The business aviation community has long been committed to
... modernization, operations and alternative fuels. Our community pledges an average of 2% improvement in fuel efficiency per year from now until 2020 on a fleetwide basis. We acknowledge the need for appropriately structured market-based measures, so long as any revenues collected are reinvested into ...
... modernization, operations and alternative fuels. Our community pledges an average of 2% improvement in fuel efficiency per year from now until 2020 on a fleetwide basis. We acknowledge the need for appropriately structured market-based measures, so long as any revenues collected are reinvested into ...
Rising Temperatures, Rising Tensions
... international community can do to combat climate change, adapt to its impacts, manage increasingly scarce resources and foster greater cooperation on their shared resources. With this in mind, the report concludes with four broad strategies for action: Strategy 1 Fostering a culture of conservation ...
... international community can do to combat climate change, adapt to its impacts, manage increasingly scarce resources and foster greater cooperation on their shared resources. With this in mind, the report concludes with four broad strategies for action: Strategy 1 Fostering a culture of conservation ...
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... of emissions. In 1992, the United States ratified the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which called on industrialized countries to initiate GHG reduction.3 However, in early 2001, President George W. Bush rejected the UNFCCC 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which called for legal ...
... of emissions. In 1992, the United States ratified the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which called on industrialized countries to initiate GHG reduction.3 However, in early 2001, President George W. Bush rejected the UNFCCC 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which called for legal ...
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... beneficial to irrigated farms. These impacts vary by region and increase in damages with a longer timeframe. Farms in Northwest and Northeast China are expected to be most adversely affected. Erda (1996) indicates that, with adaptation to climate change, the annual agricultural loss could be US$0.8 ...
... beneficial to irrigated farms. These impacts vary by region and increase in damages with a longer timeframe. Farms in Northwest and Northeast China are expected to be most adversely affected. Erda (1996) indicates that, with adaptation to climate change, the annual agricultural loss could be US$0.8 ...
China and South-South Scoping Assessment for
... and potential for collaboration in 10 priority developing countries. The aim of the project is to identify key opportunities and avenues for South-South learning on climate change adaptation and how to best channel resources to share China's and developing countries' experiences of integrating clima ...
... and potential for collaboration in 10 priority developing countries. The aim of the project is to identify key opportunities and avenues for South-South learning on climate change adaptation and how to best channel resources to share China's and developing countries' experiences of integrating clima ...
Paleoclimate Implications for Human-Made
... sheet to form on Antarctica. Ice and snow increased the albedo (literally, the 'whiteness') of that continent, an amplifying feedback that contributed to the sharp drop of global temperature at that time. Moderate warming between 30 and 15 Mya was not sufficient to melt all Antarctic ice. The coolin ...
... sheet to form on Antarctica. Ice and snow increased the albedo (literally, the 'whiteness') of that continent, an amplifying feedback that contributed to the sharp drop of global temperature at that time. Moderate warming between 30 and 15 Mya was not sufficient to melt all Antarctic ice. The coolin ...
3.1. Greenhouse gases and climate change
... changes in rainfall patterns with implications for floods and droughts; changes in the incidence of climatic extremes, especially high-temperature extremes. ...
... changes in rainfall patterns with implications for floods and droughts; changes in the incidence of climatic extremes, especially high-temperature extremes. ...
The Bottom Line on Climate Change: A Manitoba Business Guide
... Chamber movement. With a membership comprised of direct corporate members as well as locals chambers, the MCC represents 72 communities and over 10,000 businesses across Manitoba. As such it is the largest business lobby in Manitoba. The MCC is also unique in that it is the only business lobby in Ma ...
... Chamber movement. With a membership comprised of direct corporate members as well as locals chambers, the MCC represents 72 communities and over 10,000 businesses across Manitoba. As such it is the largest business lobby in Manitoba. The MCC is also unique in that it is the only business lobby in Ma ...
Socio-Economic Impacts of Climate Change in
... Expected impacts of climate change are likely to result in stronger flow peaks in winter (due to higher precipitation and earlier snow melt/deglaciation), and less flow in summer, due to lower precipitation, higher evaporation rates and irrigation draw off. Suitability of existing policy frameworks ...
