AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MONTSERRAT
... decision making, manage risks and engage stakeholders is inadequate. The international transport sector is a relevant case in point. Several studies have examined the contribution of both air and sea transport to climate change through the burning of fossil fuels [Environmental Protection Agency, 20 ...
... decision making, manage risks and engage stakeholders is inadequate. The international transport sector is a relevant case in point. Several studies have examined the contribution of both air and sea transport to climate change through the burning of fossil fuels [Environmental Protection Agency, 20 ...
Altieri et al 2015
... mainly through the geographical expansion of land devoted to single crops and year-to-year production of the same crop species on the same land. No less than 80 % of the 1.5 billion hectares of arable land are devoted to monocultures of a few grains and animals. Wheat, corn, rice, and potatoes alone ...
... mainly through the geographical expansion of land devoted to single crops and year-to-year production of the same crop species on the same land. No less than 80 % of the 1.5 billion hectares of arable land are devoted to monocultures of a few grains and animals. Wheat, corn, rice, and potatoes alone ...
Hot Damned America: Evangelicalism and the Climate Change
... offering valuable insight into the complex and oft-misunderstood group labeled “evangelical.” It is important to realize, whether from the perspective of policymakers, environmentalists, or evangelicals, that, as a group wielding significant political capital, evangelicals are currently deeply divid ...
... offering valuable insight into the complex and oft-misunderstood group labeled “evangelical.” It is important to realize, whether from the perspective of policymakers, environmentalists, or evangelicals, that, as a group wielding significant political capital, evangelicals are currently deeply divid ...
Effects of Man-Made Air Pollution on the Climate Teruyuki N
... for aerosol case). The evaluation is relatively accurate for the cloud case unless the cloud layer has significant drizzle particles and is given by the following ...
... for aerosol case). The evaluation is relatively accurate for the cloud case unless the cloud layer has significant drizzle particles and is given by the following ...
Tajikistan
... During the period studied the driest decade for all altitudinal zones was from 1941 to 1950. The periods of dry weather alternated with the period of humid weather up to 1990, with a trend to the increase of the amount of precipitations. After 1990 the rainiest period was in 1998-1999; and the follo ...
... During the period studied the driest decade for all altitudinal zones was from 1941 to 1950. The periods of dry weather alternated with the period of humid weather up to 1990, with a trend to the increase of the amount of precipitations. After 1990 the rainiest period was in 1998-1999; and the follo ...
Predicting responses of the Adélie penguin population of Edmonson
... ice environment and in atmospheric precipitations over larger areas of Antarctica. These changes are expected to affect the population dynamics of seabirds and marine mammals, but the extent of this influence is not clear. We investigated the future population trajectories of the colony of Adélie pe ...
... ice environment and in atmospheric precipitations over larger areas of Antarctica. These changes are expected to affect the population dynamics of seabirds and marine mammals, but the extent of this influence is not clear. We investigated the future population trajectories of the colony of Adélie pe ...
Consumer behaviour and demand response of tourists to climate
... S. Go¨ssling et al. / Annals of Tourism Research 39 (2012) 36–58 ...
... S. Go¨ssling et al. / Annals of Tourism Research 39 (2012) 36–58 ...
Disaster Risk Reduction Tools and Methods for Climate Change
... people. Science and technology are important in understanding the physical processes behind hazards and how they will interact with community infrastructure and activities. For example, an extensive network of monitoring technology may be required for meteorologists and hydrologists to gather data o ...
... people. Science and technology are important in understanding the physical processes behind hazards and how they will interact with community infrastructure and activities. For example, an extensive network of monitoring technology may be required for meteorologists and hydrologists to gather data o ...
Environmental Realpolitik - Digital Repository @ Maurer Law
... 8. JI projects must contribute to a reduction in global GHG emissions. Baselines define the initial conditions against which such improvements are to be measured. If all parties to a climate change regime were assigned caps on their national emissions, these caps would constitute the baseline above ...
