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 ...
Future deforestation in the Amazon and consequences
... model run at a coarser resolution. The benefit is that a smaller region can be run with higher spatial resolution than global-scale simulations. The drawback is that the communication of information at the boundary happens only in one direction, and changes within the domain do not feedback onto the ...
... model run at a coarser resolution. The benefit is that a smaller region can be run with higher spatial resolution than global-scale simulations. The drawback is that the communication of information at the boundary happens only in one direction, and changes within the domain do not feedback onto the ...
Urban Forestry and Climate Change Workshop
... practice with their regional forestry partners. The summaries provided in this guide document and illustrate the depth and reach of the conversation. The agenda from the convening appears on the following pages as a reference to the range of topics and presenters. The synopsis that follows is not in ...
... practice with their regional forestry partners. The summaries provided in this guide document and illustrate the depth and reach of the conversation. The agenda from the convening appears on the following pages as a reference to the range of topics and presenters. The synopsis that follows is not in ...
Adaptation planning for climate change
... willing to accept the damage because the return period of a similar event would be very long. If the second, the community would prepare for costly extension of their coping range because a previously ‘‘unusual’’ event like E1 would become increasingly ‘‘normal’’ in the future. In this example, mode ...
... willing to accept the damage because the return period of a similar event would be very long. If the second, the community would prepare for costly extension of their coping range because a previously ‘‘unusual’’ event like E1 would become increasingly ‘‘normal’’ in the future. In this example, mode ...
UKCP09: Probabilistic projections of wind speed
... of the change is negative in some ensemble members, and uncertainties are augmented considerably by the influence of natural climate variability, which is larger than the spread of forced changes. The corresponding ensemble of 12 alternative climate models shows a similar large-scale pattern of chan ...
... of the change is negative in some ensemble members, and uncertainties are augmented considerably by the influence of natural climate variability, which is larger than the spread of forced changes. The corresponding ensemble of 12 alternative climate models shows a similar large-scale pattern of chan ...
515475 Alabama Law Review 62.5 R3.ps
... into the project’s overall cost, causing the project’s apparent cost to be less than its true cost.15 Sustainable projects which may require heavier initial capital outlay appear more costly in comparison and are not implemented. In order for industrial development to become truly sustainable, gover ...
... into the project’s overall cost, causing the project’s apparent cost to be less than its true cost.15 Sustainable projects which may require heavier initial capital outlay appear more costly in comparison and are not implemented. In order for industrial development to become truly sustainable, gover ...
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... A BROAD OVERVIEW OF THE MAIN PROBLEMS DERIVED FROM CLIMATE CHANGE – MEDITERRANEAN AREA ...
... A BROAD OVERVIEW OF THE MAIN PROBLEMS DERIVED FROM CLIMATE CHANGE – MEDITERRANEAN AREA ...
Saturation of the terrestrial carbon sink
... to ambient levels (Jasoni et al. 2005). These examples illustrate that a variety of responses of NEP to CO2 can occur in different ecosystems. In summary, ecosystem responses to large step increases of CO2 concentration can show a strong saturation behavior driven by resource limitation. Plant growt ...
... to ambient levels (Jasoni et al. 2005). These examples illustrate that a variety of responses of NEP to CO2 can occur in different ecosystems. In summary, ecosystem responses to large step increases of CO2 concentration can show a strong saturation behavior driven by resource limitation. Plant growt ...
CURRICULUM VITAE Personal data Academic background
... Nicaragua). The study focuses on a cross-country comparison of multi-sectoral and multi-scale policy-networks relevant for designing ecosystem-based adaptation policies. Costa Rica and Nicaragua 2008-2009. •! Systematization of “Community based adaptation to climate variability and change in agricul ...
... Nicaragua). The study focuses on a cross-country comparison of multi-sectoral and multi-scale policy-networks relevant for designing ecosystem-based adaptation policies. Costa Rica and Nicaragua 2008-2009. •! Systematization of “Community based adaptation to climate variability and change in agricul ...
Secretary Jewell`s Year of Action
... the Solar Energy Development Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement and the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan.xv/xvi Continuing to encourage renewable energy development is necessary, but not sufficient for Secretary Jewell and DOI to seriously address climate change. DOI should set a g ...
... the Solar Energy Development Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement and the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan.xv/xvi Continuing to encourage renewable energy development is necessary, but not sufficient for Secretary Jewell and DOI to seriously address climate change. DOI should set a g ...
Climate change and the Antarctic marine ecosystem: an essay on
... Antarctic marine communities, examining the potential impacts on invertebrates and vertebrates alike and exploring plausible outcomes for species, with examples principally from the Antarctic literature. We suggest that industries with the greatest potential to aggravate climate change impacts on ma ...
... Antarctic marine communities, examining the potential impacts on invertebrates and vertebrates alike and exploring plausible outcomes for species, with examples principally from the Antarctic literature. We suggest that industries with the greatest potential to aggravate climate change impacts on ma ...
Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda 7 April 2016
... For students who decide not to continue in English Teaching, it provides an easier option to move into the second major and still graduate on time. In terms of capacity issues, the advisors counsel that this change could be helpful in some areas that could use additional enrollment. The traditional ...
