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... change and the need to take action. Individual actions have small effects on energy consumption, but inaction has zero effect. Individuals acting collectively—that is, society working through the social contract—can implement even more effective measures to mitigate climate change. But because the e ...
... change and the need to take action. Individual actions have small effects on energy consumption, but inaction has zero effect. Individuals acting collectively—that is, society working through the social contract—can implement even more effective measures to mitigate climate change. But because the e ...
Enhancing Climate Change Mitigation Efforts
... such broad negotiations. Detractors point out that the agreement made in Durban essentially constitutes the death knell of the Kyoto Protocol, contending that there will be a new agreement. The intent of this article is to review and evaluate the current status of climate change mitigation efforts i ...
... such broad negotiations. Detractors point out that the agreement made in Durban essentially constitutes the death knell of the Kyoto Protocol, contending that there will be a new agreement. The intent of this article is to review and evaluate the current status of climate change mitigation efforts i ...
Methane as a Greenhouse Gas: Why the EPA Should Regulate Emissions
... activity produces far more CO2 than all other greenhouse gases combined, but the fact remains that many other gases are far more effective at trapping heat.4 An often overlooked greenhouse gas many times more potent than CO2 is methane,5 which is responsible for nearly as much climate change as all ...
... activity produces far more CO2 than all other greenhouse gases combined, but the fact remains that many other gases are far more effective at trapping heat.4 An often overlooked greenhouse gas many times more potent than CO2 is methane,5 which is responsible for nearly as much climate change as all ...
Climate Change Makes Success in U.S. Strategy Harder to Achieve
... in the fight against ISIS, and other events are demonstrative of a gradual erosion of U.S. primacy. America does not enjoy the deference it used to have, and all indications are that things will only get worse. The U.S. still enjoys a period of unrivaled geopolitical strength, but a strategic vision ...
... in the fight against ISIS, and other events are demonstrative of a gradual erosion of U.S. primacy. America does not enjoy the deference it used to have, and all indications are that things will only get worse. The U.S. still enjoys a period of unrivaled geopolitical strength, but a strategic vision ...
External link to publication
... The introduction of strong climate‐change mitigation policies could create ‘stranded assets’: assets that have suffered from unanticipated or premature write‐downs, devaluations or conversion to liabilities. These could include a large fraction of the assets of listed fossil‐fuel firm ...
... The introduction of strong climate‐change mitigation policies could create ‘stranded assets’: assets that have suffered from unanticipated or premature write‐downs, devaluations or conversion to liabilities. These could include a large fraction of the assets of listed fossil‐fuel firm ...
UNDP Climate Change Inside Eng1
... Rising sea levels that will swamp many islands and shrink Indonesia’s national territory. Erratic planting and harvesting seasons punctuated by devastating droughts. Floods rushing through the streets of major coastal cities. Salt water intruding into river deltas destroying livelihoods of fishing c ...
... Rising sea levels that will swamp many islands and shrink Indonesia’s national territory. Erratic planting and harvesting seasons punctuated by devastating droughts. Floods rushing through the streets of major coastal cities. Salt water intruding into river deltas destroying livelihoods of fishing c ...
book of abstracts - mariolopoulos
... Kyoto Club on behalf of the LIFE+ project BLUE AP partners: ARPA Emilia Romagna, Bologna Municipality, Ambiente Italia ([email protected]) A "local tailor made" global response and a mix of real politics it is now necessary for the city to quickly adapt to climate change. The project LIFE+ B ...
... Kyoto Club on behalf of the LIFE+ project BLUE AP partners: ARPA Emilia Romagna, Bologna Municipality, Ambiente Italia ([email protected]) A "local tailor made" global response and a mix of real politics it is now necessary for the city to quickly adapt to climate change. The project LIFE+ B ...
Climate Change and Respiratory Health
... the Midwest, RHA is committed to exploring emerging issues that could affect vulnerable populations in these geographic areas. Climate change poses an imminent and long-term threat to people with lung disease. For those tasked with caring and advocating for individuals with lung disease, this is a f ...
... the Midwest, RHA is committed to exploring emerging issues that could affect vulnerable populations in these geographic areas. Climate change poses an imminent and long-term threat to people with lung disease. For those tasked with caring and advocating for individuals with lung disease, this is a f ...
The legacy of climategate
... disagreement among climate scientists.4,12 Exploiting this public uncertainty, Republicancontrolled state governments, led by Texas and Virginia13 and supported by petitions from the US Chamber of Commerce,14 cited climategate in a challenge to EPA’s December 2009 Endangerment Finding, a finding whi ...
... disagreement among climate scientists.4,12 Exploiting this public uncertainty, Republicancontrolled state governments, led by Texas and Virginia13 and supported by petitions from the US Chamber of Commerce,14 cited climategate in a challenge to EPA’s December 2009 Endangerment Finding, a finding whi ...
Public!Intellectuals
... creativity to manage the risks of climate change, and for recognizing the biases in how we have conventionally approached the problem. Social change will be catalyzed not by protests or market mechanisms, ...
... creativity to manage the risks of climate change, and for recognizing the biases in how we have conventionally approached the problem. Social change will be catalyzed not by protests or market mechanisms, ...
