Estimates of the Damage Costs of Climate Change
... presents the outcomes. All cases include CO2 -fertilization so that the impacts are only indexed on the global mean temperature. The average of the studies including (or adjusted for) adaptation is taken as the best guess estimate of the impacts of climate change on the long run, that is, the differ ...
... presents the outcomes. All cases include CO2 -fertilization so that the impacts are only indexed on the global mean temperature. The average of the studies including (or adjusted for) adaptation is taken as the best guess estimate of the impacts of climate change on the long run, that is, the differ ...
House science testimony apr 15 final - Climate Etc.
... the climate is to these increases. Climate sensitivity is defined as the global surface warming that occurs when the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere doubles. If climate sensitivity is high, then we can expect substantial warming in the coming century as emissions continue to increa ...
... the climate is to these increases. Climate sensitivity is defined as the global surface warming that occurs when the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere doubles. If climate sensitivity is high, then we can expect substantial warming in the coming century as emissions continue to increa ...
cordillera azul: transforming communities, forests and
... forest between the Andes and the Amazon Basin. Its stunning mountains, sparkling blue lagoons, rich biodiversity, and multicultural population have rightly earned this area the name the ‘jewel of the Peruvian Amazon’. And we want to help keep it that way. greenhouse gas causing climate change. Which ...
... forest between the Andes and the Amazon Basin. Its stunning mountains, sparkling blue lagoons, rich biodiversity, and multicultural population have rightly earned this area the name the ‘jewel of the Peruvian Amazon’. And we want to help keep it that way. greenhouse gas causing climate change. Which ...
Cities and Climate Change: Global Report on Human Settlements
... emissions from urban areas are related to the consumption of fossil fuels. They include energy supply for electricity generation (mainly from coal, gas and oil); transportation; energy use in commercial and residential buildings for lighting, cooking, space heating, and cooling; industrial productio ...
... emissions from urban areas are related to the consumption of fossil fuels. They include energy supply for electricity generation (mainly from coal, gas and oil); transportation; energy use in commercial and residential buildings for lighting, cooking, space heating, and cooling; industrial productio ...
Climate finance for the Middle East and North Africa: confronting the
... abundant oil resources, however, are neighbours to poorer nations, many of which have been struck by political unrest and conflict. There are large disparities in per capita income within countries, and across the region. For all countries, however, the sustainable use of environmental resources is ...
... abundant oil resources, however, are neighbours to poorer nations, many of which have been struck by political unrest and conflict. There are large disparities in per capita income within countries, and across the region. For all countries, however, the sustainable use of environmental resources is ...
The IPCC Special Report on Carbon dioxide Capture and
... • Cost reduction of climate change stabilisation: 30% or more • Most scenario studies: role of CCS increases over the course of the century • Substantial application above CO2 price of 25-30 US$/tCO2 • 15 to 55% of the cumulative mitigation effort worldwide until ...
... • Cost reduction of climate change stabilisation: 30% or more • Most scenario studies: role of CCS increases over the course of the century • Substantial application above CO2 price of 25-30 US$/tCO2 • 15 to 55% of the cumulative mitigation effort worldwide until ...
Climate controls on marine ecosystems and fish populations
... ocean basins for these periods (Honda et al., 2005). However, by inspection of the data in the four quadrants of each panel in Fig. 3, it is clear that there is no consistent covariability between ocean basins when the entire 20th century is considered. 2.2. Decadal and longer-term variability Consi ...
... ocean basins for these periods (Honda et al., 2005). However, by inspection of the data in the four quadrants of each panel in Fig. 3, it is clear that there is no consistent covariability between ocean basins when the entire 20th century is considered. 2.2. Decadal and longer-term variability Consi ...
1 CV KAREN L. O`BRIEN Department of Sociology and Human
... change impacts and adaptation. Nature Climate Change, 3: 112–117. O’Brien, K. (2013). Global Environmental Change (3): Closing the Gap between Knowledge and Action. Progress in Human Geography, 37(4): 587-596 O’Brien, K., Reams, J., Caspari, A., Dugmore, A., Faghihimani, M., Fazey, I., Hackmann, H., ...
... change impacts and adaptation. Nature Climate Change, 3: 112–117. O’Brien, K. (2013). Global Environmental Change (3): Closing the Gap between Knowledge and Action. Progress in Human Geography, 37(4): 587-596 O’Brien, K., Reams, J., Caspari, A., Dugmore, A., Faghihimani, M., Fazey, I., Hackmann, H., ...
Journal of the North American Benthological Society
... conditions are uncertain and comparative effectiveness of different management strategies is unclear. A number of analytic and modeling tools can assist decision makers within these contexts of uncertainty (Prato 2007). The challenge often resides in making policy makers aware of these tools and in ...
