On the moral differences between mitigation and adaptation
... whereas in the mitigation case the relevant questions are more or less exhausted by emissions cuts or other GHG reducing action. It is true that different ways of cutting down on emissions will affect different agents in different ways, but there is no comp ...
... whereas in the mitigation case the relevant questions are more or less exhausted by emissions cuts or other GHG reducing action. It is true that different ways of cutting down on emissions will affect different agents in different ways, but there is no comp ...
7 - WWF
... natural systems were altered from their current state would not be positive for marine turtle conservation. So should we do something? Available scientific literature suggests that climate conditions may affect some turtle behavioural patterns (Hawkes et al., 2007; Pike, Antworth & Stiner, 2006; Sab ...
... natural systems were altered from their current state would not be positive for marine turtle conservation. So should we do something? Available scientific literature suggests that climate conditions may affect some turtle behavioural patterns (Hawkes et al., 2007; Pike, Antworth & Stiner, 2006; Sab ...
Italian Policies and Measures to Respond to Climate Change
... scientific and technological knowledge. The COP can also adopt new and additional commitments through amendments and protocols. General remarks on the Kyoto Protocol The Kyoto Protocol was adopted by delegates of all Parties at the conclusion of the Third Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP ...
... scientific and technological knowledge. The COP can also adopt new and additional commitments through amendments and protocols. General remarks on the Kyoto Protocol The Kyoto Protocol was adopted by delegates of all Parties at the conclusion of the Third Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP ...
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... pursue but somewhat limited and another that is more difficult but essential if we are to succeed in addressing our most pressing environmental problems. The first we characterize as partial equilibrium analysis in parallel with the conventional use of the term in economics. Partial equilibrium analys ...
... pursue but somewhat limited and another that is more difficult but essential if we are to succeed in addressing our most pressing environmental problems. The first we characterize as partial equilibrium analysis in parallel with the conventional use of the term in economics. Partial equilibrium analys ...
BIRD FLU: A PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN – WHAT YOU NEED …
... Faster, longer-distance travel and trade which carry diseases to new populations Natural disaster or war which disrupt the ability to keep diseases in check Climate change, of natural or anthropogenic origin, which could be a driver to changes in disease dynamics. ...
... Faster, longer-distance travel and trade which carry diseases to new populations Natural disaster or war which disrupt the ability to keep diseases in check Climate change, of natural or anthropogenic origin, which could be a driver to changes in disease dynamics. ...
EOP-G Work Plan 2010
... QI needs to be based on a documented and quantifiable assessment of evidence demonstrating the level of Traceability traceability to internationally agreed (where possible SI) reference standards. Page 7 ...
... QI needs to be based on a documented and quantifiable assessment of evidence demonstrating the level of Traceability traceability to internationally agreed (where possible SI) reference standards. Page 7 ...
0302_Hemer_STAR_2010_WindWave
... …There also remains a strong focus on sea-level rise, which needs to be broadened to include all the climate drivers in the coastal zone (Table 6.2). ...
... …There also remains a strong focus on sea-level rise, which needs to be broadened to include all the climate drivers in the coastal zone (Table 6.2). ...
IPCC (2007) - climate crime index
... The Earth’s climate supports our water and food supplies. The huge number of people – especially children – suffering and dying from malnutrition, starvation, disease, lack of water, and “natural” disasters is right now being multiplied. Climate change multiplies all of these impacts. Changing the c ...
... The Earth’s climate supports our water and food supplies. The huge number of people – especially children – suffering and dying from malnutrition, starvation, disease, lack of water, and “natural” disasters is right now being multiplied. Climate change multiplies all of these impacts. Changing the c ...
AT: Transportation Infrastructure
... which in turn depends on transportation distance between source and storage site and if coordinated networks are possible to establish. Prom Kgurel it can be seen that from a cost perspective a short distance is obviously the best option for both large and relatively small power plants (-1 Mt/y of C ...
... which in turn depends on transportation distance between source and storage site and if coordinated networks are possible to establish. Prom Kgurel it can be seen that from a cost perspective a short distance is obviously the best option for both large and relatively small power plants (-1 Mt/y of C ...
