The ABCs of Governing the Himalayas inResponse to Glacial Melt
... only 1.3% of the Yellow River’s volume is from the glaciers.25 Given these disparate impacts, the GM consequences on weather patterns, where effects are diffuse, though also substantial, are much more difficult to assess.26 But GM is only one aspect of the changes underway in the region’s water syst ...
... only 1.3% of the Yellow River’s volume is from the glaciers.25 Given these disparate impacts, the GM consequences on weather patterns, where effects are diffuse, though also substantial, are much more difficult to assess.26 But GM is only one aspect of the changes underway in the region’s water syst ...
Drivers for the renaissance of coal
... Fig. 2 shows the development of emissions from solid fuels since 1901 to demonstrate long-term trends in coal use and related emissions (note that from the beginning of industrialization to 1900 the share of coal was nearly 100%). Fig. 2A shows total emissions from solid fuels on a double-logarithmi ...
... Fig. 2 shows the development of emissions from solid fuels since 1901 to demonstrate long-term trends in coal use and related emissions (note that from the beginning of industrialization to 1900 the share of coal was nearly 100%). Fig. 2A shows total emissions from solid fuels on a double-logarithmi ...
NEWSLETTER - UU Ministry for Earth
... Well, low-lying landmasses such as Captiva Island provide both a laboratory and a platform to address rising waters worldwide and will be among the first to be affected by global weather disturbances. Resting so near sea level, the island offers an opportunity to serve as a “ground zero” threshold ...
... Well, low-lying landmasses such as Captiva Island provide both a laboratory and a platform to address rising waters worldwide and will be among the first to be affected by global weather disturbances. Resting so near sea level, the island offers an opportunity to serve as a “ground zero” threshold ...
Week Three Greenhouse Gas
... convinced people that abandoning the Kyoto treaty is the way to go. The Swedish president says, "We intend to ratify it and convince the rest of the world to follow our example, not that of the United States.'' SECRETARY POWELL: That is his point of view. We don't think the Kyoto Protocol was the wa ...
... convinced people that abandoning the Kyoto treaty is the way to go. The Swedish president says, "We intend to ratify it and convince the rest of the world to follow our example, not that of the United States.'' SECRETARY POWELL: That is his point of view. We don't think the Kyoto Protocol was the wa ...
Climate and Atmosphere-- United States
... Total CO2 emissions represent the mass of CO2 produced during the combustion of solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels, from gas flaring and the manufacture of cement. These estimates do not include bunker fuels used in international transportation due to the difficulty of apportioning these fuels among t ...
... Total CO2 emissions represent the mass of CO2 produced during the combustion of solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels, from gas flaring and the manufacture of cement. These estimates do not include bunker fuels used in international transportation due to the difficulty of apportioning these fuels among t ...
Velocity of climate change algorithms for guiding conservation and
... orders of magnitude. For instance, a population near a mountain top may face extinction of suitable climate habitat in the immediate surroundings under climate change (a climatic cul-de-sac). Yet, the velocity algorithm will imply low migration requirements as long as the population is situated on a ...
... orders of magnitude. For instance, a population near a mountain top may face extinction of suitable climate habitat in the immediate surroundings under climate change (a climatic cul-de-sac). Yet, the velocity algorithm will imply low migration requirements as long as the population is situated on a ...
Environment, Forced Migration and Social Vulnerability - Beck-Shop
... that involve the search for a compromise between multiple actors supporting different positions. To put it another way, problem definition is an issue of power, since it divides the social and public actors into winners (who profit from the recognition of the problem) and losers (who will lose mater ...
... that involve the search for a compromise between multiple actors supporting different positions. To put it another way, problem definition is an issue of power, since it divides the social and public actors into winners (who profit from the recognition of the problem) and losers (who will lose mater ...
... Furthermore, as occupied habitat becomes increasingly fragmented and isolated, risks from climate-driven disturbances increase as well. Conservation efforts such as building artificial barriers to protect native trout from upstream invasions of nonnative trout and warmwater fishes may result in furt ...
