A Review of Climate Fiction (Cli-Fi)
... art-houses, the sort of venues where foreign and indie films live. Thus the American box office for Snowpiercer, now available on dvd, is much lower than its foreign take, and lower than the domestic take for films that received far less acclaim. Snowpiercer is the name of the train that circum-loco ...
... art-houses, the sort of venues where foreign and indie films live. Thus the American box office for Snowpiercer, now available on dvd, is much lower than its foreign take, and lower than the domestic take for films that received far less acclaim. Snowpiercer is the name of the train that circum-loco ...
Climate Change and its Impact on Agriculture
... rice production through rising sea level rise. Most studies project decreased yields in non-irrigated wheat and in rice, and a loss in farm-level net revenue between 9% and 25% for a temperature increase of 2–3.5°C. Aggarwal and Mall (2002) observed that a 2 °C increase resulted in a 15–17% decrease ...
... rice production through rising sea level rise. Most studies project decreased yields in non-irrigated wheat and in rice, and a loss in farm-level net revenue between 9% and 25% for a temperature increase of 2–3.5°C. Aggarwal and Mall (2002) observed that a 2 °C increase resulted in a 15–17% decrease ...
Does pre-industrial warming double the anthropogenic total?
... comparing pre-industrial and industrial-era effects of greenhouse gases on global mean temperature (Figure 3). As shown by the stippled triangles in Figure 3, the increase in global annualmean surface temperature (SAT) is 1.5K for the relatively small increase in greenhouse gases in the colder clima ...
... comparing pre-industrial and industrial-era effects of greenhouse gases on global mean temperature (Figure 3). As shown by the stippled triangles in Figure 3, the increase in global annualmean surface temperature (SAT) is 1.5K for the relatively small increase in greenhouse gases in the colder clima ...
Environmental - Successor-agreement to the extended Kyoto protocol
... Union remains one of the first in reducing carbon dioxide emissions since it began in 1991 to do so. ...
... Union remains one of the first in reducing carbon dioxide emissions since it began in 1991 to do so. ...
Fiscal Policy to Mitigate Climate Change A Guide for Policymakers
... by 2030, China and India combined are expected to account for about one-third of global emissions. Land-use changes (primarily deforestation) will contribute about an additional 5.5 billion tons of CO2 releases, though these sources are projected to grow at a much slower pace than fossil fuel emissi ...
... by 2030, China and India combined are expected to account for about one-third of global emissions. Land-use changes (primarily deforestation) will contribute about an additional 5.5 billion tons of CO2 releases, though these sources are projected to grow at a much slower pace than fossil fuel emissi ...
Reducing Climate Change Induced Vulnerability
... Shushilan’s development initiatives. Shushilan is a local agro-ecology and right based NGO working in the southwest coastal region for ensuring livelihood security of the resource poor community through promoting sustainable agricultural firming system and environmental health. Wetland resource mana ...
... Shushilan’s development initiatives. Shushilan is a local agro-ecology and right based NGO working in the southwest coastal region for ensuring livelihood security of the resource poor community through promoting sustainable agricultural firming system and environmental health. Wetland resource mana ...
California Science Education Standards, Ocean Literacy, Climate
... E. Based on evidence from tree rings, other natural records, and scientific observations made around the world, Earth’s average temperature is now warmer than it has been for at least the past 1,300 years. Average temperatures have increased markedly in the past 50 years, especially in the North Pol ...
... E. Based on evidence from tree rings, other natural records, and scientific observations made around the world, Earth’s average temperature is now warmer than it has been for at least the past 1,300 years. Average temperatures have increased markedly in the past 50 years, especially in the North Pol ...
Case Study: Belgian coast and coastal flooding
... host to oil and gas industries, major shipping traffic and fishing industries. For Belgium the North Sea is a valuable resource. Trading and fishing are the main industries in Belgium that take advantage of this resource. The North Sea is also host to many valuable animal habitats both onshore and o ...
... host to oil and gas industries, major shipping traffic and fishing industries. For Belgium the North Sea is a valuable resource. Trading and fishing are the main industries in Belgium that take advantage of this resource. The North Sea is also host to many valuable animal habitats both onshore and o ...
