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... corresponding quantities for the reference gas (i.e. CO2). The radiative efficiencies ax and ar are not necessarily constant over time. While the absorption of infrared radiation by many greenhouse gases varies linearly with their abundance, a few important ones display non-linear behaviour for curr ...
... corresponding quantities for the reference gas (i.e. CO2). The radiative efficiencies ax and ar are not necessarily constant over time. While the absorption of infrared radiation by many greenhouse gases varies linearly with their abundance, a few important ones display non-linear behaviour for curr ...
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... are important adaptation measures under different climate scenarios. This paper provides evidence on how anthropogenic systems utilizing nature such as crop management, animal husbandry, and forestry would react to the natural climate which is expected to be disequilibrated by centuries of industrial ...
... are important adaptation measures under different climate scenarios. This paper provides evidence on how anthropogenic systems utilizing nature such as crop management, animal husbandry, and forestry would react to the natural climate which is expected to be disequilibrated by centuries of industrial ...
Didier Soto (EPOC)
... Which are the best practices to refresh hot urban areas ? Which are the best-climate adapted materials ? How to deal with citizens for a better sharing of good practises ? ...
... Which are the best practices to refresh hot urban areas ? Which are the best-climate adapted materials ? How to deal with citizens for a better sharing of good practises ? ...
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... difficult and almost impossible. International negotiations in other fields such as international trade, prove the complexity of these processes. For example, the Doha Round was launched in 2001, and it is still on the table, after almost ten years of discussion1. Having ...
... difficult and almost impossible. International negotiations in other fields such as international trade, prove the complexity of these processes. For example, the Doha Round was launched in 2001, and it is still on the table, after almost ten years of discussion1. Having ...
Demographic Amplification of Climate Change Experienced by the
... Finally, because human population size and distribution have been previously argued to be strongly associated with coastal zones and navigable rivers and only weakly with climate conditions [19] we included distance from waterway (calculated as the shortest distance between the centroid of each coun ...
... Finally, because human population size and distribution have been previously argued to be strongly associated with coastal zones and navigable rivers and only weakly with climate conditions [19] we included distance from waterway (calculated as the shortest distance between the centroid of each coun ...
Sea level by the end of the 21st century: A review
... 2009a), retreating ice cover in the Arctic Ocean, long held to be an early warning of warming climate, shattered the all-time ORZUHFRUGLQWKHVXPPHURIDQG nearly matched it again in 2008. ...
... 2009a), retreating ice cover in the Arctic Ocean, long held to be an early warning of warming climate, shattered the all-time ORZUHFRUGLQWKHVXPPHURIDQG nearly matched it again in 2008. ...
The risky promise of `negative emissions`
... Our analysis suggests that the potential for negative emissions is limited, at least from land-based measures using existing technologies. Yet a recent meta-analysis of some 200 modelled scenarios found negative emissions requirements of up to 1,000 Gt CO2 for scenarios that limit warming to 1.5°C, ...
... Our analysis suggests that the potential for negative emissions is limited, at least from land-based measures using existing technologies. Yet a recent meta-analysis of some 200 modelled scenarios found negative emissions requirements of up to 1,000 Gt CO2 for scenarios that limit warming to 1.5°C, ...
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... citizens. Here, foreign impacts would be valued the same as domestic impacts. Fourth, a country could argue that it has the duty to be a good neighbour2 and prevent damage to others and, failing that, feel guilty about the welfare loss it caused abroad. Fifth, a country could offer compensation for ...
... citizens. Here, foreign impacts would be valued the same as domestic impacts. Fourth, a country could argue that it has the duty to be a good neighbour2 and prevent damage to others and, failing that, feel guilty about the welfare loss it caused abroad. Fifth, a country could offer compensation for ...
Hearts or minds? Identifying persuasive messages on climate change
... N = 330, Figures 3 and 4 display means for each group with 95% confidence intervals. ...
