Clouds in a Warmer Climate: Friend or Foe?
... trends have on the cold rain processes, and the efficiency with which future storms precipitate? Because of the limitations of the simple model used here, the results of past studies are drawn upon to speculate on these issues. Future work will be needed to investigate which, if any, of these possib ...
... trends have on the cold rain processes, and the efficiency with which future storms precipitate? Because of the limitations of the simple model used here, the results of past studies are drawn upon to speculate on these issues. Future work will be needed to investigate which, if any, of these possib ...
Neelam Patel EPA Climate Updates Tribal Air Forum 6 4 2009
... equipment are the types of facilities owned or operated by Tribes that would most likely trigger applicability. Tribes that own or operate large industrial emission sources such as cement plants, coal mines, or oil and gas operations could also be required to report emissions under this rulemaking. ...
... equipment are the types of facilities owned or operated by Tribes that would most likely trigger applicability. Tribes that own or operate large industrial emission sources such as cement plants, coal mines, or oil and gas operations could also be required to report emissions under this rulemaking. ...
Scientific Uncertainty and the Political Process
... Lave, and M. G. Morgan, "Keeping Climate Research Relevant," Issues in Science and Technology, 8(2):47-55 (1991-92). 2. I have developed this view more fully in a number of papers. See, for example, "Ethics, Public Policy and Global Warming," Science, Technology and Human Values, 17(2):139-53 ...
... Lave, and M. G. Morgan, "Keeping Climate Research Relevant," Issues in Science and Technology, 8(2):47-55 (1991-92). 2. I have developed this view more fully in a number of papers. See, for example, "Ethics, Public Policy and Global Warming," Science, Technology and Human Values, 17(2):139-53 ...
CHAPTER 3: Climate for Change? Civil Society and the Politics of Global Warming
... to date in addressing the problem through international cooperation. The re-election of President Bush in 2004 in the United States did nothing to stem the tide of concern about the fate of the Kyoto Protocol, the key pillar of the global political architecture for tackling climate change, despite t ...
... to date in addressing the problem through international cooperation. The re-election of President Bush in 2004 in the United States did nothing to stem the tide of concern about the fate of the Kyoto Protocol, the key pillar of the global political architecture for tackling climate change, despite t ...
Climate Change in the African Small Island Developing States: From
... adverse environmental factors, including their small size, isolation, narrow resource base, small populations, high population density and limited supplies of fresh water (Briguglio, 2003; Guillaumont, 2007; Wong, 2011; Boto and Biasca, 2012). In 2005, the parties to the United Nations Framework Con ...
... adverse environmental factors, including their small size, isolation, narrow resource base, small populations, high population density and limited supplies of fresh water (Briguglio, 2003; Guillaumont, 2007; Wong, 2011; Boto and Biasca, 2012). In 2005, the parties to the United Nations Framework Con ...
Salick BygKonchar_Tibetan Agriculture and Climate
... (Christensen et al. 2007). Correspondingly, in a 40 year assessment of climate changes in the Tibetan Plateau, approximately 90% of meteorological stations sampled showed increases in annual precipitation in the autumn, winter, and spring months, yet showed decreases in summer months (Xu et al. 2008 ...
... (Christensen et al. 2007). Correspondingly, in a 40 year assessment of climate changes in the Tibetan Plateau, approximately 90% of meteorological stations sampled showed increases in annual precipitation in the autumn, winter, and spring months, yet showed decreases in summer months (Xu et al. 2008 ...
Natural Disaster, Risk and Catastrophic Scenarios: a Review.
... institutions. This, more than any other study. Moreover, even the idea that Stern overestimates the climate risk (Tol and Yohe, 2006) is contradicted by some papers, an interesting example of this is Ackerman et al. (2009). They use the same assumptions of Stern (2006) changing some parameters consi ...
... institutions. This, more than any other study. Moreover, even the idea that Stern overestimates the climate risk (Tol and Yohe, 2006) is contradicted by some papers, an interesting example of this is Ackerman et al. (2009). They use the same assumptions of Stern (2006) changing some parameters consi ...
