Challenges of a Sustained Climate Observing System
... delivery of quality data, traceable to international standards; • enhancing observing systems wherever feasible; filling gaps in spatial coverage and in the breadth of variables measured, improving measurement accuracy and frequency, increasing use o f operational platforms for satellite sensors, mo ...
... delivery of quality data, traceable to international standards; • enhancing observing systems wherever feasible; filling gaps in spatial coverage and in the breadth of variables measured, improving measurement accuracy and frequency, increasing use o f operational platforms for satellite sensors, mo ...
Pension Fund Trustees and climate change: one Year on Discussion PaPer
... investigation into the role and responsibilities of pension fund trustees in relation to climate change. The first phase of the project involved interviewing 20 trustees. The findings indicated that there was a generally low level of awareness of the material relevance of climate change risk (and op ...
... investigation into the role and responsibilities of pension fund trustees in relation to climate change. The first phase of the project involved interviewing 20 trustees. The findings indicated that there was a generally low level of awareness of the material relevance of climate change risk (and op ...
Implications of recent sea level rise science for low
... We used the National Elevation Dataset (NED; Gesch et al. 2002) with 1 arcsec (∼30 m) horizontal resolution to delineate low-lying coastal areas of the conterminous U.S.A. that may confront SLR issues based on their elevation and eight-way connectivity (Poulter and Halpin 2008) to the sea. Though no ...
... We used the National Elevation Dataset (NED; Gesch et al. 2002) with 1 arcsec (∼30 m) horizontal resolution to delineate low-lying coastal areas of the conterminous U.S.A. that may confront SLR issues based on their elevation and eight-way connectivity (Poulter and Halpin 2008) to the sea. Though no ...
Adaptation planning for climate change
... extreme event E2 occurs. This event is even stronger than E1 but still within the extended coping range. Hence, adaptation has prevented substantial damage that would have occurred otherwise. As climate continues to change, however, an even more extreme event E3 occurs, which exceeds even the extend ...
... extreme event E2 occurs. This event is even stronger than E1 but still within the extended coping range. Hence, adaptation has prevented substantial damage that would have occurred otherwise. As climate continues to change, however, an even more extreme event E3 occurs, which exceeds even the extend ...
WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE Climate Change Act Now
... But we are closer to these tipping points than previously supposed – only a decade away in some cases. We have got to act much faster and more comprehensively than virtually anyone imagined until recently. “If we go beyond 2 degrees C we will raise hell.” -- John Schellnhuber, Director of the Tyndal ...
... But we are closer to these tipping points than previously supposed – only a decade away in some cases. We have got to act much faster and more comprehensively than virtually anyone imagined until recently. “If we go beyond 2 degrees C we will raise hell.” -- John Schellnhuber, Director of the Tyndal ...
Urban Forestry and Climate Change Workshop
... In the longer term, we hope to advance the practice of both urban forestry and climate adaptation planning through a set of shared strategies and practices that aim to bridge, and ultimately, unite the two fields. The Cascadia Regional USDN Network has demonstrated that it is well-positioned to init ...
... In the longer term, we hope to advance the practice of both urban forestry and climate adaptation planning through a set of shared strategies and practices that aim to bridge, and ultimately, unite the two fields. The Cascadia Regional USDN Network has demonstrated that it is well-positioned to init ...
Process-based modelling of biogenic monoterpene emissions
... compared and evaluated with measurements from a Ponderosa pine plantation (Blodgett Forest, California). The measurements were used to parameterize the long-term storage of monoterpenes, which takes place in specific storage organs and which determines the temporal distribution of the emissions over ...
... compared and evaluated with measurements from a Ponderosa pine plantation (Blodgett Forest, California). The measurements were used to parameterize the long-term storage of monoterpenes, which takes place in specific storage organs and which determines the temporal distribution of the emissions over ...
Forests and climate change in Latin America : linking
... Ecosystem-based adaptation projects can directly benefit climate change mitigation, through either increasing or maintaining carbon stocks. This is the case of the adaptation project in Honduras accepted by the UNFCCC Adaptation Fund and described above (‘Addressing Climate Change Risks on Water Res ...
... Ecosystem-based adaptation projects can directly benefit climate change mitigation, through either increasing or maintaining carbon stocks. This is the case of the adaptation project in Honduras accepted by the UNFCCC Adaptation Fund and described above (‘Addressing Climate Change Risks on Water Res ...
