Announcement of Opportunity
... carbon are poorly observed, modelled and understood, despite its decisive role in determining the sign and magnitude of the region’s net contribution to global atmospheric CO2 change 17. Estimates of the size and recent variability of the regional carbon sink from atmospheric and oceanic observation ...
... carbon are poorly observed, modelled and understood, despite its decisive role in determining the sign and magnitude of the region’s net contribution to global atmospheric CO2 change 17. Estimates of the size and recent variability of the regional carbon sink from atmospheric and oceanic observation ...
Enabling Agriculture to Contribute to Climate Change
... database to draw upon, as well a global coordinated system of information sharing. Applicable models could include empirical approaches, such as the Tier II methods developed for soil C inventory estimates in the IPCC guidelines (IPCC 2006) and/or more process-based models that have been developed f ...
... database to draw upon, as well a global coordinated system of information sharing. Applicable models could include empirical approaches, such as the Tier II methods developed for soil C inventory estimates in the IPCC guidelines (IPCC 2006) and/or more process-based models that have been developed f ...
Booth et al. 2013. CC Adaptation to Protect Biodiversity
... The next two columns to be completed in Table 1 deal with ‘Implications of climate change scenario’ and ‘Governance and investment sources’. If the Steffen et al. (2009) procedure of considering the recovery, stabilization and runaway scenarios is being followed then the ‘implications’ column would ...
... The next two columns to be completed in Table 1 deal with ‘Implications of climate change scenario’ and ‘Governance and investment sources’. If the Steffen et al. (2009) procedure of considering the recovery, stabilization and runaway scenarios is being followed then the ‘implications’ column would ...
the context addressing the protection needs of people displaced
... People who are forced to cross an international border in the context of a disaster and climate change have limited protection when they arrive in another country. In most cases, they will not be considered refugees under international refugee law and human rights law does not give them a right to b ...
... People who are forced to cross an international border in the context of a disaster and climate change have limited protection when they arrive in another country. In most cases, they will not be considered refugees under international refugee law and human rights law does not give them a right to b ...
The Second Annual Report
... concentrations and trends in GHG emissions mean that these concentration levels are being exceeded and we are progressing towards levels that may well result in global mean temperature increases of 4°C. This view was recently reinforced by Nicholas Stern, author of the UK government-commissioned 'St ...
... concentrations and trends in GHG emissions mean that these concentration levels are being exceeded and we are progressing towards levels that may well result in global mean temperature increases of 4°C. This view was recently reinforced by Nicholas Stern, author of the UK government-commissioned 'St ...
Québec and Climate change 2006-2012 Action Plan
... mechanism for collecting the duty that will finance the Action Plan. On June 6, 2007, for the purpose of publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec, the government submitted the draft regulation that will introduce the mechanism. The consultation period for the draft regulation is 45 days. Thus ...
... mechanism for collecting the duty that will finance the Action Plan. On June 6, 2007, for the purpose of publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec, the government submitted the draft regulation that will introduce the mechanism. The consultation period for the draft regulation is 45 days. Thus ...
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... Climate change will significantly impact the four dimensions of food security (availability, access, stability and utilization). The impact of climate change on the fisheries and aquaculture sectors will contribute to availability of aquatic foods through changes in habitats, stocks and species dist ...
... Climate change will significantly impact the four dimensions of food security (availability, access, stability and utilization). The impact of climate change on the fisheries and aquaculture sectors will contribute to availability of aquatic foods through changes in habitats, stocks and species dist ...
Executive Summary - Climate Change Action Plan
... n recognition of the serious threats posed by climate change my Government has taken and continues to take bold measures to secure the country’s development against the risks and impacts of climate change. The Constitution of Kenya provides for maintenance of at least ten per cent tree cover of the ...
... n recognition of the serious threats posed by climate change my Government has taken and continues to take bold measures to secure the country’s development against the risks and impacts of climate change. The Constitution of Kenya provides for maintenance of at least ten per cent tree cover of the ...
Asynchronous exposure to global warming: freshwater resources and terrestrial ecosystems
... emissions would set global mean temperature increase (1Tg ) on a trajectory of ∼3.5 ◦ C above pre-industrial levels by the end of this century (Rogelj et al 2010)—far above the 2 ◦ C target adopted in the Cancún Agreements (UNFCCC 2011). The tensions about the climate policy goal of limiting 1Tg to ...
