3280 – Atmospheric chemistry
... SRES (IPCC Special Report on Emission Scenarios) scenarios The A1 storyline is for a future world with very rapid economic growth, global population that peaks in mid-century and declines thereafter, the rapid introduction of new and more efficient technologies and with a substantial reduction in re ...
... SRES (IPCC Special Report on Emission Scenarios) scenarios The A1 storyline is for a future world with very rapid economic growth, global population that peaks in mid-century and declines thereafter, the rapid introduction of new and more efficient technologies and with a substantial reduction in re ...
CRS Report for Congress Climate Change: Federal Expenditures for Science and Technology
... to climate change. This report identifies and discusses direct climate-focused scientific and research programs of the federal government, as well as an array of energy programs that relate indirectly to climate change. The U.S. Global Change Research Program in the George H. W. Bush Administration, ...
... to climate change. This report identifies and discusses direct climate-focused scientific and research programs of the federal government, as well as an array of energy programs that relate indirectly to climate change. The U.S. Global Change Research Program in the George H. W. Bush Administration, ...
executive summary - Global Environment Facility
... Vulnerability is defined by the IPCC as “ the extent to which climate change may damage or harm a system. It depends not only on a system’s sensitivity but also on its ability to adapt to new climatic conditions”(IPCC, 1995). Vulnerability to climate change can therefore be seen as a complex mixture ...
... Vulnerability is defined by the IPCC as “ the extent to which climate change may damage or harm a system. It depends not only on a system’s sensitivity but also on its ability to adapt to new climatic conditions”(IPCC, 1995). Vulnerability to climate change can therefore be seen as a complex mixture ...
Paths beyond Paris
... multilateral agencies like the World Bank, the expansion of a financialized free-market logic through the climate talks has generated windfall profits for heavy polluters and financial traders while proving to be inherently ineffective and unjust. Even with the obvious failures, the EU Emissions Tra ...
... multilateral agencies like the World Bank, the expansion of a financialized free-market logic through the climate talks has generated windfall profits for heavy polluters and financial traders while proving to be inherently ineffective and unjust. Even with the obvious failures, the EU Emissions Tra ...
A view from China
... Industrial production coupled with economic growth has boosted China’s massive urbanisation to a rate and scale unprecedented in the world. Each year, millions of rural workers move into cities, motivated by the prospects of higher wages. In 2011, China’s urban population exceeded its rural populati ...
... Industrial production coupled with economic growth has boosted China’s massive urbanisation to a rate and scale unprecedented in the world. Each year, millions of rural workers move into cities, motivated by the prospects of higher wages. In 2011, China’s urban population exceeded its rural populati ...
paths beyond paris
... multilateral agencies like the World Bank, the expansion of a financialized free-market logic through the climate talks has generated windfall profits for heavy polluters and financial traders while proving to be inherently ineffective and unjust. Even with the obvious failures, the EU Emissions Tra ...
... multilateral agencies like the World Bank, the expansion of a financialized free-market logic through the climate talks has generated windfall profits for heavy polluters and financial traders while proving to be inherently ineffective and unjust. Even with the obvious failures, the EU Emissions Tra ...
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE GLOBAL FOREST
... varying by regions across the globe (Brown et al., 1996, using Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) data). Consumption of industrial roundwood totaled 1.5 billion cubic meters in 1997 with an approximate value of $150 billion (FAO, 1999). Forest product values are several times larger as lumber, ...
... varying by regions across the globe (Brown et al., 1996, using Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) data). Consumption of industrial roundwood totaled 1.5 billion cubic meters in 1997 with an approximate value of $150 billion (FAO, 1999). Forest product values are several times larger as lumber, ...
Climate change: The investment perspective
... The scale of these issues calls for an urgent response across the investment value chain. Individual firms also have a fiduciary duty to address climate-related opportunities to enhance value of the investment. Indeed, climate-related risks are too far-reaching for financial institutions as the poss ...
... The scale of these issues calls for an urgent response across the investment value chain. Individual firms also have a fiduciary duty to address climate-related opportunities to enhance value of the investment. Indeed, climate-related risks are too far-reaching for financial institutions as the poss ...
The potential contribution of British Columbia`s forest sector to
... reduction targets. Climate change mitigation objectives in the forest sector can be met through activities that reduce greenhouse gas emissions or enhance carbon sinks. Such activities can be aimed at the sustainable management, expansion and conservation of forests and at the use of products derive ...
... reduction targets. Climate change mitigation objectives in the forest sector can be met through activities that reduce greenhouse gas emissions or enhance carbon sinks. Such activities can be aimed at the sustainable management, expansion and conservation of forests and at the use of products derive ...
CarbonTradingCrisis.v.1.7
... Over the last 800,000 years, rises in global temperatures have preceded increased concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere by up to 800 years Global temperatures fell from 1940 to 1979 whilst CO2 emissions escalated throughout the post-war industrial boom C02 concentration in the atmosphere has b ...
... Over the last 800,000 years, rises in global temperatures have preceded increased concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere by up to 800 years Global temperatures fell from 1940 to 1979 whilst CO2 emissions escalated throughout the post-war industrial boom C02 concentration in the atmosphere has b ...
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... In view of the speed and magnitude of climate change, indigenous adaptation practices need to be complemented by scientific know-how. Pro-active and anticipatory adaptation approaches should be taken that address the short-term impacts of increasing climate variability but also help local communitie ...
... In view of the speed and magnitude of climate change, indigenous adaptation practices need to be complemented by scientific know-how. Pro-active and anticipatory adaptation approaches should be taken that address the short-term impacts of increasing climate variability but also help local communitie ...
