UNEP Topic A: New Perspectives on the Kyoto Protocol FEMUN V III
... rich nations were historically responsible for global warming and so should take the lead, developing nations would follow later. These assuming all industrialized countries would rapidly ratify and apply the Protocol, which have not yet come to pass. Thus, even without any effective emission reduct ...
... rich nations were historically responsible for global warming and so should take the lead, developing nations would follow later. These assuming all industrialized countries would rapidly ratify and apply the Protocol, which have not yet come to pass. Thus, even without any effective emission reduct ...
Climate Change: Guidance for Tree Species Selection
... Plans. These new Stocking Standards will take climate change into account in their development and can be updated over time as new information becomes available. ...
... Plans. These new Stocking Standards will take climate change into account in their development and can be updated over time as new information becomes available. ...
or wood burning (fossil-fuel substitution)
... al. 2009). For developed countries, this implies a cut of carbon emissions of up to 80 % in Europe, and more in Australia and the United States. It is generally considered that the efficient way for that is to reduce fossil fuel consumption. This view is restricted, as the goal is to tackle net emis ...
... al. 2009). For developed countries, this implies a cut of carbon emissions of up to 80 % in Europe, and more in Australia and the United States. It is generally considered that the efficient way for that is to reduce fossil fuel consumption. This view is restricted, as the goal is to tackle net emis ...
Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) Report card
... in species numbers, distribution, etc. varies depending on a combination of factors and our understanding of the natural dynamics of the different species. For plankton species, which are short-lived and for which there is an existing long time series of data it is relatively easy. For many other or ...
... in species numbers, distribution, etc. varies depending on a combination of factors and our understanding of the natural dynamics of the different species. For plankton species, which are short-lived and for which there is an existing long time series of data it is relatively easy. For many other or ...
Effects of climate extremes on the terrestrial carbon cycle: concepts
... 2007; Bastos et al., 2013a), the heat wave and associated forest fires in Greece in 2007 (Founda & Giannakopoulos, 2009), the dry spells in the Amazon basin in 2005 (Phillips et al., 2009) and 2010 (Lewis et al., 2011), in the U.S.A. 2000–2004 (Breshears et al., 2005; Schwalm et al., 2012), the fore ...
... 2007; Bastos et al., 2013a), the heat wave and associated forest fires in Greece in 2007 (Founda & Giannakopoulos, 2009), the dry spells in the Amazon basin in 2005 (Phillips et al., 2009) and 2010 (Lewis et al., 2011), in the U.S.A. 2000–2004 (Breshears et al., 2005; Schwalm et al., 2012), the fore ...
What do we know about the economics of adaptation?
... agent who implements it, whereas this agent receives only a part of the benefit. Individuals will therefore lack incentives to invest in a public good. The standard solution to this problem is to make agents cooperate and/or to leave the decision to a public body, which in our case means to make ada ...
... agent who implements it, whereas this agent receives only a part of the benefit. Individuals will therefore lack incentives to invest in a public good. The standard solution to this problem is to make agents cooperate and/or to leave the decision to a public body, which in our case means to make ada ...
Como (Italy) November, 24
... demands and social and economic development. Therefore the infrastructure in most irrigated areas needs to be rehabilitated, renewed or even replaced and consequently redesigned and rebuilt, in order to meet the goal of improved sustainable production. This process depends on a set of common and wel ...
... demands and social and economic development. Therefore the infrastructure in most irrigated areas needs to be rehabilitated, renewed or even replaced and consequently redesigned and rebuilt, in order to meet the goal of improved sustainable production. This process depends on a set of common and wel ...
OPEN CLIMATE LETTER TO UN SECRETARY
... The incidence and severity of extreme weather has not increased. There is little evidence that dangerous weather-related events will occur more often in the future. The U.N.’s own Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says in its Special Report on Extreme Weather (2012) that there is “an absence ...
... The incidence and severity of extreme weather has not increased. There is little evidence that dangerous weather-related events will occur more often in the future. The U.N.’s own Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says in its Special Report on Extreme Weather (2012) that there is “an absence ...
From a “Green Farce” to a Green Future
... of our current national energy portfolio comes from renewable sources, not counting hydroelectric power. A good start for the United States would be to set a national standard of 25 percent of energy produced to come from renewable sources by 2025. • Curb deforestation. Tropical deforestation is re ...
... of our current national energy portfolio comes from renewable sources, not counting hydroelectric power. A good start for the United States would be to set a national standard of 25 percent of energy produced to come from renewable sources by 2025. • Curb deforestation. Tropical deforestation is re ...
Document
... Shipping was estimated to have emitted 3.3% of the global emissions during 2007. International shipping was estimated to have emitted 870 million tonnes, or about 2.7% of the global emissions in 2007. Carbon dioxide is the most important GHG emitted by ships. A significant potential for redu ...
... Shipping was estimated to have emitted 3.3% of the global emissions during 2007. International shipping was estimated to have emitted 870 million tonnes, or about 2.7% of the global emissions in 2007. Carbon dioxide is the most important GHG emitted by ships. A significant potential for redu ...
Towards a general relationship between climate change and
... Accepted: 28 September 2010 / Published online: 16 October 2010 Ó Springer-Verlag 2010 ...
... Accepted: 28 September 2010 / Published online: 16 October 2010 Ó Springer-Verlag 2010 ...