... emissions would set global mean temperature increase (1Tg ) on a trajectory of ∼3.5 ◦ C above pre-industrial levels by the end of this century (Rogelj et al 2010)—far above the 2 ◦ C target adopted in the Cancún Agreements (UNFCCC 2011). The tensions about the climate policy goal of limiting 1Tg to ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on Hydrology and Water Resources
... therefore streamflow in A2 scenario has decreased more compare to the B2 scenario. In this period like the immediate future (2021-2050) monthly streamflow shifts from April to March and February. Future air temperature is more than observed air temperature during these months, therefore it can cause ...
... therefore streamflow in A2 scenario has decreased more compare to the B2 scenario. In this period like the immediate future (2021-2050) monthly streamflow shifts from April to March and February. Future air temperature is more than observed air temperature during these months, therefore it can cause ...
Status Description Total Funding Climate and Oceans Support
... RESCCUE : Restoration of ecosystem services and adaptation to climate change Samoa-Australia Partnership for Development: Climate Change Vanuatu Climate Change Adaptation Project Vegetation and land cover mapping and improving food security for building resilience to ...
... RESCCUE : Restoration of ecosystem services and adaptation to climate change Samoa-Australia Partnership for Development: Climate Change Vanuatu Climate Change Adaptation Project Vegetation and land cover mapping and improving food security for building resilience to ...
10 questions and answers about forest, trees and climate
... Forestry is a way for people to take an active role in the carbon cycle. We can plant trees that absorb CO2 – and harvest trees when they are mature and absorb less CO2 than they release. If we plant new trees every time one is cut down, the trees we are removing from the forest are CO2-neutral. If ...
... Forestry is a way for people to take an active role in the carbon cycle. We can plant trees that absorb CO2 – and harvest trees when they are mature and absorb less CO2 than they release. If we plant new trees every time one is cut down, the trees we are removing from the forest are CO2-neutral. If ...
The importance of the Montreal Protocol in protecting climate
... evaluate the relative climate impact of emissions of various gases (by mass) and is the basis for emission targets under the Kyoto Protocol (36). The GWPs of the principal ODSs range between 5 (methyl bromide) and 11,000 (CFC-12), much larger than that of CO2 (CO2 weighting is unity). The relative i ...
... evaluate the relative climate impact of emissions of various gases (by mass) and is the basis for emission targets under the Kyoto Protocol (36). The GWPs of the principal ODSs range between 5 (methyl bromide) and 11,000 (CFC-12), much larger than that of CO2 (CO2 weighting is unity). The relative i ...
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... have sudden and short-term (1-2 years) cooling effect on earth. It is important to point out, that during the period of the Great Depression no unusual changes in volcanic activity were recorded. Third, human activities since the beginning of industrial era were important factors contributing to sur ...
... have sudden and short-term (1-2 years) cooling effect on earth. It is important to point out, that during the period of the Great Depression no unusual changes in volcanic activity were recorded. Third, human activities since the beginning of industrial era were important factors contributing to sur ...
Aviation and Climate Change – the continuing
... 2008/2009 (Figure 1), with monthly passenger kilometres for September 2014 in the region of 510 billion (IATA 2014). Emphasising the link between the state of economies and demand for aviation, as of September 2014, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) judged the outlook for aviation t ...
... 2008/2009 (Figure 1), with monthly passenger kilometres for September 2014 in the region of 510 billion (IATA 2014). Emphasising the link between the state of economies and demand for aviation, as of September 2014, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) judged the outlook for aviation t ...
Climate Actions in EU and Globally
... reporting progress to EPA • An important objective of the Climate Leaders program is to focus corporate attention on achieving cost-effective reductions within the boundary of the organization • Partners may also use reductions and/or removals that occur outside of their corporate boundary (i.e., ex ...
... reporting progress to EPA • An important objective of the Climate Leaders program is to focus corporate attention on achieving cost-effective reductions within the boundary of the organization • Partners may also use reductions and/or removals that occur outside of their corporate boundary (i.e., ex ...
