Aalborg Universitet
... mitigation by individuals and communities, information and knowledge about the nature of the problem, its causes, its effects and possible solutions, are a prerequiste. Agricultural communities can get information from the traditional agricultural extension system, however due to various constraints ...
... mitigation by individuals and communities, information and knowledge about the nature of the problem, its causes, its effects and possible solutions, are a prerequiste. Agricultural communities can get information from the traditional agricultural extension system, however due to various constraints ...
National climate change legislation: The key to more ambitious international agreements
... and greater competitiveness) is a ‘win–win’ in that it reduces both the need for energy supply and energyrelated emissions; 31 of the 33 countries in the 3rd GLOBE Climate Legislation Study include energy efficiency in their legislation. ●● Investment in domestic low-carbon energy sources such as nu ...
... and greater competitiveness) is a ‘win–win’ in that it reduces both the need for energy supply and energyrelated emissions; 31 of the 33 countries in the 3rd GLOBE Climate Legislation Study include energy efficiency in their legislation. ●● Investment in domestic low-carbon energy sources such as nu ...
Science Communication - Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
... approximately 2005. This trend appeared to change after 2005. Boykoff (2007a, 2010) found that the “balance as bias” phenomenon was no longer statistically significant in major U.S. newspapers after 2005. Environmental journalists have unusual assets and face a unique set of challenges in reporting ...
... approximately 2005. This trend appeared to change after 2005. Boykoff (2007a, 2010) found that the “balance as bias” phenomenon was no longer statistically significant in major U.S. newspapers after 2005. Environmental journalists have unusual assets and face a unique set of challenges in reporting ...
Climate sensitivity of shrub growth across the tundra biome
... temperatures (Supplementary Table 5). Across gradients, climate sensitivity was greater in wetter sites relative to drier sites as indicated by the number of days with precipitation and satellitederived soil moisture (Fig. 3a,b). We found support for our first hypothesis: shrubs growing near their n ...
... temperatures (Supplementary Table 5). Across gradients, climate sensitivity was greater in wetter sites relative to drier sites as indicated by the number of days with precipitation and satellitederived soil moisture (Fig. 3a,b). We found support for our first hypothesis: shrubs growing near their n ...
PDF File - Patrick Gonzalez
... Likelihood is the probability of an outcome having occurred or occurring in the future (Schneider et al., 2007). We estimated likelihoods of observed changes of 20th-century climate from probability density functions of 102 years of observation data. Confidence is the subjective assessment that any ...
... Likelihood is the probability of an outcome having occurred or occurring in the future (Schneider et al., 2007). We estimated likelihoods of observed changes of 20th-century climate from probability density functions of 102 years of observation data. Confidence is the subjective assessment that any ...
Potential Impacts of Climate Change on BC Hydro`s Water Resources
... Columbia will very likely get warmer in all four seasons. The mean annual temperature is projected to increase by 1.4 to 3.7ºC, which is greater than the range of historical variability. In the southeast, warming will be greatest in summer, while in the northeast, warming will be greatest in winter. ...
... Columbia will very likely get warmer in all four seasons. The mean annual temperature is projected to increase by 1.4 to 3.7ºC, which is greater than the range of historical variability. In the southeast, warming will be greatest in summer, while in the northeast, warming will be greatest in winter. ...
Future Directions - WCRP Strategic Framework
... with the excellent collaboration that has evolved with its WCRPsponsoring partners over the past few decades. Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General, WMO ...
... with the excellent collaboration that has evolved with its WCRPsponsoring partners over the past few decades. Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General, WMO ...
nicpp final report
... several languages. [SEPP 1997. All these are available online at www.sepp.org.] In spite of its obvious shortcomings, the IPCC report provided the underpinning for the Kyoto Protocol, which was adopted in December 1997. The background is described in detail in the booklet “Climate Policy – From Rio ...
... several languages. [SEPP 1997. All these are available online at www.sepp.org.] In spite of its obvious shortcomings, the IPCC report provided the underpinning for the Kyoto Protocol, which was adopted in December 1997. The background is described in detail in the booklet “Climate Policy – From Rio ...
