Article 2 of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
... recognized that both natural and social systems adjust more easily to slow than to rapid change but the ability of natural systems to adjust was much more limited. Based on the expected responses of forests and coastlines to warming and sea level rise, respectively, the report proposed a target warm ...
... recognized that both natural and social systems adjust more easily to slow than to rapid change but the ability of natural systems to adjust was much more limited. Based on the expected responses of forests and coastlines to warming and sea level rise, respectively, the report proposed a target warm ...
Unchecked Climate Change Migration V Ramanathan F Forman
... meter or more (IPCC 2013c, Nicholls et al. 2014). Globally, the most populous areas that are vulnerable to increased sea level and coast loss include China, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Vietnam; although rapid population growth and urbanization in coastal zones in Africa (especially in Egypt an ...
... meter or more (IPCC 2013c, Nicholls et al. 2014). Globally, the most populous areas that are vulnerable to increased sea level and coast loss include China, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Vietnam; although rapid population growth and urbanization in coastal zones in Africa (especially in Egypt an ...
City of North Vancouver Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... The City has a strong history of mitigation – preventing or slowing climate change by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – but this is only one half of the two-pronged approach needed to address climate change. The other half of a comprehensive climate change strategy is adaptation – making adj ...
... The City has a strong history of mitigation – preventing or slowing climate change by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – but this is only one half of the two-pronged approach needed to address climate change. The other half of a comprehensive climate change strategy is adaptation – making adj ...
Activity 1: Climate timeline (PDF 70KB)
... Background information This activity underpins the students’ knowledge of key climate concepts and provides a visual representation of the changes that have occurred in the Earth’s climate. The daily variations that we call weather tend towards certain average values, and it is the combination of th ...
... Background information This activity underpins the students’ knowledge of key climate concepts and provides a visual representation of the changes that have occurred in the Earth’s climate. The daily variations that we call weather tend towards certain average values, and it is the combination of th ...
Climate prediction: a limit to adaptation?
... predictive scientific modelling to be elevated above other evidence base because it can be measured and because of its claimed predictive power (Evans, 2008). The quotes in Table 5.1 imply that more accurate (i.e. reduced uncertainty) and more precise (i.e. higher resolution) regional climate change ...
... predictive scientific modelling to be elevated above other evidence base because it can be measured and because of its claimed predictive power (Evans, 2008). The quotes in Table 5.1 imply that more accurate (i.e. reduced uncertainty) and more precise (i.e. higher resolution) regional climate change ...
Bluie West
... media bias that under reports the actual impacts happening today and the extremeness of projections for the future. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has now defined climate pollution treatment sufficient to avoid dangerous climate change as including strong removal of carbon diox ...
... media bias that under reports the actual impacts happening today and the extremeness of projections for the future. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has now defined climate pollution treatment sufficient to avoid dangerous climate change as including strong removal of carbon diox ...
Submission regarding Australia UNFCC
... This submission argues that the thesis that emissions of greenhouse gases are significantly impacting climate has no substantial evidence to support it. It will be shown that the UNFCCC has no credible evidence, the IPCC has no credible evidence and that the prognostications of the CSIRO are based o ...
... This submission argues that the thesis that emissions of greenhouse gases are significantly impacting climate has no substantial evidence to support it. It will be shown that the UNFCCC has no credible evidence, the IPCC has no credible evidence and that the prognostications of the CSIRO are based o ...
A probabilistic analysis of human influence on
... due to human activity or are part of natural systems fluctuations remains a major stumbling block to effective adaptation action and risk management. Consequently, there are calls for alternative analyses to better understand climate change risks as well as improved approaches to effectively communic ...
... due to human activity or are part of natural systems fluctuations remains a major stumbling block to effective adaptation action and risk management. Consequently, there are calls for alternative analyses to better understand climate change risks as well as improved approaches to effectively communic ...
Climate_Change_CARDS-2011 - Willits Economic Localization
... • About 50% of a CO2 increase will be removed from the atmosphere within 30 years, and a further 30% will be removed within a few centuries. The remaining 20% may stay in the atmosphere for many thousands of years. • Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration has continued to increase and is now ...