... Expected impacts of climate change are likely to result in stronger flow peaks in winter (due to higher precipitation and earlier snow melt/deglaciation), and less flow in summer, due to lower precipitation, higher evaporation rates and irrigation draw off. Suitability of existing policy frameworks ...
Changing Climate, Changing Forests: The Impacts of Climate Change on
... provide important insights for forest science, management, and policy. A synthesis of recent research from the northeastern United States and eastern Canada shows that the climate of the region has become warmer and wetter over the past 100 years and that there are more extreme precipitation events. ...
... provide important insights for forest science, management, and policy. A synthesis of recent research from the northeastern United States and eastern Canada shows that the climate of the region has become warmer and wetter over the past 100 years and that there are more extreme precipitation events. ...
Overcoming Obstacles to U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate Change
... limate change is an epic threat. Concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are higher than at any time in human history and rising sharply. Predicted consequences include sea-level rise, more severe storms, more intense droughts and floods, forest loss and the spread of tropical disease. ...
... limate change is an epic threat. Concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are higher than at any time in human history and rising sharply. Predicted consequences include sea-level rise, more severe storms, more intense droughts and floods, forest loss and the spread of tropical disease. ...
Public perceptions of unusually warm weather in the UK: impacts
... 1.1. Previous perception studies A possible 4-fold classification of previous studies undertaken to assess public perceptions of climate change is as follows: • comparative studies of perceptions of issues of great public concern, of which climate change is one; • cross-national and cross-cultural s ...
... 1.1. Previous perception studies A possible 4-fold classification of previous studies undertaken to assess public perceptions of climate change is as follows: • comparative studies of perceptions of issues of great public concern, of which climate change is one; • cross-national and cross-cultural s ...
National Security in the 21st Century: How the National Security
... or nearly three times larger than the prior increase) will result in a temperature increase of just 5.4°F, as the IPCC seems to predict.19 Based on scientific data, leading experts believe that the current global goal must be to reduce CO2 concentrations below 350 ppm in order to prevent and reverse ...
... or nearly three times larger than the prior increase) will result in a temperature increase of just 5.4°F, as the IPCC seems to predict.19 Based on scientific data, leading experts believe that the current global goal must be to reduce CO2 concentrations below 350 ppm in order to prevent and reverse ...
2016/03/PR PRESS RELEASE 14 April 2016 IPCC agrees special
... we know and don’t know about the risks related to climate change. The IPCC identifies where there is agreement in the scientific community, where there are differences of opinion, and where further research is needed. Thus the IPCC offers policymakers a snapshot of what the scientific community unde ...
... we know and don’t know about the risks related to climate change. The IPCC identifies where there is agreement in the scientific community, where there are differences of opinion, and where further research is needed. Thus the IPCC offers policymakers a snapshot of what the scientific community unde ...
Changing climate, changing forests
... provide important insights for forest science, management, and policy. A synthesis of recent research from the northeastern United States and eastern Canada shows that the climate of the region has become warmer and wetter over the past 100 years and that there are more extreme precipitation events. ...
... provide important insights for forest science, management, and policy. A synthesis of recent research from the northeastern United States and eastern Canada shows that the climate of the region has become warmer and wetter over the past 100 years and that there are more extreme precipitation events. ...
Towards Policy Integration of Disaster Risk, Climate Adaptation, and
... respectively. As Cambodia is mostly prone to floods and droughts, the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) and the Provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology (PDWRAM) play important roles in reducing such risks through flood and drought infrastructural measures and inve ...
... respectively. As Cambodia is mostly prone to floods and droughts, the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) and the Provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology (PDWRAM) play important roles in reducing such risks through flood and drought infrastructural measures and inve ...
Climate change effects on human health
... adaptation of the population, heat-related deaths would be expected to rise by around 257% by the 2050s from a current annual baseline of around 2000 deaths, and cold-related mortality would decline by 2% from a baseline of around 41 000 deaths. The cold burden remained higher than the heat burden i ...
