IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA GAUTENG DIVISION
... Some measure of coal-generated energy is necessary to meet South Africa’s current and medium-term energy needs. It is against this background, the DEA contended, that the Minister’s decision must be assessed. 20. The Minister in her answering affidavit averred that the Chief Director had adequately ...
... Some measure of coal-generated energy is necessary to meet South Africa’s current and medium-term energy needs. It is against this background, the DEA contended, that the Minister’s decision must be assessed. 20. The Minister in her answering affidavit averred that the Chief Director had adequately ...
The Economic Impacts of Climate Change
... determinants of agricultural profits, so it offers a possible solution to the omitted variables bias problems that appear to plague the hedonic approach. This approach differs from the hedonic one in a few key ways. First, under an additive separability assumption, its estimated parameters are purge ...
... determinants of agricultural profits, so it offers a possible solution to the omitted variables bias problems that appear to plague the hedonic approach. This approach differs from the hedonic one in a few key ways. First, under an additive separability assumption, its estimated parameters are purge ...
Simulations show decreasing carbon stocks and potential for carbon
... For each AOGCM, average monthly changes in values of precipitation and temperature from a base period (years 1980–1999) to 2030 (2020–2039), and from the base period to 2080 (2070–2089), were provided by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) (Table 1) for an area ;5.68 in latitude and ...
... For each AOGCM, average monthly changes in values of precipitation and temperature from a base period (years 1980–1999) to 2030 (2020–2039), and from the base period to 2080 (2070–2089), were provided by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) (Table 1) for an area ;5.68 in latitude and ...
How does climate warming affect plant
... mediated effects on the abundance of pollinators is relatively rare. However, information from pollination studies along altitudinal or latitudinal gradients (proxies for temperature influence) may infer how pollinator assemblages could be affected by climate warming. For example, flies appear to be ...
... mediated effects on the abundance of pollinators is relatively rare. However, information from pollination studies along altitudinal or latitudinal gradients (proxies for temperature influence) may infer how pollinator assemblages could be affected by climate warming. For example, flies appear to be ...
- Ontario Climate Change Data Portal
... temporal trends and changes in the spatial patterns of both temperature and precipitation based on the high-resolution climate projections. 2. Data and methods A coupled dynamical–statistical downscaling approach, as shown in Figure 1, was developed in this study to generate high-resolution climate ...
... temporal trends and changes in the spatial patterns of both temperature and precipitation based on the high-resolution climate projections. 2. Data and methods A coupled dynamical–statistical downscaling approach, as shown in Figure 1, was developed in this study to generate high-resolution climate ...
Documentation of Research on Climate change and water
... vapour; increasing evaporation; and changes in soil moisture and runoff. However, there are still substantial uncertainties in trends of hydrological variables because of large regional differences, and because of limitations in the spatial and temporal coverage of monitoring networks (Huntington 20 ...
... vapour; increasing evaporation; and changes in soil moisture and runoff. However, there are still substantial uncertainties in trends of hydrological variables because of large regional differences, and because of limitations in the spatial and temporal coverage of monitoring networks (Huntington 20 ...
An HSI Report: The Impact of Animal Agriculture on Global Warming
... senior scientist with the World Bank, “that agricultural regions in the developing world are more vulnerable, even before we consider the ability to cope.”32 Henry Miller of Stanford University has reportedly said that “like the sinking of the Titanic, catastrophes are not democratic…A much higher f ...
... senior scientist with the World Bank, “that agricultural regions in the developing world are more vulnerable, even before we consider the ability to cope.”32 Henry Miller of Stanford University has reportedly said that “like the sinking of the Titanic, catastrophes are not democratic…A much higher f ...
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... “Beyond the Maps” “Climate Change: What Can a Development Agency Do?” “Tomorrow, A City for All?” “What is Climate Finance For?” Climate Generations AreaS, Screening Room ...
... “Beyond the Maps” “Climate Change: What Can a Development Agency Do?” “Tomorrow, A City for All?” “What is Climate Finance For?” Climate Generations AreaS, Screening Room ...
Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on the Built Environment
... climate-related phenomena are already damaging buildings and infrastructure, and these damages are projected to increase with continued climate change. The potential impacts of climate change should therefore be considered in the location and design of major infrastructure projects. This Article rec ...
