Geoengineering Governance
... reduce GHG emissions or to find other means of countering climate change.23 Meanwhile, cessation of aerosol release after such a program had been in place for some time could cause far more rapid climate change than would have occurred in the absence of any initial geoengineering efforts.24 Furtherm ...
... reduce GHG emissions or to find other means of countering climate change.23 Meanwhile, cessation of aerosol release after such a program had been in place for some time could cause far more rapid climate change than would have occurred in the absence of any initial geoengineering efforts.24 Furtherm ...
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... retreat by tens of metres each year (UNEP, 2008). Increased air temperature has been the main driver of this glacial reduction (Taylor et al 2006). ...
... retreat by tens of metres each year (UNEP, 2008). Increased air temperature has been the main driver of this glacial reduction (Taylor et al 2006). ...
arctic climate feedbacks: global implications
... feedbacks will make climate change more severe than indicated by other recent projections, including those of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment report (IPCC 2007). Some of these feedbacks may even interact with each other. Up-to-date analyses of the global consequences ...
... feedbacks will make climate change more severe than indicated by other recent projections, including those of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment report (IPCC 2007). Some of these feedbacks may even interact with each other. Up-to-date analyses of the global consequences ...
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... suggest that policies aimed at reducing the effect of climate change on agricultural production could weaken the link between climate change and civil conflict. In addition, they provide evidence for a link between rainfall and conflict using data from the densely populated region of Southeast Asia ...
... suggest that policies aimed at reducing the effect of climate change on agricultural production could weaken the link between climate change and civil conflict. In addition, they provide evidence for a link between rainfall and conflict using data from the densely populated region of Southeast Asia ...
The global hydrological cycle and energy budget under climate
... low and CO2 at high latitudes, implying that even if global mean temperature can be stabilized, local anomalies of temperature and precipitation can be substantial in a geoengineered future. Energy budgets calculated for both scenarios show that the meridional atmospheric transport is stronger in so ...
... low and CO2 at high latitudes, implying that even if global mean temperature can be stabilized, local anomalies of temperature and precipitation can be substantial in a geoengineered future. Energy budgets calculated for both scenarios show that the meridional atmospheric transport is stronger in so ...
arctic climate feedbacks: global implications
... feedbacks will make climate change more severe than indicated by other recent projections, including those of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment report (IPCC 2007). Some of these feedbacks may even interact with each other. Up-to-date analyses of the global consequences ...
... feedbacks will make climate change more severe than indicated by other recent projections, including those of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment report (IPCC 2007). Some of these feedbacks may even interact with each other. Up-to-date analyses of the global consequences ...
TowARD ReSiLienCe
... disasters alone from 2001 to 2010 affected, on average, 232 million people per year, killed 106 million others, and caused US$108 billion in economic damages1. In addition, countless small-scale, unreported disasters put a cumulative strain on health, lives and livelihoodsG. ...
... disasters alone from 2001 to 2010 affected, on average, 232 million people per year, killed 106 million others, and caused US$108 billion in economic damages1. In addition, countless small-scale, unreported disasters put a cumulative strain on health, lives and livelihoodsG. ...
Technical Change and the Marginal Cost of Abatement∗
... technologies that pivot the cost curve to the right tend to decrease in MPS. Yet the empirical basis for this aspect of technical change–how it effects marginal abatement costs–has been largely ignored in the construction of these models. This paper addresses the treatment of technical change in the ...
... technologies that pivot the cost curve to the right tend to decrease in MPS. Yet the empirical basis for this aspect of technical change–how it effects marginal abatement costs–has been largely ignored in the construction of these models. This paper addresses the treatment of technical change in the ...
Enabling the Transition report
... biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption. ...
... biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption. ...
Effects of temperature change on mussel, Mytilus
... An increasing body of research has demonstrated the often idiosyncratic responses of organisms to climaterelated factors, such as increases in air, sea and land surface temperatures, especially when coupled with nonclimatic stressors. This argues that sweeping generalizations about the likely impact ...
... An increasing body of research has demonstrated the often idiosyncratic responses of organisms to climaterelated factors, such as increases in air, sea and land surface temperatures, especially when coupled with nonclimatic stressors. This argues that sweeping generalizations about the likely impact ...
Major Issues with IPCC Report
... acted as peer-reviewers for each other’s work. [4] Of the 44 contributing authors, more than half have coauthored papers with the Lead Authors or Coordinating Lead Authors. The review editor of that chapter - who was also a Coordinating Lead Author for the corresponding chapter of the previous asses ...
... acted as peer-reviewers for each other’s work. [4] Of the 44 contributing authors, more than half have coauthored papers with the Lead Authors or Coordinating Lead Authors. The review editor of that chapter - who was also a Coordinating Lead Author for the corresponding chapter of the previous asses ...
