The Precautionary Principle: Relevance in International Law
... international legal system. The particular objectives are to identify its legal role in global climate efforts, to examine its basic formulation as contained in international treaties and declarations, and to determine whether it has emerged as customary international law. To achieve these objective ...
... international legal system. The particular objectives are to identify its legal role in global climate efforts, to examine its basic formulation as contained in international treaties and declarations, and to determine whether it has emerged as customary international law. To achieve these objective ...
Climate Change: Addressing the Impact for Human Security
... and conflict prone. It is important to recognise that the risks are not just of a humanitarian nature; they also include political and secu-rity risks that directly affect European interests. Moreover, in line with the con-cept of human security, it is clear that many issues related to the impact of ...
... and conflict prone. It is important to recognise that the risks are not just of a humanitarian nature; they also include political and secu-rity risks that directly affect European interests. Moreover, in line with the con-cept of human security, it is clear that many issues related to the impact of ...
IPCC WGI AR5 Chapter Template
... Averaged over the mid-latitude land areas of the Northern Hemisphere, precipitation has increased since 1901 (medium confidence before and high confidence after 1951). For other latitudes, area-averaged longterm positive or negative trends have low confidence. Observations of changes in ocean surfac ...
... Averaged over the mid-latitude land areas of the Northern Hemisphere, precipitation has increased since 1901 (medium confidence before and high confidence after 1951). For other latitudes, area-averaged longterm positive or negative trends have low confidence. Observations of changes in ocean surfac ...
Confronting Climate Change in the US Northeast
... decade from 1970 to 2000. This warming has been correlated with many other climate-related changes across the region, including: • More frequent days with temperatures above 90°F • A longer growing season • Less winter precipitation falling as snow and more as rain • Reduced snowpack and increas ...
... decade from 1970 to 2000. This warming has been correlated with many other climate-related changes across the region, including: • More frequent days with temperatures above 90°F • A longer growing season • Less winter precipitation falling as snow and more as rain • Reduced snowpack and increas ...
New York City Begins Planning for Climate
... technologies or undertake an analysis of the effectiveness of various approaches. These issues are the subject of ongoing studies by the U.S. Government’s Climate Change Technology Program and several federal agencies including the Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, National Ocea ...
... technologies or undertake an analysis of the effectiveness of various approaches. These issues are the subject of ongoing studies by the U.S. Government’s Climate Change Technology Program and several federal agencies including the Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, National Ocea ...
Climate Change in Latin America
... agreement on the Second Period of Compliance with the post-2012 Kyoto Protocol. Regional cooperation between the European Commis sion and Latin America is creating the opportunity to strengthen the multilateral system of actions and compromises, making this system more effective and facilitating ne ...
... agreement on the Second Period of Compliance with the post-2012 Kyoto Protocol. Regional cooperation between the European Commis sion and Latin America is creating the opportunity to strengthen the multilateral system of actions and compromises, making this system more effective and facilitating ne ...
Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... technologies or undertake an analysis of the effectiveness of various approaches. These issues are the subject of ongoing studies by the U.S. Government’s Climate Change Technology Program and several federal agencies including the Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, National Ocea ...
... technologies or undertake an analysis of the effectiveness of various approaches. These issues are the subject of ongoing studies by the U.S. Government’s Climate Change Technology Program and several federal agencies including the Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, National Ocea ...
Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK, Department of Health
... 6. Cases of food poisoning in the UK that are linked to warm weather have been increasing rapidly.This increase is likely to continue, and perhaps accelerate, as summer temperatures rise. An increase of about 10 000 cases each year by 2050 is estimated: clearly worrying even when seen against the ba ...
... 6. Cases of food poisoning in the UK that are linked to warm weather have been increasing rapidly.This increase is likely to continue, and perhaps accelerate, as summer temperatures rise. An increase of about 10 000 cases each year by 2050 is estimated: clearly worrying even when seen against the ba ...
Last millennium Northern Hemisphere summer temperatures from
... system. Detection and attribution of the causes of temperature fluctuations, as well as the prediction of future regional-scale changes, thus depend on accurate quantification and understanding of spatial and temporal variations in surface temperature (Hegerl et al., 1997; Stott and Tett, 1998; Meehl ...
... system. Detection and attribution of the causes of temperature fluctuations, as well as the prediction of future regional-scale changes, thus depend on accurate quantification and understanding of spatial and temporal variations in surface temperature (Hegerl et al., 1997; Stott and Tett, 1998; Meehl ...
Agreeing to disagree: Uncertainty management in assessing climate
... Groups, and do not exclude that other dimensions could also be considered. The division between the objective and the subjective views of probabilities is the oldest. Objective views of probabilities include the classical approach (probability is the proportion of favorable cases over total cases), ...
... Groups, and do not exclude that other dimensions could also be considered. The division between the objective and the subjective views of probabilities is the oldest. Objective views of probabilities include the classical approach (probability is the proportion of favorable cases over total cases), ...
Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... technologies or undertake an analysis of the effectiveness of various approaches. These issues are the subject of ongoing studies by the U.S. Government’s Climate Change Technology Program and several federal agencies including the Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, National Ocea ...
... technologies or undertake an analysis of the effectiveness of various approaches. These issues are the subject of ongoing studies by the U.S. Government’s Climate Change Technology Program and several federal agencies including the Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, National Ocea ...
