1_ArgumentBasics - Willamette University
... Case • A case, simply defined, is one or more arguments offered to support a proposition. ...
... Case • A case, simply defined, is one or more arguments offered to support a proposition. ...
The many shortcomings of the Kyoto Protocol are well
... superiority.29 As there is no supranational authority which can regulate the international law system, states must decide based on their own interests whether or not they will ascribe to any particular treaty or whether will they comply with any treaty they have ratified.30 Law can also be used by ...
... superiority.29 As there is no supranational authority which can regulate the international law system, states must decide based on their own interests whether or not they will ascribe to any particular treaty or whether will they comply with any treaty they have ratified.30 Law can also be used by ...
Parallels in reactionary argumentation in the US congressional
... oil consumption (EIA 2004). Reducing the risks of climate change may demand substantial reductions in combustion of fossil fuels, however, implying substantial changes in longcherished ways of life and consumption patterns. There is no cheap ‘technological fix,’ as there has been for many other envi ...
... oil consumption (EIA 2004). Reducing the risks of climate change may demand substantial reductions in combustion of fossil fuels, however, implying substantial changes in longcherished ways of life and consumption patterns. There is no cheap ‘technological fix,’ as there has been for many other envi ...
Irish participation in FP7 Thematic Area 6
... The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) is the EU’s main instrument for funding research and development which runs from 2007 to 2013. There are a variety of funding mechanisms in FP7 (e.g. individual fellowships, infrastructural awards and collaborative research projects). The research programme that ...
... The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) is the EU’s main instrument for funding research and development which runs from 2007 to 2013. There are a variety of funding mechanisms in FP7 (e.g. individual fellowships, infrastructural awards and collaborative research projects). The research programme that ...
G20 Climate Finance Study Group Progress report to G20 Leaders I
... presentations by external participants when there were available time slots. The agenda had been framed around 5 different sessions, which allowed for an extensive amount of time for discussion amongst participants: economic instruments and carbon pricing, tracking of climate finance for an effecti ...
... presentations by external participants when there were available time slots. The agenda had been framed around 5 different sessions, which allowed for an extensive amount of time for discussion amongst participants: economic instruments and carbon pricing, tracking of climate finance for an effecti ...
How local authorities can reduce emissions and manage climate risk
... emissions reductions in their wider areas through the services they deliver, their role as social landlords, community leaders and major employers, and their regulatory and strategic functions. 2. Action on climate change has many local benefits. As well as contributing to national carbon budgets, ...
... emissions reductions in their wider areas through the services they deliver, their role as social landlords, community leaders and major employers, and their regulatory and strategic functions. 2. Action on climate change has many local benefits. As well as contributing to national carbon budgets, ...
INNIVATIVE RESEARCH CONCERNING PRODUCTS AND …
... The world has to stabilise global emissions of greenhouse gases by 2015 in order to prevent irreversible changes in climate. Pressure on resources, changes in climate, the inability of species to migrate changes will lead to regional conflicts and further environmental degradation. This will require ...
... The world has to stabilise global emissions of greenhouse gases by 2015 in order to prevent irreversible changes in climate. Pressure on resources, changes in climate, the inability of species to migrate changes will lead to regional conflicts and further environmental degradation. This will require ...
06-05
... the Mauna Loa Observatory–ed.] range from 312 parts per million at the beginning of the record to about 340 parts per million at present.” 2006 Update: Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration in early 2006 was nearly 380 parts per million (http://www.cmdl.noaa.gov/ccgg/iadv/). A half-century ago, w ...
... the Mauna Loa Observatory–ed.] range from 312 parts per million at the beginning of the record to about 340 parts per million at present.” 2006 Update: Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration in early 2006 was nearly 380 parts per million (http://www.cmdl.noaa.gov/ccgg/iadv/). A half-century ago, w ...
English - unfccc
... The carbon monoxide emissions are considerable. In terms of quantities emitted into the atmosphere, this gas comes in third place (7%), after carbonic gas (83%) and methane (8%). However, the N2O (less than 2%), despite the relatively small quantities, requires more atten ...
... The carbon monoxide emissions are considerable. In terms of quantities emitted into the atmosphere, this gas comes in third place (7%), after carbonic gas (83%) and methane (8%). However, the N2O (less than 2%), despite the relatively small quantities, requires more atten ...
The lecture is a special event in a three-day symposium... rule of law hosted by The Dickson Poon School of... CLIMATE CHANGE and THE RULE OF LAW:
... “Limiting climate change would require substantial and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions” ...
... “Limiting climate change would require substantial and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions” ...
research news - Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie
... Brovkin and his colleagues are applying themselves to the current warm period with particular intensity. This epoch, which began almost exactly 11,700 years ago and is known as the Holocene, merits the second act of the climate play all to itself for at least two reasons. For one thing, world climat ...
... Brovkin and his colleagues are applying themselves to the current warm period with particular intensity. This epoch, which began almost exactly 11,700 years ago and is known as the Holocene, merits the second act of the climate play all to itself for at least two reasons. For one thing, world climat ...
K-12 Partnership Lesson Plan
... events are occurring over extended periods of time. Long-term datasets are extremely useful because scientists can examine average trends in timing shifts over periods of decades and often in different regions. Citizen science has played a major role in curating many of these datasets. Citizen scien ...
... events are occurring over extended periods of time. Long-term datasets are extremely useful because scientists can examine average trends in timing shifts over periods of decades and often in different regions. Citizen science has played a major role in curating many of these datasets. Citizen scien ...
