Now more than ever: The need for more societally
... research on one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced: global climate change. Their contributions cut across all the major traditions and subfields within geography, have aimed at a variety of scales, and have connected to the scholarship of other disciplines. Building on these past acco ...
... research on one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced: global climate change. Their contributions cut across all the major traditions and subfields within geography, have aimed at a variety of scales, and have connected to the scholarship of other disciplines. Building on these past acco ...
National Sustainable Materials Management Action Plan
... Contribute to NRC National SMM Action Plan prepared based on the Summit ...
... Contribute to NRC National SMM Action Plan prepared based on the Summit ...
Two Kinds of Climate Justice: Avoiding Harm and Sharing Burdens
... the importance of (2) clashes with (3) and we are forced to consider whether it can be justified to violate the principles of just conduct. We may face what Michael Walzer terms a ‘supreme emergency’, where we have to choose between acting in such a way that we secure the specified goal (jus ad bell ...
... the importance of (2) clashes with (3) and we are forced to consider whether it can be justified to violate the principles of just conduct. We may face what Michael Walzer terms a ‘supreme emergency’, where we have to choose between acting in such a way that we secure the specified goal (jus ad bell ...
The Role of Landscape Processes within the Climate System
... lower the surface upward longwave radiation. Small and Kurc (2003) found that a volumetric water content increase of ≈5% yields an increase of 50 W m–2 of net radiation due to the decreased εσ TS4 . The radiative, temperature, hydrological, and the biogeochemical processes over the land surface are ...
... lower the surface upward longwave radiation. Small and Kurc (2003) found that a volumetric water content increase of ≈5% yields an increase of 50 W m–2 of net radiation due to the decreased εσ TS4 . The radiative, temperature, hydrological, and the biogeochemical processes over the land surface are ...
Dramatically increasing chance of extremely hot summers since the
... summers since the 2003 European heatwave Nikolaos Christidis*, Gareth S. Jones and Peter A. Stott Socio-economic stress from the unequivocal warming of the global climate system1 could be mostly felt by societies through weather and climate extremes2 . The vulnerability of European citizens was made ...
... summers since the 2003 European heatwave Nikolaos Christidis*, Gareth S. Jones and Peter A. Stott Socio-economic stress from the unequivocal warming of the global climate system1 could be mostly felt by societies through weather and climate extremes2 . The vulnerability of European citizens was made ...
Chapter 16 PowerPoint document
... A low-cost and environmentally benign substitute for fossil fuels would be highly beneficial. A lowcost zero-carbon technology would have a net value of around $17 trillion in present value because it would allow the globe to avoid most of the damages from climate change. No such technology presentl ...
... A low-cost and environmentally benign substitute for fossil fuels would be highly beneficial. A lowcost zero-carbon technology would have a net value of around $17 trillion in present value because it would allow the globe to avoid most of the damages from climate change. No such technology presentl ...
CHANGES IN HUMAN AND NATURAL DRIVERS OF CLIMATE
... (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and other important agents and mechanisms, together with the typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These req ...
... (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and other important agents and mechanisms, together with the typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These req ...
MEECS Climate Change Unit Introduction
... • Describe the origins of pollution in the atmosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere (car exhaust, industrial emissions, acid rain and natural sources) and how pollution impacts habitats, climatic change, threatens or endangers species. E.ES.07.42 • Based on evidence of observable changes in recent h ...
... • Describe the origins of pollution in the atmosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere (car exhaust, industrial emissions, acid rain and natural sources) and how pollution impacts habitats, climatic change, threatens or endangers species. E.ES.07.42 • Based on evidence of observable changes in recent h ...
Presentation
... the economic and social ones in order to ensure that relevant objectives and strategies are set up consistently. In the case of the Kyoto Protocol strategy the use of flexible mechanisms and EU ETS for compliance purposes is consistent with this approach. In the case of NECs directive the range of i ...
... the economic and social ones in order to ensure that relevant objectives and strategies are set up consistently. In the case of the Kyoto Protocol strategy the use of flexible mechanisms and EU ETS for compliance purposes is consistent with this approach. In the case of NECs directive the range of i ...
Climate change knowledge and social movement theory
... in Wales, the New Alchemy Institute in the United States, and a wide range of production collectives and alternative communities.50 It was within the cognitive praxis or knowledgemaking activity, of the environmental movements of the 1960s and 1970s that climate change was first identified as a pote ...
... in Wales, the New Alchemy Institute in the United States, and a wide range of production collectives and alternative communities.50 It was within the cognitive praxis or knowledgemaking activity, of the environmental movements of the 1960s and 1970s that climate change was first identified as a pote ...
CHANGES IN HUMAN AND NATURAL DRIVERS OF CLIMATE
... (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and other important agents and mechanisms, together with the typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These req ...
... (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and other important agents and mechanisms, together with the typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These req ...
CH21 IM - Mandarin High School
... less salty than they were just 40 years ago. It suggests that global warming may be accelerating the global water cycle. 5. Changes in the hydrologic cycle may affect global precipitation patterns. It may result in regional cooling because of changes in the distribution of water vapor and movement o ...
... less salty than they were just 40 years ago. It suggests that global warming may be accelerating the global water cycle. 5. Changes in the hydrologic cycle may affect global precipitation patterns. It may result in regional cooling because of changes in the distribution of water vapor and movement o ...
