trees on the move - the National Sea Grant Library
... consists of crops that people plant, we can expect that people will just try to plant them elsewhere or find a better crop for the new climate. With forest vegetation, it’s a different story. Trees can’t migrate very rapidly to the places where climate is favorable! In past ice ages, the changes in ...
... consists of crops that people plant, we can expect that people will just try to plant them elsewhere or find a better crop for the new climate. With forest vegetation, it’s a different story. Trees can’t migrate very rapidly to the places where climate is favorable! In past ice ages, the changes in ...
Gippsland Coastal Board v South Gippsland Shire Council
... The land is in an old crown township in a Farming Zone close to the coast. We find that the land is unsuitable for residential development. The overwhelming weight of planning policy discourages residential development in this area. The dwellings are not reasonably required for the operation of agri ...
... The land is in an old crown township in a Farming Zone close to the coast. We find that the land is unsuitable for residential development. The overwhelming weight of planning policy discourages residential development in this area. The dwellings are not reasonably required for the operation of agri ...
Turning Up the Heat - Environmental Investigation Agency
... fragile state in recorded history, leaving the Earth exposed to unprecedented levels of harmful ultraviolet radiation. The hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic has reappeared each austral spring since its initial discovery, and has generally grown larger and lasted longer each year. The 2005 o ...
... fragile state in recorded history, leaving the Earth exposed to unprecedented levels of harmful ultraviolet radiation. The hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic has reappeared each austral spring since its initial discovery, and has generally grown larger and lasted longer each year. The 2005 o ...
ities` action on climate change in South West England.
... decisions about investment and the future effectively embodied in the Treasury advice on discount rates for project assessment? Why were local authorities more likely to be talking (eventually) only about adaptation to climate change rather than mitigation? ...
... decisions about investment and the future effectively embodied in the Treasury advice on discount rates for project assessment? Why were local authorities more likely to be talking (eventually) only about adaptation to climate change rather than mitigation? ...
Adapting ecosystems to climate change
... Meet the mitigation challenge: The adaptive capacity of Australia’s ecosystems is limited, making strong emissions mitigation essential. Where ecosystem-based mitigation efforts (e.g. vegetation management) can, they should seek to deliver adaptation benefits (e.g. corridors and replanting riparian ...
... Meet the mitigation challenge: The adaptive capacity of Australia’s ecosystems is limited, making strong emissions mitigation essential. Where ecosystem-based mitigation efforts (e.g. vegetation management) can, they should seek to deliver adaptation benefits (e.g. corridors and replanting riparian ...
The millennial atmospheric lifetime of anthropogenic CO2
... Assuming an equilibrium climate sensitivity of 3°C from doubling atmospheric CO2, and 90% of the equilibrium warming at the time of the CO2 peak from the Climber model, and also neglecting other anthropogenic greenhouse gases, it would take an atmospheric pCO2 of about 490 ppm to keep the global war ...
... Assuming an equilibrium climate sensitivity of 3°C from doubling atmospheric CO2, and 90% of the equilibrium warming at the time of the CO2 peak from the Climber model, and also neglecting other anthropogenic greenhouse gases, it would take an atmospheric pCO2 of about 490 ppm to keep the global war ...
Lakes and reservoirs as regulators of carbon cycling and climate
... We explore the role of lakes in carbon cycling and global climate, examine the mechanisms influencing carbon pools and transformations in lakes, and discuss how the metabolism of carbon in the inland waters is likely to change in response to climate. Furthermore, we project changes as global climate ...
... We explore the role of lakes in carbon cycling and global climate, examine the mechanisms influencing carbon pools and transformations in lakes, and discuss how the metabolism of carbon in the inland waters is likely to change in response to climate. Furthermore, we project changes as global climate ...
Consumer behaviour and demand response of tourists to climate
... Because the impacts of climate change on tourism operations and destinations are closely entwined with tourist behaviour, four major types of climate change impacts on tourism demand can be distinguished: direct impacts of a changed climate; indirect impacts of environmental change; mitigation polic ...
... Because the impacts of climate change on tourism operations and destinations are closely entwined with tourist behaviour, four major types of climate change impacts on tourism demand can be distinguished: direct impacts of a changed climate; indirect impacts of environmental change; mitigation polic ...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
... accepted and useful concept that has evolved encompasses three major points of view: economic, social and environmental [Figure 1(a)]. Each viewpoint corresponds to a domain (and a system) that has its own distinct driving forces and objectives. The economy is geared mainly towards improving human w ...
