The Myth of Dangerous Human
... In a recent letter to European heads of state, British Prime Minister Tony Blair wrote: ‘We have a window of only ten to 15 years to take the steps we need to avoid crossing a catastrophic (climate) tipping point’. In contrast, Emeritus Professor Gray, a distinguished climate scientist from the Univ ...
... In a recent letter to European heads of state, British Prime Minister Tony Blair wrote: ‘We have a window of only ten to 15 years to take the steps we need to avoid crossing a catastrophic (climate) tipping point’. In contrast, Emeritus Professor Gray, a distinguished climate scientist from the Univ ...
The Price Tag of Being Young
... we are missing out on a major opportunity for muchneeded new investment and millions of new jobs by transitioning to clean energy. Properly targeted, these investments could be especially important for young people in communities of color, who are disproportionately exposed to the toxic pollution an ...
... we are missing out on a major opportunity for muchneeded new investment and millions of new jobs by transitioning to clean energy. Properly targeted, these investments could be especially important for young people in communities of color, who are disproportionately exposed to the toxic pollution an ...
Internalizing Climate Change—Scientific Resource Management and the Climate Change Challenges
... many western mountain ranges (Mote 2003), earlier snow-fed stream-flows (Stewart et al. 2005), and earlier green-up (Cayan et al. 2001)—in large part due to emissions of greenhouse gases during the last half of the twentieth century (Cayan et al. 2001; National Research Council 2001; Intergovernment ...
... many western mountain ranges (Mote 2003), earlier snow-fed stream-flows (Stewart et al. 2005), and earlier green-up (Cayan et al. 2001)—in large part due to emissions of greenhouse gases during the last half of the twentieth century (Cayan et al. 2001; National Research Council 2001; Intergovernment ...
Climate Change and Outdoor Recreation Resources
... © 2009 Resources for the Future. All rights reserved. No portion of this paper may be reproduced without permission of the authors. Backgrounders are research materials circulated by their authors for purposes of information and discussion. They have not necessarily undergone formal peer review. ...
... © 2009 Resources for the Future. All rights reserved. No portion of this paper may be reproduced without permission of the authors. Backgrounders are research materials circulated by their authors for purposes of information and discussion. They have not necessarily undergone formal peer review. ...
Protected Area Policies and Climate Change: The Case of the
... Protected Areas and Climate Change Climate change seriously threatens biodiversity. Since we are locked in to significant future climate change even if greenhouse gas emissions are severely reduced today, we need adaptation strategies. Most protected areas have been designed to represent and protect ...
... Protected Areas and Climate Change Climate change seriously threatens biodiversity. Since we are locked in to significant future climate change even if greenhouse gas emissions are severely reduced today, we need adaptation strategies. Most protected areas have been designed to represent and protect ...
Dynamic modeling of adaptation indicators related to climate
... This paper reviews the concept of adaptation capacity in the context of adaptation of human systems to global changes, especially climate change. Before interpreting the dimensions of the complex indicator under discussion, it is necessary to define, explain and determine the adaptation mechanisms t ...
... This paper reviews the concept of adaptation capacity in the context of adaptation of human systems to global changes, especially climate change. Before interpreting the dimensions of the complex indicator under discussion, it is necessary to define, explain and determine the adaptation mechanisms t ...
small family farmers : at the heart of climate justice
... Among human activities, farming is one of the largest GHG emitters, but its impact on global warming varies depending on the agricultural model applied. Industrial agriculture and small family farming are not on an equal footing when it comes to GHG emissions. The impacts on global warming are not c ...
... Among human activities, farming is one of the largest GHG emitters, but its impact on global warming varies depending on the agricultural model applied. Industrial agriculture and small family farming are not on an equal footing when it comes to GHG emissions. The impacts on global warming are not c ...
Chapter 14 Tourism, leisure and sport
... pursuits such as hill walking can be dangerous in certain conditions, and the frequency of occasions when an activity becomes dangerous may well change over time. The recent case of the North East run where several fit people were adversely affected by the prevailing warm conditions highlights the i ...
... pursuits such as hill walking can be dangerous in certain conditions, and the frequency of occasions when an activity becomes dangerous may well change over time. The recent case of the North East run where several fit people were adversely affected by the prevailing warm conditions highlights the i ...
