UK climate change policy: how does it affect competitiveness?
... this range. However, the EU’s 2030 target is at the lower end of ambition compared to the cost-effective path to its 2050 objective of reducing emissions to 80 to 95 per cent below 1990 levels. EU Member States should be prepared to raise the ambition of their collective target as a contribution tow ...
... this range. However, the EU’s 2030 target is at the lower end of ambition compared to the cost-effective path to its 2050 objective of reducing emissions to 80 to 95 per cent below 1990 levels. EU Member States should be prepared to raise the ambition of their collective target as a contribution tow ...
1st PDCI Conference Report - Practitioners` Dialogue on Climate
... (GCF) elaborated on the question how the GCF could stimulate the business and financial sector to invest in renewable energy projects, energy efficiency improvements and climate change adaptation measures. The Private Sector Facility (PSF) of the GCF uses innovative tools and concessional funding to ...
... (GCF) elaborated on the question how the GCF could stimulate the business and financial sector to invest in renewable energy projects, energy efficiency improvements and climate change adaptation measures. The Private Sector Facility (PSF) of the GCF uses innovative tools and concessional funding to ...
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... Moi in 1986, with decreasing contributions to GDP from agriculture, forestry and fishing and increasing contributions from industry and construction. The service sector’s contribution to GDP has remained relatively constant, at 38.6 % in 1990, 38.1 % in 2005 and 38.3 % in 2010. However, the high q ...
... Moi in 1986, with decreasing contributions to GDP from agriculture, forestry and fishing and increasing contributions from industry and construction. The service sector’s contribution to GDP has remained relatively constant, at 38.6 % in 1990, 38.1 % in 2005 and 38.3 % in 2010. However, the high q ...
Assessing vulnerabilities to the effects of global change
... Scientists, policy-makers, and the general public are increasingly aware that global patterns of environmental degradation are putting people at risk (Kasperson and Kasperson, 2001). These threats are global in both systemic (e.g., climate change due to greenhouse gas emissions) and cumulative terms ...
... Scientists, policy-makers, and the general public are increasingly aware that global patterns of environmental degradation are putting people at risk (Kasperson and Kasperson, 2001). These threats are global in both systemic (e.g., climate change due to greenhouse gas emissions) and cumulative terms ...
Climate Change Politics and Policy
... has a trade publication specializing in news and analysis pertinent to the field. Make it a point to subscribe and at least skim the contents on a regular basis. Watch for conferences or reports on specific topics that interest you, and develop an understanding of what experts consider the pressing ...
... has a trade publication specializing in news and analysis pertinent to the field. Make it a point to subscribe and at least skim the contents on a regular basis. Watch for conferences or reports on specific topics that interest you, and develop an understanding of what experts consider the pressing ...
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... dependent agriculture. For example, figure (1) below shows that although annual rainfall volume is no different from long run average, rainfall distribution varies a lot within the year when compared against long run average. These precipitation anomalies are so alarming that some scientists suggest ...
... dependent agriculture. For example, figure (1) below shows that although annual rainfall volume is no different from long run average, rainfall distribution varies a lot within the year when compared against long run average. These precipitation anomalies are so alarming that some scientists suggest ...
Rainfall - Climate Ireland
... nineteenth century with a peak of over 800 rainfall stations in the late 1950s. Currently rainfall is recorded at synoptic (red and yellow) and climatalogical (blue) weather stations; in addition, there is a wide network of voluntary rainfall observers (orange). At the 25 synoptic stations, readings ...
... nineteenth century with a peak of over 800 rainfall stations in the late 1950s. Currently rainfall is recorded at synoptic (red and yellow) and climatalogical (blue) weather stations; in addition, there is a wide network of voluntary rainfall observers (orange). At the 25 synoptic stations, readings ...
PROJECT IDENTIFICATION FORM (PIF)
... will be implemented at the country level by the lead Ministry mandated to advance climate monitoring including management of climate data in full collaboration with other relevant line Ministries who rely on the information for planning purposes (Disaster Management, Agriculture, Water, Finance and ...
