Ethical Anxieties About Geoengineering
... despite sustained efforts, leave it with no choice. 4. Moral hazard It is widely accepted that having more information is uniformly a good thing as it allows better decisions to be made. Research into geoengineering is strongly defended on these grounds.23 Yet for many years research into geoenginee ...
... despite sustained efforts, leave it with no choice. 4. Moral hazard It is widely accepted that having more information is uniformly a good thing as it allows better decisions to be made. Research into geoengineering is strongly defended on these grounds.23 Yet for many years research into geoenginee ...
Trends in extreme weather events in Europe: implications
... ii | November 2013 | Extreme Weather Events ...
... ii | November 2013 | Extreme Weather Events ...
Strategy for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Clilmate Change
... The broader threat posed by climate change to development and food security is increasingly well recognized and is now a major local, national and international priority. Its implications for fisheries and aquaculture in general, and for coastal and riparian communities in particular, are enormous. T ...
... The broader threat posed by climate change to development and food security is increasingly well recognized and is now a major local, national and international priority. Its implications for fisheries and aquaculture in general, and for coastal and riparian communities in particular, are enormous. T ...
Report
... which society depends. The Act lists two specific foci for the protection of natural resources: habitats and corridors. The habitats that are still intact must be preserved, which, in a changing climate, means allowing species to move into new areas. This movement can be fostered by the development ...
... which society depends. The Act lists two specific foci for the protection of natural resources: habitats and corridors. The habitats that are still intact must be preserved, which, in a changing climate, means allowing species to move into new areas. This movement can be fostered by the development ...
Environmental refugees: The impact of climate change on emigration
... data from 1960 to 2000.3 I focus on how climate-change variables, i.e., temperature and precipitation patterns, affect emigration levels for capturing the conditions that force people to leave their country. The results do indeed suggest that high levels of temperature make people to emigrate from t ...
... data from 1960 to 2000.3 I focus on how climate-change variables, i.e., temperature and precipitation patterns, affect emigration levels for capturing the conditions that force people to leave their country. The results do indeed suggest that high levels of temperature make people to emigrate from t ...
Biodiversity in the Eastern Himalayas
... Mountains are among the most fragile environments on Earth. They are also rich repositories of biodiversity and water and providers of ecosystem goods and services on which downstream communities (both regional and global) rely. Mountains are home to some of the world’s most threatened and endemic s ...
... Mountains are among the most fragile environments on Earth. They are also rich repositories of biodiversity and water and providers of ecosystem goods and services on which downstream communities (both regional and global) rely. Mountains are home to some of the world’s most threatened and endemic s ...
(2007) Interactions between climate change and contaminants
... polychaetes, i.e. Marenzelleria sp., less sensitive to oxygen deficiency, temperature increase and contaminant exposure. In addition, this species was found to be more efficient than the co-occurring Monoporeia affinis in bioturbating sediments resulting in increased release of sediment bound contaminant ...
... polychaetes, i.e. Marenzelleria sp., less sensitive to oxygen deficiency, temperature increase and contaminant exposure. In addition, this species was found to be more efficient than the co-occurring Monoporeia affinis in bioturbating sediments resulting in increased release of sediment bound contaminant ...
IPCC (2007) - climate crime index
... For example, it is not listed under the IPCC Climate Science “Reasons for Concern” that determine policy. But it is one of the dangers interfering with the climate system specified in the 1992 UNFCCC ! ...
... For example, it is not listed under the IPCC Climate Science “Reasons for Concern” that determine policy. But it is one of the dangers interfering with the climate system specified in the 1992 UNFCCC ! ...
http://www.fao.org/3/a-am434e.pdf
... The broader threat posed by climate change to development and food security is increasingly well recognized and is now a major local, national and international priority. Its implications for fisheries and aquaculture in general, and for coastal and riparian communities in particular, are enormous. T ...
