The Influence of Climate Variability and Change on the Science and
... processes and biological evolution. In recent decades, however, the prospect of anthropogenically driven change to the climate system has become an increasingly dominant concern for scientists and conservation biologists. Understanding how ecosystems may adapt to rapid contemporary and future change ...
... processes and biological evolution. In recent decades, however, the prospect of anthropogenically driven change to the climate system has become an increasingly dominant concern for scientists and conservation biologists. Understanding how ecosystems may adapt to rapid contemporary and future change ...
climate change and emissions pathways
... threshold under consideration will constitute dangerous change in his estimation, may choose weights for each individual threshold and derive an averaged threshold somewhere between the individual thresholds in a manner similar to DAI-Ø. Another individual who recognizes multiple climate impacts may ...
... threshold under consideration will constitute dangerous change in his estimation, may choose weights for each individual threshold and derive an averaged threshold somewhere between the individual thresholds in a manner similar to DAI-Ø. Another individual who recognizes multiple climate impacts may ...
Why Worry About Climate Change? A Research Agenda
... Another argument against a precautionary approach is that climate change is a two-sided risk, not a one-sided one. Gradual emission reduction is probably cheap, but stringent, rapid emission reduction may well be expensive, even if implemented in a cost-effective manner (Weyant, 2004). Governments m ...
... Another argument against a precautionary approach is that climate change is a two-sided risk, not a one-sided one. Gradual emission reduction is probably cheap, but stringent, rapid emission reduction may well be expensive, even if implemented in a cost-effective manner (Weyant, 2004). Governments m ...
The climate of the Mediterranean region: research progress and
... basin are characterized by strong differences, as shown by various socioeconomic and environmental indicators, such as per capita gross domestic product (GDP), energy supply, CO2 emissions, and water availability. Environmental issues are exacerbated by societal aspect, as the whole region is densel ...
... basin are characterized by strong differences, as shown by various socioeconomic and environmental indicators, such as per capita gross domestic product (GDP), energy supply, CO2 emissions, and water availability. Environmental issues are exacerbated by societal aspect, as the whole region is densel ...
2015 Conference Schedule
... Description: The “bridges” are organized around an Earth, Air, Fire, Water motif with imagery, ideas and information on new and ancient technologies and practices offered in poems, proses, links and discussion of practical methods to disengage us from reliance on fossil fuels and other unsustainable ...
... Description: The “bridges” are organized around an Earth, Air, Fire, Water motif with imagery, ideas and information on new and ancient technologies and practices offered in poems, proses, links and discussion of practical methods to disengage us from reliance on fossil fuels and other unsustainable ...
Climate change - Time to act
... change is an important aspect throughout BMZ’s work. For change to be effective in the long term, it must be embedded in appropriate political and legal structures, and strong institutions that can drive innovation forward must be created. Within a country, regulation, planning and budgeting at nati ...
... change is an important aspect throughout BMZ’s work. For change to be effective in the long term, it must be embedded in appropriate political and legal structures, and strong institutions that can drive innovation forward must be created. Within a country, regulation, planning and budgeting at nati ...
corporate conquistadors - Corporate Europe Observatory
... destroying indigenous territories in Canada, extracting from the tar sands is much more carbon intensive than conventional oil and gas. Their exploitation has been described by NASA scientist James Hansen as “game over for the climate”. Despite strong resistance, Europe’s first major shipment of tar ...
... destroying indigenous territories in Canada, extracting from the tar sands is much more carbon intensive than conventional oil and gas. Their exploitation has been described by NASA scientist James Hansen as “game over for the climate”. Despite strong resistance, Europe’s first major shipment of tar ...
Polarized frames on “climate change” and “global warming” across
... focuses on whether climate change is a legitimate social problem that deserves public attention whereas the media in other industrialized countries center on how to confront a known environmental challenge. Prior research has indicated that these media practices in the US press hamper climate mitiga ...
... focuses on whether climate change is a legitimate social problem that deserves public attention whereas the media in other industrialized countries center on how to confront a known environmental challenge. Prior research has indicated that these media practices in the US press hamper climate mitiga ...
pdf - The Paleoindian Database of the Americas
... As scientific knowledge of the causes of climate change has grown, so, too, has public interest in the subject. ‘‘An Inconvenient Truth,’’ a film about global warming produced by former United States Vice President Al Gore, won an Oscar for best documentary in February 2007 (see also Gore, 2006). Earl ...
