Ch 10 – Climate Change
... emissions from mobile sources, (2) regulation on emissions from stationary sources that emit more than specified amounts of GHGs, and (3) regulation on the actual reporting of GHG emissions. Along with these three rules, the EPA also allowed California’s waiver so that it could implement its own au ...
... emissions from mobile sources, (2) regulation on emissions from stationary sources that emit more than specified amounts of GHGs, and (3) regulation on the actual reporting of GHG emissions. Along with these three rules, the EPA also allowed California’s waiver so that it could implement its own au ...
Climate change - ACT Government
... Choices decisions governments make impact on predict possible benefits, climate change. consequences and risks ELA 20 acts for an environmentally sustainable future how countries work together to protect the environment ELA 23 world events and issues engage in “what if” discussions about how a ...
... Choices decisions governments make impact on predict possible benefits, climate change. consequences and risks ELA 20 acts for an environmentally sustainable future how countries work together to protect the environment ELA 23 world events and issues engage in “what if” discussions about how a ...
Paris, for the People and the Planet
... and key asks This publication by CIDSE – an international alliance of 17 Catholic development agencies – sets what we want to see from the Paris agreement as the first step to strong global action. This is based on the evidence from our partners and poor communities of how a changing climate is impa ...
... and key asks This publication by CIDSE – an international alliance of 17 Catholic development agencies – sets what we want to see from the Paris agreement as the first step to strong global action. This is based on the evidence from our partners and poor communities of how a changing climate is impa ...
Exxon Mobil and British Petroleum: A tale of two companies or just
... which reduces global CO2 emissions by over 10.5 million metric tons annually. Cogeneration is the simultaneous production of electricity and steam, typically using clean-burning natural gas, which allows them to reuse leftover waste heat.21 BP and Exxon-History of Climate Specific Actions The oil in ...
... which reduces global CO2 emissions by over 10.5 million metric tons annually. Cogeneration is the simultaneous production of electricity and steam, typically using clean-burning natural gas, which allows them to reuse leftover waste heat.21 BP and Exxon-History of Climate Specific Actions The oil in ...
Annual Report
... aforementioned management approaches are problematic because (1) privatisation increases coordination problems with respect to extant social institutions that already have the potential to increase production efficiency and (2) reducing livestock numbers by stimulating individual herders to slaughte ...
... aforementioned management approaches are problematic because (1) privatisation increases coordination problems with respect to extant social institutions that already have the potential to increase production efficiency and (2) reducing livestock numbers by stimulating individual herders to slaughte ...
Climate Change notes
... The IPCC and other groups have predicted future impacts of climate change. Predictions for the U.S. include: • Temperature will rise 5–9°F. • Droughts, floods, snowpack will decline, and water shortages will create diverse problems. • Temperature extremes will cause health problems; tropical disease ...
... The IPCC and other groups have predicted future impacts of climate change. Predictions for the U.S. include: • Temperature will rise 5–9°F. • Droughts, floods, snowpack will decline, and water shortages will create diverse problems. • Temperature extremes will cause health problems; tropical disease ...
What do we know about the economics of adaptation?
... of the view that decisions of the state can be analysed as if made by a single person. The basic problem with public goods is that if adaptation strategies are based solely on autonomous adaptation, the amount of implemented measures will be lower than the socially beneficial amount. This is because ...
... of the view that decisions of the state can be analysed as if made by a single person. The basic problem with public goods is that if adaptation strategies are based solely on autonomous adaptation, the amount of implemented measures will be lower than the socially beneficial amount. This is because ...
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... stabilize CO2 concentrations. The size of this gap depends on the CO2 stabilization concentration and the degree to which advanced energy technologies—both supply and energy efficiency—are assumed to have already displaced carbon-emitting energy technologies. A wide array of scenarios have been deve ...
... stabilize CO2 concentrations. The size of this gap depends on the CO2 stabilization concentration and the degree to which advanced energy technologies—both supply and energy efficiency—are assumed to have already displaced carbon-emitting energy technologies. A wide array of scenarios have been deve ...
