The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond: The World After 2012
... Bank has financed will over the next 20 to 50 years add carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere equivalent to 1.3 times the total amount emitted by all the world’s countries in 1995.21 To achieve a higher level of policy integration then, climate objectives, and environmental goals more broadly, ...
... Bank has financed will over the next 20 to 50 years add carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere equivalent to 1.3 times the total amount emitted by all the world’s countries in 1995.21 To achieve a higher level of policy integration then, climate objectives, and environmental goals more broadly, ...
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... Lastly, what does the future hold for wine production under climate change? One study finds that many wine regions around the world have reached an optimal growing season temperature threshold above which vintage quality tends to decline (Jones et al., 2005). In fact, longer term predictions about t ...
... Lastly, what does the future hold for wine production under climate change? One study finds that many wine regions around the world have reached an optimal growing season temperature threshold above which vintage quality tends to decline (Jones et al., 2005). In fact, longer term predictions about t ...
The National Climate Change Response Policy
... • Create a transitional climate finance system to support implementation of priority mitigation and adaptation actions • Create a transitional tracking facility • Partner with domestic financial institutions to fast track and mainstream climate resilient development • Suport donor organisations in t ...
... • Create a transitional climate finance system to support implementation of priority mitigation and adaptation actions • Create a transitional tracking facility • Partner with domestic financial institutions to fast track and mainstream climate resilient development • Suport donor organisations in t ...
Thematic Sub-Priority 1.1.6.3 Global Change and Ecosystems
... Support Actions according the other topics is not fixed and will depend of excellence and budget availability; the topics for Specific Support Actions are presented separately at the end of this section. In order to achieve its objectives and contribute to an advancement of sustainable development, ...
... Support Actions according the other topics is not fixed and will depend of excellence and budget availability; the topics for Specific Support Actions are presented separately at the end of this section. In order to achieve its objectives and contribute to an advancement of sustainable development, ...
19. spain - European Commission
... enclosed beaches. Research studies have indicated that without beach nourishments, a 0.5 m SLR, which is considered to be a reasonable scenario for Spain by 2100, could result in the disappearance of 40% of the beaches in the east of Cantabria. Such rise in sea level would also result in the disappe ...
... enclosed beaches. Research studies have indicated that without beach nourishments, a 0.5 m SLR, which is considered to be a reasonable scenario for Spain by 2100, could result in the disappearance of 40% of the beaches in the east of Cantabria. Such rise in sea level would also result in the disappe ...
Mirrors and Mazes: A guide through the climate debate – ANZEC
... debate to be as challenging as any exploration venture. There were so many illusionary and false ideas surrounding the topic and leading only to dead ends. I often had to retrace my steps and unravel the illusions before travelling down the next path – hence the title, ‘Mirrors and Mazes’. The idea ...
... debate to be as challenging as any exploration venture. There were so many illusionary and false ideas surrounding the topic and leading only to dead ends. I often had to retrace my steps and unravel the illusions before travelling down the next path – hence the title, ‘Mirrors and Mazes’. The idea ...
On non-marginal cost-benefit analysis: Abstract of Working Paper 18 (1 MB) (opens in new window)
... Hence this paper attempts to address the question of whether “serious errors” could be made by evaluating non-marginal projects with conventional BCA, which uses discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis to determine net present value (NPV). By the term “non-marginal”, we mean sufficiently large for the f ...
... Hence this paper attempts to address the question of whether “serious errors” could be made by evaluating non-marginal projects with conventional BCA, which uses discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis to determine net present value (NPV). By the term “non-marginal”, we mean sufficiently large for the f ...
Climate Change News 33 October 12
... Resources within CGIAR's Mandate," reveals that, with few exceptions, the likely impacts of climate change on key food staples and natural resources are not understood. This is due in part to uncertainties about climate impacts at the local level, as well as interactions between climate and the dist ...
... Resources within CGIAR's Mandate," reveals that, with few exceptions, the likely impacts of climate change on key food staples and natural resources are not understood. This is due in part to uncertainties about climate impacts at the local level, as well as interactions between climate and the dist ...
11.2MB - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
... “[...] the Council believes that global average temperatures should not exceed 2 degrees above pre-industrial level and that therefore concentration levels lower than 550 ppm CO2 should guide global limitation and reduction efforts.[...]” (1939 Council meeting, Luxembourg, 25 June 1996) February 200 ...
