Scientific uncertainty and climate change: Part I. Uncertainty
... illustrate, Ackerman et al. (2005) showed retrospectively that CBA would have prevented implementation of a number of regulatory public-health measures, among them limiting workplace exposure to vinyl chloride which likely saved many lives (Michaels 2008). Third, because climate mitigation costs wou ...
... illustrate, Ackerman et al. (2005) showed retrospectively that CBA would have prevented implementation of a number of regulatory public-health measures, among them limiting workplace exposure to vinyl chloride which likely saved many lives (Michaels 2008). Third, because climate mitigation costs wou ...
Recent worldwide CO2 emissions - Digging in the Clay
... by 2100, (1.8°C business as usual “Scenario B1” versus 0.6°C if all world-wide emissions had stopped in 2000): • only ~14% of the worlds current 2010 emissions (EU (27) AU NZ), are making any progress = ~ -0.168°C • the maximum they might achieve is a 30% emissions reduction = ~ -0.0504°C • The UK c ...
... by 2100, (1.8°C business as usual “Scenario B1” versus 0.6°C if all world-wide emissions had stopped in 2000): • only ~14% of the worlds current 2010 emissions (EU (27) AU NZ), are making any progress = ~ -0.168°C • the maximum they might achieve is a 30% emissions reduction = ~ -0.0504°C • The UK c ...
TEEB Climate Issues Update
... the final findings of the complete teeb study will be presented in the autumn of 2010 at the CbD Cop10 meeting in Nagoya, Japan. the draft chapters of teeb D0 will be online in September 2009, and the teeb D1 report will be issued in November in order to facilitate ongoing dialogue for teeb final fi ...
... the final findings of the complete teeb study will be presented in the autumn of 2010 at the CbD Cop10 meeting in Nagoya, Japan. the draft chapters of teeb D0 will be online in September 2009, and the teeb D1 report will be issued in November in order to facilitate ongoing dialogue for teeb final fi ...
chapter eight climate change, northern subsistence and land based
... corresponds with the abandonment of the Western settlement. A key factor seems to have been a reduced capacity among the Norse people to produce and store fodder for their farm animals. Historically they had been able to store enough fodder for one, and at most, two years. A cold spell that prevente ...
... corresponds with the abandonment of the Western settlement. A key factor seems to have been a reduced capacity among the Norse people to produce and store fodder for their farm animals. Historically they had been able to store enough fodder for one, and at most, two years. A cold spell that prevente ...
Right wing populism and climate change
... broad types of explanation of why RWP parties and movements are so hostile to action on climate change. One of these is an interest-based explanation, based on the apparent tendency for populist leaders in resource-rich countries to form close relationships, and draw on the support of, fossil fuel i ...
... broad types of explanation of why RWP parties and movements are so hostile to action on climate change. One of these is an interest-based explanation, based on the apparent tendency for populist leaders in resource-rich countries to form close relationships, and draw on the support of, fossil fuel i ...
Now more than ever: The need for more societally
... In this paper, I suggest narrowing the research priorities even further. A recent review of research and practice on USfocused vulnerability and adaptation found a persistent and significant ‘‘mismatch between the lack of, and the need for, scientific capacity, technical expertise and widespread, [dec ...
... In this paper, I suggest narrowing the research priorities even further. A recent review of research and practice on USfocused vulnerability and adaptation found a persistent and significant ‘‘mismatch between the lack of, and the need for, scientific capacity, technical expertise and widespread, [dec ...
Presentation
... • capacity building on systematic observation, inter alia, to enable developing countries to apply climate observations for impact assessment and preparation for adaptation. The new GEO Strategic Plan 2016-2025 establishes three Strategic Objectives – Advocate, Engage, Deliver – and emphasises clima ...
... • capacity building on systematic observation, inter alia, to enable developing countries to apply climate observations for impact assessment and preparation for adaptation. The new GEO Strategic Plan 2016-2025 establishes three Strategic Objectives – Advocate, Engage, Deliver – and emphasises clima ...
