Peatlands and Their Role in the Global Carbon Cycle
... Fig. 2. Holocene peatland C dynamics and the global C cycle. (a) Net global peatland C sequestration rates per millennium (gigatons C per kiloyear) modeled from observed peat core data [Yu, 2011]. (b) True instantaneous C accumulation rates from northern peatlands as derived from net carbon balance ...
... Fig. 2. Holocene peatland C dynamics and the global C cycle. (a) Net global peatland C sequestration rates per millennium (gigatons C per kiloyear) modeled from observed peat core data [Yu, 2011]. (b) True instantaneous C accumulation rates from northern peatlands as derived from net carbon balance ...
1 Climate Change Discourse, Rights, and the Poor: Scientific
... also have sufficient knowledge to be quite assured that those who would suffer the most are those who are already suffering the negative impacts of other global challenges, such as the financial/economic crises, ongoing conflicts, environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity; those without vo ...
... also have sufficient knowledge to be quite assured that those who would suffer the most are those who are already suffering the negative impacts of other global challenges, such as the financial/economic crises, ongoing conflicts, environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity; those without vo ...
Status Description Total Funding Climate and Oceans Support
... The project's purpose is to strengthen the ACP-EU Building Safety capacity of PICs to address existing and & Resilience in the Current emerging challenges with regard to the Pacific risks posed by natural hazards and related disas The ACP-EU Natural Disaster Risk ACP-EU National Reduction (NDRR) Pro ...
... The project's purpose is to strengthen the ACP-EU Building Safety capacity of PICs to address existing and & Resilience in the Current emerging challenges with regard to the Pacific risks posed by natural hazards and related disas The ACP-EU Natural Disaster Risk ACP-EU National Reduction (NDRR) Pro ...
14. human influences on heat-related health indicators during the
... climate change, and this was a similar value of 67% (± 7%) when only Cairo was considered. The principal driver of human discomfort was high temperature, but relatively high humidity levels for those given temperatures also played a role for around half of the heat wave. It is noted that the daily v ...
... climate change, and this was a similar value of 67% (± 7%) when only Cairo was considered. The principal driver of human discomfort was high temperature, but relatively high humidity levels for those given temperatures also played a role for around half of the heat wave. It is noted that the daily v ...
Current and future climate of the Federated States of Micronesia M
... more acidic. This impacts the growth of corals and organisms that construct their skeletons from carbonate minerals. These species are critical to the balance of tropical reef ecosystems. Data show that since the 18th century the level of ocean acidification has been slowly increasing in the Federat ...
... more acidic. This impacts the growth of corals and organisms that construct their skeletons from carbonate minerals. These species are critical to the balance of tropical reef ecosystems. Data show that since the 18th century the level of ocean acidification has been slowly increasing in the Federat ...
7. Climate change and human rights
... climate change”, which recognizes that the adverse effects of climate change have a range of direct and indirect implications for the effective enjoyment of human rights and that the effects of climate change will be felt most acutely by those segments of the population that are already vulnerable o ...
... climate change”, which recognizes that the adverse effects of climate change have a range of direct and indirect implications for the effective enjoyment of human rights and that the effects of climate change will be felt most acutely by those segments of the population that are already vulnerable o ...
Thermohaline circulation changes: a question of risk
... These omissions are puzzling, since the papers concerned have appeared in high-profile journals (many in Nature or Science) and are widely cited. The omission of the last study is particularly surprising, as it shows a major cooling occurring over Scandinavia in the middle of this century. It is thu ...
... These omissions are puzzling, since the papers concerned have appeared in high-profile journals (many in Nature or Science) and are widely cited. The omission of the last study is particularly surprising, as it shows a major cooling occurring over Scandinavia in the middle of this century. It is thu ...
Canada Federal Statutes - Faculte de droit
... the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy Act shall perform the following with respect to the Plan or statement: (a) undertake research and gather information and analyses on the Plan or statement in the context of sustainable development; and (b) advise the Minister on issues that ...
... the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy Act shall perform the following with respect to the Plan or statement: (a) undertake research and gather information and analyses on the Plan or statement in the context of sustainable development; and (b) advise the Minister on issues that ...
How Little Do We Really Understand?
... meeting’s attention from concerns over the ranges in climate model results, which can equivalently be expressed in terms of a climate sensitivity of 2.5 C per CO2 doubling with a factor of only 1.8 uncertainty (so less than one-fifth as uncertain). Yet, in the debate this past week Senator Inhofe wa ...
... meeting’s attention from concerns over the ranges in climate model results, which can equivalently be expressed in terms of a climate sensitivity of 2.5 C per CO2 doubling with a factor of only 1.8 uncertainty (so less than one-fifth as uncertain). Yet, in the debate this past week Senator Inhofe wa ...
Climate change justice and the global policy mix
... Three key challenges arise for any plausible theory of climate change justice. First, to determine the share of the capacity of the Earth’s atmosphere to assimilate carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases that morally relevant agents should be able to exploit as a matter of distributive just ...
... Three key challenges arise for any plausible theory of climate change justice. First, to determine the share of the capacity of the Earth’s atmosphere to assimilate carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases that morally relevant agents should be able to exploit as a matter of distributive just ...
Full poll results
... Q1) Which of the following issues do you think are the most important facing Britain today? (Can choose any number) Health Crime/law and order/violence Education Terrorism Poverty Immigration Climate change Other None of these ...
... Q1) Which of the following issues do you think are the most important facing Britain today? (Can choose any number) Health Crime/law and order/violence Education Terrorism Poverty Immigration Climate change Other None of these ...
