Science Communication
... Historically, liberal and civic republican models of citizenship framed citizens’ relationship with the state as contractual, distinguished between what was public (and therefore rightly considered political) versus what was private, and emphasized citizen obligations within narrow spatial and tempo ...
... Historically, liberal and civic republican models of citizenship framed citizens’ relationship with the state as contractual, distinguished between what was public (and therefore rightly considered political) versus what was private, and emphasized citizen obligations within narrow spatial and tempo ...
Climate-change lore and its implications for
... lolklore) is the means of dissemination. Typically an urban legend is disseminated by news stories, television reports, e-mail and, as was traditional lore, by word of mouth. Since the conception of the global warming issue, newspaper headlines, television headlines, internet, big screen theater and ...
... lolklore) is the means of dissemination. Typically an urban legend is disseminated by news stories, television reports, e-mail and, as was traditional lore, by word of mouth. Since the conception of the global warming issue, newspaper headlines, television headlines, internet, big screen theater and ...
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... General Brown brings this petition to fulfill his responsibility to protect California's environment and natural resources. He asks EPA to adopt regulations to control greenhouse gas emissions from new vessels on the shortest possible time line, in order to reduce the contribution of this large and ...
... General Brown brings this petition to fulfill his responsibility to protect California's environment and natural resources. He asks EPA to adopt regulations to control greenhouse gas emissions from new vessels on the shortest possible time line, in order to reduce the contribution of this large and ...
Moving beyond scientific knowledge: leveraging
... Willer, 2011). For learners who are working to apply new knowledge in real-life contexts, information that evokes dread, fear, or guilt must be accompanied by clear options for action (Feinberg and Willer, 2011; Grotzer and Lincoln, 2007; O’Neill and Nicholson-Cole, 2009; Wolf and Moser, 2011). Clim ...
... Willer, 2011). For learners who are working to apply new knowledge in real-life contexts, information that evokes dread, fear, or guilt must be accompanied by clear options for action (Feinberg and Willer, 2011; Grotzer and Lincoln, 2007; O’Neill and Nicholson-Cole, 2009; Wolf and Moser, 2011). Clim ...
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... only recently recognized the urgency of the problem. Now resource managers are increasingly asked to identify which of the species on the lands and waters they oversee are most vulnerable to climate change-induced declines. Knowing which species are vulnerable and why is a critical input for develop ...
... only recently recognized the urgency of the problem. Now resource managers are increasingly asked to identify which of the species on the lands and waters they oversee are most vulnerable to climate change-induced declines. Knowing which species are vulnerable and why is a critical input for develop ...
Climate Dynamics and Global Change
... the early 1970s. A more complete discussion and extensive references may be found in Houghtonet al (1990) and Bailing (1992). It is clear that there has been a leveling of temperatures in the 1980s, and although these are referred to as record-breaking years, they are not appreciably warmerthan the ...
... the early 1970s. A more complete discussion and extensive references may be found in Houghtonet al (1990) and Bailing (1992). It is clear that there has been a leveling of temperatures in the 1980s, and although these are referred to as record-breaking years, they are not appreciably warmerthan the ...
states and cities as actors in global climate regulation: unitary vs
... reentry into serious international climate negotiations, which is prerequisite for developing an effective post-Kyoto system of global climate regulation.18 These initiatives have provided a catalyst for domestic public attention and support and enhanced the likelihood that Congress will at last act ...
... reentry into serious international climate negotiations, which is prerequisite for developing an effective post-Kyoto system of global climate regulation.18 These initiatives have provided a catalyst for domestic public attention and support and enhanced the likelihood that Congress will at last act ...
PDF - Climate Diplomacy
... working with one another, cities have been addressing and tackling some climate-related challenges at the local level. One of the reasons is that land-use planning, waste management, transportation issues and energy consumption are local in nature and have to be addressed at this level. A large numb ...
... working with one another, cities have been addressing and tackling some climate-related challenges at the local level. One of the reasons is that land-use planning, waste management, transportation issues and energy consumption are local in nature and have to be addressed at this level. A large numb ...