Border Tax Adjustments and Developing Countries
... the integrity of carbon emissions reduction efforts and to reduce the likelihood of carbon leakage from developed countries to developing countries. Unfortunately, most of these discussions ended up as quarrels over global justice between developed and developing countries and eventually failed to r ...
... the integrity of carbon emissions reduction efforts and to reduce the likelihood of carbon leakage from developed countries to developing countries. Unfortunately, most of these discussions ended up as quarrels over global justice between developed and developing countries and eventually failed to r ...
Working Paper 7: Climate Change and Agriculture: Analysis of
... estimate of one billion to about 2.3 billion by 2050. This high population will lead to increased demand for food and exert pressure on natural resource base. Today, about 200 million people do not get enough food every day! 2.1 Natural resources Agriculture in the African continent is quite diverse ...
... estimate of one billion to about 2.3 billion by 2050. This high population will lead to increased demand for food and exert pressure on natural resource base. Today, about 200 million people do not get enough food every day! 2.1 Natural resources Agriculture in the African continent is quite diverse ...
Development and Climate Change: A Strategic Framework for the
... Enhance the knowledge and capacity of clients and staff to analyze and manage development-climate linkages at the global, regional, country, sector, and project levels. ...
... Enhance the knowledge and capacity of clients and staff to analyze and manage development-climate linkages at the global, regional, country, sector, and project levels. ...
4. The response of the climate system to a
... where the same notation is used as in Eq. 4.1, the concentrations being in ppb. For halocarbons, a linear expression appears valid. When evaluating the radiative forcing since 1750, reference values for this period are classically: CO2 (278ppm), CH4 (715 ppb), N2O (270 ppb) (see in Forster et al 200 ...
... where the same notation is used as in Eq. 4.1, the concentrations being in ppb. For halocarbons, a linear expression appears valid. When evaluating the radiative forcing since 1750, reference values for this period are classically: CO2 (278ppm), CH4 (715 ppb), N2O (270 ppb) (see in Forster et al 200 ...
Climate Change, Water and the Policy
... and update the public on climate change issues. Full-time correspondents with support from highly qualified climate change experts have articulated complex issues about climate and advanced model in simple, yet accurate language. In comparison, the LNA region as the rest of the Arab world has taken ...
... and update the public on climate change issues. Full-time correspondents with support from highly qualified climate change experts have articulated complex issues about climate and advanced model in simple, yet accurate language. In comparison, the LNA region as the rest of the Arab world has taken ...
Gary Yohe - Evaulating Adaptation Methods
... well as consequences) into which all water management projects must fit, so macro-scale influences can be felt even in developed countries. On the other side of the coin, though, adaptation projects in other places can be decided and implemented completely according to local custom alone. The stock ...
... well as consequences) into which all water management projects must fit, so macro-scale influences can be felt even in developed countries. On the other side of the coin, though, adaptation projects in other places can be decided and implemented completely according to local custom alone. The stock ...
Labor and Climate Change - Labor Network for Sustainability
... address it. The AFL-CIO has even established a Center for Green Jobs to promote green jobs, establish appropriate job standards, and help train workers to fill them. But on the difficult question of transitioning away from existing high carbon energy sources and industries labor faces big challenges ...
... address it. The AFL-CIO has even established a Center for Green Jobs to promote green jobs, establish appropriate job standards, and help train workers to fill them. But on the difficult question of transitioning away from existing high carbon energy sources and industries labor faces big challenges ...
Climate modelling in Bangladesh
... and Flood Management at BUET points out, “This is just the beginning. We have to continue with this project and we need help from the Met Office Hadley Centre to develop local-level scenarios and impacts studies.” This may be the beginning for Bangladesh as it carries out its own Climate Change Stra ...
... and Flood Management at BUET points out, “This is just the beginning. We have to continue with this project and we need help from the Met Office Hadley Centre to develop local-level scenarios and impacts studies.” This may be the beginning for Bangladesh as it carries out its own Climate Change Stra ...
Eye on the taiga: removing global policy impediments to
... The absence of boreal forests from global policy agendas on sustainable development and climate change mitigation represents a massive missed opportunity for environmental protection. The boreal zone contains some of the world’s largest pools of terrestrial carbon that, if not safeguarded from a con ...
... The absence of boreal forests from global policy agendas on sustainable development and climate change mitigation represents a massive missed opportunity for environmental protection. The boreal zone contains some of the world’s largest pools of terrestrial carbon that, if not safeguarded from a con ...
Csc_ADS_2011 - University of Minnesota
... Michigan State University Research funded by NSF, NASA, Planetary Skin Institute, ISET-NOAA, MN Futures program © Vipin Kumar ...
... Michigan State University Research funded by NSF, NASA, Planetary Skin Institute, ISET-NOAA, MN Futures program © Vipin Kumar ...
Climate and the Carbon Cycle - CARBO
... When it gets hot and dry - droughts, heat waves and fire...........................................8 Highlight Chapter 2 Storms, floods and frost.............................................................................................. 10 Highlight Chapter 3 Observing the response of carbon an ...
... When it gets hot and dry - droughts, heat waves and fire...........................................8 Highlight Chapter 2 Storms, floods and frost.............................................................................................. 10 Highlight Chapter 3 Observing the response of carbon an ...