Potential near future runoff changes in Croatia
... in the A2 scenario) contributed to an increase of surface runoff in mountainous region over western U.S. In this study, we focus to a future period much closer than those in the above studies, when care is needed in the interpretation of results since the signal of climate change can be similar in m ...
... in the A2 scenario) contributed to an increase of surface runoff in mountainous region over western U.S. In this study, we focus to a future period much closer than those in the above studies, when care is needed in the interpretation of results since the signal of climate change can be similar in m ...
The future is here: climate change in the Pacific
... collectively responsible for the damage that climate change has done to the Pacific. Consistent with the “polluter pays” principle2, Australia and New Zealand have a responsibility to fix the problem they have helped to create. But adaptation funding has fallen well short of requirements in the Paci ...
... collectively responsible for the damage that climate change has done to the Pacific. Consistent with the “polluter pays” principle2, Australia and New Zealand have a responsibility to fix the problem they have helped to create. But adaptation funding has fallen well short of requirements in the Paci ...
2015 Global Climate Legislation Study - summary for policymakers (English) (opens in new window)
... successful strategy for tackling climate change and that they bear their own share of responsibility for its effective implementation. As mandated representatives of the people, parliamentarians are duty-bound to enact and amend laws, approve national budgets and hold governments to account. It is f ...
... successful strategy for tackling climate change and that they bear their own share of responsibility for its effective implementation. As mandated representatives of the people, parliamentarians are duty-bound to enact and amend laws, approve national budgets and hold governments to account. It is f ...
Toward a conceptual synthesis for climate change responses
... 1.2.b. Plasticity in navigational behaviours or other habitat-related traits can drive sudden shifts in the spatial distribution of individuals in response to climate change 2. Hypotheses for how systematic change in processes determines long-term persistence 2.1. Rapid population growth in a changi ...
... 1.2.b. Plasticity in navigational behaviours or other habitat-related traits can drive sudden shifts in the spatial distribution of individuals in response to climate change 2. Hypotheses for how systematic change in processes determines long-term persistence 2.1. Rapid population growth in a changi ...
Quantifying Carbon Cycle Feedbacks
... IPSL/LSCE, Gif-sur-Yvette, France, and QUEST, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (Manuscript received 24 November 2008, in final form 17 April 2009) ...
... IPSL/LSCE, Gif-sur-Yvette, France, and QUEST, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (Manuscript received 24 November 2008, in final form 17 April 2009) ...
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... climate trends. Model parameters are drawn from several nationally representative rural household surveys, local meteorological records, and downscaled climate predictions of the Hadley (HadCM3) and CCSM models for the year 2050. The calorie-maximizing LP models are calibrated to best reflect baseli ...
... climate trends. Model parameters are drawn from several nationally representative rural household surveys, local meteorological records, and downscaled climate predictions of the Hadley (HadCM3) and CCSM models for the year 2050. The calorie-maximizing LP models are calibrated to best reflect baseli ...
Climate Change Knows No Borders
... Civil society groups, particularly those in South Asia, have an important role to play in strengthening solidarity between citizens of different countries, opening up collaborative conversations, providing a platform for those who are vulnerable, and strengthening regional solutions that can work fo ...
... Civil society groups, particularly those in South Asia, have an important role to play in strengthening solidarity between citizens of different countries, opening up collaborative conversations, providing a platform for those who are vulnerable, and strengthening regional solutions that can work fo ...
DHM - MIS - Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
... the capacities for addressing climate change. The operational tools and procedures, such as EIA and spatial planning, were also assessed for their potential to facilitate adaptation in the sector. More detailed review of the sectors infrastructure covered the main categories and priorities, overall ...
... the capacities for addressing climate change. The operational tools and procedures, such as EIA and spatial planning, were also assessed for their potential to facilitate adaptation in the sector. More detailed review of the sectors infrastructure covered the main categories and priorities, overall ...
MHCJCDivestmentProposal
... Our generation will carry the greatest burden of climate change because of actions taken by previous generations. Our generation is expected to tackle the issue of global climate change by providing mitigation and adaptation solutions. Many passionate young people and future leaders are feeling the ...
