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... discount rate. Because the potential benefits from mitigation accrue many centuries into the future, even small changes in the discount rate can have a large effect on the appropriate emissions price. We approach climate change as a standard asset pricing problem. Carbon in the atmosphere is an ‘ass ...
... discount rate. Because the potential benefits from mitigation accrue many centuries into the future, even small changes in the discount rate can have a large effect on the appropriate emissions price. We approach climate change as a standard asset pricing problem. Carbon in the atmosphere is an ‘ass ...
Powerpoint - Steven J Phipps
... • There is evidence that the period a.d. 900–1200 was warm in the North Atlantic. This Medieval Warm Period,coincides with the Viking settlement of Greenland. • The so-called Little Ice Age, from 1400 to 1850,was a cold period for western Europe as alpine glaciers advanced and temperatures fell by a ...
... • There is evidence that the period a.d. 900–1200 was warm in the North Atlantic. This Medieval Warm Period,coincides with the Viking settlement of Greenland. • The so-called Little Ice Age, from 1400 to 1850,was a cold period for western Europe as alpine glaciers advanced and temperatures fell by a ...
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... accomplish this, we bring together a forestry and an energy-economy-climate model to evaluate the mitigation potential of forest sequestration and to measure the deriving feedback on “traditional” abatement options and on the carbon market as a whole. To put ourselves in a context of a global climat ...
... accomplish this, we bring together a forestry and an energy-economy-climate model to evaluate the mitigation potential of forest sequestration and to measure the deriving feedback on “traditional” abatement options and on the carbon market as a whole. To put ourselves in a context of a global climat ...
Indigenous Australians` knowledge of weather and climate
... observations have been used to compare a number of natural events that now occur earlier across much of the northern hemisphere—from opening of leaves to the return of migratory birds (Whitfield 2001). The value of phenological observations and historical data in climate reconstruction for the perio ...
... observations have been used to compare a number of natural events that now occur earlier across much of the northern hemisphere—from opening of leaves to the return of migratory birds (Whitfield 2001). The value of phenological observations and historical data in climate reconstruction for the perio ...
NPS SWAN report - UAF SNAP - University of Alaska Fairbanks
... A climate variable that drives changes in weather, vegetation, habitat, wildlife, etc. Also referred to as a critical force and a scenario driver. ...
... A climate variable that drives changes in weather, vegetation, habitat, wildlife, etc. Also referred to as a critical force and a scenario driver. ...
S5.2b - United Nations Statistics Division
... › To do that, you use “non homogeneous” data (mixed between first, second, third … releases) › It is always better to estimate several models – In case a X-variable is not available – Because “pooled estimations” are better ...
... › To do that, you use “non homogeneous” data (mixed between first, second, third … releases) › It is always better to estimate several models – In case a X-variable is not available – Because “pooled estimations” are better ...
Responses of vegetation distribution to climate change in China
... China is dominated by the monsoon climate and has a vast land area that covers approximately 10 % of the total world land area. Thus, the climate types in China vary from tropical in the south to cold temperate in the north and from humid in the east to dry in the west. These diverse climates togeth ...
... China is dominated by the monsoon climate and has a vast land area that covers approximately 10 % of the total world land area. Thus, the climate types in China vary from tropical in the south to cold temperate in the north and from humid in the east to dry in the west. These diverse climates togeth ...
... potentially leading to higher winter floods and lower flow in late spring and summer (Safeeq et al., 2013, 2015). In any given region, however, changes in Sf would depend on overall climatic regime as well as the corresponding changes in temperature and precipitation. Specifically, areas where snow ...
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... The climate is changing in many ways, and there is a growing body of literature documenting these changes. Recent observations reported in the National Climate Assessment Public Review Version (NCA; USGCRP, 2013) show that the Northeast of the U.S. is warming and that heavy downpours are increasing ...
... The climate is changing in many ways, and there is a growing body of literature documenting these changes. Recent observations reported in the National Climate Assessment Public Review Version (NCA; USGCRP, 2013) show that the Northeast of the U.S. is warming and that heavy downpours are increasing ...
SPECTR1
... process, the life cycle of a vehicle, or almost any well-defined process. The Monte Carlo simulation is a very powerful modeling methodology, because one can simulate reasonable outcomes that otherwise cannot be computed. The VERT permits solving network problems via its Monte Carlo simulation, whic ...
... process, the life cycle of a vehicle, or almost any well-defined process. The Monte Carlo simulation is a very powerful modeling methodology, because one can simulate reasonable outcomes that otherwise cannot be computed. The VERT permits solving network problems via its Monte Carlo simulation, whic ...
THE ROLE OF LAND - SURFACE PROCESSES IN LOCAL, REGIONAL AND
... − The rains did practically nothing to alleviate the hydrologic drought. Little water was put in reservoirs in our area and did essentially nothing for the drastically decreased water for irrigation wells. − The supply of irrigation water was lengthened by reducing the requirement and thus allowing ...
... − The rains did practically nothing to alleviate the hydrologic drought. Little water was put in reservoirs in our area and did essentially nothing for the drastically decreased water for irrigation wells. − The supply of irrigation water was lengthened by reducing the requirement and thus allowing ...
Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming
... had two inch heals and lifts. His power point presentation began with these words, “The science is straightforward”. He said that last year atmospheric CO2 passed the 400 parts per million level (to which I wanted to shout out, “the more CO2 the greener the planet”). He said we are warming and will ...
... had two inch heals and lifts. His power point presentation began with these words, “The science is straightforward”. He said that last year atmospheric CO2 passed the 400 parts per million level (to which I wanted to shout out, “the more CO2 the greener the planet”). He said we are warming and will ...
crTanzania - University of York File Library
... storms and cyclones are expected to become more frequent, intense and unpredictable (IPCC 2003). Agriculture is by far Tanzania's most important economic sector, in terms of both employment provision and contribution to GDP. Unfortunately, the large degree of dependency on this sector renders the Ta ...
... storms and cyclones are expected to become more frequent, intense and unpredictable (IPCC 2003). Agriculture is by far Tanzania's most important economic sector, in terms of both employment provision and contribution to GDP. Unfortunately, the large degree of dependency on this sector renders the Ta ...
Climate-Driven Basin-Scale Decadal Oscillations of Oceanic
... Chl-Zr26 and Chl-ZML relationships. This important role of ocean physics indicates that the observed Chl changes primarily reflect biomass changes due to dampened or increased nutrient fluxes to the upper lit layers. Changes in the photoacclimation state of phytoplankton probably also intervene, wi ...
... Chl-Zr26 and Chl-ZML relationships. This important role of ocean physics indicates that the observed Chl changes primarily reflect biomass changes due to dampened or increased nutrient fluxes to the upper lit layers. Changes in the photoacclimation state of phytoplankton probably also intervene, wi ...
Global Climate Change Policy Update (2007) DRAFT
... to environmentalists. The senators based their comments on a daylong climate conference they hosted in April 2006, plus hundreds of written comments submitted in the days leading up to the session. "While opinions varied on the stringency of initial limits, there was support for the notion that a pr ...
... to environmentalists. The senators based their comments on a daylong climate conference they hosted in April 2006, plus hundreds of written comments submitted in the days leading up to the session. "While opinions varied on the stringency of initial limits, there was support for the notion that a pr ...
to the Program - International Conference on Climate
... science. And now, the President of the United States agrees and is willing to work with Congress to reset climate policy. According to news accounts and the president himself, Congress and the Trump administration plan to end the Clean Power Plan, rescind the Environmental Protection Agency’s “endan ...
... science. And now, the President of the United States agrees and is willing to work with Congress to reset climate policy. According to news accounts and the president himself, Congress and the Trump administration plan to end the Clean Power Plan, rescind the Environmental Protection Agency’s “endan ...
Streamflow timing of mountain rivers in spain: Recent changes and
... we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all leg ...
... we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all leg ...
Climate Change Action Plan
... die-offs of seabird chicks have been recorded during periods of unusually high sea temperatures. These nesting failures are now known to be due to provisioning failure, resulting when parent birds have difficulty obtaining prey fish because of changes in the location of productivity zones. Sea turtl ...
... die-offs of seabird chicks have been recorded during periods of unusually high sea temperatures. These nesting failures are now known to be due to provisioning failure, resulting when parent birds have difficulty obtaining prey fish because of changes in the location of productivity zones. Sea turtl ...
How Does Climate Change Affect Agricultural Stability in Southeast
... reduced agricultural production and also led to widespread malnutrition the following season. This report and others state that greater unreliability of the rains is affecting farmers. The current production risks in agriculture could be exacerbated from changes in temperature, rainfall trends or fr ...
... reduced agricultural production and also led to widespread malnutrition the following season. This report and others state that greater unreliability of the rains is affecting farmers. The current production risks in agriculture could be exacerbated from changes in temperature, rainfall trends or fr ...
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... of greenhouse gas, but when we burn fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas, we add more. The more greenhouse gas we produce, the thicker the blanket around the earth’s atmosphere becomes. This blanket traps heat around the planet and makes it hotter. The 1980’s and 1990’s were the warmest decad ...
... of greenhouse gas, but when we burn fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas, we add more. The more greenhouse gas we produce, the thicker the blanket around the earth’s atmosphere becomes. This blanket traps heat around the planet and makes it hotter. The 1980’s and 1990’s were the warmest decad ...
The Social Cost of Carbon
... The study also reviewed the use of SCC estimates in policy in other countries and organisations. It found limited current use with only a handful of examples. There is use of carbon switching values in the European Investment Bank for energy appraisal, with switching values of 5 Euro and 125 Euro/t ...
... The study also reviewed the use of SCC estimates in policy in other countries and organisations. It found limited current use with only a handful of examples. There is use of carbon switching values in the European Investment Bank for energy appraisal, with switching values of 5 Euro and 125 Euro/t ...
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... two categories: broad scientific principles, and detailed empirical predictions. In the first category belong concepts such as the laws of thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and statements of fact such as ‘CO2 traps outgoing long-wave radiation, causing warming’. We believe these principles to be unimp ...
... two categories: broad scientific principles, and detailed empirical predictions. In the first category belong concepts such as the laws of thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and statements of fact such as ‘CO2 traps outgoing long-wave radiation, causing warming’. We believe these principles to be unimp ...