... • About 50% of a CO2 increase will be removed from the atmosphere within 30 years, and a further 30% will be removed within a few centuries. The remaining 20% may stay in the atmosphere for many thousands of years. • Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration has continued to increase and is now ...
The use of agrobiodiversity in adapting to climate change
... other plant, animal and microbial species found in and around their production areas that are managed and maintained to provide food, fuel, medicine and many other products necessary to their wellbeing. Climate change is one of many forces that are compelling rural communities and indigenous peoples ...
... other plant, animal and microbial species found in and around their production areas that are managed and maintained to provide food, fuel, medicine and many other products necessary to their wellbeing. Climate change is one of many forces that are compelling rural communities and indigenous peoples ...
a draft strategy towards climate change action plans for
... means a reduction of at least 20.4%. For Dublin, this target effectively translates into challenging reductions in fossil fuel use for transport (petrol/diesel) and for heating buildings (gas/oil). EU requirements and the commitment given by the EU Member States at the UN 21st annual Conference of P ...
... means a reduction of at least 20.4%. For Dublin, this target effectively translates into challenging reductions in fossil fuel use for transport (petrol/diesel) and for heating buildings (gas/oil). EU requirements and the commitment given by the EU Member States at the UN 21st annual Conference of P ...
Water in Washington (PDF)
... Change in the length of stream habitat that is suitable to one of the following four trout species: cutthroat (Oncorhynchus clarkia), brook (Salvelinus fontinalis), brown (Salmo trutta), and rainbow (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Average water supply reliability projected by ten global climate models. Range ...
... Change in the length of stream habitat that is suitable to one of the following four trout species: cutthroat (Oncorhynchus clarkia), brook (Salvelinus fontinalis), brown (Salmo trutta), and rainbow (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Average water supply reliability projected by ten global climate models. Range ...
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... Beyond the mean warming, climate change may modify the temperature variability, with consequences on extreme events causing societal and environmental impacts. Here we focus on European summer temperatures and assess future changes in both the intra-seasonal variability and extreme events (heat wave ...
... Beyond the mean warming, climate change may modify the temperature variability, with consequences on extreme events causing societal and environmental impacts. Here we focus on European summer temperatures and assess future changes in both the intra-seasonal variability and extreme events (heat wave ...
Moving Forward in the Climate Negotiations
... about the degree to which communicative contexts may be more or less inclusive, they do not typically make judgements about the merits of the particular decisions reached by parties to negotiations. As Linklater has explained, “discourse ethics sets out the procedures to be followed” but it “does no ...
... about the degree to which communicative contexts may be more or less inclusive, they do not typically make judgements about the merits of the particular decisions reached by parties to negotiations. As Linklater has explained, “discourse ethics sets out the procedures to be followed” but it “does no ...
stoten2014a
... of water for mountain agriculture, hydropower, and for mineral exploitation (e.g., Finger et al., 2012; World Bank, 2013; Fuhrer et al., this volume; Gaudard et al., this volume)), for example. However, it should be emphasized here that low priorities to sustainable land-use and natural resource man ...
... of water for mountain agriculture, hydropower, and for mineral exploitation (e.g., Finger et al., 2012; World Bank, 2013; Fuhrer et al., this volume; Gaudard et al., this volume)), for example. However, it should be emphasized here that low priorities to sustainable land-use and natural resource man ...
UNDP Climate Change Inside Eng1
... average temperatures have risen and fallen in cycles, as a result of fluctuations of solar radiation, for example, or the periodic eruption of volcanoes. What is new, however, is that current and future climate changes will be caused not just by natural events but also by the activities of human bei ...
... average temperatures have risen and fallen in cycles, as a result of fluctuations of solar radiation, for example, or the periodic eruption of volcanoes. What is new, however, is that current and future climate changes will be caused not just by natural events but also by the activities of human bei ...
Public!Intellectuals
... market mechanisms, but by government investment in a diverse menu of policies and technologies that lower the cost of action and that protect against climate impacts. Examples of contemporary public intellect ...
