THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING ON GLACIER MASS BALANCE
... field measurements (1984 to present) on twelve glaciers. In this paper we focus on results from Columbia, Easton, and Lower Curtis Glaciers (Pelto and Hartzell, 2004). Each profile begins at a fixed bedrock location below the terminus and ends at one at the head of the glacier. Easton Glacier lacks ...
... field measurements (1984 to present) on twelve glaciers. In this paper we focus on results from Columbia, Easton, and Lower Curtis Glaciers (Pelto and Hartzell, 2004). Each profile begins at a fixed bedrock location below the terminus and ends at one at the head of the glacier. Easton Glacier lacks ...
UK Climate Change Programme 2006
... had a substantial impact on greenhouse gas reduction in the UK. It is for this reason that the UK is one of very few countries on track to meet our commitment under the Kyoto Protocol to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 12.5 per cent below 1990 levels by 2008-12. And we have made progress bey ...
... had a substantial impact on greenhouse gas reduction in the UK. It is for this reason that the UK is one of very few countries on track to meet our commitment under the Kyoto Protocol to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 12.5 per cent below 1990 levels by 2008-12. And we have made progress bey ...
Wyoming v. USDA: A Look Down the Road at Management of
... The 2001 Forest Service Roadless Area Conservation Rule (Roadless Rule) prohibits road construction, reconstruction, and timber harvest on approximately one-third of National Forest System lands. In 2011, the Tenth Circuit upheld the Roadless Rule in Wyoming v. USDA after a decade of litigation. Sub ...
... The 2001 Forest Service Roadless Area Conservation Rule (Roadless Rule) prohibits road construction, reconstruction, and timber harvest on approximately one-third of National Forest System lands. In 2011, the Tenth Circuit upheld the Roadless Rule in Wyoming v. USDA after a decade of litigation. Sub ...
a proposal for a convention on climate change refugees
... While other writers have set forth a number of general proposals to deal with climate change refugees,7 this Article presents several advances. It provides a more in-depth examination of a climate change refugee legal instrument that draws on multiple areas of the law, including human rights, humani ...
... While other writers have set forth a number of general proposals to deal with climate change refugees,7 this Article presents several advances. It provides a more in-depth examination of a climate change refugee legal instrument that draws on multiple areas of the law, including human rights, humani ...
Radiative Forcing and Climate Feedbacks
... Radiative Forcing, Climate Sensitivity and Feedbacks Radiative forcing (RF) measures how strong a forcing perturbs the radiative energy balance of our climate system. A number of anthropogenic forcing have been identified and quantified. Their combined RF is a positive value and CO2 is the large ...
... Radiative Forcing, Climate Sensitivity and Feedbacks Radiative forcing (RF) measures how strong a forcing perturbs the radiative energy balance of our climate system. A number of anthropogenic forcing have been identified and quantified. Their combined RF is a positive value and CO2 is the large ...
DRAFT (2/15/2012) – PLEASE DO NOT CITE, QUOTE OR REPRODUCE A M -D
... DRAFT (2/15/2012) – PLEASE DO NOT CITE, QUOTE OR REPRODUCE agencies and Congress.10 Others focused on the substantive impact of the reorganization on agency programs, pointing out that good reasons may support what appears to be a “byzantine” governmental structure.”11 Members of the President’s ow ...
... DRAFT (2/15/2012) – PLEASE DO NOT CITE, QUOTE OR REPRODUCE agencies and Congress.10 Others focused on the substantive impact of the reorganization on agency programs, pointing out that good reasons may support what appears to be a “byzantine” governmental structure.”11 Members of the President’s ow ...
www.permafrostcarbon.org - Arctic Research Consortium of the
... engagement of early career scientists, and the various outreach products that have arisen from the network. The efforts of the Permafrost Carbon Network build upon a foundation tirelessly laid by others that have come before, and draws upon a wide variety of resources and people that engage in bring ...
... engagement of early career scientists, and the various outreach products that have arisen from the network. The efforts of the Permafrost Carbon Network build upon a foundation tirelessly laid by others that have come before, and draws upon a wide variety of resources and people that engage in bring ...
4.4 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 4.4.1 Introduction
... reference gas, which has a GWP of 1 over 100 years (IPCC 1996). For example, a gas with a GWP of 10 is 10 times more potent than CO2 over 100 years. The use of GWP allows GHG emissions to be reported using CO2 as a baseline. The sum of each GHG multiplied by its associated GWP is referred to as “car ...
