Request for CEO Endorsement - Global Environment Facility
... Although the country has been engaged in addressing climate change, additional needs have been identified. For example, in order to improve the next inventories, it is necessary to continue improving institutional arrangements to ensure activity data in a timely manner and start using the IPCC 2006 ...
... Although the country has been engaged in addressing climate change, additional needs have been identified. For example, in order to improve the next inventories, it is necessary to continue improving institutional arrangements to ensure activity data in a timely manner and start using the IPCC 2006 ...
Climate Change, Federalism, and the Constitution
... on the question of whether states can legislate on matters within Congress’s legislative authority. Often, however, Congress remains silent or speaks ambiguously. We can expect this to be true of any forthcoming federal climate legislation: either the statute will not address preemption, or more lik ...
... on the question of whether states can legislate on matters within Congress’s legislative authority. Often, however, Congress remains silent or speaks ambiguously. We can expect this to be true of any forthcoming federal climate legislation: either the statute will not address preemption, or more lik ...
The Global Warming Time Bomb?
... between the ice age and today was about 6½ W/m2 (Figure 3). This forcing maintains a global temperature change of 5°C, implying a climate sensitivity of ¾ ± ¼°C per W/m2. Climate models yield a similar climate sensitivity. However, the empirical result is more precise and reliable because it include ...
... between the ice age and today was about 6½ W/m2 (Figure 3). This forcing maintains a global temperature change of 5°C, implying a climate sensitivity of ¾ ± ¼°C per W/m2. Climate models yield a similar climate sensitivity. However, the empirical result is more precise and reliable because it include ...
Intermodel variability of the poleward shift of the austral jet stream in
... seasonal mean values of the jet position and shift. The negative correlation between position and shift in all seasons suggests that the equatorward bias in the climatology increases the sensitivity to climate forcing throughout the year. The correlation, however, effectively disappears in austral s ...
... seasonal mean values of the jet position and shift. The negative correlation between position and shift in all seasons suggests that the equatorward bias in the climatology increases the sensitivity to climate forcing throughout the year. The correlation, however, effectively disappears in austral s ...
hot air - United Nations Interpreters
... companies) and between developed and developing countries (and their companies). AIJ is intended to allow Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to gain experience in jointly implemented project activities. There is no crediting for AIJ activity during the pilot phase. ...
... companies) and between developed and developing countries (and their companies). AIJ is intended to allow Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to gain experience in jointly implemented project activities. There is no crediting for AIJ activity during the pilot phase. ...
... Finance and Development -- December 2015: Powering the Planet This issue looks at the challenges of balancing the massive demand for sufficient energy to power economic growth and development with the urgent need to sharply reduce carbon emissions, a chief contributor to climate change. Despite th ...
Pacific Climate Change Finance Assessment Framework (PCCFAF)
... Forum Leaders have directed the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) to assist in improving Forum Island Countries’ (FICs) access to and management of climate change resources. The assessment framework presented in this report is part of several initiatives being coordinated and/or supported by ...
... Forum Leaders have directed the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) to assist in improving Forum Island Countries’ (FICs) access to and management of climate change resources. The assessment framework presented in this report is part of several initiatives being coordinated and/or supported by ...
Climate Change - Homepages Web Server
... 5 What do changes in the vertical structure of atmospheric temperature—from the surface up to the stratosphere—tell us about the causes of recent climate change? ......................... 8 6 Climate is always changing. Why is climate change of concern now? ........................................ ...
... 5 What do changes in the vertical structure of atmospheric temperature—from the surface up to the stratosphere—tell us about the causes of recent climate change? ......................... 8 6 Climate is always changing. Why is climate change of concern now? ........................................ ...
Risk, uncertainty and the institutional geographies of
... variety of different ways. The sociologist Ulrich Beck (1992) famously theorized that new incalculable risks like climate change are triggering a more reflexive phase of modernization concerned with the risks created by modernity itself. For their part geographers have built on a distinguished tradi ...
... variety of different ways. The sociologist Ulrich Beck (1992) famously theorized that new incalculable risks like climate change are triggering a more reflexive phase of modernization concerned with the risks created by modernity itself. For their part geographers have built on a distinguished tradi ...