The Household Production Function Approach to Valuing Climate
... aggregated over large, climatically diverse regions. Most studies include temperature and precipitation but far fewer include other potentially important climate variables such as sunshine and relative humidity. Researchers characterise climate variables in different ways e.g. annual mean temperatur ...
... aggregated over large, climatically diverse regions. Most studies include temperature and precipitation but far fewer include other potentially important climate variables such as sunshine and relative humidity. Researchers characterise climate variables in different ways e.g. annual mean temperatur ...
Frequency of wet and dry soil conditions in Tasmanian beef and
... in climate results in different patterns of pasture production which needs to be managed to meet feed demands on extensive livestock farm systems (beef and sheep farms). In recent decades, south eastern Australia has experienced a decline in total annual rainfall (Australian Bureau of Meteorology 20 ...
... in climate results in different patterns of pasture production which needs to be managed to meet feed demands on extensive livestock farm systems (beef and sheep farms). In recent decades, south eastern Australia has experienced a decline in total annual rainfall (Australian Bureau of Meteorology 20 ...
PRISM3D surface ocean (goal 1)
... 1. Tropics, upwelling & mid-high latitude North Atlantic are new targets. 2. Need to reduce uncertainty in both simulations and paleo estimates. How? ...
... 1. Tropics, upwelling & mid-high latitude North Atlantic are new targets. 2. Need to reduce uncertainty in both simulations and paleo estimates. How? ...
Carbon Credits Program - Southern Section Air & Waste
... Costs for Addressing Climate Change … A national policy to cut carbon emissions by as much as 40 percent over the next 20 years could still result in increased economic growth, according to an interactive Web site that reviews 25 of the leading economic models used to predict the economic impacts ...
... Costs for Addressing Climate Change … A national policy to cut carbon emissions by as much as 40 percent over the next 20 years could still result in increased economic growth, according to an interactive Web site that reviews 25 of the leading economic models used to predict the economic impacts ...
Climate Change Vulnerability: Linking Impacts and Adaptation
... Vulnerability profile for Ethiopia Vulnerability Profile, Delanta Dawunt, Ethiopia ...
... Vulnerability profile for Ethiopia Vulnerability Profile, Delanta Dawunt, Ethiopia ...
climate change and the hydrological cycle
... emissions of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere (Mitchell et al. 2001). As a whole, the atmosphere consists primarily of nitrogen and oxygen (78% and 21% by volume, respectively), while argon (0.93%), water vapour, carbon dioxide, ozone, and several other gases make up the remaining 1% of the atmosp ...
... emissions of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere (Mitchell et al. 2001). As a whole, the atmosphere consists primarily of nitrogen and oxygen (78% and 21% by volume, respectively), while argon (0.93%), water vapour, carbon dioxide, ozone, and several other gases make up the remaining 1% of the atmosp ...
Expected impacts of climate change on extreme climate events
... climat à l’échelle régionale. Pour citer cet article : S. Planton et al., C. R. Geoscience 340 (2008). # 2008 Académie des sciences. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. Keywords: Climate change; Extremes ...
... climat à l’échelle régionale. Pour citer cet article : S. Planton et al., C. R. Geoscience 340 (2008). # 2008 Académie des sciences. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. Keywords: Climate change; Extremes ...
Applying the Precautionary Principle to Global Warming
... Fellow at the Political Economy Research Center, Bozeman, Montana. He has over 25 years of experience in dealing with environmental and natural resource science and policy issues. ...
... Fellow at the Political Economy Research Center, Bozeman, Montana. He has over 25 years of experience in dealing with environmental and natural resource science and policy issues. ...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Economics Working Paper Series
... rebates for home insulation materials. Although many of these policies have other goals, there may be increased use of them as a means of reducing GHG emissions. Note that these policies will reduce GHG emissions at different rates and at different costs. In the presence of the nearly limitless pote ...
... rebates for home insulation materials. Although many of these policies have other goals, there may be increased use of them as a means of reducing GHG emissions. Note that these policies will reduce GHG emissions at different rates and at different costs. In the presence of the nearly limitless pote ...
Impact of Climate Change on the Poor in Bolivia
... impacted by climate change despite not being a large contributor to it. Unfortunately Bolivia will have to suffer the consequences for a mistake that others have made. But just what those consequences will be remains to be seen. III.3. Bolivia’s Geology and Climate To understand the impact of climat ...
... impacted by climate change despite not being a large contributor to it. Unfortunately Bolivia will have to suffer the consequences for a mistake that others have made. But just what those consequences will be remains to be seen. III.3. Bolivia’s Geology and Climate To understand the impact of climat ...
Department of Political Science 8t Public Administration University of
... vulnerabilities and health risk posed by climate change to the health of women have been a major concern. This paper presents a descriptive analysis, utilizing secondary data, to examine the link between climate change and the health of women. The study finds that climate change affects women more t ...
... vulnerabilities and health risk posed by climate change to the health of women have been a major concern. This paper presents a descriptive analysis, utilizing secondary data, to examine the link between climate change and the health of women. The study finds that climate change affects women more t ...
Attitudes toward global warming, climate change and
... Independent variables Several known correlates of pro environmental attitudes and behaviour are examined, including sex, parental education level, students‟ plans in the next two years (i.e. to attend university or travel) non-religious and political party identification. These are all coded as dumm ...
... Independent variables Several known correlates of pro environmental attitudes and behaviour are examined, including sex, parental education level, students‟ plans in the next two years (i.e. to attend university or travel) non-religious and political party identification. These are all coded as dumm ...