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Climate policy and uncertainty: the roles of adaptation versus
... gases in the atmosphere. Each year, worldwide fossil fuel use adds about six billion metric tons of carbon to the atmosphere, and the concentration of carbon dioxide is now about 30 percent higher than it was at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. The second fact, however, is that no one fully un ...
... gases in the atmosphere. Each year, worldwide fossil fuel use adds about six billion metric tons of carbon to the atmosphere, and the concentration of carbon dioxide is now about 30 percent higher than it was at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. The second fact, however, is that no one fully un ...
Government of Nepal Ministry of Population and Environment
... various climate change scenarios for Nepal, mean annual temperatures are projected to increase between 1.3-3.8°C by the 2060s and 1.8-5.8°C by the 2090s. Annual precipitation reduction is projected to be in a range of 10 to 20 % across the country. In Nepal’s Himalaya, total estimated ice reserve be ...
... various climate change scenarios for Nepal, mean annual temperatures are projected to increase between 1.3-3.8°C by the 2060s and 1.8-5.8°C by the 2090s. Annual precipitation reduction is projected to be in a range of 10 to 20 % across the country. In Nepal’s Himalaya, total estimated ice reserve be ...
IIIS Discussion Paper Rescaling climate justice: sub-national issues and
... geographically variegated than this would suggest. This paper will examine the arena of beyondnational climate justice issues and actions specifically highlighting the range of beyond-national innovations that seek just transitions to low carbon futures. It will examine the regulatory conditions for ...
... geographically variegated than this would suggest. This paper will examine the arena of beyondnational climate justice issues and actions specifically highlighting the range of beyond-national innovations that seek just transitions to low carbon futures. It will examine the regulatory conditions for ...
The Paris Agreement is a sham: Nicaragua`s perspective
... Union; they would cut their emissions by at least 5 % relative to 1990 levels by 2008-2012 (the first commitment period)10 ...
... Union; they would cut their emissions by at least 5 % relative to 1990 levels by 2008-2012 (the first commitment period)10 ...
This paper reports on a special health concern identified in Barrow
... al., 2007). As much as the top 30 ft of discontinuous permafrost is projected to thaw in Alaska over this century (Parson, 2001). The largest increases in soil temperature have been measured in the northern part of the state (Osterkamp, T., 2007). Researchers from the University of ...
... al., 2007). As much as the top 30 ft of discontinuous permafrost is projected to thaw in Alaska over this century (Parson, 2001). The largest increases in soil temperature have been measured in the northern part of the state (Osterkamp, T., 2007). Researchers from the University of ...
Presentation
... Working Party 1) for their dedicated efforts to the work of ITU-T Study Group 5. ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment & Climate Change ...
... Working Party 1) for their dedicated efforts to the work of ITU-T Study Group 5. ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment & Climate Change ...
Adaptation 101
... economic destabilization in developing countries can also further undermine stability and security. In this way, climate change acts as a “threat multiplier” in some of the most volatile regions of the world.20 • The US should provide funding for adaptation because responding now would save money d ...
... economic destabilization in developing countries can also further undermine stability and security. In this way, climate change acts as a “threat multiplier” in some of the most volatile regions of the world.20 • The US should provide funding for adaptation because responding now would save money d ...
post-print version of article
... commitments unless and until developed countries, notably the U.S., had shown willingness and ability to reduce their own greenhouse gas emissions first. In the 2002 initiative, however, the Bush administration took measures to convert this conflict into a foundation for cooperation. In particular, ...
... commitments unless and until developed countries, notably the U.S., had shown willingness and ability to reduce their own greenhouse gas emissions first. In the 2002 initiative, however, the Bush administration took measures to convert this conflict into a foundation for cooperation. In particular, ...
Climate change and the long-term viability of the World`s busiest
... resources, mainly diamonds and other high value commodities such as gold and base metals in the mineral rich Slave Geological Province (Prowse et al. 2009). Transportation of goods and services along the TCWR is vulnerable to climate change, since around 85 % is built over frozen lakes (JVMC, Joint ...
... resources, mainly diamonds and other high value commodities such as gold and base metals in the mineral rich Slave Geological Province (Prowse et al. 2009). Transportation of goods and services along the TCWR is vulnerable to climate change, since around 85 % is built over frozen lakes (JVMC, Joint ...
Chapter 1 - Open Knowledge Repository
... deteriorating irrigation infrastructure, as previously postulated, but also to adverse climate phenomena from local pollution and global warming.25 Extrapolating from past year-to-year variations in climate and agricultural outcomes, yields of major crops in India are projected to decline by 4.5 to ...
... deteriorating irrigation infrastructure, as previously postulated, but also to adverse climate phenomena from local pollution and global warming.25 Extrapolating from past year-to-year variations in climate and agricultural outcomes, yields of major crops in India are projected to decline by 4.5 to ...
Climate Change Policy
... the manner specified in the Policy, implementation will occur progressively over the 2015 financial year. ...
... the manner specified in the Policy, implementation will occur progressively over the 2015 financial year. ...
Adapting agriculture to climate change
... Policy Implications The context of adaptation policy for agriculture Conflicting policy or policy discontinuity between levels of government and jurisdictions creates challenges for farming. Associated with this, the scale of decision-making may not match the scale of the problem: climate change is ...
... Policy Implications The context of adaptation policy for agriculture Conflicting policy or policy discontinuity between levels of government and jurisdictions creates challenges for farming. Associated with this, the scale of decision-making may not match the scale of the problem: climate change is ...
Shifting public opinion on climate change: an
... been performed on this topic, making opinions about the threat of climate change an expanding area of intense political (Pooley 2010) and academic (Krosnick et al. 2008; Kellstedt et al. 2008) interest. Along with this attention have come repeated calls for the creation of “political will,” based on ...
