Report
... such assessments tend to present a gradual and smooth increase in scale and severity of impacts with increasing temperature. The reality, however, is that climate change is unlikely to be a smooth transition into the future and that there are a number of thresholds along the way that are likely to r ...
... such assessments tend to present a gradual and smooth increase in scale and severity of impacts with increasing temperature. The reality, however, is that climate change is unlikely to be a smooth transition into the future and that there are a number of thresholds along the way that are likely to r ...
Dynamics of the coupled human-climate system resulting from
... Our HadCM3L simulations involve a simple scenario of initiating SRM in year 2040 with the goal of returning the global mean temperature to 2020 levels. This is sufficient to illustrate both the ability for feedback-control to achieve the desired goal under uncertainty and the inherent trade-off betw ...
... Our HadCM3L simulations involve a simple scenario of initiating SRM in year 2040 with the goal of returning the global mean temperature to 2020 levels. This is sufficient to illustrate both the ability for feedback-control to achieve the desired goal under uncertainty and the inherent trade-off betw ...
Geoengineering Governance
... reduce GHG emissions or to find other means of countering climate change.23 Meanwhile, cessation of aerosol release after such a program had been in place for some time could cause far more rapid climate change than would have occurred in the absence of any initial geoengineering efforts.24 Furtherm ...
... reduce GHG emissions or to find other means of countering climate change.23 Meanwhile, cessation of aerosol release after such a program had been in place for some time could cause far more rapid climate change than would have occurred in the absence of any initial geoengineering efforts.24 Furtherm ...
Longterm climate forcings to assess vulnerability in North Africa dry
... Msanda et al. 2005). Specifically, 555 record points were randomly sampled from within the argan woodland polygons, ensuring a minimum distance of 2 km between points in order to reduce spatial autocorrelation. We also randomly took 10,000 background points from throughout the entire study area (i.e ...
... Msanda et al. 2005). Specifically, 555 record points were randomly sampled from within the argan woodland polygons, ensuring a minimum distance of 2 km between points in order to reduce spatial autocorrelation. We also randomly took 10,000 background points from throughout the entire study area (i.e ...
a guidebook on climate scenarios
... Climate change is unequivocal. There is ample evidence from around the globe that changes have already occurred. This reality is forcing decision-makers to evaluate the potential impacts, risks, vulnerabilities and opportunities that climate change presents. The development of adaptation plans and a ...
... Climate change is unequivocal. There is ample evidence from around the globe that changes have already occurred. This reality is forcing decision-makers to evaluate the potential impacts, risks, vulnerabilities and opportunities that climate change presents. The development of adaptation plans and a ...
Slow science: the value of long ocean biogeochemistry records
... nutrients, which in subtropical regions could result in decreased primary production [6]. The oligotrophic gyres are thus expected to expand, further reducing global productivity. In subpolar regions, increased stratification may result in an earlier alleviation of light limitation, extending the ph ...
... nutrients, which in subtropical regions could result in decreased primary production [6]. The oligotrophic gyres are thus expected to expand, further reducing global productivity. In subpolar regions, increased stratification may result in an earlier alleviation of light limitation, extending the ph ...
Climate change adaptation guidelines for arid zone aquatic
... freshwater biodiversity are proposed which emphasise the protection of habitats and processes that support the persistence of freshwater biota under a changing climate. These guidelines are intended to provide guidance for policy development, planning and on-ground actions. The major goal of these g ...
... freshwater biodiversity are proposed which emphasise the protection of habitats and processes that support the persistence of freshwater biota under a changing climate. These guidelines are intended to provide guidance for policy development, planning and on-ground actions. The major goal of these g ...
Regional Assessment
... organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together. Created in 1948, IUCN is now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, harness ...
... organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together. Created in 1948, IUCN is now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, harness ...
Vulnerability of Infrastructure to Climate Variability: How Does This
... infrastructure loss in the future. Based on better research at a country specific level, planning for the impact of climate change is essential for future infrastructure lending policy. There is considerable scope for reducing risk through appropriate planning efforts. Despite the ability to plan fo ...
... infrastructure loss in the future. Based on better research at a country specific level, planning for the impact of climate change is essential for future infrastructure lending policy. There is considerable scope for reducing risk through appropriate planning efforts. Despite the ability to plan fo ...
Parallel Session L3 Towards Climate
... Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain ...
... Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain ...
Risk-based assessment of climate change impacts
... associated shallowing of CaCO3 saturation depths, and reductions in the supply of nutrients to the euphotic zone. There is also clear evidence that coastal sea level is already rising significantly in the southern part of the LAB, associated with a combination of land subsidence and anthropogenic cl ...
... associated shallowing of CaCO3 saturation depths, and reductions in the supply of nutrients to the euphotic zone. There is also clear evidence that coastal sea level is already rising significantly in the southern part of the LAB, associated with a combination of land subsidence and anthropogenic cl ...
