Role of winter temperature and climate change on the survival and
... covering the lower part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 1.5–4.5°C uncertainty range (Alley et al. 2007), and all climate projections are shown for the threemodel average. Based on these global model simulations, high-resolution daily projections for future Northeast temperatu ...
... covering the lower part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 1.5–4.5°C uncertainty range (Alley et al. 2007), and all climate projections are shown for the threemodel average. Based on these global model simulations, high-resolution daily projections for future Northeast temperatu ...
GCF - The Basics
... Some of the investment guidelines already adopted by the GCF could be interpreted as steering funding away from fossil fuels, if they are applied strictly. These include a measure of the “degree to which an activity avoids lockin of long-lived, high-emission infrastructure” and its “overall contribu ...
... Some of the investment guidelines already adopted by the GCF could be interpreted as steering funding away from fossil fuels, if they are applied strictly. These include a measure of the “degree to which an activity avoids lockin of long-lived, high-emission infrastructure” and its “overall contribu ...
Agenda training aviation ETS - Environment and Climate Regional
... group of industry and aircraft operators, as well as the competent authorities and potential verifiers. To identify institutional, legal and procedural arrangements for a future national or regional ETS system which could be modelled in line with the EU ETS. Training programme on the EU Monitoring a ...
... group of industry and aircraft operators, as well as the competent authorities and potential verifiers. To identify institutional, legal and procedural arrangements for a future national or regional ETS system which could be modelled in line with the EU ETS. Training programme on the EU Monitoring a ...
Making the AF work for the most vulnerable people
... States and countries in Africa affected by drought, desertification and floods. It is not yet clear if the Adaptation Fund Board will have to take on the difficult task of discussing how and according to what methods and indicators a more narrow definition of most vulnerable countries, could be appl ...
... States and countries in Africa affected by drought, desertification and floods. It is not yet clear if the Adaptation Fund Board will have to take on the difficult task of discussing how and according to what methods and indicators a more narrow definition of most vulnerable countries, could be appl ...
Climate Change, Political Truth, and the Marketplace of Ideas
... based on the “polluter pays” principle, similar to that found in the Comprehensive Environmental Response Cleanup and Liability Act (CERCLA),5 could eliminate the uncertainties associated with common law liability, leaving only whatever legitimate scientific uncertainty exists. Like CERCLA, such lia ...
... based on the “polluter pays” principle, similar to that found in the Comprehensive Environmental Response Cleanup and Liability Act (CERCLA),5 could eliminate the uncertainties associated with common law liability, leaving only whatever legitimate scientific uncertainty exists. Like CERCLA, such lia ...
German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change - BMUB
... consequences if we do not succeed in at least keeping global climate change within limits. The long-term objective of Germany and the European Union is therefore to limit the rise in mean global temperature to 2°C above the pre-industrial level, which requires a substantial reduction in greenhouse g ...
... consequences if we do not succeed in at least keeping global climate change within limits. The long-term objective of Germany and the European Union is therefore to limit the rise in mean global temperature to 2°C above the pre-industrial level, which requires a substantial reduction in greenhouse g ...
Ice and Sea-level Change
... 21st century and beyond. The rate and magnitude of sealevel rise, particularly beyond the mid 21st century, depends on future emission of greenhouse gases. Significant and urgent reductions in emissions are essential if we wish to avoid committing future generations to a sealevel rise of metres over ...
... 21st century and beyond. The rate and magnitude of sealevel rise, particularly beyond the mid 21st century, depends on future emission of greenhouse gases. Significant and urgent reductions in emissions are essential if we wish to avoid committing future generations to a sealevel rise of metres over ...
Chapter 1 Introduction - Wageningen UR E
... future outcomes of political processes. In order to do this, two sub research questions are formed: What determines probability of a policy and how to measure this probability in practice? These questions are answered in chapter 2 and 3 of this report. The theoretical framework is based on the assum ...
... future outcomes of political processes. In order to do this, two sub research questions are formed: What determines probability of a policy and how to measure this probability in practice? These questions are answered in chapter 2 and 3 of this report. The theoretical framework is based on the assum ...
