FINAL Amazon Scorecard
... starting gate in taking responsibility for climate protection. Apple stands out among the scored companies in this sector by lagging so significantly, 27 points, behind the next highest scorer. Apple has recently announced plans to map a greener future, which has the potential to change this sector’ ...
... starting gate in taking responsibility for climate protection. Apple stands out among the scored companies in this sector by lagging so significantly, 27 points, behind the next highest scorer. Apple has recently announced plans to map a greener future, which has the potential to change this sector’ ...
Government Coastal Planning Responses to Rising Sea
... The aim of this report is to provide a general overview of the state of government coastal planning responses to the challenges posed by rising sea levels. Whilst a few international jurisdictions have been included to provide a point of contrast, the report predominantly focuses upon Australian gov ...
... The aim of this report is to provide a general overview of the state of government coastal planning responses to the challenges posed by rising sea levels. Whilst a few international jurisdictions have been included to provide a point of contrast, the report predominantly focuses upon Australian gov ...
Adaptation of Forests and People to Climate Change – A global
... assessments of key forest-related issues to support international processes and decision-making at the global level. It is led and coordinated by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO). Policy makers recommended making adaptation of forests to climate change the subject of ...
... assessments of key forest-related issues to support international processes and decision-making at the global level. It is led and coordinated by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO). Policy makers recommended making adaptation of forests to climate change the subject of ...
Vulnerability ofPaci c Island agriculture and forestry to climate change
... Pacific Island countries and territories already face a range of development challenges due to their specific geographic and socio-economic characteristics, and their generally high exposure to natural hazards. The projected changes to the climate of the Pacific Island region over the coming decades ...
... Pacific Island countries and territories already face a range of development challenges due to their specific geographic and socio-economic characteristics, and their generally high exposure to natural hazards. The projected changes to the climate of the Pacific Island region over the coming decades ...
More Than 1000 International Scientists Dissent
... retreat from his dire predictions. Green guru James Lovelock warned in 2007 that, "Before this century is over, billions of us will die and the few breeding pairs of people that survive will be in the Arctic." Lovelock illustrates how the climate of the climate change movement has been transformed i ...
... retreat from his dire predictions. Green guru James Lovelock warned in 2007 that, "Before this century is over, billions of us will die and the few breeding pairs of people that survive will be in the Arctic." Lovelock illustrates how the climate of the climate change movement has been transformed i ...
More Than 1000 International Scientists Dissent Over Man
... retreat from his dire predictions. Green guru James Lovelock warned in 2007 that, "Before this century is over, billions of us will die and the few breeding pairs of people that survive will be in the Arctic." Lovelock illustrates how the climate of the climate change movement has been transformed i ...
... retreat from his dire predictions. Green guru James Lovelock warned in 2007 that, "Before this century is over, billions of us will die and the few breeding pairs of people that survive will be in the Arctic." Lovelock illustrates how the climate of the climate change movement has been transformed i ...
Intended nationally determined contributions: what are the implications for greenhouse gas emissions in 2030? (opens in new window)
... (1995). All sources from human activities, including changes to peat, of the basket of greenhouse gas emissions covered by the Kyoto Protocol are taken into account. See Appendix 1 for details about the approach used here. 9 As discussed in Appendix 1 and 2, this is particularly important for the as ...
... (1995). All sources from human activities, including changes to peat, of the basket of greenhouse gas emissions covered by the Kyoto Protocol are taken into account. See Appendix 1 for details about the approach used here. 9 As discussed in Appendix 1 and 2, this is particularly important for the as ...
Argentinean soy based biodiesel - Tyndall°Centre for Climate
... This work is funded under the Systems Theme of the EPSRC Supergen Bioenergy Consortium (2007‐11, www.supergen‐bioenergy.net/), which is tasked with identifying, modelling and assessing alternative options for UK 2030 bioenergy and biofuel supply. In the UK, the ...
... This work is funded under the Systems Theme of the EPSRC Supergen Bioenergy Consortium (2007‐11, www.supergen‐bioenergy.net/), which is tasked with identifying, modelling and assessing alternative options for UK 2030 bioenergy and biofuel supply. In the UK, the ...
Changes in ecosystem services and their drivers across the scenarios
... Water use will increase in poorer countries (with high certainty), and this is likely to be accompanied by a deterioration of water quality and the loss of the ecosystem services provided by clean freshwater systems (genetic resources, fish production, habitat for aquatic and riparian flora and faun ...
... Water use will increase in poorer countries (with high certainty), and this is likely to be accompanied by a deterioration of water quality and the loss of the ecosystem services provided by clean freshwater systems (genetic resources, fish production, habitat for aquatic and riparian flora and faun ...
Taxes, targets, and the social cost of carbon
... Negotiating Emission Reductions: Problems Focus on emission reductions creates problems. Must a poor country reduce its emissions as much as a rich one? Must a country (rich or poor) with very low per capita emissions reduce future emissions as much as a country with high per capital emissions? Wha ...
... Negotiating Emission Reductions: Problems Focus on emission reductions creates problems. Must a poor country reduce its emissions as much as a rich one? Must a country (rich or poor) with very low per capita emissions reduce future emissions as much as a country with high per capital emissions? Wha ...
Workshop Proceedings Report: South Asia Media Workshop
... change adaptation” is entering both the lexicon and the policy realm in developing countries of the Asia-Pacific region, be it Thailand, where adaptation to climate change is being practiced by the people of Sapanhin sub-district or the Binh Dinh province of Viet Nam, where it is all set to be integ ...
