Ruddell et al. 2006
... surveyed companies in the United States are either involved in sequestration projects or considering them to offset GHG emissions (The Conference Board, 2006). Forestry based sinks provide an immediate opportunity to channel financial support for biological diversity that may lead to multiple social ...
... surveyed companies in the United States are either involved in sequestration projects or considering them to offset GHG emissions (The Conference Board, 2006). Forestry based sinks provide an immediate opportunity to channel financial support for biological diversity that may lead to multiple social ...
The likelihood and potential impact of future change in
... reef growth (6 mm/yr) and as SLR increases it could have a material impact in synergy with other stressors, especially ocean acidification and storms, driving shallow reef communities towards an erosional state (Veron et al., 2009). A prescribed SLR of 0.5 m could eliminate up to 32% of sea-turtle ...
... reef growth (6 mm/yr) and as SLR increases it could have a material impact in synergy with other stressors, especially ocean acidification and storms, driving shallow reef communities towards an erosional state (Veron et al., 2009). A prescribed SLR of 0.5 m could eliminate up to 32% of sea-turtle ...
COP21 at Paris: What to expect
... Here is what’s new: This year’s INDCs are supposed to be universal. In the previous system (under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol), only the rich countries were responsible for emissions reductions. Now all countries are expected to act, and the “firewall” between richer and poorer countries is being taken ...
... Here is what’s new: This year’s INDCs are supposed to be universal. In the previous system (under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol), only the rich countries were responsible for emissions reductions. Now all countries are expected to act, and the “firewall” between richer and poorer countries is being taken ...
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... First, if we denote the temperature anomaly, i.e. the change in temperature relative to a given benchmark temperature, in each box or region by T1 and T2 respectively, the relaxation time of the box anomaly temperature gradient, T1 −T2 , is faster than the relaxation time of the box anomaly global m ...
... First, if we denote the temperature anomaly, i.e. the change in temperature relative to a given benchmark temperature, in each box or region by T1 and T2 respectively, the relaxation time of the box anomaly temperature gradient, T1 −T2 , is faster than the relaxation time of the box anomaly global m ...
Climate and greenhouse gases
... component of the system ripples through to other components and back again, either to reinforce or dampen the original change. As shown in Figure 2.3, feedback processes connect the atmospheric levels of GHGs (CO2, methane, and others), water vapour, cloudiness, the extent of polar ice caps, and glo ...
... component of the system ripples through to other components and back again, either to reinforce or dampen the original change. As shown in Figure 2.3, feedback processes connect the atmospheric levels of GHGs (CO2, methane, and others), water vapour, cloudiness, the extent of polar ice caps, and glo ...
3. IPCC`s evaluation of evidence and treatment of uncertainty
... ‘Current Knowledge About Future Impacts’ section of the Working Group II Summary for Policymakers are based on unpublished or non-peerreviewed literature. For example, the following conclusions, each of which was based on a small number of unpublished studies, have been questioned (e.g., PBL, 2010): ...
... ‘Current Knowledge About Future Impacts’ section of the Working Group II Summary for Policymakers are based on unpublished or non-peerreviewed literature. For example, the following conclusions, each of which was based on a small number of unpublished studies, have been questioned (e.g., PBL, 2010): ...
Climate response to dust
... (consistent with one existing study? Need more models!) – Dust could be ‘natural’ or anthropogenic (Mahowald et al., 2002; Prospero and Lamb, 2003; Mahowalld and Luo, 2003; Tegen et al., 2004; Mahowald et al., 2004) ...
... (consistent with one existing study? Need more models!) – Dust could be ‘natural’ or anthropogenic (Mahowald et al., 2002; Prospero and Lamb, 2003; Mahowalld and Luo, 2003; Tegen et al., 2004; Mahowald et al., 2004) ...
- Brookings Institution
... to be assumed by 40 industrialized countries listed in Annex I to the Convention. In particular, Article 4, Paragraph 2(a) required each of these countries to “adopt national policies and take corresponding measures on the mitigation of climate change” in order to reduce its emissions. Annex I count ...
... to be assumed by 40 industrialized countries listed in Annex I to the Convention. In particular, Article 4, Paragraph 2(a) required each of these countries to “adopt national policies and take corresponding measures on the mitigation of climate change” in order to reduce its emissions. Annex I count ...
Increasing Mississippi river discharge throughout the 21st century
... the climate system, as freshwater movement into the ocean may influence oceanic circulation patterns [Durack et al., 2012]. It also affects the distribution of water resources, nutrient export, and phytoplankton growth, therefore accounting for water quality in inland waters and the coastal ocean [Ba ...
... the climate system, as freshwater movement into the ocean may influence oceanic circulation patterns [Durack et al., 2012]. It also affects the distribution of water resources, nutrient export, and phytoplankton growth, therefore accounting for water quality in inland waters and the coastal ocean [Ba ...
The Influence on Climate Change of Differing Scenarios for Future
... independent policy analysis, and public education in global environmental change. It seeks to provide leadership in understanding scientific, economic, and ecological aspects of this difficult issue, and combining them into policy assessments that serve the needs of ongoing national and internationa ...
... independent policy analysis, and public education in global environmental change. It seeks to provide leadership in understanding scientific, economic, and ecological aspects of this difficult issue, and combining them into policy assessments that serve the needs of ongoing national and internationa ...
