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... by 2050.18 Major emitters in the developing world would maintain a trajectory of rising emissions to 2020, peaking at around 80 percent of current levels, with cuts of 20 percent against 1990 levels by 2050.19 ...
... by 2050.18 Major emitters in the developing world would maintain a trajectory of rising emissions to 2020, peaking at around 80 percent of current levels, with cuts of 20 percent against 1990 levels by 2050.19 ...
A Tipping-Elements Expedition in the Footsteps of
... Lenton et al. (2008) noticed that the Amazon rainforest “may exhibit bistability” (i.e., may exist in either of two distinctive states, depending on the medium-term history) and included it in the list of policy-relevant tipping elements. The occurrence and extent of forest dieback in climate foreca ...
... Lenton et al. (2008) noticed that the Amazon rainforest “may exhibit bistability” (i.e., may exist in either of two distinctive states, depending on the medium-term history) and included it in the list of policy-relevant tipping elements. The occurrence and extent of forest dieback in climate foreca ...
North Africa: The Impact of Climate Change to
... next 20 years that is expected to continue throughout the 21st century, probably at a rate higher than the estimated global average. Model simulations also suggest a drying trend in the region, particularly along the Mediterranean coast, driven by large decreases expected in summertime precipitation ...
... next 20 years that is expected to continue throughout the 21st century, probably at a rate higher than the estimated global average. Model simulations also suggest a drying trend in the region, particularly along the Mediterranean coast, driven by large decreases expected in summertime precipitation ...
The future of food demand: understanding differences in global
... Two classes of models have traditionally been used in developing forward looking scenarios for food at the world level: partial equilibrium (PE) and computable general equilibrium (CGE) models. These are reflected in the sample of models studied here (see von Lampe et al., 2014 for an overview of mo ...
... Two classes of models have traditionally been used in developing forward looking scenarios for food at the world level: partial equilibrium (PE) and computable general equilibrium (CGE) models. These are reflected in the sample of models studied here (see von Lampe et al., 2014 for an overview of mo ...
A Guide for Incorporating Adaptation to Climate
... variability of extreme events associated with this change. The increased variability means 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 ri ...
... variability of extreme events associated with this change. The increased variability means 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 ri ...
Impacts of climate change from 2000 to 2050 on wildfire activity and
... (p value) of 0.15. The predictor with the highest correlation coefficient was added to the regression first. Predictors were then added in the order that maximized the correlation coefficient, until the correlation coefficient did not increase by a preselected amount (typically 2%), or until a predi ...
... (p value) of 0.15. The predictor with the highest correlation coefficient was added to the regression first. Predictors were then added in the order that maximized the correlation coefficient, until the correlation coefficient did not increase by a preselected amount (typically 2%), or until a predi ...
a climate change litigation precedent urgenda foundation v the state
... 2007: Mitigation of Climate Change, indicates that achieving the lowest levels assessed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to date and its corresponding potential damage limitation would require Annex I Parties as a group to reduce emissions in a range of 25–40 per cent below 1990 leve ...
... 2007: Mitigation of Climate Change, indicates that achieving the lowest levels assessed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to date and its corresponding potential damage limitation would require Annex I Parties as a group to reduce emissions in a range of 25–40 per cent below 1990 leve ...
7 - WWF
... The foraging habits and dietary preferences of marine turtles differ between the 7 species of turtle (Bjorndal, 1997). In this document, we will focus on hawksbill turtles, which are thought to mainly forage on sponge species, such as the sponge orders Astrophorida and Hadromerida (Leon & Bjorndal, ...
... The foraging habits and dietary preferences of marine turtles differ between the 7 species of turtle (Bjorndal, 1997). In this document, we will focus on hawksbill turtles, which are thought to mainly forage on sponge species, such as the sponge orders Astrophorida and Hadromerida (Leon & Bjorndal, ...
Climate Change Impact Assessment in Taiwan Chung
... variations should have a significant but non-monotonic impact on crop yields. Because various adaptive approaches were considered, society as a whole was not expected to suffer from warming unless precipitation increased considerably. Recently, Li et al. (2009) projected more extreme precipitation ...
... variations should have a significant but non-monotonic impact on crop yields. Because various adaptive approaches were considered, society as a whole was not expected to suffer from warming unless precipitation increased considerably. Recently, Li et al. (2009) projected more extreme precipitation ...
11Climate Change
... he began CO2 measurements in Hawai‘i, resulting in what is considered by many scientists to be the single most important environmental data set of the 20th century. Figure 11.5 shows the graph, known as the “Keeling Curve,” of monthly average carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations from 1958 to the pr ...
... he began CO2 measurements in Hawai‘i, resulting in what is considered by many scientists to be the single most important environmental data set of the 20th century. Figure 11.5 shows the graph, known as the “Keeling Curve,” of monthly average carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations from 1958 to the pr ...
The Effect of Climate Change on the Variability of the Northern
... the vortex ‘‘final warming’’ the westerlies reverse as the hemisphere transitions radiatively into its summer regime of easterlies. However, the vortex can also be broken down purely by dynamics during midwinter in an event known as a major sudden stratospheric warming (SSW). These events are associ ...
... the vortex ‘‘final warming’’ the westerlies reverse as the hemisphere transitions radiatively into its summer regime of easterlies. However, the vortex can also be broken down purely by dynamics during midwinter in an event known as a major sudden stratospheric warming (SSW). These events are associ ...
Global Health Threats: Global Warming in Perspective
... Results for the warmest scenario are plotted in Figure 1. Thus, although global warming could become a greater public health threat in the foreseeable future, it will, nevertheless, remain a much smaller threat than other non-global-warming-related threats. Note that the above estimates do not expli ...