Health Aspects of Climate Change in Cities with Mediterranean
... the Med-regions are vulnerable to climatic changes [7,8]. In fact, the Mediterranean ecosystems are among the most vulnerable to the global warming impacts [9]. Recent studies show that these changes have already been observed: for instance, since the 1960s, the Mediterranean basin has become warmer ...
... the Med-regions are vulnerable to climatic changes [7,8]. In fact, the Mediterranean ecosystems are among the most vulnerable to the global warming impacts [9]. Recent studies show that these changes have already been observed: for instance, since the 1960s, the Mediterranean basin has become warmer ...
Climate Change and Forest Disturbances
... from 600–1000 mm, or within humid regions that have shallow or rocky soils. Seasonal summer droughts are experienced by western interior dry forests that depend on winter precipitation, such as forests in the semiarid plains and intermountain regions of the western United States. In some regions, dr ...
... from 600–1000 mm, or within humid regions that have shallow or rocky soils. Seasonal summer droughts are experienced by western interior dry forests that depend on winter precipitation, such as forests in the semiarid plains and intermountain regions of the western United States. In some regions, dr ...
Applying the VFM framework to business case design and appraisal
... climate smart agriculture and water management. These options are often well suited to costbenefit analysis (although this can be more challenging where non-market sectors such as health are involved). These investments may often generate immediate economic returns by improving productivity and effi ...
... climate smart agriculture and water management. These options are often well suited to costbenefit analysis (although this can be more challenging where non-market sectors such as health are involved). These investments may often generate immediate economic returns by improving productivity and effi ...
Attachment 1: Staff Guidance for Greenhouse Gas and Climate... for New Reactor Environmental Impact Statements
... Table S-3 did not consider GHG emissions explicitly. However, the staff uses the annual electrical energy and process heat needs and the amount of fossil fuels consumed to generate the necessary electrical power and process heat to estimate the annual GHG emissions associated with the uranium fuel c ...
... Table S-3 did not consider GHG emissions explicitly. However, the staff uses the annual electrical energy and process heat needs and the amount of fossil fuels consumed to generate the necessary electrical power and process heat to estimate the annual GHG emissions associated with the uranium fuel c ...
AdApting to climAte chAnge: A Business ApproAch
... human activities producing greenhouse gases—are already causing changes in ecosystems, water supply and availability, and patterns of extreme events, with (in many but not all cases) consequent damages to human health, buildings, livelihoods, and infrastructure. The question is no longer, “Is there ...
... human activities producing greenhouse gases—are already causing changes in ecosystems, water supply and availability, and patterns of extreme events, with (in many but not all cases) consequent damages to human health, buildings, livelihoods, and infrastructure. The question is no longer, “Is there ...
The theme of slow onset impact
... and damage established under the Cancun Agreements. 13 Therefore, we must develop our understanding of slow onset events through the guiding provisions of the Convention, supplemented by interpretations in subsidiary decisions, technical papers and accepted science as set out by the Intergovernmenta ...
... and damage established under the Cancun Agreements. 13 Therefore, we must develop our understanding of slow onset events through the guiding provisions of the Convention, supplemented by interpretations in subsidiary decisions, technical papers and accepted science as set out by the Intergovernmenta ...
Relationship between climate change and the full and effective
... The Government of Georgia highlighted the specific impact that natural disasters caused by climate change have on children including floods and heavy snow. During these disasters, children are often left homeless, attendance as school is markedly lower, and undue burdens are often placed on girls in ...
... The Government of Georgia highlighted the specific impact that natural disasters caused by climate change have on children including floods and heavy snow. During these disasters, children are often left homeless, attendance as school is markedly lower, and undue burdens are often placed on girls in ...
Predicting future oceans: climate
... of our future oceans and their capacity to produce seafood. Given the scale of these environmental changes and their implications for international ocean governance, it is imperative that all stakeholders involved have access to the latest scientific knowledge and understanding of the relationships ...
... of our future oceans and their capacity to produce seafood. Given the scale of these environmental changes and their implications for international ocean governance, it is imperative that all stakeholders involved have access to the latest scientific knowledge and understanding of the relationships ...
