Sustainability and Risk: Climate Change and Fiduciary Duty WORKSHOP REPORT
... workshop on this issue for pension fund trustees. Participants learned about their duties to address climate risk in their portfolios from a distinguished group of experts including Harvard faculty, attorneys, and corporate and pension fund leaders. The workshop was part of an ongoing collaboration, ...
... workshop on this issue for pension fund trustees. Participants learned about their duties to address climate risk in their portfolios from a distinguished group of experts including Harvard faculty, attorneys, and corporate and pension fund leaders. The workshop was part of an ongoing collaboration, ...
Right wing populism and climate change
... climate policy, there is a surprising dearth of research that investigates its nature and causes. Yet such research is essential for better understanding populist hostility and a response to it that preserves some form of public policy to mitigate climate change. Study of the relationship first requ ...
... climate policy, there is a surprising dearth of research that investigates its nature and causes. Yet such research is essential for better understanding populist hostility and a response to it that preserves some form of public policy to mitigate climate change. Study of the relationship first requ ...
How global warming could transform B.C.`s real estate sector
... global climate system.” Because of the emissions we have already produced, however, global warming is already well underway. While it is critical that we reduce the magnitude of global warming as much as we can by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions now and in the future, we no longer have the opt ...
... global climate system.” Because of the emissions we have already produced, however, global warming is already well underway. While it is critical that we reduce the magnitude of global warming as much as we can by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions now and in the future, we no longer have the opt ...
Item 5 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
... human mortality, especially when they are sustained for an extended period. By adapting infrastructures and behaviour to better cope with higher temperatures it should be possible to reduce these potential casualties. In the summer heatwave of 2003, an estimate 2000 people in the UK died from heat-r ...
... human mortality, especially when they are sustained for an extended period. By adapting infrastructures and behaviour to better cope with higher temperatures it should be possible to reduce these potential casualties. In the summer heatwave of 2003, an estimate 2000 people in the UK died from heat-r ...
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... chemistry is just one of the sciences to understand the (chemical) processes in the atmosphere (see above for definition of atmospheric chemistry). Antoine Lavoisier, who revolutionized the science of chemistry in the eighteenth century and replaced the mythical “phlogiston” with the term and conce ...
... chemistry is just one of the sciences to understand the (chemical) processes in the atmosphere (see above for definition of atmospheric chemistry). Antoine Lavoisier, who revolutionized the science of chemistry in the eighteenth century and replaced the mythical “phlogiston” with the term and conce ...
Chapter 2: AFRICAN CLIMATE CHANGE: PAST AND FUTURE
... Climate: This is the long-term average weather conditions (usually taken over a period of more than 30 years as defined by the World Meteorological Organization, WMO) of a region including typical weather patterns such as the frequency and intensity of storms, cold spells, and heat waves. Climate Va ...
... Climate: This is the long-term average weather conditions (usually taken over a period of more than 30 years as defined by the World Meteorological Organization, WMO) of a region including typical weather patterns such as the frequency and intensity of storms, cold spells, and heat waves. Climate Va ...
Ireland Adapts to Climate Change Report Series No. 9
... to integrate climate change adaptation into policies, ...
... to integrate climate change adaptation into policies, ...
Anthropogenic Climate Change in the Playa Lakes Joint Venture
... 2007) and may even provide a false sense of confidence or certainty to resource managers. Such studies may be most helpful as a simple gauge of general directionality and trends; climate and habitat (“bio-climate envelopes”) modeling are by no means exact sciences and cannot make up for good monitor ...
... 2007) and may even provide a false sense of confidence or certainty to resource managers. Such studies may be most helpful as a simple gauge of general directionality and trends; climate and habitat (“bio-climate envelopes”) modeling are by no means exact sciences and cannot make up for good monitor ...
Climate change beliefs and perceptions of weather
... Although the research that was discussed above suggested a link between perceptions of temperature increases and beliefs about climate change, most of that work has been conducted in the United States.(6,8–11,24,25) One study did find that U.K. participants were most likely to list temperature incre ...
