Science - Global Policy Lab
... policies, such as weather index insurance (17). As with climate change management, success in this arena depends critically on our quantitative understanding of the causal effect that climatic conditions have on populations. Quantifying climatic influence on societies and economies Recent advances i ...
... policies, such as weather index insurance (17). As with climate change management, success in this arena depends critically on our quantitative understanding of the causal effect that climatic conditions have on populations. Quantifying climatic influence on societies and economies Recent advances i ...
... (Salvelinus fontinalis) and other salmonids that are native to North America have been widely introduced into lakes, reservoirs, and river systems outside of their native ranges to increase angling opportunities. Climate change is likely to continue affecting salmonids throughout their ranges. Incre ...
Public health and climate change in the Republic of Kiribati
... narrow strips of coral atolls rising no more than 2 meters above sea level. Global warming, climate change and rising sea levels seriously threaten the basis of our existence and we sometimes feel that our days are numbered (Tito, 2000:2). Four years later, Kribati’s then President Anote Tong, conti ...
... narrow strips of coral atolls rising no more than 2 meters above sea level. Global warming, climate change and rising sea levels seriously threaten the basis of our existence and we sometimes feel that our days are numbered (Tito, 2000:2). Four years later, Kribati’s then President Anote Tong, conti ...
Understanding the Social Cost of Carbon
... • SCC is an estimate of the damages to society from CO2 • SCC is in use broadly in USG rulemakings (going back to 2008) – states and others using as well • For foreseeable future, CO2 (all GHGs) will be regulated under the Clean Air Act and efficiency policies • USG legally obligated to value CO2 (9 ...
... • SCC is an estimate of the damages to society from CO2 • SCC is in use broadly in USG rulemakings (going back to 2008) – states and others using as well • For foreseeable future, CO2 (all GHGs) will be regulated under the Clean Air Act and efficiency policies • USG legally obligated to value CO2 (9 ...
Climate Change Effects on Marine and Coastal Habitats in
... This document attempts to summarize and organize relevant scientific findings to provide TAG members with a starting point as they prioritize climate impacts and recommend response strategies. In many cases, this document uses language taken directly from the cited sources. This document is for disc ...
... This document attempts to summarize and organize relevant scientific findings to provide TAG members with a starting point as they prioritize climate impacts and recommend response strategies. In many cases, this document uses language taken directly from the cited sources. This document is for disc ...
WRS-08 Presentation
... WMO-ITU Seminar “Use of radio spectrum for meteorology: weather, water and climate monitoring and prediction”, 2009 ...
... WMO-ITU Seminar “Use of radio spectrum for meteorology: weather, water and climate monitoring and prediction”, 2009 ...
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... (n) Mitigation in the context of climate change, refers to human intervention to address anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all GHG, including ozonedepleting substances and their substitutes. (o) Mitigation potential shall refer to the scale of GHG reductions that could be m ...
... (n) Mitigation in the context of climate change, refers to human intervention to address anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all GHG, including ozonedepleting substances and their substitutes. (o) Mitigation potential shall refer to the scale of GHG reductions that could be m ...
Adapted from a Public Briefing
... • Hurricane intensity in the eastern Pacific has decreased since 1980. Coastal station observations show that rainfall from hurricanes has nearly doubled since 1950, in part due to slower moving storms. Adapted from CCSP 3.3 Public Briefing ...
... • Hurricane intensity in the eastern Pacific has decreased since 1980. Coastal station observations show that rainfall from hurricanes has nearly doubled since 1950, in part due to slower moving storms. Adapted from CCSP 3.3 Public Briefing ...
Analysis of perception and adaptation to climate change in the Nile
... competes agricultural land. Given the fact that the Nile Basin in Ethiopia is considered very rich in water resources (FAO, 1997), poor irrigation potential can most probably be associated with the inability of farmers to use the already existing water due to technological incapability. Farmers in E ...
... competes agricultural land. Given the fact that the Nile Basin in Ethiopia is considered very rich in water resources (FAO, 1997), poor irrigation potential can most probably be associated with the inability of farmers to use the already existing water due to technological incapability. Farmers in E ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Livelihoods
... deepen the practical implications of our research endeavors and amplify their impact. Through the combination of cutting-edge research and global knowledge sharing, we aim to forge a fresh, dynamic channel for policy dialogue on employment at national, regional and international levels. Our team mem ...
