Suburban Climate Change Efforts: Possibilities for Small and Nimble Cities Participating in State, Regional, National, and International Networks
... networks in which they make voluntary pledges to reduce emissions and through which they pressure national governments.7 However, the piecemeal nature of these urban efforts to address climate change constrains their overall impact. In the United States, for example, 1,054 mayors, representing a tot ...
... networks in which they make voluntary pledges to reduce emissions and through which they pressure national governments.7 However, the piecemeal nature of these urban efforts to address climate change constrains their overall impact. In the United States, for example, 1,054 mayors, representing a tot ...
Ireland in a Warmer World
... a particular focus on coastal regions surrounding Ireland. While the impact is seasonally dependent, there is evidence that extreme wave heights may increase by up to 10% in some Irish waters. Chapter 5 describes an investigation into the impact of warmer ocean temperatures on storminess. The result ...
... a particular focus on coastal regions surrounding Ireland. While the impact is seasonally dependent, there is evidence that extreme wave heights may increase by up to 10% in some Irish waters. Chapter 5 describes an investigation into the impact of warmer ocean temperatures on storminess. The result ...
The Traditional Knowledge Advantage
... disappearance of food sources or the appearance of new species. Agricultural traditional knowledge has proven to be an invaluable adaptation tool for indigenous peoples. In the Americas, indigenous peoples rely on a diversity of crops, varieties and planting locations to cope with excessive or low r ...
... disappearance of food sources or the appearance of new species. Agricultural traditional knowledge has proven to be an invaluable adaptation tool for indigenous peoples. In the Americas, indigenous peoples rely on a diversity of crops, varieties and planting locations to cope with excessive or low r ...
Climate Change and India: A 4x4 Assessment
... INCCA is envisaged to encompass research that will develop understanding on the regional patterns of climate across India, how it is changing over time and likely to behave in the future. Consequently, INCCA will also focus on the impacts of the changing climate on regional eco-system hotspots, huma ...
... INCCA is envisaged to encompass research that will develop understanding on the regional patterns of climate across India, how it is changing over time and likely to behave in the future. Consequently, INCCA will also focus on the impacts of the changing climate on regional eco-system hotspots, huma ...
Reconciling International Investment Law and Climate Change
... countries, seeking an injunction and lost profits potentially in the billions of dollars.19 The threat of investment arbitration is widely believed to have played an important part in deterring the Canadian government from adopting tobacco plain packaging laws in the 1990s.20 Philip Morris’ attack o ...
... countries, seeking an injunction and lost profits potentially in the billions of dollars.19 The threat of investment arbitration is widely believed to have played an important part in deterring the Canadian government from adopting tobacco plain packaging laws in the 1990s.20 Philip Morris’ attack o ...
The impacts of climate change on soil functions
... on soil organic matter decomposition, and indirectly, for example changes in soil moisture via changes in plant related evapotranspiration, but soils themselves can act as a source of greenhouse gases and thus contribute to the gases responsible for climate change. In addition changes in the functio ...
... on soil organic matter decomposition, and indirectly, for example changes in soil moisture via changes in plant related evapotranspiration, but soils themselves can act as a source of greenhouse gases and thus contribute to the gases responsible for climate change. In addition changes in the functio ...
Projections of Future Climate Change
... responses given above includes the climate model response uncertainty and the uncertainty of the various future scenarios, but not the uncertainty associated with the radiative forcings, particularly aerosol. Note the AOGCM ranges above are 30-year averages for a period ending at the year 2100 compa ...
... responses given above includes the climate model response uncertainty and the uncertainty of the various future scenarios, but not the uncertainty associated with the radiative forcings, particularly aerosol. Note the AOGCM ranges above are 30-year averages for a period ending at the year 2100 compa ...
Understanding pUblic perception of climate change in
... Climate Change Alliance (CCCA)—a multi-donor project funded by the European Union, United Nations Development Programme, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and DanChurchAid/Christian Aid, commissioned this second nationwide study to identify and evaluate changes in knowledge, atti ...
... Climate Change Alliance (CCCA)—a multi-donor project funded by the European Union, United Nations Development Programme, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and DanChurchAid/Christian Aid, commissioned this second nationwide study to identify and evaluate changes in knowledge, atti ...
