Climate Change, Human Rights and the Problem of Motivation
... action is the sole cause of harm; yet it does make a causal contribution to an overall harmful effect. Climate change is an aggregative harm generating systematic human rights violations. Consumers and producers share a responsibility in this new harm, less as individuals (there is arguably nothing ...
... action is the sole cause of harm; yet it does make a causal contribution to an overall harmful effect. Climate change is an aggregative harm generating systematic human rights violations. Consumers and producers share a responsibility in this new harm, less as individuals (there is arguably nothing ...
Climate Resilient Planning : A Tool for Long
... the delays in the monsoon rains over the past few years, changes which have resulted in a decline in food production, have already shown that the threat of climate change to the nation’s development efforts and to its economic base is serious. Floods caused by the ever-increasing number of events of ...
... the delays in the monsoon rains over the past few years, changes which have resulted in a decline in food production, have already shown that the threat of climate change to the nation’s development efforts and to its economic base is serious. Floods caused by the ever-increasing number of events of ...
Impacts of Climate Change for the State of Indiana
... We have analyzed the potential “no-action” impacts of climate change on the State of Indiana, as well as the potential opportunities and consequences of climate change mitigation in the State. Most of our analyses of no-action impacts assume future greenhouse gas concentrations at the high end of th ...
... We have analyzed the potential “no-action” impacts of climate change on the State of Indiana, as well as the potential opportunities and consequences of climate change mitigation in the State. Most of our analyses of no-action impacts assume future greenhouse gas concentrations at the high end of th ...
Climate Change, Agriculture and Aid for Trade
... Agricultural trade flows are part dependent on the interaction between inherent comparative advantage, which will be subject to the changes in climate, as well as trade policy.3 Poor countries with a large rural economy depend on agricultural exports for their ...
... Agricultural trade flows are part dependent on the interaction between inherent comparative advantage, which will be subject to the changes in climate, as well as trade policy.3 Poor countries with a large rural economy depend on agricultural exports for their ...
sundmad hæftet engelsk
... must contribute to reduction of the emission of greenhouse gases in future. This pamphlet concerns agriculture and food production in the light of climate changes. It is intended to encourage debate about the challenges, possibilities and dilemmas involved. The issues are an integral part of the glo ...
... must contribute to reduction of the emission of greenhouse gases in future. This pamphlet concerns agriculture and food production in the light of climate changes. It is intended to encourage debate about the challenges, possibilities and dilemmas involved. The issues are an integral part of the glo ...
Moving beyond scientific knowledge: leveraging
... themselves). The climate change content became more relevant as educators saw how it was interconnected with the museum exhibits about which they were experts and their students’ learning experiences (Allen and Crowley, 2014). In the second example, a group of teachers in Canada volunteered to make ...
... themselves). The climate change content became more relevant as educators saw how it was interconnected with the museum exhibits about which they were experts and their students’ learning experiences (Allen and Crowley, 2014). In the second example, a group of teachers in Canada volunteered to make ...
7. The carbon cycle 7.1. Box model of the carbon cycle 7.2. The
... Without the greenhouse effect, our planet would experience a permanent ice age and life as we know it would not be possible. The main contributors to the greenhouse effect are the clouds and greenhouse gases. The three main greenhouse gases are water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO2), and methane (CH4). H ...
... Without the greenhouse effect, our planet would experience a permanent ice age and life as we know it would not be possible. The main contributors to the greenhouse effect are the clouds and greenhouse gases. The three main greenhouse gases are water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO2), and methane (CH4). H ...
Chapter 13: Pollution Control Policy
... Greenhouse gas mitigation policy tends to emphasize incentive methods such as carbon taxes and permit markets. One reason for this emphasis is that the effects of greenhouse gases are truly global, so that local differences in exposure are not important. The largest cap-and-trade system in exist ...
... Greenhouse gas mitigation policy tends to emphasize incentive methods such as carbon taxes and permit markets. One reason for this emphasis is that the effects of greenhouse gases are truly global, so that local differences in exposure are not important. The largest cap-and-trade system in exist ...
... development, and overall living conditions. Accurate population figures are extremely difficult to track the result of the emergency, as many residents left to spend varying periods abroad. The best population estimates show a drop from 10,402 in 1994 to 5,600 in 1997. By January 1998, the populatio ...
Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Coastal Zone Management
... investments in the tourism, agriculture, aquaculture and maritime sectors, all of which depend on a healthy coastal environment. Policies to reduce greenhouse gases could lead to the development of alternative renewable energy sources some of which could be generated along the coast from tides, wave ...
... investments in the tourism, agriculture, aquaculture and maritime sectors, all of which depend on a healthy coastal environment. Policies to reduce greenhouse gases could lead to the development of alternative renewable energy sources some of which could be generated along the coast from tides, wave ...
Climate change imprinting on stable isotopic compositions of high
... Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1005, USA ABSTRACT Stable isotope paleoaltimetry has been widely used to estimate Cenozoic surface elevation of major orogens. The influence of global climate change on stable isotope paleoaltimetry is uncertain, wi ...
... Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1005, USA ABSTRACT Stable isotope paleoaltimetry has been widely used to estimate Cenozoic surface elevation of major orogens. The influence of global climate change on stable isotope paleoaltimetry is uncertain, wi ...
Chapter 5. CO2 as a Climate Regulator during the Phanerozoic and
... make initial observations about the short term global carbon cycle, its reservoirs and the rates of carbon transfer from one reservoir to another. In Part 5.2 you will investigate how CO2 directly and indirectly affects temperature. In Part 5.3 you will examine the recent record of atmospheric CO2 l ...
... make initial observations about the short term global carbon cycle, its reservoirs and the rates of carbon transfer from one reservoir to another. In Part 5.2 you will investigate how CO2 directly and indirectly affects temperature. In Part 5.3 you will examine the recent record of atmospheric CO2 l ...
Will plant movements keep up with climate change?
... with the importance of other drivers being context dependent [34]. Time to maturity becomes increasingly important in longer-lived species, and both fecundity and seedto-adult survival can have a significant impact in certain circumstances [34,35]. Combining routine maximum dispersal distances (50–1 ...
... with the importance of other drivers being context dependent [34]. Time to maturity becomes increasingly important in longer-lived species, and both fecundity and seedto-adult survival can have a significant impact in certain circumstances [34,35]. Combining routine maximum dispersal distances (50–1 ...
3. IPCC`s evaluation of evidence and treatment of uncertainty
... uncertainty is presented differs significantly across the chapters of the Working Group II report. For example, Chapter 5 (Food, Fibre, and Forest Products) presents estimates of the quantitative impacts of specific changes in temperature and precipitation on forests and agriculture, based on existi ...
... uncertainty is presented differs significantly across the chapters of the Working Group II report. For example, Chapter 5 (Food, Fibre, and Forest Products) presents estimates of the quantitative impacts of specific changes in temperature and precipitation on forests and agriculture, based on existi ...
A decade of weather extremes - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact
... The ostensibly large number of recent extreme weather events has triggered intensive discussions, both in- and outside the scientific community, on whether they are related to global warming. Here, we review the evidence and argue that for some types of extreme — notably heatwaves, but also precipit ...
... The ostensibly large number of recent extreme weather events has triggered intensive discussions, both in- and outside the scientific community, on whether they are related to global warming. Here, we review the evidence and argue that for some types of extreme — notably heatwaves, but also precipit ...
Infiltrating the Frozen Fortress: the importance of the cryosphere to
... was a big step forward in global collaboration and interdisciplinary research. ...
... was a big step forward in global collaboration and interdisciplinary research. ...
Link to Chapter 5
... for municipalities to achieve in order to planning process. These include: ...
... for municipalities to achieve in order to planning process. These include: ...
Regional Climate Messages for Southern Africa
... lessons from research and background studies commissioned by the program. Papers are intended to foster exchange and dialogue within science and policy circles concerned with climate change adaptation in vulnerability hotspots. As an interim output of the CARIAA program, they have not undergone an e ...
... lessons from research and background studies commissioned by the program. Papers are intended to foster exchange and dialogue within science and policy circles concerned with climate change adaptation in vulnerability hotspots. As an interim output of the CARIAA program, they have not undergone an e ...
Climate-driven enrichment of pollutants in peatlands
... carbon dioxide and methane to the atmosphere. Although the predicted increase in temperature may enhance peat decomposition, the changes in hydrology coupled to changes in precipitation patterns and permafrost thawing are expected to have the highest impact (Tarnocai and Stolbovoy, 2006). In peatlan ...
... carbon dioxide and methane to the atmosphere. Although the predicted increase in temperature may enhance peat decomposition, the changes in hydrology coupled to changes in precipitation patterns and permafrost thawing are expected to have the highest impact (Tarnocai and Stolbovoy, 2006). In peatlan ...
Annex 5: Changes to the Atlantic Ocean circulation (Gulf Stream)
... conclusion of Bryden et al. (2005), citing the recent warming seen in the North Atlantic as indication of a stronger MOC during the 1990s (e.g. Latif et al. 2006; Knight et al. 2005), although this indirect observational method is based on links identified in climate models rather than directly from ...
... conclusion of Bryden et al. (2005), citing the recent warming seen in the North Atlantic as indication of a stronger MOC during the 1990s (e.g. Latif et al. 2006; Knight et al. 2005), although this indirect observational method is based on links identified in climate models rather than directly from ...
copenhagen, climate change `refugees` and the need for a global
... of concluding negotiations on a new climate change agreement to enter into force when Kyoto’s first commitment period, which runs from 2008 to 2012, comes to an end. The result of the Copenhagen conference was a non‐binding agreement which, while it contains emissions reduction pledges by all maj ...
... of concluding negotiations on a new climate change agreement to enter into force when Kyoto’s first commitment period, which runs from 2008 to 2012, comes to an end. The result of the Copenhagen conference was a non‐binding agreement which, while it contains emissions reduction pledges by all maj ...