Modes of the wintertime Arctic temperature variability Report No. 343
... rate in the Arctic as well as its seasonality (most pronounced wintertime SAT increase) is in agreement with anthropogenic climate change scenarios simulated by climate models [Räisänen, 2002]. At the same time, the very strong early century warming anomaly in the Arctic, which has only recently bee ...
... rate in the Arctic as well as its seasonality (most pronounced wintertime SAT increase) is in agreement with anthropogenic climate change scenarios simulated by climate models [Räisänen, 2002]. At the same time, the very strong early century warming anomaly in the Arctic, which has only recently bee ...
Climate Extremes Communications Guidebook
... fuels, and changes in land use and land cover. These result in rising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which are trapping solar energy and warming the planet. That “global warming” then drives a suite of additional climatic changes, including changes in climate extre ...
... fuels, and changes in land use and land cover. These result in rising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which are trapping solar energy and warming the planet. That “global warming” then drives a suite of additional climatic changes, including changes in climate extre ...
A Critical Analysis of the Kyoto Protocol using Monte Carlo
... This considered the gravity of informed decision making under uncertainty in the construction of effective climate policy is emphasised. Rather than postpone direct action to curb anthropogenic climate change in order to accommodate further observational confirmation, mitigation must enter into forc ...
... This considered the gravity of informed decision making under uncertainty in the construction of effective climate policy is emphasised. Rather than postpone direct action to curb anthropogenic climate change in order to accommodate further observational confirmation, mitigation must enter into forc ...
The Ethical implications of global climate change - unesdoc
... are already implicitly recognized in the work of bodies such as the IPCC and the UNFCCC and in the international politics around the issue. It is important to foreground these implicit ethical dimensions so that they can be explicitly debated, as well as to clarify the ethical basis of our responses ...
... are already implicitly recognized in the work of bodies such as the IPCC and the UNFCCC and in the international politics around the issue. It is important to foreground these implicit ethical dimensions so that they can be explicitly debated, as well as to clarify the ethical basis of our responses ...
The Psychological Distance of Climate Change
... self-control. In relation to this, psychologically distant representations seem to help people to make more confident predictions about the future, and to make clearer evaluations and behavioral choices.(4) However, these theoretical predictions appear to contradict ideas presented within goal setti ...
... self-control. In relation to this, psychologically distant representations seem to help people to make more confident predictions about the future, and to make clearer evaluations and behavioral choices.(4) However, these theoretical predictions appear to contradict ideas presented within goal setti ...
fisheries management
... ecosystems are far more challenging and their uncertainties even larger because of a limited understanding of physical controls on biological systems. Management and conservation plans that explicitly account for changing climate are rare and even those generally rely on retrospective analyses rathe ...
... ecosystems are far more challenging and their uncertainties even larger because of a limited understanding of physical controls on biological systems. Management and conservation plans that explicitly account for changing climate are rare and even those generally rely on retrospective analyses rathe ...
Motivated Recall in the Service of the Economic System
... John T. Jost New York University The contemporary political landscape is characterized by numerous divisive issues. Unlike many other issues, however, much of the disagreement about climate change centers not on how best to take action to address the problem, but on whether the problem exists at all ...
... John T. Jost New York University The contemporary political landscape is characterized by numerous divisive issues. Unlike many other issues, however, much of the disagreement about climate change centers not on how best to take action to address the problem, but on whether the problem exists at all ...
osu climate plan draft - Finance and Administration
... 1. Reference Phase II of the OSU Strategic Plan as the official and most up-to-date document articulating university vision and direction, and highlight points from the Strategic Plan that are relevant to the ACUPCC and the Climate Plan. 2. Share additional information and campus community input gat ...
... 1. Reference Phase II of the OSU Strategic Plan as the official and most up-to-date document articulating university vision and direction, and highlight points from the Strategic Plan that are relevant to the ACUPCC and the Climate Plan. 2. Share additional information and campus community input gat ...
Climate Change Adaptation Position Paper
... 1. Why is adaptation planning important for rail Adapting to future climate change is an important concept both on a national and global scale. Both ecosystems and society will need to adapt to the new climatic conditions that global warming will inevitably bring. Society will face significant chall ...
... 1. Why is adaptation planning important for rail Adapting to future climate change is an important concept both on a national and global scale. Both ecosystems and society will need to adapt to the new climatic conditions that global warming will inevitably bring. Society will face significant chall ...
English
... Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction have launched a new, global effort to transform the way the world does business. What is clear through the 2030 Agenda is that sustainable development and tackling climate change go hand-in-hand. We will not keep people from going hungry without protecting ...
... Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction have launched a new, global effort to transform the way the world does business. What is clear through the 2030 Agenda is that sustainable development and tackling climate change go hand-in-hand. We will not keep people from going hungry without protecting ...
