world development report 2010: Development and Climate Change
... Immediate action is needed to keep warming as close as possible to 2°C. That amount of warming is not desirable, but it is likely to be the best we can do. There isn’t a consensus in the economic profession that this is the economic optimum. There is, however, a growing consensus in policy and scien ...
... Immediate action is needed to keep warming as close as possible to 2°C. That amount of warming is not desirable, but it is likely to be the best we can do. There isn’t a consensus in the economic profession that this is the economic optimum. There is, however, a growing consensus in policy and scien ...
Climate change: the ultimate `tragedy of the commons`? Jouni
... Ostrom 1972; V. Ostrom et al. 1961), polycentric order has been defined as “one where many elements are capable of making mutual adjustments for ordering their relationships with one another within a general system of rules where each element acts with independence of other elements” (V. Ostrom 1999 ...
... Ostrom 1972; V. Ostrom et al. 1961), polycentric order has been defined as “one where many elements are capable of making mutual adjustments for ordering their relationships with one another within a general system of rules where each element acts with independence of other elements” (V. Ostrom 1999 ...
CLIMATIC CHANGE AT HIGH ELEVATION SITES: AN OVERVIEW 1
... information on scales which are generally far smaller than the typical grid-size of even the highest resolution numerical climate models. As a result, many impacts studies have been constrained by the lack of scenario data of sufficient reliability and quality at the desired scales. It is these scal ...
... information on scales which are generally far smaller than the typical grid-size of even the highest resolution numerical climate models. As a result, many impacts studies have been constrained by the lack of scenario data of sufficient reliability and quality at the desired scales. It is these scal ...
Session 3 – Geography of impacts
... Current pledges of emission reductions would result in a rise of 3.5°C. These are average temperatures however: the rise will not be uniform. ...
... Current pledges of emission reductions would result in a rise of 3.5°C. These are average temperatures however: the rise will not be uniform. ...
THE SCIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE Senate Floor Statement by
... In July, the Congressional Budget Office provided further proof that Kyoto-like carbon regulatory schemes are regressive and harmful to economic growth and prosperity. As the CBO found, “The price increases resulting from a carbon cap would be regressive--that is, they would place a relatively great ...
... In July, the Congressional Budget Office provided further proof that Kyoto-like carbon regulatory schemes are regressive and harmful to economic growth and prosperity. As the CBO found, “The price increases resulting from a carbon cap would be regressive--that is, they would place a relatively great ...
Public Perceptions of Climate Change and Security.
... Question 4 includes four statements, and asks respondents to rate their agreement with each along a five-option scale ranging from “definitely” to “definitely not.” The statements relate to likely impacts on respondents’ lifestyle and voting decisions, in the hypothetical event respondents felt cert ...
... Question 4 includes four statements, and asks respondents to rate their agreement with each along a five-option scale ranging from “definitely” to “definitely not.” The statements relate to likely impacts on respondents’ lifestyle and voting decisions, in the hypothetical event respondents felt cert ...
Mr. President, His Excellency and other heads of delegations, Good
... The swift capitalization of the Green Climate Fund is critical to helping developing countries adapt to and cope with the worsening impacts of climate change. The Philippines as the current co chair of the Green Climate Fund, is committed to exercising leadership and ensuring the essential requireme ...
... The swift capitalization of the Green Climate Fund is critical to helping developing countries adapt to and cope with the worsening impacts of climate change. The Philippines as the current co chair of the Green Climate Fund, is committed to exercising leadership and ensuring the essential requireme ...
Changing Climate for Carbon Taxes: Who`s
... 3) Leakage avoidance: the need to discourage carbon intensive industries from moving out of the United States to countries that do not have taxes or caps on carbon, as such moves would be both damaging to the U.S. economy and its workers, and undermine the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions; ...
... 3) Leakage avoidance: the need to discourage carbon intensive industries from moving out of the United States to countries that do not have taxes or caps on carbon, as such moves would be both damaging to the U.S. economy and its workers, and undermine the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions; ...
I. What is Land
... A. Changes in greenhouse gas emissions from the land (especially CO2) Part 1. Tropical Deforestation is a major contributor to CO2 increases in the atmosphere Part 2. Long-term Legacies of Northern Hemisphere land-use change for atmospheric CO2 (a two-part story of land-use change and carbon cycling ...
... A. Changes in greenhouse gas emissions from the land (especially CO2) Part 1. Tropical Deforestation is a major contributor to CO2 increases in the atmosphere Part 2. Long-term Legacies of Northern Hemisphere land-use change for atmospheric CO2 (a two-part story of land-use change and carbon cycling ...
Background for marketing carbon from forest growth in the US. B.S.
... Carbon Measurement. In order to enter in the carbon markets, landowners should be able to quantify and verify their carbon stocks. But the verification and quantification of carbon credits can be complicated and expensive. Basically, there are two ways to measure forest carbon: direct and indirect. ...
... Carbon Measurement. In order to enter in the carbon markets, landowners should be able to quantify and verify their carbon stocks. But the verification and quantification of carbon credits can be complicated and expensive. Basically, there are two ways to measure forest carbon: direct and indirect. ...
What Role Do Property Rights Play In Climate Change?
... There is a third important role that the insurance industry plays in concerns about climate change liability for the infringement of private rights: insurers are experts at identifying risks, predicting potential magnitude of loss, and anticipating possible Claimants and Defendants. But insurers can ...
... There is a third important role that the insurance industry plays in concerns about climate change liability for the infringement of private rights: insurers are experts at identifying risks, predicting potential magnitude of loss, and anticipating possible Claimants and Defendants. But insurers can ...
