Quantifying non-cooperative climate engineering
... Given the strategic implications of climate engineering, it is useful to lay out a simple game theoretic model to help framing the problem, before moving to the calibrated numerical analysis. Several dynamic games have been proposed in the literature. Ricke et al. (2013) provide a numerical assessme ...
... Given the strategic implications of climate engineering, it is useful to lay out a simple game theoretic model to help framing the problem, before moving to the calibrated numerical analysis. Several dynamic games have been proposed in the literature. Ricke et al. (2013) provide a numerical assessme ...
India - Met Office
... available to the researchers in the project was used, unless there were good scientific reasons for not doing so. For example, some impacts areas were omitted, such as many of those associated with human health. In this case, these impacts are strongly dependant on local factors and do not easily le ...
... available to the researchers in the project was used, unless there were good scientific reasons for not doing so. For example, some impacts areas were omitted, such as many of those associated with human health. In this case, these impacts are strongly dependant on local factors and do not easily le ...
Climate Change and Poverty—An Analytical Framework
... of the number of people falling into poverty every year (i.e., an increase from 12% to 13% per year) and a reduction by less than 10% of the number of households escaping poverty (i.e., a reduction from 14% to 13% per year) would reduce the pace of poverty reduction by 50%. As to the second questio ...
... of the number of people falling into poverty every year (i.e., an increase from 12% to 13% per year) and a reduction by less than 10% of the number of households escaping poverty (i.e., a reduction from 14% to 13% per year) would reduce the pace of poverty reduction by 50%. As to the second questio ...
A Warm Response, Our Climate Change Challenge
... evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities and that human-induced climate change, additional to that caused by natural variability, is now taking place (IPCC, 2001). Unless global measures are taken during the first half of the 21st century ...
... evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities and that human-induced climate change, additional to that caused by natural variability, is now taking place (IPCC, 2001). Unless global measures are taken during the first half of the 21st century ...
Determinants of Farmers` Climate Risk Perceptions in Agriculture—A
... largely due to the fact that the proposed adaptation processes have failed to adequately addressed farmers’ awareness, perceptions and concerns of climate risks. Previous studies of agricultural conservation practice adoption have reported positive correlation between awareness of environmental prob ...
... largely due to the fact that the proposed adaptation processes have failed to adequately addressed farmers’ awareness, perceptions and concerns of climate risks. Previous studies of agricultural conservation practice adoption have reported positive correlation between awareness of environmental prob ...
Understanding patterns of resilient economic development. Rwanda
... Public efforts to transform the agricultural sector led to substantial productivity gains and output growth, doubling calorie production per person. This strengthened food security and reduced sentivity by providing a buffer to climatic impacts. However, this has made Rwanda's export base more relia ...
... Public efforts to transform the agricultural sector led to substantial productivity gains and output growth, doubling calorie production per person. This strengthened food security and reduced sentivity by providing a buffer to climatic impacts. However, this has made Rwanda's export base more relia ...
Natural Capital - Identifying implications for economies
... “ecosystems are capital assets. Like reproducible capital assets… ecosystems depreciate if they are misused.” The cost of this can now be accounted for. In India, for example, the World Bank estimates that natural capital degradation costs USD36-124bn annually, equivalent to 2.6-8.8% of 2009 GDP. Fo ...
... “ecosystems are capital assets. Like reproducible capital assets… ecosystems depreciate if they are misused.” The cost of this can now be accounted for. In India, for example, the World Bank estimates that natural capital degradation costs USD36-124bn annually, equivalent to 2.6-8.8% of 2009 GDP. Fo ...
The Impact of International Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction
... Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations have increased since the mid-1700s through fossil fuel burning and changes in land use, with more than 80% of this increase occurring since 1900. Moreover, research indicates that increased levels of carbon dioxide will remain in the atmosphere for hundreds ...
... Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations have increased since the mid-1700s through fossil fuel burning and changes in land use, with more than 80% of this increase occurring since 1900. Moreover, research indicates that increased levels of carbon dioxide will remain in the atmosphere for hundreds ...
