Coastal Climate Change Report
... • UK – planners must use two scenarios: one based on events with a probability of 50% occurrence and the other with 10% probability to gauge the range of impacts of climate change • City of Cape Town, South Africa – no set SLR benchmark; instead using 5-phase SLR assessment based on: (a) 2.5m SLR in ...
... • UK – planners must use two scenarios: one based on events with a probability of 50% occurrence and the other with 10% probability to gauge the range of impacts of climate change • City of Cape Town, South Africa – no set SLR benchmark; instead using 5-phase SLR assessment based on: (a) 2.5m SLR in ...
Internally and Externally Caused Climate Change
... were also calculated and are shown in Table 1. Because some of the fields had a linear trend which added to the standard deviation, this linear trend was subtracted out, and the standard deviations were recalculated. They are also shown in Table 1. These results are compared' to the standard deviati ...
... were also calculated and are shown in Table 1. Because some of the fields had a linear trend which added to the standard deviation, this linear trend was subtracted out, and the standard deviations were recalculated. They are also shown in Table 1. These results are compared' to the standard deviati ...
Biogeosciences
... reactive species that influence air quality. As Earth system models (EaSMs) currently stand, there are trade-offs associated with the decision to use offline (with BC) or online (without BC) simulations. While BC enhances model skill with respect to observations, it often violates laws for conservat ...
... reactive species that influence air quality. As Earth system models (EaSMs) currently stand, there are trade-offs associated with the decision to use offline (with BC) or online (without BC) simulations. While BC enhances model skill with respect to observations, it often violates laws for conservat ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES CLIMATE ECONOMICS: A META-REVIEW AND SOME SUGGESTIONS Geoffrey Heal
... large collection in World Economics.1 And many of them were by very distinguished colleagues, so the Stern Review provoked not only quantity but quality too. What have we learned from all of this? Are there any emerging conclusions? In particular, what do we have to assume to make an economic case f ...
... large collection in World Economics.1 And many of them were by very distinguished colleagues, so the Stern Review provoked not only quantity but quality too. What have we learned from all of this? Are there any emerging conclusions? In particular, what do we have to assume to make an economic case f ...
Ontario`s Climate Change Strategy
... fighting climate change through a series of bold measures. We have ended coal-fired power — the largest greenhouse gas reduction initiative in North America to date. We are improving the province’s transit network. We have announced a cap and trade program to limit greenhouse gas pollution and fight ...
... fighting climate change through a series of bold measures. We have ended coal-fired power — the largest greenhouse gas reduction initiative in North America to date. We are improving the province’s transit network. We have announced a cap and trade program to limit greenhouse gas pollution and fight ...
AmandahaworthWiklund - Global Compact Nordic Network
... • The Story so far • Why companies are engaging with their suppliers in a ...
... • The Story so far • Why companies are engaging with their suppliers in a ...
Overlooked Science Issues in Climate Change
... ¾ i) Ozone was responsible for one-third to one-half of the observed warming trend in the Arctic during winter and spring [Drew Shindell]. ¾ ii) The new interpretations reveal methane emissions may account for a third of the climate warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases between the 1750s and toda ...
... ¾ i) Ozone was responsible for one-third to one-half of the observed warming trend in the Arctic during winter and spring [Drew Shindell]. ¾ ii) The new interpretations reveal methane emissions may account for a third of the climate warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases between the 1750s and toda ...
litreview12forword_wm_review_9feb2012
... mountain range for the twenty-first century. Modelling the West African climate is extremely challenging since there are many competing processes, which interact in a complex way. The amount and distribution of precipitation is governed by the West Africa Monsoon (WAM) system, which influences the Int ...
... mountain range for the twenty-first century. Modelling the West African climate is extremely challenging since there are many competing processes, which interact in a complex way. The amount and distribution of precipitation is governed by the West Africa Monsoon (WAM) system, which influences the Int ...
