Introduction The Public Trust Doctrine, Climate Change and Future Generations Table of Contents
... obligatory framework to a situation dangerously devoid of any standards for government behavior. Statutory claims, by contrast, fail to address government’s full obligation in face of the climate crisis. Such claims are geared toward isolated instances of government action, such as approvals of air ...
... obligatory framework to a situation dangerously devoid of any standards for government behavior. Statutory claims, by contrast, fail to address government’s full obligation in face of the climate crisis. Such claims are geared toward isolated instances of government action, such as approvals of air ...
Facing the challenges of climate change
... in order to respond and adapt to the predicted impacts of climate change. It is intended that these recommendations for adaptation would be used to inform the strategies and policies employed by all stakeholders in the tourism industry, from national, regional and local authorities, to the tourism p ...
... in order to respond and adapt to the predicted impacts of climate change. It is intended that these recommendations for adaptation would be used to inform the strategies and policies employed by all stakeholders in the tourism industry, from national, regional and local authorities, to the tourism p ...
1 WEATHER AND CLIMATE SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE LAKE
... resources, energy production and consumption, tourism, infrastructure and cultural activities are all greatly influenced and impacted. Accurate and timely information and related services on the nature and timing of weather and climate and extreme events are therefore vital. Such weather, ...
... resources, energy production and consumption, tourism, infrastructure and cultural activities are all greatly influenced and impacted. Accurate and timely information and related services on the nature and timing of weather and climate and extreme events are therefore vital. Such weather, ...
Communicating Climate Change through ICT
... identified an increasing trend in the amount of scholarly papers addressing the issue of how to communicate the scientific basis of climate change, as well as its implications and relevant action strategies, in ways that encourage learning and engagement among various audiences [2–5]. During the las ...
... identified an increasing trend in the amount of scholarly papers addressing the issue of how to communicate the scientific basis of climate change, as well as its implications and relevant action strategies, in ways that encourage learning and engagement among various audiences [2–5]. During the las ...
Adapting to drought in the Sahel: Lessons for
... Production decisions are made within this time frame. Strategies for managing a deficit are formulated with a view to the following harvest. At the community level, however, aggregate behavior by many individuals or households over several years describes an adaptive trend. This may be driven predom ...
... Production decisions are made within this time frame. Strategies for managing a deficit are formulated with a view to the following harvest. At the community level, however, aggregate behavior by many individuals or households over several years describes an adaptive trend. This may be driven predom ...
A question of survival
... ahead of the Paris conference. These are known as Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). All major developed countries, along with many developing countries, have now submitted their INDCs. While all developed countries will need to substantially increase their reduction targets over ...
... ahead of the Paris conference. These are known as Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). All major developed countries, along with many developing countries, have now submitted their INDCs. While all developed countries will need to substantially increase their reduction targets over ...
The business case for action - BASIC
... •Establish a long term, market-based policy framework extending to 2030 that will give investors in climate change mitigation confidence in the long term value of their investments. Establishing indicative signals extending to 2050 would also be beneficial •Ensure that the policy framework is global ...
... •Establish a long term, market-based policy framework extending to 2030 that will give investors in climate change mitigation confidence in the long term value of their investments. Establishing indicative signals extending to 2050 would also be beneficial •Ensure that the policy framework is global ...
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... conducted a modeling study consisting of four land-use scenarios over the 15-day period from 1 to 15 July 1997. The first scenario (control run) represented current farmland acreage under irrigation in Nebraska as estimated from 1997 LANDSAT satellite and ancillary data. The second and third scenari ...
... conducted a modeling study consisting of four land-use scenarios over the 15-day period from 1 to 15 July 1997. The first scenario (control run) represented current farmland acreage under irrigation in Nebraska as estimated from 1997 LANDSAT satellite and ancillary data. The second and third scenari ...
The business case for action
... •Establish a long term, market-based policy framework extending to 2030 that will give investors in climate change mitigation confidence in the long term value of their investments. Establishing indicative signals extending to 2050 would also be beneficial •Ensure that the policy framework is global ...
... •Establish a long term, market-based policy framework extending to 2030 that will give investors in climate change mitigation confidence in the long term value of their investments. Establishing indicative signals extending to 2050 would also be beneficial •Ensure that the policy framework is global ...
Observed Strengthening of the Zonal Sea Surface Temperature Gradient
... have been shown to have powerful impacts on global climate. Future projections from different climate models do not agree on how this critical feature will change under the influence of anthropogenic forcing. A number of attempts have been made to resolve this issue by examining observed trends from ...
... have been shown to have powerful impacts on global climate. Future projections from different climate models do not agree on how this critical feature will change under the influence of anthropogenic forcing. A number of attempts have been made to resolve this issue by examining observed trends from ...
Costs of Climate Change in Developed Countries
... to be very severe for all countries, rich and poor. This chapter examines the potential costs and opportunities of climate change in developed countries, with a particular focus on the consequences for wealth and output. The analysis suggests that, while there may be benefits in some sectors for 1 o ...
... to be very severe for all countries, rich and poor. This chapter examines the potential costs and opportunities of climate change in developed countries, with a particular focus on the consequences for wealth and output. The analysis suggests that, while there may be benefits in some sectors for 1 o ...
