The Anthropocene epoch: scientists declare dawn
... [4] Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal and former president of the Royal Society, said that the dawn of the Anthropocene was a significant moment. “The darkest prognosis for the next millennium is that bio, cyber or environmental catastrophes could foreclose humanity’s immense potential, leaving a de ...
... [4] Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal and former president of the Royal Society, said that the dawn of the Anthropocene was a significant moment. “The darkest prognosis for the next millennium is that bio, cyber or environmental catastrophes could foreclose humanity’s immense potential, leaving a de ...
Chap 6 Forcing and feedback
... Applying this to the initial temperature perturbation of 1.2°C, get Tf = [2 to 4°C] - uncertainty related primarily to uncertainty in cloud feedbacks IPCC estimate Tf = [2°C to 4.5°C], with best estimate of 3°C. Very unlikely to be less than 1.5°C. Values substantially higher than 4.5°C possible. ...
... Applying this to the initial temperature perturbation of 1.2°C, get Tf = [2 to 4°C] - uncertainty related primarily to uncertainty in cloud feedbacks IPCC estimate Tf = [2°C to 4.5°C], with best estimate of 3°C. Very unlikely to be less than 1.5°C. Values substantially higher than 4.5°C possible. ...
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... technology adoption with associated economic, environmental and social outcomes in a heterogeneous farm population for regional impact assessment. The methodology uses the surveys, experimental and modeled data to assess simulated management practices that are typically available in countries where ...
... technology adoption with associated economic, environmental and social outcomes in a heterogeneous farm population for regional impact assessment. The methodology uses the surveys, experimental and modeled data to assess simulated management practices that are typically available in countries where ...
Impacts of global environmental change on future health and health
... Integrated assessment can incorporate policy-relevant decision analytic capabilities20, in addition to the up-front systems that simulate physical, biological and/or social processes. This could include, for example, an evaluation component to compare alternative risks and performance of alternative ...
... Integrated assessment can incorporate policy-relevant decision analytic capabilities20, in addition to the up-front systems that simulate physical, biological and/or social processes. This could include, for example, an evaluation component to compare alternative risks and performance of alternative ...
2. Low Carbon Cities – The National Context
... from the NCCC, the South African Government ratified the UNFCCC in August 1997. The 3rd IPCC Assessment Report in 2001 gave further scientific certainty that climate change was indeed largely caused by human activity and provided impetus for the further development and operationalisation of the Kyot ...
... from the NCCC, the South African Government ratified the UNFCCC in August 1997. The 3rd IPCC Assessment Report in 2001 gave further scientific certainty that climate change was indeed largely caused by human activity and provided impetus for the further development and operationalisation of the Kyot ...
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... agriculture, food and increased frequency and intensity of droughts and floods is expected to negatively affect agricultural production and food security. Climate change also results in northern and southern latitudes getting drier while the tropics are expected to become wetter DFID (2004) observed ...
... agriculture, food and increased frequency and intensity of droughts and floods is expected to negatively affect agricultural production and food security. Climate change also results in northern and southern latitudes getting drier while the tropics are expected to become wetter DFID (2004) observed ...
In the Post-2012 Climate Regime
... they must operationalize and go beyond, in real, concrete and credible ways the financing and technology provisions of the climate treaties. Given that most industrialized countries have had limited success in meeting their Kyoto commitments, their grasp on the high ground in pressing developing cou ...
... they must operationalize and go beyond, in real, concrete and credible ways the financing and technology provisions of the climate treaties. Given that most industrialized countries have had limited success in meeting their Kyoto commitments, their grasp on the high ground in pressing developing cou ...
Conference Report Fossil Fuels and Ethical Investment
... impact on many industries and products on which our society depends . 7. Different types of fuels 7.1 All fuels have ethical advantages and disadvantages with respect to the impact on the local environment, including on water resources, human rights and health and safety concerns. This paper is foc ...
