First Report - Climate Change Advisory Council
... include holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above preindustrial levels. This commitment by one of the key regions of the world, of which Ireland is an integral member, is vital. It makes the task of decarbonisation less difficult and it will help minimise the cos ...
... include holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above preindustrial levels. This commitment by one of the key regions of the world, of which Ireland is an integral member, is vital. It makes the task of decarbonisation less difficult and it will help minimise the cos ...
Into Unknown Territory. The Limits to Adaptation and Reality of Loss
... Allison I. et al (2009) The Copenhagen Diagnosis: Updating the world on the latest climate science, The University of New South Wales Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC), Sydney, Australia, page 7: http://www.ccrc.unsw.edu.au/Copenhagen/Copenhagen_Diagnosis_LOW.pdf Dasgupta S. et al (2011) Expos ...
... Allison I. et al (2009) The Copenhagen Diagnosis: Updating the world on the latest climate science, The University of New South Wales Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC), Sydney, Australia, page 7: http://www.ccrc.unsw.edu.au/Copenhagen/Copenhagen_Diagnosis_LOW.pdf Dasgupta S. et al (2011) Expos ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES THE CLIMATE POLICY DILEMMA Robert S. Pindyck
... Now the question is how should we value the utility from some level of consumption 50 years from now relative to the same amount of utility enjoyed today? In other words, how should we discount future utility (not future consumption itself) so as to determine its present value? The discount rate use ...
... Now the question is how should we value the utility from some level of consumption 50 years from now relative to the same amount of utility enjoyed today? In other words, how should we discount future utility (not future consumption itself) so as to determine its present value? The discount rate use ...
Vulnerability to climate change in three hot spots in Africa and Asia
... US $20–30 billion per year by 2030 at the latest (Fankhauser and Schmidt-Traub 2011). Although some mechanisms are being set up to finance actions to respond to the challenges posed by climate change (see Biagini et al. 2014), it is important to tackle the uncertainty associated with programming for ...
... US $20–30 billion per year by 2030 at the latest (Fankhauser and Schmidt-Traub 2011). Although some mechanisms are being set up to finance actions to respond to the challenges posed by climate change (see Biagini et al. 2014), it is important to tackle the uncertainty associated with programming for ...
Introduction Growth, Punctuation, and Human Well-Being
... Here I see a fundamentally dynamic causal interaction between disease and human agency. In the book’s final section, I argue that, in addition to global empire building, an emergent understanding and practice of public health, grounded in the efforts of increasingly effective early modern nation-sta ...
... Here I see a fundamentally dynamic causal interaction between disease and human agency. In the book’s final section, I argue that, in addition to global empire building, an emergent understanding and practice of public health, grounded in the efforts of increasingly effective early modern nation-sta ...
Japan`s Initiative on Climate Change (PowerPoint Presentation
... (2) Relevant laws and regulations will be developed in order to facilitate improvements in energy efficiency. (3)The creation of data on energy consumption will be improved. In addition, for the main industrial sectors (iron/steel, cement, etc.), a roadmap towards CO2 emissions reductions will be cr ...
... (2) Relevant laws and regulations will be developed in order to facilitate improvements in energy efficiency. (3)The creation of data on energy consumption will be improved. In addition, for the main industrial sectors (iron/steel, cement, etc.), a roadmap towards CO2 emissions reductions will be cr ...
Project Presentation - The Bush School of Government and Public
... European Energy Supply • Russia has the world’s largest natural gas reserves and is the world’s second largest exporter of crude petroleum • Russia supplies a quarter of Europe’s oil and natural gas consumption • Europe’s primary source of energy, the North Sea is past peak production and going into ...
... European Energy Supply • Russia has the world’s largest natural gas reserves and is the world’s second largest exporter of crude petroleum • Russia supplies a quarter of Europe’s oil and natural gas consumption • Europe’s primary source of energy, the North Sea is past peak production and going into ...
