Annex 5: Changes to the Atlantic Ocean circulation (Gulf Stream)
... chance) that the MOC will weaken gradually over the 21st century in response to increasing greenhouse gases, but very unlikely (<10% chance) that an abrupt MOC change will occur in that time. Longer term changes cannot be assessed with confidence at this stage. The effects of any rapid MOC changes ( ...
... chance) that the MOC will weaken gradually over the 21st century in response to increasing greenhouse gases, but very unlikely (<10% chance) that an abrupt MOC change will occur in that time. Longer term changes cannot be assessed with confidence at this stage. The effects of any rapid MOC changes ( ...
Climate Change and Water Resources in the Tropical Andes
... clearly document that the future climate will not only be significantly warmer, it will also feature a much higher likelihood of extremely hot years. Most important, Figure 2 shows that even the coldest years in a future world under an A2 or B2 scenario will be much warmer than the warmest years obs ...
... clearly document that the future climate will not only be significantly warmer, it will also feature a much higher likelihood of extremely hot years. Most important, Figure 2 shows that even the coldest years in a future world under an A2 or B2 scenario will be much warmer than the warmest years obs ...
PROGRAMME APPROVAL FORM: TAUGHT PROGRAMMES – THE PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION SECTION 1
... Name and address of the off-campus location and external body Percentage/amount of the programme delivered off-campus or by external body Nature of the involvement of external body Description of the learning resources available at the off-campus location What mechanisms will be put in place to ensu ...
... Name and address of the off-campus location and external body Percentage/amount of the programme delivered off-campus or by external body Nature of the involvement of external body Description of the learning resources available at the off-campus location What mechanisms will be put in place to ensu ...
Climate change
... for temperature and rates of change of temperature) CO2 concentration stabilization: Concentration profiles and implied CO2 emissions Article 2 and choosing a CO2 stabilization target: Effects of adaptation and non-CO2 gases Effects of CO2 stabilization on future warming and sea level ...
... for temperature and rates of change of temperature) CO2 concentration stabilization: Concentration profiles and implied CO2 emissions Article 2 and choosing a CO2 stabilization target: Effects of adaptation and non-CO2 gases Effects of CO2 stabilization on future warming and sea level ...
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... system-level adaptive capacity, or lack thereof, affects the selection of farm practices with adaptation benefit. Given the scarce evidence available for Niger and the Sahel area in general, this paper generates empirical evidence on farmers' incentives and the conditioning factors that hinder or ac ...
... system-level adaptive capacity, or lack thereof, affects the selection of farm practices with adaptation benefit. Given the scarce evidence available for Niger and the Sahel area in general, this paper generates empirical evidence on farmers' incentives and the conditioning factors that hinder or ac ...
South Africa`s climate change technology needs assessment 2007
... quality of life of people living in informal settlements, addressing health issues pertaining to the eradication of major diseases, reducing infant mortality and improving maternal health. The environmental rights provided for in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, and progressiv ...
... quality of life of people living in informal settlements, addressing health issues pertaining to the eradication of major diseases, reducing infant mortality and improving maternal health. The environmental rights provided for in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, and progressiv ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Marine Organisms and Ecosystems
... (CO2[atm]) up from a pre-industrial value of about 280 parts per million (ppm) to 385 ppm in 2008 [8] (Figure 1). Annual increases are now exceeding 2 ppm, an emission trend that exceeds the worst case scenario of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) [9]. There is a direct link betwe ...
... (CO2[atm]) up from a pre-industrial value of about 280 parts per million (ppm) to 385 ppm in 2008 [8] (Figure 1). Annual increases are now exceeding 2 ppm, an emission trend that exceeds the worst case scenario of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) [9]. There is a direct link betwe ...
now - Melton Borough Council
... blockages and significant power failures. There was substantial damage to infrastructure and much economic disruption, with early estimates of losses exceeding £450 million. According to a recent report from the Association of British Insurers “Climate change could increase the annual costs of flood ...
... blockages and significant power failures. There was substantial damage to infrastructure and much economic disruption, with early estimates of losses exceeding £450 million. According to a recent report from the Association of British Insurers “Climate change could increase the annual costs of flood ...
Sustainable Development and Climate Change Strategy 2012-2017
... Climate change due to human activity is a step beyond this and is the most extreme manifestation of unsustainable development. Its impacts are now widely recognised at a local and global scale. As the volume of greenhouse gases (see glossary) from industrial, domestic and vehicle emissions issuing i ...