... Results for the warmest scenario are plotted in Figure 1. Thus, although global warming could become a greater public health threat in the foreseeable future, it will, nevertheless, remain a much smaller threat than other non-global-warming-related threats. Note that the above estimates do not expli ...
Exploring the role of local adaptation in the response
... The main effects and interactions of temperature and population as independent variables were determined on all measured dependent variables with two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) performed with SPSS statistics software (Rel. 7.5.1., SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL). To assess the overall effect of climat ...
... The main effects and interactions of temperature and population as independent variables were determined on all measured dependent variables with two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) performed with SPSS statistics software (Rel. 7.5.1., SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL). To assess the overall effect of climat ...
Handbook on the OECD-DAC Climate Markers
... marker as a principal objective. However, if a similar project aimed to increase local income generating opportunities through a number of activities including, for example, livestock rearing, food processing, vegetable gardening, and the management and use of biodiversity, then the principal objec ...
... marker as a principal objective. However, if a similar project aimed to increase local income generating opportunities through a number of activities including, for example, livestock rearing, food processing, vegetable gardening, and the management and use of biodiversity, then the principal objec ...
Impacts of Chinese reactive nitrogen on climate change
... stay below given values at a particular time in the future13. Soon after, Shine et al.13 ...
... stay below given values at a particular time in the future13. Soon after, Shine et al.13 ...
to read our complete analysis of Australia`s fossil fuel companies
... global warming to well below 2C above pre-industrial temperatures, and pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5C. The Paris Agreement effectively recognizes that the global economy is now operating within a carbon budget – CO2 emissions should not exceed 1000 gigatonnes from 2011 onwards6. The Austr ...
... global warming to well below 2C above pre-industrial temperatures, and pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5C. The Paris Agreement effectively recognizes that the global economy is now operating within a carbon budget – CO2 emissions should not exceed 1000 gigatonnes from 2011 onwards6. The Austr ...
Factors Affecting Climate Change Mitigation Policy
... internationally legally binding pollution reductions on participating countries. Most responsibility for emissions reductions was shouldered on wealthier developed nations, “recognizing that developed countries are principally responsible for the current high levels of GHG emissions in the atmospher ...
... internationally legally binding pollution reductions on participating countries. Most responsibility for emissions reductions was shouldered on wealthier developed nations, “recognizing that developed countries are principally responsible for the current high levels of GHG emissions in the atmospher ...
Climate Systems Regional Report: Southern Africa
... Southern Africa's continental climate is generally hot and rainy in summer with cold and dry winters. This largely results from the atmospheric systems that dominate the regional climate; namely an anticyclonic high pressure system over the continent during winter and an intermittent thermal trough ...
... Southern Africa's continental climate is generally hot and rainy in summer with cold and dry winters. This largely results from the atmospheric systems that dominate the regional climate; namely an anticyclonic high pressure system over the continent during winter and an intermittent thermal trough ...
Estimating potential habitat for 134 eastern US tree species under
... make the best data set available for interpretation (RTA), reliability assessment (BT), and prediction (RF). RTA builds a regression tree based on a set of decision rules for the predictor variables by recursively partitioning the data into successively smaller groups with binary splits based on sin ...
... make the best data set available for interpretation (RTA), reliability assessment (BT), and prediction (RF). RTA builds a regression tree based on a set of decision rules for the predictor variables by recursively partitioning the data into successively smaller groups with binary splits based on sin ...
SEA LEVEL CHANGE
... time to remove Suctuations associated with surface waves, tides, and individual storm surge events. We focus principally on changes in sea level over the last hundred years or so and on how it might change over the next one hundred years. However, to understand these changes we need to consider what ...
... time to remove Suctuations associated with surface waves, tides, and individual storm surge events. We focus principally on changes in sea level over the last hundred years or so and on how it might change over the next one hundred years. However, to understand these changes we need to consider what ...
Coastal resources
... Collation of existing coastal data Assessment of the possible impacts of a 1-m sea level rise Implications of future development Possible responses to the problems caused by sea level rise ...
... Collation of existing coastal data Assessment of the possible impacts of a 1-m sea level rise Implications of future development Possible responses to the problems caused by sea level rise ...
Functional and Phylogenetic Approaches to Forecasting Species
... expected to incur more pronounced changes than tropical areas (2.51◦ C versus 2.23◦ C) [based on climate scenario and data from Deutsch et al. (2008)]. Traditionally, it has been assumed that this differential warming will result in more severe impacts being experienced by polar organisms. However, ...
... expected to incur more pronounced changes than tropical areas (2.51◦ C versus 2.23◦ C) [based on climate scenario and data from Deutsch et al. (2008)]. Traditionally, it has been assumed that this differential warming will result in more severe impacts being experienced by polar organisms. However, ...
The science of climate change in Africa: impacts and
... Although much has been learned in recent years, there is still a great deal about climate change in Africa that we do not know. The African climate is determined at the macro-level by three major processes or drivers: tropical convection, the alternation of the monsoons, and the El Niño-Southern Osc ...
... Although much has been learned in recent years, there is still a great deal about climate change in Africa that we do not know. The African climate is determined at the macro-level by three major processes or drivers: tropical convection, the alternation of the monsoons, and the El Niño-Southern Osc ...
RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
... facilitate living in hotter temperature like air conditioning and refrigeration will unfortunately consume more electricity from power plants that burn coal, releasing CO2 .This will further spike global warming and have a seriously damaging influence on human health. External forces refer to proces ...
... facilitate living in hotter temperature like air conditioning and refrigeration will unfortunately consume more electricity from power plants that burn coal, releasing CO2 .This will further spike global warming and have a seriously damaging influence on human health. External forces refer to proces ...