Market and policy driven adaptation: an alternative perspective. Smart Solutions to Climate Change (opens in new window)
... mitigation are often not made by the same people. Mitigation decisions are reached globally in international negotiations, backed up subsequently through national legislation. Adaptation decisions are made, more often than not, at the local level (e.g. by municipal governments) and by private agents ...
... mitigation are often not made by the same people. Mitigation decisions are reached globally in international negotiations, backed up subsequently through national legislation. Adaptation decisions are made, more often than not, at the local level (e.g. by municipal governments) and by private agents ...
the calm before the storm
... climate change and will suffer increased crop losses due to weather extremes. Brazil is one of the world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, with most of the country’s CO2e emissions being caused by changes in land use, agriculture and forestry12. Coffee growing itself, involving forest clearanc ...
... climate change and will suffer increased crop losses due to weather extremes. Brazil is one of the world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, with most of the country’s CO2e emissions being caused by changes in land use, agriculture and forestry12. Coffee growing itself, involving forest clearanc ...
The Arctic: Changing Ecosystems and Resilience
... climate change on Arctic vegetation, soils, and permafrost. Module 3: Sea Ice and the Ocean The most visible and informative indicator of climate change in the Arctic is the change in sea ice cover. Arctic sea ice extent has declined over the past decades with far-reaching consequences for ecosystem ...
... climate change on Arctic vegetation, soils, and permafrost. Module 3: Sea Ice and the Ocean The most visible and informative indicator of climate change in the Arctic is the change in sea ice cover. Arctic sea ice extent has declined over the past decades with far-reaching consequences for ecosystem ...
Climate Change and International Relations Theory: Northeast Asia as a Case Study
... level rise in Northeast Asia may exceed the global mean (Cruz et al 2007, 484). Low-lying coastal locations in Northeast Asia will be increasingly vulnerable resultant higher tides and storm surges, exacerbating coastal erosion. Human structures in low-lying coastal areas are particularly vulnerabl ...
... level rise in Northeast Asia may exceed the global mean (Cruz et al 2007, 484). Low-lying coastal locations in Northeast Asia will be increasingly vulnerable resultant higher tides and storm surges, exacerbating coastal erosion. Human structures in low-lying coastal areas are particularly vulnerabl ...
how banks can seize opportunities in climate and green
... potential for financial institutions.9 Population growth coupled with urbanization and rising incomes has resulted in a significant increase of new buildings, both residential and commercial, in developing countries, with a concomitant increase in greenhouse gas emissions. As countries enact buildin ...
... potential for financial institutions.9 Population growth coupled with urbanization and rising incomes has resulted in a significant increase of new buildings, both residential and commercial, in developing countries, with a concomitant increase in greenhouse gas emissions. As countries enact buildin ...
studies
... Platform agreement. A comparison of the 450 and 500 ppm concentration targets in terms of their mitigation requirement has not yet been undertaken with a multi-model ensemble. Since the Durban Agreement calls for the implementation of the international climate treaty by 2020, the DP scenarios assume ...
... Platform agreement. A comparison of the 450 and 500 ppm concentration targets in terms of their mitigation requirement has not yet been undertaken with a multi-model ensemble. Since the Durban Agreement calls for the implementation of the international climate treaty by 2020, the DP scenarios assume ...
Nitrous Oxide Nitrous oxide (chemical formula N2O), is a trace gas
... a particular gas’s present-day emissions towards future climate change, the Global Warming Potential (GWP) is a more useful quantity. The GWP of N2O is the timeintegrated radiative forcing following a 1 kg pulse emission of N2O, relative to the same quantity following a 1 kg pulse emission of CO2. ...
... a particular gas’s present-day emissions towards future climate change, the Global Warming Potential (GWP) is a more useful quantity. The GWP of N2O is the timeintegrated radiative forcing following a 1 kg pulse emission of N2O, relative to the same quantity following a 1 kg pulse emission of CO2. ...
2013 GHG Inventory
... While climate systems are incredibly complex, the causes of contemporary climate change and many of the potential impacts are now well understood. The atmospheric concentrations of several greenhouse gases (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide) have increased to unprecedented levels, in ...