... As scientific knowledge of the causes of climate change has grown, so, too, has public interest in the subject. ‘‘An Inconvenient Truth,’’ a film about global warming produced by former United States Vice President Al Gore, won an Oscar for best documentary in February 2007 (see also Gore, 2006). Earl ...
Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... down of this road would cost the nation $7.8 billion. Sea level rise increases pressure on utilities – such as water and energy – by contaminating potential freshwater supplies with saltwater. Such problems are amplified during extreme dry periods with little runoff. Uncertainties in the scale, timi ...
... down of this road would cost the nation $7.8 billion. Sea level rise increases pressure on utilities – such as water and energy – by contaminating potential freshwater supplies with saltwater. Such problems are amplified during extreme dry periods with little runoff. Uncertainties in the scale, timi ...
The Washington Climate Change Impacts Assessment
... cases, using those climate projections to develop other important information such as hydrologic projections (Figure 2). The process begins with 20 climate models from research groups around the world (models that were used in the 2007 IPCC Fourth Assessment). For each of these global climate models ...
... cases, using those climate projections to develop other important information such as hydrologic projections (Figure 2). The process begins with 20 climate models from research groups around the world (models that were used in the 2007 IPCC Fourth Assessment). For each of these global climate models ...
Simulations show decreasing carbon stocks and potential for carbon
... processes in Biome-BGC. Flux estimates depend strongly on daily weather conditions. Model behavior over time depends on the long-term patterns of these weather conditions, the climate. The model requires a set of initial conditions from which to start a simulation. These conditions are established t ...
... processes in Biome-BGC. Flux estimates depend strongly on daily weather conditions. Model behavior over time depends on the long-term patterns of these weather conditions, the climate. The model requires a set of initial conditions from which to start a simulation. These conditions are established t ...
PDF Fulltext
... their earlier choice of agriculture. They have to find some other way to get their job in their changing environment. So, a significant change should be observed in occupational pattern of those people. Sharp declines in the number of main workers signify that the poor inhabitants find no way to sta ...
... their earlier choice of agriculture. They have to find some other way to get their job in their changing environment. So, a significant change should be observed in occupational pattern of those people. Sharp declines in the number of main workers signify that the poor inhabitants find no way to sta ...
Special Climate Change Program 2014-2018
... The following Secretariats took part in the development of the PECC 2014-2018: Environment and Natural Resources; Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food; Health; Communications and Transportation; Economy; Tourism; Social Development; State Department; Naval; Energy; Public Ed ...
... The following Secretariats took part in the development of the PECC 2014-2018: Environment and Natural Resources; Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food; Health; Communications and Transportation; Economy; Tourism; Social Development; State Department; Naval; Energy; Public Ed ...
Background papers
... elect politicians who will take forward investment and legislation that will enable our carbon emission to be reduced. This will cost all of us a significant amount as electricity, petrol, diesel and gas prices rise substantially. If we are to have a 50% chance of keeping below the 2⁰C rise in globa ...
... elect politicians who will take forward investment and legislation that will enable our carbon emission to be reduced. This will cost all of us a significant amount as electricity, petrol, diesel and gas prices rise substantially. If we are to have a 50% chance of keeping below the 2⁰C rise in globa ...
publication (accessible PDF, 2.8 MB)
... other words long-lasting, and that they make broad dissemination and replication of the selected approach possible. By organising annual calls for proposals, the IKI can react to new developments with agility and flexibility, thus combining a binding basic orientation with a prompt pragmatic respons ...
... other words long-lasting, and that they make broad dissemination and replication of the selected approach possible. By organising annual calls for proposals, the IKI can react to new developments with agility and flexibility, thus combining a binding basic orientation with a prompt pragmatic respons ...
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... mathematics of strategic behaviour, can help us obtain a better understanding of how the incentive to free-ride works, identify the potential barriers to cooperation, and find approaches to facilitate a cooperative outcome. This paper surveys the game theoretic literature that relates to climate cha ...
... mathematics of strategic behaviour, can help us obtain a better understanding of how the incentive to free-ride works, identify the potential barriers to cooperation, and find approaches to facilitate a cooperative outcome. This paper surveys the game theoretic literature that relates to climate cha ...
