Spring 2008
... given by Ron Stouffer, senior research meteorologist in the Climate Dynamics Group, GFDL and contributor to all four IPCC Working Group 1 Reports since 1990. Stouffer addressed how the IPCC arrives at consensus in the face of uncertainty, particularly when it comes to predicting future climate chang ...
... given by Ron Stouffer, senior research meteorologist in the Climate Dynamics Group, GFDL and contributor to all four IPCC Working Group 1 Reports since 1990. Stouffer addressed how the IPCC arrives at consensus in the face of uncertainty, particularly when it comes to predicting future climate chang ...
regional climate model intercomparison project for asia
... summer (June–July–August), ranging from –4° to models generally produce too much precipitation in –1°C. The exceptions are the Regional Integrated En- high latitudes, but, overall, tend to reproduce the anvironmental Model System (RIEMS), which is too warm nual cycle across most of China, Korea, and ...
... summer (June–July–August), ranging from –4° to models generally produce too much precipitation in –1°C. The exceptions are the Regional Integrated En- high latitudes, but, overall, tend to reproduce the anvironmental Model System (RIEMS), which is too warm nual cycle across most of China, Korea, and ...
Scaled-up Market Mechanisms – What is Needed to
... A variation of this would be to systematically apply the national sectoral baseline to all installations. CCAP recently recommended this approach to solve the problem of getting the international market price incentive to individual entities in a country. CCAP (2009): A tradable intensity standard f ...
... A variation of this would be to systematically apply the national sectoral baseline to all installations. CCAP recently recommended this approach to solve the problem of getting the international market price incentive to individual entities in a country. CCAP (2009): A tradable intensity standard f ...
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... Another channel of carbon leakage is via the international fossil fuel channel. Carbon-constrained countries adopt stringent climate policies to cut their consumption of fossil fuels. This will push down the international prices of fossil fuels. These reduced prices will in turn induce an increase i ...
... Another channel of carbon leakage is via the international fossil fuel channel. Carbon-constrained countries adopt stringent climate policies to cut their consumption of fossil fuels. This will push down the international prices of fossil fuels. These reduced prices will in turn induce an increase i ...
Annex - Environment Bureau
... 1.9 In the 2008/09 Policy Address, the Chief Executive announced that the Government would make early preparations to meet the challenge of climate change. In particular, we will enhance energy efficiency, use clean fuels, rely less on fossil fuels, and promote a low carbon economy – an economy base ...
... 1.9 In the 2008/09 Policy Address, the Chief Executive announced that the Government would make early preparations to meet the challenge of climate change. In particular, we will enhance energy efficiency, use clean fuels, rely less on fossil fuels, and promote a low carbon economy – an economy base ...
CLIMATE CHANGE – SCOPING THE ISSUES
... In Finland, Norway and Sweden, rain and mild weather during the winter season often prevents reindeer from accessing lichen, which is a vital food source. This has caused massive loss of reindeers. For Saami communities, reindeers are vital to their culture, subsistence and economy. This has forced ...
... In Finland, Norway and Sweden, rain and mild weather during the winter season often prevents reindeer from accessing lichen, which is a vital food source. This has caused massive loss of reindeers. For Saami communities, reindeers are vital to their culture, subsistence and economy. This has forced ...
IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION MEASURES ON
... society to adapt to climate change and to achieve sustainable development. They have the capacity to develop environmentally friendly technologies that can be transferred to the developing world. Developing countries, on the other hand, have neither the resources nor the socioeconomic infrastructure ...
... society to adapt to climate change and to achieve sustainable development. They have the capacity to develop environmentally friendly technologies that can be transferred to the developing world. Developing countries, on the other hand, have neither the resources nor the socioeconomic infrastructure ...
Attribution - hvonstorch.de
... Often,an anthropogenic influence is assumed to be found when trends are found to be „significant“. • In many cases, the tests for assessing the significance of a trend are false as they fail to take into account serial correlation. • If the null-hypothesis is correctly rejected, then the conclusion ...
... Often,an anthropogenic influence is assumed to be found when trends are found to be „significant“. • In many cases, the tests for assessing the significance of a trend are false as they fail to take into account serial correlation. • If the null-hypothesis is correctly rejected, then the conclusion ...
Using the NatureServe Climate Change Vulnerability Index
... Use elsewhere may require modification of specific factors relating to local habitat and/or climate features not present in North America. Also, the resolution of downscaled climate predictions may be lower than that currently available for the U.S. In the future, NatureServe may create a version of ...
