Climate Intervention: Carbon Dioxide Removal and
... The committee is concerned that understanding of the ethical, political, and environmental consequences of an albedo modification action is relatively less advanced than the technical capacity to execute it. In fact, one serious concern is that such an action could be unilaterally undertaken by a na ...
... The committee is concerned that understanding of the ethical, political, and environmental consequences of an albedo modification action is relatively less advanced than the technical capacity to execute it. In fact, one serious concern is that such an action could be unilaterally undertaken by a na ...
Technology Needs Assessments – Mitigation Report
... shared their experiences and views on the impacts of climate change in important development sectors, discussed number of technological options for the adaptation of the vulnerable sectors, also discussed GHG mitigation potentials of country’s energy and non-energy sectors. Special acknowledgement i ...
... shared their experiences and views on the impacts of climate change in important development sectors, discussed number of technological options for the adaptation of the vulnerable sectors, also discussed GHG mitigation potentials of country’s energy and non-energy sectors. Special acknowledgement i ...
We Have Been Conned - The Science and Public Policy Institute
... To properly understand how the IPCC grew to hold so much influence it is necessary to examine the relevant events and actions that led to its establishment and to then focus on the key players, the individuals and organizations who firstly drove its creation and then its power. The casual observer m ...
... To properly understand how the IPCC grew to hold so much influence it is necessary to examine the relevant events and actions that led to its establishment and to then focus on the key players, the individuals and organizations who firstly drove its creation and then its power. The casual observer m ...
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DESERTIFICATION
... damaged. People have learned to protect these resources with traditional strategies such as shifting agriculture and nomadic herding. However, in recent decades these strategies have become less practical due to changing economic and political circumstances, population growth, and a trend towards mo ...
... damaged. People have learned to protect these resources with traditional strategies such as shifting agriculture and nomadic herding. However, in recent decades these strategies have become less practical due to changing economic and political circumstances, population growth, and a trend towards mo ...
Adaptive capacity deficits and adaptive capacity of economic
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Third and Fourth Assessment reports (Smit and Pilifosova, 2001; Adger et al., 2007; Klein et al., 2007) present a general approach to adaptive capacity assessment that relies on the assessment of determinants. Smit and Pilifosova (2001) suggest that econ ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Third and Fourth Assessment reports (Smit and Pilifosova, 2001; Adger et al., 2007; Klein et al., 2007) present a general approach to adaptive capacity assessment that relies on the assessment of determinants. Smit and Pilifosova (2001) suggest that econ ...
IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 4 SECOND
... evolutionary response species are going to undertake, and by simply falling into the trap of writing more about species dispersal (as there are more papers on it) misses something. The authors may wish to consider including a section about what is missing around understanding these other adaptive st ...
... evolutionary response species are going to undertake, and by simply falling into the trap of writing more about species dispersal (as there are more papers on it) misses something. The authors may wish to consider including a section about what is missing around understanding these other adaptive st ...
U. S. Senate Report Over 400 Prominent Scientists Disputed Man
... brought me back to the battle and prompted me to do renewed research in the field of climatology. And because of all the misinformation that Gore and his army have been spreading about climate change I have decided that ‘real' climatologists should try to help the public understand the nature of the ...
... brought me back to the battle and prompted me to do renewed research in the field of climatology. And because of all the misinformation that Gore and his army have been spreading about climate change I have decided that ‘real' climatologists should try to help the public understand the nature of the ...
Explaining Extreme Events of 2013 from a Climate
... ABSTRACT—Stephanie C. Herring, Martin P. Hoerling, Thomas C. Peterson, and Peter A. Stott Attribution of extreme events is a challenging science and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that o ...
... ABSTRACT—Stephanie C. Herring, Martin P. Hoerling, Thomas C. Peterson, and Peter A. Stott Attribution of extreme events is a challenging science and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that o ...
Topic paper 1: Climate change
... facilities in order to be classed as 'decent'. Decentralised energy: Energy from local renewable and low-carbon sources (i.e. on-site and near-site, but not remote off-site). District heating network: A system where a centralised heat generating plant (using any one of a range of technologies) provi ...
... facilities in order to be classed as 'decent'. Decentralised energy: Energy from local renewable and low-carbon sources (i.e. on-site and near-site, but not remote off-site). District heating network: A system where a centralised heat generating plant (using any one of a range of technologies) provi ...
Impact Assessment Part 2 - European Commission
... most serious risks of climate change. The European Council reconfirmed in February 2011 the EU objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050 compared to 1990, in the context of necessary reductions by developed countries as a group1, in order to keep climate change below 2ºC. In D ...
... most serious risks of climate change. The European Council reconfirmed in February 2011 the EU objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050 compared to 1990, in the context of necessary reductions by developed countries as a group1, in order to keep climate change below 2ºC. In D ...
explaining extreme events of 2013
... Multiple groups chose to look at both the Australian heat waves and the California drought, providing an opportu- ...
... Multiple groups chose to look at both the Australian heat waves and the California drought, providing an opportu- ...
Climate Change Adaptation Manual
... reports are the work of thousands of scientists who have contributed as authors, editors and reviewers, ensuring that they present a consensus of the scientific community. A series of comprehensive assessment reports have been published since 1990, covering the physical science basis for climate cha ...
