Weighing the costs and benefits of climate change to our children
... or wind power), (2) sort them from least to most expensive, and (3) add them up until the desired level of abatement is reached.5 That approach has the advantage of extensive detail about low-carbon technologies. At the same time, since all of those options are being estimated separately, they might ...
... or wind power), (2) sort them from least to most expensive, and (3) add them up until the desired level of abatement is reached.5 That approach has the advantage of extensive detail about low-carbon technologies. At the same time, since all of those options are being estimated separately, they might ...
The role of EIA in greenhouse gas mitigation Abstract The role of EIA
... the “Direct Action Plan” implemented with the centre piece of the Emissions Reduction Fund which is to purchase emissions reduction through a reverse auction.1 Initial Commonwealth policies were primarily voluntary, such as the National Greenhouse Challenge Program for industry aimed at capturing th ...
... the “Direct Action Plan” implemented with the centre piece of the Emissions Reduction Fund which is to purchase emissions reduction through a reverse auction.1 Initial Commonwealth policies were primarily voluntary, such as the National Greenhouse Challenge Program for industry aimed at capturing th ...
Request for an Online Accreditation System
... set by the international community to combat climate change. The Fund will contribute to the achievement of the ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. In the context of sustainable development, the Fund will promote the paradigm shift towards low emission an ...
... set by the international community to combat climate change. The Fund will contribute to the achievement of the ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. In the context of sustainable development, the Fund will promote the paradigm shift towards low emission an ...
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... India and Nigeria are developing countries in which agriculture is a staple of their economies. Both countries are highly vulnerable to climate change effects such as higher temperatures and extreme variations in precipitation, which will have drastic effects on their economies and the livelihoods o ...
... India and Nigeria are developing countries in which agriculture is a staple of their economies. Both countries are highly vulnerable to climate change effects such as higher temperatures and extreme variations in precipitation, which will have drastic effects on their economies and the livelihoods o ...
Adaptation and Food Security
... Goal (MDG) to halve the proportion of people suffering from hunger by 20152 will be met.3 A recent study on the future of food and farming identified six key drivers of change affecting the global food system: a growing global population; changing diets, notably an increase in demand for resource-in ...
... Goal (MDG) to halve the proportion of people suffering from hunger by 20152 will be met.3 A recent study on the future of food and farming identified six key drivers of change affecting the global food system: a growing global population; changing diets, notably an increase in demand for resource-in ...
Advent Light
... likely to limit warming to below 2°C relative to pre-industrial levels. These pathways would require substantial emissions reductions over the next few decades and near zero emissions of carbon dioxide and other long-lived greenhouse gases by the end of the century IPCC Fifth Assessment Synthesis Re ...
... likely to limit warming to below 2°C relative to pre-industrial levels. These pathways would require substantial emissions reductions over the next few decades and near zero emissions of carbon dioxide and other long-lived greenhouse gases by the end of the century IPCC Fifth Assessment Synthesis Re ...
Even several of the wetter runs yield increasing drought due to the
... Observations have shown that the hydrological cycle of the western United States changed significantly over the last half of the 20th century. We present a regional, multivariable climate change detection and attribution study, using a high-resolution hydrologic model forced by global climate models ...
... Observations have shown that the hydrological cycle of the western United States changed significantly over the last half of the 20th century. We present a regional, multivariable climate change detection and attribution study, using a high-resolution hydrologic model forced by global climate models ...
The Changes - Climate Change and Me
... This data shows an ‘association’ between temperature levels and CO2 emissions but does it prove that increased CO2 levels are the most significant aspect of today’s climate change? For something complex like the weather system, many scientists are needed to unravel the story behind climate change. ...
... This data shows an ‘association’ between temperature levels and CO2 emissions but does it prove that increased CO2 levels are the most significant aspect of today’s climate change? For something complex like the weather system, many scientists are needed to unravel the story behind climate change. ...
The Hartwell Paper - LSE Research Online
... This paper arises from a meeting convened by the LSE in February 2010 to consider the implications of developments in climate policy in late 2009. The Hartwell meeting was a private meeting, held under the Chatham House Rule. It included participants from various disciplines in the sciences and huma ...
... This paper arises from a meeting convened by the LSE in February 2010 to consider the implications of developments in climate policy in late 2009. The Hartwell meeting was a private meeting, held under the Chatham House Rule. It included participants from various disciplines in the sciences and huma ...
Climate Change Content and Green Initiatives in Canadian Schools
... schools of nursing could benefit from a Green Committee to address issues specific to nursing and nursing education. Only 45% of the responding schools include content on climate change and health in their curriculum. Given the importance of this topic in the future careers of our students, this per ...
... schools of nursing could benefit from a Green Committee to address issues specific to nursing and nursing education. Only 45% of the responding schools include content on climate change and health in their curriculum. Given the importance of this topic in the future careers of our students, this per ...
Developing countries and the future of the Kyoto Protocol
... The Bush administration’s uncompromising stance has reinforced many developing countries’ public positions against taking on commitments until richer countries have taken action. This was borne out at the 9th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC at New Delhi in October 2002, where the European Union ...
... The Bush administration’s uncompromising stance has reinforced many developing countries’ public positions against taking on commitments until richer countries have taken action. This was borne out at the 9th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC at New Delhi in October 2002, where the European Union ...
View/Open
... Climate variation and change can have significant impacts on agricultural production, forcing farmers to adopt new practices in response to altered conditions. Higher temperatures, changes in precipitation and increased climate variability can affect agriculture, forestry and rural areas. Considerab ...