Rocky Mountain Forests at Risk - Union of Concerned Scientists
... temperatures would be far hotter than they have been in several thousand years. Our new analysis of information used in the 2014 National Climate Assessment shows that, given very low future carbon emissions, average temperatures in the six Rocky Mountain states could rise to about 3°F above 1971– ...
... temperatures would be far hotter than they have been in several thousand years. Our new analysis of information used in the 2014 National Climate Assessment shows that, given very low future carbon emissions, average temperatures in the six Rocky Mountain states could rise to about 3°F above 1971– ...
Climate Change and Variability in the Sahel Region
... the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the region. Rainfall variability, land degradation and desertification are some of the factors that combine to make life extremely difficult in this part of the world. The recurrent droughts of the 1970’s and 1980’s (the Sahel desiccation) represented a particular ...
... the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the region. Rainfall variability, land degradation and desertification are some of the factors that combine to make life extremely difficult in this part of the world. The recurrent droughts of the 1970’s and 1980’s (the Sahel desiccation) represented a particular ...
The Critical Decade 2013
... last 50 years. It paints a picture of what we can expect into the future, considering both scientists’ projections and the uncertainties around them, as well as looking at previous climates in Earth history. Section 3 outlines the impacts of a changing climate and provides a snapshot of this for key ...
... last 50 years. It paints a picture of what we can expect into the future, considering both scientists’ projections and the uncertainties around them, as well as looking at previous climates in Earth history. Section 3 outlines the impacts of a changing climate and provides a snapshot of this for key ...
SECOND-ORDER DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 3 Do Not Cite
... exposure and vulnerability of human beings against water related risks, and non-climatic drivers changing water management in terms of quantity and quality, as well as emissions and concentration of Green House Gases (GHGs) and Aerosol, that will lead to changes in precipitation, temperature, and se ...
... exposure and vulnerability of human beings against water related risks, and non-climatic drivers changing water management in terms of quantity and quality, as well as emissions and concentration of Green House Gases (GHGs) and Aerosol, that will lead to changes in precipitation, temperature, and se ...
1 OCTOBER TERM, 2006 Syllabus
... first step might be tentative does not by itself negate federal-court ju risdiction. And reducing domestic automobile emissions is hardly tentative. Leaving aside the other greenhouse gases, the record indi cates that the U. S. transportation sector emits an enormous quantity of carbon dioxide into ...
... first step might be tentative does not by itself negate federal-court ju risdiction. And reducing domestic automobile emissions is hardly tentative. Leaving aside the other greenhouse gases, the record indi cates that the U. S. transportation sector emits an enormous quantity of carbon dioxide into ...
Climate Change Adaptation in Indian Country
... climate change.4 Experts agree that climate change (also known as global warming) is caused by human behavior.' Conversations on climate change among scientists has shifted in recent years to more precisely predicting the specific impacts of climate change and dealing with its most drastic related n ...
... climate change.4 Experts agree that climate change (also known as global warming) is caused by human behavior.' Conversations on climate change among scientists has shifted in recent years to more precisely predicting the specific impacts of climate change and dealing with its most drastic related n ...
1 OCTOBER TERM, 2006 Syllabus
... first step might be tentative does not by itself negate federal-court ju risdiction. And reducing domestic automobile emissions is hardly tentative. Leaving aside the other greenhouse gases, the record indi cates that the U. S. transportation sector emits an enormous quantity of carbon dioxide into ...
... first step might be tentative does not by itself negate federal-court ju risdiction. And reducing domestic automobile emissions is hardly tentative. Leaving aside the other greenhouse gases, the record indi cates that the U. S. transportation sector emits an enormous quantity of carbon dioxide into ...
Climate change and water in south Asia
... Future projections indicate continued warming, however precipitation changes are less certain. Most GCMs project increased monsoon precipitation driven by atmospheric‐oceanic circulation associated with global warming and reductions in aerosol concentration. Confidence in modelled hydrologic ...
... Future projections indicate continued warming, however precipitation changes are less certain. Most GCMs project increased monsoon precipitation driven by atmospheric‐oceanic circulation associated with global warming and reductions in aerosol concentration. Confidence in modelled hydrologic ...
View/Open
... thermokarst ponds might stimulate further soil collapse and as a consequence drastically alter hydrological and soil processes, as well as in adjacent areas (Osterkamp et al., 2009; Nauta et al., 2015; Schuur et al., 2015). The factors that drive the observed tundra vegetation composition changes, e ...