... The broader threat posed by climate change to development and food security is increasingly well recognized and is now a major local, national and international priority. Its implications for fisheries and aquaculture in general, and for coastal and riparian communities in particular, are enormous. T ...
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... susceptible to changing climatic conditions documented in the last decade. [FN15] Unusual sea ice and weather conditions have disrupted livelihoods and households through the associated loss and damage to hunting equipment. Increasing danger of hunting and travel has forced some Inuit to avoid engag ...
... susceptible to changing climatic conditions documented in the last decade. [FN15] Unusual sea ice and weather conditions have disrupted livelihoods and households through the associated loss and damage to hunting equipment. Increasing danger of hunting and travel has forced some Inuit to avoid engag ...
Global Problems, african Solutions: african Climate Scientists
... This paper offers a preliminary survey of Africa’s climate scientists’ views on the critical problem of climate change, which has been described as an “out of Africa” problem crying out for “made in Africa” solutions. Based on interviews with these scientists, this paper presents their views on the ...
... This paper offers a preliminary survey of Africa’s climate scientists’ views on the critical problem of climate change, which has been described as an “out of Africa” problem crying out for “made in Africa” solutions. Based on interviews with these scientists, this paper presents their views on the ...
Resilience
... of the white fox trade that began in the 1920s. The current residents are descendants of the Mackenzie Delta people to the south, the Inupiat (Alaska Inuit) to the west, and the Copper Eskimo of Victoria Island to the east (Usher 1970). The project's objectives were to produce a video on how climate ...
... of the white fox trade that began in the 1920s. The current residents are descendants of the Mackenzie Delta people to the south, the Inupiat (Alaska Inuit) to the west, and the Copper Eskimo of Victoria Island to the east (Usher 1970). The project's objectives were to produce a video on how climate ...
Oceanic Influences on Recent Continental
... We also examined the warming in these and in other ensemble simulations generated using four other models for a shorter period (1991-2000). The results are generally consistent with those for the 19912006 period (Table 2). While all models show a small negative bias in their mean difference between ...
... We also examined the warming in these and in other ensemble simulations generated using four other models for a shorter period (1991-2000). The results are generally consistent with those for the 19912006 period (Table 2). While all models show a small negative bias in their mean difference between ...
univERsity oF copEnhAGEn
... Usually, a lot of guess-work and trial-and-error is involved in model construction. In climate modelling there was a tendency to keep on increasing the detail of the models until the mid-1990s. Though this tendency continues to the present day, it is now complemented by a second, more recent strat ...
... Usually, a lot of guess-work and trial-and-error is involved in model construction. In climate modelling there was a tendency to keep on increasing the detail of the models until the mid-1990s. Though this tendency continues to the present day, it is now complemented by a second, more recent strat ...
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... Each panel included ample time for questions, answers, and discussion. Participants debated, for example, whether U.S. climate technology policy is really sustainable, given its multi-billion dollar annual cost and current budget deficits, as well as different perspectives on widely acclaimed volunt ...
... Each panel included ample time for questions, answers, and discussion. Participants debated, for example, whether U.S. climate technology policy is really sustainable, given its multi-billion dollar annual cost and current budget deficits, as well as different perspectives on widely acclaimed volunt ...
Document
... ozone layer, which protects the earth from dangerous levels of solar radiation.20 Theories of ozone-layer depletion, like those relating to climate change, were initially controversial. The science was complex and the chemical industry steadfastly denied that chlorine-based substances affected the ...
... ozone layer, which protects the earth from dangerous levels of solar radiation.20 Theories of ozone-layer depletion, like those relating to climate change, were initially controversial. The science was complex and the chemical industry steadfastly denied that chlorine-based substances affected the ...
Guide One
... BEWARE OF PROPAGANDA As the political battle over climate change has heated up, so has the propaganda campaign. On one side, green activists sometimes exaggerate claims about the possible consequences of global warming. On the other, sceptics seize upon anything that appears to suggest that climate ...
