The Geopolitical Implications of Environmental Change
... increased 0.6 °C over the 20th century (ibid). During the same time frame it is also clear that snow and ice cover have decreased, that global average sea-level has risen, and that the heat content of the ocean has increased (ibid). These changes have implications not only for temperatures, but for ...
... increased 0.6 °C over the 20th century (ibid). During the same time frame it is also clear that snow and ice cover have decreased, that global average sea-level has risen, and that the heat content of the ocean has increased (ibid). These changes have implications not only for temperatures, but for ...
Questioning the Global Warming Science
... 1. Temperature reconstruction using proxy data: The HockeyStick Graph The IPCC 2001 Document asserted that the present warming of the earth’s surface was unprecedented by prominently displaying the earth’s mean temperature history over last two millennia using a graph now popularly known as the Hock ...
... 1. Temperature reconstruction using proxy data: The HockeyStick Graph The IPCC 2001 Document asserted that the present warming of the earth’s surface was unprecedented by prominently displaying the earth’s mean temperature history over last two millennia using a graph now popularly known as the Hock ...
Climate Change, Intergenerational Equity, and International Law
... extremely serious implications for equity between ourselves and future generations and among communities in the present and the future. More than twenty years ago I wrote an article entitled Climate Change, IntergenerationalEquity and InternationalLaw. The basic issues and the analysis remain the sa ...
... extremely serious implications for equity between ourselves and future generations and among communities in the present and the future. More than twenty years ago I wrote an article entitled Climate Change, IntergenerationalEquity and InternationalLaw. The basic issues and the analysis remain the sa ...
Means and extremes: building variability into
... Studies of the effects of climate change-induced changes in temperature on marine communities remain relatively rare, in part because of the logistic difficulties of applying treatments at large scales. Marine climate change studies have included an emphasis on the effects of CO2 and acidification, ...
... Studies of the effects of climate change-induced changes in temperature on marine communities remain relatively rare, in part because of the logistic difficulties of applying treatments at large scales. Marine climate change studies have included an emphasis on the effects of CO2 and acidification, ...
Questionnaire design effects in climate change surveys
... to assess whether “global warming” and “climate change” evoke different connotations using a series of open- and closed-ended items. The findings highlighted some broad differences, with “global warming” conjuring stronger associations of rising temperatures and human causation and “climate change” ...
... to assess whether “global warming” and “climate change” evoke different connotations using a series of open- and closed-ended items. The findings highlighted some broad differences, with “global warming” conjuring stronger associations of rising temperatures and human causation and “climate change” ...
Climate change scenario for Costa Rican montane forests
... (mean for points above 1000 m). In general, the model shows a cold bias when compared to the CRU data with differences increasing with elevation, and for individual grid-points may be as large as 2 to 3 K. However, given the sparsity of high elevation observations that are available for use in the C ...
... (mean for points above 1000 m). In general, the model shows a cold bias when compared to the CRU data with differences increasing with elevation, and for individual grid-points may be as large as 2 to 3 K. However, given the sparsity of high elevation observations that are available for use in the C ...
Federal Adaptation Policy Framework
... has fiduciary or other direct responsibilities, is better positioned to act than other groups (e.g., gathering and disseminating climate change adaptation information, guidance, and tools), or has legislative authority (e.g., mainstreaming adaptation into federal policy and planning). ...
... has fiduciary or other direct responsibilities, is better positioned to act than other groups (e.g., gathering and disseminating climate change adaptation information, guidance, and tools), or has legislative authority (e.g., mainstreaming adaptation into federal policy and planning). ...
Final review - UCLA: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
... temperature rises more frequent occurrence of events currently considered extreme • e.g., heat waves Few events above 40C (104F) (shaded area) ...
... temperature rises more frequent occurrence of events currently considered extreme • e.g., heat waves Few events above 40C (104F) (shaded area) ...
AT: Transportation Infrastructure
... always been very cost-effective due to the large loading capacity. Experiences of large-scale ship transportation of C02 are limited with previous applications mainly found in the food and brewery industry with amounts transported in the range of some 100,000 tons of CO, annually, i.e. much smaller ...
... always been very cost-effective due to the large loading capacity. Experiences of large-scale ship transportation of C02 are limited with previous applications mainly found in the food and brewery industry with amounts transported in the range of some 100,000 tons of CO, annually, i.e. much smaller ...
GEF COUNTRY EXPERIENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES
... systems and procedures for M&E of GEF Philippine projects will be developed coordination mechanism will be institutionalized and strengthened more will focus more on defining specific national priorities vis-à-vis GEF programs and strategies capacity building for GEF OFP and MEA FPAs will be strengt ...
... systems and procedures for M&E of GEF Philippine projects will be developed coordination mechanism will be institutionalized and strengthened more will focus more on defining specific national priorities vis-à-vis GEF programs and strategies capacity building for GEF OFP and MEA FPAs will be strengt ...