... Climate variation and change can have significant impacts on agricultural production, forcing farmers to adopt new practices in response to altered conditions. Higher temperatures, changes in precipitation and increased climate variability can affect agriculture, forestry and rural areas. Considerab ...
Adaptation Research Program - Department of Agriculture and
... genotypic variability for grain set in response to high temperature which provides an opportunity to breed for specific adaptation in both crops. Four automated closed-system tunnel houses in Perth established an unmatched platform to study interactions of climate and soil factors in climate-change ...
... genotypic variability for grain set in response to high temperature which provides an opportunity to breed for specific adaptation in both crops. Four automated closed-system tunnel houses in Perth established an unmatched platform to study interactions of climate and soil factors in climate-change ...
Climate Change Policy Jason Shogren and Michael Toman •
... Climate change is a historical fact, as illustrated by the ice ages. Part of the controversy today is the extent to which human activities are responsible for changes in the climate system. While acknowledging the many uncertainties about the precise nature and strength of the link between human act ...
... Climate change is a historical fact, as illustrated by the ice ages. Part of the controversy today is the extent to which human activities are responsible for changes in the climate system. While acknowledging the many uncertainties about the precise nature and strength of the link between human act ...
Air Pollution, Climate Disruption, and Ozone Depletion
... variables, such as the temperature and precipitation in a given area over a period of hours or days. • Climate is determined by the average weather conditions of the earth or of a particular area, especially temperature and precipitation, over periods of at least three decades to thousands of years. ...
... variables, such as the temperature and precipitation in a given area over a period of hours or days. • Climate is determined by the average weather conditions of the earth or of a particular area, especially temperature and precipitation, over periods of at least three decades to thousands of years. ...
Paths beyond Paris
... against the root causes of climate change, but also fighting against “solutions” being imposed from the top. ...
... against the root causes of climate change, but also fighting against “solutions” being imposed from the top. ...
global climate change and presidential leadership
... branches of government as well as state and local governments. Christopher McGrory Klyza and David Sousa point out that one finds in the United States that environmental measures such as climate change are often delayed or prevented from coning to a vote through legislative “gridlock.” As the author ...
... branches of government as well as state and local governments. Christopher McGrory Klyza and David Sousa point out that one finds in the United States that environmental measures such as climate change are often delayed or prevented from coning to a vote through legislative “gridlock.” As the author ...
evaluating the impacts of climate change on catchment
... pollution. A study by Donner et al. (2002) attributed ~25% of the nitrate export to the Gulf of Mexico to increased runoff alone. Observational studies have also shown an increase in nitrate pollution during wetter years with greater nitrogen retention in dry years (Kaushal et al. 2008). The process ...
... pollution. A study by Donner et al. (2002) attributed ~25% of the nitrate export to the Gulf of Mexico to increased runoff alone. Observational studies have also shown an increase in nitrate pollution during wetter years with greater nitrogen retention in dry years (Kaushal et al. 2008). The process ...
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... temperatures and the way in which land was acquired, significantly affected awareness of climate change. Variables that significantly affected adaptation selections were gender, formal extension, information received about climate change, temperatures and ...
... temperatures and the way in which land was acquired, significantly affected awareness of climate change. Variables that significantly affected adaptation selections were gender, formal extension, information received about climate change, temperatures and ...
paths beyond paris
... against the root causes of climate change, but also fighting against “solutions” being imposed from the top. ...
... against the root causes of climate change, but also fighting against “solutions” being imposed from the top. ...
National Roadmap for Responding to Climate Change USDA Forest Service
... need to be synthesized and interpreted, using the results to guide more targeted appraisals for forest and grassland ecosystems. Useful assessments require strong partnerships among science, management, and communities. Knowledge Gaps Scientists know a great deal about climate change, but not yet en ...
... need to be synthesized and interpreted, using the results to guide more targeted appraisals for forest and grassland ecosystems. Useful assessments require strong partnerships among science, management, and communities. Knowledge Gaps Scientists know a great deal about climate change, but not yet en ...
Vietnam Climate Change Country Profile
... important physical and chemical processes governing climate, including the role of the atmosphere, land, oceans, and biological processes. The bullet points below offer insights into a changing climate are thusly derived for Vietnam from a suite of GCMs used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
... important physical and chemical processes governing climate, including the role of the atmosphere, land, oceans, and biological processes. The bullet points below offer insights into a changing climate are thusly derived for Vietnam from a suite of GCMs used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
Resource Scarcity, Climate Change and the Risk of
... All of these potential limitations to supply growth are before climate change is considered, which is likely to be the most important long-term driver of change on all of the above sectors. Since pre-industrial times, global average temperatures have increase by 0.7° Celsius, and emissions already i ...
... All of these potential limitations to supply growth are before climate change is considered, which is likely to be the most important long-term driver of change on all of the above sectors. Since pre-industrial times, global average temperatures have increase by 0.7° Celsius, and emissions already i ...
Financing adaptation
... P Trans-boundary basin management P Disease surveillance systems P Afforestation programmes (sequestration of carbon) ...
... P Trans-boundary basin management P Disease surveillance systems P Afforestation programmes (sequestration of carbon) ...
Climate Change - Homepages Web Server
... 6 Climate is always changing. Why is climate change of concern now? .................................................. 9 7 Is the current level of atmospheric CO2 concentration unprecedented in Earth’s history? ................. 9 8 Is there a point at which adding more CO2 will not cause further ...
... 6 Climate is always changing. Why is climate change of concern now? .................................................. 9 7 Is the current level of atmospheric CO2 concentration unprecedented in Earth’s history? ................. 9 8 Is there a point at which adding more CO2 will not cause further ...
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.