Enabling Environment for Private Sector Adaptation
... observed and extreme weather conditions have been experienced around the world: record temperatures, destructive floods and tropical cyclones, dramatic droughts, and raging wildfires. There is much evidence showing that climate change is partly responsible for these trends. Overall, it is middle- an ...
... observed and extreme weather conditions have been experienced around the world: record temperatures, destructive floods and tropical cyclones, dramatic droughts, and raging wildfires. There is much evidence showing that climate change is partly responsible for these trends. Overall, it is middle- an ...
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... Assessment of Greenhouse‐gas Induced Climate Change: A regional Climate Scenario Generator), provides estimates of the magnitude of potential climate change and its uncertainty. The second tool, the Mechanistic‐Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) software analyzes the deterioration of pavemen ...
... Assessment of Greenhouse‐gas Induced Climate Change: A regional Climate Scenario Generator), provides estimates of the magnitude of potential climate change and its uncertainty. The second tool, the Mechanistic‐Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) software analyzes the deterioration of pavemen ...
Energy Partisanship - Scholarship Repository
... These partisan disagreements constrain possibilities not only for U.S. legislative efforts 17 but also for international ones. At the December 2015 climate change negotiations, for example, the groundbreaking Paris Agreement limited what clauses were binding in order to allow the United States to pa ...
... These partisan disagreements constrain possibilities not only for U.S. legislative efforts 17 but also for international ones. At the December 2015 climate change negotiations, for example, the groundbreaking Paris Agreement limited what clauses were binding in order to allow the United States to pa ...
The Environmental Turning Point
... When one speaks of environmentalism, more precisely the environmental movement, hidden in these catchphrases is the depth and breath of a rising social force (Hawken, 2007). Generally the term the “environmental movement” has come to represent a social movement that attempts to address environmenta ...
... When one speaks of environmentalism, more precisely the environmental movement, hidden in these catchphrases is the depth and breath of a rising social force (Hawken, 2007). Generally the term the “environmental movement” has come to represent a social movement that attempts to address environmenta ...
Which of the following gases do not Melting sea ice could
... weather events are affected by climate change because the environment in which they occur is warmer and moister than it used to be. This calls on us to reframe how we think about human-induced climate change. We can no longer place some events into the boxes marked “Nature” and “Human”. ...
... weather events are affected by climate change because the environment in which they occur is warmer and moister than it used to be. This calls on us to reframe how we think about human-induced climate change. We can no longer place some events into the boxes marked “Nature” and “Human”. ...
disaster related human mobility within relevant pacific regional laws
... coupled with ongoing development challenges, are becoming increasingly visible in particular parts of the Pacific region today. The climate change impacts faced by Pacific islanders span across all sectors and geographic scales, for example, from the development of national government policy on clim ...
... coupled with ongoing development challenges, are becoming increasingly visible in particular parts of the Pacific region today. The climate change impacts faced by Pacific islanders span across all sectors and geographic scales, for example, from the development of national government policy on clim ...
April 2015 Tayanah O`Donnell and Brian Weir
... reflect on what’s happened and what’s occurred with CURF and where we take it in ...
... reflect on what’s happened and what’s occurred with CURF and where we take it in ...
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... Bassi, A.M., J.S. Yudken and M. Ruth. 2009. Climate Policy Impacts on the Competitiveness of Energy-intensive Manufacturing Sectors, Energy Policy, Vol. 37, No. 8, pp. 3052–3060. Ibarrarán, M.E., M. Ruth, S. Ahmad and M. London. 2009. Climate Change and Natural Disasters: Macroeconomic Performance a ...
... Bassi, A.M., J.S. Yudken and M. Ruth. 2009. Climate Policy Impacts on the Competitiveness of Energy-intensive Manufacturing Sectors, Energy Policy, Vol. 37, No. 8, pp. 3052–3060. Ibarrarán, M.E., M. Ruth, S. Ahmad and M. London. 2009. Climate Change and Natural Disasters: Macroeconomic Performance a ...
