Barriers to Municipal Climate Adaptation: Examples From Coastal
... Smaller, often less-researched places offer insights on how policy ideas in general, and specific climate adaptation practices in particular, may travel and implant across a region (Pitt & Bassett, 2013). Although we focus on municipal planners, we recognize that adaptation involves collaboration ac ...
... Smaller, often less-researched places offer insights on how policy ideas in general, and specific climate adaptation practices in particular, may travel and implant across a region (Pitt & Bassett, 2013). Although we focus on municipal planners, we recognize that adaptation involves collaboration ac ...
SAEON Fynbos Node Science Plan: 2016 – 2018
... reduce both the threat to biodiversity and the threat of irreparably damaging ecological infrastructure and compromising its ability to provide sufficient potable water into the future. This need is all the more urgent given the threat and increasing impacts of invasive alien species (Wilson et al. ...
... reduce both the threat to biodiversity and the threat of irreparably damaging ecological infrastructure and compromising its ability to provide sufficient potable water into the future. This need is all the more urgent given the threat and increasing impacts of invasive alien species (Wilson et al. ...
Deforestation in Amazonia impacts riverine carbon dynamics
... RivCM model system (Langerwisch et al., 2016) has been applied to assess the combined impacts of climate and land use change on the Amazon riverine carbon dynamics. Vegetation dynamics (in LPJmL) as well as export and conversion of terrigenous carbon to and within the river (RivCM) are included. The ...
... RivCM model system (Langerwisch et al., 2016) has been applied to assess the combined impacts of climate and land use change on the Amazon riverine carbon dynamics. Vegetation dynamics (in LPJmL) as well as export and conversion of terrigenous carbon to and within the river (RivCM) are included. The ...
estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from landfills: application to
... al.,2002). NMOCs (non-methane organic compounds) usually make up also less than 1% of landfill gas. Methane is regarded as one of the most important GHGs because its global warming potential has been estimated to be more than 20 times of that of carbon dioxide and atmospheric methane concentration h ...
... al.,2002). NMOCs (non-methane organic compounds) usually make up also less than 1% of landfill gas. Methane is regarded as one of the most important GHGs because its global warming potential has been estimated to be more than 20 times of that of carbon dioxide and atmospheric methane concentration h ...
Chicago Area Climate Change Quick Guide
... City’s routine business processes at both strategic and tactical levels. The research on climate impacts is summarized in Research Summary Report, Climate Change and Chicago: Projections and Potential Impacts, available online at www.chicagoclimateaction.org. This document summarizes the MWH finding ...
... City’s routine business processes at both strategic and tactical levels. The research on climate impacts is summarized in Research Summary Report, Climate Change and Chicago: Projections and Potential Impacts, available online at www.chicagoclimateaction.org. This document summarizes the MWH finding ...
Divestment in Fossil Fuels
... The risks outlined above suggest that it is financially imprudent to invest in fossil fuel assets that can never safely be extracted if the world is to limit warming to two degrees Celsius. By divesting, organisations send a message to financial institutions and the wider community about the enviro ...
... The risks outlined above suggest that it is financially imprudent to invest in fossil fuel assets that can never safely be extracted if the world is to limit warming to two degrees Celsius. By divesting, organisations send a message to financial institutions and the wider community about the enviro ...
Climate Action Plan
... Society of America, some of the possible effects of climate change on San Francisco are: • Sea-level rise may threaten coastal wetlands, infrastructure, and property. • Increased storm activity together with sea-level rise could increase beach erosion and cliff undercutting. • Warmer temperatures an ...
... Society of America, some of the possible effects of climate change on San Francisco are: • Sea-level rise may threaten coastal wetlands, infrastructure, and property. • Increased storm activity together with sea-level rise could increase beach erosion and cliff undercutting. • Warmer temperatures an ...
Abrupt climate change: can society cope?
... Direction. All the IPCC scenarios contain basically unidirectional curves of climate change, at least at global and large-regional scales.† A non-standard abrupt scenario therefore could be when the direction of climate change alters in a sustained manner, for example, when climate substantially war ...
... Direction. All the IPCC scenarios contain basically unidirectional curves of climate change, at least at global and large-regional scales.† A non-standard abrupt scenario therefore could be when the direction of climate change alters in a sustained manner, for example, when climate substantially war ...
The Psychological Distance of Climate Change
... have indicated that climate change is perceived as distant on a number of different dimensions. However, to date there has been no in-depth exploration of the psychological distance of climate change. This study uses a nationally representative British sample in order to systematically explore and c ...
... have indicated that climate change is perceived as distant on a number of different dimensions. However, to date there has been no in-depth exploration of the psychological distance of climate change. This study uses a nationally representative British sample in order to systematically explore and c ...
PNAS proof
... risk has improved considerably over the past years, and a range of studies have demonstrated that feasible estimates can be made of current and future flood hazard (34, 35) and exposure (19, 36) at a global scale. These scientific advances have recently been combined in first global-scale risk asses ...
... risk has improved considerably over the past years, and a range of studies have demonstrated that feasible estimates can be made of current and future flood hazard (34, 35) and exposure (19, 36) at a global scale. These scientific advances have recently been combined in first global-scale risk asses ...
