Mitigating climate change through reductions in greenhouse gas emissions: the science and economics of future paths for global annual emissions (1 MB) (opens in new window)
... 50-50 the chance of global average temperature rising by more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels is demanding. But with well-designed policies applied consistently across countries, industries and greenhouse gases, the available evidence suggests that it is feasible. if a target can be hit, it nee ...
... 50-50 the chance of global average temperature rising by more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels is demanding. But with well-designed policies applied consistently across countries, industries and greenhouse gases, the available evidence suggests that it is feasible. if a target can be hit, it nee ...
Biodiversity Areas under Threat: Overlap of Climate Change and
... align with the growing season it serves as a proxy for crop available water resources. Time series of these three month accumulations were then transformed into standardized precipitation index (SPI) time series using the gamma distribution to parameterize the historical values [41]. The SPI calcula ...
... align with the growing season it serves as a proxy for crop available water resources. Time series of these three month accumulations were then transformed into standardized precipitation index (SPI) time series using the gamma distribution to parameterize the historical values [41]. The SPI calcula ...
Surviving climate change in small islands
... experiencing wide-spread severe environmental change and it has always adapted to these changes. Since human beings have lived on this planet they have coped with earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunami, droughts, floods, heat waves and mini-ice ages as well as numerous other forms of environmental ...
... experiencing wide-spread severe environmental change and it has always adapted to these changes. Since human beings have lived on this planet they have coped with earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunami, droughts, floods, heat waves and mini-ice ages as well as numerous other forms of environmental ...
Maize migration: key crop expands to higher altitudes
... increase in the north and decrease in the southern parts of the continent (Elsgaard et al., 2012; Tuck, Glendining, Smith, House, & Wattenback, 2006). Another simulation shows that in northeast Iran, pearl millet performs better than maize under current climatic conditions, while rising future tempe ...
... increase in the north and decrease in the southern parts of the continent (Elsgaard et al., 2012; Tuck, Glendining, Smith, House, & Wattenback, 2006). Another simulation shows that in northeast Iran, pearl millet performs better than maize under current climatic conditions, while rising future tempe ...
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... significant gap of knowledge regarding the effect of global climate change in this part of the Himalayan region [26]. Few studies carried out in Nepal in reference to the hydro-meteorological trend suggest that the trend is apparent in the case of the temperature whereas, for precipitation, it is no ...
... significant gap of knowledge regarding the effect of global climate change in this part of the Himalayan region [26]. Few studies carried out in Nepal in reference to the hydro-meteorological trend suggest that the trend is apparent in the case of the temperature whereas, for precipitation, it is no ...
Diplom/Master`s Thesis - Institute for the Study of Society and
... Travel scholarship for the Sixth Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Change Research Community in Bonn, Germany; Early Career Scientists Assembly/Advanced Studies Program, NCAR Travel scholarship for the Fourth Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Change Research Community in Ri ...
... Travel scholarship for the Sixth Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Change Research Community in Bonn, Germany; Early Career Scientists Assembly/Advanced Studies Program, NCAR Travel scholarship for the Fourth Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Change Research Community in Ri ...
Mitigating climate change through reductions in greenhouse gas
... 50-50 the chance of global average temperature rising by more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels is demanding. But with well-designed policies applied consistently across countries, industries and greenhouse gases, the available evidence suggests that it is feasible. if a target can be hit, it nee ...
... 50-50 the chance of global average temperature rising by more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels is demanding. But with well-designed policies applied consistently across countries, industries and greenhouse gases, the available evidence suggests that it is feasible. if a target can be hit, it nee ...
Pacific Islands Meteorological Strategy 2012
... unprecedented disasters in the wake of these in the loss of life and livelihoods of Pacific people. As a Chair from an atoll country, the severe impacts of these and climate change provide more than enough motivation to ensure that our NMSs continue to grow in providing time critical and relevant da ...
... unprecedented disasters in the wake of these in the loss of life and livelihoods of Pacific people. As a Chair from an atoll country, the severe impacts of these and climate change provide more than enough motivation to ensure that our NMSs continue to grow in providing time critical and relevant da ...
“It Was Raining All the Time!”: Ex Post Tourist Weather Perceptions
... For subsequent interviews, the researchers chose one of the three persons, who was asked to be brought in contact with another three people. This approach generated a broad sample in terms of age (22 to 73 years), educational background, family status (e.g., with/without children), and travel prefer ...
... For subsequent interviews, the researchers chose one of the three persons, who was asked to be brought in contact with another three people. This approach generated a broad sample in terms of age (22 to 73 years), educational background, family status (e.g., with/without children), and travel prefer ...
Cusk (Brosme brosme) and climate change: assessing the threat to
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... Published by Oxford University Press [2012]. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: [email protected] ...
Agricultural and Forest Land Use Potential for REDD
... could threaten REDD+, interventions should focus not only on forest but also on forest-farm frontier [17]. Carbon emission reduction through REDD+ can contribute significantly to land-based mitigation in two ways: firstly reducing land-based greenhouse gas emissions and secondly sequestering carbon ...
... could threaten REDD+, interventions should focus not only on forest but also on forest-farm frontier [17]. Carbon emission reduction through REDD+ can contribute significantly to land-based mitigation in two ways: firstly reducing land-based greenhouse gas emissions and secondly sequestering carbon ...
Panama and the Specter of Climate Change
... nations and the indigenous nations of the Arctic region, may cease to exist as their habitats disappear along with their cultures, civilizations and entire way of life.'12 These nations also lack the resources to deal with storms, rising sea levels, unpredictable weather patterns and other impending ...