An Update on the View of CCS in Tim Dixon
... • CCS included in KP Art 2.1 • IPCC GHG Guidelines 2006 allows CCS to be reported ...
... • CCS included in KP Art 2.1 • IPCC GHG Guidelines 2006 allows CCS to be reported ...
Is the Sky A Review of Recent Global Warming Scare Stories
... percent of the Antarctic land area, and specifically the portion that has warmed the most. The title of a scientific article is supposed to economically convey as much pertinent information as possible. But even our most respected journals occasionally publish misleading ones, which can help to gene ...
... percent of the Antarctic land area, and specifically the portion that has warmed the most. The title of a scientific article is supposed to economically convey as much pertinent information as possible. But even our most respected journals occasionally publish misleading ones, which can help to gene ...
A Summary of Climate Change Risks for London
... The assessment considered population growth, where relevant, but did not quantify the impacts of other societal changes on future risks, for example due to economic growth, or developments in new technologies, or the full range of planned and potential future Government policies or private sector ad ...
... The assessment considered population growth, where relevant, but did not quantify the impacts of other societal changes on future risks, for example due to economic growth, or developments in new technologies, or the full range of planned and potential future Government policies or private sector ad ...
CCC energy policy redraft 7 1 1
... established in 1997 with the main remit of maintaining price stability and it sets interest rates independently to achieve a government-determined inflation target, currently two percent. In this case we have so-called ‘instrument independence’ because there are two distinct bodies, one which sets t ...
... established in 1997 with the main remit of maintaining price stability and it sets interest rates independently to achieve a government-determined inflation target, currently two percent. In this case we have so-called ‘instrument independence’ because there are two distinct bodies, one which sets t ...
The Potential Contribution of the 2010 Exploratory Study among Tourism Industry
... In recent years, more and more organisations and associations have realised the impacts their actions are having on the environment. Organisers of mega events, such as the Olympic Games and the 2006 Soccer World Cup, have followed the trend and have implemented strategies to 'green' their practices ...
... In recent years, more and more organisations and associations have realised the impacts their actions are having on the environment. Organisers of mega events, such as the Olympic Games and the 2006 Soccer World Cup, have followed the trend and have implemented strategies to 'green' their practices ...
REPORT Gridded 1 x 1 km climate and hydrological
... models often have to deal with processes at a finer scale and therefore require data of higher spatial resolution than the climate models normally can provide. In addition, outputs of GCM/RCMs are often flawed with systematic biases. This is due to inadequate knowledge of key physical processes and ...
... models often have to deal with processes at a finer scale and therefore require data of higher spatial resolution than the climate models normally can provide. In addition, outputs of GCM/RCMs are often flawed with systematic biases. This is due to inadequate knowledge of key physical processes and ...
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... Similarly, regional impacts of changing climate will not be homogeneous; some regions may see an improvement in crop growth potential, while others may face declining. An analysis that focuses exclusively on the average effect of climate change on national production, commodity and food prices, and ...
... Similarly, regional impacts of changing climate will not be homogeneous; some regions may see an improvement in crop growth potential, while others may face declining. An analysis that focuses exclusively on the average effect of climate change on national production, commodity and food prices, and ...
New Zealand`s Journey toward a Low-Emission Future
... If we hope to move toward zero-net-emission economies by the middle to end of this century, then globally we will need to incentivise rapid changes in fuels, technologies, practices and lifestyles in ways that will support ongoing human development needs. Regardless of what balance we strike ultimat ...
... If we hope to move toward zero-net-emission economies by the middle to end of this century, then globally we will need to incentivise rapid changes in fuels, technologies, practices and lifestyles in ways that will support ongoing human development needs. Regardless of what balance we strike ultimat ...
- Wiley Online Library
... land-atmosphere dynamics over southeast Australia and identifies the challenges for future research. Relevant processes are investigated and if possible their importance to regional climate is identified. Many coupled land-atmosphere dynamic processes, identified as important in the Northern Hemisph ...
