Perceptions and responses to climate policy risks among California
... in adaptation (Howden et al., 2007; Smit and Skinner, 2002) and mitigation (Smith et al., 2007). This paper proposes that existing research has underemphasized a key feature of adaptation: how farmers perceive and respond to climate policy risk. The concept of policy risk is defined as a regulation o ...
... in adaptation (Howden et al., 2007; Smit and Skinner, 2002) and mitigation (Smith et al., 2007). This paper proposes that existing research has underemphasized a key feature of adaptation: how farmers perceive and respond to climate policy risk. The concept of policy risk is defined as a regulation o ...
Working Group I Fifth Assessment Report
... The range of climate projections from model results provided and assessed in the first IPCC assessment in 1990 to those in the 2007 AR4 provides an opportunity to compare the projections with the actually observed changes, thereby examining the deviations of the projections from the observations ove ...
... The range of climate projections from model results provided and assessed in the first IPCC assessment in 1990 to those in the 2007 AR4 provides an opportunity to compare the projections with the actually observed changes, thereby examining the deviations of the projections from the observations ove ...
Link to Chapter 5
... as: “…changes in long-term trends in the average climate, such as changes in average temperatures”. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines climate change as ”…any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity” (Pew Center on Gl ...
... as: “…changes in long-term trends in the average climate, such as changes in average temperatures”. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines climate change as ”…any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity” (Pew Center on Gl ...
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... Additionally, failures from these case studies highlight areas in existing local, national institutional and governance structures that require improvements in order to successfully implement CCD projects (Phiri et al., 2012). At the national level, such cross-sector partnerships and interlinkages a ...
... Additionally, failures from these case studies highlight areas in existing local, national institutional and governance structures that require improvements in order to successfully implement CCD projects (Phiri et al., 2012). At the national level, such cross-sector partnerships and interlinkages a ...
Increasing Participation and Compliance in International Climate Change Agreements* SCOTT BARRETT
... of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by industrialized countries (the so-called Annex I countries)2 to their 1990 levels by the year 2000. Signed initially by 161 nations, the FCCC entered into force in January, 1994 after being ratified by 50 countries (including the United States). Today, the FCCC ...
... of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by industrialized countries (the so-called Annex I countries)2 to their 1990 levels by the year 2000. Signed initially by 161 nations, the FCCC entered into force in January, 1994 after being ratified by 50 countries (including the United States). Today, the FCCC ...
Thermal tolerance and climate warming sensitivity in tropical snails David J. Marshall
... August 2012, Marshall et al. 2013), on the mud surface under mangrove trees, and at the base of a mangrove tree (these records represent the combined effects of aerial conditions, solar radiation, and tidal inundation; N = 1 each, 42 days, 24 April–04 June 2012). Although the recordings based on the ...
... August 2012, Marshall et al. 2013), on the mud surface under mangrove trees, and at the base of a mangrove tree (these records represent the combined effects of aerial conditions, solar radiation, and tidal inundation; N = 1 each, 42 days, 24 April–04 June 2012). Although the recordings based on the ...
Inuit vulnerability and adaptive capacity to climate change in
... ABSTRACT. Climate change is already being experienced in the Arctic with implications for ecosystems and the communities that depend on them. This paper argues that an assessment of community vulnerability to climate change requires knowledge of past experience with climate conditions, responses to ...
... ABSTRACT. Climate change is already being experienced in the Arctic with implications for ecosystems and the communities that depend on them. This paper argues that an assessment of community vulnerability to climate change requires knowledge of past experience with climate conditions, responses to ...
Selected chapters: Observed climate changes in Croatia Climate
... 10 years). These are the results of the seasonal precipitation trends which differ among regions. In the area of northern Adriatic (Crikvenica) decrease in all seasonal precipitation amounts has been observed, mostly expressed during summer (-2.7% in 10 years), then in spring (-2.2% in 10 years) and ...
... 10 years). These are the results of the seasonal precipitation trends which differ among regions. In the area of northern Adriatic (Crikvenica) decrease in all seasonal precipitation amounts has been observed, mostly expressed during summer (-2.7% in 10 years), then in spring (-2.2% in 10 years) and ...
Changing times, changing stories: generational differences in
... various ages, social and educational background, and occupations.” In our study area, Kusilvak County, Alaska, the median age of the population is 21.9 years (U.S. Census Bureau 2010b), making it the youngest county in the United States (Thomas 2012). These younger residents, barring migration, will ...
... various ages, social and educational background, and occupations.” In our study area, Kusilvak County, Alaska, the median age of the population is 21.9 years (U.S. Census Bureau 2010b), making it the youngest county in the United States (Thomas 2012). These younger residents, barring migration, will ...
What to Do about Climate Change Executive Summary by Indur M. Goklany
... term, by policies that address the underlying causes of the environmental and human health problems that are exacerbated by climate change. The data and projections used in this study come primarily from two reports: ...
... term, by policies that address the underlying causes of the environmental and human health problems that are exacerbated by climate change. The data and projections used in this study come primarily from two reports: ...
