Who`s holding us back?
... are boldly reframing the debates despite economic analysis and reports that show the economic benefits to taking action on climate change. This report reveals how, despite EU Commission analysis showing the economic benefits of a 30% emissions reduction target, BusinessEurope and others have been su ...
... are boldly reframing the debates despite economic analysis and reports that show the economic benefits to taking action on climate change. This report reveals how, despite EU Commission analysis showing the economic benefits of a 30% emissions reduction target, BusinessEurope and others have been su ...
THE URBAN DOMINO EFFECT: A
... Many of the environmental, socio-cultural and economic issues that make urban and rural areas different can be attributed to the physical features of the urban fabric described above. This becomes obvious when looking at the environmental changes caused by urbanization. These changes manifest in the ...
... Many of the environmental, socio-cultural and economic issues that make urban and rural areas different can be attributed to the physical features of the urban fabric described above. This becomes obvious when looking at the environmental changes caused by urbanization. These changes manifest in the ...
DOC - Climate Change Authority
... concentrations of greenhouse gases increase, more heat is retained and the climate warms. We are already experiencing the early impacts of the problem: globally, extreme weather events have become more frequent and sea levels have risen; in Australia, there are already more days of extreme heat, mor ...
... concentrations of greenhouse gases increase, more heat is retained and the climate warms. We are already experiencing the early impacts of the problem: globally, extreme weather events have become more frequent and sea levels have risen; in Australia, there are already more days of extreme heat, mor ...
How to Avoid Dangerous Climate Change
... of two to three degrees Celsius (°C) above pre-industrial levels (i.e., those that existed prior to 1860) poses severe risks to natural systems and human health and well-being. Sustained warming of this magnitude could, for example, result in such large-scale, irreversible changes as the extinction ...
... of two to three degrees Celsius (°C) above pre-industrial levels (i.e., those that existed prior to 1860) poses severe risks to natural systems and human health and well-being. Sustained warming of this magnitude could, for example, result in such large-scale, irreversible changes as the extinction ...
Hydrological effects of the increased CO2 and climate change in the
... twentieth century. Other climate change studies on hydrology also reported likely increases in the water yield with elevated CO2 (Jha et al. 2006; Chaplot 2007; Fontaine et al. 2001). However, other research showed that leaf area may increase with rising CO2 concentration (Wand et al. 1999; Saxe et ...
... twentieth century. Other climate change studies on hydrology also reported likely increases in the water yield with elevated CO2 (Jha et al. 2006; Chaplot 2007; Fontaine et al. 2001). However, other research showed that leaf area may increase with rising CO2 concentration (Wand et al. 1999; Saxe et ...
Simple Messages Help Set the Record Straight about Scientific
... that human-caused climate change is occurring. A 2013 survey showed that only 42% of American adults believe “most scientists think global warming is happening.” Moreover, only about 1 in 5 survey respondents (22%) estimated the level of agreement among climate scientists at more than 80%; the most ...
... that human-caused climate change is occurring. A 2013 survey showed that only 42% of American adults believe “most scientists think global warming is happening.” Moreover, only about 1 in 5 survey respondents (22%) estimated the level of agreement among climate scientists at more than 80%; the most ...
Can We Feed the World in 2050? A Scoping Paper
... often relies on “business-as-usual” scenarios that treat current practices as inevitable. Yet climate change, which is characterized by a daunting array of uncertainties, will generate impacts on future agricultural production even if steps are taken now to slow emissions of greenhouse gases. Finall ...
... often relies on “business-as-usual” scenarios that treat current practices as inevitable. Yet climate change, which is characterized by a daunting array of uncertainties, will generate impacts on future agricultural production even if steps are taken now to slow emissions of greenhouse gases. Finall ...
hewitson_regionalcl
... For example (empirical downscaling): if local temperature is well determined by synoptic scale sea level pressure (SLP), which shows minimal change into the future. An effective empirical downscaling may be derived, but, what if atmospheric moisture content goes up? The downscaled DT from SLP may be ...