Reconstructing mid- to high-latitude marine climate and ocean
... resolved marine climate proxy archives exist from relatively shallow extratropical seas (e.g., otoliths, statoliths, and non-tropical shallow water corals), this brief introduction and accompanying special issue will focus on the utilization of bivalves, coralline algae, and highresolution marine se ...
... resolved marine climate proxy archives exist from relatively shallow extratropical seas (e.g., otoliths, statoliths, and non-tropical shallow water corals), this brief introduction and accompanying special issue will focus on the utilization of bivalves, coralline algae, and highresolution marine se ...
the global monsoon systems
... the monsoons across the globe. Over half of the globe’s population, most in developing countries, live under the influence of monsoon-dominated climates. Their culture and lifestyle have evolved around its cyclical nature, and agriculture is still the most common form of land use in most of these re ...
... the monsoons across the globe. Over half of the globe’s population, most in developing countries, live under the influence of monsoon-dominated climates. Their culture and lifestyle have evolved around its cyclical nature, and agriculture is still the most common form of land use in most of these re ...
Development finance and climate finance - IIED
... aid in 2013) should not be counted as official development assistance (ODA) as it is now. This will limit any crowding out or diversion of ODA money from core SDG provision, and provide a more accurate picture of development-related finance. Other attempts to resolve this debate over ‘new and additi ...
... aid in 2013) should not be counted as official development assistance (ODA) as it is now. This will limit any crowding out or diversion of ODA money from core SDG provision, and provide a more accurate picture of development-related finance. Other attempts to resolve this debate over ‘new and additi ...
Climate controls on soil respired CO2 in the United States
... weathering rates in the future. Runoff is dependent on many factors, including precipitation timing, intensity and land use changes, that are not well constrained by models of future climate. We address these issues by modeling future changes in the concentration of soil CO2 derived from respiration ...
... weathering rates in the future. Runoff is dependent on many factors, including precipitation timing, intensity and land use changes, that are not well constrained by models of future climate. We address these issues by modeling future changes in the concentration of soil CO2 derived from respiration ...
Mexico`s Climate Change Mid-Century Strategy
... to transform our economies. To reach the Paris goal, we must plan ahead. Instead of reinventing our past, we can create our future where growth is uninhibited by fossil fuel constraints or health impacts; a future where growth does not come at the cost of future generations. Mexico assumes its respo ...
... to transform our economies. To reach the Paris goal, we must plan ahead. Instead of reinventing our past, we can create our future where growth is uninhibited by fossil fuel constraints or health impacts; a future where growth does not come at the cost of future generations. Mexico assumes its respo ...
Ethics and Geoengineering: Reviewing the Moral Issues Raised by
... adequately to the threat of global climate change, discussions of the possibility of geoengineering a cooler climate have recently proliferated. Alongside the considerable optimism that these technologies have generated, there has also been wide acknowledgement of significant ethical concerns. Ethic ...
... adequately to the threat of global climate change, discussions of the possibility of geoengineering a cooler climate have recently proliferated. Alongside the considerable optimism that these technologies have generated, there has also been wide acknowledgement of significant ethical concerns. Ethic ...
A NEPA Climate Paradox: Taking Greenhouse Gases into Account
... project-related GHG emissions. In Center for Biological Diversity v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,27 the Ninth Circuit ruled that the impact of GHG emissions on climate change is “precisely the kind of cumulative impact[] analysis that NEPA requires agencies to conduct.”28 Although ...
... project-related GHG emissions. In Center for Biological Diversity v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,27 the Ninth Circuit ruled that the impact of GHG emissions on climate change is “precisely the kind of cumulative impact[] analysis that NEPA requires agencies to conduct.”28 Although ...
Enabling the Transition report
... CO2 emissions by 20 million tons per year in 10 years – if given the right support to grow. ...
... CO2 emissions by 20 million tons per year in 10 years – if given the right support to grow. ...
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
... temperature rose by 1.2°F in the same period. The rise in US temperatures in the coming century will likely be equal to or marginally higher than the global average, with a concentration of warming in the winter and in higher latitudes. Reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, even by over 80%, will ha ...
... temperature rose by 1.2°F in the same period. The rise in US temperatures in the coming century will likely be equal to or marginally higher than the global average, with a concentration of warming in the winter and in higher latitudes. Reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, even by over 80%, will ha ...
Managing Climate Risk Integrating Adaptation into World Bank Group Operations World Bank Group
... Supporting the establishment of proper financing mechanisms for adaptation, using, for example, the Investment Framework for Clean Energy and Development. New funding mechanisms created under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and being made operational by the Global E ...
... Supporting the establishment of proper financing mechanisms for adaptation, using, for example, the Investment Framework for Clean Energy and Development. New funding mechanisms created under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and being made operational by the Global E ...
Helsinki Metropolitan Area Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
... Climate change can no longer be completely prevented. The mean temperature in Finland is expected to rise by more than the global average. The speed of such change is a major challenge to society and to nature. It is vitally important to mitigate the progress of climate change and to reduce greenhou ...