... For students who decide not to continue in English Teaching, it provides an easier option to move into the second major and still graduate on time. In terms of capacity issues, the advisors counsel that this change could be helpful in some areas that could use additional enrollment. The traditional ...
A conceptual framework for monitoring climate effects and feedback
... often between several trophic levels and are therefore more difficult to monitor using single‐organism monitoring approach alone (Forchhammer & Post 2004). This has been recognised in several temporal ecosystem communities but also at Zackenberg. For example, we know that following winters with m ...
... often between several trophic levels and are therefore more difficult to monitor using single‐organism monitoring approach alone (Forchhammer & Post 2004). This has been recognised in several temporal ecosystem communities but also at Zackenberg. For example, we know that following winters with m ...
Climate Change and Agricultural Commodities
... In the immediate future, agricultural production needs to be made more sustainable and, thus, resilient to change. To achieve this, new irrigation technologies, water conservation measures, drought resistant varieties, new cropping patterns, improved management of pests and diseases through integrat ...
... In the immediate future, agricultural production needs to be made more sustainable and, thus, resilient to change. To achieve this, new irrigation technologies, water conservation measures, drought resistant varieties, new cropping patterns, improved management of pests and diseases through integrat ...
Variation in the sensitivity of organismal body and geographic scales
... differed at the geographic scale, as did the five other climate factors, and some combination of these factors is likely contributing to geographic variation in BTS as well. The association of geographic variation in BTS with environmental variation among sites points to the importance of multiple c ...
... differed at the geographic scale, as did the five other climate factors, and some combination of these factors is likely contributing to geographic variation in BTS as well. The association of geographic variation in BTS with environmental variation among sites points to the importance of multiple c ...
Climate Change Financing - SÜDWIND
... Climate financing is understood to comprise the support to developing countries for both adaptation to climate change and for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. Developed countries have committed themselves to providing USD 100 billion of “new and additional” financing annually by the year ...
... Climate financing is understood to comprise the support to developing countries for both adaptation to climate change and for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. Developed countries have committed themselves to providing USD 100 billion of “new and additional” financing annually by the year ...
Supplement
... recovery on tropospheric ozone. Revell et al. (2015) do not conduct any simulations which allow these to be decoupled from the radiative effects of greenhouse gases (in particular, CO2 and its indirect impacts through SST changes). We agree however, that this recent study is relevant for the Introdu ...
... recovery on tropospheric ozone. Revell et al. (2015) do not conduct any simulations which allow these to be decoupled from the radiative effects of greenhouse gases (in particular, CO2 and its indirect impacts through SST changes). We agree however, that this recent study is relevant for the Introdu ...
African Americans and Climate Change: An
... change, and have the most to gain from the policies that promote more efficient technologies and lower overall energy costs. The benefits of reducing carbon emissions such as lower air pollution, new jobs and reduced oil imports would help all Americans, and particularly African Americans. Policies ...
... change, and have the most to gain from the policies that promote more efficient technologies and lower overall energy costs. The benefits of reducing carbon emissions such as lower air pollution, new jobs and reduced oil imports would help all Americans, and particularly African Americans. Policies ...
Responses of vegetation distribution to climate change in China
... studies. The initiative to study the potential effects of climate change is motivated by the increasing scientific and political interests in the interrelationship between climate change and ecosystems in regional levels. To date, few studies have investigated the influence of regional climate scena ...
... studies. The initiative to study the potential effects of climate change is motivated by the increasing scientific and political interests in the interrelationship between climate change and ecosystems in regional levels. To date, few studies have investigated the influence of regional climate scena ...
Climate change in Australia | East Coast cluster report
... represent the full range of emission scenarios, as defined by the Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) used by the IPCC, with a particular focus on RCP4.5 and RCP8.5. The former represents a pathway consistent with low-level emissions, which stabilise the carbon dioxide concentration at abou ...
... represent the full range of emission scenarios, as defined by the Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) used by the IPCC, with a particular focus on RCP4.5 and RCP8.5. The former represents a pathway consistent with low-level emissions, which stabilise the carbon dioxide concentration at abou ...
carbon in forest soils—research needs
... (Mortland & Wolcott 1965; Paul & Clark 1989). Thus, it would seem unlikely that soil organic matter will follow the same idealised decay curves as fresh litter does. Nonetheless, Post et al. (1982) found some fairly straightforward relationships among soil organic matter, precipitation, temperature, ...
... (Mortland & Wolcott 1965; Paul & Clark 1989). Thus, it would seem unlikely that soil organic matter will follow the same idealised decay curves as fresh litter does. Nonetheless, Post et al. (1982) found some fairly straightforward relationships among soil organic matter, precipitation, temperature, ...
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... Global Circulation Model (GCM) based on the sum of interpolated anomalies to high resolution monthly climate surfaces from Worldclim [34]. ...
... Global Circulation Model (GCM) based on the sum of interpolated anomalies to high resolution monthly climate surfaces from Worldclim [34]. ...