Integrating Climate Information and Adaptation in Project
... Analysing and Explaining Risks, Costs and Benefits a. A range of adaptation measures to address the identified climate risks should be explained and analysed. These should be compared in terms of cost and benefits in order to inform decision making. b. The costs (if any) associated with adaptation m ...
... Analysing and Explaining Risks, Costs and Benefits a. A range of adaptation measures to address the identified climate risks should be explained and analysed. These should be compared in terms of cost and benefits in order to inform decision making. b. The costs (if any) associated with adaptation m ...
Climate Change Legal Roadmap: A Snapshot of Alberta`s Climate
... There is no doubt that mandatory reduction in greenhouse gas emissions would be upheld as an exercise of the criminal law power of Parliament. That is clear from Hydro-Quebec. The only question is whether the three additional means of compliance (emissions credits, offset credits, and contributions ...
... There is no doubt that mandatory reduction in greenhouse gas emissions would be upheld as an exercise of the criminal law power of Parliament. That is clear from Hydro-Quebec. The only question is whether the three additional means of compliance (emissions credits, offset credits, and contributions ...
Greece adaptation plan – GAifadopoulou - mowe
... York, NY, USA: IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007 Mote P. and Salathé E., Future climate in the Pacific Northwest, Chapter 1 in The Washington Climate Change Impacts Assessment: Evaluating Washington's Future in a Changing Climate (Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Cl ...
... York, NY, USA: IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007 Mote P. and Salathé E., Future climate in the Pacific Northwest, Chapter 1 in The Washington Climate Change Impacts Assessment: Evaluating Washington's Future in a Changing Climate (Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Cl ...
extreme events and climate change
... Group I: incontestable evidence of climate change and its attribution to human intervention linking greenhouse gases to climate change. Group II: Impacts are undeniable and can be traced as additional stress sustainable development. Local impacts are aggravated by development, physical and structura ...
... Group I: incontestable evidence of climate change and its attribution to human intervention linking greenhouse gases to climate change. Group II: Impacts are undeniable and can be traced as additional stress sustainable development. Local impacts are aggravated by development, physical and structura ...
Downscaling Global Circulation Model Outputs
... CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, CCAFS ...
... CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, CCAFS ...
The idea of anthropogenic global climate change in the 20th century
... gradually over dozens of millennia. At the opening of the 20th century, people who offered conjectures about such large-scale climate changes looked to the buildup or decay of mountain ranges, the evolution of the Sun’s properties, alterations in the orbital elements of the planet, and other sluggis ...
... gradually over dozens of millennia. At the opening of the 20th century, people who offered conjectures about such large-scale climate changes looked to the buildup or decay of mountain ranges, the evolution of the Sun’s properties, alterations in the orbital elements of the planet, and other sluggis ...
Entire Proposal - New Page - Suffolk County Community College
... is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for a broad range of human and natural systems…. Some scientific conclusions or theories have been so thoroughly examined and tested, and supported by so many independent observations and results, that their likelihood of subsequentl ...
... is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for a broad range of human and natural systems…. Some scientific conclusions or theories have been so thoroughly examined and tested, and supported by so many independent observations and results, that their likelihood of subsequentl ...
Savannas and the carbon storage story
... quantities of CO2 are being abated in this work, as outlined above, they cannot currently be counted in the official figures. Even so, methane and nitrous gas emissions, which can be counted, and are equivalent to more than 250,000 tonnes of CO 2, were abated by the project in its first two years. I ...
... quantities of CO2 are being abated in this work, as outlined above, they cannot currently be counted in the official figures. Even so, methane and nitrous gas emissions, which can be counted, and are equivalent to more than 250,000 tonnes of CO 2, were abated by the project in its first two years. I ...
May, 2008 - India Environment Portal
... What should we do about climate change? The question is an ethical one. Science, including the science of economics, can help discover the causes and effects of climate change. It can also help work out what we can do about climate change. But what we should do is an ethical question. Not all “shoul ...
... What should we do about climate change? The question is an ethical one. Science, including the science of economics, can help discover the causes and effects of climate change. It can also help work out what we can do about climate change. But what we should do is an ethical question. Not all “shoul ...
