Hearts or minds? Identifying persuasive messages on climate change
... questions correct, 36% of the sample) and low knowledge (no or one question correct, 64% of the sample).10 High knowledge respondents are much less likely to say that they do not know what causes climate change, and they are more likely to believe climate change is occurring (90% versus 78%, chi2 = ...
... questions correct, 36% of the sample) and low knowledge (no or one question correct, 64% of the sample).10 High knowledge respondents are much less likely to say that they do not know what causes climate change, and they are more likely to believe climate change is occurring (90% versus 78%, chi2 = ...
Ruddell et al. 2006
... Forest carbon projects offer a practical and credible low-cost option to mitigate CO2 emissions. In their research report, The Conference Board recently reported that about 44 percent of surveyed companies in the United States are either involved in sequestration projects or considering them to offs ...
... Forest carbon projects offer a practical and credible low-cost option to mitigate CO2 emissions. In their research report, The Conference Board recently reported that about 44 percent of surveyed companies in the United States are either involved in sequestration projects or considering them to offs ...
Chapter 2 - UCLA: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
... thermals; dry convection). Evaporation more effective means of cooling the surface; stores energy as latent heat. Latent heat subsequently released when water vapor condenses into clouds. Wherever there is precipitation, latent heat remains in atmosphere. Cloud formation is most often associ ...
... thermals; dry convection). Evaporation more effective means of cooling the surface; stores energy as latent heat. Latent heat subsequently released when water vapor condenses into clouds. Wherever there is precipitation, latent heat remains in atmosphere. Cloud formation is most often associ ...
Global Carbon Policy Handbook 2010 - Policies Driving the Growth... Trading Markets Brochure
... Scheme (ETS), New South Wales, Chicago Climate, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and Assigned Amount Units (AAUs). The report discusses some of the reasons for the growth of carbon markets and provides carbon market forecasts until 2020. Scope The report provides a detailed analysis on the ...
... Scheme (ETS), New South Wales, Chicago Climate, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and Assigned Amount Units (AAUs). The report discusses some of the reasons for the growth of carbon markets and provides carbon market forecasts until 2020. Scope The report provides a detailed analysis on the ...
An Eco-Feminist Perspective on the Climate Change Regime
... Over the last hundred years, Earth’s temperature has warmed by about 0.74oC, with approximately half of this warming, 0.4oC, having taken place since 1979.5 Global warming is being driven by an increasing concentration of ‘greenhouse gases’ (GHGs) in the Earth’s stratosphere. These gases are being r ...
... Over the last hundred years, Earth’s temperature has warmed by about 0.74oC, with approximately half of this warming, 0.4oC, having taken place since 1979.5 Global warming is being driven by an increasing concentration of ‘greenhouse gases’ (GHGs) in the Earth’s stratosphere. These gases are being r ...
UKCP Paper
... ‘assign a probability to different possible climate outcomes recognising that […] giving a range of possible climate change outcomes is better, and can help with robust adaptation decisions, but would be of limited use if we could not say which outcomes are more or less likely than others.’(ibid., 2 ...
... ‘assign a probability to different possible climate outcomes recognising that […] giving a range of possible climate change outcomes is better, and can help with robust adaptation decisions, but would be of limited use if we could not say which outcomes are more or less likely than others.’(ibid., 2 ...
Climate Report 2014. Energy Security and Climate Change Worldwide
... in decarbonisation efforts within Europe’s Energy ...
... in decarbonisation efforts within Europe’s Energy ...
Presentation on Climate Safeguards System
... up to obtain a total score for the project; Based on the total score, the project is classified based on its climate vulnerability; Completed scorecard and screening summary are enclosed to the Project Concept Note and sent to ORQR for inspection, approval, and follow up. ...
