Climate Futures for Tasmania: impacts on agriculture
... Hemisphere, Climate Futures for Tasmania has generated local climate information at a scale and level of detail not previously available. It is an essential part of the Tasmanian Government’s Framework for Action on Climate Change. Climate Futures for Tasmania is invaluable to informing evidence‑bas ...
... Hemisphere, Climate Futures for Tasmania has generated local climate information at a scale and level of detail not previously available. It is an essential part of the Tasmanian Government’s Framework for Action on Climate Change. Climate Futures for Tasmania is invaluable to informing evidence‑bas ...
Simulating Transient Climate Evolution of the Last
... Through the late Quaternary period of past one million years, the Earth has experienced rather regular ice age cycles once every 100,000 years [Hays et al., 1976]. Various natural archives of the Earth have preserved rich climatic information for these ice age cycles. Scientists take advantage of th ...
... Through the late Quaternary period of past one million years, the Earth has experienced rather regular ice age cycles once every 100,000 years [Hays et al., 1976]. Various natural archives of the Earth have preserved rich climatic information for these ice age cycles. Scientists take advantage of th ...
Climate Change Adaptation in Clayoquot Sound
... The state of the marine system today is more complex – historic pressures have been significant – resulting in significant shifts in species over the last 150 years, including extirpation of a keystone predator the sea otter, significant declines in the large whales that were historically abundant, ...
... The state of the marine system today is more complex – historic pressures have been significant – resulting in significant shifts in species over the last 150 years, including extirpation of a keystone predator the sea otter, significant declines in the large whales that were historically abundant, ...
Towards climate resilience in agriculture for Southeast Asia
... challenges specific to Southeast Asia, the solutions may come from, or already have been tested elsewhere. It is for this reason that these papers have been included. Of all the challenges presented by climate change, one of the biggest is uncertainty. The lack of certainty about how climate change ...
... challenges specific to Southeast Asia, the solutions may come from, or already have been tested elsewhere. It is for this reason that these papers have been included. Of all the challenges presented by climate change, one of the biggest is uncertainty. The lack of certainty about how climate change ...
Climate change and human health RISKS AND RESPONSES Editors
... complex of life-supporting processes, one of many large natural systems that are now coming under pressure from the increasing weight of human numbers and economic activities. By inadvertently increasing the concentration of energy-trapping gases in the lower atmosphere, human actions have begun to ...
... complex of life-supporting processes, one of many large natural systems that are now coming under pressure from the increasing weight of human numbers and economic activities. By inadvertently increasing the concentration of energy-trapping gases in the lower atmosphere, human actions have begun to ...
Climate change and human health
... complex of life-supporting processes, one of many large natural systems that are now coming under pressure from the increasing weight of human numbers and economic activities. By inadvertently increasing the concentration of energy-trapping gases in the lower atmosphere, human actions have begun to ...
... complex of life-supporting processes, one of many large natural systems that are now coming under pressure from the increasing weight of human numbers and economic activities. By inadvertently increasing the concentration of energy-trapping gases in the lower atmosphere, human actions have begun to ...
Behavioural Adaptation of Skiers and Snowboarders in
... WMO, 2008). As a result, climate change is one of the most widely discussed environmental and sustainable development topics today. The winter tourism industry has been repeatedly identified as being vulnerable to climate change. The implications for winter tourism include a lack of snow in winte ...
... WMO, 2008). As a result, climate change is one of the most widely discussed environmental and sustainable development topics today. The winter tourism industry has been repeatedly identified as being vulnerable to climate change. The implications for winter tourism include a lack of snow in winte ...
Coastal Ecosystems Responses to Climate Change
... projected to become slightly fresher by the 2030s while western, northern and southeastern waters are projected to become slightly saltier, patterns which are likely to intensify by the 2070s. Average ocean pH is projected to fall, particularly in the northeast, by 0.3 – 0.4 if atmospheric CO2 conce ...
... projected to become slightly fresher by the 2030s while western, northern and southeastern waters are projected to become slightly saltier, patterns which are likely to intensify by the 2070s. Average ocean pH is projected to fall, particularly in the northeast, by 0.3 – 0.4 if atmospheric CO2 conce ...
the future we want biodiversity and ecosystems– driving
... Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity In an historic moment in 2010, at the tenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, the nations of the world recognized the crucial role of biodiversity in ensuring sustainable development. Governmen ...
... Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity In an historic moment in 2010, at the tenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, the nations of the world recognized the crucial role of biodiversity in ensuring sustainable development. Governmen ...
Inuit Priorities for Canada`s Climate Strategy
... equipment needed to engage in the traditional harvesting activities that provide social, cultural, and economic sustenance to families beyond their reach. Loss and damage due to climate impacts can place an additional financial strain on households along with the challenge of staying safe in increasi ...
... equipment needed to engage in the traditional harvesting activities that provide social, cultural, and economic sustenance to families beyond their reach. Loss and damage due to climate impacts can place an additional financial strain on households along with the challenge of staying safe in increasi ...
Climate Change Adaptation Guidelines in Coastal Management and
... and major new infrastructure. Such decisions cannot always be based on perfect information and frequently cannot be delayed until new science, research or understanding is available. However, such decisions made now may determine how a particular part of the coastal zone is used for many years into ...
... and major new infrastructure. Such decisions cannot always be based on perfect information and frequently cannot be delayed until new science, research or understanding is available. However, such decisions made now may determine how a particular part of the coastal zone is used for many years into ...
