the PDF - Sustainablecorn.org
... the Midwest region, most often in rotation with soybean. The highly versatile crop is an economic powerhouse, employing millions and producing food, feed and fuel for use by every citizen. With demand at an all-time high, success for farmers and industry relies on a profitable cropping system while ...
... the Midwest region, most often in rotation with soybean. The highly versatile crop is an economic powerhouse, employing millions and producing food, feed and fuel for use by every citizen. With demand at an all-time high, success for farmers and industry relies on a profitable cropping system while ...
Ten Overlooked Issues in the IPCC and US National Assessments
... of such predictions - called “verification” - is simply impossible, since we have to wait a decade or longer to assess the accuracy of the forecasts. Available at: http://ccc.atmos.colostate.edu/policystatement.php ...
... of such predictions - called “verification” - is simply impossible, since we have to wait a decade or longer to assess the accuracy of the forecasts. Available at: http://ccc.atmos.colostate.edu/policystatement.php ...
The Case for a Carbon Tax in Canada
... Globally, annual emissions of carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas, reached 32 billion tonnes (gigatonnes, or Gt) in 2012, their highest level ever. In fact, during the last decade worldwide annual emissions growth was higher than at any time in the past, as Figure 1 illustrates. As a conseque ...
... Globally, annual emissions of carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas, reached 32 billion tonnes (gigatonnes, or Gt) in 2012, their highest level ever. In fact, during the last decade worldwide annual emissions growth was higher than at any time in the past, as Figure 1 illustrates. As a conseque ...
8-Impacts_climate_variabilitychange
... integrated assessments that will need to be based on earth observation data providing the spatial continuum to be complemented with in-situ observations. (a) Knowledge and methods: Pijanowski, B.C.. et al. (2007), describe very well the need and requirements of integrating climate-land change intera ...
... integrated assessments that will need to be based on earth observation data providing the spatial continuum to be complemented with in-situ observations. (a) Knowledge and methods: Pijanowski, B.C.. et al. (2007), describe very well the need and requirements of integrating climate-land change intera ...
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... Most of the debate concerns the first term, ρ, the discount rate that would apply if per capita consumption were constant. It has often been argued on philosophical grounds that ρ should be zero. That is, the welfare of equally wealthy generations should be counted equally; from this perspective, th ...
... Most of the debate concerns the first term, ρ, the discount rate that would apply if per capita consumption were constant. It has often been argued on philosophical grounds that ρ should be zero. That is, the welfare of equally wealthy generations should be counted equally; from this perspective, th ...
Climate Change Makes Success in U.S. Strategy Harder to Achieve
... What is Climate Change? Climate change is the technical term for the effect of greenhouse gases altering the climate. Greenhouse gases are important to the world—without them, no life would exist on the planet. They trap heat from the sun in the atmosphere, preventing our planet from being a giant b ...
... What is Climate Change? Climate change is the technical term for the effect of greenhouse gases altering the climate. Greenhouse gases are important to the world—without them, no life would exist on the planet. They trap heat from the sun in the atmosphere, preventing our planet from being a giant b ...
2008 4 7 Kristen Miller Report
... will now be progressing this work under the new Single Outcome Agreements between the Scottish Government and councils. Local Authorities in Scotland are keen to see clear, joined up leadership on the climate change agenda. For this reason COSLA’s Regeneration and Sustainability Spokesperson Cllr Al ...
... will now be progressing this work under the new Single Outcome Agreements between the Scottish Government and councils. Local Authorities in Scotland are keen to see clear, joined up leadership on the climate change agenda. For this reason COSLA’s Regeneration and Sustainability Spokesperson Cllr Al ...
Phaeton`s Reins: The Human Hand in Climate Change
... planet reached such a frozen state, with almost all sunlight reflected back to space, it could never recover; more recently it has been theorized that without liquid oceans to absorb the carbon dioxide continuously emitted by volcanoes, that gas would accumulate in the atmosphere until its greenhous ...
... planet reached such a frozen state, with almost all sunlight reflected back to space, it could never recover; more recently it has been theorized that without liquid oceans to absorb the carbon dioxide continuously emitted by volcanoes, that gas would accumulate in the atmosphere until its greenhous ...
Winter 2010
... field. The Hot Items page is used by OAR and NOAA senior management to learn about the research that is being funded and conducted by NOAA. The most recent Hot Item from CICS discusses the redistribution of fisheries catch potential in the ocean under climate change. It highlights the findings of a ...
... field. The Hot Items page is used by OAR and NOAA senior management to learn about the research that is being funded and conducted by NOAA. The most recent Hot Item from CICS discusses the redistribution of fisheries catch potential in the ocean under climate change. It highlights the findings of a ...
Framework for Long-Term Deep Carbon Reduction Planning
... In many leading-edge cities, the approach to solid waste system transformation starts with the goal of “zero waste” — waste recovery systems that prevent waste, reduce and reuse materials, recycle and compost, recover energy in ways that don’t release carbon emissions, and affect “upstream” purchasi ...
... In many leading-edge cities, the approach to solid waste system transformation starts with the goal of “zero waste” — waste recovery systems that prevent waste, reduce and reuse materials, recycle and compost, recover energy in ways that don’t release carbon emissions, and affect “upstream” purchasi ...
C-AGG Executive Team
... to reduce GHG emissions from the agricultural sector. What does C-AGG do? Advance the development and adoption of science-based ...