51st DIRECTING COUNCIL
... 1994. It defines climate change as a “change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods” (5). Parties to the Convention must ...
... 1994. It defines climate change as a “change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods” (5). Parties to the Convention must ...
Incorporating climate change into systematic conservation planning
... to ensure that societies ‘‘have a plan’’ for conserving biodiversity and critical habitats in the face of impacts from urban development, agricultural land conversion, resource extraction, major infrastructure development, and other activities that alter the patterns and processes of natural ecosyst ...
... to ensure that societies ‘‘have a plan’’ for conserving biodiversity and critical habitats in the face of impacts from urban development, agricultural land conversion, resource extraction, major infrastructure development, and other activities that alter the patterns and processes of natural ecosyst ...
teaching manual - Live and Learn
... The combination of the probability of an event and the scale of it’s negative consequences. Disaster risks are the potential disaster losses, in lives, health status, livelihoods, assets and services, which could occur in a particular community or a society over some specified future time period. ...
... The combination of the probability of an event and the scale of it’s negative consequences. Disaster risks are the potential disaster losses, in lives, health status, livelihoods, assets and services, which could occur in a particular community or a society over some specified future time period. ...
EDMUND G. BROWN JR. State of California Attorney General
... We were therefore surprised and disappointed to discover that the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) does not reflect our office’s efforts to provide the City with guidance. In this letter, we reiterate the fundamental legal defects in the Update’s environmental analysis and trust that the Cit ...
... We were therefore surprised and disappointed to discover that the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) does not reflect our office’s efforts to provide the City with guidance. In this letter, we reiterate the fundamental legal defects in the Update’s environmental analysis and trust that the Cit ...
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... index. They found also that the relation was the strongest with a lag of two months, the time necessary for the cooling signal to propagate from North Africa to Central Asia, in a quasi-barotropic structure for the whole troposphere. The mechanism responsible for this linkage is however still unclea ...
... index. They found also that the relation was the strongest with a lag of two months, the time necessary for the cooling signal to propagate from North Africa to Central Asia, in a quasi-barotropic structure for the whole troposphere. The mechanism responsible for this linkage is however still unclea ...
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... in vegetation structure and loss of natural biodiversity has been reported in certain areas in Namibia, including a simplification of soil fauna (Zeidler, 1999). A shift from perennial to annual forage species, and composition in favor of less palatable species has also been observed (e.g. Seely & J ...
... in vegetation structure and loss of natural biodiversity has been reported in certain areas in Namibia, including a simplification of soil fauna (Zeidler, 1999). A shift from perennial to annual forage species, and composition in favor of less palatable species has also been observed (e.g. Seely & J ...
Climate Change and Water Resources in the Tropical Andes
... different general circulation models (GCMs) following the A2 scenario, indicate an almost yearround future decrease in easterly flow over the Altiplano. Since strong easterlies are required to sustain significant moisture flux toward the Altiplano under current climatic conditions, this result can b ...
... different general circulation models (GCMs) following the A2 scenario, indicate an almost yearround future decrease in easterly flow over the Altiplano. Since strong easterlies are required to sustain significant moisture flux toward the Altiplano under current climatic conditions, this result can b ...
Climate Change
... (N2O). These gases absorb heat from the sun and tend to warm the Earth’s surface while scientific evidence indicates that the continuous accumulation of the GHGs in the atmosphere has prevented the absorbed heat from leaving the atmosphere. Some of this heat is being trapped, consequently creating t ...
... (N2O). These gases absorb heat from the sun and tend to warm the Earth’s surface while scientific evidence indicates that the continuous accumulation of the GHGs in the atmosphere has prevented the absorbed heat from leaving the atmosphere. Some of this heat is being trapped, consequently creating t ...
Policy Instruments for Climate Change: How Can National Governments Address RESOURCES
... climate change. First, there are fundamentally domestic policy instruments, intended to enable individual nations to achieve their specific targets or goals. Second, there are international (bilateral, multilateral, or global) instruments that can be employed jointly by groups of nations. By necessi ...
... climate change. First, there are fundamentally domestic policy instruments, intended to enable individual nations to achieve their specific targets or goals. Second, there are international (bilateral, multilateral, or global) instruments that can be employed jointly by groups of nations. By necessi ...
6 Using advocacy to help protect the environment - TILZ
... whatever the advocacy looks like, there will always be a relationship at its core. Effective advocacy work requires planning. It works best when it fits around, and complements, other development work, and when it concerns an issue that is central to the entire work of an organisation or church. The ...
... whatever the advocacy looks like, there will always be a relationship at its core. Effective advocacy work requires planning. It works best when it fits around, and complements, other development work, and when it concerns an issue that is central to the entire work of an organisation or church. The ...
