Confronting Climate Change in California
... that warming by 2100 will range between 2° and 6° F (1° and 3.5° C).1 Actual changes could be larger or smaller, because major uncertainties remain in our understanding of climate, as well as in projections of fossil fuel use and other human activities that release climate-warming greenhouse gases s ...
... that warming by 2100 will range between 2° and 6° F (1° and 3.5° C).1 Actual changes could be larger or smaller, because major uncertainties remain in our understanding of climate, as well as in projections of fossil fuel use and other human activities that release climate-warming greenhouse gases s ...
Lake Superior Climate Adaptation, Mitigation and Implementation Plan
... Upper Peninsula.11 Warmer air holds more moisture than cooler air, and this additional moisture provides “fuel” for extreme precipitation events. Storms in the Midwest increased by 31% over the past century. This is the second highest increase of any region of the country and well above the national ...
... Upper Peninsula.11 Warmer air holds more moisture than cooler air, and this additional moisture provides “fuel” for extreme precipitation events. Storms in the Midwest increased by 31% over the past century. This is the second highest increase of any region of the country and well above the national ...
The Global Fossil Fuel Divestment and Clean Energy - Divest
... investment deals, capital commitments, and coalitions are driving more capital to the clean energy sector with the aim of accelerating the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy, and to support communities most impacted by climate change and energy poverty.3 Clean energy investment has cont ...
... investment deals, capital commitments, and coalitions are driving more capital to the clean energy sector with the aim of accelerating the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy, and to support communities most impacted by climate change and energy poverty.3 Clean energy investment has cont ...
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... associated with widespread biofuel expansion in the short- to medium term, and one which emphasizes the GHG mitigation potential of biofuels in the long run. One might reasonably ask: Are these two sets of literature intertemporally consistent? In other words: is there an economically coherent trans ...
... associated with widespread biofuel expansion in the short- to medium term, and one which emphasizes the GHG mitigation potential of biofuels in the long run. One might reasonably ask: Are these two sets of literature intertemporally consistent? In other words: is there an economically coherent trans ...
SAARC_ People`s Regionalism
... techniques and experiences on adaptation. SAARC process should explore a possible mechanism also to engage the CSOs sharing knowledge and information dissemination in this regard. ...
... techniques and experiences on adaptation. SAARC process should explore a possible mechanism also to engage the CSOs sharing knowledge and information dissemination in this regard. ...
Peak and Decline Emissions Paths and the Global Warming Target
... show that, while the <2°C target remains feasible for quite high 2020 emissions levels, the key requirement is to achieve an accelerating, path dependent process of emissions reductions. With evidence of such processes underway for many technologies and being driven by powerful economic forces, the ...
... show that, while the <2°C target remains feasible for quite high 2020 emissions levels, the key requirement is to achieve an accelerating, path dependent process of emissions reductions. With evidence of such processes underway for many technologies and being driven by powerful economic forces, the ...
How Climate Change Uniquely Impacts the Physical, Social and
... First Nations rely on waters for many purposes such as transportation, drinking water, recreation, fish habitat for food collection, and agricultural activities. If water quantity and quality is a result of predicted climate changes many aspects of First Nations livelihood, health, self-sustainabili ...
... First Nations rely on waters for many purposes such as transportation, drinking water, recreation, fish habitat for food collection, and agricultural activities. If water quantity and quality is a result of predicted climate changes many aspects of First Nations livelihood, health, self-sustainabili ...
Annals of the Association of American Geographers Climate
... Mountain geodynamics represent highly scale-dependent interactions involving climate, tectonic, and surface processes. The central Karakoram in Pakistan exhibit strong climate–tectonic feedbacks, although the detailed tectonic and topographic responses to climate perturbations need to be systematica ...
... Mountain geodynamics represent highly scale-dependent interactions involving climate, tectonic, and surface processes. The central Karakoram in Pakistan exhibit strong climate–tectonic feedbacks, although the detailed tectonic and topographic responses to climate perturbations need to be systematica ...
Gender and CO2 info_accepted
... change is temporarily and geographically distant (Swim et al., 2009). In general, this reduces concern and action. However, altruistic tendencies might reduce this negative psychological impact. Women have been found to be more altruistic, which is argued to be due to social factors relating to thei ...
... change is temporarily and geographically distant (Swim et al., 2009). In general, this reduces concern and action. However, altruistic tendencies might reduce this negative psychological impact. Women have been found to be more altruistic, which is argued to be due to social factors relating to thei ...
Phoenix Islands Protected Area Climate Change Vulnerability
... Rainfall is also expected to increase in the PIPA region, however there is less agreement between models due to disagreement about future El Niño dynamics. ...
... Rainfall is also expected to increase in the PIPA region, however there is less agreement between models due to disagreement about future El Niño dynamics. ...
Ocean dynamics determine the response of oceanic CO2 uptake to
... The main scope of this study is to investigate the mechanisms responsible for the projected changes in CO2 uptake by the oceans. For that reason we evaluate two transient simulations of the Max Planck Institute Earth System Model (MPI-ESM), consisting of the atmosphere, the ocean including the bioge ...
... The main scope of this study is to investigate the mechanisms responsible for the projected changes in CO2 uptake by the oceans. For that reason we evaluate two transient simulations of the Max Planck Institute Earth System Model (MPI-ESM), consisting of the atmosphere, the ocean including the bioge ...
