Economics ethics climate change (opens in new window)
... Thus, although ethical considerations are an essential feature of all public policy debates, they are fundamental in a particularly direct and obvious way to climate-change policy. Indeed, there are further ethical questions that climate change raises in common with other environmental externalities ...
... Thus, although ethical considerations are an essential feature of all public policy debates, they are fundamental in a particularly direct and obvious way to climate-change policy. Indeed, there are further ethical questions that climate change raises in common with other environmental externalities ...
Economics, ethics and climate change
... Thus, although ethical considerations are an essential feature of all public policy debates, they are fundamental in a particularly direct and obvious way to climate-change policy. Indeed, there are further ethical questions that climate change raises in common with other environmental externalities ...
... Thus, although ethical considerations are an essential feature of all public policy debates, they are fundamental in a particularly direct and obvious way to climate-change policy. Indeed, there are further ethical questions that climate change raises in common with other environmental externalities ...
Linking Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge of Climate Change
... this rich body of knowledge can inform science, and science can in turn perhaps contribute tools and methods that will allow indigenous communities to make informed decisions about their current situations and future prospects. Faithfully representing the people, voices, and history that hold much o ...
... this rich body of knowledge can inform science, and science can in turn perhaps contribute tools and methods that will allow indigenous communities to make informed decisions about their current situations and future prospects. Faithfully representing the people, voices, and history that hold much o ...
References
... Bond G, Showers W, Elliot M, Evans M, Lotti R, Hajdas I, Bonani G, Johnsen S (1999) The North Atlantic’s 1-2 kyr climate rhythm: relation to Heinrich events, Dansgaard/Oeschger cycles and the little ice age. In: Mechanisms of global climate change at millennial time scales. Geophysical Monograph 112 ...
... Bond G, Showers W, Elliot M, Evans M, Lotti R, Hajdas I, Bonani G, Johnsen S (1999) The North Atlantic’s 1-2 kyr climate rhythm: relation to Heinrich events, Dansgaard/Oeschger cycles and the little ice age. In: Mechanisms of global climate change at millennial time scales. Geophysical Monograph 112 ...
Nunavut`s Natural Environment - Nunavut Climate Change Centre
... environment are currently experiencing or expected to experience acute impacts of climate change, including those affecting sea ice, land and ice-based travel, protected areas, wildlife, endangered species, species distribution, and land use planning.3 Climate change adaptation is about taking actio ...
... environment are currently experiencing or expected to experience acute impacts of climate change, including those affecting sea ice, land and ice-based travel, protected areas, wildlife, endangered species, species distribution, and land use planning.3 Climate change adaptation is about taking actio ...
Camille Parmesan Education
... hosts: a naturally-evolved starting point for climate change impacts? Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 365(155):3161-3176. Mikheyev A. S., T. Vo, P-S. Wee, M. C. Singer and C. Parmesan (2010). Rapid Microsatellite Isolation from a Butterfly by De Novo Transcriptome Sequencin ...
... hosts: a naturally-evolved starting point for climate change impacts? Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 365(155):3161-3176. Mikheyev A. S., T. Vo, P-S. Wee, M. C. Singer and C. Parmesan (2010). Rapid Microsatellite Isolation from a Butterfly by De Novo Transcriptome Sequencin ...
Uganda Climate Change Profile General Climate
... example, has experienced 14 droughts in the past 25 years; it has a malnutrition rate of 19 percent and 88 percent of its population (970,000 people) rely on UN food aid (Nyakairu, 2009). Climate change is projected to cause an overall reduction in staple crops; for example, yields of maize are like ...
... example, has experienced 14 droughts in the past 25 years; it has a malnutrition rate of 19 percent and 88 percent of its population (970,000 people) rely on UN food aid (Nyakairu, 2009). Climate change is projected to cause an overall reduction in staple crops; for example, yields of maize are like ...
CLIMATE CHANGE – SCOPING THE ISSUES
... This region is very diverse from the Chilean deserts to the tropical rainforests of Brazil and Ecuador to high altitudes of the Peruvian Andes. Like elsewhere in the world, indigenous peoples’ use of biodiversity is central to environmental management and livelihoods. In the Andes, alpine warming an ...
... This region is very diverse from the Chilean deserts to the tropical rainforests of Brazil and Ecuador to high altitudes of the Peruvian Andes. Like elsewhere in the world, indigenous peoples’ use of biodiversity is central to environmental management and livelihoods. In the Andes, alpine warming an ...
