Global Warming: The Science and the Politics
... In recent years, a great deal of scientific and political attention has been given to atmospheric problems such as acid rain, enhanced greenhouse warming and ozone pollution in urban areas. A common difficulty in dealing with these issues is the large, natural variability of the atmosphere, which on ...
... In recent years, a great deal of scientific and political attention has been given to atmospheric problems such as acid rain, enhanced greenhouse warming and ozone pollution in urban areas. A common difficulty in dealing with these issues is the large, natural variability of the atmosphere, which on ...
How to motivate people about climate change
... 3 Behavioral change among the general public Audubon members are overwhelmingly willing to take pro-climate action, with the median donation among Audubon members falling at the highest possible amount. Further, because the median donation amount across all experimental conditions in the Audubon stu ...
... 3 Behavioral change among the general public Audubon members are overwhelmingly willing to take pro-climate action, with the median donation among Audubon members falling at the highest possible amount. Further, because the median donation amount across all experimental conditions in the Audubon stu ...
7. Nature, “Soot a major contributor to climate change” (15 Jan 2013)
... 2°C threshold by the middle of this century even with strong CO2 mitigation. Reducing SLCPs is the most effective strategy for constraining warming in the short-term, since most of their warming effect disappears within weeks to a decade and a half after emissions are reduced. Third is the recogn ...
... 2°C threshold by the middle of this century even with strong CO2 mitigation. Reducing SLCPs is the most effective strategy for constraining warming in the short-term, since most of their warming effect disappears within weeks to a decade and a half after emissions are reduced. Third is the recogn ...
Impact of Climate Change on Irrigation Demand and Crop Growth in a Mediterranean Environment of Turkey
... particularly suited to quantify the combined effect of changes in CO2, temperature, rainfall and solar radiation on crop development and growth, and crop water use, as all the relevant processes are simulated separately while taking into account of their interactions. More detailed information on th ...
... particularly suited to quantify the combined effect of changes in CO2, temperature, rainfall and solar radiation on crop development and growth, and crop water use, as all the relevant processes are simulated separately while taking into account of their interactions. More detailed information on th ...
CLIMATE FORCINGS, FEEDBACKS, AND TELECONNECTIONS IN THE LAND SURFACE-VEGETATION-WATER COMPONENTS OF THE
... R.A., and T. Matsui, 2005: Should light wind and windy nights have the same temperature trends at individual levels even if the boundary layer averaged heat content change is the same?") Question: What is the magnitude of this warm bias in the analyses of the global surface temperature trends? There ...
... R.A., and T. Matsui, 2005: Should light wind and windy nights have the same temperature trends at individual levels even if the boundary layer averaged heat content change is the same?") Question: What is the magnitude of this warm bias in the analyses of the global surface temperature trends? There ...
An econometric analysis of determinants of climate change attitudes
... such as the economic crisis or criminality rate (Bord et al., 1998). Moreover, it has been often confused with other environmental issues such as ozone depletion (Bostrom et al., 1994). However, the attention paid to climate change by media, NGOs and local authorities (Bell, 1994; Mazur, 1998) has c ...
... such as the economic crisis or criminality rate (Bord et al., 1998). Moreover, it has been often confused with other environmental issues such as ozone depletion (Bostrom et al., 1994). However, the attention paid to climate change by media, NGOs and local authorities (Bell, 1994; Mazur, 1998) has c ...
Global Warming or Not: The Global Climate Is Changing and the
... specific action by parties to the convention. For instance, the parties agreed to take climate change into account in matters involving agriculture, energy consumption, and natural resources.4 The parties were also encouraged to share technology and cooperate in any way possible to reduce anthropoge ...
... specific action by parties to the convention. For instance, the parties agreed to take climate change into account in matters involving agriculture, energy consumption, and natural resources.4 The parties were also encouraged to share technology and cooperate in any way possible to reduce anthropoge ...
eoi maría moliner listening february 2011
... Congo waters half of Africa. Just take the case of Ethiopia which has suffered decades of drought and famine, in large part as a result of deforestation. One hundred years ago, 35 per cent of Ethiopia was covered in trees, but the figure today is barely four per cent. So not only are the rainforests ...