... N = 330, Figures 3 and 4 display means for each group with 95% confidence intervals. ...
Evaluating the effects of ideology on public understanding of climate
... new government policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions” (Bord et al., 2000: 205). Furthermore, such proponents argue, mitigation policies require public acceptance for effective implementation and therefore must take public values into account in order to induce highest levels of public particip ...
... new government policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions” (Bord et al., 2000: 205). Furthermore, such proponents argue, mitigation policies require public acceptance for effective implementation and therefore must take public values into account in order to induce highest levels of public particip ...
McCarl, B.A., J. Chen, and A. Thayer, "Climate change and food
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (2013, 2014b) indicates climate change and its drivers have increased temperatures, changed precipitation, reduced snow and ice, raised sea levels, caused more extreme events and elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) among other influenc ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (2013, 2014b) indicates climate change and its drivers have increased temperatures, changed precipitation, reduced snow and ice, raised sea levels, caused more extreme events and elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) among other influenc ...
Dietz et al. 2007. Support for CC Policy
... climate change are well documented. These efforts contribute to the resulting media coverage that often exhibits a pro-corporate bias and emphasizes uncertainty, leaving audiences potentially confused and apathetic about climate change (Dispensa and Brulle 2003; McCright and Dunlap 2000, 2003). The ...
... climate change are well documented. These efforts contribute to the resulting media coverage that often exhibits a pro-corporate bias and emphasizes uncertainty, leaving audiences potentially confused and apathetic about climate change (Dispensa and Brulle 2003; McCright and Dunlap 2000, 2003). The ...
Implications of Climate Changes in the Wider Caribbean Region
... and in Trinidad and Tobago increased during the last 10 years, but that evaporation had decreased (which is inconsistent with a temperature increase); it is unclear if these changes are due to climatic change or to other factors. Aparicio reports an air temperature trend of +0.1 o C/decade in Venezu ...
... and in Trinidad and Tobago increased during the last 10 years, but that evaporation had decreased (which is inconsistent with a temperature increase); it is unclear if these changes are due to climatic change or to other factors. Aparicio reports an air temperature trend of +0.1 o C/decade in Venezu ...
The Effects of Ocean Freshening on Marine and
... ocean gains), then we can hypothesize the thermocline will become deeper (Fedorov et al. 2006) because of ocean freshening. By measuring oceanic temperatures at different points across the globe, and correlating their data with past measurements (EPA 2013), scientists have deduced the ocean is absor ...
... ocean gains), then we can hypothesize the thermocline will become deeper (Fedorov et al. 2006) because of ocean freshening. By measuring oceanic temperatures at different points across the globe, and correlating their data with past measurements (EPA 2013), scientists have deduced the ocean is absor ...
Forest ecosystem climate change impact assessment and
... ecosystems in Pakistan assuming a 0.3°C rise in temperature and a precipitation change of 0, +1 and –1% decade–1 with 1990 as the base year. The current atmospheric CO2 concentration of 350 ppmv was assumed to increase to 425 ppmv in 2020, 500 ppmv in 2050 and 575 ppmv in 2080. The BIOME3 model was ...
... ecosystems in Pakistan assuming a 0.3°C rise in temperature and a precipitation change of 0, +1 and –1% decade–1 with 1990 as the base year. The current atmospheric CO2 concentration of 350 ppmv was assumed to increase to 425 ppmv in 2020, 500 ppmv in 2050 and 575 ppmv in 2080. The BIOME3 model was ...
Folie 1 - Hans von Storch
... 1. Monitoring extra-tropical storminess may be based on air pressure proxies. 2. This allows assessments for 100 and more years. 3. Decades long upward and downwards trends have been detected in recent years. ...
... 1. Monitoring extra-tropical storminess may be based on air pressure proxies. 2. This allows assessments for 100 and more years. 3. Decades long upward and downwards trends have been detected in recent years. ...
