US Climate Engagement - Skoll Global Threats Fund
... Q4. What should the climate engagement community do to build political will for climate action? 10 Q5. What do polls and surveys say about what Americans believe about climate change? 14 Q6. What does the social science literature say about what drives public opinion on climate change? 16 Q7 ...
... Q4. What should the climate engagement community do to build political will for climate action? 10 Q5. What do polls and surveys say about what Americans believe about climate change? 14 Q6. What does the social science literature say about what drives public opinion on climate change? 16 Q7 ...
Supporting decision-making for effective adaptation
... Having identified a potential pathway, what are the tools that will support the decision-maker to move along this pathway to make and implement an adaptation decision? There are a large variety of DSTs, each with a range of complexities. They include frameworks, standards, management processes, conc ...
... Having identified a potential pathway, what are the tools that will support the decision-maker to move along this pathway to make and implement an adaptation decision? There are a large variety of DSTs, each with a range of complexities. They include frameworks, standards, management processes, conc ...
Assessment of the vulnerability of forest ecosystems to climate
... The subtropical desert scrub and the subtropical desert are next in rank as to coverage importance (15 %). A current climate map was generated using the data Under the conditions established for the sensitivity from the selected weather stations. The temperature scenario (+2"C temperature, -10% prec ...
... The subtropical desert scrub and the subtropical desert are next in rank as to coverage importance (15 %). A current climate map was generated using the data Under the conditions established for the sensitivity from the selected weather stations. The temperature scenario (+2"C temperature, -10% prec ...
spline models of contemporary, 2030, 2060 and 2090 climates for
... decades centered in the years 2030, 2060 and 2090, monthly values of precipitation and minimum, maximum and average temperatures were extracted for all weather stations. Data was updated with outputs from a combination of three general circulation models (GCMs) and two emission scenarios for each GC ...
... decades centered in the years 2030, 2060 and 2090, monthly values of precipitation and minimum, maximum and average temperatures were extracted for all weather stations. Data was updated with outputs from a combination of three general circulation models (GCMs) and two emission scenarios for each GC ...
Global temperature change 2006;103;14288-14293; originally published online Sep 25, 2006;
... Global warming is now 0.6°C in the past three decades and 0.8°C in the past century. It is no longer correct to say ‘‘most global warming occurred before 1940.’’ A better summary is: slow global warming, with large fluctuations, over the century up to 1975, followed by rapid warming at a rate ⬇0.2°C ...
... Global warming is now 0.6°C in the past three decades and 0.8°C in the past century. It is no longer correct to say ‘‘most global warming occurred before 1940.’’ A better summary is: slow global warming, with large fluctuations, over the century up to 1975, followed by rapid warming at a rate ⬇0.2°C ...
Explaining Human Influences on Carbon Dioxide Emissions across
... emissions among countries, including income, energy use, and government institutions. A cross sectional regression indicates that an inverted-U relationship exists between per capita income and carbon dioxide emissions, but that the turning point at which pollution begins to decrease occurs at a ve ...
... emissions among countries, including income, energy use, and government institutions. A cross sectional regression indicates that an inverted-U relationship exists between per capita income and carbon dioxide emissions, but that the turning point at which pollution begins to decrease occurs at a ve ...
Beyond generic adaptive capacity: exploring the adaptation space of
... the region and its WW sector possess sufficient generic adaptive capacity to adapt, according to the indicators suggested by Smit et al. (2001). This assumption is based on an international comparison in which Sweden has been identified as a country with very limited vulnerability to climate change ...
... the region and its WW sector possess sufficient generic adaptive capacity to adapt, according to the indicators suggested by Smit et al. (2001). This assumption is based on an international comparison in which Sweden has been identified as a country with very limited vulnerability to climate change ...
Mr. Eiichiro Adachi, Research Chief, Head of ESG Research Center
... Andrew Bolitho is a policy advisor in International Climate Change Policy team at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The role of the team is to provide advice on the position of other countries involved in the Gleneagles Dialogue and developing strategies for their engag ...
... Andrew Bolitho is a policy advisor in International Climate Change Policy team at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The role of the team is to provide advice on the position of other countries involved in the Gleneagles Dialogue and developing strategies for their engag ...
