Up in smoke? Latin America and the Caribbean
... that patterns of vulnerability to climate change are extremely varied. It also makes modelling difficult, although this is constantly improving. To avoid misunderstanding, it is important to point out that with or without global warming, extreme weather is a problem for the people of the region. For ...
... that patterns of vulnerability to climate change are extremely varied. It also makes modelling difficult, although this is constantly improving. To avoid misunderstanding, it is important to point out that with or without global warming, extreme weather is a problem for the people of the region. For ...
Project Overview Inception Meeting, August 2002 Santiago, Chile
... Project is an investment in the relationship between Canada and Chile Recognizes that cooperation on climate change issues, including CDM projects, can mitigate GHGs globally, and positively impact community, social and economic development ...
... Project is an investment in the relationship between Canada and Chile Recognizes that cooperation on climate change issues, including CDM projects, can mitigate GHGs globally, and positively impact community, social and economic development ...
Paper_Kennedy
... governance replacing government (Mol 2008, 37–53). From this emerges informational governance: “the idea that information is fundamentally restructuring processes, institutions and practices of environmental governance” (Mol 2008, 83). This development is founded on the changes in power and impact i ...
... governance replacing government (Mol 2008, 37–53). From this emerges informational governance: “the idea that information is fundamentally restructuring processes, institutions and practices of environmental governance” (Mol 2008, 83). This development is founded on the changes in power and impact i ...
Influence of feedback on the stochastic evolution of simple climate systems
... concentration is c(0) = 350 ppm, c0 = 275 is the pre-industrial value, the concentration relaxation time is τc = 200 years, the value qτ /c(0) = 2.45 is chosen so that, after 100 years, t/τc = 0.5 in dimensionless units of time, the concentration reaches the value c(1) = 550 ppm, twice the pre-indu ...
... concentration is c(0) = 350 ppm, c0 = 275 is the pre-industrial value, the concentration relaxation time is τc = 200 years, the value qτ /c(0) = 2.45 is chosen so that, after 100 years, t/τc = 0.5 in dimensionless units of time, the concentration reaches the value c(1) = 550 ppm, twice the pre-indu ...
Climate Changes Impact to Archaeological Sites in Delaware:
... I want to thank Bernard for co-chairing this session with me, as I have been a bit of the silent partner on this one. We were both extremely surprised and excited about the turn-out for presenters in this session. Thanks to all the presenters! I also want to thank Bernard for presenting my paper for ...
... I want to thank Bernard for co-chairing this session with me, as I have been a bit of the silent partner on this one. We were both extremely surprised and excited about the turn-out for presenters in this session. Thanks to all the presenters! I also want to thank Bernard for presenting my paper for ...
Combining multiple climate policy instruments: how not to do it - Working Paper 38 (598 kB) (opens in new window)
... A small increase in the tax rate results one-for-one in an equivalent reduction in the permit price, such that the total carbon penalty faced by a firm, p + t, remains constant. As long as the emission target E is constant and binding, the two policy instruments will cancel each other out. This resu ...
... A small increase in the tax rate results one-for-one in an equivalent reduction in the permit price, such that the total carbon penalty faced by a firm, p + t, remains constant. As long as the emission target E is constant and binding, the two policy instruments will cancel each other out. This resu ...
COP22: Strengthening the world`s response to climate change
... —— limit global warming to ‘well below’ 2˚C above pre-industrial levels (the level at which many scientists predict potentially catastrophic impacts) and to pursue efforts to limit it to only 1.5˚C —— peak global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as soon as possible and to achieve global carbon neutral ...
... —— limit global warming to ‘well below’ 2˚C above pre-industrial levels (the level at which many scientists predict potentially catastrophic impacts) and to pursue efforts to limit it to only 1.5˚C —— peak global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as soon as possible and to achieve global carbon neutral ...
- Wiley Online Library
... Definitions of Climate Engineering As discussed above, there is no definition of ‘geoengineering’ or ‘climate engineering’ which is agreed on by the research, policy and civil society communities at large. The IPCC working group III defined it as ‘technological efforts to stabilize the climate syste ...