Peter Lee: Ethics of Climate Change Policy
... Every aspect of climate change is shaped by ethical dispute: from scientific practice to lobbying and activism and eventually, at national and international levels, the setting and implementation of climate policy. The protagonists at every stage will claim that theirs is the ethical, or more ethica ...
... Every aspect of climate change is shaped by ethical dispute: from scientific practice to lobbying and activism and eventually, at national and international levels, the setting and implementation of climate policy. The protagonists at every stage will claim that theirs is the ethical, or more ethica ...
Biophysical and economic limits to negative CO2
... the atmosphere, also termed the land use intensity, is particularly important for land-based NETs (Fig. 3A). The land use intensity of BECCS is quite high, with values ranging from ~1-1.7 ha/tCeq./yr where forest residues are used as the BE feedstock, ~0.6 ha/ tCeq./yr for agricultural residues, and ...
... the atmosphere, also termed the land use intensity, is particularly important for land-based NETs (Fig. 3A). The land use intensity of BECCS is quite high, with values ranging from ~1-1.7 ha/tCeq./yr where forest residues are used as the BE feedstock, ~0.6 ha/ tCeq./yr for agricultural residues, and ...
Interacting Regional-Scale Regime Shifts for Biodiversity and
... ecosystem services over the twenty-first century could be far greater than was previously predicted. We identify key policy and management opportunities at regional to global scales to avoid these shifts. Keywords: biodiversity change, human–environment interactions, tipping points, South America, S ...
... ecosystem services over the twenty-first century could be far greater than was previously predicted. We identify key policy and management opportunities at regional to global scales to avoid these shifts. Keywords: biodiversity change, human–environment interactions, tipping points, South America, S ...
2015 Global Climate Legislation Study - summary for policymakers (English) (opens in new window)
... At the IPU, we firmly believe that legislators are a central element of any successful strategy for tackling climate change and that they bear their own share of responsibility for its effective implementation. As mandated representatives of the people, parliamentarians are duty-bound to enact and a ...
... At the IPU, we firmly believe that legislators are a central element of any successful strategy for tackling climate change and that they bear their own share of responsibility for its effective implementation. As mandated representatives of the people, parliamentarians are duty-bound to enact and a ...
Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions
... questions. Rather, the report largely presents the consensus scientific views and judgments of committee members, based on the accumulated knowledge that these individuals have gained—both through their own scholarly efforts and through formal and informal interactions with the world’s climate chang ...
... questions. Rather, the report largely presents the consensus scientific views and judgments of committee members, based on the accumulated knowledge that these individuals have gained—both through their own scholarly efforts and through formal and informal interactions with the world’s climate chang ...
Climate Change Science - Stephen Schneider
... questions. Rather, the report largely presents the consensus scientific views and judgments of committee members, based on the accumulated knowledge that these individuals have gained—both through their own scholarly efforts and through formal and informal interactions with the world’s climate chang ...
... questions. Rather, the report largely presents the consensus scientific views and judgments of committee members, based on the accumulated knowledge that these individuals have gained—both through their own scholarly efforts and through formal and informal interactions with the world’s climate chang ...
Document
... migration, can contribute to technical and institutional innovations for risk-reduction, resilience-building and climate adaptation in the home communities. The capabilityenhancing potential of migration can partly compensate for the original loss of resources (e.g. brain drain) and increase the opt ...
... migration, can contribute to technical and institutional innovations for risk-reduction, resilience-building and climate adaptation in the home communities. The capabilityenhancing potential of migration can partly compensate for the original loss of resources (e.g. brain drain) and increase the opt ...
Uncertainty in climate change impacts on water resources in the Rio
... The multi-objective MOCOM-UA optimization algorithm (Yapo et al., 1998) was employed using three objectivefunctions: volume bias (1V ); Nash-Sutcliffe model efficiency for stream flow (NS); and Nash-Sutcliffe for the logarithms of stream flow (NSlog). These three objective functions were calculated ...
... The multi-objective MOCOM-UA optimization algorithm (Yapo et al., 1998) was employed using three objectivefunctions: volume bias (1V ); Nash-Sutcliffe model efficiency for stream flow (NS); and Nash-Sutcliffe for the logarithms of stream flow (NSlog). These three objective functions were calculated ...