Colorado Climate Change Vulnerability Study
... into the future. Climate change has and will continue to impact the state’s resources in a variety of ways, including more rapid snowmelt, longer and more severe droughts, and longer growing seasons. Moreover, Colorado experiences numerous climaterelated disasters, such as floods, droughts, and wild ...
... into the future. Climate change has and will continue to impact the state’s resources in a variety of ways, including more rapid snowmelt, longer and more severe droughts, and longer growing seasons. Moreover, Colorado experiences numerous climaterelated disasters, such as floods, droughts, and wild ...
climate change and the south african commercial forestry sector
... suitable area occurring when both temperature and rainfall are increased. The same pattern, although with greater fluctuations, is evident in the Eastern Cape. In Mpumalanga province, however, the climatically optimum area for A. mearnsii increases when the temperature is increased by 1°C and 2°C, p ...
... suitable area occurring when both temperature and rainfall are increased. The same pattern, although with greater fluctuations, is evident in the Eastern Cape. In Mpumalanga province, however, the climatically optimum area for A. mearnsii increases when the temperature is increased by 1°C and 2°C, p ...
An Evidence Base Review of Public Attitudes to Climate Change
... Rather, more fundamental behavioural changes are required which alter people’s aspirations, motivations and ultimately their travel and lifestyle choices. With more or less coercive policies such as national road pricing being, at best, a long way off, there is an urgent need to understand and deliv ...
... Rather, more fundamental behavioural changes are required which alter people’s aspirations, motivations and ultimately their travel and lifestyle choices. With more or less coercive policies such as national road pricing being, at best, a long way off, there is an urgent need to understand and deliv ...
En56-155-2000E - Publications du gouvernement du Canada
... screening level assessment of the impacts of climate change in Canada’s system of national parks and national park reserves was completed. Seasonal climate change scenarios, based on four doubled-CO 2 General Circulation Model experiments, were assembled for each national park. Implications for abio ...
... screening level assessment of the impacts of climate change in Canada’s system of national parks and national park reserves was completed. Seasonal climate change scenarios, based on four doubled-CO 2 General Circulation Model experiments, were assembled for each national park. Implications for abio ...
US Senate Minority Report - US Senate Committee on Environment
... The prestigious International Geological Congress, dubbed the geologists' equivalent of the Olympic Games, was held in Norway in August 2008 and prominently featured the voices of scientists skeptical of man-made global warming fears. [See: Skeptical scientists overwhelm conference: '2/3 of presente ...
... The prestigious International Geological Congress, dubbed the geologists' equivalent of the Olympic Games, was held in Norway in August 2008 and prominently featured the voices of scientists skeptical of man-made global warming fears. [See: Skeptical scientists overwhelm conference: '2/3 of presente ...
US Senate Minority Report
... The prestigious International Geological Congress, dubbed the geologists' equivalent of the Olympic Games, was held in Norway in August 2008 and prominently featured the voices of scientists skeptical of man-made global warming fears. [See: Skeptical scientists overwhelm conference: '2/3 of presente ...
... The prestigious International Geological Congress, dubbed the geologists' equivalent of the Olympic Games, was held in Norway in August 2008 and prominently featured the voices of scientists skeptical of man-made global warming fears. [See: Skeptical scientists overwhelm conference: '2/3 of presente ...
The Faithful Skeptics: Conservative Christian Religious Beliefs and
... The Faithful Skeptics: Conservative Christian Religious Beliefs and Perceptions of Climate Change Chairperson: Michael Patterson, Ph.D. Global climate change presents one of the most challenging ecological and social problems facing the world today. In order to prevent potentially harmful ecological ...
... The Faithful Skeptics: Conservative Christian Religious Beliefs and Perceptions of Climate Change Chairperson: Michael Patterson, Ph.D. Global climate change presents one of the most challenging ecological and social problems facing the world today. In order to prevent potentially harmful ecological ...
Climate Models: An Assessment of Strengths and Limitations
... evolved very slowly. The lower limit has been nearly unchanged over time, with very few recent models below 2°. Difficulties in simulating Earth’s clouds and their response to climate change are the fundamental reasons preventing a reduction in this range in model-generated climate sensitivity. Othe ...
... evolved very slowly. The lower limit has been nearly unchanged over time, with very few recent models below 2°. Difficulties in simulating Earth’s clouds and their response to climate change are the fundamental reasons preventing a reduction in this range in model-generated climate sensitivity. Othe ...