... Congo waters half of Africa. Just take the case of Ethiopia which has suffered decades of drought and famine, in large part as a result of deforestation. One hundred years ago, 35 per cent of Ethiopia was covered in trees, but the figure today is barely four per cent. So not only are the rainforests ...
Climate change, development, and migration: an African Diaspora
... This paper focuses on the role of the African Diaspora in assisting their country of origin in its fight against the adverse impacts of climate change. In order to combat climate change poor countries need to mobilize all resources (financial, institutional and human) on different fronts. Diaspora c ...
... This paper focuses on the role of the African Diaspora in assisting their country of origin in its fight against the adverse impacts of climate change. In order to combat climate change poor countries need to mobilize all resources (financial, institutional and human) on different fronts. Diaspora c ...
paper - World Bank Group
... Summary: This paper addresses how long term and sustainable urban planning strategies can be used in a context of extreme vulnerability (physical, social, capacity and institutional) to mitigate climate change and natural disaster risks. The adaptive capacities of Haitians to disasters is compared w ...
... Summary: This paper addresses how long term and sustainable urban planning strategies can be used in a context of extreme vulnerability (physical, social, capacity and institutional) to mitigate climate change and natural disaster risks. The adaptive capacities of Haitians to disasters is compared w ...
2.2 Climate Change Impacts in Ghana
... The major climate change impacts affect all sectors and their objectives, places and people differentially depending on the levels of vulnerability. Ghana’s vulnerability to climate change is in large part defined by its exposure to the various impacts with droughts, floods, and sea erosion as the m ...
... The major climate change impacts affect all sectors and their objectives, places and people differentially depending on the levels of vulnerability. Ghana’s vulnerability to climate change is in large part defined by its exposure to the various impacts with droughts, floods, and sea erosion as the m ...
NAMAs seeking International Support: Selected cases from
... Its role in the new international agreement on climate change, which is expected to be agreed by 2015, is uncertain. To domestic stakeholders, NAMA is still a rather new issue. Without a prescriptive definition, scope and approach from the UNFCCC discourse, domestic deliberation and decision on na ...
... Its role in the new international agreement on climate change, which is expected to be agreed by 2015, is uncertain. To domestic stakeholders, NAMA is still a rather new issue. Without a prescriptive definition, scope and approach from the UNFCCC discourse, domestic deliberation and decision on na ...
Chapter 5. Brief history of climate: causes and mechanisms
... Since the beginning of Earth’s history, climate has varied on all timescales. Over millions of years, it has swung between very warm conditions, with annual mean temperatures above 10°C in polar regions and glacial climates in which the ice sheets covered the majority of the mid-latitude continents. ...
... Since the beginning of Earth’s history, climate has varied on all timescales. Over millions of years, it has swung between very warm conditions, with annual mean temperatures above 10°C in polar regions and glacial climates in which the ice sheets covered the majority of the mid-latitude continents. ...
Marine Board-ESF Response to the European Commission DG
... Review concludes that, provided we take strong action now, there is still time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. A two pronged approach to addressing and resolving climate change issues and challenges, involving both mitigation and adaptive strategies, is essential. The response detailed ...
... Review concludes that, provided we take strong action now, there is still time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. A two pronged approach to addressing and resolving climate change issues and challenges, involving both mitigation and adaptive strategies, is essential. The response detailed ...
protecting our future environment in a changing climate
... changes could mean more smog may form in urban areas. A preliminary analysis conducted by EPA found that if air emissions were kept at current levels the expected temperature increase from climate change is likely to increase peak ozone levels in Melbourne over the next 50 years, with the potential ...
... changes could mean more smog may form in urban areas. A preliminary analysis conducted by EPA found that if air emissions were kept at current levels the expected temperature increase from climate change is likely to increase peak ozone levels in Melbourne over the next 50 years, with the potential ...
The Adaptation Coalition Toolkit
... This Toolkit was authored by Maximillian Ashwill of the Social Development Unit in the Latin America and Caribbean Region of the World Bank, with Jan Flora and Cornelia Flora of Iowa State University. The five country case studies and all project related activities and products were coordinated by M ...
... This Toolkit was authored by Maximillian Ashwill of the Social Development Unit in the Latin America and Caribbean Region of the World Bank, with Jan Flora and Cornelia Flora of Iowa State University. The five country case studies and all project related activities and products were coordinated by M ...
