4 Degrees Hotter
... echoed a UN report which found that climate changes were outpacing worst-case scenarios forecast in IPCC 2007: global temperatures may be 4C hotter by the mid2050s if current greenhouse gas emissions trends continue. As COP15 commenced, a commentary in “Nature” entitled “Mind the gap” (by “4 degrees ...
... echoed a UN report which found that climate changes were outpacing worst-case scenarios forecast in IPCC 2007: global temperatures may be 4C hotter by the mid2050s if current greenhouse gas emissions trends continue. As COP15 commenced, a commentary in “Nature” entitled “Mind the gap” (by “4 degrees ...
International climate policy after Copenhagen: towards a ‘building blocks’ approach: Working Paper No. 21 (303 kB) (opens in new window)
... bloc of developing countries in demanding a legally binding framework for mitigation by industrialised nations. Little has thus changed in the way in which the major players in climate politics define their interests. In the light of these conflicting positions, this article reviews the options for ...
... bloc of developing countries in demanding a legally binding framework for mitigation by industrialised nations. Little has thus changed in the way in which the major players in climate politics define their interests. In the light of these conflicting positions, this article reviews the options for ...
Speech by Mark Carney at Lloyd`s of London
... million homes now considered to be at the highest risk of devastating flooding. ...
... million homes now considered to be at the highest risk of devastating flooding. ...
Technical Expert Meetings (TEM)
... September 2015, 43 countries have ratified. • The Lima-Paris Action Agenda (LPAA) is aimed at strengthening climate action throughout 2015, in Paris in December in areas such as mobilizing robust global action towards low carbon and resilient societies; providing enhanced support to existing initiat ...
... September 2015, 43 countries have ratified. • The Lima-Paris Action Agenda (LPAA) is aimed at strengthening climate action throughout 2015, in Paris in December in areas such as mobilizing robust global action towards low carbon and resilient societies; providing enhanced support to existing initiat ...
Biogeochemical Cycles in the Ocean
... Reports and statements by IPCC, academies, and societies drafted through a careful process involving many opportunities to comment, criticize, and revise Æ won’t deviate much from membership opinions ...
... Reports and statements by IPCC, academies, and societies drafted through a careful process involving many opportunities to comment, criticize, and revise Æ won’t deviate much from membership opinions ...
NIIRTA Submission to Climate Change Enquiry
... earth's weather patterns. The main human influence on global climate is emissions of the key greenhouse gases - carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide. At present, just over 7 billion tonnes of CO2 is emitted globally each year through business and consumer use of fossil fuel (DEFRA, 2009). ...
... earth's weather patterns. The main human influence on global climate is emissions of the key greenhouse gases - carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide. At present, just over 7 billion tonnes of CO2 is emitted globally each year through business and consumer use of fossil fuel (DEFRA, 2009). ...
Local Sea Level Rise Methodology
... • Thermal expansion (global)--CMIP5 data • Changes in dynamic ocean height (local)—CMIP5 data • Ice mass loss, ice sheets (global)—expert judgment; probabalistic analysis, and literature survey • Ice mass loss, glaciers and ice caps (global)—ranges taken from two recent studies and literature survey ...
... • Thermal expansion (global)--CMIP5 data • Changes in dynamic ocean height (local)—CMIP5 data • Ice mass loss, ice sheets (global)—expert judgment; probabalistic analysis, and literature survey • Ice mass loss, glaciers and ice caps (global)—ranges taken from two recent studies and literature survey ...
Oklahoma`s Climate and its Effect on Water
... Floods of major rivers and tributaries may happen during any season, but they occur with greatest frequency during those spring and autumn months associated with greatest rainfall. Such floods cost many lives and property damage during the first 50 years of statehood, but flood prevention programs h ...
... Floods of major rivers and tributaries may happen during any season, but they occur with greatest frequency during those spring and autumn months associated with greatest rainfall. Such floods cost many lives and property damage during the first 50 years of statehood, but flood prevention programs h ...
terms of reference
... basis for the planning and direction of economic activity - social and decisions; calls on all countries to encourage the implementation plan CLIPS within the national hydrometeorology sector ", the research and development framework global climate services primarily focused on the field of mitigati ...
... basis for the planning and direction of economic activity - social and decisions; calls on all countries to encourage the implementation plan CLIPS within the national hydrometeorology sector ", the research and development framework global climate services primarily focused on the field of mitigati ...
Ch09_SummaryOutline
... “climate proofing” into development programs as key to adaptation measures iii. National Adaptation Program of Action/NAPAs 1. Established by COP7 in 2001 2. Sets the goal for LDCs to prepare priority adaptation measures guided by a set of locally-driven criteria, including: degree of climate change ...
... “climate proofing” into development programs as key to adaptation measures iii. National Adaptation Program of Action/NAPAs 1. Established by COP7 in 2001 2. Sets the goal for LDCs to prepare priority adaptation measures guided by a set of locally-driven criteria, including: degree of climate change ...
NRDC: Health and Climate Change: Accounting for Costs
... cannot be ignored. As a June 2011 Scientific American article noted, “Now we can make the statement that particular events would not have happened in the same way without global warming.”6 A report from the international reinsurance company MunichRe, which has studied extreme events from 1980 throug ...
... cannot be ignored. As a June 2011 Scientific American article noted, “Now we can make the statement that particular events would not have happened in the same way without global warming.”6 A report from the international reinsurance company MunichRe, which has studied extreme events from 1980 throug ...
