Final Report
... Already recently the climate in the European Alps has changed significantly and effected regions and local economies. Within the last 150 years climate change has already led to a significant increase in temperature of around + 2° C. This is more than twice the rate of average warming of the Norther ...
... Already recently the climate in the European Alps has changed significantly and effected regions and local economies. Within the last 150 years climate change has already led to a significant increase in temperature of around + 2° C. This is more than twice the rate of average warming of the Norther ...
Sea-level Rise, Storm Surges, and Extreme Precipitation in Coastal New Hampshire
... scientific research pertaining to climate change and ...
... scientific research pertaining to climate change and ...
Future wet grasslands: ecological implications of climate change
... wetland types are generally not well understood (Erwin 2009). Wet grasslands, in common with other wetlands, are located across numerous biomes and there is no single climatic template. Regional predictions of the consequences of climate change are complicated by the distribution of wet grasslands o ...
... wetland types are generally not well understood (Erwin 2009). Wet grasslands, in common with other wetlands, are located across numerous biomes and there is no single climatic template. Regional predictions of the consequences of climate change are complicated by the distribution of wet grasslands o ...
CLIMATE CHANGE, MIGRATION, AND THE PUGET SOUND REGION
... sea level rise. Higher concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide is causing ocean acidification, which threatens coastal habitat, fisheries, and aquaculture (Mote et al, 2014). These changes will create challenges for human, natural, and economic systems in Pacific Northwest communities, very lik ...
... sea level rise. Higher concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide is causing ocean acidification, which threatens coastal habitat, fisheries, and aquaculture (Mote et al, 2014). These changes will create challenges for human, natural, and economic systems in Pacific Northwest communities, very lik ...
SOCIO-ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE Impact on
... Over the past 150 years, the global mean surface temperature has increased 0.76°C, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC, 2007]. Global warming has caused greater climatic volatility—such as changes in precipitation patterns and increased frequency and intensity of extreme ...
... Over the past 150 years, the global mean surface temperature has increased 0.76°C, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC, 2007]. Global warming has caused greater climatic volatility—such as changes in precipitation patterns and increased frequency and intensity of extreme ...
Significant decrease in yield under future climate conditions
... working group I, also considered three other climate scenarios with lower increase in the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases leading to less elevated temperature, however, a recent study suggests that the RCP8.5 worst-case scenario very probably is the one to expect (Sherwood et al., 2014). ...
... working group I, also considered three other climate scenarios with lower increase in the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases leading to less elevated temperature, however, a recent study suggests that the RCP8.5 worst-case scenario very probably is the one to expect (Sherwood et al., 2014). ...
STRIVE Ireland in a Warmer Report Series No.27
... of the results produced by the two approaches, but the overall signal of wetter winters and drier summers is reflected consistently by both methods. Renewable energy sources are of growing importance. The impact of climate change on available wind energy is considered in Chapter 9. The simulations s ...
... of the results produced by the two approaches, but the overall signal of wetter winters and drier summers is reflected consistently by both methods. Renewable energy sources are of growing importance. The impact of climate change on available wind energy is considered in Chapter 9. The simulations s ...
The sun responsible for climate change!
... CO2 levels were as much as 16 times what they are now, periods characterized not by warming but by glaciation. You might have to go back half a million years to match our current level of atmospheric CO2, but you only have to go back to the Medieval Warming Period, from the 10th to the 14th Century, ...
... CO2 levels were as much as 16 times what they are now, periods characterized not by warming but by glaciation. You might have to go back half a million years to match our current level of atmospheric CO2, but you only have to go back to the Medieval Warming Period, from the 10th to the 14th Century, ...
Voluntary Guidance for States to Incorporate Climate Change into
... bird plans, joint venture implementation plans, national fish habitat action plan, etc.) to address climate change. The document provides an overview of the information currently available on climate change, tools that can be used to plan for and implement climate change adaptation, voluntary guidan ...
... bird plans, joint venture implementation plans, national fish habitat action plan, etc.) to address climate change. The document provides an overview of the information currently available on climate change, tools that can be used to plan for and implement climate change adaptation, voluntary guidan ...
Chapter 1 Introduction - Wageningen UR E
... Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. First commitment period, refers to the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, 20082012, in this period the targets set under the Kyoto Protocol by the Parties need to be achieved. ...
... Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. First commitment period, refers to the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, 20082012, in this period the targets set under the Kyoto Protocol by the Parties need to be achieved. ...
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... some other areas will reduce soil moisture, thereby causing decreases in farm and forestry productivity. These changes affect commodity production. In Canada, for example, output of wheat, other grains, nongrains, livestock, and forest products increases, while in Southeast Asia, output of these com ...
... some other areas will reduce soil moisture, thereby causing decreases in farm and forestry productivity. These changes affect commodity production. In Canada, for example, output of wheat, other grains, nongrains, livestock, and forest products increases, while in Southeast Asia, output of these com ...
The Geopolitics of Climate Change
... growing. However, from the perspective of the individual researcher it is rather problematic since it is well nigh impossible to keep up with the existing state of research. As this report was being finalised, the latest World Energy Outlook was published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Th ...
... growing. However, from the perspective of the individual researcher it is rather problematic since it is well nigh impossible to keep up with the existing state of research. As this report was being finalised, the latest World Energy Outlook was published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Th ...
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... CO2 capture and storage (CCS) is a set of technologies that facilitates the reduction of CO2 emissions from coal-based electricity production. In order for CCS to be utilised on a large scale, there is a need for its public acceptance. Based on the results of several studies, it is believed that the ...
