Science and policy characteristics of the Paris Agreement
... Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is to “prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system”1. This objective can be operationalized by, for example, expressing ‘dangerous anthropogenic interference’ (DAI) in terms of a global long-term temperature goal (LTTG). However, this tr ...
... Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is to “prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system”1. This objective can be operationalized by, for example, expressing ‘dangerous anthropogenic interference’ (DAI) in terms of a global long-term temperature goal (LTTG). However, this tr ...
Investing in a Time of Climate Change
... negotiate a new global climate change agreement. Climate change is an environmental, social and economic risk, expected to have its greatest physical impact in the long term. But to address it, and avoid dangerous temperature increases, policy action is needed now. The extent to which this action wi ...
... negotiate a new global climate change agreement. Climate change is an environmental, social and economic risk, expected to have its greatest physical impact in the long term. But to address it, and avoid dangerous temperature increases, policy action is needed now. The extent to which this action wi ...
THE ACHILLES` HEELS OF THE EARTH SYSTEM
... Records from the past (see Figure 1 on page 11) show that the very short modern period of instrumental monitoring of the global environment does not reveal the magnitude and rate of change that are possible. Nonlinear, abrupt changes in key environmental parameters appear to be the norm, not the exc ...
... Records from the past (see Figure 1 on page 11) show that the very short modern period of instrumental monitoring of the global environment does not reveal the magnitude and rate of change that are possible. Nonlinear, abrupt changes in key environmental parameters appear to be the norm, not the exc ...
Australian Species and Climate Change - WWF
... The threat of climate change Fire is an important natural component of the ecology of many Australian terrestrial ecosystems, including those inhabited by bilbies. A primary source of food for the bilby comes from plants that rely on occasional burning to thrive. The traditional use of fire for land ...
... The threat of climate change Fire is an important natural component of the ecology of many Australian terrestrial ecosystems, including those inhabited by bilbies. A primary source of food for the bilby comes from plants that rely on occasional burning to thrive. The traditional use of fire for land ...
climate change and agriculture - Canadian Institute of Planners
... temperatures. Climate change brings new challenges, new risks and new opportunities for all human activities on the planet. Global implications of climate change due to increased level of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere are becoming one of the most significant research and policy issues facing m ...
... temperatures. Climate change brings new challenges, new risks and new opportunities for all human activities on the planet. Global implications of climate change due to increased level of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere are becoming one of the most significant research and policy issues facing m ...
dividend
... 2. The dividend to be paid is in the amount of NIS 210,000,000. The dividend is at a rate of 100.222857% of the issued and paid-up capital. 3. Determining date (cum date): September 19, 2007 Ex date: September 20, 2007 Dividend distribution date: October 2, 2007 4. Rate of tax to be deducted at sour ...
... 2. The dividend to be paid is in the amount of NIS 210,000,000. The dividend is at a rate of 100.222857% of the issued and paid-up capital. 3. Determining date (cum date): September 19, 2007 Ex date: September 20, 2007 Dividend distribution date: October 2, 2007 4. Rate of tax to be deducted at sour ...
Earth climate identification vs. anthropic global warming
... The climatic process is a highly complex system, on which scientists experienced in systems theory have much to say. This concerns particularly the global climate modeling and the attribution of the recent warming to human activity. This analysis involves climatic observations, present and past, dir ...
... The climatic process is a highly complex system, on which scientists experienced in systems theory have much to say. This concerns particularly the global climate modeling and the attribution of the recent warming to human activity. This analysis involves climatic observations, present and past, dir ...
A Two-Step Flow of Influence? Opinion-Leader
... alerted their peers to what mattered among political events, social issues, and consumer choices. As we will discuss in this article, solving the public opinion challenge on climate change means defining or framing the complexities of the issue in a way that connects to the specific core values of v ...
... alerted their peers to what mattered among political events, social issues, and consumer choices. As we will discuss in this article, solving the public opinion challenge on climate change means defining or framing the complexities of the issue in a way that connects to the specific core values of v ...
Climate change, ocean processes and ocean iron fertilization
... would qualify for offset credits. Recent global models incorporating increasingly explicit biology give much reduced sequestration relative to the 2 earlier models (Table 2). Aumont & Bopp (2006), with a more realistic ecosystem and biogeochemical cycles, obtain a cumulative uptake by 2100 of 70 Pg ...
