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... The ocean at Palmer Station, Antarctic. LTER investigators haveemployed an understanding of time and spacevariations in the stratosphere and Antarctic waters, radiation transfer theory, remote sensing, and sea-surfaceand hydrographic observations to provide one of the first piecesof evidenceof an ec ...
... The ocean at Palmer Station, Antarctic. LTER investigators haveemployed an understanding of time and spacevariations in the stratosphere and Antarctic waters, radiation transfer theory, remote sensing, and sea-surfaceand hydrographic observations to provide one of the first piecesof evidenceof an ec ...
Cars, carbon taxes and CO2 emissions
... mueller, 2010, 2015). The DiD approach constructs the counterfactual using an unweighted average of CO2 emissions from transport from a carefully chosen control group of OECD countries. The synthetic control method uses the same donor pool of OECD countries but creates instead a synthetic Sweden: a ...
... mueller, 2010, 2015). The DiD approach constructs the counterfactual using an unweighted average of CO2 emissions from transport from a carefully chosen control group of OECD countries. The synthetic control method uses the same donor pool of OECD countries but creates instead a synthetic Sweden: a ...
Actions needed to halt deforestation and promote climate
... requires pairing with policies and price incentives to strengthen its impacts on land sparing (Angelsen and Kaimowitz 2000). There are large areas of land that are degraded and, where feasible, these should be targeted for agricultural expansion. Such targeting is especially important where agricult ...
... requires pairing with policies and price incentives to strengthen its impacts on land sparing (Angelsen and Kaimowitz 2000). There are large areas of land that are degraded and, where feasible, these should be targeted for agricultural expansion. Such targeting is especially important where agricult ...
US Climate Engagement - Skoll Global Threats Fund
... We have chosen to focus on climate engagement because we see it as central to building the political will required for action. Today, most Americans believe climate change is real and at least partly human-caused. Yet few Americans are engaged around climate change—cognitively, emotionally, or behav ...
... We have chosen to focus on climate engagement because we see it as central to building the political will required for action. Today, most Americans believe climate change is real and at least partly human-caused. Yet few Americans are engaged around climate change—cognitively, emotionally, or behav ...
FiELDiNG CLiMATE CHANGE iN CULTURAL
... with insights into the way livelihoods are infused with cultural meanings and adaptations reflect agency in the way people endeavor to make the best out of their circumstances. Also trained as a geographer, Petra Tschakert (2004a, 2004b) has conducted fieldwork in rural communities in Senegal, illus ...
... with insights into the way livelihoods are infused with cultural meanings and adaptations reflect agency in the way people endeavor to make the best out of their circumstances. Also trained as a geographer, Petra Tschakert (2004a, 2004b) has conducted fieldwork in rural communities in Senegal, illus ...
Changes in extreme temperature and precipitation in the
... observational data. If daily data could not be provided, the country participants performed the complete analysis for all their stations in close discussion with the experts, so that it was possible to share at least the calculated climate indices, based on the quality-controlled daily time series. ...
... observational data. If daily data could not be provided, the country participants performed the complete analysis for all their stations in close discussion with the experts, so that it was possible to share at least the calculated climate indices, based on the quality-controlled daily time series. ...
English - Summit of the Americas
... environmental and social impacts: e.g., strategic impact assessments Intensify efforts to exploit other sources of renewable energy (e.g. wind) Continue to take advantage of low cost and sustainable biofuels (taking into account direct and indirect land use change effects) ...
... environmental and social impacts: e.g., strategic impact assessments Intensify efforts to exploit other sources of renewable energy (e.g. wind) Continue to take advantage of low cost and sustainable biofuels (taking into account direct and indirect land use change effects) ...
Climate change, natural disasters and human displacement
... benefiting from the applicability of human rights norms, “their status remains unclear.” 11 Determining whether cross-border movements are forced or voluntary may not be practicable in the vast majority of cases, but this is not the most relevant element under international law. The crux of the issu ...
... benefiting from the applicability of human rights norms, “their status remains unclear.” 11 Determining whether cross-border movements are forced or voluntary may not be practicable in the vast majority of cases, but this is not the most relevant element under international law. The crux of the issu ...
Call for proposals - Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural
... project is to contribute towards improved food security under changing climate by promoting practices and policies that help agriculture in ACP regions to become more resilient, increasing its productivity, and encourage practices that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions where possible. This Call ...
... project is to contribute towards improved food security under changing climate by promoting practices and policies that help agriculture in ACP regions to become more resilient, increasing its productivity, and encourage practices that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions where possible. This Call ...
Climate Change, Planning and Development in the Eastern
... 66 Population changes expected for the region include an ageing, but growing population with a 66 Community cohesiveness can also be affected through impacts on the key regional industries. continuing population shift from rural to urban In areas where there is a strong reliance on areas, particular ...
... 66 Population changes expected for the region include an ageing, but growing population with a 66 Community cohesiveness can also be affected through impacts on the key regional industries. continuing population shift from rural to urban In areas where there is a strong reliance on areas, particular ...
