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 ...
Interannual variability and expected regional climate change over
... change signal, a term that is entering common use. In our study, we concentrate on interannual variability, leaving aside model error and assuming a single GHG emissions scenario. Deser et al. (2010) asked themselves a similar question but instead of wondering about the number of years needed to obt ...
... change signal, a term that is entering common use. In our study, we concentrate on interannual variability, leaving aside model error and assuming a single GHG emissions scenario. Deser et al. (2010) asked themselves a similar question but instead of wondering about the number of years needed to obt ...
2006–2012 Climate Change Action Plan
... According to the best estimates of the Fourth Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)1 published in 2007, average air temperature near the surface of Earth will increase from 1.8 to 4 degrees Celsius between now and 2100 across the planet. The warming effect will be at its max ...
... According to the best estimates of the Fourth Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)1 published in 2007, average air temperature near the surface of Earth will increase from 1.8 to 4 degrees Celsius between now and 2100 across the planet. The warming effect will be at its max ...
Global Climate Risk Index 2006
... Climate change is reality and we are already aware of an increasing number of its impacts, others loom. In addition to drastic reductions of greenhouse gas emissions at global level, one question becomes more and more important in the climate debate: which countries will be affected in which way and ...
... Climate change is reality and we are already aware of an increasing number of its impacts, others loom. In addition to drastic reductions of greenhouse gas emissions at global level, one question becomes more and more important in the climate debate: which countries will be affected in which way and ...
Towards transformational change: UNDP`s work in environment
... •• With UNDP support, 85 countries have integrated environmental and climate change considerations into national or sub-national development plans and programmes. •• Initiatives to increase access to renewable and clean energy to the poor and vulnerable have been adopted in 56 countries, of which 40 ...
... •• With UNDP support, 85 countries have integrated environmental and climate change considerations into national or sub-national development plans and programmes. •• Initiatives to increase access to renewable and clean energy to the poor and vulnerable have been adopted in 56 countries, of which 40 ...
Climate Change and Hunger - Responding to the Challenge
... regions north and south of the equator. This is mainly because of projected increases in aridity resulting from climate change and because of high vulnerability consequent on low levels of income. The poorest parts of southern and south-eastern Asia are likely to be substantially affected, with stro ...
... regions north and south of the equator. This is mainly because of projected increases in aridity resulting from climate change and because of high vulnerability consequent on low levels of income. The poorest parts of southern and south-eastern Asia are likely to be substantially affected, with stro ...
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... regions north and south of the equator. This is mainly because of projected increases in aridity resulting from climate change and because of high vulnerability consequent on low levels of income. The poorest parts of southern and south-eastern Asia are likely to be substantially affected, with stro ...
... regions north and south of the equator. This is mainly because of projected increases in aridity resulting from climate change and because of high vulnerability consequent on low levels of income. The poorest parts of southern and south-eastern Asia are likely to be substantially affected, with stro ...
REQUEST FOR CLIMATE SIMULATION LABORATORY
... series of longer simulations. To date, the impacts of chemistry have been highly parameterized or neglected within the CCSM. Recently, CAM has been modified to simulate both tropospheric and stratospheric chemistry. In addition, a new bulk aerosol scheme is now available that is consistent with thi ...
... series of longer simulations. To date, the impacts of chemistry have been highly parameterized or neglected within the CCSM. Recently, CAM has been modified to simulate both tropospheric and stratospheric chemistry. In addition, a new bulk aerosol scheme is now available that is consistent with thi ...
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... and Tol, 2009; Tol, 2007; Hope, 2006.) There are also many empirical studies estimating the costs and/or bene…ts of adaptation in particular settings and sectors.7 However, to the best of my knowledge, the academic literature has not formally considered the (di¤erential) implications of the distorti ...
... and Tol, 2009; Tol, 2007; Hope, 2006.) There are also many empirical studies estimating the costs and/or bene…ts of adaptation in particular settings and sectors.7 However, to the best of my knowledge, the academic literature has not formally considered the (di¤erential) implications of the distorti ...
Weathercaster Views on Informal Climate Education: Similarities
... weathercasters had a shared ethos for developing their climate change views through consulting observational data and multiple sources of information. Additionally, all weathercasters shared the concern that informal climate education focus on ‘‘the science and only the science.’’ Looking specifical ...
... weathercasters had a shared ethos for developing their climate change views through consulting observational data and multiple sources of information. Additionally, all weathercasters shared the concern that informal climate education focus on ‘‘the science and only the science.’’ Looking specifical ...
Climate Finance Study Group
... economy.6 An explicit price on GHG emissions (hereafter “carbon pricing”) aims to reflect the social costs from GHG emissions in the prices of goods and services, thereby providing economic incentives that will influence production, consumption and investment decisions. A rising price over time woul ...
... economy.6 An explicit price on GHG emissions (hereafter “carbon pricing”) aims to reflect the social costs from GHG emissions in the prices of goods and services, thereby providing economic incentives that will influence production, consumption and investment decisions. A rising price over time woul ...
Climate Risk and Adaptation Strategy Discussion Paper (DOCX, 6.9
... Council faces significant community, environment and economy impacts from climate change across a number of sectors, including water security, bushland and urban biodiversity management, urban communities, and infrastructure. The majority of identified risks for Council across service areas are rela ...
... Council faces significant community, environment and economy impacts from climate change across a number of sectors, including water security, bushland and urban biodiversity management, urban communities, and infrastructure. The majority of identified risks for Council across service areas are rela ...
nullius in verba - The Global Warming Policy Foundation
... The simple chronology speaks for itself, though one cannot read it without thinking, at least, about the motivations. Already in the 19th century, gentleman scientists, like Darwin, noted the potential constraints on scientific inquiry that were associated with functioning within universities. The p ...
