Confronting Climate Change in California
... Ask students to observe current, and to research past, news coverage (say over the past year) on global warming. Ask them to make lists of the topics covered (new scientific discoveries, national and international political developments, discussion of climate change impacts, etc.), the people interv ...
... Ask students to observe current, and to research past, news coverage (say over the past year) on global warming. Ask them to make lists of the topics covered (new scientific discoveries, national and international political developments, discussion of climate change impacts, etc.), the people interv ...
What is the Climate System and How are we Altering It?
... Time of observation, instrument changes, and urban effects have been recognized as important adjustments (see R-234) that are required to revise temperature trend information in order to produce improved temporal and spatial homogeneity. However, these adjustments do not report in the final homogeni ...
... Time of observation, instrument changes, and urban effects have been recognized as important adjustments (see R-234) that are required to revise temperature trend information in order to produce improved temporal and spatial homogeneity. However, these adjustments do not report in the final homogeni ...
Nonstate Actors in the Global Climate Regime
... forestry policies, has the potential to radically alter consumption and production patterns throughout the industrialized world—and to a lesser extent in agricultural societies. Thus it has the potential to influence, synergistically, a host of other environmental and social problems. In this sense ...
... forestry policies, has the potential to radically alter consumption and production patterns throughout the industrialized world—and to a lesser extent in agricultural societies. Thus it has the potential to influence, synergistically, a host of other environmental and social problems. In this sense ...
Aysha Fleming, Frank Vanclay
... systems and chains of information are put in place. Indeed, some farmers may feel they are already facing climate changes worse than those projected for the future, because of current drought conditions, for example in the Murray-Darling basin. The carbon pollution reduction scheme, with or without ...
... systems and chains of information are put in place. Indeed, some farmers may feel they are already facing climate changes worse than those projected for the future, because of current drought conditions, for example in the Murray-Darling basin. The carbon pollution reduction scheme, with or without ...
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... adaptation and mitigation, a task which requires the use of a range of long run climate projections for the period 2010 to 2100. The paper is organized as follows. The implications of global climate change for water resources and their management are outlined in Section 1. The economic, social and e ...
... adaptation and mitigation, a task which requires the use of a range of long run climate projections for the period 2010 to 2100. The paper is organized as follows. The implications of global climate change for water resources and their management are outlined in Section 1. The economic, social and e ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... latter “separately,” as recommended by OMB guidelines, the IWG only reports the global costs and makes no determination of the domestic costs. Considering that the majority (if not all) of the federal regulations incorporating the SCC into cost/benefit analysis apply to rules regulating domestic act ...
... latter “separately,” as recommended by OMB guidelines, the IWG only reports the global costs and makes no determination of the domestic costs. Considering that the majority (if not all) of the federal regulations incorporating the SCC into cost/benefit analysis apply to rules regulating domestic act ...
Global Climate Change Policies: From Bali to Copenhagen and
... in combating climate change and the adverse effects thereof. In response to growing scientific concerns during the early-to-mid 1990s that the process of human-induced climate change was accelerating, the international community negotiated a new agreement during 1995-97 (under the UNFCCC) to curb th ...
... in combating climate change and the adverse effects thereof. In response to growing scientific concerns during the early-to-mid 1990s that the process of human-induced climate change was accelerating, the international community negotiated a new agreement during 1995-97 (under the UNFCCC) to curb th ...
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... Poster prepared for presentation at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association’s 2012 AAEA Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, August 12-14, 2012. The views expressed in this poster are those of the authors and should not be attributed to ERS or USDA Copyright 2012 by Nigel Key and Stacy Sneeringer. ...
... Poster prepared for presentation at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association’s 2012 AAEA Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, August 12-14, 2012. The views expressed in this poster are those of the authors and should not be attributed to ERS or USDA Copyright 2012 by Nigel Key and Stacy Sneeringer. ...
Climate Change 2007. IPCC WG2
... the data sets has also improved. There is, however, a notable lack of geographic balance in data and literature on observed changes, with marked scarcity in developing countries. Recent studies have allowed a broader and more confident assessment of the relationship between observed warming and impa ...
... the data sets has also improved. There is, however, a notable lack of geographic balance in data and literature on observed changes, with marked scarcity in developing countries. Recent studies have allowed a broader and more confident assessment of the relationship between observed warming and impa ...
Scientific Case for Avoiding Dangerous Climate
... temperature, to define emission reductions needed to stabilize climate and avoid potentially disastrous impacts on young people, future generations, and nature. We find that global CO2 emissions reduction of about 6%/year is needed, along with massive reforestation. Governments have recognized the n ...
... temperature, to define emission reductions needed to stabilize climate and avoid potentially disastrous impacts on young people, future generations, and nature. We find that global CO2 emissions reduction of about 6%/year is needed, along with massive reforestation. Governments have recognized the n ...
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... reports, usage studies, case studies, and historic data were used to develop response functions for the infrastructure categories. Where possible, data from material manufacturers was combined with historical data to obtain an objective response function. However, when these data were not available, ...
... reports, usage studies, case studies, and historic data were used to develop response functions for the infrastructure categories. Where possible, data from material manufacturers was combined with historical data to obtain an objective response function. However, when these data were not available, ...
Language Work (para. 1)
... This is our planet: planet Earth. It contains an astonishing variety of landscapes and climates. Since life began, around 4,000 million years ago, it has gone through extraordinary changes in its climate and in the species that live on it. But now it seems that our planet is being transformed — not ...
