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... The Commission is committed to building a global carbon market. The EU ETS is widely regarded as the most significant step towards such a global carbon market. One of the defining characteristics of the EU ETS is that it covers only emissions that can be monitored with sufficient accuracy. The carbo ...
... The Commission is committed to building a global carbon market. The EU ETS is widely regarded as the most significant step towards such a global carbon market. One of the defining characteristics of the EU ETS is that it covers only emissions that can be monitored with sufficient accuracy. The carbo ...
Adaptation to Climate Change
... state and government, as well as leaders in business, government, and civil society from more than 20 countries. In 2007, GLCA published Framework for a Post-2012 Agreement on Climate Change, which called for four negotiating pathways focused on mitigation, adaptation, technology, and finance. This ...
... state and government, as well as leaders in business, government, and civil society from more than 20 countries. In 2007, GLCA published Framework for a Post-2012 Agreement on Climate Change, which called for four negotiating pathways focused on mitigation, adaptation, technology, and finance. This ...
Questions and answers on deforestation and forest
... The Commission is committed to building a global carbon market. The EU ETS is widely regarded as the most significant step towards such a global carbon market. One of the defining characteristics of the EU ETS is that it covers only emissions that can be monitored with sufficient accuracy. The carbo ...
... The Commission is committed to building a global carbon market. The EU ETS is widely regarded as the most significant step towards such a global carbon market. One of the defining characteristics of the EU ETS is that it covers only emissions that can be monitored with sufficient accuracy. The carbo ...
2015 NGPR Leadership Symposium
... Webpage: www.maxliboiron.com My work looks at how the emerging phenomena of ocean plastics and their attendant chemicals become manifest in science and activism through monitoring activities, and how these methods of representation relate to action. ...
... Webpage: www.maxliboiron.com My work looks at how the emerging phenomena of ocean plastics and their attendant chemicals become manifest in science and activism through monitoring activities, and how these methods of representation relate to action. ...
Stratospheric Temperature Trends
... • Stratospheric T should remain a priority for climate change detection. • Discrepancies between models and obs need better explanations. • Observations (and reanalyses) for detecting changes are not ideal. • Progress has been slow. • Large uncertainties remain and need to be better quantified. • La ...
... • Stratospheric T should remain a priority for climate change detection. • Discrepancies between models and obs need better explanations. • Observations (and reanalyses) for detecting changes are not ideal. • Progress has been slow. • Large uncertainties remain and need to be better quantified. • La ...
Change is in the Air
... and add significantly to the existing pollution; • methods and approaches developed for reducing greenhouse gas emissions across Toronto (e.g. energy efficiency, renewable energy sources) are particularly effective for reducing air pollution; • the policy trend in Canada and internationally is towar ...
... and add significantly to the existing pollution; • methods and approaches developed for reducing greenhouse gas emissions across Toronto (e.g. energy efficiency, renewable energy sources) are particularly effective for reducing air pollution; • the policy trend in Canada and internationally is towar ...
Changing monsoon patterns, snow and glacial melt, its
... Indian winter monsoon over the western Himalayas, where almost one-third of annual precipitation falls during cyclonic winter storms embedded in the westerlies, also locally known as “western disturbances”. Using two RCMs forced with large-scale fields from ERA-Interim data, Dimri et al. (in this iss ...
... Indian winter monsoon over the western Himalayas, where almost one-third of annual precipitation falls during cyclonic winter storms embedded in the westerlies, also locally known as “western disturbances”. Using two RCMs forced with large-scale fields from ERA-Interim data, Dimri et al. (in this iss ...
Influence of parallel computational uncertainty on simulations of the
... respectively. The deviation of the Global-SST is ±0.2 ◦ C, while the deviation of the Nino-SST can reach ±2.0 ◦ C. The amplitude of the deviation induced by the parallel computational uncertainty is in the same order as that of the climate system change. Furthermore, a comparison of each subfigure s ...
... respectively. The deviation of the Global-SST is ±0.2 ◦ C, while the deviation of the Nino-SST can reach ±2.0 ◦ C. The amplitude of the deviation induced by the parallel computational uncertainty is in the same order as that of the climate system change. Furthermore, a comparison of each subfigure s ...