... Definitions of Climate Engineering As discussed above, there is no definition of ‘geoengineering’ or ‘climate engineering’ which is agreed on by the research, policy and civil society communities at large. The IPCC working group III defined it as ‘technological efforts to stabilize the climate syste ...
Workshop summary
... the individual, community, national and regional levels. Capacity building – With regard to climate change and the implications for regional food systems, the group felt that regional capacity was still low. The group suggested creating an ASEAN climate change experts network or centre as a possible ...
... the individual, community, national and regional levels. Capacity building – With regard to climate change and the implications for regional food systems, the group felt that regional capacity was still low. The group suggested creating an ASEAN climate change experts network or centre as a possible ...
flood risk in liege area
... the municipalities along the river Meuse in Belgium is displayed in Figure 1 (Detrembleur et al. 2015). Flood risk is generally higher in the upstream municipalities (groups 1 and 2), in which the protection levels are relatively lower and inundations are more frequent. Nonetheless, Liege shows a si ...
... the municipalities along the river Meuse in Belgium is displayed in Figure 1 (Detrembleur et al. 2015). Flood risk is generally higher in the upstream municipalities (groups 1 and 2), in which the protection levels are relatively lower and inundations are more frequent. Nonetheless, Liege shows a si ...
Working Paper - University of Sussex
... impact. This is because the world economy is concentrated in a few, rich countries. The world average in Figure 2 counts dollars, rather than countries, let alone people. Figure 2 also shows that, by and large, the negative impacts of climate change will fall on developing economies. Some have argu ...
... impact. This is because the world economy is concentrated in a few, rich countries. The world average in Figure 2 counts dollars, rather than countries, let alone people. Figure 2 also shows that, by and large, the negative impacts of climate change will fall on developing economies. Some have argu ...
Cosmopolitan Justice, Responsibility, and Global Climate Change
... to actors of not engaging in activities that contribute to global climate change. Those who engage in a policy of mitigation bear an opportunity cost: they forego benefits that they could have had if they had engaged in activities which involve the emission of high levels of greenhouse gases (GHGs). ...
... to actors of not engaging in activities that contribute to global climate change. Those who engage in a policy of mitigation bear an opportunity cost: they forego benefits that they could have had if they had engaged in activities which involve the emission of high levels of greenhouse gases (GHGs). ...
Climate Change and the Environment – Effects of Sea Level Rise on
... What I did observe was that each City we visited was aware of Climate Change and the impact of sea level rise but were focused on other aspects such as the cause of Climate Change – reduction in Carbon emissions and the impacts in relation to available resources as their main priorities. I was able ...
... What I did observe was that each City we visited was aware of Climate Change and the impact of sea level rise but were focused on other aspects such as the cause of Climate Change – reduction in Carbon emissions and the impacts in relation to available resources as their main priorities. I was able ...
How Will Climate Change Affect Marine Ecosystems in Puget Sound?
... shells. Efforts to address climate-‐related effects on marine ecosystems are increasing, particularly with respect to ocean acidification and ocean monitoring. ...
... shells. Efforts to address climate-‐related effects on marine ecosystems are increasing, particularly with respect to ocean acidification and ocean monitoring. ...
A large ozone-circulation feedback and its implications for global
... negative αcre,lw in B compared to C1, consistent with the effects of high-altitude cirrus ...
... negative αcre,lw in B compared to C1, consistent with the effects of high-altitude cirrus ...
Global Health Threats: Global Warming in Perspective
... population, based on the world’s experience in the 20 century. Second, the FTA estimates for the populations at risk for hunger and extreme events account for some, but not all, increases in adaptive capacity due to economic growth that is assumed under the various scenarios.23 For hunger specifical ...
... population, based on the world’s experience in the 20 century. Second, the FTA estimates for the populations at risk for hunger and extreme events account for some, but not all, increases in adaptive capacity due to economic growth that is assumed under the various scenarios.23 For hunger specifical ...
The Influence of Climate Change on Global Crop Productivity
... This question helps to set the challenge of climate adaptation in context. We are less concerned, for example, with whether impacts are statistically distinguishable from zero than with whether they are costly enough to justify a major acceleration of investment in agriculture in order to reach targ ...
... This question helps to set the challenge of climate adaptation in context. We are less concerned, for example, with whether impacts are statistically distinguishable from zero than with whether they are costly enough to justify a major acceleration of investment in agriculture in order to reach targ ...
