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A climate of uncertainty: accounting for error in climate variables for
... which combined, Carroll et al. (2006) refer to as the ‘double whammy’. Generally, more uncertainty in the explanatory variables induces more bias in the estimates of the model’s parameters, which can have adverse consequences for model predictions too. Errors-in-variables models aim to avoid the ‘do ...
... which combined, Carroll et al. (2006) refer to as the ‘double whammy’. Generally, more uncertainty in the explanatory variables induces more bias in the estimates of the model’s parameters, which can have adverse consequences for model predictions too. Errors-in-variables models aim to avoid the ‘do ...
Climate: Observations, projections and impacts: Egypt
... Peter Stott, Met Office Kate Willett, Met Office Myles Allen, University of Oxford Nigel Arnell, Walker Institute, University of Reading Dan Bernie, Met Office Richard Betts, Met Office Niel Bowerman, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Bastiaan Brak, University of Leeds John Caesar, Met Office Andy Ch ...
... Peter Stott, Met Office Kate Willett, Met Office Myles Allen, University of Oxford Nigel Arnell, Walker Institute, University of Reading Dan Bernie, Met Office Richard Betts, Met Office Niel Bowerman, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Bastiaan Brak, University of Leeds John Caesar, Met Office Andy Ch ...
carbon pricing - The Climate Group
... development, allowing the government to observe how carbon pricing would affect different parts of the country. However it is still too early to tell exactly how this will play out at the national level, as China continues to experiment with a number of different policy options for dealing with its ...
... development, allowing the government to observe how carbon pricing would affect different parts of the country. However it is still too early to tell exactly how this will play out at the national level, as China continues to experiment with a number of different policy options for dealing with its ...
DOCX 104KB - Climate Change Authority
... The Authority’s analysis shows 2020 targets in the range of 15–25 per cent are consistent with the targets of many comparable countries. Australia’s high level of development and high per person emissions relative to most other countries suggest a stronger target than 5 per cent is appropriate. Adop ...
... The Authority’s analysis shows 2020 targets in the range of 15–25 per cent are consistent with the targets of many comparable countries. Australia’s high level of development and high per person emissions relative to most other countries suggest a stronger target than 5 per cent is appropriate. Adop ...
The Bottom Line on Climate Change: A Manitoba Business Guide
... You will find this guide useful if ..................................................................................................................................2 ...
... You will find this guide useful if ..................................................................................................................................2 ...
Mediterranean climate
... observed for winter and summer. Based on the same data, Jacobeit et al. (2003) found a distinct summer warming for the 1969-1998 period. The structure of climate series can differ considerably across regions showing variability at a range of scales in response to changes in the direct radiative forc ...
... observed for winter and summer. Based on the same data, Jacobeit et al. (2003) found a distinct summer warming for the 1969-1998 period. The structure of climate series can differ considerably across regions showing variability at a range of scales in response to changes in the direct radiative forc ...
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... The importance of international cooperation in order to address the climate problem is widely recognized. This is often exemplified by the Kyoto Conference of 1997, which resulted in a protocol with legally binding emission targets. The protocol sets binding targets for the industrialized countries ...
... The importance of international cooperation in order to address the climate problem is widely recognized. This is often exemplified by the Kyoto Conference of 1997, which resulted in a protocol with legally binding emission targets. The protocol sets binding targets for the industrialized countries ...
terms of reference
... environmental sustainability is imperative for UNICEF to protect the world’s most disadvantaged children. The Office of Civil Society Partnerships is uniquely placed to mobilize civil society organizations to join together in advancing an already-existing social movement focusing on climate change a ...
... environmental sustainability is imperative for UNICEF to protect the world’s most disadvantaged children. The Office of Civil Society Partnerships is uniquely placed to mobilize civil society organizations to join together in advancing an already-existing social movement focusing on climate change a ...
Climate change and agriculture in Asia: A case study for methane
... the farmers to change their agricultural practices. ...
... the farmers to change their agricultural practices. ...
