Target Atmospheric CO2: Where Should Humanity Aim?
... that remain airborne for centuries-to-millennia. The humancaused atmospheric GHG increase will decline slowly if anthropogenic emissions from fossil fuel burning decrease enough, as we illustrate below using a simplified carbon cycle model. On the other hand, if the globe warms much further, carbon ...
... that remain airborne for centuries-to-millennia. The humancaused atmospheric GHG increase will decline slowly if anthropogenic emissions from fossil fuel burning decrease enough, as we illustrate below using a simplified carbon cycle model. On the other hand, if the globe warms much further, carbon ...
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... migration, can contribute to technical and institutional innovations for risk-reduction, resilience-building and climate adaptation in the home communities. The capabilityenhancing potential of migration can partly compensate for the original loss of resources (e.g. brain drain) and increase the opt ...
... migration, can contribute to technical and institutional innovations for risk-reduction, resilience-building and climate adaptation in the home communities. The capabilityenhancing potential of migration can partly compensate for the original loss of resources (e.g. brain drain) and increase the opt ...
1. Climate Change and Insect Pest Distribution Range, Andrea
... One could perhaps argue that it is only the first category that presents evidence allowing conclusions about causal relationships between climate change and range expansion. For the other two categories of studies, firm conclusions about the role of climate change are more problematic. In particular ...
... One could perhaps argue that it is only the first category that presents evidence allowing conclusions about causal relationships between climate change and range expansion. For the other two categories of studies, firm conclusions about the role of climate change are more problematic. In particular ...
Can sense-making tools inform adaptation policy?
... I explore from a government practitioner’s perspective whether sense-making studies can inform adaptation policy. As a Canadian climate adaptation policy analyst and the only nonacademic to participate in the research reported in this special issue, I and my policy unit are uniquely positioned to as ...
... I explore from a government practitioner’s perspective whether sense-making studies can inform adaptation policy. As a Canadian climate adaptation policy analyst and the only nonacademic to participate in the research reported in this special issue, I and my policy unit are uniquely positioned to as ...
The Political Economy of Scientific Uncertainty
... anthropogenic (IPCC, 2007) or is purely caused by natural fluctuations2 (IPSOS/Mori, 2007) implying that voluntary actions would suffice as well as mandatory action would be needed. Hence, different ideological lines on climate change have appeared (Nisbet, 2009; Painter, 2011; Ward, 2008). For example, ...
... anthropogenic (IPCC, 2007) or is purely caused by natural fluctuations2 (IPSOS/Mori, 2007) implying that voluntary actions would suffice as well as mandatory action would be needed. Hence, different ideological lines on climate change have appeared (Nisbet, 2009; Painter, 2011; Ward, 2008). For example, ...
Less pain, more gain: the potential of carbon pricing to reduce Europe’s fiscal deficits (3 MB) (opens in new window)
... The over-riding challenge for many European governments today is to reduce major fiscal deficits with the least collateral damage to the economy. Fiscal consolidation remains a key policy driver in many European Union countries. Notably, in March 2012, 25 EU Member States signed the Treaty on Stabil ...
... The over-riding challenge for many European governments today is to reduce major fiscal deficits with the least collateral damage to the economy. Fiscal consolidation remains a key policy driver in many European Union countries. Notably, in March 2012, 25 EU Member States signed the Treaty on Stabil ...
Assessment of impacts of agricultural and climate change scenarios
... within cropland landscapes for varying predicted future climate conditions for watersheds located in the US Corn Belt or Great Plains regions. Collectively, these studies reveal that hydrologic and pollutant transport characteristics for cropland landscapes can be very sensitive to shifts in land us ...
... within cropland landscapes for varying predicted future climate conditions for watersheds located in the US Corn Belt or Great Plains regions. Collectively, these studies reveal that hydrologic and pollutant transport characteristics for cropland landscapes can be very sensitive to shifts in land us ...
Climate Change Knows No Borders
... on-going negotiations. However power dynamics between countries mean that implementation is regularly contested, and new dam or hydropower developments constantly bring new dimensions to the debate. India’s Farakka Barrage, for example, allows them to control the flow of the Ganges. Farming and fish ...