Report of the Indigenous Peoples` Global Summit on Climate Change
... 1. The Indigenous People’s Global Summit on Climate Change was held in Anchorage, Alaska, from 20 – 24 April 2009. The Summit enabled indigenous peoples from all regions of the globe to exchange their knowledge and experience in adapting to the impacts of climate change, and to develop key messages ...
... 1. The Indigenous People’s Global Summit on Climate Change was held in Anchorage, Alaska, from 20 – 24 April 2009. The Summit enabled indigenous peoples from all regions of the globe to exchange their knowledge and experience in adapting to the impacts of climate change, and to develop key messages ...
Full-Text
... monoculture-dominated agriculture. Raising awareness and increasing communication on the method among farmers, researchers, farm advisors and other rural stakeholders can help assess the associated benefits and risks and encourage the development of innovative intercropping solutions [20]. Farmers i ...
... monoculture-dominated agriculture. Raising awareness and increasing communication on the method among farmers, researchers, farm advisors and other rural stakeholders can help assess the associated benefits and risks and encourage the development of innovative intercropping solutions [20]. Farmers i ...
Bill McKibben on NY Attorney General`s Exxon Investigation
... The commitments vary in their exact language and some are only partial divestment commitments, or just apply to a particular fossil fuel, such as coal or tar sands. At many institutions on the list, activists are still pushing for more action. The top line number refers to the number of assets under ...
... The commitments vary in their exact language and some are only partial divestment commitments, or just apply to a particular fossil fuel, such as coal or tar sands. At many institutions on the list, activists are still pushing for more action. The top line number refers to the number of assets under ...
US Senate Minority Report
... “CO2 emissions make absolutely no difference one way or another….Every scientist knows this, but it doesn’t pay to say so…Global warming, as a political vehicle, keeps Europeans in the driver’s seat and developing nations walking barefoot.” - Dr. Takeda Kunihiko, vice-chancellor of the Institute of ...
... “CO2 emissions make absolutely no difference one way or another….Every scientist knows this, but it doesn’t pay to say so…Global warming, as a political vehicle, keeps Europeans in the driver’s seat and developing nations walking barefoot.” - Dr. Takeda Kunihiko, vice-chancellor of the Institute of ...
Workstream I: Scope, guiding principles, and cross-cutting
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) should be preserved, especially those of equity and common responsibilities, but differentiated between developed and developing countries. In this regard, it is considered that these historical responsibilities of developed countries sh ...
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) should be preserved, especially those of equity and common responsibilities, but differentiated between developed and developing countries. In this regard, it is considered that these historical responsibilities of developed countries sh ...
Global Climate Models and Their Limitations
... At the core of a GCM is an AGCM that dynamically simulates the circulation of the atmosphere, including the many processes that regulate energy transport and exchange by and within the atmospheric flow. The basic atmospheric flow is represented by fundamental equations that link the mass distributio ...
... At the core of a GCM is an AGCM that dynamically simulates the circulation of the atmosphere, including the many processes that regulate energy transport and exchange by and within the atmospheric flow. The basic atmospheric flow is represented by fundamental equations that link the mass distributio ...
Free version - Derek Lemoine
... Our study integrates all three types of previously modeled tipping points into a single integrated assessment model that combines smooth and reversible changes with irreversible regime shifts. Each tipping point is stochastically triggered at an unknown threshold. We solve for the optimal policy und ...
... Our study integrates all three types of previously modeled tipping points into a single integrated assessment model that combines smooth and reversible changes with irreversible regime shifts. Each tipping point is stochastically triggered at an unknown threshold. We solve for the optimal policy und ...
Low-Carbon Green Growth in Asia: Policies and practices
... poverty reduction than the world average, together with other world regions it is consuming more energy and natural resources than our planet’s regenerative capacity can provide. With each passing day, Asia’s carbon emissions grow, as does its vulnerability to climate risks. The poor are the most vu ...
... poverty reduction than the world average, together with other world regions it is consuming more energy and natural resources than our planet’s regenerative capacity can provide. With each passing day, Asia’s carbon emissions grow, as does its vulnerability to climate risks. The poor are the most vu ...
Vulnerability - Adaptación al cambio climático para el desarrollo
... this hazard could not be clearly answered because neither the attribute(s) of concern nor the temporal reference were specified. For instance, a vulnerability assessment focussing on human livelihoods as the attribute of concern would probably consider Tibet as more vulnerable because the livelihoods ...