The GCOS Cooperation Mechanism
... … to support, including by contributing to relevant funding mechanisms such as the Global Climate Observing System Cooperation Mechanism, the priority needs, identified in the second adequacy report and regional action plans, in developing countries, … noting that filling the gaps in baseline atmosp ...
... … to support, including by contributing to relevant funding mechanisms such as the Global Climate Observing System Cooperation Mechanism, the priority needs, identified in the second adequacy report and regional action plans, in developing countries, … noting that filling the gaps in baseline atmosp ...
is global warming a threat?
... Consider that in 2001 there was a total global installed capacity of eight gigawatts (GW) of geothermal power, 25 GW of wind power and negligible photovoltaic solar power. Even assuming the wind blows all the time, geothermal, wind and photovoltaic add up to only one quarter of one per cent of world ...
... Consider that in 2001 there was a total global installed capacity of eight gigawatts (GW) of geothermal power, 25 GW of wind power and negligible photovoltaic solar power. Even assuming the wind blows all the time, geothermal, wind and photovoltaic add up to only one quarter of one per cent of world ...
scenario planning
... Groups of human behavior is always in the "boiling frog Law", burning butt is not perceived. Greenhouse gas levels are now higher than in the past 650,000 years. United Nations "of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change" estimate, and from 1980 to 1999 standards, compared with each other, to ...
... Groups of human behavior is always in the "boiling frog Law", burning butt is not perceived. Greenhouse gas levels are now higher than in the past 650,000 years. United Nations "of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change" estimate, and from 1980 to 1999 standards, compared with each other, to ...
scenario planning
... Groups of human behavior is always in the "boiling frog Law", burning butt is not perceived. Greenhouse gas levels are now higher than in the past 650,000 years. United Nations "of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change" estimate, and from 1980 to 1999 standards, compared with each other, to ...
... Groups of human behavior is always in the "boiling frog Law", burning butt is not perceived. Greenhouse gas levels are now higher than in the past 650,000 years. United Nations "of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change" estimate, and from 1980 to 1999 standards, compared with each other, to ...
Some issues re. climate science - School of Mathematics and Statistics
... • We have succeeded before: CFC’s, … • Climate scientists are your best source of information for climate science ...
... • We have succeeded before: CFC’s, … • Climate scientists are your best source of information for climate science ...
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... regional, and local levels, however, are not guaranteed to work well. While the level of CO2 and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere may be relatively uniformly distributed at a mega-scale, the impacts of climate change differentially affect regions depending on their geographic location, ecolo ...
... regional, and local levels, however, are not guaranteed to work well. While the level of CO2 and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere may be relatively uniformly distributed at a mega-scale, the impacts of climate change differentially affect regions depending on their geographic location, ecolo ...
Overview of IACCF
... 3.2 Scenarios for stabilisation below WRE500 (approx 600ppm CO2e) For the purposes of this paper two emissions stabilisation scenarios are discussed, both published by the International Energy Agency in its World Energy Outlook (WEO) in November 2007. These scenarios have been chosen because they co ...
... 3.2 Scenarios for stabilisation below WRE500 (approx 600ppm CO2e) For the purposes of this paper two emissions stabilisation scenarios are discussed, both published by the International Energy Agency in its World Energy Outlook (WEO) in November 2007. These scenarios have been chosen because they co ...
Visualizing Life Zone Boundary Sensitivities Across Climate Models
... and coordinate attributes so that distances are calculated on a log scale; the distance metric is still Euclidean. This method acts on data as an operator within VisIt, and has been implemented to leverage VisIt’s parallel and distributed architecture to maintain interactivity of rendering. Upon app ...
... and coordinate attributes so that distances are calculated on a log scale; the distance metric is still Euclidean. This method acts on data as an operator within VisIt, and has been implemented to leverage VisIt’s parallel and distributed architecture to maintain interactivity of rendering. Upon app ...
MAKING SENSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, NATURAL DISASTERS
... (UNFCCC) in 1994, whose purpose is to serve as an overall framework for intergovernmental efforts to tackle the challenge posed by climate change.10 Two and a half years after the formation of the UNFCCC, its principal product, the Kyoto Protocol, was released. The purpose of the Kyoto Protocol was ...