Climate change, the environment and armed con
... In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)4 reported that warming of the climate system is unequivocal.5 As one scholar aptly noted: ‘Climate change poses a long-term global threat, with significant human, national and international security implications. Its projected consequence ...
... In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)4 reported that warming of the climate system is unequivocal.5 As one scholar aptly noted: ‘Climate change poses a long-term global threat, with significant human, national and international security implications. Its projected consequence ...
Potential Impact of Climate Change on Geographic Distribution of
... of a very wet winter was found. The predicted increase in extreme weather events (e.g. spells of et high temperature and droughts) is projected to increase yield variability and to reduce average yield (Bater et al. 2008). Plant diseases in relation to climate change It was emphasise by Coakley et a ...
... of a very wet winter was found. The predicted increase in extreme weather events (e.g. spells of et high temperature and droughts) is projected to increase yield variability and to reduce average yield (Bater et al. 2008). Plant diseases in relation to climate change It was emphasise by Coakley et a ...
- CReaTE - Canterbury Christ Church University
... Anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have been rising since pre-industrial times, and by an average of 1.6% per year for the last 30 years (Rogner et al., 2007). Without policy interventions, they are expected to continue to rise in the future, with the likely effect of increased average glo ...
... Anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have been rising since pre-industrial times, and by an average of 1.6% per year for the last 30 years (Rogner et al., 2007). Without policy interventions, they are expected to continue to rise in the future, with the likely effect of increased average glo ...
Traditional Livelihoods and Mining in Mongolia`s Changing Climate
... In some areas, their relations are adversarial because of environmental and social risks and impacts caused by mining. In some areas, they are synergised in different ways such as multiple employment or livelihood opportunities, company-community partnerships, and community-based ventures. The inter ...
... In some areas, their relations are adversarial because of environmental and social risks and impacts caused by mining. In some areas, they are synergised in different ways such as multiple employment or livelihood opportunities, company-community partnerships, and community-based ventures. The inter ...
Environmental Degradation, Social Sin, and the Common Good
... global climate. Effects on crop productivity are particularly problematic in seasonally dry and tropical regions where it is projected to decrease with small local temperature increases of 1-2 degrees Centigrade. Yields from rain-fed agriculture in some African countries could be reduced by up to 50 ...
... global climate. Effects on crop productivity are particularly problematic in seasonally dry and tropical regions where it is projected to decrease with small local temperature increases of 1-2 degrees Centigrade. Yields from rain-fed agriculture in some African countries could be reduced by up to 50 ...
Climate Change and the Economy: Expected Impacts and Their
... Providing adequate water supplies will be one of greatest challenges for the United States in a warming climate. Precipitation is coming in heavier downpours, and there are longer dry periods in between. This leads to alternating periods of drought and excessive wetness that will present problems in ...
... Providing adequate water supplies will be one of greatest challenges for the United States in a warming climate. Precipitation is coming in heavier downpours, and there are longer dry periods in between. This leads to alternating periods of drought and excessive wetness that will present problems in ...
Questionnaire design effects in climate change surveys
... terminology conditions: “global warming,” “climate change,” or “global climate change.” Specifically, respondents were asked, “If nothing is done to reduce [global warming/climate change/global climate change], how serious of a problem do you think it will be? {Extremely serious, Very serious, Moder ...
... terminology conditions: “global warming,” “climate change,” or “global climate change.” Specifically, respondents were asked, “If nothing is done to reduce [global warming/climate change/global climate change], how serious of a problem do you think it will be? {Extremely serious, Very serious, Moder ...
Read the Backgrounder on why Fossil Fuel
... increasing frequency of large wildfires, and increasing total area burned. This year's fire in northern Alberta will be the most costly 'natural' disaster in Canadian history, to date. The impacts of climate change on northern native communities have been less widely publicized, despite the fact tha ...
... increasing frequency of large wildfires, and increasing total area burned. This year's fire in northern Alberta will be the most costly 'natural' disaster in Canadian history, to date. The impacts of climate change on northern native communities have been less widely publicized, despite the fact tha ...
What is this thing called `natural`? The nature
... itself (Hajer and Fischer 1999: 2). The discourse of sustainable development recognizes the structural character of environmental problems, but it also assumes that the institutions of modern society can deal with them. It promotes further, not less, modernization, responding to criticism of contemp ...