... deepen the practical implications of our research endeavors and amplify their impact. Through the combination of cutting-edge research and global knowledge sharing, we aim to forge a fresh, dynamic channel for policy dialogue on employment at national, regional and international levels. Our team mem ...
Climate Change Policy Jason Shogren and Michael Toman •
... Climate change is a historical fact, as illustrated by the ice ages. Part of the controversy today is the extent to which human activities are responsible for changes in the climate system. While acknowledging the many uncertainties about the precise nature and strength of the link between human act ...
... Climate change is a historical fact, as illustrated by the ice ages. Part of the controversy today is the extent to which human activities are responsible for changes in the climate system. While acknowledging the many uncertainties about the precise nature and strength of the link between human act ...
Maryland Commission on Climate Change
... in Maryland, a second Executive Order was issued to strengthen the MCCC. The new order expanded the membership of the commission to include nongovernmental members, consisting of representatives from local governments, the business community and non-profit organizations, as well as at-large members. ...
... in Maryland, a second Executive Order was issued to strengthen the MCCC. The new order expanded the membership of the commission to include nongovernmental members, consisting of representatives from local governments, the business community and non-profit organizations, as well as at-large members. ...
Greenhouse Effect
... that is expected to occur in all planetary atmospheres where the ground surface is heated by solar radiation, and there is substantial atmospheric opacity at thermal wavelengths of the spectrum. ...
... that is expected to occur in all planetary atmospheres where the ground surface is heated by solar radiation, and there is substantial atmospheric opacity at thermal wavelengths of the spectrum. ...
... The key subsectors in agriculture are expected to have mixed impacts under the A2 and B2 scenarios. Banana, fisheries and root crop outputs are expected to fall with climate change, but tree crop and vegetable production are expected to rise. In aggregate, in every decade up to 2050, these sub-secto ...
to US agricultural resources A review of impacts
... Overall, the consensus of economic assessments is that global climate change of the magnitudes currently being discussed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and other organizations (i.e., +0.8ºC to +4.5ºC or +1.4ºF to +8.1ºF) could result in some lowering of global production but ...
... Overall, the consensus of economic assessments is that global climate change of the magnitudes currently being discussed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and other organizations (i.e., +0.8ºC to +4.5ºC or +1.4ºF to +8.1ºF) could result in some lowering of global production but ...
STATEMENT OF GUIDANCE FOR CLIMATE (other aspects
... indirect, such as through respiratory diseases induced by particulate pollution in the air both human-induced environmental pollution and natural disasters such as sandstorm, through changes in the distribution of insects and animals that carry human (and animal) diseases, and through changes in wat ...
... indirect, such as through respiratory diseases induced by particulate pollution in the air both human-induced environmental pollution and natural disasters such as sandstorm, through changes in the distribution of insects and animals that carry human (and animal) diseases, and through changes in wat ...
Climate-change studies in the western Himalaya
... stations spread over the western Himalaya. Data are collected from these stations twice a day (at 0830 h and 1730 h Indian Standard Time (IST)). The maximum and minimum temperatures are collected using maximum and minimum thermometers and the diurnal mean is calculated by taking a simple average of ...
... stations spread over the western Himalaya. Data are collected from these stations twice a day (at 0830 h and 1730 h Indian Standard Time (IST)). The maximum and minimum temperatures are collected using maximum and minimum thermometers and the diurnal mean is calculated by taking a simple average of ...
Empirical evidence for Thailand surface temperature changes and
... 1970s have been in phase with the persistent and exceptionally strong warm phase of ENSO cycles. Furthermore, the EOF1 coefficient series of T min and T amin have monotonically increased at a faster rate than those of T max , and T amax since the mid 1950s that resemble the greenhouse warming finger ...
... 1970s have been in phase with the persistent and exceptionally strong warm phase of ENSO cycles. Furthermore, the EOF1 coefficient series of T min and T amin have monotonically increased at a faster rate than those of T max , and T amax since the mid 1950s that resemble the greenhouse warming finger ...
