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... The annual economic impact of climate induced damage in the energy sector range from $2.7 billion in the low warming scenario to $6.3 billion in the high warming scenario. $21 billion in energy assets are at risk. In the near-term, demand-side management (DSM) programs that encourage reductions in p ...
... The annual economic impact of climate induced damage in the energy sector range from $2.7 billion in the low warming scenario to $6.3 billion in the high warming scenario. $21 billion in energy assets are at risk. In the near-term, demand-side management (DSM) programs that encourage reductions in p ...
Ambiguity and climate policy
... would be simply no way to infer meaningful probabilities for those events from their choices, and theories which purported to describe their uncertainty in terms of probabilities would be quite inapplicable in that area.’ 2 Our work focusses on uncertainty about a key parameter of the climate system ...
... would be simply no way to infer meaningful probabilities for those events from their choices, and theories which purported to describe their uncertainty in terms of probabilities would be quite inapplicable in that area.’ 2 Our work focusses on uncertainty about a key parameter of the climate system ...
Changing Communities: Changing Climate,
... mitigate and adapt to the impacts on our community and environment. We knew we had to look inward and so began a series of changes. We have promoted discussion, sometimes at the risk of ridicule, encouraged our staff to put their sound ideas into practice, and participated in national programs, like ...
... mitigate and adapt to the impacts on our community and environment. We knew we had to look inward and so began a series of changes. We have promoted discussion, sometimes at the risk of ridicule, encouraged our staff to put their sound ideas into practice, and participated in national programs, like ...
Wyoming v. USDA: A Look Down the Road at Management of
... against active management in IRAs, but because the Rule explicitly allows some level of active management in IRAs, Part III summarizes the relevant scientific literature on climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies that may be extended to IRAs. Part IV examines the Rule’s language, the cas ...
... against active management in IRAs, but because the Rule explicitly allows some level of active management in IRAs, Part III summarizes the relevant scientific literature on climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies that may be extended to IRAs. Part IV examines the Rule’s language, the cas ...
Will climate change increase ozone depletion from low
... However, such effects are still under discussion. Schmidt et al. (2006) found a weakening in the meridional circulation using model simulations, but long-term radar measurements have not yet been able to unambiguously identify a trend (Baumgaertner et al., 2005; Keuer et al., 2007). If climate chang ...
... However, such effects are still under discussion. Schmidt et al. (2006) found a weakening in the meridional circulation using model simulations, but long-term radar measurements have not yet been able to unambiguously identify a trend (Baumgaertner et al., 2005; Keuer et al., 2007). If climate chang ...
Climates of suspicion - Geoengineering Governance Research
... formal processes. This suggests that incumbent political agency is often exercised in necessarily more opaque or ‘covert’ ways than popularly represented and, in this sense, conspiracy (as covert joint co-ordination of agency), rather than an exception, might be understood to be – in certain respect ...
... formal processes. This suggests that incumbent political agency is often exercised in necessarily more opaque or ‘covert’ ways than popularly represented and, in this sense, conspiracy (as covert joint co-ordination of agency), rather than an exception, might be understood to be – in certain respect ...
TowARD ReSiLienCe
... relevant policies and programs, and allocating resources to implement them. 2. Identifying, assessing and monitoring disaster risks and improving early warning systems. 3. Creating awareness at all levels of society about risk and providing information about how to reduce it. 4. Reducing social, ...
... relevant policies and programs, and allocating resources to implement them. 2. Identifying, assessing and monitoring disaster risks and improving early warning systems. 3. Creating awareness at all levels of society about risk and providing information about how to reduce it. 4. Reducing social, ...
Developing and Applying Scenarios
... embracing scenarios that portray future developments of any factor (climatic or otherwise) that might have a bearing on climate change vulnerability, impacts, and adaptive capacity.A distinction is drawn between climate scenarios, which describe the forcing factor of key interest in this report, and ...
... embracing scenarios that portray future developments of any factor (climatic or otherwise) that might have a bearing on climate change vulnerability, impacts, and adaptive capacity.A distinction is drawn between climate scenarios, which describe the forcing factor of key interest in this report, and ...
