Exxon/ ExxonMobil
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... report shall cover pay, benefits, perks, stock options, tax advantages and any special arrangements in executive pay the compensation packages for all our company's top officers. Shareholders request the Board to ...
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... [O(1D)] to form nitric oxide (NO), which together with nitrogen dioxide (NO2), forms a catalytic cycle for ozone destruction (15). There is a balance between ozone production and loss, with NOx catalysis a major ozone loss process in the mid- to upper stratosphere. Indeed, NOx was found to catalyze ...
... [O(1D)] to form nitric oxide (NO), which together with nitrogen dioxide (NO2), forms a catalytic cycle for ozone destruction (15). There is a balance between ozone production and loss, with NOx catalysis a major ozone loss process in the mid- to upper stratosphere. Indeed, NOx was found to catalyze ...
Tree Species Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change
... is based on potential for genetic adaptation, physiological adjustment, migration, etc. For human systems, adaptive capacity is determined by such factors as access to technology, availability of resources, social and human capital and management of information (Moser et al. 2008). Vulnerability can ...
... is based on potential for genetic adaptation, physiological adjustment, migration, etc. For human systems, adaptive capacity is determined by such factors as access to technology, availability of resources, social and human capital and management of information (Moser et al. 2008). Vulnerability can ...
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... In the agricultural economics sphere, there are also studies trying to model yield variability in response to climate change (climate-driven weather changes). Those studies can be split into two categories based on their general approaches. One major approach uses a regression based crop production ...
... In the agricultural economics sphere, there are also studies trying to model yield variability in response to climate change (climate-driven weather changes). Those studies can be split into two categories based on their general approaches. One major approach uses a regression based crop production ...
Fluvial responses to climate and sea-level change
... Posamentier & Vail, 1988; Posamentier et al., 1988) provided a potential unifying framework for much of sedimentary geology, especially coastal and marine strata, but their application to continental deposits has been controversial. At a basic level, global change and sequencestratigraphic research ...
... Posamentier & Vail, 1988; Posamentier et al., 1988) provided a potential unifying framework for much of sedimentary geology, especially coastal and marine strata, but their application to continental deposits has been controversial. At a basic level, global change and sequencestratigraphic research ...
Evaporation at the Dead-Sea in the different synoptic systems and
... From these results it is clearly seen that the pan evaporation in Sdom shows highly significant increases (as we noticed in Fig. 2), while in Eilat the evaporation increases are only from the 1990s. Therefore, while comparing the 1995-2004 to the 1970-1994 there are no significant changes in the ev ...
... From these results it is clearly seen that the pan evaporation in Sdom shows highly significant increases (as we noticed in Fig. 2), while in Eilat the evaporation increases are only from the 1990s. Therefore, while comparing the 1995-2004 to the 1970-1994 there are no significant changes in the ev ...
Climate Change: An Australian Guide to the Science and Potential
... impacts of, and adaptation to climate change in Australia. While much progress in understanding the climate change issue has been made, uncertainties continue to exist about aspects of the climate change science, and regarding societal developments that will affect the extent of future climate chang ...
... impacts of, and adaptation to climate change in Australia. While much progress in understanding the climate change issue has been made, uncertainties continue to exist about aspects of the climate change science, and regarding societal developments that will affect the extent of future climate chang ...
The colour of climate: changes in peat
... et al., 1999; Lauritzen and Lundberg, 1999b; Briffa, 2000). These archives contain proxies of different types; biological, physical, chemical and lithological (Lowe and Walker, 1997) and analyses of these make it possible for the scientific community to interpret past climate changes and contribute t ...
... et al., 1999; Lauritzen and Lundberg, 1999b; Briffa, 2000). These archives contain proxies of different types; biological, physical, chemical and lithological (Lowe and Walker, 1997) and analyses of these make it possible for the scientific community to interpret past climate changes and contribute t ...
Water: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and
... The Earth’s climate is intrinsic to everything important to society – the production of food and energy, human and ecosystem health, the functioning and characteristics of the hydrologic cycle, and much more. Natural and human-induced changes in the Earth’s climate will thus have widespread implicat ...
