Petition - Center for Biological Diversity
... elevation talus fields in alpine and subalpine areas throughout western North America. There are 36 recognized American pika subspecies in North America, 31 of which occur in the United States. Pikas are extremely temperature-sensitive and are restricted to cool, moist microhabitats on higher peaks. ...
... elevation talus fields in alpine and subalpine areas throughout western North America. There are 36 recognized American pika subspecies in North America, 31 of which occur in the United States. Pikas are extremely temperature-sensitive and are restricted to cool, moist microhabitats on higher peaks. ...
here - DeSmogBlog
... relationships and obscured money flows. Readers unused to studying financial reports should avoid those sections, especially §A, §H, §K.1, as their eyes will glaze quickly. It is very hard to make those simple. Skim Front Matter for background, mostly to see the Topics for later reference. Readers ...
... relationships and obscured money flows. Readers unused to studying financial reports should avoid those sections, especially §A, §H, §K.1, as their eyes will glaze quickly. It is very hard to make those simple. Skim Front Matter for background, mostly to see the Topics for later reference. Readers ...
Intended nationally determined contributions: what are the implications for greenhouse gas emissions in 2030? (opens in new window)
... 2025 and 2030). Many Parties provided information about their expected annual emissions in 2020 following COP15 in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December 2009.2 Hence, these INDCs can be analysed to provide an indication of whether intended action by countries is collectively consistent with the decision, ...
... 2025 and 2030). Many Parties provided information about their expected annual emissions in 2020 following COP15 in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December 2009.2 Hence, these INDCs can be analysed to provide an indication of whether intended action by countries is collectively consistent with the decision, ...
The Role of the Sun in Climate Change - United Diversity
... long intervals. We consider the problem of sampling and its influence on our studies. In addition, we look at the theoretical framework for climate and climatic change. We review the possible sensitivity of Earth's climate to solar changes and advance a new hypothesis that may explain why climate ap ...
... long intervals. We consider the problem of sampling and its influence on our studies. In addition, we look at the theoretical framework for climate and climatic change. We review the possible sensitivity of Earth's climate to solar changes and advance a new hypothesis that may explain why climate ap ...
No REDD! A Reader
... headquartered at Bemidji, Minnesota. A social change activist within the Native American community for over 30 years, he has become an environmental and economic justice leader, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. He is the co-Chair and co-founder of the Environmental Justice Climat ...
... headquartered at Bemidji, Minnesota. A social change activist within the Native American community for over 30 years, he has become an environmental and economic justice leader, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. He is the co-Chair and co-founder of the Environmental Justice Climat ...
Effects of a changing climate on peatlands in permafrost
... MNR will gather, manage, and share information and knowledge about how ecosystem composition, structure and function – and the people who live and work in them – will be affected by a changing climate. Strategies: • Communicate internally and externally to build awareness of the known and potential ...
... MNR will gather, manage, and share information and knowledge about how ecosystem composition, structure and function – and the people who live and work in them – will be affected by a changing climate. Strategies: • Communicate internally and externally to build awareness of the known and potential ...
CSIRO_PHILCCAP_Report_FNL
... CSIRO advises that the information contained in this publication comprises general statements based on scientific research. The reader is advised and needs to be aware that such information may be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be mad ...
... CSIRO advises that the information contained in this publication comprises general statements based on scientific research. The reader is advised and needs to be aware that such information may be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be mad ...
A new approach to mapping permafrost and change incorporating
... especiallyopticalimages, only contain information about vegetation and near-surface conditions. Therefore ground conditions within a land cover type developed by satellite images can vary substantially. For example, hollows and hummocks are common at local scales and there are also topographically c ...
... especiallyopticalimages, only contain information about vegetation and near-surface conditions. Therefore ground conditions within a land cover type developed by satellite images can vary substantially. For example, hollows and hummocks are common at local scales and there are also topographically c ...
Enabling Access to the Funds. PROFONANPE`s Adaptation
... the perspective of the Peruvian Trust Fund for National Parks and Protected Areas (Profonanpe), a pioneering institution that successfully achieved accreditation to both Funds. ...
... the perspective of the Peruvian Trust Fund for National Parks and Protected Areas (Profonanpe), a pioneering institution that successfully achieved accreditation to both Funds. ...
Twenty Questions and Answers about the Ozone Layer
... change. The ozone depletion contribution, while leading to surface cooling, is small compared with the contribution from all other greenhouse gas increases, which leads to surface warming. The total forcing from these other greenhouse gases is the principal cause of observed and projected climate ch ...
... change. The ozone depletion contribution, while leading to surface cooling, is small compared with the contribution from all other greenhouse gas increases, which leads to surface warming. The total forcing from these other greenhouse gases is the principal cause of observed and projected climate ch ...
PDF
... Adoption of conservation tillage has received considerable attention in the past due to its widely promoted environmental benefits (e.g. Karlen et al., 1994a; Omonode et al., 2010; Sengupta and Dick, 2015). Concerns about soil erosion and nonpoint source pollution of water resources resulted in gove ...
... Adoption of conservation tillage has received considerable attention in the past due to its widely promoted environmental benefits (e.g. Karlen et al., 1994a; Omonode et al., 2010; Sengupta and Dick, 2015). Concerns about soil erosion and nonpoint source pollution of water resources resulted in gove ...
MASTER THESIS`S 2010
... recent times, although the geographical distribution and temporal changes is complex (Finlayson Pitts and Pitt, 1999). In the 1940s, a remarkable air pollution phenomenon began to impact the Los Angeles area. In sharp contrast to “London” smog, the ambient air contained strongly oxidizing, eye-water ...
