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... endogenous repercussions of the likely exogenous evolutions. However, such point estimates are not ideal comparative tools for evaluating competing policies, as there are no explicit confidence intervals to evaluate whether one scenario's impacts are significantly different from another. Integrating ...
... endogenous repercussions of the likely exogenous evolutions. However, such point estimates are not ideal comparative tools for evaluating competing policies, as there are no explicit confidence intervals to evaluate whether one scenario's impacts are significantly different from another. Integrating ...
Now Naomi Klein has written This Changes Everything, a book she
... Naomi Klein fills Tuschinski theater to the brim. Literally hundreds of people had to be turned away and together with thousands of others they are watching the live stream. As I was preparing for this talk I tried to think of a more famous progressive public intellectual in the world right now. If ...
... Naomi Klein fills Tuschinski theater to the brim. Literally hundreds of people had to be turned away and together with thousands of others they are watching the live stream. As I was preparing for this talk I tried to think of a more famous progressive public intellectual in the world right now. If ...
Climate sCienCe
... up-to-date scientific findings is critical for CEOs, senior executives and anyone who wants to remain informed and competitive in a warming world. Large-scale reviews of climate science are published elsewhere, notably by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The first part of their ...
... up-to-date scientific findings is critical for CEOs, senior executives and anyone who wants to remain informed and competitive in a warming world. Large-scale reviews of climate science are published elsewhere, notably by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The first part of their ...
View/Open
... population is projected to grow from 0.9 billion people in 2005 to nearly 2 billion by 2050 (UNPD, 2007). In addition, the demand for livestock products is rising globally and will increase significantly in the coming decades (Delgado et al., 1999) because of income shifts, population growth, urbani ...
... population is projected to grow from 0.9 billion people in 2005 to nearly 2 billion by 2050 (UNPD, 2007). In addition, the demand for livestock products is rising globally and will increase significantly in the coming decades (Delgado et al., 1999) because of income shifts, population growth, urbani ...
A Summary of Climate Change Risks for London
... a number of stages involving expert peer review. The approach developed is a tractable, repeatable methodology that is not dependent on changes in long term plans between the 5 year cycles of the CCRA. The assessment considered population growth, where relevant, but did not quantify the impacts of o ...
... a number of stages involving expert peer review. The approach developed is a tractable, repeatable methodology that is not dependent on changes in long term plans between the 5 year cycles of the CCRA. The assessment considered population growth, where relevant, but did not quantify the impacts of o ...
What is a “covered entity?” - Texas Association of Environmental
... coal-based liquid or gaseous fuel manufactured or imported by the covered entity during the previous calendar year (upstream) GHGs that were manufactured or imported by the covered entity during the preceding calendar year (where the GHG is not itself a petroleum or coal-based fuel or natural gas) ( ...
... coal-based liquid or gaseous fuel manufactured or imported by the covered entity during the previous calendar year (upstream) GHGs that were manufactured or imported by the covered entity during the preceding calendar year (where the GHG is not itself a petroleum or coal-based fuel or natural gas) ( ...
A district level assessment of vulnerability of
... mean and/or variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer’. Although climate change is global in its occurrence and consequences, it is developing countries like India, that face more adverse consequences. Globally, climate change is seen as a f ...
... mean and/or variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer’. Although climate change is global in its occurrence and consequences, it is developing countries like India, that face more adverse consequences. Globally, climate change is seen as a f ...
LCARL362_en.pdf
... at strengthening the institutional, technical and financial capacity to address the issue climate change adaptation. By virtue of size and composition it is projected that these small island states will suffer the greatest from the impacts of climate change, although they account for less the one pe ...
... at strengthening the institutional, technical and financial capacity to address the issue climate change adaptation. By virtue of size and composition it is projected that these small island states will suffer the greatest from the impacts of climate change, although they account for less the one pe ...
Climate Justice in Rural Southeastern United States: A Review of
... between urban ($32,007) and rural ($21,005) residents [6]. Nine out of the 10 states with the highest rural and small town poverty rates, as calculated from the 2010 U.S. Census, are located in Southeastern or bordering states [7]. Furthermore, Lal et al. notes that the Southeastern U.S. has been “p ...
