May, 2008 - India Environment Portal
... debates about inequality take place among the relatively rich, when they consider what sacrifices they should make for the relatively poor. But when we think about future people, we are considering what sacrifices we, the relatively poor, should make for the later relatively rich. Usually prioritari ...
... debates about inequality take place among the relatively rich, when they consider what sacrifices they should make for the relatively poor. But when we think about future people, we are considering what sacrifices we, the relatively poor, should make for the later relatively rich. Usually prioritari ...
Weather warning report - Priestley International Centre for Climate
... increased flood damage over recent years. Currently managed by Richard Bramley, it has passed through the generations from Richard’s father and his grandfather before that. Producing crops including wheat, oilseed rape and potatoes, Manor Farm holds a supply contract with Walkers Crisps. Manor Farm ...
... increased flood damage over recent years. Currently managed by Richard Bramley, it has passed through the generations from Richard’s father and his grandfather before that. Producing crops including wheat, oilseed rape and potatoes, Manor Farm holds a supply contract with Walkers Crisps. Manor Farm ...
A normative account of dangerous climate change
... values to facts and risks. Neither of these forms of relativism would support an international effort to identify and avoid dangerous climate change since in both cases the assessment of danger is severely limited and the communication of the reasons for believing that there is danger is tightly con ...
... values to facts and risks. Neither of these forms of relativism would support an international effort to identify and avoid dangerous climate change since in both cases the assessment of danger is severely limited and the communication of the reasons for believing that there is danger is tightly con ...
Tall tales and fat tails: the science and economics of extreme warming
... Recent studies have shown that economic analysis of climate change is sensitive to the slim possibility of extreme warming. According to Weitzman (2009) a sufficiently large (albeit still tiny) probability of extreme warming can make climate change mitigation policies appear infinitely valuable. The ...
... Recent studies have shown that economic analysis of climate change is sensitive to the slim possibility of extreme warming. According to Weitzman (2009) a sufficiently large (albeit still tiny) probability of extreme warming can make climate change mitigation policies appear infinitely valuable. The ...
Submission-5-A-Key-letter - Coal Action Network Aotearoa
... Although total emissions may have temporarily declined 6, fossil fuel carbon emissions have continued to rise inexorably7. Post-election policy initiatives8 further reveal the extent of the Government’s greenwashing. Inter alia, Hansen argues9 that the biggest obstacle to solving climate change is “ ...
... Although total emissions may have temporarily declined 6, fossil fuel carbon emissions have continued to rise inexorably7. Post-election policy initiatives8 further reveal the extent of the Government’s greenwashing. Inter alia, Hansen argues9 that the biggest obstacle to solving climate change is “ ...
city-level climate change adaptation strategies: the case of quito
... and preparedness that included climate change components and promoted public-private partnerships. Two main factors were responsible for putting this proactive adaptation approach on Quito’s agenda. First, existing disaster response strategies did not address the city’s increasing governance and dev ...
... and preparedness that included climate change components and promoted public-private partnerships. Two main factors were responsible for putting this proactive adaptation approach on Quito’s agenda. First, existing disaster response strategies did not address the city’s increasing governance and dev ...
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... awareness of the cumulative effects of unsustainable development and wasteful use of resources. A less tentative conclusion that can be reached is that most respondents believe climate change will be a problem that their children will have to confront rather than themselves. Unfortunately this would ...
... awareness of the cumulative effects of unsustainable development and wasteful use of resources. A less tentative conclusion that can be reached is that most respondents believe climate change will be a problem that their children will have to confront rather than themselves. Unfortunately this would ...
Climate Economics: The Literature and its Utility
... demonstrate that the CO2 effect cannot be considered as the single (nor even as the main) cause of climatic variations, but certainly as an essential contributing factor.” (Flohn, 1963, page 341) The idea that an increase of 104 parts per million in the carbon dioxide content of the Earth’s atmosphe ...
... demonstrate that the CO2 effect cannot be considered as the single (nor even as the main) cause of climatic variations, but certainly as an essential contributing factor.” (Flohn, 1963, page 341) The idea that an increase of 104 parts per million in the carbon dioxide content of the Earth’s atmosphe ...
