now - The City of Edinburgh Council
... In 2012, the City of Edinburgh Council participated in an Adaptation Scotland pilot workbook for local authorities on climate change adaptation. Our Local Climate Impacts Profile (LCLIP) was updated as part of this process. The aim of a LCLIP is to help local authorities establish and prepare for th ...
... In 2012, the City of Edinburgh Council participated in an Adaptation Scotland pilot workbook for local authorities on climate change adaptation. Our Local Climate Impacts Profile (LCLIP) was updated as part of this process. The aim of a LCLIP is to help local authorities establish and prepare for th ...
www.ssoar.info How earth science has become a social science
... Working Groups I always released first, II second, and III third. Epistemologically, the results of Working Group I are described as the “physical science basis,” so there is an epistemic assumption built into the IPCC’s structure: that physical science is the foundation upon which appropriate socia ...
... Working Groups I always released first, II second, and III third. Epistemologically, the results of Working Group I are described as the “physical science basis,” so there is an epistemic assumption built into the IPCC’s structure: that physical science is the foundation upon which appropriate socia ...
magnitude and frequency
... frequency based on climate model results. The majority of climate model experiments point to increased flood hazard for the UK linked to more extreme precipitation events and greater winter rainfall totals by the 2080s. One study claims that past greenhouse gas emissions (the ‘human fingerprint’) ha ...
... frequency based on climate model results. The majority of climate model experiments point to increased flood hazard for the UK linked to more extreme precipitation events and greater winter rainfall totals by the 2080s. One study claims that past greenhouse gas emissions (the ‘human fingerprint’) ha ...
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... smaller welfare change for a rich person than a poor person. Incorporating this theoretical model into climate change impact models has a significant effect on efficient policy choices for a global decision maker. This paper presents new results from FUND, an integrated assessment model, that takes ...
... smaller welfare change for a rich person than a poor person. Incorporating this theoretical model into climate change impact models has a significant effect on efficient policy choices for a global decision maker. This paper presents new results from FUND, an integrated assessment model, that takes ...
... because they’re not able to respond to these warming temperatures.” Warmer temperatures dry up wetlands, for WEB EXTRA Watch a video example, rendering them of Richard uninhabitable for more Primack water-dependent plants. measuring Exhibit A: orchids. climate change “In Thoreau’s time, with the hel ...
DISCUSSION PAPER Climate Policy in the United States
... Each panel included ample time for questions, answers, and discussion. Participants debated, for example, whether U.S. climate technology policy is really sustainable, given its multi-billion dollar annual cost and current budget deficits, as well as different perspectives on widely acclaimed volunt ...
... Each panel included ample time for questions, answers, and discussion. Participants debated, for example, whether U.S. climate technology policy is really sustainable, given its multi-billion dollar annual cost and current budget deficits, as well as different perspectives on widely acclaimed volunt ...
Carbon-Pipelines-Affirmative---Supplement---NDI-2012
... common standard for levels of impurities in the C02 fluid should be established. The other main impurity that must be considered in EOR projects is H2S. This, since H2S is dangerous to life at concentrations as low as 300 ppm. In existing C02 pipelines, the H2S concentration has been limited to less ...
... common standard for levels of impurities in the C02 fluid should be established. The other main impurity that must be considered in EOR projects is H2S. This, since H2S is dangerous to life at concentrations as low as 300 ppm. In existing C02 pipelines, the H2S concentration has been limited to less ...
Braconnot et al. (2012) - Harvard John A. Paulson School of
... Valerie Masson-Delmotte1, Ayako Abe-Ouchi4, Bette Otto-Bliesner5 and Yan Zhao2 There is large uncertainty about the magnitude of warming and how rainfall patterns will change in response to any given scenario of future changes in atmospheric composition and land use. The models used for future clima ...
... Valerie Masson-Delmotte1, Ayako Abe-Ouchi4, Bette Otto-Bliesner5 and Yan Zhao2 There is large uncertainty about the magnitude of warming and how rainfall patterns will change in response to any given scenario of future changes in atmospheric composition and land use. The models used for future clima ...
