Rachel Carson`s Legacy for the Citizen Activist
... research,” imagines a future conversation in which his grandchildren ask why he didn’t do more to stop climate change. By framing the issue as a “planetary emergency,” he challenges policy makers and educators to ensure that today’s youngsters do not inherit a world of environmental degradation and ...
... research,” imagines a future conversation in which his grandchildren ask why he didn’t do more to stop climate change. By framing the issue as a “planetary emergency,” he challenges policy makers and educators to ensure that today’s youngsters do not inherit a world of environmental degradation and ...
Institute for International Economic Studies Seminar paper No. 757
... Uncertainty about future climate change is an unavoidable fact. It is commonplace to gauge this uncertainty by simulations with different climate models. This is the approach taken, e.g., by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2001, 2007) to highlight our imprecise knowledge about the r ...
... Uncertainty about future climate change is an unavoidable fact. It is commonplace to gauge this uncertainty by simulations with different climate models. This is the approach taken, e.g., by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2001, 2007) to highlight our imprecise knowledge about the r ...
WATCH: Current Knowledge of the Terrestrial Global Water Cycle
... model intercomparison project [Water Model Intercomparison Project (WaterMIP); www.eu-watch.org/ watermip]. The objective of WaterMIP is to estimate current and potential future global water resources based on common forcing data (i.e., WFD) and a standardized simulation protocol (Haddeland et al. 2 ...
... model intercomparison project [Water Model Intercomparison Project (WaterMIP); www.eu-watch.org/ watermip]. The objective of WaterMIP is to estimate current and potential future global water resources based on common forcing data (i.e., WFD) and a standardized simulation protocol (Haddeland et al. 2 ...
Climate change and its gendered impacts on agriculture in Vietnam
... reduction since early 1990s, but social inequality is rising with market difference between poverty levels across provinces, and between rural and urban areas. Ethnic minorities are disproportionately affected by poverty. Remote, rural and upland populations with many ethnic minorities see less econ ...
... reduction since early 1990s, but social inequality is rising with market difference between poverty levels across provinces, and between rural and urban areas. Ethnic minorities are disproportionately affected by poverty. Remote, rural and upland populations with many ethnic minorities see less econ ...
Statement of witness James E. Hansen
... ~0.4% greater than in the early Cenozoic. Because Earth absorbs ~240 W/m2 of solar energy, climate forcing due to increased solar irradiance today is about +1 W/m2 relative to the early Cenozoic. The lower boundary of the Earth’s atmosphere, the area and location of land areas, also changes on long ...
... ~0.4% greater than in the early Cenozoic. Because Earth absorbs ~240 W/m2 of solar energy, climate forcing due to increased solar irradiance today is about +1 W/m2 relative to the early Cenozoic. The lower boundary of the Earth’s atmosphere, the area and location of land areas, also changes on long ...
Science integration into US climate and ocean policy
... • A set of global sea-level rise scenarios37 was developed as input to the NCA; the scenarios include estimates of future increases in global average sea level up to 2100, as well as descriptions of selected regional and local differences from the global trend. • The sustained NCA process will inc ...
... • A set of global sea-level rise scenarios37 was developed as input to the NCA; the scenarios include estimates of future increases in global average sea level up to 2100, as well as descriptions of selected regional and local differences from the global trend. • The sustained NCA process will inc ...
Assessment of climate change in Europe from an ensemble of
... 4.1. Evaluation of the RCM runs for the reference period The monthly values of 2 m temperature and precipitation were averaged over the control period (1971–2000) and over the whole set of simulations. Then, the KT climate subtypes corresponding to these mean fields were determined on each grid poin ...
... 4.1. Evaluation of the RCM runs for the reference period The monthly values of 2 m temperature and precipitation were averaged over the control period (1971–2000) and over the whole set of simulations. Then, the KT climate subtypes corresponding to these mean fields were determined on each grid poin ...
COP 18 - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
... taking oppoturnities to develop a low carbon economy and green growth in the country joining the international community’s efforts in mitigating GHG emissions and contributing to sustainable development ...
... taking oppoturnities to develop a low carbon economy and green growth in the country joining the international community’s efforts in mitigating GHG emissions and contributing to sustainable development ...
Sustainable water management in the tropics and subtropics
... and gaseous is a primary process within the earth's climate system. Information on variability of states and fluxes over time is crucial for the understanding of the sustainability of local, regional, national, and international economies and ecosystems. Therefore, the eftect of climate change on st ...