The ocean`s role in polar climate change
... response of SST after 100 y in CO2 quadrupling experiments computed from 15 general circulation models participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Projects phase 5 (CMIP5, [58]). In such experiments coupled models were integrated out to (quasi) equilibrium forced with pre-industrial GHG conce ...
... response of SST after 100 y in CO2 quadrupling experiments computed from 15 general circulation models participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Projects phase 5 (CMIP5, [58]). In such experiments coupled models were integrated out to (quasi) equilibrium forced with pre-industrial GHG conce ...
Germany`s International Approach to Climate Change
... average global warming to two degrees Celsius. But we need this action now - because time is running out. In Copenhagen the international community agreed in principle on additional fast start financial support for developing countries. This pledge ...
... average global warming to two degrees Celsius. But we need this action now - because time is running out. In Copenhagen the international community agreed in principle on additional fast start financial support for developing countries. This pledge ...
Up Against The Wall: The Effects of Climate Warming on Soil
... The net effect of warming on soil microbes tends to be increased microbial activity over the short term, which translates to increased soil respiration [12,57,58]. An early lab incubation study of temperate forest soils demonstrated that this increase in activity can be accompanied by shifts in micr ...
... The net effect of warming on soil microbes tends to be increased microbial activity over the short term, which translates to increased soil respiration [12,57,58]. An early lab incubation study of temperate forest soils demonstrated that this increase in activity can be accompanied by shifts in micr ...
Subglobal Regulation of the Global Commons: The Case of Climate
... contributors to the commons' degradation—to restrain despoliation of the global commons is always presumptively irrational. Our argument proceeds in several parts. First, in Part I we argue that, in general, the intuitions derived from idealized economic models (including the "tragedy of the commons ...
... contributors to the commons' degradation—to restrain despoliation of the global commons is always presumptively irrational. Our argument proceeds in several parts. First, in Part I we argue that, in general, the intuitions derived from idealized economic models (including the "tragedy of the commons ...
NEW NORDIC CLIMATE SOLUTIONS – THE NORDIC PAVILION AT COP21 CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
... international climate regime Nordic Council of ...
... international climate regime Nordic Council of ...
Global warming controversy
The global warming controversy concerns the public debate over whether global warming is occurring, how much has occurred in modern times, what has caused it, what its effects will be, whether any action should be taken to curb it, and if so what that action should be. In the scientific literature, there is a strong consensus that global surface temperatures have increased in recent decades and that the trend is caused primarily by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases. No scientific body of national or international standing disagrees with this view, though a few organizations with members in extractive industries hold non-committal positions. Disputes over the key scientific facts of global warming are now more prevalent in the popular media than in the scientific literature, where such issues are treated as resolved, and more in the United States than globally.Political and popular debate concerning the existence and cause of climate change includes the reasons for the increase seen in the instrumental temperature record, whether the warming trend exceeds normal climatic variations, and whether human activities have contributed significantly to it. Scientists have resolved many of these questions decisively in favour of the view that the current warming trend exists and is ongoing, that human activity is the primary cause, and that it is without precedent in at least 2000 years. Disputes that also reflect scientific debate include estimates of how responsive the climate system might be to any given level of greenhouse gases (climate sensitivity), and what the consequences of global warming will be.Global warming remains an issue of widespread political debate, often split along party political lines, especially in the United States. Many of the largely settled scientific issues, such as the human responsibility for global warming, remain the subject of politically or economically motivated attempts to downplay, dismiss or deny them – an ideological phenomenon categorised by academics and scientists as climate change denial. The sources of funding for those involved with climate science – both supporting and opposing mainstream scientific positions – have been questioned by both sides. There are debates about the best policy responses to the science, their cost-effectiveness and their urgency. Climate scientists, especially in the United States, have reported official and oil-industry pressure to censor or suppress their work and hide scientific data, with directives not to discuss the subject in public communications. Legal cases regarding global warming, its effects, and measures to reduce it have reached American courts. The fossil fuels lobby and free market think tanks have often been identified as overtly or covertly supporting efforts to undermine or discredit the scientific consensus on global warming.