Agenda Setting and Issue Definition at the Micro Level: Giving
... The literature on agenda setting focuses on questions related to how governments, the public, and the media prioritize issues. Issues rise and fall from the agenda due to a variety of factors including competing issues, politics, public mood, focusing events, and others. To explain the dynamics of a ...
... The literature on agenda setting focuses on questions related to how governments, the public, and the media prioritize issues. Issues rise and fall from the agenda due to a variety of factors including competing issues, politics, public mood, focusing events, and others. To explain the dynamics of a ...
Request for Expression of Interest Firm - World Bank E
... financing for almost 4,000 projects. The GEF has become an international partnership of 183 countries, international institutions, civil society organizations, and private sector to address global environmental issues. The Independent Evaluation Office of the GEF (IEO) has a central role in ensurin ...
... financing for almost 4,000 projects. The GEF has become an international partnership of 183 countries, international institutions, civil society organizations, and private sector to address global environmental issues. The Independent Evaluation Office of the GEF (IEO) has a central role in ensurin ...
RELEVANT, IMMEDIATE, LOCAL: GUIDE TO
... renewable power. ›› Section 2.3 goes into more detail on renewable energy. Focus on solutions rather than policies. ›› When a debate is focused on policy solutions, whether it is a carbon price, an Emissions Trading Scheme or the Renewable Energy Target, it is too abstract to engage most people. How ...
... renewable power. ›› Section 2.3 goes into more detail on renewable energy. Focus on solutions rather than policies. ›› When a debate is focused on policy solutions, whether it is a carbon price, an Emissions Trading Scheme or the Renewable Energy Target, it is too abstract to engage most people. How ...
Climate Policy and Interest Groups - a Public
... such as subsidies or voluntary agreements are used instead of trade in emissions or taxes. On the one hand a single instrument is often directed towards the achievement of several targets - such as emission reduction and the raising of employment - and on the other hand a panoply of measures is dire ...
... such as subsidies or voluntary agreements are used instead of trade in emissions or taxes. On the one hand a single instrument is often directed towards the achievement of several targets - such as emission reduction and the raising of employment - and on the other hand a panoply of measures is dire ...
Farmer beliefs and concerns about climate change and attitudes
... farmers should take additional steps to protect their land from increased precipitation,” measures belief that farmers ought to prepare farmland for potential future increases in precipitation (PROTECT). In the Iowa context, such protective steps consist of establishment or improvement of conservati ...
... farmers should take additional steps to protect their land from increased precipitation,” measures belief that farmers ought to prepare farmland for potential future increases in precipitation (PROTECT). In the Iowa context, such protective steps consist of establishment or improvement of conservati ...
diseases - Pesticide Action Network
... There are fewer scientific studies on the effect of precipitation on insects than temperature. Some insects are sensitive to precipitation and are killed or removed from crops by heavy rains - in some northeastern US states, this consideration is important when choosing management options for onion ...
... There are fewer scientific studies on the effect of precipitation on insects than temperature. Some insects are sensitive to precipitation and are killed or removed from crops by heavy rains - in some northeastern US states, this consideration is important when choosing management options for onion ...
C L limate iteracy
... INTEGRATED APPROACH. In the coming decades, scientists expect climate change to have an increasing impact on human and natural systems. In a warmer world, accessibility to food, water, raw materials, and energy are likely to change. Human health, biodiversity, economic stability, and national securi ...
... INTEGRATED APPROACH. In the coming decades, scientists expect climate change to have an increasing impact on human and natural systems. In a warmer world, accessibility to food, water, raw materials, and energy are likely to change. Human health, biodiversity, economic stability, and national securi ...
Global Warming Resources to Sustain a Collection
... Flannery, Tim. The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth. New York: Grove/ Atlantic, 2006 (ISBN: 978-0-8021-6502-2). Also available in e-book and audio formats from Recorded Books. This is one of the most comprehensive and readable overviews of the subje ...
... Flannery, Tim. The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth. New York: Grove/ Atlantic, 2006 (ISBN: 978-0-8021-6502-2). Also available in e-book and audio formats from Recorded Books. This is one of the most comprehensive and readable overviews of the subje ...
Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap
... The responsibility of the Department of Defense is the security of our country. That requires thinking ahead and planning for a wide range of contingencies. Among the future trends that will impact our national security is climate change. Rising global temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, ...