... “[...] the Council believes that global average temperatures should not exceed 2 degrees above pre-industrial level and that therefore concentration levels lower than 550 ppm CO2 should guide global limitation and reduction efforts.[...]” (1939 Council meeting, Luxembourg, 25 June 1996) February 200 ...
Extreme Weather Report 2012
... cents a gallon - would eventually result in climate stability' -- 'There is a 10% chance that avg. surface temps will rise by more than 12 degrees F by 2100. Warming on that scale could end life as we know it...The good news is that we could insulate ourselves from catastrophic risk at relatively mo ...
... cents a gallon - would eventually result in climate stability' -- 'There is a 10% chance that avg. surface temps will rise by more than 12 degrees F by 2100. Warming on that scale could end life as we know it...The good news is that we could insulate ourselves from catastrophic risk at relatively mo ...
Terrestrial ecosystems response to future changes
... CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) are specified. The historical simulations are forced by anthropogenic changes in atmospheric concentration of CO2 and non-CO2 greenhouse gases, emissions of aerosols, and land cover as well as by natural solar variability and volcanic aerosols. As a result, over ...
... CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) are specified. The historical simulations are forced by anthropogenic changes in atmospheric concentration of CO2 and non-CO2 greenhouse gases, emissions of aerosols, and land cover as well as by natural solar variability and volcanic aerosols. As a result, over ...
Mesoscale Simulation of Tropical Cyclones in the South Pacific
... actual TC activity remains difficult to assess (Gray 1998; Camargo et al. 2007b). More recent studies have shown that increasing AGCM resolution to around 50 km improves the representation of simulated cyclones (Oouchi et al. 2006; Chauvin et al. 2006; Bengtsson et al. 2007; Zhao et al. 2009). Howev ...
... actual TC activity remains difficult to assess (Gray 1998; Camargo et al. 2007b). More recent studies have shown that increasing AGCM resolution to around 50 km improves the representation of simulated cyclones (Oouchi et al. 2006; Chauvin et al. 2006; Bengtsson et al. 2007; Zhao et al. 2009). Howev ...
How closely do changes in surface and column water vapor follow
... mean relative humidity over the 20th century time-period and the 21st century saturation vapor pressure. We also calculate a purely thermodynamic scaling for column water vapor as the change in the vertically integrated saturation specific humidity over the troposphere. This depends only on temperat ...
... mean relative humidity over the 20th century time-period and the 21st century saturation vapor pressure. We also calculate a purely thermodynamic scaling for column water vapor as the change in the vertically integrated saturation specific humidity over the troposphere. This depends only on temperat ...
Three Key Elements of Post-2012 International Climate Policy
... are expected to continue to grow much faster than U.S. emissions (Blanford, et al. 2008). Even if all of the Annex I countries, including the United States, were to reduce their CO2 emissions to zero by 2030, it would be physically impossible for the world to achieve the frequently ...
... are expected to continue to grow much faster than U.S. emissions (Blanford, et al. 2008). Even if all of the Annex I countries, including the United States, were to reduce their CO2 emissions to zero by 2030, it would be physically impossible for the world to achieve the frequently ...
Climate counseling – new governance in Swedish agriculture
... the outcome of policy (e.g., Gouldson et al., 2008). An example of policy instruments that could meet this description is the provision of advice and information (Steurer, 2011; Taylor et al., 2012). Those subject to such policy participate in an exchange of knowledge and information and are not com ...
... the outcome of policy (e.g., Gouldson et al., 2008). An example of policy instruments that could meet this description is the provision of advice and information (Steurer, 2011; Taylor et al., 2012). Those subject to such policy participate in an exchange of knowledge and information and are not com ...
first biennial report of the united states of america
... change (EOP 2013a). The President’s Climate Action Plan, which consists of a variety of executive actions grounded in existing legal authorities, has three key pillars. Reduce U.S. GHG Emissions During 2009–2011, average U.S. GHG emissions fell to the lowest level for any three-year period since 199 ...
