Talk 1
... middle of the 20th Century soon after WWII. This was a period of unprecedented industrial expansion and massive economic growth. In the 1970’s scientists warned society that the excessive use of fossil fuels will heat the atmosphere due to CO2. In the 1980’s they discovered that this was true and co ...
... middle of the 20th Century soon after WWII. This was a period of unprecedented industrial expansion and massive economic growth. In the 1970’s scientists warned society that the excessive use of fossil fuels will heat the atmosphere due to CO2. In the 1980’s they discovered that this was true and co ...
exxon`s weapons of mass deception
... been working consistently and systematically to derail any international action to tackle global warming. This corporation has made a concerted effort to turn its interests into government policy, steering the US away from international action, not only through direct lobbying but also through cover ...
... been working consistently and systematically to derail any international action to tackle global warming. This corporation has made a concerted effort to turn its interests into government policy, steering the US away from international action, not only through direct lobbying but also through cover ...
Proposal for funding for the Preparation of
... Climate change and its direct and indirect effects are amongst the key environmental and development issues that the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) is seriously addressing. The RGC is very much aware and concerned about environmental degradation and global warming and their detrimental effects, ...
... Climate change and its direct and indirect effects are amongst the key environmental and development issues that the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) is seriously addressing. The RGC is very much aware and concerned about environmental degradation and global warming and their detrimental effects, ...
A Skeptic`s Submission to the Alberta Climate Change Advisory Panel
... in the tropics. The problem is the models fail to account for negative feedbacks from clouds and declining upper atmosphere water vapour. Natural climate warming was misinterpreted as warming by greenhouse gas emissions. The climate is relatively insensitive to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Recent ...
... in the tropics. The problem is the models fail to account for negative feedbacks from clouds and declining upper atmosphere water vapour. Natural climate warming was misinterpreted as warming by greenhouse gas emissions. The climate is relatively insensitive to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Recent ...
successful adaptation implementation
... Cities around the world are preparing for a changing climate. There is no shortage of ideas concerning how cities might reduce the production of greenhouse gases or adapt to a warming planet. There are, though, significant challenges associated with making such ideas actionable. What does it take to ...
... Cities around the world are preparing for a changing climate. There is no shortage of ideas concerning how cities might reduce the production of greenhouse gases or adapt to a warming planet. There are, though, significant challenges associated with making such ideas actionable. What does it take to ...
Environmental Justice and Climate Change in Latin America
... ocean acidification, affecting both the quality and quantity of water, ecosystems, and other natural resources. There is also considerable concern regarding effects on economic activities, human health, and well-being. Local people, politicians, and scientists also highlight that climate change has ...
... ocean acidification, affecting both the quality and quantity of water, ecosystems, and other natural resources. There is also considerable concern regarding effects on economic activities, human health, and well-being. Local people, politicians, and scientists also highlight that climate change has ...
Life history and spatial traits predict extinction risk due to climate
... can be predicted using a mixture of spatial and demographic variables that can be measured in the present day without the need for complex forecasting models. Most of the variables we found to be important for predicting extinction risk, including occupied area and population size, are already used ...
... can be predicted using a mixture of spatial and demographic variables that can be measured in the present day without the need for complex forecasting models. Most of the variables we found to be important for predicting extinction risk, including occupied area and population size, are already used ...
Nepal - UNDPCC.org
... It is quite amazing that within the span of 200 km from north to south, the climate of Nepal varies from arctic to tropical. Nepal also enjoys the four normal seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. The annual mean temperature is about 150 Celsius and increases from north to south with exception ...
... It is quite amazing that within the span of 200 km from north to south, the climate of Nepal varies from arctic to tropical. Nepal also enjoys the four normal seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. The annual mean temperature is about 150 Celsius and increases from north to south with exception ...
