Nordic action on climate change
... Green Climate Fund, as well as market-based mechanisms that can stimulate cost-effective emission reductions. There have inevitably been fears that such ambitious policies could lead to “carbon leakage” in the private sector, if industries chose to shift location to countries with less stringent cli ...
... Green Climate Fund, as well as market-based mechanisms that can stimulate cost-effective emission reductions. There have inevitably been fears that such ambitious policies could lead to “carbon leakage” in the private sector, if industries chose to shift location to countries with less stringent cli ...
Projected changes in mean and extreme precipitation in Africa
... temperature (SST) gradients in the tropical Indian Ocean and short-rains (October– December) in East Africa is simulated in the GCMs. Furthermore, most models project a differential warming of the Indian Ocean during boreal autumn. This is favourable for an increase in the probability of positive In ...
... temperature (SST) gradients in the tropical Indian Ocean and short-rains (October– December) in East Africa is simulated in the GCMs. Furthermore, most models project a differential warming of the Indian Ocean during boreal autumn. This is favourable for an increase in the probability of positive In ...
CO2 as a primary driver of Phanerozoic climate: COMMENT
... and large uncertainties in the proxy data (Royer et al., 2001) this statement may need future confirmation, but we are prepared to accept it at this stage. Nevertheless, we (Shaviv and Veizer, 2003) believe that in view of the above, it is necessary to test all presently available Phanerozoic CO2 sc ...
... and large uncertainties in the proxy data (Royer et al., 2001) this statement may need future confirmation, but we are prepared to accept it at this stage. Nevertheless, we (Shaviv and Veizer, 2003) believe that in view of the above, it is necessary to test all presently available Phanerozoic CO2 sc ...
Climate influences the demography of three dominant sagebrush
... model assumes that recruitment increases linearly with genet area and that the size distribution of recruits is not influenced by maternal genet area (Weiner et al. 1997). We combined the vital rate functions to create the kernel (Eq. 1) and projected the model using a ‘‘kernel selection’’ approach. ...
... model assumes that recruitment increases linearly with genet area and that the size distribution of recruits is not influenced by maternal genet area (Weiner et al. 1997). We combined the vital rate functions to create the kernel (Eq. 1) and projected the model using a ‘‘kernel selection’’ approach. ...
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... instead severe storm occurrences within otherwise natural weather patterns. However, consensus in the scientific community indicates that major storms and other events including inundation of coastal roads from sea level rise, erosion of roadways and bridge supports from heavy precipitation, road an ...
... instead severe storm occurrences within otherwise natural weather patterns. However, consensus in the scientific community indicates that major storms and other events including inundation of coastal roads from sea level rise, erosion of roadways and bridge supports from heavy precipitation, road an ...
- Central Tibetan Administration
... China's commitment to peak carbon emission by 2030 must not lead to the rapid expansion of mega hydropower projects on Tibetan rivers. The mega hydropower projects would further damage Tibet's fragile ecosystem and threaten Asian rivers originating from the Tibetan Plateau. Damming leads to heavy lo ...
... China's commitment to peak carbon emission by 2030 must not lead to the rapid expansion of mega hydropower projects on Tibetan rivers. The mega hydropower projects would further damage Tibet's fragile ecosystem and threaten Asian rivers originating from the Tibetan Plateau. Damming leads to heavy lo ...
Climate Change: Current Issues and Policy Tools
... forward with their own plans and regulations in lieu of a strong national framework. Primary concerns are the costs, which could reach trillions of dollars over coming decades, depending on policy choices; the distribution of those costs; and the effectiveness of policies, with the knowledge that U. ...
... forward with their own plans and regulations in lieu of a strong national framework. Primary concerns are the costs, which could reach trillions of dollars over coming decades, depending on policy choices; the distribution of those costs; and the effectiveness of policies, with the knowledge that U. ...
Hurteau et al. 2014 - Earth Systems Ecology Lab
... forest locations in any given year is quite low (Dickson et al., 2006). However, warming temperatures are increasing the frequency of large wildfires (Westerling and Bryant, 2008; Pechony and Shindell, 2010; Westerling et al., 2011) and may also increase fire severity. Based on two general circulation ...
... forest locations in any given year is quite low (Dickson et al., 2006). However, warming temperatures are increasing the frequency of large wildfires (Westerling and Bryant, 2008; Pechony and Shindell, 2010; Westerling et al., 2011) and may also increase fire severity. Based on two general circulation ...
Nature+ Proposal, May 2011 WHAT IS THE IUCN PROGRAMME?
... How is the Programme developed? • A Global Situation Analysis is prepared to illustrate the state and main drivers of biodiversity loss and sustainable development; • IUCN also takes its mandate from the body of IUCN Resolutions in which the Members have requested IUCN to do certain things, and ext ...
... How is the Programme developed? • A Global Situation Analysis is prepared to illustrate the state and main drivers of biodiversity loss and sustainable development; • IUCN also takes its mandate from the body of IUCN Resolutions in which the Members have requested IUCN to do certain things, and ext ...
Greenhouse Gangsters vs. Climate Justice
... and shedding jobs. They are also merging with one another to form a group of “super major” companies—oil behemoths of a scale not seen since the break-up of the Standard Oil empire nearly a century ago. Big Oil’s profits depend upon the perpetuation of local environmental injustices along this globa ...