... between urban ($32,007) and rural ($21,005) residents [6]. Nine out of the 10 states with the highest rural and small town poverty rates, as calculated from the 2010 U.S. Census, are located in Southeastern or bordering states [7]. Furthermore, Lal et al. notes that the Southeastern U.S. has been “p ...
Science Plan for LTEO - Ministry of Environment and Forests
... tied to climate-dependent resources such as agriculture, water, and forestry, countries such as India have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. India may face major threats because of the projected changes in climate, both because of the large proportion ...
... tied to climate-dependent resources such as agriculture, water, and forestry, countries such as India have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. India may face major threats because of the projected changes in climate, both because of the large proportion ...
Draft Cars Model Story Line - Tufts Office of Sustainability
... atmosphere to stabilize under 450 ppm? How to get the blue line to fall to here? ...
... atmosphere to stabilize under 450 ppm? How to get the blue line to fall to here? ...
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... force in creating gradients in pressure, temperature, and concentration which result in transport, phase transfer, and chemical processes (Fig. 1). The physical and chemical status of the atmosphere is called climate (see Section 4 for details). Supposing that the incoming solar radiation shows no t ...
... force in creating gradients in pressure, temperature, and concentration which result in transport, phase transfer, and chemical processes (Fig. 1). The physical and chemical status of the atmosphere is called climate (see Section 4 for details). Supposing that the incoming solar radiation shows no t ...
Submission DR134 - Chairman of the Australian Building Codes
... Australia (BCA) Adaptation Measures for Climate Change’ (“the ABCB Climate Adaptation Report”). This report suggests that by and large, buildings designed and constructed in accordance with the current BCA are likely to be reasonably adequate for climate related hazards anticipated in 50 years time ...
... Australia (BCA) Adaptation Measures for Climate Change’ (“the ABCB Climate Adaptation Report”). This report suggests that by and large, buildings designed and constructed in accordance with the current BCA are likely to be reasonably adequate for climate related hazards anticipated in 50 years time ...
AmandahaworthWiklund - Global Compact Nordic Network
... exploring supplier capabilities and splitting emissions • Members choose which suppliers are involved (up to 2000) • Members provide CDP with supplier contact data • CDP sends request for disclosure to suppliers • Suppliers register and enter on line • 3 levels of disclosure – public, members, custo ...
... exploring supplier capabilities and splitting emissions • Members choose which suppliers are involved (up to 2000) • Members provide CDP with supplier contact data • CDP sends request for disclosure to suppliers • Suppliers register and enter on line • 3 levels of disclosure – public, members, custo ...
Annotated draft outline of the 2016 EEA CCIV report
... droughts (indicator changed) CLIM019: Water temperature CLIM020: Lake and river ice cover (key information kept in text box) Merged with former sections on soil and forests CLIM029: Soil moisture CLIM027: Soil organic carbon CLIM028: Soil erosion (key information kept in text box) CLIM023/025: Plant ...
... droughts (indicator changed) CLIM019: Water temperature CLIM020: Lake and river ice cover (key information kept in text box) Merged with former sections on soil and forests CLIM029: Soil moisture CLIM027: Soil organic carbon CLIM028: Soil erosion (key information kept in text box) CLIM023/025: Plant ...
Multimodel assessment of water scarcity under climate change
... Population Affected by Severe Changes in Water Resources. To put these discharge changes into a societal perspective, we reconcile them with the spatial distribution of population, using population projections from the newly developed Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) (22). In the following, we w ...
... Population Affected by Severe Changes in Water Resources. To put these discharge changes into a societal perspective, we reconcile them with the spatial distribution of population, using population projections from the newly developed Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) (22). In the following, we w ...
An ecohydrological sketch of climate change impacts on water and
... approach (sensu Allen et al., 2005; Feddes, 1987) may be preferred for model simplicity, but such factors can only be applied under the climate conditions for which they were www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/16/3945/2012/ ...
... approach (sensu Allen et al., 2005; Feddes, 1987) may be preferred for model simplicity, but such factors can only be applied under the climate conditions for which they were www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/16/3945/2012/ ...
