skepticism-ce-footnotes
... Accepting the limits of probabilistic methods and refusing to make probabilistic forecasts where those limits are exceeded, originates, ultimately, from the virtue of truthfulness, and from the requirements of scientific policy advice in a democratic society.’ My reading of all this is that it is no ...
... Accepting the limits of probabilistic methods and refusing to make probabilistic forecasts where those limits are exceeded, originates, ultimately, from the virtue of truthfulness, and from the requirements of scientific policy advice in a democratic society.’ My reading of all this is that it is no ...
a new report
... to prevent destabilizing effects from climate change, including setting targets for long term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. 3. The U.S. should commit to global partnerships that help less developed nations build the capacity and resiliency to better manage climate impacts. As President Bush ...
... to prevent destabilizing effects from climate change, including setting targets for long term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. 3. The U.S. should commit to global partnerships that help less developed nations build the capacity and resiliency to better manage climate impacts. As President Bush ...
COP 17 and accountants: where next? AccountAncy futures
... see the Kyoto Protocol continue in its present form, with binding emissions reductions targets only for developed economies, not for countries such as India or China. Some developed economies that are signatories to Kyoto, such as Russia, Japan and Canada, would be happy to sign a new binding agreem ...
... see the Kyoto Protocol continue in its present form, with binding emissions reductions targets only for developed economies, not for countries such as India or China. Some developed economies that are signatories to Kyoto, such as Russia, Japan and Canada, would be happy to sign a new binding agreem ...
A Contingent Valuation Study Comparing Citizen`s WTP for Climate
... Significantly more variation in WTP across US respondents which matches other data on US climate change public opinion – Intercept term and magnitude of coefficient estimates ...
... Significantly more variation in WTP across US respondents which matches other data on US climate change public opinion – Intercept term and magnitude of coefficient estimates ...
Topic 8: Energy, power, climate change
... Topic 8: Energy, power, climate change 8.6 Global warming State what is meant by the enhanced greenhouse effect. The Milankovitch cycles These extraterrestrial factors were enumerated in 1941 by Serbian Milutin Milankovitch in his great work on ice ages. Milankovitch’s work was not recognized unt ...
... Topic 8: Energy, power, climate change 8.6 Global warming State what is meant by the enhanced greenhouse effect. The Milankovitch cycles These extraterrestrial factors were enumerated in 1941 by Serbian Milutin Milankovitch in his great work on ice ages. Milankovitch’s work was not recognized unt ...
LNG FUEL CYCLE: IMPACTS Report Number PH3/5 January 1999
... variability may increase. Local/regional changes are more meaningful to estimates of impacts than are global averages. Large in number. Need to be quantified over time. Many uncertainties. Impacts are interrelated with each other and can have a compound effect. Impact sectors are affected by changes ...
... variability may increase. Local/regional changes are more meaningful to estimates of impacts than are global averages. Large in number. Need to be quantified over time. Many uncertainties. Impacts are interrelated with each other and can have a compound effect. Impact sectors are affected by changes ...
Climate Change
... at a given location over time. People know when they go to New York City in winter, they should take a coat. When they visit the Pacific Northwest, they take an umbrella. Climate can be measured at many geographic scales—for example, cities, countries, or the entire globe—by such statistics as avera ...
... at a given location over time. People know when they go to New York City in winter, they should take a coat. When they visit the Pacific Northwest, they take an umbrella. Climate can be measured at many geographic scales—for example, cities, countries, or the entire globe—by such statistics as avera ...
Climate notes
... • Even short-term changes in the climate may lead to long-lasting effects that may make the survival of life on Earth more difficult for both humans and other species. • Some of these potential climate changes include global warming, sea-level changes, and changes in precipitation. Chapter menu ...
... • Even short-term changes in the climate may lead to long-lasting effects that may make the survival of life on Earth more difficult for both humans and other species. • Some of these potential climate changes include global warming, sea-level changes, and changes in precipitation. Chapter menu ...
Climate Change - NAS
... at a given location over time. People know when they go to New York City in winter, they should take a coat. When they visit the Pacific Northwest, they take an umbrella. Climate can be measured at many geographic scales—for example, cities, countries, or the entire globe—by such statistics as avera ...
... at a given location over time. People know when they go to New York City in winter, they should take a coat. When they visit the Pacific Northwest, they take an umbrella. Climate can be measured at many geographic scales—for example, cities, countries, or the entire globe—by such statistics as avera ...
Climate Change - Division on Earth and Life Studies
... at a given location over time. People know when they go to New York City in winter, they should take a coat. When they visit the Pacific Northwest, they take an umbrella. Climate can be measured at many geographic scales—for example, cities, countries, or the entire globe—by such statistics as avera ...
... at a given location over time. People know when they go to New York City in winter, they should take a coat. When they visit the Pacific Northwest, they take an umbrella. Climate can be measured at many geographic scales—for example, cities, countries, or the entire globe—by such statistics as avera ...
O 3 Environmental Advocacy in the Obama Years
... books, in this pastoral, idealized future free of consumerism or material ambition, Americans would rarely travel, experiencing the world instead via the Internet; grow much of their own food; power their communities through solar and wind; and divert their wealth to developing countries. Only under ...
