How much risk ought we to take? Exploring the possibilities of
... argument for a multi-dimensional consequentialist framework, which seems particularly suitable for dealing with complex decision-making situations and cases of risk. As we will argue, while traditional expected well-being consequentialism is too mono-dimensional, Peterson's account – despite its ini ...
... argument for a multi-dimensional consequentialist framework, which seems particularly suitable for dealing with complex decision-making situations and cases of risk. As we will argue, while traditional expected well-being consequentialism is too mono-dimensional, Peterson's account – despite its ini ...
The Impact of CO2 Emissions on Agricultural Productivity and
... economy-wide impacts of climate change due to general equilibrium feedback effects and interdependence among various sectors (Carri 2008; Gebreegziabher et al. 2011). As a result, recently there has been increasing use of CGE models in economy-wide climate change impact analysis. These studies have ...
... economy-wide impacts of climate change due to general equilibrium feedback effects and interdependence among various sectors (Carri 2008; Gebreegziabher et al. 2011). As a result, recently there has been increasing use of CGE models in economy-wide climate change impact analysis. These studies have ...
Full Report - Focus on Energy
... historic climate changes in Wisconsin and the likelihood of continued climate change driven by rising greenhouse gas emissions, there is a need to assess the potential effects of projected climate changes on Wisconsin’s species and natural resources and use this information as the basis for adaptati ...
... historic climate changes in Wisconsin and the likelihood of continued climate change driven by rising greenhouse gas emissions, there is a need to assess the potential effects of projected climate changes on Wisconsin’s species and natural resources and use this information as the basis for adaptati ...
THE ROLE OF LAND - SURFACE PROCESSES IN LOCAL, REGIONAL AND
... Email correspondence from Lew Grant, Grant Family Farms, ...
... Email correspondence from Lew Grant, Grant Family Farms, ...
Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and
... CCA mechanisms at the global, regional, national and local levels through an integrated and cross- ...
... CCA mechanisms at the global, regional, national and local levels through an integrated and cross- ...
Disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation
... CCA mechanisms at the global, regional, national and local levels through an integrated and cross- ...
... CCA mechanisms at the global, regional, national and local levels through an integrated and cross- ...
Project Concept and PDF-B Document
... The Bank/GEF: The World Bank is playing a key role in contributing to the adaptation sector. Two of the three projects already in the GEF’s Strategic Program on Adaptation portfolio are in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is envisioned that this Project would benefit from existing adaptation pro ...
... The Bank/GEF: The World Bank is playing a key role in contributing to the adaptation sector. Two of the three projects already in the GEF’s Strategic Program on Adaptation portfolio are in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is envisioned that this Project would benefit from existing adaptation pro ...
University of Groningen Local cooling, global warming Hekkenberg, M
... greenhouse effect (relative to its global warming potential). However, it is not only a changing climate itself that is thought to be the core of the problem; the problem is also thought to be the rate of change, combined with human and natural resilience to adapt to this change [IPCC, 2007]. The na ...
... greenhouse effect (relative to its global warming potential). However, it is not only a changing climate itself that is thought to be the core of the problem; the problem is also thought to be the rate of change, combined with human and natural resilience to adapt to this change [IPCC, 2007]. The na ...
2.5.4 Contribution of Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Society on
... The other non-farm activity is that the cooperative have built a factory, which used for coffee curing. In collaboration with Kill Cafe, the France government has facilitated the construction of this coffee curing factory. The factory cures the coffee immediately after buying from members. After hav ...
... The other non-farm activity is that the cooperative have built a factory, which used for coffee curing. In collaboration with Kill Cafe, the France government has facilitated the construction of this coffee curing factory. The factory cures the coffee immediately after buying from members. After hav ...
S08-2 Mistimed reproduction due to global climate change
... underlying levels of the food chain. We offer two hypotheses in explanation, and discuss how they can be tested by manipulating laying date under field conditions and by comparing populations on a large spatial scale. We argue that the lack of advancement of laying date may be caused by a differenti ...
... underlying levels of the food chain. We offer two hypotheses in explanation, and discuss how they can be tested by manipulating laying date under field conditions and by comparing populations on a large spatial scale. We argue that the lack of advancement of laying date may be caused by a differenti ...
August 2012 - CREE
... generation, either within the generation living today or in the future, see Kverndokk and Rose (2008). Two examples of this can be: who would suffer from climate change (inaction), and how should the burdens of mitigation (action) be distributed? In the years to come, the world may face large climat ...
... generation, either within the generation living today or in the future, see Kverndokk and Rose (2008). Two examples of this can be: who would suffer from climate change (inaction), and how should the burdens of mitigation (action) be distributed? In the years to come, the world may face large climat ...
Green jobs and skills: the local labour market implications of
... initiative2 represents a good example of a locality seeking to enable green growth through policies aimed at increasing household energy efficiency. Improvements in energy efficiency can not only deliver some of the largest and cheapest CO2 reductions, but can also bring about benefits for employmen ...
