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... as role models for their surrounding communities and in educating the people who will develop the social, economic, and technological solutions to address global warming and help create a ...
... as role models for their surrounding communities and in educating the people who will develop the social, economic, and technological solutions to address global warming and help create a ...
Water: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and
... cabinet-level body of agencies responsible for scientific research in the U.S. government. The Global Change Research Act gave voice to early scientific findings that human activities were starting to change the global climate: “(1) Industrial, agricultural, and other human activities, coupled with ...
... cabinet-level body of agencies responsible for scientific research in the U.S. government. The Global Change Research Act gave voice to early scientific findings that human activities were starting to change the global climate: “(1) Industrial, agricultural, and other human activities, coupled with ...
Global Carbon Pricing - Carbon
... The source of the fallacy that no useful collective agreement is possible can be found in the pre-Kyoto assumption that the only meaningful climate commitments are emissionquantity commitments. This is far from true. But environmentalists, oriented toward command-and-control, insisted on quantity. T ...
... The source of the fallacy that no useful collective agreement is possible can be found in the pre-Kyoto assumption that the only meaningful climate commitments are emissionquantity commitments. This is far from true. But environmentalists, oriented toward command-and-control, insisted on quantity. T ...
Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in the European Union
... profound changes in the near future. Due to its mixture of many functions and resources with often high population densities, the coastal zone is a complex area to manage and requires a holistic integrated approach. Three main triggers driving ICZM programmes are the increasing population density in ...
... profound changes in the near future. Due to its mixture of many functions and resources with often high population densities, the coastal zone is a complex area to manage and requires a holistic integrated approach. Three main triggers driving ICZM programmes are the increasing population density in ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Context of Sustainable
... reducing vulnerability, particularly for the most vulnerable regions, nations, and socioeconomic groups. Activities required for the enhancement of adaptive capacity are essentially equivalent to those promoting sustainable development. Climate adaptation and equity goals can be jointly pursued by i ...
... reducing vulnerability, particularly for the most vulnerable regions, nations, and socioeconomic groups. Activities required for the enhancement of adaptive capacity are essentially equivalent to those promoting sustainable development. Climate adaptation and equity goals can be jointly pursued by i ...
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... In 1997, industrialized countries agreed on the Kyoto Protocol that, when in effect, sets binding greenhouse gas emission targets for developed countries for the five-year period 2008 to 2012. If Canada ratifies the Protocol, it will be required to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to six percent ...
... In 1997, industrialized countries agreed on the Kyoto Protocol that, when in effect, sets binding greenhouse gas emission targets for developed countries for the five-year period 2008 to 2012. If Canada ratifies the Protocol, it will be required to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to six percent ...
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas - C
... In 1997, industrialized countries agreed on the Kyoto Protocol that, when in effect, sets binding greenhouse gas emission targets for developed countries for the five-year period 2008 to 2012. If Canada ratifies the Protocol, it will be required to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to six percent ...
... In 1997, industrialized countries agreed on the Kyoto Protocol that, when in effect, sets binding greenhouse gas emission targets for developed countries for the five-year period 2008 to 2012. If Canada ratifies the Protocol, it will be required to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to six percent ...
UK`s Second Biennial Report
... the UK’s Air Quality Pollutant Inventory, used for reporting emissions to other international agreements, including the Gothenburg Protocol and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution. The majority of the underlying information i ...
... the UK’s Air Quality Pollutant Inventory, used for reporting emissions to other international agreements, including the Gothenburg Protocol and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution. The majority of the underlying information i ...
1-Thesis Synthesis
... As part of this process, I have considered the role of risk, uncertainty, ignorance and indeterminacy in the translation of science to public policy, and the increasing acceptance of precaution as a guiding principle for human interaction with nature. ...
... As part of this process, I have considered the role of risk, uncertainty, ignorance and indeterminacy in the translation of science to public policy, and the increasing acceptance of precaution as a guiding principle for human interaction with nature. ...
Trends in Economic and Insured Losses from Weather-Related Events: a new analysis
... the affect [sic] of the 2004 and 2005 Atlantic hurricane seasons as well as by the bias in US wealth relative to other developing regions”. The results of Muir-Wood et al. (2006) have been widely cited, including by Stern (2007; see Box 2) and IPCC (2007b), although this has been criticised (eg Piel ...
... the affect [sic] of the 2004 and 2005 Atlantic hurricane seasons as well as by the bias in US wealth relative to other developing regions”. The results of Muir-Wood et al. (2006) have been widely cited, including by Stern (2007; see Box 2) and IPCC (2007b), although this has been criticised (eg Piel ...
Human Adaptation to Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and Its
... As part of this process, I have considered the role of risk, uncertainty, ignorance and indeterminacy in the translation of science to public policy, and the increasing acceptance of precaution as a guiding principle for human interaction with nature. ...
... As part of this process, I have considered the role of risk, uncertainty, ignorance and indeterminacy in the translation of science to public policy, and the increasing acceptance of precaution as a guiding principle for human interaction with nature. ...
Situation Analysis on Climate Change - 400 Bad Request
... in the latter. As both countries begin to face ever increasing temperatures and ever more erratic precipitation, they will be forced to find greater common cause in their shared water resources. In this spirit, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has begun an international ...
... in the latter. As both countries begin to face ever increasing temperatures and ever more erratic precipitation, they will be forced to find greater common cause in their shared water resources. In this spirit, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has begun an international ...