... up to obtain a total score for the project; Based on the total score, the project is classified based on its climate vulnerability; Completed scorecard and screening summary are enclosed to the Project Concept Note and sent to ORQR for inspection, approval, and follow up. ...
now - Coventry City Council
... making plastic things pollutes the air with carbon dioxide and this makes the climate change’. Or ‘I liked making this art and I hope that it shows people that they should always recycle their plastic.’ 5. The images will be used on CoventryCAN’s website and social media. We would love for you to in ...
... making plastic things pollutes the air with carbon dioxide and this makes the climate change’. Or ‘I liked making this art and I hope that it shows people that they should always recycle their plastic.’ 5. The images will be used on CoventryCAN’s website and social media. We would love for you to in ...
Climate Change in Perspective The current warm period is
... Reality: An independent study, published in the Journal of Climate, based on 800,000 observations, finds there has been a significant decrease in down-welling, long-wave infrared radiation from increasing greenhouse gases over the 14 year period 1996-2010 in the US Great Plains. CO2 levels increased ...
... Reality: An independent study, published in the Journal of Climate, based on 800,000 observations, finds there has been a significant decrease in down-welling, long-wave infrared radiation from increasing greenhouse gases over the 14 year period 1996-2010 in the US Great Plains. CO2 levels increased ...
OVERVIEW:
... uncertain how these changes will affect flooding, but winter flood events may increase. First Nations people are particularly susceptible to impacts associated with water supply due to their particular spiritual and cultural relationship to water, dependence on fish for food and the poor state of dr ...
... uncertain how these changes will affect flooding, but winter flood events may increase. First Nations people are particularly susceptible to impacts associated with water supply due to their particular spiritual and cultural relationship to water, dependence on fish for food and the poor state of dr ...
Are cultures endangered by climate change? Yes, but
... today. Genocide and ethnocide, as we have seen in many contexts over the past several centuries, destroy cultures, but cultures in themselves, despite harsh and changing environmental conditions, are resilient because people learn and share their cultural identities. Climate change will affect all c ...
... today. Genocide and ethnocide, as we have seen in many contexts over the past several centuries, destroy cultures, but cultures in themselves, despite harsh and changing environmental conditions, are resilient because people learn and share their cultural identities. Climate change will affect all c ...
SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE APPROACH
... and allowing tropical forests to continue sequestering carbon and regrowing at current rates can provide at least 30 percent of all mitigation action needed to limit warming to 2°C.1 Unfortunately, deforestation is threatening the health of these ecosystems and the societies that depend on them. Def ...
... and allowing tropical forests to continue sequestering carbon and regrowing at current rates can provide at least 30 percent of all mitigation action needed to limit warming to 2°C.1 Unfortunately, deforestation is threatening the health of these ecosystems and the societies that depend on them. Def ...
The Impact of Climates Change on Tourism in Africa By Smart N
... mass tourism commonly associated with the resorts of the Spanish coast. Kenya’s ecotourism has been able to deliver concrete benefits to its people by involving local communities. Kenyans also have been involved in developing tourism through programs, such as Parks Beyond Parks, that encourage the m ...
... mass tourism commonly associated with the resorts of the Spanish coast. Kenya’s ecotourism has been able to deliver concrete benefits to its people by involving local communities. Kenyans also have been involved in developing tourism through programs, such as Parks Beyond Parks, that encourage the m ...
Auxiliary Bishop Dr
... the one hand and on social and philosophical principles on the other. This teaching is supported by arguments of theology and of natural law. Sacred Church teaching reaches inward to the members of the Church, but also outward into world opinion. The most important lines of argument with respect to ...
... the one hand and on social and philosophical principles on the other. This teaching is supported by arguments of theology and of natural law. Sacred Church teaching reaches inward to the members of the Church, but also outward into world opinion. The most important lines of argument with respect to ...
Climate change: The Need to Consider g Human Forcings in Addition to h
... and changes on all time scales. In coming decades, the human influence will continue to be minimal. • Hypothesis 2a: Although the natural causes of climate variations and changes are undoubtedly important, the human influences are significant and involve a diverse range of first‐ order climate fo ...
