ALBEDO ENHANCEMENT BY STRATOSPHERIC SULFUR
... et al., 2003a,b), air pollution regulations, in combination with continued growing emissions of CO2 , may bring the world closer than is realized to the danger described by Schneider (1996): “Supposing, a currently envisioned low probability but high consequence outcome really started to unfold in t ...
... et al., 2003a,b), air pollution regulations, in combination with continued growing emissions of CO2 , may bring the world closer than is realized to the danger described by Schneider (1996): “Supposing, a currently envisioned low probability but high consequence outcome really started to unfold in t ...
Special Interests and the Media
... The paper makes three main contributions. First, the paper contributes a model of special interest competition via profit-driven media in which media institutions and voter beliefs are modeled explicitly.1 In 1 Classical economic models of special interests’ influence on public policy treat the expe ...
... The paper makes three main contributions. First, the paper contributes a model of special interest competition via profit-driven media in which media institutions and voter beliefs are modeled explicitly.1 In 1 Classical economic models of special interests’ influence on public policy treat the expe ...
global warming, climate change and tourism: a review of
... Global warming, climate change and tourism of late, have taken the centre stage of academic research. A raging debate is on apart from the popular writings and research articles published on the theme. The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) declared that ‘warming of the climate system ...
... Global warming, climate change and tourism of late, have taken the centre stage of academic research. A raging debate is on apart from the popular writings and research articles published on the theme. The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) declared that ‘warming of the climate system ...
Mainstreaming Climate Change in CAADP processes in
... a new phenomenon, it is not a thing of the future but rather a thing of the past, as a matter of fact Africa is much warmer today than it was some hundred years ago and the rate of warming has been about 0.5 degrees per century (Hulme et al. 2001). Farmers and African agriculture have been adapting ...
... a new phenomenon, it is not a thing of the future but rather a thing of the past, as a matter of fact Africa is much warmer today than it was some hundred years ago and the rate of warming has been about 0.5 degrees per century (Hulme et al. 2001). Farmers and African agriculture have been adapting ...
Global Climate Change and the Risks to Coastal Areas from
... scientists working for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had acknowledged a “discernable” human impact on the global climate system, but that “the question is now raised whether scientists can affirm a ‘smoking gun,’ which would indicate that humans are indeed the cause of recent ...
... scientists working for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had acknowledged a “discernable” human impact on the global climate system, but that “the question is now raised whether scientists can affirm a ‘smoking gun,’ which would indicate that humans are indeed the cause of recent ...
Successful adaptation to climate change across scales
... individuals and organisations to meet their own individual or collective goals. It can be undertaken by an individual for their own benefit or it can be made up of actions by governments and public bodies to protect their citizens. These levels of actions take place within hierarchical structures suc ...
... individuals and organisations to meet their own individual or collective goals. It can be undertaken by an individual for their own benefit or it can be made up of actions by governments and public bodies to protect their citizens. These levels of actions take place within hierarchical structures suc ...
Climate Resilient Development - EDA
... Today uncertainties associated with climate variability poses great risks to the economic development all over the world. India has reasons to be concerned about climate change. Its large population depends upon climate-sensitive sectors like agriculture and forestry for its livelihood. Any adverse ...
... Today uncertainties associated with climate variability poses great risks to the economic development all over the world. India has reasons to be concerned about climate change. Its large population depends upon climate-sensitive sectors like agriculture and forestry for its livelihood. Any adverse ...
skeptical science - The Science and Public Policy Institute
... 17. Cosmic rays: I appreciate Cook's balance in this point. He agrees that it's an open question whether the cosmic rays affect the climate, but points out that certain previously working correlations broke down recently - so that the correlations in the last 30 years seem significantly weakened whe ...
... 17. Cosmic rays: I appreciate Cook's balance in this point. He agrees that it's an open question whether the cosmic rays affect the climate, but points out that certain previously working correlations broke down recently - so that the correlations in the last 30 years seem significantly weakened whe ...
Climate change and drought policy in Victoria: context and
... VCOSS has an important and widely recognised role in leading policy, advocacy and community sector development in these areas. It is recommended that VCOSS: 1. Work to minimise the impacts of climate change and drought on low income and disadvantaged households by engaging in climate change and drou ...
... VCOSS has an important and widely recognised role in leading policy, advocacy and community sector development in these areas. It is recommended that VCOSS: 1. Work to minimise the impacts of climate change and drought on low income and disadvantaged households by engaging in climate change and drou ...
