Regional Power Shifts and Climate Knowledge Systems: South
... In terms of their climate profiles, China, India, Brazil and South Africa all belong to the top 20 of the global GHG emitting countries (see Netherlands Environmental Agency 2009). In 2009, China has surpassed the United States and now emits the most GHG per year in cumu‐ lative terms ( ...
... In terms of their climate profiles, China, India, Brazil and South Africa all belong to the top 20 of the global GHG emitting countries (see Netherlands Environmental Agency 2009). In 2009, China has surpassed the United States and now emits the most GHG per year in cumu‐ lative terms ( ...
Climate and Climate Change
... 29) What best describes how Carbon Dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere have changed in the last 500 years? A) Concentrations were steady until 1900 when they began to increase B) Concentrations increased until 1900 when they began to decrease C) Concentrations decreased until 1900 when they be ...
... 29) What best describes how Carbon Dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere have changed in the last 500 years? A) Concentrations were steady until 1900 when they began to increase B) Concentrations increased until 1900 when they began to decrease C) Concentrations decreased until 1900 when they be ...
Provenance Trials in Alpine Range – Review and Perspectives for
... bers, e.g. [28]. Seedling studies often reveal high correlations of phenotypic and phenological traits with environmental variables [66]. This correlation can be used as pre‐ dictors for adaptation or maladaptation to current and future environmental conditions [67]. Secondly, provenance tests, wher ...
... bers, e.g. [28]. Seedling studies often reveal high correlations of phenotypic and phenological traits with environmental variables [66]. This correlation can be used as pre‐ dictors for adaptation or maladaptation to current and future environmental conditions [67]. Secondly, provenance tests, wher ...
Abstract Book The Human Side of Climate Change Bergen 16
... Culture and Climate Change: A Storied Examination of Norwegian Public Opinion Global climate change is a problem where solutions are costly, often at odds with existing energy market incentives, where unilateral action by individuals or countries often seems futile in the face of collective action p ...
... Culture and Climate Change: A Storied Examination of Norwegian Public Opinion Global climate change is a problem where solutions are costly, often at odds with existing energy market incentives, where unilateral action by individuals or countries often seems futile in the face of collective action p ...
Effects of global warming on arctic sea-floor
... zooplankton, and perhaps a less efficient pelagic microbial community. Tight benthic-pelagic coupling is responsible for the benthos being particularly useful for storing a long-term, integrated picture of water column conditions in the Arctic. Many benthic communities support a rich diversity of in ...
... zooplankton, and perhaps a less efficient pelagic microbial community. Tight benthic-pelagic coupling is responsible for the benthos being particularly useful for storing a long-term, integrated picture of water column conditions in the Arctic. Many benthic communities support a rich diversity of in ...
Sustainability Insight
... Climate Change (Scotland) Bill passed by the Scottish Parliament on 24 June 2009. Received Royal Assent and became and Act on 4 August Main objective of Bill – reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 ...
... Climate Change (Scotland) Bill passed by the Scottish Parliament on 24 June 2009. Received Royal Assent and became and Act on 4 August Main objective of Bill – reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 ...
“There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming
... Climate change is a gradual process that happens over decades. So why act now? Why not just wait until predictions are more precise? Work to adapt to climate change needs to start now, ...
... Climate change is a gradual process that happens over decades. So why act now? Why not just wait until predictions are more precise? Work to adapt to climate change needs to start now, ...
Africa Talks Climate
... how well it is understood by its people. Africa Talks Climate is founded on the belief that those worst affected by the issue have the right to be better informed, in order to understand and respond effectively to their changing climate. Providing people with the information they need will therefore ...
... how well it is understood by its people. Africa Talks Climate is founded on the belief that those worst affected by the issue have the right to be better informed, in order to understand and respond effectively to their changing climate. Providing people with the information they need will therefore ...
AFRICA`S BEST READ - Department of Environmental Affairs
... man who understands the importance of water to the livelihood of everyone and how resource scarcity naturally fuels conflict. It is for this reason that he actively participates globally on environmental issues to gain a better understanding of the topic and works tirelessly in the mining sector to ...
... man who understands the importance of water to the livelihood of everyone and how resource scarcity naturally fuels conflict. It is for this reason that he actively participates globally on environmental issues to gain a better understanding of the topic and works tirelessly in the mining sector to ...
Adaptation to climate change in Israel
... Adaptation to the adverse effects of climate change is vital in order to reduce its impacts. Therefore, the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change have identified adaptation as “one of the five key building blocks” required to strengthen future response to climate chang ...
... Adaptation to the adverse effects of climate change is vital in order to reduce its impacts. Therefore, the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change have identified adaptation as “one of the five key building blocks” required to strengthen future response to climate chang ...
The costs of adaptation: Working Paper 7 (260 kB) (opens in new window)
... adaptation cost research is still in its infancy. Global adaptation cost estimates from more recent studies range from around $25 billion a year to well over $100 billion by 2015-2030. The wide range is symptomatic of the poor state of knowledge. Important knowledge gaps remain both in terms of scop ...
... adaptation cost research is still in its infancy. Global adaptation cost estimates from more recent studies range from around $25 billion a year to well over $100 billion by 2015-2030. The wide range is symptomatic of the poor state of knowledge. Important knowledge gaps remain both in terms of scop ...
