View PDF - Hofstra Law
... Examining the dynamics of U.S. climate change public opinion is important for a few reasons. First, public opinion sometimes exerts a direct influence on policy outcomes.9 Policy-makers weigh several factors when making policy decisions: scientific advice, economic feasibility, moral concerns, and t ...
... Examining the dynamics of U.S. climate change public opinion is important for a few reasons. First, public opinion sometimes exerts a direct influence on policy outcomes.9 Policy-makers weigh several factors when making policy decisions: scientific advice, economic feasibility, moral concerns, and t ...
Chapter 12. Human Security - Center for International Earth Science
... There are many definitions of human security, which vary according to discipline. This Chapter defines human security, in the context of climate change, as a condition that exists when the vital core of human lives is protected, and when people have the freedom and capacity to live with dignity. In ...
... There are many definitions of human security, which vary according to discipline. This Chapter defines human security, in the context of climate change, as a condition that exists when the vital core of human lives is protected, and when people have the freedom and capacity to live with dignity. In ...
third national communication of the russian federation
... level in Russia during the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol from 2008 to 2012. • Development of a national system to estimate anthropogenic emissions by source and removal by sinks of all greenhouse gases (according to the Kyoto Protocol - not later than one year prior to the start of t ...
... level in Russia during the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol from 2008 to 2012. • Development of a national system to estimate anthropogenic emissions by source and removal by sinks of all greenhouse gases (according to the Kyoto Protocol - not later than one year prior to the start of t ...
a carbon price
... • A uniform global carbon price (and prices on other greenhouse gases in proportion to their warming potential), delivered either by carbon taxes or carbon trading, would be an ideal tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions sharply in a cost-effective way, based on the principle that the ‘polluter p ...
... • A uniform global carbon price (and prices on other greenhouse gases in proportion to their warming potential), delivered either by carbon taxes or carbon trading, would be an ideal tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions sharply in a cost-effective way, based on the principle that the ‘polluter p ...
Floodway Definition
... this criteria and were not viewed as floodways even though they carried a large proportion of flood flows. This particularly applies to the western floodplains and the estuarine areas of the coastal rivers. To address this issue the 2005 Manual provides a qualitative rather than quantitative descrip ...
... this criteria and were not viewed as floodways even though they carried a large proportion of flood flows. This particularly applies to the western floodplains and the estuarine areas of the coastal rivers. To address this issue the 2005 Manual provides a qualitative rather than quantitative descrip ...
Massachusetts v. EPA - Washington and Lee University
... climate change issue." Id. at 52931. Second, unilateral reduction in GHG emissions could weaken the United States’ ability to bargain with developing countries to convince them to reduce their own emissions. Id. The result would be an increase in those countries‘ emissions, which would negate the ef ...
... climate change issue." Id. at 52931. Second, unilateral reduction in GHG emissions could weaken the United States’ ability to bargain with developing countries to convince them to reduce their own emissions. Id. The result would be an increase in those countries‘ emissions, which would negate the ef ...
Creighton University`s Climate Action Plan
... in Light of Catholic Social Teaching in 1991 and followed that with Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence and the Common Good in 2001. Building on this, the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change was developed in 2006; it is comprised of over a dozen national Catholic organizations and ...
... in Light of Catholic Social Teaching in 1991 and followed that with Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence and the Common Good in 2001. Building on this, the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change was developed in 2006; it is comprised of over a dozen national Catholic organizations and ...
FAO - NWP: Climate Related Risks and Extreme Events 2007 (pp.3-10)
... activities relating to the 5 sub-heading provided by SBSTA under the main topic “Climate change risks and extreme events”: a) Experience with assessment and management of current and future climaterelated risks and impacts, including those related to extreme events and in specific sectors The knowle ...
... activities relating to the 5 sub-heading provided by SBSTA under the main topic “Climate change risks and extreme events”: a) Experience with assessment and management of current and future climaterelated risks and impacts, including those related to extreme events and in specific sectors The knowle ...