Florida on the Coast of Climate Change: Responding to
... particular outcome or result: virtually certain > 99% probability of occurrence, very likely > 90%, likely > 66%, more likely than not > 50%, unlikely < 33%, very unlikely <10%, extremely unlikely <5%. Id. at 3 n.6. 3 Id. at 5 ("The observed widespread warming of the atmosphere and ocean, together w ...
... particular outcome or result: virtually certain > 99% probability of occurrence, very likely > 90%, likely > 66%, more likely than not > 50%, unlikely < 33%, very unlikely <10%, extremely unlikely <5%. Id. at 3 n.6. 3 Id. at 5 ("The observed widespread warming of the atmosphere and ocean, together w ...
France`s adaptation to global climate change
... Furthermore, risk factors must be the object of consultation between the State, the communities and representatives of economic, social and environmental actors, with support from experts. Specific work needs to be conducted with the insurance sector. yy Health. Adaptation will need to be taken int ...
... Furthermore, risk factors must be the object of consultation between the State, the communities and representatives of economic, social and environmental actors, with support from experts. Specific work needs to be conducted with the insurance sector. yy Health. Adaptation will need to be taken int ...
A Question of Equilibrium
... scientists. David King refers to them as “important but unknown in their effects”. In a private communication Richard Betts says: “The feedbacks do indeed have implications for our ability to stabilise at 2ºC above pre-industrial (or indeed any level)”. Aubrey Meyer asserts: “The most important set ...
... scientists. David King refers to them as “important but unknown in their effects”. In a private communication Richard Betts says: “The feedbacks do indeed have implications for our ability to stabilise at 2ºC above pre-industrial (or indeed any level)”. Aubrey Meyer asserts: “The most important set ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in Low‐Income Countries
... have been highlighted by Weitzman (2009), who has emphasized the need to consider possible “fat tails” in the distribution of the consequences of climate change when formulating climate policy. Uncertainty about climate impacts is clearly also relevant to adaptation: uncertain climate impacts make i ...
... have been highlighted by Weitzman (2009), who has emphasized the need to consider possible “fat tails” in the distribution of the consequences of climate change when formulating climate policy. Uncertainty about climate impacts is clearly also relevant to adaptation: uncertain climate impacts make i ...
Climate: Observations, projections and impacts: Egypt
... everyone understand how their environment has changed, and plan for future, is improving all the time. But there is still a long way to go. These reports – led by the Met Office Hadley Centre in collaboration with many institutes and scientists around the world – aim to provide useful, up to date an ...
... everyone understand how their environment has changed, and plan for future, is improving all the time. But there is still a long way to go. These reports – led by the Met Office Hadley Centre in collaboration with many institutes and scientists around the world – aim to provide useful, up to date an ...
Climate change impacts on groundwater hydrology
... many stakeholders and policy makers may, at a first glance, get scared of the propagation and addition of new uncertainties through the uncertainty cascade, where it may be perceived that uncertainties will increase dramatically. The impacts of the different sources of uncertainties on the resulting ...
... many stakeholders and policy makers may, at a first glance, get scared of the propagation and addition of new uncertainties through the uncertainty cascade, where it may be perceived that uncertainties will increase dramatically. The impacts of the different sources of uncertainties on the resulting ...
Ted Hamilton∗ - Vermont Journal of Environmental Law
... article divides the law of climate change into legal action that takes place at its “core” and at its “periphery.” The climate core is where global warming’s causes and effects are directly confronted, in the sense that the science, economics, and politics of climate change provide the factual mater ...
... article divides the law of climate change into legal action that takes place at its “core” and at its “periphery.” The climate core is where global warming’s causes and effects are directly confronted, in the sense that the science, economics, and politics of climate change provide the factual mater ...
how does the theologizing of physics contribute to - Philsci
... in affecting this reconciliation of science and religion. Whewell was careful to point out that his particular version of the argument from design rested upon the idea that Nature was governed by a system of laws and though these laws were different, in some respects, from those laws which govern ci ...
... in affecting this reconciliation of science and religion. Whewell was careful to point out that his particular version of the argument from design rested upon the idea that Nature was governed by a system of laws and though these laws were different, in some respects, from those laws which govern ci ...
NPS SWAN report - UAF SNAP - University of Alaska Fairbanks
... further suggested the need for increased monitoring of the PDO, ocean acidification, and ecosystems; science outreach and education to multiple audiences; use of portable, flexible structures rather than permanent infrastructure; and collaborative promotion of energy efficient technologies. The clim ...
