O 3 Environmental Advocacy in the Obama Years
... forward and more effectively apply their considerable financial and organizational resources to future political debates. In this regard, several analysts focused on the need to invest more significantly in building a grassroots movement in support of comprehensive policy action, an emphasis that ha ...
... forward and more effectively apply their considerable financial and organizational resources to future political debates. In this regard, several analysts focused on the need to invest more significantly in building a grassroots movement in support of comprehensive policy action, an emphasis that ha ...
Assimilating urban heat island effects into climate projections
... physics feedbacks but is more computationally intensive and susceptible to inheritance of GCM biases (Wood et al., 2004). Another limiting factor of the present study is the simplifying assumption of a stationary UHI effect over the historical period that is transferred to the future period through ...
... physics feedbacks but is more computationally intensive and susceptible to inheritance of GCM biases (Wood et al., 2004). Another limiting factor of the present study is the simplifying assumption of a stationary UHI effect over the historical period that is transferred to the future period through ...
Novel policy tools to assess the environmental impacts of air pollutants
... have limited applicability when it comes to investigating the wide-ranging effects of short-lived pollutants on climate and air quality variables. This evidence indicates a need for a) regionally focused and b) multi-impact metrics in global environmental policy discussions. By being aware of the re ...
... have limited applicability when it comes to investigating the wide-ranging effects of short-lived pollutants on climate and air quality variables. This evidence indicates a need for a) regionally focused and b) multi-impact metrics in global environmental policy discussions. By being aware of the re ...
Emerging markets and climate change: Mexican standoff or low-carbon race?: Working Paper 46 (489 kB) (opens in new window)
... 1. A “No deal” scenario, where the recent trends in emissions are projected forward on the basis of GDP forecasts broadly consistent with the IPCC SRES A1FI scenario, which at present fits the evidence better than the other SRES scenarios; 2. A “North leads” scenario in which developed countries com ...
... 1. A “No deal” scenario, where the recent trends in emissions are projected forward on the basis of GDP forecasts broadly consistent with the IPCC SRES A1FI scenario, which at present fits the evidence better than the other SRES scenarios; 2. A “North leads” scenario in which developed countries com ...
The clash of theories - Analytical methods for water resource
... could not describe the changes in the mean values either mathematically or causally. I was one of the few who travelled an altogether different route. My point of departure, also in 1978, was to determine whether or not a predictable linkage existed between solar activities (using sunspot numbers as ...
... could not describe the changes in the mean values either mathematically or causally. I was one of the few who travelled an altogether different route. My point of departure, also in 1978, was to determine whether or not a predictable linkage existed between solar activities (using sunspot numbers as ...
Smith et al (2009
... measures), to the extent that such responses were captured by the underlying literature. The impacts literature, however, often makes simplifying assumptions about adaptation which can result in overestimates or underestimates of the magnitude of negative or beneficial impacts. Furthermore, there is ...
... measures), to the extent that such responses were captured by the underlying literature. The impacts literature, however, often makes simplifying assumptions about adaptation which can result in overestimates or underestimates of the magnitude of negative or beneficial impacts. Furthermore, there is ...
Strongly increasing heat extremes in the Middle East and North
... 5 Expanding thermal low in summer Figure 2 demonstrates that climate warming in the MENA is particularly strong in summer, whereas during winter the projected rate of warming does not seem exceptional. In summer, subsidence leads to cloud-free and hot weather conditions over a region that extends fr ...
... 5 Expanding thermal low in summer Figure 2 demonstrates that climate warming in the MENA is particularly strong in summer, whereas during winter the projected rate of warming does not seem exceptional. In summer, subsidence leads to cloud-free and hot weather conditions over a region that extends fr ...
Global scale climate–crop yield relationships and the impacts of
... causality, we assume that climate variations caused yield changes, and not vice versa. This analysis also assumes that year-to-year management changes were either uncorrelated with climate, or were themselves caused by climate [12], and thus did not bias the interpretation of the climate’s influence ...
... causality, we assume that climate variations caused yield changes, and not vice versa. This analysis also assumes that year-to-year management changes were either uncorrelated with climate, or were themselves caused by climate [12], and thus did not bias the interpretation of the climate’s influence ...