NC 4 - unfccc
... sinks, coordinated action is required to implement climate change policy effectively. The structure of Australia’s economy has a major impact on its greenhouse gas emissions profile and its consequent approach to reducing emissions. Energy-intensive and export-oriented industries, such as aluminium ...
... sinks, coordinated action is required to implement climate change policy effectively. The structure of Australia’s economy has a major impact on its greenhouse gas emissions profile and its consequent approach to reducing emissions. Energy-intensive and export-oriented industries, such as aluminium ...
How the Great Barrier Reef and its industries can adapt to climate
... the scenarios as ‘ideal adaptation’ actions. We developed these scenarios as tools to help focus public and industry discussion on potential GBR futures, under different levels of risk. They can be used for many other purposes, from planning a business to developing new industries. Feel free to use, ...
... the scenarios as ‘ideal adaptation’ actions. We developed these scenarios as tools to help focus public and industry discussion on potential GBR futures, under different levels of risk. They can be used for many other purposes, from planning a business to developing new industries. Feel free to use, ...
Background Document - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
... such as climatic change, are discussed in part 3 of this document. The IUCN Environmental Law Programme (ELP), in Bonn, Germany was requested to prepare this part of the background document. All States Parties to the Convention were requested to send their contributions, covering the above-mentioned ...
... such as climatic change, are discussed in part 3 of this document. The IUCN Environmental Law Programme (ELP), in Bonn, Germany was requested to prepare this part of the background document. All States Parties to the Convention were requested to send their contributions, covering the above-mentioned ...
How Corporations Have Influenced the U.S. Dialogue on Climate
... is warming and “very likely” that emissions of heat-trapping gases from human activities have caused “most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century” (IPCC 2007). More recently, the National Academy of Sciences concluded, “it is now beyond a reasonable dou ...
... is warming and “very likely” that emissions of heat-trapping gases from human activities have caused “most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century” (IPCC 2007). More recently, the National Academy of Sciences concluded, “it is now beyond a reasonable dou ...
Why Regulation of Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act`s
... permit program, the mobile source emissions and fuel standards (hereinafter Mobile Source Emissions Standards), and the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants.16 The NAAQS and the Mobile Source Emissions Standards are the programs focused on in this article. The NAAQS provide one ...
... permit program, the mobile source emissions and fuel standards (hereinafter Mobile Source Emissions Standards), and the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants.16 The NAAQS and the Mobile Source Emissions Standards are the programs focused on in this article. The NAAQS provide one ...
Open Letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations
... to equip nations to become resilient to the full range of these natural phenomena by promoting economic growth and wealth generation. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued increasingly alarming conclusions about the climatic influences of human-produced carbo ...
... to equip nations to become resilient to the full range of these natural phenomena by promoting economic growth and wealth generation. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued increasingly alarming conclusions about the climatic influences of human-produced carbo ...
ADAPTATION OPTIONS IN AGRICULTURE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
... Southern Ontario were moisture extremes (drought and excess rain), which accounted for 80% of responses (Smit et al. 1996). Conditions associated with growing season length, heat or solar radiation, the more commonly analyzed variables in climate-scenario-based crop yield studies, were rarely mentio ...
... Southern Ontario were moisture extremes (drought and excess rain), which accounted for 80% of responses (Smit et al. 1996). Conditions associated with growing season length, heat or solar radiation, the more commonly analyzed variables in climate-scenario-based crop yield studies, were rarely mentio ...
Planning and costing agricultural adaptation to climate change in
... 1.1 The agricultural sector and its significance The Tanzanian agriculture sector accounts for 27 per cent of GDP, 30 per cent of export earnings, and 65 per cent of raw material for domestic industries (URT 2006a). The sector is predominantly rainfed crop-based, and provides a livelihood to over 80 ...