Enhancing the relevance of Shared Socioeconomic Pathways for
... Socioeconomic scenarios have varied uses in impacts, adaptation, or vulnerability studies, each application placing different demands on the types of scenario information required (Carter et al. 2001, 2007). Impact studies analyze the impacts and risks of climate changes for human and natural system ...
... Socioeconomic scenarios have varied uses in impacts, adaptation, or vulnerability studies, each application placing different demands on the types of scenario information required (Carter et al. 2001, 2007). Impact studies analyze the impacts and risks of climate changes for human and natural system ...
Vienna Convention Trust Fund Advisory Committee
... Provide endorsements to leverage activities in Article -5 and EIT countries Help implement utilization of lower cost instrument and “establishing their utility” for long term monitoring Develop capacity in Article -5 and EIT countries to address ORM recommendations. Foster relations with sci ...
... Provide endorsements to leverage activities in Article -5 and EIT countries Help implement utilization of lower cost instrument and “establishing their utility” for long term monitoring Develop capacity in Article -5 and EIT countries to address ORM recommendations. Foster relations with sci ...
Paleoclimate Implications for Human-Made Climate Change
... Climate feedbacks are the core of the climate problem. Climate feedbacks can be confusing because in climate analyses, what is sometimes a climate forcing is other times a climate feedback. As a preface to quantitative evaluation of climate feedbacks and climate sensitivity, we first make a remark a ...
... Climate feedbacks are the core of the climate problem. Climate feedbacks can be confusing because in climate analyses, what is sometimes a climate forcing is other times a climate feedback. As a preface to quantitative evaluation of climate feedbacks and climate sensitivity, we first make a remark a ...
A vulnerability driven approach to identify adverse climate and land
... These bottom-up approaches are sometimes also termed decision scaling or context-first approaches. They can be used in a wide variety of problems and have proved very useful for decision making when projections of the future are highly uncertain [Moody and Brown, 2013; Kunreuther et al., 2013]. Lempe ...
... These bottom-up approaches are sometimes also termed decision scaling or context-first approaches. They can be used in a wide variety of problems and have proved very useful for decision making when projections of the future are highly uncertain [Moody and Brown, 2013; Kunreuther et al., 2013]. Lempe ...
world climate programme
... Framework for Climate Services (GFCS). The GFCS has evolved over recent years as a Framework through which all stakeholders (including UN agencies, research and academic organizations, etc) could work together to address the concerns, amongst people, communities, ...
... Framework for Climate Services (GFCS). The GFCS has evolved over recent years as a Framework through which all stakeholders (including UN agencies, research and academic organizations, etc) could work together to address the concerns, amongst people, communities, ...
case study: weyerhaeuser - Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
... shift the geographic range of some tree species. Rising temperatures may enable some insect species to develop faster and expand their ranges, and insect outbreaks can defoliate, weaken, or kill trees. A mountain pine beetle outbreak, for example, damaged more than 3.8 million acres of forest in the ...
... shift the geographic range of some tree species. Rising temperatures may enable some insect species to develop faster and expand their ranges, and insect outbreaks can defoliate, weaken, or kill trees. A mountain pine beetle outbreak, for example, damaged more than 3.8 million acres of forest in the ...
Consequences of Global Warming of 1.5 °C and 2 °C for Regional
... (GMAT) increase to well below 2˚C above pre-industrial levels, and to pursue efforts towards a target of 1.5˚C [1]. Many studies argue that the 2˚C target is overly optimistic [2, 3], since the global emissions are currently tracking the high end of plausible scenarios [4, 5] resulting in stringent ...
... (GMAT) increase to well below 2˚C above pre-industrial levels, and to pursue efforts towards a target of 1.5˚C [1]. Many studies argue that the 2˚C target is overly optimistic [2, 3], since the global emissions are currently tracking the high end of plausible scenarios [4, 5] resulting in stringent ...
On the moral differences between mitigation and adaptation
... reportedbythecountries’governmentstotheUNFCCC.Financialsupportforthesemeasuresshouldbe providedbythedevelopedcountries(Annex1countries)onavoluntaryadhocbasiseitherbilaterallyor throughtheCopenhagenGreenClimateFund,whichtheCopenhagenAccordstateswillbeesta ...
... reportedbythecountries’governmentstotheUNFCCC.Financialsupportforthesemeasuresshouldbe providedbythedevelopedcountries(Annex1countries)onavoluntaryadhocbasiseitherbilaterallyor throughtheCopenhagenGreenClimateFund,whichtheCopenhagenAccordstateswillbeesta ...