Endogenous growth, convexity of damages and climate risk: how Nordhaus framework supports deep cuts in carbon emissions
... current output.7 There are compelling reasons for thinking that climate change could have long-lasting impacts on growth (Stern, 2013) and there is now an emerging body of empirical evidence pointing in this direction (e.g. Dell et al., 2012), even though climatic conditions in the recent past have ...
... current output.7 There are compelling reasons for thinking that climate change could have long-lasting impacts on growth (Stern, 2013) and there is now an emerging body of empirical evidence pointing in this direction (e.g. Dell et al., 2012), even though climatic conditions in the recent past have ...
Coffee and Climate Change
... agricultural production map of Viet Nam; river flows in the South are expected to decline, groundwater is expected to drop up to 11 m compared to the current level, evapotranspiration, even in the Central Highlands is expected to increase and demand for irrigation in agriculture is calculated to be ...
... agricultural production map of Viet Nam; river flows in the South are expected to decline, groundwater is expected to drop up to 11 m compared to the current level, evapotranspiration, even in the Central Highlands is expected to increase and demand for irrigation in agriculture is calculated to be ...
Australians` views of climate change
... and whether it is attributable to human activity. A majority of Australians accept that climate change is happening. The size of this majority depends on how the question is put to respondents. When respondents are asked to respond with a dichotomous YES/NO to a question about whether they believe c ...
... and whether it is attributable to human activity. A majority of Australians accept that climate change is happening. The size of this majority depends on how the question is put to respondents. When respondents are asked to respond with a dichotomous YES/NO to a question about whether they believe c ...
Agricultural Technologies for Climate Change Mitigation and
... this is particularly the case in developing countries. Innovations in agriculture have always been important and will be even more vital in the context of climate change. The ICTSD-IPC Platform on Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade is pleased to present this thoughtful discussion about the need f ...
... this is particularly the case in developing countries. Innovations in agriculture have always been important and will be even more vital in the context of climate change. The ICTSD-IPC Platform on Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade is pleased to present this thoughtful discussion about the need f ...
FY09 Annual Planning CABS - Library
... connectivity, valuation & enforcement to ensure effective MMAs [How do we improve conservation efforts?] Outcome 9 - Enhanced in-country capacity to do and use science ...
... connectivity, valuation & enforcement to ensure effective MMAs [How do we improve conservation efforts?] Outcome 9 - Enhanced in-country capacity to do and use science ...
Liberia presentation
... • REDD and VPA-FLEGT are new phenomenon in Liberia, how can we CSO ensure that those who are most affected understand these concepts and develop their respond and mitigating mechanisms? • There is a fundamental link between REDD and FLEGT. In Liberia, the VPA that is the key driver of the REDD and F ...
... • REDD and VPA-FLEGT are new phenomenon in Liberia, how can we CSO ensure that those who are most affected understand these concepts and develop their respond and mitigating mechanisms? • There is a fundamental link between REDD and FLEGT. In Liberia, the VPA that is the key driver of the REDD and F ...
Tuvalu and Climate Change in the Sydney Morning
... In the middle of 2004, Tuvalu’s population count was estimated to be 9,600 according to the most recent census (undertaken in 2002). Population density is high by Oceanic standards, at 369 people per square kilometre and 47 per cent of the population was counted as urban at the census (Secretariat o ...
... In the middle of 2004, Tuvalu’s population count was estimated to be 9,600 according to the most recent census (undertaken in 2002). Population density is high by Oceanic standards, at 369 people per square kilometre and 47 per cent of the population was counted as urban at the census (Secretariat o ...
On the Importance of Strengthening Moderate Beliefs in Climate
... State of Indiana. The Indiana sampling frame provides two theoretical benefits. First, in the absence of national action, the states have taken a lead role in advancing climate policy in the U.S. [32–34]; and the future of climate policy may well depend on the behavior of sub-national governments [3 ...
... State of Indiana. The Indiana sampling frame provides two theoretical benefits. First, in the absence of national action, the states have taken a lead role in advancing climate policy in the U.S. [32–34]; and the future of climate policy may well depend on the behavior of sub-national governments [3 ...