Climate Change Projections for the United States Midwest
... IPCC (Folland et al. 2001). 1998 was also one of the warmest years on record throughout much of the Midwest (NCDC 2003). As we enter a new century, the Midwest already faces concerns over water quality and availability, pollution, ecosystem health, expanding urbanization, and a number of other issue ...
... IPCC (Folland et al. 2001). 1998 was also one of the warmest years on record throughout much of the Midwest (NCDC 2003). As we enter a new century, the Midwest already faces concerns over water quality and availability, pollution, ecosystem health, expanding urbanization, and a number of other issue ...
Preventology: Bring back prevention
... that are allowed to take place • Preventing also works hand in hand with adaptation and mitigation In a few ways: • We can focus on preventing the ripple effects of an impact of adaptation or mitigation. • Prevention is the 3rd leg of the tripod along with adaptation and mitigation ...
... that are allowed to take place • Preventing also works hand in hand with adaptation and mitigation In a few ways: • We can focus on preventing the ripple effects of an impact of adaptation or mitigation. • Prevention is the 3rd leg of the tripod along with adaptation and mitigation ...
Estimates of the Damage Costs of Climate Change
... low, and capital losses high. In developing countries, it is the other way around. The future balance cannot readily be assessed (cf. Tol 1996, for a more detailed discussion). Another example is food security, treated below. Instead, the impact climate change would have on the present situation is ...
... low, and capital losses high. In developing countries, it is the other way around. The future balance cannot readily be assessed (cf. Tol 1996, for a more detailed discussion). Another example is food security, treated below. Instead, the impact climate change would have on the present situation is ...
The Latest Myths and Facts on Global Warming
... has warmed overall over the past century, in all seasons, and in most regions. The skeptics mislead the public when they bill the winter of 2003–2004 as record cold in the northeastern United States. That winter was only the 33rd coldest in the region since records began in 1896. Furthermore, a sing ...
... has warmed overall over the past century, in all seasons, and in most regions. The skeptics mislead the public when they bill the winter of 2003–2004 as record cold in the northeastern United States. That winter was only the 33rd coldest in the region since records began in 1896. Furthermore, a sing ...
compilation of experiences in the field of climate change
... Pastoralism2 has been described as “the finely-honed symbiotic relationship between local ecology, domesticated livestock and people in resource-scarce, climatically marginal and often highly variable conditions” (Davies and Nori 2008). In dry and sub-humid lands, pastoral livelihoods continuously a ...
... Pastoralism2 has been described as “the finely-honed symbiotic relationship between local ecology, domesticated livestock and people in resource-scarce, climatically marginal and often highly variable conditions” (Davies and Nori 2008). In dry and sub-humid lands, pastoral livelihoods continuously a ...
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... This article proposes a proactive approach to agricultural adaptation to climate change. So far, the economic literature has taken a positive approach to evaluating farm losses resulting from climate change. The main debate in most studies is the methodology used to evaluate this loss. Studies cond ...
... This article proposes a proactive approach to agricultural adaptation to climate change. So far, the economic literature has taken a positive approach to evaluating farm losses resulting from climate change. The main debate in most studies is the methodology used to evaluate this loss. Studies cond ...
The study - WWF
... Australia does not have to stay within the long-term carbon budget through domestic abatement alone. Indeed, Ecofys found that even if emissions were reduced by 4 per cent each year (assumed to be the upper limit of what is currently possible) Australia would still significantly exceed its emission ...
... Australia does not have to stay within the long-term carbon budget through domestic abatement alone. Indeed, Ecofys found that even if emissions were reduced by 4 per cent each year (assumed to be the upper limit of what is currently possible) Australia would still significantly exceed its emission ...
Operating in Limits: Defining an Australian
... between 4 billion tonnes to 15 billion tonnes from 2010 to 2050. This range represents the reality that while scientists can advise on appropriate global budgets, just how this pie should be shared is, ultimately, a question of equity. To assess the equity implications of the indicative Australian b ...
... between 4 billion tonnes to 15 billion tonnes from 2010 to 2050. This range represents the reality that while scientists can advise on appropriate global budgets, just how this pie should be shared is, ultimately, a question of equity. To assess the equity implications of the indicative Australian b ...
Global and African Regional Climate during the Cenozoic
... and Palmer, 2000), and a dramatic cooling of global climate, plunging the world from generally warm conditions into the repeated glacial-interglacial cycles of the ice age (Zachos et al., 2001). Deep-sea oxygen isotope records record global cooling of up to 8°C in the early Cenozoic, heralding the d ...