... market mechanisms, but by government investment in a diverse menu of policies and technologies that lower the cost of action and that protect against climate impacts. Examples of contemporary public intellect ...
Cooperative Federalism and Climate Change
... EPA, and emulated by other states that choose to adopt standards that are identical to California’s. Moreover, the approach has worked well for almost 40 years. Climate change legislation is virtually the only opening domestic manufacturers have seen in decades to roll back California standards and ...
... EPA, and emulated by other states that choose to adopt standards that are identical to California’s. Moreover, the approach has worked well for almost 40 years. Climate change legislation is virtually the only opening domestic manufacturers have seen in decades to roll back California standards and ...
Expected MB Terrestrial Theme Outputs and Outcomes
... Document, synthesize and disseminate key lessons learned and best practices from risk assessment and adaptation planning for grassland/ rangeland and forest ecosystems in case study areas. ...
... Document, synthesize and disseminate key lessons learned and best practices from risk assessment and adaptation planning for grassland/ rangeland and forest ecosystems in case study areas. ...
Climate variability and malaria epidemics in the highlands of East
... Malaria epidemics in the highlands of East Africa garner significant research attention, due, in part, to their proposed sensitivity to climate change. In a recent article, Zhou et al. claim that increases in climate variance, rather than simple increases in climate mean values, have had an importan ...
... Malaria epidemics in the highlands of East Africa garner significant research attention, due, in part, to their proposed sensitivity to climate change. In a recent article, Zhou et al. claim that increases in climate variance, rather than simple increases in climate mean values, have had an importan ...
External link to publication
... though temperatures may rise more than the global average given the country’s latitude. A full assessment needs to take into account Sweden’s links with the rest of the world (e.g. through migration flows and world food prices), the ultimate increase in global temperatures ...
... though temperatures may rise more than the global average given the country’s latitude. A full assessment needs to take into account Sweden’s links with the rest of the world (e.g. through migration flows and world food prices), the ultimate increase in global temperatures ...
Infectious disease, development, and climate change: a
... were plagued by multicollinearity. One would preferably start with the model that includes all possible explanatory variables. Estimates could then be refined by eliminating variables that are neither individually nor jointly significant in a step-wise process. This procedure was not possible, howev ...
... were plagued by multicollinearity. One would preferably start with the model that includes all possible explanatory variables. Estimates could then be refined by eliminating variables that are neither individually nor jointly significant in a step-wise process. This procedure was not possible, howev ...
Carbon Reduction
... saving costs. In fiscal year 2016, we joined more than 150 leading U.S. companies in signing the American Business Act Pledge on Climate Change. In our pledge, we committed to further advancing our efforts toward addressing this global challenge and achieving our updated carbon reduction goal. In fi ...
... saving costs. In fiscal year 2016, we joined more than 150 leading U.S. companies in signing the American Business Act Pledge on Climate Change. In our pledge, we committed to further advancing our efforts toward addressing this global challenge and achieving our updated carbon reduction goal. In fi ...
Global imprint of climate change on marine life
... (15.4 ± 8.7 km dec−1 ) were significantly slower than leading-edge expansions (72.0±13.5 km dec−1 ). Recent analysis suggests that both leading and trailing range edges for ectothermic marine organisms are equally responsive to warming13 . Thus, our faster leading-edge shifts might be driven by stro ...
... (15.4 ± 8.7 km dec−1 ) were significantly slower than leading-edge expansions (72.0±13.5 km dec−1 ). Recent analysis suggests that both leading and trailing range edges for ectothermic marine organisms are equally responsive to warming13 . Thus, our faster leading-edge shifts might be driven by stro ...
Carbon Credits Program - Southern Section Air & Waste
... The IPCC concluded that it is unequivocal that the average temperature of the Earth’s surface has warmed recently and it is very likely (greater than 90% probability) that most of this global warming is due to increase concentrations of human-generated greenhouse gases. The IPCC determined that ...
... The IPCC concluded that it is unequivocal that the average temperature of the Earth’s surface has warmed recently and it is very likely (greater than 90% probability) that most of this global warming is due to increase concentrations of human-generated greenhouse gases. The IPCC determined that ...