Underwater: The Need for Massachusetts to Become Climate Ready
... increased flow will inundate the sewer system, due to lack of surfaces to absorb the water. These major weather events stand to cause billions of dollars of damage to infrastructure and ecosystems, impacting both private and public assets. Some needs are immediate, calling for near-term action, whil ...
... increased flow will inundate the sewer system, due to lack of surfaces to absorb the water. These major weather events stand to cause billions of dollars of damage to infrastructure and ecosystems, impacting both private and public assets. Some needs are immediate, calling for near-term action, whil ...
asean climate change initiative
... ten nations in South East Asia covering an area (4.5 million sq km) total population 530 million people GNP of about US $ 312 billion and per capita of US $ 496 average economic growth rate 5.5% (1980-1990) and FDI grew as fast as 40% ...
... ten nations in South East Asia covering an area (4.5 million sq km) total population 530 million people GNP of about US $ 312 billion and per capita of US $ 496 average economic growth rate 5.5% (1980-1990) and FDI grew as fast as 40% ...
Ontario`s climate change discussion paper
... i. Manufacturers in Ontario should not face more stringent requirements than those imposed on jurisdictions in which we compete. ii. Ontario’s policies should continuously enhance competitiveness with respect to attracting investment, improving operating efficiencies, and developing new markets for ...
... i. Manufacturers in Ontario should not face more stringent requirements than those imposed on jurisdictions in which we compete. ii. Ontario’s policies should continuously enhance competitiveness with respect to attracting investment, improving operating efficiencies, and developing new markets for ...
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... change issues takes place in a moral and ethical context in which religious groups have significant influence. Such “issues cannot be solved by simply calculating an ‘optimal solution’. Rather, they invoke fundamental questions on how we ought to live and how humans should value and relate to each o ...
... change issues takes place in a moral and ethical context in which religious groups have significant influence. Such “issues cannot be solved by simply calculating an ‘optimal solution’. Rather, they invoke fundamental questions on how we ought to live and how humans should value and relate to each o ...
Don`t Kill Kyoto
... Years of international negotiation and diplomacy went into securing the Kyoto Protocol the only existing international tool that can legally require industrialized countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Developed countries are increasingly indicating that they would prefer legal alterna ...
... Years of international negotiation and diplomacy went into securing the Kyoto Protocol the only existing international tool that can legally require industrialized countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Developed countries are increasingly indicating that they would prefer legal alterna ...
climate impacts and adaptation unit
... iii. The 2000s may have the warmest decade on record, but the warming trend for global mean surface temperatures from 2000–09 may have been less pronounced than the warming trend during 1990–99. Global warming has thus stalled or possibly stopped. We may even be entering a global cooling trend. ...
... iii. The 2000s may have the warmest decade on record, but the warming trend for global mean surface temperatures from 2000–09 may have been less pronounced than the warming trend during 1990–99. Global warming has thus stalled or possibly stopped. We may even be entering a global cooling trend. ...
National Sustainable Materials Management Action Plan
... Contribute to NRC National SMM Action Plan prepared based on the Summit ...
... Contribute to NRC National SMM Action Plan prepared based on the Summit ...
WMO Global Observing Systems for Climate Monitoring
... NMI-VSL (National Metrological Institute Van Swinden Laboratorium, NL) ...
... NMI-VSL (National Metrological Institute Van Swinden Laboratorium, NL) ...
climate impacts and adaptation unit
... iii. The 2000s may have the warmest decade on record, but the warming trend for global mean surface temperatures from 2000–09 may have been less pronounced than the warming trend during 1990–99. Global warming has thus stalled or possibly stopped. We may even be entering a global cooling trend. ...
... iii. The 2000s may have the warmest decade on record, but the warming trend for global mean surface temperatures from 2000–09 may have been less pronounced than the warming trend during 1990–99. Global warming has thus stalled or possibly stopped. We may even be entering a global cooling trend. ...
Climate Justice as a Spiritual Challenge in an Oil
... literal interpretation, but underlining that this is only one of the forms of interpretation” (Schuff, 2011, 17). In the fourth century, St. John Cassian described four forms of interpretation to develop spiritual knowledge; the four forms being 1) historical, 2) allegorical, 3) anagogical and 4) tr ...
... literal interpretation, but underlining that this is only one of the forms of interpretation” (Schuff, 2011, 17). In the fourth century, St. John Cassian described four forms of interpretation to develop spiritual knowledge; the four forms being 1) historical, 2) allegorical, 3) anagogical and 4) tr ...
AN UPDATE ON: GREENHOUSE GAS REGULATION
... New Brunswick Climate Change Action Plan Reduce emissions by 10% relative to 1990 by 2020 ...
... New Brunswick Climate Change Action Plan Reduce emissions by 10% relative to 1990 by 2020 ...
Presentation title
... local planning policy. Riverlution, Sheffield - a local business and community led scheme to manage river corridor vegetation and create pocket parks to reduce flood risk. The scheme has wider ecology and amenity benefits. Plug in Midlands – a partnership scheme between water company, housing associ ...
... local planning policy. Riverlution, Sheffield - a local business and community led scheme to manage river corridor vegetation and create pocket parks to reduce flood risk. The scheme has wider ecology and amenity benefits. Plug in Midlands – a partnership scheme between water company, housing associ ...
Interactive comment on “Relationship between climate
... al(2006) who include civil warfare in their verifying the relationship between climate change and warfare in northern China, these authors only accounts for wars between the nomadic groups and agrarian societies. They focused their attention on the period from the Western Han Dynasty to the Tang Dy ...
