north dakota - National Conference of State Legislatures
... Climate is predicted to increase the likelihood of drought, which could impose considerable costs on North Dakota farmers. To gain a better picture of how these changes could affect farmers, improved assessments of how climate change may alter the state’s supply of water for agriculture are needed. ...
... Climate is predicted to increase the likelihood of drought, which could impose considerable costs on North Dakota farmers. To gain a better picture of how these changes could affect farmers, improved assessments of how climate change may alter the state’s supply of water for agriculture are needed. ...
related paper by Mann (PDF)
... published just after the 1991 Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption in the Philippines, Hansen and his collaborators also used a climate model to successfully predict that global surface temperatures would cool by roughly one half degree Celsius for the two years following the eruption.2 F. Earth’s clima ...
... published just after the 1991 Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption in the Philippines, Hansen and his collaborators also used a climate model to successfully predict that global surface temperatures would cool by roughly one half degree Celsius for the two years following the eruption.2 F. Earth’s clima ...
This Time is Different (opens in new window)
... How can countries best structure their cooperative interactions to promote the effective mitigation of climate change, in line with the objective of stabilising atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations at relatively safe levels? Or, in the jargon of international relations, how can the internationa ...
... How can countries best structure their cooperative interactions to promote the effective mitigation of climate change, in line with the objective of stabilising atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations at relatively safe levels? Or, in the jargon of international relations, how can the internationa ...
Global mechanisms for sustaining and enhancing PES schemes ⁎ Josh Farley
... with recipients chosen by centralized organizations, and the information required to decide between competing proposals is immense. Grant writing skills may play as much of a role in determining what projects are funded as the quality of the project itself, and transaction costs can be very high. An ...
... with recipients chosen by centralized organizations, and the information required to decide between competing proposals is immense. Grant writing skills may play as much of a role in determining what projects are funded as the quality of the project itself, and transaction costs can be very high. An ...
Human Mobility in the context of Climate Change
... probability model that estimates the likelihood of future displacement. The model is based on the scale of displacement related to reported disasters. This research and modelling includes a decision support tool that simulates real time impacts of climate hazards, demographic trends and different po ...
... probability model that estimates the likelihood of future displacement. The model is based on the scale of displacement related to reported disasters. This research and modelling includes a decision support tool that simulates real time impacts of climate hazards, demographic trends and different po ...
climate change at risk - WWF
... already changing our lives. The earth’s biological systems have responded even to the minimal warming seen so far. Among numerous examples on land, the tree lines of alpine forests have expanded to higher altitudes and exotic species have invaded as the number of frost days has decreased - palm fore ...
... already changing our lives. The earth’s biological systems have responded even to the minimal warming seen so far. Among numerous examples on land, the tree lines of alpine forests have expanded to higher altitudes and exotic species have invaded as the number of frost days has decreased - palm fore ...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Emissions Trading in North America
... Industrial Revolution. Carbon dioxide is up more than 30 percent, methane 100 percent, and nitrous oxide 15 percent.4 If we continue on our current path, greenhouse gas concentrations are projected to double the pre-Industrial levels by 2060. 3 Another fact is important to keep in mind: many of thes ...
... Industrial Revolution. Carbon dioxide is up more than 30 percent, methane 100 percent, and nitrous oxide 15 percent.4 If we continue on our current path, greenhouse gas concentrations are projected to double the pre-Industrial levels by 2060. 3 Another fact is important to keep in mind: many of thes ...
The PAGE09 Integrated Assessment Model: A Technical Description
... emissions of sulphates that cause cooling, are input as single projections over time, which do not vary across abatement scenarios. In PAGE09 the excess forcing from gases not explicitly modelled, and the sulphate emissions, are now allowed to vary by abatement policy, so that, for instance, the ...