... this hazard could not be clearly answered because neither the attribute(s) of concern nor the temporal reference were specified. For instance, a vulnerability assessment focussing on human livelihoods as the attribute of concern would probably consider Tibet as more vulnerable because the livelihoods ...
U. S. Senate Minority Report:
... and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); Massachusetts Institute of Technology; the UN IPCC; the Danish National Space Center; U.S. Department of Energy; Princeton University; the Environmental Protection Agency; University of Pennsylvania; Hebrew University of Jerusalem; the Interna ...
... and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); Massachusetts Institute of Technology; the UN IPCC; the Danish National Space Center; U.S. Department of Energy; Princeton University; the Environmental Protection Agency; University of Pennsylvania; Hebrew University of Jerusalem; the Interna ...
Master in de rechten
... Description of the problem In order to combat climate change, Parties concluded the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1992. Five years later, the Kyoto Protocol to this Convention was adopted. Although this protocol can hardly be regarded as perfect, it indicated a s ...
... Description of the problem In order to combat climate change, Parties concluded the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1992. Five years later, the Kyoto Protocol to this Convention was adopted. Although this protocol can hardly be regarded as perfect, it indicated a s ...
Author`s personal copy
... scientist witnesses’ stances on GWCC. The key findings include: (1) among the scientists’ testimonies with an expressed view on whether GWCC is real, a vast majority (86 %) indicates that it is happening; (2) among the scientists’ testimonies with an identified stance on whether GWCC is anthropogeni ...
... scientist witnesses’ stances on GWCC. The key findings include: (1) among the scientists’ testimonies with an expressed view on whether GWCC is real, a vast majority (86 %) indicates that it is happening; (2) among the scientists’ testimonies with an identified stance on whether GWCC is anthropogeni ...
America's Climate Choices: Panel on Informing Effective
... • What are the major scientific and technological advances needed to better understand and respond to climate change? • What are the major impediments (e.g., practical, institutional, economic, ethical, intergenerational, etc.) to responding effectively to climate change, and what can be done to o ...
... • What are the major scientific and technological advances needed to better understand and respond to climate change? • What are the major impediments (e.g., practical, institutional, economic, ethical, intergenerational, etc.) to responding effectively to climate change, and what can be done to o ...
CONSIDERATIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY ADAPTATION ON THE
... compared to 20th century average occurrences, snowmelt and snowmelt-fed stream flow in many areas occurred earlier, and recent drought has been unusually severe when compared to other droughts over the last century (Garfin et al. 2013). All of these trends are expected to continue and could possibly ...
... compared to 20th century average occurrences, snowmelt and snowmelt-fed stream flow in many areas occurred earlier, and recent drought has been unusually severe when compared to other droughts over the last century (Garfin et al. 2013). All of these trends are expected to continue and could possibly ...
The International Tundra Experiment
... Results from ITEX research has been in the forefront of predictions of effects of warming on tundra systems, and in verifying the predictions as the climate warms. One of the main objectives of ITEX was to use a simple warming experiment to determine effects on tundra plants and vegetation that woul ...
... Results from ITEX research has been in the forefront of predictions of effects of warming on tundra systems, and in verifying the predictions as the climate warms. One of the main objectives of ITEX was to use a simple warming experiment to determine effects on tundra plants and vegetation that woul ...
original articles aaem
... concentrations were recorded, particularly at Mediterranean sites. This study also proposes forecasting models to predict both daily pollen values and annual pollen emission. All models were externally validated using data for 2001 and 2004, with acceptable results. Finally, the impact of the highly ...
... concentrations were recorded, particularly at Mediterranean sites. This study also proposes forecasting models to predict both daily pollen values and annual pollen emission. All models were externally validated using data for 2001 and 2004, with acceptable results. Finally, the impact of the highly ...
NERC impact report 2015
... on the environment for shelter, heat, light, food and water – all provided by globally interconnected trade, transport and communications. The world’s population is growing by around one billion every 12 years. Now more than half of us live in cities and more than half the countryside is used for ag ...
... on the environment for shelter, heat, light, food and water – all provided by globally interconnected trade, transport and communications. The world’s population is growing by around one billion every 12 years. Now more than half of us live in cities and more than half the countryside is used for ag ...