Changes in extreme temperature and precipitation in the
... at the global scale’ and that ‘there is medium confidence that anthropogenic influences have contributed to intensification of extreme precipitation at the global scale’. Additionally, Peterson et al . (2012) documented how anthropogenic climate change is altering the odds of extreme events occurrin ...
... at the global scale’ and that ‘there is medium confidence that anthropogenic influences have contributed to intensification of extreme precipitation at the global scale’. Additionally, Peterson et al . (2012) documented how anthropogenic climate change is altering the odds of extreme events occurrin ...
Using climate information to support crop breeding decisions and
... first, and there is greater agreement for end-of-century declines in tropical yield declines than in temperate regions. Less is known about future changes in year-to-year variation in yields, but increasing variability is considered likely (15). The studies discussed here do not generally include ad ...
... first, and there is greater agreement for end-of-century declines in tropical yield declines than in temperate regions. Less is known about future changes in year-to-year variation in yields, but increasing variability is considered likely (15). The studies discussed here do not generally include ad ...
Data Sources and Methods for the Greenhouse Gas Emissions
... hexafluoride (SF6), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3). Emissions from natural, unmanaged sources (material decay, plant and animal respiration, volcanic and thermal venting, etc.), and absorption of emissions by natural sinks (forests, oceans), are not ...
... hexafluoride (SF6), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3). Emissions from natural, unmanaged sources (material decay, plant and animal respiration, volcanic and thermal venting, etc.), and absorption of emissions by natural sinks (forests, oceans), are not ...
Clare Palmer, “Does Nature Matter? The Place of the Nonhuman in
... interests of any of the members of the species that would ever live? Or take a case suggested by Bryan Norton, and perhaps a more plausible concern with respect to climate change: Would it be in the interests of a species to come under a steady adaptational pressure that both fuels its decline in po ...
... interests of any of the members of the species that would ever live? Or take a case suggested by Bryan Norton, and perhaps a more plausible concern with respect to climate change: Would it be in the interests of a species to come under a steady adaptational pressure that both fuels its decline in po ...
Changes in extreme temperature and precipitation in the
... at the global scale’ and that ‘there is medium confidence that anthropogenic influences have contributed to intensification of extreme precipitation at the global scale’. Additionally, Peterson et al. (2012) documented how anthropogenic climate change is altering the odds of extreme events occurring ...
... at the global scale’ and that ‘there is medium confidence that anthropogenic influences have contributed to intensification of extreme precipitation at the global scale’. Additionally, Peterson et al. (2012) documented how anthropogenic climate change is altering the odds of extreme events occurring ...
Civil war, climate change and development: A scenario
... There are many countries in the model, many runs in the Monte Carlo analysis of parameter uncertainty, and many runs in the Monte Carlo analysis of war and drought stochasticity. That is, there are a lot of results. We present and interpret the results mainly for the expected values for three count ...
... There are many countries in the model, many runs in the Monte Carlo analysis of parameter uncertainty, and many runs in the Monte Carlo analysis of war and drought stochasticity. That is, there are a lot of results. We present and interpret the results mainly for the expected values for three count ...
off the charts: 2013 was australia`s hottest year
... 2012 – 31 August 2013) on record. Spring immediately began to look like summer as Australia experienced its hottest September on record, with some remarkable observations. The monthly average temperature was 2.75°C above the 1961-1990 average, smashing the previous September record by 1.1°C. Some of ...
... 2012 – 31 August 2013) on record. Spring immediately began to look like summer as Australia experienced its hottest September on record, with some remarkable observations. The monthly average temperature was 2.75°C above the 1961-1990 average, smashing the previous September record by 1.1°C. Some of ...
Running to stand still: adaptation and the response of
... of the future, adaptation must play an increasingly important role in their response. In this paper we review recent work that has documented climate-related genetic diversity within populations or on the microgeographical scale. We then describe studies that have looked at the potential evolutionar ...
... of the future, adaptation must play an increasingly important role in their response. In this paper we review recent work that has documented climate-related genetic diversity within populations or on the microgeographical scale. We then describe studies that have looked at the potential evolutionar ...
P6_TA-PROV(2009)0000 - European Parliament
... supporting system, namely climate change and the overuse and destruction of many of the most important ecosystems; whereas there are many interlinkages between the climate system and ecosystems – in particular the capacity of oceans and terrestrial ecosystems to sequester carbon – and whereas clima ...