... emissions of sulphates that cause cooling, are input as single projections over time, which do not vary across abatement scenarios. In PAGE09 the excess forcing from gases not explicitly modelled, and the sulphate emissions, are now allowed to vary by abatement policy, so that, for instance, the ...
climate change
... of the worst affected areas. More than 365,000 acutely malnourished children are currently in need of help. About 3.2 million people are estimated to be in ...
... of the worst affected areas. More than 365,000 acutely malnourished children are currently in need of help. About 3.2 million people are estimated to be in ...
Environmental Economics Notes David L. Kelly Department of
... world. This distinction is a fine one, and in some cases overlap exists. Rather than discuss pollution, an environmental topic, one could discuss clean air, which is a renewable resource. The production of wood from forests sometimes results from insufficient protection of the natural world. But we ...
... world. This distinction is a fine one, and in some cases overlap exists. Rather than discuss pollution, an environmental topic, one could discuss clean air, which is a renewable resource. The production of wood from forests sometimes results from insufficient protection of the natural world. But we ...
A Climate in Crisis: How climate change is making drought and
... of the worst affected areas. More than 365,000 acutely malnourished children are currently in need of help. About 3.2 million people are estimated to be in ...
... of the worst affected areas. More than 365,000 acutely malnourished children are currently in need of help. About 3.2 million people are estimated to be in ...
Keith Brander
... atmosphere have been higher than those experienced over the previous 600,000 years and the pH of the oceans has now dropped below the levels of the past 600,000 years (Fernand and Brewer, 2008). Such changes in global biogeochemistry will take tens or hundreds of thousands of years to reverse even i ...
... atmosphere have been higher than those experienced over the previous 600,000 years and the pH of the oceans has now dropped below the levels of the past 600,000 years (Fernand and Brewer, 2008). Such changes in global biogeochemistry will take tens or hundreds of thousands of years to reverse even i ...
A Climate in Crisis: How climate change is
... frequent.14 It seems likely climate change is playing a role, and there are an increasing number of studies of the physical processes that might be at play.15 But attribution studies on recent droughts have tended not to indicate a strong influence of climate change on rainfall intensity (see Table ...
... frequent.14 It seems likely climate change is playing a role, and there are an increasing number of studies of the physical processes that might be at play.15 But attribution studies on recent droughts have tended not to indicate a strong influence of climate change on rainfall intensity (see Table ...
Responses and feedbacks of coupled biogeochemical cycles to climate change:
... – or will otherwise die (Figure 3). To protect against mortality during the freeze-in period, microbes induce the synthesis of proteins, switch to alternative metabolic pathways, and alter the composition of their cell membranes to maintain functionality (Schimel et al. 2007; Hall et al. 2010), all ...
... – or will otherwise die (Figure 3). To protect against mortality during the freeze-in period, microbes induce the synthesis of proteins, switch to alternative metabolic pathways, and alter the composition of their cell membranes to maintain functionality (Schimel et al. 2007; Hall et al. 2010), all ...
Correcting the carbon cycle representation: How
... been applied in earlier integrated assessment studies of global warming (e.g., [1–3]). However, these studies neglect the well understood non-linear relationship between partial pressure and dissolved inorganic carbon in seawater. Non-linear pulse response functions provide a transparent and simple ...
... been applied in earlier integrated assessment studies of global warming (e.g., [1–3]). However, these studies neglect the well understood non-linear relationship between partial pressure and dissolved inorganic carbon in seawater. Non-linear pulse response functions provide a transparent and simple ...
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
... Future Climate Projections: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) For its Fourth Assessment Report released in 2007, the IPCC considered several possible futures based on factors including population growth, economic development, and technological change. Each scenario was linked to esti ...
... Future Climate Projections: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) For its Fourth Assessment Report released in 2007, the IPCC considered several possible futures based on factors including population growth, economic development, and technological change. Each scenario was linked to esti ...
Estimation of Climate Change Impacts (Pece Ristevski
... On the basis of temperature and precipitation results for the period from 1926 to 2000 in Republic of Macedonia for 5 meteorological stations which have the longest series of data, the investigations of variations of these two elements are performed on the basis of which future climatic changes can ...
