Tonga Climate Change Policy
... This revised Tonga Climate Change Policy is based on a new approach; one which is multi-faceted, cross-sectoral, gender inclusive, equitable, and with a strong emphasis on community ownership supported by strong governance. The overall focus is towards the goal of ‘A Resilient Tonga’, aimed at achie ...
... This revised Tonga Climate Change Policy is based on a new approach; one which is multi-faceted, cross-sectoral, gender inclusive, equitable, and with a strong emphasis on community ownership supported by strong governance. The overall focus is towards the goal of ‘A Resilient Tonga’, aimed at achie ...
hhidalgo_4th_symp
... process of identifying if an observed change is significantly different from what would be expected from natural internal climate variability (Hegerl et al. 2006). Attribution of anthropogenic climate change is the process of identifying if the observed change is: a) consistent with the type of chan ...
... process of identifying if an observed change is significantly different from what would be expected from natural internal climate variability (Hegerl et al. 2006). Attribution of anthropogenic climate change is the process of identifying if the observed change is: a) consistent with the type of chan ...
report on adaptation challenges in pacific island countries
... wave heights of recent cyclones have exceeded even climate change model projections. With the climate trend for the Pacific pointing to more extreme conditions and increased climate variability in future, Pacific Island countries have little choice but to develop comprehensive risk management plans ...
... wave heights of recent cyclones have exceeded even climate change model projections. With the climate trend for the Pacific pointing to more extreme conditions and increased climate variability in future, Pacific Island countries have little choice but to develop comprehensive risk management plans ...
Hope in God`s Future - The Methodist Church in Britain
... (IPCC) is tasked with drawing together observations and climate modelling studies, together with assessing potential impacts of future climate change resulting from human activity. After over 15 years of concerted research, the fourth report of the IPCC published in 2007 concluded that ‘Warming of t ...
... (IPCC) is tasked with drawing together observations and climate modelling studies, together with assessing potential impacts of future climate change resulting from human activity. After over 15 years of concerted research, the fourth report of the IPCC published in 2007 concluded that ‘Warming of t ...
to review/download the Cookeville Case Study.
... reduced, climate mitigation will accelerate, and habitat will be saved. The 2008 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports clearly indicate an approximate 10-year period to control green house gas emissions and reverse climate change momentum to avoid drastic impacts to the physical p ...
... reduced, climate mitigation will accelerate, and habitat will be saved. The 2008 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports clearly indicate an approximate 10-year period to control green house gas emissions and reverse climate change momentum to avoid drastic impacts to the physical p ...
Kocornick Mina and Fankhauser 2015 (opens in new window)
... structures, for example by putting a heavy emphasis on preserving agricultural output, even though rural economies are fast evolving. After an extreme event, there is a temptation to rebuild the economy just as it was before, rather than factoring in manifest climate risks. This policy brief asks ho ...
... structures, for example by putting a heavy emphasis on preserving agricultural output, even though rural economies are fast evolving. After an extreme event, there is a temptation to rebuild the economy just as it was before, rather than factoring in manifest climate risks. This policy brief asks ho ...
Guiding Principles for City Climate Action Planning
... national governments to address the pressing needs of their citizens. To expand their capacity to take on the challenge of climate change, cities are joining forums that encourage collaboration between multiple levels of government, business, and civil society. Hundreds of cities worldwide have join ...
... national governments to address the pressing needs of their citizens. To expand their capacity to take on the challenge of climate change, cities are joining forums that encourage collaboration between multiple levels of government, business, and civil society. Hundreds of cities worldwide have join ...
Deepa Badrinarayana - Three Degrees Warmer
... the economic status quo of core countries while simultaneously reducing carbon emissions. Indeed, the thrust of international climate change negotiations has been on allocating varying costs to core nations.4 This Article examines a different issue: why international law does not provide adequate re ...
... the economic status quo of core countries while simultaneously reducing carbon emissions. Indeed, the thrust of international climate change negotiations has been on allocating varying costs to core nations.4 This Article examines a different issue: why international law does not provide adequate re ...
How Climate Change Will Affect People Around the World
... Climate change is a serious and urgent issue. The Earth has already warmed by 0.7°C since around 1900 and is committed to further warming over coming decades simply due to past emissions (Chapter 1). On current trends, average global temperatures could rise by 2 - 3°C within the next fifty years or ...