Adaptation Work Programme Points for Discussion
... Adaptation engages 4 of the 6 thematic priorities in UNEP MTS: • Climate Change • Disaster reduction • Ecosystem management • Environmental governance, and cuts across the work of most divisions and all ROs… ...
... Adaptation engages 4 of the 6 thematic priorities in UNEP MTS: • Climate Change • Disaster reduction • Ecosystem management • Environmental governance, and cuts across the work of most divisions and all ROs… ...
Hotte, Martin - Transportation Association of Canada
... The Ministry is thus involved or participating in several research projects designed to identify how climate change will impact our transportation activities. It is also participating in developing or testing new ways of doing things in order to adapt to the new climatic conditions. The Ministry of ...
... The Ministry is thus involved or participating in several research projects designed to identify how climate change will impact our transportation activities. It is also participating in developing or testing new ways of doing things in order to adapt to the new climatic conditions. The Ministry of ...
freeze-thaw and precipitation report
... The primary focus is on short-term duration and extreme precipitation events, using the information provided in Report 1 to inform the assessment. As discussed above, rainfall events are commonly categorized using an IDF curve. The authors concluded that it is currently not justifiable to make chang ...
... The primary focus is on short-term duration and extreme precipitation events, using the information provided in Report 1 to inform the assessment. As discussed above, rainfall events are commonly categorized using an IDF curve. The authors concluded that it is currently not justifiable to make chang ...
Chapter 9 Climate Research and Climate Politics in Germany
... II. The Interaction of Science and Policy in the Climate Issue A. Risk Management and Interlocking Credibility Cycles Scientific and political institutions can only function to address a problem such as climate change if several basic requirements are met. To understand the dynamics of social issue ...
... II. The Interaction of Science and Policy in the Climate Issue A. Risk Management and Interlocking Credibility Cycles Scientific and political institutions can only function to address a problem such as climate change if several basic requirements are met. To understand the dynamics of social issue ...
(Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 15-16 (am) July 2013)
... more ways than any other single technological innovation since the invention of the wheel! ICTs have transformed our society to be an information society living in a global village Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 15-16 (am) July 2013 ...
... more ways than any other single technological innovation since the invention of the wheel! ICTs have transformed our society to be an information society living in a global village Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 15-16 (am) July 2013 ...
Endnotes - CSIRO Publishing
... D, Manning M, Chen Z, Marquis MC, Averyt K, Tignor M and Miller HL (eds) Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Cambridge and New Yor ...
... D, Manning M, Chen Z, Marquis MC, Averyt K, Tignor M and Miller HL (eds) Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Cambridge and New Yor ...
Read The Debate - Environmental Law Institute
... and increased storms. Like the Pacific nation Kiribati, which has purchased 20 square miles of land in Fiji in the event of dramatic relocation, lowlying island nations such as ours are forging radical adaptation strategies to ensure our continued existence. As early as 1990, the Intergovernmental P ...
... and increased storms. Like the Pacific nation Kiribati, which has purchased 20 square miles of land in Fiji in the event of dramatic relocation, lowlying island nations such as ours are forging radical adaptation strategies to ensure our continued existence. As early as 1990, the Intergovernmental P ...
05.08.2008 Information Notice On Readjustment (Adaptation) to
... A good example of a state solving the issue related to the readjustment to climate change is the National Adaptation Strategy5, developed by Finland, which is an integral part of the National Energy and Climate Strategy. The development process (2003-2004) was coordinated by the Ministry of Agricult ...
... A good example of a state solving the issue related to the readjustment to climate change is the National Adaptation Strategy5, developed by Finland, which is an integral part of the National Energy and Climate Strategy. The development process (2003-2004) was coordinated by the Ministry of Agricult ...
Atmospheric circulation as a source of uncertainty in climate change
... When one considers climate change on the regional scale, and especially its circulation-‐related aspects (including precipitation), this sort of situation seems likely to be the rule, and robust predictions the ...
... When one considers climate change on the regional scale, and especially its circulation-‐related aspects (including precipitation), this sort of situation seems likely to be the rule, and robust predictions the ...
Seeing the climate? The problematic status of visual evidence in
... as powerful signs in the struggle against climate change, signifying the indexical proof of a world visibly scarred by a warming planet. Yet the persuasive force of these images, reliant as they are upon the referential status of the photograph as truth and reality, also illustrates the limitations ...
... as powerful signs in the struggle against climate change, signifying the indexical proof of a world visibly scarred by a warming planet. Yet the persuasive force of these images, reliant as they are upon the referential status of the photograph as truth and reality, also illustrates the limitations ...
Adaptation - ACCA Global
... account in both strategic and project-level decision making. All decisions taken by directors and professional advisers that do not take inevitable climate change into account may be open to legal challenge. In the future, the courts may examine claims and decide that it was reasonable, at the time ...
... account in both strategic and project-level decision making. All decisions taken by directors and professional advisers that do not take inevitable climate change into account may be open to legal challenge. In the future, the courts may examine claims and decide that it was reasonable, at the time ...