... books, in this pastoral, idealized future free of consumerism or material ambition, Americans would rarely travel, experiencing the world instead via the Internet; grow much of their own food; power their communities through solar and wind; and divert their wealth to developing countries. Only under ...
SRI Company Briefing April 2011
... Engages with company on particular issue Engagement will happen during course of review Company has seven working days to respond If excluded, re-entry criteria set ...
... Engages with company on particular issue Engagement will happen during course of review Company has seven working days to respond If excluded, re-entry criteria set ...
SRI Company Briefing April 2011
... Engages with company on particular issue Engagement will happen during course of review Company has seven working days to respond If excluded, re-entry criteria set ...
... Engages with company on particular issue Engagement will happen during course of review Company has seven working days to respond If excluded, re-entry criteria set ...
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... producers to adjust to changing conditions. Changes in average temperature and precipitation, spatial and temporal distribution of temperature and precipitation, and in the frequency and severity of extreme events such as flooding, drought, hail, and hurricanes or other severe weather events are all ...
... producers to adjust to changing conditions. Changes in average temperature and precipitation, spatial and temporal distribution of temperature and precipitation, and in the frequency and severity of extreme events such as flooding, drought, hail, and hurricanes or other severe weather events are all ...
Questioning the Global Warming Science
... Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was established in 1992 and in a meeting held in Kyoto (Japan) in December 1997, it was agreed by all participating countries to reduce GHG emissions to the 1990 level and to help stabilize the earth’s climate. The first phase of the Kyoto Agreement ca ...
... Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was established in 1992 and in a meeting held in Kyoto (Japan) in December 1997, it was agreed by all participating countries to reduce GHG emissions to the 1990 level and to help stabilize the earth’s climate. The first phase of the Kyoto Agreement ca ...
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... variability of climate, especially rainfall is a major constraint to yield improvements of rainfed crops and the high risk for water-related yield loss makes farmers risk averse and influence their investment decisions, including their climate adaptation strategies. It has been observed by some that ...
... variability of climate, especially rainfall is a major constraint to yield improvements of rainfed crops and the high risk for water-related yield loss makes farmers risk averse and influence their investment decisions, including their climate adaptation strategies. It has been observed by some that ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – pastoral production
... changes in rainfall variability are likely to have the most profound effects on cattle production. Direct effects include magnified pasture responses to rainfall changes, for both increases and decreases. For example, a 5% decline in rainfall could reduce pasture production by 7% (see McKeon et al. ...
... changes in rainfall variability are likely to have the most profound effects on cattle production. Direct effects include magnified pasture responses to rainfall changes, for both increases and decreases. For example, a 5% decline in rainfall could reduce pasture production by 7% (see McKeon et al. ...
Chapter 6: Projections Based on Global Climate Models
... In fact, multi‑model mean decreases in annual surface solar radiation of up to -14 Watts per square metre (~5%) are projected for 2090 under the A2 (high) scenario, in the region immediately to the north of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. For locations not influenced by the SPCZ or ITCZ, p ...
... In fact, multi‑model mean decreases in annual surface solar radiation of up to -14 Watts per square metre (~5%) are projected for 2090 under the A2 (high) scenario, in the region immediately to the north of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. For locations not influenced by the SPCZ or ITCZ, p ...
CARIBSAVE Climate Change Risk Profile for Jamaica
... states with enough confidence to support decision-making for immediate adaptive action. ...
... states with enough confidence to support decision-making for immediate adaptive action. ...
A recurring anarchy? The emergence of climate change as a threat
... and consequent biophysical changes to which that unit is and is likely to be exposed; and the capacity of the unit to adapt to or cope with the expected changes.25 Vulnerability differs across households, communities and regions, as the fundamental components of vulnerability differ significantly ov ...
... and consequent biophysical changes to which that unit is and is likely to be exposed; and the capacity of the unit to adapt to or cope with the expected changes.25 Vulnerability differs across households, communities and regions, as the fundamental components of vulnerability differ significantly ov ...
Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change in Indian Policy Planning
... climate model, PRECIS (Providing Regional Climates for Impact Studies). The PRECIS simulations corresponding to the IPCCSRES A1B emission scenario were carried out for a continuous period of 1961–2098. The climate projections were studied over three time periods - short-term (i.e. 2020s), medium-ter ...
... climate model, PRECIS (Providing Regional Climates for Impact Studies). The PRECIS simulations corresponding to the IPCCSRES A1B emission scenario were carried out for a continuous period of 1961–2098. The climate projections were studied over three time periods - short-term (i.e. 2020s), medium-ter ...
Million Species
... I.II,}"C bodied animals is further enhanced because of other correlated 11 .lil s such as their requirement oflarge foraging area, greater food in 1.1"(" high habitat specificity, and lower reproductive rates (West and I ~i'( 'WII, 2(05). Why thcn (in evolutionary terms) be big? Three reasons are t ...
... I.II,}"C bodied animals is further enhanced because of other correlated 11 .lil s such as their requirement oflarge foraging area, greater food in 1.1"(" high habitat specificity, and lower reproductive rates (West and I ~i'( 'WII, 2(05). Why thcn (in evolutionary terms) be big? Three reasons are t ...
