Sea-Level Rise Estimates for New Brunswick Municipalities
... gravitational fields will however depend on the melting rates of the respective glaciers and noticeable impacts would not likely be evident within the next century. The uncertainty regarding the impact of the flow rates of glaciers is reflected in AR4 in the following text: “The sea level projection ...
... gravitational fields will however depend on the melting rates of the respective glaciers and noticeable impacts would not likely be evident within the next century. The uncertainty regarding the impact of the flow rates of glaciers is reflected in AR4 in the following text: “The sea level projection ...
- Friends of the Earth International
... The region is also characterized by people’s marginaliza�on from resources, markets and services, coupled with a lack of social services. There is a high incidence of internal displacement, as people are forced to leave their homes by physical and economic factors or by armed conflict. Evic�on and di ...
... The region is also characterized by people’s marginaliza�on from resources, markets and services, coupled with a lack of social services. There is a high incidence of internal displacement, as people are forced to leave their homes by physical and economic factors or by armed conflict. Evic�on and di ...
The importance of the Montreal Protocol in protecting climate
... examine the basic consequences for climate protection. To help indicate that the uncertainty in these scenarios increases with time after the initial year due to unknowable factors, the scenario shadings in Figs. 1 and 2 are changed after 2010. In using these scenarios, we acknowledge that others co ...
... examine the basic consequences for climate protection. To help indicate that the uncertainty in these scenarios increases with time after the initial year due to unknowable factors, the scenario shadings in Figs. 1 and 2 are changed after 2010. In using these scenarios, we acknowledge that others co ...
English - Stockholm Convention
... Review Committee (POPRC) to consider the possible implications of the interlinkages between climate change and POPs for the Committee’s work on its fifth meeting in 2011 (decision SC-5/11, para 14). The POPs Review Committee concluded at its seventh meeting that a better understanding of the interli ...
... Review Committee (POPRC) to consider the possible implications of the interlinkages between climate change and POPs for the Committee’s work on its fifth meeting in 2011 (decision SC-5/11, para 14). The POPs Review Committee concluded at its seventh meeting that a better understanding of the interli ...
Open Letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations
... of warming is consistent with the continuation today of natural multi-decadal or millennial climate cycling. In stark contrast to the often repeated assertion that the science of climate change is "settled," significant new peer-reviewed research has cast even more doubt on the hypothesis of dangero ...
... of warming is consistent with the continuation today of natural multi-decadal or millennial climate cycling. In stark contrast to the often repeated assertion that the science of climate change is "settled," significant new peer-reviewed research has cast even more doubt on the hypothesis of dangero ...
Practical consideration of climate change
... consideration of the full range of scenarios. The 2090-2100 (ocean) and 2070 (rainfall) timeframes have been selected as the basis for current decisions for development and management options unless it can be shown to the satisfaction of the relevant Council or DECC that the associated decisions or ...
... consideration of the full range of scenarios. The 2090-2100 (ocean) and 2070 (rainfall) timeframes have been selected as the basis for current decisions for development and management options unless it can be shown to the satisfaction of the relevant Council or DECC that the associated decisions or ...
Sharing responsibility to divest from fossil fuels
... Neither was meant to confront a changing climate. Governments were formed to address a wide range of issues and climate change is just one that they consider among many. Sometimes groups are slow to act because it takes time to recognize, incorporate, and prioritize new values in their decision-maki ...
... Neither was meant to confront a changing climate. Governments were formed to address a wide range of issues and climate change is just one that they consider among many. Sometimes groups are slow to act because it takes time to recognize, incorporate, and prioritize new values in their decision-maki ...
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 ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Plant Growth, Ecosystem Services
... Current and predicted pattern of global climate change are a major concern in many areas of socio- economic activities, such as agriculture, forestry, etc., and is a major threat for biodiversity and ecosystem function (Lepetz et al., 2009). Climate change is a result from emission of greenhouse gas ...
... Current and predicted pattern of global climate change are a major concern in many areas of socio- economic activities, such as agriculture, forestry, etc., and is a major threat for biodiversity and ecosystem function (Lepetz et al., 2009). Climate change is a result from emission of greenhouse gas ...
CLIMATE CHANGE and AGRARIAN SOCIETIES IN
... materials for a good standard of living. This also limits the livelihood opportunities in drylands and often leads to practices, such as intensified cultivation, that cannot be serviced due to low and further impaired nutrient cycling and water regulation and provision, requiring adjustments in mana ...
... materials for a good standard of living. This also limits the livelihood opportunities in drylands and often leads to practices, such as intensified cultivation, that cannot be serviced due to low and further impaired nutrient cycling and water regulation and provision, requiring adjustments in mana ...
The impact of climate change on domestic and international tourism
... economy. The data used in this study are the best data available. 2. Temperature is assumed to be the only important climate variable. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, many climate parameters are strongly correlated to temperature, so that switching variables would not change much, while sta ...
... economy. The data used in this study are the best data available. 2. Temperature is assumed to be the only important climate variable. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, many climate parameters are strongly correlated to temperature, so that switching variables would not change much, while sta ...
Submission DR134 - Chairman of the Australian Building Codes
... In order to better assess the future impacts of climate change on the built environment ongoing access to contemporary climate change information including research and data is imperative. The ABCB is not the appropriate organisation to undertake research and collect data of a nature that predicts f ...