... The responsibility of the Department of Defense is the security of our country. That requires thinking ahead and planning for a wide range of contingencies. Among the future trends that will impact our national security is climate change. Rising global temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, ...
Climate change and human health: Impacts, vulnerability and public
... Following floods, increases in diarrhoeal and respiratory diseases are reported, in both high- and low-income countries,3,33 transmission is increased where there is crowding of displaced populations. In industrialised countries, although infections are much less of a problem, the impact on the loca ...
... Following floods, increases in diarrhoeal and respiratory diseases are reported, in both high- and low-income countries,3,33 transmission is increased where there is crowding of displaced populations. In industrialised countries, although infections are much less of a problem, the impact on the loca ...
Indigenous Australians` knowledge of weather and climate
... about environmental change (Huntington et al. 2004). A key reason for this interest in these ‘new’ data sources is the relatively recent recognition of the need to tailor environmental management strategies to specific locations. This concern is particularly salient for designing adaptive strategies ...
... about environmental change (Huntington et al. 2004). A key reason for this interest in these ‘new’ data sources is the relatively recent recognition of the need to tailor environmental management strategies to specific locations. This concern is particularly salient for designing adaptive strategies ...
An NPS Framework for Addressing Climate Change with Cultural
... finer-scale data likely would be more useful (for example, timing of rainfall intensity per adobe stress, such as analyzed in Moss 2010). Vulnerability assessments are analyses of the sensitivity and exposure of resources to projected impacts and their capacity to adapt to changing circumstances. Fo ...
... finer-scale data likely would be more useful (for example, timing of rainfall intensity per adobe stress, such as analyzed in Moss 2010). Vulnerability assessments are analyses of the sensitivity and exposure of resources to projected impacts and their capacity to adapt to changing circumstances. Fo ...
Lending a caring hand - University of New England
... industrial sulfur particle pollutants from coal burning may be reflecting sunlight, thus countering heating caused by coal’s carbon dioxide emissions, said Pennsylvania State University professor Michael Mann. ...
... industrial sulfur particle pollutants from coal burning may be reflecting sunlight, thus countering heating caused by coal’s carbon dioxide emissions, said Pennsylvania State University professor Michael Mann. ...
IS CLIMATE CHANGE HINDERING ECONOMIC GROWTH OF ASIAN ECONOMIES? *
... as Brazil, China and India, have raised serious concerns about the relationship between climate change and economic growth. Although climate change may initially have some positive effects for some developed countries, it will be destructive in the long run (Hope, 2006). Moreover, the impacts of cli ...
... as Brazil, China and India, have raised serious concerns about the relationship between climate change and economic growth. Although climate change may initially have some positive effects for some developed countries, it will be destructive in the long run (Hope, 2006). Moreover, the impacts of cli ...
Citation
... distribution of ecosystems, landscapes, species and their interactions; (3) effects on the socio-economic and political systems; (4) strategies and measures to slow down or stop the increase of greenhouse gasses, including mitigation by land use change; and (5) adaptation of land use patterns to dim ...
... distribution of ecosystems, landscapes, species and their interactions; (3) effects on the socio-economic and political systems; (4) strategies and measures to slow down or stop the increase of greenhouse gasses, including mitigation by land use change; and (5) adaptation of land use patterns to dim ...
Climate financing for a low carbon tomorrow
... ple, utility scale solar photovoltaic costs 21 h ave fallen by half in the past five years and solar PV module prices decreased by three quarters in the peri- ...
... ple, utility scale solar photovoltaic costs 21 h ave fallen by half in the past five years and solar PV module prices decreased by three quarters in the peri- ...
M B V C
... are not mutually exclusive terms, but rather have a two-way relationship, which can be mutually reinforcing (Drexhage & Murphy, 2010:9). Grist (2008:785) indicates that the management of climate change falls under the umbrella of sustainable development because of its long-term implications, in addi ...
... are not mutually exclusive terms, but rather have a two-way relationship, which can be mutually reinforcing (Drexhage & Murphy, 2010:9). Grist (2008:785) indicates that the management of climate change falls under the umbrella of sustainable development because of its long-term implications, in addi ...