What to Do about Climate Change Executive Summary by Indur M. Goklany
... Change was commissioned from Nicholas Stern, the erstwhile chief economist of the World Bank, by the then-chancellor of the exchequer, Gordon Brown, on behalf of the British government. It was released on October 30, 2006. The Stern Review estimated that unmitigated climate change will reduce welfar ...
... Change was commissioned from Nicholas Stern, the erstwhile chief economist of the World Bank, by the then-chancellor of the exchequer, Gordon Brown, on behalf of the British government. It was released on October 30, 2006. The Stern Review estimated that unmitigated climate change will reduce welfar ...
Misdefining ``climate change``: consequences for science and action
... International Institute for Sustainable Development reported on ‘‘the core problem of addressing adaptation in the context of the UNFCCC.’’ The report continues, Adaptation is an integral part of development, and as such, no project directed at adaptation will fall squarely within the scope of the U ...
... International Institute for Sustainable Development reported on ‘‘the core problem of addressing adaptation in the context of the UNFCCC.’’ The report continues, Adaptation is an integral part of development, and as such, no project directed at adaptation will fall squarely within the scope of the U ...
Coastal Evolution, Behaviour and Climate Change
... caves, stacks and arches along the chalk cliff frontage of the Côte d'Albâtre. Elsewhere sediment transport has resulted in the accretion of huge sand dunes such as those near Arcachon along the Aquitaine coast of south-west France. In southern England the dramatic rise in sea levels between 10-6,00 ...
... caves, stacks and arches along the chalk cliff frontage of the Côte d'Albâtre. Elsewhere sediment transport has resulted in the accretion of huge sand dunes such as those near Arcachon along the Aquitaine coast of south-west France. In southern England the dramatic rise in sea levels between 10-6,00 ...
Climate Change
... (N2O). These gases absorb heat from the sun and tend to warm the Earth’s surface while scientific evidence indicates that the continuous accumulation of the GHGs in the atmosphere has prevented the absorbed heat from leaving the atmosphere. Some of this heat is being trapped, consequently creating t ...
... (N2O). These gases absorb heat from the sun and tend to warm the Earth’s surface while scientific evidence indicates that the continuous accumulation of the GHGs in the atmosphere has prevented the absorbed heat from leaving the atmosphere. Some of this heat is being trapped, consequently creating t ...
Procedural Rights as a Crucial Tool to Combat Climate Change
... freedom of expression and the right to seek and receive information, the right to participate in decision-making and the right of access to justice. States must address climate change through a transparent process of giving the public full and complete information during the early stages ofdecision- ...
... freedom of expression and the right to seek and receive information, the right to participate in decision-making and the right of access to justice. States must address climate change through a transparent process of giving the public full and complete information during the early stages ofdecision- ...
Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook MODULE 3: Water management
... (including fish), and the management of ecosystems, including forests, rangeland and cropland. There is also scope for climate change mitigation actions in water management for agriculture. The most immediate impact of climate change on water for agriculture will be through the increased variability ...
... (including fish), and the management of ecosystems, including forests, rangeland and cropland. There is also scope for climate change mitigation actions in water management for agriculture. The most immediate impact of climate change on water for agriculture will be through the increased variability ...
The Great Global Warming Swindle
... exploration, debate, and an educational effort with the public. Hence my willingness to participate. Had the words "polemic", or "swindle" appeared in these preliminary discussions, I would have instantly declined to be involved. I spent hours in the interview describing many of the problems of unde ...
... exploration, debate, and an educational effort with the public. Hence my willingness to participate. Had the words "polemic", or "swindle" appeared in these preliminary discussions, I would have instantly declined to be involved. I spent hours in the interview describing many of the problems of unde ...
Making Science Useful to Decision Makers: Climate
... demands even without the added burden of climate change. In the United States, these demands come from increasing population and expansion of human activity into semiarid regions such as the Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico, Southern California) and drought-prone regions such as the Southeast (e.g., s ...
... demands even without the added burden of climate change. In the United States, these demands come from increasing population and expansion of human activity into semiarid regions such as the Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico, Southern California) and drought-prone regions such as the Southeast (e.g., s ...
