Efficiency, Distribution and the Soft Law Future of the Climate Regime
... The experience of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) illustrates some of these drawbacks.13 The CDM allows Annex 1 countries to invest in emissions-reducing projects in developing countries and to count the resulting certified emission reductions (CERs) against their own targets. The theory behin ...
... The experience of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) illustrates some of these drawbacks.13 The CDM allows Annex 1 countries to invest in emissions-reducing projects in developing countries and to count the resulting certified emission reductions (CERs) against their own targets. The theory behin ...
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... decomposes a time-dependent periodic phenomenon into a series of sinusoidal functions, each defined by unique amplitude and phase values. The proportion of variance in the original time-series data set accounted for by each term of the harmonic analysis can also be calculated [25,26]. The first orde ...
... decomposes a time-dependent periodic phenomenon into a series of sinusoidal functions, each defined by unique amplitude and phase values. The proportion of variance in the original time-series data set accounted for by each term of the harmonic analysis can also be calculated [25,26]. The first orde ...
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... language used by scientists and some of the particular climate trends they have identified as changing. If the scientific community is convinced of the evidence, why is there still debate? Answer: Nearly all environmental scientists agree that Earth's atmosphere and climate are changing. Most enviro ...
... language used by scientists and some of the particular climate trends they have identified as changing. If the scientific community is convinced of the evidence, why is there still debate? Answer: Nearly all environmental scientists agree that Earth's atmosphere and climate are changing. Most enviro ...
AIACC Regional Study Abstracts
... future climate states in order to examine the processes that bring about new climate states; (b) Determine whether these changes are realistic given the current understanding of the West African Climate system; and (c) Provide model output to other disciplines to examine how potential changes in cli ...
... future climate states in order to examine the processes that bring about new climate states; (b) Determine whether these changes are realistic given the current understanding of the West African Climate system; and (c) Provide model output to other disciplines to examine how potential changes in cli ...
Chapter 3 - UCLA: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
... pressure gradient force holds for winds and currents in many applications (geostrophic balance) (Fig. 3.4). • The Coriolis force tends to turn a flow to the right of its motion in the Northern Hemisphere (left in the Southern Hemisphere); the pressure gradient force acts from high toward low pressur ...
... pressure gradient force holds for winds and currents in many applications (geostrophic balance) (Fig. 3.4). • The Coriolis force tends to turn a flow to the right of its motion in the Northern Hemisphere (left in the Southern Hemisphere); the pressure gradient force acts from high toward low pressur ...
Research and systematic observation
... Recycling of materials and waste management Measurement, monitoring and assessment of environmental efficiency. ...
... Recycling of materials and waste management Measurement, monitoring and assessment of environmental efficiency. ...
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... Climate change is one of the greatest contemporary threats to our planet's environmental, social and economic well-being, accompanied by major changes in life support systems on Earth, where the far-reaching effects will be felt in the coming decades. The Earth's climate is warming rapidly due to em ...
... Climate change is one of the greatest contemporary threats to our planet's environmental, social and economic well-being, accompanied by major changes in life support systems on Earth, where the far-reaching effects will be felt in the coming decades. The Earth's climate is warming rapidly due to em ...
Public Perception of Climate Risk: The Case of Greece
... hazardous activities and makes possible the effective communication of policies and risk information [27]. However in many cases public perception is generally ignored in planning processes [26]. Taking into consideration the reviewed literature risk perception can be seen as the understanding one h ...
... hazardous activities and makes possible the effective communication of policies and risk information [27]. However in many cases public perception is generally ignored in planning processes [26]. Taking into consideration the reviewed literature risk perception can be seen as the understanding one h ...
Climate Change and Cities in Africa
... can be used to achieve agreed goals…Capacity may include infrastructure and physical means, institutions, societal coping abilities, as well as human knowledge, skills and collective attributes such as social relationships, leadership and management. Capacity also may be described as capability. Cap ...
... can be used to achieve agreed goals…Capacity may include infrastructure and physical means, institutions, societal coping abilities, as well as human knowledge, skills and collective attributes such as social relationships, leadership and management. Capacity also may be described as capability. Cap ...
Science and policy characteristics of the Paris Agreement
... The gradual adoption of specific warming limits by political bodies can be linked to the evolution of the underlying scientific basis. Although not comprehensive, progress in the understanding of climate impacts and their relation to GMT increase might be best illustrated by the temporal evolution o ...