... On the basis of temperature and precipitation results for the period from 1926 to 2000 in Republic of Macedonia for 5 meteorological stations which have the longest series of data, the investigations of variations of these two elements are performed on the basis of which future climatic changes can ...
Summary
... Loss and damage which broadly refers to things beyond adaptation and include elements such as insurance and compensation. The submission observed that it was important for the developed countries to demonstrate leadership because they bore most of the causes associated with climate change due to the ...
... Loss and damage which broadly refers to things beyond adaptation and include elements such as insurance and compensation. The submission observed that it was important for the developed countries to demonstrate leadership because they bore most of the causes associated with climate change due to the ...
Section 10: Freshwater Ecosystems
... may favor the spread of warm-adapted invasive fish, which compete with or prey on native salmonid species.18,19,20 This could exacerbate the effect of native predators on resident populations. For example, a study based in the Columbia River projected that a 4°F increase in summer water temperature ...
... may favor the spread of warm-adapted invasive fish, which compete with or prey on native salmonid species.18,19,20 This could exacerbate the effect of native predators on resident populations. For example, a study based in the Columbia River projected that a 4°F increase in summer water temperature ...
Tropical Forests and Climate Policy
... that reducing deforestation can result in longterm carbon storage, even with substantial climate change. Aggressive efforts to reduce industrial and deforestation emissions would likely further reduce the rate of decline and risk of reversal of the tropical sink (1) (fig. S6). While no single climat ...
... that reducing deforestation can result in longterm carbon storage, even with substantial climate change. Aggressive efforts to reduce industrial and deforestation emissions would likely further reduce the rate of decline and risk of reversal of the tropical sink (1) (fig. S6). While no single climat ...
Intended National Determined Contribution (INDC)
... National Action Programme on Climate Change (NAPCC) endorsed by the Parliament 2011 includes concrete measures in response to climate change covering all principal sectors of economy. These and other relevant national level policy documents served as a basis for the development of Mongolia’s INDC, w ...
... National Action Programme on Climate Change (NAPCC) endorsed by the Parliament 2011 includes concrete measures in response to climate change covering all principal sectors of economy. These and other relevant national level policy documents served as a basis for the development of Mongolia’s INDC, w ...
1. Active engagement
... For example, Gabonese senators underlined their country's commitment to the fight against climate disruption within the framework of the France-Central Africa group. They also pointed out that Gabon has taken several measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as part of its strategic plan "Gabon em ...
... For example, Gabonese senators underlined their country's commitment to the fight against climate disruption within the framework of the France-Central Africa group. They also pointed out that Gabon has taken several measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as part of its strategic plan "Gabon em ...
Document
... • (Re)insurers time horizon is very short: quarters and years, not decades and centuries ...
... • (Re)insurers time horizon is very short: quarters and years, not decades and centuries ...
0915 Reporting through CDP - Verduzco (Chevron)
... •What is the value of adding a fourth reporting boundary option? This will increase investor confusion and reporting burden. Further, some industries have well established guidelines (i.e. IPIECA GHG Reporting guidelines) © 2011 Chevron U.S.A. Inc. ...
... •What is the value of adding a fourth reporting boundary option? This will increase investor confusion and reporting burden. Further, some industries have well established guidelines (i.e. IPIECA GHG Reporting guidelines) © 2011 Chevron U.S.A. Inc. ...
Greater Accra Climate and Disaster Risk Mitigation
... need and increasing demand from IDA countries to reduce the vulnerability of their people, assets, livelihoods and economies to climate related risks”. This commitment to foster climate and disaster resilient development is - among others – to be addressed through the following policy action: “Scale ...
... need and increasing demand from IDA countries to reduce the vulnerability of their people, assets, livelihoods and economies to climate related risks”. This commitment to foster climate and disaster resilient development is - among others – to be addressed through the following policy action: “Scale ...