Climate Change Makes Success in U.S. Strategy Harder to Achieve
... What is Climate Change? Climate change is the technical term for the effect of greenhouse gases altering the climate. Greenhouse gases are important to the world—without them, no life would exist on the planet. They trap heat from the sun in the atmosphere, preventing our planet from being a giant b ...
... What is Climate Change? Climate change is the technical term for the effect of greenhouse gases altering the climate. Greenhouse gases are important to the world—without them, no life would exist on the planet. They trap heat from the sun in the atmosphere, preventing our planet from being a giant b ...
... global to regional scale. Chapter 6 will cover the carbon cycle and its interactions with other biogeochemical cycles, in particular the nitrogen cycle, as well as feedbacks on the climate system. Chapter 7 will treat in detail clouds and aerosols, their interactions and chemistry, the role of water ...
ESM - Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
... IITM by incorporating MOM4P1 (with ocean biogeochemistry) component in CFSv2. Major improvements are seen in IITM ESMv1 vis-à-vis CFSv2 : •Significant reduction of cold bias of global mean SST by ~0.8oC •ENSO & PDO are robust and spatially more coherent in ESM1.0 •ENSO and monsoon links are well-cap ...
... IITM by incorporating MOM4P1 (with ocean biogeochemistry) component in CFSv2. Major improvements are seen in IITM ESMv1 vis-à-vis CFSv2 : •Significant reduction of cold bias of global mean SST by ~0.8oC •ENSO & PDO are robust and spatially more coherent in ESM1.0 •ENSO and monsoon links are well-cap ...
Climate Change and Biodiversity in Polar Regions
... one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss.1 Particular attention is now being paid to Polar Regions, where evidence of the impacts of climate change have been observed and widely reported. Indeed, Polar Regions are currently experiencing some of the most rapid and severe climate change on Earth, ...
... one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss.1 Particular attention is now being paid to Polar Regions, where evidence of the impacts of climate change have been observed and widely reported. Indeed, Polar Regions are currently experiencing some of the most rapid and severe climate change on Earth, ...
Hearts or minds? Identifying persuasive messages on climate change
... splitting the sample between high knowledge (two or three questions correct, 36% of the sample) and low knowledge (no or one question correct, 64% of the sample).10 High knowledge respondents are much less likely to say that they do not know what causes climate change, and they are more likely to be ...
... splitting the sample between high knowledge (two or three questions correct, 36% of the sample) and low knowledge (no or one question correct, 64% of the sample).10 High knowledge respondents are much less likely to say that they do not know what causes climate change, and they are more likely to be ...
Analysis by Michael MacCracken of the paper
... Third paragraph and Figure 1: The text and the caption to Figure 1 focus on a record from the Sargasso Sea. The record shows no indication of uncertainties, and there is no reason to believe this record is typical for the world. Indeed, the very peaked nature of the record suggests that the location ...
... Third paragraph and Figure 1: The text and the caption to Figure 1 focus on a record from the Sargasso Sea. The record shows no indication of uncertainties, and there is no reason to believe this record is typical for the world. Indeed, the very peaked nature of the record suggests that the location ...
2. Observed climatology and sensitivity of runoff
... The BCSD technique assumes that the relationship between the predictor variables (GCM-scale precipitation and temperature) and the predictands (1/8, or 12 km, precipitation and temperature) is stationary. However, some of the anticipated changes will be accompanied by non-linear feedbacks, which can ...
... The BCSD technique assumes that the relationship between the predictor variables (GCM-scale precipitation and temperature) and the predictands (1/8, or 12 km, precipitation and temperature) is stationary. However, some of the anticipated changes will be accompanied by non-linear feedbacks, which can ...
Appendix B: Meteorology and Climate
... Thomson et al. 1989; Thomson 1989; Thomson and Tabata 1989, after Hamilton 1984). During winter, a quasi-permanent low-pressure system, the Aleutian Low, dominates the North Pacific weather patterns (Figure B.1 top left). The average counter-clockwise flow around the Aleutian Low and the presence of ...