... 8. JI projects must contribute to a reduction in global GHG emissions. Baselines define the initial conditions against which such improvements are to be measured. If all parties to a climate change regime were assigned caps on their national emissions, these caps would constitute the baseline above ...
Agroecology and the design of climate change-resilient
... mainly through the geographical expansion of land devoted to single crops and year-to-year production of the same crop species on the same land. No less than 80 % of the 1.5 billion hectares of arable land are devoted to monocultures of a few grains and animals. Wheat, corn, rice, and potatoes alone ...
... mainly through the geographical expansion of land devoted to single crops and year-to-year production of the same crop species on the same land. No less than 80 % of the 1.5 billion hectares of arable land are devoted to monocultures of a few grains and animals. Wheat, corn, rice, and potatoes alone ...
Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global
... 2. Lewandowsky, S., Gilles, G. & Vaughan, S. (2012). The pivotal role of perceived scientific consensus in acceptance of science. Nature Climate Change. 10.1038/10.1038/NCLIMATE1720 3. Leiserowitz, A., Maibach, E., Roser-Renouf, C., Feinberg, G., & Howe, P. (2012) Climate change in the American mind ...
... 2. Lewandowsky, S., Gilles, G. & Vaughan, S. (2012). The pivotal role of perceived scientific consensus in acceptance of science. Nature Climate Change. 10.1038/10.1038/NCLIMATE1720 3. Leiserowitz, A., Maibach, E., Roser-Renouf, C., Feinberg, G., & Howe, P. (2012) Climate change in the American mind ...
Climate Change and Adaptation in Muskoka
... C02 levels have now risen by 110 parts per million, an increase of 39 % over preindustrial levels of 280 parts per million, with two-thirds of that increase occurring in the past 50 years; C02 levels are now 30 per cent higher than at any time over the last 650,000 years, and the rate of rise is unp ...
... C02 levels have now risen by 110 parts per million, an increase of 39 % over preindustrial levels of 280 parts per million, with two-thirds of that increase occurring in the past 50 years; C02 levels are now 30 per cent higher than at any time over the last 650,000 years, and the rate of rise is unp ...
01-Long Report-cover
... satellite observations in about 1970 complicate the detection of longterm trends in tropical cyclone activity. {WGI 3.8, SPM} Average Northern Hemisphere temperatures during the second half of the 20th century were very likely higher than during any other 50-year period in the last 500 years and lik ...
... satellite observations in about 1970 complicate the detection of longterm trends in tropical cyclone activity. {WGI 3.8, SPM} Average Northern Hemisphere temperatures during the second half of the 20th century were very likely higher than during any other 50-year period in the last 500 years and lik ...
A Climate Chronology - University of Maine
... the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere should double, the surface temperature would rise 3.6 C.” The article goes on to discuss the impact of fossil fuel combustion: “Recently…man has added an important new factor to the carbon dioxide balance…[C]ombustion of fossil fuels is adding 6.0 x 109 ...
... the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere should double, the surface temperature would rise 3.6 C.” The article goes on to discuss the impact of fossil fuel combustion: “Recently…man has added an important new factor to the carbon dioxide balance…[C]ombustion of fossil fuels is adding 6.0 x 109 ...
Understanding By Design Unit Template
... Through computer simulations and other studies, important discoveries are still being made about how the ocean, atmosphere, and biosphere interact and are modified in response to human activities. Students should describe the boundaries of Earth’s systems by looking at models, data sets, or graphics ...
... Through computer simulations and other studies, important discoveries are still being made about how the ocean, atmosphere, and biosphere interact and are modified in response to human activities. Students should describe the boundaries of Earth’s systems by looking at models, data sets, or graphics ...
THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE TOURISM SECTOR
... Tourism is an important source of economic growth in the Caribbean and one of the most important industrial sectors for some countries in the subregion. The purpose of this study is to estimate the economic impact of climate change on the tourism sector in nine countries in the Caribbean Basin: Arub ...
