Ecosystems
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was set up in 1988 to assess and summarise the scientific, technical, and socio-economic information and research that relates to human induced climate change, including options for mitigation and adaptation. It aims to provide decision makers and ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was set up in 1988 to assess and summarise the scientific, technical, and socio-economic information and research that relates to human induced climate change, including options for mitigation and adaptation. It aims to provide decision makers and ...
Item 9 - Climate Change and Planning for Unpredictable Weather
... designing new infrastructure. However, there have been a number of instances where adaptation measures have been designed into a major infrastructure project, but then been ‘value engineered’ out at a later stage due to budget pressures. For example, green roofs on operational buildings. ...
... designing new infrastructure. However, there have been a number of instances where adaptation measures have been designed into a major infrastructure project, but then been ‘value engineered’ out at a later stage due to budget pressures. For example, green roofs on operational buildings. ...
Fact Sheet - Energy Greenhouse Effect
... the earth, energy is radiated back into space. Gases in the atmosphere trap this energy as heat and act the way a glass cover on a greenhouse does. ...
... the earth, energy is radiated back into space. Gases in the atmosphere trap this energy as heat and act the way a glass cover on a greenhouse does. ...
declaration of members` interests
... Consideration was given to a circulated report dated 16 December, 2008, by the Directors of Planning and Environmental Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, which (1) explained that the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) would be introduced as part of the UK’s Climate Change Bill, aimed at ...
... Consideration was given to a circulated report dated 16 December, 2008, by the Directors of Planning and Environmental Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, which (1) explained that the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) would be introduced as part of the UK’s Climate Change Bill, aimed at ...
The Great Warming THE GREAT WARMING
... climate change. It’s time to get past the debate and act! But having an idea and bringing it to fruition – particularly on an environmental issue – takes a lot of doing. Most broadcasters are loath to air stories about climate change – perceiving the subject as too “negative” for their audiences. An ...
... climate change. It’s time to get past the debate and act! But having an idea and bringing it to fruition – particularly on an environmental issue – takes a lot of doing. Most broadcasters are loath to air stories about climate change – perceiving the subject as too “negative” for their audiences. An ...
Joint MDB Report on Adaptation Finance 2011
... v Classification is made ex-‐ante project implementation: The qualification of a project under this methodology does not imply evidence of the eventual delivery of climate change resilience benefits. ...
... v Classification is made ex-‐ante project implementation: The qualification of a project under this methodology does not imply evidence of the eventual delivery of climate change resilience benefits. ...
Land Matters for CLiMate
... The land use sector represents almost 25% of total global emissions. These emissions can be reduced. There is also great potential for carbon sequestration through the scaling up, and scaling out, of proven and effective practices. Improved land use and management, such as low-emissions agriculture, ...
... The land use sector represents almost 25% of total global emissions. These emissions can be reduced. There is also great potential for carbon sequestration through the scaling up, and scaling out, of proven and effective practices. Improved land use and management, such as low-emissions agriculture, ...
Climate Change and Famine - Physicians for Social Responsibility
... Increasing extreme weather events has the potential to devastate infrastructure of the entire food system.10 Storms and flooding can destroy food processing, packaging and storage facilities and disrupt transportation infrastructure such as roads, bridges, railways, airports and shipping routes prev ...
... Increasing extreme weather events has the potential to devastate infrastructure of the entire food system.10 Storms and flooding can destroy food processing, packaging and storage facilities and disrupt transportation infrastructure such as roads, bridges, railways, airports and shipping routes prev ...
Clear facts about Climate Change ISBN:91-620-8155-1
... affected as well as the impact on human health. Various measures for limiting climate change are also discussed, such as reducing emissions and making use of forests and land areas as carbon sinks. Despite prevailing uncertainty, the climate panel’s message is clear; there is no longer any doubt tha ...
... affected as well as the impact on human health. Various measures for limiting climate change are also discussed, such as reducing emissions and making use of forests and land areas as carbon sinks. Despite prevailing uncertainty, the climate panel’s message is clear; there is no longer any doubt tha ...
Aalborg Universitet Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation Rasmussen, Torben Valdbjørn
... measures to climate change for buildings, based on the results of the assessment carried out during the examination for potential impacts of climate change on the building stock. Such measures can be used to develop a comprehensive assessment framework of adaptation measures, including their economi ...
... measures to climate change for buildings, based on the results of the assessment carried out during the examination for potential impacts of climate change on the building stock. Such measures can be used to develop a comprehensive assessment framework of adaptation measures, including their economi ...
Jeremy D. Shakun
... and regional climate modes during the last deglaciation and their forcing mechanisms University of Vermont, Geology Department, Burlington, VT: A warm-up to global warming: What the last 21,000 years tells us about 21st century climate change ACER-INTIMATE workshop, Bordeaux, France: Global and regi ...
... and regional climate modes during the last deglaciation and their forcing mechanisms University of Vermont, Geology Department, Burlington, VT: A warm-up to global warming: What the last 21,000 years tells us about 21st century climate change ACER-INTIMATE workshop, Bordeaux, France: Global and regi ...
Enhancement of MRC Modelling Tools in the 3S Basin to Improve
... patterns. Keeping water level at the full reservoir level all times to act like a run-ofriver type scheme (Ecological Operation) results in minimum changes to baseline flow patterns. However, this operation will reduce energy production by half compared with the maximize energy operation ...
... patterns. Keeping water level at the full reservoir level all times to act like a run-ofriver type scheme (Ecological Operation) results in minimum changes to baseline flow patterns. However, this operation will reduce energy production by half compared with the maximize energy operation ...
