Climate Change: Addressing the Major Skeptic Arguments
... change science. For most of this year, the volume of this debate has turned way up as the ‘skeptics’ launched a determined assault on the climate findings accepted by the overwhelming majority of the scientific community. Unfortunately, the increased noise has only made it harder for people to untan ...
... change science. For most of this year, the volume of this debate has turned way up as the ‘skeptics’ launched a determined assault on the climate findings accepted by the overwhelming majority of the scientific community. Unfortunately, the increased noise has only made it harder for people to untan ...
City of Urbana CAP phase IFinal
... Commission (SAC). It presents the first of two phases of a climate action plan for the City of Urbana. A second phase with a more comprehensive set of strategies will follow, after a period of ...
... Commission (SAC). It presents the first of two phases of a climate action plan for the City of Urbana. A second phase with a more comprehensive set of strategies will follow, after a period of ...
Local Strategies for Addressing Climate Change Vol 2
... Services Center’s publication Coastal Services. These articles showcase examples of the tools, programs, and projects that coastal managers currently have in place. From harnessing cutting-edge technology to changing development practices, and thinking about existing programs and projects in new way ...
... Services Center’s publication Coastal Services. These articles showcase examples of the tools, programs, and projects that coastal managers currently have in place. From harnessing cutting-edge technology to changing development practices, and thinking about existing programs and projects in new way ...
Has the grand idea of geoengineering as Plan B
... being described as having great potential or as a necessary emergency option if climate tipping points are crossed leading to abrupt, nonlinear and irreversible climate change, or as ‘Plan B’ as an alternative if mitigation fails (e.g. Harnisch et al, 2015; Horton 2015; Huttunen et al 2014; Loukkan ...
... being described as having great potential or as a necessary emergency option if climate tipping points are crossed leading to abrupt, nonlinear and irreversible climate change, or as ‘Plan B’ as an alternative if mitigation fails (e.g. Harnisch et al, 2015; Horton 2015; Huttunen et al 2014; Loukkan ...
Key steps in adaptation assessment for LULUCF sector
... Preliminary mitigation/adaptation measures Selection of measures should be based on National & sectoral country priorities Prior work on mitigation/adaptation Feasibility of implementation Benefits of measures (environmental, economic, & social) ...
... Preliminary mitigation/adaptation measures Selection of measures should be based on National & sectoral country priorities Prior work on mitigation/adaptation Feasibility of implementation Benefits of measures (environmental, economic, & social) ...
Money Talks
... First, that we should focus on overcoming ‘stealth denial’ – the widespread tendency to intellectually accept climate risk but not to really feel it, acknowledge any responsibility for it, or act as if it mattered. Second, we should focus the policy response not on aggregate national emissions becau ...
... First, that we should focus on overcoming ‘stealth denial’ – the widespread tendency to intellectually accept climate risk but not to really feel it, acknowledge any responsibility for it, or act as if it mattered. Second, we should focus the policy response not on aggregate national emissions becau ...
Mis - Center for International Environmental Law
... and risks from our current climate change trajectory. These severe financial costs and risks include physical impacts, such as property damage, and corresponding projected decreases in gross domestic product (GDP).20 In terms of global GDP loss, a 700-page report by economist Nicholas Stern prod ...
... and risks from our current climate change trajectory. These severe financial costs and risks include physical impacts, such as property damage, and corresponding projected decreases in gross domestic product (GDP).20 In terms of global GDP loss, a 700-page report by economist Nicholas Stern prod ...
Attribution of extreme weather and climate
... Extreme weather and climate-related events occur in a particular place, by definition, infrequently. It is therefore challenging to detect systematic changes in their occurrence given the relative shortness of observational records. However, there is a clear interest from outside the climate science ...
... Extreme weather and climate-related events occur in a particular place, by definition, infrequently. It is therefore challenging to detect systematic changes in their occurrence given the relative shortness of observational records. However, there is a clear interest from outside the climate science ...
