1 - EconStor
... According to household production function theory households combine marketed goods and nonmarket environmental goods to produce service flows of direct value to the household. This readily explains why, as an input to household production activities, households might have preferences over the clima ...
... According to household production function theory households combine marketed goods and nonmarket environmental goods to produce service flows of direct value to the household. This readily explains why, as an input to household production activities, households might have preferences over the clima ...
CDP and GRI to Coordinate Reporting Guidelines
... The document consists of a table that compares the relevant indicators and questions and reveals the similarities as well as the disparities. This table includes the relevant GRI G3 Profile Disclosures and Performance Indicators (plus Indicator Protocol Compilation section) and relevant CDP question ...
... The document consists of a table that compares the relevant indicators and questions and reveals the similarities as well as the disparities. This table includes the relevant GRI G3 Profile Disclosures and Performance Indicators (plus Indicator Protocol Compilation section) and relevant CDP question ...
schedule of events. - Marine Biological Association
... sampling, does not suffer from large depth fluctuations due to ship motion. This results in s an improved vertical resolution: +/- 20 cm in a 1-2 m swell. Water is pumped through the inlet tubing to the ship and through a membrane equilibrator. The membrane equilibrator has a much shorter system res ...
... sampling, does not suffer from large depth fluctuations due to ship motion. This results in s an improved vertical resolution: +/- 20 cm in a 1-2 m swell. Water is pumped through the inlet tubing to the ship and through a membrane equilibrator. The membrane equilibrator has a much shorter system res ...
WWF Climate Savers
... Rising intensity of storms, forest fires, droughts, flooding and heat waves Weather Events Risk of Abrupt and Increasing risk of dangerous feedbacks and Major Irreversible abrupt, large-scale shifts in the climate system Changes © IMD 2010 ...
... Rising intensity of storms, forest fires, droughts, flooding and heat waves Weather Events Risk of Abrupt and Increasing risk of dangerous feedbacks and Major Irreversible abrupt, large-scale shifts in the climate system Changes © IMD 2010 ...
ab c The cold calculus of cash and carbon
... 40% of global emissions – and there actions will be central to a global deal. Since Doha, the dance between these two ‘carbon elephants’ – has become more sophisticated, with concerted action to curb emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) a major non-carbon GHG (see China & the US: clearing the air, ...
... 40% of global emissions – and there actions will be central to a global deal. Since Doha, the dance between these two ‘carbon elephants’ – has become more sophisticated, with concerted action to curb emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) a major non-carbon GHG (see China & the US: clearing the air, ...
Tried and tested: Learning from farmers on adaptation to
... of household budgets that could otherwise be spent on education, health or other issues that boost resilience. Furthermore, the manufacture of such chemicals also contributes to global warming, and their use causes a range of environmental problems. Instead, approaches that retain wealth locally and ...
... of household budgets that could otherwise be spent on education, health or other issues that boost resilience. Furthermore, the manufacture of such chemicals also contributes to global warming, and their use causes a range of environmental problems. Instead, approaches that retain wealth locally and ...
Phoenix Islands Protected Area Climate Change Vulnerability
... dateline, in the Central Pacific Ocean. Its land area is some 811 km2 spread across 3.6 million km2 of ocean. With human populations growing and testing the limits of island resources, climate change is now becoming the most pressing threat to the nation. With three primary concerns: (1) eventual re ...
... dateline, in the Central Pacific Ocean. Its land area is some 811 km2 spread across 3.6 million km2 of ocean. With human populations growing and testing the limits of island resources, climate change is now becoming the most pressing threat to the nation. With three primary concerns: (1) eventual re ...
Polar Bear
... change on polar bears. Science Progress 91(2): 151-173. 6. Stirling I & Derocher A, 2012. Effects of climate warming on polar bears: a review of the evidence. Global Change Biology 18(9): 2694-2706. 7. Cherry S et al., 2013. Migration phenology and seasonal fidelity of an Arctic marine predator in r ...