Comments on EPA/NHTSA proposed rule on tailpipe standards [get
... temperatures. On very thin evidence, Nordhaus assumes that most people in the world would be willing to pay for a warmer climate; he concludes that the optimum temperature is a year-round average of 20oC (68oF) – which is the temperature of Houston or New Orleans, and far above the current global av ...
... temperatures. On very thin evidence, Nordhaus assumes that most people in the world would be willing to pay for a warmer climate; he concludes that the optimum temperature is a year-round average of 20oC (68oF) – which is the temperature of Houston or New Orleans, and far above the current global av ...
Adaptation to Climate Change
... will far exceed the cost of taking immediate steps to address climate change. The global community took initial steps in 1992 (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change—UNFCCC) and then again in 1997 (Kyoto Protocol) to curb global greenhouse gas emissions. However, these efforts have pr ...
... will far exceed the cost of taking immediate steps to address climate change. The global community took initial steps in 1992 (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change—UNFCCC) and then again in 1997 (Kyoto Protocol) to curb global greenhouse gas emissions. However, these efforts have pr ...
Building resilience to climate shocks and stresses: knowledge gap Learning paper #1
... frequency and intensity of droughts, and threatening already vulnerable livelihoods and the existence of some remote rural villages. It is also undermining the traditional indicators (such as insect behaviour) that farmers in these regions have used to predict the weather and seasonal climate.1 In r ...
... frequency and intensity of droughts, and threatening already vulnerable livelihoods and the existence of some remote rural villages. It is also undermining the traditional indicators (such as insect behaviour) that farmers in these regions have used to predict the weather and seasonal climate.1 In r ...
the global warming- extreme weather link
... assessment where ‘higher confidence’ was attributed to an increasing trend in tropical cyclone activity and increasing global-scale drought (see Table 2 below from IPCC 2001). Elsewhere in Chapter 2 are general statements on decreasing snowfall amounts over land, fewer frost days and melting of Arct ...
... assessment where ‘higher confidence’ was attributed to an increasing trend in tropical cyclone activity and increasing global-scale drought (see Table 2 below from IPCC 2001). Elsewhere in Chapter 2 are general statements on decreasing snowfall amounts over land, fewer frost days and melting of Arct ...
comment_response_final_061109
... General Assembly. A detailed macroeconomic study will be completed following the development of a computational general equilibrium (CGE) model. The resultant analyses from the CGE model are expected at the end of the calendar year. 13. The report fails to reflect the view of the Climate Change Advi ...
... General Assembly. A detailed macroeconomic study will be completed following the development of a computational general equilibrium (CGE) model. The resultant analyses from the CGE model are expected at the end of the calendar year. 13. The report fails to reflect the view of the Climate Change Advi ...
The Relevance of the No-Harm Principle to Climate Change Law
... projects with a focus on certain environmental issues, contrasts sharply with the restorative obligations of a state responsible for an internationally wrongful act. Although the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) requires developed states to “assist [developing states] that are part ...
... projects with a focus on certain environmental issues, contrasts sharply with the restorative obligations of a state responsible for an internationally wrongful act. Although the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) requires developed states to “assist [developing states] that are part ...
Communicating the Impacts of Potential Future Climate Change on
... Numerous studies attempt to identify the implications of climate change with respect to hydrologic extremes (e.g., IPCC, 2007; CCSP, 2008; Milly et al., 2008). These studies project future climate conditions with more frequent extreme precipitation events in many regions around the world, including ...
... Numerous studies attempt to identify the implications of climate change with respect to hydrologic extremes (e.g., IPCC, 2007; CCSP, 2008; Milly et al., 2008). These studies project future climate conditions with more frequent extreme precipitation events in many regions around the world, including ...
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... area of analysis, which in IMPLAN can range from state to county to zip code. Regions with smaller economic mass tend to face considerable leakages due to limited availability of local suppliers, and thus may be particularly dependent on export earnings for viability. Estes Park has such an economic ...
... area of analysis, which in IMPLAN can range from state to county to zip code. Regions with smaller economic mass tend to face considerable leakages due to limited availability of local suppliers, and thus may be particularly dependent on export earnings for viability. Estes Park has such an economic ...