... land-atmosphere dynamics over southeast Australia and identifies the challenges for future research. Relevant processes are investigated and if possible their importance to regional climate is identified. Many coupled land-atmosphere dynamic processes, identified as important in the Northern Hemisph ...
A Stitch in Time: Lessons for Climate Change Adaptation from the
... are largely internal. This means that the individuals, organizations, communities and countries that take action to adapt will capture for themselves most of the benefits of their actions, creating a strong incentive to adapt. This explains why we observe a wide range of practices being used to mana ...
... are largely internal. This means that the individuals, organizations, communities and countries that take action to adapt will capture for themselves most of the benefits of their actions, creating a strong incentive to adapt. This explains why we observe a wide range of practices being used to mana ...
Executive Summary
... dependency means that projecting protection levels in the long-term is difficult, and we have not attempted to develop individual city estimates of protection standard. However, at a global level, it can be expected that economic growth will allow a general improvement in protection levels in coasta ...
... dependency means that projecting protection levels in the long-term is difficult, and we have not attempted to develop individual city estimates of protection standard. However, at a global level, it can be expected that economic growth will allow a general improvement in protection levels in coasta ...
The design of a legacy indicator tool for measuring climate change
... Keywords: Cultural heritage, Management, Climate change, Stone, Weathering, Monitoring, Sustainability, Indicator Background Although the scientific consensus is that our global climate is changing, there is no certainty about either the scale of that change or its impacts [1]. Undoubtedly, as the ...
... Keywords: Cultural heritage, Management, Climate change, Stone, Weathering, Monitoring, Sustainability, Indicator Background Although the scientific consensus is that our global climate is changing, there is no certainty about either the scale of that change or its impacts [1]. Undoubtedly, as the ...
Global Change and Air Quality, In: Technical challenges of multipollutant air quality management,
... part by the temperature dependence of the chemistry for ozone formation (Jacob et al. 1993; Sillman and Samson 1995). A few studies have used observed correlations of high-ozone events (>80 ppbv) with meteorological variables, together with regionally downscaled GCM projections of these meteorologi ...
... part by the temperature dependence of the chemistry for ozone formation (Jacob et al. 1993; Sillman and Samson 1995). A few studies have used observed correlations of high-ozone events (>80 ppbv) with meteorological variables, together with regionally downscaled GCM projections of these meteorologi ...
Public Health in Canada and Adaptation to Infectious Disease Risks
... vectors in southeastern Canada (Ogden et al. 2008a), our recent and current efforts to attribute climate and climate change effects, or effects of alternative factors, rest on imperfect data. Thus, we have limited ability to determine climate effects on vectorborne disease occurrence and to predict ...
... vectors in southeastern Canada (Ogden et al. 2008a), our recent and current efforts to attribute climate and climate change effects, or effects of alternative factors, rest on imperfect data. Thus, we have limited ability to determine climate effects on vectorborne disease occurrence and to predict ...
changing risks in changing climate
... population census data from the areas affected is expected to increase due to the trend of increased urbanization in the Danube Macro-region. Vulnerability metrics such as the age distribution of population is also expected to contribute to higher level of risk associated to heat waves due to the ag ...
... population census data from the areas affected is expected to increase due to the trend of increased urbanization in the Danube Macro-region. Vulnerability metrics such as the age distribution of population is also expected to contribute to higher level of risk associated to heat waves due to the ag ...
Climate-change lore and its implications for
... repressions imposed upon them by society; folklore validates culture, justifying its rituals and institutions to those whtt perform and observe them; Folklore is a pedagogic device which reinforces morals and values and builds wit; Folklore is a means of applying social pressure and exercising socia ...
... repressions imposed upon them by society; folklore validates culture, justifying its rituals and institutions to those whtt perform and observe them; Folklore is a pedagogic device which reinforces morals and values and builds wit; Folklore is a means of applying social pressure and exercising socia ...