... will be implemented at the country level by the lead Ministry mandated to advance climate monitoring including management of climate data in full collaboration with other relevant line Ministries who rely on the information for planning purposes (Disaster Management, Agriculture, Water, Finance and ...
STATEMENT OF GUIDANCE FOR CLIMATE (other aspects
... problems are connected to climate change issues, including monitoring, detection and attribution. Because attribution involves the comparison of three-dimensional fields of observations with fields from models covering the whole climate system, data types for many parts of the climate system are inv ...
... problems are connected to climate change issues, including monitoring, detection and attribution. Because attribution involves the comparison of three-dimensional fields of observations with fields from models covering the whole climate system, data types for many parts of the climate system are inv ...
Implications of Climate Change for Development
... Exposure: The geography of many developing countries leaves them especially vulnerable to climate change. Geographical exposure plays an important role in determining a country’s growth and development prospects. Many developing countries are located in tropical areas. As a result, they already endu ...
... Exposure: The geography of many developing countries leaves them especially vulnerable to climate change. Geographical exposure plays an important role in determining a country’s growth and development prospects. Many developing countries are located in tropical areas. As a result, they already endu ...
Global/Regional/Local-Scale Climate Change - A Reality Check
... Addressing Uncertainties, Uncertainties, Committee Committee on on Radiative Radiative Forcing Forcing Effects Effects on on Climate, Climate, Climate Climate Research Research Committee, Committee, 224 ...
... Addressing Uncertainties, Uncertainties, Committee Committee on on Radiative Radiative Forcing Forcing Effects Effects on on Climate, Climate, Climate Climate Research Research Committee, Committee, 224 ...
A comprehensive set of high-resolution grids of monthly climate for
... It is desirable that any study of the potential consequences of future climate change should use the best available information about projected climates. These projections are most commonly obtained from global climate model (GCM) simulations of the climate response to a given scenario of future gre ...
... It is desirable that any study of the potential consequences of future climate change should use the best available information about projected climates. These projections are most commonly obtained from global climate model (GCM) simulations of the climate response to a given scenario of future gre ...
California rainfall is becoming greater, with heavier storms
... University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA ...
... University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA ...
Climate Change: The Copenhagen Conference
... it. For a more detailed examination of climate change science, including the accepted facts and key uncertainties, the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) has produced a note, Climate Change Science, which goes into this issue in more depth. 1 Representatives of the 192 countries t ...
... it. For a more detailed examination of climate change science, including the accepted facts and key uncertainties, the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) has produced a note, Climate Change Science, which goes into this issue in more depth. 1 Representatives of the 192 countries t ...
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... Within the last decade, interest in the impacts of climate change has significantly increased. Concomitantly, there has been widespread recognition that action must be taken to reduce climate change impacts as well as to adapt to the potential changes. The development of sector-specific adaptive ...
... Within the last decade, interest in the impacts of climate change has significantly increased. Concomitantly, there has been widespread recognition that action must be taken to reduce climate change impacts as well as to adapt to the potential changes. The development of sector-specific adaptive ...
Migration in response to environmental change
... major factor. Sea level rise, changes in storm or cyclone frequency, changes in rainfall patterns, forest fires, increases in temperature and ocean acidification may result in loss of homes or livelihoods. Apart from climate change, land degradation, in the form of loss of nutrients, soil erosion, p ...
... major factor. Sea level rise, changes in storm or cyclone frequency, changes in rainfall patterns, forest fires, increases in temperature and ocean acidification may result in loss of homes or livelihoods. Apart from climate change, land degradation, in the form of loss of nutrients, soil erosion, p ...
A changing climate of skepticism? The factors shaping climate
... frame the discussion about climate change and to avoid binding decisions towards reducing CO2 emissions. The literature distinguishes three types of skepticism (Rahmstorf 2004; Hobson & Niemeyer, 2012; Painter, 2011; Painter & Gavin, 2015): two of them refer to fundamental forms of skepticism and on ...