... further suggested the need for increased monitoring of the PDO, ocean acidification, and ecosystems; science outreach and education to multiple audiences; use of portable, flexible structures rather than permanent infrastructure; and collaborative promotion of energy efficient technologies. The clim ...
The Availability Heuristic, Intuitive Cost
... It has become standard to say that with respect to risks, Europe and the United States can be distinguished along a single axis: Europe accepts the Precautionary Principle, and the United States does not. On this view, Europeans attempt to build a “margin of safety” into public decisions, taking car ...
... It has become standard to say that with respect to risks, Europe and the United States can be distinguished along a single axis: Europe accepts the Precautionary Principle, and the United States does not. On this view, Europeans attempt to build a “margin of safety” into public decisions, taking car ...
Land Use and Driving - Urban Land Institute
... and metropolitan population of the United States climbs, the pressure is on to make overall emissions move in the other direction—down. The transportation sector is a good place to start in the battle against greenhouse gas emissions. It represents about one-third of overall GHG emissions in the Uni ...
... and metropolitan population of the United States climbs, the pressure is on to make overall emissions move in the other direction—down. The transportation sector is a good place to start in the battle against greenhouse gas emissions. It represents about one-third of overall GHG emissions in the Uni ...
Chapter 11 CUSTOMARY LAW, HUMAN RIGHTS AND CLIMATE
... pollution between States, the Stockholm Declaration applies to “areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction,” including, for example, the oceans and Antarctica and presumably the atmosphere. In addition, the ICJ in Corfu Channel suggested that a violation of another legal norm, such as a duty t ...
... pollution between States, the Stockholm Declaration applies to “areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction,” including, for example, the oceans and Antarctica and presumably the atmosphere. In addition, the ICJ in Corfu Channel suggested that a violation of another legal norm, such as a duty t ...
The Network Location of the Policy Entrepreneur
... stakes for the role of climate change science in informing policy making (e.g., IPCC 2001, 2007; NRC 2010). Yet, despite a growing body of social science focusing on the climate science-policy nexus (Dilling and Lemos 2011), less attention has been paid to how existing science diffuses to policy and ...
... stakes for the role of climate change science in informing policy making (e.g., IPCC 2001, 2007; NRC 2010). Yet, despite a growing body of social science focusing on the climate science-policy nexus (Dilling and Lemos 2011), less attention has been paid to how existing science diffuses to policy and ...
1 - WMO
... The efficient operation of the GCOS surface and upper air network is important for the achievement of the goal of the GCOS programme which is to facilitate improvement in climate observations leading to better: Climate system monitoring, climate change detection and assessment of impacts of climat ...
... The efficient operation of the GCOS surface and upper air network is important for the achievement of the goal of the GCOS programme which is to facilitate improvement in climate observations leading to better: Climate system monitoring, climate change detection and assessment of impacts of climat ...
The Stern Review - Productivity Commission
... 1. It engages in a lengthy qualitative discussion of the impacts of climate change on water availability, sea levels, biodiversity, food production and human health. No monetary values are ascribed to impacts in this bottom-up analysis. 2. Overall damage estimates are derived using an Integrated Ass ...
... 1. It engages in a lengthy qualitative discussion of the impacts of climate change on water availability, sea levels, biodiversity, food production and human health. No monetary values are ascribed to impacts in this bottom-up analysis. 2. Overall damage estimates are derived using an Integrated Ass ...
Chapter 3 - World Bank
... incentives to switch to other crops such as higher-value fruits and vegetables. If international trade agreements make it easier to ensure a reliable market for new crops, the farmers might make the switch. But without good roads, refrigerated transport, and state-of-t he-a rt packaging facilitie ...
... incentives to switch to other crops such as higher-value fruits and vegetables. If international trade agreements make it easier to ensure a reliable market for new crops, the farmers might make the switch. But without good roads, refrigerated transport, and state-of-t he-a rt packaging facilitie ...
The Economic Impacts of Climate Change
... year-to-year variation in temperature and precipitation to estimate whether agricultural profits are higher or lower in years that are warmer and wetter. Specifically, we estimate the impacts of temperature and precipitation on agricultural profits and then multiply them by the predicted change in c ...
... year-to-year variation in temperature and precipitation to estimate whether agricultural profits are higher or lower in years that are warmer and wetter. Specifically, we estimate the impacts of temperature and precipitation on agricultural profits and then multiply them by the predicted change in c ...
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.