The role of expertise in governance processes
... known about the atmosphere. This became clear when the Antarctic ozone hole was discovered since no theoretical model had predicted this phenomenon. It took more than two years until it could be explained scientifically. But is (relative) ignorance or scientific uncertainty an excuse for inaction? T ...
... known about the atmosphere. This became clear when the Antarctic ozone hole was discovered since no theoretical model had predicted this phenomenon. It took more than two years until it could be explained scientifically. But is (relative) ignorance or scientific uncertainty an excuse for inaction? T ...
Climate Change and Outdoor Recreation Resources
... © 2009 Resources for the Future. All rights reserved. No portion of this paper may be reproduced without permission of the authors. Backgrounders are research materials circulated by their authors for purposes of information and discussion. They have not necessarily undergone formal peer review. ...
... © 2009 Resources for the Future. All rights reserved. No portion of this paper may be reproduced without permission of the authors. Backgrounders are research materials circulated by their authors for purposes of information and discussion. They have not necessarily undergone formal peer review. ...
Event - IUCN
... A panel of international experts, including from IUCN, will provide an integrated and updated perspective on the climate related changes, risks and projections for both natural and human ocean systems and make mitigation and adaptation recommendations for future UNFCCC processes. It will highlight w ...
... A panel of international experts, including from IUCN, will provide an integrated and updated perspective on the climate related changes, risks and projections for both natural and human ocean systems and make mitigation and adaptation recommendations for future UNFCCC processes. It will highlight w ...
Sustainable water management in the tropics and subtropics
... energy, etc., for the identification of populations, areas and regions most at risk in the short, medium and long term ; Encouragement of scientific research integrated, bringing together the areas of climatology, agriculture, health, economy, demographics, etc. In order to build scenarios Brazilian ...
... energy, etc., for the identification of populations, areas and regions most at risk in the short, medium and long term ; Encouragement of scientific research integrated, bringing together the areas of climatology, agriculture, health, economy, demographics, etc. In order to build scenarios Brazilian ...
Expert Opinion on Climate Change and Threats
... in progress, dialogue with informed colleagues, and other up-to-the-minute information. We show that scientists with differing degrees of knowledge about climate change predict differing amounts and different biological consequences of climate change, and we argue that the opinions of the most knowl ...
... in progress, dialogue with informed colleagues, and other up-to-the-minute information. We show that scientists with differing degrees of knowledge about climate change predict differing amounts and different biological consequences of climate change, and we argue that the opinions of the most knowl ...
doc3 - Sawea
... which: • Minimises the impact of climate change – which will be severe for South Africa, and undermine development gains; • Does not impose a mitigation burden on South Africa which would compromise the country’s ability to meet its development challenges; and • Provides support to developing countr ...
... which: • Minimises the impact of climate change – which will be severe for South Africa, and undermine development gains; • Does not impose a mitigation burden on South Africa which would compromise the country’s ability to meet its development challenges; and • Provides support to developing countr ...
GGRF Investment in Desert Lands
... sequester a significant amount of carbon, a substantial portion of the Cap and Trade Revenue for natural and working land carbon sequestration should be allocated to deserts. Recently, the rate of carbon sequestration was shown to increase as the level of atmospheric CO2 increases6. This means Calif ...
... sequester a significant amount of carbon, a substantial portion of the Cap and Trade Revenue for natural and working land carbon sequestration should be allocated to deserts. Recently, the rate of carbon sequestration was shown to increase as the level of atmospheric CO2 increases6. This means Calif ...
Climatic Change in the Built Environment in Temperate Climates
... interacts with urbanization, population aging and socio-economic issues; and how cities grow and operate matters for energy demand and thus for greenhouse gas emissions. This relationship is particularly important since nearly 73 % of the European population lives in cities, and this is projected to ...
... interacts with urbanization, population aging and socio-economic issues; and how cities grow and operate matters for energy demand and thus for greenhouse gas emissions. This relationship is particularly important since nearly 73 % of the European population lives in cities, and this is projected to ...
The science behind southeast Australia`s wet, cool summer.
... continent will likely be drier in the future compared with the early to mid twentieth century, particularly so in the cool months of the year. These changes pose substantial risks to agriculture, water security, natural systems, the Australian economy and our way of life. To minimise these and other ...
... continent will likely be drier in the future compared with the early to mid twentieth century, particularly so in the cool months of the year. These changes pose substantial risks to agriculture, water security, natural systems, the Australian economy and our way of life. To minimise these and other ...
Responding to Threats of Climate Change Mega
... 2. Background on Climate Change Catastrophes 2.1 Overview As we are using the term, mega-catastrophes from climate change have the following basic characteristics: ...
... 2. Background on Climate Change Catastrophes 2.1 Overview As we are using the term, mega-catastrophes from climate change have the following basic characteristics: ...
The Semantics of Climate Change and Global Warming
... counted up the instances of “climate change” and “global warming” within the publications of a couple dozen partisan think tanks, finding the above mentioned preference for “global warming” amongst conservatives. Some have tracked how media representations have changed over time, for example, Boykof ...
... counted up the instances of “climate change” and “global warming” within the publications of a couple dozen partisan think tanks, finding the above mentioned preference for “global warming” amongst conservatives. Some have tracked how media representations have changed over time, for example, Boykof ...
global warming is happening
... Even if the sun fell to Maunder Minimum levels, it would only delay global warming ...
... Even if the sun fell to Maunder Minimum levels, it would only delay global warming ...