What shapes perceptions of climate change?
... system usually prevails, because it comes in faster and is more vivid. For most people in the United States, judging the likelihood of climate change based on personal experience will lead to judgments that are low. Even individuals whose economic livelihood depends on weather and climate events (e. ...
... system usually prevails, because it comes in faster and is more vivid. For most people in the United States, judging the likelihood of climate change based on personal experience will lead to judgments that are low. Even individuals whose economic livelihood depends on weather and climate events (e. ...
Climate Change, Emissions Trading and Indigenous Peoples
... Under the Kyoto Protocol, greenhouse gas emissions reductions from forest ‘sinks’, which are essentially forests established on cleared land (reforestation), can be used to show compliance with binding emissions targets.8 As discussed in more detail below, Indigenous peoples have argued that the inc ...
... Under the Kyoto Protocol, greenhouse gas emissions reductions from forest ‘sinks’, which are essentially forests established on cleared land (reforestation), can be used to show compliance with binding emissions targets.8 As discussed in more detail below, Indigenous peoples have argued that the inc ...
The impact of climate change on the electricity market A review
... integrated assessment modellers have for the most part not been able to include the impacts of climate change on energy in their studies due to a lack of knowledge about these impacts, and partially also because of a lack of familiarity with impact studies from other disciplines than economics. This ...
... integrated assessment modellers have for the most part not been able to include the impacts of climate change on energy in their studies due to a lack of knowledge about these impacts, and partially also because of a lack of familiarity with impact studies from other disciplines than economics. This ...
Adaptive Capacity and Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability
... household that had some elementary education expressed as percentage of the total number of adults in the ...
... household that had some elementary education expressed as percentage of the total number of adults in the ...
Tropical reforestation and climate change
... cause water shortages, particularly in dry areas (Hodgman et al. 2012). The role of reforestation in reducing storm flow is unclear in large watersheds or for extreme rainfall events (Keenan & Van Dijk 2010). Greater understanding is needed of the effects of the type and the spatial location of refo ...
... cause water shortages, particularly in dry areas (Hodgman et al. 2012). The role of reforestation in reducing storm flow is unclear in large watersheds or for extreme rainfall events (Keenan & Van Dijk 2010). Greater understanding is needed of the effects of the type and the spatial location of refo ...
Participants and Biographies - Southeast Regional Climate Center
... Kristie L. Ebi is Executive Director of the Technical Support Unit for Working Group II (Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Prior to this position, she was an independent consultant. She has been conducting research on the impacts of and ...
... Kristie L. Ebi is Executive Director of the Technical Support Unit for Working Group II (Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Prior to this position, she was an independent consultant. She has been conducting research on the impacts of and ...
Perception and adaptation to climate change by farmers in the Nile
... The age of the head of the household represents experience in farming and studies have indicated that experienced farmers are more likely to perceive climate change (Maddison 2006; Ishaya & Abaje 2008). The degree of education of the head of household is also hypothesized to be positively related to ...
... The age of the head of the household represents experience in farming and studies have indicated that experienced farmers are more likely to perceive climate change (Maddison 2006; Ishaya & Abaje 2008). The degree of education of the head of household is also hypothesized to be positively related to ...
Chapter 2: AFRICAN CLIMATE CHANGE: PAST AND FUTURE
... The climate system is driven by the sun’s energy and regulated by natural processes and cycles in the Earth system. These include the carbon cycle and greenhouse effect, orbital cycles, ocean currents that distribute warmer and colder water around the globe, and atmosphere-ocean interactions that mo ...
... The climate system is driven by the sun’s energy and regulated by natural processes and cycles in the Earth system. These include the carbon cycle and greenhouse effect, orbital cycles, ocean currents that distribute warmer and colder water around the globe, and atmosphere-ocean interactions that mo ...
Conceptual framework: Definitions for key concepts
... degradation). The objective of the integrated assessment is to provide a means of synthesising CCIAV multiple sector results at a sub-national level for policy-makers and stakeholders (e.g., Toth et al., 2003 a & b). It may be useful to take a multiple stressors approach in which the integrated impa ...
