Proceedings from The 50th Societas Ethica Annual Conference
... approaches to solve the problems at hand. Investigating the findings of the Intergovernmental Report on Climate Change, he calls for arguments from various societal backgrounds in order to overcome political inactivity. Robert Heeger offers a probe into the normativity of the questions relating to ...
... approaches to solve the problems at hand. Investigating the findings of the Intergovernmental Report on Climate Change, he calls for arguments from various societal backgrounds in order to overcome political inactivity. Robert Heeger offers a probe into the normativity of the questions relating to ...
Paying for Mitigation: A Multiple Country Study
... At the end of 2009, representatives from governments around the world gathered in Copenhagen to address the threat of climate change. The outcome revealed vast differences among the countries regarding the willingness to commit to reductions of greenhouse gases, and it is clear that future negotiati ...
... At the end of 2009, representatives from governments around the world gathered in Copenhagen to address the threat of climate change. The outcome revealed vast differences among the countries regarding the willingness to commit to reductions of greenhouse gases, and it is clear that future negotiati ...
Climate change and challenges for tourism in Central America
... Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007a) and Stern Report (2006)— there are indisputable evidences that there is a systematic increase in world temperatures as a result of mounting greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and concentration in the atmosphere. The increase in temperatures has been, on average, 0.1 ...
... Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007a) and Stern Report (2006)— there are indisputable evidences that there is a systematic increase in world temperatures as a result of mounting greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and concentration in the atmosphere. The increase in temperatures has been, on average, 0.1 ...
Chapter 18: Inter-Relationships Between Adaptation and
... 2004; Goklany, 2007) see potential for creating synergies between adaptation and mitigation, while others (e.g., Klein et al., 2005) are more sceptical about the benefits of considering adaptation and mitigation in tandem. The differences in approaches between adaptation and mitigation research, and ...
... 2004; Goklany, 2007) see potential for creating synergies between adaptation and mitigation, while others (e.g., Klein et al., 2005) are more sceptical about the benefits of considering adaptation and mitigation in tandem. The differences in approaches between adaptation and mitigation research, and ...
Cambodia`s first national communication
... In view of this, we recognize that much work still needs to be done to improve the quality and management of data needed to evaluate climate change in Cambodia. There is a need to institutionalize a functioning inter-agency cooperation for climate change related activities. The country needs also to ...
... In view of this, we recognize that much work still needs to be done to improve the quality and management of data needed to evaluate climate change in Cambodia. There is a need to institutionalize a functioning inter-agency cooperation for climate change related activities. The country needs also to ...
Text - Reading`s CentAUR
... attribution but also for gaining a more complete understanding of the physical processes involved. While in principle this might be done by applying regression models to observations, the observational record is still not long enough to clearly separate the two effects (Stolarski et al. 2010). Thus, ...
... attribution but also for gaining a more complete understanding of the physical processes involved. While in principle this might be done by applying regression models to observations, the observational record is still not long enough to clearly separate the two effects (Stolarski et al. 2010). Thus, ...
LCCARL398_en.pdf
... changes in the categories of crop suitability. By the 2050s, significantly more land was deemed as unsuitable for rain-fed cassava production using intermediate inputs, under the A2 scenario, relative to the B2. Under the A2 scenario, more than 70 per cent of the land that had been deemed as very hi ...
... changes in the categories of crop suitability. By the 2050s, significantly more land was deemed as unsuitable for rain-fed cassava production using intermediate inputs, under the A2 scenario, relative to the B2. Under the A2 scenario, more than 70 per cent of the land that had been deemed as very hi ...
Enabling the Transition report
... These scenarios have been analyzed, together with simulations of sustainable emissions pathways, in order to estimate the level of emissions reductions needed by 2050 to avoid dangerous climate change. Although these scenarios differ in methodology and present a variety of required emission targets, ...
... These scenarios have been analyzed, together with simulations of sustainable emissions pathways, in order to estimate the level of emissions reductions needed by 2050 to avoid dangerous climate change. Although these scenarios differ in methodology and present a variety of required emission targets, ...
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... Most scientists agree that the earth’s climate is changing, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects that sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will be one of the most severely affected regions. Temperatures across SSA are projected to increase 3-4° Celsius over the course of the 21st ce ...
