Working paper: Preference Attainment: Why are some Countries
... perspective of a single country, then, the payoff for playing the uncooperative strategy often looks greater than of cooperating with other countries. However, if this results in all (or most) parties standing firm, the worst outcome is reached with the lowest payoffs collectively (Hopmann, 1996, pp ...
... perspective of a single country, then, the payoff for playing the uncooperative strategy often looks greater than of cooperating with other countries. However, if this results in all (or most) parties standing firm, the worst outcome is reached with the lowest payoffs collectively (Hopmann, 1996, pp ...
MTA Adaptations to Climate Change – A Categorical Imperative1
... 2007a). The technical details are in the IPCC Synthesis Report (IPCC, 2007b). These consensus documents provide much of the scientific framework and will be generally used to develop local applications with one prominent exception: for sea-level rise projections subsequent new scientific evidence ha ...
... 2007a). The technical details are in the IPCC Synthesis Report (IPCC, 2007b). These consensus documents provide much of the scientific framework and will be generally used to develop local applications with one prominent exception: for sea-level rise projections subsequent new scientific evidence ha ...
Coastal Zones and Urbanization
... risk-management decision-making. As with all global challenges, what’s required are innovation, cooperation, investment, and political will. This short summary aims to advance the conversation and generate greater interest among today’s decision-makers and tomorrow’s, for coastal zone flooding is a ...
... risk-management decision-making. As with all global challenges, what’s required are innovation, cooperation, investment, and political will. This short summary aims to advance the conversation and generate greater interest among today’s decision-makers and tomorrow’s, for coastal zone flooding is a ...
On the relationship between personal experience, affect and risk perception: The case of climate change.
... Examining the conceptual relationship between personal experience, affect, and risk perception is crucial in improving our understanding of how emotional and cognitive process mechanisms shape public perceptions of climate change. This study is the first to investigate the interrelated nature of thes ...
... Examining the conceptual relationship between personal experience, affect, and risk perception is crucial in improving our understanding of how emotional and cognitive process mechanisms shape public perceptions of climate change. This study is the first to investigate the interrelated nature of thes ...
2.5.4 Contribution of Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Society on
... changes. It is a fact that the changes in the temporal and spatial distribution of these parameters in Tanzania, Monduli District inclusively, have adversely affected agriculture and food production of farming communities through changes in agro-ecological ...
... changes. It is a fact that the changes in the temporal and spatial distribution of these parameters in Tanzania, Monduli District inclusively, have adversely affected agriculture and food production of farming communities through changes in agro-ecological ...
Modeling climate mitigation and adaptation policies to predict their effectiveness: The limits of randomized controlled trials: Working Paper 120 (327 kB) (opens in new window)
... divided into two categories, mitigation and adaptation, corresponding to the two levels at which policy makers can address climate change.1 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines a mitigation policy as "A human intervention to reduce the sources or enhance the sinks of greenhou ...
... divided into two categories, mitigation and adaptation, corresponding to the two levels at which policy makers can address climate change.1 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines a mitigation policy as "A human intervention to reduce the sources or enhance the sinks of greenhou ...
gov commision report
... group of recommendations thus addresses directly the Commission’s fourth charge as outlined in Executive Order 59: Identify the actions (beyond those identified in the Energy Plan) that need to be taken to achieve the 30% reduction goal. After the first group of recommendations, the report provides ...
... group of recommendations thus addresses directly the Commission’s fourth charge as outlined in Executive Order 59: Identify the actions (beyond those identified in the Energy Plan) that need to be taken to achieve the 30% reduction goal. After the first group of recommendations, the report provides ...
A Hybrid Approach to the Valuation of Climate Change
... accompanying studies on assessing the role of the ecosystems with respect to their contribution to the economy and human wellbeing were made popular by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA). However, to the authors’ knowledge, few studies have put their emphasis on estimating human welfare losse ...
... accompanying studies on assessing the role of the ecosystems with respect to their contribution to the economy and human wellbeing were made popular by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA). However, to the authors’ knowledge, few studies have put their emphasis on estimating human welfare losse ...
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... Indonesia and Brazil are special cases in that their emissions profile is dominated by carbon from deforestation and other land-based sources. These have been broadly stagnant over recent years, and in some cases might fall even without specific climate policy interventions, resulting in only small ...
