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 ...
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 ...
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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]. ...
Probable maximum precipitation and climate change
... given location and season. The maximum possible value, PWmax, is estimated as the observed maximum historical precipitable water [Schreiner and Riedel, 1978]. [11] A U.S. climatology of extreme PW values from 50 years of radiosonde observations (www.crh.noaa.gov/ unr/?n=pw), representing a first-orde ...
... given location and season. The maximum possible value, PWmax, is estimated as the observed maximum historical precipitable water [Schreiner and Riedel, 1978]. [11] A U.S. climatology of extreme PW values from 50 years of radiosonde observations (www.crh.noaa.gov/ unr/?n=pw), representing a first-orde ...
Blue Jeans, Chewing Gum, and Climate Change Litigation
... Nicola Scafetta, Climate Change and Its Causes: A Discussion About Some Key Issues, Sci. & Pub. Pol’y Institute 4–5 (Mar. 18, 2010), http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/images/stories/papers/originals/ climate_change_cause.pdf (observing that over 30,000 scientists in the United States (among them 9,0 ...
... Nicola Scafetta, Climate Change and Its Causes: A Discussion About Some Key Issues, Sci. & Pub. Pol’y Institute 4–5 (Mar. 18, 2010), http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/images/stories/papers/originals/ climate_change_cause.pdf (observing that over 30,000 scientists in the United States (among them 9,0 ...
Discussion Papers in Economics The distributional impact of climate
... under closed and open economy assumptions in order to judge the impact of trade. While price impacts need not be considered for small open economies, India is a large producer for many food commodities.3 Therefore, the model does not constrain India to be a small open economy. The simplicity of the ...
... under closed and open economy assumptions in order to judge the impact of trade. While price impacts need not be considered for small open economies, India is a large producer for many food commodities.3 Therefore, the model does not constrain India to be a small open economy. The simplicity of the ...
Conceptualising Climate Change Governance
... has already begun (e.g. Storbjörk 2007; Lemos and Agarwal 2006: 315). Within this, private households need to contribute as well as local authorities and businesses (cf. Hecht 2009: 162; Ostrom 2010: 27ff). Beyond that, non-governmental organisation (NGO) stakeholders play an important role by commu ...
... has already begun (e.g. Storbjörk 2007; Lemos and Agarwal 2006: 315). Within this, private households need to contribute as well as local authorities and businesses (cf. Hecht 2009: 162; Ostrom 2010: 27ff). Beyond that, non-governmental organisation (NGO) stakeholders play an important role by commu ...
Science Communication - Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
... primary sources. These two groups sometimes appear at odds, which may help explain some of the confusion and criticism surrounding climate change coverage. For example, Reed (2001) found that scientists and journalists both strive for their own versions of “accuracy” and “objectivity.” But scientist ...
... primary sources. These two groups sometimes appear at odds, which may help explain some of the confusion and criticism surrounding climate change coverage. For example, Reed (2001) found that scientists and journalists both strive for their own versions of “accuracy” and “objectivity.” But scientist ...
- The University of Liverpool Repository
... Kenya where data appears to indicate an increase in epidemic frequency due to warming temperatures, although these studies also highlighted the need to account for non-climatic factors. There has been debate regarding the attribution of these changes to anthropogenic climate change since the 2000s. ...
... Kenya where data appears to indicate an increase in epidemic frequency due to warming temperatures, although these studies also highlighted the need to account for non-climatic factors. There has been debate regarding the attribution of these changes to anthropogenic climate change since the 2000s. ...
Towards Critical Studies of Climate Adaptation - diss.fu
... infrastructure and land use planning solutions. Northern priorities around addressing social vulnerability target building community social capital or short-term solutions such as cooling centers, emergency contact lists, and provision of materials in multiple languages (Preston, Westaway, and Yuen ...