... This is our planet: planet Earth. It contains an astonishing variety of landscapes and climates. Since life began, around 4,000 million years ago, it has gone through extraordinary changes in its climate and in the species that live on it. But now it seems that our planet is being transformed — not ...
Hansen et al Climate change
... temperature, to define emission reductions needed to stabilize climate and avoid potentially disastrous impacts on young people, future generations, and nature. We find that global CO2 emissions reduction of about 6%/year is needed, along with massive reforestation. Governments have recognized the n ...
... temperature, to define emission reductions needed to stabilize climate and avoid potentially disastrous impacts on young people, future generations, and nature. We find that global CO2 emissions reduction of about 6%/year is needed, along with massive reforestation. Governments have recognized the n ...
Re-Investigating Climate Change
... as climate cannot be overlooked or ignored. For example, the climate is a matter of National Security. Therefore, perhaps readers should bear in mind President Eisenhower’s message, from his 1961 farewell address to America9: "In the counsels of Government, we must guard against the acquisition of u ...
... as climate cannot be overlooked or ignored. For example, the climate is a matter of National Security. Therefore, perhaps readers should bear in mind President Eisenhower’s message, from his 1961 farewell address to America9: "In the counsels of Government, we must guard against the acquisition of u ...
Climate and Climate Change in West Africa, 2008
... The future rise in greenhouse gases will intensify global warming and impact the world’s climate system in several ways. According to the scenarios developed4, the Earth’s average temperature will rise by 1.8°C to 4°C (1.1 to 2.9°C according to the minimum scenario; 2.4 to 6.4°C according to the hig ...
... The future rise in greenhouse gases will intensify global warming and impact the world’s climate system in several ways. According to the scenarios developed4, the Earth’s average temperature will rise by 1.8°C to 4°C (1.1 to 2.9°C according to the minimum scenario; 2.4 to 6.4°C according to the hig ...
Climate Change in Hamilton City, New Zealand - UN
... Rebecca Gasper is a doctoral student at the University of Maryland, Center for Integrative Environmental Research. Her research focuses on the economic and social impacts of climate change, especially in urban areas. She has been involved in several projects evaluating climate-related issues facing ...
... Rebecca Gasper is a doctoral student at the University of Maryland, Center for Integrative Environmental Research. Her research focuses on the economic and social impacts of climate change, especially in urban areas. She has been involved in several projects evaluating climate-related issues facing ...
Climate Change
... the earth --- including heat produced by human activity. There is nothing unnatural about this process. In fact, it is vital. If it were not for the greenhouse effect of the Earth’s atmosphere, the average temperature of the earth would be -18º C (0ºF), rather than the current average temperature of ...
... the earth --- including heat produced by human activity. There is nothing unnatural about this process. In fact, it is vital. If it were not for the greenhouse effect of the Earth’s atmosphere, the average temperature of the earth would be -18º C (0ºF), rather than the current average temperature of ...
Tackling climate change in England`s regions
... As well as setting targets, the Government has sought to address climate change through a number of policy initiatives. In planning guidance, tackling climate change is identified as a priority in Planning Policy Statement (PPS) 1: Delivering Sustainable Development; with further reference in PPS 7: ...
... As well as setting targets, the Government has sought to address climate change through a number of policy initiatives. In planning guidance, tackling climate change is identified as a priority in Planning Policy Statement (PPS) 1: Delivering Sustainable Development; with further reference in PPS 7: ...
Full Paper - Agronomy 2015
... Due to the combination of increasing population and rising living standards, demand for staple foods such as wheat continues to increase. Most Australian wheat is produced in water-limited environments, and is exported. Recent climate projections indicate that Australia will experience increased tem ...
... Due to the combination of increasing population and rising living standards, demand for staple foods such as wheat continues to increase. Most Australian wheat is produced in water-limited environments, and is exported. Recent climate projections indicate that Australia will experience increased tem ...
The Climate Change Fiasco
... climate change! In keeping with this fiasco, the models assume that as the temperature rises due to increased carbon dioxide (CO2), so too will the moisture content and this magnifies the warming. The combined effect is an estimated temperature rise of 2 to 4.5 degrees for a doubling of CO2 concentr ...
... climate change! In keeping with this fiasco, the models assume that as the temperature rises due to increased carbon dioxide (CO2), so too will the moisture content and this magnifies the warming. The combined effect is an estimated temperature rise of 2 to 4.5 degrees for a doubling of CO2 concentr ...
Scientific uncertainty and climate change: Part I. Uncertainty
... Uncertainty is an unavoidable aspect of scientific endeavors. The IPCC’s AR4 of 2007 used the word “uncertain” or its derivatives more than 1200 times in the report of Working Group 1 alone—around 1.2 times per printed page. Although the scientific community has sought to develop ways of dealing wit ...
... Uncertainty is an unavoidable aspect of scientific endeavors. The IPCC’s AR4 of 2007 used the word “uncertain” or its derivatives more than 1200 times in the report of Working Group 1 alone—around 1.2 times per printed page. Although the scientific community has sought to develop ways of dealing wit ...
Climate research Africa - Deutsches Klima Konsortium
... In order to reduce Africa’s contribution to climate change and Abb.: The complex interrelationships between ...
... In order to reduce Africa’s contribution to climate change and Abb.: The complex interrelationships between ...