Sensitivity of Twentieth-Century Sahel Rainfall to
... Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom (Manuscript received 12 December 2010, in final form 6 April 2011) ABSTRACT A full understanding of the causes of the severe drought seen in the Sahel in the latter part of the twentiethcentury remains elusive some 25 yr after the h ...
... Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom (Manuscript received 12 December 2010, in final form 6 April 2011) ABSTRACT A full understanding of the causes of the severe drought seen in the Sahel in the latter part of the twentiethcentury remains elusive some 25 yr after the h ...
Climate Hype Exposed
... The IPCC was launched in 1988 during a 20-year period of planetary warming, at the urging of activists opposed to hydrocarbon energy, economic growth, and capitalism. It was originally charged with assessing possible human influences on global warming and potential risks of human-induced warming. Bu ...
... The IPCC was launched in 1988 during a 20-year period of planetary warming, at the urging of activists opposed to hydrocarbon energy, economic growth, and capitalism. It was originally charged with assessing possible human influences on global warming and potential risks of human-induced warming. Bu ...
House science testimony apr 15 final - Climate Etc.
... Human-caused warming depends not only on increases in greenhouse gases but also on how ‘sensitive’ the climate is to these increases. Climate sensitivity is defined as the global surface warming that occurs when the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere doubles. If climate sensitivity is ...
... Human-caused warming depends not only on increases in greenhouse gases but also on how ‘sensitive’ the climate is to these increases. Climate sensitivity is defined as the global surface warming that occurs when the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere doubles. If climate sensitivity is ...
Call for Abstracts The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP
... comparable impacts on African rainfall. Research frontier #2: Understanding and representation of teleconnections in models to enhance forecast performance and interpretation. Potential benefits of advancing these research frontiers include more confident decision making in: a) Implementing early ...
... comparable impacts on African rainfall. Research frontier #2: Understanding and representation of teleconnections in models to enhance forecast performance and interpretation. Potential benefits of advancing these research frontiers include more confident decision making in: a) Implementing early ...
HEALTH,Climate change _UNFCCC submissionMSVK, RM (1)
... direction for the development of a climate change health adaptation strategy, using the public health approach designed by WHO Euro. (figure 1) Key factors considered at the workshop included a) the size and the nature of the problem related to each of the priorities, b) effective interventions, c) ...
... direction for the development of a climate change health adaptation strategy, using the public health approach designed by WHO Euro. (figure 1) Key factors considered at the workshop included a) the size and the nature of the problem related to each of the priorities, b) effective interventions, c) ...
Toward Low Carbon Cities: Madrid and London
... What is an ‘eco-city’ and where does the notion come from?v Early settlements in Mesopotamiavi may be their precursors as they serve the collective needs of their communities with local natural, renewable materials. Such vernacular architecturevii remains an inspiration for ‘eco-design’.viii Is livi ...
... What is an ‘eco-city’ and where does the notion come from?v Early settlements in Mesopotamiavi may be their precursors as they serve the collective needs of their communities with local natural, renewable materials. Such vernacular architecturevii remains an inspiration for ‘eco-design’.viii Is livi ...
On picking winners - the basic PDF update here.
... to price carbon at the centre of the policy debate. Many argue for a mix of approaches, stressing the importance of technology specific strategies to promote innovation as a complement to carbon pricing. This is accepted wisdom internationally, and is reflected in country policies around the world. ...
... to price carbon at the centre of the policy debate. Many argue for a mix of approaches, stressing the importance of technology specific strategies to promote innovation as a complement to carbon pricing. This is accepted wisdom internationally, and is reflected in country policies around the world. ...
Climate modeling at various spatial and temporal scales: where can
... system as possible, and include not only the atmosphere, but also the oceans, the cryosphere, and the biosphere. GCMs are among the largest and most demanding applications in terms of computing resources. They typically solve large sets of equations on several million grid-points distributed in thre ...
... system as possible, and include not only the atmosphere, but also the oceans, the cryosphere, and the biosphere. GCMs are among the largest and most demanding applications in terms of computing resources. They typically solve large sets of equations on several million grid-points distributed in thre ...