Cusk (Brosme brosme) and climate change: assessing the threat to
... In this context, concern has increased over the status of marine fishery species, and there have been recommendations to classify more marine fishery species as either threatened or endangered (Musick et al., 2000; Dulvy et al., 2003). Our purpose here is to consider the effect of climate change on ...
... In this context, concern has increased over the status of marine fishery species, and there have been recommendations to classify more marine fishery species as either threatened or endangered (Musick et al., 2000; Dulvy et al., 2003). Our purpose here is to consider the effect of climate change on ...
The Poverty and Welfare Impacts of Climate Change
... significantly from its historical patterns (IPCC 2007). It is likely to lead not only to changes in the mean levels of temperatures and rainfall but also to a significant increase in the variability of climate and in the frequency of extreme weather events. Erratic weather and increased climatic var ...
... significantly from its historical patterns (IPCC 2007). It is likely to lead not only to changes in the mean levels of temperatures and rainfall but also to a significant increase in the variability of climate and in the frequency of extreme weather events. Erratic weather and increased climatic var ...
Climate Change Indicators in the United States
... influences on climate change has become increasingly clear and compelling. There is indisputable evidence that human activities such as electricity production and transportation are adding to the concentrations of greenhouse gases that are already naturally present in the atmosphere. These heat-trap ...
... influences on climate change has become increasingly clear and compelling. There is indisputable evidence that human activities such as electricity production and transportation are adding to the concentrations of greenhouse gases that are already naturally present in the atmosphere. These heat-trap ...
Climate Change in the European Alps
... Sensitivity of Alpine ski areas to changes in the line of natural snow-reliability ................................................................................... 33 Snow-reliability of Alpine ski areas under current conditions and 1, 2 and 4 C warming ........................................... ...
... Sensitivity of Alpine ski areas to changes in the line of natural snow-reliability ................................................................................... 33 Snow-reliability of Alpine ski areas under current conditions and 1, 2 and 4 C warming ........................................... ...
Urban Forest Climate Adaptation Framework for Metro Vancouver
... regulations to protect and enhance Metro Vancouver’s urban forest. Most member municipalities have adopted bylaws to protect trees on private land and regulate tree removal. Of Metro Vancouver’s 21 member municipalities, one Electoral Area and one Treaty First Nation, nine have a city‐wide urban ...
... regulations to protect and enhance Metro Vancouver’s urban forest. Most member municipalities have adopted bylaws to protect trees on private land and regulate tree removal. Of Metro Vancouver’s 21 member municipalities, one Electoral Area and one Treaty First Nation, nine have a city‐wide urban ...
Zimbabwe and the United Nations Framework Convention on
... needed to support negotiators, and weak or absent domestic institutions through which international agreements can be implemented. For developing countries to avoid being disadvantaged in international negotiations therefore, they must have the capacity to identify and assess those current and futur ...
... needed to support negotiators, and weak or absent domestic institutions through which international agreements can be implemented. For developing countries to avoid being disadvantaged in international negotiations therefore, they must have the capacity to identify and assess those current and futur ...
Climate Change and Conflict - AFES
... Addressing key questions on climate change, environmental stress, and conflict, Hans Günter Brauch, chairman of Peace Research and European Security Studies (AFESPRESS) presented the available scientific evidence on the linkages between climate change, environmental stress, and conflict. He focussed ...
... Addressing key questions on climate change, environmental stress, and conflict, Hans Günter Brauch, chairman of Peace Research and European Security Studies (AFESPRESS) presented the available scientific evidence on the linkages between climate change, environmental stress, and conflict. He focussed ...
Psychology and Global Climate Change
... 2007b). What is unique about current global climate change, relative to historical changes, is the causal role of human activity (also called anthropogenic forcing) and the current and projected dramatic changes in climate across the globe. Our primary aim in our report is to engage members of the p ...
... 2007b). What is unique about current global climate change, relative to historical changes, is the causal role of human activity (also called anthropogenic forcing) and the current and projected dramatic changes in climate across the globe. Our primary aim in our report is to engage members of the p ...
come heat and high water: climate risk in the southeastern us and
... of projected changes in temperature and precipitation on the Southeastern and Texan economies. We analyze not only those outcomes most likely to occur, but also lower-probability, higher-cost climate futures. These are tail risks, most often expressed in this report as the 1-in-20 chance events. As ...