... Although the research that was discussed above suggested a link between perceptions of temperature increases and beliefs about climate change, most of that work has been conducted in the United States.(6,8–11,24,25) One study did find that U.K. participants were most likely to list temperature incre ...
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... In line with its responsibility to tackle climate change, the Malaysian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment seeks to conduct a six-month communication campaign aimed at reducing household electricity consumption. 1.2 What is Climate Change? Climate change refers to change in the earth’s cl ...
... In line with its responsibility to tackle climate change, the Malaysian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment seeks to conduct a six-month communication campaign aimed at reducing household electricity consumption. 1.2 What is Climate Change? Climate change refers to change in the earth’s cl ...
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... The average temperature and precipitation in 2004 was 24.25oC and 133.46 mm, respectively. As our dataset from GTAP refers to 2004, we chose that year averages as the starting points for the climate change simulation. ...
... The average temperature and precipitation in 2004 was 24.25oC and 133.46 mm, respectively. As our dataset from GTAP refers to 2004, we chose that year averages as the starting points for the climate change simulation. ...
Towards Adaptive Spatial Planning for Climate Change
... edge the multiplicity of climate change and its consequences and which are aimed at increasing resilience to climate-induced disturbances of our social systems. Because we don’t know exactly what constitutes the problem of climate change and its consequences, many authors stress that adaptive spatia ...
... edge the multiplicity of climate change and its consequences and which are aimed at increasing resilience to climate-induced disturbances of our social systems. Because we don’t know exactly what constitutes the problem of climate change and its consequences, many authors stress that adaptive spatia ...
Two Kinds of Climate Justice: Avoiding Harm and Sharing Burdens
... This perspective is concerned with the potential victims—those whose entitlements are threatened—and it ascribes responsibilities to others to uphold these entitlements.4 This approach focuses on what I shall term Harm Avoidance Justice. Ideally, both perspectives would coincide. However, in many ar ...
... This perspective is concerned with the potential victims—those whose entitlements are threatened—and it ascribes responsibilities to others to uphold these entitlements.4 This approach focuses on what I shall term Harm Avoidance Justice. Ideally, both perspectives would coincide. However, in many ar ...
1AC – BIT – “Tear down that wall” edition
... China and the United States stood shoulder to shoulder as the first two countries to announce their post-2020 national greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and remained constructive partners on the path to reaching a historic outcome in Paris this past December. Now, as the United States and Ch ...
... China and the United States stood shoulder to shoulder as the first two countries to announce their post-2020 national greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and remained constructive partners on the path to reaching a historic outcome in Paris this past December. Now, as the United States and Ch ...
The climate of the Mediterranean region: research progress and
... various socioeconomic and environmental indicators, such as per capita gross domestic product (GDP), energy supply, CO2 emissions, and water availability. Environmental issues are exacerbated by societal aspect, as the whole region is densely populated with many Middle East and North African (MENA) ...
... various socioeconomic and environmental indicators, such as per capita gross domestic product (GDP), energy supply, CO2 emissions, and water availability. Environmental issues are exacerbated by societal aspect, as the whole region is densely populated with many Middle East and North African (MENA) ...
The World Meteorological Organization at a glance
... parts of the world. Among those, El Niño forecasts are the most successful. Seasonal climate forecasts are increasingly used in disaster management, health, agriculture, forestry, fishery, tourism, transport and energy. ...
... parts of the world. Among those, El Niño forecasts are the most successful. Seasonal climate forecasts are increasingly used in disaster management, health, agriculture, forestry, fishery, tourism, transport and energy. ...
Arctic Climate Impact Assessment Policy Document
... the findings from ACIA to the policy needs of the Arctic Council. SAOs then assumed responsibility for the drafting of these policy recommendations. The ACIA is the world’s most comprehensive and detailed regional climatic and ultraviolet radiation assessment to date and documents impacts that are a ...
... the findings from ACIA to the policy needs of the Arctic Council. SAOs then assumed responsibility for the drafting of these policy recommendations. The ACIA is the world’s most comprehensive and detailed regional climatic and ultraviolet radiation assessment to date and documents impacts that are a ...
