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... GHG emitters and the main negotiating groups under the UNFCCC negotiated a Copenhagen Accord in a parallel informal setting – a document outlining a political compromise on the main elements of enhanced action on climate change by those countries. The COP neither authorised the formation of this par ...
... GHG emitters and the main negotiating groups under the UNFCCC negotiated a Copenhagen Accord in a parallel informal setting – a document outlining a political compromise on the main elements of enhanced action on climate change by those countries. The COP neither authorised the formation of this par ...
Bright et al _GCB Invited Review_v4
... to any term in Eq.’s (1) or (2) will affect the heat and moisture fluxes within the planetary ...
... to any term in Eq.’s (1) or (2) will affect the heat and moisture fluxes within the planetary ...
Climate Change Policies in New York State
... (RGGI) and other initiatives, New York State has begun to advance policies specifically limiting greenhouse gas emission. Many questions and research/information needs exist beyond these current technology and policy initiatives. The purpose of this paper is to provide a context to develop a climate ...
... (RGGI) and other initiatives, New York State has begun to advance policies specifically limiting greenhouse gas emission. Many questions and research/information needs exist beyond these current technology and policy initiatives. The purpose of this paper is to provide a context to develop a climate ...
Potential near future runoff changes in Croatia
... variables (e.g. near-surface temperature and precipitation), (2) process variables (e.g. heat flux) and (3) integrative variables (e.g. runoff). In a recent review, Rummukainen (2010) emphasised the need to evaluate models more in terms of integrative metrics, such as river runoff, than state variab ...
... variables (e.g. near-surface temperature and precipitation), (2) process variables (e.g. heat flux) and (3) integrative variables (e.g. runoff). In a recent review, Rummukainen (2010) emphasised the need to evaluate models more in terms of integrative metrics, such as river runoff, than state variab ...
The Role Of Halocarbons In The Climate Change Of The
... layer depletion represent another way in which these gases affect climate. Further, halocarbons can also affect the temperature in the stratosphere. In this paper, we use a narrow-band radiative transfer model together with a range of climate models to examine the role of these gases on atmospheric ...
... layer depletion represent another way in which these gases affect climate. Further, halocarbons can also affect the temperature in the stratosphere. In this paper, we use a narrow-band radiative transfer model together with a range of climate models to examine the role of these gases on atmospheric ...
20 July 2012 - Productivity Commission
... MR HAMDEN (DEWNR): I'm Rohan Hamden, I'm the director of Sustainability Industry Partnerships with the Department for Environment, Water and Natural Resources. I am here talking on behalf of the South Australian government submission to the Productivity Commission inquiry into barriers to adaptatio ...
... MR HAMDEN (DEWNR): I'm Rohan Hamden, I'm the director of Sustainability Industry Partnerships with the Department for Environment, Water and Natural Resources. I am here talking on behalf of the South Australian government submission to the Productivity Commission inquiry into barriers to adaptatio ...
Climate Change Financing - SÜDWIND
... The European Commission (EC) itself has taken steps to come to a common definition within the EU by 2013 and has asked all Member States to declare their fast start climate finance and the definition for additionality they have applied. However, the answers are very diverse and the only obvious tren ...
... The European Commission (EC) itself has taken steps to come to a common definition within the EU by 2013 and has asked all Member States to declare their fast start climate finance and the definition for additionality they have applied. However, the answers are very diverse and the only obvious tren ...
Marshall Islands
... and resources. RMI seeks to consider, as appropriate, the legal and regulatory means to best support these approaches. RMI also considers that adaptation action will have mitigation co-benefits, with efforts such as mangrove and agriculture rehabilitation programs likely to enhance carbon sinks as w ...
... and resources. RMI seeks to consider, as appropriate, the legal and regulatory means to best support these approaches. RMI also considers that adaptation action will have mitigation co-benefits, with efforts such as mangrove and agriculture rehabilitation programs likely to enhance carbon sinks as w ...
The future of soil invertebrate communities in polar regions: different
... twenty-first century because that is the scale at which most climate models work. Fine-scale climate changes are inherently difficult to model and beyond the scope of this paper; hence, we will focus on larger scale patterns. As noted earlier it is well documented that the climate in the polar regio ...