Environmental policy and the economic downturn: Working Paper 16 (486 kB) (opens in new window)
... recently been identified or some other trigger has led to a step increase in concerns about environmental goals. In these circumstances, there is likely to be a backlog of projects to be undertaken. At a time of a demand-induced downturn, when monetary authorities are ensuring that any increases in ...
... recently been identified or some other trigger has led to a step increase in concerns about environmental goals. In these circumstances, there is likely to be a backlog of projects to be undertaken. At a time of a demand-induced downturn, when monetary authorities are ensuring that any increases in ...
Climate Change and First Nations: Recommendations for Action
... Mitigation measures for limiting future climate changes are focussed on reducing greenhouse gas production and release into the atmosphere. Common mitigation measures include looking at new technologies that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in community buildings and in vehicles relied upon for ...
... Mitigation measures for limiting future climate changes are focussed on reducing greenhouse gas production and release into the atmosphere. Common mitigation measures include looking at new technologies that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in community buildings and in vehicles relied upon for ...
An Agricultural Law Research Article on U.S. Forests, Regions, and the
... Overall, CO2 fertilization is likely to increase tree growth on an individual level. However, the real question we are addressing relates not to individual trees, but to an entire forest or ecosystem. Do the growth advantages of carbon fertilization cancel out? Do some tree species prosper while the ...
... Overall, CO2 fertilization is likely to increase tree growth on an individual level. However, the real question we are addressing relates not to individual trees, but to an entire forest or ecosystem. Do the growth advantages of carbon fertilization cancel out? Do some tree species prosper while the ...
Climate Change and the Past, Present and Future of Biotic Interactions
... composition of fossil assemblages) also change in ways that do not necessarily involve extinction. Climate-mediated dispersal and invasion events are prominent in the fossil record (22, 23) and may provide valuable analogs for the present. A particularly pertinent example is the PaleoceneEocene Ther ...
... composition of fossil assemblages) also change in ways that do not necessarily involve extinction. Climate-mediated dispersal and invasion events are prominent in the fossil record (22, 23) and may provide valuable analogs for the present. A particularly pertinent example is the PaleoceneEocene Ther ...
On the use of imagery for climate change engagement
... actions to take in the face of climate challenges. But in making the intangible tangible, climate imagery can also paralyse and demobilise. In making climate change meaningful through imagery, communications can act to increase or decrease peoples’ sense of both issue salience (whether climate chang ...
... actions to take in the face of climate challenges. But in making the intangible tangible, climate imagery can also paralyse and demobilise. In making climate change meaningful through imagery, communications can act to increase or decrease peoples’ sense of both issue salience (whether climate chang ...
Double exposure: assessing the impacts of climate change within
... technological change, business strategies, employment, and environmental policies. While qualitative research has been carried out on many aspects of globalization-environment relationships, OECD (1997a, p. 17) notes that quantitative evidence is currently lacking on virtually all components of the ...
... technological change, business strategies, employment, and environmental policies. While qualitative research has been carried out on many aspects of globalization-environment relationships, OECD (1997a, p. 17) notes that quantitative evidence is currently lacking on virtually all components of the ...
Food Security of Northern Indigenous Peoples in a Time of
... warming, interfering with natural processes, in significant and, while it is debated, predicted ways. The debate is heated, excuse the pun, because most of the consumers are unaware that their behaviour is having detrimental impacts on their local, national and global environments. In other words, t ...
... warming, interfering with natural processes, in significant and, while it is debated, predicted ways. The debate is heated, excuse the pun, because most of the consumers are unaware that their behaviour is having detrimental impacts on their local, national and global environments. In other words, t ...
The Montreal Protocol Protection of Ozone and Climate
... conditioners and refrigerators in use increases, the overall leakage of ODSs to the atmosphere from these units also increases. Total ODS emissions peaked in the late 1980s. Natural sources of ODSs account for only a small fraction of the peak emissions (see dashed line in Figures 1A and 1B). In the ...
... conditioners and refrigerators in use increases, the overall leakage of ODSs to the atmosphere from these units also increases. Total ODS emissions peaked in the late 1980s. Natural sources of ODSs account for only a small fraction of the peak emissions (see dashed line in Figures 1A and 1B). In the ...
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.