... climate-related phenomena are already damaging buildings and infrastructure, and these damages are projected to increase with continued climate change. The potential impacts of climate change should therefore be considered in the location and design of major infrastructure projects. This Article rec ...
Nitrogen Flows in Agricultural Systems: A Modeling Perspective
... hydrogen ratio of the ice, reinforce the tight coupling between greenhouse-gas concentrations and climate observed in previous, shorter records. The 100,000-year ‘sawtooth’ variability undergoes a change about 450,000 years ago, with the amplitude of variation, especially in the carbon dioxide and t ...
... hydrogen ratio of the ice, reinforce the tight coupling between greenhouse-gas concentrations and climate observed in previous, shorter records. The 100,000-year ‘sawtooth’ variability undergoes a change about 450,000 years ago, with the amplitude of variation, especially in the carbon dioxide and t ...
Science Stories - ComunicaRSE | ComunicaRSE
... scientists and expert reviewers, an elected Chair, and is funded by the United Nations Environment Program, the World Meteorological Organisation and its own Trust Fund (through which it solicits contributions from governments). For almost 25 years, the IPCC has released regular reports reviewing th ...
... scientists and expert reviewers, an elected Chair, and is funded by the United Nations Environment Program, the World Meteorological Organisation and its own Trust Fund (through which it solicits contributions from governments). For almost 25 years, the IPCC has released regular reports reviewing th ...
Lesson: Concerning Climate- Weather Matters
... Climate Change and Weather 1. How are climate change and weather connected? Climate describes the normal conditions in a given area during different parts of the year, such as seasons and average temperature. When a change occurs in climate, it can affect the average for the area. For example, a glo ...
... Climate Change and Weather 1. How are climate change and weather connected? Climate describes the normal conditions in a given area during different parts of the year, such as seasons and average temperature. When a change occurs in climate, it can affect the average for the area. For example, a glo ...
A semiparametric multivariate, multisite weather generator with
... in the model to produce new sequences of weather variables (e.g., precipitation) that exhibit a wide range of change in their characteristics (e.g., average amount, frequency, intensity, duration, etc.). By incrementally manipulating one or more parameters in the model, many climate scenarios can be ...
... in the model to produce new sequences of weather variables (e.g., precipitation) that exhibit a wide range of change in their characteristics (e.g., average amount, frequency, intensity, duration, etc.). By incrementally manipulating one or more parameters in the model, many climate scenarios can be ...
Natural territory, urban growth and climate change in the Parana
... technological innovation, transport facilities and economic uncertainty encouraged the formation of agglomeration economies, so companies share diverse resources within the region and face the economic instability with lower adaptation. In spite of the national economic recession, the Metropolitan A ...
... technological innovation, transport facilities and economic uncertainty encouraged the formation of agglomeration economies, so companies share diverse resources within the region and face the economic instability with lower adaptation. In spite of the national economic recession, the Metropolitan A ...
Climate Change in - Pakistan Meteorological Department
... and the Indus deltaic region due to sea level rise, coastal erosion, saline sea water intrusion and increasing cyclonic activity in the Arabian Sea. The Indus Delta is already located in the intense heat zone and any rise in temperature would impact human health due to heat strokes, diarrhea, choler ...
... and the Indus deltaic region due to sea level rise, coastal erosion, saline sea water intrusion and increasing cyclonic activity in the Arabian Sea. The Indus Delta is already located in the intense heat zone and any rise in temperature would impact human health due to heat strokes, diarrhea, choler ...
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... models and their CC projections, outliers (i.e. the worst and best cases) should not be ignored, as they illustrate the (plausible) extreme responses. The best choice for a given impact study, therefore, is not to rely on the ensemble mean plus the single most extreme outliers in both directions. In ...
... models and their CC projections, outliers (i.e. the worst and best cases) should not be ignored, as they illustrate the (plausible) extreme responses. The best choice for a given impact study, therefore, is not to rely on the ensemble mean plus the single most extreme outliers in both directions. In ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES William D. Nordhaus
... price signal around the world is an urgent challenge for international collective action.” In plain English, the Review argues that it is critical to have a harmonized carbon tax or similar regulatory device both to provide incentives to individual firms and households and to stimulate research and ...
