UK climate change policy: how does it affect competitiveness?
... reduction target for 2030. The EU has set a target to reduce its annual emissions of greenhouse gases by at least 40 per cent compared to their 1990 level by 2030. The UK’s share of meeting this goal is likely to be a target in the range of 51 and 57 per cent. The Committee on Climate Change’s advic ...
... reduction target for 2030. The EU has set a target to reduce its annual emissions of greenhouse gases by at least 40 per cent compared to their 1990 level by 2030. The UK’s share of meeting this goal is likely to be a target in the range of 51 and 57 per cent. The Committee on Climate Change’s advic ...
A Guide for Incorporating Adaptation to Climate
... that, while the average temperature may be increasing, sometimes temperatures may be colder than usual, as well as hotter. Extreme events include wind, storms, and precipitation. In coastal areas, sea level rise and storm surges can combine to create a major threat to infrastructure. Depending on th ...
... that, while the average temperature may be increasing, sometimes temperatures may be colder than usual, as well as hotter. Extreme events include wind, storms, and precipitation. In coastal areas, sea level rise and storm surges can combine to create a major threat to infrastructure. Depending on th ...
insight - Green Climate Fund
... Cities are responsible for 75% of all emissions. They consume more than 75% of the planet’s natural resources and use 60-80% of the our energy. Reducing emissions from cities can therefore make a major contribution to global mitigation efforts. However, cities are also likely to be highly vulnerable ...
... Cities are responsible for 75% of all emissions. They consume more than 75% of the planet’s natural resources and use 60-80% of the our energy. Reducing emissions from cities can therefore make a major contribution to global mitigation efforts. However, cities are also likely to be highly vulnerable ...
Climate Reconstruction from Subsurface Temperatures
... indicators from the continents and some oceanic islands. There are, of course, important meteorologic observations over longer time periods in a few selected areas, but it was not until the latter decades of the nineteenth century that geographic coverage was widespread in both the northern and sout ...
... indicators from the continents and some oceanic islands. There are, of course, important meteorologic observations over longer time periods in a few selected areas, but it was not until the latter decades of the nineteenth century that geographic coverage was widespread in both the northern and sout ...
11.2MB - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
... “[...] NOTES that scientific uncertainties exist in translating a temperature increase of 2°C into greenhouse gas concentrations and emission paths; ... ... however, RECOGNISES that recent scientific research and work under the IPCC indicates that it is unlikely that stabilisation of greenhouse gas ...
... “[...] NOTES that scientific uncertainties exist in translating a temperature increase of 2°C into greenhouse gas concentrations and emission paths; ... ... however, RECOGNISES that recent scientific research and work under the IPCC indicates that it is unlikely that stabilisation of greenhouse gas ...
Transportation, Air Pollution, and Climate Change | US EPA
... We rely on three integrated assessment models (IAMs) commonly used to estimate the SCC: the FUND, DICE, and PAGE models.2 These models are frequently cited in the peer-reviewed literature and used in the IPCC assessment. Each model is given equal weight in the SCC values developed through this proce ...
... We rely on three integrated assessment models (IAMs) commonly used to estimate the SCC: the FUND, DICE, and PAGE models.2 These models are frequently cited in the peer-reviewed literature and used in the IPCC assessment. Each model is given equal weight in the SCC values developed through this proce ...
GCOS - WMO
... GCOS is the single point for coordination, working through bodies such as the WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS), GOOS, the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) and the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS) for implementation; and plays a significant role fo ...
... GCOS is the single point for coordination, working through bodies such as the WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS), GOOS, the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) and the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS) for implementation; and plays a significant role fo ...
Farmer beliefs and concerns about climate change and attitudes
... Working Group 2011). While agriculture can contribute substantially to carbon storage in soil and plant biomass, current production systems are a significant emitter of CO2. Moreover, it is estimated that agriculture contributes between 10 and 15 % of global anthropogenic GHG emissions (Climate Chan ...