ENVIRONMENTAL OUTLOOK TO 2050
... above the maximum threshold level and thus huge reduction efforts would be needed before positive health impacts are seen. In addition, greater urbanisation expected during the next 40 years, and the large increase in the number of elderly people (the most susceptible group) is likely to lead to mo ...
... above the maximum threshold level and thus huge reduction efforts would be needed before positive health impacts are seen. In addition, greater urbanisation expected during the next 40 years, and the large increase in the number of elderly people (the most susceptible group) is likely to lead to mo ...
ICARUS IV ABSTRACTS
... households due to an extreme flood event. The study uses primary data collected from a survey of households in the affected areas and disaggregates the losses into monetary damage to property, physical ...
... households due to an extreme flood event. The study uses primary data collected from a survey of households in the affected areas and disaggregates the losses into monetary damage to property, physical ...
The science of climate change - Australian Academy of Science
... greater than in other areas where policy decisions are routinely taken to minimise risk. Also, the uncertainty means that the magnitude of future climate change could be either greater or less than present-day best estimates. ...
... greater than in other areas where policy decisions are routinely taken to minimise risk. Also, the uncertainty means that the magnitude of future climate change could be either greater or less than present-day best estimates. ...
Tennessee and Climate Change
... Fortunately, Tennessee is poised to help lead the country into a new “21st Century” vision for national security. The University of Tennessee has partnered with the Mascoma Corporation to build the nation’s first switchgrassbased ethanol plant, which has the capacity to produce 5 million gallons of ...
... Fortunately, Tennessee is poised to help lead the country into a new “21st Century” vision for national security. The University of Tennessee has partnered with the Mascoma Corporation to build the nation’s first switchgrassbased ethanol plant, which has the capacity to produce 5 million gallons of ...
The Reality, Risks and Response to Climate Change
... reports, spoken out at forums, and proclaimed, through statements by virtually every national scientific academy and relevant major scientific organization—including the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)—that climate change puts the well-being of people of all nations at ris ...
... reports, spoken out at forums, and proclaimed, through statements by virtually every national scientific academy and relevant major scientific organization—including the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)—that climate change puts the well-being of people of all nations at ris ...
impacts by degree - Division on Earth and Life Studies
... The impacts of human activities—particularly emissions of carbon dioxide, but also including other greenhouse gas emissions, land use, and population growth—are so vast that they will largely control the future of the Earth’s climate system. This future could bring a relatively mild change in clima ...
... The impacts of human activities—particularly emissions of carbon dioxide, but also including other greenhouse gas emissions, land use, and population growth—are so vast that they will largely control the future of the Earth’s climate system. This future could bring a relatively mild change in clima ...
DrieD up, DrowneD out - TILZ
... change has become more extreme over those years. But there should have been signs that things were starting to change for the better in the world’s poor communities. There were no such signs. We talked to the same communities that we met seven years ago and asked them how things had changed. We also ...
... change has become more extreme over those years. But there should have been signs that things were starting to change for the better in the world’s poor communities. There were no such signs. We talked to the same communities that we met seven years ago and asked them how things had changed. We also ...
Climate Variability and Weather
... years of observation, consistent patterns have emerged. Certain changes become more (or less) likely when either warming or cooling occurs (Box 1). ENSO is even large enough to change globally averaged temperature. During an El Niño episode energy moves from the ocean to the atmosphere, and the glob ...
... years of observation, consistent patterns have emerged. Certain changes become more (or less) likely when either warming or cooling occurs (Box 1). ENSO is even large enough to change globally averaged temperature. During an El Niño episode energy moves from the ocean to the atmosphere, and the glob ...
The Met Office Hadley Centre climate modelling capability: the
... which contribute most to inter-model differences in global cloud feedback and climate sensitivity. Uncertainties in cloud feedbacks are also discussed in §4. Another major improvement in HadGEM1 is in the representation of sea ice (McLaren et al. 2006). The geographical ice extent generally agrees w ...
... which contribute most to inter-model differences in global cloud feedback and climate sensitivity. Uncertainties in cloud feedbacks are also discussed in §4. Another major improvement in HadGEM1 is in the representation of sea ice (McLaren et al. 2006). The geographical ice extent generally agrees w ...
PRIORITIES
... the IATF/DR for GA/58 with a view to increase profile and visibility of the Task Force for greater impact in the UN system and beyond ...
... the IATF/DR for GA/58 with a view to increase profile and visibility of the Task Force for greater impact in the UN system and beyond ...
Summary of the meeting on 11 December 2015 on adaptation of
... 10. Migurel George Paunescu, Adaptation Unit, DG CLIMA, European Commission 11. Alessandro Dosio, Climate Risk Management Unit, JRC, European Commission 12. Silvia Dimova, European Laboratory for Structural Assessment Unit, JRC, European Commission 13. Georgios Tsionis, European Laboratory for Struc ...
... 10. Migurel George Paunescu, Adaptation Unit, DG CLIMA, European Commission 11. Alessandro Dosio, Climate Risk Management Unit, JRC, European Commission 12. Silvia Dimova, European Laboratory for Structural Assessment Unit, JRC, European Commission 13. Georgios Tsionis, European Laboratory for Struc ...
Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Ohio
... The full report is available for free download at www.cier.umd.edu/climateadaptation ...
... The full report is available for free download at www.cier.umd.edu/climateadaptation ...
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.