... The Earth’s climate is intrinsic to everything important to society – the production of food and energy, human and ecosystem health, the functioning and characteristics of the hydrologic cycle, and much more. Natural and human-induced changes in the Earth’s climate will thus have widespread implicat ...
The role of land carbon sinks in mitigating global
... technological innovation (e.g. increased fuel efficiency, sequestration of CO2 at source) and technology transfer to less developed countries. It is these that must provide the ultimate solution to the problem of reducing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. ...
... technological innovation (e.g. increased fuel efficiency, sequestration of CO2 at source) and technology transfer to less developed countries. It is these that must provide the ultimate solution to the problem of reducing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. ...
Keywords: climate change, land use, gravel-bed rivers
... Driven by the industrial revolution and population growth, anthropogenic influences on stream channels have probably never been greater (Hooke, 2000). These influences are primarily exerted by changes in climate and land use. For example, predictions of global climate change suggest future doubling ...
... Driven by the industrial revolution and population growth, anthropogenic influences on stream channels have probably never been greater (Hooke, 2000). These influences are primarily exerted by changes in climate and land use. For example, predictions of global climate change suggest future doubling ...
Migration as Societal Response to Climate Change and Land
... (BBN). A policy analysis of relevant environmental, development and migration policies, supplemented by scenario analysis, identified options for political action. The results of the interdisciplinary analysis show that changing and unsteady environmental conditions lead to changing patterns of migra ...
... (BBN). A policy analysis of relevant environmental, development and migration policies, supplemented by scenario analysis, identified options for political action. The results of the interdisciplinary analysis show that changing and unsteady environmental conditions lead to changing patterns of migra ...
Middle Receptor - Eldorado
... Figure 2: Increasing historic concentrations (parts per million) of CO2 in the global atmosphere. The line thickness indicates uncertainty in the concentrations. (Source: IPCC from (Roaf, Crichton and Nicol 2009 ...
... Figure 2: Increasing historic concentrations (parts per million) of CO2 in the global atmosphere. The line thickness indicates uncertainty in the concentrations. (Source: IPCC from (Roaf, Crichton and Nicol 2009 ...
Assessing the Impacts of Land Cover Change on
... This explains the dry season response in both temperature extremes and the increase in aridity according to land use/cover change, whereby regions with increased wind speed reduce warm day temperature extremes, despite increasing mean temperature trend, and have a greater impact on atmospheric water ...
... This explains the dry season response in both temperature extremes and the increase in aridity according to land use/cover change, whereby regions with increased wind speed reduce warm day temperature extremes, despite increasing mean temperature trend, and have a greater impact on atmospheric water ...
Science, Scientists, and Local Weather: Understanding Mass
... cycles that are beyond the control of humankind, and in any event there is little that society can do to affect major changes in the world’s climate. Still other Americans deny that climate change exists at all. For these Americans, concerns about global warming are not only unwarranted but rather r ...
... cycles that are beyond the control of humankind, and in any event there is little that society can do to affect major changes in the world’s climate. Still other Americans deny that climate change exists at all. For these Americans, concerns about global warming are not only unwarranted but rather r ...
Building resilience to climate change
... their dietary and cultural needs. Targeting food security in the Pacific region is a critical action in the face of climate change, which will continue to place added pressure on existing food and water resources. The ultimate aim of the toolkit is to help ensure that Pacific Island communities contin ...
... their dietary and cultural needs. Targeting food security in the Pacific region is a critical action in the face of climate change, which will continue to place added pressure on existing food and water resources. The ultimate aim of the toolkit is to help ensure that Pacific Island communities contin ...
- The Climate Institute
... research. Some were quick to blame the resultant price spike on the state’s surging renewable energy and the closure of its coal-fired power stations. Yet, our research shows this “crisis” didn’t affect the continued growth in enthusiasm for renewable energy. It may, however, have played a role in t ...
... research. Some were quick to blame the resultant price spike on the state’s surging renewable energy and the closure of its coal-fired power stations. Yet, our research shows this “crisis” didn’t affect the continued growth in enthusiasm for renewable energy. It may, however, have played a role in t ...
appendix - UA Atmospheric Sciences
... Arellano, A.F., (2010), Exploring the potential of an ensemble-based data assimilation system as a tool for studies related to tropospheric composition, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology Seminar, 1-9 Mar. Arellano, A.F., (2007), Data Assimilation for Tropospheric CO, NCAR/IMAGe Su ...