Energy research and the contributions of the social sciences: A
... limits of this epistemic vantage. Still, his essay reflects a dominant perspective within social scientific writing on energy [2]. The Political Science focus fails to push the bounds of the proposition that the social sciences generally might be useful to policymakers, public administrators, or natur ...
... limits of this epistemic vantage. Still, his essay reflects a dominant perspective within social scientific writing on energy [2]. The Political Science focus fails to push the bounds of the proposition that the social sciences generally might be useful to policymakers, public administrators, or natur ...
climate science
... I thank the Chairman and the Committee for the opportunity to offer testimony today on ‘Scientific Method as it Relates to Climate Change’. I am Professor Emeritus of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology. I have devoted four decades to conducting resear ...
... I thank the Chairman and the Committee for the opportunity to offer testimony today on ‘Scientific Method as it Relates to Climate Change’. I am Professor Emeritus of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology. I have devoted four decades to conducting resear ...
K3 Climate Change Review - Hawke`s Bay Regional Council
... from experts in all regions of the world and all relevant disciplines, and through a two-stage review process by experts and governments. This means the IPCC provides the most complete and authoritative assessments of climate change that are available. The most recent IPCC assessment, Climate Change ...
... from experts in all regions of the world and all relevant disciplines, and through a two-stage review process by experts and governments. This means the IPCC provides the most complete and authoritative assessments of climate change that are available. The most recent IPCC assessment, Climate Change ...
Impacts of climate change on a grassland catchment
... (GWLF) model. Overall the results indicated that the increase in annual TP loads attributable to climate change was greater than that from either population or land-use change, and therefore that future climate variability will pose an increasingly significant threat to the successful long-term impl ...
... (GWLF) model. Overall the results indicated that the increase in annual TP loads attributable to climate change was greater than that from either population or land-use change, and therefore that future climate variability will pose an increasingly significant threat to the successful long-term impl ...
Chapter 2: AFRICAN CLIMATE CHANGE: PAST AND FUTURE
... 2001). On regional scales, observation shows increases in temperature over the Sahel, tropical forests, southern Africa, eastern Africa and north Africa (Fig 2.3: Meehl et al., 2000; Boko et al., 2007). The temperature of African tropical forest increases by 0.29oC since 1960, and that of Sahel incr ...
... 2001). On regional scales, observation shows increases in temperature over the Sahel, tropical forests, southern Africa, eastern Africa and north Africa (Fig 2.3: Meehl et al., 2000; Boko et al., 2007). The temperature of African tropical forest increases by 0.29oC since 1960, and that of Sahel incr ...
Value of information for climate observing systems
... (city) to regional (continent) to global. As a result, weather prediction VOI metrics are not directly applicable to climate prediction. The problem of decade to century time scale climate science VOI is sufficiently daunting and complex that it has remained largely unexplored. Most climate-related ...
... (city) to regional (continent) to global. As a result, weather prediction VOI metrics are not directly applicable to climate prediction. The problem of decade to century time scale climate science VOI is sufficiently daunting and complex that it has remained largely unexplored. Most climate-related ...
Full Congressional testimonials
... I thank the Chairman and the Committee for the opportunity to offer testimony today on ‘Scientific Method as it Relates to Climate Change’. I am Professor Emeritus of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology. I have devoted four decades to conducting resear ...
... I thank the Chairman and the Committee for the opportunity to offer testimony today on ‘Scientific Method as it Relates to Climate Change’. I am Professor Emeritus of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology. I have devoted four decades to conducting resear ...
Noel L. Bankston - Old Dominion University
... an insulator in 1824 (National Research Council, 2012). His proposal led to the term greenhouse effects. In 1850, Irish-born physicist John Tyndall, demonstrated the greenhouse effect by showing that water vapor and other atmospheric gases absorbed the Earth’s radiant heat. Swedish scientist Svante ...
... an insulator in 1824 (National Research Council, 2012). His proposal led to the term greenhouse effects. In 1850, Irish-born physicist John Tyndall, demonstrated the greenhouse effect by showing that water vapor and other atmospheric gases absorbed the Earth’s radiant heat. Swedish scientist Svante ...