Two hundred fifty years of aerosols and climate: the end of the age
... in regional incomes. The representation in GCAM is further discussed in Smith et al. (2011, Sect. S4). The GCAM emission projections using this approach are broadly similar to those from other long-term models (van Vuuren et al., 2011; Riahi et al., 2011), although there are differences in detail. T ...
... in regional incomes. The representation in GCAM is further discussed in Smith et al. (2011, Sect. S4). The GCAM emission projections using this approach are broadly similar to those from other long-term models (van Vuuren et al., 2011; Riahi et al., 2011), although there are differences in detail. T ...
Europe
... impacts in Europe in multiple economic sectors as well as adverse social and health effects (high confidence). {Table 23-1} There is limited evidence that resilience to heat waves and fires has improved in Europe (medium confidence), {23.9.1, 23.5} while some countries have improved their flood prot ...
... impacts in Europe in multiple economic sectors as well as adverse social and health effects (high confidence). {Table 23-1} There is limited evidence that resilience to heat waves and fires has improved in Europe (medium confidence), {23.9.1, 23.5} while some countries have improved their flood prot ...
Technical Summary - Climate Change 2013
... The AR5 Guidance Note refines the guidance provided to support the IPCC Third and Fourth Assessment Reports. Direct comparisons between assessment of uncertainties in findings in this Report and those in the AR4 and the SREX are difficult, because of the application of the revised guidance note on u ...
... The AR5 Guidance Note refines the guidance provided to support the IPCC Third and Fourth Assessment Reports. Direct comparisons between assessment of uncertainties in findings in this Report and those in the AR4 and the SREX are difficult, because of the application of the revised guidance note on u ...
Australian horticulture`s response to climate change and
... variability. A review was conducted of 27 projects previously funded by MCVP across a range of agricultural industries, of which 15 projects provided information or were capable of delivering an outcome which could have application in horticulture. This project has also sought to commence answering ...
... variability. A review was conducted of 27 projects previously funded by MCVP across a range of agricultural industries, of which 15 projects provided information or were capable of delivering an outcome which could have application in horticulture. This project has also sought to commence answering ...
climate change effects on grassland
... The purpose of this paper is to provide TAG members with information on the potential effects of climate change in shrub-steppe and grassland ecosystems. The paper summarizes and organizes relevant literature regarding observed changes, future projections, and implications for biological communities ...
... The purpose of this paper is to provide TAG members with information on the potential effects of climate change in shrub-steppe and grassland ecosystems. The paper summarizes and organizes relevant literature regarding observed changes, future projections, and implications for biological communities ...
THE WAY FORWARD - Canada`s Ecofiscal Commission
... 3 The Practicality of Provincial Carbon Pricing................................................................................................... 12 3.1 Provinces can take the initiative—and already are............................................................................................... ...
... 3 The Practicality of Provincial Carbon Pricing................................................................................................... 12 3.1 Provinces can take the initiative—and already are............................................................................................... ...
RAPPOR T Effects of climate change in the Kolubara and Toplica
... decreases in runoff in summer may be more serious, since there is already little runoff in the summer months. The flood series, based on daily time steps, tend to indicate little change or a small reduction in the median value by the end of the 21st century. At Kolubara, most projections indicate th ...
... decreases in runoff in summer may be more serious, since there is already little runoff in the summer months. The flood series, based on daily time steps, tend to indicate little change or a small reduction in the median value by the end of the 21st century. At Kolubara, most projections indicate th ...
Annex I Annex D in the Convention
... positive and/or negative impacts on society of implementing possible control measures (Annex F (c)), such as the effect on emissions of greenhouse gasses. For example, it might be appropriate to discuss climate change impacts when discussing alternatives and/or waste and disposal implications depend ...
... positive and/or negative impacts on society of implementing possible control measures (Annex F (c)), such as the effect on emissions of greenhouse gasses. For example, it might be appropriate to discuss climate change impacts when discussing alternatives and/or waste and disposal implications depend ...