... Climate change due to human activity is a step beyond this and is the most extreme manifestation of unsustainable development. Its impacts are now widely recognised at a local and global scale. As the volume of greenhouse gases (see glossary) from industrial, domestic and vehicle emissions issuing i ...
Climate ethics and population policy
... greenhouse gas emissions by 60 to 80% over the next 40 to 50 years, in order to keep average global warming below 2◦ C.22,23 We have little reason to believe we can limit greenhouse gas emissions this much, while ignoring the main causes of growing emissions. Technological improvements and efficienc ...
... greenhouse gas emissions by 60 to 80% over the next 40 to 50 years, in order to keep average global warming below 2◦ C.22,23 We have little reason to believe we can limit greenhouse gas emissions this much, while ignoring the main causes of growing emissions. Technological improvements and efficienc ...
Nile Delta, Challenges, Opportunities
... seawater during winter sea surges (Hereher, 2011). The Nile Delta covers only about 2% of Egypt's area but hosts about 41% of the country's population and comprises nearly 63% of its agricultural land (Hereher, 2010), (Mabrouk,et al., 2013). It is among the most densely populated agricultural areas ...
... seawater during winter sea surges (Hereher, 2011). The Nile Delta covers only about 2% of Egypt's area but hosts about 41% of the country's population and comprises nearly 63% of its agricultural land (Hereher, 2010), (Mabrouk,et al., 2013). It is among the most densely populated agricultural areas ...
Source control as an adaptation measure to
... the model, simulations as well as emission scenarios are given in Plummer et al., 2006; the simulation results considered in the present study correspond to simulations ANpr2 (control climate) and ANfr2 (future climate) of Plummer et al., 2006). The CRCM simulations are performed over a domain conta ...
... the model, simulations as well as emission scenarios are given in Plummer et al., 2006; the simulation results considered in the present study correspond to simulations ANpr2 (control climate) and ANfr2 (future climate) of Plummer et al., 2006). The CRCM simulations are performed over a domain conta ...
ILS 251 - Integrated Liberal Studies
... Higgs Bosons and crazy things we do to figure out about really small stuff Orbital variations Milancovic: Right guy, wrong place, wrong time ...
... Higgs Bosons and crazy things we do to figure out about really small stuff Orbital variations Milancovic: Right guy, wrong place, wrong time ...
Climate change impacts on coastal fisheries and
... highly productive species (Rijnsdorp et al. 2009). The 2011 marine heatwave in Western Australia, for example, was reportedly responsible for large fish kills and a temporary southward distribution shift of tropical fauna (Pearce and Feng 2013). This type of short-term extreme can have devastating l ...
... highly productive species (Rijnsdorp et al. 2009). The 2011 marine heatwave in Western Australia, for example, was reportedly responsible for large fish kills and a temporary southward distribution shift of tropical fauna (Pearce and Feng 2013). This type of short-term extreme can have devastating l ...
NIPCC SPM Published - Australian Environment Foundation
... Climate Change Reconsidered II: Physical Science The hypothesis of human-caused global warming comes up short not merely of “full scientific certainty” but of reasonable certainty or even plausibility. The weight of evidence now leans heavily against the theory. Invoking the precautionary principl ...
... Climate Change Reconsidered II: Physical Science The hypothesis of human-caused global warming comes up short not merely of “full scientific certainty” but of reasonable certainty or even plausibility. The weight of evidence now leans heavily against the theory. Invoking the precautionary principl ...
- The University of Liverpool Repository
... ecological overshoot mean for urban political economy, and the effectiveness of grassroots urbanism as a response to it. The paper argues that given the pervasiveness of the ‘entrepreneurial thesis’ of urban management, alternatives to ‘growth’ as the objective of local economic development policy a ...
... ecological overshoot mean for urban political economy, and the effectiveness of grassroots urbanism as a response to it. The paper argues that given the pervasiveness of the ‘entrepreneurial thesis’ of urban management, alternatives to ‘growth’ as the objective of local economic development policy a ...
Vulnerability of national economies to the impacts of climate change
... such as fishing pressure, fuel prices, future changes in trade flows and consumption patterns are important in shaping fisheries production systems, and including such drivers in a global vulnerability analysis with a 50-year horizon would seem pertinent, such long-term global-scale projections are ...
