More than Meets the Eye: The Social Cost of Carbon in U.S. Climate
... Executive Orders since 1981 have required that proposed federal regulations undergo review by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) prior to being proposed and prior to adoption.3 For “significant rules”, the review must be accompanied by a formal Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA). ...
... Executive Orders since 1981 have required that proposed federal regulations undergo review by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) prior to being proposed and prior to adoption.3 For “significant rules”, the review must be accompanied by a formal Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA). ...
Annex 5: Changes to the Atlantic Ocean circulation (Gulf Stream)
... A number of recent observational studies have attempted to detect signs of recent changes in the MOC. One assessment (Bryden et al. 2005) suggests that the overall MOC strength may have decreased by approximately 30% since 1957 (Figure A5.2). However, the sparse nature of the observations used in th ...
... A number of recent observational studies have attempted to detect signs of recent changes in the MOC. One assessment (Bryden et al. 2005) suggests that the overall MOC strength may have decreased by approximately 30% since 1957 (Figure A5.2). However, the sparse nature of the observations used in th ...
Personal Efficacy, the Information Environment
... and persons of liberal ideology are more likely to regard climate change as risky, and are more likely to support costly risk mitigation public policies.(34) Leiserowitz(53,54) argues strongly for the role of attitudes (affect) and values in determining risk perceptions and Krosnick et al.(56) empha ...
... and persons of liberal ideology are more likely to regard climate change as risky, and are more likely to support costly risk mitigation public policies.(34) Leiserowitz(53,54) argues strongly for the role of attitudes (affect) and values in determining risk perceptions and Krosnick et al.(56) empha ...
Title Climate change awareness in a developing nations` second
... analysis was conducted utilising Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 20. Preliminary analysis of the 555 randomly selected questionnaires commenced in July 2014 after data cleaning and recoding as necessary. ...
... analysis was conducted utilising Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 20. Preliminary analysis of the 555 randomly selected questionnaires commenced in July 2014 after data cleaning and recoding as necessary. ...
Climate Change, Water and the Policy
... Mediterranean basin particularly its southern and eastern banks (i.e., the LNA region) on top of the list of regions to undergo a severe process of aridification characterized by hot and drier conditions with extensive and prolonged droughts (Giorgi 2006). These dire projections have been reiterated ...
... Mediterranean basin particularly its southern and eastern banks (i.e., the LNA region) on top of the list of regions to undergo a severe process of aridification characterized by hot and drier conditions with extensive and prolonged droughts (Giorgi 2006). These dire projections have been reiterated ...
This PDF is a selection from a published volume from... Research Volume Title: The Economics of Climate Change: Adaptations Past and...
... argue that an additive form, in which welfare is the difference between the utility of consumption and a quadratic disutility- loss function of temperature change, may make just as much sense for evaluating extreme climate damages. The distinction between multiplicative and additive welfare specifica ...
... argue that an additive form, in which welfare is the difference between the utility of consumption and a quadratic disutility- loss function of temperature change, may make just as much sense for evaluating extreme climate damages. The distinction between multiplicative and additive welfare specifica ...
Presentation
... Global methodologies for the assessment of ICT carbon footprint Recommendation ITU-T L.1400 Overview and general principles of methodologies for assessing the environmental impact of ICT Recommendation ITU-T L.1410 Methodology for environmental impacts of ICT goods, networks and services Recom ...
... Global methodologies for the assessment of ICT carbon footprint Recommendation ITU-T L.1400 Overview and general principles of methodologies for assessing the environmental impact of ICT Recommendation ITU-T L.1410 Methodology for environmental impacts of ICT goods, networks and services Recom ...
Climate Change and Public Health 101
... climate change will be seen in 25 years • Do not believe personal actions or the actions of a single nation will make any difference ...
... climate change will be seen in 25 years • Do not believe personal actions or the actions of a single nation will make any difference ...
Climate Change and Public Health 101
... climate change will be seen in 25 years • Do not believe personal actions or the actions of a single nation will make any difference ...
... climate change will be seen in 25 years • Do not believe personal actions or the actions of a single nation will make any difference ...
Economic Impacts Of Climate Change On Georgia
... Policymakers across the country are now seeking solutions to curb greenhouse gas emissions and to help us adapt to the impending impacts triggered by past emissions. The debate to date has primarily focused on the perceived costs of alternative solutions, yet there can also be significant costs of i ...
... Policymakers across the country are now seeking solutions to curb greenhouse gas emissions and to help us adapt to the impending impacts triggered by past emissions. The debate to date has primarily focused on the perceived costs of alternative solutions, yet there can also be significant costs of i ...
Viticultureclimate relationships in Greece: the impacts
... 2.1. Viticulture data From the four basic developmental stages of grapevines, only harvest date is regularly recorded by grape growers in Greece. Overall, data for five white (W) and three red (R) winegrape varieties (Vitis vinifera L cvs), from six private wineries and two cooperatives (Limnos and ...