... Climate change is a serious and urgent issue. The Earth has already warmed by 0.7°C since around 1900 and is committed to further warming over coming decades simply due to past emissions (Chapter 1). On current trends, average global temperatures could rise by 2 - 3°C within the next fifty years or ...
Assessing Effects of Variation in Global Climate Data Sets on Spatial
... common approach in predictive modeling uses ensemble forecasts that draw on multiple projections from different models to describe some of the uncertainty in projections of future conditions (Araújo and New 2007). Much less attention has been directed at understanding how variation in contemporary ...
... common approach in predictive modeling uses ensemble forecasts that draw on multiple projections from different models to describe some of the uncertainty in projections of future conditions (Araújo and New 2007). Much less attention has been directed at understanding how variation in contemporary ...
CSPR Briefing CS PR B
... the Scandinavian region up to the end of this century with an increase of 1-4°C (up to the period 2081-2100), with the biggest increase in the north-east part of Sweden. For winter temperatures (December-February), the change is expected to be bigger, with an increase of 2-6°C. Also here the biggest ...
... the Scandinavian region up to the end of this century with an increase of 1-4°C (up to the period 2081-2100), with the biggest increase in the north-east part of Sweden. For winter temperatures (December-February), the change is expected to be bigger, with an increase of 2-6°C. Also here the biggest ...
1 Darrel Moellendorf Forthcoming in Dominic Roser and Jennifer
... justice is appropriate. I shall argue that that is not the case. Insofar as nonideal theory is dependent on an account of ideal theory, which it serves, nonideal theory is ill-suited to offer practical moral guidance in light of the urgency of the circumstances. That claim does not entail, however, ...
... justice is appropriate. I shall argue that that is not the case. Insofar as nonideal theory is dependent on an account of ideal theory, which it serves, nonideal theory is ill-suited to offer practical moral guidance in light of the urgency of the circumstances. That claim does not entail, however, ...
pdf - Framsenteret AS
... and claim settlements to affected farmers; field surveys of recent ecosystem damage from winter weather events; trend analyses and modeling of meteorological observations; contact with the media; and scientific dissemination of results. Currently, the project has contributed to five scientific publi ...
... and claim settlements to affected farmers; field surveys of recent ecosystem damage from winter weather events; trend analyses and modeling of meteorological observations; contact with the media; and scientific dissemination of results. Currently, the project has contributed to five scientific publi ...
Reducing the Future to Climate: a Story of Climate Determinism and
... I suggest that the hegemony exerted by the predictive natural sciences over human attempts to understand the unfolding future, opens up the spaces for climate reductionism to emerge. It is a hegemony manifest in the pivotal role held by climate (and related) modelling in shaping climate change disco ...
... I suggest that the hegemony exerted by the predictive natural sciences over human attempts to understand the unfolding future, opens up the spaces for climate reductionism to emerge. It is a hegemony manifest in the pivotal role held by climate (and related) modelling in shaping climate change disco ...
MAPPING CLIMATE CHANGE AND SECURITY IN NORTH AFRICA
... Climate change is increasingly recognized to have implications that extend beyond impacts on people’s quality of life and into the security sphere. Since 2007, policy practitioners and academics have issued scores of reports identifying the security risks associated with climate change. Scholars and ...
... Climate change is increasingly recognized to have implications that extend beyond impacts on people’s quality of life and into the security sphere. Since 2007, policy practitioners and academics have issued scores of reports identifying the security risks associated with climate change. Scholars and ...
Science Communication Research
... SciComm Research Informing Practice -‐5-‐ involve uncertainty and risk-‐taking about future interactions and outcomes. Trust is considered to have at least three key dimensions including "integrity," the beli ...
... SciComm Research Informing Practice -‐5-‐ involve uncertainty and risk-‐taking about future interactions and outcomes. Trust is considered to have at least three key dimensions including "integrity," the beli ...
Quantitative Assessment of Climate Carrying Capacity for Cities: A
... and in physical changes of atmospheric composition due to energy consumption associated with socioeconomic development. The urban socioeconomic system and the climate system constitute a loop linking energy consumption behavior with underlying surface changes, as shown in Fig. 1. Initially, fossil f ...
... and in physical changes of atmospheric composition due to energy consumption associated with socioeconomic development. The urban socioeconomic system and the climate system constitute a loop linking energy consumption behavior with underlying surface changes, as shown in Fig. 1. Initially, fossil f ...