4. Influence of Climate Change on the Condition of the Catchment`s
... stakeholder engagement has been used to describe the influence of climate change on each of the three regional natural resource classes identified in the Goulburn Broken RCS. Tables 1, 2 and 3 (below) summarise information from the DPSIR analyses (Clifton and Pelikan 2014) (see section 3.1), outlini ...
... stakeholder engagement has been used to describe the influence of climate change on each of the three regional natural resource classes identified in the Goulburn Broken RCS. Tables 1, 2 and 3 (below) summarise information from the DPSIR analyses (Clifton and Pelikan 2014) (see section 3.1), outlini ...
Keith Brander
... found at these temperatures, however it was surprising to find that Atlantic cod also existed under these conditions. A widely cited recent paper (Drinkwater, 2005) predicted that cod would become locally extinct if temperature rose by 2oC, but the archaeological evidence and other information on th ...
... found at these temperatures, however it was surprising to find that Atlantic cod also existed under these conditions. A widely cited recent paper (Drinkwater, 2005) predicted that cod would become locally extinct if temperature rose by 2oC, but the archaeological evidence and other information on th ...
Global Climate Change as a Threat to U.S. National Security
... services and this dependency is reciprocal; in other words, there is an interdependent relationship between the transportation sector and other critical infrastructure such that, if either were disabled by a natural disaster or terrorist attack, U.S. national security would be affected.15 The highwa ...
... services and this dependency is reciprocal; in other words, there is an interdependent relationship between the transportation sector and other critical infrastructure such that, if either were disabled by a natural disaster or terrorist attack, U.S. national security would be affected.15 The highwa ...
a long-term climate goal implies a limit on cumulative co 2 emissions
... At the same time, the different drivers of uncertainty have implications for decision-making that are important to explore. Some of the uncertainty invokes considerations of precaution. For example, even if we stay within a CO2 budget that has a 67% chance of keeping warming below 2°C, there is a 33 ...
... At the same time, the different drivers of uncertainty have implications for decision-making that are important to explore. Some of the uncertainty invokes considerations of precaution. For example, even if we stay within a CO2 budget that has a 67% chance of keeping warming below 2°C, there is a 33 ...
CLIMATE IMPACTS ON TOURISM IN SPAIN
... than in Barcelona, but the summer concentration of HN is slightly lower in Coruña than in Barcelona. In addition, the most recent tendencies show that HN in Coruña grows most intensively in May, while in Barcelona in August. One possible explanation is that a part of the visitors of Barcelona provin ...
... than in Barcelona, but the summer concentration of HN is slightly lower in Coruña than in Barcelona. In addition, the most recent tendencies show that HN in Coruña grows most intensively in May, while in Barcelona in August. One possible explanation is that a part of the visitors of Barcelona provin ...
CLIMsystems Compendium of Products and Services
... management practice. It is reaffirmed by the trend towards industry leading practices and standards that have emerged. With ISO55000, asset management now has own International Standard, which can be seen as a real milestone in recognition of asset management as a fully-fledged discipline. The full ...
... management practice. It is reaffirmed by the trend towards industry leading practices and standards that have emerged. With ISO55000, asset management now has own International Standard, which can be seen as a real milestone in recognition of asset management as a fully-fledged discipline. The full ...
Climate change - ACT Government
... task by using ICT research, or contacting the organisation for information. What is their policy on climate change? What ...
... task by using ICT research, or contacting the organisation for information. What is their policy on climate change? What ...
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... shocks on different aspects of household food security or poverty is a field of study that presents relatively scarce evidence even nowadays. This is initially the outcome of knowledge gaps on the side of assessing how any shock affects the multidimensional and dynamic concept of food security and a ...
... shocks on different aspects of household food security or poverty is a field of study that presents relatively scarce evidence even nowadays. This is initially the outcome of knowledge gaps on the side of assessing how any shock affects the multidimensional and dynamic concept of food security and a ...
Working Paper 217 - Bettis et al 2016 (opens in new window)
... found in the collapsing civilisations of the pre-industrial world. Nonetheless, the modern world clearly is capable of generating collapses, such as Rwanda and Somalia (Diamond, 2005). Climate thresholds and tipping elements In climate research, concern about the prospect of catastrophe and collapse ...
