Mitigating climate change through reductions in greenhouse gas
... global emissions reductions after 2020. Therefore, an upper bound for annual emissions in 2020 of 48 Gt CO2e would be more prudent. Further, our analysis suggests that it would now be politically unfeasible and probably prohibitively expensive to reduce annual global emissions to much less than 40 g ...
... global emissions reductions after 2020. Therefore, an upper bound for annual emissions in 2020 of 48 Gt CO2e would be more prudent. Further, our analysis suggests that it would now be politically unfeasible and probably prohibitively expensive to reduce annual global emissions to much less than 40 g ...
Climate response to imposed solar radiation reductions in high
... that this category is generally referred to as solar radiation management (SRM). Mitchell and Finnegan (2009), however, have suggested that regional or global surface temperature could also be lowered by reducing the global coverage of cirrus clouds, thereby increasing emission of longwave radiation ...
... that this category is generally referred to as solar radiation management (SRM). Mitchell and Finnegan (2009), however, have suggested that regional or global surface temperature could also be lowered by reducing the global coverage of cirrus clouds, thereby increasing emission of longwave radiation ...
simulated hydrologic responses to climate variations and change in
... with only the time-dependent historical concentrations of greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosols specified. The future-climate simulations studied were initiated from a data-assimilated estimate of ocean salinity and temperature conditions for ...
... with only the time-dependent historical concentrations of greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosols specified. The future-climate simulations studied were initiated from a data-assimilated estimate of ocean salinity and temperature conditions for ...
Mitigating climate change through reductions in greenhouse gas emissions: the science and economics of future paths for global annual emissions (1 MB) (opens in new window)
... global emissions reductions after 2020. Therefore, an upper bound for annual emissions in 2020 of 48 Gt CO2e would be more prudent. Further, our analysis suggests that it would now be politically unfeasible and probably prohibitively expensive to reduce annual global emissions to much less than 40 g ...
... global emissions reductions after 2020. Therefore, an upper bound for annual emissions in 2020 of 48 Gt CO2e would be more prudent. Further, our analysis suggests that it would now be politically unfeasible and probably prohibitively expensive to reduce annual global emissions to much less than 40 g ...
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... adaptation measure to climate change. We develop a dynamic CGE model at the national level with disaggregated agricultural sector, and diversified rest of the world accounts. Then we simulate climate change and trade liberalization scenarios to evaluate the extent of trade liberalization to alleviat ...
... adaptation measure to climate change. We develop a dynamic CGE model at the national level with disaggregated agricultural sector, and diversified rest of the world accounts. Then we simulate climate change and trade liberalization scenarios to evaluate the extent of trade liberalization to alleviat ...
dispersal, adaptation and the response of spatially structured
... The overall effect of dispersal on rapid adaptation is not easy to predict, in part owing to a complicated balance between the positive and negative effects of dispersal [18,19]. Gene flow can lead to greater evolutionary potential by promoting the pool of genetic variation within a population [7,20 ...
... The overall effect of dispersal on rapid adaptation is not easy to predict, in part owing to a complicated balance between the positive and negative effects of dispersal [18,19]. Gene flow can lead to greater evolutionary potential by promoting the pool of genetic variation within a population [7,20 ...
Disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation
... ENVIRONMENTAL MIGRATION The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) posited as early as 1990 that “the gravest effects of climate change may be those on human migration.”1 ...
... ENVIRONMENTAL MIGRATION The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) posited as early as 1990 that “the gravest effects of climate change may be those on human migration.”1 ...
THE LEGAL NATURE OF JUSTICE IN REDD+ Dr Rowena Maguire
... If right to development is removed, compensation must be paid. REDD+ has the potential to provide compensation, however the terms of this compensation may be unfavourable to developing countries. ...
... If right to development is removed, compensation must be paid. REDD+ has the potential to provide compensation, however the terms of this compensation may be unfavourable to developing countries. ...
http://www.fao.org/docrep/011/i0203e/i0203e00.pdf
... land use transformation, other aquatic resources uses and climatic changes. As significant coastal inhabitants (whether riparian, lacustrine or marine), fishers and fish-farmers are particularly vulnerable to the direct and indirect impacts of predicted climatic changes including changes in physical ...