Gregory et al. (2013) - American Meteorological Society
... during the twentieth century. There are contributions from ocean thermal expansion, mass loss from glaciers and ice sheets, groundwater extraction, and reservoir impoundment. Progress has been made toward solving the ‘‘enigma’’ of twentieth-century GMSLR, which is that the observed GMSLR has previou ...
... during the twentieth century. There are contributions from ocean thermal expansion, mass loss from glaciers and ice sheets, groundwater extraction, and reservoir impoundment. Progress has been made toward solving the ‘‘enigma’’ of twentieth-century GMSLR, which is that the observed GMSLR has previou ...
Twentieth-Century Global-Mean Sea Level Rise: Is the Whole
... linear trend from the sum of the contributions of 1.8 6 0.4 mm yr21, among which thermal expansion and glaciers are the largest. Considering the twentieth century as a whole, Munk (2002) described GMSLR as an ‘‘enigma’’: it began too early, it had too linear a trend, and it was too large. The first ...
... linear trend from the sum of the contributions of 1.8 6 0.4 mm yr21, among which thermal expansion and glaciers are the largest. Considering the twentieth century as a whole, Munk (2002) described GMSLR as an ‘‘enigma’’: it began too early, it had too linear a trend, and it was too large. The first ...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Wales February 2013
... very likely (>90 per cent probability of occurrence) to result from the observed increase in anthropogenic GHG concentrations.1 ...
... very likely (>90 per cent probability of occurrence) to result from the observed increase in anthropogenic GHG concentrations.1 ...
Surviving climate change in small islands
... erupts on an uninhabited island, this is not often considered a disaster. However, when a similar event happens on a highly populated or poor island, there are often significant consequences for its population. In other words, the pre-existing economic, social and physical conditions on the island wi ...
... erupts on an uninhabited island, this is not often considered a disaster. However, when a similar event happens on a highly populated or poor island, there are often significant consequences for its population. In other words, the pre-existing economic, social and physical conditions on the island wi ...
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... of their ability to filter water, support a rich biodiversity, and store greenhouse gases (especially methane and carbon dioxide), wetlands provide significant economic value to society. Nonetheless, wetlands in western Canada, for example, have been and continue to be drained as a result of agricul ...
... of their ability to filter water, support a rich biodiversity, and store greenhouse gases (especially methane and carbon dioxide), wetlands provide significant economic value to society. Nonetheless, wetlands in western Canada, for example, have been and continue to be drained as a result of agricul ...
Climate Change Scenarios for the United Kingdom
... 525 parts per million (Low Emissions scenario) and 810 parts per million (High Emissions). This represents an increase from the average 1961-1990 concentration of 334 parts per million of between 57 and 143 per cent, and is between almost two and three times the pre-industrial concentration of 280 p ...
... 525 parts per million (Low Emissions scenario) and 810 parts per million (High Emissions). This represents an increase from the average 1961-1990 concentration of 334 parts per million of between 57 and 143 per cent, and is between almost two and three times the pre-industrial concentration of 280 p ...
https://www.environment.gov.za/sites/default/files/reports/sa1stbiennialupdatereport.pdf
... 34% below Business as Usual (BAU) before 2020, and by 42% below BAU by 2025. However, the extent to which this action can be implemented is dependent on the provision of financial resources, and the transfer of technology and capacity building support by developed countries”. ...
... 34% below Business as Usual (BAU) before 2020, and by 42% below BAU by 2025. However, the extent to which this action can be implemented is dependent on the provision of financial resources, and the transfer of technology and capacity building support by developed countries”. ...
http://iklim.cob.gov.tr/iklim/Files/IDEP/%C4%B0DEP_ENG.pdf
... CROSSCUTTİNG ISSUES..................................................................................105 ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE...............................................................121 ...
... CROSSCUTTİNG ISSUES..................................................................................105 ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE...............................................................121 ...
Institutionalizing delay
... was devoted to climate change activities. But these income breakdowns provide a measure of the sources of funding of the CCCM organizations, and thus their means of resource mobilization. The percentage distribution of income for these three different types of organizations is presented in Figure S- ...
... was devoted to climate change activities. But these income breakdowns provide a measure of the sources of funding of the CCCM organizations, and thus their means of resource mobilization. The percentage distribution of income for these three different types of organizations is presented in Figure S- ...
