MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL HELD BY THE
... water conservation, renewable energy technologies, waste reduction, landfill gas capture, fleet management, public transit and other sustainable measures reduce operating costs, help maintain community services, protect public health and contribute to sustainable community development while cutting ...
... water conservation, renewable energy technologies, waste reduction, landfill gas capture, fleet management, public transit and other sustainable measures reduce operating costs, help maintain community services, protect public health and contribute to sustainable community development while cutting ...
FINAL DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 17 Subject to Final Copyedit
... strong role. There are also other reasons for public action such as overcoming barriers, developing technologies, representing current and future equity concerns and other items. [17.2.1, 17.3.1] The theory and the evidence indicate that adaptation cannot generally overcome all climate change effect ...
... strong role. There are also other reasons for public action such as overcoming barriers, developing technologies, representing current and future equity concerns and other items. [17.2.1, 17.3.1] The theory and the evidence indicate that adaptation cannot generally overcome all climate change effect ...
Hydrological cycle over South and Southeast Asian river basins as
... been extended to multi-model climate projections by weighting each GCM according to its performance for the present climate (Giorgi and Mearns, 2002). However, considering the output of each considered climate model as an ensemble member is indeed problematic, for multiple reasons discussed in detai ...
... been extended to multi-model climate projections by weighting each GCM according to its performance for the present climate (Giorgi and Mearns, 2002). However, considering the output of each considered climate model as an ensemble member is indeed problematic, for multiple reasons discussed in detai ...
MIGRATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE: AN OVERVIEW 1
... In this approach, “environmental migrants” were portrayed as forced to leave their country and as moving exclusively for climate change-related reasons, while the tone of the debate was future-oriented – hence favouring usually alarmist predictions rather than empirical analysis of already-existing ...
... In this approach, “environmental migrants” were portrayed as forced to leave their country and as moving exclusively for climate change-related reasons, while the tone of the debate was future-oriented – hence favouring usually alarmist predictions rather than empirical analysis of already-existing ...
Global air temperature variability independent of sea
... reflects SST variability in the tropical and extratropical eastern Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the western tropical Atlantic Ocean (Figure 1a). Given the large positive loadings in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean and the pronounced interannual variability (Figure 1a), this mode of SST va ...
... reflects SST variability in the tropical and extratropical eastern Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the western tropical Atlantic Ocean (Figure 1a). Given the large positive loadings in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean and the pronounced interannual variability (Figure 1a), this mode of SST va ...
Carbon Disclosure submission
... Molson Coors’ Board and Executive Leadership Team have identified world class corporate responsibility performance as one of the four drivers of our global business strategy. Consistent with this commitment we are responding to the Carbon Disclosure Project for the seventh year. As a major global br ...
... Molson Coors’ Board and Executive Leadership Team have identified world class corporate responsibility performance as one of the four drivers of our global business strategy. Consistent with this commitment we are responding to the Carbon Disclosure Project for the seventh year. As a major global br ...
The Global “Disappearing Act”: How Island States Can Maintain
... The UN created the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to “provide the world with a clear scientific view on the current state of knowledge in climate change and its potential environmental and socio-economic impacts.” 31 The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (Report) outlines “new evidence of ...
... The UN created the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to “provide the world with a clear scientific view on the current state of knowledge in climate change and its potential environmental and socio-economic impacts.” 31 The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (Report) outlines “new evidence of ...
Slide 1
... GEF 5 Set-aside Funds for Climate Change and Chemicals Climate Change Total: US$272 million (US$1360 million X 20%) – National Communications and Technology Needs Assessments (US$80m) – Global and regional technology centers and network (US$42m) – Incentives for countries to participate (with STAR) ...
... GEF 5 Set-aside Funds for Climate Change and Chemicals Climate Change Total: US$272 million (US$1360 million X 20%) – National Communications and Technology Needs Assessments (US$80m) – Global and regional technology centers and network (US$42m) – Incentives for countries to participate (with STAR) ...
Climate change in the Norwegian Arctic – Consequences for life in
... Arctic is important for the global climate, and in recent years, large changes have been charted in the region. The northern regions are in focus and it is important that the best and most updated information concerning ongoing and future climate change in the Arctic is available to decision makers. ...
... Arctic is important for the global climate, and in recent years, large changes have been charted in the region. The northern regions are in focus and it is important that the best and most updated information concerning ongoing and future climate change in the Arctic is available to decision makers. ...
GEF Investment in Climate Change Mitigation and Sound Chemicals
... GEF 5 Set-aside Funds for Climate Change and Chemicals Climate Change Total: US$272 million (US$1360 million X 20%) – National Communications and Technology Needs Assessments (US$80m) – Global and regional technology centers and network (US$42m) – Incentives for countries to participate (with STAR) ...
... GEF 5 Set-aside Funds for Climate Change and Chemicals Climate Change Total: US$272 million (US$1360 million X 20%) – National Communications and Technology Needs Assessments (US$80m) – Global and regional technology centers and network (US$42m) – Incentives for countries to participate (with STAR) ...
Understanding prevention policy
... range of preventive activity by individuals, households, businesses, community and third sector bodies is not discussed; though evidently it impacts on and is impacted by government prevention policy. Some current policies seek to incentivise private preventive activity, but it is only the public po ...