... reference gas, which has a GWP of 1 over 100 years (IPCC 1996). For example, a gas with a GWP of 10 is 10 times more potent than CO2 over 100 years. The use of GWP allows GHG emissions to be reported using CO2 as a baseline. The sum of each GHG multiplied by its associated GWP is referred to as “car ...
C i T Climate n Wash Technic e Chan hingto cal Sum ge Imp n State
... expected to experience more heat waves and more severe heavy rainfall events, despite relatively small changes in annual and seasonal precipitation amounts. These and other local changes are expected to result in a wide range of impacts for Washington’s communities, economy, and natural systems. (Se ...
... expected to experience more heat waves and more severe heavy rainfall events, despite relatively small changes in annual and seasonal precipitation amounts. These and other local changes are expected to result in a wide range of impacts for Washington’s communities, economy, and natural systems. (Se ...
Vulnerability to Climate Change and Reasons for
... Increase in global mean temperature since 1900 (i.e., mean global warming) is used as the common metric against which impacts are measured. This metric is closely related to greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations but is more relevant for impact assessments. Some general caveats apply to all of the reas ...
... Increase in global mean temperature since 1900 (i.e., mean global warming) is used as the common metric against which impacts are measured. This metric is closely related to greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations but is more relevant for impact assessments. Some general caveats apply to all of the reas ...
Economics, Institutions and Adaptation to Climate Change
... based on a combination of climatic and economic models and valuation techniques. Comprehensive Integrated Assessment Models include scenarios of emission paths and the resulting patterns of climatic changes. They translate these biophysical changes into socio-economic consequences and assess the imp ...
... based on a combination of climatic and economic models and valuation techniques. Comprehensive Integrated Assessment Models include scenarios of emission paths and the resulting patterns of climatic changes. They translate these biophysical changes into socio-economic consequences and assess the imp ...
Climate Change and Himalayan Cold Deserts
... Although these marginal communities walk with a light carbon footprint they have to bear the brunt of unsustainable resource use elsewhere in the world. Climate shocks threaten lives, evoke a feeling of insecurity and also erode long-term opportunities for human development, eroding productivity and ...
... Although these marginal communities walk with a light carbon footprint they have to bear the brunt of unsustainable resource use elsewhere in the world. Climate shocks threaten lives, evoke a feeling of insecurity and also erode long-term opportunities for human development, eroding productivity and ...
Validation of Downscaled Climate Change Scenarios of
... Over the coming decades, global climate change will have an impact on food and water availability in significant and uncertain ways. There are strong indications that developing countries will bear the brunt of the adverse consequences, particularly from climate change. The project “Managing Risk, R ...
... Over the coming decades, global climate change will have an impact on food and water availability in significant and uncertain ways. There are strong indications that developing countries will bear the brunt of the adverse consequences, particularly from climate change. The project “Managing Risk, R ...
HFCs: A Critical Link in Protecting Climate and the Ozone Layer
... have been damaging and degrading the ozone layer – the Earth’s protective shield that filters out harmful levels of ultra-violet light. More recently science has spotlighted that this international effort has also spared humanity a significant level of climate change—perhaps buying back to date many ...
... have been damaging and degrading the ozone layer – the Earth’s protective shield that filters out harmful levels of ultra-violet light. More recently science has spotlighted that this international effort has also spared humanity a significant level of climate change—perhaps buying back to date many ...
The Role of Methane in Climate (Change)
... meters (e.g., Rachold et al., 2007 and this USGS page). There's actually no good evidence of shallow hydrate on the Siberian shelves, even though there are substantial quantities of subsea permafrost. Hydrate may exist deeper down however, more than 50 meters below the seafloor. The stability of the ...
... meters (e.g., Rachold et al., 2007 and this USGS page). There's actually no good evidence of shallow hydrate on the Siberian shelves, even though there are substantial quantities of subsea permafrost. Hydrate may exist deeper down however, more than 50 meters below the seafloor. The stability of the ...
KPMG - UNFCCC PSI database report
... of climate change, and lastly, increasing the resilience of the system to cope with climatic changes.3 Adaptation often involves moderating potential negative impacts, coping with consequences and taking advantage of opportunities. 1: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2001) Working Group II ...
