A proposed mechanism to incentivise permanent (non
... Covenant not to harvest 20. All participants in the mechanism would be required to covenant that they would not harvest trees (including firewood) from the relevant forest. It should be clear, however, that the harvesting prohibition would not extend to the harvesting of other forest products such a ...
... Covenant not to harvest 20. All participants in the mechanism would be required to covenant that they would not harvest trees (including firewood) from the relevant forest. It should be clear, however, that the harvesting prohibition would not extend to the harvesting of other forest products such a ...
With Speed and Violence Fred Pearce
... in the most dramatic language. People like President George W. Bush's top climate modeler, Jim Hansen, the Nobel Prize-winner Paul Crutzen, and the late Charles Keeling, begetter of the Keeling curve of rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. They have seemed to me not so much old men in a ...
... in the most dramatic language. People like President George W. Bush's top climate modeler, Jim Hansen, the Nobel Prize-winner Paul Crutzen, and the late Charles Keeling, begetter of the Keeling curve of rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. They have seemed to me not so much old men in a ...
Responding to the challenges of climate change in the Pacific
... at present, with external assistance brought in only for special cases and for the trialling of novel solutions, rather than for routine adaptation. Globally, there should be less emphasis on sea-level rise as the principal challenge posed by climate change to Pacific Island nations and a better app ...
... at present, with external assistance brought in only for special cases and for the trialling of novel solutions, rather than for routine adaptation. Globally, there should be less emphasis on sea-level rise as the principal challenge posed by climate change to Pacific Island nations and a better app ...
MODULE 2 (EARTH SCIENCE)
... EPA carbon footprint calculator excel spreadsheet [for reference] Greenhouse Gas base StarLogo Nova models: base model, base model plus albedo slider, base model plus factory with CO2, base model plus cars and CO2, suggested modifications (detailed in Lesson plans). Guided Introduction to StarLogo N ...
... EPA carbon footprint calculator excel spreadsheet [for reference] Greenhouse Gas base StarLogo Nova models: base model, base model plus albedo slider, base model plus factory with CO2, base model plus cars and CO2, suggested modifications (detailed in Lesson plans). Guided Introduction to StarLogo N ...
A mechanism for dust-induced destabilization of
... predicted to result in changes in atmospheric chemistry such as an increase in sulfate aerosol accumulation, which would provide a positive feedback stabilizing the stadial state. Increase in sulfate during glacials has been observed in Antarctic ice core data (Iizuka et al., 2012) and this increase ...
... predicted to result in changes in atmospheric chemistry such as an increase in sulfate aerosol accumulation, which would provide a positive feedback stabilizing the stadial state. Increase in sulfate during glacials has been observed in Antarctic ice core data (Iizuka et al., 2012) and this increase ...
Sea-level rise - Environmental Science Institute
... • Sea-level rise – life’s a beach, why worry? • Antarctica and sea-level rise • Getting out there • Science and policy – where next? Menu – human fingerprints on the last wilderness ...
... • Sea-level rise – life’s a beach, why worry? • Antarctica and sea-level rise • Getting out there • Science and policy – where next? Menu – human fingerprints on the last wilderness ...
Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research The Met. Office
... (close to IPCC IS92a), in which CO2 and other greenhouse gases increase without mitigation have been described in an earlier report (December 1997); these are used for comparison in this report, referred to as the ‘unmitigated emissions scenario’. For the current report, the model was driven with CO ...
... (close to IPCC IS92a), in which CO2 and other greenhouse gases increase without mitigation have been described in an earlier report (December 1997); these are used for comparison in this report, referred to as the ‘unmitigated emissions scenario’. For the current report, the model was driven with CO ...
Phasing Down the Use of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
... avoid up to 0.5°C of warming by 2100,4 while catalysing significant improvements in appliance energy efficiency that would bring cost savings and further climate benefits potentially more than 100 Gt of CO2e by 2050.5 One cost-effective and established pathway for reducing HFCs is through the Montre ...