... Our generation will carry the greatest burden of climate change because of actions taken by previous generations. Our generation is expected to tackle the issue of global climate change by providing mitigation and adaptation solutions. Many passionate young people and future leaders are feeling the ...
No consensus on consensus
... policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The main practical objective of the IPCC has been to assess whether there is sufficient certainty in the science so as to trigger political action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This objective has led to the IPCC assessments being framed arou ...
... policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The main practical objective of the IPCC has been to assess whether there is sufficient certainty in the science so as to trigger political action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This objective has led to the IPCC assessments being framed arou ...
Navigating Complexity
... At the same time, there is significant concern climate change may influence the form, type, and location of violent conflict. Our understanding of these dynamics is evolving quickly and sometimes producing surprising results. There are, in fact, considerable misconceptions about why people move, how ...
... At the same time, there is significant concern climate change may influence the form, type, and location of violent conflict. Our understanding of these dynamics is evolving quickly and sometimes producing surprising results. There are, in fact, considerable misconceptions about why people move, how ...
The politics of accuracy in judging global warming films
... an argument, have “perpetrated an informational bias by significantly diverging from the consensus view in climate science that humans contribute to climate change” (Boykoff, 2008: 1; see also Boykoff and Boykoff, 2004; 2007). Journalistic balance becomes an important issue because media reports on ...
... an argument, have “perpetrated an informational bias by significantly diverging from the consensus view in climate science that humans contribute to climate change” (Boykoff, 2008: 1; see also Boykoff and Boykoff, 2004; 2007). Journalistic balance becomes an important issue because media reports on ...
Climate change impacts on groundwater hydrology
... for low flow simulations (Bastola et al. 2011, Velazquez et al. 2013). Similarly, in a study on groundwater well field capture zones, Sonnenborg et al. (2015) found that the uncertainty at a ‘downstream’ point (geology) in the calculation chain dominated, making the effects of climate model uncertai ...
... for low flow simulations (Bastola et al. 2011, Velazquez et al. 2013). Similarly, in a study on groundwater well field capture zones, Sonnenborg et al. (2015) found that the uncertainty at a ‘downstream’ point (geology) in the calculation chain dominated, making the effects of climate model uncertai ...
Human contribution to more-intense precipitation extremes
... in the characteristics of such events, including recent increases in the intensity of heavy precipitation events over a large part of the Northern Hemisphere land area3–5, is critical for reliable projections of future changes. Given that atmospheric water-holding capacity is expected to increase ro ...
... in the characteristics of such events, including recent increases in the intensity of heavy precipitation events over a large part of the Northern Hemisphere land area3–5, is critical for reliable projections of future changes. Given that atmospheric water-holding capacity is expected to increase ro ...
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... Title: Land-atmosphere interactions and regional Earth system dynamics due to natural and anthropogenic vegetation changes Abstract Observation and modelling studies have indicated that the global land surface has been undergoing significant changes in the past few decades, driven by both natural an ...
... Title: Land-atmosphere interactions and regional Earth system dynamics due to natural and anthropogenic vegetation changes Abstract Observation and modelling studies have indicated that the global land surface has been undergoing significant changes in the past few decades, driven by both natural an ...
Climate policy under sustainable discounted utilitarianism: Working Paper 42 (830 kB) (opens in new window)
... 2. Mitigation of climate change (including the roles of carbon markets and lowcarbon technologies) 3. Impacts of, and adaptation to, climate change, and its effects on development 4. Governance of climate change 5. Management of forests and ecosystems More information about the Grantham Research Ins ...
... 2. Mitigation of climate change (including the roles of carbon markets and lowcarbon technologies) 3. Impacts of, and adaptation to, climate change, and its effects on development 4. Governance of climate change 5. Management of forests and ecosystems More information about the Grantham Research Ins ...
Reconciling scientific reality with realpolitik: moving
... If a compulsory climate policy framework is to be applied to individuals, families and their homes, it is likely to receive far more scrutiny than present upstream approaches. In this context, the carbon pricing approach of treating all equal-sized emissions cuts as fungible can be expected to raise ...
