The coastline in the context of climate change
... obvious answer to the majority of these questions, and strategies and solutions will need to be developed for each territory, based on the specific risks concerned and in conjunction with the local populations. The task of identifying the most suitable solutions is also hindered by the limited natur ...
... obvious answer to the majority of these questions, and strategies and solutions will need to be developed for each territory, based on the specific risks concerned and in conjunction with the local populations. The task of identifying the most suitable solutions is also hindered by the limited natur ...
DOC - Europa.eu
... outweigh the costs, and that the earlier action is taken the less costly it will be. It estimates that allowing climate change to continue unabated would eventually reduce global GDP by at least 5% and possibly as much as 20% or more per year. The higher of these figures would have a devastating eco ...
... outweigh the costs, and that the earlier action is taken the less costly it will be. It estimates that allowing climate change to continue unabated would eventually reduce global GDP by at least 5% and possibly as much as 20% or more per year. The higher of these figures would have a devastating eco ...
Part I - Icecap
... This comment addresses the CCSP’s unproven attribution of climate change to manmade influences, specifically from key finding #1: “1. Human-induced climate change and its impacts are apparent now throughout the United States. • Global warming is unequivocal and is due primarily to human-induced emis ...
... This comment addresses the CCSP’s unproven attribution of climate change to manmade influences, specifically from key finding #1: “1. Human-induced climate change and its impacts are apparent now throughout the United States. • Global warming is unequivocal and is due primarily to human-induced emis ...
Oppenheimer et al 2007
... national governments now need to confront a more fundamental question of how often they need comprehensive assessments of climate change. Addressing the special risks entailed in particular aspects of the climate system, like the ice sheets or carbon cycle, might be better approached by increasing t ...
... national governments now need to confront a more fundamental question of how often they need comprehensive assessments of climate change. Addressing the special risks entailed in particular aspects of the climate system, like the ice sheets or carbon cycle, might be better approached by increasing t ...
Climate Change Centre Austria
... The interdisciplinary COIN (Cost of Inaction – Assessing Costs of Climate Change for Austria) project evaluates economic impacts of climate change in Austria. For this purpose, a scenario-based analysis of and across twelve key sectors is conducted, which assesses the possible impact of climatic cha ...
... The interdisciplinary COIN (Cost of Inaction – Assessing Costs of Climate Change for Austria) project evaluates economic impacts of climate change in Austria. For this purpose, a scenario-based analysis of and across twelve key sectors is conducted, which assesses the possible impact of climatic cha ...
Exploring Climate Change - Education Scotland
... Anything as important, challenging and complicated as climate change is bound to attract a great deal of discussion and disagreement. The media and newspapers often present stories about climate change in a sensational and emotive way and some high profile TV documentaries and books have questioned ...
... Anything as important, challenging and complicated as climate change is bound to attract a great deal of discussion and disagreement. The media and newspapers often present stories about climate change in a sensational and emotive way and some high profile TV documentaries and books have questioned ...
Shareholder Proposal to Emerson Electric Calls for Setting
... entitled “Unlocking ambition and driving innovation” authored by the CDP, “the data that companies, cities, states and regions disclosed to CDP shows clearly that setting ambitious targets is not hurting business, nor is it hindering economic growth. In fact, it’s driving innovation, reducing cos ...
... entitled “Unlocking ambition and driving innovation” authored by the CDP, “the data that companies, cities, states and regions disclosed to CDP shows clearly that setting ambitious targets is not hurting business, nor is it hindering economic growth. In fact, it’s driving innovation, reducing cos ...
A sustainable future: four challenges for geographers
... opportunities for all sorts of enquiries, both local and global (Worldwatch Institute, 2009). However, I am a little uneasy about the way in which these topics are sometimes treated. Initially there was simply an emphasis on the science of it all. How do we know whether this is happening? What is th ...
... opportunities for all sorts of enquiries, both local and global (Worldwatch Institute, 2009). However, I am a little uneasy about the way in which these topics are sometimes treated. Initially there was simply an emphasis on the science of it all. How do we know whether this is happening? What is th ...
Investment ClImATe CHAnGe bRIeFInG PAPeR
... management and reporting. A recent study by the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) concluded that asset managers and investment consultants have a legal duty to take account of environmental, social and governance issues .10 This is likely to spur further integration o ...
... management and reporting. A recent study by the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) concluded that asset managers and investment consultants have a legal duty to take account of environmental, social and governance issues .10 This is likely to spur further integration o ...
Download: The Road to Copenhagen: a global deal on climate change (pdf)
... First, temporal distance. While the politics of now looks for what are sometimes called ‘quick wins’ , when it comes to climate change there is a significant time lag between when we act and when we see the consequences of those actions. The carbon emitted at any point has effects for decades to com ...
... First, temporal distance. While the politics of now looks for what are sometimes called ‘quick wins’ , when it comes to climate change there is a significant time lag between when we act and when we see the consequences of those actions. The carbon emitted at any point has effects for decades to com ...
Achieving Food Security amid Disparate and Volatile Climate Regimes Gregory Gust
... collection, analysis and dissemination of weather and climate information… can they be sustained? » Yes! Sustainability was only marginally considered… But… professional interest is very high! High desire to acquire technological advances. » Yes! Both KazHydromet and NSRI have the capacity to mainta ...