Detection and Attribution of Observed Impacts
... There has been a shift from cold- to heat-related mortality in some regions as a result of warming (medium confidence), but despite many welldocumented sensitivities of human health to other aspects of weather, clear evidence of an additional observed climate change impact on health outcomes is lack ...
... There has been a shift from cold- to heat-related mortality in some regions as a result of warming (medium confidence), but despite many welldocumented sensitivities of human health to other aspects of weather, clear evidence of an additional observed climate change impact on health outcomes is lack ...
Link-Securitization - Open Evidence Archive
... social variables are set at fixed levels (Cohen 1995). Viewing technology, consumption, and all social variables as fixed is implicit in the limits perspective, yet these variables are key to understanding the problem (Cohen 1995). For this reason, a recent high-profile statement of the limits persp ...
... social variables are set at fixed levels (Cohen 1995). Viewing technology, consumption, and all social variables as fixed is implicit in the limits perspective, yet these variables are key to understanding the problem (Cohen 1995). For this reason, a recent high-profile statement of the limits persp ...
Warming up the region The impacts of climate change in the
... In order to provide a framework for dealing with this uncertainty the UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) has recently provided a new set of future climate scenarios 1 that describe the rates of warming in response to different levels of emissions, namely Low Emissions, Medium-Low Emissions, Medium ...
... In order to provide a framework for dealing with this uncertainty the UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) has recently provided a new set of future climate scenarios 1 that describe the rates of warming in response to different levels of emissions, namely Low Emissions, Medium-Low Emissions, Medium ...
Local adaptation to climate change in a calcareous grassland system
... factors including competition (Aarssen and Turkington 1985, Taylor and Aarssen 1990, Fridley et al. 2007, Whitlock et al. 2010, 2011), may alternate selection pressures such that effective selective neutrality is maintained over longer timescales at the population level (Jump et al. 2006, Jump et al ...
... factors including competition (Aarssen and Turkington 1985, Taylor and Aarssen 1990, Fridley et al. 2007, Whitlock et al. 2010, 2011), may alternate selection pressures such that effective selective neutrality is maintained over longer timescales at the population level (Jump et al. 2006, Jump et al ...
It Depends Which Way the Wind Blows
... The Board with the support of communities and Adelaide University developed this report as the first of many steps needed in our Region to look at the impact of climate change on the land and possible effects on community’s ability to look after that land. The Board was keen that this was not just a ...
... The Board with the support of communities and Adelaide University developed this report as the first of many steps needed in our Region to look at the impact of climate change on the land and possible effects on community’s ability to look after that land. The Board was keen that this was not just a ...
climate change document
... international action, policy options at the U.S. federal level, recent action in the U.S. states, and action taken by local governments. The overview serves as a summary and introduction to the series. ...
... international action, policy options at the U.S. federal level, recent action in the U.S. states, and action taken by local governments. The overview serves as a summary and introduction to the series. ...
Undergraduate Thesis - College of Forestry and Conservation
... protect the atmosphere above was pushed into the background of public notice. The science of climate change has been known for longer than most people recognize. In the early- to mid- 1800s, scientists Joseph Fourier and John Tyndall proposed that gases like carbon dioxide and water vapor trap heat ...
... protect the atmosphere above was pushed into the background of public notice. The science of climate change has been known for longer than most people recognize. In the early- to mid- 1800s, scientists Joseph Fourier and John Tyndall proposed that gases like carbon dioxide and water vapor trap heat ...
Chapter 7: Human Health
... disease) and vectors are moving northward into Canada and will likely continue to expand their range. In addition, new research suggests climate change will exacerbate air pollution issues in some parts of Canada, although further reductions of air contaminant emissions could offset climate change i ...
... disease) and vectors are moving northward into Canada and will likely continue to expand their range. In addition, new research suggests climate change will exacerbate air pollution issues in some parts of Canada, although further reductions of air contaminant emissions could offset climate change i ...
Compact of Mayors
... Local government area within a city / metropolitan area – a sub-tier of local government responsible for local services not overseen by the executive governing body (e.g., the City of London local authority within the Greater London Authority). Independent city – a city or town that does not for ...