... recent times, although the geographical distribution and temporal changes is complex (Finlayson Pitts and Pitt, 1999). In the 1940s, a remarkable air pollution phenomenon began to impact the Los Angeles area. In sharp contrast to “London” smog, the ambient air contained strongly oxidizing, eye-water ...
Climate Change and Tourism - Sustainable Development of Tourism
... tourism sector to rapidly respond to climate change if it is to develop in a sustainable manner, which will require actions to: mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from the tourism sector, derived especially from transport and accommodation activities; adapt tourism businesses and destinations to chan ...
... tourism sector to rapidly respond to climate change if it is to develop in a sustainable manner, which will require actions to: mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from the tourism sector, derived especially from transport and accommodation activities; adapt tourism businesses and destinations to chan ...
Peatlands and Climate Change
... of stored organic matter and, particularly as has been observed in tropical peatlands, an increase in fire susceptibility. The most efficient method for reducing GHG emissions from peatland is to prevent future land use change although this is not always economically, socially or politically possibl ...
... of stored organic matter and, particularly as has been observed in tropical peatlands, an increase in fire susceptibility. The most efficient method for reducing GHG emissions from peatland is to prevent future land use change although this is not always economically, socially or politically possibl ...
Human health and climate change in Pacific island countries
... delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers’ products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organiz ...
... delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers’ products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organiz ...
Examining the decision-relevance of climate model information for the insurance industry
... First and foremost I would like to thank my supervisor David Stainforth. Our many discussions, usually over a cup of coffee, have both challenged and motivated me to explore the many issues contained in this thesis. Special thanks also go to Lenny Smith, who was helpful in steering the research, and ...
... First and foremost I would like to thank my supervisor David Stainforth. Our many discussions, usually over a cup of coffee, have both challenged and motivated me to explore the many issues contained in this thesis. Special thanks also go to Lenny Smith, who was helpful in steering the research, and ...
Human health and climate change in Pacific island countries
... delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers’ products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organiz ...
... delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers’ products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organiz ...
the transcript of the APS climate change statement review workshop
... Channel when I said, "If it happened ...
... Channel when I said, "If it happened ...
Taxes, targets, and the social cost of carbon
... Why So Difficult to Estimate The SCC? Even with no uncertainty, long time horizon creates extreme sensitivity to discount rate, over which there is no agreement. Very large uncertainties, some of which we cannot even characterize. The more important ones: Extent of warming under current and future ...
... Why So Difficult to Estimate The SCC? Even with no uncertainty, long time horizon creates extreme sensitivity to discount rate, over which there is no agreement. Very large uncertainties, some of which we cannot even characterize. The more important ones: Extent of warming under current and future ...
Ecuador`s Banana Sector under Climate Change
... Ecuador’s banana sector is crucial for the national economy, employment and the country trade balance. Both the economic, social and environmental implications of banana value chains challenges present policy choices and trade-offs in Ecuador. Raising productivity of the sector, improving fair distr ...
... Ecuador’s banana sector is crucial for the national economy, employment and the country trade balance. Both the economic, social and environmental implications of banana value chains challenges present policy choices and trade-offs in Ecuador. Raising productivity of the sector, improving fair distr ...
Adaptation of Forests and People to Climate Change – A global
... magnitude of future change will be affected by the extent to which these emissions are reduced. Regardless of climate change mitigation activities implemented today or in the near future, however, historical emissions and inertia in the climate system mean that further climate changes are inevitable ...
... magnitude of future change will be affected by the extent to which these emissions are reduced. Regardless of climate change mitigation activities implemented today or in the near future, however, historical emissions and inertia in the climate system mean that further climate changes are inevitable ...
thailand - Technology Needs Assessment
... draught, rising sea level, biodiversity loss, and health damage – ,which if not addressed may lead to catastrophic consequences. Climate change is no longer a mere scientific concept owned by scientists but moved into our daily lives as more and more people become concerned with the complexity of th ...
... draught, rising sea level, biodiversity loss, and health damage – ,which if not addressed may lead to catastrophic consequences. Climate change is no longer a mere scientific concept owned by scientists but moved into our daily lives as more and more people become concerned with the complexity of th ...
Science Plan for COAT: Climate-Ecological Observatory for Arctic
... support for the COAT science plan and concluded that “the original approach will make a worldclass contribution”, “making this well-conceived and major initiative operational will simply rely on resources as all the necessary components, particulary concepts and experience, are present” and that it ...
... support for the COAT science plan and concluded that “the original approach will make a worldclass contribution”, “making this well-conceived and major initiative operational will simply rely on resources as all the necessary components, particulary concepts and experience, are present” and that it ...
Public Awareness and Acceptance of CO2 capture and storage
... or gas fields or saline aquifers. CCS can significantly reduce the level of CO2 emissions released into the atmosphere that are produced through combustion of fossil fuels. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that the cost of achieving desired climate stabilisation by 2050 will be at lea ...
... or gas fields or saline aquifers. CCS can significantly reduce the level of CO2 emissions released into the atmosphere that are produced through combustion of fossil fuels. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that the cost of achieving desired climate stabilisation by 2050 will be at lea ...
Characterizing the international carbon capture and storage community Jennie C. Stephens ,
... and (2) project-specific opposition among communities that are confronted with planned projects and perceive local risks associated with those projects (Bielicki and Stephens, 2008; Wilson et al., 2003). The environmental community has been divided in their level of support for this technology (Wong- ...
... and (2) project-specific opposition among communities that are confronted with planned projects and perceive local risks associated with those projects (Bielicki and Stephens, 2008; Wilson et al., 2003). The environmental community has been divided in their level of support for this technology (Wong- ...
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.