Growing disruption: Climate change, food, and the fight against hunger
... Despite global recognition that warming must be kept below the critical 2°C threshold, emissions are rising rapidly, and much higher levels of warming are likely. The earth's atmosphere has just reached a carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration of 400 parts per million for the first time in about three ...
... Despite global recognition that warming must be kept below the critical 2°C threshold, emissions are rising rapidly, and much higher levels of warming are likely. The earth's atmosphere has just reached a carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration of 400 parts per million for the first time in about three ...
Economic Globalization, Global energy issues and Climate Change
... compulsory target for carbon emissions per unit of GDP - to be reduced by 17% in 2015 relatively to 2010, in line with the 40-45% target by 2020 (Li and Wang, 2012; NDRC, 2012). But despite the implementation of policies designed to slow down the rate of carbon emissions in many regions and in China ...
... compulsory target for carbon emissions per unit of GDP - to be reduced by 17% in 2015 relatively to 2010, in line with the 40-45% target by 2020 (Li and Wang, 2012; NDRC, 2012). But despite the implementation of policies designed to slow down the rate of carbon emissions in many regions and in China ...
Print - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... according to the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report. Projections of future rainfall disagree, with some models projecting increases in rainfall while other models project decreases. These large uncertainties in future rainfall patterns are in part a function of ...
... according to the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report. Projections of future rainfall disagree, with some models projecting increases in rainfall while other models project decreases. These large uncertainties in future rainfall patterns are in part a function of ...
kerala state action plan on climate change
... information at global as well as local level would be needed to be analysed for any strategy. This will essentially include assessment of efficacy of the present development strategies in this context and probable mid course corrections wherever found necessary. The principles adopted for the Nation ...
... information at global as well as local level would be needed to be analysed for any strategy. This will essentially include assessment of efficacy of the present development strategies in this context and probable mid course corrections wherever found necessary. The principles adopted for the Nation ...
modern climate science - American Meteorological Society
... positions climate change as part of a complex, coupled human/natural system. Unlike all other life on this planet, humans’ ability to think informs us through science studies of our impact on climate. With this understanding comes the capability of making choices and taking actions to mitigate this ...
... positions climate change as part of a complex, coupled human/natural system. Unlike all other life on this planet, humans’ ability to think informs us through science studies of our impact on climate. With this understanding comes the capability of making choices and taking actions to mitigate this ...
Climate Change Impacts on U.S. Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
... 2000; NAST 2001). Even if greenhouse gas emissions are stabilized, the rate of sea-level rise will likely continue to increase beyond 2100 because of the time it takes for oceans and ice sheets to approach equilibrium conditions with the atmosphere. Regional differences in land movement and impacts ...
... 2000; NAST 2001). Even if greenhouse gas emissions are stabilized, the rate of sea-level rise will likely continue to increase beyond 2100 because of the time it takes for oceans and ice sheets to approach equilibrium conditions with the atmosphere. Regional differences in land movement and impacts ...
Articles Climate Change Vulnerability and Policy Support
... variability is increasing at all levels of governance. Mounting evidence that human activities are responsible for temperature increases over the past century (Oreskes 2004) and recent international conventions highlighting the importance of taking precautionary action have contributed to a growing ...
... variability is increasing at all levels of governance. Mounting evidence that human activities are responsible for temperature increases over the past century (Oreskes 2004) and recent international conventions highlighting the importance of taking precautionary action have contributed to a growing ...
IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM)
... the Kyoto Protocol. The UNFCCC is a multilateral convention aimed at stabilising GHG concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. The Kyoto Protocol came into being on 11 December 1997 at the third Conference of the Part ...
... the Kyoto Protocol. The UNFCCC is a multilateral convention aimed at stabilising GHG concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. The Kyoto Protocol came into being on 11 December 1997 at the third Conference of the Part ...
New Zealand`s Climate Change Target
... the Paris Climate Change Conference in December. It is a challenge to determine what our contribution will be before the agreement is concluded, rules are finalised, and without knowing what technological developments will occur in the future. We anticipate that detailed discussion on the rules will ...
... the Paris Climate Change Conference in December. It is a challenge to determine what our contribution will be before the agreement is concluded, rules are finalised, and without knowing what technological developments will occur in the future. We anticipate that detailed discussion on the rules will ...