... nations and the indigenous nations of the Arctic region, may cease to exist as their habitats disappear along with their cultures, civilizations and entire way of life.'12 These nations also lack the resources to deal with storms, rising sea levels, unpredictable weather patterns and other impending ...
Flammable Planet - The Cost of Carbon Pollution
... While the interaction of forest and wildfire dynamics often increases fire risks, climate change could also decrease certain risks. An increased CO2 fertilization effect will increase the level and rate of growth of woody plants in savanna ecosystems, such that they are more likely to escape low-lyi ...
... While the interaction of forest and wildfire dynamics often increases fire risks, climate change could also decrease certain risks. An increased CO2 fertilization effect will increase the level and rate of growth of woody plants in savanna ecosystems, such that they are more likely to escape low-lyi ...
Climate Vulnerability in Asia`s High Mountains
... change. The primary mechanisms that drive vulnerability are climate hazards such as flooding, droughts and landslides; changing sedimentation patterns; damage to ecosystem services, including changes in plant distribution and phenology; impacts to human health such as increased range of malaria; an ...
... change. The primary mechanisms that drive vulnerability are climate hazards such as flooding, droughts and landslides; changing sedimentation patterns; damage to ecosystem services, including changes in plant distribution and phenology; impacts to human health such as increased range of malaria; an ...
Yukon Climate Change Indicators and Key
... In its most recent global assessment report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states: “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of ...
... In its most recent global assessment report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states: “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of ...
Climate Vulnerability in Asia`s High Mountains
... change. The primary mechanisms that drive vulnerability are climate hazards such as flooding, droughts and landslides; changing sedimentation patterns; damage to ecosystem services, including changes in plant distribution and phenology; impacts to human health such as increased range of malaria; an ...
... change. The primary mechanisms that drive vulnerability are climate hazards such as flooding, droughts and landslides; changing sedimentation patterns; damage to ecosystem services, including changes in plant distribution and phenology; impacts to human health such as increased range of malaria; an ...
ADB-40253-012_Final
... Figure 21. Preliminary sea-level rise results (mm) for oceans near Cambodia under RCP 8.5 for the end of the 21st century (2081-2100) compared to a 1986-2005 baseline. The star indicates the location of Vung Tau, Vietnam, which is the sea-level station closest to Cambodia with data available. ...... ...
... Figure 21. Preliminary sea-level rise results (mm) for oceans near Cambodia under RCP 8.5 for the end of the 21st century (2081-2100) compared to a 1986-2005 baseline. The star indicates the location of Vung Tau, Vietnam, which is the sea-level station closest to Cambodia with data available. ...... ...
A Global Response to HFCs through Fair and
... case for the kind of exemptions used for essential uses of ODS after their total phase-out. ...
... case for the kind of exemptions used for essential uses of ODS after their total phase-out. ...
On multiple solutions of the atmosphere–vegetation system in
... a grid cell covered by vegetation and forest, respectively), and leaf area index (area of leaves covering 1 m2 surface area), are taken as constant with respect to time depending only on the biome type (see section on Coupling of the atmospheric and biome components). ECHAM is able to simulate the p ...
... a grid cell covered by vegetation and forest, respectively), and leaf area index (area of leaves covering 1 m2 surface area), are taken as constant with respect to time depending only on the biome type (see section on Coupling of the atmospheric and biome components). ECHAM is able to simulate the p ...
A fractal climate response function can simulate global average
... 1. All computations in this study concern globally averaged temperatures. For the fits to temperatures in the past millennium, the reconstructions of Moberg et al (2005) and Mann et al (2009) are used. However, these reconstructions were made for the Northern Hemisphere (NH) because that is where mo ...
... 1. All computations in this study concern globally averaged temperatures. For the fits to temperatures in the past millennium, the reconstructions of Moberg et al (2005) and Mann et al (2009) are used. However, these reconstructions were made for the Northern Hemisphere (NH) because that is where mo ...
Draft Final Report - South Tyneside Council
... arrangements in complex scenarios. The 2008 NORLAND scenario was based on a wide-spread flooding event. 24. To support our flood emergency arrangements leaflets have been produced which provide information for residents on how to protect their homes from flooding and the action that needs to be take ...
... arrangements in complex scenarios. The 2008 NORLAND scenario was based on a wide-spread flooding event. 24. To support our flood emergency arrangements leaflets have been produced which provide information for residents on how to protect their homes from flooding and the action that needs to be take ...
Climate Change Impacts on Land Use Planning and Coastal
... Few areas in the world are more vulnerable to climatic variability than the small islands and low-lying states in the Caribbean Basin. While they have a natural vulnerability to hurricanes and tropical storms because of their small land masses, that vulnerability has been exacerbated because of huma ...
... Few areas in the world are more vulnerable to climatic variability than the small islands and low-lying states in the Caribbean Basin. While they have a natural vulnerability to hurricanes and tropical storms because of their small land masses, that vulnerability has been exacerbated because of huma ...
Climate change and natural disasters.
... national carbon sink, given its huge forests and wetlands.5 The negative effects climate change can have on northern parts of Russia could also increase the rate of global warming. Russia is a country that is already experiencing the effects of global warming – and more so than many other countries. ...
... national carbon sink, given its huge forests and wetlands.5 The negative effects climate change can have on northern parts of Russia could also increase the rate of global warming. Russia is a country that is already experiencing the effects of global warming – and more so than many other countries. ...