... Use elsewhere may require modification of specific factors relating to local habitat and/or climate features not present in North America. Also, the resolution of downscaled climate predictions may be lower than that currently available for the U.S. In the future, NatureServe may create a version of ...
Good for climate, good for health
... 2015a). The largest emissions are from the energy sector. Transport and the residential sectors contribute significant quantities of GHG; these two sectors have shown much slower rates of reduction compared to other sectors. The third largest emissions are in the agriculture sector. These are predom ...
... 2015a). The largest emissions are from the energy sector. Transport and the residential sectors contribute significant quantities of GHG; these two sectors have shown much slower rates of reduction compared to other sectors. The third largest emissions are in the agriculture sector. These are predom ...
PEG - DocumentCloud
... DUCED USE OF FOSSIL FUELS SINCE THEN, CAUSED FORECASTS OF DOUBLING TO MOVE OUT BY SEVERAL DECADES, SAY TILL 2075 2100. THE FIGURE SHOWS THAT THE GROWTH RATE HAS ONCE AGAIN RECOVERED TO PAST HISTORICAL LEVELS IF THE HIGHER GROWTH PERSISTS, THE DOUBLING TIME WILL AGAIN MOVE CLOSER BY SEVERAL DECADES. ...
... DUCED USE OF FOSSIL FUELS SINCE THEN, CAUSED FORECASTS OF DOUBLING TO MOVE OUT BY SEVERAL DECADES, SAY TILL 2075 2100. THE FIGURE SHOWS THAT THE GROWTH RATE HAS ONCE AGAIN RECOVERED TO PAST HISTORICAL LEVELS IF THE HIGHER GROWTH PERSISTS, THE DOUBLING TIME WILL AGAIN MOVE CLOSER BY SEVERAL DECADES. ...
Global and Mediterranean climate change: a short summary
... depending on the implementation of policies for the reduction of GHGs emissions. The observed changes, and those expected for the future, impact many sectors. As an example, it has been suggested that climate change (CC) impacts on health may be viewed as a form of involuntary exposure, which is alr ...
... depending on the implementation of policies for the reduction of GHGs emissions. The observed changes, and those expected for the future, impact many sectors. As an example, it has been suggested that climate change (CC) impacts on health may be viewed as a form of involuntary exposure, which is alr ...
climate change law: the emergence of a new legal discipline
... with a growing sense of urgency regarding the need to address the problem. In Australia, Bonyhady and Christoff comment that 2006 was the year that climate change matured into an issue of significant public (and inevitably political) concern.8 This has led to a profusion of legal developments that t ...
... with a growing sense of urgency regarding the need to address the problem. In Australia, Bonyhady and Christoff comment that 2006 was the year that climate change matured into an issue of significant public (and inevitably political) concern.8 This has led to a profusion of legal developments that t ...
report_workshop_14.10.10
... best. This approach has been adopted to enable stakeholders to think more creatively about the future, encouraging more proactive attitudes to adaptation as well as enhancing appreciation of the interconnectivity of processes and stakeholders operating at different scales. IMCORE is a European INTRR ...
... best. This approach has been adopted to enable stakeholders to think more creatively about the future, encouraging more proactive attitudes to adaptation as well as enhancing appreciation of the interconnectivity of processes and stakeholders operating at different scales. IMCORE is a European INTRR ...
Infiltrating the Frozen Fortress: the importance of the cryosphere to
... Section I. Introduction In the early days of Geography, Alexander von Humboldt had a vision to explore the natural world holistically. To him this meant studying the interrelatedness of the pieces as well as the attributes of the individual parts. When Humboldt journeyed to the New World to explore ...
... Section I. Introduction In the early days of Geography, Alexander von Humboldt had a vision to explore the natural world holistically. To him this meant studying the interrelatedness of the pieces as well as the attributes of the individual parts. When Humboldt journeyed to the New World to explore ...
Chapter 2: International Legal Approaches: Treaties and Non
... Platform to develop a new protocol or other legal approach. However, until parties reach such an agreement rather than just agreeing to a procedure for trying to get there, only the Kyoto Protocol parties have specific, binding commitments to mitigate climate change. The other UNFCCC parties track a ...
... Platform to develop a new protocol or other legal approach. However, until parties reach such an agreement rather than just agreeing to a procedure for trying to get there, only the Kyoto Protocol parties have specific, binding commitments to mitigate climate change. The other UNFCCC parties track a ...
What`s Going to Happen and What Can We Do About It?