... and gaseous is a primary process within the earth's climate system. Information on variability of states and fluxes over time is crucial for the understanding of the sustainability of local, regional, national, and international economies and ecosystems. Therefore, the eftect of climate change on st ...
Has the ozone hole contributed to increased Antarctic sea ice extent
... circulation response to ENSO. J. Atmos. Sc., 110627103230088, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-11-05.1. 6. Butchart, N., A. J. Charlton-Perez, I. Cionni, S. C. Hardiman, P. H. Haynes, K. Krüger, P. Kushner, P. A. Newman, S. M. Osprey, J. Perlwitz, F. Sassi, M. Sigmond, L. Wang, H. Akiyoshi, J. Austin, S. Bekki, A. ...
... circulation response to ENSO. J. Atmos. Sc., 110627103230088, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-11-05.1. 6. Butchart, N., A. J. Charlton-Perez, I. Cionni, S. C. Hardiman, P. H. Haynes, K. Krüger, P. Kushner, P. A. Newman, S. M. Osprey, J. Perlwitz, F. Sassi, M. Sigmond, L. Wang, H. Akiyoshi, J. Austin, S. Bekki, A. ...
The Impact of Global Warming on North Carolina
... that rely on the forestry sector also may be at risk due to climate change. Climate change can also affect forest compositions that might change due to the warmer climates. Pests that thrive in these warmer climates could create additional risks to the existing timber resources and decrease profits ...
... that rely on the forestry sector also may be at risk due to climate change. Climate change can also affect forest compositions that might change due to the warmer climates. Pests that thrive in these warmer climates could create additional risks to the existing timber resources and decrease profits ...
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... Now, however, I want to address another, less talked-about, aspect of what climate change will require. This aspect is generally referred to as adaptation; that means coping with those climate change effects that we cannot, or will not, prevent. The greatest need is to help vulnerable communities an ...
... Now, however, I want to address another, less talked-about, aspect of what climate change will require. This aspect is generally referred to as adaptation; that means coping with those climate change effects that we cannot, or will not, prevent. The greatest need is to help vulnerable communities an ...
How to communicate the scientific consensus on climate change
... metaphors in climate change discourse. A plausible explanation for their relatively modest influence is that the use of metaphor might be especially useful in explaining complex (causal) mechanisms such as the phenomena of stock and flow and accumulation (Guy et al. 2013), whereas the use of metapho ...
... metaphors in climate change discourse. A plausible explanation for their relatively modest influence is that the use of metaphor might be especially useful in explaining complex (causal) mechanisms such as the phenomena of stock and flow and accumulation (Guy et al. 2013), whereas the use of metapho ...
Airport expansion doesn`t make climate sense
... emissions from aviation and make our fair contribution to restricting global warming to as far below 2 degrees Celsius as possible. With crucial negotiations on a new international deal on climate change in Paris at the end of the year the UK Government should be leading by example. Instead it is pu ...
... emissions from aviation and make our fair contribution to restricting global warming to as far below 2 degrees Celsius as possible. With crucial negotiations on a new international deal on climate change in Paris at the end of the year the UK Government should be leading by example. Instead it is pu ...
International Aviation
... international air traffic could have negative im pacts on tourism revenues that are assumed to contribute to poverty alleviation in developing countries. The AFG report estimates that climate mitigation measures might increase air travel costs by 2-3% (AGF report, 2009). Also, research indicates th ...
... international air traffic could have negative im pacts on tourism revenues that are assumed to contribute to poverty alleviation in developing countries. The AFG report estimates that climate mitigation measures might increase air travel costs by 2-3% (AGF report, 2009). Also, research indicates th ...
Towards Adaptive Spatial Planning for Climate Change
... or supports the realization of climate adaptation. In this paper we explore the challenges climate change poses for the way western societies organize their spatial planning, with a special focus on the implications for the legal principles that structure spatial planning, the governance of actual p ...
... or supports the realization of climate adaptation. In this paper we explore the challenges climate change poses for the way western societies organize their spatial planning, with a special focus on the implications for the legal principles that structure spatial planning, the governance of actual p ...
Protecting Cultural Resources in Coastal U.S. National Parks from
... level. It is a brick structure that cannot be moved and will therefore have to be protected using engineered measures, or else risk being lost to the rising waters of the Mississippi Sound and surrounding Gulf of Mexico. The question of what would be the best approach to protect the fort has been th ...