... BEWARE OF PROPAGANDA As the political battle over climate change has heated up, so has the propaganda campaign. On one side, green activists sometimes exaggerate claims about the possible consequences of global warming. On the other, sceptics seize upon anything that appears to suggest that climate ...
pdf Do We Understand What Is Driving Climate Change?
... shows this basic understanding of the Earth’s energy balance in a schematic form. Given these facts, it is more than just a plausible assumption that a change in the concentration of greenhouse gases will lead to a change in the average temperature of the Earth, and related climate changes. It would ...
... shows this basic understanding of the Earth’s energy balance in a schematic form. Given these facts, it is more than just a plausible assumption that a change in the concentration of greenhouse gases will lead to a change in the average temperature of the Earth, and related climate changes. It would ...
Information Brief on Agriculture and Land at the UN Climate Change Conference 2014
... (iii) Linkages among land uses. Agriculture is an important driver of changes in land use, particularly deforestation due to the expansion of agricultural activities (livestock and crops) into forested lands, but also draining of wetlands and introduction or expansion of aquaculture in mangrove fore ...
... (iii) Linkages among land uses. Agriculture is an important driver of changes in land use, particularly deforestation due to the expansion of agricultural activities (livestock and crops) into forested lands, but also draining of wetlands and introduction or expansion of aquaculture in mangrove fore ...
The Washington Climate Change Impacts Assessment
... by climate change. The significance of these regional consequences of climate change underscore the fact that historical resource management strategies will not be sufficient to meet the challenges of future changes in climate. Rather, these changes demand new strategies. Options for adapting to cli ...
... by climate change. The significance of these regional consequences of climate change underscore the fact that historical resource management strategies will not be sufficient to meet the challenges of future changes in climate. Rather, these changes demand new strategies. Options for adapting to cli ...
A review of the consideration of climate change in the planning of
... upon hydrological cycles are complex and poorly understood in most low income countries (Harrison and Whittington, 2001). Although Global Climate Models (GCMs) can be used to predict runoff directly, their coarse scale means that this information is only useful for the most general of studies (Kumar ...
... upon hydrological cycles are complex and poorly understood in most low income countries (Harrison and Whittington, 2001). Although Global Climate Models (GCMs) can be used to predict runoff directly, their coarse scale means that this information is only useful for the most general of studies (Kumar ...
Emergent Properties of Scale in Global Environmental Modeling
... described above; such are merely symptomatic of a deeper failure to account for the inherent complexity of the entire system being modeled. We assume, for purposes of discussion, that most human-environment systems (defined below) that are of interest to global environmental change researchers are c ...
... described above; such are merely symptomatic of a deeper failure to account for the inherent complexity of the entire system being modeled. We assume, for purposes of discussion, that most human-environment systems (defined below) that are of interest to global environmental change researchers are c ...
2nd Joint International Workshop – June 21st 2004
... Merylyn Hedger, Environment Agency – How will you connect with the need for everyone to reduce greenhouse gases, how are you going to cover mitigation in your campaign? I’m also interested in your point about a lack of leadership in national policy by the UK Government - hopefully things will be cle ...
... Merylyn Hedger, Environment Agency – How will you connect with the need for everyone to reduce greenhouse gases, how are you going to cover mitigation in your campaign? I’m also interested in your point about a lack of leadership in national policy by the UK Government - hopefully things will be cle ...
Greenland
... • Greenland is the world’s largest island, consisting of 80% ice. It contains 10% of the world’s total supply of fresh water. • Arctic temperatures are rising twice as fast as elsewhere in the world. Average temperatures in this area have risen 2.7˚F over the past 30 years and may soon rise by up ...
... • Greenland is the world’s largest island, consisting of 80% ice. It contains 10% of the world’s total supply of fresh water. • Arctic temperatures are rising twice as fast as elsewhere in the world. Average temperatures in this area have risen 2.7˚F over the past 30 years and may soon rise by up ...