WORKING DRAFT Climate Policy as Political Entrepreneurship
... Action Partnership, the coalition promoting carbon cap-and-trade in the United States. The Partnership even authored most of the 2010 American Power Act sponsored by Senators John Kerry and Joe Lieberman. One way to understand the continuing process is through the Bootleggers and Baptists metaphor i ...
... Action Partnership, the coalition promoting carbon cap-and-trade in the United States. The Partnership even authored most of the 2010 American Power Act sponsored by Senators John Kerry and Joe Lieberman. One way to understand the continuing process is through the Bootleggers and Baptists metaphor i ...
City Fact Sheet: St. Paul, Minnesota
... increased mean rainfall and extreme rainfall events, and 2) the impacts of temperature increases. For example, a warmer climate will exacerbate the urban heat island effect, with temperatures in the city significantly hotter than surrounding areas. In 2015, St. Paul secured a grant from the Minnesot ...
... increased mean rainfall and extreme rainfall events, and 2) the impacts of temperature increases. For example, a warmer climate will exacerbate the urban heat island effect, with temperatures in the city significantly hotter than surrounding areas. In 2015, St. Paul secured a grant from the Minnesot ...
The Development of the Atomic Theory
... The philosophic idea of atoms has existed since 4000 BC when Democritus proposed the idea that matter is made of tiny particles called atoms. The Greek term “atomos” means atom. Because Aristotle rejected the idea of the atom, it was lost for approximately 2000 years. Models: Models help explain the ...
... The philosophic idea of atoms has existed since 4000 BC when Democritus proposed the idea that matter is made of tiny particles called atoms. The Greek term “atomos” means atom. Because Aristotle rejected the idea of the atom, it was lost for approximately 2000 years. Models: Models help explain the ...
Male` Declaration on the Human Dimension of Global Climate Change
... ensure a post-2012 consensus to protect people, planet and prosperity by taking urgent action to stabilize the global climate and ensure that temperature rises fall well below 2°C above pre-industrial averages, and that greenhouse gas concentrations are less than 450ppm, consistent with the principl ...
... ensure a post-2012 consensus to protect people, planet and prosperity by taking urgent action to stabilize the global climate and ensure that temperature rises fall well below 2°C above pre-industrial averages, and that greenhouse gas concentrations are less than 450ppm, consistent with the principl ...
The Science of Climate Change
... Earth' with global average temperatures well over 20°C and a 'snowball Earth' with average temperatures below 10°C. Hothouse conditions were associated with sea levels over 100 metres higher than today's and no polar ice, while in snowball times polar icecaps extended down into Europe and ocean leve ...
... Earth' with global average temperatures well over 20°C and a 'snowball Earth' with average temperatures below 10°C. Hothouse conditions were associated with sea levels over 100 metres higher than today's and no polar ice, while in snowball times polar icecaps extended down into Europe and ocean leve ...
Staff Report CAP 2.0 2016 Final
... average sea level has risen by 19 cm from 1901 to 20101. Given the current atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG), major contributors to climate change, the global temperature is projected to increase by more than 2.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century2. This is a scenario that ...
... average sea level has risen by 19 cm from 1901 to 20101. Given the current atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG), major contributors to climate change, the global temperature is projected to increase by more than 2.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century2. This is a scenario that ...
Climate Change & Adaptation in Indian Cities
... • India, Indonesia, Brazil and South Africa • A pathway to transition a city to a low-emission, green and inclusive urban economy, through its integration into city development plans and processes. • ICLEI’s GreenClimateCities methodology is used in Urban LEDS – Encouraging an integrated approach: F ...
... • India, Indonesia, Brazil and South Africa • A pathway to transition a city to a low-emission, green and inclusive urban economy, through its integration into city development plans and processes. • ICLEI’s GreenClimateCities methodology is used in Urban LEDS – Encouraging an integrated approach: F ...
Using GI to address Climate Change
... in order to remain functional and able to respond to more frequent severe weather events. These decisions should promote design and management capacities that will improve community resilience—the ability of natural systems and physical structures to recover quickly from changes in environmental con ...
... in order to remain functional and able to respond to more frequent severe weather events. These decisions should promote design and management capacities that will improve community resilience—the ability of natural systems and physical structures to recover quickly from changes in environmental con ...
Great Bay Climate Symposium - Great Bay National Estuarine
... Dept. of Natural Resources/Environment, UNH, Graduate Student and 2011 Haas Summer Climate Fellow Clean Air – Cool Planet ...
... Dept. of Natural Resources/Environment, UNH, Graduate Student and 2011 Haas Summer Climate Fellow Clean Air – Cool Planet ...
TWENTY YEARS COMBATING GLOBAL WARMING IN FRANCE
... • Cutting greenhouse gas emissions concerns us all. It requires far-reaching changes which depend both on the long-term endorsement of a policy direction and on spurring into action as many actors as possible. • The ESEC invites the government to work to educate the public, from the standpoint of ...
... • Cutting greenhouse gas emissions concerns us all. It requires far-reaching changes which depend both on the long-term endorsement of a policy direction and on spurring into action as many actors as possible. • The ESEC invites the government to work to educate the public, from the standpoint of ...
Experiences in the Columbia Basin
... • Kimberley and Elkford engaged in yearlong planning processes Phase 2 (2009/10): • Rossland, Castlegar and Kaslo/Rural engaged in year-long planning processes Phase 3 (2011/13): • New communities engaged in one-day workshop and supported to implement a climate adaptation project ...