Sustainability Plan
... VMT and DVMT: Vehicle Miles Traveled and Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled. Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) is the total number of miles driven by all vehicles within a given time period and geographic area. It is used by regional transportation and environmental agencies for planning purposes. VMT is influ ...
... VMT and DVMT: Vehicle Miles Traveled and Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled. Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) is the total number of miles driven by all vehicles within a given time period and geographic area. It is used by regional transportation and environmental agencies for planning purposes. VMT is influ ...
THE PRINCIPLE OF COMMON BUT DIFFERENTIATED
... CBDR under the TRIPS inter alia takes the form of granting extra implementation time to developing countries37 and indefinitely delaying implementation for the least developed countries.38 Developed countries are obliged under the TRIPS to provide incentives to “enterprises and institutions in their ...
... CBDR under the TRIPS inter alia takes the form of granting extra implementation time to developing countries37 and indefinitely delaying implementation for the least developed countries.38 Developed countries are obliged under the TRIPS to provide incentives to “enterprises and institutions in their ...
Nature Communications Review Integrating Pliocene Geological
... Even before the publication of global geological data sets capable of underpinning climate model simulations for the Pliocene, climate modellers were using emerging regional patterns of surface temperature change to construct conceptual models and proposing mechanisms and drivers of global and regio ...
... Even before the publication of global geological data sets capable of underpinning climate model simulations for the Pliocene, climate modellers were using emerging regional patterns of surface temperature change to construct conceptual models and proposing mechanisms and drivers of global and regio ...
The Effects of Climate Change and Variation in New Zealand
... R.A. Warrick, G.J. Kenny and J.J. Harman (editors) International Global Change Institute (IGCI) University of Waikato Hamilton, New Zealand ...
... R.A. Warrick, G.J. Kenny and J.J. Harman (editors) International Global Change Institute (IGCI) University of Waikato Hamilton, New Zealand ...
Carbon Dioxide Removal and Reliable Sequestration
... investment commensurate with their importance to addressing the coming potential climate crises. By helping to bring light to this topic area, carbon dioxide removal technologies could become one more viable strategy for addressing climate change, and leaders will be far more knowledgeable about the ...
... investment commensurate with their importance to addressing the coming potential climate crises. By helping to bring light to this topic area, carbon dioxide removal technologies could become one more viable strategy for addressing climate change, and leaders will be far more knowledgeable about the ...
Nitrogen deposition: how important is it for global
... al., 2010). However, there are indications that N-induced increase in land carbon uptake is unlikely to keep pace with future CO2 increases (Reay et al., 2008). Terrestrial carbon accumulation could be constrained by the availability of nitrogen (Hungate et al., 2003; Nadelhoffer et al., 1999) and b ...
... al., 2010). However, there are indications that N-induced increase in land carbon uptake is unlikely to keep pace with future CO2 increases (Reay et al., 2008). Terrestrial carbon accumulation could be constrained by the availability of nitrogen (Hungate et al., 2003; Nadelhoffer et al., 1999) and b ...
Learning to Live in a Changing Climate
... warming to “well below 2°C1” as agreed last year in the UNFCCC Paris agreement; and crucially also to create space for some increase in emissions from developing countries in order to support poverty reduction and address global inequality. Even with concerted action on mitigation, adapting to clima ...
... warming to “well below 2°C1” as agreed last year in the UNFCCC Paris agreement; and crucially also to create space for some increase in emissions from developing countries in order to support poverty reduction and address global inequality. Even with concerted action on mitigation, adapting to clima ...
Long-term interactions between vegetation and climate
... with input from CCM1) and by Harrison et al. (1998) for 6 ky B.P. (with input from several GCMs). Biogeochemistry The field of biogeochemistry studies the cycles of elements through the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere. The major elements of interest are carbon, nitrogen, phosphoru ...
... with input from CCM1) and by Harrison et al. (1998) for 6 ky B.P. (with input from several GCMs). Biogeochemistry The field of biogeochemistry studies the cycles of elements through the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere. The major elements of interest are carbon, nitrogen, phosphoru ...
Fact-Checking Polarized Politics: Does The Fact
... whether racism is a declining force in American society or is still influential (or growing) in power; and whether the national debt is growing to a dangerous degree or remaining at a manageable level that will not cause major economic harm. Perceptions of these contested facts are not only divided ...
... whether racism is a declining force in American society or is still influential (or growing) in power; and whether the national debt is growing to a dangerous degree or remaining at a manageable level that will not cause major economic harm. Perceptions of these contested facts are not only divided ...
Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events and the Highway System
... Evapotranspiration - The process by which water re-enters the atmosphere through evaporation from the ground and transpiration by plants. Extreme weather events - Weather that includes intensities that are historically seen very rarely. For example, consecutive days above 100 degrees temperature, 50 ...
... Evapotranspiration - The process by which water re-enters the atmosphere through evaporation from the ground and transpiration by plants. Extreme weather events - Weather that includes intensities that are historically seen very rarely. For example, consecutive days above 100 degrees temperature, 50 ...