... Most scientists agree that the earth’s climate is changing, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects that sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will be one of the most severely affected regions. Temperatures across SSA are projected to increase 3-4° Celsius over the course of the 21st ce ...
the state of city climate finance - Cities Climate Finance Leadership
... and embrace a higher-value future. Securing this future requires innovative financing and public and private sector institutions are already scaling up their investments in low-emission, resilient cities in spades. This financing is bringing a host of benefits globally: from investment returns, to p ...
... and embrace a higher-value future. Securing this future requires innovative financing and public and private sector institutions are already scaling up their investments in low-emission, resilient cities in spades. This financing is bringing a host of benefits globally: from investment returns, to p ...
Technology Needs Assessment For Climate Change Adaptation
... FOREWORD ..................................................................................................................................................................... iii PREFACE ................................................................................................................. ...
... FOREWORD ..................................................................................................................................................................... iii PREFACE ................................................................................................................. ...
www.epa.ie Report No. 164 w.epa.ie
... our towns and cities, and the support systems they rely on, to the future impacts that climate change will bring. To do so will require the development of long-term, wide-ranging strategies, setting out high-level visions of how we might effect a transition towards the level of climate resilience th ...
... our towns and cities, and the support systems they rely on, to the future impacts that climate change will bring. To do so will require the development of long-term, wide-ranging strategies, setting out high-level visions of how we might effect a transition towards the level of climate resilience th ...
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... economic and social performance of every dollar of government spending and every regulation. Chief among the state’s priorities is Governor Schwarzenegger’s Executive Order #S-3-05 (Schwarzenegger 2005) which calls for a 30 percent reduction below business-as-usual of greenhouse gas emissions by 202 ...
... economic and social performance of every dollar of government spending and every regulation. Chief among the state’s priorities is Governor Schwarzenegger’s Executive Order #S-3-05 (Schwarzenegger 2005) which calls for a 30 percent reduction below business-as-usual of greenhouse gas emissions by 202 ...
Chapter 1: The climate of the Eastern
... In brief, climate is determined by both external and internal factors (Bradley, 1999; Alverson et al., 2003). External factors include Earth-Sun orbital parameters, i.e. eccentricity, obliquity and precession, as well as solar activity. Internal factors include volcanic activity, feedback processes ...
... In brief, climate is determined by both external and internal factors (Bradley, 1999; Alverson et al., 2003). External factors include Earth-Sun orbital parameters, i.e. eccentricity, obliquity and precession, as well as solar activity. Internal factors include volcanic activity, feedback processes ...
Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... Because many of the environmental outcomes that EPA is working to attain (e.g., clean air, safe drinking water) are sensitive to changes in weather and climate, these changes are posing new challenges to EPA’s ability to fulfill its mission of protecting human health and the ...
... Because many of the environmental outcomes that EPA is working to attain (e.g., clean air, safe drinking water) are sensitive to changes in weather and climate, these changes are posing new challenges to EPA’s ability to fulfill its mission of protecting human health and the ...
Warming up the region The impacts of climate change in the
... In order to provide a framework for dealing with this uncertainty the UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) has recently provided a new set of future climate scenarios 1 that describe the rates of warming in response to different levels of emissions, namely Low Emissions, Medium-Low Emissions, Medium ...
... In order to provide a framework for dealing with this uncertainty the UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) has recently provided a new set of future climate scenarios 1 that describe the rates of warming in response to different levels of emissions, namely Low Emissions, Medium-Low Emissions, Medium ...
Promoting Climate Resilient Infrastructure in
... local communities. For ethnic minorities inhabiting these areas, the difficulties are exacerbated by structural and attitudinal problems that can lead to exclusion from participation in decision making and planning for their own welfare and development. For women and girls in particular, living unde ...
... local communities. For ethnic minorities inhabiting these areas, the difficulties are exacerbated by structural and attitudinal problems that can lead to exclusion from participation in decision making and planning for their own welfare and development. For women and girls in particular, living unde ...