CEDRIG tools - SDC Disaster Risk Reduction Network
... integrate climate adaptation into development policies - at national, sectoral and project levels and - in urban and rural contexts develop and use tools and learn from examples Identify practical ways to support partners reduce vulnerability to climate-variability and climate-change The OECD ...
... integrate climate adaptation into development policies - at national, sectoral and project levels and - in urban and rural contexts develop and use tools and learn from examples Identify practical ways to support partners reduce vulnerability to climate-variability and climate-change The OECD ...
334_2008_156_MOESM1_ESM - Springer Static Content Server
... Willcox, G. 2002. Evidence for ancient forest cover and deforestation from charcoal analysis of ten archaeological sites on the Euphrates. In: Thiébault, S., (Ed.), Charcoal Analysis. Methodological Approaches, Palaeoecological Results and Wood Uses. pp. 141-145. BAR ...
... Willcox, G. 2002. Evidence for ancient forest cover and deforestation from charcoal analysis of ten archaeological sites on the Euphrates. In: Thiébault, S., (Ed.), Charcoal Analysis. Methodological Approaches, Palaeoecological Results and Wood Uses. pp. 141-145. BAR ...
SNC2D Word document
... C1. analyze a variety of safety and environmental issues associated with chemical reactions, including the ways in which chemical reactions can be applied to address environmental challenges; C2. investigate, through inquiry, the characteristics of chemical reactions; C3. demonstrate an understandin ...
... C1. analyze a variety of safety and environmental issues associated with chemical reactions, including the ways in which chemical reactions can be applied to address environmental challenges; C2. investigate, through inquiry, the characteristics of chemical reactions; C3. demonstrate an understandin ...
Climate Change, Intergenerational Equity, and International Law
... The Villach Article proposes a global strategy for climate change, which respects principles of intergenerational equity and a declaration as an initial step. Since then, UNESCO adopted in 1997 a Declaration on the Responsibilities of the Present Generations Toward Future Generations, which focuses ...
... The Villach Article proposes a global strategy for climate change, which respects principles of intergenerational equity and a declaration as an initial step. Since then, UNESCO adopted in 1997 a Declaration on the Responsibilities of the Present Generations Toward Future Generations, which focuses ...
The objective of this volunteer assignment is to introduce and train
... populations who feel these impacts the hardest. Exacerbating poverty triggering migration as well as heightened competition over strategic water resources, climate change could lead to regional insecurity1. These effects are no longer in the future, the country is already experiencing the negative ...
... populations who feel these impacts the hardest. Exacerbating poverty triggering migration as well as heightened competition over strategic water resources, climate change could lead to regional insecurity1. These effects are no longer in the future, the country is already experiencing the negative ...
No Regrets Charter
... integrated adaptation plan through a dialogue between expert deliberation and committed civic involvement (that is, deliberative processes). This strategy should be embedded across the board in all policy-making. 3. Economics: Urban development should be based on an economy organised around negotiat ...
... integrated adaptation plan through a dialogue between expert deliberation and committed civic involvement (that is, deliberative processes). This strategy should be embedded across the board in all policy-making. 3. Economics: Urban development should be based on an economy organised around negotiat ...
Range of reductions for Annex 1
... second workshop on this issue in Cairns, Australia. – At SBSTA 26 a conclusion could not reached. The draft decision will continue to be negotiated at SBSTA 27 (Bali). – SBSTA 26 invited Parties to make submissions. Key issues of debate – Scope – Fund – Market based Other issues – Baselines (local, ...
... second workshop on this issue in Cairns, Australia. – At SBSTA 26 a conclusion could not reached. The draft decision will continue to be negotiated at SBSTA 27 (Bali). – SBSTA 26 invited Parties to make submissions. Key issues of debate – Scope – Fund – Market based Other issues – Baselines (local, ...
Fact Sheet Resilient Cities. - Contra Costa County Climate Leaders
... Maintain updated flood, drought (and other natural hazards) plans- specifically accounting for high risk populations: old, young, etc and high risk areas: flood plains, coastlines, deltas, etc Reduce water usage/ increase water usage efficiency. Contra Costa County’s Los Vaqueros Reservoir is planni ...