... infrastructure and land use planning solutions. Northern priorities around addressing social vulnerability target building community social capital or short-term solutions such as cooling centers, emergency contact lists, and provision of materials in multiple languages (Preston, Westaway, and Yuen ...
nullius in verba - The Global Warming Policy Foundation
... organization. The larger this becomes the more important will it be for us to maintain our status as an independent body of scientists whose chief aim is the advancement of knowledge.1 3. Adrian went on to explain the role of the Society in dealing with the scientific controversies of the day, maki ...
... organization. The larger this becomes the more important will it be for us to maintain our status as an independent body of scientists whose chief aim is the advancement of knowledge.1 3. Adrian went on to explain the role of the Society in dealing with the scientific controversies of the day, maki ...
Evaluating the climate and air quality impacts of short
... of Global Warming Potentials (GWP; see Sect. 1.2 for more details) can be calculated for a chosen time horizon, and then used to give the so-called “CO2 -equivalent” emissions of a gas. By contrast, for the non-CH4 SLCPs, the GWP depends significantly on when and where the emission occurs. Not only ...
... of Global Warming Potentials (GWP; see Sect. 1.2 for more details) can be calculated for a chosen time horizon, and then used to give the so-called “CO2 -equivalent” emissions of a gas. By contrast, for the non-CH4 SLCPs, the GWP depends significantly on when and where the emission occurs. Not only ...
The Ethical implications of global climate change - unesdoc
... to the request of the General Conference of UNESCO, addressed to the Director-General of UNESCO, to develop a UNESCO Strategy for Action on Climate Change that aims “to build and maintain the requisite knowledge base, and to adopt measures to adapt to the impacts of climate change, contribute to the ...
... to the request of the General Conference of UNESCO, addressed to the Director-General of UNESCO, to develop a UNESCO Strategy for Action on Climate Change that aims “to build and maintain the requisite knowledge base, and to adopt measures to adapt to the impacts of climate change, contribute to the ...
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... The tropical Andes are undergoing climate changes that rival those occurring anywhere else on the planet, and are likely to have profound consequences for ecosystems. Paleolimnological investigations of remote mountain lakes can provide details of past environmental change, especially where monitori ...
... The tropical Andes are undergoing climate changes that rival those occurring anywhere else on the planet, and are likely to have profound consequences for ecosystems. Paleolimnological investigations of remote mountain lakes can provide details of past environmental change, especially where monitori ...
NEPA, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND PUBLIC LANDS DECISION MAKING
... change. The difficulty stems predominantly from the global scale and the perceived uncertainty of climate change. Though scientists generally agree that anthropogenic climate change is real, substantial uncertainty exists about the primary driver of climate change—future greenhouse gas (GHG) emissio ...
... change. The difficulty stems predominantly from the global scale and the perceived uncertainty of climate change. Though scientists generally agree that anthropogenic climate change is real, substantial uncertainty exists about the primary driver of climate change—future greenhouse gas (GHG) emissio ...
Climate Change Effects on Vegetation Distribution and Carbon
... it may constitute a large C sink (Fan and others 1998) and also because we relied on the climateand soils datasets of the Vegetation/EcosystemModeling and Analysis Project (VEMAP),which are currently the highest quality datasets available (Kittel and others 1995). The summariesof C gains or losses f ...
... it may constitute a large C sink (Fan and others 1998) and also because we relied on the climateand soils datasets of the Vegetation/EcosystemModeling and Analysis Project (VEMAP),which are currently the highest quality datasets available (Kittel and others 1995). The summariesof C gains or losses f ...
Fishing, climate change and north-east Atlantic cod
... direct effects of climate, or climate-driven changes in biological systems. The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is the main index of winter atmospheric circulation over the North Atlantic. During positive NAO years, warmer, wetter winters occur and seawater temperatures are warmer around the UK. Wh ...
... direct effects of climate, or climate-driven changes in biological systems. The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is the main index of winter atmospheric circulation over the North Atlantic. During positive NAO years, warmer, wetter winters occur and seawater temperatures are warmer around the UK. Wh ...