... reports are the work of thousands of scientists who have contributed as authors, editors and reviewers, ensuring that they present a consensus of the scientific community. A series of comprehensive assessment reports have been published since 1990, covering the physical science basis for climate cha ...
Forests and carbon: valuation, discounting and risk management
... households to incorporate climate change impacts of their activities into their decisions is of key importance for the Government. However, mechanisms that value and provide incentives to sustain and enhance forest carbon stocks are currently very weak both within the UK and at international level. ...
... households to incorporate climate change impacts of their activities into their decisions is of key importance for the Government. However, mechanisms that value and provide incentives to sustain and enhance forest carbon stocks are currently very weak both within the UK and at international level. ...
Floating Houses and Mosquito Nets: Emerging Climate
... 2 degrees Celsius as compared to pre-industrial levels. This goal can only be achieved if all stakeholders implement far-reaching measures. This means that all opportunities for climate protection should be taken, both at the national and at the international level. However, it is clear today that c ...
... 2 degrees Celsius as compared to pre-industrial levels. This goal can only be achieved if all stakeholders implement far-reaching measures. This means that all opportunities for climate protection should be taken, both at the national and at the international level. However, it is clear today that c ...
FARM-LEVEL VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE EASTERN BAY OF PLENTY,
... Climate change research is undergoing a monumental shift, from an almost exclusive focus on mitigation, and the reduction of greenhouse gases, to adaptation, and identifying the ways in which nations, communities and sectors might best respond to the reality of a changing climate. Vulnerability asse ...
... Climate change research is undergoing a monumental shift, from an almost exclusive focus on mitigation, and the reduction of greenhouse gases, to adaptation, and identifying the ways in which nations, communities and sectors might best respond to the reality of a changing climate. Vulnerability asse ...
Carbon Dioxide Removal and Reliable Sequestration
... The specific topic of this report, “climate geoengineering,” was often framed in terms of a last-ditch response option to climate change if climate change damage should produce extreme hardship. Such deliberate intervention in the climate system was often considered a taboo subject. Although the lik ...
... The specific topic of this report, “climate geoengineering,” was often framed in terms of a last-ditch response option to climate change if climate change damage should produce extreme hardship. Such deliberate intervention in the climate system was often considered a taboo subject. Although the lik ...
U.S. Senate Report
... Israel: Dr. Nathan Paldor, Professor of Dynamical Meteorology and Physical Oceanography at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has authored almost 70 peer-reviewed studies and won several awards. "First, temperature changes, as well as rates of temperature changes (both increase and decrease) of magn ...
... Israel: Dr. Nathan Paldor, Professor of Dynamical Meteorology and Physical Oceanography at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has authored almost 70 peer-reviewed studies and won several awards. "First, temperature changes, as well as rates of temperature changes (both increase and decrease) of magn ...
AMIDST FRAGMENTATION AND COHERENCE: A
... degradation of ecosystems resulting from climate change, it is not at all irrelevant. In fact, the iconic nature and the high profile of many world heritage sites make them particularly suitable to promote public awareness of the need for action on climate change mitigation and adaptation and is lik ...
... degradation of ecosystems resulting from climate change, it is not at all irrelevant. In fact, the iconic nature and the high profile of many world heritage sites make them particularly suitable to promote public awareness of the need for action on climate change mitigation and adaptation and is lik ...
Climate change - Citizens` Climate Lobby
... that has been supported by conservative rightly says that President Obama must economists and policy experts: a revenue-‐ confront climate change now. But I disagree neutral price on carbon, imposed at the ...
... that has been supported by conservative rightly says that President Obama must economists and policy experts: a revenue-‐ confront climate change now. But I disagree neutral price on carbon, imposed at the ...
Decision analysis and rational action
... for individual and collective decisionmaking. It is perhaps surprising, therefore, that the fundamental conceptual framework for climate change decisionmaking has received so very little scrutiny in such a large literature. An exception is Arrow et al. (1996a: 62) who adumbrated the fairly restricti ...
... for individual and collective decisionmaking. It is perhaps surprising, therefore, that the fundamental conceptual framework for climate change decisionmaking has received so very little scrutiny in such a large literature. An exception is Arrow et al. (1996a: 62) who adumbrated the fairly restricti ...
Deforestation and Climate Change CRS Report for Congress Ross W. Gorte
... geographic variation in the causes and the consequences of deforestation. These then suggest approaches for efforts to reduce deforestation. The third issue is the poor quality of information about forests generally, which might point to needed research and infrastructure as well as suggesting cauti ...
... geographic variation in the causes and the consequences of deforestation. These then suggest approaches for efforts to reduce deforestation. The third issue is the poor quality of information about forests generally, which might point to needed research and infrastructure as well as suggesting cauti ...
Experiment Earth?
... change. The dialogue was supported by the NERC, the Sciencewise Expert Resource Centre (supported by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills), the Royal Society, and the multi-agency Living With Environmental Change (LWEC) programme. The aim was to identify and understand public views on ...
... change. The dialogue was supported by the NERC, the Sciencewise Expert Resource Centre (supported by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills), the Royal Society, and the multi-agency Living With Environmental Change (LWEC) programme. The aim was to identify and understand public views on ...