Misconceptions PowerPoint KB
... to incoming solar radiation “scientists have concluded that more energy is being absorbed from the Sun than is emitted back to space, throwing the Earth's energy "out of balance" and warming the planet.” * * National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Washington, D.C.), The Earth Institute ...
... to incoming solar radiation “scientists have concluded that more energy is being absorbed from the Sun than is emitted back to space, throwing the Earth's energy "out of balance" and warming the planet.” * * National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Washington, D.C.), The Earth Institute ...
Submission from the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)
... The Tropical Pacific Observing System, developed during the Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere (TOGA) project (1984‐94), is a core component of the Global Climate Observing System, underpinning climate services, including the delivery of seasonal forecasts. Recent ch ...
... The Tropical Pacific Observing System, developed during the Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere (TOGA) project (1984‐94), is a core component of the Global Climate Observing System, underpinning climate services, including the delivery of seasonal forecasts. Recent ch ...
A Climate of Change - Redefining Progress
... costs ranging from higher energy bills to unemployment from recessions caused by global energy price shocks to wars designed to protect oil company interests abroad. This paper will demonstrate that, on average, African American households are significantly more vulnerable to all of these harms than ...
... costs ranging from higher energy bills to unemployment from recessions caused by global energy price shocks to wars designed to protect oil company interests abroad. This paper will demonstrate that, on average, African American households are significantly more vulnerable to all of these harms than ...
Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
... The link between increased atmospheric CO2 content and global warming is not without its controversies. Some evidence suggests that increased atmospheric CO2 content in the past followed, rather than led, global warming events. In a high-resolution analysis of Antarctic ice-core data, Stott et al. ( ...
... The link between increased atmospheric CO2 content and global warming is not without its controversies. Some evidence suggests that increased atmospheric CO2 content in the past followed, rather than led, global warming events. In a high-resolution analysis of Antarctic ice-core data, Stott et al. ( ...
Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerability in the Eastern Himalayas
... and length of the monsoon period also seems to be changing (Ramesh and Goswami 2007). These early signs will have to be followed up and confirmed, but are likely to have profound effects on agricultural and natural ecosystems alike, as well as on the availability of water for household use, industry ...
... and length of the monsoon period also seems to be changing (Ramesh and Goswami 2007). These early signs will have to be followed up and confirmed, but are likely to have profound effects on agricultural and natural ecosystems alike, as well as on the availability of water for household use, industry ...
Development of a metamodel tool for regional integrated climate
... SID 5 (Research Project Final Report) is designed to capture the information on the results and outputs of Defra-funded research in a format that is easily publishable through the Defra website. A SID 5 must be completed for all projects. A SID 5A form must be completed where a project is paid on a ...
... SID 5 (Research Project Final Report) is designed to capture the information on the results and outputs of Defra-funded research in a format that is easily publishable through the Defra website. A SID 5 must be completed for all projects. A SID 5A form must be completed where a project is paid on a ...
View/Open
... dramatic 2008 rise and fall in oil prices. This study was written after 20 years of generally declining oil prices and just as that trend was starting to reverse. If Pisarski were to do the study now or in a few years, it would be interesting to see if the oil price shock had any effect on commuting ...
... dramatic 2008 rise and fall in oil prices. This study was written after 20 years of generally declining oil prices and just as that trend was starting to reverse. If Pisarski were to do the study now or in a few years, it would be interesting to see if the oil price shock had any effect on commuting ...
Farming in a Changing Climate
... systems to handle changed climate and weather in the future. Such capacity may be found in individuals and families, local communities, regional authorities, business and corporations, and/or national governments. All have a part to play in preparing for challenges – both risks and opportunities – f ...
... systems to handle changed climate and weather in the future. Such capacity may be found in individuals and families, local communities, regional authorities, business and corporations, and/or national governments. All have a part to play in preparing for challenges – both risks and opportunities – f ...
Paulo Nobre
... Paulo Nobre, V. B. Capistrano, M. Baptista Jr., E. Giarolla, M. Bottino, D. S. Moreira, S. N. Figueroa, D. Alvin, P. Kubota, J. P. Bonatti, E. Ramirez, B. Antunes, T. Tarasova, F. Pesquero, M. H. Costa, G. Sampaio, M. Cardoso, C. Augusto Jr, M. Sanches, H. C. Soares, F. Casagrande, F. Odorizi, C. Fo ...
... Paulo Nobre, V. B. Capistrano, M. Baptista Jr., E. Giarolla, M. Bottino, D. S. Moreira, S. N. Figueroa, D. Alvin, P. Kubota, J. P. Bonatti, E. Ramirez, B. Antunes, T. Tarasova, F. Pesquero, M. H. Costa, G. Sampaio, M. Cardoso, C. Augusto Jr, M. Sanches, H. C. Soares, F. Casagrande, F. Odorizi, C. Fo ...