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs)
... considerations associated with these mitigation actions are included, as well as the financial support required for their preparation and implementation. NAMAs adjustment, rules, and feasibility studies are still in process. Methodology NAMA’s approach supports an enhanced range of activities from a ...
... considerations associated with these mitigation actions are included, as well as the financial support required for their preparation and implementation. NAMAs adjustment, rules, and feasibility studies are still in process. Methodology NAMA’s approach supports an enhanced range of activities from a ...
wetland news - Association of State Wetland Managers
... such as agriculture, infrastructure for communities and recreational opportunities are also likely to see a negative impact. However wetlands also have enormous potential for reducing climate related impacts to agriculture, infrastructure, recreation and other highly valued sources of commerce if th ...
... such as agriculture, infrastructure for communities and recreational opportunities are also likely to see a negative impact. However wetlands also have enormous potential for reducing climate related impacts to agriculture, infrastructure, recreation and other highly valued sources of commerce if th ...
Chapter 12 CE
... The implemented carbon price scheme is similar in some respects to the design of the earlier proposed ACPRS.39 Nevertheless, the Committee’s carbon pricing mechanism provided some substantial improvements. For example, a generous industry compensation package was implemented as a temporary measure b ...
... The implemented carbon price scheme is similar in some respects to the design of the earlier proposed ACPRS.39 Nevertheless, the Committee’s carbon pricing mechanism provided some substantial improvements. For example, a generous industry compensation package was implemented as a temporary measure b ...
fair shares: a civil society equity review of indcs report
... address climate change, based on a set of common principles – is that equity matters, and not only because it is good in itself. Equity also matters because it is the key to cooperation – and cooperation is indispensable in solving significant commons problems. Climate change, of course, is one of t ...
... address climate change, based on a set of common principles – is that equity matters, and not only because it is good in itself. Equity also matters because it is the key to cooperation – and cooperation is indispensable in solving significant commons problems. Climate change, of course, is one of t ...
University of Birmingham Operational readiness for climate change
... increase to 1.5oC. The global community now agrees that anthropogenic climate change is unequivocal. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the global average combined land and surface temperature has increased by 0.78oC since the industrial revolution. Although the magni ...
... increase to 1.5oC. The global community now agrees that anthropogenic climate change is unequivocal. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the global average combined land and surface temperature has increased by 0.78oC since the industrial revolution. Although the magni ...
indigenous strategies and empirical models for adaptability of the
... many households, social groups and the region have limited capacity to adapt to climate change. In Southern Africa, the variability to climate change is shaped by the complex interaction of social, political, economic, cultural and environmental factors. In a recent study conducted by the Internatio ...
... many households, social groups and the region have limited capacity to adapt to climate change. In Southern Africa, the variability to climate change is shaped by the complex interaction of social, political, economic, cultural and environmental factors. In a recent study conducted by the Internatio ...
Decision Making Under Climate Uncertainty
... capabilities to predict the outcome of an action or event can be impaired when we are faced with uncertainty, i.e. situations where it is impossible to exactly describe the future outcomes of actions that are taken now. Uncertainty means that there may be unknown outcomes, unknown probabilities, and ...
... capabilities to predict the outcome of an action or event can be impaired when we are faced with uncertainty, i.e. situations where it is impossible to exactly describe the future outcomes of actions that are taken now. Uncertainty means that there may be unknown outcomes, unknown probabilities, and ...
activist kit - Climate Reality Project
... former US Vice President Al Gore to bring people together to solve climate change once and for all. I want to let you know about a new plan that’s in place that will help make real progress in stopping climate change and creating a healthy and sustainable future for us all. On August 3, 2015, the US ...
... former US Vice President Al Gore to bring people together to solve climate change once and for all. I want to let you know about a new plan that’s in place that will help make real progress in stopping climate change and creating a healthy and sustainable future for us all. On August 3, 2015, the US ...
unhedgeable risk: how climate change sentiment impacts investment
... 2014). Financial markets, however, could show the impact of risk aggregation much sooner as the effects of climate change will be driven by the projections of likely future impacts, changing regulation, and shifting market sentiment. Therefore, investors should not be deterred from identifying and m ...
