability of downstream water resources throughout the densely populated Gangetic plain. Runoff from mountain basins is particularly likely to be susceptible to climatic warming as much of such flow is derived from melting of season ...
... from Himalayan headwater tributaries is of serious concern for sustainability of downstream water resources throughout the densely populated Gangetic plain. Runoff from mountain basins is particularly likely to be susceptible to climatic warming as much of such flow is derived from melting of season ...
Oregon`s Biodiversity in a Changing Climate
... °C (1.4 °F) and increases in Alaska over the same period have been even greater (2-4 °C [3.6-7.2 °F]) (Houghton et al. 2001). Additionally, much of the U.S. has experienced increased precipitation in the last century, primarily as increases in the amount of heavy precipitation (Groisman et al. 2001) ...
... °C (1.4 °F) and increases in Alaska over the same period have been even greater (2-4 °C [3.6-7.2 °F]) (Houghton et al. 2001). Additionally, much of the U.S. has experienced increased precipitation in the last century, primarily as increases in the amount of heavy precipitation (Groisman et al. 2001) ...
Cultural Responses to Climate Change During the Late Holocene
... adapt readily to interannual-to-decadal fluctuations in water availability, but more persistent droughts present a different set of challenges and coping strategies. Multidecadal- to multicentury-scale droughts are now known to have punctuated the warm climate of the Holocene epoch [the past 11,700 ...
... adapt readily to interannual-to-decadal fluctuations in water availability, but more persistent droughts present a different set of challenges and coping strategies. Multidecadal- to multicentury-scale droughts are now known to have punctuated the warm climate of the Holocene epoch [the past 11,700 ...
On development, demography and climate change: The end of the
... It is important to stress that, contrary to popular impressions, these key conclusions are accepted by virtually all of the world’s climate scientists; there is no substantive disagreement on the matter (see Oreskes 2004). The most recent IPCC assessment concluded that during the final two decades o ...
... It is important to stress that, contrary to popular impressions, these key conclusions are accepted by virtually all of the world’s climate scientists; there is no substantive disagreement on the matter (see Oreskes 2004). The most recent IPCC assessment concluded that during the final two decades o ...
Module 6 - Budget - Global Climate Change Alliance
... in the budgetary process Are budget planning and expenditures being directed toward the appropriate priorities in view of adaptation and mitigation?* Do recent changes in budget allocations and expenditures provide evidence of increased attention to adaptation to climate variability, disaster pr ...
... in the budgetary process Are budget planning and expenditures being directed toward the appropriate priorities in view of adaptation and mitigation?* Do recent changes in budget allocations and expenditures provide evidence of increased attention to adaptation to climate variability, disaster pr ...
Palaeoclimatic insights into future climate challenges
... nor the variability of the climate are fully captured in some climate-change projections, such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Summary for Policymakers. Because larger, faster and less-expected climate changes can cause more problems for economies and ecosystems, the palaeocl ...
... nor the variability of the climate are fully captured in some climate-change projections, such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Summary for Policymakers. Because larger, faster and less-expected climate changes can cause more problems for economies and ecosystems, the palaeocl ...
Print this article - Nepal Journals Online
... perceived differences in culture as an organizing principle for natural resources management. Messerschmidt (1991) provided a framework for the study of IK (Indigenous Knowledge) and illustrates it with numerous examples from forestry research in Nepal. The framework is divided into two parts. First ...
... perceived differences in culture as an organizing principle for natural resources management. Messerschmidt (1991) provided a framework for the study of IK (Indigenous Knowledge) and illustrates it with numerous examples from forestry research in Nepal. The framework is divided into two parts. First ...
FROM THE HARPOON TO THE HEATEAT
... this century, could reduce sea ice in the Southern Hemisphere by more than 40 per cent. A reduction in sea ice may lead to a decline in the productivity of algae, the primary source of food for the zooplankton species krill during the winter and could deny krill larvae critical protection from preda ...
... this century, could reduce sea ice in the Southern Hemisphere by more than 40 per cent. A reduction in sea ice may lead to a decline in the productivity of algae, the primary source of food for the zooplankton species krill during the winter and could deny krill larvae critical protection from preda ...
OCR - Geographical Association
... conflict and persecution have increased the number of refugees ...
... conflict and persecution have increased the number of refugees ...
Effects of global warming
The effects of global warming are the environmental and social changes caused (directly or indirectly) by human emissions of greenhouse gases. There is a scientific consensus that climate change is occurring, and that human activities are the primary driver. Many impacts of climate change have already been observed, including glacier retreat, changes in the timing of seasonal events (e.g., earlier flowering of plants), and changes in agricultural productivity.Future effects of climate change will vary depending on climate change policies and social development. The two main policies to address climate change are reducing human greenhouse gas emissions (climate change mitigation) and adapting to the impacts of climate change. Geoengineering is another policy option.Near-term climate change policies could significantly affect long-term climate change impacts. Stringent mitigation policies might be able to limit global warming (in 2100) to around 2 °C or below, relative to pre-industrial levels. Without mitigation, increased energy demand and extensive use of fossil fuels might lead to global warming of around 4 °C. Higher magnitudes of global warming would be more difficult to adapt to, and would increase the risk of negative impacts.