... impact on many industries and products on which our society depends . 7. Different types of fuels 7.1 All fuels have ethical advantages and disadvantages with respect to the impact on the local environment, including on water resources, human rights and health and safety concerns. This paper is foc ...
Incentives for Sustainability in the European Union:
... reduce global carbon emissions. Extensive research has been conducted related to firmlevel governance; however, research is lacking in the area of agency issues inherent in global collaboration. Despite the EU’s multilateral governance structure, the EU was one of the few Kyoto members to reach its ...
... reduce global carbon emissions. Extensive research has been conducted related to firmlevel governance; however, research is lacking in the area of agency issues inherent in global collaboration. Despite the EU’s multilateral governance structure, the EU was one of the few Kyoto members to reach its ...
Improving evaluation of climate change impacts on the water cycle
... The Segura River basin (SRB), located in southeast Spain, is a drought-prone region with an irrigated agricultural water demand of 85% of the total water demand in the entire basin. Water scarcity is a major issue in the SRB. Therefore the generation of resources from non-traditional sources (such a ...
... The Segura River basin (SRB), located in southeast Spain, is a drought-prone region with an irrigated agricultural water demand of 85% of the total water demand in the entire basin. Water scarcity is a major issue in the SRB. Therefore the generation of resources from non-traditional sources (such a ...
copenhagen, climate change `refugees` and the need for a global
... The UNFCCC – the foundation of international cooperative efforts dealing with climate change – does not establish legally binding limits on GHG emissions for state parties to it (see, generally, Hodgkinson and Garner 2008: 34‐39). Rather, parties commit to mitigate climate change ‘with the aim of ...
... The UNFCCC – the foundation of international cooperative efforts dealing with climate change – does not establish legally binding limits on GHG emissions for state parties to it (see, generally, Hodgkinson and Garner 2008: 34‐39). Rather, parties commit to mitigate climate change ‘with the aim of ...
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... increasing contribution to global energy demand. Oil price shocks can harm economic growth prospects for emerging economies with low levels of per capita energy consumption, but with large manufacturing, energy-intensive industries (Li 2008). This has led many developing countries to pursue policies ...
... increasing contribution to global energy demand. Oil price shocks can harm economic growth prospects for emerging economies with low levels of per capita energy consumption, but with large manufacturing, energy-intensive industries (Li 2008). This has led many developing countries to pursue policies ...
Agricultural development and food security under climate uncertainty
... would have to increase by 45 million ha and the total harvested area by 34%. An additional 12% in water use for irrigation would be required. The FAO model is based on the hypothesis that 2.5% of existing irrigation systems are rehabilitated or substituted by new ones every year. • Under the Interna ...
... would have to increase by 45 million ha and the total harvested area by 34%. An additional 12% in water use for irrigation would be required. The FAO model is based on the hypothesis that 2.5% of existing irrigation systems are rehabilitated or substituted by new ones every year. • Under the Interna ...
Fantasy, Oil Addiction, and the Politics of Global Warming
... In this chapter, drawing largely on work of Lacanian clinicians and Stavrakakis’s (2007) Left Lacanian theorists, I argue that it is important to take oil addiction seriously if we are to address the ecological challenge of global warming. Contemporary Lacanian theory asserts that the addict’s relat ...
... In this chapter, drawing largely on work of Lacanian clinicians and Stavrakakis’s (2007) Left Lacanian theorists, I argue that it is important to take oil addiction seriously if we are to address the ecological challenge of global warming. Contemporary Lacanian theory asserts that the addict’s relat ...
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... Placing an economic value on the consequences of global climate change is an enormous challenge. It involves impacts not only on the supply of commodities that are traded in markets, but also on non-market goods. As noted above, these impacts could be quite profound, and they are likely to be widely ...
... Placing an economic value on the consequences of global climate change is an enormous challenge. It involves impacts not only on the supply of commodities that are traded in markets, but also on non-market goods. As noted above, these impacts could be quite profound, and they are likely to be widely ...
study guide - Denver Center for the Performing Arts
... of flexible market mechanisms, which are based on the trade of emissions permits. Kyoto Protocol Parties bound to targets are required to meet them largely through domestic action—that is, by reducing their emissions at home. But they can meet part of their targets through three market-based mechani ...
