projected climate change impacts on energy and peak demand in
... to assess future projections, in isolation of other social factors. Future temperature scenarios are combined with these relationships to project changes in future energy and peak demand. Future temperature scenarios are derived from an ensemble of 27 Global Climate Model (GCM) simulations. Annual b ...
... to assess future projections, in isolation of other social factors. Future temperature scenarios are combined with these relationships to project changes in future energy and peak demand. Future temperature scenarios are derived from an ensemble of 27 Global Climate Model (GCM) simulations. Annual b ...
Risk, uncertainty and the institutional geographies of
... ambiguity, ignorance, surprise and indeterminacy, as a term for qualifying our knowledge about the world and its dynamics (Stirling, 2007; Wynne, 1992). Thus Knight (1921) classically distinguished risk, where the probability and impacts of an event occurring are known in advance so that expected ga ...
... ambiguity, ignorance, surprise and indeterminacy, as a term for qualifying our knowledge about the world and its dynamics (Stirling, 2007; Wynne, 1992). Thus Knight (1921) classically distinguished risk, where the probability and impacts of an event occurring are known in advance so that expected ga ...
Crime, Weather, and Climate Change
... to weather, such a hypothesis implies that weather conditions that foster social interactions are likely to increase crime rates. A third possible explanation draws on theories in which external conditions directly affect human judgment in ways that cause heightened aggression and loss of control (C ...
... to weather, such a hypothesis implies that weather conditions that foster social interactions are likely to increase crime rates. A third possible explanation draws on theories in which external conditions directly affect human judgment in ways that cause heightened aggression and loss of control (C ...
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... Greenhouse gases have accumulated in the atmosphere for centuries and the decay of most greenhouse gases takes more than fifty years. Therefore, the global warming problem will persist for at least the next century. Climate change is expected to do damages to the economy, with estimates of, on avera ...
... Greenhouse gases have accumulated in the atmosphere for centuries and the decay of most greenhouse gases takes more than fifty years. Therefore, the global warming problem will persist for at least the next century. Climate change is expected to do damages to the economy, with estimates of, on avera ...
Climate Change and India: A 4x4 Assessment
... We need to build our own independent and credible research capacity on these issues. This report is a step in this direction. In particular, the knowledge and understanding of impacts as deduced from the Global Circulation Models and Regional Climate Models are not adequate to assess the impacts and ...
... We need to build our own independent and credible research capacity on these issues. This report is a step in this direction. In particular, the knowledge and understanding of impacts as deduced from the Global Circulation Models and Regional Climate Models are not adequate to assess the impacts and ...
S TAT E O F T H E WO R... Into a Warming World 2 0
... with adverse effects, including changing variability and extremes. It can be seen as an outcome of the seriousness of the stress and the ability of a system to respond to it. Adaptation is a related concept that refers specifically to the adjustments made in natural or human systems in response to a ...
... with adverse effects, including changing variability and extremes. It can be seen as an outcome of the seriousness of the stress and the ability of a system to respond to it. Adaptation is a related concept that refers specifically to the adjustments made in natural or human systems in response to a ...
Climate Change Risk Analysis: Assessment of Future Natural
... environments, and public health. With the Northeast warming at a rate of nearly 0.5 degrees F per decade, the Northeast Climate Impact Assessment estimates that by the end of the century Massachusetts’s climate will be similar to that of New Jersey or Virginia depending on the rate at which the emis ...
... environments, and public health. With the Northeast warming at a rate of nearly 0.5 degrees F per decade, the Northeast Climate Impact Assessment estimates that by the end of the century Massachusetts’s climate will be similar to that of New Jersey or Virginia depending on the rate at which the emis ...
Selected International Legal Materials on Global Warming and
... development within a more sustainable international economic and political order. It cannot do both. It must be acknowledged that the arms race and development are in a competitive relationship, particularly in terms of resources, but also in the vital dimension of attitudes and perceptions." The sa ...