Ranking of the World`s Cities Most Exposed to Coastal Flooding
... There are exceptions to the general relationship between wealth and protection. For example, Greater New York, despite having a larger GDP than London, Tokyo and Amsterdam, is currently only protected to a standard of roughly a 1 in 100 year flood. Shanghai, a developing country city with a lower GD ...
... There are exceptions to the general relationship between wealth and protection. For example, Greater New York, despite having a larger GDP than London, Tokyo and Amsterdam, is currently only protected to a standard of roughly a 1 in 100 year flood. Shanghai, a developing country city with a lower GD ...
Minority Report
... forcing concept has some important limitations, which have come increasingly to light over the past decade. The concept is inadequate for some forcing agents, such as absorbing aerosols and land-use changes, that may have regional climate impacts much greater than would be predicted from TOA radiati ...
... forcing concept has some important limitations, which have come increasingly to light over the past decade. The concept is inadequate for some forcing agents, such as absorbing aerosols and land-use changes, that may have regional climate impacts much greater than would be predicted from TOA radiati ...
Clever Name, Losing Game?
... at the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change) and the UN SecretaryGeneral’s Climate Summit, to obtain official endorsement of the concept, a range of stakeholders are starting to take note and ask questions. With the impacts of climate change being felt on food systems aroun ...
... at the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change) and the UN SecretaryGeneral’s Climate Summit, to obtain official endorsement of the concept, a range of stakeholders are starting to take note and ask questions. With the impacts of climate change being felt on food systems aroun ...
Link to Chapter 5
... One reason for the debate about this issue is the misperception that climate change refers solely to human induced change. Rather, climate change is defined as: “…changes in long-term trends in the average climate, such as changes in average ...
... One reason for the debate about this issue is the misperception that climate change refers solely to human induced change. Rather, climate change is defined as: “…changes in long-term trends in the average climate, such as changes in average ...
Status of climate change/variability studies and potential impacts of
... variable since about 1980. Some studies suggest an increase in tropical storm intensities with carbon dioxide (CO2) induced warming. ...
... variable since about 1980. Some studies suggest an increase in tropical storm intensities with carbon dioxide (CO2) induced warming. ...
2011 Duffy
... satisfies the needs of local communities, often through traditional management and land tenure systems in rural areas. These communities will need useable information, as well as technical advice on how to reduce stressors on changing ecosystems such as wetlands, mangrove forests and coral reefs, if ...
... satisfies the needs of local communities, often through traditional management and land tenure systems in rural areas. These communities will need useable information, as well as technical advice on how to reduce stressors on changing ecosystems such as wetlands, mangrove forests and coral reefs, if ...
View/Open
... Resource Economics (ABARE), Canberra, Australia. Vivek Tulpule is Research Economist and Stephen Brown is a Senior Economist with ABARE. # Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Inc. and Blackwell Publishers Ltd 1998, ...
... Resource Economics (ABARE), Canberra, Australia. Vivek Tulpule is Research Economist and Stephen Brown is a Senior Economist with ABARE. # Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Inc. and Blackwell Publishers Ltd 1998, ...
Click here to Heike`s CV
... on the Discussion Group on Developing Countries and a Post-Kyoto Deal at the DSA-DFID Policy Forum on Climate Change and International Development, University of Greenwich Okereke C. and H. Schroeder (2008), “How can the objectives of justice, development and climate change mitigation be reconciled ...
... on the Discussion Group on Developing Countries and a Post-Kyoto Deal at the DSA-DFID Policy Forum on Climate Change and International Development, University of Greenwich Okereke C. and H. Schroeder (2008), “How can the objectives of justice, development and climate change mitigation be reconciled ...
Document
... Substantial reductions in emissions would require large changes in investment patterns. ...
... Substantial reductions in emissions would require large changes in investment patterns. ...
EUROSION_Climate Change and Coastal and Beach Management
... acidification and changes to the geobiochemical carbonate balance. The oceans have absorbed one third of anthroprogenic CO2 emissions, which has caused significant acidification. These emissions affect the marine environment directly, in addition to any other impacts that occur due to climate change ...