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... member (‘‘r1i1p1’’) run is used in this study. This study focuses on the changes of interannual ocean–atmosphere variability over the TIO. To extract interannual signals, we perform a 3-month running mean to suppress intraseasonal variability and remove a 9-yr running mean as decadal and longer vari ...
... member (‘‘r1i1p1’’) run is used in this study. This study focuses on the changes of interannual ocean–atmosphere variability over the TIO. To extract interannual signals, we perform a 3-month running mean to suppress intraseasonal variability and remove a 9-yr running mean as decadal and longer vari ...
Climate feedback efficiency and synergy - MPG.PuRe - Max
... surface albedo, clouds or water vapor in the model radiation calculations to a climatology or states stored from another run. For example, Cess et al. (1991) compared snow feedbacks in an ensemble of atmosphere-only models with prescribed SST and sea ice, finding a vast range of responses ranging fr ...
... surface albedo, clouds or water vapor in the model radiation calculations to a climatology or states stored from another run. For example, Cess et al. (1991) compared snow feedbacks in an ensemble of atmosphere-only models with prescribed SST and sea ice, finding a vast range of responses ranging fr ...
Strategy 3 of the National Strategy on Climate Change
... NGOs has provided helpful technical supports. It is hoped that this report will prove useful to the national and international community and increase general awareness of climate change among interested readers. This report describes Thailand’s inventory status for the year 2000 and up to the year 2 ...
... NGOs has provided helpful technical supports. It is hoped that this report will prove useful to the national and international community and increase general awareness of climate change among interested readers. This report describes Thailand’s inventory status for the year 2000 and up to the year 2 ...
Safeguarding the Arctic - Center for American Progress
... 80 percent of coal reserves.36 Experts conclude that nations could achieve the emission reductions needed to stay below the 2 degrees threshold by widely implementing a handful of affordable policies through 2030—ranging from adopting better efficiency standards for vehicles and eliminating fossil-f ...
... 80 percent of coal reserves.36 Experts conclude that nations could achieve the emission reductions needed to stay below the 2 degrees threshold by widely implementing a handful of affordable policies through 2030—ranging from adopting better efficiency standards for vehicles and eliminating fossil-f ...
Review of Policy, Plans, Legislation and Regulations for Climate
... 7.1.1 Development Orders ................................................................................... 130 7.1.2 NEPA Climate Change Response Strategy ................................................... 133 7.1.3 Tourism Master Plan ............................................................ ...
... 7.1.1 Development Orders ................................................................................... 130 7.1.2 NEPA Climate Change Response Strategy ................................................... 133 7.1.3 Tourism Master Plan ............................................................ ...
Demographics and Climate Change: Future Trends And their Policy
... best, guesswork’, because of a host of intervening factors that influence both climate change impacts, and migration patterns, (Wilbanks et al, 2007: 365) suggesting the need for extreme caution. It is in this context that this working paper seeks to explore the potential impact of future demographi ...
... best, guesswork’, because of a host of intervening factors that influence both climate change impacts, and migration patterns, (Wilbanks et al, 2007: 365) suggesting the need for extreme caution. It is in this context that this working paper seeks to explore the potential impact of future demographi ...
Yes Impact – Water Wars
... (http://www.olcf.ornl.gov/2012/04/04/carbon-dioxide-caused-global-warming-at-ice-ages-end-pioneering-simulationshows/) Climate science has an equivalent to the “what came first—the chicken or the egg?” question: What came first, greenhouse gases or global warming? A multi-institutional team led by r ...
... (http://www.olcf.ornl.gov/2012/04/04/carbon-dioxide-caused-global-warming-at-ice-ages-end-pioneering-simulationshows/) Climate science has an equivalent to the “what came first—the chicken or the egg?” question: What came first, greenhouse gases or global warming? A multi-institutional team led by r ...
climate change and food security in southern african cities
... climate change-food security nexus, the paper uses examples that illustrate linkages between the climate change and food security. Finally, it poses questions that may be useful for advancing planning and practice on issues related to urban food security in a changing climate as well as where future ...
... climate change-food security nexus, the paper uses examples that illustrate linkages between the climate change and food security. Finally, it poses questions that may be useful for advancing planning and practice on issues related to urban food security in a changing climate as well as where future ...
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.