Early effects of climate change: do they include changes in vector
... have also changed (Hulme et al. 1998). It appears that arid and semi-arid areas are becoming dryer while other areas, especially mid-to-high latitudes, are becoming wetter. There is also evidence that where precipitation has increased, there has been a disproportionate increase in the frequency of t ...
... have also changed (Hulme et al. 1998). It appears that arid and semi-arid areas are becoming dryer while other areas, especially mid-to-high latitudes, are becoming wetter. There is also evidence that where precipitation has increased, there has been a disproportionate increase in the frequency of t ...
Operating in Limits: Defining an Australian
... way to link short- and long-term emissions reduction targets to a scientifically robust ‘carbon budget’ for the nation. The development of this national carbon budget is now central to the deliberations of the Climate Change Authority (the Authority). The Authority is an independent body, which prov ...
... way to link short- and long-term emissions reduction targets to a scientifically robust ‘carbon budget’ for the nation. The development of this national carbon budget is now central to the deliberations of the Climate Change Authority (the Authority). The Authority is an independent body, which prov ...
Climate changes of the twentieth through twenty-first
... due to volcanic stratospheric aerosols. The greenhouse gases include three species, CO2, CH4, and N2O, which were imposed by specifying them as well-mixed concentrations. Forcing due to chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which are not explicitly treated in the model’s radiation scheme, were imposed as addi ...
... due to volcanic stratospheric aerosols. The greenhouse gases include three species, CO2, CH4, and N2O, which were imposed by specifying them as well-mixed concentrations. Forcing due to chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which are not explicitly treated in the model’s radiation scheme, were imposed as addi ...
Climate change - Time to act
... The Paris Agreement of December 2015 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that was adopted earlier the same year are milestones in international climate and sustainability policy. For the first time, almost all the members of the United Nations have undertaken to make their own contributi ...
... The Paris Agreement of December 2015 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that was adopted earlier the same year are milestones in international climate and sustainability policy. For the first time, almost all the members of the United Nations have undertaken to make their own contributi ...
Ecosystems
... Key Issues - Species Extinctions Global extinction is a critical issue: Biodiversity is “very likely” linked to ecosystem functioning and maintenance of ecosystem services. What extinctions are critical for ecosystem functioning? ...
... Key Issues - Species Extinctions Global extinction is a critical issue: Biodiversity is “very likely” linked to ecosystem functioning and maintenance of ecosystem services. What extinctions are critical for ecosystem functioning? ...
Impact of climate change on ozone related mortality and morbidity in
... Ozone is one of the most important air pollutants. Ozone is formed in photochemical reactions, with concentrations affected by weather and the supply of chemical precursors, including nitrogen oxides (NOX), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), methane (CH4) and carbon monoxide (CO). Climate change ...
... Ozone is one of the most important air pollutants. Ozone is formed in photochemical reactions, with concentrations affected by weather and the supply of chemical precursors, including nitrogen oxides (NOX), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), methane (CH4) and carbon monoxide (CO). Climate change ...
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... energy company, is funding planting of over 150 thousand trees in an effort to capture an estimated 215 thousand tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, generating "carbon credits" that will be retained by Reliant. The Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX): A fledgling trading operation is emerging tha ...
... energy company, is funding planting of over 150 thousand trees in an effort to capture an estimated 215 thousand tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, generating "carbon credits" that will be retained by Reliant. The Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX): A fledgling trading operation is emerging tha ...
Reducing the Impact of Global Warming on Wildlife
... especially vulnerable. Negative impacts of climate change are already evident, including loss of critical habitat in the polar and high mountain ecosystems; damage to oceans, coastlines and coral reefs due to sea level rise and increased storm activity; and more frequent and intense periods of droug ...
... especially vulnerable. Negative impacts of climate change are already evident, including loss of critical habitat in the polar and high mountain ecosystems; damage to oceans, coastlines and coral reefs due to sea level rise and increased storm activity; and more frequent and intense periods of droug ...