REDD Readiness Progress Fact Sheet COUNTRY
... • REDD and VPA-FLEGT are new phenomenon in Liberia, how can we CSO ensure that those who are most affected understand these concepts and develop their respond and mitigating mechanisms? • There is a fundamental link between REDD and FLEGT. In Liberia, the VPA that is the key driver of the REDD and F ...
... • REDD and VPA-FLEGT are new phenomenon in Liberia, how can we CSO ensure that those who are most affected understand these concepts and develop their respond and mitigating mechanisms? • There is a fundamental link between REDD and FLEGT. In Liberia, the VPA that is the key driver of the REDD and F ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES UNCERTAINTY AND DECISION IN CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMICS
... then should we make policy decisions in such an informational environment? We will argue that the standard von Neumann-Morgenstern Expected Utility framework for decision making under uncertainty is of limited use for the climate problem. We thus explore alternative decision frameworks that are argu ...
... then should we make policy decisions in such an informational environment? We will argue that the standard von Neumann-Morgenstern Expected Utility framework for decision making under uncertainty is of limited use for the climate problem. We thus explore alternative decision frameworks that are argu ...
RADIATIVE AND CLIMATE EFFECTS OF AEROSOLS OVER THE
... and sulphate produces a slight warming over the Arctic during spring. As the aerosol data is climatology, it may coarsely be representative the real situation. In this circumstance, higher resolution of aerosol simulations and more in-situ measurements are certainly needed. We believe that our simul ...
... and sulphate produces a slight warming over the Arctic during spring. As the aerosol data is climatology, it may coarsely be representative the real situation. In this circumstance, higher resolution of aerosol simulations and more in-situ measurements are certainly needed. We believe that our simul ...
Impacts of Climate Change on the Management of Upland Waters
... following a period (1940-1975) of lull. A new cycle rich in strong floods has occurred in recent years, similar to the late XIXth period, but no effect of global change having been detected yet (Sauquet et Haond, 2003). This study introduces an important point. This report deals with the impact of c ...
... following a period (1940-1975) of lull. A new cycle rich in strong floods has occurred in recent years, similar to the late XIXth period, but no effect of global change having been detected yet (Sauquet et Haond, 2003). This study introduces an important point. This report deals with the impact of c ...
The Global Ozone Layer
... The ozone layer and surface ultraviolet (UV) radiation are responding as expected to the ODS reductions achieved under the Montreal Protocol. Global surface UV levels have not increased significantly because the global ozone loss has been limited. If there were no MP, the surface UV levels would ...
... The ozone layer and surface ultraviolet (UV) radiation are responding as expected to the ODS reductions achieved under the Montreal Protocol. Global surface UV levels have not increased significantly because the global ozone loss has been limited. If there were no MP, the surface UV levels would ...
NEWSLETTER - UU Ministry for Earth
... Well, low-lying landmasses such as Captiva Island provide both a laboratory and a platform to address rising waters worldwide and will be among the first to be affected by global weather disturbances. Resting so near sea level, the island offers an opportunity to serve as a “ground zero” threshold ...
... Well, low-lying landmasses such as Captiva Island provide both a laboratory and a platform to address rising waters worldwide and will be among the first to be affected by global weather disturbances. Resting so near sea level, the island offers an opportunity to serve as a “ground zero” threshold ...
Tonga Climate Change Policy
... addressed in this report is to develop a National Climate Change Policy. At that time Government of Tonga has been aware of the importance of including environmental issues in its national strategic plan even though climate change issues were not considered as a priority. A Climate Change Policy was ...
... addressed in this report is to develop a National Climate Change Policy. At that time Government of Tonga has been aware of the importance of including environmental issues in its national strategic plan even though climate change issues were not considered as a priority. A Climate Change Policy was ...
Earth climate identification vs. anthropic global warming
... volcanism and, to a large extent, human activities. The issue of available climate data is crucial, both for identification and for detection and attribution. The reader must therefore get a precise idea of the datasets that we have gathered and used. Knowing the large time scales involved in the cli ...