Full-Text - MDPI.com
... Nevertheless, it still came as a massive surprise when President Lula and Brazil’s Minister of the Environment at that time, Carlos Minc, in November 2009 declared a voluntary commitment to implement substantial cuts in Brazilian emissions from a 2020 baseline. Such a move had been explicitly reject ...
... Nevertheless, it still came as a massive surprise when President Lula and Brazil’s Minister of the Environment at that time, Carlos Minc, in November 2009 declared a voluntary commitment to implement substantial cuts in Brazilian emissions from a 2020 baseline. Such a move had been explicitly reject ...
Business Responses to Climate Change in Developing Countries: A
... developing countries, others are proper for developed countries that does not occur in the developing countries such as changing expert opinion (a specific strategy of firms in the U.S. and Australia), acquisition of emission credits strategy, and policy inputs or lobbying activities in the informat ...
... developing countries, others are proper for developed countries that does not occur in the developing countries such as changing expert opinion (a specific strategy of firms in the U.S. and Australia), acquisition of emission credits strategy, and policy inputs or lobbying activities in the informat ...
Context Analysis - Kenya livestock Marketing Council
... Over the years government policies in relation to ASAL has improved also, the new constitution of Kenya adopted in 2010 has provided opportunities for devolution. There is visible increased representation of pastoralists in key political and public sectors and their voice in policy making processes ...
... Over the years government policies in relation to ASAL has improved also, the new constitution of Kenya adopted in 2010 has provided opportunities for devolution. There is visible increased representation of pastoralists in key political and public sectors and their voice in policy making processes ...
Modelling Vegetation and the Carbon Cycle as Interactive Elements
... In order to fully understand the role of climate-vegetation feedbacks on these timescales we need to treat the land-cover as a interactive element, by incorporating dynamic global vegetation models (DGVMs) within climate models. The earliest DGVMs were based on bottom-up \gap" forest models, which e ...
... In order to fully understand the role of climate-vegetation feedbacks on these timescales we need to treat the land-cover as a interactive element, by incorporating dynamic global vegetation models (DGVMs) within climate models. The earliest DGVMs were based on bottom-up \gap" forest models, which e ...
2011 - Northwest Fire Science Consortium
... to climate change effects Intensive research on climate change over the past two decades has led most scientists to conclude that significant climate shifts and increased climate variability are already under way, and that this trend will continue for many centuries into the future (IPCC 2007). Ther ...
... to climate change effects Intensive research on climate change over the past two decades has led most scientists to conclude that significant climate shifts and increased climate variability are already under way, and that this trend will continue for many centuries into the future (IPCC 2007). Ther ...
Impacts of climate change on a grassland catchment
... Dynamic modelling was used to quantify the impact of projected climate change, and potential changes in population and land-use, on phosphorus (P) export from a subcatchment in SW Ireland using the Generalised Watershed Loading Functions (GWLF) model. Overall the results indicated that the increase ...
... Dynamic modelling was used to quantify the impact of projected climate change, and potential changes in population and land-use, on phosphorus (P) export from a subcatchment in SW Ireland using the Generalised Watershed Loading Functions (GWLF) model. Overall the results indicated that the increase ...
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... impacts involve changes in demand for market services, changes in household energy demand and changes in demand for public services. The first two are considerably larger than other impacts and affect sectors of the economy which generate high added value. Consistently with changes in tourism flows, ...
... impacts involve changes in demand for market services, changes in household energy demand and changes in demand for public services. The first two are considerably larger than other impacts and affect sectors of the economy which generate high added value. Consistently with changes in tourism flows, ...
Amazonian forest dieback under climate-carbon cycle
... over the 21st century. Under the IS92a ‘‘business as usual’’ emissions scenario CO2 concentrations reached about 980 ppmv by 2100, which is about 280 ppmv higher than when these feedbacks were ignored. The major contribution to the increased CO2 arose from reductions in soil carbon because global wa ...
... over the 21st century. Under the IS92a ‘‘business as usual’’ emissions scenario CO2 concentrations reached about 980 ppmv by 2100, which is about 280 ppmv higher than when these feedbacks were ignored. The major contribution to the increased CO2 arose from reductions in soil carbon because global wa ...
Climate Change and Security. Two Scenarios for the Indian
... serviced by imports throughout the Pacific, and some ...
... serviced by imports throughout the Pacific, and some ...
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.