... accepted and useful concept that has evolved encompasses three major points of view: economic, social and environmental [Figure 1(a)]. Each viewpoint corresponds to a domain (and a system) that has its own distinct driving forces and objectives. The economy is geared mainly towards improving human w ...
National Programme for Spatial Adaptation to Climate Change (ARK)
... There is no doubt that the climate is changing on a global scale and therefore also in the Netherlands. The effects can already be felt and predicted. Scientific research has shown that climate change cannot be prevented, even with all the good intentions in the world and strict mitigating measures. ...
... There is no doubt that the climate is changing on a global scale and therefore also in the Netherlands. The effects can already be felt and predicted. Scientific research has shown that climate change cannot be prevented, even with all the good intentions in the world and strict mitigating measures. ...
Impacts of climate change on land-based sectors and
... However, the IPCC is not the only leading scientific organisation charged with this task. National academies of science have also been asked to form evidence-based judgements about the core proposition. Table 2.1 identifies four example synthesis reports published since 2007 from national level agen ...
... However, the IPCC is not the only leading scientific organisation charged with this task. National academies of science have also been asked to form evidence-based judgements about the core proposition. Table 2.1 identifies four example synthesis reports published since 2007 from national level agen ...
Alberta Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
... system, which is administered by Environment and Climate Change Canada. In 2005 (for 2004 emissions collection), Alberta harmonized its Specified Gas Reporting Program with the Government of Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program. Alberta has jointly collected greenhouse gas data from A ...
... system, which is administered by Environment and Climate Change Canada. In 2005 (for 2004 emissions collection), Alberta harmonized its Specified Gas Reporting Program with the Government of Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program. Alberta has jointly collected greenhouse gas data from A ...
A Stitch in Time: Lessons for Climate Change Adaptation from the
... The climate is already hazardous and always has been. Variations and extremes of climate disrupt our production of food and our supplies of water, reduce our incomes, damage our homes and property, impact our health, even take our lives. Humans, in an unintended revenge, are getting back at the clim ...
... The climate is already hazardous and always has been. Variations and extremes of climate disrupt our production of food and our supplies of water, reduce our incomes, damage our homes and property, impact our health, even take our lives. Humans, in an unintended revenge, are getting back at the clim ...
The Evangelical Debate Over Climate Change
... though, contest these more apocalyptic scenarios. ' The international community responded to climate change in 1992 with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which sought to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions.22 The Kyoto Protocol, added to the convention in 1997, contains lega ...
... though, contest these more apocalyptic scenarios. ' The international community responded to climate change in 1992 with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which sought to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions.22 The Kyoto Protocol, added to the convention in 1997, contains lega ...
Community Adaptation Plan Bluefields, Jamaica
... resources. But over time, residents have been observing changes in the natural environment. Some of these changes are related to how people use the natural resources, but some are linked to changing climate conditions. For example, residents report longer dry seasons that have resulted in people not ...
... resources. But over time, residents have been observing changes in the natural environment. Some of these changes are related to how people use the natural resources, but some are linked to changing climate conditions. For example, residents report longer dry seasons that have resulted in people not ...
Local Climate Change Governance
... governance with respect to the concept’s formal meaning—concentrating on how power is officially spread vertically or horizontally among stakeholders—sociologists focus on the informal and social power structures immanent to the processes of governance itself. There are, however, fundamental commona ...
... governance with respect to the concept’s formal meaning—concentrating on how power is officially spread vertically or horizontally among stakeholders—sociologists focus on the informal and social power structures immanent to the processes of governance itself. There are, however, fundamental commona ...
4. Financial transfers and adaptation in the South
... Mitigation capital is long-lived so that the choice of mj determines emissions over both periods. Emissions are proportional to output, that is, ejt = σj(mj)yjt, where σj(mj) can be interpreted as the emission-to-output ratio. We assume that mitigation investment has decreasing returns (equivalently ...
... Mitigation capital is long-lived so that the choice of mj determines emissions over both periods. Emissions are proportional to output, that is, ejt = σj(mj)yjt, where σj(mj) can be interpreted as the emission-to-output ratio. We assume that mitigation investment has decreasing returns (equivalently ...
2013-2020 Climate Change Action Plan
... Through the efforts of the government and society as a whole, in 2009, Québec’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions stood at 2.5% below the 1990 level. While this achievement is remarkable, it also fully reveals the challenge that subsequently awaits us. Québec has targeted for 2020 a GHG emission reduct ...