... Tourism is an important source of economic growth in the Caribbean and one of the most important industrial sectors for some countries in the subregion. The purpose of this study is to estimate the economic impact of climate change on the tourism sector in nine countries in the Caribbean Basin: Arub ...
Ontario`s Climate Change Strategy
... reduced to avoid a 2°C rise in average global tempera- “Climate change has happened because of human behaviour, therefore, it’s only tures. If the world does not take strong action within natural that it should be us, human beings, the next decade, we are on track to see a 4°C rise, at to address th ...
... reduced to avoid a 2°C rise in average global tempera- “Climate change has happened because of human behaviour, therefore, it’s only tures. If the world does not take strong action within natural that it should be us, human beings, the next decade, we are on track to see a 4°C rise, at to address th ...
Agricultural adaptation to climatic variation
... which will influence responses in the 'exposure unit' (Carter et al., 1994).* The IPCC assessment and synthesis notes that impact projections are difficult because of climatic uncertainty, the limited understanding of critical processes, and the influence of multiple environmental and non-environmen ...
... which will influence responses in the 'exposure unit' (Carter et al., 1994).* The IPCC assessment and synthesis notes that impact projections are difficult because of climatic uncertainty, the limited understanding of critical processes, and the influence of multiple environmental and non-environmen ...
On non-marginal cost-benefit analysis: Abstract of Working Paper 18 (1 MB) (opens in new window)
... A rare but important category of project not only changes relative prices, but is also large enough to shift the underlying growth rate of the relevant economy. Most notably, proposals to spend several per cent of global GDP on the deployment of “low-carbon” technologies, such as renewable energy, s ...
... A rare but important category of project not only changes relative prices, but is also large enough to shift the underlying growth rate of the relevant economy. Most notably, proposals to spend several per cent of global GDP on the deployment of “low-carbon” technologies, such as renewable energy, s ...
Climate Change Adaptation Discussion Paper MS Word
... Through the Future Melbourne 2016 consultation our community told us that climate change was one of the biggest threats to our city. In addition, the City of Melbourne has commissioned surveys over the last two years to understand the perceptions of climate change within the community (both resident ...
... Through the Future Melbourne 2016 consultation our community told us that climate change was one of the biggest threats to our city. In addition, the City of Melbourne has commissioned surveys over the last two years to understand the perceptions of climate change within the community (both resident ...
ontario`s climate change
... reduced to avoid a 2°C rise in average global tempera- “Climate change has happened because of human behaviour, therefore, it’s only tures. If the world does not take strong action within natural that it should be us, human beings, the next decade, we are on track to see a 4°C rise, at to address th ...
... reduced to avoid a 2°C rise in average global tempera- “Climate change has happened because of human behaviour, therefore, it’s only tures. If the world does not take strong action within natural that it should be us, human beings, the next decade, we are on track to see a 4°C rise, at to address th ...
Review Arctic marine mammal population status, sea ice habitat loss
... Abstract: Arctic marine mammals (AMMs) are icons of climate change, largely because of their close association with sea ice. However, neither a circumpolar assessment of AMM status nor a standardized metric of sea ice habitat change is available. We summarized available data on abundance and trend f ...
... Abstract: Arctic marine mammals (AMMs) are icons of climate change, largely because of their close association with sea ice. However, neither a circumpolar assessment of AMM status nor a standardized metric of sea ice habitat change is available. We summarized available data on abundance and trend f ...
Climate Change and California`s Local Public Health Agencies
... established greenhouse gas emission reduction goals for the state both in the near- and longterm. The near-term goals have been codified into law through the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32, Núñez and Pavley), which calls for a reduction of GHG emissions statewide to 1990 levels by 2020. ...
... established greenhouse gas emission reduction goals for the state both in the near- and longterm. The near-term goals have been codified into law through the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32, Núñez and Pavley), which calls for a reduction of GHG emissions statewide to 1990 levels by 2020. ...