Hot Damned America: Evangelicalism and the Climate Change
... extension beyond typical liberal evangelical environmentalist boundaries. As Jim Ball noted, “It’s a very centrist evangelical list, and that was intentional. When people look at the names, they’re going to say, this is a real solid group here. These leaders are not flighty, going after the latest c ...
... extension beyond typical liberal evangelical environmentalist boundaries. As Jim Ball noted, “It’s a very centrist evangelical list, and that was intentional. When people look at the names, they’re going to say, this is a real solid group here. These leaders are not flighty, going after the latest c ...
Assessing the effects of climate and volcanism on diatom and
... The tropical Andes are undergoing climate changes that rival those occurring anywhere else on the planet, and are likely to have profound consequences for ecosystems. Paleolimnological investigations of remote mountain lakes can provide details of past environmental change, especially where monitori ...
... The tropical Andes are undergoing climate changes that rival those occurring anywhere else on the planet, and are likely to have profound consequences for ecosystems. Paleolimnological investigations of remote mountain lakes can provide details of past environmental change, especially where monitori ...
biodegradable materials influencing climate change
... change” [2]. Over the last decade, the EPA, along with many other environmental organizations, have enforced recycling laws and practices to help reduce pollution. Although recycling reduces the need for the use of energy to produce new products from raw materials, I believe that non-recyclable mate ...
... change” [2]. Over the last decade, the EPA, along with many other environmental organizations, have enforced recycling laws and practices to help reduce pollution. Although recycling reduces the need for the use of energy to produce new products from raw materials, I believe that non-recyclable mate ...
SEA LEVEL RISE IN THE CARIBBEAN
... contribute less than 1% to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions4, these countries are expected to be among the earliest and most impacted by climate change in the coming decades. Caribbean coastal communities in particular will be severely threatened by the direct and indirect impacts of climate ch ...
... contribute less than 1% to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions4, these countries are expected to be among the earliest and most impacted by climate change in the coming decades. Caribbean coastal communities in particular will be severely threatened by the direct and indirect impacts of climate ch ...
Feeding nine billion in a low emissions economy: Challenging, but
... 1. Agriculture is a very large emitter of greenhouse gases, more than quarter of all emissions when land conversion to farming is included. The share of emissions rises still further if those from the rest of the food system are included. 2. Developing countries are responsible for three‐quarter ...
... 1. Agriculture is a very large emitter of greenhouse gases, more than quarter of all emissions when land conversion to farming is included. The share of emissions rises still further if those from the rest of the food system are included. 2. Developing countries are responsible for three‐quarter ...
How Climate Science Became a Victim of the Cold War
... The George C. Marshall Institute: Robert Jastrow and SDI The founder and current director of the Marshall Institute is astrophysicist Robert Jastrow. Born in 1925, Jastrow enjoyed a thirty-year career as a distinguished astrophysicist. He played a leading role in the U.S. space program, chairing NAS ...
... The George C. Marshall Institute: Robert Jastrow and SDI The founder and current director of the Marshall Institute is astrophysicist Robert Jastrow. Born in 1925, Jastrow enjoyed a thirty-year career as a distinguished astrophysicist. He played a leading role in the U.S. space program, chairing NAS ...
Transitiong to a low-carbon energy system
... emissions grew by 3.7% in 2015 as the economy recovered with emissions growth witnessed across all main economic sectors. The energy industries, transport and agriculture sectors now account for almost 73% of Ireland’s total greenhouse gas emissions. Within the non-ETS sector agriculture and transpo ...
... emissions grew by 3.7% in 2015 as the economy recovered with emissions growth witnessed across all main economic sectors. The energy industries, transport and agriculture sectors now account for almost 73% of Ireland’s total greenhouse gas emissions. Within the non-ETS sector agriculture and transpo ...