The Effects of Climate Change on Public Health and the Healthcare
... Social justice refers to the “fair distribution of society’s benefits, responsibilities and their consequences” (CNA, p.7, 2006). Developed countries benefit from the use of carbon-intensive technologies, while developing countries experience their consequences. It has been estimated that per capita ...
... Social justice refers to the “fair distribution of society’s benefits, responsibilities and their consequences” (CNA, p.7, 2006). Developed countries benefit from the use of carbon-intensive technologies, while developing countries experience their consequences. It has been estimated that per capita ...
Revisiting the urban - Durham Research Online
... the reduction of GHG emissions from within municipal operations – a ‘self-governing’ approach (Bulkeley and Kern 2006), albeit one that has led to new mechanisms for financing projects, accounting for carbon, the deployment of novel technologies, and a growing political awareness about the issue of ...
... the reduction of GHG emissions from within municipal operations – a ‘self-governing’ approach (Bulkeley and Kern 2006), albeit one that has led to new mechanisms for financing projects, accounting for carbon, the deployment of novel technologies, and a growing political awareness about the issue of ...
high confidence
... Climate change and sea level rise may damage European cultural heritage, including buildings, local industries, landscapes, archaeological sites, and iconic places [medium confidence] and some cultural landscapes may be lost forever [low confidence] ...
... Climate change and sea level rise may damage European cultural heritage, including buildings, local industries, landscapes, archaeological sites, and iconic places [medium confidence] and some cultural landscapes may be lost forever [low confidence] ...
PDF File - Patrick Gonzalez
... (IPCC, 2007b). Here, vulnerability is the susceptibility of an ecosystem to a change in its biome, where biomes are major vegetation types that are characterized by the same life-form (Woodward et al., 2004). Vulnerability is a function of three components: exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacit ...
... (IPCC, 2007b). Here, vulnerability is the susceptibility of an ecosystem to a change in its biome, where biomes are major vegetation types that are characterized by the same life-form (Woodward et al., 2004). Vulnerability is a function of three components: exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacit ...
Climate Change and the Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use (AFOLU) Sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa
... (INDCS), have highlighted both the vulnerability of the Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use (AFOLU) sectors to climate change as well as the important role it plays both for adaptation and mitigation. All countries in sub-Saharan Africa include an adaptation component within their INDC emphasizing th ...
... (INDCS), have highlighted both the vulnerability of the Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use (AFOLU) sectors to climate change as well as the important role it plays both for adaptation and mitigation. All countries in sub-Saharan Africa include an adaptation component within their INDC emphasizing th ...
The Structure of Economic Modeling of the Potential Impacts
... keenly aware of these issues and are actively working on them. This paper is primarily addressed to economists. The economic models, which build on the science models, are used for cost–benefit analysis or policy assessments of climate impacts and action.5 The economic models add further underassess ...
... keenly aware of these issues and are actively working on them. This paper is primarily addressed to economists. The economic models, which build on the science models, are used for cost–benefit analysis or policy assessments of climate impacts and action.5 The economic models add further underassess ...
GEOENGINEERING AND THE NEW CLIMATE DENIALISM
... known for decades, that the days of fossil fuels are numbered, but how quickly and how completely we shift away from them makes all the difference to these industries. They have a huge investment in oil fields and coal mines and dirty technologies, and each decade they delay the transition away from ...
... known for decades, that the days of fossil fuels are numbered, but how quickly and how completely we shift away from them makes all the difference to these industries. They have a huge investment in oil fields and coal mines and dirty technologies, and each decade they delay the transition away from ...
Why join a carbon club? A study of the banks participating
... insights about its activities, processes and development of new products (Molteni, 2006; Hart and Dowell, 2011). Companies that have shown dynamism in dealing with environmental policy, facing the switch from command and control to voluntary mechanisms, can benefit from the development of innovative ...
... insights about its activities, processes and development of new products (Molteni, 2006; Hart and Dowell, 2011). Companies that have shown dynamism in dealing with environmental policy, facing the switch from command and control to voluntary mechanisms, can benefit from the development of innovative ...