... supporting system, namely climate change and the overuse and destruction of many of the most important ecosystems; whereas there are many interlinkages between the climate system and ecosystems – in particular the capacity of oceans and terrestrial ecosystems to sequester carbon – and whereas clima ...
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... farmer’s choice of crops. We assume each farmer makes crop decisions to maximize expected profit. We define profit broadly to include the value a farmer may get from consuming his own crops. We examine choices of both a single crop and combinations of specific crops in each season. For example, farm ...
... farmer’s choice of crops. We assume each farmer makes crop decisions to maximize expected profit. We define profit broadly to include the value a farmer may get from consuming his own crops. We examine choices of both a single crop and combinations of specific crops in each season. For example, farm ...
Climate Change and Poverty in Mozambique
... “Climate” typically refers to weather conditions averaged across 30 years (a period recommended by the World Meteorological Organization). Dissimilarities are always found when two 30-year periods are compared. Therefore, the intended meaning of “climate change” can be confusing. The United Nations ...
... “Climate” typically refers to weather conditions averaged across 30 years (a period recommended by the World Meteorological Organization). Dissimilarities are always found when two 30-year periods are compared. Therefore, the intended meaning of “climate change” can be confusing. The United Nations ...
Long-Term Ecological Records and Their Relevance to Climate
... which predicts that, on the basis of mid-range climatic warming scenarios for 2050, up to 37% of plant species globally will be committed to extinction owing to lack of suitable climate space. Another well-cited scenario is the prediction from a general dynamic vegetation model run for the tropical ...
... which predicts that, on the basis of mid-range climatic warming scenarios for 2050, up to 37% of plant species globally will be committed to extinction owing to lack of suitable climate space. Another well-cited scenario is the prediction from a general dynamic vegetation model run for the tropical ...
Resistance to change: A social psychological
... more than 50 years ago that people engage in “wishful thinking” by adjusting their judgments of probability or likelihood to fit with their judgments of liking or desirability. In other words, people are motivated to rationalize outcomes that are extremely undesirable (such as environmental catastro ...
... more than 50 years ago that people engage in “wishful thinking” by adjusting their judgments of probability or likelihood to fit with their judgments of liking or desirability. In other words, people are motivated to rationalize outcomes that are extremely undesirable (such as environmental catastro ...
Houston, Texas, 9th February 2005
... detailed analysis by Mark Clayton of the Christian Science Monitor6, based on coal power plant current construction programmes, by 2012, China, India, and the United States alone are expected to emit as much as an extra 2.7 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year. This does not include coal burning ...
... detailed analysis by Mark Clayton of the Christian Science Monitor6, based on coal power plant current construction programmes, by 2012, China, India, and the United States alone are expected to emit as much as an extra 2.7 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year. This does not include coal burning ...
Silvicultural Challenges and Options in the Context of Global Change
... may also benefit from climate change (Walther 2003). In particular, invasive insects or diseases can result in rapid changes in species composition and ecosystem structures and functions (e.g., Anagnostakis 1987, Poland and McCullough 2006). Social developments, including new environmental and trade ...
... may also benefit from climate change (Walther 2003). In particular, invasive insects or diseases can result in rapid changes in species composition and ecosystem structures and functions (e.g., Anagnostakis 1987, Poland and McCullough 2006). Social developments, including new environmental and trade ...
NPS Climate Change Scenario Planning (CCSP) Workshop
... Each group started by considering potential drivers in the context of their certainty and importance (Table 1). These critical forces were initially termed “climate drivers,” but when this caused confusion regarding cause and effect – given that these forces do not drive climate, but are driven by i ...
... Each group started by considering potential drivers in the context of their certainty and importance (Table 1). These critical forces were initially termed “climate drivers,” but when this caused confusion regarding cause and effect – given that these forces do not drive climate, but are driven by i ...
Chapter 3: Climate observations and projections
... large uncertainties. At the global scale, these uncertainties can be divided into two main categories: • Uncertainties in future GHG concentrations and other climate drivers that alter the global energy balance, such as aerosols and landuse changes. These are uncertain because they depend on future ...
... large uncertainties. At the global scale, these uncertainties can be divided into two main categories: • Uncertainties in future GHG concentrations and other climate drivers that alter the global energy balance, such as aerosols and landuse changes. These are uncertain because they depend on future ...