... volcanism and, to a large extent, human activities. The issue of available climate data is crucial, both for identification and for detection and attribution. The reader must therefore get a precise idea of the datasets that we have gathered and used. Knowing the large time scales involved in the cli ...
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... With hindsight this insight into climate economics is quite clear but the two box model does a nice job of helping us to see it. To put it another way, if humans could move heat energy to where it does the least damage, then carbon taxes would be lower compared to a world where this ability to move ...
... With hindsight this insight into climate economics is quite clear but the two box model does a nice job of helping us to see it. To put it another way, if humans could move heat energy to where it does the least damage, then carbon taxes would be lower compared to a world where this ability to move ...
Kenya National Adaptation Plan 2015-2030
... by the 15th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) that, in the build-up to the Paris Agreement of December 2015, called for “a global goal for adaptation which takes into account adaptation needs and associated costs, including support for developing countries, while recognizing ...
... by the 15th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) that, in the build-up to the Paris Agreement of December 2015, called for “a global goal for adaptation which takes into account adaptation needs and associated costs, including support for developing countries, while recognizing ...
The design of a legacy indicator tool for measuring climate change
... of gathering and storing data without maintenance or management requirements would be ideal for monitoring climate change impacts on individual heritage sites [25]. The LegIT is an attempt to create one such tool, in this case for the capture of surface and near surface effects. Salt crystallisation ...
... of gathering and storing data without maintenance or management requirements would be ideal for monitoring climate change impacts on individual heritage sites [25]. The LegIT is an attempt to create one such tool, in this case for the capture of surface and near surface effects. Salt crystallisation ...
The Changes - Climate Change and Me
... to create a life for others too?’ It appears that we humans have lodged an idea into our minds that we must fulfil every need of ours; every craving, desire, anything that could help to increase our over-enlarged egos. This is the main reason as to why climate change has been worsening. Our species ...
... to create a life for others too?’ It appears that we humans have lodged an idea into our minds that we must fulfil every need of ours; every craving, desire, anything that could help to increase our over-enlarged egos. This is the main reason as to why climate change has been worsening. Our species ...
Aghion_et_al_policy_paper_Nov2014 (opens in new window)
... The analysis in this paper focuses mainly on the importance of path dependence in innovation processes. First, scientists work in areas that are well funded and where other good scientists work: research and knowledge production are path-dependent. Second, deployment of innovations is path-dependent ...
... The analysis in this paper focuses mainly on the importance of path dependence in innovation processes. First, scientists work in areas that are well funded and where other good scientists work: research and knowledge production are path-dependent. Second, deployment of innovations is path-dependent ...
Submitted to a confernce in Forli
... I have been teaching and participating as a juror at the graduation exams of several schools in Europe and the Americas more or less regularly for the last fifteen years, practising the profession for nearly thirty, and “watching over” it for the last ten as Chief Interpreter with the United Nations ...
... I have been teaching and participating as a juror at the graduation exams of several schools in Europe and the Americas more or less regularly for the last fifteen years, practising the profession for nearly thirty, and “watching over” it for the last ten as Chief Interpreter with the United Nations ...
View/Open
... essentially is a voluntary agreement to promote cleaner energy technology. Its main stated purpose is to ‘create a voluntary, non-legally binding framework for international cooperation to facilitate the development, diffusion, deployment, and transfer of existing, emerging and longer term cost-effe ...
... essentially is a voluntary agreement to promote cleaner energy technology. Its main stated purpose is to ‘create a voluntary, non-legally binding framework for international cooperation to facilitate the development, diffusion, deployment, and transfer of existing, emerging and longer term cost-effe ...
Climate change adaptation in water management for food security
... There is strong higher variability in monthly precipitation and a declining trend in Sri Lanka’s overall mean annual precipitation (MAP) during the last century. The El NiñoSouthern Oscillation (ENSO) also influences the country‟s rainfall. Recent studies have estimated a decrease in MAP by 144 mm ( ...
... There is strong higher variability in monthly precipitation and a declining trend in Sri Lanka’s overall mean annual precipitation (MAP) during the last century. The El NiñoSouthern Oscillation (ENSO) also influences the country‟s rainfall. Recent studies have estimated a decrease in MAP by 144 mm ( ...