... Indonesia and Brazil are special cases in that their emissions profile is dominated by carbon from deforestation and other land-based sources. These have been broadly stagnant over recent years, and in some cases might fall even without specific climate policy interventions, resulting in only small ...
Australia`s carbon budget based on global effort sharing
... chapter 2.4). The emissions reductions to comply with these budgets do thereby not necessarily need to take place in Australia but can be achieved through supporting other countries in achieving emissions reduction (e.g. though offset or climate finance) where these might be more economical feasible ...
... chapter 2.4). The emissions reductions to comply with these budgets do thereby not necessarily need to take place in Australia but can be achieved through supporting other countries in achieving emissions reduction (e.g. though offset or climate finance) where these might be more economical feasible ...
Vegetation limits the impact of a warm climate on boreal wildfires
... high-pressure systems. Earlier arrival of spring, longer summer droughts and more frequent ignitions could also expose forests to higher wildfire activity (Wotton et al., 2010). Manipulation of vegetation composition and stand structure has been proposed as a strategy for offsetting climatic change ...
... high-pressure systems. Earlier arrival of spring, longer summer droughts and more frequent ignitions could also expose forests to higher wildfire activity (Wotton et al., 2010). Manipulation of vegetation composition and stand structure has been proposed as a strategy for offsetting climatic change ...
Producing the Climate: States, Scientists, and the
... This effectively separates the production of knowledge from politics to clearly show how authoritative scientific information is exported into the political realm. However, as we shall see clearly in the climate case, political actors can play a central role in knowledge production, so a model of sc ...
... This effectively separates the production of knowledge from politics to clearly show how authoritative scientific information is exported into the political realm. However, as we shall see clearly in the climate case, political actors can play a central role in knowledge production, so a model of sc ...
Future scenarios of European agricultural land use I. Estimating
... et al., 2000), there are many examples in which sitebased models have been applied in regional and larger scale studies on climate change impacts (Easterling et al., 1993; Downing et al., 1999; Parry et al., 1999, 2004; Izaurralde et al., 2003; Reilly et al., 2003; Tan and Shibasaki, 2003). Generall ...
... et al., 2000), there are many examples in which sitebased models have been applied in regional and larger scale studies on climate change impacts (Easterling et al., 1993; Downing et al., 1999; Parry et al., 1999, 2004; Izaurralde et al., 2003; Reilly et al., 2003; Tan and Shibasaki, 2003). Generall ...
The Evangelical Debate Over Climate Change
... Earth's surface, our planet is warmer than it would be if the atmosphere did not contain these gases. Without this natural "greenhouse effect," temperatures would be about 60°F lower than they are now, and life as we know it today would not be possible. 16 These "greenhouse gases" include carbon dio ...
... Earth's surface, our planet is warmer than it would be if the atmosphere did not contain these gases. Without this natural "greenhouse effect," temperatures would be about 60°F lower than they are now, and life as we know it today would not be possible. 16 These "greenhouse gases" include carbon dio ...
The Evangelical Debate Over Climate Change
... Earth's surface, our planet is warmer than it would be if the atmosphere did not contain these gases. Without this natural "greenhouse effect," temperatures would be about 60'F lower than they are now, and life as we know it today would not be possible.16 These "greenhouse gases" include carbon diox ...
... Earth's surface, our planet is warmer than it would be if the atmosphere did not contain these gases. Without this natural "greenhouse effect," temperatures would be about 60'F lower than they are now, and life as we know it today would not be possible.16 These "greenhouse gases" include carbon diox ...
Climate change and challenges for conservation
... Biodiversity is more than just species diversity. It is the sum of all organisms on Earth, their relative abundances, their genetic and phenotypic variation and the communities, ecosystems and biomes of which they form part 6,47. Biodiversity loss is more than simply species extinction. It is any lo ...
... Biodiversity is more than just species diversity. It is the sum of all organisms on Earth, their relative abundances, their genetic and phenotypic variation and the communities, ecosystems and biomes of which they form part 6,47. Biodiversity loss is more than simply species extinction. It is any lo ...
Annex D – EEA contributors and resource planning
... As discussed in July 2014 (at JRC, Ispra), EEA and JRC regard their work as complementary with various synergies. EEA aims to provide in the 2016 report an overview of both past and projected impacts based on a range of literature sources. JRC focused in the various PESETA projects of the past on ke ...