... twenty-first century because that is the scale at which most climate models work. Fine-scale climate changes are inherently difficult to model and beyond the scope of this paper; hence, we will focus on larger scale patterns. As noted earlier it is well documented that the climate in the polar regio ...
Statistical downscaling of daily mean temperature, pan evaporation
... evaporation has not been reported elsewhere at present. The objective of this article, therefore, is twofold: (1) to investigate the adaptability of SDSM for simultaneously downscaling mean temperature, pan evaporation, and precipitation in Haihe River basin and discuss strengths and weaknesses of t ...
... evaporation has not been reported elsewhere at present. The objective of this article, therefore, is twofold: (1) to investigate the adaptability of SDSM for simultaneously downscaling mean temperature, pan evaporation, and precipitation in Haihe River basin and discuss strengths and weaknesses of t ...
DETR - Climate Change
... planning and stimulating innovative responses. The policies that can deliver this reduction are part of the Government’s wider drive for a better quality of life, as well as economic and environmental modernisation. 10 The climate change programme builds on the solid foundation of action that has be ...
... planning and stimulating innovative responses. The policies that can deliver this reduction are part of the Government’s wider drive for a better quality of life, as well as economic and environmental modernisation. 10 The climate change programme builds on the solid foundation of action that has be ...
Global climate evolution during the last deglaciation
... superposed on those associated with global warming. Considerable ice-sheet melting and sea-level rise occurred after 11 ka, but otherwise the world had entered the current interglaciation with near-pre-Industrial greenhouse gas concentrations and relatively stable climates. Here we synthesize well-d ...
... superposed on those associated with global warming. Considerable ice-sheet melting and sea-level rise occurred after 11 ka, but otherwise the world had entered the current interglaciation with near-pre-Industrial greenhouse gas concentrations and relatively stable climates. Here we synthesize well-d ...
Climate change and communicable diseases in the EU
... handbook will help authorities choose analysis methods for national assessments based on local conditions, competence and aims. The approach is designed to be flexible with multiple entry points depending on whether the assessment will focus primarily on vulnerability, adaptation or both. For the mo ...
... handbook will help authorities choose analysis methods for national assessments based on local conditions, competence and aims. The approach is designed to be flexible with multiple entry points depending on whether the assessment will focus primarily on vulnerability, adaptation or both. For the mo ...
How does climate mitigation policy affect adaptation? An empirical
... carbon pricing uses a forest’s capacity as a carbon sink to help internalize the negative externalities resulting from climate change. Since different tree species sequester different amounts of carbon, carbon prices alter incentives for private forest management, potentially resulting in either acc ...
... carbon pricing uses a forest’s capacity as a carbon sink to help internalize the negative externalities resulting from climate change. Since different tree species sequester different amounts of carbon, carbon prices alter incentives for private forest management, potentially resulting in either acc ...
Risk in International Politics Randall W. Stone
... climate change will be less catastrophic than is now believed, or that future technologies will reduce the damage or make it possible to reverse the trend at lower cost than is currently feasible. If these scenarios seem unlikely, it may instead be the case that global climate change will respond ve ...
... climate change will be less catastrophic than is now believed, or that future technologies will reduce the damage or make it possible to reverse the trend at lower cost than is currently feasible. If these scenarios seem unlikely, it may instead be the case that global climate change will respond ve ...
Wildlife in Hot Water - National Wildlife Federation
... Brook trout, known for their speckled bodies and need of cool streams, are severely threatened by climate change in places like the Southeast. If air temperatures warm by just 2.7° Fahrenheit from current conditions, which is expected if carbon emissions are not dramatically and quickly reduced, the ...
... Brook trout, known for their speckled bodies and need of cool streams, are severely threatened by climate change in places like the Southeast. If air temperatures warm by just 2.7° Fahrenheit from current conditions, which is expected if carbon emissions are not dramatically and quickly reduced, the ...
Geographic disparities and moral hazards in the predicted impacts
... 2008; Beck & Sieber, 2010), nor of many additional non-climatic determinants of human vulnerability to climate change, such as Global Ecology and Biogeography, © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd ...