... Developing and delivering information in this manner requires that adequate resources are allocated for this purpose so that users experience a reliable and efficient response to their requests for information [5]. Just as our community (at multiple scales) has reliable access to a diverse array of ...
... Developing and delivering information in this manner requires that adequate resources are allocated for this purpose so that users experience a reliable and efficient response to their requests for information [5]. Just as our community (at multiple scales) has reliable access to a diverse array of ...
Tall tales and Fat tails: The science and economics of extreme
... distribution. However, while climate sensitivity is undoubtedly important, what ultimately matters is transient temperature change. A focus on transient temperature change stresses the interplay of climate sensitivity with other physical uncertainties, notably effective heat capacity. In this paper ...
... distribution. However, while climate sensitivity is undoubtedly important, what ultimately matters is transient temperature change. A focus on transient temperature change stresses the interplay of climate sensitivity with other physical uncertainties, notably effective heat capacity. In this paper ...
Sustainability Insight
... rates with new reporting requirements from 2012 • Promotion of water conservation and water use efficiency • Scottish civil estate – procurement and annual reporting • Waste reduction and recycling ...
... rates with new reporting requirements from 2012 • Promotion of water conservation and water use efficiency • Scottish civil estate – procurement and annual reporting • Waste reduction and recycling ...
Summary report on the in-session workshop held at the first
... A representative of China was of the view that the objectives of the review are to facilitate the achievement of the ultimate objective of the Convention and to provide useful input to the ADP and various institutions under the Convention. After presenting his understanding on how the principles and ...
... A representative of China was of the view that the objectives of the review are to facilitate the achievement of the ultimate objective of the Convention and to provide useful input to the ADP and various institutions under the Convention. After presenting his understanding on how the principles and ...
communicating climate change: closing the science
... avoid being blatant and offer solutions that help audiences translate their concern into feasible and effective actions (Floyd et al. 2000). Fear appeals or images of overwhelmingly big problems without effective ways to counter them frequently result in denial, numbing, and apathy, i.e. reactions t ...
... avoid being blatant and offer solutions that help audiences translate their concern into feasible and effective actions (Floyd et al. 2000). Fear appeals or images of overwhelmingly big problems without effective ways to counter them frequently result in denial, numbing, and apathy, i.e. reactions t ...
Chapter 4 Plant Vulnerabilities and Genetic Adaptation Bryce A. Richardson
... and their component species are at risk due to the direct impacts of wildfire and invasives, climate change, habitat fragmentation, and resulting bottlenecks to plant migration (D’Antonio and Vitousek 1992). The status of fire-intolerant sagebrush and its communities is threatened not only by wildfi ...
... and their component species are at risk due to the direct impacts of wildfire and invasives, climate change, habitat fragmentation, and resulting bottlenecks to plant migration (D’Antonio and Vitousek 1992). The status of fire-intolerant sagebrush and its communities is threatened not only by wildfi ...
concept paper 22 april DD
... dykes to prevent coastal inundation from sea-level rise, new dams to improve water supplies, or new drainage systems (including technologies such as storm-water retention systems) to reduce flooding. Yet in contrast to these high-cost, hightechnology strategies, there is a growing interest in low-co ...
... dykes to prevent coastal inundation from sea-level rise, new dams to improve water supplies, or new drainage systems (including technologies such as storm-water retention systems) to reduce flooding. Yet in contrast to these high-cost, hightechnology strategies, there is a growing interest in low-co ...
Low Carbon Growth Country Studies—Getting Started
... in the government’s Long Term Mitigation Scenario. Among other things, the studies have engendered in-country ownership of mitigation strategies and have already provided two valuable outputs: (i) A successful process for establishing low carbon pathways; and (ii) A growing, useful knowledge and da ...
... in the government’s Long Term Mitigation Scenario. Among other things, the studies have engendered in-country ownership of mitigation strategies and have already provided two valuable outputs: (i) A successful process for establishing low carbon pathways; and (ii) A growing, useful knowledge and da ...
Working out the Russian Federation sustainable development
... rienced in the late 20th and early 21st century cannot be attributed only to natural processes. The fur ther increase of the anthropogenic factor should therefore be expected as far as the ongoing climate change is concerned. For the moment the main hypothesis remains unchanged. It holds that the ...
... rienced in the late 20th and early 21st century cannot be attributed only to natural processes. The fur ther increase of the anthropogenic factor should therefore be expected as far as the ongoing climate change is concerned. For the moment the main hypothesis remains unchanged. It holds that 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.