... acidification and changes to the geobiochemical carbonate balance. The oceans have absorbed one third of anthroprogenic CO2 emissions, which has caused significant acidification. These emissions affect the marine environment directly, in addition to any other impacts that occur due to climate change ...
Selecting climate change policy instruments for Australia
... and criteria weights involves value judgements which unavoidably bring about the element of uncertainty. To deal with this type of uncertainty, the sensitivity of result for possible variations in criteria weights and/or performance ranks was tested. This study analysed performance ranks of the po ...
... and criteria weights involves value judgements which unavoidably bring about the element of uncertainty. To deal with this type of uncertainty, the sensitivity of result for possible variations in criteria weights and/or performance ranks was tested. This study analysed performance ranks of the po ...
Climate Change Scenarios
... The basic scenario definition (see previous slide) has been expanded by the IPCC TGCIA and this slide outlines the criteria with which scena rios should conform. These criteria are taken from the TGCIA Guidelines (Carter et al., 1999) - for further details please consult the guidelines (download fro ...
... The basic scenario definition (see previous slide) has been expanded by the IPCC TGCIA and this slide outlines the criteria with which scena rios should conform. These criteria are taken from the TGCIA Guidelines (Carter et al., 1999) - for further details please consult the guidelines (download fro ...
The Spatial Dimensions of Climate Change at the Mega
... that spatial planning is accustomed to. Since many of the main impacts of climate change have a land-use or water-management dimension, a downscaled and spatially explicit urban environmental planning information system can function as a switchboard for mitigation, adaptation and sustainable develop ...
... that spatial planning is accustomed to. Since many of the main impacts of climate change have a land-use or water-management dimension, a downscaled and spatially explicit urban environmental planning information system can function as a switchboard for mitigation, adaptation and sustainable develop ...
Dangerous Degrees - The Climate Institute
... produce a planet marked with more frequent and more severe drought, chronic catastrophic fires, heavier downpours and more frequent floods, and more intense tropical cyclones. This will require extraordinary adaptation efforts.34 ...
... produce a planet marked with more frequent and more severe drought, chronic catastrophic fires, heavier downpours and more frequent floods, and more intense tropical cyclones. This will require extraordinary adaptation efforts.34 ...
Climate-Smart Agriculture in Peru
... native potato now being produced in higher areas) and shifts in pest and disease distribution. Seventy-two percent (72%) of national emergencies are related to drought, heavy rains, floods, frost, and hail, and these have already became six times more frequent between 1997 and 2006 [12]. The biggest ...
... native potato now being produced in higher areas) and shifts in pest and disease distribution. Seventy-two percent (72%) of national emergencies are related to drought, heavy rains, floods, frost, and hail, and these have already became six times more frequent between 1997 and 2006 [12]. The biggest ...
Generating characteristic daily weather data using
... patterns and frequencies (such as the frequency and severity of Atlantic fronts passing over the British Isles). These can then be related to similar events in a GCM and the subsequent model used to predict future climate patterns in more detail. This method seems to have a lot of merit in that it i ...
... patterns and frequencies (such as the frequency and severity of Atlantic fronts passing over the British Isles). These can then be related to similar events in a GCM and the subsequent model used to predict future climate patterns in more detail. This method seems to have a lot of merit in that it i ...
Dealing With Complexity and Extreme Events Using a Bottom-Up,
... We discuss the adoption of a bottom-up, resource-based vulnerability approach in evaluating the effect of climate and other environmental and societal threats to societally critical resources. This vulnerability concept requires the determination of the major threats to local and regional water, foo ...
... We discuss the adoption of a bottom-up, resource-based vulnerability approach in evaluating the effect of climate and other environmental and societal threats to societally critical resources. This vulnerability concept requires the determination of the major threats to local and regional water, foo ...