Public health and climate change in the Republic of Kiribati
... new weather patterns and higher tides by the time the nation had gained UN membership. He briefly touched upon this issue in his address: Globalization is advocated as the order of today, however there are adverse effects that can cause irreparable damage if no corrective action is taken immediately ...
... new weather patterns and higher tides by the time the nation had gained UN membership. He briefly touched upon this issue in his address: Globalization is advocated as the order of today, however there are adverse effects that can cause irreparable damage if no corrective action is taken immediately ...
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... a modest sacrifice for a short period of time, in exchange for what eventually becomes a large increase in consumption. Perhaps this seems like a reasonable description of climate policy to many people. I have not answered the question posed in the title of this Section, but I have tried to show tha ...
... a modest sacrifice for a short period of time, in exchange for what eventually becomes a large increase in consumption. Perhaps this seems like a reasonable description of climate policy to many people. I have not answered the question posed in the title of this Section, but I have tried to show tha ...
SID5 Form - Defra Science Search
... (b) If you have answered NO, please explain why the Final report should not be released into public domain ...
... (b) If you have answered NO, please explain why the Final report should not be released into public domain ...
Fishing, climate change and north-east Atlantic cod
... distinct sub-populations have also been identified along the Norwegian coast4. Overall, there is a pattern of increasing genetic differences as distance between capture locations increases. This suggests that many stocks should be treated as distinct but interbreeding units. Such spatially separated ...
... distinct sub-populations have also been identified along the Norwegian coast4. Overall, there is a pattern of increasing genetic differences as distance between capture locations increases. This suggests that many stocks should be treated as distinct but interbreeding units. Such spatially separated ...
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... In this paper, we analyze the problem of designing a self-enforcing international environmental agreement for climate change. Addressing questions of whether a country will choose to participate in a climate change agreement, or if participating will choose to comply with an agreement, requires an ...
... In this paper, we analyze the problem of designing a self-enforcing international environmental agreement for climate change. Addressing questions of whether a country will choose to participate in a climate change agreement, or if participating will choose to comply with an agreement, requires an ...
Climate change threatens the fight against poverty
... Irrawady, Mekong, Salween and Yangtze — that provide water supplies for more than 2 billion people10. In the semi-arid Northeast Brazil, with the lowest level of human development in Latin America, global warming has accelerated desertification with the consequences of rising poverty, hunger and mig ...
... Irrawady, Mekong, Salween and Yangtze — that provide water supplies for more than 2 billion people10. In the semi-arid Northeast Brazil, with the lowest level of human development in Latin America, global warming has accelerated desertification with the consequences of rising poverty, hunger and mig ...
Challenges of Growth 2013
... navigation service providers, industry associations, the academic community and European policy makers. Participants concluded that there is a growing need for climate change risk assessment and planning for adaptation measures. Cost-benefit analyses will be required to determine what level of impac ...
... navigation service providers, industry associations, the academic community and European policy makers. Participants concluded that there is a growing need for climate change risk assessment and planning for adaptation measures. Cost-benefit analyses will be required to determine what level of impac ...
Future climate in world regions - the IPCC Data Distribution Centre
... In its Third Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that the global average surface air temperature has increased by 0.6 ± 0.2 °C during the 20th century, which is likely to be the largest rise of any century during the past 1000 years (IPCC, 2001a). Moreover, it ...
... In its Third Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that the global average surface air temperature has increased by 0.6 ± 0.2 °C during the 20th century, which is likely to be the largest rise of any century during the past 1000 years (IPCC, 2001a). Moreover, it ...
Background papers
... elect politicians who will take forward investment and legislation that will enable our carbon emission to be reduced. This will cost all of us a significant amount as electricity, petrol, diesel and gas prices rise substantially. If we are to have a 50% chance of keeping below the 2⁰C rise in globa ...
... elect politicians who will take forward investment and legislation that will enable our carbon emission to be reduced. This will cost all of us a significant amount as electricity, petrol, diesel and gas prices rise substantially. If we are to have a 50% chance of keeping below the 2⁰C rise in globa ...
