Comparing modelled fire dynamics with charcoal records for the
... fire activity is linked primarily to variations in temperature and secondarily to variations in precipitation (Daniau et al., 2012). A new aspect of the recent generation of Earth System Models (ESM) is the implementation of fire models (Arora and Boer, 2005; Kloster et al., 2010; Thonicke et al., 2 ...
... fire activity is linked primarily to variations in temperature and secondarily to variations in precipitation (Daniau et al., 2012). A new aspect of the recent generation of Earth System Models (ESM) is the implementation of fire models (Arora and Boer, 2005; Kloster et al., 2010; Thonicke et al., 2 ...
Mechanisms of Current Terrestrial Carbon Sinks and Future
... Why do we need to know the mechanisms? Future atmospheric CO2 concentrations and stabilization scenarios Terrestrial Biosphere C Sink Cramer et al. 2000 ...
... Why do we need to know the mechanisms? Future atmospheric CO2 concentrations and stabilization scenarios Terrestrial Biosphere C Sink Cramer et al. 2000 ...
Florida Governor Charlie Crist | Governor Crist Opens Florida
... Vinod Khosla and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. In addition, expert panelists will discuss a variety of topics, including Florida’s sources of greenhouse-gas emissions; effective ways to reduce greenhouse gases, including using clean and renewable energy and increasing energy efficiency ...
... Vinod Khosla and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. In addition, expert panelists will discuss a variety of topics, including Florida’s sources of greenhouse-gas emissions; effective ways to reduce greenhouse gases, including using clean and renewable energy and increasing energy efficiency ...
Summary report on the in-session workshop held at the first
... average of 14 °C; the years 2001–2012 were all among the top 13 warmest years on record; and the Arctic sea ice extent in 2012 showed the largest seasonal loss on record. He underlined the importance of the essential climate variables9 in supporting the exchange of information, and also noted that a ...
... average of 14 °C; the years 2001–2012 were all among the top 13 warmest years on record; and the Arctic sea ice extent in 2012 showed the largest seasonal loss on record. He underlined the importance of the essential climate variables9 in supporting the exchange of information, and also noted that a ...
Working Paper 165 - Dechezlepretre et al 2015 (opens in new window)
... of ETS regulated facilities. However, it is not clear that this associated with leakage. The facility level data allows them to examine leakage between ETS and non ETS facilities of firms that control both types of facilities. This does not lead to any evidence for leakage however.. A negative emplo ...
... of ETS regulated facilities. However, it is not clear that this associated with leakage. The facility level data allows them to examine leakage between ETS and non ETS facilities of firms that control both types of facilities. This does not lead to any evidence for leakage however.. A negative emplo ...
... hypothetical effects of recent global climate change on three main features of birds: changes in reproductive success (e.g. Moss et al., 2001), shifts in geographical distribution (e.g. Thomas & Lennon, 1999) and changes in the timing of life cycle events (e.g. Sparks, 1999). The timing of migration ...
History of climate negotiations
... NANAIMO, B.C. -- November 3, 2010 -- The Honourable Jim Prentice, Canada's Environment Minister, today announced funding from the EcoAction Community Funding Program for a new environmental project in the Cowichan Valley, in British Columbia. $85,308 in federal funding will support local action to r ...
... NANAIMO, B.C. -- November 3, 2010 -- The Honourable Jim Prentice, Canada's Environment Minister, today announced funding from the EcoAction Community Funding Program for a new environmental project in the Cowichan Valley, in British Columbia. $85,308 in federal funding will support local action to r ...
Adapting to drought in the Sahel: Lessons for
... Production decisions are made within this time frame. Strategies for managing a deficit are formulated with a view to the following harvest. At the community level, however, aggregate behavior by many individuals or households over several years describes an adaptive trend. This may be driven predom ...
... Production decisions are made within this time frame. Strategies for managing a deficit are formulated with a view to the following harvest. At the community level, however, aggregate behavior by many individuals or households over several years describes an adaptive trend. This may be driven predom ...
Climate impacts threatening Japan today and tomorrow
... increased for Japan. This type of change could translate into more unpredictable rainfall patterns, which would make planning for agriculture and water resource management more difficult. In some areas of Japan, significant decreasing trends in annual mean rainfall have been observed (Cruz et al., 2 ...
... increased for Japan. This type of change could translate into more unpredictable rainfall patterns, which would make planning for agriculture and water resource management more difficult. In some areas of Japan, significant decreasing trends in annual mean rainfall have been observed (Cruz et al., 2 ...
Developing adaptive forest management strategies to cope with
... and composition. To adapt managed forests to changing environmental conditions it may be necessary to modify traditional forest management strategies. An extended version of a forest gap model was applied to a managed forest district in northeastern Germany. The model was initialized with forest inv ...
... and composition. To adapt managed forests to changing environmental conditions it may be necessary to modify traditional forest management strategies. An extended version of a forest gap model was applied to a managed forest district in northeastern Germany. The model was initialized with forest inv ...
Advent Light
... There are multiple mitigation pathways that are likely to limit warming to below 2°C relative to pre-industrial levels. These pathways would require substantial emissions reductions over the next few decades and near zero emissions of carbon dioxide and other long-lived greenhouse gases by the end o ...
... There are multiple mitigation pathways that are likely to limit warming to below 2°C relative to pre-industrial levels. These pathways would require substantial emissions reductions over the next few decades and near zero emissions of carbon dioxide and other long-lived greenhouse gases by the end o ...