Kevin Bliss, ( 657 KB) - Governors` Biofuels Coalition
... Hoeven of North Dakota, our Chairman. • Two key points I hope you take away from this presentation today: – It is very important that states maintain regulatory control of carbon dioxide (CO2). – CO2 is not a waste – it is a demonstrated commodity. This distinction is an important one since ethanol ...
... Hoeven of North Dakota, our Chairman. • Two key points I hope you take away from this presentation today: – It is very important that states maintain regulatory control of carbon dioxide (CO2). – CO2 is not a waste – it is a demonstrated commodity. This distinction is an important one since ethanol ...
Nordic Countries - Bibliothek der Friedrich-Ebert
... Third – looking further ahead – we have set an overriding goal of making Norway carbon neutral by 2050. What does all this mean? It means that we plan to exceed our obligations under the Kyoto protocol. It is a signal that we are prepared to stand together with Germany in the forefront of European c ...
... Third – looking further ahead – we have set an overriding goal of making Norway carbon neutral by 2050. What does all this mean? It means that we plan to exceed our obligations under the Kyoto protocol. It is a signal that we are prepared to stand together with Germany in the forefront of European c ...
Economic Potential of Biomass Based Fuels for Greenhouse Gas
... Today society faces important decisions regarding climate change mitigation. Increasingly, concerns are being expressed about the potential implications of the build-up in atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG). A scientific consensus is emerging that this buildup will affect the globa ...
... Today society faces important decisions regarding climate change mitigation. Increasingly, concerns are being expressed about the potential implications of the build-up in atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG). A scientific consensus is emerging that this buildup will affect the globa ...
Climate Change in Central and Eastern Europe
... from GCMs as forcing to simulate the climate at smaller scales for certain regions. They contain complex model physics and due to their high spatial resolution from 50 km down to 3 km (0.5 –0.025 ) it is possible to reproduce regional and local effects through the integration of orography and land ...
... from GCMs as forcing to simulate the climate at smaller scales for certain regions. They contain complex model physics and due to their high spatial resolution from 50 km down to 3 km (0.5 –0.025 ) it is possible to reproduce regional and local effects through the integration of orography and land ...
Perceptions of agro-pastoralists towards the change in temperature
... behavioral response (Howe et al., 2013; Zheng and Dallimer, 2016) that could, for example, include changes in the grazing and agricultural calendar. Secondly, the increased knowledge sharing between scientists, policy-makers and resource users may be one means of reducing vulnerability because new a ...
... behavioral response (Howe et al., 2013; Zheng and Dallimer, 2016) that could, for example, include changes in the grazing and agricultural calendar. Secondly, the increased knowledge sharing between scientists, policy-makers and resource users may be one means of reducing vulnerability because new a ...
Framing Document - American Physical Society
... series of reports over more than two decades, culminating in that of Working Group 1 of the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5 WG1) released in September, 2013 [http://www.climatechange2013.org/]. Those reports have expressed increasingly confident consensus views of the importance, if not dominance, of a ...
... series of reports over more than two decades, culminating in that of Working Group 1 of the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5 WG1) released in September, 2013 [http://www.climatechange2013.org/]. Those reports have expressed increasingly confident consensus views of the importance, if not dominance, of a ...
Discussion Paper - Economics E
... previous papers underestimated the importance of reducing non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions. When leaving out carbon dioxide fertilization, our estimate of the social cost of methane is comparable to previous estimates. Our estimate of the global damage potential of methane is close to the ...
... previous papers underestimated the importance of reducing non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions. When leaving out carbon dioxide fertilization, our estimate of the social cost of methane is comparable to previous estimates. Our estimate of the global damage potential of methane is close to the ...
The Obama Administration`s Clean Air Act Legacy and the UNFCC
... marking a landmark international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to mitigate global climate change.6 For every U.S. president following President George H.W. Bush, who signed the Convention, the UNFCC has provided the formal structure for international dialogue and policy negotiat ...
... marking a landmark international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to mitigate global climate change.6 For every U.S. president following President George H.W. Bush, who signed the Convention, the UNFCC has provided the formal structure for international dialogue and policy negotiat ...
Presentation
... RCMs or RCMs nudged in GCMs. With GCM acting as boundary conditions for an RCM, is it possible to represent regional climate with good accuracy? ...
... RCMs or RCMs nudged in GCMs. With GCM acting as boundary conditions for an RCM, is it possible to represent regional climate with good accuracy? ...
Full Paper - Agronomy 2015
... Introduction Due to the combination of increasing population and rising living standards, demand for staple foods such as wheat continues to increase. Most Australian wheat is produced in water-limited environments, and is exported. Recent climate projections indicate that Australia will experience ...
... Introduction Due to the combination of increasing population and rising living standards, demand for staple foods such as wheat continues to increase. Most Australian wheat is produced in water-limited environments, and is exported. Recent climate projections indicate that Australia will experience ...
Ten Overlooked Issues in Climate Change Science Roger A. Pielke Sr.
... by the American Association of State Climatologists 1. Past climate is a useful guide to the future - Assessing past climate conditions provides a very effective analysis tool to assess societal and environmental vulnerability to future climate, regardless of the extent the future climate is altered ...
... by the American Association of State Climatologists 1. Past climate is a useful guide to the future - Assessing past climate conditions provides a very effective analysis tool to assess societal and environmental vulnerability to future climate, regardless of the extent the future climate is altered ...