Local Climate Change Governance
... 1.2 Defining Governance and the Local Several commentators have noted a general political shift—from a central government model to decentralised governance processes—that has been accompanied by growing scholarly attention to this mode of policy-making (among others Eversole/Scholfield 2006; Betsill ...
... 1.2 Defining Governance and the Local Several commentators have noted a general political shift—from a central government model to decentralised governance processes—that has been accompanied by growing scholarly attention to this mode of policy-making (among others Eversole/Scholfield 2006; Betsill ...
Impact of climate change on ozone-related mortality and morbidity in Europe
... and morbidity. Significant negative health effects have been demonstrated for different causes, mainly for respiratory and (to a lesser extent) cardiovascular diseases [14]. The majority of epidemiological studies concentrated on acute health consequences (due to short-term very high concentrations ...
... and morbidity. Significant negative health effects have been demonstrated for different causes, mainly for respiratory and (to a lesser extent) cardiovascular diseases [14]. The majority of epidemiological studies concentrated on acute health consequences (due to short-term very high concentrations ...
Integrated Climate Change Strategies for
... The planning approach suggested here is unique, since proposals for development of a regional climate strategy take account both of recommendations on adaptation to climate change and measures for reduction of GHG emission (Section 7). This integrated approach should lower decision-making costs in t ...
... The planning approach suggested here is unique, since proposals for development of a regional climate strategy take account both of recommendations on adaptation to climate change and measures for reduction of GHG emission (Section 7). This integrated approach should lower decision-making costs in t ...
Needs Assessment: Turks and Caicos Islands
... This report forms one of a suite of 16 individual needs assessments of the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) produced as part of the process of developing a DFID/FCO led cross HMG programme design to address climate change by promoting low carbon climate resilient development in the UKOTs. The purpose ...
... This report forms one of a suite of 16 individual needs assessments of the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) produced as part of the process of developing a DFID/FCO led cross HMG programme design to address climate change by promoting low carbon climate resilient development in the UKOTs. The purpose ...
Land use planning tools for local adaptation to climate change
... wildfires. A changing climate magnifies all these risks. In 2008, Elkford, with support of the Columbia Basin Trust, a provincial crown corporation, developed a local adaptation strategy to assess the risks posed by climate change and identify corresponding adaptation actions. The Adaptation Strateg ...
... wildfires. A changing climate magnifies all these risks. In 2008, Elkford, with support of the Columbia Basin Trust, a provincial crown corporation, developed a local adaptation strategy to assess the risks posed by climate change and identify corresponding adaptation actions. The Adaptation Strateg ...
Climate engineering
Climate engineering, also referred to as geoengineering or climate intervention, is the deliberate and large-scale intervention in the Earth’s climatic system with the aim of limiting adverse climate change. Climate engineering is an umbrella term for two types of measures: carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation management. Carbon dioxide removal addresses the cause of climate change by removing one of the greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide) from the atmosphere. Solar radiation management attempts to offset effects of greenhouse gases by causing the Earth to absorb less solar radiation.Climate engineering approaches are sometimes viewed as additional potential options for limiting climate change, alongside mitigation and adaptation. There is substantial agreement among scientists that climate engineering cannot substitute climate change mitigation. Some approaches might be used as accompanying measures to sharp cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Given that all types of measures addressing climate change have economic, political or physical limitations a some climate engineering approaches might eventually be used as part of an ensemble of measures. Research on costs, benefits, and various types of risks of most climate engineering approaches is at an early stage and their understanding needs to improve to judge their adequacy and feasibility.No known large-scale climate engineering projects have taken place to date. Almost all research into solar geoengineering has consisted of computer modelling or laboratory tests, and attempts to move to real-world experimentation have proved controversial for many types of climate engineering. Some practices, such as planting of trees and whitening of surfaces as well as bio-energy with carbon capture and storage projects are underway, their scalability to effectively affect global climate is however debated. Ocean iron fertilization has been given small-scale research trials, sparking substantial controversy.Most experts and major reports advise against relying on geoengineering techniques as a simple solution to climate change, in part due to the large uncertainties over effectiveness and side effects. However, most experts also argue that the risks of such interventions must be seen in the context of risks of dangerous climate change. Interventions at large scale may run a greater risk disrupting natural systems resulting in a dilemma that those approaches that could prove highly (cost-) effective in addressing extreme climate risk, might themselves cause substantial risk. Some have suggested that the concept of geoengineering the climate presents a moral hazard because it could reduce political and public pressure for emissions reduction, which could exacerbate overall climate risks.Groups such as ETC Group and some climate researchers (such as Raymond Pierrehumbert) are in favour of a moratorium on out-of-doors testing and deployment of SRM.