... such as fishing pressure, fuel prices, future changes in trade flows and consumption patterns are important in shaping fisheries production systems, and including such drivers in a global vulnerability analysis with a 50-year horizon would seem pertinent, such long-term global-scale projections are ...
The Influence of Climate Change on Global Crop Productivity
... weather, CO2, and O3 in agricultural areas and how that has affected and will affect crop productivity. In doing so, we recognize that this is only part of the fuller story on crop productivity, which in turn is only part of the fuller story on future food security. For example, this Update is silen ...
... weather, CO2, and O3 in agricultural areas and how that has affected and will affect crop productivity. In doing so, we recognize that this is only part of the fuller story on crop productivity, which in turn is only part of the fuller story on future food security. For example, this Update is silen ...
Climate change and impacts in the Eastern Mediterranean and the
... vegetation scanty (Issar and Zohar 2007). The temperature and precipitation gradients across the region are remarkable. In some areas precipitation is among the highest in Europe, e.g. up to 2,000 mm/year or more over the mountains of the Dinaric Alps, the Caucasus and the Zagros mountains, while se ...
... vegetation scanty (Issar and Zohar 2007). The temperature and precipitation gradients across the region are remarkable. In some areas precipitation is among the highest in Europe, e.g. up to 2,000 mm/year or more over the mountains of the Dinaric Alps, the Caucasus and the Zagros mountains, while se ...
Journal of Geography Agnotology as a Teaching Tool: Learning
... of a multi-faceted problem become less contentious with further research, while new difficulties arise and need to be addressed. It is therefore possible, indeed common, to achieve a scientific consensus on some aspects of a problem, but not others. Thus, for example, there are certainly areas of gl ...
... of a multi-faceted problem become less contentious with further research, while new difficulties arise and need to be addressed. It is therefore possible, indeed common, to achieve a scientific consensus on some aspects of a problem, but not others. Thus, for example, there are certainly areas of gl ...
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... below, finds that the optimal carbon price is less than $6 per ton in 1995, and less than $10 per ton in 2005, rising very gradually to only $140 per ton in 2195, some 200 years into the simulation. (All monetary amounts are in 1995 US dollars. Our decision to focus on projections for 2195 is explai ...
... below, finds that the optimal carbon price is less than $6 per ton in 1995, and less than $10 per ton in 2005, rising very gradually to only $140 per ton in 2195, some 200 years into the simulation. (All monetary amounts are in 1995 US dollars. Our decision to focus on projections for 2195 is explai ...
Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Act 2007
... The Minister may from time to time vary any determination or target under this section after taking into account new or updated methodologies or advice with respect to the calculation, assessment, measurement or reporting of greenhouse gas emissions, or any other factor considered relevant by the Mi ...
... The Minister may from time to time vary any determination or target under this section after taking into account new or updated methodologies or advice with respect to the calculation, assessment, measurement or reporting of greenhouse gas emissions, or any other factor considered relevant by the Mi ...
Full-Text - MDPI.com
... climate policy positions by, including what Gourevitch [4] calls ―second image reversed‖ explanations. Similar perspectives also exist in the more specialized literature on environmental regimes [10]. Bernstein and Cashore [11] likewise favor more attention to the issue of domestic influences of env ...
... climate policy positions by, including what Gourevitch [4] calls ―second image reversed‖ explanations. Similar perspectives also exist in the more specialized literature on environmental regimes [10]. Bernstein and Cashore [11] likewise favor more attention to the issue of domestic influences of env ...
Socio-Economic Impacts of Climate Change in
... such challenges in terms of mitigation and adaptation and sets out a methodology to incorporate climate risk management into policy formulation. Afghanistan presents a number of challenges in terms of climate change assessment. Climate projections for Afghanistan require significant refinement due t ...
... such challenges in terms of mitigation and adaptation and sets out a methodology to incorporate climate risk management into policy formulation. Afghanistan presents a number of challenges in terms of climate change assessment. Climate projections for Afghanistan require significant refinement due t ...
Report of Inter Experts on Global Change
... A concern was raised with regard to the inter-relatedness among the science plans for which separate project proposals were being developed. The response was that ICSU ROA will harmonise the project proposals through in-house editing and consultation, to avoid duplications between projects. This har ...
... A concern was raised with regard to the inter-relatedness among the science plans for which separate project proposals were being developed. The response was that ICSU ROA will harmonise the project proposals through in-house editing and consultation, to avoid duplications between projects. This har ...