Slide 1
... market-uptake, generating knowledge to deliver new and more innovative products, processes and services. (prototyping, testing, demonstrating, knowledge transfer, proof of concept…); support to broader aspects of innovation: fostering service, process, organisational or social innovation; innovation ...
... market-uptake, generating knowledge to deliver new and more innovative products, processes and services. (prototyping, testing, demonstrating, knowledge transfer, proof of concept…); support to broader aspects of innovation: fostering service, process, organisational or social innovation; innovation ...
the schmidt family foundation
... economic structure, especially its foundation in excessive consumption, was ripe for change. One solution to reviving our economy must be to break the economic and environmental stranglehold of fossil fuels and to develop a diversified, distributed, renewable energy supply. We are powering a 21st ce ...
... economic structure, especially its foundation in excessive consumption, was ripe for change. One solution to reviving our economy must be to break the economic and environmental stranglehold of fossil fuels and to develop a diversified, distributed, renewable energy supply. We are powering a 21st ce ...
" Food Miles" to - University of Maine School of Law Digital Commons
... Presently, methane emissions from rice cultivation constitute about 10% of the total greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, excepting land use change,25 and about 1.5% of total global greenhouse gas emissions.26 Potential to reduce methane emissions from rice cultivation exists primarily through ...
... Presently, methane emissions from rice cultivation constitute about 10% of the total greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, excepting land use change,25 and about 1.5% of total global greenhouse gas emissions.26 Potential to reduce methane emissions from rice cultivation exists primarily through ...
Financing an efficient adaptation programme to climate change: A
... production. We organised a programme on “Climate change: A threat to farmers” in collaboration with IADA. We addressed and explained some climate change adaptation programmes such as adopting new technology, changing planting dates, improvement of irrigation system, using different crop varieties, p ...
... production. We organised a programme on “Climate change: A threat to farmers” in collaboration with IADA. We addressed and explained some climate change adaptation programmes such as adopting new technology, changing planting dates, improvement of irrigation system, using different crop varieties, p ...
PIIAC Proposal - Johns Hopkins University
... substantial social and environmental impacts. According to researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: “The impacts of oil production, transport, refining, and consumption are significant and widespread. From environmental impacts on fragile ...
... substantial social and environmental impacts. According to researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: “The impacts of oil production, transport, refining, and consumption are significant and widespread. From environmental impacts on fragile ...
Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change
... tropical rainforests and reductions in rainfall in temperate ecosystems, to intensified threats to water and food security, increased coastal erosion and forced evictions of communities from their traditional territories. In many instances indigenous peoples are also affected by the solutions propos ...
... tropical rainforests and reductions in rainfall in temperate ecosystems, to intensified threats to water and food security, increased coastal erosion and forced evictions of communities from their traditional territories. In many instances indigenous peoples are also affected by the solutions propos ...
Bioenergetic Prediction of Climate Change
... amphibians and reptiles are generally absent or present at low densities in subarctic and arctic regions, whereas birds are abundant, but their local dynamics are complicated by migration and allochthonous energy inputs (Jefferies and Rockwell, 2004; Gauthier and Bêty, 2004). Furthermore, by focuss ...
... amphibians and reptiles are generally absent or present at low densities in subarctic and arctic regions, whereas birds are abundant, but their local dynamics are complicated by migration and allochthonous energy inputs (Jefferies and Rockwell, 2004; Gauthier and Bêty, 2004). Furthermore, by focuss ...
Preparing for Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region
... sustainable/sensible, long‐term strategies that protect the Great Lakes ecosystem, such as “no regrets” activities and policies. He emphasized that under a changing climate our understanding of lake levels and the Great Lakes ecosystem varying around a long‐term, fixed baseline is no longer true ...
... sustainable/sensible, long‐term strategies that protect the Great Lakes ecosystem, such as “no regrets” activities and policies. He emphasized that under a changing climate our understanding of lake levels and the Great Lakes ecosystem varying around a long‐term, fixed baseline is no longer true ...
StudyQuestions4
... change the amount of runoff and the amount of infiltration that happens when it rains? How does land use affect the rate/timing of runoff? How does land use affect the peak discharge in the river? Why do cities have high runoff and low infiltration? (Hint: Look back to flooding section.) 4. Where is ...
... change the amount of runoff and the amount of infiltration that happens when it rains? How does land use affect the rate/timing of runoff? How does land use affect the peak discharge in the river? Why do cities have high runoff and low infiltration? (Hint: Look back to flooding section.) 4. Where is ...
The 2°C target - Climate Emergency Institute
... Significant reductions in emissions to meet long-term mitigation goals substantially decrease the level of adaptation required. Ecosystems and species Increasing levels of climate change are associated with increasing pressure on ecosystems. Many ecosystems will not be able to adapt to the projected ...
... Significant reductions in emissions to meet long-term mitigation goals substantially decrease the level of adaptation required. Ecosystems and species Increasing levels of climate change are associated with increasing pressure on ecosystems. Many ecosystems will not be able to adapt to the projected ...
Climate, Weather and Plants
... Non‐urban modification Modification by buildings and urban areas ...
... Non‐urban modification Modification by buildings and urban areas ...