... on-going negotiations. However power dynamics between countries mean that implementation is regularly contested, and new dam or hydropower developments constantly bring new dimensions to the debate. India’s Farakka Barrage, for example, allows them to control the flow of the Ganges. Farming and fish ...
Evanston Climate Action Plan
... started immediately and will require no additional resources. Other strategies, such as the development of renewable energy resources, are long-term initiatives but the groundwork for their implementation needs to be laid now. Additionally, some measures may not seem feasible now, but political or e ...
... started immediately and will require no additional resources. Other strategies, such as the development of renewable energy resources, are long-term initiatives but the groundwork for their implementation needs to be laid now. Additionally, some measures may not seem feasible now, but political or e ...
Impact of climate change on freshwater ecosystems: a global
... is predicted to significantly increase on one half of the land area, and to significantly decrease on one quarter. Dams and withdrawals had led to significant decreases on one sixth of the land area, and nowhere to increases. Thus, by the 2050s, climate change may have impacted ecologically relevant ...
... is predicted to significantly increase on one half of the land area, and to significantly decrease on one quarter. Dams and withdrawals had led to significant decreases on one sixth of the land area, and nowhere to increases. Thus, by the 2050s, climate change may have impacted ecologically relevant ...
Understanding Uncertainties in Future Colorado River Streamflow
... basin is the size of its reservoirs relative to annual streamflow, with total storage relative to annual ...
... basin is the size of its reservoirs relative to annual streamflow, with total storage relative to annual ...
Climate Change and Food In/Security: A Critical Nexus
... contamination, eutrophication and changes in climate [13]. It has been reported by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) in 2014 that existing climate change scenarios would result in almost half the world’s population living in areas of high water stress by 2030 [19] ...
... contamination, eutrophication and changes in climate [13]. It has been reported by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) in 2014 that existing climate change scenarios would result in almost half the world’s population living in areas of high water stress by 2030 [19] ...
A Summary of the Assessment Process of the Intergovernmental
... This section covers the procedures used for preparing assessment reports which are the main products of the IPCC. These procedures have been determined by governments and are carefully documented3. From our personal experience we can say that these procedures are scrupulously adhered to. While the w ...
... This section covers the procedures used for preparing assessment reports which are the main products of the IPCC. These procedures have been determined by governments and are carefully documented3. From our personal experience we can say that these procedures are scrupulously adhered to. While the w ...
Climate response to imposed solar radiation reductions in high
... (CW2008). To examine the effects of polar instead of global reductions, we then separately imposed nine different highlatitude reductions in TOA solar radiation, with the amounts depending on the latitudinal range of the reduction. As detailed in Table 1, three different high-latitude domains in the ...
... (CW2008). To examine the effects of polar instead of global reductions, we then separately imposed nine different highlatitude reductions in TOA solar radiation, with the amounts depending on the latitudinal range of the reduction. As detailed in Table 1, three different high-latitude domains in the ...
Climate Change and Nutrition Security
... to suffer from undernutrition such as mothers and young children. MITIGATION - Nutrition-sensitive climate change mitigation interventions are urgently required, to reduce current and future impacts of climate change on food and nutrition security. Mitigation actions can favour or compromise food an ...
... to suffer from undernutrition such as mothers and young children. MITIGATION - Nutrition-sensitive climate change mitigation interventions are urgently required, to reduce current and future impacts of climate change on food and nutrition security. Mitigation actions can favour or compromise food an ...
ENDI Warming File - 4 wk
... ocean heat content, perhaps not surprisingly, is simply far more variable than deeper ocean heat content, and thus an imperfect indicator of the long-term warming trend. Unexpectedly, even Antarctica appears to be warming: Antarctica has warmed significantly over past 50 years This global warming is ...
... ocean heat content, perhaps not surprisingly, is simply far more variable than deeper ocean heat content, and thus an imperfect indicator of the long-term warming trend. Unexpectedly, even Antarctica appears to be warming: Antarctica has warmed significantly over past 50 years This global warming is ...