... (UNFCCC) in 1994, whose purpose is to serve as an overall framework for intergovernmental efforts to tackle the challenge posed by climate change.10 Two and a half years after the formation of the UNFCCC, its principal product, the Kyoto Protocol, was released. The purpose of the Kyoto Protocol was ...
8. Human Health
... regions. Temperature is a major factor determining the distribution and incidence of malaria. Temperature affects both the Plasmodium parasite and the Anopheles mosquito, with thresholds at both temperature extremes limiting the survival or development of the two organisms. Anopheles must live long ...
... regions. Temperature is a major factor determining the distribution and incidence of malaria. Temperature affects both the Plasmodium parasite and the Anopheles mosquito, with thresholds at both temperature extremes limiting the survival or development of the two organisms. Anopheles must live long ...
discussion brief - International Research Institute for Climate and
... the nature of land surfaces. In urban areas much of the land surface consists of impervious surfaces. The duration and intensity of a rainfall event, as well as antecedent conditions, affect the amount of stormwater runoff generated. So, both climate and land use have controlling influences, and thu ...
... the nature of land surfaces. In urban areas much of the land surface consists of impervious surfaces. The duration and intensity of a rainfall event, as well as antecedent conditions, affect the amount of stormwater runoff generated. So, both climate and land use have controlling influences, and thu ...
Teacher resource pack (Word)
... What impact could this have on polar bears? When ice melts, what happens to the sea level? What impact could this have on people? Why are some people excited about the ice melting? Why are some countries arguing about the Northwest Passage? What was surprising about this story? How did this story ma ...
... What impact could this have on polar bears? When ice melts, what happens to the sea level? What impact could this have on people? Why are some people excited about the ice melting? Why are some countries arguing about the Northwest Passage? What was surprising about this story? How did this story ma ...
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... Overall conclusions • First summary of the work undertaken so to date • Not a full assessment of the uncertainty range, but an evaluation of the influence of different policy-related and scientific choices • The influence of scientific choices is notable. Therefore research is ongoing (see paper #2) ...
... Overall conclusions • First summary of the work undertaken so to date • Not a full assessment of the uncertainty range, but an evaluation of the influence of different policy-related and scientific choices • The influence of scientific choices is notable. Therefore research is ongoing (see paper #2) ...
PowerPoint-presentation
... - A broad normative framework for the evaluation and assessment of individual well-being and social arrangements, the design of policies, and proposals about social change in society. - Used in a wide range of fields, most prominently in development studies, welfare economics, social policy and poli ...
... - A broad normative framework for the evaluation and assessment of individual well-being and social arrangements, the design of policies, and proposals about social change in society. - Used in a wide range of fields, most prominently in development studies, welfare economics, social policy and poli ...
TOL/Yohe
... emission reduction costs • Stern also emphasizes uncertainties concerning the damages of climate change • Using Dennis Anderson‘s result is far more optimistic than most of the other studies • 1%GDP loss (Stern) vs. 2,2% (EMF21) ...
... emission reduction costs • Stern also emphasizes uncertainties concerning the damages of climate change • Using Dennis Anderson‘s result is far more optimistic than most of the other studies • 1%GDP loss (Stern) vs. 2,2% (EMF21) ...
Mistreatment of the economic impacts of extreme events
... scope of such actions and their possible consequences, and arguably misdirects attention away from those actions most likely to be effective with respect to future catastrophe losses. In either case, on the issue of extreme events and climate change, the Stern Review must be judged a failure. This s ...
... scope of such actions and their possible consequences, and arguably misdirects attention away from those actions most likely to be effective with respect to future catastrophe losses. In either case, on the issue of extreme events and climate change, the Stern Review must be judged a failure. This s ...
The Influence on Climate Change of Differing Scenarios for Future
... The MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change is an organization for research, independent policy analysis, and public education in global environmental change. It seeks to provide leadership in understanding scientific, economic, and ecological aspects of this difficult issue, a ...
... The MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change is an organization for research, independent policy analysis, and public education in global environmental change. It seeks to provide leadership in understanding scientific, economic, and ecological aspects of this difficult issue, a ...