... been performed on this topic, making opinions about the threat of climate change an expanding area of intense political (Pooley 2010) and academic (Krosnick et al. 2008; Kellstedt et al. 2008) interest. Along with this attention have come repeated calls for the creation of “political will,” based on ...
Public Perception of Climate Change Adaptation
... Humans are now unequivocally implicated in contributing to global climate change [1-2]. Strategic action is required both from individuals and the private/public sector to prevent harmful corollaries from climate change to individuals and society at large. Climate change will alter the probability o ...
... Humans are now unequivocally implicated in contributing to global climate change [1-2]. Strategic action is required both from individuals and the private/public sector to prevent harmful corollaries from climate change to individuals and society at large. Climate change will alter the probability o ...
ʻAimalama: E Mauliauhonua – Readapting to Ancestral Knowledge
... chose the term ʻaimalama to represent the mission of the partners and individuals who are trying to revive and enjoy the privileges of living in the season with the natural cycles of the environment, track natural occurrences around us by the lunar cycles and control the human responses to a changin ...
... chose the term ʻaimalama to represent the mission of the partners and individuals who are trying to revive and enjoy the privileges of living in the season with the natural cycles of the environment, track natural occurrences around us by the lunar cycles and control the human responses to a changin ...
FiELDiNG CLiMATE CHANGE iN CULTURAL
... New Guinea (Ellis 2003), or drinking early morning coffee with Maryland crab fishermen (Paolisso 2003). While ethnographic interviewing and participatory research techniques are also deployed to elicit information on various issues, it is this full immersion in fieldwork that constitutes anthropolog ...
... New Guinea (Ellis 2003), or drinking early morning coffee with Maryland crab fishermen (Paolisso 2003). While ethnographic interviewing and participatory research techniques are also deployed to elicit information on various issues, it is this full immersion in fieldwork that constitutes anthropolog ...
Slide 1
... displacement on communities and potential for additional vulnerabilities): migrants not included in specific vulnerable groups ...
... displacement on communities and potential for additional vulnerabilities): migrants not included in specific vulnerable groups ...
The National strategy on climate change was issued by Prime
... on negative impacts but not on matching life styles, models of production and consumption with orientations of low-carbon and green growth. These challenges urge Viet Nam to take greater efforts in its policies and measures to improve public awareness and capacity of responding to climate change whi ...
... on negative impacts but not on matching life styles, models of production and consumption with orientations of low-carbon and green growth. These challenges urge Viet Nam to take greater efforts in its policies and measures to improve public awareness and capacity of responding to climate change whi ...
noaa climate program
... *S 245 Abrupt Climate Change Research Act of 2005 (Collins), February 2005: NOAA ordered to set up an abrupt climate change research program within OAR *S 342 Climate Stewardship Act of 2005 (McCain), February 2005 *S 786 National Weather Services Duties Act (Santorum), November 2005: Prohibits the ...
... *S 245 Abrupt Climate Change Research Act of 2005 (Collins), February 2005: NOAA ordered to set up an abrupt climate change research program within OAR *S 342 Climate Stewardship Act of 2005 (McCain), February 2005 *S 786 National Weather Services Duties Act (Santorum), November 2005: Prohibits the ...
Regional Climate Messages for Southern Africa
... and longer term variability in the climate system results from natural processes both internal and external to the climate system. On decadal, multi-decadal and centennial time scales, major modes of variability are found in the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Southern Oceans, and they can have substa ...
... and longer term variability in the climate system results from natural processes both internal and external to the climate system. On decadal, multi-decadal and centennial time scales, major modes of variability are found in the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Southern Oceans, and they can have substa ...
freeze-thaw and precipitation report
... The primary focus is on short-term duration and extreme precipitation events, using the information provided in Report 1 to inform the assessment. As discussed above, rainfall events are commonly categorized using an IDF curve. The authors concluded that it is currently not justifiable to make chang ...
... The primary focus is on short-term duration and extreme precipitation events, using the information provided in Report 1 to inform the assessment. As discussed above, rainfall events are commonly categorized using an IDF curve. The authors concluded that it is currently not justifiable to make chang ...
A history of climate activities
... Figure 1 — The emergence of climate as an international scientific and policy issue: the five major scientific, technological and geopolitical developments on the left converged to inspire UN General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 1721 (XVI) which triggered the establishment of the WMO World Weather Wat ...
... Figure 1 — The emergence of climate as an international scientific and policy issue: the five major scientific, technological and geopolitical developments on the left converged to inspire UN General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 1721 (XVI) which triggered the establishment of the WMO World Weather Wat ...
Primer on Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
... some or all of the lighter particles’ cooling effect. This, in turn, would mean that the lighter pollutants are not offsetting as much warming from black carbon as assumed in many models. Over areas of snow and ice, such as the Arctic, even sources with a large proportion of pollutants that normally ...
... some or all of the lighter particles’ cooling effect. This, in turn, would mean that the lighter pollutants are not offsetting as much warming from black carbon as assumed in many models. Over areas of snow and ice, such as the Arctic, even sources with a large proportion of pollutants that normally ...
Cultural dimensions of climate change impacts and adaptation
... social practices, values and change in the natural world12. In most cases, the methods for studying culture tend to be qualitative, frequently including ethnography and participant observation, and data from these methods do not sit comfortably with the quantitative approaches prevalent in other soc ...
... social practices, values and change in the natural world12. In most cases, the methods for studying culture tend to be qualitative, frequently including ethnography and participant observation, and data from these methods do not sit comfortably with the quantitative approaches prevalent in other soc ...
Fred Singer
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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.