... found in the collapsing civilisations of the pre-industrial world. Nonetheless, the modern world clearly is capable of generating collapses, such as Rwanda and Somalia (Diamond, 2005). Climate thresholds and tipping elements In climate research, concern about the prospect of catastrophe and collapse ...
karfakis
... shocks on different aspects of household food security or poverty is a field of study that presents relatively scarce evidence even nowadays. This is initially the outcome of knowledge gaps on the side of assessing how any shock affects the multidimensional and dynamic concept of food security and a ...
... shocks on different aspects of household food security or poverty is a field of study that presents relatively scarce evidence even nowadays. This is initially the outcome of knowledge gaps on the side of assessing how any shock affects the multidimensional and dynamic concept of food security and a ...
biodiversity and climate change
... species to maintain maximum genetic diversity, which is critical to adapt and evolve to climate change. • promoting dispersal – For a species to respond and move to suitable climate, it needs increased habitat availability and connectivity (POSTnote 300). However, a species that is unable to dispers ...
... species to maintain maximum genetic diversity, which is critical to adapt and evolve to climate change. • promoting dispersal – For a species to respond and move to suitable climate, it needs increased habitat availability and connectivity (POSTnote 300). However, a species that is unable to dispers ...
Water resources
... ● The problem ● characteristics of multi-year drought ● short hydrologic record lengths < 100 years ● reliability of water supply systems – over-rated &/or over-allocation? ...
... ● The problem ● characteristics of multi-year drought ● short hydrologic record lengths < 100 years ● reliability of water supply systems – over-rated &/or over-allocation? ...
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... on the Discussion Group on Developing Countries and a Post-Kyoto Deal at the DSA-DFID Policy Forum on Climate Change and International Development, University of Greenwich Okereke C. and H. Schroeder (2008), “How can the objectives of justice, development and climate change mitigation be reconciled ...
... on the Discussion Group on Developing Countries and a Post-Kyoto Deal at the DSA-DFID Policy Forum on Climate Change and International Development, University of Greenwich Okereke C. and H. Schroeder (2008), “How can the objectives of justice, development and climate change mitigation be reconciled ...
Catholic Response to Global Warming
... a disturbing warming of the climatic system. In recent decades this warming has been accompanied by a constant rise in the sea level and, it would appear, by an increase of extreme weather events, even if a scientifically determinable cause cannot be assigned to each particular phenomenon. Humanity ...
... a disturbing warming of the climatic system. In recent decades this warming has been accompanied by a constant rise in the sea level and, it would appear, by an increase of extreme weather events, even if a scientifically determinable cause cannot be assigned to each particular phenomenon. Humanity ...
An investigation into the impact of science communication and
... have attempted to determine why there is such a discrepancy between the science community and people’s opinion of climate change. One such study measured participants’ skepticism about climate change before and after reading two newspaper editorials making opposing claims about the reality and serio ...
... have attempted to determine why there is such a discrepancy between the science community and people’s opinion of climate change. One such study measured participants’ skepticism about climate change before and after reading two newspaper editorials making opposing claims about the reality and serio ...
Fuelling America`s Climatic Apocalypse
... When President Bush walked away from the Kyoto Protocol, the polls in the United States indicated that both the majority of Congress and the public supported this move. While many thought “it would be good to do something about global warming,” most also thought the response should not entail “chang ...
... When President Bush walked away from the Kyoto Protocol, the polls in the United States indicated that both the majority of Congress and the public supported this move. While many thought “it would be good to do something about global warming,” most also thought the response should not entail “chang ...
Observational constraints on future climate: distinguishing robust from model-dependent statements of uncertainty in climate forecasting
... across climate models, and the uncertainty estimate could be revised either up or down as the next generation of models and additional physical processes are considered. Hence, although both statements refer to the same level of probability, they have very different policy implications: there is lit ...
... across climate models, and the uncertainty estimate could be revised either up or down as the next generation of models and additional physical processes are considered. Hence, although both statements refer to the same level of probability, they have very different policy implications: there is lit ...