... range of preventive activity by individuals, households, businesses, community and third sector bodies is not discussed; though evidently it impacts on and is impacted by government prevention policy. Some current policies seek to incentivise private preventive activity, but it is only the public po ...
Chain Reactions
... are vital to the success of this transition. As Chain Reactions shows, the chemical industry has reduced its CO2 emissions by 75 per cent in eighteen years, from about 48MtCO2 e in 1990 to around 13MtCO2 e in 2008. It can hardly be said to have dragged its heels. To enable energy-intensive industrie ...
... are vital to the success of this transition. As Chain Reactions shows, the chemical industry has reduced its CO2 emissions by 75 per cent in eighteen years, from about 48MtCO2 e in 1990 to around 13MtCO2 e in 2008. It can hardly be said to have dragged its heels. To enable energy-intensive industrie ...
European cities adapt to climate change
... Good evidence base allows presenting politicians and stakeholders with facts and gaining their support. However, it was observed that for many cities there is still limited availability of evidence at the local level. Data on issues relating to social vulnerability is much more broadly available at ...
... Good evidence base allows presenting politicians and stakeholders with facts and gaining their support. However, it was observed that for many cities there is still limited availability of evidence at the local level. Data on issues relating to social vulnerability is much more broadly available at ...
Northern Ireland Climate Change Adaptation Programme
... improved and there is overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is one of the most complex and challenging global issues with local impacts facing Northern Ireland. This is the first Northern Ireland Climate Change Adaptation Programme (hereafter referred to as the Adaptation Programme) ...
... improved and there is overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is one of the most complex and challenging global issues with local impacts facing Northern Ireland. This is the first Northern Ireland Climate Change Adaptation Programme (hereafter referred to as the Adaptation Programme) ...
vii. annexes
... national government organizations, depending on the size of the country involved (e.g. Parish councils in Jamaica, municipalities in Republica Dominicana) and serves as a part of a national network. The centres would be established in several islands and would inter alia carry out local assessments ...
... national government organizations, depending on the size of the country involved (e.g. Parish councils in Jamaica, municipalities in Republica Dominicana) and serves as a part of a national network. The centres would be established in several islands and would inter alia carry out local assessments ...
Coastal Councils and Planning for Climate Change
... There are a myriad of laws, regulations and policies that potentially apply to a council’s activities in the coastal zone. 3 It is therefore imperative that councils are fully aware of their responsibilities under these legal instruments. The legislative framework provides councils with significant ...
... There are a myriad of laws, regulations and policies that potentially apply to a council’s activities in the coastal zone. 3 It is therefore imperative that councils are fully aware of their responsibilities under these legal instruments. The legislative framework provides councils with significant ...
A Warm Response, Our Climate Change Challenge
... Through the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) a scientific consensus on anthropogenic global warming has emerged. Today there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities and that human-induced cl ...
... Through the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) a scientific consensus on anthropogenic global warming has emerged. Today there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities and that human-induced cl ...
Biological Significance of Phenology
... – Molau, U., U. Nordenhäll, et al. (2005). "Onset of flowering and climate variability in an alpine landscape: A 10-year study from Swedish Lapland." American Journal of Botany 92(3): 422-431. – Schwartz, M. D., B. C. Reed, et al. (2002). "Assessing satellitederived start-of-season measures in the c ...
... – Molau, U., U. Nordenhäll, et al. (2005). "Onset of flowering and climate variability in an alpine landscape: A 10-year study from Swedish Lapland." American Journal of Botany 92(3): 422-431. – Schwartz, M. D., B. C. Reed, et al. (2002). "Assessing satellitederived start-of-season measures in the c ...
Tipping elements and climate-economic shocks
... its abundance. In ecology, such shifts are also known as ‘ecological thresholds’ or ‘regime shifts’ [e.g., Andersen et al., 2009], where “ecological regime shifts can be defined as abrupt changes … leading to rapid ecosystem reconfiguration between alternative states” [Andersen et al., 2009, p. 49]. ...
... its abundance. In ecology, such shifts are also known as ‘ecological thresholds’ or ‘regime shifts’ [e.g., Andersen et al., 2009], where “ecological regime shifts can be defined as abrupt changes … leading to rapid ecosystem reconfiguration between alternative states” [Andersen et al., 2009, p. 49]. ...
Dissipating the fuzziness around interdisciplinarity: The
... scale, characterised by high levels of dynamism and complexity, and important stakes. Perhaps foremost among these global changes is the issue of climate change, which will form the context of this paper. The complexity that accompanies climate change translates into a need for scientific interdiscip ...
... scale, characterised by high levels of dynamism and complexity, and important stakes. Perhaps foremost among these global changes is the issue of climate change, which will form the context of this paper. The complexity that accompanies climate change translates into a need for scientific interdiscip ...
An Inconvenient Trial - Digital Commons @ Liberty University
... stood the test of time by constructing an impenetrable historical record. That is why this Article proposes to adopt that judicial framework to put on trial the issue of global climate change. 4. An obvious criticism of this proposal is that if the judicial process is only mock and no court has auth ...
... stood the test of time by constructing an impenetrable historical record. That is why this Article proposes to adopt that judicial framework to put on trial the issue of global climate change. 4. An obvious criticism of this proposal is that if the judicial process is only mock and no court has auth ...