... to reduce GHG emissions from the agricultural sector. What does C-AGG do? Advance the development and adoption of science-based ...
Climate change impacts on Australian Rangelands
... range of possible local climate changes, and continually monitor responses to ensure that they are appropriate and remain effective (Howden et al. 2007). For example, one important recommendation will be increased adoption of climate forecasting strategies (McKeon and Howden 1992). Adjusting stockin ...
... range of possible local climate changes, and continually monitor responses to ensure that they are appropriate and remain effective (Howden et al. 2007). For example, one important recommendation will be increased adoption of climate forecasting strategies (McKeon and Howden 1992). Adjusting stockin ...
THE TOP-30 OF ECONOMISTS IN IRELAND
... trading-based accommodation of growing consumption works in exactly the same way as the pure rate of time preference in defining the rate at which the future needs to be discounted. Put another way, if one considered empirical estimates for both ρ and η that range from zero to three, then both param ...
... trading-based accommodation of growing consumption works in exactly the same way as the pure rate of time preference in defining the rate at which the future needs to be discounted. Put another way, if one considered empirical estimates for both ρ and η that range from zero to three, then both param ...
CLIMsystems Compendium of Products and Services
... management practice. It is reaffirmed by the trend towards industry leading practices and standards that have emerged. With ISO55000, asset management now has own International Standard, which can be seen as a real milestone in recognition of asset management as a fully-fledged discipline. The full ...
... management practice. It is reaffirmed by the trend towards industry leading practices and standards that have emerged. With ISO55000, asset management now has own International Standard, which can be seen as a real milestone in recognition of asset management as a fully-fledged discipline. The full ...
E Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific /ESCAP/CDR(2)/INF/7
... their strong positions, the RCA index of the ESCAP region as a whole remains just above one, indicating that the region has a comparative advantage in CSGT. An analysis of the ROI indicates also potential for intraregional trade in CSGT. Tariffs on the import of renewable energy technologies have co ...
... their strong positions, the RCA index of the ESCAP region as a whole remains just above one, indicating that the region has a comparative advantage in CSGT. An analysis of the ROI indicates also potential for intraregional trade in CSGT. Tariffs on the import of renewable energy technologies have co ...
Verification of Selected Neutron
... produced by vehicles over 124,000 mile lifetime • Assuming ~10 year lifetime, vehicles emit more than their own weight in CO2 per year ...
... produced by vehicles over 124,000 mile lifetime • Assuming ~10 year lifetime, vehicles emit more than their own weight in CO2 per year ...
Speaker 10
... There is more and more scientific evidence for causal links between global warming and increasing frequencies and intensities of natural catastrophes The insurance industry has to consider climate change in its risk models We have to mitigate global warming and adapt to the changing risks in r ...
... There is more and more scientific evidence for causal links between global warming and increasing frequencies and intensities of natural catastrophes The insurance industry has to consider climate change in its risk models We have to mitigate global warming and adapt to the changing risks in r ...
L-5535. The Role of Animal Agriculture on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
... concerned about increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions released during the combustion of fossil fuels and other sources. These emissions are thought to help increase global average temperature. Over the last 100 years, the average global temperature has increased about 1.5°F. At the same time, atm ...
... concerned about increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions released during the combustion of fossil fuels and other sources. These emissions are thought to help increase global average temperature. Over the last 100 years, the average global temperature has increased about 1.5°F. At the same time, atm ...
An Open Letter from Oregon Climate Change Scientists -
... An Open Letter from Oregon Climate Change Scientists February 1st, 2016 Dear Governor Brown and Oregon State Legislators, As scientists from Oregon with expertise in many disciplines relevant to the understanding of climate change, its impacts, and its solutions, we are deeply concerned that climate ...
... An Open Letter from Oregon Climate Change Scientists February 1st, 2016 Dear Governor Brown and Oregon State Legislators, As scientists from Oregon with expertise in many disciplines relevant to the understanding of climate change, its impacts, and its solutions, we are deeply concerned that climate ...
Psychology and Climate Change - Australian Psychological Society
... Associations around the world (e.g., APA, BPS, CPA) to communicate their deep concern at the gravity and urgency of the climate change crisis, and the need for psychology’s active involvement and commitment in ongoing collaborative work at national and international levels to address the human cause ...
... Associations around the world (e.g., APA, BPS, CPA) to communicate their deep concern at the gravity and urgency of the climate change crisis, and the need for psychology’s active involvement and commitment in ongoing collaborative work at national and international levels to address the human cause ...
Conceptions of uncertainty and complexity: the case of
... cope with a few variables at a time; by the contradictory desiderata of generality, realism and precision; by the need to understand and also to control; even by the opposing esthetic [sic] standards which emphasise the simplicity and power of a general theorem as against the richness and the divers ...
... cope with a few variables at a time; by the contradictory desiderata of generality, realism and precision; by the need to understand and also to control; even by the opposing esthetic [sic] standards which emphasise the simplicity and power of a general theorem as against the richness and the divers ...
Presumption and Burden of Proof: IADA Workshop
... The critics cited a petition signed by over 100 scientists and others, including TV weathermen, who had said that they cannot subscribe to the view of global warming that claims it causes climate catastrophes. ...
... The critics cited a petition signed by over 100 scientists and others, including TV weathermen, who had said that they cannot subscribe to the view of global warming that claims it causes climate catastrophes. ...