... • Kimberley and Elkford engaged in yearlong planning processes Phase 2 (2009/10): • Rossland, Castlegar and Kaslo/Rural engaged in year-long planning processes Phase 3 (2011/13): • New communities engaged in one-day workshop and supported to implement a climate adaptation project ...
Extended Abstract
... affect the ninety percent completeness criterion across the time period interested. The data was then areaaveraged onto a 1º x 1º grid. Other grid resolutions were experimented with, but did not significantly affect the values of the index. To attribute the trends in the index, a suite of coupled oc ...
... affect the ninety percent completeness criterion across the time period interested. The data was then areaaveraged onto a 1º x 1º grid. Other grid resolutions were experimented with, but did not significantly affect the values of the index. To attribute the trends in the index, a suite of coupled oc ...
28. SUMMARY AND BROADER CONTEXT
... events because of observational or modeling limitations, or that the impact of climate change on precipitation is more complex or less pronounced than it is for heat. The ~62% of “no signal” found in these precipitation papers is also influenced by the broad variety of questions authors asked for pr ...
... events because of observational or modeling limitations, or that the impact of climate change on precipitation is more complex or less pronounced than it is for heat. The ~62% of “no signal” found in these precipitation papers is also influenced by the broad variety of questions authors asked for pr ...
Atmosphere and Ocean as Dynamic Drivers of Polar Climate
... linked to a poleward shift in general circulation features (Yin, 2005; O’Gorman, 2010) and increased eddy length scales (Riviere, 2011; Lorenz, 2014), which tie polar climate sensitivity to planetary-scale dynamical changes with CO2 -induced warming. Increased moisture transport may contribute to en ...
... linked to a poleward shift in general circulation features (Yin, 2005; O’Gorman, 2010) and increased eddy length scales (Riviere, 2011; Lorenz, 2014), which tie polar climate sensitivity to planetary-scale dynamical changes with CO2 -induced warming. Increased moisture transport may contribute to en ...
Muller2012-TheConversionofaClimate-ChangeSkeptic-+
... effect — extra warming from trapped heat radiation. These facts don’t prove causality and they shouldn’t end skepticism, but they raise the bar: to be considered seriously, an alternative explanation must match the data at least as well as carbon dioxide does. Adding methane, a second greenhouse gas ...
... effect — extra warming from trapped heat radiation. These facts don’t prove causality and they shouldn’t end skepticism, but they raise the bar: to be considered seriously, an alternative explanation must match the data at least as well as carbon dioxide does. Adding methane, a second greenhouse gas ...
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... and environmental campaigner, made landfall today on Tarawa, a small atoll in the Republic of Kiribati, successfully completing stage 2 of her epic bid to become the first woman in history to row solo row across the Pacific Ocean. She launched this stage of her voyage on May 24, from Honolulu, Hawai ...
... and environmental campaigner, made landfall today on Tarawa, a small atoll in the Republic of Kiribati, successfully completing stage 2 of her epic bid to become the first woman in history to row solo row across the Pacific Ocean. She launched this stage of her voyage on May 24, from Honolulu, Hawai ...
FUNDAMENTALS OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE .(English)
... fossils indicate that the Atlantic Conveyor Belt shifted abruptly about 8,200 years ago, when a sudden cooling occurred. ...
... fossils indicate that the Atlantic Conveyor Belt shifted abruptly about 8,200 years ago, when a sudden cooling occurred. ...
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in the
... Dave Sauchyn, Ph.D., P.Geo. C-CIARN Prairies Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative ...
... Dave Sauchyn, Ph.D., P.Geo. C-CIARN Prairies Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative ...
Agriculture as % of GDP 1993
... targets - new business models are needed New financial instruments are required, especially to ensure ...
... targets - new business models are needed New financial instruments are required, especially to ensure ...
What Climate Change Means for Buffalo
... (8.4 percent) was substantially lower than the national average (9.3 percent). 21 The poverty rate for 2008 (13.3 percent) was identical to the national average. Education levels are high, with only 11.3 percent of those over age 24 lacking a high school diploma, compared to a national average of 1 ...
... (8.4 percent) was substantially lower than the national average (9.3 percent). 21 The poverty rate for 2008 (13.3 percent) was identical to the national average. Education levels are high, with only 11.3 percent of those over age 24 lacking a high school diploma, compared to a national average of 1 ...
PP Presentation
... • GENERAL PATTERN: earlier dates of spring phenology with warming - including species at different trophic levels in the same habitats • PROBLEM: because trophic links are involved, there may be mismatches between resources & reproduction for some of the species specifically, breeding and peak resou ...
... • GENERAL PATTERN: earlier dates of spring phenology with warming - including species at different trophic levels in the same habitats • PROBLEM: because trophic links are involved, there may be mismatches between resources & reproduction for some of the species specifically, breeding and peak resou ...
Climate Intervention Is Not a Replacement for Reducing Carbon
... The committee recommended federal research and development investment to improve methods of carbon dioxide removal and disposal at scales that would have a significant global climate impact. In particular, research is needed to minimize energy and materials consumption, identify and quantify risks, ...
... The committee recommended federal research and development investment to improve methods of carbon dioxide removal and disposal at scales that would have a significant global climate impact. In particular, research is needed to minimize energy and materials consumption, identify and quantify risks, ...