... Working Group 2011). While agriculture can contribute substantially to carbon storage in soil and plant biomass, current production systems are a significant emitter of CO2. Moreover, it is estimated that agriculture contributes between 10 and 15 % of global anthropogenic GHG emissions (Climate Chan ...
Meeting the needs of Future Generations
... inclusion of indicators of intergenerational wellbeing could increase the quality of consideration given to the needs of future generations by present-day policy making. Existing indexes such as the index for sustainable economic welfare5, explicitly try to combine intergenerational equity with equi ...
... inclusion of indicators of intergenerational wellbeing could increase the quality of consideration given to the needs of future generations by present-day policy making. Existing indexes such as the index for sustainable economic welfare5, explicitly try to combine intergenerational equity with equi ...
Climate Justice as a Spiritual Challenge in an Oil
... consensus among climate scientists that humanly induced climate change is taking place, and that the emissions caused by the use of fossil fuels are the main cause of this anthropogenic and potentially disastrous climate change (cf. IPCC 2012). This is, of course, a very short version of the knowled ...
... consensus among climate scientists that humanly induced climate change is taking place, and that the emissions caused by the use of fossil fuels are the main cause of this anthropogenic and potentially disastrous climate change (cf. IPCC 2012). This is, of course, a very short version of the knowled ...
Resistance to change: A social psychological
... polarization—including a well-funded movement designed to “manufacture uncertainty” about the science of climate change (see also Dunlap and Jacques 2013; Klein 2014; Oreskes and Conway 2010). I will focus instead on an often underappreciated ideological factor, which we refer to as system justifica ...
... polarization—including a well-funded movement designed to “manufacture uncertainty” about the science of climate change (see also Dunlap and Jacques 2013; Klein 2014; Oreskes and Conway 2010). I will focus instead on an often underappreciated ideological factor, which we refer to as system justifica ...
atmospheric phenomena and climate evaluating the effect of climatic
... with vascular plants, primarily, with graminoids (grasses and graminaceous plants). In the typical and southern tundras, expansion of shrub and tree-line shift serve as the primary indicators of changing biomes. Changes in the biome compositions can have both warming and cooling actions. Given that ...
... with vascular plants, primarily, with graminoids (grasses and graminaceous plants). In the typical and southern tundras, expansion of shrub and tree-line shift serve as the primary indicators of changing biomes. Changes in the biome compositions can have both warming and cooling actions. Given that ...
changing patterns of rain or power? how an idea of
... It can thus be said that this idea is currently ‘travelling’ to the Global South with pronounced force. The assumption that Africa is very likely to be at the dawn of facing an intense reshaping of how people (should) relate and adapt to a rapidly changing climate forms one of the most salient eleme ...
... It can thus be said that this idea is currently ‘travelling’ to the Global South with pronounced force. The assumption that Africa is very likely to be at the dawn of facing an intense reshaping of how people (should) relate and adapt to a rapidly changing climate forms one of the most salient eleme ...
Gaia and natural selection
... Most criticisms of Gaia have focused on the need for evolutionary mechanisms by which regulatory feedback loops could have arisen or be maintained. One criticism was that the hypothesis implies teleology, some conscious foresight or planning by the biota3. Another was that the Earth is not a unit of ...
... Most criticisms of Gaia have focused on the need for evolutionary mechanisms by which regulatory feedback loops could have arisen or be maintained. One criticism was that the hypothesis implies teleology, some conscious foresight or planning by the biota3. Another was that the Earth is not a unit of ...
National Security and the Threat of Climate Change
... change, including setting targets for long term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. 3. The U.S. should commit to global partnerships that help less developed nations build the capacity and resiliency to better manage climate impacts. As President Bush noted in his State of the Union speech, “Our ...