... If a compulsory climate policy framework is to be applied to individuals, families and their homes, it is likely to receive far more scrutiny than present upstream approaches. In this context, the carbon pricing approach of treating all equal-sized emissions cuts as fungible can be expected to raise ...
successful adaptation implementation
... Cities around the world are preparing for a changing climate. There is no shortage of ideas concerning how cities might reduce the production of greenhouse gases or adapt to a warming planet. There are, though, significant challenges associated with making such ideas actionable. What does it take to ...
... Cities around the world are preparing for a changing climate. There is no shortage of ideas concerning how cities might reduce the production of greenhouse gases or adapt to a warming planet. There are, though, significant challenges associated with making such ideas actionable. What does it take to ...
Changing role of local institutions to enable individual and collective
... which incentives for individual and collective actions are defined. This is because “institutional arrangements structure risks and sensitivity to climate hazards, facilitate or impede individual and collective responses, and shape the outcomes of such responses” (Agrawal and Perrin 2008, 8). Instit ...
... which incentives for individual and collective actions are defined. This is because “institutional arrangements structure risks and sensitivity to climate hazards, facilitate or impede individual and collective responses, and shape the outcomes of such responses” (Agrawal and Perrin 2008, 8). Instit ...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Seafood
... A greenhouse gas (GHG) is any gas, both natural and anthropogenic, that absorb and release infrared radiation in the atmosphere5. Many GHG’s occur naturally in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (which is around 25 times more potent than CO25a), nitrous oxide (300 times more poten ...
... A greenhouse gas (GHG) is any gas, both natural and anthropogenic, that absorb and release infrared radiation in the atmosphere5. Many GHG’s occur naturally in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (which is around 25 times more potent than CO25a), nitrous oxide (300 times more poten ...
guide to synthetic greenhouse gas activities in the NZ ETS
... activities from 1 January 2013. The details of these calculation methods are set out in the Climate Change (Stationary Energy and Industrial Processes) Amendment Regulations 2012. The details of the prescribed threshold are set out in the Climate Change (General Exemptions) ...
... activities from 1 January 2013. The details of these calculation methods are set out in the Climate Change (Stationary Energy and Industrial Processes) Amendment Regulations 2012. The details of the prescribed threshold are set out in the Climate Change (General Exemptions) ...
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... developed. It is an effort to create a financial value for the carbon stored in forests, offering incentives for developing countries to reduce emissions from forested lands and invest in low-carbon paths to sustainable development. It goes beyond deforestation and forest degradation, and includes t ...
... developed. It is an effort to create a financial value for the carbon stored in forests, offering incentives for developing countries to reduce emissions from forested lands and invest in low-carbon paths to sustainable development. It goes beyond deforestation and forest degradation, and includes t ...
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... their earlier choice of agriculture. They have to find some other way to get their job in their changing environment. So, a significant change should be observed in occupational pattern of those people. Sharp declines in the number of main workers signify that the poor inhabitants find no way to sta ...
... their earlier choice of agriculture. They have to find some other way to get their job in their changing environment. So, a significant change should be observed in occupational pattern of those people. Sharp declines in the number of main workers signify that the poor inhabitants find no way to sta ...
Ecosystem-based adaptation: An approach for building
... While global efforts to mitigate the causes of climate change are currently under way, adaptation is about “managing the unavoidable” – addressing the impacts that are already being experienced by people and ecosystems while mitigation measures take effect, and building resilience to future impacts. ...
... While global efforts to mitigate the causes of climate change are currently under way, adaptation is about “managing the unavoidable” – addressing the impacts that are already being experienced by people and ecosystems while mitigation measures take effect, and building resilience to future impacts. ...
OESCHGER, HANS (b. Ottenbach, Zürich, Switzerland, 2 April 1927
... increase of CO2 could represent such a perturbation. As acknowledged by Wallace Broecker in 1997, this paved the way for more than two decades of intensive research on abrupt climate change (Alley, et al. 2002). Carrying Global-Change Research Further. Hans Oeschger was an experimental physicist by ...
... increase of CO2 could represent such a perturbation. As acknowledged by Wallace Broecker in 1997, this paved the way for more than two decades of intensive research on abrupt climate change (Alley, et al. 2002). Carrying Global-Change Research Further. Hans Oeschger was an experimental physicist by ...
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.