... would qualify for offset credits. Recent global models incorporating increasingly explicit biology give much reduced sequestration relative to the 2 earlier models (Table 2). Aumont & Bopp (2006), with a more realistic ecosystem and biogeochemical cycles, obtain a cumulative uptake by 2100 of 70 Pg ...
The CCPC grew out of the International Council of Local
... Two aspects of the frame into which CCPC has put climate change should be highlighted: First, the problem is established and made relevant through scientific knowledge explaining that we will increasingly notice the effects of climate change. City dwellers are at risk from climate change and therefo ...
... Two aspects of the frame into which CCPC has put climate change should be highlighted: First, the problem is established and made relevant through scientific knowledge explaining that we will increasingly notice the effects of climate change. City dwellers are at risk from climate change and therefo ...
Barriers to Municipal Climate Adaptation: Examples From Coastal
... tolerance in paving materials with the awareness of increased heat projections under climate change or changing building codes to accommodate more flooding based on climate projections. Using the mainstreaming approach, planners still make specific reference to climate change as a motivating factor ...
... tolerance in paving materials with the awareness of increased heat projections under climate change or changing building codes to accommodate more flooding based on climate projections. Using the mainstreaming approach, planners still make specific reference to climate change as a motivating factor ...
Public Policy and Climate Change: Land-use
... The planning legislation of Jamaica provides for a planning system with national management (development planning) and control of planning (development control). Enacted into law in 1957, the Town and Country Planning Act, mandates planning though a system of development orders. Though not mandated ...
... The planning legislation of Jamaica provides for a planning system with national management (development planning) and control of planning (development control). Enacted into law in 1957, the Town and Country Planning Act, mandates planning though a system of development orders. Though not mandated ...
What is the temporal and spatial variability in porewater chemistry?
... H2: Increased CO2 concentrations will increase production and result in greater leaching of DOC into porewater. ...
... H2: Increased CO2 concentrations will increase production and result in greater leaching of DOC into porewater. ...
paper
... pavements in the north of England is unlikely to offer good value for money unless considered in later years and under the Worst Case Scenario. Adaptation action presents more positive results in the South of England. Adaptation action could also present better value for money if undertaken for the ...
... pavements in the north of England is unlikely to offer good value for money unless considered in later years and under the Worst Case Scenario. Adaptation action presents more positive results in the South of England. Adaptation action could also present better value for money if undertaken for the ...
climate change adaptation action plan for iqaluit
... capital city of Nunavut, there is a significant presence of three levels of government in Iqaluit Federal, Territorial and Municipal. Additionally, Iqaluit is the economic hub of the eastern Arctic, creating a more diverse local economy than other communities in Nunavut. All of these factors feed in ...
... capital city of Nunavut, there is a significant presence of three levels of government in Iqaluit Federal, Territorial and Municipal. Additionally, Iqaluit is the economic hub of the eastern Arctic, creating a more diverse local economy than other communities in Nunavut. All of these factors feed in ...
published
... broader environmental values play an important role in shaping action related to hazards (Whitmarsh, 2008) and (2) the primary determinates of hazard mitigation action are not climate-related beliefs but rather are local and contextually important factors (Schulte & Miller, 2010). Politicization of ...
... broader environmental values play an important role in shaping action related to hazards (Whitmarsh, 2008) and (2) the primary determinates of hazard mitigation action are not climate-related beliefs but rather are local and contextually important factors (Schulte & Miller, 2010). Politicization of ...
Robust institutional arrangements for national mitigation efforts
... manner while satisfying international requirements. National challenges International requirements: Nationally determined contributions o Reporting o MRV o ...
... manner while satisfying international requirements. National challenges International requirements: Nationally determined contributions o Reporting o MRV o ...
The need for new ocean conservation strategies in a high
... to stabilize atmospheric CO2 at levels necessary to reduce or prevent ongoing damage to marine ecosystems. The measurement, monitoring and prediction of marine chemical and biological responses to increasing CO2 (action (2) above) are clearly required to understand, anticipate and quantify their con ...
... to stabilize atmospheric CO2 at levels necessary to reduce or prevent ongoing damage to marine ecosystems. The measurement, monitoring and prediction of marine chemical and biological responses to increasing CO2 (action (2) above) are clearly required to understand, anticipate and quantify their con ...