Quantifying the effects of climate variability and human activities on
... annual runoff. It was found that the basin had a significant increasing trend in annual runoff. Step change point in annual runoff was identified in the basin, which occurred in the year around 1993 dividing the long-term runoff series into a natural period (1960–1993) and a human-induced period (19 ...
... annual runoff. It was found that the basin had a significant increasing trend in annual runoff. Step change point in annual runoff was identified in the basin, which occurred in the year around 1993 dividing the long-term runoff series into a natural period (1960–1993) and a human-induced period (19 ...
Global trends in extreme precipitation
... Abstract. Precipitation events are expected to become substantially more intense under global warming, but few global comparisons of observations and climate model simulations are available to constrain predictions of future changes in precipitation extremes. We present a systematic global-scale com ...
... Abstract. Precipitation events are expected to become substantially more intense under global warming, but few global comparisons of observations and climate model simulations are available to constrain predictions of future changes in precipitation extremes. We present a systematic global-scale com ...
DRAFT P W
... estimated the amount of time the pumping plants needed to be shut due to water quality considerations. The second step of the methodology estimated the likely shortages (both magnitude and durations) resulting from these pumping disruptions, based on likely water district and project operator respon ...
... estimated the amount of time the pumping plants needed to be shut due to water quality considerations. The second step of the methodology estimated the likely shortages (both magnitude and durations) resulting from these pumping disruptions, based on likely water district and project operator respon ...
Hydroclimatic Variability and Predictability: A Survey of Recent
... in the face of such climatic trends. Serinaldi and Kilsby (2015), however, illustrate difficulties in using nonstationary models for the associated hydrological frequency analysis. Future climate predictions suggest that the range of hydrologic variability over many locations may move completely out ...
... in the face of such climatic trends. Serinaldi and Kilsby (2015), however, illustrate difficulties in using nonstationary models for the associated hydrological frequency analysis. Future climate predictions suggest that the range of hydrologic variability over many locations may move completely out ...
How Corporations Have Influenced the U.S. Dialogue on Climate
... dioxide, the most abundant heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere, were steadily rising (Keeling 1960). The “Keeling Curve” showed that carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere not only were increasing but also that they were doing so at a much faster rate than Arrhenius had originally pre ...
... dioxide, the most abundant heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere, were steadily rising (Keeling 1960). The “Keeling Curve” showed that carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere not only were increasing but also that they were doing so at a much faster rate than Arrhenius had originally pre ...
Climate change leadership: A study of climate change
... Linked to climate change is the rising global temperature due to the greenhouse (GHG) effect phenomenon IPCC (2007). Climate change is thought to be a direct cause of excessive and rare natural phenomena being experienced globally Europ (2005). Some of the phenomena include a change in rainfall patt ...
... Linked to climate change is the rising global temperature due to the greenhouse (GHG) effect phenomenon IPCC (2007). Climate change is thought to be a direct cause of excessive and rare natural phenomena being experienced globally Europ (2005). Some of the phenomena include a change in rainfall patt ...
climate change vulnerability of ski tourism in
... snow—a natural system highly exposed and sensitive to climate change.13 Ski Tourism and Climate Change With 120 million total domestic and international visitors accounting for 400 million visits each year, the ski tourism industry has been one of the most important sectors for socioeconomic develop ...
... snow—a natural system highly exposed and sensitive to climate change.13 Ski Tourism and Climate Change With 120 million total domestic and international visitors accounting for 400 million visits each year, the ski tourism industry has been one of the most important sectors for socioeconomic develop ...
The Longest Conflict - Centre for Policy Development
... Australia’s longest conflict is our struggle to deal with our climate vulnerabilities at home and abroad. As we enter this conflict we currently do so with at least one eye shut. The Australian Government is to release a new Defence White Paper in late 2015 or early 2016. On current expectations, it ...
... Australia’s longest conflict is our struggle to deal with our climate vulnerabilities at home and abroad. As we enter this conflict we currently do so with at least one eye shut. The Australian Government is to release a new Defence White Paper in late 2015 or early 2016. On current expectations, it ...