... Thomson et al. 1989; Thomson 1989; Thomson and Tabata 1989, after Hamilton 1984). During winter, a quasi-permanent low-pressure system, the Aleutian Low, dominates the North Pacific weather patterns (Figure B.1 top left). The average counter-clockwise flow around the Aleutian Low and the presence of ...
Future Climate Change Impacts on Australian Viticulture
... I. Impact on grapevine phenology The timing of phenological stages is fundamentally temperature driven so the impact of projected warming on phenology was investigated. The VineLOGIC vineyard performance simulator (developed by the CRC for Viticulture) was used to model phenology for the winegrowing ...
... I. Impact on grapevine phenology The timing of phenological stages is fundamentally temperature driven so the impact of projected warming on phenology was investigated. The VineLOGIC vineyard performance simulator (developed by the CRC for Viticulture) was used to model phenology for the winegrowing ...
Woodland and our changing environment
... use of timber in buildings and furniture could be important, particularly if replacing materials such as steel and concrete which require large fossil fuel inputs for their production. If wood or parts of the tree that are not normally harvested at present were to be used to generate electricity or ...
... use of timber in buildings and furniture could be important, particularly if replacing materials such as steel and concrete which require large fossil fuel inputs for their production. If wood or parts of the tree that are not normally harvested at present were to be used to generate electricity or ...
Download country chapter
... has overall co-ordinating responsibility for ongoing national consultations on the Low-Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) and related stakeholder engagement processes, working closely with the REDD Secretariat which was established under the Guyana Forestry Commission. At the highest level the LCDS ...
... has overall co-ordinating responsibility for ongoing national consultations on the Low-Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) and related stakeholder engagement processes, working closely with the REDD Secretariat which was established under the Guyana Forestry Commission. At the highest level the LCDS ...
The Pontifical Academies
... the two most important measures of human wellbeing – have been increasing in parallel with carbon dioxide emissions. Similar graphs can be produced showing improvements in the various indicators of human wellbeing with economic development.32,33 But these are no mere correlations. The improvement in ...
... the two most important measures of human wellbeing – have been increasing in parallel with carbon dioxide emissions. Similar graphs can be produced showing improvements in the various indicators of human wellbeing with economic development.32,33 But these are no mere correlations. The improvement in ...
Phenology as a management tool to forecast climate
... These objectives help to fulfill central goals of the new National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC) (U.S. Geological Survey 2009), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Science Strategy (U.S. Geological Survey 2007), USGS Climate Change Strategy (in review), and the U.S. Fish and Wild ...
... These objectives help to fulfill central goals of the new National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC) (U.S. Geological Survey 2009), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Science Strategy (U.S. Geological Survey 2007), USGS Climate Change Strategy (in review), and the U.S. Fish and Wild ...
Nessun titolo diapositiva
... below 65 years old. Vector-borne diseases may intensify and spread with warmer and more humid conditions. • At this preliminary stage the main economic effect of the changes in health status that we consider are changes in labour productivity. In particular the change in labour productivity per year ...
... below 65 years old. Vector-borne diseases may intensify and spread with warmer and more humid conditions. • At this preliminary stage the main economic effect of the changes in health status that we consider are changes in labour productivity. In particular the change in labour productivity per year ...
Climate change - Description
... Winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, the IPCC was set up in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization to produce expert scientific, technical, and socioeconomic information on the risk of human-induced climate change. Most members of the United Nations are also members of the IPCC, which assess ...
... Winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, the IPCC was set up in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization to produce expert scientific, technical, and socioeconomic information on the risk of human-induced climate change. Most members of the United Nations are also members of the IPCC, which assess ...
MAKING SENSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, NATURAL DISASTERS
... emissions below 1990 baselines. While the exact percentage of emissions that must be cut varies country by country, the average reduction is around 5% of 1990 emission levels by 2012, when the Kyoto Protocol expires. Most UNFCCC member states have ratified the Protocol, with Australia and the United ...
... emissions below 1990 baselines. While the exact percentage of emissions that must be cut varies country by country, the average reduction is around 5% of 1990 emission levels by 2012, when the Kyoto Protocol expires. Most UNFCCC member states have ratified the Protocol, with Australia and the United ...
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.