... avoid up to 0.5°C of warming by 2100,4 while catalysing significant improvements in appliance energy efficiency that would bring cost savings and further climate benefits potentially more than 100 Gt of CO2e by 2050.5 One cost-effective and established pathway for reducing HFCs is through the Montre ...
Semiarid watershed response in central New Mexico and its
... Hydrologic processes in the Southwest US are complicated by the interaction of climate forcing with spatially variable watershed conditions and their antecedent wetness (e.g., Gochis et al., 2003; Goodrich et al., 2008). For example, Vivoni et al. (2006) found that storm sequences in central New Mex ...
... Hydrologic processes in the Southwest US are complicated by the interaction of climate forcing with spatially variable watershed conditions and their antecedent wetness (e.g., Gochis et al., 2003; Goodrich et al., 2008). For example, Vivoni et al. (2006) found that storm sequences in central New Mex ...
National Greenhouse Accounts (NGA) Factors
... The National Greenhouse Accounts (NGA) Factors has been prepared by the Department of Climate Change and replaces the AGO Factors & Methods Workbook. Unless otherwise stated, the emission factors listed in this document have been taken from the Technical Guidelines for the Estimation of Greenhouse E ...
... The National Greenhouse Accounts (NGA) Factors has been prepared by the Department of Climate Change and replaces the AGO Factors & Methods Workbook. Unless otherwise stated, the emission factors listed in this document have been taken from the Technical Guidelines for the Estimation of Greenhouse E ...
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
... when and by whom the quantification and verification will be done Additionality –Offset producer must prove that the emission reductions reflected in the offset would not otherwise have been realized under a “business as usual” scenario. In many cases, additionality is established by confirming that ...
... when and by whom the quantification and verification will be done Additionality –Offset producer must prove that the emission reductions reflected in the offset would not otherwise have been realized under a “business as usual” scenario. In many cases, additionality is established by confirming that ...
Asia - IPCC
... projections make these more difficult to predict. The rates of vegetation change in the more densely populated parts of Asia may be reduced by the impact of habitat fragmentation on seed dispersal, while the impacts of projected climate changes on the vegetation of the lowland tropics are currently ...
... projections make these more difficult to predict. The rates of vegetation change in the more densely populated parts of Asia may be reduced by the impact of habitat fragmentation on seed dispersal, while the impacts of projected climate changes on the vegetation of the lowland tropics are currently ...
Document
... when and by whom the quantification and verification will be done Additionality –Offset producer must prove that the emission reductions reflected in the offset would not otherwise have been realized under a “business as usual” scenario. In many cases, additionality is established by confirming that ...
... when and by whom the quantification and verification will be done Additionality –Offset producer must prove that the emission reductions reflected in the offset would not otherwise have been realized under a “business as usual” scenario. In many cases, additionality is established by confirming that ...
Co-ordination, Communication and Adaptation for Climate Change
... necessary actions are taken. Our priorities are protecting the Irish environment and ensuring that development is sustainable. The EPA is an independent public body established in July 1993 under the Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992. Its sponsor in Government is the Department of the Enviro ...
... necessary actions are taken. Our priorities are protecting the Irish environment and ensuring that development is sustainable. The EPA is an independent public body established in July 1993 under the Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992. Its sponsor in Government is the Department of the Enviro ...
Earth`s Energy Imbalance and Implications
... Climate models, based on physical laws that describe the structure and dynamics of the atmosphere and ocean, as well as processes on the land, have been developed to simulate climate. Models help us understand climate sensitivity, because we can change processes in the model one-by-one and study the ...
... Climate models, based on physical laws that describe the structure and dynamics of the atmosphere and ocean, as well as processes on the land, have been developed to simulate climate. Models help us understand climate sensitivity, because we can change processes in the model one-by-one and study the ...
How the Second Delta Committee Set the
... Committee’s mandate is therefore unusual: we have been asked to come up with recommendations, not because a disaster has occurred, but rather to avoid one" (Veerman, 2008). This raises the question of how the committee managed to be successful in influencing the public agenda and changing government ...