Climate change impacts on global agriculture | SpringerLink
... nest has been split into pasture land (grazing land used by livestock) and land for rainfed and for irrigated agriculture. The last two types of land differ as rainfall is free but irrigation development is costly. As a result, land equipped for irrigation is generally more valuable as yields per he ...
... nest has been split into pasture land (grazing land used by livestock) and land for rainfed and for irrigated agriculture. The last two types of land differ as rainfall is free but irrigation development is costly. As a result, land equipped for irrigation is generally more valuable as yields per he ...
Ethics and Geoengineering: Reviewing the Moral Issues Raised by
... required behavioral changes.35 Technological solutions can often be simpler, quicker, and demand less from people than the large social transformations that might otherwise be required. Without the assistance of technology, combating climate change would demand massive social and behavioral change. ...
... required behavioral changes.35 Technological solutions can often be simpler, quicker, and demand less from people than the large social transformations that might otherwise be required. Without the assistance of technology, combating climate change would demand massive social and behavioral change. ...
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... There is a range of temperature where livestock are neither too hot nor too cold and their performance is optimal. This temperature range is called the thermo neutral zone. It is the temperature range where the fewest nutrients are needed to maintain bodily functions (Kadzere et al., 2002; Boyles, 2 ...
... There is a range of temperature where livestock are neither too hot nor too cold and their performance is optimal. This temperature range is called the thermo neutral zone. It is the temperature range where the fewest nutrients are needed to maintain bodily functions (Kadzere et al., 2002; Boyles, 2 ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES PRESERVING THE OCEAN
... Stocker, 1999, Rahmstorf and Ganopolski, 1999]. An important link between atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations and the ocean circulation is the density of the surface waters in regions like the North Atlantic where ocean deep waters are formed. Warm and salty oceanic surface waters flowing towa ...
... Stocker, 1999, Rahmstorf and Ganopolski, 1999]. An important link between atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations and the ocean circulation is the density of the surface waters in regions like the North Atlantic where ocean deep waters are formed. Warm and salty oceanic surface waters flowing towa ...
Estimating Effects of Tidal Power Projects and Climate Change on
... results only to evaluate the relative magnitude of change in the abundance of groups with ESA-listed species, and we caution against overinterpreting our results as quantitative and applicable to a specific species. For tidal power scenarios, we focused on blade-strike mortality because data limitat ...
... results only to evaluate the relative magnitude of change in the abundance of groups with ESA-listed species, and we caution against overinterpreting our results as quantitative and applicable to a specific species. For tidal power scenarios, we focused on blade-strike mortality because data limitat ...
countryside council for wales
... recent assessment of the total global warming potential (GWP) effect of rewetting and restoring wetlands, based on Europe’s largest wetland restoration project in Belarus, has shown an initially very high level of methane emissions and low C sequestration rate resulting in a net negative effect on c ...
... recent assessment of the total global warming potential (GWP) effect of rewetting and restoring wetlands, based on Europe’s largest wetland restoration project in Belarus, has shown an initially very high level of methane emissions and low C sequestration rate resulting in a net negative effect on c ...
Small Island States
... Development, sustainability, and equity issues. The small island states account for less than 1% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions but are among the most vulnerable of all locations to the potential adverse effects of climate change and sea-level rise. Economic development and alleviation of ...
... Development, sustainability, and equity issues. The small island states account for less than 1% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions but are among the most vulnerable of all locations to the potential adverse effects of climate change and sea-level rise. Economic development and alleviation of ...
Climate Risk Management for Agriculture in Peru
... focus on the agricultural sector in the regions of Junín and Piura, conducted as part of the Climate Risk Management Technical Assistance Support Project (CRM TASP) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The combination of scientific and participatory research streams, including literat ...
... focus on the agricultural sector in the regions of Junín and Piura, conducted as part of the Climate Risk Management Technical Assistance Support Project (CRM TASP) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The combination of scientific and participatory research streams, including literat ...