Climate Change in Colorado: A Synthesis to Support Water Resources Management and Adaptation.
... 8.5), the projected warming is larger at mid-century (+3.5°F to +6.5°F), and much larger later in the century as the two scenarios diverge. • Summer temperatures are projected to warm slightly more than winter temperatures. Typical summer temperatures by 2050 are projected under RCP 4.5 to be simila ...
... 8.5), the projected warming is larger at mid-century (+3.5°F to +6.5°F), and much larger later in the century as the two scenarios diverge. • Summer temperatures are projected to warm slightly more than winter temperatures. Typical summer temperatures by 2050 are projected under RCP 4.5 to be simila ...
Discursive Constructions of Climate Change Engagement
... Climate change is one of the most pressing sustainability issues of the modern era affecting individuals, organisations and societies. Climate change poses physical threats to our survival and challenges the way we view ourselves and the economic and political systems. Today, business organisations ...
... Climate change is one of the most pressing sustainability issues of the modern era affecting individuals, organisations and societies. Climate change poses physical threats to our survival and challenges the way we view ourselves and the economic and political systems. Today, business organisations ...
Urban Climate Adaptation Planning - Resilient Cities
... measures, including those designed to ensure the viability of ecosystem services, improve greenspace, foster urban agriculture, and facilitate improvements in buildings and urban infrastructure. Adaptation also goes beyond environment to address economic and equity issues traditionally associated wi ...
... measures, including those designed to ensure the viability of ecosystem services, improve greenspace, foster urban agriculture, and facilitate improvements in buildings and urban infrastructure. Adaptation also goes beyond environment to address economic and equity issues traditionally associated wi ...
meetings with coastal interests
... coastline alterations and various associated processes in the coastal zone, e.g. waves and sediment transport, which shape coastal features and cause morphological changes. Contributions to this session will focus on the mechanisms responsible for coastal erosion and shoreline behavior (advance or r ...
... coastline alterations and various associated processes in the coastal zone, e.g. waves and sediment transport, which shape coastal features and cause morphological changes. Contributions to this session will focus on the mechanisms responsible for coastal erosion and shoreline behavior (advance or r ...
Working Paper 205 - Watkiss (opens in new window)
... Review of the Economics of Adaptation and Climate-Resilient Development studies identified, though these are primarily in the grey literature. A synthesis of this evidence base has identified some key findings. First, while the information base has expanded significantly, it is concentrated in some ...
... Review of the Economics of Adaptation and Climate-Resilient Development studies identified, though these are primarily in the grey literature. A synthesis of this evidence base has identified some key findings. First, while the information base has expanded significantly, it is concentrated in some ...
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... the influence of climate change on the recharge of groundwater in the spring region has particular significance to the optimization of utilization, the implementation of scientific scheduling, and the management of regional water resources. In general, water management is a strong key to use water r ...
... the influence of climate change on the recharge of groundwater in the spring region has particular significance to the optimization of utilization, the implementation of scientific scheduling, and the management of regional water resources. In general, water management is a strong key to use water r ...
Climate Change Effects and Adaptation Approaches in Freshwater
... ice cover decreased by up to 48 days over the 1976 to 2005 period.73 For mid-latitude lakes, each 1.8°F (1°C) increase in mean autumn temperature leads to a 4 to 5 day delay in ice freeze-up, while the same increase in mean spring temperature leads to a 4 to 5 day advance in the onset of ice break-u ...
... ice cover decreased by up to 48 days over the 1976 to 2005 period.73 For mid-latitude lakes, each 1.8°F (1°C) increase in mean autumn temperature leads to a 4 to 5 day delay in ice freeze-up, while the same increase in mean spring temperature leads to a 4 to 5 day advance in the onset of ice break-u ...
Chapter 1 Introduction - Wageningen UR E
... Bonn agreements Political deal reached at COP-6 in Bonn, Germany, in 2001, by which governments signed off on the most politically controversial issues under the Buenos Aires Plan of Action. Brazilian proposal A proposal -- not accepted -- for distributing the burden of greenhouse-gas emission reduc ...
... Bonn agreements Political deal reached at COP-6 in Bonn, Germany, in 2001, by which governments signed off on the most politically controversial issues under the Buenos Aires Plan of Action. Brazilian proposal A proposal -- not accepted -- for distributing the burden of greenhouse-gas emission reduc ...
Keywords: climate change, land use, gravel-bed rivers
... members of possible disturbances to fluvial and stream ecological systems. The MG/NCC scenario reflects relatively modest disturbance from land use changes, and no disturbance from climate changes. The USCC scenario reflects significant disturbances from both land use and climate changes. Our approa ...
... members of possible disturbances to fluvial and stream ecological systems. The MG/NCC scenario reflects relatively modest disturbance from land use changes, and no disturbance from climate changes. The USCC scenario reflects significant disturbances from both land use and climate changes. Our approa ...