... 2008; Beck & Sieber, 2010), nor of many additional non-climatic determinants of human vulnerability to climate change, such as Global Ecology and Biogeography, © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd ...
Module 5
... actions and their effects, needs and support received, in accordance with their national circumstances, capacities and respective capabilities, and the availability of support; – To provide policy guidance to an operating entity of the financial mechanism for the timely provision of financial suppor ...
... actions and their effects, needs and support received, in accordance with their national circumstances, capacities and respective capabilities, and the availability of support; – To provide policy guidance to an operating entity of the financial mechanism for the timely provision of financial suppor ...
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... Allianz actively supports the EU targets for 20% CO2 reduction by 2020, as well as a binding target of 20% share of renewables in energy mix. Allianz has also called upon the U.S. Congress for a binding CO2-reduction target as well as the introduction of a cap-and-trade system similar to the Eur ...
... Allianz actively supports the EU targets for 20% CO2 reduction by 2020, as well as a binding target of 20% share of renewables in energy mix. Allianz has also called upon the U.S. Congress for a binding CO2-reduction target as well as the introduction of a cap-and-trade system similar to the Eur ...
Climate change threatens the fight against poverty
... has increased from a pre-industrial value of about 280 ppm to 379 ppm3 in 2005 and GHG- emissions are still rising. In 2006, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicted that CO2 emissions would increase by another 55% by the year 2030. The 0.74 °C rise we have seen between 1906-2005 is already ...
... has increased from a pre-industrial value of about 280 ppm to 379 ppm3 in 2005 and GHG- emissions are still rising. In 2006, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicted that CO2 emissions would increase by another 55% by the year 2030. The 0.74 °C rise we have seen between 1906-2005 is already ...
Between Consensus and Denial: Climate Journalists - IPMZ
... as well as due to trickle-down effects between prolific and occasional climate writers, we expect an interpretive community among climate journalists which is built around the main propositions of the IPCC. We will refer to this as the IPCC consensus – knowing that in science there will never be a f ...
... as well as due to trickle-down effects between prolific and occasional climate writers, we expect an interpretive community among climate journalists which is built around the main propositions of the IPCC. We will refer to this as the IPCC consensus – knowing that in science there will never be a f ...
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... rainfall of as much as 20% (NMA, 2007). Rising temperatures, increasingly erratic rainfall, and more frequent and severe floods and droughts are major concerns, especially for those who are highly dependent on natural resources, such as agriculture, for their livelihoods. In the agriculture sector, ...
... rainfall of as much as 20% (NMA, 2007). Rising temperatures, increasingly erratic rainfall, and more frequent and severe floods and droughts are major concerns, especially for those who are highly dependent on natural resources, such as agriculture, for their livelihoods. In the agriculture sector, ...
The Greatest Challenges of Our Time
... challenges, far greater than ever before. The risks in the situation are underestimated because of poor or non-existent risk analysis. The most important factors behind the risks are not on the political agenda nor are they taken up in public discussions. In addition, there is no political global o ...
... challenges, far greater than ever before. The risks in the situation are underestimated because of poor or non-existent risk analysis. The most important factors behind the risks are not on the political agenda nor are they taken up in public discussions. In addition, there is no political global o ...
Wadi Environmental Science Centre DEMENA Youth Climate
... caused by climate change. The water used in 2000 was estimated at about 70 km3 which is already far greater than the available resources. Both water supply and demand are expected to be affected by climate change and SLR. A combination of salt water intrusion due to SLR and increased soil salinity d ...
... caused by climate change. The water used in 2000 was estimated at about 70 km3 which is already far greater than the available resources. Both water supply and demand are expected to be affected by climate change and SLR. A combination of salt water intrusion due to SLR and increased soil salinity d ...
case study: weyerhaeuser - Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
... Over time, Weyerhaeuser has developed robust management responses to build resilience across the growing cycle of its timberlands—from planting to final harvest— against losses from storms, pest infestation, wildfires, and drought. The company regularly updates its forest timber inventories, growth ...
... Over time, Weyerhaeuser has developed robust management responses to build resilience across the growing cycle of its timberlands—from planting to final harvest— against losses from storms, pest infestation, wildfires, and drought. The company regularly updates its forest timber inventories, growth ...