Social vulnerability - global change SysTem for Analysis, Research
... – That is, does the individual feel that he has any control over the signal? To what extent will that affect the response? Will there be quicker hedonic adaptation for drivers over which the individual does not have control? What about action? In that respect, where do environmental / climate driver ...
... – That is, does the individual feel that he has any control over the signal? To what extent will that affect the response? Will there be quicker hedonic adaptation for drivers over which the individual does not have control? What about action? In that respect, where do environmental / climate driver ...
Co-benefits of global greenhouse gas mitigation for US air quality
... deaths from O3, and 15% for PM2.5. • Previous regional or national co‐benefits studies may underestimate the full co‐benefits of coordinated global actions. • U.S. can gain significantly greater co‐benefits, especially for ozone, by collaborating with other countries to combat climate ...
... deaths from O3, and 15% for PM2.5. • Previous regional or national co‐benefits studies may underestimate the full co‐benefits of coordinated global actions. • U.S. can gain significantly greater co‐benefits, especially for ozone, by collaborating with other countries to combat climate ...
Demographics of true and false climate facts
... change. This information–elite polarization resembles a process of biased assimilation first described in psychological experiments. In nonexperimental settings, college graduates could be prone to biased assimilation if they more effectively acquire information that supports their beliefs. Recent n ...
... change. This information–elite polarization resembles a process of biased assimilation first described in psychological experiments. In nonexperimental settings, college graduates could be prone to biased assimilation if they more effectively acquire information that supports their beliefs. Recent n ...
Adaptation - ACCA Global
... knowledge we have on climate change is ignored. It is an increasingly urgent imperative that businesses must recognise and deal with these risk factors. ...
... knowledge we have on climate change is ignored. It is an increasingly urgent imperative that businesses must recognise and deal with these risk factors. ...
July 2012 Ireland’s Climate Strategy to 2020 and beyond
... assessment of compliance. The relatively high contribution from the agriculture sector provides a unique challenge for Ireland within the EU but not at a global level where a number of developed countries and many developing countries have an even higher proportion of emissions from this sector. The ...
... assessment of compliance. The relatively high contribution from the agriculture sector provides a unique challenge for Ireland within the EU but not at a global level where a number of developed countries and many developing countries have an even higher proportion of emissions from this sector. The ...
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... we will examine the current state of the tropical Pacific and how it might evolve over the next few months. We will then explore some current research issues including ENSO precursors, ENSO diversity if there are two (or more) types of events –and the potential impacts of ENSO beyond the tropical Pa ...
... we will examine the current state of the tropical Pacific and how it might evolve over the next few months. We will then explore some current research issues including ENSO precursors, ENSO diversity if there are two (or more) types of events –and the potential impacts of ENSO beyond the tropical Pa ...
RELIGION AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN CROSS
... The New School. He also served for fifteen years as a Program Director at the Social Science Research Council in New York City. He currently also serves as co-PI on the Henry Luce Foundation-funded project, “Religion and Climate Change in Cross-Regional Perspective.” Email: [email protected] Nan ...
... The New School. He also served for fifteen years as a Program Director at the Social Science Research Council in New York City. He currently also serves as co-PI on the Henry Luce Foundation-funded project, “Religion and Climate Change in Cross-Regional Perspective.” Email: [email protected] Nan ...
Effect of climate change on the thermal stratification of the baltic sea
... The Baltic Sea is one of the largest brackish waters in the world [377,400 km2 (Sjöberg 1992)] and, although its dynamical features are very close to that of an oceanic basin in many aspects, its low salinity makes it a climatological niche (Stipa 2002; Stipa and Seppälä 2002). This specific feat ...
... The Baltic Sea is one of the largest brackish waters in the world [377,400 km2 (Sjöberg 1992)] and, although its dynamical features are very close to that of an oceanic basin in many aspects, its low salinity makes it a climatological niche (Stipa 2002; Stipa and Seppälä 2002). This specific feat ...