... thermokarst ponds might stimulate further soil collapse and as a consequence drastically alter hydrological and soil processes, as well as in adjacent areas (Osterkamp et al., 2009; Nauta et al., 2015; Schuur et al., 2015). The factors that drive the observed tundra vegetation composition changes, e ...
Sea-level rise - Environmental Science Institute
... • Sea-level rise – life’s a beach, why worry? • Antarctica and sea-level rise • Getting out there • Science and policy – where next? Menu – human fingerprints on the last wilderness ...
... • Sea-level rise – life’s a beach, why worry? • Antarctica and sea-level rise • Getting out there • Science and policy – where next? Menu – human fingerprints on the last wilderness ...
The gARNAUT ReVIeW 2011 - Garnaut Climate Change Review
... The shift of the centre of gravity of growth towards developing countries is wonderful for human wellbeing so long as we can manage the consequence: that mitigation becomes more difficult. By 2030, the average income in developing economies will be slightly more than a quarter of that of the United ...
... The shift of the centre of gravity of growth towards developing countries is wonderful for human wellbeing so long as we can manage the consequence: that mitigation becomes more difficult. By 2030, the average income in developing economies will be slightly more than a quarter of that of the United ...
Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
... decreased ocean salinity could dramatically decrease thermohaline ocean circulation, leading to slowing of the currents that carry warm Gulf of Mexico water north of Britain and Norway, thus cooling the North Atlantic (Rahmstorf and Ganopolski 1999; McManus et al. 2004). It has also been argued that ...
... decreased ocean salinity could dramatically decrease thermohaline ocean circulation, leading to slowing of the currents that carry warm Gulf of Mexico water north of Britain and Norway, thus cooling the North Atlantic (Rahmstorf and Ganopolski 1999; McManus et al. 2004). It has also been argued that ...
announced their support - EDF Voices: People on the Planet
... Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe statement: “The actions President Trump took today threaten our environment, our security and our ability to compete in the global economy. It is impossible and downright reckless to deny the science of global warming or the impact it is already having on states like Vi ...
... Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe statement: “The actions President Trump took today threaten our environment, our security and our ability to compete in the global economy. It is impossible and downright reckless to deny the science of global warming or the impact it is already having on states like Vi ...
Divest DU Report - University of Denver
... engage with complex social and economic issues and their confidence that what they do can make a difference. Divest DU takes the University of Denver’s vision --“a great private University dedicated to the public good” -- as a real commitment to guide our conduct. They challenge us all to do the sam ...
... engage with complex social and economic issues and their confidence that what they do can make a difference. Divest DU takes the University of Denver’s vision --“a great private University dedicated to the public good” -- as a real commitment to guide our conduct. They challenge us all to do the sam ...
CLIMATE AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE SUB~ANTARCTIC
... The presented values should thus be considered indicative only, and more precise values can be derived only after a detailed study. ...
... The presented values should thus be considered indicative only, and more precise values can be derived only after a detailed study. ...
Module: Introduction
... 1 - Continuously reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy usage of our operations; 2 - Developing the flexibility and capability to market lower-GHG-emission products, in line with evolving market conditions; and 3 - Working with industry partners, energy companies, consumer groups and ...
... 1 - Continuously reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy usage of our operations; 2 - Developing the flexibility and capability to market lower-GHG-emission products, in line with evolving market conditions; and 3 - Working with industry partners, energy companies, consumer groups and ...
Changes in terrestrial aridity for the period 850–2080 from the
... index defined as the ratio of annual precipitation to potential evapotranspiration, averaged over land, becomes smaller (i.e., a drier terrestrial climate) by 0.34% for MWP versus LIA (MWP-LIA), 1.4% for PD versus LM (PD-LM), and 7.8% for F8.5 versus LM (F8.5-LM). The change of terrestrial-mean aridi ...
... index defined as the ratio of annual precipitation to potential evapotranspiration, averaged over land, becomes smaller (i.e., a drier terrestrial climate) by 0.34% for MWP versus LIA (MWP-LIA), 1.4% for PD versus LM (PD-LM), and 7.8% for F8.5 versus LM (F8.5-LM). The change of terrestrial-mean aridi ...