Climate Resilient Planning : A Tool for Long
... Despite enormous challenges, Nepal has done fairly well in certain areas of development. The GDP increased from USD 180 in the early 1980s to USD 472 in 2009 and the population below the poverty line has dropped to 25.4%. The infant mortality rate has fallen to less than 41/1000 and 80% have access ...
... Despite enormous challenges, Nepal has done fairly well in certain areas of development. The GDP increased from USD 180 in the early 1980s to USD 472 in 2009 and the population below the poverty line has dropped to 25.4%. The infant mortality rate has fallen to less than 41/1000 and 80% have access ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES CLIMATE ECONOMICS: A META-REVIEW AND SOME SUGGESTIONS Geoffrey Heal
... large collection in World Economics.1 And many of them were by very distinguished colleagues, so the Stern Review provoked not only quantity but quality too. What have we learned from all of this? Are there any emerging conclusions? In particular, what do we have to assume to make an economic case f ...
... large collection in World Economics.1 And many of them were by very distinguished colleagues, so the Stern Review provoked not only quantity but quality too. What have we learned from all of this? Are there any emerging conclusions? In particular, what do we have to assume to make an economic case f ...
The Relevance of the No-Harm Principle to Climate Change Law
... projects with a focus on certain environmental issues, contrasts sharply with the restorative obligations of a state responsible for an internationally wrongful act. Although the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) requires developed states to “assist [developing states] that are part ...
... projects with a focus on certain environmental issues, contrasts sharply with the restorative obligations of a state responsible for an internationally wrongful act. Although the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) requires developed states to “assist [developing states] that are part ...
Dissemination of information on climate change: a case study KwaNgwanase in KwaZulu-Natal
... and partner in activities that are done by different departments such as the Department of Basic Education, that may target learners at schools; Departments of Environmental Affairs and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and any other relevant department that may extend its target to the general p ...
... and partner in activities that are done by different departments such as the Department of Basic Education, that may target learners at schools; Departments of Environmental Affairs and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and any other relevant department that may extend its target to the general p ...
Impact analysis of climate change for an Alpine catchment using
... smaller than 10 × 10 km2, these high resolutions can be achieved only by non-hydrostatic atmospheric models. At this resolution, convective precipitation events are more and more resolved by an explicit microphysics scheme rather than through parameterisation in a sub-grid-scale cumulus scheme. The ...
... smaller than 10 × 10 km2, these high resolutions can be achieved only by non-hydrostatic atmospheric models. At this resolution, convective precipitation events are more and more resolved by an explicit microphysics scheme rather than through parameterisation in a sub-grid-scale cumulus scheme. The ...
Migration, Environment and Climate Change
... and voluntary migration. While some herders undertook what may be perceived as “forced” migration when they moved to urban areas in direct response to a dzud and its unrecoverable impact on the households’ livelihood, other migration following natural disasters fall in the spectrum between forced an ...
... and voluntary migration. While some herders undertook what may be perceived as “forced” migration when they moved to urban areas in direct response to a dzud and its unrecoverable impact on the households’ livelihood, other migration following natural disasters fall in the spectrum between forced an ...
Fred Singer
Siegfried Fred Singer (born September 27, 1924) is an Austrian-born American physicist and emeritus professor of environmental science at the University of Virginia. Singer trained as an atmospheric physicist and is known for his work in space research, atmospheric pollution, rocket and satellite technology, his questioning of the link between UV-B and melanoma rates, and that between CFCs and stratospheric ozone loss, his public denial of the health risks of passive smoking, and as an advocate for climate change denial. He is the author or editor of several books including Global Effects of Environmental Pollution (1970), The Ocean in Human Affairs (1989), Global Climate Change (1989), The Greenhouse Debate Continued (1992), and Hot Talk, Cold Science (1997). He has also co-authored Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years (2007) with Dennis Avery, and Climate Change Reconsidered (2009) with Craig Idso.Singer has had a varied career, serving in the armed forces, government, and academia. He designed mines for the U.S. Navy during World War II, before obtaining his Ph.D. in physics from Princeton University in 1948 and working as a scientific liaison officer in the U.S. Embassy in London. He became a leading figure in early space research, was involved in the development of earth observation satellites, and in 1962 established the National Weather Bureau's Satellite Service Center. He was the founding dean of the University of Miami School of Environmental and Planetary Sciences in 1964, and held several government positions, including deputy assistant administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, and chief scientist for the Department of Transportation. He held a professorship with the University of Virginia from 1971 until 1994, and with George Mason University until 2000.In 1990 Singer founded the Science & Environmental Policy Project to advocate for climate change denial, and in 2006 was named by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as one of a minority of scientists said to be creating a stand-off on a consensus on climate change. Singer argues there is no evidence that global warming is attributable to human-caused increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, and that humanity would benefit if temperatures do rise.He is an opponent of the Kyoto Protocol, and has claimed climate models as not based on reality, and not evidence. Singer has been accused of rejecting peer-reviewed and independently confirmed scientific evidence in his claims concerning public health and environmental issues.