... In order to better assess the future impacts of climate change on the built environment ongoing access to contemporary climate change information including research and data is imperative. The ABCB is not the appropriate organisation to undertake research and collect data of a nature that predicts f ...
Guiding Principles for City Climate Action Planning
... Seoul has moved proactively to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As a result, we have seen a decline in greenhouse gas emissions since 2011. We will continue our diligent efforts by implementing Low Carbon Green Growth Plan and Action Plans for Promise of Seoul: Taking Actions Against Climate Change. ...
... Seoul has moved proactively to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As a result, we have seen a decline in greenhouse gas emissions since 2011. We will continue our diligent efforts by implementing Low Carbon Green Growth Plan and Action Plans for Promise of Seoul: Taking Actions Against Climate Change. ...
6 global policy recommendations for a more sustainable
... Resilience is not just a new buzzword in the development and climate change adaptation community. The concept of resilience also provides one of the most promising approaches to poverty reduction, development ...
... Resilience is not just a new buzzword in the development and climate change adaptation community. The concept of resilience also provides one of the most promising approaches to poverty reduction, development ...
Changes in terrestrial aridity for the period 850–2080 from the
... century [Collins et al., 2013] show a general decrease over land regions with a pattern similar to that of the change in P/PET [Sherwood and Fu, 2014]. These similarities show that changes in near-surface humidity, topsoil moisture, and P/PET are tightly coupled. Lin et al. [2015a] analyze the terre ...
... century [Collins et al., 2013] show a general decrease over land regions with a pattern similar to that of the change in P/PET [Sherwood and Fu, 2014]. These similarities show that changes in near-surface humidity, topsoil moisture, and P/PET are tightly coupled. Lin et al. [2015a] analyze the terre ...
Regional breakdown for IPCC AR5 WGII
... freshwater, and coastal ecosystems throughout Africa. For terrestrial ecosystems, it has been observed that deserts have expanded and that vegetated areas have contracted. Further, natural vegetation is declining and humans are increasingly influencing existing vegetated areas through agriculture, l ...
... freshwater, and coastal ecosystems throughout Africa. For terrestrial ecosystems, it has been observed that deserts have expanded and that vegetated areas have contracted. Further, natural vegetation is declining and humans are increasingly influencing existing vegetated areas through agriculture, l ...
Climate 2020, rising to the challenge
... resilience – must see unprecedented reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions and unequalled efforts to build societies that can resist rising climate impacts. The current rate of progress will not deliver success. A priority requirement is a much more rapid and fundamental shift in the global p ...
... resilience – must see unprecedented reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions and unequalled efforts to build societies that can resist rising climate impacts. The current rate of progress will not deliver success. A priority requirement is a much more rapid and fundamental shift in the global p ...
Guidance to the interaction between POPs and climate change and
... Convention using the criteria in the annexes D -F to the Convention. The initial review is a screening of the chemical properties against the criteria in Annex D, if considered fulfilled the POPRC proceeds to the second stage and develops a global risk profile according to the criteria in Annex E an ...
... Convention using the criteria in the annexes D -F to the Convention. The initial review is a screening of the chemical properties against the criteria in Annex D, if considered fulfilled the POPRC proceeds to the second stage and develops a global risk profile according to the criteria in Annex E an ...
Developing a climate change analysis
... demand, which can then make them difficult to access, particularly by organisations not based in capital cities. Scaling up to meet this demand is likely to take time, because for many meteorology departments, this means sending aspiring scientists overseas for training. Local climate stations can b ...
... demand, which can then make them difficult to access, particularly by organisations not based in capital cities. Scaling up to meet this demand is likely to take time, because for many meteorology departments, this means sending aspiring scientists overseas for training. Local climate stations can b ...
Last Updated 4/7/2017 Book Chapters Andresen, J., G
... Gramig, B.M., E.M. Sajeev, Andresen, J., E. Takle, S. Patton, D. Niyogi, and L. Biehl. 2015. “Farm-Scale Integrated Assessment to Identify Profit-Maximizing Adaptations to Climate Change in the Corn Belt.” ASABE 1st Climate Change Symposium, Chicago, IL. Gramig, B.M., E.M. Sajeev, P. Preckel, and O. ...
... Gramig, B.M., E.M. Sajeev, Andresen, J., E. Takle, S. Patton, D. Niyogi, and L. Biehl. 2015. “Farm-Scale Integrated Assessment to Identify Profit-Maximizing Adaptations to Climate Change in the Corn Belt.” ASABE 1st Climate Change Symposium, Chicago, IL. Gramig, B.M., E.M. Sajeev, P. Preckel, and O. ...
unilateral climate regulation - Harvard Environmental Law Review
... Legislation often requires supermajority support, and agencies and courts can act only within the authority given to them by statutes, constitutions, or other sources of law. Further, these regulators will naturally continue to consider more traditional domestic efficiency and equity issues. Thus, t ...
... Legislation often requires supermajority support, and agencies and courts can act only within the authority given to them by statutes, constitutions, or other sources of law. Further, these regulators will naturally continue to consider more traditional domestic efficiency and equity issues. Thus, t ...
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.