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 ...
ENG - UN CC:Learn
... Why is Climate Change Adaptation Important? “Climate change poses clear, catastrophic threats. We may not agree on the extent, but we certainly can't afford the risk of inaction.” ...
... Why is Climate Change Adaptation Important? “Climate change poses clear, catastrophic threats. We may not agree on the extent, but we certainly can't afford the risk of inaction.” ...
Impact analysis of climate change for an Alpine catchment using
... Global climate change affects spatial and temporal patterns of precipitation and so has a major impact on surface and subsurface water balances. While global climate models are designed to describe climate change on global or continental scales, their resolution is too coarse for them to be suitable ...
... Global climate change affects spatial and temporal patterns of precipitation and so has a major impact on surface and subsurface water balances. While global climate models are designed to describe climate change on global or continental scales, their resolution is too coarse for them to be suitable ...
Human Development Report 2007/2008 Climate Change and
... concentrated, even more than now, in the rainy season months, leading to an exacerbation of drought problems in the dry season. Climate change, then, is set to make precipitation more uneven and variable over time and space (Schaefer 2003). 2.3 Changes in Floods and Drought 12. Even before future cl ...
... concentrated, even more than now, in the rainy season months, leading to an exacerbation of drought problems in the dry season. Climate change, then, is set to make precipitation more uneven and variable over time and space (Schaefer 2003). 2.3 Changes in Floods and Drought 12. Even before future cl ...
Climate Change, Energy and South Africa`s Foreign Policy
... current position, South Africa’s credibility in calling for greater international commitment to carbon emission reductions at Copenhagen may be undermined by the government’s slow progress in defining and mainstreaming climate change considerations into the country’s social and economic development ...
... current position, South Africa’s credibility in calling for greater international commitment to carbon emission reductions at Copenhagen may be undermined by the government’s slow progress in defining and mainstreaming climate change considerations into the country’s social and economic development ...
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act 2010
... (1) This section applies if a target mentioned in this part for a financial year is not met. (2) The Minister must, within 6 sitting days after receiving a report from an independent entity under section 12 for the financial year, present a statement to the Legislative Assembly setting out— (a) why ...
... (1) This section applies if a target mentioned in this part for a financial year is not met. (2) The Minister must, within 6 sitting days after receiving a report from an independent entity under section 12 for the financial year, present a statement to the Legislative Assembly setting out— (a) why ...
Pattern scaled climate change scenarios: are these useful for adaptation? - Working Paper 71 (699 kB) (opens in new window)
... The Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) was established by the University of Leeds and the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2008 to advance public and private action on climate change through innovative, rigorous research. The Centre is funded by the UK Economi ...
... The Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) was established by the University of Leeds and the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2008 to advance public and private action on climate change through innovative, rigorous research. The Centre is funded by the UK Economi ...
On development, demography and climate change: The end of the
... from a general social scientific consideration of the subject - one that starts from a concern with development and demography. The view taken here, however, is that looking at global warming and climate change in historical perspective, examining the subject in the round (i.e. drawing on material f ...
... from a general social scientific consideration of the subject - one that starts from a concern with development and demography. The view taken here, however, is that looking at global warming and climate change in historical perspective, examining the subject in the round (i.e. drawing on material f ...
Climate Impacts on Energy Systems
... planning1 adaptation measures can further reduce their vulnerability to environmental change, by building capacity and improving information for decision making and climate risk management. Many actions increase a system’s resilience to variations in climate regardless of global climate change and c ...
... planning1 adaptation measures can further reduce their vulnerability to environmental change, by building capacity and improving information for decision making and climate risk management. Many actions increase a system’s resilience to variations in climate regardless of global climate change and c ...
The Case for a Carbon Tax in Canada
... inaction on the part of a country is likely to undermine trust and limit the willingness of other countries to pursue mitigation efforts. Global action on climate change is likely to begin with domestic action, not the other way around. It needs to be said that there is little evidence on the global ...
... inaction on the part of a country is likely to undermine trust and limit the willingness of other countries to pursue mitigation efforts. Global action on climate change is likely to begin with domestic action, not the other way around. It needs to be said that there is little evidence on the global ...
2. Taking stock of the recommendations of the 2005 Communication
... levels. To meet this objective, atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases have to remain well below 550 parts per million volume (ppmv) CO2 equivalent, requiring global emission reductions of at least 15 % but perhaps as much as 50 % by 2050 compared to 1990 levels. Industrialised countries wou ...
... levels. To meet this objective, atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases have to remain well below 550 parts per million volume (ppmv) CO2 equivalent, requiring global emission reductions of at least 15 % but perhaps as much as 50 % by 2050 compared to 1990 levels. Industrialised countries wou ...
Potential effects of climate change and rising CO2 on ecosystem
... (See schematic in Aber et al. 1997; Ollinger et al. 2002). The model uses a multi-layered submodel of photosynthesis and phenology developed by Aber et al. (1995, 1996) and modified by Ollinger et al. (1997, 2002) to account for the effects of rising CO2 and tropospheric ozone. The productive potent ...
... (See schematic in Aber et al. 1997; Ollinger et al. 2002). The model uses a multi-layered submodel of photosynthesis and phenology developed by Aber et al. (1995, 1996) and modified by Ollinger et al. (1997, 2002) to account for the effects of rising CO2 and tropospheric ozone. The productive potent ...
to a pps diaporama
... R&D investments in backstop technologies play a key role when there are constraints to the development of nuclear and/or renewables Modeling international disembodied R&D spillovers does not change mitigation policy costs Intersectoral R&D spillovers might have a greater influence With direc ...
... R&D investments in backstop technologies play a key role when there are constraints to the development of nuclear and/or renewables Modeling international disembodied R&D spillovers does not change mitigation policy costs Intersectoral R&D spillovers might have a greater influence With direc ...