Climate Change Adaptation for Smallholder Farmers in Southeast Asia
... al. 2007, IPCC 2007a), is happening now, and is already affecting many natural systems around the world (IPCC 2007a). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) declared in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) that climate change is unequivocal (IPCC 2007a), evidenced by observed changes in s ...
... al. 2007, IPCC 2007a), is happening now, and is already affecting many natural systems around the world (IPCC 2007a). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) declared in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) that climate change is unequivocal (IPCC 2007a), evidenced by observed changes in s ...
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN TRAINING ON VULNERABILITY
... Improved data and information – Better data and information tools, including a standardized methodology for baseline data collection, can help strengthen MPA managers’ knowledge of the potential impacts of climate change on key resources in the region. Education and awareness – This includes develop ...
... Improved data and information – Better data and information tools, including a standardized methodology for baseline data collection, can help strengthen MPA managers’ knowledge of the potential impacts of climate change on key resources in the region. Education and awareness – This includes develop ...
The Perspectives of Climate Scientists on Global Climate Change
... Because the issues involved in the global warming debate are complex, few people are truly competent to judge the evidence presented by those who are sounding the alarm over potential catastrophic warming, on the one hand, or by the “skeptics”– those who say the modern warming is very modest, probab ...
... Because the issues involved in the global warming debate are complex, few people are truly competent to judge the evidence presented by those who are sounding the alarm over potential catastrophic warming, on the one hand, or by the “skeptics”– those who say the modern warming is very modest, probab ...
Mapping of Climate Change Threats and Human Development
... to 359 million. The Arab Region is expected to have 598 million inhabitants by 2050, increasing by two-thirds or 239 million more people than in 2010 (UNDESA 2009). ...
... to 359 million. The Arab Region is expected to have 598 million inhabitants by 2050, increasing by two-thirds or 239 million more people than in 2010 (UNDESA 2009). ...
Development of a Methodology and a Tool for the Assessment of Vulnerability of Roadways to Flood Induced Damage
... model can capture it. Another key aspect of the system dynamics approach is the ability to show the root cause (or causes) of a problem. This is because a good system dynamics model can include all of the essential elements and their interdependencies and hence, the relational dynamics. The steps in ...
... model can capture it. Another key aspect of the system dynamics approach is the ability to show the root cause (or causes) of a problem. This is because a good system dynamics model can include all of the essential elements and their interdependencies and hence, the relational dynamics. The steps in ...
(mis)calculated risk and climate change
... and risks from our current climate change trajectory. These severe financial costs and risks include physical impacts, such as property damage, and corresponding projected decreases in gross domestic product (GDP).20 In terms of global GDP loss, a 700-page report by economist Nicholas Stern prod ...
... and risks from our current climate change trajectory. These severe financial costs and risks include physical impacts, such as property damage, and corresponding projected decreases in gross domestic product (GDP).20 In terms of global GDP loss, a 700-page report by economist Nicholas Stern prod ...
Nitrous Oxide from Agricultural Sources: Potential Role in Greenhouse Gas Emission
... Gases other than carbon dioxide accounted for nearly 15% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2008, yet there has been minimal discussion of these other greenhouse gases in climate and energy legislative initiatives. Reducing emissions from non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases, such as nitrous o ...
... Gases other than carbon dioxide accounted for nearly 15% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2008, yet there has been minimal discussion of these other greenhouse gases in climate and energy legislative initiatives. Reducing emissions from non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases, such as nitrous o ...
Market and policy driven adaptation: an alternative perspective. Smart Solutions to Climate Change (opens in new window)
... r In agriculture there is broad evidence that lowcost adaptation measures like changes in planting dates, cultivars, fertilizer use, and management practices can often reduce the impact on crop yields by more than half, relative to the noadaptation case (see figure 6.1.1). r Coastal protection is on ...
... r In agriculture there is broad evidence that lowcost adaptation measures like changes in planting dates, cultivars, fertilizer use, and management practices can often reduce the impact on crop yields by more than half, relative to the noadaptation case (see figure 6.1.1). r Coastal protection is on ...
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.