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... time horizons. Greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere because of their slow natural decay rates. Moreover, thermal ocean mixing can delay climatic response. In addition, private sector responses to climate change policies can require significant changes in long-lived capital stock: 50 to 70 y ...
... time horizons. Greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere because of their slow natural decay rates. Moreover, thermal ocean mixing can delay climatic response. In addition, private sector responses to climate change policies can require significant changes in long-lived capital stock: 50 to 70 y ...
international public opinion, perception, and understanding of global
... 1997; Bord et al., 1998; Poortinga et al., 2006; Leiserowitz, 2006). Unfortunately, we also still know very little about international public opinion or behavior regarding climate change, in large part because only a few multi-national surveys have included even a single question on the issue (Leise ...
... 1997; Bord et al., 1998; Poortinga et al., 2006; Leiserowitz, 2006). Unfortunately, we also still know very little about international public opinion or behavior regarding climate change, in large part because only a few multi-national surveys have included even a single question on the issue (Leise ...
CLIMATE CHANGE – SCOPING THE ISSUES
... demonstrated the world’s growing vulnerability to climate change. The impacts of climate change range from affecting agriculture to further endangering food security, to rising sea-levels and the accelerated erosion of coastal zones, increasing intensity of natural disasters, species extinction and ...
... demonstrated the world’s growing vulnerability to climate change. The impacts of climate change range from affecting agriculture to further endangering food security, to rising sea-levels and the accelerated erosion of coastal zones, increasing intensity of natural disasters, species extinction and ...
Journal of the North American Benthological Society
... With this general context as a backdrop, thinking about climate change and its effects on ecosystems and biological communities presents particular decision-making challenges. In both international and domestic arenas, many policy makers increasingly express the need for action to reduce GHGs. At th ...
... With this general context as a backdrop, thinking about climate change and its effects on ecosystems and biological communities presents particular decision-making challenges. In both international and domestic arenas, many policy makers increasingly express the need for action to reduce GHGs. At th ...
Co-benefits of addressing climate change can motivate action around the... Authors: , Taciano L. Milfont , Yoshihisa Kashima
... convinced participants, unconvinced participants showed similar or stronger effects for cobenefits related to societal conditions, and similar or weaker effects for character co-benefits. Unconvinced participants seemed particularly motivated by Development co-benefits. For climate change importanc ...
... convinced participants, unconvinced participants showed similar or stronger effects for cobenefits related to societal conditions, and similar or weaker effects for character co-benefits. Unconvinced participants seemed particularly motivated by Development co-benefits. For climate change importanc ...
Climate Action Plan
... Broward County in particular that means our drinking water supply. The importance of water cannot be diluted. Rising sea levels threaten our fresh water supply by forcing saltwater into our underground freshwater aquifer. The CCAP actions safeguard the water supply through conservation and adaptatio ...
... Broward County in particular that means our drinking water supply. The importance of water cannot be diluted. Rising sea levels threaten our fresh water supply by forcing saltwater into our underground freshwater aquifer. The CCAP actions safeguard the water supply through conservation and adaptatio ...
Cumming and Van Vuuren 2006
... pattern scaling method ensures that the scenarios considered here are consistent with the range of recent outcomes in literature (as global mean temperature is calculated using the latest IPCC scenarios, and the patterns used are representative of current uncertainty in local climate change). An imp ...
... pattern scaling method ensures that the scenarios considered here are consistent with the range of recent outcomes in literature (as global mean temperature is calculated using the latest IPCC scenarios, and the patterns used are representative of current uncertainty in local climate change). An imp ...
Climate Change Adaptation in the Middle East and North Africa:
... Figures from International Energy Agency Report, 2009. “CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion,” which conducts national energy emissions inventories according to IPCC guidelines. ...
... Figures from International Energy Agency Report, 2009. “CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion,” which conducts national energy emissions inventories according to IPCC guidelines. ...
Climate Change Adaptation in the Middle East and North Africa:
... Figures from International Energy Agency Report, 2009. “CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion,” which conducts national energy emissions inventories according to IPCC guidelines. ...
... Figures from International Energy Agency Report, 2009. “CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion,” which conducts national energy emissions inventories according to IPCC guidelines. ...