... of flexible market mechanisms, which are based on the trade of emissions permits. Kyoto Protocol Parties bound to targets are required to meet them largely through domestic action—that is, by reducing their emissions at home. But they can meet part of their targets through three market-based mechani ...
T P ’ C
... building on the progress of his first term to help put us and the world on a sustainable long-term trajectory. Thanks in part to the Administration’s success in doubling America’s use of wind, solar, and geothermal energy and in establishing the toughest fuel economy standards in our history, we are ...
... building on the progress of his first term to help put us and the world on a sustainable long-term trajectory. Thanks in part to the Administration’s success in doubling America’s use of wind, solar, and geothermal energy and in establishing the toughest fuel economy standards in our history, we are ...
Senate Environmental Quality Committee
... conjunction with the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. ARCCA’s current membership includes the San Diego Climate Collaborative, the Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability (LARC), the Bay Area Joint Policy Committee, the Capital Region Climate Readiness Col ...
... conjunction with the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. ARCCA’s current membership includes the San Diego Climate Collaborative, the Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability (LARC), the Bay Area Joint Policy Committee, the Capital Region Climate Readiness Col ...
T P ’ C
... building on the progress of his first term to help put us and the world on a sustainable long-term trajectory. Thanks in part to the Administration’s success in doubling America’s use of wind, solar, and geothermal energy and in establishing the toughest fuel economy standards in our history, we are ...
... building on the progress of his first term to help put us and the world on a sustainable long-term trajectory. Thanks in part to the Administration’s success in doubling America’s use of wind, solar, and geothermal energy and in establishing the toughest fuel economy standards in our history, we are ...
S TAT E O F T H E WO R... Into a Warming World 2 0
... And who should bear the costs of emissions reductions and adaptation to climate change? A broad range of answers is given to these ...
... And who should bear the costs of emissions reductions and adaptation to climate change? A broad range of answers is given to these ...
Economic Impacts Of Climate Change On Nevada
... emissions and to help us adapt to the impending impacts triggered by past emissions. The debate to date has primarily focused on the perceived costs of alternative solutions, yet there can also be significant costs of inaction. Climate change will affect our water, energy, transportation, and public ...
... emissions and to help us adapt to the impending impacts triggered by past emissions. The debate to date has primarily focused on the perceived costs of alternative solutions, yet there can also be significant costs of inaction. Climate change will affect our water, energy, transportation, and public ...
Your opinion on climate change might not be as common as you think
... is happening but attributes it to natural fluctuations. Our findings suggest that people supporting these two views differ significantly from one another: those that think it is happening but natural engage in more pro-environmental behaviours, think the impacts of climate change will be more severe ...
... is happening but attributes it to natural fluctuations. Our findings suggest that people supporting these two views differ significantly from one another: those that think it is happening but natural engage in more pro-environmental behaviours, think the impacts of climate change will be more severe ...
Key Stakeholders_Policy Brief
... initiatives should be treated with skepticism though. In general, economic benefits from fossil fuel exploitation enrich the wealthy and powerful in any given country, while threatening the lives and liveliho ...
... initiatives should be treated with skepticism though. In general, economic benefits from fossil fuel exploitation enrich the wealthy and powerful in any given country, while threatening the lives and liveliho ...
Avoiding Extinction
... change and the use of fossil energy. The largest segment of carbon emissions, 40-45% of all global emissions of CO2, originate in the world’s power plant infrastructure, 87% of which are fossil fuel plants that produce the overwhelming majority of the world's electricity (IEA, 2012). This infrastruc ...
... change and the use of fossil energy. The largest segment of carbon emissions, 40-45% of all global emissions of CO2, originate in the world’s power plant infrastructure, 87% of which are fossil fuel plants that produce the overwhelming majority of the world's electricity (IEA, 2012). This infrastruc ...