The social cost of carbon: Valuation estimates and
... There is an increasing interest in the economics of climate change, and the marginal damage costs of emissions, known as the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC). In 2002, the UK Government recommended an SCC for policy appraisal. A recent review of this SCC was commissioned and summarised in this paper. The ...
... There is an increasing interest in the economics of climate change, and the marginal damage costs of emissions, known as the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC). In 2002, the UK Government recommended an SCC for policy appraisal. A recent review of this SCC was commissioned and summarised in this paper. The ...
McCaffery 2010
... be that population dynamics are partly driven by intermittent pulses of recruitment that were not captured in our 9-year study. As such, we cannot discern whether a warming climate will actually lead to a viable population in the long term. However, this caveat does not change the result that we obs ...
... be that population dynamics are partly driven by intermittent pulses of recruitment that were not captured in our 9-year study. As such, we cannot discern whether a warming climate will actually lead to a viable population in the long term. However, this caveat does not change the result that we obs ...
Uncertainties in CMIP5 Climate Projections due to Carbon Cycle
... Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Potsdam, Germany, and School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ...
... Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Potsdam, Germany, and School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ...
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... for mobility, the heat-trapping nature of the atmosphere has increased. As our scientific understanding of this situation increases, so does public concern and the requirement for a policy response. Aviation contributes a small but growing proportion to this problem (less than 4% of man-made atmosph ...
... for mobility, the heat-trapping nature of the atmosphere has increased. As our scientific understanding of this situation increases, so does public concern and the requirement for a policy response. Aviation contributes a small but growing proportion to this problem (less than 4% of man-made atmosph ...
Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... other hand, is a long-term statistical average of weather and is determined by larger-scale forces, such as the level of heattrapping gases in the atmosphere and the energy coming from the sun. Thus it is actually easier to project how climate will change in the future. By analogy, while it is impos ...
... other hand, is a long-term statistical average of weather and is determined by larger-scale forces, such as the level of heattrapping gases in the atmosphere and the energy coming from the sun. Thus it is actually easier to project how climate will change in the future. By analogy, while it is impos ...
Reducing Risks, Enhancing Resilience
... By applying a resilience approach, we are placing emphasis on the risks that exist as opposed to the hazards. Such an approach leads to more effective program design, and on a practical level it assists children, communities, governments and other stakeholders to design interventions that more effec ...
... By applying a resilience approach, we are placing emphasis on the risks that exist as opposed to the hazards. Such an approach leads to more effective program design, and on a practical level it assists children, communities, governments and other stakeholders to design interventions that more effec ...
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... issue and continuing with business-as-usual (IPCC 2013, MA 2005). For climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that continued emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) would likely lead to significant warming over the coming centuries with the potential for large nega ...
... issue and continuing with business-as-usual (IPCC 2013, MA 2005). For climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that continued emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) would likely lead to significant warming over the coming centuries with the potential for large nega ...
karfakis
... The effects of gradual climate changes and extreme weather events in the recent past have undermined progress in the alleviation of poverty and food insecurity, while also having a negative effect on overall development efforts. Economic sectors that largely depend on weather conditions – either dir ...
... The effects of gradual climate changes and extreme weather events in the recent past have undermined progress in the alleviation of poverty and food insecurity, while also having a negative effect on overall development efforts. Economic sectors that largely depend on weather conditions – either dir ...
DDI CM - Debating the Case Drill
... shows that high speed rail, if built as planned, will generate substantial GHG savings in all regions. The total emissions savings vary greatly by corridor, however, as do the source of those savings. In some regions, such as the Midwest, the impact on air travel is likely to be modest; our analysis ...
... shows that high speed rail, if built as planned, will generate substantial GHG savings in all regions. The total emissions savings vary greatly by corridor, however, as do the source of those savings. In some regions, such as the Midwest, the impact on air travel is likely to be modest; our analysis ...
Ireland Adapts to Climate Change Report Series No. 9
... change in the context of regional and global actions and developments, with a view to informing options to develop a national approach to climate change The results of the NAC assessment indicate that ...
... change in the context of regional and global actions and developments, with a view to informing options to develop a national approach to climate change The results of the NAC assessment indicate that ...
Early effects of climate change: do they include changes in vector
... wetter. There is also evidence that where precipitation has increased, there has been a disproportionate increase in the frequency of the heaviest precipitation events (Karl & Knight 1998). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Third Assessment Report states that `most of the warming ...
... wetter. There is also evidence that where precipitation has increased, there has been a disproportionate increase in the frequency of the heaviest precipitation events (Karl & Knight 1998). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Third Assessment Report states that `most of the warming ...