Low Carbon Economy Index
... Stabilising greenhouse gases concentration levels at 450 ppm CO2e The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recommended in 2007 that for a fair chance to limit increases in average global temperature to 2oC, the greenhouse gases (GHG) concentration levels need to stabilise at 450 ppm CO2e ...
... Stabilising greenhouse gases concentration levels at 450 ppm CO2e The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recommended in 2007 that for a fair chance to limit increases in average global temperature to 2oC, the greenhouse gases (GHG) concentration levels need to stabilise at 450 ppm CO2e ...
Compact of Mayors
... Please tick the gases accounted for in your GHG emissions inventory. These gases are the main greenhouse gases defined by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) a ...
... Please tick the gases accounted for in your GHG emissions inventory. These gases are the main greenhouse gases defined by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) a ...
ecosystem approach to fisheries management
... Ecosystem approach (EA) – A strategy for the integrated management of land, water, and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way. Often used interchangeably with ecosystem-based management (EBM) (CBD 2000). Ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAFM) – ...
... Ecosystem approach (EA) – A strategy for the integrated management of land, water, and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way. Often used interchangeably with ecosystem-based management (EBM) (CBD 2000). Ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAFM) – ...
accepted manuscript - GFZpublic
... uncertainties in climate change impacts, we apply a sensitivity-based impact approach instead of a scenario-based approach. As argued by Prudhomme et al. (2010), this scenario-neutral approach allows rapid appraisal of impacts for different sets of boundary conditions, for example, when new climate ...
... uncertainties in climate change impacts, we apply a sensitivity-based impact approach instead of a scenario-based approach. As argued by Prudhomme et al. (2010), this scenario-neutral approach allows rapid appraisal of impacts for different sets of boundary conditions, for example, when new climate ...
Strategy 3 of the National Strategy on Climate Change
... This report describes Thailand’s inventory status for the year 2000 and up to the year 2004. Some notable development is observed. Among others, the forest sector has turned to be a net source of sink since the year 2000 while energy sector has remained the key source of emission with a small growth ...
... This report describes Thailand’s inventory status for the year 2000 and up to the year 2004. Some notable development is observed. Among others, the forest sector has turned to be a net source of sink since the year 2000 while energy sector has remained the key source of emission with a small growth ...
Africa and Climate: Report
... provides benefits to sustainable development only insofar as the strength of the weakest link, and only after appropriate integration with other pertinent non-climate factors. The prime focus is on activities that may provide policy benefits over a few years. As stressed earlier, whether these propo ...
... provides benefits to sustainable development only insofar as the strength of the weakest link, and only after appropriate integration with other pertinent non-climate factors. The prime focus is on activities that may provide policy benefits over a few years. As stressed earlier, whether these propo ...
Riparian Ecosystems in the 21st Century: Hotspots for Climate
... Climate change has had, and increasingly will have, a significant influence on the world’s natural ecosystems, their species, and the functions, goods and services that they provide (Hulme 2005). For some highly vulnerable species and ecosystems, persistence may depend on the success of global mitig ...
... Climate change has had, and increasingly will have, a significant influence on the world’s natural ecosystems, their species, and the functions, goods and services that they provide (Hulme 2005). For some highly vulnerable species and ecosystems, persistence may depend on the success of global mitig ...
Recent pause in the growth rate of atmospheric CO2 associated with
... Figure 1 | Changes in the airborne fraction and the CO2 growth rate. (a) Observed (solid black line) and modelled (DGVM ensemble—mean (dashed black line) and s.d. (orange area)) changes in the atmospheric CO2 growth rate from 1960 to 2012. The vertical grey line (2002) indicates the point of structu ...
... Figure 1 | Changes in the airborne fraction and the CO2 growth rate. (a) Observed (solid black line) and modelled (DGVM ensemble—mean (dashed black line) and s.d. (orange area)) changes in the atmospheric CO2 growth rate from 1960 to 2012. The vertical grey line (2002) indicates the point of structu ...
Component:
... a sea level rise of 1 m, it is estimated that the economic losses would amount to 10% of GDP. That would mean a serious blow to Vietnam’s strategy of sustained economic growth as the main mechanism for poverty alleviation. In addition to the long-term climate change vulnerability, Vietnam is also on ...