... change adaptation” is entering both the lexicon and the policy realm in developing countries of the Asia-Pacific region, be it Thailand, where adaptation to climate change is being practiced by the people of Sapanhin sub-district or the Binh Dinh province of Viet Nam, where it is all set to be integ ...
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... restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans” (Public Law 105-57). The NWRS grew with early conservation movements in the United States and it has continued to be the leading federal ...
... restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans” (Public Law 105-57). The NWRS grew with early conservation movements in the United States and it has continued to be the leading federal ...
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... The Pacific environment – sustaining our livelihoods and natural heritage in harmony with our cultures. The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is the regional coordinating organisation for the protection and sustainable development of the Pacific island environment. SP ...
... The Pacific environment – sustaining our livelihoods and natural heritage in harmony with our cultures. The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is the regional coordinating organisation for the protection and sustainable development of the Pacific island environment. SP ...
OFFICIAL VIEWS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY IN SOUTH AFRICA, 2007-2012:
... regional and national security, can provide some indication of the relationship between the environment and security. From a practical perspective, an analysis of environmental security can identify the environmental risks that pose an emerging security threat, not only globally and regionally, but ...
... regional and national security, can provide some indication of the relationship between the environment and security. From a practical perspective, an analysis of environmental security can identify the environmental risks that pose an emerging security threat, not only globally and regionally, but ...
Trends in Intense Precipitation in the Climate Record
... 0.3% of daily precipitation events) have been analyzed for over half of the land area of the globe. These changes have been linked to changes in intense precipitation for three transient climate model simulations, all with greenhouse gas concentrations increasing during the twentieth and twenty-firs ...
... 0.3% of daily precipitation events) have been analyzed for over half of the land area of the globe. These changes have been linked to changes in intense precipitation for three transient climate model simulations, all with greenhouse gas concentrations increasing during the twentieth and twenty-firs ...
Southeast Asia and the Economics of Global Climate Stabilization
... 1.2 Purpose, Structure, and Audience for this Report 1.3 Climate Change Should Matter to Southeast Asia 1.3.1 Global warming scenarios suggest a substantially hotter planet 1.3.2 Southeast Asia will be strongly affected by continued climate change 1.3.3 Climate inaction poses economy-wide risks ...
... 1.2 Purpose, Structure, and Audience for this Report 1.3 Climate Change Should Matter to Southeast Asia 1.3.1 Global warming scenarios suggest a substantially hotter planet 1.3.2 Southeast Asia will be strongly affected by continued climate change 1.3.3 Climate inaction poses economy-wide risks ...
a study of public understanding of and response to climate
... Balancing costs and benefits ...............................................................................40 Scientific complexity and uncertainty..................................................................41 Experience and risk ............................................................... ...
... Balancing costs and benefits ...............................................................................40 Scientific complexity and uncertainty..................................................................41 Experience and risk ............................................................... ...
Coastal Hazards and Climate Change
... potential impacts and consequences of coastal hazards also increase. Managing this escalating risk over the coming decades now presents a significant challenge for planning authorities in New Zealand. Climate change will exacerbate existing coastal hazards Risk will be exacerbated in many places by ...
... potential impacts and consequences of coastal hazards also increase. Managing this escalating risk over the coming decades now presents a significant challenge for planning authorities in New Zealand. Climate change will exacerbate existing coastal hazards Risk will be exacerbated in many places by ...
Colorado Climate Change Vulnerability Study
... like heat and cold, will increase 125% by the year 2030. • An estimated 12.5% of Colorado residents currently live in poverty, potentially making them less able to adapt to climate variability and climate change. • Only 20% of Colorado’s wildland-urban interface (WUI) is currently developed, with t ...
... like heat and cold, will increase 125% by the year 2030. • An estimated 12.5% of Colorado residents currently live in poverty, potentially making them less able to adapt to climate variability and climate change. • Only 20% of Colorado’s wildland-urban interface (WUI) is currently developed, with t ...
Preparing for an Uncertain Climate—Vol. I
... Options that fall into this group are near-term concerns because they will take a long time to complete, address ‘front-line” or urgent issues that need attention first in order to make better decisions later, can be approached through efforts already under way, are beneficial for reasons other than ...
... Options that fall into this group are near-term concerns because they will take a long time to complete, address ‘front-line” or urgent issues that need attention first in order to make better decisions later, can be approached through efforts already under way, are beneficial for reasons other than ...
Climate Change of the Arctic and Antarctica.
... decreased by as much as 18 percent in certain areas over nearly two decades, providing new insights on how the Antarctic ice sheet is responding to climate change. ...
... decreased by as much as 18 percent in certain areas over nearly two decades, providing new insights on how the Antarctic ice sheet is responding to climate change. ...
Inuit Priorities for Canada`s Climate Strategy
... a low-carbon economy. This transition must be just and equitable for Inuit. Climate actions must be considered handin-glove with their links to troubling socio-economic inequities faced by Inuit. Not only are we experiencing the frontline impacts of climate change but we are also highly vulnerable t ...
... a low-carbon economy. This transition must be just and equitable for Inuit. Climate actions must be considered handin-glove with their links to troubling socio-economic inequities faced by Inuit. Not only are we experiencing the frontline impacts of climate change but we are also highly vulnerable t ...
Gujarat - Ministry of Environment and Forests
... agricultural production in India, and is dominant in the manufacturing and infrastructure sectors. However, in the backdrop of mounting global concern regarding potential risks of future Climate Change, there is a need to ensure that Gujarat’s economic performance and social progress stays resilient ...
... agricultural production in India, and is dominant in the manufacturing and infrastructure sectors. However, in the backdrop of mounting global concern regarding potential risks of future Climate Change, there is a need to ensure that Gujarat’s economic performance and social progress stays resilient ...