The Geopolitical Implications of Environmental Change
... There is growing evidence that human-induced or naturally caused environmental change could have profound effects on political, social, and economic systems (Tol, 2002; Handmer et al., 1999). Yet these effects are largely ignored in most geopolitical analyses. Consider, for example, the recent U.S. ...
... There is growing evidence that human-induced or naturally caused environmental change could have profound effects on political, social, and economic systems (Tol, 2002; Handmer et al., 1999). Yet these effects are largely ignored in most geopolitical analyses. Consider, for example, the recent U.S. ...
History of climate modeling
... over longer periods, i.e., to model the atmospheric component of climate. GCMs used the same techniques as early NWP models, but extended them to the hemispheric or global scale and used the full, unsimplified primitive equations to compute atmospheric motion. GCMs may be used to simulate either wea ...
... over longer periods, i.e., to model the atmospheric component of climate. GCMs used the same techniques as early NWP models, but extended them to the hemispheric or global scale and used the full, unsimplified primitive equations to compute atmospheric motion. GCMs may be used to simulate either wea ...
Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation and
... Increased flood runoff could increase recharge of some floodplain aquifers Increased pressure on government and private insurance systems and disaster relief ...
... Increased flood runoff could increase recharge of some floodplain aquifers Increased pressure on government and private insurance systems and disaster relief ...
Global response of terrestrial ecosystem structure and function to
... HadCM2-SUL. Simulations with changing CO2 alone show a widely distributed terrestrial carbon sink of 1.4±3.8 Pg C y±1 during the 1990s, rising to 3.7±8.6 Pg C y±1 a century later. Simulations including climate change show a reduced sink both today (0.6± 3.0 Pg C y±1) and a century later (0.3±6.6 Pg ...
... HadCM2-SUL. Simulations with changing CO2 alone show a widely distributed terrestrial carbon sink of 1.4±3.8 Pg C y±1 during the 1990s, rising to 3.7±8.6 Pg C y±1 a century later. Simulations including climate change show a reduced sink both today (0.6± 3.0 Pg C y±1) and a century later (0.3±6.6 Pg ...
study guide - Denver Center for the Performing Arts
... of flexible market mechanisms, which are based on the trade of emissions permits. Kyoto Protocol Parties bound to targets are required to meet them largely through domestic action—that is, by reducing their emissions at home. But they can meet part of their targets through three market-based mechani ...
... of flexible market mechanisms, which are based on the trade of emissions permits. Kyoto Protocol Parties bound to targets are required to meet them largely through domestic action—that is, by reducing their emissions at home. But they can meet part of their targets through three market-based mechani ...
Global Climate Change - A Suggested Resources list
... and Climate Problem with Today’s Technologies” (or the wedge approach). The activity is a demonstration that teaches educates and students about the various contributors to atmospheric content AND enables students to make economic and environmental decisions based on scientific knowledge. Provided t ...
... and Climate Problem with Today’s Technologies” (or the wedge approach). The activity is a demonstration that teaches educates and students about the various contributors to atmospheric content AND enables students to make economic and environmental decisions based on scientific knowledge. Provided t ...
LOCAL PRODUCT IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE Repackaging CPC …
... decades: maximum lead of NWS climate outlooks is 12.5 months for 3 month average temperature or total precipitation NWS local staff is able to provides different educational materials on local customers: – Fact sheets on Climate Change – Comprehensive summary on science of Global Climate Change – IP ...
... decades: maximum lead of NWS climate outlooks is 12.5 months for 3 month average temperature or total precipitation NWS local staff is able to provides different educational materials on local customers: – Fact sheets on Climate Change – Comprehensive summary on science of Global Climate Change – IP ...
Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
... Increased flood runoff could increase recharge of some floodplain aquifers Increased pressure on government and private insurance systems and disaster relief ...
... Increased flood runoff could increase recharge of some floodplain aquifers Increased pressure on government and private insurance systems and disaster relief ...