... change on polar bears. Science Progress 91(2): 151-173. 6. Stirling I & Derocher A, 2012. Effects of climate warming on polar bears: a review of the evidence. Global Change Biology 18(9): 2694-2706. 7. Cherry S et al., 2013. Migration phenology and seasonal fidelity of an Arctic marine predator in r ...
Ranking of the World`s Cities Most Exposed to Coastal Flooding
... standard of roughly a 1 in 100 year flood. Shanghai, a developing country city with a lower GDP than New York and European cities, has nevertheless a protection level similar to London. These examples highlight that protection levels are also strongly influenced by cultural, political and historical ...
... standard of roughly a 1 in 100 year flood. Shanghai, a developing country city with a lower GDP than New York and European cities, has nevertheless a protection level similar to London. These examples highlight that protection levels are also strongly influenced by cultural, political and historical ...
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... systems that contains ODS were strictly banned in the developed countries are found in the market of PNG. Thus, they sell those gases and equipment to us the developing countries and there is no proper policy and intuitional mechanisms in place to monitor the situation and it has gone from bad to wo ...
... systems that contains ODS were strictly banned in the developed countries are found in the market of PNG. Thus, they sell those gases and equipment to us the developing countries and there is no proper policy and intuitional mechanisms in place to monitor the situation and it has gone from bad to wo ...
Recent Developments in Australian Climate Change Litigation
... The VCAT concluded that GHGs released from power station operation constitute a relevant planning concern when determining whether a coal mine field should expand. Although it looked to several sections of the Victoria’s Environment Protection Act when construing the relevancy of panel submissions,4 ...
... The VCAT concluded that GHGs released from power station operation constitute a relevant planning concern when determining whether a coal mine field should expand. Although it looked to several sections of the Victoria’s Environment Protection Act when construing the relevancy of panel submissions,4 ...
The road to Paris and beyond (opens in new window)
... Effective international cooperation can enable the world to (i) develop along a pathway that provides a reasonable chance that global average temperatures will not increase by more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels; and (ii) adapt to the climatic changes already locked-in as a result of past and ...
... Effective international cooperation can enable the world to (i) develop along a pathway that provides a reasonable chance that global average temperatures will not increase by more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels; and (ii) adapt to the climatic changes already locked-in as a result of past and ...
Outcome of Paris Climate Negotiations
... importance given to adaptation, as well as the amount of finance and other means of implementation provided to support the implementation of adaptation in developing countries. The Agreement includes language that addresses both issues by establishing a global goal for adaptation, and calling on dev ...
... importance given to adaptation, as well as the amount of finance and other means of implementation provided to support the implementation of adaptation in developing countries. The Agreement includes language that addresses both issues by establishing a global goal for adaptation, and calling on dev ...
The EU`s Climate Leadership: Reconciling Ambition and - VU-dare
... been delayed, their quality has varied, and no reports were prepared in 1997 and 1998 (Coffey, Wilkinson and Haigh 1998; European Commission 1998a). Haigh (1999) speculates that the lack of commitment to form suggests lack of commitment to substance by the member states. The Commission has launched ...
... been delayed, their quality has varied, and no reports were prepared in 1997 and 1998 (Coffey, Wilkinson and Haigh 1998; European Commission 1998a). Haigh (1999) speculates that the lack of commitment to form suggests lack of commitment to substance by the member states. The Commission has launched ...
indigenous strategies and empirical models for adaptability of the
... factors. In a recent study conducted by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPPC), it reported that Africa is expected to warm up during the century with the drier subtropical regions warming more than the most tropical. Annual rainfall is going to decrease throughout most of the region, with ...
... factors. In a recent study conducted by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPPC), it reported that Africa is expected to warm up during the century with the drier subtropical regions warming more than the most tropical. Annual rainfall is going to decrease throughout most of the region, with ...
Word - war changes climate
... the Meteorologische Zeitschrift, which has been appearing since January 1884. It was a report of the volcanic eruptions of the year 1883, particularly that of Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait, Indonesia. The first sentence in this venerable journal was written by Director Neumayer of the German Sea Obse ...