... conditions are uncertain and comparative effectiveness of different management strategies is unclear. A number of analytic and modeling tools can assist decision makers within these contexts of uncertainty (Prato 2007). The challenge often resides in making policy makers aware of these tools and in ...
GEF COUNTRY EXPERIENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES
... EMB – for POPs, ODs, climate change, & waters BSWM – for Land Degradation FMB – Sustainable Forest Management ...
... EMB – for POPs, ODs, climate change, & waters BSWM – for Land Degradation FMB – Sustainable Forest Management ...
How the United Nations System Supports Ambitious Action
... already widespread, costly and consequential. But there are many things we can do now, with existing technologies, to address it. This booklet puts the climate change activities of the UN system -- which includes about 40 specialized agencies, funds, programmes and other bodies -- into the broader c ...
... already widespread, costly and consequential. But there are many things we can do now, with existing technologies, to address it. This booklet puts the climate change activities of the UN system -- which includes about 40 specialized agencies, funds, programmes and other bodies -- into the broader c ...
How the UN System Supports Ambitious Action on Climate Change
... already widespread, costly and consequential. But there are many things we can do now, with existing technologies, to address it. This booklet puts the climate change activities of the UN system — which includes about 40 specialized agencies, funds, programmes and other bodies — into the broader con ...
... already widespread, costly and consequential. But there are many things we can do now, with existing technologies, to address it. This booklet puts the climate change activities of the UN system — which includes about 40 specialized agencies, funds, programmes and other bodies — into the broader con ...
A Guide to Understanding Global Temperature Data
... trying to measure. That’s why it is not really advisable to just analyze the raw data and expect a meaningful result. Adjustments to the data for known changes in the measurement systems are necessary. But, the sizes of those adjustments are quite uncertain, and depending on how they are made, some ...
... trying to measure. That’s why it is not really advisable to just analyze the raw data and expect a meaningful result. Adjustments to the data for known changes in the measurement systems are necessary. But, the sizes of those adjustments are quite uncertain, and depending on how they are made, some ...
Public Perception of Climate Change Adaptation
... associated with adverse health outcomes, such as heat-related mortality and morbidity during heat waves [3-4]; injuries from extreme weather events [5]; injuries and death from flooding [6]; re- and emerging communicable diseases such as hantavirus associated hemorrhagic fever, West Nile fever, or L ...
... associated with adverse health outcomes, such as heat-related mortality and morbidity during heat waves [3-4]; injuries from extreme weather events [5]; injuries and death from flooding [6]; re- and emerging communicable diseases such as hantavirus associated hemorrhagic fever, West Nile fever, or L ...
1 - QUBES Hub
... Change and Phenology Research Project” Discussion Forum. There are also additional links with resources and information on the Content page if you need more information or help with the data manipulations in Excel. The first thing you must do is introduce yourself to your group members, and state yo ...
... Change and Phenology Research Project” Discussion Forum. There are also additional links with resources and information on the Content page if you need more information or help with the data manipulations in Excel. The first thing you must do is introduce yourself to your group members, and state yo ...
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... change issues takes place in a moral and ethical context in which religious groups have significant influence. Such “issues cannot be solved by simply calculating an ‘optimal solution’. Rather, they invoke fundamental questions on how we ought to live and how humans should value and relate to each o ...
... change issues takes place in a moral and ethical context in which religious groups have significant influence. Such “issues cannot be solved by simply calculating an ‘optimal solution’. Rather, they invoke fundamental questions on how we ought to live and how humans should value and relate to each o ...
National Sustainable Materials Management Action Plan
... Clear and Concise (Spell out uncommon terms and acronyms) ...
... Clear and Concise (Spell out uncommon terms and acronyms) ...
EPA`s Climate Resilience Evaluation and
... Developed specifically for water and wastewater utilities. Identifies potential climate change threats a utility’s assets. Performs baseline assessment of the utility’s current resilience to ...
... Developed specifically for water and wastewater utilities. Identifies potential climate change threats a utility’s assets. Performs baseline assessment of the utility’s current resilience to ...
Climate Change and Agricultural Production
... started. Annual losses in barley, maize, and wheat output due to global warming since 1981 amount to 40 million tons (or US$5 billion as of 2002),6 although these were offset by yield gains due to crop breeding and other agro-technology advances. It appears that high seasonal temperatures, beyond w ...
... started. Annual losses in barley, maize, and wheat output due to global warming since 1981 amount to 40 million tons (or US$5 billion as of 2002),6 although these were offset by yield gains due to crop breeding and other agro-technology advances. It appears that high seasonal temperatures, beyond w ...