... The simple chronology speaks for itself, though one cannot read it without thinking, at least, about the motivations. Already in the 19th century, gentleman scientists, like Darwin, noted the potential constraints on scientific inquiry that were associated with functioning within universities. The p ...
The Role of Forest and Soil Carbon Sequestrations on Climate
... Forest carbon stock Carbon sequestration can be defined as the removal of CO2 from atmosphere (source) into green plants (sink) where it can be stored indefinitely (Watson et al., 2000). These sinks can be above ground biomass (trees) or living biomass below the ground in soil (roots and micro organ ...
... Forest carbon stock Carbon sequestration can be defined as the removal of CO2 from atmosphere (source) into green plants (sink) where it can be stored indefinitely (Watson et al., 2000). These sinks can be above ground biomass (trees) or living biomass below the ground in soil (roots and micro organ ...
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... conceptual model which depicts a one-way, causal relationship between climate (or environment, if you will) and human activity. Although the roots of such explanation of society can be traced to the classical Greeks, a resurgence of intellectual environmental determinism was strongly evident in the ...
... conceptual model which depicts a one-way, causal relationship between climate (or environment, if you will) and human activity. Although the roots of such explanation of society can be traced to the classical Greeks, a resurgence of intellectual environmental determinism was strongly evident in the ...
let`s respond - Conservation International
... population growth. Responding to it is not easy but ignoring it will be even harder. Fortunately, there is much that can be done to limit the degree of climate change and to adapt to its impacts. In some instance climate change may even open up new economic opportunities. • The United Nations Frame ...
... population growth. Responding to it is not easy but ignoring it will be even harder. Fortunately, there is much that can be done to limit the degree of climate change and to adapt to its impacts. In some instance climate change may even open up new economic opportunities. • The United Nations Frame ...
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... adaptation must be constant, so is this a permanent exercise? Reply: Yes, it is a process, give people the capacity to know what’s coming and help them manage themselves over the long term. Industrialized countries are largely responsible because of development that leads to greenhouse gas emissions ...
... adaptation must be constant, so is this a permanent exercise? Reply: Yes, it is a process, give people the capacity to know what’s coming and help them manage themselves over the long term. Industrialized countries are largely responsible because of development that leads to greenhouse gas emissions ...
Assessment of climate change impact on hydrological extremes in
... for Lake Tana catchment implies that the GCM uncertainty is more important for explaining the unclear trend than the hydrological models uncertainty. Nevertheless, to have a better understanding of future impact, hydrological models need to be verified for their credibility of simulating extreme flo ...
... for Lake Tana catchment implies that the GCM uncertainty is more important for explaining the unclear trend than the hydrological models uncertainty. Nevertheless, to have a better understanding of future impact, hydrological models need to be verified for their credibility of simulating extreme flo ...
REVIEW SUMMARY Multiple Dimensions of Climate Change and
... Raquel A. Garcia,* Mar Cabeza, Carsten Rahbek, Miguel B. Araújo* Background: Changes in Earth’s climate over time can be measured in Outlook: Forecasting the long-term impacts of future climate changes many ways. The different metrics available represent alternative dimen- on biodiversity is challen ...
... Raquel A. Garcia,* Mar Cabeza, Carsten Rahbek, Miguel B. Araújo* Background: Changes in Earth’s climate over time can be measured in Outlook: Forecasting the long-term impacts of future climate changes many ways. The different metrics available represent alternative dimen- on biodiversity is challen ...
Compounds, creativity and complexity in climate change
... Some compounds, such as „carbon footprint‟, went from 4 to 810 uses in UK newspapers between 2004 and 2006. Some compounds are used so frequently that they have entered the OED, e.g. „carbon offset‟, „carbon footprint‟, „carbon trading‟, „carbon credit‟, which ...
... Some compounds, such as „carbon footprint‟, went from 4 to 810 uses in UK newspapers between 2004 and 2006. Some compounds are used so frequently that they have entered the OED, e.g. „carbon offset‟, „carbon footprint‟, „carbon trading‟, „carbon credit‟, which ...
Changing times, changing stories: generational differences in
... loweryukon.org/menu/about/). This transformation of technology and connectivity, transitioning from sod homes without electricity to modern homes with satellite television over the past 30 to 40 years, happened in a much shorter time frame in most Alaskan villages than in the rest of the United Stat ...
... loweryukon.org/menu/about/). This transformation of technology and connectivity, transitioning from sod homes without electricity to modern homes with satellite television over the past 30 to 40 years, happened in a much shorter time frame in most Alaskan villages than in the rest of the United Stat ...
climate change - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
... Emerging economies such as China, Brazil, and South Africa have caught up since the 1970s and emit increasing amounts of GHG – in the World Bank income classification they are part of the uppermiddle-income group. ...
... Emerging economies such as China, Brazil, and South Africa have caught up since the 1970s and emit increasing amounts of GHG – in the World Bank income classification they are part of the uppermiddle-income group. ...
Progress in Physical Geography
... as dewatering from coal mining, dam building and deforestation. Key words: anthropogenic influence, climate change, GM(1,1) model, grey system modelling, Niangziguan Springs. ...
... as dewatering from coal mining, dam building and deforestation. Key words: anthropogenic influence, climate change, GM(1,1) model, grey system modelling, Niangziguan Springs. ...
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.