... initiative2 represents a good example of a locality seeking to enable green growth through policies aimed at increasing household energy efficiency. Improvements in energy efficiency can not only deliver some of the largest and cheapest CO2 reductions, but can also bring about benefits for employmen ...
Ecological and methodological drivers of species` distribution and
... directly tested for trends in marine ecological and climate variables from field observations; (2) observations spanned at least 19 years; and (3) studies included data after 1990. Studies relying purely on modelling or experimental data were excluded. At least twenty years of data is a common cut-o ...
... directly tested for trends in marine ecological and climate variables from field observations; (2) observations spanned at least 19 years; and (3) studies included data after 1990. Studies relying purely on modelling or experimental data were excluded. At least twenty years of data is a common cut-o ...
Integrated climate and land use change scenarios for California
... yield is difficult to measure and value, but the changing availability of water from rangeland watersheds needs to be quantified across multiple spatial scales and over long time horizons to ensure sustainable use (Scanlon et al. 2005; Havstad et al. 2007; Brown and MacLeod 2011; He and Hogue 2012). ...
... yield is difficult to measure and value, but the changing availability of water from rangeland watersheds needs to be quantified across multiple spatial scales and over long time horizons to ensure sustainable use (Scanlon et al. 2005; Havstad et al. 2007; Brown and MacLeod 2011; He and Hogue 2012). ...
Quasi-100 ky glacial-interglacial cycles triggered by - HAL-Insu
... these estimates, but the number 500 GtC (1 GtC is 1 gigaton or 1 petagram or 1015 g of carbon; hereafter Gt in accord with paleoclimate tradition) has established itself in the literature, corresponding to a 0.35‰ lower mean glacial ocean δ 13 C (Curry et al., 1988; Duplessy et al., 1988). Thus the ...
... these estimates, but the number 500 GtC (1 GtC is 1 gigaton or 1 petagram or 1015 g of carbon; hereafter Gt in accord with paleoclimate tradition) has established itself in the literature, corresponding to a 0.35‰ lower mean glacial ocean δ 13 C (Curry et al., 1988; Duplessy et al., 1988). Thus the ...
PLOS Biology - University of Hawaii
... influence rates of calcification and several other physiological processes [10,15,25,26]. Co-occurring changes in biogeochemical parameters could also accelerate biological responses, either additively or synergistically [10,27–30]. Warming, for instance, can increase metabolism but, if combined wit ...
... influence rates of calcification and several other physiological processes [10,15,25,26]. Co-occurring changes in biogeochemical parameters could also accelerate biological responses, either additively or synergistically [10,27–30]. Warming, for instance, can increase metabolism but, if combined wit ...
Climate Change in Northern New Hampshire
... However, warming winters will reduce opportunities for ...
... However, warming winters will reduce opportunities for ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Plant Growth, Ecosystem Services
... socio- economic activities, such as agriculture, forestry, etc., and is a major threat for biodiversity and ecosystem function (Lepetz et al., 2009). Climate change is a result from emission of greenhouse gases (e.g. CO2, CH4, & N2O, etc.) in the past century that will cause atmospheric warming (IPC ...
... socio- economic activities, such as agriculture, forestry, etc., and is a major threat for biodiversity and ecosystem function (Lepetz et al., 2009). Climate change is a result from emission of greenhouse gases (e.g. CO2, CH4, & N2O, etc.) in the past century that will cause atmospheric warming (IPC ...
Problems with making and governing global kinds of knowledge
... nascent geographies of science being written to complement the histories, philosophies and sociologies of science. Subjecting scientific knowledge to geographical enquiry helps us to distinguish between the universalising drive of scientific enquiry and what I call here the instinct to make global kin ...
... nascent geographies of science being written to complement the histories, philosophies and sociologies of science. Subjecting scientific knowledge to geographical enquiry helps us to distinguish between the universalising drive of scientific enquiry and what I call here the instinct to make global kin ...
Projected responses of North American grassland - ace
... Canada, the continental United States, and Alaska for 15 grassland songbird species routinely observed in the northern Great Plains (Table 1). The compiled data came primarily from two sources: roadside point counts conducted as part of the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) (Sauer et al. 201 ...
... Canada, the continental United States, and Alaska for 15 grassland songbird species routinely observed in the northern Great Plains (Table 1). The compiled data came primarily from two sources: roadside point counts conducted as part of the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) (Sauer et al. 201 ...
Realising the Benefits of Peatlands
... Peatlands have the potential to be a natural solution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. They hold a vast stock of carbon in their soils and can add more by sequestering carbon from the atmosphere. But this natural carbon capture and storage ability can only happen if peatland habitats are health ...
... Peatlands have the potential to be a natural solution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. They hold a vast stock of carbon in their soils and can add more by sequestering carbon from the atmosphere. But this natural carbon capture and storage ability can only happen if peatland habitats are health ...