Growing disruption: Climate change, food, and the fight against hunger
... Studies explored a range of food price scenarios for 2030 using international trade models. This found that, in the absence of urgent and aggressive action to tackle global warming, the average price of staple foods could more than double in the next 20 years compared with 2010 trend prices – with u ...
... Studies explored a range of food price scenarios for 2030 using international trade models. This found that, in the absence of urgent and aggressive action to tackle global warming, the average price of staple foods could more than double in the next 20 years compared with 2010 trend prices – with u ...
The Paris Agreement footprint on the IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C
... Countries nominate experts, among which Lead Authors, Contributors and Reviewers are selected. Participation is for free and involve a large amount of volunteer time. Previous Special Reports included: Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) (2000); Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (2005); ...
... Countries nominate experts, among which Lead Authors, Contributors and Reviewers are selected. Participation is for free and involve a large amount of volunteer time. Previous Special Reports included: Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) (2000); Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (2005); ...
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... tchadensis, may have exploited a significant aquatic fauna such as fish, crocodiles and amphibious mammals, along with primates, rodents, elephants, equids and bovids associated with gallery forest and savannah10. Natural springs, river valleys and coasts have remained favoured locations for both ho ...
... tchadensis, may have exploited a significant aquatic fauna such as fish, crocodiles and amphibious mammals, along with primates, rodents, elephants, equids and bovids associated with gallery forest and savannah10. Natural springs, river valleys and coasts have remained favoured locations for both ho ...
Climate Risk Assessment for Water Resources
... The CRA initiative is prudent because of a history of marked climate variability with significant socio-economic and environmental impacts. Archival records show evidence of a regional, multi-decadal drought between 1738 and 1756, centered on the Great Bend of the River Niger but extending far south ...
... The CRA initiative is prudent because of a history of marked climate variability with significant socio-economic and environmental impacts. Archival records show evidence of a regional, multi-decadal drought between 1738 and 1756, centered on the Great Bend of the River Niger but extending far south ...
9 Holocene rapid land-cover changes – evidence and theory
... To study Holocene land-cover changes in the Sahara, Brovkin et al. (1998; and later on, others, cited below) analyzed the stability of the atmosphere–vegetation system in West Africa. The basic concept of such a stability analysis is outlined by Scheffer et al. (2001). They showed that, generally sp ...
... To study Holocene land-cover changes in the Sahara, Brovkin et al. (1998; and later on, others, cited below) analyzed the stability of the atmosphere–vegetation system in West Africa. The basic concept of such a stability analysis is outlined by Scheffer et al. (2001). They showed that, generally sp ...
... more to explore land use climate change and coastal areas, focusing on adaptation strategies at home and abroad in the past to explore the city and the coast, much of the marine environment of information management systems, resource utilization assessments to ecologically sustainable growth-oriente ...
ETC Market Intelligence Symposium 2006
... 16:00 Panel Four – NTO Challenges and Opportunities towards a Green Economy This panel describes the scope and actions that an NTO can undertake in order to deal with climate change and sustainable tourism development. It will consider the requisites needed to build a model of NTO organization at t ...
... 16:00 Panel Four – NTO Challenges and Opportunities towards a Green Economy This panel describes the scope and actions that an NTO can undertake in order to deal with climate change and sustainable tourism development. It will consider the requisites needed to build a model of NTO organization at t ...
Climate change - Time to act
... sources of energy must succeed. It is equally clear that the global climate goals can only be achieved if there is a global transition as regards transport, with new approaches to mobility and urban development being pursued. Forest protection, marine conservation and preserving biodiversity – safeg ...
... sources of energy must succeed. It is equally clear that the global climate goals can only be achieved if there is a global transition as regards transport, with new approaches to mobility and urban development being pursued. Forest protection, marine conservation and preserving biodiversity – safeg ...
Review of the UN-REDD Policy Board Structure
... • Energy use in Uganda is dominated by traditional biomass, with electricity and other fuels playing a very small role. With the exception of transport, biomass is the main energy resource not only for household but all the other sectors. • Electricity access in Uganda is about 15 percent and it con ...
... • Energy use in Uganda is dominated by traditional biomass, with electricity and other fuels playing a very small role. With the exception of transport, biomass is the main energy resource not only for household but all the other sectors. • Electricity access in Uganda is about 15 percent and it con ...
Robustness of pattern scaled climate change scenarios for adaptation decision support
... In the pattern scaling approach, the effect of external forcings is only taken into account through the global mean temperature response usually derived from a simple climate model that does not include any internal variability. Therefore by construction, the pattern scaled projections do not allow f ...
... In the pattern scaling approach, the effect of external forcings is only taken into account through the global mean temperature response usually derived from a simple climate model that does not include any internal variability. Therefore by construction, the pattern scaled projections do not allow f ...