Eos
... for type 1 statistical downscaling except using the variables from the global model prediction forced by specified real-world surface boundary conditions. Type 4 dynamic downscaling takes lateral boundary conditions from an Earth system model in which coupled interactions among the atmosphere, ocean ...
... for type 1 statistical downscaling except using the variables from the global model prediction forced by specified real-world surface boundary conditions. Type 4 dynamic downscaling takes lateral boundary conditions from an Earth system model in which coupled interactions among the atmosphere, ocean ...
Poverty, Inequality and Climate Change
... Union must be environmentally and socially sustainable. Environmental sustainability means securing energy that does not damage our global ecosystems or contribute towards climate change. Social sustainability requires an external energy policy that does not put Europe’s energy interests above human ...
... Union must be environmentally and socially sustainable. Environmental sustainability means securing energy that does not damage our global ecosystems or contribute towards climate change. Social sustainability requires an external energy policy that does not put Europe’s energy interests above human ...
Here is the Richmond 350 Resolution
... the pre-industrial level by 40 percent4; in 2011 the levels of methane and nitrous oxide — two potent greenhouse gases — exceeded pre-industrial levels by about 150% and 20% respectively5; and WHEREAS, one of the world’s leading climate scientists, Dr. James Hansen, stated in 2008: “If humanity wish ...
... the pre-industrial level by 40 percent4; in 2011 the levels of methane and nitrous oxide — two potent greenhouse gases — exceeded pre-industrial levels by about 150% and 20% respectively5; and WHEREAS, one of the world’s leading climate scientists, Dr. James Hansen, stated in 2008: “If humanity wish ...
Russia`s Decisive Role in the Kyoto Protocol
... efficiency in buildings, transport, and manufacturing industries account for more than half of this [emissions reduction] potential.14 The government policy document “Russian Energy Strategy” suggests that it is possible to reduce energy consumption by 40-50 per cent through organizational and techn ...
... efficiency in buildings, transport, and manufacturing industries account for more than half of this [emissions reduction] potential.14 The government policy document “Russian Energy Strategy” suggests that it is possible to reduce energy consumption by 40-50 per cent through organizational and techn ...
DOCX - World bank documents
... Natural disasters in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Region exact severe human, physical and economic losses to both governments and populations—particularly the poor. Globally, economic losses from climate-related and geological perils are rising, averaging US$100 billion per annum over the last dec ...
... Natural disasters in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Region exact severe human, physical and economic losses to both governments and populations—particularly the poor. Globally, economic losses from climate-related and geological perils are rising, averaging US$100 billion per annum over the last dec ...
Implementation of WGM AOP1 for 2010 and planning for 2011,2012
... • To emphasize this is the 2nd assessment report on impacts of climate change on tropical cyclone by Typhoon Committee • To introduce Typhoon Committee decided to form an expert team again at the 42nd session held in Singapore to assess the impacts of climate change further on tropical cyclone track ...
... • To emphasize this is the 2nd assessment report on impacts of climate change on tropical cyclone by Typhoon Committee • To introduce Typhoon Committee decided to form an expert team again at the 42nd session held in Singapore to assess the impacts of climate change further on tropical cyclone track ...
Vulnerability of island countries in the South Pacific
... 2. APPLIED METHODS The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Common Methodology (IPCC CZMS 1991) was developed as a framework for the vulnerability assessment of individual countries, in which a set of specific data for natural and socio-economic conditions is required and the impacts are ...
... 2. APPLIED METHODS The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Common Methodology (IPCC CZMS 1991) was developed as a framework for the vulnerability assessment of individual countries, in which a set of specific data for natural and socio-economic conditions is required and the impacts are ...
Climate change adaptation in arable land use, and impact on
... the rest being mainly forest. Agricultural fields are located primarily on clay soils in the upper reaches of the catchment where field percentage reaches 38% (study area). Main production line in the catchment is crop production, and the main crops are spring cereals, but at the upper reaches of th ...
... the rest being mainly forest. Agricultural fields are located primarily on clay soils in the upper reaches of the catchment where field percentage reaches 38% (study area). Main production line in the catchment is crop production, and the main crops are spring cereals, but at the upper reaches of th ...