... land use transformation, other aquatic resources uses and climatic changes. As significant coastal inhabitants (whether riparian, lacustrine or marine), fishers and fish-farmers are particularly vulnerable to the direct and indirect impacts of predicted climatic changes including changes in physical ...
US-China Relations Core – Wave 2 – HSS
... China to build up trust, given the vast differences between their political systems and values? Michael Tai: The problem lies not so much in differences in political systems and values as in Washington’s notion that no one should challenge U.S. supremacy. Washington applies morality selectively. Ind ...
... China to build up trust, given the vast differences between their political systems and values? Michael Tai: The problem lies not so much in differences in political systems and values as in Washington’s notion that no one should challenge U.S. supremacy. Washington applies morality selectively. Ind ...
Enhancing the resilience of inland fisheries and
... The aims of the paper are to raise awareness of the actual and potential importance of fisheries and aquaculture in these dryland contexts; to review how these production systems and their associated livelihoods are affected by, and adapted to, climate variability; and to propose how their resilienc ...
... The aims of the paper are to raise awareness of the actual and potential importance of fisheries and aquaculture in these dryland contexts; to review how these production systems and their associated livelihoods are affected by, and adapted to, climate variability; and to propose how their resilienc ...
Taking the temperature - Sustainable Development Unit
... Retreating glaciers, longer growing seasons, shifts in species ranges and health impacts due to the 2003 heatwave are all cited as examples of climate change already causing disruption in northern Europe. Future warming will magnify these and other impacts, such as large-scale coastal flooding. Huge ...
... Retreating glaciers, longer growing seasons, shifts in species ranges and health impacts due to the 2003 heatwave are all cited as examples of climate change already causing disruption in northern Europe. Future warming will magnify these and other impacts, such as large-scale coastal flooding. Huge ...
Poland`s Climate Policy- The strategies for greenhouse gas
... The decade of the 1990s brought growing unfavourable atmospheric phenomena causing a variety of weather anomalies. The international research and development and political communities quite generally believe that the dynamics of atmospheric phenomena now to be observed may be the effect of cumulated ...
... The decade of the 1990s brought growing unfavourable atmospheric phenomena causing a variety of weather anomalies. The international research and development and political communities quite generally believe that the dynamics of atmospheric phenomena now to be observed may be the effect of cumulated ...
Sensitivity of marine systems to climate and fishing - Archimer
... is on the effects of fishing on the responses of marine systems to climate forcing. We also consider management approaches which may mitigate the effects of human exploitation on marine systems when climate is changing. In addition, we provide recommendations for research needed to further explore a ...
... is on the effects of fishing on the responses of marine systems to climate forcing. We also consider management approaches which may mitigate the effects of human exploitation on marine systems when climate is changing. In addition, we provide recommendations for research needed to further explore a ...
Climate Change Report (2016)
... The daily, seasonal and inter-annual ebbs and flows of water availability—dictated by wide precipitation and temperature fluctuations—is the single largest driver of plant and animal ecology and ecosystem processes in the region (Samson et al. 2004). A projected 10% increase in precipitation in the ...
... The daily, seasonal and inter-annual ebbs and flows of water availability—dictated by wide precipitation and temperature fluctuations—is the single largest driver of plant and animal ecology and ecosystem processes in the region (Samson et al. 2004). A projected 10% increase in precipitation in the ...
Impacts of Climate Related Geo-engineering on Biological Diversity
... sea-level rise, ocean acidification and the frequency and magnitude of extreme events. Future climatic perturbations could be abrupt or irreversible, and potentially extend over millennial time scales; they will inevitably have major consequences for natural and human systems, severely affecting bio ...
... sea-level rise, ocean acidification and the frequency and magnitude of extreme events. Future climatic perturbations could be abrupt or irreversible, and potentially extend over millennial time scales; they will inevitably have major consequences for natural and human systems, severely affecting bio ...
Appendix A: Eight Steps of Scenario Building SCENARIO BUILDING
... The main objective of scenarios is to inform strategic decision‐making. Once alternative scenarios are described, managers can evaluate the efficacy of alternative strategies across the suite of scenarios. ...
