A Global Response to HFCs through Fair and
... The ozone and climate regimes: relationships and responsibilities One argument against the introduction of HFC control schedules into the Montreal Protocol has been that HFCs are already included under the climate regime. This ignores the distinction of production and consumption controls under Mont ...
... The ozone and climate regimes: relationships and responsibilities One argument against the introduction of HFC control schedules into the Montreal Protocol has been that HFCs are already included under the climate regime. This ignores the distinction of production and consumption controls under Mont ...
Synthesis of Climate Change and Transportation Research Efforts at
... their transportation systems as well as options available to reduce these emissions. Sampled university research most commonly addressed Measuring or Estimating GHG Emissions from Transportation and Fuel Technology---suggesting that universities are heavily focused on the broad GHG reduction potenti ...
... their transportation systems as well as options available to reduce these emissions. Sampled university research most commonly addressed Measuring or Estimating GHG Emissions from Transportation and Fuel Technology---suggesting that universities are heavily focused on the broad GHG reduction potenti ...
Climate Change and Buildings in Nigeria: A Search for Mitigation
... the Tropical Rainforest Climate Region (TRC). Given that Nigeria is the seventh most populous country in the world, and most populous in Africa, makes any statistical findings from Nigeria relevant to the rest of the world. This sub-Saharan country is also faced with a huge yearly housing shortage o ...
... the Tropical Rainforest Climate Region (TRC). Given that Nigeria is the seventh most populous country in the world, and most populous in Africa, makes any statistical findings from Nigeria relevant to the rest of the world. This sub-Saharan country is also faced with a huge yearly housing shortage o ...
Implications for Crop Production - DigitalCommons@University of
... agricultural practices on the environment. As agronomists we need to be engaged in helping develop both adaptative management and mitigation strategies to ensure the future food, feed, fuel, and fiber supply for the world’s population. Adams et al. (1990) stated that agricultural productivity is sen ...
... agricultural practices on the environment. As agronomists we need to be engaged in helping develop both adaptative management and mitigation strategies to ensure the future food, feed, fuel, and fiber supply for the world’s population. Adams et al. (1990) stated that agricultural productivity is sen ...
Ocean dynamics determine the response of oceanic CO2 uptake to
... belt in the Southern Hemisphere, which are expected in a warmer climate (Bengtsson et al. 2006; Kushner et al. 2001; Yin 2005), are suspected to maintain a robust Southern Ocean Overturning, allowing the ...
... belt in the Southern Hemisphere, which are expected in a warmer climate (Bengtsson et al. 2006; Kushner et al. 2001; Yin 2005), are suspected to maintain a robust Southern Ocean Overturning, allowing the ...
Modality of semiannual to multidecadal - Archimer
... much controversy still exists over how it works, and how it might be best monitored, modeled, and predicted. Meanwhile, the more general quest for understanding PDV is also an area of growing concern and active debate. As pointed out by Mantua and Hare [2002] in their review article, one important l ...
... much controversy still exists over how it works, and how it might be best monitored, modeled, and predicted. Meanwhile, the more general quest for understanding PDV is also an area of growing concern and active debate. As pointed out by Mantua and Hare [2002] in their review article, one important l ...
8 — Urban Areas - Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report
... 8.4.1.4. Urban Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Practices: Understanding Science, Development, and Policy Interactions ............ 579 8.4.1.5. Assessment Tools: Risk Screening, Vulnerability Mapping, and Urban Integrated Assessment ............................................. 579 8.4.2. Engaging ...
... 8.4.1.4. Urban Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Practices: Understanding Science, Development, and Policy Interactions ............ 579 8.4.1.5. Assessment Tools: Risk Screening, Vulnerability Mapping, and Urban Integrated Assessment ............................................. 579 8.4.2. Engaging ...
Pennsylvania Climate Impact Assessment Report to
... This report presents an assessment of the impacts of projected global climate change for Pennsylvania. This assessment was sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) which, pursuant to the Pennsylvania Climate Change Act, Act 70 of 2008, is required to develop a repor ...
... This report presents an assessment of the impacts of projected global climate change for Pennsylvania. This assessment was sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) which, pursuant to the Pennsylvania Climate Change Act, Act 70 of 2008, is required to develop a repor ...
Abstract - Surrey Research Insight Open Access
... greenhouse gases (i.e. CO2) is taking place (IPCC, 2007; 2013). A noticeable increase in the ...
... greenhouse gases (i.e. CO2) is taking place (IPCC, 2007; 2013). A noticeable increase in the ...
Assessing Cross-Sectoral Adaptation and Mitigation
... The impact of fertiliser type ................................................................................................................ 53 Timing of fertiliser applications .......................................................................................................... 53 ...
... The impact of fertiliser type ................................................................................................................ 53 Timing of fertiliser applications .......................................................................................................... 53 ...
Colorado Climate Preparedness Project Final Report
... resource planning process, which requires utilities to plan for long-term shifts in demand. Utilities are also accustomed to using a variety of mechanisms to accommodate significant short-term peaks in demand, although current mechanisms are relatively inefficient. Demand response and dynamic meteri ...
... resource planning process, which requires utilities to plan for long-term shifts in demand. Utilities are also accustomed to using a variety of mechanisms to accommodate significant short-term peaks in demand, although current mechanisms are relatively inefficient. Demand response and dynamic meteri ...
Asymmetric Trends of Daily Maximum and Minimum Temperature
... mum temperature data from southeastern Australia. The IPCC (1990) reported a significant decrease in the The mean monthly maximum and minimum tem- DTRfrom both of these regions. Meanwhile,work from peratures are derived from an average of the daily another data exchange agreement, a bilateral agreem ...