... and shedding jobs. They are also merging with one another to form a group of “super major” companies—oil behemoths of a scale not seen since the break-up of the Standard Oil empire nearly a century ago. Big Oil’s profits depend upon the perpetuation of local environmental injustices along this globa ...
Climate policy implications of the hiatus in global warming
... The fact that CO2 emissions lead to changes in the atmospheric carbon concentration is not controversial. Nor is the fact that CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) absorb infrared energy in the atmosphere and contribute to the overall greenhouse effect. Increases in CO2 levels are therefore expecte ...
... The fact that CO2 emissions lead to changes in the atmospheric carbon concentration is not controversial. Nor is the fact that CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) absorb infrared energy in the atmosphere and contribute to the overall greenhouse effect. Increases in CO2 levels are therefore expecte ...
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... days earlier than they did 80 years ago (33). Arrival dates have been linked to temperature, where wood thrushes arrive earlier in warmer years (34). Because wood thrushes are long distance migrants they may be less adaptable to changes in climate (5). This is because environmental indicators on the ...
... days earlier than they did 80 years ago (33). Arrival dates have been linked to temperature, where wood thrushes arrive earlier in warmer years (34). Because wood thrushes are long distance migrants they may be less adaptable to changes in climate (5). This is because environmental indicators on the ...
... develop their own proposals for international cooperation. Each team will be given background information and general negotiating guidance for reaching an agreement on how to build international capacity in these areas, while protecting their country’s interests. The background information and guida ...
Meteorologists` Views About Global Warming: A Survey of American
... 2008). As a result, our first hypothesis is as follows: H1: As compared with professionals with less expertise in climate change, professionals with more expertise will have higher levels of personal certainty that global warming is happening, will be more likely to view it is as mostly human caused ...
... 2008). As a result, our first hypothesis is as follows: H1: As compared with professionals with less expertise in climate change, professionals with more expertise will have higher levels of personal certainty that global warming is happening, will be more likely to view it is as mostly human caused ...
Conditional Cooperation and Climate Change
... action. Our study reveals whether citizens insist on the kinds of reciprocal commitments that leaders have been demanding in international forums. Our research also speaks to a scholarly debate about whether strategies of reciprocity are appropriate and credible ways to address environmental problem ...
... action. Our study reveals whether citizens insist on the kinds of reciprocal commitments that leaders have been demanding in international forums. Our research also speaks to a scholarly debate about whether strategies of reciprocity are appropriate and credible ways to address environmental problem ...
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... A key event that took place in the period between 2015 and 2016, the years on which this report is based, has undoubtedly been the Paris Climate Summit. The IKI did its part to ensure that the international community was able to reach a breakthrough agreement. It offered advisory services far in adv ...
... A key event that took place in the period between 2015 and 2016, the years on which this report is based, has undoubtedly been the Paris Climate Summit. The IKI did its part to ensure that the international community was able to reach a breakthrough agreement. It offered advisory services far in adv ...
Does adaptation to climate change provide food security? A micro-perspective from Ethiopia: Working Paper 19 (334 kB) (opens in new window)
... implement adaptation measures are indeed getting benefits in terms of an increase in the food crop production. This is very central if adaptation measures need to be put in place. Moreover, key assumption of the Ricardian is that land markets are working properly. Under this circumstance land prices ...
... implement adaptation measures are indeed getting benefits in terms of an increase in the food crop production. This is very central if adaptation measures need to be put in place. Moreover, key assumption of the Ricardian is that land markets are working properly. Under this circumstance land prices ...
The science of climate change in Africa: impacts and
... Droughts or floods that last a few months can be highly destructive. When they last decades the effects can be devastating and sometimes irreversible, at least in the short term. The current Sahelian drought has resulted in the Sahelian, Sudanese and Guinean ecological zones shifting 25-35 km furthe ...
... Droughts or floods that last a few months can be highly destructive. When they last decades the effects can be devastating and sometimes irreversible, at least in the short term. The current Sahelian drought has resulted in the Sahelian, Sudanese and Guinean ecological zones shifting 25-35 km furthe ...
NGOs in Economic Diplomacy
... In many ways, the term ‘Non-Governmental Organization’ is a bad place to start. It describes what a given institution is not, rather than what it is, and so leads to considerable confusion over what the category includes – business associations? Churches? Trades unions? Families? The phrase ‘non-gov ...
... In many ways, the term ‘Non-Governmental Organization’ is a bad place to start. It describes what a given institution is not, rather than what it is, and so leads to considerable confusion over what the category includes – business associations? Churches? Trades unions? Families? The phrase ‘non-gov ...
About the Guide - American Chemical Society
... Answers to Student Questions 1. According to the article how much has the Earth’s average surface temperature increased in the last century? Most climate change experts agree that the increase in the Earth’s temperature in the last century is 0.8 oC (1.44 oF) 2. The article mentions an 8 inch rise ...
... Answers to Student Questions 1. According to the article how much has the Earth’s average surface temperature increased in the last century? Most climate change experts agree that the increase in the Earth’s temperature in the last century is 0.8 oC (1.44 oF) 2. The article mentions an 8 inch rise ...