... al(2006) who include civil warfare in their verifying the relationship between climate change and warfare in northern China, these authors only accounts for wars between the nomadic groups and agrarian societies. They focused their attention on the period from the Western Han Dynasty to the Tang Dy ...
Public Lecture
... principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities”. In the Kyoto Protocol, this was interpreted as requiring no specific emission reduction commitments from Developing Countries. At the Copenhagen Conference this was modified in the Accord, which asked non-Annex I countries to make mitigation ...
... principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities”. In the Kyoto Protocol, this was interpreted as requiring no specific emission reduction commitments from Developing Countries. At the Copenhagen Conference this was modified in the Accord, which asked non-Annex I countries to make mitigation ...
Clemmitt, "Climate change"
... risen by a net 0.11 degrees Fahren- the atmosphere are now higher than than the surrounding forest because heit over the past four decades. the permafrost had melted. 4 at any time in the last 750,000 years,” The evidence shows that human- Hurrell said. Across the globe, evidence of global caused wa ...
... risen by a net 0.11 degrees Fahren- the atmosphere are now higher than than the surrounding forest because heit over the past four decades. the permafrost had melted. 4 at any time in the last 750,000 years,” The evidence shows that human- Hurrell said. Across the globe, evidence of global caused wa ...
Climate change and agriculture - NSW Department of Primary
... (Table 2). These controls include a number of regulatory, policy and planning instruments as well as current R,D&E activities within NSW DPI. ...
... (Table 2). These controls include a number of regulatory, policy and planning instruments as well as current R,D&E activities within NSW DPI. ...
sea-level rise and its impact on miami-dade county
... SEA-LEVEL RISE AND THE INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE It is well-established that climate change has resulted in global sea-level rise.1 The two most significant factors contributing to sea-level rise over the last 20 years have been warming ocean water (39 percent) and freshwater input from melt ...
... SEA-LEVEL RISE AND THE INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE It is well-established that climate change has resulted in global sea-level rise.1 The two most significant factors contributing to sea-level rise over the last 20 years have been warming ocean water (39 percent) and freshwater input from melt ...
The environmental movement and climate change: evidence
... a deal on the post-Kyoto period and it seems safe to affirm now that Kyoto targets will not be met. Further, highly regarded policy solutions – like biofuels – appear less and less promising (Bozzini and Sicurelli, forthcoming). The gap between the evidence, the political will and policy response i ...
... a deal on the post-Kyoto period and it seems safe to affirm now that Kyoto targets will not be met. Further, highly regarded policy solutions – like biofuels – appear less and less promising (Bozzini and Sicurelli, forthcoming). The gap between the evidence, the political will and policy response i ...
Progress in Modeling the Impact of Land Cover Change on the Global Climate (PiPG - December 2006 Issue)
... hydrological regime (Millan et al, 2005). ...
... hydrological regime (Millan et al, 2005). ...
Document
... When a volcano erupts, it throws out large volumes of sulphur dioxide (SO 2), water vapor, dust, and ash into the atmosphere. Although the volcanic activity may last only a few days, yet the large volumes of gases and ash can influence climatic patterns for years. These gases are one of the main fac ...
... When a volcano erupts, it throws out large volumes of sulphur dioxide (SO 2), water vapor, dust, and ash into the atmosphere. Although the volcanic activity may last only a few days, yet the large volumes of gases and ash can influence climatic patterns for years. These gases are one of the main fac ...
the interaction between Global Climate Change AND Tropical Forest
... regions i.e. Northern Amazon, Southern Amazon, Central Amazon, Southeast Asia, and Africa. For each of these regions, seasonal distributions of three climatic variables are discussed which are the ground (or soil) surface temperature, the total precipitation and the atmospheric moisture convergence. ...
... regions i.e. Northern Amazon, Southern Amazon, Central Amazon, Southeast Asia, and Africa. For each of these regions, seasonal distributions of three climatic variables are discussed which are the ground (or soil) surface temperature, the total precipitation and the atmospheric moisture convergence. ...
Climate notes
... long-lasting effects that may make the survival of life on Earth more difficult for both humans and other species. • Some of these potential climate changes include global warming, sea-level changes, and changes in precipitation. Chapter menu ...
... long-lasting effects that may make the survival of life on Earth more difficult for both humans and other species. • Some of these potential climate changes include global warming, sea-level changes, and changes in precipitation. Chapter menu ...
Project No. 282910 Effects of Climate Change on Air Pollution
... the vulnerability of ecosystems to a given pollution dose. The potential interactions with CO2 and acidification have yet to be assessed. ...
... the vulnerability of ecosystems to a given pollution dose. The potential interactions with CO2 and acidification have yet to be assessed. ...
Scientific Case for Avoiding Dangerous Climate
... caused by increased human-made atmospheric gases, mainly CO2 (1). The basic physics underlying this global warming, the greenhouse effect, is simple. An increase of gases such as CO2 has little effect on incoming sunlight but makes the atmosphere more opaque at infrared wavelengths that radiate heat ...
... caused by increased human-made atmospheric gases, mainly CO2 (1). The basic physics underlying this global warming, the greenhouse effect, is simple. An increase of gases such as CO2 has little effect on incoming sunlight but makes the atmosphere more opaque at infrared wavelengths that radiate heat ...
The Role of Landscape Processes within the Climate System
... compile the material available for analysis, and develop a consensus view on the reports did not generally allow for recently published papers and reports to be properly considered. Thus the recommendations from the NRC report received little representation in the 4th assessment. It is not known if ...
... compile the material available for analysis, and develop a consensus view on the reports did not generally allow for recently published papers and reports to be properly considered. Thus the recommendations from the NRC report received little representation in the 4th assessment. It is not known if ...
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.