... a sea level rise of 1 m, it is estimated that the economic losses would amount to 10% of GDP. That would mean a serious blow to Vietnam’s strategy of sustained economic growth as the main mechanism for poverty alleviation. In addition to the long-term climate change vulnerability, Vietnam is also on ...
Application of Self-Organizing-Maps Technique in Downscaling
... assessments are needed to complement the broad impact assessments such as those provided by Global Climate Models (GCMs) (Feenstra et al., 1997). GCMs represent physical processes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere, and land surface. They are widely known to be the most advanced tools currently av ...
... assessments are needed to complement the broad impact assessments such as those provided by Global Climate Models (GCMs) (Feenstra et al., 1997). GCMs represent physical processes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere, and land surface. They are widely known to be the most advanced tools currently av ...
Climate extremes indices in the CMIP5 multimodel ensemble: Part 2
... maximum temperatures. Extreme precipitation generally increases faster than total wet-day precipitation. In regions, such as Australia, Central America, South Africa, and the Mediterranean, increases in consecutive dry days coincide with decreases in heavy precipitation days and maximum consecutive ...
... maximum temperatures. Extreme precipitation generally increases faster than total wet-day precipitation. In regions, such as Australia, Central America, South Africa, and the Mediterranean, increases in consecutive dry days coincide with decreases in heavy precipitation days and maximum consecutive ...
... temperature decrease (DX14i), decrease of dissolved oxygen (DX15i), drought events (DX16i), flood events (DX17i), severe storm events (DX18i), pandemic disease (DX19i) and non-pandemic disease (DX20i). To identify the relationship between socio-economic factors and climate change risk factors, the q ...
Recent developments on the South American monsoon system
... from the World Climate Research Programme-Climate Variability and Predictability (WCRP CLIVAR) panel on the Variability of American Monsoon Systems (VAMOS) have prompted many observational and modelling studies of climate and hydrology variability on various time scales, from intra-seasonal to multi ...
... from the World Climate Research Programme-Climate Variability and Predictability (WCRP CLIVAR) panel on the Variability of American Monsoon Systems (VAMOS) have prompted many observational and modelling studies of climate and hydrology variability on various time scales, from intra-seasonal to multi ...
Full Report (PDF)
... mitigation strategies for the local governance involve financial assistance such as subsidies and grant money that can be used to help these small-scale farms implement sustainable methods, though another possible approach might include creating policies aimed at maintaining healthy soil practices. ...
... mitigation strategies for the local governance involve financial assistance such as subsidies and grant money that can be used to help these small-scale farms implement sustainable methods, though another possible approach might include creating policies aimed at maintaining healthy soil practices. ...
Crop response to elevated CO2 and world food supply A
... requires re-scaling of the apparent, smaller responses obtained using higher reference CO2 concentrations, as shown below in this section. ...
... requires re-scaling of the apparent, smaller responses obtained using higher reference CO2 concentrations, as shown below in this section. ...
Draft Discussion Paper Ilaria Carrozza ESCAP/FfD/04/2015
... opens a window of opportunity to streamline and harmonize both agendas. For example, policies to lower emissions from the energy sector through investment in renewable resources will not only deliver on lower CO2 emissions, but also positively impact levels of air pollution and minimize vulnerabilit ...
... opens a window of opportunity to streamline and harmonize both agendas. For example, policies to lower emissions from the energy sector through investment in renewable resources will not only deliver on lower CO2 emissions, but also positively impact levels of air pollution and minimize vulnerabilit ...
Why Regulation of Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act`s
... permit program, the mobile source emissions and fuel standards (hereinafter Mobile Source Emissions Standards), and the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants.16 The NAAQS and the Mobile Source Emissions Standards are the programs focused on in this article. The NAAQS provide one ...
... permit program, the mobile source emissions and fuel standards (hereinafter Mobile Source Emissions Standards), and the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants.16 The NAAQS and the Mobile Source Emissions Standards are the programs focused on in this article. The NAAQS provide one ...