... While climate systems are incredibly complex, the causes of contemporary climate change and many of the potential impacts are now well understood. The atmospheric concentrations of several greenhouse gases (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide) have increased to unprecedented levels, in ...
doc3 - Sawea
... which: • Minimises the impact of climate change – which will be severe for South Africa, and undermine development gains; • Does not impose a mitigation burden on South Africa which would compromise the country’s ability to meet its development challenges; and • Provides support to developing countr ...
... which: • Minimises the impact of climate change – which will be severe for South Africa, and undermine development gains; • Does not impose a mitigation burden on South Africa which would compromise the country’s ability to meet its development challenges; and • Provides support to developing countr ...
Climate Change
... Be sure to look at the ‘Notes pages’ (below) for added comments to help in presenting and for more information and sources. Please feel free to email me with suggestions for improvements or useful comments. The intention is that YOU SHOULD PICK AND CHOOSE FROM THESE ...
... Be sure to look at the ‘Notes pages’ (below) for added comments to help in presenting and for more information and sources. Please feel free to email me with suggestions for improvements or useful comments. The intention is that YOU SHOULD PICK AND CHOOSE FROM THESE ...
Carbon Budget and Trends
... 2. The perturbation of the global carbon budget (1850-2006) 3. The declining efficiency of natural CO2 sinks 4. Attribution of the recent acceleration of atmospheric CO2 5. Conclusions and implications for climate change ...
... 2. The perturbation of the global carbon budget (1850-2006) 3. The declining efficiency of natural CO2 sinks 4. Attribution of the recent acceleration of atmospheric CO2 5. Conclusions and implications for climate change ...
Cost Benefit Analysis of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation
... many regions across Canada (Lemmen et al., 2008, IPCC, 2014). Over the past sixty years, average air temperature has increased by 1.5 degrees Celsius, with more rapid increases observed in Northern regions of the country (Warren and Lemmen, 2014). In the same time period, Canada's average annual pre ...
... many regions across Canada (Lemmen et al., 2008, IPCC, 2014). Over the past sixty years, average air temperature has increased by 1.5 degrees Celsius, with more rapid increases observed in Northern regions of the country (Warren and Lemmen, 2014). In the same time period, Canada's average annual pre ...
Project Summary
... sum of these two effects is known as eustatic sea level rise (SLR) (Pugh 2004). The long-term average rate of this eustatic global SLR has been estimated to be on the order of 0.67 inches per decade during the 20th century (Bindoff et al., 2007). Sea level rise during the latter half of the 20th cen ...
... sum of these two effects is known as eustatic sea level rise (SLR) (Pugh 2004). The long-term average rate of this eustatic global SLR has been estimated to be on the order of 0.67 inches per decade during the 20th century (Bindoff et al., 2007). Sea level rise during the latter half of the 20th cen ...
NVCA Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan Milestone 1
... “Scientific evidence shows climate change is happening now. This consensus that greenhouse gas emissions are seriously affecting Earth’s climate and that climate change is having increasing negative global impacts, effects the NVCA watershed’s environment and economy. The NVCA agrees that we need to ...
... “Scientific evidence shows climate change is happening now. This consensus that greenhouse gas emissions are seriously affecting Earth’s climate and that climate change is having increasing negative global impacts, effects the NVCA watershed’s environment and economy. The NVCA agrees that we need to ...
Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements
... the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.” Non-binding voluntary aim for industrialized countries: stabilize greenhouse gas emissions at 1990 levels starting in 2000. “Common but differentiated responsibilities”: Industrialized countri ...
... the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.” Non-binding voluntary aim for industrialized countries: stabilize greenhouse gas emissions at 1990 levels starting in 2000. “Common but differentiated responsibilities”: Industrialized countri ...
Pattern scaled climate change scenarios: are these useful for adaptation? - Working Paper 71 (699 kB) (opens in new window)
... responses, to inform decision-making in the private and public sectors. The programme is exploring, from a risk management perspective, the implications of climate change across the world, in terms of both physical impacts and regulatory responses. The programme draws on both science and economics, ...
... responses, to inform decision-making in the private and public sectors. The programme is exploring, from a risk management perspective, the implications of climate change across the world, in terms of both physical impacts and regulatory responses. The programme draws on both science and economics, ...
The Global Ozone Layer
... Global surface UV levels have not increased significantly because the global ozone loss has been limited. If there were no MP, the surface UV levels would have been large Factors other than stratospheric ozone will determine surface UV levels in the future. ...