Demographics of true and false climate facts
... unusual warming, however, have been other narratives mainly from nonexpert sources suggesting that Arctic warming is not well established, or just cyclical, or has already reversed. Such counternarratives have been widely publicized too, supplying people who do not believe climate is changing with i ...
... unusual warming, however, have been other narratives mainly from nonexpert sources suggesting that Arctic warming is not well established, or just cyclical, or has already reversed. Such counternarratives have been widely publicized too, supplying people who do not believe climate is changing with i ...
Extreme Events - International Research Institute for Climate and
... the observations were made after 1953 and 16 of the flood events occurred after 1953”. In effect due to increased anthropogenic activities and emissions one could assume that these events are linked, at least enough to say that flood risk is associated with radiatively forced climate change. The sig ...
... the observations were made after 1953 and 16 of the flood events occurred after 1953”. In effect due to increased anthropogenic activities and emissions one could assume that these events are linked, at least enough to say that flood risk is associated with radiatively forced climate change. The sig ...
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... systematic sensitivity analysis (SSA). An automated procedure for performing SSA using Gaussian Quadrature in GEMPACK (Harrison and Pearson 1996) has recently been developed. This is used in this study, based on the Stroud procedure, as detailed in Arndt (1996), and Amdt and Pearson (1996).2 In this ...
... systematic sensitivity analysis (SSA). An automated procedure for performing SSA using Gaussian Quadrature in GEMPACK (Harrison and Pearson 1996) has recently been developed. This is used in this study, based on the Stroud procedure, as detailed in Arndt (1996), and Amdt and Pearson (1996).2 In this ...
Conditional Cooperation and Climate Change
... understand that any solution will require international cooperation: To stabilize the level of carbon in the atmosphere, countries around the world will need to curtail their consumption of fossil fuels. Leaders also recognize that transitioning from fossil fuels will require major sacrifices. Many ...
... understand that any solution will require international cooperation: To stabilize the level of carbon in the atmosphere, countries around the world will need to curtail their consumption of fossil fuels. Leaders also recognize that transitioning from fossil fuels will require major sacrifices. Many ...
Econometrics and the Science of Climate Change
... Econometrics has a long history as the technique of choice for testing the merits of alternative hypotheses across most of the social sciences as well as many of the natural and materials sciences, not to mention pharmaceutical science, where it is widely used to evaluate the efficacy of alternative ...
... Econometrics has a long history as the technique of choice for testing the merits of alternative hypotheses across most of the social sciences as well as many of the natural and materials sciences, not to mention pharmaceutical science, where it is widely used to evaluate the efficacy of alternative ...
Trade-off between intensity and frequency of global tropical cyclones
... Pacific and the North Atlantic occurs in a selective variability range. TCs in the North Indian region and the Southern Hemisphere are not well explained by this framework. This is not due to lower statistical power as the number of TCs is not the sample size. Each basin has 29 annual values. Noneth ...
... Pacific and the North Atlantic occurs in a selective variability range. TCs in the North Indian region and the Southern Hemisphere are not well explained by this framework. This is not due to lower statistical power as the number of TCs is not the sample size. Each basin has 29 annual values. Noneth ...
Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, EEAP Environmental
... Predicted changes in surface ozone between 2000 & 2050 because of climate change and interactions with ...
... Predicted changes in surface ozone between 2000 & 2050 because of climate change and interactions with ...
AAAS_What We Know
... until there is a large- scale, cost-effective way to scrub carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Moreover, as emissions continue and warming increases, the risk increases. By making informed choices now, we can reduce risks for future generations and ourselves, and help communities adapt to climate ch ...
... until there is a large- scale, cost-effective way to scrub carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Moreover, as emissions continue and warming increases, the risk increases. By making informed choices now, we can reduce risks for future generations and ourselves, and help communities adapt to climate ch ...
Intended National Determined Contribution (INDC)
... However, the forests of Belize (and its biodiversity), like other natural resource sectors, are anticipated to be impacted by the various manifestations of Climate Change. The proposed interventions to mainstream adaptation and mitigation to Climate Change will be achieved by providing guidance for ...
... However, the forests of Belize (and its biodiversity), like other natural resource sectors, are anticipated to be impacted by the various manifestations of Climate Change. The proposed interventions to mainstream adaptation and mitigation to Climate Change will be achieved by providing guidance for ...
climate change adaptation - India Environment Portal | News
... # The Author(s) 2014. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com ...
... # The Author(s) 2014. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com ...
Chapter 4 – Climate and Climate Change
... Generally, projections for 2030 show little variation between greenhouse gas emissions scenarios, as these changes in climate are mostly affected by greenhouse gases that have already been emitted. Due to this, the projections below for 2030 are shown for the mid-range Special Report on Emissions Sc ...
... Generally, projections for 2030 show little variation between greenhouse gas emissions scenarios, as these changes in climate are mostly affected by greenhouse gases that have already been emitted. Due to this, the projections below for 2030 are shown for the mid-range Special Report on Emissions Sc ...
What do realists think about climate change?
... it has become one of the main talking points on the international political agenda. From floods in Bangladesh and Brazil, severe drought in Syria and California, and agricultural crises in southern Italy, to dangerously polluted air in Beijing, the oceans’ fishing stocks nearing the brink of collaps ...
... it has become one of the main talking points on the international political agenda. From floods in Bangladesh and Brazil, severe drought in Syria and California, and agricultural crises in southern Italy, to dangerously polluted air in Beijing, the oceans’ fishing stocks nearing the brink of collaps ...