... The main objective of scenarios is to inform strategic decision‐making. Once alternative scenarios are described, managers can evaluate the efficacy of alternative strategies across the suite of scenarios. ...
Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering
... prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.’’ ‘‘Dangerous anthropogenic interference’’ was not defined when the UNFCCC was signed, but following the Conference of the Parties in Copenhagen in 2009, the countries of the world agreed that global warming of 2 K above pre-indus ...
... prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.’’ ‘‘Dangerous anthropogenic interference’’ was not defined when the UNFCCC was signed, but following the Conference of the Parties in Copenhagen in 2009, the countries of the world agreed that global warming of 2 K above pre-indus ...
ARTICLE Potential climate change impacts on temperate forest ecosystem processes
... et al. 2012). While these trends are expected to continue into the future, the exact magnitude of change is highly uncertain (Solomon et al. 2007). For example, by 2100 global mean temperature is projected to rise by 1.4 °C to 5.8 °C, depending in part on the quantity of future greenhouse gas emissi ...
... et al. 2012). While these trends are expected to continue into the future, the exact magnitude of change is highly uncertain (Solomon et al. 2007). For example, by 2100 global mean temperature is projected to rise by 1.4 °C to 5.8 °C, depending in part on the quantity of future greenhouse gas emissi ...
National Capacity Self Assessment
... basic stuff for planning, evaluation, reporting, learning, accountability, transparency and governance. Egypt’s additional Needs Regarding UNFCCC activities and other capacity dimensions The needs may include, but are not limited to, the following proposed points: ...
... basic stuff for planning, evaluation, reporting, learning, accountability, transparency and governance. Egypt’s additional Needs Regarding UNFCCC activities and other capacity dimensions The needs may include, but are not limited to, the following proposed points: ...
2014, a climate emergency
... publishing weather warnings every day for six weeks. The forewarning What appears to be happening is best described as the development of a more “energetic” climate, with increasingly intense weather activity stemming from more energy in the atmosphere due to carbon emissions. It follows the almost ...
... publishing weather warnings every day for six weeks. The forewarning What appears to be happening is best described as the development of a more “energetic” climate, with increasingly intense weather activity stemming from more energy in the atmosphere due to carbon emissions. It follows the almost ...
Climate Change and Extreme Events
... Abstract In Sweden, adaptation to climate change has been addressed in connection with some strategic projects of national significance. Hydrological upgrading of Swedish dam safety assessments has been in the forefront. This has been followed by studies of risks in the expanding metropolitan areas ...
... Abstract In Sweden, adaptation to climate change has been addressed in connection with some strategic projects of national significance. Hydrological upgrading of Swedish dam safety assessments has been in the forefront. This has been followed by studies of risks in the expanding metropolitan areas ...
Assessment of Climate Variability Impact on Water Resources within
... In the past, climate change and climate variability had influenced and will continue to influence the spatial distribution and availability of natural resources, ecosystems, and human economy (American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2007). The IPCC described climate change as a s ...
... In the past, climate change and climate variability had influenced and will continue to influence the spatial distribution and availability of natural resources, ecosystems, and human economy (American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2007). The IPCC described climate change as a s ...
climate change adaptation, planning, and the law
... The workshop was designed specifically for law students, and urban and regional planning students interested in climate change. The objectives of the workshop were: (i) to encourage discussion on current climate change legal matters, including climate change policy, regulation and litigation (ii) ...
... The workshop was designed specifically for law students, and urban and regional planning students interested in climate change. The objectives of the workshop were: (i) to encourage discussion on current climate change legal matters, including climate change policy, regulation and litigation (ii) ...
CLIMATE CHANGE CONSERVATION OF NATURE
... carbon, namely fossil fuels, for energy. One of the essential life support services provided by ecosystems is the protection of the climate through carbon cycling. We suggest that “Carbon Stewardship” is an important concept that needs to be incorporated into policies and planning for climate change ...
... carbon, namely fossil fuels, for energy. One of the essential life support services provided by ecosystems is the protection of the climate through carbon cycling. We suggest that “Carbon Stewardship” is an important concept that needs to be incorporated into policies and planning for climate change ...