Regulatory Watchdogs Call for Oversight Reform | Heartlander Ma
... addition to a stronger OIRA, in order to get a real significant change in the quality of analysis and information about regulations,” Ellig said. “That will probably require putting some type of standards for analysis in statute and making them enforceable in court.” Ken Glozer, a former deputy asso ...
... addition to a stronger OIRA, in order to get a real significant change in the quality of analysis and information about regulations,” Ellig said. “That will probably require putting some type of standards for analysis in statute and making them enforceable in court.” Ken Glozer, a former deputy asso ...
national climate change policy
... irrigation infrastructure in the country to make it resilient to climate change related extreme events; c. Identify new potential dam sites to keep the option open to develop new ...
... irrigation infrastructure in the country to make it resilient to climate change related extreme events; c. Identify new potential dam sites to keep the option open to develop new ...
Normative aspects of climate adaptation policies
... institutional system on which they are based, must be aimed wholly and specifically towards maintaining the current situation and protecting existing interests, or whether changes in the current situation are necessary, desired, permitted, or should be encouraged to improve the resilience and adapti ...
... institutional system on which they are based, must be aimed wholly and specifically towards maintaining the current situation and protecting existing interests, or whether changes in the current situation are necessary, desired, permitted, or should be encouraged to improve the resilience and adapti ...
Making Science Useful to Decision Makers: Climate
... Whereas scientists’ worldviews are strongly influenced by the boundaries of their own research and disciplines, decision makers’ worldviews are conditioned by ‘‘decision space’’ (Jacobs et al. 2005; Johnston et al. 2007; Patt and Gwata 2002; Orlove and Tosteson 1999)—the range of realistic options a ...
... Whereas scientists’ worldviews are strongly influenced by the boundaries of their own research and disciplines, decision makers’ worldviews are conditioned by ‘‘decision space’’ (Jacobs et al. 2005; Johnston et al. 2007; Patt and Gwata 2002; Orlove and Tosteson 1999)—the range of realistic options a ...
Ocean acidification: causes, impacts and solutions
... The pH of the open-ocean surface layer is unlikely to ever become acidic (i.e. drop below pH 7.0), because seawater is buffered by dissolved salts. The term “acidification” refers to a pH shift towards the acidic end of the pH scale, similar to the way we describe an increase in temperature from -20 ...
... The pH of the open-ocean surface layer is unlikely to ever become acidic (i.e. drop below pH 7.0), because seawater is buffered by dissolved salts. The term “acidification” refers to a pH shift towards the acidic end of the pH scale, similar to the way we describe an increase in temperature from -20 ...
Report of the Smith College Study Group on Climate Change
... presented their findings to the SGCC at the end of the summer.6 During the Fall 2016 semester, study group members conducted ten engagement sessions in which hundreds of community members discussed the SGCC’s draft recommendations, learned about college endowments and impact investing and viewed the ...
... presented their findings to the SGCC at the end of the summer.6 During the Fall 2016 semester, study group members conducted ten engagement sessions in which hundreds of community members discussed the SGCC’s draft recommendations, learned about college endowments and impact investing and viewed the ...
Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements
... Author: David Victor, Stanford University Details: Inspired by the weaknesses in Kyoto: It’s challenging to get all countries to believe it’s in their national self-interest to join an international agreement. Wants small group of most important countries for climate change to engage in negotiations ...
... Author: David Victor, Stanford University Details: Inspired by the weaknesses in Kyoto: It’s challenging to get all countries to believe it’s in their national self-interest to join an international agreement. Wants small group of most important countries for climate change to engage in negotiations ...
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... 3.1 Effect of land use / land cover and local climate The key to understanding the local climatic effect of land cover/land use characteristics is to classify the settlement area according to their key climate-influencing features. a Site selection using the LCZ approach The following steps were per ...
... 3.1 Effect of land use / land cover and local climate The key to understanding the local climatic effect of land cover/land use characteristics is to classify the settlement area according to their key climate-influencing features. a Site selection using the LCZ approach The following steps were per ...
Effective education and communication strategies to
... improved education can have a large impact. In addition to the benefits of concerted public education, there are many other strategies that can induce changes in consumption patterns and promote desirable mitigation behaviors. One such strategy, emphasized in recent policy initiatives, concerns the ...
... improved education can have a large impact. In addition to the benefits of concerted public education, there are many other strategies that can induce changes in consumption patterns and promote desirable mitigation behaviors. One such strategy, emphasized in recent policy initiatives, concerns the ...
Farmers and Climate Change: A Cross
... regions of the world like parts of Asia and Africa. As noted by Brown and Funk (2008), the impacts of climate change on subsistence farmers are likely to be much more extreme due both to more immediate and extreme temperature and precipitation changes and due to the lack of infrastructure and adapta ...