... development within a more sustainable international economic and political order. It cannot do both. It must be acknowledged that the arms race and development are in a competitive relationship, particularly in terms of resources, but also in the vital dimension of attitudes and perceptions." The sa ...
Special events
... indicated by the d18O measurements was probably significant enough to temporarily shut down thermohaline circulation in the North Atlantic. ...
... indicated by the d18O measurements was probably significant enough to temporarily shut down thermohaline circulation in the North Atlantic. ...
Special events
... indicated by the d18O measurements was probably significant enough to temporarily shut down thermohaline circulation in the North Atlantic. ...
... indicated by the d18O measurements was probably significant enough to temporarily shut down thermohaline circulation in the North Atlantic. ...
Lebanon Country Report February - March 2013
... The expert reviewed the parts relevant to climate change mitigation in the reports and documents on Lebanon such as the Second National Communication, report of EU on the Climate Change Risk Assessment in the Arab countries (Country profile of Lebanon), National Environmental Economic and Developmen ...
... The expert reviewed the parts relevant to climate change mitigation in the reports and documents on Lebanon such as the Second National Communication, report of EU on the Climate Change Risk Assessment in the Arab countries (Country profile of Lebanon), National Environmental Economic and Developmen ...
The future is here: climate change in the Pacific
... these are likely to be in the Asia-Pacific region, with that number growing to around 150 million4 by 2100. Many people will resettle within their own country, and Pacific island governments are already tackling climate changerelated relocation and resettlement. But not all people forced to leave th ...
... these are likely to be in the Asia-Pacific region, with that number growing to around 150 million4 by 2100. Many people will resettle within their own country, and Pacific island governments are already tackling climate changerelated relocation and resettlement. But not all people forced to leave th ...
Lecture 2 FINAL DRAFT
... success of policy proposals are deeply influenced by a host of socio-economic and political factors. More and better science and technology, alone, will not lead to optimal climate policies. Climate change policy makers face many challenges. They must deal with considerable and irreducible uncertain ...
... success of policy proposals are deeply influenced by a host of socio-economic and political factors. More and better science and technology, alone, will not lead to optimal climate policies. Climate change policy makers face many challenges. They must deal with considerable and irreducible uncertain ...
FAQs - A Convention For Persons Displaced By Climate Change
... preventive in nature and less focused on the remedial actions that are needed in a refugee context. Finally, although the UNFCCC has an initiative to help states with adaptation to climate change, that ...
... preventive in nature and less focused on the remedial actions that are needed in a refugee context. Finally, although the UNFCCC has an initiative to help states with adaptation to climate change, that ...
Future scenarios of European agricultural land use I. Estimating
... The future of agricultural land use in Europe is unknown but is likely to be influenced by the productivity of crops. Changes in crop productivity are difficult to predict but can be explored by scenarios that represent alternative economic and environmental pathways of future development. We develo ...
... The future of agricultural land use in Europe is unknown but is likely to be influenced by the productivity of crops. Changes in crop productivity are difficult to predict but can be explored by scenarios that represent alternative economic and environmental pathways of future development. We develo ...
Guide to Considering Climate Change in Project Development in
... While mitigation is crucial to limit medium and long‐term impacts from climate change, climate change is already happening, and will continue and is expected to accelerate until the levels of GHGs that are currently in the earth’s atmosphere are reduced. Many GHGs take ap ...
... While mitigation is crucial to limit medium and long‐term impacts from climate change, climate change is already happening, and will continue and is expected to accelerate until the levels of GHGs that are currently in the earth’s atmosphere are reduced. Many GHGs take ap ...
2015 Global Climate Legislation Study - summary for policymakers (English) (opens in new window)
... Parliamentary Hearings on the INDCs to ensure that pledges by governments are subjected to parliamentary scrutiny in advance of COP21. It is important that these pledges must be aligned with national development objectives and that they result in raised, not lowered, national ambition on climate act ...
