Climate Change and Variability
... current policies they will continue to grow over the next few decades. However, there is substantial economic potential for reducing this projected growth rate of GHG emissions. Technologies include energy efficiency, renewable energy, biofuels, public transport, nuclear power, carbon capture and st ...
... current policies they will continue to grow over the next few decades. However, there is substantial economic potential for reducing this projected growth rate of GHG emissions. Technologies include energy efficiency, renewable energy, biofuels, public transport, nuclear power, carbon capture and st ...
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... century in order to avoid potentially catastrophic effects from global climate change. The recent much-publicized Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change notes that climate stabilization at an atmospheric concentration of 550 parts per million CO2equivalent would require global emissions to ...
... century in order to avoid potentially catastrophic effects from global climate change. The recent much-publicized Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change notes that climate stabilization at an atmospheric concentration of 550 parts per million CO2equivalent would require global emissions to ...
the imposible sustainability: applications of relational
... inversely, requires further consumption. To change that, we need to adopt new cultural values (Krippendorf, 2009). The problem is that Krippendorf does not point out what are the values to change to reverse the ecological problems. The trust in technology, as an instrument to make our world a safer, ...
... inversely, requires further consumption. To change that, we need to adopt new cultural values (Krippendorf, 2009). The problem is that Krippendorf does not point out what are the values to change to reverse the ecological problems. The trust in technology, as an instrument to make our world a safer, ...
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Carbon Tax Design)
... of climate change and other environmental damages are reflected in the price of energy and that the relative prices between carbon intensive and low carbon technologies are correctly reflected. Energy sector’s environmental externalities include GHG emissions and local air pollution damages (emissio ...
... of climate change and other environmental damages are reflected in the price of energy and that the relative prices between carbon intensive and low carbon technologies are correctly reflected. Energy sector’s environmental externalities include GHG emissions and local air pollution damages (emissio ...
Climate - Discovery Education
... 4. What things do people do that might cause climate to change? 5. If climate changes, can you think of ways that it might be good? 6. What do scientists think about the Earth getting warmer? 7. What things tell us about what the climate was like hundreds of years ago? 8. What things in nature can m ...
... 4. What things do people do that might cause climate to change? 5. If climate changes, can you think of ways that it might be good? 6. What do scientists think about the Earth getting warmer? 7. What things tell us about what the climate was like hundreds of years ago? 8. What things in nature can m ...
A decade of weather extremes - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact
... Dim Coumou and Stefan Rahmstorf* The ostensibly large number of recent extreme weather events has triggered intensive discussions, both in- and outside the scientific community, on whether they are related to global warming. Here, we review the evidence and argue that for some types of extreme — not ...
... Dim Coumou and Stefan Rahmstorf* The ostensibly large number of recent extreme weather events has triggered intensive discussions, both in- and outside the scientific community, on whether they are related to global warming. Here, we review the evidence and argue that for some types of extreme — not ...
First Report - Climate Change Advisory Council
... include actions to significantly reduce emissions and to enhance carbon uptake in soils and biomass through sustainable forestry and improved land management. Sustainable afforestation can make an important contribution to climate actions and have wider ecological, economic and societal benefits. Th ...
... include actions to significantly reduce emissions and to enhance carbon uptake in soils and biomass through sustainable forestry and improved land management. Sustainable afforestation can make an important contribution to climate actions and have wider ecological, economic and societal benefits. Th ...
Lessons learned from the 2000s Western drought: Evolving linkages between
... Longer-range questions • Increasing requests for information on interannual and decadal time scales (+ 5, 10, 15 years) • Reservoir inflows over several years (at least 2) • Drought outlooks over the next decade • Are the historical droughts of record still a valid planning tool? • Are return period ...
... Longer-range questions • Increasing requests for information on interannual and decadal time scales (+ 5, 10, 15 years) • Reservoir inflows over several years (at least 2) • Drought outlooks over the next decade • Are the historical droughts of record still a valid planning tool? • Are return period ...
The National Audubon User`s Guide for "Global Warming Solutions"
... Change) They say the main culprit is emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from Those who are skeptical of human activities. (Most comes from burning of fossil global warming and the reality fuels, but deforestation, agriculture, other land use of human contributions to it are pract ...
... Change) They say the main culprit is emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from Those who are skeptical of human activities. (Most comes from burning of fossil global warming and the reality fuels, but deforestation, agriculture, other land use of human contributions to it are pract ...