... of projected changes in temperature and precipitation on the Southeastern and Texan economies. We analyze not only those outcomes most likely to occur, but also lower-probability, higher-cost climate futures. These are tail risks, most often expressed in this report as the 1-in-20 chance events. As ...
Understanding Climate Diplomacy
... strengthening to a ‘below 1.5°C’ goal. No country can control the climate risk it faces on its own. Climate change is more challenging than many other global issues because it is a race against time, delaying action makes lower climate risk levels unattainable. It also requires profound choices that ...
... strengthening to a ‘below 1.5°C’ goal. No country can control the climate risk it faces on its own. Climate change is more challenging than many other global issues because it is a race against time, delaying action makes lower climate risk levels unattainable. It also requires profound choices that ...
On Welfare Frameworks and Catastrophic Climate Risks
... to the case examined by Karp [41]. In this case the optimal value of a must be greater than d. In the third case, both marginal and total willingness to pay are infinite, and there is no a o 1 which satisfies the first order condition. To make these three cases concrete, and tie them to some physical a ...
... to the case examined by Karp [41]. In this case the optimal value of a must be greater than d. In the third case, both marginal and total willingness to pay are infinite, and there is no a o 1 which satisfies the first order condition. To make these three cases concrete, and tie them to some physical a ...
Psychology and Global Climate Change
... 2007b). What is unique about current global climate change, relative to historical changes, is the causal role of human activity (also called anthropogenic forcing) and the current and projected dramatic changes in climate across the globe. Our primary aim in our report is to engage members of the p ...
... 2007b). What is unique about current global climate change, relative to historical changes, is the causal role of human activity (also called anthropogenic forcing) and the current and projected dramatic changes in climate across the globe. Our primary aim in our report is to engage members of the p ...
Management of Federally Owned Grasslands in the Climate Change
... forests, cascading waterfalls, or roaring rivers, but of grasslands. Scenic vistas and wildlife viewing opportunities await those who visit the National Grasslands administered by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) or the grasslands found in the national parks or wildlife refuges or on the remaining pub ...
... forests, cascading waterfalls, or roaring rivers, but of grasslands. Scenic vistas and wildlife viewing opportunities await those who visit the National Grasslands administered by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) or the grasslands found in the national parks or wildlife refuges or on the remaining pub ...
The sun responsible for climate change!
... For nearly a decade now, there has been no global warming. Even though atmospheric CO2 has continued to accumulate-up about 4 percent in the last 10 years-the global mean temperature has remained flat. That should raise obvious questions about CO2 being the cause of climate change. Instead, AGW enth ...
... For nearly a decade now, there has been no global warming. Even though atmospheric CO2 has continued to accumulate-up about 4 percent in the last 10 years-the global mean temperature has remained flat. That should raise obvious questions about CO2 being the cause of climate change. Instead, AGW enth ...
Connecting on Climate
... themes that run contrary to these values—the need to sacrifice, reducing material consumption, and doing more with less—may thus be rejected.9 Climate communicators should appeal to values held by their target audience to make it easier for ...
... themes that run contrary to these values—the need to sacrifice, reducing material consumption, and doing more with less—may thus be rejected.9 Climate communicators should appeal to values held by their target audience to make it easier for ...
Simulating climate change and its effects on the wind energy
... has taken place over the last 25 years, and 11 of the 12 warmest years on record occurred in the 1990s and 2000s.1 Temperatures in Ireland have mirrored this global trend.2,3 Climate models predict that global temperatures could rise by a further 1–5ı C over the next 100 years, depending on the amou ...
... has taken place over the last 25 years, and 11 of the 12 warmest years on record occurred in the 1990s and 2000s.1 Temperatures in Ireland have mirrored this global trend.2,3 Climate models predict that global temperatures could rise by a further 1–5ı C over the next 100 years, depending on the amou ...
Climate Scenario Development
... The objective of this study was to estimate how global food supply might be affected by greenhouse gas induced climate change up to the year 2060. The method adopted involved estimating the change in yield of major crop staples under various scenarios using crop models at 112 representative sites di ...
... The objective of this study was to estimate how global food supply might be affected by greenhouse gas induced climate change up to the year 2060. The method adopted involved estimating the change in yield of major crop staples under various scenarios using crop models at 112 representative sites di ...