... change (EOP 2013a). The President’s Climate Action Plan, which consists of a variety of executive actions grounded in existing legal authorities, has three key pillars. Reduce U.S. GHG Emissions During 2009–2011, average U.S. GHG emissions fell to the lowest level for any three-year period since 199 ...
Key Developments in CCS- & John Gale General Manager
... R&D activity has led to the development of new solvent-based capture systems. Corrosion prevention strategies and analysis of solvent emissions are still active areas of R&D. Improved absorber design, accurate modelling and simulation of control procedures are now on going These will further enable ...
... R&D activity has led to the development of new solvent-based capture systems. Corrosion prevention strategies and analysis of solvent emissions are still active areas of R&D. Improved absorber design, accurate modelling and simulation of control procedures are now on going These will further enable ...
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... benefits. It is through this explicit balancing that cost-benefit analysis is able to provide both a greenhouse gas goal and a mechanism by which to choose among approaches to attain the goal. In contrast to cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis takes the goal as given and focuses on th ...
... benefits. It is through this explicit balancing that cost-benefit analysis is able to provide both a greenhouse gas goal and a mechanism by which to choose among approaches to attain the goal. In contrast to cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis takes the goal as given and focuses on th ...
Hosed vs. unhosed: interruptions of the Atlantic Meridional
... and the Earth’s orbital configuration (obliquity and precession). Terrestrial ice sheets were set to either the “preindustrial” extents or the full Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) reconstruction of the Paleoclimate Model Intercomparison Project 3 (https://pmip3.lsce.ipsl.fr), in which case the ocean bath ...
... and the Earth’s orbital configuration (obliquity and precession). Terrestrial ice sheets were set to either the “preindustrial” extents or the full Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) reconstruction of the Paleoclimate Model Intercomparison Project 3 (https://pmip3.lsce.ipsl.fr), in which case the ocean bath ...
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... There is a growing concern about climate change and the impact it has on people and the ecosystems on which they depend. Temperatures have already risen 1.4°F since the start of the 20th century – with much of this warming occurring in just the last 30 years. It is also predicted that temperatures w ...
... There is a growing concern about climate change and the impact it has on people and the ecosystems on which they depend. Temperatures have already risen 1.4°F since the start of the 20th century – with much of this warming occurring in just the last 30 years. It is also predicted that temperatures w ...
Jack, Jill, and Jane in a Perfect Moral Storm
... climate change damages. Nor are most such acts as gratuitous, well-understood, or inherently risky as shooting burning debris into the air for purposes of entertainment. Still, analogies are not identities and argument can go on indefinitely about which hypothetical cases are the best analogies to v ...
... climate change damages. Nor are most such acts as gratuitous, well-understood, or inherently risky as shooting burning debris into the air for purposes of entertainment. Still, analogies are not identities and argument can go on indefinitely about which hypothetical cases are the best analogies to v ...
Climate Engineering under the Paris Agreement
... are projected to have potentially severe land use, water and biodiversity consequences, as well as uncertain ecosystem impacts. The land use impacts have implications for agriculture and food security, which carry with them human rights concerns and trade-offs against other sustainability goals. SRM ...
... are projected to have potentially severe land use, water and biodiversity consequences, as well as uncertain ecosystem impacts. The land use impacts have implications for agriculture and food security, which carry with them human rights concerns and trade-offs against other sustainability goals. SRM ...
2011 Duffy
... The islands of Pacific Oceania face unprecedented anthropogenic climate change within this century. Rising sea levels, increasing ocean acidification, warming land and sea temperatures, increasing droughts, and changes in the frequency and intensity of storms are likely to reorder or destroy ecosyst ...
... The islands of Pacific Oceania face unprecedented anthropogenic climate change within this century. Rising sea levels, increasing ocean acidification, warming land and sea temperatures, increasing droughts, and changes in the frequency and intensity of storms are likely to reorder or destroy ecosyst ...
Predator prey interactions under climate change: the importance of
... most predictions of the effects of climate change on species distributions, and indeed most ecological studies, base estimates of climate-influenced predatorprey interactions on measurements of habitat temperature. Here we show that the relative difference in body temperature between a predator and ...
... most predictions of the effects of climate change on species distributions, and indeed most ecological studies, base estimates of climate-influenced predatorprey interactions on measurements of habitat temperature. Here we show that the relative difference in body temperature between a predator and ...