... CO2 capture and storage (CCS) is a set of technologies that facilitates the reduction of CO2 emissions from coal-based electricity production. In order for CCS to be utilised on a large scale, there is a need for its public acceptance. Based on the results of several studies, it is believed that the ...
Climate change and displacement
... challenges of this century. Adequate planning for and management of this phenomenon will be critical for human security. The international community now increasingly recognises that environmental degradation and climate change could potentially result in population displacement on a scale the world ...
... challenges of this century. Adequate planning for and management of this phenomenon will be critical for human security. The international community now increasingly recognises that environmental degradation and climate change could potentially result in population displacement on a scale the world ...
Specialist Advice and literature review to support the Ad Hoc
... prevent coastal and inland flooding. This can result in maladaptation in the long term if it removes natural flood regulation properties of coastal and freshwater ecosystems, for example. Conversely, adaptation strategies that incorporate natural resource management, such as improved agricultural pr ...
... prevent coastal and inland flooding. This can result in maladaptation in the long term if it removes natural flood regulation properties of coastal and freshwater ecosystems, for example. Conversely, adaptation strategies that incorporate natural resource management, such as improved agricultural pr ...
Please list the changes you have made to your paper as a result of
... come to represent the ‘front-line’ or the ‘canary in the coalmine’ in raising awareness regarding the potential negative consequences of climate change and impacts on environmental security. In the more negative projections it is predicted that some of these island states could become uninhabitable ...
... come to represent the ‘front-line’ or the ‘canary in the coalmine’ in raising awareness regarding the potential negative consequences of climate change and impacts on environmental security. In the more negative projections it is predicted that some of these island states could become uninhabitable ...
2006–2012 Climate Change Action Plan
... on Climate Change (IPCC)1 published in 2007, average air temperature near the surface of Earth will increase from 1.8 to 4 degrees Celsius between now and 2100 across the planet. The warming effect will be at its maximum in the centre of landmasses and at the highest North American latitudes in wint ...
... on Climate Change (IPCC)1 published in 2007, average air temperature near the surface of Earth will increase from 1.8 to 4 degrees Celsius between now and 2100 across the planet. The warming effect will be at its maximum in the centre of landmasses and at the highest North American latitudes in wint ...
The Geopolitics of Climate Change
... growing. However, from the perspective of the individual researcher it is rather problematic since it is well nigh impossible to keep up with the existing state of research. As this report was being finalised, the latest World Energy Outlook was published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Th ...
... growing. However, from the perspective of the individual researcher it is rather problematic since it is well nigh impossible to keep up with the existing state of research. As this report was being finalised, the latest World Energy Outlook was published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Th ...
Final Tanzania Report - Economics of Climate Change in Tanzania
... first one relates to the uncertainty associated with the direct and indirect costs of climate change impacts. The second challenge is valuing “soft” measures as EbA relies heavily on “soft” adaptation measures through flexible mechanisms. A third challenge is that EbA largely depends on the adaptive ...
... first one relates to the uncertainty associated with the direct and indirect costs of climate change impacts. The second challenge is valuing “soft” measures as EbA relies heavily on “soft” adaptation measures through flexible mechanisms. A third challenge is that EbA largely depends on the adaptive ...
3 The role of biodiversity in societal adaptation to climate change
... prevent coastal and inland flooding. This can result in maladaptation in the long term if it removes natural flood regulation properties of coastal and freshwater ecosystems, for example. Conversely, adaptation strategies that incorporate natural resource management, such as improved agricultural pr ...
... prevent coastal and inland flooding. This can result in maladaptation in the long term if it removes natural flood regulation properties of coastal and freshwater ecosystems, for example. Conversely, adaptation strategies that incorporate natural resource management, such as improved agricultural pr ...
Obliquity pacing of the late Pleistocene glacial terminations
... two-standard deviation level. This criterion identifies each of the usual terminations10, 11 , but two events in the termination 3 deglacial sequence, termed 3a and 3b for the younger and older events respectively. Additional rules could be added to exclude 3a or 3b, but this rejection seems ad hoc, ...
... two-standard deviation level. This criterion identifies each of the usual terminations10, 11 , but two events in the termination 3 deglacial sequence, termed 3a and 3b for the younger and older events respectively. Additional rules could be added to exclude 3a or 3b, but this rejection seems ad hoc, ...
Parallel Session L3 Towards Climate
... PARALLEL SESSION L3.5 INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND FUNDING INSTRUMENTS KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS ...
... PARALLEL SESSION L3.5 INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND FUNDING INSTRUMENTS KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE BARBADOS
... the Caribbean, with specific reference to Barbados, and evaluates the costs and benefits of undertaking various adaptation strategies. The aim is to assist Caribbean territories in developing the strategies and capacity needed to deal with the potential impact of severe weather events that are antic ...
... the Caribbean, with specific reference to Barbados, and evaluates the costs and benefits of undertaking various adaptation strategies. The aim is to assist Caribbean territories in developing the strategies and capacity needed to deal with the potential impact of severe weather events that are antic ...
global temperature trends
... at or near the margin—is thus dominated by quasi-random effects (although for any particular start year, a non-negligible contribution from systematic errors cannot be excluded). The marginal distribution of simulated GMST trends as a function of trend size is wider than the observed distribution of ...
... at or near the margin—is thus dominated by quasi-random effects (although for any particular start year, a non-negligible contribution from systematic errors cannot be excluded). The marginal distribution of simulated GMST trends as a function of trend size is wider than the observed distribution of ...
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.