... price signal around the world is an urgent challenge for international collective action.” In plain English, the Review argues that it is critical to have a harmonized carbon tax or similar regulatory device both to provide incentives to individual firms and households and to stimulate research and ...
Hot Damned America: Evangelicalism and the Climate Change
... Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.”11 The conservative perspective on these verses and others is articulated chiefly by E. Calvin Beisner, who argues that “linking these two commissions together—cultivate and guard the Garden, and fill, subdue and rule the Earth—implies that God intended ...
... Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.”11 The conservative perspective on these verses and others is articulated chiefly by E. Calvin Beisner, who argues that “linking these two commissions together—cultivate and guard the Garden, and fill, subdue and rule the Earth—implies that God intended ...
Selected chapters: Observed climate changes in Croatia Climate
... Decadal trends in annual and seasonal precipitation amounts have not been significantly changed according to data series prolonged by 2008 (Table 1-5). Less changes are present with Osijek, where attenuation of negative spring precipitation trend was observed, but still remaining statistically signi ...
... Decadal trends in annual and seasonal precipitation amounts have not been significantly changed according to data series prolonged by 2008 (Table 1-5). Less changes are present with Osijek, where attenuation of negative spring precipitation trend was observed, but still remaining statistically signi ...
http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/cambio-climatico/publicaciones/documentacion/cle_ene_pla_urg_mea_tcm7-12478.pdf
... economy, health and social welfare. Its impacts will be felt with greater intensity by future generations. For this reason, it is necessary to act immediately and reduce emissions while looking at the same time for ways to adapt to the impacts of climate change. According to the Intergovernmental Pa ...
... economy, health and social welfare. Its impacts will be felt with greater intensity by future generations. For this reason, it is necessary to act immediately and reduce emissions while looking at the same time for ways to adapt to the impacts of climate change. According to the Intergovernmental Pa ...
Detectability of Anthropogenic Changes in Annual Temperature and
... reanalysis data are generally considered not to be reliable enough for the study of long-term trends (e.g., Chelliah and Ropelewski 2000). Datasets that blend satellite and surface data are becoming available for averages of a few days, such as pentads (e.g., Xie et al. 2003), but they remain the su ...
... reanalysis data are generally considered not to be reliable enough for the study of long-term trends (e.g., Chelliah and Ropelewski 2000). Datasets that blend satellite and surface data are becoming available for averages of a few days, such as pentads (e.g., Xie et al. 2003), but they remain the su ...
Central Coast Climate change snapshot
... Interpreting climate projections can be challenging due to the complexities of our climate systems. ‘Model agreement’, that is the number of models that agree on the direction of change (for example increasing or decreasing rainfall) is used to determine the confidence in the projected changes. The ...
... Interpreting climate projections can be challenging due to the complexities of our climate systems. ‘Model agreement’, that is the number of models that agree on the direction of change (for example increasing or decreasing rainfall) is used to determine the confidence in the projected changes. The ...
Planning for Climate Change in the West
... will become more commonplace, and will increase in frequency as a consequence of the combination of higher temperatures, altered precipitation patterns, and earlier spring snowmelt—all of which are expected to become more prevalent under changing climate conditions. Changes in snowpack are also li ...
... will become more commonplace, and will increase in frequency as a consequence of the combination of higher temperatures, altered precipitation patterns, and earlier spring snowmelt—all of which are expected to become more prevalent under changing climate conditions. Changes in snowpack are also li ...
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... little, too fast”; developing countries should play a more substantial role and receive incentives to participate; implementation should focus on market-based approaches, especially those with price mechanisms; and participation and compliance incentives are inadequately addressed by most proposals. ...
... little, too fast”; developing countries should play a more substantial role and receive incentives to participate; implementation should focus on market-based approaches, especially those with price mechanisms; and participation and compliance incentives are inadequately addressed by most proposals. ...
Institutional and technological innovation: Understanding
... common for farmers to cultivate as many as eight to ten cultivars of rice in order to optimize the climatic niches and soil conditions. Local rice varieties are valued especially in areas where climatic factors (water and temperature) are a limiting factor. For example, a rice variety (Mansara) is w ...
... common for farmers to cultivate as many as eight to ten cultivars of rice in order to optimize the climatic niches and soil conditions. Local rice varieties are valued especially in areas where climatic factors (water and temperature) are a limiting factor. For example, a rice variety (Mansara) is w ...