Transportation & Climate Change in Manitoba – Proceedings
... emission reduction, adaptation and outreach. It has evolved from a purely scientific, to a social and public policy issue that needs to be dealt with in a collective and corporate manner. In developing emission reduction and adaptation measures, the funding of these measures and the implementation o ...
... emission reduction, adaptation and outreach. It has evolved from a purely scientific, to a social and public policy issue that needs to be dealt with in a collective and corporate manner. In developing emission reduction and adaptation measures, the funding of these measures and the implementation o ...
Annals of the Association of American Geographers Climate
... 2002; Bishop and Shroder 2004), and equilibrium concepts such as topographic steady state (Tomkin and Braun 2002). Finding definitive field evidence of strong impacts of climate change on mountain building has been difficult (Whipple 2009). Glaciation’s role is probably significant (Whipple 2009), a ...
... 2002; Bishop and Shroder 2004), and equilibrium concepts such as topographic steady state (Tomkin and Braun 2002). Finding definitive field evidence of strong impacts of climate change on mountain building has been difficult (Whipple 2009). Glaciation’s role is probably significant (Whipple 2009), a ...
health perspectives
... community’s ability to utilize available resources to respond to, withstand, and recover from adverse situations.3 More generally, people think of resilience as the ability to recover, persist, or thrive amid change. The New Hampshire Climate and Health Workgroup has tentatively developed the follow ...
... community’s ability to utilize available resources to respond to, withstand, and recover from adverse situations.3 More generally, people think of resilience as the ability to recover, persist, or thrive amid change. The New Hampshire Climate and Health Workgroup has tentatively developed the follow ...
Friending Planet Earth - Catholic Climate Covenant
... without which complex life could not have evolved on this planet—seems like common sense. Yet a broad consensus of modern science is that human activity is [is altering] the earth's atmospheric characteristics in serious, perhaps profound ways. For the past century, researchers have been gathering a ...
... without which complex life could not have evolved on this planet—seems like common sense. Yet a broad consensus of modern science is that human activity is [is altering] the earth's atmospheric characteristics in serious, perhaps profound ways. For the past century, researchers have been gathering a ...
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... The world’s dependence on the capture fisheries and aquaculture sector is threatened not only by misuse of these aquatic resources but also by factors external to the sector, such as pollution runoff, land use transformation, other aquatic resources uses and climatic changes. As significant coastal ...
... The world’s dependence on the capture fisheries and aquaculture sector is threatened not only by misuse of these aquatic resources but also by factors external to the sector, such as pollution runoff, land use transformation, other aquatic resources uses and climatic changes. As significant coastal ...
Mapping climate change
... From a central-government perspective, a major part of climate change adaptation is about ensuring that the right framework conditions are in place to enable the relevant players to address climate change in a cost-effective manner. The central government must establish good framework conditions e. ...
... From a central-government perspective, a major part of climate change adaptation is about ensuring that the right framework conditions are in place to enable the relevant players to address climate change in a cost-effective manner. The central government must establish good framework conditions e. ...
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... combined with information and assumptions in a biological model of annual crop response to temperature, precipitation, and atmospheric composition changes to determine yields. Resulting economic impacts are determined through the effects of this change in supply on market equilibria and economic wel ...
... combined with information and assumptions in a biological model of annual crop response to temperature, precipitation, and atmospheric composition changes to determine yields. Resulting economic impacts are determined through the effects of this change in supply on market equilibria and economic wel ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE LIMITED
... would exist through to 2050 under a “no climate change” case. This was compared to the IPCC A2 and B2 scenarios, using data derived from downscaled, regional PRECIS climate model. There were mixed results overall, with temperature generally having the larger unit effect on output. For the A2 scenari ...
... would exist through to 2050 under a “no climate change” case. This was compared to the IPCC A2 and B2 scenarios, using data derived from downscaled, regional PRECIS climate model. There were mixed results overall, with temperature generally having the larger unit effect on output. For the A2 scenari ...
Comparison of Energy-Related CO Emissions Between China and the U.S.
... Abstract: Under the pressure of rise in global temperatures, carbon dioxide emission has become one of the themes the world most focus on. This paper compares the energy-related CO2 emissions between China and the U.S. by the new method of CO2 emissions per unit square land. The results showed that ...
... Abstract: Under the pressure of rise in global temperatures, carbon dioxide emission has become one of the themes the world most focus on. This paper compares the energy-related CO2 emissions between China and the U.S. by the new method of CO2 emissions per unit square land. The results showed that ...
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... we will examine the current state of the tropical Pacific and how it might evolve over the next few months. We will then explore some current research issues including ENSO precursors, ENSO diversity if there are two (or more) types of events –and the potential impacts of ENSO beyond the tropical Pa ...
... we will examine the current state of the tropical Pacific and how it might evolve over the next few months. We will then explore some current research issues including ENSO precursors, ENSO diversity if there are two (or more) types of events –and the potential impacts of ENSO beyond the tropical Pa ...
understanding el niño in ocean–atmosphere general
... and Philander 2000). In addition, El Niño involves interactions extending through different time scales with various climate phenomena, such as the seasonal cycle, intraseasonal oscillations, or decadal oscillations. For example, ENSO is more sensitive to wind perturbations in spring and autumn but ...