Increasing Participation and Compliance in International Climate Change Agreements* SCOTT BARRETT
... emissions and another for perpetuities (“endowments”). As in other proposals, governments would provide a safety-valve of permit sales at a fixed price (which can rise over time). Endowments would be made to both industrialized and developing countries, the latter well in excess of current or antici ...
... emissions and another for perpetuities (“endowments”). As in other proposals, governments would provide a safety-valve of permit sales at a fixed price (which can rise over time). Endowments would be made to both industrialized and developing countries, the latter well in excess of current or antici ...
Climate Change Class at Osher Lifelong Learning
... trajectory and the difficulty of getting onto it are consequences, above all, of the emission levels already attained, the long time scale for removal of CO2 from the atmosphere by natural processes, and the long operating lifetimes of CO2-emitting energy technologies that today are being deployed a ...
... trajectory and the difficulty of getting onto it are consequences, above all, of the emission levels already attained, the long time scale for removal of CO2 from the atmosphere by natural processes, and the long operating lifetimes of CO2-emitting energy technologies that today are being deployed a ...
Climate change policy in Alberta Backgrounder At a glance
... under current conditions Canada’s annual emissions will reach 734 Mt by 2020.16 Without additional actions, Canada will miss its 2020 target by 122 Mt – an amount almost equivalent to the current emissions from all passenger transportation in Canada, and greater than all emissions from electricity g ...
... under current conditions Canada’s annual emissions will reach 734 Mt by 2020.16 Without additional actions, Canada will miss its 2020 target by 122 Mt – an amount almost equivalent to the current emissions from all passenger transportation in Canada, and greater than all emissions from electricity g ...
DOCX - World bank documents
... There are several important legal documents and recent policy developments that form a good basis for Turkmenistan’s aspiration to mainstream low-carbon, climate-resilient considerations into its broader sustainable development objectives. The government of Turkmenistan approved the National Climate ...
... There are several important legal documents and recent policy developments that form a good basis for Turkmenistan’s aspiration to mainstream low-carbon, climate-resilient considerations into its broader sustainable development objectives. The government of Turkmenistan approved the National Climate ...
All rights reserved. Analyzing Multiple Ideas Thawing Arctic Ice In
... previously unreachable resources. However, an environmentalist would point out that the melting sea ice will lead to negative outcomes, including the extinction of certain animals like the polar bear. The author argues that this complexity makes the climate change issue opaque and difficult to plan ...
... previously unreachable resources. However, an environmentalist would point out that the melting sea ice will lead to negative outcomes, including the extinction of certain animals like the polar bear. The author argues that this complexity makes the climate change issue opaque and difficult to plan ...
Words
... of greenhouse gas, but when we burn fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas, we add more. The more greenhouse gas we produce, the thicker the blanket around the earth’s atmosphere becomes. This blanket traps heat around the planet and makes it hotter. The 1980’s and 1990’s were the warmest decad ...
... of greenhouse gas, but when we burn fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas, we add more. The more greenhouse gas we produce, the thicker the blanket around the earth’s atmosphere becomes. This blanket traps heat around the planet and makes it hotter. The 1980’s and 1990’s were the warmest decad ...
Climate change is catchy – but when will it really... RESEARCH
... interrogate the relationship between climate and disease in southern Africa, regionally and in respective subregions. If the contribution of climate variability to the variability in infectious disease incidence can be determined on a range of time and space scales, the impact of these climate trend ...
... interrogate the relationship between climate and disease in southern Africa, regionally and in respective subregions. If the contribution of climate variability to the variability in infectious disease incidence can be determined on a range of time and space scales, the impact of these climate trend ...
Reconciling anthropogenic climate change with observed
... particular. Chinese coal consumption more than doubles in the 4 y from 2003 to 2007 (the previous doubling takes 22 y, 1980– 2002). In this four year period, Chinese coal consumption accounts for 77% of the 26% rise in global coal consumption (8). These increases are large relative to previous growt ...
... particular. Chinese coal consumption more than doubles in the 4 y from 2003 to 2007 (the previous doubling takes 22 y, 1980– 2002). In this four year period, Chinese coal consumption accounts for 77% of the 26% rise in global coal consumption (8). These increases are large relative to previous growt ...
Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... land loss. Management of river flow has deprived the coastal wetlands of the freshwater and sediment that they need to replenish and persist. Dredging of canals through marshes for oil and gas exploration and pipelines has led to Figure 17.2. Aerial photos of Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana taken ...
... land loss. Management of river flow has deprived the coastal wetlands of the freshwater and sediment that they need to replenish and persist. Dredging of canals through marshes for oil and gas exploration and pipelines has led to Figure 17.2. Aerial photos of Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana taken ...
Traditional Livelihoods and Mining in Mongolia`s Changing Climate
... Dialogue, coordination, coherence and synergy among relevant stakeholders have been considered key instruments to strengthen risk management approaches to address L&D. In relation to building capacity to address L&D, the significance of better appreciating non-economic losses and the impacts of slow ...
... Dialogue, coordination, coherence and synergy among relevant stakeholders have been considered key instruments to strengthen risk management approaches to address L&D. In relation to building capacity to address L&D, the significance of better appreciating non-economic losses and the impacts of slow ...
The role of EIA in greenhouse gas mitigation Abstract The role of EIA
... Program for industry aimed at capturing the potential for reductions in emissions through voluntary and cost-neutral steps. Australia gained concessions from the international community at the 1997 Kyoto Conference by arguing that unlike most other developed countries, Australia’s economy was heavil ...
... Program for industry aimed at capturing the potential for reductions in emissions through voluntary and cost-neutral steps. Australia gained concessions from the international community at the 1997 Kyoto Conference by arguing that unlike most other developed countries, Australia’s economy was heavil ...
Initial National Communication V&A Assessment
... V&A assessments will be used to identify potential projects for funding Institutionalization of nation response to climate change Produce policy-relevant knowledge and information to effect policy dialogue Facilitate public education and awareness for mainstreaming CC concerns at different levels of ...
... V&A assessments will be used to identify potential projects for funding Institutionalization of nation response to climate change Produce policy-relevant knowledge and information to effect policy dialogue Facilitate public education and awareness for mainstreaming CC concerns at different levels of ...
POPRC-9/8: Guidance on how to assess the possible impact of
... global control (cf., Annex D, para. 2) should address data of concern on, but not be limited to: (a) Laboratory studies showing changes in BCF and BAF values with increased temperatures in organisms; (b) Changes in levels in biota along with increased temperatures in their surrounding environment fr ...
... global control (cf., Annex D, para. 2) should address data of concern on, but not be limited to: (a) Laboratory studies showing changes in BCF and BAF values with increased temperatures in organisms; (b) Changes in levels in biota along with increased temperatures in their surrounding environment fr ...
Capability Approach and policies for those likely to be left behind
... further concerns. First, the poorest cohorts have been worse off even in regions attributed with sustained rapid growth and lifting millions out of poverty as in East Asia. Widening income equality was most distinct in this region between 1990 and 2004. Southern Asia, also a region with high econom ...
... further concerns. First, the poorest cohorts have been worse off even in regions attributed with sustained rapid growth and lifting millions out of poverty as in East Asia. Widening income equality was most distinct in this region between 1990 and 2004. Southern Asia, also a region with high econom ...
Communicating climate change in mainstream
... This guide aims to help reporters draw on existing data and analysis and hone it to meet the specific needs of their investors, who are looking to appraise the significance of climate change for the business from a financial perspective. This advice does not represent a new requirement, and nor shou ...
... This guide aims to help reporters draw on existing data and analysis and hone it to meet the specific needs of their investors, who are looking to appraise the significance of climate change for the business from a financial perspective. This advice does not represent a new requirement, and nor shou ...
THE DURBAN PLATFORM: ISSUES AND OPTIONS FOR A 2015 AGREEMENT INTERNATIONAL
... themselves may outweigh their desire to bind others. In that case, there may not be any negotiable agreement that the participating states think will make them each better off. In the absence of such a “contract zone,” the contractual approach to international agreements is not feasible. An alternat ...
... themselves may outweigh their desire to bind others. In that case, there may not be any negotiable agreement that the participating states think will make them each better off. In the absence of such a “contract zone,” the contractual approach to international agreements is not feasible. An alternat ...