Not a Problem, Someone Else`s Problem, My Problem or Our
... assessment of a range of psychological barriers to both mitigation and adaptation. He creatively refers to them as the “dragons of inaction” and organises them into seven genera and 29 species (Gifford 2011). This assessment is summarised in Table 1. While the categorisation is Gifford’s, each of th ...
... assessment of a range of psychological barriers to both mitigation and adaptation. He creatively refers to them as the “dragons of inaction” and organises them into seven genera and 29 species (Gifford 2011). This assessment is summarised in Table 1. While the categorisation is Gifford’s, each of th ...
Provide an initial estimate of the uncertainty in UK predicted climate
... RCM(s) have been forced by a larger and more representative sample of GCMs. Unfortunately such experiments have not yet been carried out, and so an alternative approach is adopted here of utilising data directly from GCMs. These data have been obtained from the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Ch ...
... RCM(s) have been forced by a larger and more representative sample of GCMs. Unfortunately such experiments have not yet been carried out, and so an alternative approach is adopted here of utilising data directly from GCMs. These data have been obtained from the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Ch ...
Likely Impacts on New Zealand Agriculture
... Global climate models indicate that New Zealand is likely to warm by only about two-thirds of the global mean temperature change that will be experienced in coming decades. This is largely because our climate is controlled by the South Pacific and Antarctic Oceans, which respond only slowly to globa ...
... Global climate models indicate that New Zealand is likely to warm by only about two-thirds of the global mean temperature change that will be experienced in coming decades. This is largely because our climate is controlled by the South Pacific and Antarctic Oceans, which respond only slowly to globa ...
Integrating Climate Change into Invasive Species Risk Assessment
... model is based on a different emission scenario and therefore yields different outputs. Scenarios are based on regionalized measures of population, economic development, energy efficiency, the availability of various forms of energy, agricultural productivity, and local pollution controls. Based on ...
... model is based on a different emission scenario and therefore yields different outputs. Scenarios are based on regionalized measures of population, economic development, energy efficiency, the availability of various forms of energy, agricultural productivity, and local pollution controls. Based on ...
Introduction - the United Nations
... Reefs and Biodiversity Rising sea surface temperatures, an adverse effect of climate change, can lead to coral bleaching, and ocean acidification. These in turn could lead to the collapse of entire reef ecosystems. The 2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment estimates that by the end of this century, c ...
... Reefs and Biodiversity Rising sea surface temperatures, an adverse effect of climate change, can lead to coral bleaching, and ocean acidification. These in turn could lead to the collapse of entire reef ecosystems. The 2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment estimates that by the end of this century, c ...
The response of atmospheric nitrous oxide to climate variations
... Heinrich stadials are followed by bundles of DO events (with similar stadial but varying interstadial temperatures), which finally terminate in another Heinrich stadial. As during each bundle of DO events N2 O concentrations reach remarkably low values during the Heinrich stadials, the Heinrich event ...
... Heinrich stadials are followed by bundles of DO events (with similar stadial but varying interstadial temperatures), which finally terminate in another Heinrich stadial. As during each bundle of DO events N2 O concentrations reach remarkably low values during the Heinrich stadials, the Heinrich event ...
Nov 21, 2015 - Science and Environmental Policy Project
... Lowering Standards: The Council of the American Physical Society (APS), “a non-profit membership organization working to advance the knowledge of physics”, announced a National Policy Statement on the Earth’s Changing Climate. “On Climate Change: Earth's changing climate is a critical issue and pose ...
... Lowering Standards: The Council of the American Physical Society (APS), “a non-profit membership organization working to advance the knowledge of physics”, announced a National Policy Statement on the Earth’s Changing Climate. “On Climate Change: Earth's changing climate is a critical issue and pose ...
China, the United States and the European Union: Multiple
... since the adoption of the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which featured climate mitigation targets for developed (Annex I) countries only.4 At present, the world can no longer be easily divided into rich, developed countries on the one hand, and ...
... since the adoption of the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which featured climate mitigation targets for developed (Annex I) countries only.4 At present, the world can no longer be easily divided into rich, developed countries on the one hand, and ...