... 2014). Financial markets, however, could show the impact of risk aggregation much sooner as the effects of climate change will be driven by the projections of likely future impacts, changing regulation, and shifting market sentiment. Therefore, investors should not be deterred from identifying and m ...
Comparing CO2 emissions to CO2 levels
... Figure 1: CO2 levels (Green Line - Law Dome, East Antarctica and Blue line - Mauna Loa, Hawaii) and Cumulative CO2 emissions in gigatonnes of CO2 (Red Line - CDIAC). So putting it all together, Figure 1 is a plot of the total amount of CO2 in the atmosphere (top) versus the total amount of CO2 huma ...
... Figure 1: CO2 levels (Green Line - Law Dome, East Antarctica and Blue line - Mauna Loa, Hawaii) and Cumulative CO2 emissions in gigatonnes of CO2 (Red Line - CDIAC). So putting it all together, Figure 1 is a plot of the total amount of CO2 in the atmosphere (top) versus the total amount of CO2 huma ...
LEARN ABOUT… Climate change and ozone depletion
... The atmospheric concentrations of the key greenhouse gas (GHGs), CO2, CH4 and N2O, have been increasing since pre-industrial times and their possible impact on the climate is continuing to be studied [1, 2]. Although it may appear to contradict the intuitive view of the greenhouse effect, when the a ...
... The atmospheric concentrations of the key greenhouse gas (GHGs), CO2, CH4 and N2O, have been increasing since pre-industrial times and their possible impact on the climate is continuing to be studied [1, 2]. Although it may appear to contradict the intuitive view of the greenhouse effect, when the a ...
Investing in a Time of Climate Change
... 2. The impact of climate change on the total portfolio is potentially significant After assessing the aggregate impact of the TRIP factors under each climate scenario on NYSCRF’s total portfolio we find it would be reasonably well insulated from loss under a Coordination scenario and only moderately ...
... 2. The impact of climate change on the total portfolio is potentially significant After assessing the aggregate impact of the TRIP factors under each climate scenario on NYSCRF’s total portfolio we find it would be reasonably well insulated from loss under a Coordination scenario and only moderately ...
as a PDF
... inherent risks and level of scientific uncertainty associated with climate change, the latter of which is argued by Zehr (2000) to be used in the media to create an “exclusionary boundary” between the public and the climate scientists. This study will look at existing literature on public perception ...
... inherent risks and level of scientific uncertainty associated with climate change, the latter of which is argued by Zehr (2000) to be used in the media to create an “exclusionary boundary” between the public and the climate scientists. This study will look at existing literature on public perception ...
pdf - Green Alliance
... politicians could build stronger support for policies and reduce the likelihood of a public backlash.” The story of climate change is complex and often abstract. It is a difficult story to tell well. In we fight to win, Ben Caldecott of Climate Change Capital suggests that politicians could tell a m ...
... politicians could build stronger support for policies and reduce the likelihood of a public backlash.” The story of climate change is complex and often abstract. It is a difficult story to tell well. In we fight to win, Ben Caldecott of Climate Change Capital suggests that politicians could tell a m ...
adaptive capacity and human cognition
... climate change on natural and social systems. It was tried to estimate the probability and intensity of higher temperatures – globally and locally – sea level rise, weather extremes, the breakdown of the thermohaline circulation, the effect on biodiversity, and the loss of property and lives because ...
... climate change on natural and social systems. It was tried to estimate the probability and intensity of higher temperatures – globally and locally – sea level rise, weather extremes, the breakdown of the thermohaline circulation, the effect on biodiversity, and the loss of property and lives because ...
Global/Regional/Local-Scale Climate Change - A Reality Check
... Change: Change: Expanding Expanding the the Concept Concept and and Addressing Addressing Uncertainties, Uncertainties, Committee Committee on on Radiative Radiative Forcing Forcing Effects Effects on on Climate, Climate, Climate Climate Research Research Committee, Committee, 224 ...
... Change: Change: Expanding Expanding the the Concept Concept and and Addressing Addressing Uncertainties, Uncertainties, Committee Committee on on Radiative Radiative Forcing Forcing Effects Effects on on Climate, Climate, Climate Climate Research Research Committee, Committee, 224 ...