... The gradual adoption of specific warming limits by political bodies can be linked to the evolution of the underlying scientific basis. Although not comprehensive, progress in the understanding of climate impacts and their relation to GMT increase might be best illustrated by the temporal evolution o ...
View Dec, 2013, issue of the Pacific Region climate change science
... Environment is devoted to an assessment of climate
change effects on ecosystems, and the consequences for people. Major topics of the issue:
Biodiversity: Ecologists have predicted that species will move out of their historic ranges as climate
changes and t ...
... Environment
The oil industry and climate change: strategies
... politicised and biased. In June 1996, for instance, the George Marshall Institute 10 , the API, and the GCC personally attacked an IPCC lead author, Dr. Benjamin Santer. An op-ed article by Dr. F. Seitz in the Wall Street Journal, charged Santer with having made unauthorised and politically inspired ...
... politicised and biased. In June 1996, for instance, the George Marshall Institute 10 , the API, and the GCC personally attacked an IPCC lead author, Dr. Benjamin Santer. An op-ed article by Dr. F. Seitz in the Wall Street Journal, charged Santer with having made unauthorised and politically inspired ...
Climate Change Strategy - West Gippsland Catchment Management
... published literature, research from the Southern Slopes Climate Change Adaptation Research Partnership (SCARP), and input from regional stakeholders. The Strategy recognises that climate change impacts are not viewed in isolation from existing threatening processes (such as weed invasion, habitat fr ...
... published literature, research from the Southern Slopes Climate Change Adaptation Research Partnership (SCARP), and input from regional stakeholders. The Strategy recognises that climate change impacts are not viewed in isolation from existing threatening processes (such as weed invasion, habitat fr ...
2. Data and Methodology
... author: Li Zhi(1978-), College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China. e-mail: [email protected] ...
... author: Li Zhi(1978-), College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China. e-mail: [email protected] ...
Why Analyze Mental Models of Local Climate Change?
... nonclimate variables are the primary signals of change. Vedwan and Rhoades (2001) found that apple growers in northern India recognize changes in onset, duration, and intensity of snowfall relative to the effects on crop growth and production. Mental models of local climate change also speak to loca ...
... nonclimate variables are the primary signals of change. Vedwan and Rhoades (2001) found that apple growers in northern India recognize changes in onset, duration, and intensity of snowfall relative to the effects on crop growth and production. Mental models of local climate change also speak to loca ...
Climate Change - Inside SOU - Southern Oregon University
... are complex 3-D, mathematical representations of our Earth/Atmosphere system that represent spatial and temporal analyses of the laws of energy, mass, moisture, and momentum transfer in the atmosphere and between the atmosphere and the surface of the Earth. Additionally, climate models are based upo ...
... are complex 3-D, mathematical representations of our Earth/Atmosphere system that represent spatial and temporal analyses of the laws of energy, mass, moisture, and momentum transfer in the atmosphere and between the atmosphere and the surface of the Earth. Additionally, climate models are based upo ...
Regional Climate Messages for West Africa
... The region’s climate is mainly influenced by large scale seasonal atmospheric patterns and the warm waters of the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Temperatures are relatively high throughout the year and the majority of the region’s rainfall occurs in the summer months (April to September), whilst some coas ...
... The region’s climate is mainly influenced by large scale seasonal atmospheric patterns and the warm waters of the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Temperatures are relatively high throughout the year and the majority of the region’s rainfall occurs in the summer months (April to September), whilst some coas ...
Global Environmental Challenges, Law, Spring 2006
... The “hottest” global environmental challenge facing humanity is climate change. The Fourth Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes that the evidence of climate change as a result of human activity is unequivocal. An inevitable temperature increase of 2-3ºC suggests t ...
... The “hottest” global environmental challenge facing humanity is climate change. The Fourth Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes that the evidence of climate change as a result of human activity is unequivocal. An inevitable temperature increase of 2-3ºC suggests t ...
Climate Change Adaptation in Tanzania Agricultural Systems
... The agricultural sector is the leading sector of the economy of Tanzania and accounts for over half of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It provides 85% of export earnings, and employs over 80% of the work force (URT, 2001). Unfortunately, as in other African countries, the sector is highly vulnerab ...
... The agricultural sector is the leading sector of the economy of Tanzania and accounts for over half of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It provides 85% of export earnings, and employs over 80% of the work force (URT, 2001). Unfortunately, as in other African countries, the sector is highly vulnerab ...