PDD W P
... action to combat climate change and its impacts is one of the key measures to transform our world and achieve sustainable development (UN, 2015a). The Addis Ababa Action Agenda adopted at the Third International Conference on Financing for Development in 2015 affirms strong political commitment to a ...
... action to combat climate change and its impacts is one of the key measures to transform our world and achieve sustainable development (UN, 2015a). The Addis Ababa Action Agenda adopted at the Third International Conference on Financing for Development in 2015 affirms strong political commitment to a ...
LCCARL263_en.pdf
... environmental characteristics in influencing the choices made by tourists. The study used a selfadministered questionnaire on tourists visiting Bonaire and Barbados – 316 from Bonaire and 338 from Barbados. The study established that warm temperatures, clear waters and low health risks were the main ...
... environmental characteristics in influencing the choices made by tourists. The study used a selfadministered questionnaire on tourists visiting Bonaire and Barbados – 316 from Bonaire and 338 from Barbados. The study established that warm temperatures, clear waters and low health risks were the main ...
LINKS BETWEEN RELIGION, EVOLUTION, AND CLIMATE
... discovery, how likely are you to read the full story?” The four potential responses ranged from “Not at all likely” to “Very likely.” The second item asked, “As far as the people running these institutions are concerned, how much confidence do you have in? The scientific community.” Possible respons ...
... discovery, how likely are you to read the full story?” The four potential responses ranged from “Not at all likely” to “Very likely.” The second item asked, “As far as the people running these institutions are concerned, how much confidence do you have in? The scientific community.” Possible respons ...
Jul 2, 2016 - Science and Environmental Policy Project
... Writing for the Court, Chief Justice John Roberts pointed out that all the actions of which Mr. McDonnell was accused are among the normal duties of any elected official. The prosecutors and the trial judge defined “official act” so broadly that they went well beyond the intent of federal law. Wheth ...
... Writing for the Court, Chief Justice John Roberts pointed out that all the actions of which Mr. McDonnell was accused are among the normal duties of any elected official. The prosecutors and the trial judge defined “official act” so broadly that they went well beyond the intent of federal law. Wheth ...
Zimbabwe Capacity Development Needs Assessment Report
... capacity of planners and technical officers in planning/finance as well as in ministries in charge of environment, agriculture, water, public works, lands and others. The purpose of the training to identify, develop and appraise no/low regrets investments options and integrate these into national pl ...
... capacity of planners and technical officers in planning/finance as well as in ministries in charge of environment, agriculture, water, public works, lands and others. The purpose of the training to identify, develop and appraise no/low regrets investments options and integrate these into national pl ...
Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent
... snow-catching capacity, so understanding their response to climate warming can inform models of global surface energy balance and carbon sequestration22,23 and generate predictions for areas beyond the monitored regions. The vast geographic distribution of the present data set yielded poor replicati ...
... snow-catching capacity, so understanding their response to climate warming can inform models of global surface energy balance and carbon sequestration22,23 and generate predictions for areas beyond the monitored regions. The vast geographic distribution of the present data set yielded poor replicati ...
Now You “Sea” Ice, Now You Don`t
... You may photocopy, print, or e-mail up to five copies of an NSTA book chapter for personal use only; this does not include display or promotional use. Elementary, middle, and high school teachers only may reproduce a single NSTA book chapter for classroom- or noncommercial, professional-development ...
... You may photocopy, print, or e-mail up to five copies of an NSTA book chapter for personal use only; this does not include display or promotional use. Elementary, middle, and high school teachers only may reproduce a single NSTA book chapter for classroom- or noncommercial, professional-development ...
Preserving the Ocean Circulation: Implications for Climate Policy
... view. Here we investigate whether a potential change in the ocean circulation system may constitute such an event and what an optimal growth framework prescribes as the policy response to this risk. Coupled ocean-atmosphere models indicate that a long lasting change in the ocean circulation (technic ...
... view. Here we investigate whether a potential change in the ocean circulation system may constitute such an event and what an optimal growth framework prescribes as the policy response to this risk. Coupled ocean-atmosphere models indicate that a long lasting change in the ocean circulation (technic ...
Mega-Stress for Mega-Cities
... as well as rural areas. Cities are hotspots of innovation and technology and have therefore traditionally been the places where many of the solutions to the world’s problems have been developed, making all cities potential leaders in the global effort for a low carbon future. This report, however, f ...
... as well as rural areas. Cities are hotspots of innovation and technology and have therefore traditionally been the places where many of the solutions to the world’s problems have been developed, making all cities potential leaders in the global effort for a low carbon future. This report, however, f ...
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... Figure 4: Spatial distribution of the share of water runoff in Australia Source: Water and the Australian Economy – April 1999 Drought frequency and its severity within the basin are also projected to increase with adverse impacts on rural businesses, infrastructure and greater loss of soil and biod ...
... Figure 4: Spatial distribution of the share of water runoff in Australia Source: Water and the Australian Economy – April 1999 Drought frequency and its severity within the basin are also projected to increase with adverse impacts on rural businesses, infrastructure and greater loss of soil and biod ...
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.