Increasing Atmospheric Poleward Energy Transport with Global
... where a is the radius of the earth, φ is latitude, and λ is longitude. To evaluate the change in MSE flux, we calculate the difference between the warmer and the control periods listed in Table 1. The change in northward MSE flux in each model is plotted in Fig. 1. Most models show increasing polewa ...
... where a is the radius of the earth, φ is latitude, and λ is longitude. To evaluate the change in MSE flux, we calculate the difference between the warmer and the control periods listed in Table 1. The change in northward MSE flux in each model is plotted in Fig. 1. Most models show increasing polewa ...
Demographic models and IPCC climate projections predict the
... $0.07 (the most generous) to $0.15 (the most conservative). Each model, and each SIE threshold, generates a binary time series of warm and normal years for the rest of this century. We used nonparametric binary regression (27) to transform the binary time series into probabilities wt of a warm event ...
... $0.07 (the most generous) to $0.15 (the most conservative). Each model, and each SIE threshold, generates a binary time series of warm and normal years for the rest of this century. We used nonparametric binary regression (27) to transform the binary time series into probabilities wt of a warm event ...
Evaluating the climate and air quality impacts of short
... Tragou and Lascaratos, 2003). Thus, even a cooling component may cause unwanted climate impacts (Shindell, 2015). Finally, there are important interdependencies between SLCPs and long-term climate change. The climate (and air quality) impacts of SLCPs depend on the atmosphere into which they are emi ...
... Tragou and Lascaratos, 2003). Thus, even a cooling component may cause unwanted climate impacts (Shindell, 2015). Finally, there are important interdependencies between SLCPs and long-term climate change. The climate (and air quality) impacts of SLCPs depend on the atmosphere into which they are emi ...
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... exception of Antarctica). These regions are called food production units (FPUs). Production and demand relationships in countries are linked through international trade flows. The model simulates growth in crop production, determined by crop and input prices, externally determined rates of productiv ...
... exception of Antarctica). These regions are called food production units (FPUs). Production and demand relationships in countries are linked through international trade flows. The model simulates growth in crop production, determined by crop and input prices, externally determined rates of productiv ...
Working Paper 177 - Grodecka & Kuralbayeva (opens in new window)
... These are two classes of studies that consider different types of policies: fixed versus state-contingent policies and they yield different policy recommendations. The first class, starting from a premise that complex policies that are state-contingent are hard to implement in practice, suggests cho ...
... These are two classes of studies that consider different types of policies: fixed versus state-contingent policies and they yield different policy recommendations. The first class, starting from a premise that complex policies that are state-contingent are hard to implement in practice, suggests cho ...
Chapter 4 Climate change and its implications for catastrophe
... Catastrophe modelling originated from spatial modelling in the 1970s. Insurance companies developed so-called “deterministic loss models” to determine the losses associated with particular events, e.g. to test worst-case scenarios for a portfolio or simulate the losses expected if a particular histo ...
... Catastrophe modelling originated from spatial modelling in the 1970s. Insurance companies developed so-called “deterministic loss models” to determine the losses associated with particular events, e.g. to test worst-case scenarios for a portfolio or simulate the losses expected if a particular histo ...
BACKGROUND PAPER Prepared for the 2015 Global Assessment
... Efforts to reduce disaster risks and climate change risks have co-existed for a long time, and in the last two decades, they have increasingly been linked. In particular, the relationship between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction has received significant attention (Mercer, 2010; ...
... Efforts to reduce disaster risks and climate change risks have co-existed for a long time, and in the last two decades, they have increasingly been linked. In particular, the relationship between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction has received significant attention (Mercer, 2010; ...
Conflict over Climate Change Politics - GUPEA
... focused on the productive powers that makes the issue governable, such as scientific knowledge and calculations. Studies have also focused on how citizens become responsibilised actors in the governing of climate change (Letell et al. 2011; Rutland & Aylett 2008). Oels (2005) argues that a global “c ...
... focused on the productive powers that makes the issue governable, such as scientific knowledge and calculations. Studies have also focused on how citizens become responsibilised actors in the governing of climate change (Letell et al. 2011; Rutland & Aylett 2008). Oels (2005) argues that a global “c ...