... frame the discussion about climate change and to avoid binding decisions towards reducing CO2 emissions. The literature distinguishes three types of skepticism (Rahmstorf 2004; Hobson & Niemeyer, 2012; Painter, 2011; Painter & Gavin, 2015): two of them refer to fundamental forms of skepticism and on ...
From obscurity to action - Liu Institute for Global Issues
... central conclusions in the 2007 IPCC report, or the unanimity of support from scientists around the world. Indeed, in a critical development insofar as security is concerned, scientists are now concluding that the IPCC—even in the worst-case emission scenarios—underestimated many aspects of climate ...
... central conclusions in the 2007 IPCC report, or the unanimity of support from scientists around the world. Indeed, in a critical development insofar as security is concerned, scientists are now concluding that the IPCC—even in the worst-case emission scenarios—underestimated many aspects of climate ...
a Climate of Conflict
... the climate change debate along in several ways. First, it reflects a major increase in the degree of scientific consensus about the reality of climate change and, second, growing consensus that it is caused by human activity. Third, the AR4 emphasises that the consequences of climate change are alr ...
... the climate change debate along in several ways. First, it reflects a major increase in the degree of scientific consensus about the reality of climate change and, second, growing consensus that it is caused by human activity. Third, the AR4 emphasises that the consequences of climate change are alr ...
Exxon`s Climate Footprint
... world are likely to suffer most from climate change7 – because they are more likely to depend on farming for their living and because their governments haven’t the resources to protect them from droughts, floods and hurricanes.8 ...
... world are likely to suffer most from climate change7 – because they are more likely to depend on farming for their living and because their governments haven’t the resources to protect them from droughts, floods and hurricanes.8 ...
Probabilistic projections of climate change over China - HAL-Insu
... proposed with the purpose of producing probabilistic results of climate change over China for the middle and end of the twenty-first century under the Special Report on Emissions Scenarios A1B (SRES A1B) emission scenario. Data from 28 coupled atmosphere–ocean general circulation models (AOGCMs) are ...
... proposed with the purpose of producing probabilistic results of climate change over China for the middle and end of the twenty-first century under the Special Report on Emissions Scenarios A1B (SRES A1B) emission scenario. Data from 28 coupled atmosphere–ocean general circulation models (AOGCMs) are ...
rapid climate change
... The Atlantic array pilot scheme: it is now possible to make continuous, daily measurements of the strength and structure of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation or Atlantic Heat Conveyor. The system made its first observations on 29 March 2004 and has been in continuous operation since th ...
... The Atlantic array pilot scheme: it is now possible to make continuous, daily measurements of the strength and structure of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation or Atlantic Heat Conveyor. The system made its first observations on 29 March 2004 and has been in continuous operation since th ...
Anticipating the outcome of the 2015 Paris Climate Change
... In this client paper, we therefore explore what may follow when little is expected. 30-second overview • The international climate change meeting in Paris is likely to lead to a new international agreement. This agreement will replace the Kyoto Protocol and is to take effect from 2020. In contrast ...
... In this client paper, we therefore explore what may follow when little is expected. 30-second overview • The international climate change meeting in Paris is likely to lead to a new international agreement. This agreement will replace the Kyoto Protocol and is to take effect from 2020. In contrast ...
Regional Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the Eyre Peninsula
... to obtain any necessary government or other agency permits or approvals with respect to management of the said land. The material and opinions in this report may include the views or recommendations of third parties, which may not necessarily reflect the views of the authors, or indicate the author’ ...
... to obtain any necessary government or other agency permits or approvals with respect to management of the said land. The material and opinions in this report may include the views or recommendations of third parties, which may not necessarily reflect the views of the authors, or indicate the author’ ...
Climate change, phenological shifts, eco
... is embedded in the mechanistic approach and there is continuous exchange between the two. It is not realistic to aim for an understanding of all causal relationships underlying eco-evolutionary processes and to translate them into a set of equations. Hence, models will include correlations, which ma ...
... is embedded in the mechanistic approach and there is continuous exchange between the two. It is not realistic to aim for an understanding of all causal relationships underlying eco-evolutionary processes and to translate them into a set of equations. Hence, models will include correlations, which ma ...