Coral Bleaching and Global Climate Change: Scientific Findings
... Abstract: In 1998, tropical sea surface temperatures were the highest on record, topping off a 50year trend for some tropical oceans. In the same year, coral reefs around the world suffered the most extensive and severe bleaching (loss of symbiotic algae) and subsequent mortality on record. These ev ...
... Abstract: In 1998, tropical sea surface temperatures were the highest on record, topping off a 50year trend for some tropical oceans. In the same year, coral reefs around the world suffered the most extensive and severe bleaching (loss of symbiotic algae) and subsequent mortality on record. These ev ...
Impact of Global Warming on Insurance Lawyers and Their Clients
... no, how do you account for climate change in your risk management? Describe your company’s process for identifying climate change-related risks and assessing the degree that they could affect your business, including financial implications. Summarize the current or anticipated risks that climate cha ...
... no, how do you account for climate change in your risk management? Describe your company’s process for identifying climate change-related risks and assessing the degree that they could affect your business, including financial implications. Summarize the current or anticipated risks that climate cha ...
Fluvial responses to climate and sea-level change
... provide a context for observed historical trends and predicted near-future conditions. Second, development of sequence-stratigraphic concepts and methods (e.g. Vail et al., 1977; Jervey, 1988; Posamentier & Vail, 1988; Posamentier et al., 1988) provided a potential unifying framework for much of sed ...
... provide a context for observed historical trends and predicted near-future conditions. Second, development of sequence-stratigraphic concepts and methods (e.g. Vail et al., 1977; Jervey, 1988; Posamentier & Vail, 1988; Posamentier et al., 1988) provided a potential unifying framework for much of sed ...
Pennsylvania Climate Impact Assessment Report to
... utilization of fugitive greenhouse gas emissions, and other mitigation strategies. The Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finds that “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal…” and that “Observational evidence from all continents and most ocean ...
... utilization of fugitive greenhouse gas emissions, and other mitigation strategies. The Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finds that “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal…” and that “Observational evidence from all continents and most ocean ...
Queensland Climate Change Centre of
... upon which we build economic strength and natural resilience. It’s the beginning and the end of any discussion about society’s future. Sustainability isn’t something to be considered in isolation, almost as an afterthought. It must be central to our planning, thinking and acting, as we seek to live ...
... upon which we build economic strength and natural resilience. It’s the beginning and the end of any discussion about society’s future. Sustainability isn’t something to be considered in isolation, almost as an afterthought. It must be central to our planning, thinking and acting, as we seek to live ...
impacts on forests from Climate Change
... of future climate scenarios with a focus on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. We describe the contemporary landscape and major existing climate trends using state climatological data, as well as potential future climate trends for this region using downscaled global data from general circulat ...
... of future climate scenarios with a focus on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. We describe the contemporary landscape and major existing climate trends using state climatological data, as well as potential future climate trends for this region using downscaled global data from general circulat ...
Projected climate change impacts on North Sea and Baltic Sea
... The ecosystems in both seas have been shown to be vulnerable to climate variation in the past (Alheit et al., 2005; Beaugrand and Reid, 2003; Daewel and Schrum, 2013) and potential future climate impacts are to be expected. Through the development of targeted scenarios, global climate models (GCMs) ...
... The ecosystems in both seas have been shown to be vulnerable to climate variation in the past (Alheit et al., 2005; Beaugrand and Reid, 2003; Daewel and Schrum, 2013) and potential future climate impacts are to be expected. Through the development of targeted scenarios, global climate models (GCMs) ...
Girl Guide Climate Change Challenge Table of Contents
... are burning what is known as a fossil fuel. Fossil fuels are made from the carbon of plants and animals that decomposed millions of years ago. Over time, these decomposed materials were buried by layers of soil and other decaying material. Heat and pressure converted the materials into what we now c ...
... are burning what is known as a fossil fuel. Fossil fuels are made from the carbon of plants and animals that decomposed millions of years ago. Over time, these decomposed materials were buried by layers of soil and other decaying material. Heat and pressure converted the materials into what we now c ...
Glacier shrinkage and climatic change in the Russian Altai from the
... estimate the changes. 256 glaciers with a combined area of 253 ± 5.1 km2 have been identified in the region in 2004. Estimation of changes in extent of 126 glaciers with the individual areas not less than 0.5 km2 in 1952 revealed a 19.7 ± 5.8% reduction. The observed glacier retreat is primarily dri ...
... estimate the changes. 256 glaciers with a combined area of 253 ± 5.1 km2 have been identified in the region in 2004. Estimation of changes in extent of 126 glaciers with the individual areas not less than 0.5 km2 in 1952 revealed a 19.7 ± 5.8% reduction. The observed glacier retreat is primarily dri ...
Local climate change adaptation planning A guide for
... The purpose of this document is to provide local and state government officials with guidance on the process of effectively considering climate change impacts in policy development and delivery, with an emphasis on place-based adaptation. The guide is an introduction to a suite of widely applicable ...
... The purpose of this document is to provide local and state government officials with guidance on the process of effectively considering climate change impacts in policy development and delivery, with an emphasis on place-based adaptation. The guide is an introduction to a suite of widely applicable ...
IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 4 SECOND
... The section lacks information on the effect of climate change on plant-pollinator interaction. Although it is important to There is a section on pollination (4.3.4.4), where this additional provide precise information on the potential impacts of different climate change scenarios on crop pollination ...
... The section lacks information on the effect of climate change on plant-pollinator interaction. Although it is important to There is a section on pollination (4.3.4.4), where this additional provide precise information on the potential impacts of different climate change scenarios on crop pollination ...
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.