... Parliamentary Hearings on the INDCs to ensure that pledges by governments are subjected to parliamentary scrutiny in advance of COP21. It is important that these pledges must be aligned with national development objectives and that they result in raised, not lowered, national ambition on climate act ...
Land Resources - Northern Research Station
... and how these disturbances change ecosystems. Active management may increase the resiliency of forests and arid lands to respond to climate change. For example, forest thinning can reduce fire intensity, increase drought tolerance and reduce susceptibility to insect attack. Grazing management and co ...
... and how these disturbances change ecosystems. Active management may increase the resiliency of forests and arid lands to respond to climate change. For example, forest thinning can reduce fire intensity, increase drought tolerance and reduce susceptibility to insect attack. Grazing management and co ...
Urbanization and Climate Change in Small iSland developing StateS
... greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but their size, geography and relatively insularity and remoteness make them particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, with the possible outcomes being far worse than other countries (UN- OHRLLS 2012). Global climate change is increasing the frequency ...
... greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but their size, geography and relatively insularity and remoteness make them particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, with the possible outcomes being far worse than other countries (UN- OHRLLS 2012). Global climate change is increasing the frequency ...
The Potential Contribution of the 2010 Exploratory Study among Tourism Industry
... 2004; Friends of the Earth, n.d). Many scientific studies refer to the term climate change or anthropogenic climate changes as human causes to changes in the earth's climate patterns and climate variability as other changes in climate (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2001, p. 5; IPCC, 200 ...
... 2004; Friends of the Earth, n.d). Many scientific studies refer to the term climate change or anthropogenic climate changes as human causes to changes in the earth's climate patterns and climate variability as other changes in climate (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2001, p. 5; IPCC, 200 ...
Incorporating Climate Change Adaptation into Catchment
... The Catchment Assessment Framework (CAF) was developed through the “Identifying low risk climate change mitigation and adaptation in catchment management while avoiding unintended consequences” project funded by the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF). The aim of the projec ...
... The Catchment Assessment Framework (CAF) was developed through the “Identifying low risk climate change mitigation and adaptation in catchment management while avoiding unintended consequences” project funded by the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF). The aim of the projec ...
Kazakhstan
... reaches 20–30°C. Warming rates observed since 1936 show that the climate of Kazakhstan is becoming warmer, with temperature rise recorded practically everywhere, in all seasons. Between 1936 and 2005, the average annual air temperature increased by 0.31°C for every 10 years.2 Kazakhstan’s remoteness ...
... reaches 20–30°C. Warming rates observed since 1936 show that the climate of Kazakhstan is becoming warmer, with temperature rise recorded practically everywhere, in all seasons. Between 1936 and 2005, the average annual air temperature increased by 0.31°C for every 10 years.2 Kazakhstan’s remoteness ...
Climate change enhances interannual variability of the Nile river flow
... (that is, between 70 km3 yr−1 and 100 km3 yr−1 ) and more high flow events (that is, greater than 100 km3 yr−1 ) (Fig. 3e). To study the sensitivity of our conclusions to the choice of the climate models, the projected changes in the Nile flow are estimated using different combinations of climate mo ...
... (that is, between 70 km3 yr−1 and 100 km3 yr−1 ) and more high flow events (that is, greater than 100 km3 yr−1 ) (Fig. 3e). To study the sensitivity of our conclusions to the choice of the climate models, the projected changes in the Nile flow are estimated using different combinations of climate mo ...
Estimating Future Costs for Alaska Public Infrastructure - ISER
... To start our analysis, we needed to know what experts see for the future. In 2000, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, which laid out a range of climate scenarios, each with specific assumptions about future levels of greenhouse gas em ...
... To start our analysis, we needed to know what experts see for the future. In 2000, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, which laid out a range of climate scenarios, each with specific assumptions about future levels of greenhouse gas em ...