... Maintain updated flood, drought (and other natural hazards) plans- specifically accounting for high risk populations: old, young, etc and high risk areas: flood plains, coastlines, deltas, etc Reduce water usage/ increase water usage efficiency. Contra Costa County’s Los Vaqueros Reservoir is planni ...
Ice Ages and Climate Change
... • In June 2012, the Arctic lost a total of 2.86 million square kilometers (1.10 million square miles) of ice, the largest June ice loss in the satellite record. • Ice level in June, 2012 in the Arctic was the second lowest since satellite observations began in 1979 – this year isn’t far behind ...
... • In June 2012, the Arctic lost a total of 2.86 million square kilometers (1.10 million square miles) of ice, the largest June ice loss in the satellite record. • Ice level in June, 2012 in the Arctic was the second lowest since satellite observations began in 1979 – this year isn’t far behind ...
President Obama’s Climate Action Plan Jane A. Leggett, Coordinator January 14, 2014
... June 25, 2013, the President stated in his speech that “[our] national interest will be served only if this project does not significantly exacerbate the impacts of carbon pollution. The net effects of the pipeline’s impact on our climate will be absolutely critical to determining whether this proje ...
... June 25, 2013, the President stated in his speech that “[our] national interest will be served only if this project does not significantly exacerbate the impacts of carbon pollution. The net effects of the pipeline’s impact on our climate will be absolutely critical to determining whether this proje ...
48. Global Warming and Climate Change
... that there was a ‘‘cause and effect relationship’’ between ‘‘the current climate and human alteration of the atmosphere.’’ Since that landmark testimony, there have been remarkable developments in climate science, many of which have yet to exert their proper influence on climate policy. Many of thos ...
... that there was a ‘‘cause and effect relationship’’ between ‘‘the current climate and human alteration of the atmosphere.’’ Since that landmark testimony, there have been remarkable developments in climate science, many of which have yet to exert their proper influence on climate policy. Many of thos ...
Climate Impacts of Land Degradation in the World`s
... Drylands throughout the world have always undergone periods of degradation due to naturally-occurring fluctuations in climate. However, over the past century, the human population in drylands has grown exponentially and the resulting pressures on the landscape have exacerbated various desertificatio ...
... Drylands throughout the world have always undergone periods of degradation due to naturally-occurring fluctuations in climate. However, over the past century, the human population in drylands has grown exponentially and the resulting pressures on the landscape have exacerbated various desertificatio ...
SECTION I - Introduction
... This change is likely to have negative impacts on both the local and global environment with consequences for human health. A 1990 U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board report identifies global climate change as one of the highest environmental risks, higher even than toxics and pesticides. More recently, ...
... This change is likely to have negative impacts on both the local and global environment with consequences for human health. A 1990 U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board report identifies global climate change as one of the highest environmental risks, higher even than toxics and pesticides. More recently, ...
Met112lecture15
... “The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate” (IPCC) 1997 "There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities .“ (IPCC), 2001 – Climate is expected to continue to change in the future; t ...
... “The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate” (IPCC) 1997 "There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities .“ (IPCC), 2001 – Climate is expected to continue to change in the future; t ...
US Army Corps of Engineers Reservoir Operations
... The Corps initiated its Responses to Climate Change (RCC) Program in 2008, formalizing a program that began in the 1990s. This program’s mission is “to develop, implement, and assess adjustments or changes in operations and decision environments to enhance resilience or reduce vulnerability of USACE ...
... The Corps initiated its Responses to Climate Change (RCC) Program in 2008, formalizing a program that began in the 1990s. This program’s mission is “to develop, implement, and assess adjustments or changes in operations and decision environments to enhance resilience or reduce vulnerability of USACE ...
Concept note
... facilitate climate change adaptation and mitigation, including to meet the special needs and circumstances of developing countries. The resolution also highlights the importance of addressing the human rights impacts of climate change in the context of ongoing discussions related to the United Natio ...
... facilitate climate change adaptation and mitigation, including to meet the special needs and circumstances of developing countries. The resolution also highlights the importance of addressing the human rights impacts of climate change in the context of ongoing discussions related to the United Natio ...