... degradation). The objective of the integrated assessment is to provide a means of synthesising CCIAV multiple sector results at a sub-national level for policy-makers and stakeholders (e.g., Toth et al., 2003 a & b). It may be useful to take a multiple stressors approach in which the integrated impa ...
beyond reaction
... Droughts are of enormous significance, and have caused famines, massive migratory movements and tremendous economic, social and political crises. They also have consequences on the possibility for women to access to land, work, education, but also to safety as it has been observed that violence agai ...
... Droughts are of enormous significance, and have caused famines, massive migratory movements and tremendous economic, social and political crises. They also have consequences on the possibility for women to access to land, work, education, but also to safety as it has been observed that violence agai ...
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... scientists a quarter of a century ago, there was a degree of recognition that any mitigation of emissions of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions would need to be complemented by at least some adaptation to the effects of climate change. Pielke et al (2007, p. 597), for example, state that ‘during ...
... scientists a quarter of a century ago, there was a degree of recognition that any mitigation of emissions of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions would need to be complemented by at least some adaptation to the effects of climate change. Pielke et al (2007, p. 597), for example, state that ‘during ...
Wetlands and global climate change
... level rise. It is predicted that as the tropics gain more heat, there will be a greater transport of water vapor towards higher latitudes. Thus, it is likely that, in general, lower latitudes will experience a decrease in precipitation and higher latitudes will experience an increase in rainfall (Da ...
... level rise. It is predicted that as the tropics gain more heat, there will be a greater transport of water vapor towards higher latitudes. Thus, it is likely that, in general, lower latitudes will experience a decrease in precipitation and higher latitudes will experience an increase in rainfall (Da ...
A recurring anarchy? The emergence of climate change as a threat
... governments, including the new administration’s programme in the US, a move that is rationalised, at least in part, by the security threat it presents. The potential consequences of climate change for security, the environment and human well-being are grave. To date, though, much of the drive to ‘se ...
... governments, including the new administration’s programme in the US, a move that is rationalised, at least in part, by the security threat it presents. The potential consequences of climate change for security, the environment and human well-being are grave. To date, though, much of the drive to ‘se ...
IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS)
... as a productive gas. The climate change glossary defines carbon dioxide as, a naturally occurring gas, and also a by-product of burning fossil fuels and biomass, as well as land-use changes and other industrial processes. It is the reference gas against which other green house gases are measured and ...
... as a productive gas. The climate change glossary defines carbon dioxide as, a naturally occurring gas, and also a by-product of burning fossil fuels and biomass, as well as land-use changes and other industrial processes. It is the reference gas against which other green house gases are measured and ...
Climate Change and Potential Impacts for the Aquaculture and Fisheries Sector in ASEAN+3
... measures to mitigate, and options to be able to adopt changes; Share within ASEAN and ROK the impact of climate change in their aquaculture based on their experience and observations; Present actions taken to address or prepare for the impact; Create or develop a regional network that encourage ...
... measures to mitigate, and options to be able to adopt changes; Share within ASEAN and ROK the impact of climate change in their aquaculture based on their experience and observations; Present actions taken to address or prepare for the impact; Create or develop a regional network that encourage ...
Climate Change Resilient Transport, May 2011
... International Road Transport Union (IRU). January 21 2011. ...
... International Road Transport Union (IRU). January 21 2011. ...
The Carbon Neutral Myth - Offset Indulgences for your Climate Sins
... to ‘neutralise’ an equivalent amount of emissions by energy-saving, or through carbon absorption in trees. The consumer pays according to the claimed project costs and the amount of emissions to be ‘neutralised’. Most carbon offset companies cater to both individuals and corporations. Corporations c ...
... to ‘neutralise’ an equivalent amount of emissions by energy-saving, or through carbon absorption in trees. The consumer pays according to the claimed project costs and the amount of emissions to be ‘neutralised’. Most carbon offset companies cater to both individuals and corporations. Corporations c ...
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.