... Climate change can no longer be completely prevented. The mean temperature in Finland is expected to rise by more than the global average. The speed of such change is a major challenge to society and to nature. It is vitally important to mitigate the progress of climate change and to reduce greenhou ...
Proposal on synthetic air pollution pressure indicators
... A permanent source of conflict for environmental indicators is that they must collect more and more information on a complex situation and present it in a manageable number of parameters suited to decision-making and public information processes. The fact that they present a synthesis means that the ...
... A permanent source of conflict for environmental indicators is that they must collect more and more information on a complex situation and present it in a manageable number of parameters suited to decision-making and public information processes. The fact that they present a synthesis means that the ...
Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity and Community
... Climate change can have significant negative impacts on the natural environment including the loss of biodiversity and changes in ecosystems. In developing countries with a greater dependence on natural resource based livelihoods, this can impact the socio-economic status of communities, hamper prog ...
... Climate change can have significant negative impacts on the natural environment including the loss of biodiversity and changes in ecosystems. In developing countries with a greater dependence on natural resource based livelihoods, this can impact the socio-economic status of communities, hamper prog ...
“There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming
... Waste, pollution control and monitoring and environmental health ...
... Waste, pollution control and monitoring and environmental health ...
Politics of global warming
The politics of global warming are complex due to numerous factors that arise from the global economy's interdependence on carbon dioxide emitting hydrocarbon energy sources and because carbon dioxide is directly implicated in global warming - making global warming a non-traditional environmental challenge:Implications to all aspects of a nation-state's economy - The vast majority of the world economy relies on energy sources or manufacturing techniques that release greenhouse gases at almost every stage of production, transportation, storage, delivery & disposal while a consensus of the world's scientists attribute global warming to the release of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. This intimate linkage between global warming and economic vitality implicates almost every aspect of a nation-state's economy; Perceived lack of adequate advanced energy technologies - Fossil fuel abundance and low prices continue to put pressure on the development of adequate advanced energy technologies that can realistically replace the role of fossil fuels - as of 2010, over 91% of the worlds energy is derived from fossil fuels and non carbon-neutral technologies. Developing countries do not have cost effective access to the advanced energy technologies that they need for development (most advanced technologies has been developed by and exist in the developed world). Without adequate and cost effective post-hydrocarbon energy sources, it is unlikely the countries of the developed or developing world would accept policies that would materially affect their economic vitality or economic development prospects;Industrialization of the developing world - As developing nations industrialize their energy needs increase and since conventional energy sources produce carbon dioxide, the carbon dioxide emissions of developing countries are beginning to rise at a time when the scientific community, global governance institutions and advocacy groups are telling the world that carbon dioxide emissions should be decreasing. Without access to cost effective and abundant energy sources many developing countries see climate change as a hindrance to their unfettered economic development;Metric selection (transparency) and perceived responsibility / ability to respond - Among the countries of the world, disagreements exist over which greenhouse gas emission metrics should be used like total emissions per year, per capita emissions per year, CO2 emissions only, deforestation emissions, livestock emissions or even total historical emissions. Historically, the release of carbon dioxide has not been historically even among all nation-states and nation-states have challenges with determining who should restrict emissions and at what point of their industrial development they should be subject to such commitments;Vulnerable developing countries and developed country legacy emissions - Some developing nations blame the developed world for having created the global warming crisis because it was the developed countries that emitted most of the carbon dioxide over the twentieth century and vulnerable countries perceive that it should be the developed countries that should pay to address the challenge;Consensus-driven global governance models - The global governance institutions that evolved during the 20th century are all consensus driven deliberative forums where agreement is difficult to achieve and even when agreement is achieved it is almost impossible to enforce;Well organized and funded special-interest lobbying bodies - Special interest lobbying by well organized groups distort and amplify aspects of the challenge (environmental lobbying, energy industry lobbying, other special interest lobbying);Politicization of climate science - Although there is a consensus on the science of global warming and its likely effects - some special interests groups work to suppress the consensus while others work to amplify the alarm of global warming. All parties that engage in such acts add to the politicization of the science of global warming. The result is a clouding of the reality of the global warming problem.The focus areas for global warming politics are Adaptation, Mitigation, Finance, Technology and Losses which are well quantified and studied but the urgency of the global warming challenge combined with the implication to almost every facet of a nation-state's economic interests places significant burdens on the established largely-voluntary global institutions that have developed over the last century; institutions that have been unable to effectively reshape themselves and move fast enough to deal with this unique challenge. Rapidly developing countries who see traditional energy sources as a means to fuel their development, well funded aggressive environmental lobbying groups and an established fossil fuel energy paradigm boasting a mature and sophisticated political lobbying infrastructure all combine to make global warming politics extremely polarized. Distrust between developed and developing countries at most international conferences that seek to address the topic add to the challenges. Further adding to the complexity is the advent of the Internet and the development of media technologies like blogs and other mechanisms for disseminating information that enable the exponential growth in production and dissemination of competing points of view which make it nearly impossible for the development and dissemination of an objective view into the enormity of the subject matter and its politics.