... and Palmer, 2000), and a dramatic cooling of global climate, plunging the world from generally warm conditions into the repeated glacial-interglacial cycles of the ice age (Zachos et al., 2001). Deep-sea oxygen isotope records record global cooling of up to 8°C in the early Cenozoic, heralding the d ...
香山科学会议 温室气体控制技术及关键问题
... Conservation such as the conservation of natural forest resources, converting cultivated land back to forest or grassland, etc. to achieve a forest coverage rate of 20% and an increase in carbon sink by about 50 Mt CO2 compared with that in 2005 by the end of ...
... Conservation such as the conservation of natural forest resources, converting cultivated land back to forest or grassland, etc. to achieve a forest coverage rate of 20% and an increase in carbon sink by about 50 Mt CO2 compared with that in 2005 by the end of ...
Environmental Degradation, Social Sin, and the Common Good
... the centuries by eminent theologians who are revered in the Catholic tradition, l documents issued by the church magisterium, a growing array of theological reflections informed by scientific findings, and discussions of ethical imperatives pertaining to the natural environment. When read through an ...
... the centuries by eminent theologians who are revered in the Catholic tradition, l documents issued by the church magisterium, a growing array of theological reflections informed by scientific findings, and discussions of ethical imperatives pertaining to the natural environment. When read through an ...
- Covenant University
... independence. This was considered to have served as a model for other nations under colonial rule. Other factors that informed the role conceptions by the founding fathers included Nigeria’s huge population; its wealth; and its rich cultural heritage. The perceptions of the past have been strengthe ...
... independence. This was considered to have served as a model for other nations under colonial rule. Other factors that informed the role conceptions by the founding fathers included Nigeria’s huge population; its wealth; and its rich cultural heritage. The perceptions of the past have been strengthe ...
Supplementary Information - Stockholm Resilience Centre
... division between scientific and normative judgments in the process. Finally, regarding application of the precautionary principle in relation to estimated thresholds, “broad” limits were used in the original TWA application to ensure that too pessimistic demands for climate policy would not result ( ...
... division between scientific and normative judgments in the process. Finally, regarding application of the precautionary principle in relation to estimated thresholds, “broad” limits were used in the original TWA application to ensure that too pessimistic demands for climate policy would not result ( ...
Potentials for Adaptation to Climate Change in Human
... by other forces that might interact with climate change effects, such as rapid population growth, aging physical infrastructures, poverty, and social friction. Some are considerably dependent on linkage systems, such as bridges or electric power lines, that could be vulnerable to impacts of climate ...
... by other forces that might interact with climate change effects, such as rapid population growth, aging physical infrastructures, poverty, and social friction. Some are considerably dependent on linkage systems, such as bridges or electric power lines, that could be vulnerable to impacts of climate ...
Integration_of_Inter..
... the 36th Session of ICAO Assembly : « According to UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol, emissions trading can be only applied to UNFCCC Annex I countries. In addition, such “cap and trading” mechanism is unfair to developing countries’ air transport industries which are still undergoing the growing period ...
... the 36th Session of ICAO Assembly : « According to UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol, emissions trading can be only applied to UNFCCC Annex I countries. In addition, such “cap and trading” mechanism is unfair to developing countries’ air transport industries which are still undergoing the growing period ...
The Relevance of the No-Harm Principle to Climate Change Law
... projects with a focus on certain environmental issues, contrasts sharply with the restorative obligations of a state responsible for an internationally wrongful act. Although the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) requires developed states to “assist [developing states] that are part ...
... projects with a focus on certain environmental issues, contrasts sharply with the restorative obligations of a state responsible for an internationally wrongful act. Although the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) requires developed states to “assist [developing states] that are part ...
Bioenergetic Prediction of Climate Change
... riods of negative energy balance, and quantifies direct effects of climate on the duration and severity of these seasonal energetic bottlenecks to predict how climate change will modify species range limits. The third uses trophic energy flow models to predict the combined impacts of direct and indi ...
... riods of negative energy balance, and quantifies direct effects of climate on the duration and severity of these seasonal energetic bottlenecks to predict how climate change will modify species range limits. The third uses trophic energy flow models to predict the combined impacts of direct and indi ...