... collection, analysis and dissemination of weather and climate information… can they be sustained? » Yes! Sustainability was only marginally considered… But… professional interest is very high! High desire to acquire technological advances. » Yes! Both KazHydromet and NSRI have the capacity to mainta ...
future. Climate science and hypotheses about climate change and man’s... climate figure prominently in the news and popular culture. However,... Climate Science
... Models: We will study several “models” in this class, to explore ideas about how climate works. In climate science a model can be anything from a very simple hypothesis of how the system might work (eg. Archer’s Bare Rock Layer Model, which he calls …”a toy, demonstrating an idea” ) to mathematicall ...
... Models: We will study several “models” in this class, to explore ideas about how climate works. In climate science a model can be anything from a very simple hypothesis of how the system might work (eg. Archer’s Bare Rock Layer Model, which he calls …”a toy, demonstrating an idea” ) to mathematicall ...
The twofold aspect of climate change on navigation: the search for
... too [11]. The shipowners reinforced this position by stating that the ships’ reduction target should be ”at least as ambitious as agreed under any new UNFCCC” [12]. Also the U.S. Navy in its 2010’s position paper declared the willingness to reduce the Navy’s carbon footprint [2]. This climate-friend ...
... too [11]. The shipowners reinforced this position by stating that the ships’ reduction target should be ”at least as ambitious as agreed under any new UNFCCC” [12]. Also the U.S. Navy in its 2010’s position paper declared the willingness to reduce the Navy’s carbon footprint [2]. This climate-friend ...
Climate Change
... Yemen Times: “The climate changes during the last few years and especially this year is a real concern for Yemen, particularly if the frequency of precipitation events diminish, putting rainfall and agriculture in peril and lead to a catastrophic drought,” said Anwar Abdulaziz, head of the Climate C ...
... Yemen Times: “The climate changes during the last few years and especially this year is a real concern for Yemen, particularly if the frequency of precipitation events diminish, putting rainfall and agriculture in peril and lead to a catastrophic drought,” said Anwar Abdulaziz, head of the Climate C ...
Responses to Survey of the private sector
... the outset. It is critical that the GCF has a clearly defined role which does not crowd out private sector investment. ...
... the outset. It is critical that the GCF has a clearly defined role which does not crowd out private sector investment. ...
Paddling for a Purpose in a Troubled Sea Sampling the
... *Identify patterns and impairments *Science to guide policy for ecosystem management in the Salish Sea ...
... *Identify patterns and impairments *Science to guide policy for ecosystem management in the Salish Sea ...
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Junior
... efficiency in the economy, in particular through technology and innovation. This therefore requires comprehensive sustainable development strategies that prioritize climate change mitigation and adaption, use of renewable energies, energy and resource efficiency, and more sustainable production and ...
... efficiency in the economy, in particular through technology and innovation. This therefore requires comprehensive sustainable development strategies that prioritize climate change mitigation and adaption, use of renewable energies, energy and resource efficiency, and more sustainable production and ...
Occasional Papers on Islands and Small States
... Gozo may also experience shortage of water at times, a situation which already exists in most Mediterranean Islands, but could possibly be exacerbated as a result of global warming. With an increase in temperature, there may also be the risk of intrusion by foreign species, including some that are r ...
... Gozo may also experience shortage of water at times, a situation which already exists in most Mediterranean Islands, but could possibly be exacerbated as a result of global warming. With an increase in temperature, there may also be the risk of intrusion by foreign species, including some that are r ...
Climate Change and impact assessment
... identified in the initial screening of the project, the project team considered the project’s scope of improving vulnerable communities’ resilience to climate risks and proceeded with an environmental impact assessment. This included a full assessment of environmental impacts and an environmental m ...
... identified in the initial screening of the project, the project team considered the project’s scope of improving vulnerable communities’ resilience to climate risks and proceeded with an environmental impact assessment. This included a full assessment of environmental impacts and an environmental m ...
Global Climate Change and Population
... Impacts assessment – can be very technical/time consuming – keep simple Embed CC concerns within existing management systems and processes No blueprints for adaptation, need to invest time on communication and awareness raising, especially at provincial level ...
... Impacts assessment – can be very technical/time consuming – keep simple Embed CC concerns within existing management systems and processes No blueprints for adaptation, need to invest time on communication and awareness raising, especially at provincial level ...
ppt converted from keynote - Hans
... An Unparalleled Challenge for Humanity? Are we on Titanic after it hit the iceberg? Captain E.J. Smith: “I cannot imagine any condition which would cause a ship to founder. Modern shipbuilding has gone beyond that.” ...
... An Unparalleled Challenge for Humanity? Are we on Titanic after it hit the iceberg? Captain E.J. Smith: “I cannot imagine any condition which would cause a ship to founder. Modern shipbuilding has gone beyond that.” ...
Climate Change Special Interest Group 2nd November 2016 The
... I will present interim results of a project looking to increase understanding of how insect pollination services are modified by weather variability, particularly extreme high temperatures. Recent studies have developed our understanding of pollinator population and community changes under climate c ...
... I will present interim results of a project looking to increase understanding of how insect pollination services are modified by weather variability, particularly extreme high temperatures. Recent studies have developed our understanding of pollinator population and community changes under climate c ...
Slide 1
... • To keep temperature increase to 2.0C, GHG concentration should be kept below 450ppm • This could require up to a 50% emissions reduction below 1990 levels by 2050 ...
... • To keep temperature increase to 2.0C, GHG concentration should be kept below 450ppm • This could require up to a 50% emissions reduction below 1990 levels by 2050 ...
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.