NAP-GSP Support to Developing Countries
... Decision-makers from Environment, Planning and Finance Ministries from LDCs oriented on the steps for National Adaptation Planning as well as on leveraging finance by NAP GSP team and partners with the participation of the GEF Asia (teams trained from 8 countries) Pacific (trained from 4 count ...
... Decision-makers from Environment, Planning and Finance Ministries from LDCs oriented on the steps for National Adaptation Planning as well as on leveraging finance by NAP GSP team and partners with the participation of the GEF Asia (teams trained from 8 countries) Pacific (trained from 4 count ...
Climate Change and Human Rights
... and even life; rights to food, water, shelter and property; rights associated with livelihood and culture; with migration and resettlement; and with personal security in the event of conflict. Few dispute that this is the case. Moreover, the interlinkages are deep and complex. The worst effects of c ...
... and even life; rights to food, water, shelter and property; rights associated with livelihood and culture; with migration and resettlement; and with personal security in the event of conflict. Few dispute that this is the case. Moreover, the interlinkages are deep and complex. The worst effects of c ...
1 Low Carbon Growth Partnership between the Japanese side and
... building support necessary for the implementation of the JCM. Particularly, the Japanese side will support Cambodian side for implementing the JCM in Cambodia. 9. The JCM starts its operation as the non-tradable credit type mechanism. Both sides continue consultation for the transition to the tradab ...
... building support necessary for the implementation of the JCM. Particularly, the Japanese side will support Cambodian side for implementing the JCM in Cambodia. 9. The JCM starts its operation as the non-tradable credit type mechanism. Both sides continue consultation for the transition to the tradab ...
Climate change and planning: carbon control and spatial regulation
... traded as commodities. The logic of these ‘cap and trade’ schemes is that those who save carbon emissions are rewarded by being able to sell the excess carbon credits, while those who overshoot have to pay for their pollution by buying additional carbon credits. The overall quota is reduced over tim ...
... traded as commodities. The logic of these ‘cap and trade’ schemes is that those who save carbon emissions are rewarded by being able to sell the excess carbon credits, while those who overshoot have to pay for their pollution by buying additional carbon credits. The overall quota is reduced over tim ...
skepticism-ce-footnotes
... precautionary principle demands that a range of realistic possibilities be established, and that (ii) this is required by any principle for decision making under uncertainty whatsoever. Accepting the limits of probabilistic methods and refusing to make probabilistic forecasts where those limits are ...
... precautionary principle demands that a range of realistic possibilities be established, and that (ii) this is required by any principle for decision making under uncertainty whatsoever. Accepting the limits of probabilistic methods and refusing to make probabilistic forecasts where those limits are ...
A New Climate for Society
... of climate change. It shows how those polarities come into play at four levels of conceptual organization: community, polity, space and time. It explores what is at stake when an impersonal, apolitical, and universal imaginary of climate change, projected and endorsed by science, takes over from the ...
... of climate change. It shows how those polarities come into play at four levels of conceptual organization: community, polity, space and time. It explores what is at stake when an impersonal, apolitical, and universal imaginary of climate change, projected and endorsed by science, takes over from the ...
Climate Change 2014 2015
... • Pollution from transportation and industry releases carbon dioxide, CO2, into the atmosphere. • Increases in CO2 concentration may lead to global warming, an increase in temperatures around the Earth • Because vegetation uses CO2 to make food, deforestation also affects one of the natural ways of ...
... • Pollution from transportation and industry releases carbon dioxide, CO2, into the atmosphere. • Increases in CO2 concentration may lead to global warming, an increase in temperatures around the Earth • Because vegetation uses CO2 to make food, deforestation also affects one of the natural ways of ...
Climate change and integrated analysis of mountain
... 1 Introduction: sediment transfers and mountain complex systems Quantification of the effects of climate changes upon the Earth system, both historically and over the next century, is particularly relevant today. Parry et al. (2007), for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, make a criti ...
... 1 Introduction: sediment transfers and mountain complex systems Quantification of the effects of climate changes upon the Earth system, both historically and over the next century, is particularly relevant today. Parry et al. (2007), for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, make a criti ...