Loss and Damage: The Role of Ecosystem Services
... rainfall resulted in threats to human health and loss of property and lives. Floods have also caused severe erosion and landslides in mountain areas. Ecosystem services are literally being eroded as intense rainfall and increased glacial runoff combine to worsen flood events. In the Sahel region, te ...
... rainfall resulted in threats to human health and loss of property and lives. Floods have also caused severe erosion and landslides in mountain areas. Ecosystem services are literally being eroded as intense rainfall and increased glacial runoff combine to worsen flood events. In the Sahel region, te ...
Children and Climate Change
... Children are largely left out of discussions about appropriate responses to climate change, but they ought to be central to these debates because they—as well as future generations—have a much larger stake in the outcome than we do. Compared with adults, children are physically more vulnerable to th ...
... Children are largely left out of discussions about appropriate responses to climate change, but they ought to be central to these debates because they—as well as future generations—have a much larger stake in the outcome than we do. Compared with adults, children are physically more vulnerable to th ...
the schmidt family foundation
... small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead ...
... small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead ...
3. The role of Sustainable Land Management in Sub
... These changes are predicted to reduce the area of land suitable for rainfed agriculture by 6% (averaged across several projections), and reduce total agricultural GDP in Africa by 2 to 9%. Agricultural losses are expected to be as much as 50% in southern Africa during drought years. These problems c ...
... These changes are predicted to reduce the area of land suitable for rainfed agriculture by 6% (averaged across several projections), and reduce total agricultural GDP in Africa by 2 to 9%. Agricultural losses are expected to be as much as 50% in southern Africa during drought years. These problems c ...
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... Scope of the Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Climate Change and Agricultural Impact Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Regional Environment and Agriculture Programming Model . . . . . . . . . 8 Characterizing the Study’s Climate Pr ...
... Scope of the Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Climate Change and Agricultural Impact Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Regional Environment and Agriculture Programming Model . . . . . . . . . 8 Characterizing the Study’s Climate Pr ...
A Summary of the Effects of Climate Change on
... Climate change will alter Ontario’s aquatic ecosystems as a result of increases in air and water temperature, decreases in ice and snow cover, and changes in the timing and amount of precipitation. These changes will affect the hydrological cycle by altering the flow of water and water chemistry. Th ...
... Climate change will alter Ontario’s aquatic ecosystems as a result of increases in air and water temperature, decreases in ice and snow cover, and changes in the timing and amount of precipitation. These changes will affect the hydrological cycle by altering the flow of water and water chemistry. Th ...
Climate change in the northeastern US: regional climate model
... in the response of climate, and the natural variability uncertainty. The emissions scenario uncertainty and the natural variability uncertainty can be addressed by making climate projections under a range of emissions scenarios and using an ensemble of projections with different initial conditions. ...
... in the response of climate, and the natural variability uncertainty. The emissions scenario uncertainty and the natural variability uncertainty can be addressed by making climate projections under a range of emissions scenarios and using an ensemble of projections with different initial conditions. ...
League of Conservation Voters 2013
... support to help win historic advances from the Obama administration on climate change, including the EPA proposing the Clean Power Plan, which will be the first-ever national limits on carbon pollution from U.S. power plants. We successfully defeated relentless attacks on clean air, clean water, and ...
... support to help win historic advances from the Obama administration on climate change, including the EPA proposing the Clean Power Plan, which will be the first-ever national limits on carbon pollution from U.S. power plants. We successfully defeated relentless attacks on clean air, clean water, and ...
Global Climate Change
... Office of Environmental Policy and Planning (OEPP), MoSTE has also signed the Kyoto Protocol in 1999 but has yet to ratify it. Thailand participated in COP7 (7th Conference of the Parties) to make decision for Kyoto Protocol ratification in 2001??. BBA(Gajaseni) ...
... Office of Environmental Policy and Planning (OEPP), MoSTE has also signed the Kyoto Protocol in 1999 but has yet to ratify it. Thailand participated in COP7 (7th Conference of the Parties) to make decision for Kyoto Protocol ratification in 2001??. BBA(Gajaseni) ...
Changing
... organisations and a number of FTSE 100 companies to ask how well employers understood the implications of climate change for their business and employees. Organisations were also asked about their experiences of weather events in the past, their preparedness for future climate change and any current ...
... organisations and a number of FTSE 100 companies to ask how well employers understood the implications of climate change for their business and employees. Organisations were also asked about their experiences of weather events in the past, their preparedness for future climate change and any current ...
Ch4 Pre-release version - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... storms, and temperature and precipitation extremes, etc. While the level of uncertainty in climate simulations can probably be reduced with improved model formulations, ...
... storms, and temperature and precipitation extremes, etc. While the level of uncertainty in climate simulations can probably be reduced with improved model formulations, ...
Panama and the Specter of Climate Change
... change.'13 Such effects will undoubtedly affect these nations' positions and development strategies, always their central focus in the international sphere. Yet, despite their best efforts, these nations have been unable to slow global warming or to play roles in the solutions offered in its wake."4 ...
... change.'13 Such effects will undoubtedly affect these nations' positions and development strategies, always their central focus in the international sphere. Yet, despite their best efforts, these nations have been unable to slow global warming or to play roles in the solutions offered in its wake."4 ...
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.