... the Meteorologische Zeitschrift, which has been appearing since January 1884. It was a report of the volcanic eruptions of the year 1883, particularly that of Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait, Indonesia. The first sentence in this venerable journal was written by Director Neumayer of the German Sea Obse ...
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... use a cap and trade approach, but carbon taxes and R&D policies are also considered. Two key aspects of the architectures considered in this paper should be pointed out at this stage, in order to make the results of our analysis clear. First, all proposed architectures focus on CO2 mitigation only, ...
... use a cap and trade approach, but carbon taxes and R&D policies are also considered. Two key aspects of the architectures considered in this paper should be pointed out at this stage, in order to make the results of our analysis clear. First, all proposed architectures focus on CO2 mitigation only, ...
Probable maximum precipitation and climate change
... We contend that in any future assessment of dam safety risk or other infrastructure where failure can lead to catastrophic consequences, ignoring climate change–induced new probabilities of extreme events, is likely to lead to a false sense of security. In this paper, we discuss the factors influenci ...
... We contend that in any future assessment of dam safety risk or other infrastructure where failure can lead to catastrophic consequences, ignoring climate change–induced new probabilities of extreme events, is likely to lead to a false sense of security. In this paper, we discuss the factors influenci ...
Multi-model climate change projections for India under
... observed climate than any individual model. The key findings of this study are: (1) under the business-asusual (between RCP6 and RCP8.5) scenario, mean warming in India is likely to be in the range 1.7–2°C by 2030s and 3.3–4.8°C by 2080s relative to preindustrial times; (2) all-India precipitation u ...
... observed climate than any individual model. The key findings of this study are: (1) under the business-asusual (between RCP6 and RCP8.5) scenario, mean warming in India is likely to be in the range 1.7–2°C by 2030s and 3.3–4.8°C by 2080s relative to preindustrial times; (2) all-India precipitation u ...
Word - Oceanclimate.de
... the Meteorologische Zeitschrift, which has been appearing since January 1884. It was a report of the volcanic eruptions of the year 1883, particularly that of Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait, Indonesia. The first sentence in this venerable journal was written by Director Neumayer of the German Sea Obse ...
... the Meteorologische Zeitschrift, which has been appearing since January 1884. It was a report of the volcanic eruptions of the year 1883, particularly that of Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait, Indonesia. The first sentence in this venerable journal was written by Director Neumayer of the German Sea Obse ...
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... Change is to avoid ‘dangerous’ interference in the climate system, and such impacts have been defined as a threat to ‘security’ (Barnett, 2003; Barnett & Adger, 2003; Brown, 1989; Edwards, 1999; Swart, 1996). There has been some speculation about the ways that climate change may increase the risk of ...
... Change is to avoid ‘dangerous’ interference in the climate system, and such impacts have been defined as a threat to ‘security’ (Barnett, 2003; Barnett & Adger, 2003; Brown, 1989; Edwards, 1999; Swart, 1996). There has been some speculation about the ways that climate change may increase the risk of ...
High impact, low probability (revised for Climatic Change)
... As there is some evidence to constrain estimates of the costs of 2.5°C warming (i.e. α), the more uncertain issue is what to assume about the functional form, β. Across the range of previous studies, the damage function has tended to be quadratic (which has the convenient analytical property of givi ...
... As there is some evidence to constrain estimates of the costs of 2.5°C warming (i.e. α), the more uncertain issue is what to assume about the functional form, β. Across the range of previous studies, the damage function has tended to be quadratic (which has the convenient analytical property of givi ...
sustainable development: from community approaches to flood
... From CAFM to Climate Change Adaptation (contd.) Once the capacity of the communities are, thus, enhanced to manage floods or other natural disasters, a major step will have been achieved towards adaptation to climate change It will be necessary to incorporate climate risk assessments in the pr ...
... From CAFM to Climate Change Adaptation (contd.) Once the capacity of the communities are, thus, enhanced to manage floods or other natural disasters, a major step will have been achieved towards adaptation to climate change It will be necessary to incorporate climate risk assessments in the pr ...