McCarl, B.A., J. Chen, and A. Thayer, "Climate change and food
... Yields are also sensitive to other climate change related factors. In particular, increases in CO2 concentrations can also increase yields for some crops. C3 crops such as wheat, rice, cotton, soybeans, potatoes, and sugar beets respond positively to increased CO2 levels while yields of C4 crops su ...
... Yields are also sensitive to other climate change related factors. In particular, increases in CO2 concentrations can also increase yields for some crops. C3 crops such as wheat, rice, cotton, soybeans, potatoes, and sugar beets respond positively to increased CO2 levels while yields of C4 crops su ...
The climate of the United Kingdom and recent trends
... changed over the years. Following each change the data is adjusted to ensure consistency with the historical series. Recent work (Parker and Horton, 2005) has enabled error bars to be attached to annual averages since 1877, and hence this is the start date of the data shown in Figure 1.4. Since 1960 ...
... changed over the years. Following each change the data is adjusted to ensure consistency with the historical series. Recent work (Parker and Horton, 2005) has enabled error bars to be attached to annual averages since 1877, and hence this is the start date of the data shown in Figure 1.4. Since 1960 ...
Wetlands and global climate change
... coastal erosion and damage to coastal buildings and infrastructure; increased damage to coastal ecosystems such as coral reefs and mangroves and increased tropical cyclone activity. Under currently predicted future climate scenarios, the spread of exotics will probably be enhanced, which could incre ...
... coastal erosion and damage to coastal buildings and infrastructure; increased damage to coastal ecosystems such as coral reefs and mangroves and increased tropical cyclone activity. Under currently predicted future climate scenarios, the spread of exotics will probably be enhanced, which could incre ...
EURO-CORDEX-LUC: A new initiative on - (ICRC)
... • large spatial fragmentation of land use in Europe and LUC impacts are dominant on local to regional scale need for very high resolution modelling and observations • In contrast to GHG forcing: LUC radiative forcing can also be negative, and spread in GCM response to LUC forcing is larger - so ...
... • large spatial fragmentation of land use in Europe and LUC impacts are dominant on local to regional scale need for very high resolution modelling and observations • In contrast to GHG forcing: LUC radiative forcing can also be negative, and spread in GCM response to LUC forcing is larger - so ...
a long-term climate goal implies a limit on cumulative co 2 emissions
... need to be close or below zero by the end of this century to maintain temperature below 2oC compared to pre-industrial levels. The figure can also inform decision-makers on the consequences of different choices regarding the long-term climate target and on the emissions reductions that are needed be ...
... need to be close or below zero by the end of this century to maintain temperature below 2oC compared to pre-industrial levels. The figure can also inform decision-makers on the consequences of different choices regarding the long-term climate target and on the emissions reductions that are needed be ...
Climate Change in the Sydney Metropolitan Catchments
... Since 1950, the region has experienced warming of around 0.8ºC. This is likely to be partly due to human activities. The catchment has also experienced a significant drop in annual rainfall at a rate of approximately 55 mm per decade. The contribution of human activities to the rainfall decline is h ...
... Since 1950, the region has experienced warming of around 0.8ºC. This is likely to be partly due to human activities. The catchment has also experienced a significant drop in annual rainfall at a rate of approximately 55 mm per decade. The contribution of human activities to the rainfall decline is h ...
Causes of the northern high-latitude land surface
... the NHL land surface temperature variability. Similarly, the correlation between the AL and NHL land SAT is 0.45 for the period 1958 – 2004, only accounting for 21% of the shared variance. However, for the cooling period (during the 1960s and 1970s), the AL had a larger correlation (r = 0.65) with ...
... the NHL land surface temperature variability. Similarly, the correlation between the AL and NHL land SAT is 0.45 for the period 1958 – 2004, only accounting for 21% of the shared variance. However, for the cooling period (during the 1960s and 1970s), the AL had a larger correlation (r = 0.65) with ...
presentation - Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative
... Origins of the Framework • The CESD made a number of recommendations on how to improve federal adaptation policy and activities: – Activities in climate science should be organized to make sure that federal departments and others obtain needed information – Federal departments should clarify how th ...
... Origins of the Framework • The CESD made a number of recommendations on how to improve federal adaptation policy and activities: – Activities in climate science should be organized to make sure that federal departments and others obtain needed information – Federal departments should clarify how th ...
Effects of Climate Change on Lakes
... The hydraulic residence time of a lake (the time required to completely replace all water in a lake by its river, groundwater and rainfall inputs) affects the chemical composition of lake waters by controlling the time available for biogeochemical and photochemical processes to operate, the extent o ...
... The hydraulic residence time of a lake (the time required to completely replace all water in a lake by its river, groundwater and rainfall inputs) affects the chemical composition of lake waters by controlling the time available for biogeochemical and photochemical processes to operate, the extent o ...
An Environmental War Economy
... value of lost lives, skills and confidence. Less than 10 per cent of private property is insured in the developing world. Work by economist Paul Freeman suggests that the indirect and secondary impacts of disaster “may be twice the size of the direct losses”. Mainstream scientific opinion now backs ...
... value of lost lives, skills and confidence. Less than 10 per cent of private property is insured in the developing world. Work by economist Paul Freeman suggests that the indirect and secondary impacts of disaster “may be twice the size of the direct losses”. Mainstream scientific opinion now backs ...