Progress in Modeling the Impact of Land Cover Change on the Global Climate (PiPG - December 2006 Issue)
... moisture that it brings on regional and local ecosystems and on the ability of the land to be used for agriculture, grazing and ecological evolution of species. These studies commonly use the IPCC simulations under the different scenarios to evaluate the impact of climate change on the local land us ...
... moisture that it brings on regional and local ecosystems and on the ability of the land to be used for agriculture, grazing and ecological evolution of species. These studies commonly use the IPCC simulations under the different scenarios to evaluate the impact of climate change on the local land us ...
Dynamics of climate and ecosystem coupling: abrupt changes and
... Since the processes that the models ignore by their high degree of aggregation require heroic parametrizations, the quantitative results are only used as a tool for insights into potential qualitative behaviours. The results reveal an emergent property of the coupled climate–economy system that is n ...
... Since the processes that the models ignore by their high degree of aggregation require heroic parametrizations, the quantitative results are only used as a tool for insights into potential qualitative behaviours. The results reveal an emergent property of the coupled climate–economy system that is n ...
From mitigation to creativity: the agency of museums and science
... Some participants were more circumspect with regard to the effectiveness of education, drawing a distinction between knowing about something and doing something about it.4 Here, audiences reframed governing through pedagogy from a modernist formation as disciplinary, to sources of raw material to in ...
... Some participants were more circumspect with regard to the effectiveness of education, drawing a distinction between knowing about something and doing something about it.4 Here, audiences reframed governing through pedagogy from a modernist formation as disciplinary, to sources of raw material to in ...
How the Great Barrier Reef and its industries can adapt to climate
... the scenarios as ‘ideal adaptation’ actions. We developed these scenarios as tools to help focus public and industry discussion on potential GBR futures, under different levels of risk. They can be used for many other purposes, from planning a business to developing new industries. Feel free to use, ...
... the scenarios as ‘ideal adaptation’ actions. We developed these scenarios as tools to help focus public and industry discussion on potential GBR futures, under different levels of risk. They can be used for many other purposes, from planning a business to developing new industries. Feel free to use, ...
Planning for bushfire risk in a changing climate: Ku-ring
... (Taplin et al., 2010). This analysis provided Council with information on its levels of economic risk. iii) Research to identify planning options In 2011 Council released the background study Managing Bushfire Risks, Now and Into the Future (Ku-ring-gai Council, 2011a). The purpose of this study was ...
... (Taplin et al., 2010). This analysis provided Council with information on its levels of economic risk. iii) Research to identify planning options In 2011 Council released the background study Managing Bushfire Risks, Now and Into the Future (Ku-ring-gai Council, 2011a). The purpose of this study was ...
Sensitivity to climate change for two reptiles at the Mojave
... already approach their physiological tolerances and so could put them at risk due to climate change. Here I examined climate change sensitivity for desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii, and common chuckwallas, Sauromalus ater, two large-bodied reptiles that occur across the MojaveeSonoran Desert int ...
... already approach their physiological tolerances and so could put them at risk due to climate change. Here I examined climate change sensitivity for desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii, and common chuckwallas, Sauromalus ater, two large-bodied reptiles that occur across the MojaveeSonoran Desert int ...
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... are expected to continue to grow much faster than U.S. emissions (Blanford, et al. 2008). Even if all of the Annex I countries, including the United States, were to reduce their CO2 emissions to zero by 2030, it would be physically impossible for the world to achieve the frequently ...
... are expected to continue to grow much faster than U.S. emissions (Blanford, et al. 2008). Even if all of the Annex I countries, including the United States, were to reduce their CO2 emissions to zero by 2030, it would be physically impossible for the world to achieve the frequently ...
Management Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change Annex
... the social and economic fabric of the society especially in communities on the low- lying coastal areas. The size of the islands also makes it very vulnerable to climate change as a result the predicted rise in sea levels which can affect coastal villages, towns and major infrastructure, marine and ...
... the social and economic fabric of the society especially in communities on the low- lying coastal areas. The size of the islands also makes it very vulnerable to climate change as a result the predicted rise in sea levels which can affect coastal villages, towns and major infrastructure, marine and ...
Freshwater biodiversity versus anthropogenic climate
... designed to cope with climate change need to be tailored holistically at the watershed level addressing different interacting stressors. A holistic approach in this context means that some types of ecosystem damage to lake systems that we can foresee occurring under a warmer, a wetter or a drier cli ...