LETTER hJ3C of organic carbon in the Bengal Fan
... coarser-grained, less weathered sediments, which we interpret to have been derived more or less directly from the Himalayan hinterland during intervals of rapid transport, may have derived more of their OC from C3-dominated forests upstream. Sediments which became incorporated into soils in the C4do ...
... coarser-grained, less weathered sediments, which we interpret to have been derived more or less directly from the Himalayan hinterland during intervals of rapid transport, may have derived more of their OC from C3-dominated forests upstream. Sediments which became incorporated into soils in the C4do ...
Climate change impact and adaptation in temperate grassland and
... productions across the globe. Moderately elevated atmospheric CO2 in the near future is expected to increase plant photosynthetic rates but this is likely to be limited by soil nitrogen deficits. However, in Australia at least it is unlikely that positive effect of elevated CO 2 on plant production ...
... productions across the globe. Moderately elevated atmospheric CO2 in the near future is expected to increase plant photosynthetic rates but this is likely to be limited by soil nitrogen deficits. However, in Australia at least it is unlikely that positive effect of elevated CO 2 on plant production ...
View Candidate Questionnaire - New York League of Conservation
... I am very concerned about the risks associated with drilling in areas not currently impacted by oil and gas production. I have consistently opposed efforts to drill in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, and have also opposed GOP efforts to unilaterally approve drilling applications with little or ...
... I am very concerned about the risks associated with drilling in areas not currently impacted by oil and gas production. I have consistently opposed efforts to drill in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, and have also opposed GOP efforts to unilaterally approve drilling applications with little or ...
1072-9240/00 $2000 + .00 Technology, Vol. 7S, pp. 189-213,2000
... 2. All cropland that was in existence in 1900 would maintain its level of productivity at the 1900 level. 3. The penetration of any existing technology would expand only to the extent necessary to ensure that assumptions 1) and 2) are realized. This implies that, at a minimum, inputs would probably ...
... 2. All cropland that was in existence in 1900 would maintain its level of productivity at the 1900 level. 3. The penetration of any existing technology would expand only to the extent necessary to ensure that assumptions 1) and 2) are realized. This implies that, at a minimum, inputs would probably ...
Climate change and livestock production in Ethiopia
... a huge treat for many people’s who directly depending on livestock production. Along with, it is also a treat for the export capacity of the country as observed by many literatures. Thus, new livestock management practices should be implemented so as to minimize its effects on livestock production o ...
... a huge treat for many people’s who directly depending on livestock production. Along with, it is also a treat for the export capacity of the country as observed by many literatures. Thus, new livestock management practices should be implemented so as to minimize its effects on livestock production o ...
Biodiversity baselines, thresholds and resilience: testing predictions
... methods are applied. The use of multiple dating methods, each reliant on different physical mechanisms and different underlying assumptions, improves confidence in the overall chronology and is an approach now commonly applied. ...
... methods are applied. The use of multiple dating methods, each reliant on different physical mechanisms and different underlying assumptions, improves confidence in the overall chronology and is an approach now commonly applied. ...
Climate change as the `new` security threat: implications for Africa
... that ‘Darfur … holds grim lessons for other countries at risk’. Picking up on this message in a subsequent Washington Post editorial, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon argued: ‘Almost invariably, we discuss Darfur in a convenient military and political short-hand—an ethnic conflict pitting Arab mi ...
... that ‘Darfur … holds grim lessons for other countries at risk’. Picking up on this message in a subsequent Washington Post editorial, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon argued: ‘Almost invariably, we discuss Darfur in a convenient military and political short-hand—an ethnic conflict pitting Arab mi ...
Climate Change Action Plan
... and partnerships that will increase the resilience of the GBR to climate change. This will help minimise impacts on GBR industries such as tourism, commercial and recreational fishing that together contribute $6.9 billion to the national economy per annum2. The action plan is underpinned by the know ...
... and partnerships that will increase the resilience of the GBR to climate change. This will help minimise impacts on GBR industries such as tourism, commercial and recreational fishing that together contribute $6.9 billion to the national economy per annum2. The action plan is underpinned by the know ...
action kit - Climate Reality Project
... activists to lead the fight on key regional issues. The Denver training will also include workshops and talks that prepare all Climate Reality Leaders to be effective global activists. Volunteers come to trainings committed to making a difference; they leave with the skills, knowledge, and network t ...
... activists to lead the fight on key regional issues. The Denver training will also include workshops and talks that prepare all Climate Reality Leaders to be effective global activists. Volunteers come to trainings committed to making a difference; they leave with the skills, knowledge, and network t ...
ALEC Quote - Union of Concerned Scientists
... More about the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) ALEC works to influence policy on behalf of powerful corporate interests, including the fossil fuel industry. Internal documents show that ALEC has for several decades engaged in disinformation campaigns to sow doubt about climate science a ...
... More about the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) ALEC works to influence policy on behalf of powerful corporate interests, including the fossil fuel industry. Internal documents show that ALEC has for several decades engaged in disinformation campaigns to sow doubt about climate science a ...
Waste Management and Climate Change
... the amount of biodegradable waste), and an increase in the amount of landfill gas being used for energy. Emissions of methane alone have reduced by 69 percent over the period. The EU recognises the importance of methane as a powerful greenhouse gas that needs to be reduced in order to meet climate c ...
... the amount of biodegradable waste), and an increase in the amount of landfill gas being used for energy. Emissions of methane alone have reduced by 69 percent over the period. The EU recognises the importance of methane as a powerful greenhouse gas that needs to be reduced in order to meet climate c ...