... For example (empirical downscaling): if local temperature is well determined by synoptic scale sea level pressure (SLP), which shows minimal change into the future. An effective empirical downscaling may be derived, but, what if atmospheric moisture content goes up? The downscaled DT from SLP may be ...
Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Migration and Conflict
... 2007 and assess the estimated risk of future environmental crisis within and across countries by tabulating future hotspots based on disaster risk, population density and sub national GDP. We then turn to actual migration patterns, emphasizing that the most adverse effects of climate change will un ...
... 2007 and assess the estimated risk of future environmental crisis within and across countries by tabulating future hotspots based on disaster risk, population density and sub national GDP. We then turn to actual migration patterns, emphasizing that the most adverse effects of climate change will un ...
PDF
... Creutzig et al. (2012) contrast the technical potential, which they suggest ranges from 50EJ to 500EJ, with the likely outcome under medium ambitions for climate mitigation, which is quite a bit smaller, but still quite large at 80 – 150 EJ. They argue that technological progress in the bioenergy in ...
... Creutzig et al. (2012) contrast the technical potential, which they suggest ranges from 50EJ to 500EJ, with the likely outcome under medium ambitions for climate mitigation, which is quite a bit smaller, but still quite large at 80 – 150 EJ. They argue that technological progress in the bioenergy in ...
5.5.1 Introduction - Eionet Forum
... This report is an update and extension of the 2004 EEA report “Impacts of Europe’s changing climate”. Since 2004, much progress has been made in monitoring and assessing the impacts of climate change in Europe. The objectives of this report are to present this new information on past and projected c ...
... This report is an update and extension of the 2004 EEA report “Impacts of Europe’s changing climate”. Since 2004, much progress has been made in monitoring and assessing the impacts of climate change in Europe. The objectives of this report are to present this new information on past and projected c ...
Children and Climate Change
... among fetuses and young children (as well as the elderly). When combined with other conditions—such as high humidity, disease vectors, or pollution—heat can be even deadlier. And even when it isn’t fatal, exposure to high temperatures reduces learning and worker productivity. Graff Zivin and Shrader ...
... among fetuses and young children (as well as the elderly). When combined with other conditions—such as high humidity, disease vectors, or pollution—heat can be even deadlier. And even when it isn’t fatal, exposure to high temperatures reduces learning and worker productivity. Graff Zivin and Shrader ...
Chapter 7: Human Health
... climate, and are taking many actions to adapt • Coastal regions may be impacted by sea level rise due to climate change which can increase the risk of storm-surge flooding in these regions ...
... climate, and are taking many actions to adapt • Coastal regions may be impacted by sea level rise due to climate change which can increase the risk of storm-surge flooding in these regions ...
Hydroclimatic Variability and Predictability: A Survey of Recent
... drought (i.e., a rainfall deficit), for example, is ever to be predicted, it would be through consideration of the connections, through the atmospheric circulation, between the local rainfall and the large-scale spatial patterns of ocean and land conditions. Another topic requiring a global-scale pe ...
... drought (i.e., a rainfall deficit), for example, is ever to be predicted, it would be through consideration of the connections, through the atmospheric circulation, between the local rainfall and the large-scale spatial patterns of ocean and land conditions. Another topic requiring a global-scale pe ...
ADDENDUM: Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States AD
... marginally higher than the global average, with a concentration of warming in the winter and in higher latitudes. Reducing U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide, even by over 80 percent, will have no measurable effect on global mean surface temperature or other climate-change-related phenomena within any ...
... marginally higher than the global average, with a concentration of warming in the winter and in higher latitudes. Reducing U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide, even by over 80 percent, will have no measurable effect on global mean surface temperature or other climate-change-related phenomena within any ...
PDF
... Under a carbon market system, mitigation of tropical forest emissions, perhaps measured at a national scale against a reference level of historic emissions, would generate credits that could be sold and traded in a market for GHG emissions permits or “allowances” that could be used to satisfy legal ...