... regions of the world like parts of Asia and Africa. As noted by Brown and Funk (2008), the impacts of climate change on subsistence farmers are likely to be much more extreme due both to more immediate and extreme temperature and precipitation changes and due to the lack of infrastructure and adapta ...
Dynamic responses of terrestrial ecosystems structure and function
... vegetation changes in northern, northeastern, and western China. Such vegetation dynamics, and associated mechanisms such as responses of NPP and heterotrophic respiration to rising [CO2] and regional climate change, would lead to corresponding changes in temporal and spatial patterns of carbon flux ...
... vegetation changes in northern, northeastern, and western China. Such vegetation dynamics, and associated mechanisms such as responses of NPP and heterotrophic respiration to rising [CO2] and regional climate change, would lead to corresponding changes in temporal and spatial patterns of carbon flux ...
Present weather and Climate: Average Conditions
... precipitation beginning around 2000 (Cayan et al. 2010). This, in combination with wildfire suppression and land management practices (Allen et al. 2002), contributed to wildfires of unprecedented size, with five states (Arizona in 2002 and 2011; Colorado in 2002; Utah in 2007; California in 2003; a ...
... precipitation beginning around 2000 (Cayan et al. 2010). This, in combination with wildfire suppression and land management practices (Allen et al. 2002), contributed to wildfires of unprecedented size, with five states (Arizona in 2002 and 2011; Colorado in 2002; Utah in 2007; California in 2003; a ...
13_02 Unstable Climates
... on shorter periods would not capture the full climatic cycle; normals based on longer periods were not necessary since climate was believed to repeat itself. Brückner’s cycles did not long survive the twentieth century; neither the statistical evidence for them nor any understanding of their cause ...
... on shorter periods would not capture the full climatic cycle; normals based on longer periods were not necessary since climate was believed to repeat itself. Brückner’s cycles did not long survive the twentieth century; neither the statistical evidence for them nor any understanding of their cause ...
Brent climate change strategy
... air quality is currently the worst in the borough, will suffer during hot weather because air quality deteriorates rapidly as temperatures rise. This may cause medical difficulties and affect people’s quality of life. Food processing is one of the key sectors in Brent’s economy. Food safety is one o ...
... air quality is currently the worst in the borough, will suffer during hot weather because air quality deteriorates rapidly as temperatures rise. This may cause medical difficulties and affect people’s quality of life. Food processing is one of the key sectors in Brent’s economy. Food safety is one o ...
June 2012 - International Association for Urban Climate
... May 2012 — With the World Health Organization projecting the global urban population to almost double to 6.3 million by 2050, better urban planning is essential to improve the health of Earth’s city dwellers. In an attempt to address the potential health crisis that this booming population could cau ...
... May 2012 — With the World Health Organization projecting the global urban population to almost double to 6.3 million by 2050, better urban planning is essential to improve the health of Earth’s city dwellers. In an attempt to address the potential health crisis that this booming population could cau ...
Carbon Market Crossroads
... earned by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions in developing nations—could make to increasing the world’s ambition in addressing climate change. To date, global carbon markets have played a key role in accelerating climate action while mobilizing billions of dollars in private-sector investment, encour ...
... earned by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions in developing nations—could make to increasing the world’s ambition in addressing climate change. To date, global carbon markets have played a key role in accelerating climate action while mobilizing billions of dollars in private-sector investment, encour ...
Computational data sciences may offer a path
... climate models, is the principal focus of UQ in approaches discussed in this section; it has been studied in several forms with multimodel ensembles where weights are assigned to individual models as a measure of their reliabilities. We distinguish the ensemble approaches discussed in here from othe ...
... climate models, is the principal focus of UQ in approaches discussed in this section; it has been studied in several forms with multimodel ensembles where weights are assigned to individual models as a measure of their reliabilities. We distinguish the ensemble approaches discussed in here from othe ...
CoP4 reviews from the BBC etc.
... understandably reluctant to do anything that will hurt their prospects for economic growth. So there is a huge debate about how to share the burden of reducing dependency on fossil fuels. Moreover, it is a bit like setting up a cartel - it will only work if everyone abides by the rules. That means t ...
... understandably reluctant to do anything that will hurt their prospects for economic growth. So there is a huge debate about how to share the burden of reducing dependency on fossil fuels. Moreover, it is a bit like setting up a cartel - it will only work if everyone abides by the rules. That means t ...
Adaptation to Climate Change from a Public Health Perspective
... In addition, some intervention programs have been in place for decades. Numerous examples exist of the efficacy and effectiveness of intervention programs, as do examples that demonstrate limits to the resilience of public health systems [Ebi et al. in press]. As such, public health offers a wealth ...
... In addition, some intervention programs have been in place for decades. Numerous examples exist of the efficacy and effectiveness of intervention programs, as do examples that demonstrate limits to the resilience of public health systems [Ebi et al. in press]. As such, public health offers a wealth ...