Climate, biodiversity, and forests : issues and opportunities
... Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate Change is a key step towards the mitigation of climate change-it was the first international agreement to place legally binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions from developed countries. Although the Protocol significantly advanced the cause of ...
... Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate Change is a key step towards the mitigation of climate change-it was the first international agreement to place legally binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions from developed countries. Although the Protocol significantly advanced the cause of ...
U. S. Senate Report Over 400 Prominent Scientists Disputed Man
... Environmental Sciences at the University of Adelaide in Australia: "There is new work emerging even in the last few weeks that shows we can have a very close correlation between the temperatures of the Earth and supernova and solar radiation." Britain: Dr. Richard Courtney, a UN IPCC expert reviewer ...
... Environmental Sciences at the University of Adelaide in Australia: "There is new work emerging even in the last few weeks that shows we can have a very close correlation between the temperatures of the Earth and supernova and solar radiation." Britain: Dr. Richard Courtney, a UN IPCC expert reviewer ...
Protecting Cultural Heritage and Adapting to Climate Change
... This second IGES White Paper is a summary of current climate change policies in the Asia‐ Pacific region and new recommendations, based on strategic research carried out at IGES so far. The Asia‐Pacific is experiencing rapid economic development and, as well as being a major contributor to greenho ...
... This second IGES White Paper is a summary of current climate change policies in the Asia‐ Pacific region and new recommendations, based on strategic research carried out at IGES so far. The Asia‐Pacific is experiencing rapid economic development and, as well as being a major contributor to greenho ...
Adapting To Climate Change In Pacific Island Countries: The
... Recent research shows that average sea-level across the Pacific region has been rising at 2mm per year for the last fifty years (Hay 2000). Recording of sea-level has only been carried out since 1994 so long-term trends are hard to discern. Short-term variations in sea level within the region are si ...
... Recent research shows that average sea-level across the Pacific region has been rising at 2mm per year for the last fifty years (Hay 2000). Recording of sea-level has only been carried out since 1994 so long-term trends are hard to discern. Short-term variations in sea level within the region are si ...
A Game of Preferences:
... commitments on climate change,” but has long been among “the least willing to do so.” As a result, the U.S. has given “excuses to all the other foot-dragging nations to do as little as possible” (as cited in Phillips, 2015). Why has the U.S. been so unwilling to take on commitments to reduce its gre ...
... commitments on climate change,” but has long been among “the least willing to do so.” As a result, the U.S. has given “excuses to all the other foot-dragging nations to do as little as possible” (as cited in Phillips, 2015). Why has the U.S. been so unwilling to take on commitments to reduce its gre ...
Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from US Agriculture
... run impacts. We also show limited evidence for adaptation along other margins within agriculture: revenues are similarly harmed by extreme heat exposure, and farmers do not appear to be substantially altering the inputs they use nor the crops they grow in response to a changing climate. We then exam ...
... run impacts. We also show limited evidence for adaptation along other margins within agriculture: revenues are similarly harmed by extreme heat exposure, and farmers do not appear to be substantially altering the inputs they use nor the crops they grow in response to a changing climate. We then exam ...
Climate Change Policy Framework and Action Plan November 2013
... 1.1 Background and Rationale Climate change refers to a change of climate that is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and that is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods (UNFCCC). Global atm ...
... 1.1 Background and Rationale Climate change refers to a change of climate that is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and that is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods (UNFCCC). Global atm ...
ISSUE BRIEF 14 mANDATORy REGUlATION OF NONTRADITIONAl GREENHOUSE GASES: POlICy OPTIONS FOR INDUSTRIAl
... hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), which currently exist in a kind of regulatory limbo between the Montreal and Kyoto Protocols. HCFCs are now being used as replacements for chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other halons under the Montreal Protocol because they have less impact on stratospheric ozone. T ...
... hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), which currently exist in a kind of regulatory limbo between the Montreal and Kyoto Protocols. HCFCs are now being used as replacements for chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other halons under the Montreal Protocol because they have less impact on stratospheric ozone. T ...
Long-term effects of warming and ocean acidification are modified
... the most likely net response across multiple habitats will remain challenging [27] and subject to a great deal of uncertainty [12], and could lead to misleading conclusions. Provision of more accurate projections of the ecological consequences of warming and ocean acidification requires an improved ...
... the most likely net response across multiple habitats will remain challenging [27] and subject to a great deal of uncertainty [12], and could lead to misleading conclusions. Provision of more accurate projections of the ecological consequences of warming and ocean acidification requires an improved ...