... 1.1 The agricultural sector and its significance The Tanzanian agriculture sector accounts for 27 per cent of GDP, 30 per cent of export earnings, and 65 per cent of raw material for domestic industries (URT 2006a). The sector is predominantly rainfed crop-based, and provides a livelihood to over 80 ...
world climate programme
... Framework for Climate Services (GFCS). The GFCS has evolved over recent years as a Framework through which all stakeholders (including UN agencies, research and academic organizations, etc) could work together to address the concerns, amongst people, communities, ...
... Framework for Climate Services (GFCS). The GFCS has evolved over recent years as a Framework through which all stakeholders (including UN agencies, research and academic organizations, etc) could work together to address the concerns, amongst people, communities, ...
Four Futures for Energy Markets and Climate Change
... Global emissions of GHGs will rise in all scenarios as world economy expands, except for STRONG EUROPE because of an assumed successful climate policy. In all scenarios, more than half of the emissions will come from developing countries. Over the next 40 years, cumulative emissions of greenhouse ga ...
... Global emissions of GHGs will rise in all scenarios as world economy expands, except for STRONG EUROPE because of an assumed successful climate policy. In all scenarios, more than half of the emissions will come from developing countries. Over the next 40 years, cumulative emissions of greenhouse ga ...
Precipitation (Word) - Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
... reported as deviations from 1990–1999 precipitation rates (Figure 5). At high latitudes above 45oN an increased volume of precipitation is very likely, while in subtropical regions precipitation is likely to decrease as much as 20 percent. The seasonality of weather events will also be impacted, wit ...
... reported as deviations from 1990–1999 precipitation rates (Figure 5). At high latitudes above 45oN an increased volume of precipitation is very likely, while in subtropical regions precipitation is likely to decrease as much as 20 percent. The seasonality of weather events will also be impacted, wit ...
IPCC WGI AR5 Chapter Template
... SPM Introduction This Synthesis Report is based on the reports of the three Working Groups of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), including relevant Special Reports. It provides an integrated view of climate change as the final part of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). This ...
... SPM Introduction This Synthesis Report is based on the reports of the three Working Groups of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), including relevant Special Reports. It provides an integrated view of climate change as the final part of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). This ...
Climate politics in the lower Mekong basin
... These official concerns are not always reflected in strong political support for climate policies and climate action. Economic growth, food and energy security dominate the daily business of development in most developing (and developed) countries, including the Mekong countries. The imperatives of ...
... These official concerns are not always reflected in strong political support for climate policies and climate action. Economic growth, food and energy security dominate the daily business of development in most developing (and developed) countries, including the Mekong countries. The imperatives of ...
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... billion (2002$) or 3.4% increase in annual profits. The 95% confidence interval ranges from $1.8 billion to $4.0 billion and the impact is robust to a wide variety of specification checks, so large negative or positive effects are unlikely. There is considerable heterogeneity in the effect across th ...
... billion (2002$) or 3.4% increase in annual profits. The 95% confidence interval ranges from $1.8 billion to $4.0 billion and the impact is robust to a wide variety of specification checks, so large negative or positive effects are unlikely. There is considerable heterogeneity in the effect across th ...
A Region Responds to a Changing Climate
... Welcome to the first Southeast Florida Regional Climate Action Plan. The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact (Compact), a unique and collaborative effort among Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe Counties, their municipalities and partners, has worked over the past two years to dev ...
... Welcome to the first Southeast Florida Regional Climate Action Plan. The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact (Compact), a unique and collaborative effort among Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe Counties, their municipalities and partners, has worked over the past two years to dev ...
Climate Risk Management for Agriculture in Peru
... and set-back development and the fight against poverty for millions of people across the globe. For example it is estimated that over 20 million people in the Mekong Delta and 20 million in Bangladesh could be forced to move as their homes are affected by salt water incursion from rising sea levels. ...
... and set-back development and the fight against poverty for millions of people across the globe. For example it is estimated that over 20 million people in the Mekong Delta and 20 million in Bangladesh could be forced to move as their homes are affected by salt water incursion from rising sea levels. ...
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.