... mum temperature data from southeastern Australia. The IPCC (1990) reported a significant decrease in the The mean monthly maximum and minimum tem- DTRfrom both of these regions. Meanwhile,work from peratures are derived from an average of the daily another data exchange agreement, a bilateral agreem ...
Intellectual Property Rights and International Technology
... World Intellectual Property Organization World Trade Organization ...
... World Intellectual Property Organization World Trade Organization ...
Extreme flood events in changing climate for a long-term
... and evapotranspiration. This allows generation of synthetic time series of river discharges for individual watersheds (Archeimer and Lindström, 2015). The extreme flood events are then estimated from the simulated time series for particular watershed. Successful applications of this approach on the ...
... and evapotranspiration. This allows generation of synthetic time series of river discharges for individual watersheds (Archeimer and Lindström, 2015). The extreme flood events are then estimated from the simulated time series for particular watershed. Successful applications of this approach on the ...
As Goes The Arctic, So Goes The Planet
... of a vociferous debate about global climate change. Domestic arguments about the effects and causes of climate change prevented any meaningful action to address the problem at a national level. That part of the debate has ended; the climate is changing, and humans are causing it. Emissions of greenh ...
... of a vociferous debate about global climate change. Domestic arguments about the effects and causes of climate change prevented any meaningful action to address the problem at a national level. That part of the debate has ended; the climate is changing, and humans are causing it. Emissions of greenh ...
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Tourism Sector
... The tourism industry has a key role to play in confronting the challenges of climate change. The spectacular growth of tourism provides both a challenge and an opportunity. The tourist community itself has responded to this challenge over the past few years and visibly stepped up its response to cli ...
... The tourism industry has a key role to play in confronting the challenges of climate change. The spectacular growth of tourism provides both a challenge and an opportunity. The tourist community itself has responded to this challenge over the past few years and visibly stepped up its response to cli ...
PERCEPTIONS OF MAPLE PRODUCERS TOWARDS CLIMATE CHANGE
... the Northeast. Vermont and New York are the two highest maple-producing states in the US (USDA NASS, 2014). The Northern Forest (NF) region of these states is home to over 1,000 commercial maple producers. Due to climate change, however, changes in maple production are projected. Predictions vary re ...
... the Northeast. Vermont and New York are the two highest maple-producing states in the US (USDA NASS, 2014). The Northern Forest (NF) region of these states is home to over 1,000 commercial maple producers. Due to climate change, however, changes in maple production are projected. Predictions vary re ...
Climate Models and Their Evaluation
... to simulate extreme warm temperatures, cold air outbreaks and frost days reasonably well. Models used in this report for projecting tropical cyclone changes are able to simulate presentday frequency and distribution of cyclones, but intensity is less well simulated. Simulation of extreme precipitati ...
... to simulate extreme warm temperatures, cold air outbreaks and frost days reasonably well. Models used in this report for projecting tropical cyclone changes are able to simulate presentday frequency and distribution of cyclones, but intensity is less well simulated. Simulation of extreme precipitati ...
IPCC-ar4-wg1-chapter8-ClimateModels.pdf
... differ between models. In the tropics, there has been an overall improvement in the AOGCM simulation of the spatial pattern and frequency of ENSO, but problems remain in simulating its seasonal phase locking and the asymmetry between El Niño and La Niña episodes. Variability with some characteristic ...
... differ between models. In the tropics, there has been an overall improvement in the AOGCM simulation of the spatial pattern and frequency of ENSO, but problems remain in simulating its seasonal phase locking and the asymmetry between El Niño and La Niña episodes. Variability with some characteristic ...
Scoping study: Modelling the interaction between mitigation and adaptation
... The earth is already committed to further warming in the next few decades, to which some adaptation will be required. A certain amount of warming cannot therefore be avoided via mitigation perhaps at least 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. Meanwhile, risks of catastrophic climate change and more par ...
... The earth is already committed to further warming in the next few decades, to which some adaptation will be required. A certain amount of warming cannot therefore be avoided via mitigation perhaps at least 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. Meanwhile, risks of catastrophic climate change and more par ...
Review and Analysis of CAPA and LAPA
... Climate Change Adaptation can be defined as adjustment in ecological, social, or economic systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli and their effects or impacts (IPCC 2001). Adapting to the changes has consequently emerged as a solution to address the impacts of climate change that ...
... Climate Change Adaptation can be defined as adjustment in ecological, social, or economic systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli and their effects or impacts (IPCC 2001). Adapting to the changes has consequently emerged as a solution to address the impacts of climate change that ...
Deconstructing the BRICS: Bargaining Coalition
... are either willing or able to translate their combined economic prowess into collective geopolitical clout. In international negotiations, BRICS delegations rely on distinct negotiation styles and repertories.8 In contentious UN votes, they are as likely as before their political inception to agree ...
... are either willing or able to translate their combined economic prowess into collective geopolitical clout. In international negotiations, BRICS delegations rely on distinct negotiation styles and repertories.8 In contentious UN votes, they are as likely as before their political inception to agree ...
UNDP Project Document - Global Environment Facility
... impacts, yet the least equipped to cope and adapt, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Secretariat proposed (in document GEF/C.23/Inf.8 of April 28, 2004) that up to 10% of the resources under the Strategic Priority on Adaptation (SPA) be devoted to piloting community adaptation initiatives throug ...
... impacts, yet the least equipped to cope and adapt, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Secretariat proposed (in document GEF/C.23/Inf.8 of April 28, 2004) that up to 10% of the resources under the Strategic Priority on Adaptation (SPA) be devoted to piloting community adaptation initiatives throug ...