... Arellano, A.F., (2010), Exploring the potential of an ensemble-based data assimilation system as a tool for studies related to tropospheric composition, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology Seminar, 1-9 Mar. Arellano, A.F., (2007), Data Assimilation for Tropospheric CO, NCAR/IMAGe Su ...
Wyoming v. USDA: A Look Down the Road at Management of
... propose regulations that would protect certain roadless areas within the National Forest System (NFS). 6 Following this directive, the Forest Service developed the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (“Roadless Rule”), which prohibits road construction, reconstruction, and timber harvesting throughout m ...
... propose regulations that would protect certain roadless areas within the National Forest System (NFS). 6 Following this directive, the Forest Service developed the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (“Roadless Rule”), which prohibits road construction, reconstruction, and timber harvesting throughout m ...
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... Aquatic systems, both marine and freshwater, have been recognized as vital in provisioning, regulating and supporting a wide range of services1 for humankind (MA, 2005). However, climate change is a growing threat to the continuous provision of these services (IPCC, 2007a). The implications of this ...
... Aquatic systems, both marine and freshwater, have been recognized as vital in provisioning, regulating and supporting a wide range of services1 for humankind (MA, 2005). However, climate change is a growing threat to the continuous provision of these services (IPCC, 2007a). The implications of this ...
Anchoring amid uncertainty - Personal Page: Prof. Dr. Jeroen van
... Over the past few decades, several attempts have been made to assess to what extent man-made emissions of greenhouse gases may change the Earth’s climate. This thesis consists mainly of a critical analysis of the processes by which the climate issue has been assessed over that period. We focus parti ...
... Over the past few decades, several attempts have been made to assess to what extent man-made emissions of greenhouse gases may change the Earth’s climate. This thesis consists mainly of a critical analysis of the processes by which the climate issue has been assessed over that period. We focus parti ...
An Inter-Comparison of the Holiday Climate Index (HCI) and the
... Climate change will directly impact the tourism sector in Europe by shifting the distribution of climatic resources. This shift is projected to alter the length and quality of tourism seasons in the region, affecting both the temporal and spatial distribution of domestic and international tourism fl ...
... Climate change will directly impact the tourism sector in Europe by shifting the distribution of climatic resources. This shift is projected to alter the length and quality of tourism seasons in the region, affecting both the temporal and spatial distribution of domestic and international tourism fl ...
River Basin Management in a changing climate
... and cyclical approach of the river basin management planning process makes it well suited to adaptively manage climate change impacts. This approach means that we can revisit plans to scale up or down our response to climate change in accordance to monitored data, and can avoid over-investment now. ...
... and cyclical approach of the river basin management planning process makes it well suited to adaptively manage climate change impacts. This approach means that we can revisit plans to scale up or down our response to climate change in accordance to monitored data, and can avoid over-investment now. ...
before the secretary of the interior petition to list the emperor penguin
... predators such as emperor penguins. Containing more than half of Southern Ocean krill stocks, the southwest Atlantic sector has suffered a decline in krill density of as great as 80% since the 1970s, at least in part caused by changes in ocean biological productivity brought on by climate change. Oc ...
... predators such as emperor penguins. Containing more than half of Southern Ocean krill stocks, the southwest Atlantic sector has suffered a decline in krill density of as great as 80% since the 1970s, at least in part caused by changes in ocean biological productivity brought on by climate change. Oc ...
Smoke, Mirrors & Hot Air How ExxonMobil Uses Big Tobacco’s Tactics
... n its campaign to sow uncertainty about the scientific evidence on global warming, ExxonMobil has followed a corporate strategy pioneered by the tobacco industry. Because ExxonMobil’s strategy, tactics, and even some personnel draw heavily from the tobacco industry’s playbook, it is useful to look b ...
... n its campaign to sow uncertainty about the scientific evidence on global warming, ExxonMobil has followed a corporate strategy pioneered by the tobacco industry. Because ExxonMobil’s strategy, tactics, and even some personnel draw heavily from the tobacco industry’s playbook, it is useful to look b ...