... Through the efforts of the government and society as a whole, in 2009, Québec’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions stood at 2.5% below the 1990 level. While this achievement is remarkable, it also fully reveals the challenge that subsequently awaits us. Québec has targeted for 2020 a GHG emission reduct ...
Climate change and the slow reorientation of the American car
... go down, which creates additional uncertainty for automakers with regard to green reorientation (e.g. about future toughness of regulations or consumer willingness to pay for low-carbon innovations). Furthermore, automakers may actively try to influence socio-political pressures, which means that str ...
... go down, which creates additional uncertainty for automakers with regard to green reorientation (e.g. about future toughness of regulations or consumer willingness to pay for low-carbon innovations). Furthermore, automakers may actively try to influence socio-political pressures, which means that str ...
Dynamic Planet Exam Questions Tectonic Activity: Possible exam
... Using examples describe the impact of an unreliable water supply on people (6) Consequences of human activity on water quality Describe how two human activities can result in a decline in water quality (4) Describe how one human activity can result in a decline in water quality. (2) Describe ...
... Using examples describe the impact of an unreliable water supply on people (6) Consequences of human activity on water quality Describe how two human activities can result in a decline in water quality (4) Describe how one human activity can result in a decline in water quality. (2) Describe ...
Climate Change in the African Small Island Developing States: From
... The African Small Island Developing States (SIDS) comprise Cabo Verde, the Comoros, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe, and Seychelles. In its Fifth Assessment Report, published in 2014, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change underscored that small island States will continue to ...
... The African Small Island Developing States (SIDS) comprise Cabo Verde, the Comoros, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe, and Seychelles. In its Fifth Assessment Report, published in 2014, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change underscored that small island States will continue to ...
The Evangelical Debate Over Climate Change
... from Calcutta and Bangladesh.20 A number of scientists and policymakers, though, contest these more apocalyptic scenarios. 21 The international community responded to climate change in 1992 with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which sought to stabilize greenhouse gas emiss ...
... from Calcutta and Bangladesh.20 A number of scientists and policymakers, though, contest these more apocalyptic scenarios. 21 The international community responded to climate change in 1992 with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which sought to stabilize greenhouse gas emiss ...
High Resolution - Responses to Climate Change
... U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) staff are increasingly considering potential climate change impacts when undertaking long-term planning, setting priorities and making decisions that affect resources, programs, policies and operations, consistent with the 2011 and 2014 policy statements on clima ...
... U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) staff are increasingly considering potential climate change impacts when undertaking long-term planning, setting priorities and making decisions that affect resources, programs, policies and operations, consistent with the 2011 and 2014 policy statements on clima ...
Preparing Low-Emission Climate-Resilient Development
... Socio-economic modeling partners (under negotiation): Yale University, University of Pretoria, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, and UNDP-GGCA cadres of gender-climate national experts. The TACC Facility is complemented by the UNDP Partner ...
... Socio-economic modeling partners (under negotiation): Yale University, University of Pretoria, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, and UNDP-GGCA cadres of gender-climate national experts. The TACC Facility is complemented by the UNDP Partner ...
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (or CPRS) was a proposed cap-and-trade system of emissions trading for anthropogenic greenhouse gases, due to be introduced in Australia in 2010 by the Rudd government, as part of its climate change policy. It marked a major change in the energy policy of Australia. The policy began when the Australian Labor Party was in opposition and the six Labor-controlled states commissioned an independent review on energy policy, the Garnaut Climate Change Review, which published a number of reports. Labor, after winning the federal election and forming a government, published a Green paper for discussion and comment. The Federal Treasury then modelled some of the financial and economic impacts of the proposed scheme.The Rudd Government published a final white paper on 15 December 2008. The Government announced that the legislation was intended to take effect in July 2010; but the legislation for the CPRS (aka ETS) failed to gain adequate support and was twice rejected creating a double dissolution election trigger. After a bitter political debate which saw former opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull lose his leadership of the opposition to the anti-CPRS Tony Abbott. The Rudd government did not call an election and the CPRS lost public support. In April 2010, Labor then deferred the CPRS. A successor to the CPRS, the Carbon Pricing Mechanism (CPM) was passed into law as part of the Clean Energy Futures Package (CEF) in 2011, but was repealed in July 2014 following a change in government.