Ocean surface warming: The North Atlantic remains within the
... over measurements showing the slowing down of the North Atlantic Drift (Bryden et al., 2005; Schiermeier, 2006a) has prompted concern. The North Atlantic has undergone a net warming since 1976, and this recent warming parallels similar warming from 1910 to 1945. Between these two recent warming eras ...
... over measurements showing the slowing down of the North Atlantic Drift (Bryden et al., 2005; Schiermeier, 2006a) has prompted concern. The North Atlantic has undergone a net warming since 1976, and this recent warming parallels similar warming from 1910 to 1945. Between these two recent warming eras ...
Technical Description of Climate Change Research Programme (CCRP) Call for Fellowships
... mitigation potentials. This will also provide decision support for future policy development on GHG emissions and sinks. Theme 2: Impacts and Adaptation The aim is to improve analysis and understanding of climate change impacts and inform the adaptation planning process. Work in this area also aims ...
... mitigation potentials. This will also provide decision support for future policy development on GHG emissions and sinks. Theme 2: Impacts and Adaptation The aim is to improve analysis and understanding of climate change impacts and inform the adaptation planning process. Work in this area also aims ...
The Science of Climate Change
... For many thousands of years the earth has been surrounded by a finely balanced atmosphere that protects it from high-energy radiation and also absorbs enough heat to provide a moderate climate to support life. If we upset this balance, then our life support system will be at risk. However the early ...
... For many thousands of years the earth has been surrounded by a finely balanced atmosphere that protects it from high-energy radiation and also absorbs enough heat to provide a moderate climate to support life. If we upset this balance, then our life support system will be at risk. However the early ...
Partners for Resilience
... But these impacts were rarely, if ever, addressed in a coordinated way in the same programme, until now. It’s well established that the poorest people in the poorest countries suffer disproportionately. Lives, assets, products and crops are lost; livelihoods are cut off; economic growth is curtailed ...
... But these impacts were rarely, if ever, addressed in a coordinated way in the same programme, until now. It’s well established that the poorest people in the poorest countries suffer disproportionately. Lives, assets, products and crops are lost; livelihoods are cut off; economic growth is curtailed ...
assessing trade and business groups` positions on climate change
... and business associations consider government relations to be their primary purpose (Boléat 2003). Thus trade and business associations offer significant benefits to companies that wish to influence public policy. By bringing together firms with similar interests, these associations allow industr ...
... and business associations consider government relations to be their primary purpose (Boléat 2003). Thus trade and business associations offer significant benefits to companies that wish to influence public policy. By bringing together firms with similar interests, these associations allow industr ...
Three Ways to Understand State Actors in International Negotiations
... agreements that it was prepared to sign changed. In 1995 the US agreed to the Berlin Mandate, which stipulated no binding emissions targets or timetables for developed countries, no new commitments for developing countries, and no ºexibility mechanisms. In 1997, the US agreed to the Kyoto Protocol, ...
... agreements that it was prepared to sign changed. In 1995 the US agreed to the Berlin Mandate, which stipulated no binding emissions targets or timetables for developed countries, no new commitments for developing countries, and no ºexibility mechanisms. In 1997, the US agreed to the Kyoto Protocol, ...
Guadalajara ICT declaration for transformative low
... To date the principal focus of the global climate change negotiations has been on the initial CO2 emission reduction targets as agreed under the Kyoto Protocol, about 5% reductions. Recent evidence shows it is now time to shift focus on piecemeal carbon emission problems to focus on solutions that c ...
... To date the principal focus of the global climate change negotiations has been on the initial CO2 emission reduction targets as agreed under the Kyoto Protocol, about 5% reductions. Recent evidence shows it is now time to shift focus on piecemeal carbon emission problems to focus on solutions that c ...
Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
... fossil fuel consumption, with subsequent application of a supplied emission factor to provide an estimate of greenhouse gas emissions from that source. ...
... fossil fuel consumption, with subsequent application of a supplied emission factor to provide an estimate of greenhouse gas emissions from that source. ...