... designed to cope with climate change need to be tailored holistically at the watershed level addressing different interacting stressors. A holistic approach in this context means that some types of ecosystem damage to lake systems that we can foresee occurring under a warmer, a wetter or a drier cli ...
IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION MEASURES ON
... unprecedented manner. According to the latest assessment report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), there is now unequivocal evidence that the earth's climate system is warming,1 very likely due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.2 In the absence of e ...
... unprecedented manner. According to the latest assessment report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), there is now unequivocal evidence that the earth's climate system is warming,1 very likely due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.2 In the absence of e ...
Climate, Glaciers and Permafrost in the Swiss Alps
... 2007). Based on corresponding assessments for various sectors of the environment, the economy and the society, recommendations were prepared to the Swiss Federal Government. The present contribution deals with glaciers and permafrost in the Swiss Alps as an example of corresponding analyses and asse ...
... 2007). Based on corresponding assessments for various sectors of the environment, the economy and the society, recommendations were prepared to the Swiss Federal Government. The present contribution deals with glaciers and permafrost in the Swiss Alps as an example of corresponding analyses and asse ...
Multilevel Governance and American Influence on Canadian
... In this context, it is hardly surprising that the policy responses to climate change by Canada and the United States have been closely aligned. Those who follow Canadian and US politics also will not be surprised that the arrow of influence runs decidedly northward in the case of climate policy, jus ...
... In this context, it is hardly surprising that the policy responses to climate change by Canada and the United States have been closely aligned. Those who follow Canadian and US politics also will not be surprised that the arrow of influence runs decidedly northward in the case of climate policy, jus ...
Standards and Suggestions
... Students are introduced to global climate change, including weather and climate. They will understand some of the forces behind climate change-carbon cycle and greenhouse effect and how human activities can both negatively and positively impact Earth’s climate. Students learn about the difference be ...
... Students are introduced to global climate change, including weather and climate. They will understand some of the forces behind climate change-carbon cycle and greenhouse effect and how human activities can both negatively and positively impact Earth’s climate. Students learn about the difference be ...
Working Paper 235 - Watkiss and Cimato (opens in new window)
... scales. There are also approaches for assessing socio-institutional and organisational options, though most of the literature applies qualitative assessments. A review of the case studies and the wider literature has found a number of good practice examples. These show that appraisal is possible, an ...
... scales. There are also approaches for assessing socio-institutional and organisational options, though most of the literature applies qualitative assessments. A review of the case studies and the wider literature has found a number of good practice examples. These show that appraisal is possible, an ...
Climate changes and animal health and food safety
... considerably higher numbers of cases in the summer compared to the winter season. Furthermore, in recent years there have been several examples of new infectious diseases, which have emerged in animals. However, the knowledge about the causes and effects, points to a complex association with climati ...
... considerably higher numbers of cases in the summer compared to the winter season. Furthermore, in recent years there have been several examples of new infectious diseases, which have emerged in animals. However, the knowledge about the causes and effects, points to a complex association with climati ...
I. SUMMARY OF THE PETITION - Inuit Circumpolar Council
... Inuit’s right of access to these lands. The Inuit’s fundamental right to enjoy their personal property is violated because climate change has reduced the value of the Inuit’s personal effects, decreasing the quality of food and hides, and damaging snowmobiles, dog sleds and other tools. Their right ...
... Inuit’s right of access to these lands. The Inuit’s fundamental right to enjoy their personal property is violated because climate change has reduced the value of the Inuit’s personal effects, decreasing the quality of food and hides, and damaging snowmobiles, dog sleds and other tools. Their right ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES THE CLIMATE POLICY DILEMMA Robert S. Pindyck
... The IRRA, denoted by η, can also strongly affect the economic case for a climate policy. To see this, note that η affects expected future welfare in two ways. First, the larger is η, the faster the marginal utility of consumption will decline as consumption grows. Since (other things equal) consumpt ...
... The IRRA, denoted by η, can also strongly affect the economic case for a climate policy. To see this, note that η affects expected future welfare in two ways. First, the larger is η, the faster the marginal utility of consumption will decline as consumption grows. Since (other things equal) consumpt ...