From science to policy: developing responses to climate change
... Decision-makers outside the public health community are faced with similar challenges. Climate change affects multiple sectors and resources including (but not limited to) agriculture, forestry, water resources, air quality, ecosystems and biodiversity, and cultural resources. Stakeholders with an i ...
... Decision-makers outside the public health community are faced with similar challenges. Climate change affects multiple sectors and resources including (but not limited to) agriculture, forestry, water resources, air quality, ecosystems and biodiversity, and cultural resources. Stakeholders with an i ...
Climate impact on airborne particulate matter concentrations in
... moisture yielded considerably degraded performance for ambient relative humidity in California. The lack of soil moisture feedback disconnects the hydrology cycle from the air quality system other than the direct washout of pollutants during precipitation events. It would be highly desirable to cons ...
... moisture yielded considerably degraded performance for ambient relative humidity in California. The lack of soil moisture feedback disconnects the hydrology cycle from the air quality system other than the direct washout of pollutants during precipitation events. It would be highly desirable to cons ...
Building resilience to climate shocks and stresses: knowledge gap Learning paper #1
... information about climate-information production and consumption in each country and highlights similarities across the projects in terms of the climate-information needs at village level as well as the climate risks faced. The box below gives a snapshot of the wealth of knowledge that was co-produc ...
... information about climate-information production and consumption in each country and highlights similarities across the projects in terms of the climate-information needs at village level as well as the climate risks faced. The box below gives a snapshot of the wealth of knowledge that was co-produc ...
Evidence for parallel adaptation to climate across the natural range
... ª 2013 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ...
... ª 2013 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ...
Selected International Legal Materials on Global Warming and
... This will necessitate a wide range of measures, including significant additional energy use in those countries and compensating reductions in industrialized countries. The transition to a sustainable future will require investments in energy efficiency and non-fossil energy sources. In order to ensu ...
... This will necessitate a wide range of measures, including significant additional energy use in those countries and compensating reductions in industrialized countries. The transition to a sustainable future will require investments in energy efficiency and non-fossil energy sources. In order to ensu ...
climate change under nepa: avoiding cursory consideration of
... major federal agency action under NEPA,6 it does not require agencies to select the most “environmentally friendly” alternative or commit to any specific mitigation measures.7 In fact, while NEPA requires agencies “to consider and give effect to the environmental goals set forth in the Act [and] not ...
... major federal agency action under NEPA,6 it does not require agencies to select the most “environmentally friendly” alternative or commit to any specific mitigation measures.7 In fact, while NEPA requires agencies “to consider and give effect to the environmental goals set forth in the Act [and] not ...
Lake Victoria CC Readness brief No. 3 English
... benefits gained in the area of food security and fisheries might be affected. In Tanzania, the assessment revealed that, a number of policies, legislations, programmes, strategies and plans providing for the context to implement national obligations in relation EACCCP are in place. Var ...
... benefits gained in the area of food security and fisheries might be affected. In Tanzania, the assessment revealed that, a number of policies, legislations, programmes, strategies and plans providing for the context to implement national obligations in relation EACCCP are in place. Var ...
Climate change in Australia | East Coast cluster report
... This cluster report is part of a suite of products. These include a brochure for each cluster that provides the key projection statements in a brief format. There is also the Australian climate change projections Technical Report, which describes the underlying scientific basis for the climate chang ...
... This cluster report is part of a suite of products. These include a brochure for each cluster that provides the key projection statements in a brief format. There is also the Australian climate change projections Technical Report, which describes the underlying scientific basis for the climate chang ...
Fourth Carbon Budget Review – part 2
... to meeting the 2050 target (i.e. the lowest cost path to the target, which formed the basis for the legislated budget) and the wider social and economic impacts associated with this path. Our conclusion is that the budget remains feasible and economically sensible, and continues to have manageable i ...
... to meeting the 2050 target (i.e. the lowest cost path to the target, which formed the basis for the legislated budget) and the wider social and economic impacts associated with this path. Our conclusion is that the budget remains feasible and economically sensible, and continues to have manageable i ...
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.