... of climate change, and lastly, increasing the resilience of the system to cope with climatic changes.3 Adaptation often involves moderating potential negative impacts, coping with consequences and taking advantage of opportunities. 1: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2001) Working Group II ...
Trade And Climate Change - WTO-UNEP Report
... range of national policies and measures that have been used in a number of countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to increase energy efficiency (Part IV). It presents key features in the design and implementation of these policies, in order to draw a clearer picture of their overall effect ...
... range of national policies and measures that have been used in a number of countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to increase energy efficiency (Part IV). It presents key features in the design and implementation of these policies, in order to draw a clearer picture of their overall effect ...
Impact of anthropogenic absorbing aerosols on clouds and
... more uniformly distributed and long-last greenhouse gasses including carbon dioxide, considering among others the planetary vertical and horizontal mixing scale and efficiency, and also adjustment due to long-wave radiative damping from the heated atmospheric layers (e.g., Penner et al., 2001). This ...
... more uniformly distributed and long-last greenhouse gasses including carbon dioxide, considering among others the planetary vertical and horizontal mixing scale and efficiency, and also adjustment due to long-wave radiative damping from the heated atmospheric layers (e.g., Penner et al., 2001). This ...
CLIMATE CHANGE: IMPACTS, VULNERABILITIES AND
... analysis. Although there is still much work to be done, it was emphasised at all the UNFCCC-organized workshops and expert meeting that this should not be an obstacle to progress being made on implementing adaptation. Developing countries have very different individual circumstances and the specific ...
... analysis. Although there is still much work to be done, it was emphasised at all the UNFCCC-organized workshops and expert meeting that this should not be an obstacle to progress being made on implementing adaptation. Developing countries have very different individual circumstances and the specific ...
https://www.environment.gov.za/sites/default/files/reports/sa1stbiennialupdatereport.pdf
... six countries, of which four are developing countries and two are least developed countries (LDCs). Since the advent of democracy in 1994, South Africa has taken a leadership role in Southern African Development Community (SADC). South Africa has the largest economy in the SADC and adverse climate c ...
... six countries, of which four are developing countries and two are least developed countries (LDCs). Since the advent of democracy in 1994, South Africa has taken a leadership role in Southern African Development Community (SADC). South Africa has the largest economy in the SADC and adverse climate c ...
Reenberg, A. (2009) - LaSyRe
... In the Sahelian region, agricultural and pastoral production constitutes a very important sector that sustains the majority of people living here. Hence, the overall livelihood conditions are to a very large extent linked to the agricultural activities and the natural resource endowment. The signific ...
... In the Sahelian region, agricultural and pastoral production constitutes a very important sector that sustains the majority of people living here. Hence, the overall livelihood conditions are to a very large extent linked to the agricultural activities and the natural resource endowment. The signific ...
Green Day - Design Council
... individual schools and publicly report under the Carbon Reduction Commitment. There should be a culture of sustainable development embedded into all areas of school life. Making a school sustainable is partly about the smart application of technological solutions, but it’s overwhelmingly about the e ...
... individual schools and publicly report under the Carbon Reduction Commitment. There should be a culture of sustainable development embedded into all areas of school life. Making a school sustainable is partly about the smart application of technological solutions, but it’s overwhelmingly about the e ...
Freshwater ecosystem adaptation to climate change in water
... shifts in the timing of snowpack melting; changes in evapotranspiration; increased air and water temperatures; and rising sea levels and more frequent and intense tropical storm surges. Together, these will lead to a number of key eco-hydrological impacts on freshwater ecosystems: ...
... shifts in the timing of snowpack melting; changes in evapotranspiration; increased air and water temperatures; and rising sea levels and more frequent and intense tropical storm surges. Together, these will lead to a number of key eco-hydrological impacts on freshwater ecosystems: ...
Climate Change and Re-Insurance: The Human Security Issue
... these are met in the unforeseeable future allowing for development. Arguably, the storage of food, the establishment of multiple shelters, as well as group cohesion are all instinctive methods of insurance. These efforts to act in counterbalance of external factors or unsure elements are not only tr ...
... these are met in the unforeseeable future allowing for development. Arguably, the storage of food, the establishment of multiple shelters, as well as group cohesion are all instinctive methods of insurance. These efforts to act in counterbalance of external factors or unsure elements are not only tr ...