Land-use and carbon cycle responses
... to climate change that might indirectly alter carbon stocks (e.g. less deforestation due to climate-change-induced crop yield gains). In principle, information from biophysical process models can be used in models with explicit land-use representation to account for both, direct and indirect carbon ...
... to climate change that might indirectly alter carbon stocks (e.g. less deforestation due to climate-change-induced crop yield gains). In principle, information from biophysical process models can be used in models with explicit land-use representation to account for both, direct and indirect carbon ...
Food and Agriculture on the Sidelines: A
... ratified an international agreement on climate change, or adopted a formal national policy addressing mitigation or adaptation. ...
... ratified an international agreement on climate change, or adopted a formal national policy addressing mitigation or adaptation. ...
Climate Change - Kansas Newspapers in Education
... Most plants and animals live in areas with very specific climate conditions, such as temperature and rainfall patterns, that enable them to thrive. Any change in the climate of an area can affect the plants and animals living there, as well as the makeup of the entire ecosystem. Some species are alr ...
... Most plants and animals live in areas with very specific climate conditions, such as temperature and rainfall patterns, that enable them to thrive. Any change in the climate of an area can affect the plants and animals living there, as well as the makeup of the entire ecosystem. Some species are alr ...
Communicating climate change in mainstream
... This user guide sets out the four steps reporters need to take when preparing climate change disclosures for mainstream reporting, as set out in the Framework. This guide aims to help reporters draw on existing data and analysis and hone it to meet the specific needs of their investors, who are look ...
... This user guide sets out the four steps reporters need to take when preparing climate change disclosures for mainstream reporting, as set out in the Framework. This guide aims to help reporters draw on existing data and analysis and hone it to meet the specific needs of their investors, who are look ...
The Ivory Lighthouse: communicating climate change
... other global issues like reducing poverty trump climate concerns and argues that this strategy is not truly designed to help address other pressing global issues (e.g. reducing world poverty or malaria), but instead a carefully calculated scheme to avoid doing anything about climate change. The absu ...
... other global issues like reducing poverty trump climate concerns and argues that this strategy is not truly designed to help address other pressing global issues (e.g. reducing world poverty or malaria), but instead a carefully calculated scheme to avoid doing anything about climate change. The absu ...
Environmental Realpolitik - Digital Repository @ Maurer Law
... 8. JI projects must contribute to a reduction in global GHG emissions. Baselines define the initial conditions against which such improvements are to be measured. If all parties to a climate change regime were assigned caps on their national emissions, these caps would constitute the baseline above ...
... 8. JI projects must contribute to a reduction in global GHG emissions. Baselines define the initial conditions against which such improvements are to be measured. If all parties to a climate change regime were assigned caps on their national emissions, these caps would constitute the baseline above ...
The complexity of climate change mechanisms
... different emission scenarios may lead to. Through a literature survey, it has been our intention to single out some of the findings on climate change mechanisms , such as the interaction between emissions of greenhouse gases and global radiative forcing, on how the carbon and nitrogen cycles interfe ...
... different emission scenarios may lead to. Through a literature survey, it has been our intention to single out some of the findings on climate change mechanisms , such as the interaction between emissions of greenhouse gases and global radiative forcing, on how the carbon and nitrogen cycles interfe ...
Climate Change in Germany - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact
... The probability of overshooting the 2-degree target in the long term rises rapidly under concentrations that lie much higher than today’s values. To reach the 2-degree target, today’s global emissions need to be lowered from 7 Gt carbon per year to 2 Gt per year. This is a formidable challenge, in v ...
... The probability of overshooting the 2-degree target in the long term rises rapidly under concentrations that lie much higher than today’s values. To reach the 2-degree target, today’s global emissions need to be lowered from 7 Gt carbon per year to 2 Gt per year. This is a formidable challenge, in v ...
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... For climate scientists, climate change is a problem that has a significant chance of having catastrophic environmental, social and economic consequences during the course of this century. In contrast, public opinion seems to regard with scepticism the pronouncements on climate change that emanate fr ...
... For climate scientists, climate change is a problem that has a significant chance of having catastrophic environmental, social and economic consequences during the course of this century. In contrast, public opinion seems to regard with scepticism the pronouncements on climate change that emanate fr ...
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.