... Committee’s mandate is therefore unusual: we have been asked to come up with recommendations, not because a disaster has occurred, but rather to avoid one" (Veerman, 2008). This raises the question of how the committee managed to be successful in influencing the public agenda and changing government ...
2.0 Climate Change: Scenarios for the Indian Ocean Territories
... vulnerable to climate change. Terrestrial forests in particular, are highly sensitive to increases in temperature and humidity, and any changes in evapo-transpiration would affect soil moisture, forest cover, further pressure by introduced species and proneness to wildfire. Risks to Water Supply Wat ...
... vulnerable to climate change. Terrestrial forests in particular, are highly sensitive to increases in temperature and humidity, and any changes in evapo-transpiration would affect soil moisture, forest cover, further pressure by introduced species and proneness to wildfire. Risks to Water Supply Wat ...
Water Scarcity, Conflict, and Security in a Climate Change World
... [hereinafter Craig 1] (asserting that "American law and policy are not keeping up with climate change impacts and the need for adaptation"). See generally John Leshy, Notes on a Progressive National Water Policy, 3 HARVARD L. & POL'Y REV. 133 (2009) (identifying the shortcomings of US water laws in ...
... [hereinafter Craig 1] (asserting that "American law and policy are not keeping up with climate change impacts and the need for adaptation"). See generally John Leshy, Notes on a Progressive National Water Policy, 3 HARVARD L. & POL'Y REV. 133 (2009) (identifying the shortcomings of US water laws in ...
2012 2013 FINAL CICS Annual Report
... knowledge of how systems behave, but for that development to continue our body of knowledge and understanding must also increase correspondingly, and without that, model development would stagnate. That is to say, one might regard ESM development as both a scientific and engineering enterprise, and ...
... knowledge of how systems behave, but for that development to continue our body of knowledge and understanding must also increase correspondingly, and without that, model development would stagnate. That is to say, one might regard ESM development as both a scientific and engineering enterprise, and ...
An Evaluation of India`s National Action Plan on Climate Change
... stay with us for decades, if not longer, and for many generations to come. India and the rest of the global community will have to continue to develop climate-friendly policies to reduce emissions and address development concerns and simultaneously adapt to living in a world whose climate will be di ...
... stay with us for decades, if not longer, and for many generations to come. India and the rest of the global community will have to continue to develop climate-friendly policies to reduce emissions and address development concerns and simultaneously adapt to living in a world whose climate will be di ...
Australia and New Zealand
... In Australia, from 1910 to 2004, the average maximum temperature rose 0.6°C and the minimum temperature rose 1.2°C, mostly since 1950 (Nicholls and Collins, 2006). It is very likely that increases in greenhouse gases have significantly contributed to the warming since 1950 (Karoly and Braganza, 2005 ...
... In Australia, from 1910 to 2004, the average maximum temperature rose 0.6°C and the minimum temperature rose 1.2°C, mostly since 1950 (Nicholls and Collins, 2006). It is very likely that increases in greenhouse gases have significantly contributed to the warming since 1950 (Karoly and Braganza, 2005 ...
Outlook on climate change adaptation in the Tropical Andes
... going on to identify critical gaps that must be addressed to meet current and future risks from climate change. ...
... going on to identify critical gaps that must be addressed to meet current and future risks from climate change. ...
Bewley`s – A blend of heritage and innovation
... Closer to home, Bewley’s have been a proud supporter of Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for the past 22 years, an event that generates vital funds for the Irish Hospice Foundation. Bewley’s support the campaign by providing all of the fresh ground coffee free of charge and those consuming it are as ...
... Closer to home, Bewley’s have been a proud supporter of Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for the past 22 years, an event that generates vital funds for the Irish Hospice Foundation. Bewley’s support the campaign by providing all of the fresh ground coffee free of charge and those consuming it are as ...