Unit: Paleoclimatology: Climate Discovery Teacher`s Guide
... • Explain to students that they will collect temperature data to see how the temperature varies from day to day. • Ask students to brainstorm what other aspects or characteristics of the weather might influence temperature (such as cloudiness, precipitation, and wind). Students will collect data abo ...
... • Explain to students that they will collect temperature data to see how the temperature varies from day to day. • Ask students to brainstorm what other aspects or characteristics of the weather might influence temperature (such as cloudiness, precipitation, and wind). Students will collect data abo ...
CLIMATE AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE SUB~ANTARCTIC
... itself is not straightforward, especially where the water can fall as liquid (rain, mist, etc.) or solid (snow and hail), or a combination of both phases, all in a windy environment. Not only is it difficult to separate free-falling precipitation from that which is wind-blown (e.g., raised snow) but ...
... itself is not straightforward, especially where the water can fall as liquid (rain, mist, etc.) or solid (snow and hail), or a combination of both phases, all in a windy environment. Not only is it difficult to separate free-falling precipitation from that which is wind-blown (e.g., raised snow) but ...
Floating Houses and Mosquito Nets: Emerging Climate
... We are experiencing the initial impacts of climate change today. The increase in the earth’s average temperature, the decrease in snow and ice cover, the rising sea level, changes in water supply and the loss of biodiversity are effects of climate change that will increasingly impact the future of o ...
... We are experiencing the initial impacts of climate change today. The increase in the earth’s average temperature, the decrease in snow and ice cover, the rising sea level, changes in water supply and the loss of biodiversity are effects of climate change that will increasingly impact the future of o ...
Interactive responses of old-field plant growth and composition to
... responses to temperature or soil moisture gradients. At small scales, many biological processes exhibit exponential (e.g., decomposition, soil respiration) or quadratic (e.g., photosynthesis) responses to temperature and soil moisture changes. Even over regional and continental scales, aboveground n ...
... responses to temperature or soil moisture gradients. At small scales, many biological processes exhibit exponential (e.g., decomposition, soil respiration) or quadratic (e.g., photosynthesis) responses to temperature and soil moisture changes. Even over regional and continental scales, aboveground n ...
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... rate of time preference is highest for MICA,WITCH, and RICE at 3 percent, and consequently so are the interest rates in these models (around 5 percent).3 For STACO, the pure rate of time preference is lower (at 2 percent) but the (exogenous) assumption of relatively strong growth in the coming decad ...
... rate of time preference is highest for MICA,WITCH, and RICE at 3 percent, and consequently so are the interest rates in these models (around 5 percent).3 For STACO, the pure rate of time preference is lower (at 2 percent) but the (exogenous) assumption of relatively strong growth in the coming decad ...
Inland Waterway Transport in the Rhine River. Searching for
... used the five steps method for the assessment of ATPs developed in the framework of MEDIATION research project. The stretch between Duisburg and Rotterdam is the region selected for carrying out this research. We consider this stretch as a critical region for navigation purposes because it is an imp ...
... used the five steps method for the assessment of ATPs developed in the framework of MEDIATION research project. The stretch between Duisburg and Rotterdam is the region selected for carrying out this research. We consider this stretch as a critical region for navigation purposes because it is an imp ...
Growing within Limits
... reduction targets). This limit implies a maximum long-run greenhouse gas concentration level of 400 to 450 ppmv CO2 equivalents, compared to present levels of around 400 ppmv and pre-industrial levels of 280 ppmv. In order to achieve this, global greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced by around ...
... reduction targets). This limit implies a maximum long-run greenhouse gas concentration level of 400 to 450 ppmv CO2 equivalents, compared to present levels of around 400 ppmv and pre-industrial levels of 280 ppmv. In order to achieve this, global greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced by around ...
Global trends in extreme precipitation
... Trends in extreme meteorological events have received considerable attention in recent years due to the numerous extreme events such as hurricanes, droughts and floods observed (Easterling et al., 2000). Changes in global climate and alteration of Earth’s hydrological cycle (Allen and Ingram, 2002; ...
... Trends in extreme meteorological events have received considerable attention in recent years due to the numerous extreme events such as hurricanes, droughts and floods observed (Easterling et al., 2000). Changes in global climate and alteration of Earth’s hydrological cycle (Allen and Ingram, 2002; ...