... and Philander 2000). In addition, El Niño involves interactions extending through different time scales with various climate phenomena, such as the seasonal cycle, intraseasonal oscillations, or decadal oscillations. For example, ENSO is more sensitive to wind perturbations in spring and autumn but ...
publication - International Energy Agency
... (CO2) concentrations in the atmosphere have been increasing significantly over the past century, compared to the pre-industrial era level of about 280 parts per million (ppm). In 2015, the average concentration of CO2 (399 ppm) 2 was about 40% higher than in the mid-1800s, with an average growth of ...
... (CO2) concentrations in the atmosphere have been increasing significantly over the past century, compared to the pre-industrial era level of about 280 parts per million (ppm). In 2015, the average concentration of CO2 (399 ppm) 2 was about 40% higher than in the mid-1800s, with an average growth of ...
Scoping Study: Reviewing the Coverage of Economic Impacts in the
... economic costs are likely, which may be of a similar order of magnitude to direct effects. At the same time, there is also the potential for some dampening effects from autonomous market driven adaptation that have the effect of reducing aggregate economic costs measured by GDP. o ...
... economic costs are likely, which may be of a similar order of magnitude to direct effects. At the same time, there is also the potential for some dampening effects from autonomous market driven adaptation that have the effect of reducing aggregate economic costs measured by GDP. o ...
Global environmental problems and politics
... A reminder of your learning outcomes........................................................................... 62 Sample examination questions...................................................................................... 63 Chapter 4: Climate-change policies: the Kyoto Protocol and beyond . ...
... A reminder of your learning outcomes........................................................................... 62 Sample examination questions...................................................................................... 63 Chapter 4: Climate-change policies: the Kyoto Protocol and beyond . ...
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... The awareness and willingness of air travellers to pay for voluntary carbon offsets and their co-benefits 1. Introduction Aviation is a sector that is increasingly contributing to climate change due to the rapid growth of the industry with considerable additional aircraft capacity and lower airfare ...
... The awareness and willingness of air travellers to pay for voluntary carbon offsets and their co-benefits 1. Introduction Aviation is a sector that is increasingly contributing to climate change due to the rapid growth of the industry with considerable additional aircraft capacity and lower airfare ...
Management strategies for tree improvement programs under
... climate change will improve growing condition but local populations are unlikely to utilize it due to their intrinsic low growth potential. The research objectives are: (1) to investigate if local material originating within each breeding region is best for existing seed production needs, (2) to ide ...
... climate change will improve growing condition but local populations are unlikely to utilize it due to their intrinsic low growth potential. The research objectives are: (1) to investigate if local material originating within each breeding region is best for existing seed production needs, (2) to ide ...
Climate Change Indicators in the United States
... Collecting and interpreting environmental indicators has played a critical role in our increased understanding of climate change and its causes. An indicator represents the state of certain environmental conditions over a given area and a specified period of time. Scientists, analysts, decision-make ...
... Collecting and interpreting environmental indicators has played a critical role in our increased understanding of climate change and its causes. An indicator represents the state of certain environmental conditions over a given area and a specified period of time. Scientists, analysts, decision-make ...
The Politicization of Climate Change and Polarization in the American
... effectiveness of this strategy is reflected by comparative studies showing that U.S. newspapers are more likely to portray climate science as “uncertain” than are those in other developed nations (Dispensa and Brulle 2003) and that that American public is less knowledgeable about the causes of globa ...
... effectiveness of this strategy is reflected by comparative studies showing that U.S. newspapers are more likely to portray climate science as “uncertain” than are those in other developed nations (Dispensa and Brulle 2003) and that that American public is less knowledgeable about the causes of globa ...
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... of projects that are being compared are rapid land-building, which build wetlands rapidly through dredging, and more natural methods such as river diversions, which take a longer time period to prevent losses of wetlands. Both approaches have positive benefits and drawbacks depending on why one desi ...
... of projects that are being compared are rapid land-building, which build wetlands rapidly through dredging, and more natural methods such as river diversions, which take a longer time period to prevent losses of wetlands. Both approaches have positive benefits and drawbacks depending on why one desi ...
Historical and Idealized Climate Model Experiments: An EMIC
... much more variation between models than ocean carbon fluxes, and recent land fluxes appear to be slightly underestimated. It is possible that recent modelled climate trends or climate-carbon feedbacks are overestimated resulting in too much land carbon loss or that carbon uptake due to CO2 and/or ni ...
... much more variation between models than ocean carbon fluxes, and recent land fluxes appear to be slightly underestimated. It is possible that recent modelled climate trends or climate-carbon feedbacks are overestimated resulting in too much land carbon loss or that carbon uptake due to CO2 and/or ni ...
Climate Change and Alberta`s Forests
... Aspen forests in the southern boreal region particularly are expected to decline, shift northward, and suffer reduced productivity due to periods of drought and recurring insect defoliations. Some tree species such as Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, western larch, Scots pine and Siberian larch may gai ...
... Aspen forests in the southern boreal region particularly are expected to decline, shift northward, and suffer reduced productivity due to periods of drought and recurring insect defoliations. Some tree species such as Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, western larch, Scots pine and Siberian larch may gai ...
Is atmospheric carbon dioxide removal a game changer for climate
... sodium hydroxide (Lackner 2010; Stolaroff et al. 2008). Although the costs of this technology are still high it could play an important role for long-term climate policy (Keith et al. 2005; Keith 2009). Some authors argue that the cost of large-scale air capture will eventually decrease and become c ...
... sodium hydroxide (Lackner 2010; Stolaroff et al. 2008). Although the costs of this technology are still high it could play an important role for long-term climate policy (Keith et al. 2005; Keith 2009). Some authors argue that the cost of large-scale air capture will eventually decrease and become c ...