Distinguishing the relative impacts of climate change and human
... press; Zhan et al., in press). Lahmer et al. (2001) indicated that climate change is the dominant factor that affects the change of streamflow in wet regions, while human activities such as some extreme land-use change only resulted in comparatively small impacts on regional water balance. Similar re ...
... press; Zhan et al., in press). Lahmer et al. (2001) indicated that climate change is the dominant factor that affects the change of streamflow in wet regions, while human activities such as some extreme land-use change only resulted in comparatively small impacts on regional water balance. Similar re ...
Preserving the Ocean Circulation
... Stocker, 1999, Rahmstorf and Ganopolski, 1999]. An important link between atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations and the ocean circulation is the density of the surface waters in regions like the North Atlantic where ocean deep waters are formed. Warm and salty oceanic surface waters flowing towa ...
... Stocker, 1999, Rahmstorf and Ganopolski, 1999]. An important link between atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations and the ocean circulation is the density of the surface waters in regions like the North Atlantic where ocean deep waters are formed. Warm and salty oceanic surface waters flowing towa ...
Forecasting climate change impacts on plant populations over large
... et al. 2014), but developing useful models at this scale has been limited by the availability of time series data at large spatial extents and statistical methods for fitting high-dimensional spatial models. Fortunately, new advances in remote sensing and statistics now allow us to overcome both of ...
... et al. 2014), but developing useful models at this scale has been limited by the availability of time series data at large spatial extents and statistical methods for fitting high-dimensional spatial models. Fortunately, new advances in remote sensing and statistics now allow us to overcome both of ...
Second National Communication
... Communication and I now wish to extend our gratitude to them. In the first place, I wish to thank the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) which provided financial resources which made this whole exercise possible. In the same vein, I further wish to extend my gratitude to the United Nations Developm ...
... Communication and I now wish to extend our gratitude to them. In the first place, I wish to thank the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) which provided financial resources which made this whole exercise possible. In the same vein, I further wish to extend my gratitude to the United Nations Developm ...
The implications of climate change for the water environment in
... in England. There is a large literature, but most studies have looked at flow volumes or nutrients and none have considered explicitly the implications of climate change for the delivery of water management objectives. Studies have been undertaken in a small number of locations. Studies have used ob ...
... in England. There is a large literature, but most studies have looked at flow volumes or nutrients and none have considered explicitly the implications of climate change for the delivery of water management objectives. Studies have been undertaken in a small number of locations. Studies have used ob ...
Climate Action Team Report to Governor Schwarzenegger and the California Legislature December 2010
... Promoting Action Regionally, Nationally and Globally Reducing the risks of climate change requires effective action among all the world’s major greenhouse gas emitters. While global efforts are necessary, local governments have critical roles in reducing climate change risks. In the United States an ...
... Promoting Action Regionally, Nationally and Globally Reducing the risks of climate change requires effective action among all the world’s major greenhouse gas emitters. While global efforts are necessary, local governments have critical roles in reducing climate change risks. In the United States an ...
Evaluating sun–climate relationships since the Little Ice Age
... roles of natural and anthropogenic climate in~uences[ Figure 1 shows that relative levels of solar activity\ the volcanic dust veil index and CO1 concentrations have changed signi_cantly since 0599[ In a broad historical sense the epoch from the Little Ice Age to the present provides a paradigm for ...
... roles of natural and anthropogenic climate in~uences[ Figure 1 shows that relative levels of solar activity\ the volcanic dust veil index and CO1 concentrations have changed signi_cantly since 0599[ In a broad historical sense the epoch from the Little Ice Age to the present provides a paradigm for ...
CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS FOR MACEDONIA
... empirical models were used for local climate change projections (Bergant et al, 2005, 2006) of future climate simulation results performed by four GCMs. The GCMs are: Australian CSIRO/Mk2 developed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Gordon & O’Farrel, 199 ...
... empirical models were used for local climate change projections (Bergant et al, 2005, 2006) of future climate simulation results performed by four GCMs. The GCMs are: Australian CSIRO/Mk2 developed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Gordon & O’Farrel, 199 ...