... 2.1. Viticulture data From the four basic developmental stages of grapevines, only harvest date is regularly recorded by grape growers in Greece. Overall, data for five white (W) and three red (R) winegrape varieties (Vitis vinifera L cvs), from six private wineries and two cooperatives (Limnos and ...
Climate change impact and adaptation in temperate grassland and
... expected to increase plant photosynthetic rates but this is likely to be limited by soil nitrogen deficits. However, in Australia at least it is unlikely that positive effect of elevated CO 2 on plant production be able to offset the negative impacts of climate change. Currently there is a considera ...
... expected to increase plant photosynthetic rates but this is likely to be limited by soil nitrogen deficits. However, in Australia at least it is unlikely that positive effect of elevated CO 2 on plant production be able to offset the negative impacts of climate change. Currently there is a considera ...
Climate model simulations of the observed early-2000s - e
... would have been: How different will the climate averaged 3–7 years in the future be from the climate just experienced (the previous 15 years; 3–7 year predictions are a compromise between the interests of climate prediction on decadal time scales and the extent of initial-value predictability residi ...
... would have been: How different will the climate averaged 3–7 years in the future be from the climate just experienced (the previous 15 years; 3–7 year predictions are a compromise between the interests of climate prediction on decadal time scales and the extent of initial-value predictability residi ...
Tutorial: Microsoft Office Excel Basics
... Graphing and Linear Regression Excel can generate Graphs, Charts, Histograms, and other graphical representations of data. While only one chart type is shown here, the basic steps are the same for every chart. The “XY Scatter plot” is the example that will be shown here. To create an XY ...
... Graphing and Linear Regression Excel can generate Graphs, Charts, Histograms, and other graphical representations of data. While only one chart type is shown here, the basic steps are the same for every chart. The “XY Scatter plot” is the example that will be shown here. To create an XY ...
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... The project outcomes are closely aligned and coordinated with efforts already underway within Ethiopia to promote development which is resilient to climate change at the national and local levels. The project is focused on strengthening the capacity of national and sub-national entities to monitor c ...
... The project outcomes are closely aligned and coordinated with efforts already underway within Ethiopia to promote development which is resilient to climate change at the national and local levels. The project is focused on strengthening the capacity of national and sub-national entities to monitor c ...
Climate change and extreme weather events
... 1720 ppmv, and nitrous oxide from 275 to 310 ppmv. All these increases are clearly caused by human activities connected in large part with burning fossil fuels, land use, and industrial processes. Thus, climate change is largely a result of human activities contributing to an amplified greenhouse ef ...
... 1720 ppmv, and nitrous oxide from 275 to 310 ppmv. All these increases are clearly caused by human activities connected in large part with burning fossil fuels, land use, and industrial processes. Thus, climate change is largely a result of human activities contributing to an amplified greenhouse ef ...
Developing site scale projections of climate change in the Scottish
... also applied to check for missing values. Thus e.g. for each year, files were scrutinised for the removal of default –999 missing value entries to avoid these skewing any subsequently derived mean values. These checks identified a small range of 2 to 4 missing daily values of Tmax and Tmin across th ...
... also applied to check for missing values. Thus e.g. for each year, files were scrutinised for the removal of default –999 missing value entries to avoid these skewing any subsequently derived mean values. These checks identified a small range of 2 to 4 missing daily values of Tmax and Tmin across th ...
LEARN ABOUT… Climate change and ozone depletion
... Principle of the mechanism leading to a cooling of the stratosphere The physics of radiation transfer within the atmosphere is relatively well known and obeys classic laws for absorption and emission of radiation by molecules. This makes it possible to measure, with a good degree of confidence, the ...
... Principle of the mechanism leading to a cooling of the stratosphere The physics of radiation transfer within the atmosphere is relatively well known and obeys classic laws for absorption and emission of radiation by molecules. This makes it possible to measure, with a good degree of confidence, the ...
Buckley CV - University of Washington
... 10. UC Santa Barbara, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, June 2008 9. Harvey Mudd College, Department of Biology, March 2008 8. University of North Carolina, Department of Biology, February 2008 7. University of South Carolina, Department of Biology, January 2008 6. University of ...
... 10. UC Santa Barbara, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, June 2008 9. Harvey Mudd College, Department of Biology, March 2008 8. University of North Carolina, Department of Biology, February 2008 7. University of South Carolina, Department of Biology, January 2008 6. University of ...
New American Media (Opinion), January 20, 2010, by Andrew
... Never before did so many people live in the Gulf. They do all need water, food, and clean air. Let us recall that we live in one of the most arid regions on Earth. We do already depend on seawater desalinisation and food import. UNESCO has the capacity to provide guidance for decision-makers, land-o ...
... Never before did so many people live in the Gulf. They do all need water, food, and clean air. Let us recall that we live in one of the most arid regions on Earth. We do already depend on seawater desalinisation and food import. UNESCO has the capacity to provide guidance for decision-makers, land-o ...