Andrew Boswell November 2007
... There is NO 2% excuse ! • Phil Woolas, Minister of Climate Change said on 20th September “we see that as much as 15% of world carbon emissions are a direct result of UK economic activity both at home and abroad. “ – Global spread of ‘City business interests’ – Imports from China etc – our dependenc ...
... There is NO 2% excuse ! • Phil Woolas, Minister of Climate Change said on 20th September “we see that as much as 15% of world carbon emissions are a direct result of UK economic activity both at home and abroad. “ – Global spread of ‘City business interests’ – Imports from China etc – our dependenc ...
diseases - Pesticide Action Network
... How changes in precipitation will affect insects There are fewer scientific studies on the effect of precipitation on insects than temperature. Some insects are sensitive to precipitation and are killed or removed from crops by heavy rains - in some northeastern US states, this consideration is impo ...
... How changes in precipitation will affect insects There are fewer scientific studies on the effect of precipitation on insects than temperature. Some insects are sensitive to precipitation and are killed or removed from crops by heavy rains - in some northeastern US states, this consideration is impo ...
North and Central Europe
... Accelerated coastal erosion, saline intrusion into freshwater lens and increase flooding from the sea cause large effects on human settlements. Increases in sea level may shift water table close to or above the surface resulting in increased evapotranspiration, thus diminishing the resource. ...
... Accelerated coastal erosion, saline intrusion into freshwater lens and increase flooding from the sea cause large effects on human settlements. Increases in sea level may shift water table close to or above the surface resulting in increased evapotranspiration, thus diminishing the resource. ...
Tried and tested: Learning from farmers on adaptation to
... habitats when their natural controls are removed; soil and water are contaminated by chemicals; crop pollinators decline; agricultural labourers incur more health costs; the agro-biodiversity that helps maintain ecosystem functioning is lost; and the costs of mitigating the greenhouse gases emitted ...
... habitats when their natural controls are removed; soil and water are contaminated by chemicals; crop pollinators decline; agricultural labourers incur more health costs; the agro-biodiversity that helps maintain ecosystem functioning is lost; and the costs of mitigating the greenhouse gases emitted ...
Executive Summary - Overseas Development Institute
... countries to reduce emissions, decarbonise their economies, and adapt to the impacts of climate change. Governments across the world’s poorest countries see financial commitments as key to a global deal in 2015 that can deliver meaningful climate action. There is a great deal at stake. Developing co ...
... countries to reduce emissions, decarbonise their economies, and adapt to the impacts of climate change. Governments across the world’s poorest countries see financial commitments as key to a global deal in 2015 that can deliver meaningful climate action. There is a great deal at stake. Developing co ...
Emergence of polycentric climate governance and
... Another, equally dynamic strand of research focuses on the public policy-making activities of nation states, including local governments. Until recently, the literature on national policy offered only broad overviews of whole countries and/or non-cumulative case studies of specific polices and instr ...
... Another, equally dynamic strand of research focuses on the public policy-making activities of nation states, including local governments. Until recently, the literature on national policy offered only broad overviews of whole countries and/or non-cumulative case studies of specific polices and instr ...
Climate Change and Health on the US Gulf Coast
... compared with 48.6 million as of 2000 [7], with a substantial proportion of the population living along the coastlines. Although only about 8% of the U.S. counties are located along saltwater coasts, they are home to 29% of the country’s population [18]. As of 2008, the 56 Gulf Coast coastline count ...
... compared with 48.6 million as of 2000 [7], with a substantial proportion of the population living along the coastlines. Although only about 8% of the U.S. counties are located along saltwater coasts, they are home to 29% of the country’s population [18]. As of 2008, the 56 Gulf Coast coastline count ...
8 Priority areas – currently at risk
... Inundation of low lying areas of Lauderdale is most likely to arise from Ralphs Bay. This side of the isthmus lacks the dunes of Roches Beach. In general, land levels to the Ralphs Bay shore are lower. However, in the event that the dunes are lost due to erosion, inundation is also possible from the ...
... Inundation of low lying areas of Lauderdale is most likely to arise from Ralphs Bay. This side of the isthmus lacks the dunes of Roches Beach. In general, land levels to the Ralphs Bay shore are lower. However, in the event that the dunes are lost due to erosion, inundation is also possible from the ...
Setting a long-term climate objective
... Establishing what it would take to meet the 2°C objective is a task rife with uncertainty. We do not know how sensitive the climate system will be to different levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, nor do we know how much of the cooling effect caused by aerosols will be lost as they are redu ...