National Communication Change Climate
... the UNFCCC and Article 3.14 of the Kyoto Protocol. On the basis of the principle of assuming “common but differentiated responsibilities”, Ecuador signed and ratified the Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol and has made major efforts, with the support of international cooperation, to ...
... the UNFCCC and Article 3.14 of the Kyoto Protocol. On the basis of the principle of assuming “common but differentiated responsibilities”, Ecuador signed and ratified the Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol and has made major efforts, with the support of international cooperation, to ...
Initial Results Management Framework
... indicators will be reviewed periodically in order to support the continuous improvement of the Fund’s impact, effectiveness and operational performance.” ...
... indicators will be reviewed periodically in order to support the continuous improvement of the Fund’s impact, effectiveness and operational performance.” ...
Impacts of Climate Related Geo-engineering on Biological Diversity
... 3. Increasing carbon sequestration through ecosystem management: through, for example: afforestation, reforestation or enhancing soil carbon; 4. Sequestration of carbon as biomass and its subsequent storage: through, for example, biochar or long term storage of crop residue; and 5. Direct capture of ...
... 3. Increasing carbon sequestration through ecosystem management: through, for example: afforestation, reforestation or enhancing soil carbon; 4. Sequestration of carbon as biomass and its subsequent storage: through, for example, biochar or long term storage of crop residue; and 5. Direct capture of ...
Resilient Buffalo Niagara
... of human systems. Since 1900, the average temperature in the Northern Hemisphere has increased by 1oF, growing seasons have lengthened, and precipitation has increased significantly (Rogelj, Meinshausen, and Knutti 2012). During the same period, the number of hydro-meteorological events has also inc ...
... of human systems. Since 1900, the average temperature in the Northern Hemisphere has increased by 1oF, growing seasons have lengthened, and precipitation has increased significantly (Rogelj, Meinshausen, and Knutti 2012). During the same period, the number of hydro-meteorological events has also inc ...
Australian attitudes on climate change
... The Climate Institute has been measuring the ebbs and flows of Australian attitudes to climate change and its solutions through its Climate of the Nation research and reports since 2007. Attitudes peaked around 2007 when the Millennium Drought impacted water supplies in capital cities and when bush ...
... The Climate Institute has been measuring the ebbs and flows of Australian attitudes to climate change and its solutions through its Climate of the Nation research and reports since 2007. Attitudes peaked around 2007 when the Millennium Drought impacted water supplies in capital cities and when bush ...
early human health effects of climate change and stratospheric
... The evidence comprising the substance of this document is based on predominantly reductionist science. Consequently, any holistic view of interactions, and of synergistic or deleterious effects across species or their component parts, and across disciplinary lines would be minimal. Further, what is ...
... The evidence comprising the substance of this document is based on predominantly reductionist science. Consequently, any holistic view of interactions, and of synergistic or deleterious effects across species or their component parts, and across disciplinary lines would be minimal. Further, what is ...
Proposed NSF Center on Climate Decision Making Carnegie Mellon
... 2 we will not develop long detailed stories about how those prices might be shaped by future technology and by developments in the US, Europe, the Middle East and the Former Soviet Union but will simply truncate the causal chain, posit a range of possible future oil prices, and work from there. Late ...
... 2 we will not develop long detailed stories about how those prices might be shaped by future technology and by developments in the US, Europe, the Middle East and the Former Soviet Union but will simply truncate the causal chain, posit a range of possible future oil prices, and work from there. Late ...
The cost of inaction: Recognising the value at risk
... While the value of future losses from the private sector is substantial, this is dwarfed by the forecast harms when considered from a government point of view. The long time horizon, coupled with private-investor discount rates, can lead to a remarkable tolerance for systemic environmental risk. The ...
... While the value of future losses from the private sector is substantial, this is dwarfed by the forecast harms when considered from a government point of view. The long time horizon, coupled with private-investor discount rates, can lead to a remarkable tolerance for systemic environmental risk. The ...
Towards indicators for resilient architecture and infrastructure
... indirectly from human activities in settlements, which constitute a built environment parallel to the natural one. Human manipulation of the natural environment while constructing and maintaining the built environment are intertwined activities in the quest for sustainability. Anthropogenic climate ...
... indirectly from human activities in settlements, which constitute a built environment parallel to the natural one. Human manipulation of the natural environment while constructing and maintaining the built environment are intertwined activities in the quest for sustainability. Anthropogenic climate ...
Ethnographic Perspectives on Resilience To Climate Variability in
... these are increasing in intensity as a function of climate change, and droughts and floods are expected to increase in frequency as well.8 Successful adaptation to climate change requires understanding and enhancement of people’s strategies to prepare for, respond to, and recover from extreme events ...
... these are increasing in intensity as a function of climate change, and droughts and floods are expected to increase in frequency as well.8 Successful adaptation to climate change requires understanding and enhancement of people’s strategies to prepare for, respond to, and recover from extreme events ...
Communicating climate change: history, challenges, process and
... in many developed countries—is reaching saturation levels. Concern, sense of urgency, and importance vary greatly across populations, and understanding of the causes and the stakes remains limited. The issues debated in public have moved in many instances beyond whether or not climate change is happ ...
... in many developed countries—is reaching saturation levels. Concern, sense of urgency, and importance vary greatly across populations, and understanding of the causes and the stakes remains limited. The issues debated in public have moved in many instances beyond whether or not climate change is happ ...