... Under a carbon market system, mitigation of tropical forest emissions, perhaps measured at a national scale against a reference level of historic emissions, would generate credits that could be sold and traded in a market for GHG emissions permits or “allowances” that could be used to satisfy legal ...
NSW PUBLIC HEALTH BULLETIN
... extent of its consequences for health can still be reduced. Consideration of the health impacts of climate change can enable political leaders to act with the required urgency.1 Figure 1 illustrates the many ways in which climate change will affect health.2 There are likely to be some (modest) posit ...
... extent of its consequences for health can still be reduced. Consideration of the health impacts of climate change can enable political leaders to act with the required urgency.1 Figure 1 illustrates the many ways in which climate change will affect health.2 There are likely to be some (modest) posit ...
Full Text - Oxford Academic
... tribution of pathogens. More research is needed to understand how infectious disease risks due to climate change vary across other factors such as access to safe water and sanitation, demographics and local climate norms. ...
... tribution of pathogens. More research is needed to understand how infectious disease risks due to climate change vary across other factors such as access to safe water and sanitation, demographics and local climate norms. ...
Livestock and Climate Change in the Near East Region: measures to adapt to and mitigate climate change.
... shows that the global mean surface temperature has increased linearly by 0.74 °C over the last 100 years (IPCC, 2007). Most of the observed increases in global average temperatures since the mid20th century are very likely a consequence of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations. Current g ...
... shows that the global mean surface temperature has increased linearly by 0.74 °C over the last 100 years (IPCC, 2007). Most of the observed increases in global average temperatures since the mid20th century are very likely a consequence of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations. Current g ...
Environmentally induced migration and displacement: a
... The Assembly observes that whereas there exists a large body of well-established international, regional and national legal instruments, conventions and norms to protect the rights of people forcibly displaced by conflict and persecution, and to some extent by natural disasters or conflicts over res ...
... The Assembly observes that whereas there exists a large body of well-established international, regional and national legal instruments, conventions and norms to protect the rights of people forcibly displaced by conflict and persecution, and to some extent by natural disasters or conflicts over res ...
Human Intervention in the Earth`s Climate: The Governance of
... scenario describes a world in which negotia- for keeping global warming below the 2°C tions at the United Nations Framework threshold. With global greenhouse-gas emisConvention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) sions still rising, climate change continues to be fail to reach a binding global agreement on p ...
... scenario describes a world in which negotia- for keeping global warming below the 2°C tions at the United Nations Framework threshold. With global greenhouse-gas emisConvention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) sions still rising, climate change continues to be fail to reach a binding global agreement on p ...
Green tourism seminar
... mitigated by a combination of voluntary contributions and compulsory taxes. • Research into tourism and climate change has focussed on four aspects: • The impact of tourism on climate change. • The impact of climate change on tourism. • Adaptation to climate change. ...
... mitigated by a combination of voluntary contributions and compulsory taxes. • Research into tourism and climate change has focussed on four aspects: • The impact of tourism on climate change. • The impact of climate change on tourism. • Adaptation to climate change. ...
Coastal Processes and Climate Change Predictions
... During the past few decades, sediment has been lost from beaches, resulting in decreased width and increased slope. Globally, this situation has been far more common than cases where sediment is accumulating and propagation occurring. The cause of this trend is unclear, though the key forcing factor ...
... During the past few decades, sediment has been lost from beaches, resulting in decreased width and increased slope. Globally, this situation has been far more common than cases where sediment is accumulating and propagation occurring. The cause of this trend is unclear, though the key forcing factor ...
Climate Change and Displacement for Indigenous Communities in
... in a way that includes both indigenous and non-indigenous perspectives. 2. Mainly (not exclusively) non-local, referring mainly to the national level: Land use decisions require significant management and consultation processes. More comparative analysis is needed to understand how the Saami rei ...
... in a way that includes both indigenous and non-indigenous perspectives. 2. Mainly (not exclusively) non-local, referring mainly to the national level: Land use decisions require significant management and consultation processes. More comparative analysis is needed to understand how the Saami rei ...