... change, including setting targets for long term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. 3. The U.S. should commit to global partnerships that help less developed nations build the capacity and resiliency to better manage climate impacts. As President Bush noted in his State of the Union speech, “Our ...
a new report
... change, including setting targets for long term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. 3. The U.S. should commit to global partnerships that help less developed nations build the capacity and resiliency to better manage climate impacts. As President Bush noted in his State of the Union speech, “Our ...
... change, including setting targets for long term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. 3. The U.S. should commit to global partnerships that help less developed nations build the capacity and resiliency to better manage climate impacts. As President Bush noted in his State of the Union speech, “Our ...
Project Name
... Global climate is changing rapidly. The Third assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC’s Third Assessment Report, 2001) has concluded that with the continuing emission of greenhouse gases, the Earth’s mean surface temperature will increase between 1.5 to up to 5.8 deg ...
... Global climate is changing rapidly. The Third assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC’s Third Assessment Report, 2001) has concluded that with the continuing emission of greenhouse gases, the Earth’s mean surface temperature will increase between 1.5 to up to 5.8 deg ...
Human Mobility in the context of Climate Change
... 29. With regard to tools for identifying and appraising adaptation options, IDMC has developed a probability model that estimates the likelihood of future displacement. The model is based on the scale of displacement related to reported disasters. This research and modelling includes a decision supp ...
... 29. With regard to tools for identifying and appraising adaptation options, IDMC has developed a probability model that estimates the likelihood of future displacement. The model is based on the scale of displacement related to reported disasters. This research and modelling includes a decision supp ...
Is it Ethical to Use a Single Probability Density Function?
... new capabilities in information technology help RDM facilitate such reasoning. Just as people routinely use search engines like Google to scan millions of websites to find information that interests them, so RDM uses computer search and visualization on databases of many model runs to help decisionm ...
... new capabilities in information technology help RDM facilitate such reasoning. Just as people routinely use search engines like Google to scan millions of websites to find information that interests them, so RDM uses computer search and visualization on databases of many model runs to help decisionm ...
Dealing with the uncertainties of climate engineering
... The complex and dynamic environments in these studies need to be controlled by the participants. This requires them to make decisions in consecutive rounds. In other words, rather than taking one single decision in order to complete the task, the participants need to make a series of interdependent ...
... The complex and dynamic environments in these studies need to be controlled by the participants. This requires them to make decisions in consecutive rounds. In other words, rather than taking one single decision in order to complete the task, the participants need to make a series of interdependent ...
The effect of climate and climate change on ammonia emissions in
... et al., 2011). The effects of regional variation in climate on ammonia emissions therefore need to be explored, and the governing processes that cause these variations must be included in CTM and CCM models. The effect of ammonia on climate has recently been discussed (de Vries et al., 2011; Erisman ...
... et al., 2011). The effects of regional variation in climate on ammonia emissions therefore need to be explored, and the governing processes that cause these variations must be included in CTM and CCM models. The effect of ammonia on climate has recently been discussed (de Vries et al., 2011; Erisman ...
Climate Change News 13 July 10
... “Bringing forest carbon projects to market” recognises a much under-utilised sector of carbon reduction effort and identifies opportunities for profitable forest carbon project development. The guide was authored by a team at French environmental consultants ONF International and funded by UN Enviro ...
... “Bringing forest carbon projects to market” recognises a much under-utilised sector of carbon reduction effort and identifies opportunities for profitable forest carbon project development. The guide was authored by a team at French environmental consultants ONF International and funded by UN Enviro ...
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... reported on October 21, 2011 tropical depression 12E caused the overflow of 132 rivers, 419 landslides, 185 floods, 18 cases of subsidence and 20 sunken areas (www.ifrc.org). Another main concern regarding rising global temperatures and climate variability is maintaining biodiversity in certain area ...
... reported on October 21, 2011 tropical depression 12E caused the overflow of 132 rivers, 419 landslides, 185 floods, 18 cases of subsidence and 20 sunken areas (www.ifrc.org). Another main concern regarding rising global temperatures and climate variability is maintaining biodiversity in certain area ...
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.