... As discussed in July 2014 (at JRC, Ispra), EEA and JRC regard their work as complementary with various synergies. EEA aims to provide in the 2016 report an overview of both past and projected impacts based on a range of literature sources. JRC focused in the various PESETA projects of the past on ke ...
Climate Change in Sri Lanka
... The short answer to this question is yes. The longer answer is to look at some tangible evidence in the form of long-term weather data and the climate change impacts on Sri Lanka’s environment, agriculture, tourism, health, and society. IV.1. Impact on Sri Lanka’s weather and environment Let’s consi ...
... The short answer to this question is yes. The longer answer is to look at some tangible evidence in the form of long-term weather data and the climate change impacts on Sri Lanka’s environment, agriculture, tourism, health, and society. IV.1. Impact on Sri Lanka’s weather and environment Let’s consi ...
Analytical Annex - UK Government Web Archive
... particularly the policies relating to the renewable energy target in 2020, will have an impact on security of energy supply. Continuity of energy supply is fundamental to the functioning of our economy and a central element of the Government’s long term energy policy. Overall security of energy supp ...
... particularly the policies relating to the renewable energy target in 2020, will have an impact on security of energy supply. Continuity of energy supply is fundamental to the functioning of our economy and a central element of the Government’s long term energy policy. Overall security of energy supp ...
manukan island sabah
... directed at forecasting the potential impacts to surface water, river discharge and quality. Study done by Sophocleous and Devlin (2004) as well as Devlin and Sophocleous (2005) showed that sustainability is a function of recharge. Recharge rates cannot be ignored despite to the fact that sustainabl ...
... directed at forecasting the potential impacts to surface water, river discharge and quality. Study done by Sophocleous and Devlin (2004) as well as Devlin and Sophocleous (2005) showed that sustainability is a function of recharge. Recharge rates cannot be ignored despite to the fact that sustainabl ...
Coherence among the Northern Hemisphere land, cryosphere, and
... untested due to a lack of long time series measurements. It has been suggested that cosmic rays induce low-level cloud formation through atmospheric ionization and during periods of low solar activity, more cosmic rays enter the Earth’s atmosphere affecting the Earth’s climate system (Svensmark and ...
... untested due to a lack of long time series measurements. It has been suggested that cosmic rays induce low-level cloud formation through atmospheric ionization and during periods of low solar activity, more cosmic rays enter the Earth’s atmosphere affecting the Earth’s climate system (Svensmark and ...
Chapter 3 – The cost-effective path to 2050
... UK greenhouse gas emissions in 2014 were 36% below 1990 levels and 25% below 2005 (Figure 3.3). In part this is due to the economic downturn, in particular a 9% reduction in GHG emissions in 2009. However, the reductions since 1990 also reflect some longer-term trends and more recent impacts of pol ...
... UK greenhouse gas emissions in 2014 were 36% below 1990 levels and 25% below 2005 (Figure 3.3). In part this is due to the economic downturn, in particular a 9% reduction in GHG emissions in 2009. However, the reductions since 1990 also reflect some longer-term trends and more recent impacts of pol ...
GCC Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool v1.0
... organization to install solar panels thereby replacing diesel, this may be captured under the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions avoided standard indicator. ...
... organization to install solar panels thereby replacing diesel, this may be captured under the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions avoided standard indicator. ...
Global Change: Climate Alteration and Global
... in the lower troposphere where it can cause damage to plants and human respiratory systems. All of these gases have been a part of the atmosphere for millions of years, and have kept Earth warm enough to be habitable.There is one other type of greenhouse gas, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which does n ...
... in the lower troposphere where it can cause damage to plants and human respiratory systems. All of these gases have been a part of the atmosphere for millions of years, and have kept Earth warm enough to be habitable.There is one other type of greenhouse gas, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which does n ...
Latin America
... this basin. Any reductions in rainfall would affect not only Amazonia but also Brazil’s central-south region, where most of the country’s agriculture and silviculture are located. However, with the current rate of deforestation of no more than 10% in Amazonia as a whole, discharge observations acros ...
... this basin. Any reductions in rainfall would affect not only Amazonia but also Brazil’s central-south region, where most of the country’s agriculture and silviculture are located. However, with the current rate of deforestation of no more than 10% in Amazonia as a whole, discharge observations acros ...