Notes on Singer, Practical Ethics, chapters 8-10
... an equal per capita share. International carbon trading means that cuts in carbon emissions will be made at the lowest possible cost, thus doing the least possible damage to the global economy. Moreover, a carbon trading scheme gives countries with few greenhouse gas emissions – generally, poor coun ...
... an equal per capita share. International carbon trading means that cuts in carbon emissions will be made at the lowest possible cost, thus doing the least possible damage to the global economy. Moreover, a carbon trading scheme gives countries with few greenhouse gas emissions – generally, poor coun ...
GCP Activity Overview (2006-2007)
... December 2006 in Bali – Urbanization and development pathways (with IIASA) on 28-30th March 2007 in Tsukuba ...
... December 2006 in Bali – Urbanization and development pathways (with IIASA) on 28-30th March 2007 in Tsukuba ...
Climate change - Department of Applied Physics
... More ticks, easier to transmit some infectious diseases ...
... More ticks, easier to transmit some infectious diseases ...
Perceptions of Climate Change
... This past winter, for the second year in a row, seemed pretty extreme in both Europe and the United States. So this is a good time to check quantitatively how seasonal climate change is stacking up against expectations. People's perception of climate change may be the most important factor determini ...
... This past winter, for the second year in a row, seemed pretty extreme in both Europe and the United States. So this is a good time to check quantitatively how seasonal climate change is stacking up against expectations. People's perception of climate change may be the most important factor determini ...
Managing the Climate Change Liability Risk Facing Greenhouse
... The same issue arises with car emissions. Somebody drills the oil, somebody else refines it and another, or perhaps the same company, transports it to gas stations, where people individually put it in their cars. In addition to this supply chain, cars are also made by various manufacturers, and s ...
... The same issue arises with car emissions. Somebody drills the oil, somebody else refines it and another, or perhaps the same company, transports it to gas stations, where people individually put it in their cars. In addition to this supply chain, cars are also made by various manufacturers, and s ...
Do not ask for morality
... practice it will have to come from nations. How can we get nations to act on climate change? Again, we could ask for a moral response. Morality applies to nations as much as to individuals. Just as there are moral reasons why an individual should not emit greenhouse gas, there are moral reasons why ...
... practice it will have to come from nations. How can we get nations to act on climate change? Again, we could ask for a moral response. Morality applies to nations as much as to individuals. Just as there are moral reasons why an individual should not emit greenhouse gas, there are moral reasons why ...
Saint Lucia`s iNDC
... aspects of its development. These include, but are not limited to, threats to coastal infrastructure and economic assets from sea level rise; the impacts of more intense and possibly more frequent extreme weather events; negative impacts on human and ecosystem health, water, food production and fina ...
... aspects of its development. These include, but are not limited to, threats to coastal infrastructure and economic assets from sea level rise; the impacts of more intense and possibly more frequent extreme weather events; negative impacts on human and ecosystem health, water, food production and fina ...
The Climate Change Challenge In Africa
... threat. A. 200C rise in temperature could lead to as many as 60million more people being exposed to malaria in Africa (CCDI, 2004). Environmental Impacts Climate change and sea level rise would have significant impact on sustainable environmental development. Studies indicate that severe reduction h ...
... threat. A. 200C rise in temperature could lead to as many as 60million more people being exposed to malaria in Africa (CCDI, 2004). Environmental Impacts Climate change and sea level rise would have significant impact on sustainable environmental development. Studies indicate that severe reduction h ...
The Future of Carbon Capture and Storage - 6th Edition Brochure
... opportunities for carbon capture and storage (CCS) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A global consensus has formed on the need for government intervention to reduce GHGs, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2), in order to fight climate change. While there is some potential for switching to carbo ...
... opportunities for carbon capture and storage (CCS) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A global consensus has formed on the need for government intervention to reduce GHGs, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2), in order to fight climate change. While there is some potential for switching to carbo ...
Energy Balance
... molecules is fairly weak; – most absorption of shortwave radiation occurs at the Earth’s surface. Most gases do not interact strongly with longwave radiation, however ...
... molecules is fairly weak; – most absorption of shortwave radiation occurs at the Earth’s surface. Most gases do not interact strongly with longwave radiation, however ...
CEDRIG tools - SDC Disaster Risk Reduction Network
... Climate Change Adaptation: a critical development issue 2012: SDC CEDRIG – Climate, Environment and DRR Integration Guidance Systematic integration of DRR /CCA into Development ...
... Climate Change Adaptation: a critical development issue 2012: SDC CEDRIG – Climate, Environment and DRR Integration Guidance Systematic integration of DRR /CCA into Development ...
fact sheet 1 - New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas
... manure fertiliser use. As a result, by 2050, agricultural N2O emissions are projected to increase by between 30 and 60 per cent, while livestock expansion is expected to boost methane emissions by 20 to 60 per cent. As a consequence, agricultural emissions of CH4 and N2O are, and will remain, a sign ...
... manure fertiliser use. As a result, by 2050, agricultural N2O emissions are projected to increase by between 30 and 60 per cent, while livestock expansion is expected to boost methane emissions by 20 to 60 per cent. As a consequence, agricultural emissions of CH4 and N2O are, and will remain, a sign ...
European Climate Exchange Glossary
... The EU Emissions Trading Directive 2003/87/EC and its amendment arrange the use of project credits in Phase I (2005-2007) of the EU ETS, as well as provisions relating to project approval processes and authorisation to participate in the flexible mechanisms. They also contain additional provisions r ...
... The EU Emissions Trading Directive 2003/87/EC and its amendment arrange the use of project credits in Phase I (2005-2007) of the EU ETS, as well as provisions relating to project approval processes and authorisation to participate in the flexible mechanisms. They also contain additional provisions r ...
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.