Modeling Uncertainty in Climate Change
... The focus on uncertainty has taken on increased urgency because of the great attention given by scientists to tipping elements in the earth system. An influential study by Lenton et al. (2008) discussed important tipping elements such as the large ice sheets, large‐scale ocean circulation, and tr ...
... The focus on uncertainty has taken on increased urgency because of the great attention given by scientists to tipping elements in the earth system. An influential study by Lenton et al. (2008) discussed important tipping elements such as the large ice sheets, large‐scale ocean circulation, and tr ...
Evans - NERC
... decline due to shifts in wintering locations, and for some species these declines are also likely to reflect changes in global population size due to reduced quality of Arctic breeding environments. 6. Some summer migrants will be sensitive to changes in the frequency of Sahel drought, which climate ...
... decline due to shifts in wintering locations, and for some species these declines are also likely to reflect changes in global population size due to reduced quality of Arctic breeding environments. 6. Some summer migrants will be sensitive to changes in the frequency of Sahel drought, which climate ...
Read More... - Greater Sudbury Climate Change Consortium
... Paul Sajatovic, Watershed Management Services Director, N.D.C.A. ...
... Paul Sajatovic, Watershed Management Services Director, N.D.C.A. ...
Seattle City Light Climate Change Analysis - CSES
... climate conditions could lead to substantial impacts on hydrologic conditions and, potentially, on water management. Global climate models provide the main guidance in assessing future climate impacts, but these ...
... climate conditions could lead to substantial impacts on hydrologic conditions and, potentially, on water management. Global climate models provide the main guidance in assessing future climate impacts, but these ...
Carbon and climate system coupling on timescales from the
... system, intimately connected with both planetary climate and ecology. On the time scale of the human experience, the carbon cycle links human economic activity directly to the geophysical system due to the sensitivity of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) levels to fossil-fuel combus ...
... system, intimately connected with both planetary climate and ecology. On the time scale of the human experience, the carbon cycle links human economic activity directly to the geophysical system due to the sensitivity of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) levels to fossil-fuel combus ...
U.S. Senate Report
... Sciences at the University of Adelaide in Australia: "There is new work emerging even in the last ...
... Sciences at the University of Adelaide in Australia: "There is new work emerging even in the last ...
Dynamic Planet Exam Questions Tectonic Activity: Possible exam
... Outline why an unreliable water supply can cause problems for farmers (2) Using examples describe the impact of an unreliable water supply on people (6) Consequences of human activity on water quality Describe how two human activities can result in a decline in water quality (4) Describe how ...
... Outline why an unreliable water supply can cause problems for farmers (2) Using examples describe the impact of an unreliable water supply on people (6) Consequences of human activity on water quality Describe how two human activities can result in a decline in water quality (4) Describe how ...
ece10 Auffhammer 14047463 en
... and Electric, and Southern California Edison). The results suggest that the temperature response varies greatly across climate zones. Simulation results using a downscaled version of the National Center for Atmospheric Research global circulation model suggest that holding population constant, total ...
... and Electric, and Southern California Edison). The results suggest that the temperature response varies greatly across climate zones. Simulation results using a downscaled version of the National Center for Atmospheric Research global circulation model suggest that holding population constant, total ...
Aridification determines changes of leaf activity in Pinus halepensis
... continental (e.g. Zhou et al., 2001; Slayback et al., 2003; Delbart et al., 2006) and local scales (e.g. Tardif et al., 2003; Andreu et al., 2007; Martínez-Villalta et al., 2008). Most of the changes have been caused by human activities, particularly deforestation (Achard et al., 2002; De Fries et a ...
... continental (e.g. Zhou et al., 2001; Slayback et al., 2003; Delbart et al., 2006) and local scales (e.g. Tardif et al., 2003; Andreu et al., 2007; Martínez-Villalta et al., 2008). Most of the changes have been caused by human activities, particularly deforestation (Achard et al., 2002; De Fries et a ...
hhidalgo_4th_symp
... process of identifying if an observed change is significantly different from what would be expected from natural internal climate variability (Hegerl et al. 2006). Attribution of anthropogenic climate change is the process of identifying if the observed change is: a) consistent with the type of chan ...
... process of identifying if an observed change is significantly different from what would be expected from natural internal climate variability (Hegerl et al. 2006). Attribution of anthropogenic climate change is the process of identifying if the observed change is: a) consistent with the type of chan ...