... itself (Hajer and Fischer 1999: 2). The discourse of sustainable development recognizes the structural character of environmental problems, but it also assumes that the institutions of modern society can deal with them. It promotes further, not less, modernization, responding to criticism of contemp ...
Climate Change Effects on Avian Migration
... variability into simple measures. Moreover, species are likely to respond to several climate variables simultaneously, thus using climate indices simplifies the analyses considerably (Stenseth et al. 2003). NAO indices were obtained from the website of the Climatic Research Unit at the University of ...
... variability into simple measures. Moreover, species are likely to respond to several climate variables simultaneously, thus using climate indices simplifies the analyses considerably (Stenseth et al. 2003). NAO indices were obtained from the website of the Climatic Research Unit at the University of ...
Overview of climate science and international circumstances
... timescales and at smaller spatial scales. Large volcanic eruptions, when they occur, will lower global temperature for a year or two. A major downswing in solar activity over several decades, considered possible but unlikely, would also lower global temperature by a few tenths of a degree. There is ...
... timescales and at smaller spatial scales. Large volcanic eruptions, when they occur, will lower global temperature for a year or two. A major downswing in solar activity over several decades, considered possible but unlikely, would also lower global temperature by a few tenths of a degree. There is ...
CLIMATE POLICY IN LIGHT OF CLIMATE SCIENCE: THE ICLIPS
... implementing or rejecting a project is not sufficient in any public policy dilemma. Even if the cost-benefit test fails, the project may still be worth implementing if the redistribution effect favors those social groups whose support is politically desirable. Bradford also indicates that the compen ...
... implementing or rejecting a project is not sufficient in any public policy dilemma. Even if the cost-benefit test fails, the project may still be worth implementing if the redistribution effect favors those social groups whose support is politically desirable. Bradford also indicates that the compen ...
Implementation of the Framework Convention on Climate Change in
... 1.1 Framework Convention on Climate Change The objective of the Convention is stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Such a level should be achieved within a time-frame sufficient to ...
... 1.1 Framework Convention on Climate Change The objective of the Convention is stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Such a level should be achieved within a time-frame sufficient to ...
Climate change impacts, adaptive capacity, and
... factor. The optimum temperature for net photosynthesis rarely exceeds 30 8C for major European tree species. Thus, at high temperatures photorespiration is stimulated while photosynthesis is inhibited (Rennenberg et al., 2006). The changes in climate will also have associated consequences for biotic ...
... factor. The optimum temperature for net photosynthesis rarely exceeds 30 8C for major European tree species. Thus, at high temperatures photorespiration is stimulated while photosynthesis is inhibited (Rennenberg et al., 2006). The changes in climate will also have associated consequences for biotic ...
Project Concept and PDF-B Document
... revealed by current climate hazards that frequently translate into disasters. This is to be achieved by strengthening efforts to make early warning and seasonal climate forecasts accessible to vulnerable stakeholders in ASALs, while also strengthening their capacity to act upon information through i ...
... revealed by current climate hazards that frequently translate into disasters. This is to be achieved by strengthening efforts to make early warning and seasonal climate forecasts accessible to vulnerable stakeholders in ASALs, while also strengthening their capacity to act upon information through i ...
Supplementary Information - Stockholm Resilience Centre
... Comparing this approach with the planetary boundaries concept, there are several major differences. Beside the very high level of aggregation of the variable and the admittedly enormous uncertainty around the half-life assumption (Turner 2008), the description of the persistent pollution variable do ...
... Comparing this approach with the planetary boundaries concept, there are several major differences. Beside the very high level of aggregation of the variable and the admittedly enormous uncertainty around the half-life assumption (Turner 2008), the description of the persistent pollution variable do ...
Addressing Climate Change through a Risk Management Lens
... Although climate change is a long‐term problem that will require sustained policy action for a century or longer, it is unlikely that we will be able to set climate policy today for the entire 21st century. Many uncertainties are so profound that they will not be resolved soon and, in some cases, ...
... Although climate change is a long‐term problem that will require sustained policy action for a century or longer, it is unlikely that we will be able to set climate policy today for the entire 21st century. Many uncertainties are so profound that they will not be resolved soon and, in some cases, ...