High-impact Sectors: the Challenge of Reporting on Climate Change
... Phrases such as ‘is very likely due’ and ‘high agreement’ are about as definitive as scientists get. In non-scientific language, they wish to leave no doubt about the cause and significance of the impact and the need for action. ...
... Phrases such as ‘is very likely due’ and ‘high agreement’ are about as definitive as scientists get. In non-scientific language, they wish to leave no doubt about the cause and significance of the impact and the need for action. ...
Draft African Union Strategy on Climate Change (2015)
... explicitly shows the world is warming faster than estimated before and that humans caused most of that change over the last decades. It is also clear that climate change will continue, at a pace determined by past, present and future emissions of heat-trapping gases. The effects of climate change th ...
... explicitly shows the world is warming faster than estimated before and that humans caused most of that change over the last decades. It is also clear that climate change will continue, at a pace determined by past, present and future emissions of heat-trapping gases. The effects of climate change th ...
Proceedings of the European Conference on Biodiversity and
... Climate change is arguably one of the most significant conservation challenges of the 21st century. Not only will there be direct climate change with effects on biodiversity but also societal mitigation and adaptation measures may seriously impact on biodiversity. In the light of a changing climate ...
... Climate change is arguably one of the most significant conservation challenges of the 21st century. Not only will there be direct climate change with effects on biodiversity but also societal mitigation and adaptation measures may seriously impact on biodiversity. In the light of a changing climate ...
Michael E. Schlesinger, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences
... The CRG has tropospheric, tropospheric/lower-stratospheric, tropospheric/stratospheric and tropospheric/stratospheric/mesospheric GCMs – which can be run with and without the CRG's atmospheric photochemistry/species-transport model, either with sea surface temperature and sea ice thickness prescribe ...
... The CRG has tropospheric, tropospheric/lower-stratospheric, tropospheric/stratospheric and tropospheric/stratospheric/mesospheric GCMs – which can be run with and without the CRG's atmospheric photochemistry/species-transport model, either with sea surface temperature and sea ice thickness prescribe ...
health perspectives
... heat injuries and deaths. Based on the assumption that the mortality rate is related to the projected increase in the number of days where maximum temperature is greater than 95oF and using the conservative 2012 New York City base rate of 0.11 deaths per 100,000, the fatality rate could increase mor ...
... heat injuries and deaths. Based on the assumption that the mortality rate is related to the projected increase in the number of days where maximum temperature is greater than 95oF and using the conservative 2012 New York City base rate of 0.11 deaths per 100,000, the fatality rate could increase mor ...
Climate Change Impact on Public Health in the Russian Arctic
... Change…, 2007]. The Report emphasizes the human health implications of climate change, which are already observed everywhere. The IPCC’s data on global warming according to the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sound as a call for action. The UNDP Human Development Report 2007/2008 Fighti ...
... Change…, 2007]. The Report emphasizes the human health implications of climate change, which are already observed everywhere. The IPCC’s data on global warming according to the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sound as a call for action. The UNDP Human Development Report 2007/2008 Fighti ...
Climate change as a major risk management challenge: Prepared by
... policies. The insurance industry is now actively developing and launching products which both help policyholders adapt to climate change and incentivize them to offset or reduce greenhouse gas emissions by establishing risk-based pricing signals and using differentiated premium pricing. 4. The insur ...
... policies. The insurance industry is now actively developing and launching products which both help policyholders adapt to climate change and incentivize them to offset or reduce greenhouse gas emissions by establishing risk-based pricing signals and using differentiated premium pricing. 4. The insur ...
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... impacts remains very uncertain, with estimates ranging from the hundreds of millions to several billion per year. To a significant extent, the difference in estimates are due to assumptions about how the state would adapt to scarcity imposed by population and unavoidable climate damage even if the e ...
... impacts remains very uncertain, with estimates ranging from the hundreds of millions to several billion per year. To a significant extent, the difference in estimates are due to assumptions about how the state would adapt to scarcity imposed by population and unavoidable climate damage even if the e ...