Trends in extreme weather events in Europe: implications
... climate variability; extreme weather events are seen as a part of normal life where societies have learnt to some extent to deal and adapt. However, whether there are trends in such extreme events along with a warming planet is a critical question. Popular images of global warming are often based on ...
... climate variability; extreme weather events are seen as a part of normal life where societies have learnt to some extent to deal and adapt. However, whether there are trends in such extreme events along with a warming planet is a critical question. Popular images of global warming are often based on ...
Climate Research 57:61
... activity in the city of São Paulo after 1951. This may be increasing the impacts on vulnerable people living in areas where a risk of flash flooding and landslides exists. Studies on the effects of urbanization on climate in the MASP have been performed using various regional models (Freitas & Silva ...
... activity in the city of São Paulo after 1951. This may be increasing the impacts on vulnerable people living in areas where a risk of flash flooding and landslides exists. Studies on the effects of urbanization on climate in the MASP have been performed using various regional models (Freitas & Silva ...
Protecting Cultural Heritage and Adapting to Climate Change
... This second IGES White Paper is a summary of current climate change policies in the Asia‐ Pacific region and new recommendations, based on strategic research carried out at IGES so far. The Asia‐Pacific is experiencing rapid economic development and, as well as being a major contributor to greenho ...
... This second IGES White Paper is a summary of current climate change policies in the Asia‐ Pacific region and new recommendations, based on strategic research carried out at IGES so far. The Asia‐Pacific is experiencing rapid economic development and, as well as being a major contributor to greenho ...
Two Stories About E.U. Climate Change Law and Policy
... “command and control” approaches to pollution control. Buttressed by its wide-ranging Climate and Energy Package (CEP) and having created a politywide carbon price, the EU ETS will drive the low-carbon reconstruction of the European economy. In many respects a classic environmental externality,7 by ...
... “command and control” approaches to pollution control. Buttressed by its wide-ranging Climate and Energy Package (CEP) and having created a politywide carbon price, the EU ETS will drive the low-carbon reconstruction of the European economy. In many respects a classic environmental externality,7 by ...
ICES J. Mar. Sci.-2011-McCay-1354-67
... St Lawrence to Cape Hatteras. Commercial concentrations were found primarily off the states of New York and New Jersey, south to waters off the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, and north on Georges Bank, off the New England states (Figure 2). They are typically found from the intertidal z ...
... St Lawrence to Cape Hatteras. Commercial concentrations were found primarily off the states of New York and New Jersey, south to waters off the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, and north on Georges Bank, off the New England states (Figure 2). They are typically found from the intertidal z ...
Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for the
... southeastern Texas over the past few decades. Chinese tallow increased by a factor of 30 between 1981 and 1995,often out-competing native species when canopy gaps form in mesic (medium moisture) and wet sites (Harcombe,et.al.,1998). These kinds of interactions and changes in forest dynamics are diff ...
... southeastern Texas over the past few decades. Chinese tallow increased by a factor of 30 between 1981 and 1995,often out-competing native species when canopy gaps form in mesic (medium moisture) and wet sites (Harcombe,et.al.,1998). These kinds of interactions and changes in forest dynamics are diff ...
Facilitator Guide - Climate Finance and Markets
... Walmart holds a very small (>1%) equity stake in EVM, the point of which is solely to exploit a “selfsupply” loophole in Mexican energy laws. This allows Walmart to claim that it is producing power for its own use, and so receive electricity more cheaply under a special Mexican law. Slide 9 – Some i ...
... Walmart holds a very small (>1%) equity stake in EVM, the point of which is solely to exploit a “selfsupply” loophole in Mexican energy laws. This allows Walmart to claim that it is producing power for its own use, and so receive electricity more cheaply under a special Mexican law. Slide 9 – Some i ...
STUDY ON THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON CHINA`S
... itself. How China will avoid national chronic food insecurity in the future is an issue, which is inevitably of significant global implication. Whether China can feed itself in the future not only depends on agricultural land resources but also depends on the impacts of climate change on its agricul ...
... itself. How China will avoid national chronic food insecurity in the future is an issue, which is inevitably of significant global implication. Whether China can feed itself in the future not only depends on agricultural land resources but also depends on the impacts of climate change on its agricul ...
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.