The Role of Protected Areas in Regard to Climate Change
... development trends in the country, Georgia’s contribution to global Greenhouse Gas emissions will increase. The Law on Environment Protection states that the legal regime for protection from global climate change is legitimated by the Georgian legislation. However, relevant legislation has not been ...
... development trends in the country, Georgia’s contribution to global Greenhouse Gas emissions will increase. The Law on Environment Protection states that the legal regime for protection from global climate change is legitimated by the Georgian legislation. However, relevant legislation has not been ...
How Climate Change Will Affect People Around the World
... This chapter examines how the physical changes in climate outlined in Chapter 1 affect the essential components of lives and livelihoods of people around the world - water supply, food production, human health, availability of land, and ecosystems. It looks in particular at how these impacts intensi ...
... This chapter examines how the physical changes in climate outlined in Chapter 1 affect the essential components of lives and livelihoods of people around the world - water supply, food production, human health, availability of land, and ecosystems. It looks in particular at how these impacts intensi ...
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... average global warming over the next century will be at least 2 degrees Celsius (˚C) relative to the 20th century average (IPCC 2007c). Thus, for the purposes of policy analysis, the relevant comparison is between warming of 2˚C over the 21st century and the more rapid warming that may be expected u ...
... average global warming over the next century will be at least 2 degrees Celsius (˚C) relative to the 20th century average (IPCC 2007c). Thus, for the purposes of policy analysis, the relevant comparison is between warming of 2˚C over the 21st century and the more rapid warming that may be expected u ...
Adaptation to changing water resources in the Ganges basin
... outstanding task for modelling future runoff in Himalayan tributaries of the Ganges. Rees and Collins (2006) used hypothetical glacier geometries in an attempt to model the impact of climate change on Himalayan glaciers. Summer monsoonal snowfall appears so to offset icemelt that reduction of meltwa ...
... outstanding task for modelling future runoff in Himalayan tributaries of the Ganges. Rees and Collins (2006) used hypothetical glacier geometries in an attempt to model the impact of climate change on Himalayan glaciers. Summer monsoonal snowfall appears so to offset icemelt that reduction of meltwa ...
Ethics and Global Climate Change* Stephen M
... effect in isolation which causes the climate problem. Whether an increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases does in fact cause the warming we would otherwise expect depends on how the immediate effects of an increase in low frequency radiation play out in the overall climate system. But that ...
... effect in isolation which causes the climate problem. Whether an increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases does in fact cause the warming we would otherwise expect depends on how the immediate effects of an increase in low frequency radiation play out in the overall climate system. But that ...
Vol.12, No.1, 2012
... beyond the range that prevailed during those earlier times. Specifically, their analysis of longterm model simulations conducted with the Max Planck Institute (MPI) Earth System Model yields robust regional signals of decreasing aragonite surface concentrations that compare well with observations ov ...
... beyond the range that prevailed during those earlier times. Specifically, their analysis of longterm model simulations conducted with the Max Planck Institute (MPI) Earth System Model yields robust regional signals of decreasing aragonite surface concentrations that compare well with observations ov ...
City of North Vancouver Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... extensive mitigation efforts will not prevent some degree of future climate change. Today’s emissions and those already in the atmosphere will continue to affect the climate for many decades to come, and these changes are likely to have substantial impacts if we are not prepared – if we do not adapt ...
... extensive mitigation efforts will not prevent some degree of future climate change. Today’s emissions and those already in the atmosphere will continue to affect the climate for many decades to come, and these changes are likely to have substantial impacts if we are not prepared – if we do not adapt ...
United Nations Climate Summit 2014 Agriculture Action Area One
... the world to achieve a climate-smart agriculture (CSA). The Partnership builds the capacity of its partner organizations to expand the adoption of these practices, and it supports the achievement of quantitative targets for their deployment. It is working with the African Union through the AU-NEPAD ...
... the world to achieve a climate-smart agriculture (CSA). The Partnership builds the capacity of its partner organizations to expand the adoption of these practices, and it supports the achievement of quantitative targets for their deployment. It is working with the African Union through the AU-NEPAD ...
space and climate change
... well-being of all humankind. The potential consequences extend to virtually all aspects of sustainable development – from food, energy and water security to broader economic and political stability. Global observing systems, including those from space, play an important role in helping to gauge thes ...
... well-being of all humankind. The potential consequences extend to virtually all aspects of sustainable development – from food, energy and water security to broader economic and political stability. Global observing systems, including those from space, play an important role in helping to gauge thes ...
... THE NATIONAL DEBATE over what to do, if anything, about the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has become less a debate about scientific or economic issues and more of an exercise in political theater. The reason is that the issue of global climate change is pregnant with ...
a study commissioned by Sitra
... International Energy Agency (IEA), $1.1 trillion was invested in “sustainable investments” between 2010 and 2014. In order to support NDCs, $13.5 trillion is required and to achieve a 2°C limit, $16.5 trillion is needed by 2030. It is obvious that technology, especially in the energy sector, will be ...
... International Energy Agency (IEA), $1.1 trillion was invested in “sustainable investments” between 2010 and 2014. In order to support NDCs, $13.5 trillion is required and to achieve a 2°C limit, $16.5 trillion is needed by 2030. It is obvious that technology, especially in the energy sector, will be ...