Climate system and impacts in the Mediterranean Basin
... °C in winter and ≈2° °C in summer) and a significant decrease of precipitation (≈-5%) might affect the region in the 2021-2050 period compared to the reference period (1961-1990), in an A1B emission scenario. The Mediterranean Sea surface net heat loss decreases (-0.6 W/m2 per decade) in the project ...
... °C in winter and ≈2° °C in summer) and a significant decrease of precipitation (≈-5%) might affect the region in the 2021-2050 period compared to the reference period (1961-1990), in an A1B emission scenario. The Mediterranean Sea surface net heat loss decreases (-0.6 W/m2 per decade) in the project ...
Open Access - Lund University Publications
... change are Liberal Intergovernmentalism (LI) and neofunctionalism. The neofunctionalism approach to integration process focuses on the concept of ‘spill-over’, when two Member States engage in effective cooperation in a sector that eventually leads to integration in another sector. To facilitate suc ...
... change are Liberal Intergovernmentalism (LI) and neofunctionalism. The neofunctionalism approach to integration process focuses on the concept of ‘spill-over’, when two Member States engage in effective cooperation in a sector that eventually leads to integration in another sector. To facilitate suc ...
The Cultural Politics of Climate Change: Interactions in the Spaces
... consumers can express a wide range of concerns and engage in a broad set of projects, including social justice, human rights, development or environmental sustainability” (2007, 241). And yet, several critical issues stand out—especially with respect to climate change—in not only what gets defined a ...
... consumers can express a wide range of concerns and engage in a broad set of projects, including social justice, human rights, development or environmental sustainability” (2007, 241). And yet, several critical issues stand out—especially with respect to climate change—in not only what gets defined a ...
here - National Council of Women of Queensland Inc
... Action abatement subsidies, CCEP Working Paper 1605, Apr 2016. Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University. ...
... Action abatement subsidies, CCEP Working Paper 1605, Apr 2016. Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University. ...
Why negative CO2 emission technologies should not be classified
... to the higher CO2 concentration of the atmosphere. The net absorption of CO2 by the oceans – and hence ocean acidification - will stop when the equilibrium is restored at the ocean’s surface. This will only occur gradually after the atmospheric CO2 concentration ceases to rise and begins to decline. ...
... to the higher CO2 concentration of the atmosphere. The net absorption of CO2 by the oceans – and hence ocean acidification - will stop when the equilibrium is restored at the ocean’s surface. This will only occur gradually after the atmospheric CO2 concentration ceases to rise and begins to decline. ...
Slide 1
... …it is possible to combine economic development with a stabilization – and decrease – of emissions. ...
... …it is possible to combine economic development with a stabilization – and decrease – of emissions. ...
Polycentric systems for coping with collective action and
... smaller scales. The familiar slogan ‘‘Think Globally but Act Locally’’ hits right at the dilemma facing all inhabitants of the world. To solve climate change in the long run, the day-to-day activities of individuals, families, firms, communities, and governments at multiple levels must change substan ...
... smaller scales. The familiar slogan ‘‘Think Globally but Act Locally’’ hits right at the dilemma facing all inhabitants of the world. To solve climate change in the long run, the day-to-day activities of individuals, families, firms, communities, and governments at multiple levels must change substan ...
Relative impacts of human- induced climate change and natural
... the relative impacts of multi-decadal (30-year timescale) climate variability. We treat the climates resulting from the control simulation as describing multi-decadal `natural climate variability' (although model-simulated rather than observed) and those from the scenario simulations as describing ` ...
... the relative impacts of multi-decadal (30-year timescale) climate variability. We treat the climates resulting from the control simulation as describing multi-decadal `natural climate variability' (although model-simulated rather than observed) and those from the scenario simulations as describing ` ...
Alliance of Small Island States
... first industrialised country and the world's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries, but the economic cost of two world wars and the decline of its empire in the latter half of the 20th century diminished its leading role in global affairs. The UK nevertheless remains a major power ...
... first industrialised country and the world's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries, but the economic cost of two world wars and the decline of its empire in the latter half of the 20th century diminished its leading role in global affairs. The UK nevertheless remains a major power ...
Introduction to Ecosystem Services and Climate Change, Borges 2011
... Ecosystem Services and the Economy “Environmental services are a core element of business infrastructure. So fundamental that they are often overlooked… …These services include protection of coastal areas and key infrastructure, such as harbors, the regulation of reliable and sufficient flows of wa ...
... Ecosystem Services and the Economy “Environmental services are a core element of business infrastructure. So fundamental that they are often overlooked… …These services include protection of coastal areas and key infrastructure, such as harbors, the regulation of reliable and sufficient flows of wa ...
Finland is implementing the Kyoto Protocol
... Report on Long-term Climate and Energy Policy. The report includes a target to reduce Finland’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% from the 1990 level by 2050, as part of an international effort, and outlines targets and measures showing the way to a low-carbon society by 2050. The Prime Minis ...
... Report on Long-term Climate and Energy Policy. The report includes a target to reduce Finland’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% from the 1990 level by 2050, as part of an international effort, and outlines targets and measures showing the way to a low-carbon society by 2050. The Prime Minis ...
Evaluation of Climate Change Impact on Blue Nile Basin Cascade
... in particular to Beko-Abo, Mandaya and Border reservoirs, which are proposed cascade hydropower development on main stream of Abbay river basin. To evaluate the impact of climate change, climate change scenario of evapotranspiration & precipitation were developed for three period using output of ECH ...
... in particular to Beko-Abo, Mandaya and Border reservoirs, which are proposed cascade hydropower development on main stream of Abbay river basin. To evaluate the impact of climate change, climate change scenario of evapotranspiration & precipitation were developed for three period using output of ECH ...