Climate Change and Human Mobility in Indigenous Communities of
... Not only are Russia’s vast permafrost areas predicted to turn into swamp but northern Russia’s, and particularly Siberia’s vast permafrost area sits on top of large methane deposits that will further exacerbate global climate change if and when they are released due to permafrost degradation. In add ...
... Not only are Russia’s vast permafrost areas predicted to turn into swamp but northern Russia’s, and particularly Siberia’s vast permafrost area sits on top of large methane deposits that will further exacerbate global climate change if and when they are released due to permafrost degradation. In add ...
Climate Change in the American Christian Mind: March 2015
... evangelicals), but few currently consider it either a major religious (5%, 6%, and 9%, respectively) or spiritual issue (8%, 6%, and 9%). Most evangelicals, Catholics, and non-evangelical Protestants say it is important to them personally to care for future generations of people (86%, 82%, and 82%, ...
... evangelicals), but few currently consider it either a major religious (5%, 6%, and 9%, respectively) or spiritual issue (8%, 6%, and 9%). Most evangelicals, Catholics, and non-evangelical Protestants say it is important to them personally to care for future generations of people (86%, 82%, and 82%, ...
(projdoc).
... The major factor of vulnerability of the coastal areas is the rising sea levels with increasingly strong surges capable of causing surface and underground sea water inundation (French et al. 1995; Crammer 2007), which is capable of damaging the socio-economic infrastructures such as oil prospecting ...
... The major factor of vulnerability of the coastal areas is the rising sea levels with increasingly strong surges capable of causing surface and underground sea water inundation (French et al. 1995; Crammer 2007), which is capable of damaging the socio-economic infrastructures such as oil prospecting ...
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... purpose of the CDM (to assist non-Annex I in achieving sustainable development). Another aspect of relevance for our analysis is that the ‘non-carbon welfare effects’ associated with the CDM are potentially very important for the non-Annex I countries, when they decide on whether or not to particip ...
... purpose of the CDM (to assist non-Annex I in achieving sustainable development). Another aspect of relevance for our analysis is that the ‘non-carbon welfare effects’ associated with the CDM are potentially very important for the non-Annex I countries, when they decide on whether or not to particip ...
Climate Change and Security in Africa
... First, reduced water supply and growing demand will, in some places, lead to increasing competition between different sectors of society, different communities and different countries. Under certain conditions, such as poor governance and existing ethnic division, these stresses may turn violent. Se ...
... First, reduced water supply and growing demand will, in some places, lead to increasing competition between different sectors of society, different communities and different countries. Under certain conditions, such as poor governance and existing ethnic division, these stresses may turn violent. Se ...
Global warming
Global warming and climate change are terms for the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system and its related effects.Multiple lines of scientific evidence show that the climate system is warming. Although the increase of near-surface atmospheric temperature is the measure of global warming often reported in the popular press, most of the additional energy stored in the climate system since 1970 has gone into ocean warming. The remainder has melted ice, and warmed the continents and atmosphere. Many of the observed changes since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia.Scientific understanding of global warming is increasing. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported in 2014 that scientists were more than 95% certain that most of global warming is caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases and other human (anthropogenic) activities. Climate model projections summarized in the report indicated that during the 21st century the global surface temperature is likely to rise a further 0.3 to 1.7 °C (0.5 to 3.1 °F) for their lowest emissions scenario using stringent mitigation and 2.6 to 4.8 °C (4.7 to 8.6 °F) for their highest. These findings have been recognized by the national science academies of the major industrialized nations.Future climate change and associated impacts will differ from region to region around the globe. Anticipated effects include warming global temperature, rising sea levels, changing precipitation, and expansion of deserts in the subtropics. Warming is expected to be greatest in the Arctic, with the continuing retreat of glaciers, permafrost and sea ice. Other likely changes include more frequent extreme weather events including heat waves, droughts, heavy rainfall, and heavy snowfall; ocean acidification; and species extinctions due to shifting temperature regimes. Effects significant to humans include the threat to food security from decreasing crop yields and the abandonment of populated areas due to flooding.Possible societal responses to global warming include mitigation by emissions reduction, adaptation to its effects, building systems resilient to its effects, and possible future climate engineering. Most countries are parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),whose ultimate objective is to prevent dangerous anthropogenic climate change. The UNFCCC have adopted a range of policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to assist in adaptation to global warming. Parties to the UNFCCC have agreed that deep cuts in emissions are required, and that future global warming should be limited to below 2.0 °C (3.6 °F) relative to the pre-industrial level.