... and changes on all time scales. In coming decades, the human influence will continue to be minimal. • Hypothesis 2a: Although the natural causes of climate variations and changes are undoubtedly important, the human influences are significant and involve a diverse range of first‐ order climate fo ...
Brandishing the First Amendment: Commercial Expression in America
... consensus about the need for action. 2 To be fair, it is difficult for many Americans to focus on a crisis that will not produce its worst effects for decades when they are worried about immediate challenges like job security or making mortgage payments. Complicating matters, there invariably will b ...
... consensus about the need for action. 2 To be fair, it is difficult for many Americans to focus on a crisis that will not produce its worst effects for decades when they are worried about immediate challenges like job security or making mortgage payments. Complicating matters, there invariably will b ...
Do international factors influence the passage of climate change
... 1997 to almost 500 at the end of 2013. The passage of these laws is influenced by both domestic and international factors. This paper reviews the main international factors, drawing on a powerful new dataset of climate legislation in 66 national jurisdictions. We find that the propensity to legislat ...
... 1997 to almost 500 at the end of 2013. The passage of these laws is influenced by both domestic and international factors. This paper reviews the main international factors, drawing on a powerful new dataset of climate legislation in 66 national jurisdictions. We find that the propensity to legislat ...
Summary of the Garnaut Climate Change Review Final Report
... Understanding climate science…continued Higher concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere absorb more of the heat reflected from the Earth’s surface causing an increase in global temperatures. To limit increases in global temperature, we need to limit – or stabilise – the concentration o ...
... Understanding climate science…continued Higher concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere absorb more of the heat reflected from the Earth’s surface causing an increase in global temperatures. To limit increases in global temperature, we need to limit – or stabilise – the concentration o ...
are our laws responding to the challenges posed to our
... Court decisions relating to climate change have fallen into two categories. The first category of court cases relates to decisions made by government decisionmakers concerning new developments, such as power stations and new coal mines that would produce significant greenhouse gas emissions.5 These ...
... Court decisions relating to climate change have fallen into two categories. The first category of court cases relates to decisions made by government decisionmakers concerning new developments, such as power stations and new coal mines that would produce significant greenhouse gas emissions.5 These ...
Forecasting a Sea of Change
... such as those during Hurricane Juan. This lets us plot trends, and predict how often a surge with a given height is likely to happen as we move further into the twenty-first century. For example, what about a surge of 1.9 metres (6 feet), which currently occurs about once every 300 years or so? We k ...
... such as those during Hurricane Juan. This lets us plot trends, and predict how often a surge with a given height is likely to happen as we move further into the twenty-first century. For example, what about a surge of 1.9 metres (6 feet), which currently occurs about once every 300 years or so? We k ...
cool policy: climate change mitigation supporting growth
... somewhere between 3 and 5°C. To put this in perspective: "When global warming has happened at various times in the past two million years, it has taken the planet about 5,000 years to warm 5 degrees. The predicted rate of warming for the next century is at least 20 times faster. This rate of change ...
... somewhere between 3 and 5°C. To put this in perspective: "When global warming has happened at various times in the past two million years, it has taken the planet about 5,000 years to warm 5 degrees. The predicted rate of warming for the next century is at least 20 times faster. This rate of change ...
The Climate Change Issue: Beyond the `True` or `Not True`
... This paper argues that the current division within the scientific and popular debate into ‘for’ or ‘against’ the truth or reality of anthropogenic climate change silences more comprehensive analyses of the problems facing humanity today. It suggests that climate change activism, as well as the scien ...
... This paper argues that the current division within the scientific and popular debate into ‘for’ or ‘against’ the truth or reality of anthropogenic climate change silences more comprehensive analyses of the problems facing humanity today. It suggests that climate change activism, as well as the scien ...
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) Drivers, Needs
... Climate & Development Knowledge Network (UKAid and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands) ...
... Climate & Development Knowledge Network (UKAid and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands) ...