... Local government area within a city / metropolitan area – a sub-tier of local government responsible for local services not overseen by the executive governing body (e.g., the City of London local authority within the Greater London Authority). Independent city – a city or town that does not for ...
The impact of climate change on the UK
... mitigate them. The clearest risk is from the first category – physical risks – and accordingly most of the report is focused on that aspect. The other two risk categories are less well developed and more uncertain – nonetheless, they could have a meaningful impact on the PRA’s objectives over time. ...
... mitigate them. The clearest risk is from the first category – physical risks – and accordingly most of the report is focused on that aspect. The other two risk categories are less well developed and more uncertain – nonetheless, they could have a meaningful impact on the PRA’s objectives over time. ...
Appendix L: Climate impacts and adaptation actions for shrub
... Climatic niche vegetation models mathematically define the climatic conditions within a given vegetation type’s current distribution and then project where on the landscape those conditions are expected to occur in the future. These models do not incorporate other important factors that determine ...
... Climatic niche vegetation models mathematically define the climatic conditions within a given vegetation type’s current distribution and then project where on the landscape those conditions are expected to occur in the future. These models do not incorporate other important factors that determine ...
On Climate Change A Human Health Perspective A Report Outlining the
... is to identify research critical for understanding the impact of ...
... is to identify research critical for understanding the impact of ...
united - Stockholm Convention
... A brief scientific evaluation of the current literature on climate change and persistent organic pollutants can be found in the report on the impacts of climate change and persistent organic pollutants (UNEP/POPS/COP.5/INF/26).The key findings of the report include: (a) Climate change could affect p ...
... A brief scientific evaluation of the current literature on climate change and persistent organic pollutants can be found in the report on the impacts of climate change and persistent organic pollutants (UNEP/POPS/COP.5/INF/26).The key findings of the report include: (a) Climate change could affect p ...
Draft Guidelines on Climate Change and Natura 2000
... The species and habitats of Natura 2000 sites are inevitably impacted by climate change. Overall, of all the Natura 2000 habitats, the most vulnerable habitat groups are the coastal habitats, fresh water habitats, bogs, mires and fens, and alpine habitats. Of all Natura 2000 species, amphibians and ...
... The species and habitats of Natura 2000 sites are inevitably impacted by climate change. Overall, of all the Natura 2000 habitats, the most vulnerable habitat groups are the coastal habitats, fresh water habitats, bogs, mires and fens, and alpine habitats. Of all Natura 2000 species, amphibians and ...
Vulnerability Assessment of the Belize Coastal Zone
... Major impacts on biophysical resources will be from sea level rise, increased sea surface temperatures, changes in weather patterns and increased storm activity. Corals are the most susceptible to increased sea surface temperature and frequent storm events. Corals will be lost due to bleaching, dise ...
... Major impacts on biophysical resources will be from sea level rise, increased sea surface temperatures, changes in weather patterns and increased storm activity. Corals are the most susceptible to increased sea surface temperature and frequent storm events. Corals will be lost due to bleaching, dise ...
The colour of climate: changes in peat
... 2002). Because of the importance of water in peatlands their hydrology has become an important area of study, and early studies on this subject were conducted in Russia by e.g., Romanov (1968), whose ideas have been incorporated in the present standard work on peatland hydrology (Ingram, 1983). Ingr ...
... 2002). Because of the importance of water in peatlands their hydrology has become an important area of study, and early studies on this subject were conducted in Russia by e.g., Romanov (1968), whose ideas have been incorporated in the present standard work on peatland hydrology (Ingram, 1983). Ingr ...
Climate change and natural disasters.
... to play a more prominent role in international climate policies but has refrained from this so far, since agreeing to the Kyoto protocol. Russia’s role in international climate change negotiations have not been much discussed. This, in spite of the fact that Russia’s commitments will be essential fo ...
... to play a more prominent role in international climate policies but has refrained from this so far, since agreeing to the Kyoto protocol. Russia’s role in international climate change negotiations have not been much discussed. This, in spite of the fact that Russia’s commitments will be essential fo ...