Modelling the impact of future changes in climate, CO2
... (IPCC, 2000). Four storylines were defined to encompass a range of possible ways in which socio-economics may develop over the next century. The storylines are differentiated in two main dimensions: the balance between economic and environmental concerns, and the heterogeneity of regional development ...
... (IPCC, 2000). Four storylines were defined to encompass a range of possible ways in which socio-economics may develop over the next century. The storylines are differentiated in two main dimensions: the balance between economic and environmental concerns, and the heterogeneity of regional development ...
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... This paper discusses two approaches to responding to the impacts of climate change: mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation—or the reduction of GHG emissions—is essential to slow climate change. The primary opportunities for pro-poor mitigation in the agriculture sector in Asia involve soil carbon seq ...
... This paper discusses two approaches to responding to the impacts of climate change: mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation—or the reduction of GHG emissions—is essential to slow climate change. The primary opportunities for pro-poor mitigation in the agriculture sector in Asia involve soil carbon seq ...
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... This definition is particularly useful because it encompasses climate change from whatever source, includes both human and natural systems, includes potential benefits, and provides for expectations as well as concrete impacts. Note that it does not include adjustment to nonphysical effects such as ...
... This definition is particularly useful because it encompasses climate change from whatever source, includes both human and natural systems, includes potential benefits, and provides for expectations as well as concrete impacts. Note that it does not include adjustment to nonphysical effects such as ...
a 2017 national survey of broadcast meteorologists
... of these weathercasters said their viewer feedback is predominantly positive, while another quarter (26%) said that their viewer feedback is mixed “about 50/50.” About one in ten (12%) said their viewer feedback was predominantly negative, but many (28%) said they get very few viewer reactions eithe ...
... of these weathercasters said their viewer feedback is predominantly positive, while another quarter (26%) said that their viewer feedback is mixed “about 50/50.” About one in ten (12%) said their viewer feedback was predominantly negative, but many (28%) said they get very few viewer reactions eithe ...
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... Adapting to Climate Change: An analysis under uncertainty David García-León∗ December 9, 2015 ...
... Adapting to Climate Change: An analysis under uncertainty David García-León∗ December 9, 2015 ...
SEMIQUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL CLIMATE
... in learning from the scientific community which regions (or even sub-regions) Climatic Change (2006) 76: 265–290 DOI: 10.1007/s10584-005-9037-7 ...
... in learning from the scientific community which regions (or even sub-regions) Climatic Change (2006) 76: 265–290 DOI: 10.1007/s10584-005-9037-7 ...
Climate Change in Turkmenistan - Grand Valley State University
... these institutional transformations, affecting vegetation–climate feedbacks at multiple spatial and temporal scales. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), developing nations and arid regions of the world are particularly vulnerable to cli ...
... these institutional transformations, affecting vegetation–climate feedbacks at multiple spatial and temporal scales. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), developing nations and arid regions of the world are particularly vulnerable to cli ...
... Yeats not only borrowed stylistic touches from Noh, but tapped broader cultural ideas, even if unintentionally. For example, a sentiment often expressed in Noh dance is that we are not the master of our own fate—that many forces, such as spirits, act upon us. In At the Hawk’s Well, which alludes to ...
NAME - UW Atmospheric Sciences
... The LPB (former PLATIN) group had the responsibility of planning the Program component related with the prediction of hydrological impacts due climate variability and change. The plan includes (including development of climate and hydrologic scenarios for the Basin in the context of climate change, ...
... The LPB (former PLATIN) group had the responsibility of planning the Program component related with the prediction of hydrological impacts due climate variability and change. The plan includes (including development of climate and hydrologic scenarios for the Basin in the context of climate change, ...
Climate Change and the Historic Environment
... It should be noted, however, that in reaching this conclusion IPCC chose not to include the full effects of ice sheet flow, given the considerable uncertainty about this process, so these figures may be an underestimate. In October 2006, Sir Nicholas Stern, Head of the Government Economic Service a ...
... It should be noted, however, that in reaching this conclusion IPCC chose not to include the full effects of ice sheet flow, given the considerable uncertainty about this process, so these figures may be an underestimate. In October 2006, Sir Nicholas Stern, Head of the Government Economic Service a ...
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... Temperatures, Rainfall and CO 2; all of which are very instrumental in crop production. In the process of adapting to the uncertainty caused by climate change, it is important to have a clear view as to what extent does each of these factors of climate variables poised to cereals production in The G ...
... Temperatures, Rainfall and CO 2; all of which are very instrumental in crop production. In the process of adapting to the uncertainty caused by climate change, it is important to have a clear view as to what extent does each of these factors of climate variables poised to cereals production in The G ...
Expert Consensus on the Economics of Climate Change
... • Respondents overwhelmingly support unilateral emissions reduction commitments by the United States, regardless of the actions other nations have taken (77% chose this option over alternatives such as committing only if multilateral agreements are reached). ...
... • Respondents overwhelmingly support unilateral emissions reduction commitments by the United States, regardless of the actions other nations have taken (77% chose this option over alternatives such as committing only if multilateral agreements are reached). ...
Climate and Culture - George Mason University
... To bring this redefinition into a higher level for the climate change issue, I further argue for adopting methods of critical collaborative ethnography, which explicitly problematizes collaboration and makes it a central component of how climate ethnographers wish to address the gap between global an ...
... To bring this redefinition into a higher level for the climate change issue, I further argue for adopting methods of critical collaborative ethnography, which explicitly problematizes collaboration and makes it a central component of how climate ethnographers wish to address the gap between global an ...