- Lancaster EPrints
... et al., 2011). Globally, halogen loading peaked around 1998 (although this depends on ...
... et al., 2011). Globally, halogen loading peaked around 1998 (although this depends on ...
Decade-long soil nitrogen constraint on the CO fertilization of plant biomass LETTERS *
... studies on plant biomass and productivity under contrasting CO2 and N supply suggest an N-limitation constraint on CO2 fertilization3–6 , as noted in the last Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report1 . Nevertheless, nutrient limitations were not incorporated into the coupled climate–C cycle ...
... studies on plant biomass and productivity under contrasting CO2 and N supply suggest an N-limitation constraint on CO2 fertilization3–6 , as noted in the last Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report1 . Nevertheless, nutrient limitations were not incorporated into the coupled climate–C cycle ...
Assessing the Evidence: Environment, Climate
... Cyclones: The coastal zone in Bangladesh will always be vulnerable to the threat of cyclones and associated storm surges and the threat of an increase in the severity of storms as a result of climate change underlines the need for continued investment in disaster risk reduction in vulnerable distric ...
... Cyclones: The coastal zone in Bangladesh will always be vulnerable to the threat of cyclones and associated storm surges and the threat of an increase in the severity of storms as a result of climate change underlines the need for continued investment in disaster risk reduction in vulnerable distric ...
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... 2007, Parry et al. 2007) emphasised how an already moderate warming of 2 degrees would affect our lifestyle and produce negative, though not catastrophic, consequences. The 2 degree Celsius climate target is unlikely to be achieved (Parry 2009, Carraro and Massetti 2010) and policies of adaptation a ...
... 2007, Parry et al. 2007) emphasised how an already moderate warming of 2 degrees would affect our lifestyle and produce negative, though not catastrophic, consequences. The 2 degree Celsius climate target is unlikely to be achieved (Parry 2009, Carraro and Massetti 2010) and policies of adaptation a ...
Global Climate Change and Coral Bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef
... Barrier Reef, for example, have been classified into 17 coral ‘community types’ (Done 1982), each comprised of subsets of around 30 to 100 of the 400 or so coral species recognised on the Great Barrier Reef (Veron 2000). These communities have significant differences in their coral species compositi ...
... Barrier Reef, for example, have been classified into 17 coral ‘community types’ (Done 1982), each comprised of subsets of around 30 to 100 of the 400 or so coral species recognised on the Great Barrier Reef (Veron 2000). These communities have significant differences in their coral species compositi ...
The Threat of Climate Change to Coral Reefs
... Coral reefs are the “rainforests” of the oceans, containing the highest diversity of marine organisms. They are highly productive and of great value for populations in tropical coastal areas. All around the world, warm-water coral reefs have experienced large-scale degradation. The greatest threat t ...
... Coral reefs are the “rainforests” of the oceans, containing the highest diversity of marine organisms. They are highly productive and of great value for populations in tropical coastal areas. All around the world, warm-water coral reefs have experienced large-scale degradation. The greatest threat t ...
Taxes, targets, and the social cost of carbon
... Negotiating Emission Reductions: Problems Focus on emission reductions creates problems. Must a poor country reduce its emissions as much as a rich one? Must a country (rich or poor) with very low per capita emissions reduce future emissions as much as a country with high per capital emissions? Wha ...
... Negotiating Emission Reductions: Problems Focus on emission reductions creates problems. Must a poor country reduce its emissions as much as a rich one? Must a country (rich or poor) with very low per capita emissions reduce future emissions as much as a country with high per capital emissions? Wha ...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND TOURISM
... to the European Grand Tour in the 20th century and the development of the first coastal resorts in Europe and America, people have been traveling for recreation, culture, religion or health. These first phases of the tourism sector were, however, very limited in scale and distribution, and only acce ...
... to the European Grand Tour in the 20th century and the development of the first coastal resorts in Europe and America, people have been traveling for recreation, culture, religion or health. These first phases of the tourism sector were, however, very limited in scale and distribution, and only acce ...
Preparing for an Uncertain Climate—Vol. I
... atmosphere. Slowing the rate of growth in these emissions continues to be very important, but most analyses conclude that despite international efforts, the Earth is likely to warm several degrees over the next century. Climate change poses many potential problems for human and natural systems, and ...
... atmosphere. Slowing the rate of growth in these emissions continues to be very important, but most analyses conclude that despite international efforts, the Earth is likely to warm several degrees over the next century. Climate change poses many potential problems for human and natural systems, and ...
The Second National Communication of the Republic of Malawi
... © Environmental Affairs Department ISBN: 978-99908-61-12-9 Correct Citation: All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior pe ...
... © Environmental Affairs Department ISBN: 978-99908-61-12-9 Correct Citation: All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior pe ...
Peat stratigraphy and climate change
... Aaby, 1976). Peats themselves were used as sedimentary archives from which pollen could be extracted and, in some cases, related to broad-scale climate change, but it was long believed that peat growth was cyclical, after the work of Osvald (1923) and his theory of cyclic regeneration. If peats were ...
... Aaby, 1976). Peats themselves were used as sedimentary archives from which pollen could be extracted and, in some cases, related to broad-scale climate change, but it was long believed that peat growth was cyclical, after the work of Osvald (1923) and his theory of cyclic regeneration. If peats were ...
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.