... level. It is a brick structure that cannot be moved and will therefore have to be protected using engineered measures, or else risk being lost to the rising waters of the Mississippi Sound and surrounding Gulf of Mexico. The question of what would be the best approach to protect the fort has been th ...
Indigenous Lands, Protected Areas, and Slowing Climate Change Perspective
... Copenhagen and elsewhere. One approach is for developed nations to capitalize funds to reduce GHG emissions in developing countries. For example, the Amazon Fund, initially capitalized by Norway, will help to finance REDD efforts in the Brazilian Amazon [9,22]. A second approach is compliance market ...
... Copenhagen and elsewhere. One approach is for developed nations to capitalize funds to reduce GHG emissions in developing countries. For example, the Amazon Fund, initially capitalized by Norway, will help to finance REDD efforts in the Brazilian Amazon [9,22]. A second approach is compliance market ...
Love Me Or Hate Me: The Canada Goose and Its Changing
... In the time period between fall and spring migration the geese stay in an area called a wintering area. This area is near water and usually in an open field. You hunters should be quite fam ...
... In the time period between fall and spring migration the geese stay in an area called a wintering area. This area is near water and usually in an open field. You hunters should be quite fam ...
Fine-grain modeling of species` response to climate change
... of the future, which is why simply borrowing terms from paleoecology may cause confusion. In paleoecology, microclimates are usually inferred from biological evidence (fossils of organisms or fossil pollen). Therefore, paleoecologists have often defined microrefugia as places that harbor species as s ...
... of the future, which is why simply borrowing terms from paleoecology may cause confusion. In paleoecology, microclimates are usually inferred from biological evidence (fossils of organisms or fossil pollen). Therefore, paleoecologists have often defined microrefugia as places that harbor species as s ...
the impact of weather and climate risks on cereal crops productivity
... (SRES, 2000) and climate models designed to increase of global temperature (Quirogaa S., et all, 2007), some simulations of corn and wheat with reference to the Republic of Moldova. According to these estimates, in the next years (2020), a drastic decrease in the yield of maize and winter wheat is e ...
... (SRES, 2000) and climate models designed to increase of global temperature (Quirogaa S., et all, 2007), some simulations of corn and wheat with reference to the Republic of Moldova. According to these estimates, in the next years (2020), a drastic decrease in the yield of maize and winter wheat is e ...
Managing climate risk using climate-smart agriculture
... of risk management institutions, farmers adopt less risky and less profitable land uses that lower overall productivity. Available studies suggest that farm incomes would be as much as 30 percent higher than current levels if farmers had the option of effectively mitigating risks (Minot, 2010). Give ...
... of risk management institutions, farmers adopt less risky and less profitable land uses that lower overall productivity. Available studies suggest that farm incomes would be as much as 30 percent higher than current levels if farmers had the option of effectively mitigating risks (Minot, 2010). Give ...
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... generation. Globalization has led to rapid economic, social and technological changes that have left too many behind. Hunger is still a persistent problem, affecting over 900 million human beings worldwide. Faced with these issues, we sometimes feel overwhelmed by their magnitude and powerless. But ...
... generation. Globalization has led to rapid economic, social and technological changes that have left too many behind. Hunger is still a persistent problem, affecting over 900 million human beings worldwide. Faced with these issues, we sometimes feel overwhelmed by their magnitude and powerless. But ...
A Study on the Effects of Global Warming in Bangladesh
... related deaths [17].The country has so far invested more than US$ 1, 50,000 to reduce vulnerability to natural disasters by building embankments and cyclone shelters and creating a storm early-warning system [20]. But billions more are needed to build similar infrastructure in the next 15 years to m ...
... related deaths [17].The country has so far invested more than US$ 1, 50,000 to reduce vulnerability to natural disasters by building embankments and cyclone shelters and creating a storm early-warning system [20]. But billions more are needed to build similar infrastructure in the next 15 years to m ...
The Economics of Global Climate Change By Jonathan M. Harris and Brian Roach
... Concern has grown in recent years over the issue of global climate change1. In terms of economic analysis, greenhouse gas emissions, which cause planetary climate changes, represent both an environmental externality and the overuse of a common property resource. The atmosphere is a global commons in ...
... Concern has grown in recent years over the issue of global climate change1. In terms of economic analysis, greenhouse gas emissions, which cause planetary climate changes, represent both an environmental externality and the overuse of a common property resource. The atmosphere is a global commons in ...