... Global surface UV levels have not increased significantly because the global ozone loss has been limited. If there were no MP, the surface UV levels would have been large Factors other than stratospheric ozone will determine surface UV levels in the future. ...
Ozone: a threat to food security in South Asia
... leads to an accumulation of O3 at distances (sometimes up to thousands of kilometres) downwind from the initial polluting source (i.e urban or industrial areas). This makes O3 a pollutant more likely to affect agricultural regions with elevated O3 concentrations frequently covering broad geographica ...
... leads to an accumulation of O3 at distances (sometimes up to thousands of kilometres) downwind from the initial polluting source (i.e urban or industrial areas). This makes O3 a pollutant more likely to affect agricultural regions with elevated O3 concentrations frequently covering broad geographica ...
technologies for adaptation to climate change
... This process has been accelerating. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide has increased exponentially from about 280 parts per million (ppm) in 1800 to about 380 ppm today and there have been similar increases for methane and nitrous oxide. ...
... This process has been accelerating. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide has increased exponentially from about 280 parts per million (ppm) in 1800 to about 380 ppm today and there have been similar increases for methane and nitrous oxide. ...
Chicago Field Museum Climate Exhibit
... is passed many businesses will be legally required to purchase carbon offsets and the Chicago Climate Exchange will presumably make a lot of money. Cap and trade is a tax on fossil fuel energy. It is also a device to give politicians the power to reward their friends and punish their enemies. Real ...
... is passed many businesses will be legally required to purchase carbon offsets and the Chicago Climate Exchange will presumably make a lot of money. Cap and trade is a tax on fossil fuel energy. It is also a device to give politicians the power to reward their friends and punish their enemies. Real ...
climate change - World Health Organization
... Food security: In some African countries, yields from rain-fed agriculture may halve by 2020. Control of infectious disease: Increasing population at risk of malaria in Africa by 170 million by 2030, and at risk of dengue by 2 billion by 2080s. Protection from disasters: Increasing exposure to ...
... Food security: In some African countries, yields from rain-fed agriculture may halve by 2020. Control of infectious disease: Increasing population at risk of malaria in Africa by 170 million by 2030, and at risk of dengue by 2 billion by 2080s. Protection from disasters: Increasing exposure to ...
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... little, too fast”; developing countries should play a more substantial role and receive incentives to participate; implementation should focus on market-based approaches, especially those with price mechanisms; and participation and compliance incentives are inadequately addressed by most proposals. ...
... little, too fast”; developing countries should play a more substantial role and receive incentives to participate; implementation should focus on market-based approaches, especially those with price mechanisms; and participation and compliance incentives are inadequately addressed by most proposals. ...
Climate Change and Global Wine Quality
... in Earth surface characteristics bring about changes in the Earth’s radiation budget, atmospheric circulation, and hydrologic cycle (IPCC, 2001). Observed warming trends over the last hundred years have been found to be asymmetric with respect to seasonal and diurnal cycles with greatest warming occ ...
... in Earth surface characteristics bring about changes in the Earth’s radiation budget, atmospheric circulation, and hydrologic cycle (IPCC, 2001). Observed warming trends over the last hundred years have been found to be asymmetric with respect to seasonal and diurnal cycles with greatest warming occ ...
Climate Change and the HFC-Based Clean Extinguishing Agents
... Alternatives Policy Program (SNAP). This move could have a large impact on the fire protection sector…” The US EPA received the petition from the National Resources Defence Council (NRDC) in May of 2010. The petition is a request to remove a single HFC, HFC-134a, from the list of acceptable substitu ...
... Alternatives Policy Program (SNAP). This move could have a large impact on the fire protection sector…” The US EPA received the petition from the National Resources Defence Council (NRDC) in May of 2010. The petition is a request to remove a single HFC, HFC-134a, from the list of acceptable substitu ...
ELPIS-JP: a dataset of local-scale daily climate change scenarios for
... which adds a difference (or multiplies a ratio) between the future and current climate projections to observed data [20,21], or a bias-correction method [22,23]. A regression method is used for research purposes rather than for scenario generation [24]. However, these scenarios have a limited number ...
... which adds a difference (or multiplies a ratio) between the future and current climate projections to observed data [20,21], or a bias-correction method [22,23]. A regression method is used for research purposes rather than for scenario generation [24]. However, these scenarios have a limited number ...