... Establishing what it would take to meet the 2°C objective is a task rife with uncertainty. We do not know how sensitive the climate system will be to different levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, nor do we know how much of the cooling effect caused by aerosols will be lost as they are redu ...
The Demographic Implications of Climate Change for Aotearoa New
... Advocates raising awareness on global climate change almost universally warn of dire consequences for future generations should action not begin now to mitigate the effects of global climate change (see for example Stern, 2007; Garnaut, 2011). However, climate change and its population impacts are n ...
... Advocates raising awareness on global climate change almost universally warn of dire consequences for future generations should action not begin now to mitigate the effects of global climate change (see for example Stern, 2007; Garnaut, 2011). However, climate change and its population impacts are n ...
Impact of Climate Change on Irrigation Demand and Crop Growth in a Mediterranean Environment of Turkey
... particularly suited to quantify the combined effect of changes in CO2, temperature, rainfall and solar radiation on crop development and growth, and crop water use, as all the relevant processes are simulated separately while taking into account of their interactions. More detailed information on th ...
... particularly suited to quantify the combined effect of changes in CO2, temperature, rainfall and solar radiation on crop development and growth, and crop water use, as all the relevant processes are simulated separately while taking into account of their interactions. More detailed information on th ...
Co-benefits of global greenhouse gas mitigation for US air quality
... • Monetized co-benefits in 2050 are $74 (46-101) per ton CO2 reduced at low VSL, $220 (140-304) at high VSL. • Foreign GHG mitigation accounts for 62% of the total avoided deaths from O3, and 15% for PM2.5. • Previous regional or national co‐benefits studies may underestimate the full co‐benefits of ...
... • Monetized co-benefits in 2050 are $74 (46-101) per ton CO2 reduced at low VSL, $220 (140-304) at high VSL. • Foreign GHG mitigation accounts for 62% of the total avoided deaths from O3, and 15% for PM2.5. • Previous regional or national co‐benefits studies may underestimate the full co‐benefits of ...
G8 Impact on International Climate Change Negotiations – Good or
... Examples for G8 decisions with wide-ranging impacts on further political developments include, for example, multilateral debt relief initiatives for developing countries. At the 1999 G8 Summit in Cologne/Germany, the G8 committed to the Cologne Debt Initiative of debt relief for heavily indebted dev ...
... Examples for G8 decisions with wide-ranging impacts on further political developments include, for example, multilateral debt relief initiatives for developing countries. At the 1999 G8 Summit in Cologne/Germany, the G8 committed to the Cologne Debt Initiative of debt relief for heavily indebted dev ...
Climate change
... Earth is facing a climate catastrophe caused by human action. Scientifically, there is no longer any doubt that pollutants from the combustion of fossil fuels and other human activities are accumulating in the atmosphere, trapping radiation, and raising temperatures. There remains some uncertainty a ...
... Earth is facing a climate catastrophe caused by human action. Scientifically, there is no longer any doubt that pollutants from the combustion of fossil fuels and other human activities are accumulating in the atmosphere, trapping radiation, and raising temperatures. There remains some uncertainty a ...
Vulnerability and Adaptation in the Ukrainian Cities under Climate
... the climate change and is indicative of the need to develop adaptation measures, incorporate them into relevant plan and implement. In case of indicator groups that scored fewer points (from 8 to 14) it is also recommended to provide for urban adaptation measures notwithstanding that the city’s vuln ...
... the climate change and is indicative of the need to develop adaptation measures, incorporate them into relevant plan and implement. In case of indicator groups that scored fewer points (from 8 to 14) it is also recommended to provide for urban adaptation measures notwithstanding that the city’s vuln ...
The obscure future of the Kyoto protocol - Hal-SHS
... During the 2nd MOP, which was held in 2006 at Nairobi, jointly with the 12th COP, the AWG-KP meetings did not lead to the definition of commitments for an eventual PK 2. While negotiations continued under the leadership of AWG-KP, the Bali action plan, adopted in 2007 at the end of the 13th COP, ope ...
... During the 2nd MOP, which was held in 2006 at Nairobi, jointly with the 12th COP, the AWG-KP meetings did not lead to the definition of commitments for an eventual PK 2. While negotiations continued under the leadership of AWG-KP, the Bali action plan, adopted in 2007 at the end of the 13th COP, ope ...