First draft of a preliminary text of a declaration on
... of production and consumption play an important role in addressing climate change, Aware of the ethical responsibilities of human beings in this regard, Conscious of the importance of undertaking climate change actions in accordance with the common but differentiated responsibilities principle as re ...
... of production and consumption play an important role in addressing climate change, Aware of the ethical responsibilities of human beings in this regard, Conscious of the importance of undertaking climate change actions in accordance with the common but differentiated responsibilities principle as re ...
On Flying to Ethics Conferences: Climate Change and
... The adverse effects of climate change will not be evenly distributed across populations, regions, and time. Certain groups are more vulnerable because of their geographical, social, and economic positions. Populations that live near low-lying coasts, river deltas, and river floodplains are at high r ...
... The adverse effects of climate change will not be evenly distributed across populations, regions, and time. Certain groups are more vulnerable because of their geographical, social, and economic positions. Populations that live near low-lying coasts, river deltas, and river floodplains are at high r ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Cities
... integrated, approach. An ‘ecosystems approach’ can provide a useful context. A few key initiatives can yield large results. For cities, these include (i) robust decision making (incorporating broader-based cost and benefit assessments that include societal values, ecosystem services, risks, and long ...
... integrated, approach. An ‘ecosystems approach’ can provide a useful context. A few key initiatives can yield large results. For cities, these include (i) robust decision making (incorporating broader-based cost and benefit assessments that include societal values, ecosystem services, risks, and long ...
Item 9 - Climate Change and Planning for Unpredictable Weather
... to the global economy could be 5-20 per cent of GDP, but acting now would cost 1-2 per cent of GDP. ...
... to the global economy could be 5-20 per cent of GDP, but acting now would cost 1-2 per cent of GDP. ...
Climate change adaptation
... Sydney Water provides sustainable water and wastewater services to over four million people. We have extensive experience managing climatic and weather-related extreme events through an adaptive management approach, embedded in corporate planning and risk management protocols. Climate change can alt ...
... Sydney Water provides sustainable water and wastewater services to over four million people. We have extensive experience managing climatic and weather-related extreme events through an adaptive management approach, embedded in corporate planning and risk management protocols. Climate change can alt ...
Global Climate Change and National Security
... these documents identifies global climate change as a risk for which the United States must prepare its military. Of the three, only the NSS even mentions climate change, solely in the context of balancing economic growth with the reduction of greenhouse gases. As part of its status as the world’s o ...
... these documents identifies global climate change as a risk for which the United States must prepare its military. Of the three, only the NSS even mentions climate change, solely in the context of balancing economic growth with the reduction of greenhouse gases. As part of its status as the world’s o ...
0404GHGCT (No Slide Title) - National Governors Association
... Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control Connecticut Department of Transportation Connecticut Department of Administrative Services Office of Policy and Management Connecticut Clean Energy Fund – coordinator Connecticut Department of Revenue ...
... Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control Connecticut Department of Transportation Connecticut Department of Administrative Services Office of Policy and Management Connecticut Clean Energy Fund – coordinator Connecticut Department of Revenue ...
COMESA Climate Initiative
... • Need to tackle the drivers of deforestation that lie outside the forestry sector. • Agriculture, forestry and other land use have a huge potential to contribute to cost mitigation of GHGs through changes in agricultural technologies, avoided deforestation and management practices. ( COMESA –CAADP) ...
... • Need to tackle the drivers of deforestation that lie outside the forestry sector. • Agriculture, forestry and other land use have a huge potential to contribute to cost mitigation of GHGs through changes in agricultural technologies, avoided deforestation and management practices. ( COMESA –CAADP) ...
Current News Letter - League of Women Voters of Fremont, Newark
... District’s Abby Young. Her agency helped jumpstart many of the earlier plans (like Berkeley’s) with a round of grant funding in 2007, and has been guiding local governments through their drafting process. “We’re really excited and proud that the Bay Area has so many climate action plans,” she remar ...
... District’s Abby Young. Her agency helped jumpstart many of the earlier plans (like Berkeley’s) with a round of grant funding in 2007, and has been guiding local governments through their drafting process. “We’re really excited and proud that the Bay Area has so many climate action plans,” she remar ...
The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050
... closely intertwined with economic development – impacts will be felt more by the poorest and most vulnerable populations. National governments and donor agencies have a key role to play and integrating climate change adaptation strategies into all development planning is now critical. This will invo ...
... closely intertwined with economic development – impacts will be felt more by the poorest and most vulnerable populations. National governments and donor agencies have a key role to play and integrating climate change adaptation strategies into all development planning is now critical. This will invo ...
Multiplying Carbon Neutral Neighborhood Discussions (CNNDs) for
... summit in Sydney, Australia Mr. Hu Jintao maintained that “the United Nations Framework convention remain the main channel for the international efforts” to address climate change (The Hindu, September 7, 2007). The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), wh ...
... summit in Sydney, Australia Mr. Hu Jintao maintained that “the United Nations Framework convention remain the main channel for the international efforts” to address climate change (The Hindu, September 7, 2007). The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), wh ...
Submission on New Zealand`s climate change target
... limitation as is identified by the Infometrics research for the Ministry for the Environment on which much of the consultation document is suggested to be based on: “Non-economic costs and benefits are generally not captured in CGE models. For example, CGE models do not generally capture changes to ...
... limitation as is identified by the Infometrics research for the Ministry for the Environment on which much of the consultation document is suggested to be based on: “Non-economic costs and benefits are generally not captured in CGE models. For example, CGE models do not generally capture changes to ...