Climate Change and Insecurity in the Global South
... Furthermore, over the last five years or so8, the security policy community have come to regard climate change as part of their brief, as have civil society groups that work on defence, conflict analysis and peacebuilding. Whilst this paper is offered in the hope that the Western defence community m ...
... Furthermore, over the last five years or so8, the security policy community have come to regard climate change as part of their brief, as have civil society groups that work on defence, conflict analysis and peacebuilding. Whilst this paper is offered in the hope that the Western defence community m ...
Demographic Amplification of Climate Change Experienced by the
... Finally, because human population size and distribution have been previously argued to be strongly associated with coastal zones and navigable rivers and only weakly with climate conditions [19] we included distance from waterway (calculated as the shortest distance between the centroid of each coun ...
... Finally, because human population size and distribution have been previously argued to be strongly associated with coastal zones and navigable rivers and only weakly with climate conditions [19] we included distance from waterway (calculated as the shortest distance between the centroid of each coun ...
Implications of Global Climate Change for Violence Developed and
... Similarly, routine activity theory cannot account for the finding that Major League Baseball pitchers are more likely to hit batters with a pitched ball on hot days than on cool days, even after statistically controlling for the possibility of sweat influencing the pitcher’s control (Reifman, Larric ...
... Similarly, routine activity theory cannot account for the finding that Major League Baseball pitchers are more likely to hit batters with a pitched ball on hot days than on cool days, even after statistically controlling for the possibility of sweat influencing the pitcher’s control (Reifman, Larric ...
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... climate change (column one) and what you would like to know (column two). At the end of the lesson, you can fill in the third column (what you have learned about climate change). ...
... climate change (column one) and what you would like to know (column two). At the end of the lesson, you can fill in the third column (what you have learned about climate change). ...
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... An assessment of the vulnerability of Australian forests to the impacts of climate change (2011) This document seeks to provide an improved understanding of current knowledge of the likely biophysical and socio-economic consequences of climate change for Australia’s native and planted forest regions ...
... An assessment of the vulnerability of Australian forests to the impacts of climate change (2011) This document seeks to provide an improved understanding of current knowledge of the likely biophysical and socio-economic consequences of climate change for Australia’s native and planted forest regions ...
Tackling climate change and promoting sustainable
... deeper action. Wealthier countries such as Australia, which have contributed more to climate change through their cumulative emissions and have greater capacity to act, need to act first and fastest, with large emitters in the developing world following shortly afterwards. Many developed and develop ...
... deeper action. Wealthier countries such as Australia, which have contributed more to climate change through their cumulative emissions and have greater capacity to act, need to act first and fastest, with large emitters in the developing world following shortly afterwards. Many developed and develop ...
Climate Change: Potential Effects on Human Health in New Zealand
... While there is consensus that average global temperature will continue to rise in the future, projecting the rate and magnitude of this change is influenced by two main areas of uncertainty. The first is the future rate of emission of greenhouse gases. This will be driven by future population growth ...
... While there is consensus that average global temperature will continue to rise in the future, projecting the rate and magnitude of this change is influenced by two main areas of uncertainty. The first is the future rate of emission of greenhouse gases. This will be driven by future population growth ...
Climate Security and Justice for Small Island Developing States
... the impacts of climate change despite their minimal contribution to its causes. Their vulnerability and lack of resources to adapt raise significant questions for global security and justice in the decades ahead. This policy brief reviews both the challenges that SIDS face because of climate change i ...
... the impacts of climate change despite their minimal contribution to its causes. Their vulnerability and lack of resources to adapt raise significant questions for global security and justice in the decades ahead. This policy brief reviews both the challenges that SIDS face because of climate change i ...
Climate Change in the Midwest - Union of Concerned Scientists
... Given a specific scenario, determining the climate change that would result is still uncertain due to limitations in scientific understanding of the climate system and how it will respond to increasing emissions from human activities. In this report, we address scientific uncertainty by using simula ...
... Given a specific scenario, determining the climate change that would result is still uncertain due to limitations in scientific understanding of the climate system and how it will respond to increasing emissions from human activities. In this report, we address scientific uncertainty by using simula ...
Climate change in cities due to global warming and urban
... how it is enhanced by local factors. For climate impacts and adaptation research it is important to understand and estimate risks of future climate stress, so it is essential to account not only for climate change, but also population dynamics, urbanisation and energy use. The continued development ...
... how it is enhanced by local factors. For climate impacts and adaptation research it is important to understand and estimate risks of future climate stress, so it is essential to account not only for climate change, but also population dynamics, urbanisation and energy use. The continued development ...
Chapter 2: International Legal Approaches: Treaties and Non
... address this problem at an international level through treaty law. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the agreements under it form the core international legal response to climate change. The UNFCCC, which opened for signature in 1992, has 195 Parties (194 Nation- ...
... address this problem at an international level through treaty law. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the agreements under it form the core international legal response to climate change. The UNFCCC, which opened for signature in 1992, has 195 Parties (194 Nation- ...
Nuclear war does not cause extinction from climate
... Now if we think about what just reducing the probability of human extinction by just one percentage point. Not very much. So that’s equivalent to 60 million lives saved, if we just count currently living people. The current generation. One percent of six billion people is equivalent to 60 million. S ...
... Now if we think about what just reducing the probability of human extinction by just one percentage point. Not very much. So that’s equivalent to 60 million lives saved, if we just count currently living people. The current generation. One percent of six billion people is equivalent to 60 million. S ...