Attachment 1: Staff Guidance for Greenhouse Gas and Climate... for New Reactor Environmental Impact Statements
... should cover the project period and resources that are likely to be impacted by climate change during this period. The reviewer should recognize the uncertainty with predicting climate change effects in the short-term. Agencies should be clear about the basis for projecting the changes from the exis ...
... should cover the project period and resources that are likely to be impacted by climate change during this period. The reviewer should recognize the uncertainty with predicting climate change effects in the short-term. Agencies should be clear about the basis for projecting the changes from the exis ...
The Role Of Halocarbons In The Climate Change Of The
... efficiency is a radiative forcing per unit concentration, and is a measure of a halocarbons ability to alter surface temperature. Clouds absorb upwelling radiation from the surface and emit this at a cooler temperature, hence they reduce a halocarbons ability to warm the TTL. Using our cloud climato ...
... efficiency is a radiative forcing per unit concentration, and is a measure of a halocarbons ability to alter surface temperature. Clouds absorb upwelling radiation from the surface and emit this at a cooler temperature, hence they reduce a halocarbons ability to warm the TTL. Using our cloud climato ...
Coffee and Climate Change
... also contributes to the valuation of the capacity to adapt. Georeferencing of individual farms can permit individual evaluation of the probable change in suitability for coffee, and which other crops may maintain or improve in their suitability for that site. The tool is in development – but hopeful ...
... also contributes to the valuation of the capacity to adapt. Georeferencing of individual farms can permit individual evaluation of the probable change in suitability for coffee, and which other crops may maintain or improve in their suitability for that site. The tool is in development – but hopeful ...
EIR Greenhouse Gas Emissions
... radiation is then emitted from the earth as low‐frequency infrared radiation. The frequencies at which bodies emit radiation are proportional to temperature. The earth has a much lower temperature than the sun; therefore, the earth emits lower frequency radiation. Most solar radiation passes throu ...
... radiation is then emitted from the earth as low‐frequency infrared radiation. The frequencies at which bodies emit radiation are proportional to temperature. The earth has a much lower temperature than the sun; therefore, the earth emits lower frequency radiation. Most solar radiation passes throu ...
Supply-side climate policy: the road less taken
... the supply side of the fossil fuel economy – and the potential for supply-side measures to complement demand-side climate policies. A key insight driving these new approaches is that the political and economic interests and institutions that underpin fossil fuel production help to perpetuate fossil ...
... the supply side of the fossil fuel economy – and the potential for supply-side measures to complement demand-side climate policies. A key insight driving these new approaches is that the political and economic interests and institutions that underpin fossil fuel production help to perpetuate fossil ...
Growing Together in a Changing Climate
... issues, with hundreds of grassroots initiatives and national campaigns springing up in countries around the world. Young people have been present at climate negotiations since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, and their actions have resulted in widespread media coverage and the mobilization of thousands ...
... issues, with hundreds of grassroots initiatives and national campaigns springing up in countries around the world. Young people have been present at climate negotiations since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, and their actions have resulted in widespread media coverage and the mobilization of thousands ...
1. Climate Change and Insect Pest Distribution Range, Andrea
... studies reporting the outcomes of modelling attempts, most often in the form of species distribution models (also referred to as envelope models), with the primary aim of predicting future changes in species ranges but with little or no evidence of actual range change occurring. One could perhaps ar ...
... studies reporting the outcomes of modelling attempts, most often in the form of species distribution models (also referred to as envelope models), with the primary aim of predicting future changes in species ranges but with little or no evidence of actual range change occurring. One could perhaps ar ...
Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist`s Guide to Global Warming
... smarter policies. Lomborg recognizes that some food production in some regions will suffer because of climate change, but he also wants to point out that other regions will see a boon in productivity. Water Shortages: Global warming will produce more precipitation (regionally), which means more wate ...
... smarter policies. Lomborg recognizes that some food production in some regions will suffer because of climate change, but he also wants to point out that other regions will see a boon in productivity. Water Shortages: Global warming will produce more precipitation (regionally), which means more wate ...
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... contain information regarding geospatial differences. Yet, the statistical results may be biased if regionally specific characteristics are not taken into account, such as irrigation areas (Schlenker, Hanemann and Fisher, 2005). The advantage of time series study is that it captures the impacts of c ...
... contain information regarding geospatial differences. Yet, the statistical results may be biased if regionally specific characteristics are not taken into account, such as irrigation areas (Schlenker, Hanemann and Fisher, 2005). The advantage of time series study is that it captures the impacts of c ...
USA–NPN Attributed Publications - USA National Phenology Network
... Staudinger, M. D. et al. Biodiversity in a changing climate: a synthesis of current and projected trends in the U.S. Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution 11:465-473 (2013). Stein, B. A. et al. Preparing for and managing change: climate adaptation for biodiversity and ecosystems. Ecology and the Environm ...
... Staudinger, M. D. et al. Biodiversity in a changing climate: a synthesis of current and projected trends in the U.S. Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution 11:465-473 (2013). Stein, B. A. et al. Preparing for and managing change: climate adaptation for biodiversity and ecosystems. Ecology and the Environm ...
Swedish Clean Air and Climate Research Program SCAC
... of five. It is therefore important to try to further constrain and improve model simulations of aerosol compounds including BC. Furthermore, estimates of the direct (aerosol scattering or absorption of solar radiation) or indirect (modification of cloud physical and optical properties) RF from a ch ...
... of five. It is therefore important to try to further constrain and improve model simulations of aerosol compounds including BC. Furthermore, estimates of the direct (aerosol scattering or absorption of solar radiation) or indirect (modification of cloud physical and optical properties) RF from a ch ...
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.