... adaptation of the population, heat-related deaths would be expected to rise by around 257% by the 2050s from a current annual baseline of around 2000 deaths, and cold-related mortality would decline by 2% from a baseline of around 41 000 deaths. The cold burden remained higher than the heat burden i ...
Human Impacts on Weather and Climate - Recent Research Results
... nature. Range for linear contrails does not include other possible effects of aviation on cloudiness. ...
... nature. Range for linear contrails does not include other possible effects of aviation on cloudiness. ...
MD/DC Metro Area - GAIA - The Johns Hopkins University Applied
... • Acute: defined as an affirmative response to the question “Have you ever been told by a doctor {nurse or other health professional} that you have asthma?” • Chronic: defined as an affirmative response to that question followed by an affirmative response to the subsequent question “Do you still hav ...
... • Acute: defined as an affirmative response to the question “Have you ever been told by a doctor {nurse or other health professional} that you have asthma?” • Chronic: defined as an affirmative response to that question followed by an affirmative response to the subsequent question “Do you still hav ...
global warming, climate change and tourism: a review of
... Global warming, climate change and tourism of late, have taken the centre stage of academic research. A raging debate is on apart from the popular writings and research articles published on the theme. The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) declared that ‘warming of the climate system ...
... Global warming, climate change and tourism of late, have taken the centre stage of academic research. A raging debate is on apart from the popular writings and research articles published on the theme. The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) declared that ‘warming of the climate system ...
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... numerous subset of this category. Courts agree that if a plaintiff can establish standing, NEPA can be used to compel agency consideration of the climate change effects of its actions. Fifth, common law tort theories such as nuisance have been invoked, not yet successfully, to force cutbacks in GHG ...
... numerous subset of this category. Courts agree that if a plaintiff can establish standing, NEPA can be used to compel agency consideration of the climate change effects of its actions. Fifth, common law tort theories such as nuisance have been invoked, not yet successfully, to force cutbacks in GHG ...
Development of new parametrisations and sub - HiGEM
... transport energy, momentum, and material substances within and between system components. They occur over a wide range of spatial scales, and evolve over a wide range of time scales. 'Small' scales of motion that are known to be important cannot be simulated directly in global models on current comp ...
... transport energy, momentum, and material substances within and between system components. They occur over a wide range of spatial scales, and evolve over a wide range of time scales. 'Small' scales of motion that are known to be important cannot be simulated directly in global models on current comp ...
IPCC. 2001. Tech Summary of Physical Science Basis
... “Yes”. A suite of observations supports this conclusion and provides insight about the rapidity of those changes. These data are also the bedrock upon which to construct the answer to the more difficult question: “Why is it changing?”, which is addressed in later Sections. This Section provides an u ...
... “Yes”. A suite of observations supports this conclusion and provides insight about the rapidity of those changes. These data are also the bedrock upon which to construct the answer to the more difficult question: “Why is it changing?”, which is addressed in later Sections. This Section provides an u ...
A Question of Balance - Yale Economics
... provide a summary for the audience of concerned citizens. The points that follow are prepared for both scientists and nonspecialists who would like a succinct statement of what economics, or at least the economics in this book, concludes about the dilemmas posed by global warming. Global warming has ...
... provide a summary for the audience of concerned citizens. The points that follow are prepared for both scientists and nonspecialists who would like a succinct statement of what economics, or at least the economics in this book, concludes about the dilemmas posed by global warming. Global warming has ...
Planning for bushfire risk in a changing climate: Ku-ring
... Council commissioned a report Economic evaluation of climate change adaptation strategies for local government; Ku-ring-gai Council Case Study (2010) to provide a more detailed risk analysis. The report identified bushfire, storms, extreme heat and drought as priority risks for council under climate ...
... Council commissioned a report Economic evaluation of climate change adaptation strategies for local government; Ku-ring-gai Council Case Study (2010) to provide a more detailed risk analysis. The report identified bushfire, storms, extreme heat and drought as priority risks for council under climate ...