Greenhouse Gas Pledges by Parties to the Climate Change Jane A. Leggett
... modern humans evolved and societies developed. The atmospheric CO2 concentration was however higher in Earth’s more distant past (many millions of years ago), at which time paleoclimatic and geological data indicate that temperatures and sea levels were also higher than they are today.”9 Various sce ...
... modern humans evolved and societies developed. The atmospheric CO2 concentration was however higher in Earth’s more distant past (many millions of years ago), at which time paleoclimatic and geological data indicate that temperatures and sea levels were also higher than they are today.”9 Various sce ...
The Challenge of Climate Change Adaptation:
... toward adaptation planning. This section first examines the need for adaptation globally, and then focuses on the situations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and China. Although this section sets the stage for the recommendations in Part III, it should also be useful because up-to-date cros ...
... toward adaptation planning. This section first examines the need for adaptation globally, and then focuses on the situations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and China. Although this section sets the stage for the recommendations in Part III, it should also be useful because up-to-date cros ...
WSCC Community Awareness Survey
... judgment on that opinion – there’s probably something in it, but “they” (i.e. government and the media) have their own agendas. Overall then, there is felt to be strong first- hand evidence of local warming and second-hand evidence of global warming. But on the other hand, there is a counterfeelin ...
... judgment on that opinion – there’s probably something in it, but “they” (i.e. government and the media) have their own agendas. Overall then, there is felt to be strong first- hand evidence of local warming and second-hand evidence of global warming. But on the other hand, there is a counterfeelin ...
El Niño Is Becoming More Active
... Some of these discrepancies in ENSO reconstructions arise because the methods typically applied to combine individual paleo-proxy records do not handle small dating uncertainties amongst the proxies well. The usual approach has been to combine the individual ENSO proxies and then to calculate the ac ...
... Some of these discrepancies in ENSO reconstructions arise because the methods typically applied to combine individual paleo-proxy records do not handle small dating uncertainties amongst the proxies well. The usual approach has been to combine the individual ENSO proxies and then to calculate the ac ...
Climate Data in the NWT
... time as Alaska – economy of scale ‐ 800 m resolution useful in mountainous terrain ‐ Discussions with LCCs, SNAP, NPS, OSU regarding expanding Alaska SNAP project to Yukon and NWT including putting NWT climate data in Imiq data base led by Jessica Cherry. ...
... time as Alaska – economy of scale ‐ 800 m resolution useful in mountainous terrain ‐ Discussions with LCCs, SNAP, NPS, OSU regarding expanding Alaska SNAP project to Yukon and NWT including putting NWT climate data in Imiq data base led by Jessica Cherry. ...
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... monitoring programs (see Kareiva and others 2008 for examples of potential monitoring targets). For instance, Joyce and others (2008) highlight the need to monitor both native plant species and non-native species while suggesting a more general monitoring program would be adequate to detect changes ...
... monitoring programs (see Kareiva and others 2008 for examples of potential monitoring targets). For instance, Joyce and others (2008) highlight the need to monitor both native plant species and non-native species while suggesting a more general monitoring program would be adequate to detect changes ...
Paul Bullock, Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg,... A Closer Look at Weather Variability and Its Impact on...
... reported are because the events actually happened less frequently or because there were fewer people to report them when they did. Future predictions are also not available. The General Circulation Models (GCMs) that generate future climate projections operate at time steps and spatial scales that a ...
... reported are because the events actually happened less frequently or because there were fewer people to report them when they did. Future predictions are also not available. The General Circulation Models (GCMs) that generate future climate projections operate at time steps and spatial scales that a ...
Capitalism, Climate Change, and the Transition to Sustainability:
... emissions of carbon dioxide must fall by 50-85 percent from 2000 to 2050 to prevent global warming by 2-2.4 degrees Celsius from pre-industrial times, widely considered to be the threshold required to prevent climate catastrophes that could threaten the survival of humanity and civilization. Since t ...
... emissions of carbon dioxide must fall by 50-85 percent from 2000 to 2050 to prevent global warming by 2-2.4 degrees Celsius from pre-industrial times, widely considered to be the threshold required to prevent climate catastrophes that could threaten the survival of humanity and civilization. Since t ...