Introduction
... – Global exchange/cooperation – Change in economic structures from product oriented to service oriented. – Focus on social and economic sustainability B2 storyline – Population like A2 – Similar environmental and social focus – More regionally oriented (not as much exchange between countries). ...
... – Global exchange/cooperation – Change in economic structures from product oriented to service oriented. – Focus on social and economic sustainability B2 storyline – Population like A2 – Similar environmental and social focus – More regionally oriented (not as much exchange between countries). ...
Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... • Population shifts and development choices are making more Americans vulnerable to the expected impacts of climate change. • Vulnerability is greater for those who have few resources and few choices. • City residents and city infrastructure have unique vulnerabilities to climate change. • Climate c ...
... • Population shifts and development choices are making more Americans vulnerable to the expected impacts of climate change. • Vulnerability is greater for those who have few resources and few choices. • City residents and city infrastructure have unique vulnerabilities to climate change. • Climate c ...
Eco-ethics and the Biosphere
... temperature increases may expand their range. Other species may be pushed above their tolerance limits, which could happen to any species, including Homo sapiens. The effects (e.g., droughts, sea level rise) of greenhouse gas emissions may be quite distant from the sources (e.g., coalfired power pla ...
... temperature increases may expand their range. Other species may be pushed above their tolerance limits, which could happen to any species, including Homo sapiens. The effects (e.g., droughts, sea level rise) of greenhouse gas emissions may be quite distant from the sources (e.g., coalfired power pla ...
Climate Change: The Move to Action
... • Scientist are part of the conversation… should help frame better questions. • Two different realities, natural and the anthropogenically changed… this does not exist. • “The result is that scientific debates that were historically carried out in the slow deliberations of peer-reviewed journals are ...
... • Scientist are part of the conversation… should help frame better questions. • Two different realities, natural and the anthropogenically changed… this does not exist. • “The result is that scientific debates that were historically carried out in the slow deliberations of peer-reviewed journals are ...
Title: The Communicative Dialectic of Environmental Discourse: A
... knowledge and adaptation in climate policy is foremost a question of asymmetries. What for one level might be a legitimate measure (e.g. building a big dam) represents for other actors an existential threat. Uncertainty in this sense is not so much caused by changes in natural environment itself, bu ...
... knowledge and adaptation in climate policy is foremost a question of asymmetries. What for one level might be a legitimate measure (e.g. building a big dam) represents for other actors an existential threat. Uncertainty in this sense is not so much caused by changes in natural environment itself, bu ...
Climate change adaptation-related actions and projects
... should be deemed as a priority is being shared by both industrialised and developing countries alike. Furthermore, the notion that a timely adaptation shall allow for a proper and gradual cost management of climate change-thus avoiding for those costs to be either transferred or externalised from pr ...
... should be deemed as a priority is being shared by both industrialised and developing countries alike. Furthermore, the notion that a timely adaptation shall allow for a proper and gradual cost management of climate change-thus avoiding for those costs to be either transferred or externalised from pr ...
PPT file - Regional Climate Modeling Laboratory
... in the ability of models to project future climate has increased There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities ...
... in the ability of models to project future climate has increased There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities ...
SoP_Letter submitted to HL Champions
... occupation, in particular the denial of the right to managing our natural resources, in addition to systematic and widespread damage of natural assets. It is worth stressing that the United Nations General Assembly on an annual basis adopts a resolution on reaffirming Palestinian sovereignty over th ...
... occupation, in particular the denial of the right to managing our natural resources, in addition to systematic and widespread damage of natural assets. It is worth stressing that the United Nations General Assembly on an annual basis adopts a resolution on reaffirming Palestinian sovereignty over th ...
QUEST-FISH: Predicting the impacts and consequences
... research programme entitled “QUEST-Fish: Predicting the impacts and consequences of climate change on global fish production”. QUEST-Fish is part of the UK QUEST programme (Quantifying and Understanding the Earth System (http://quest. bris.ac.uk/), and is a contribution to UK GLOBEC and to GLOBEC In ...
... research programme entitled “QUEST-Fish: Predicting the impacts and consequences of climate change on global fish production”. QUEST-Fish is part of the UK QUEST programme (Quantifying and Understanding the Earth System (http://quest. bris.ac.uk/), and is a contribution to UK GLOBEC and to GLOBEC In ...
Federal Climate Legislation Good for Maine Business
... Latest data (2008) and analysis indicate Maine will meet the 2010 goal exclusive of reductions associated with the economic downturn ...
... Latest data (2008) and analysis indicate Maine will meet the 2010 goal exclusive of reductions associated with the economic downturn ...
PPT
... is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations.” Q: Are there other (natural) forces at work? A: Yes, e.g., Ein from the sun has been going up. But this is about 1/10th of anthropogenic impacts. Q: Can other theories explain recent climate? A: No. ...
... is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations.” Q: Are there other (natural) forces at work? A: Yes, e.g., Ein from the sun has been going up. But this is about 1/10th of anthropogenic impacts. Q: Can other theories explain recent climate? A: No. ...
CLIMATE_NRE_480_L09_Coherent_Convergent_20160209
... • Dynamic variability in the ocean (ocean-ice-landatmosphere interactions) • Most scenarios of abrupt climate change are related to a phase change in some way or another. Does the albedo change quickly? Is there a change in the fresh water in the ocean? Is there a release of gas stored in something ...
... • Dynamic variability in the ocean (ocean-ice-landatmosphere interactions) • Most scenarios of abrupt climate change are related to a phase change in some way or another. Does the albedo change quickly? Is there a change in the fresh water in the ocean? Is there a release of gas stored in something ...
Diapositiva 1 - ISEAL Alliance
... Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) Climate Module: criteria for adaptation and mitigation ...
... Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) Climate Module: criteria for adaptation and mitigation ...
Erian-IPCC report on Climate Change & DRR-Day2
... are essential for reducing risk from climate extremes (high agreement, robust evidence). Incremental steps aim to improve efficiency within existing technological, governance, and value systems, whereas transformation may involve alterations of fundamental attributes of those systems. Transformation ...
... are essential for reducing risk from climate extremes (high agreement, robust evidence). Incremental steps aim to improve efficiency within existing technological, governance, and value systems, whereas transformation may involve alterations of fundamental attributes of those systems. Transformation ...
ppt - International Association for the Advancement of Innovative
... • $100M climate change initiative focused on GHG policy change, clean energy technology and adaptation strategies ...
... • $100M climate change initiative focused on GHG policy change, clean energy technology and adaptation strategies ...
IMCORE - Rhoda Ballinger
... – How are planning bodies embedding climate change into planning practices? ...
... – How are planning bodies embedding climate change into planning practices? ...
ppt
... uncertainty associated with them? • How do these risks compare to the social, economic, demographic and environmental challenges the water system faces (severity, uncertainty)? ...
... uncertainty associated with them? • How do these risks compare to the social, economic, demographic and environmental challenges the water system faces (severity, uncertainty)? ...
GWPF curry seminar
... How should we respond, given the uncertainty? • There is increasing evidence that the threat from global warming is overstated • However, if the threat is not overstated, there are major shortfalls in current and proposed solutions. ...
... How should we respond, given the uncertainty? • There is increasing evidence that the threat from global warming is overstated • However, if the threat is not overstated, there are major shortfalls in current and proposed solutions. ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Cities
... approached in an integrated manner. Major difference between mitigation and adaptation is the scale of their effect and the associated costs. Adaptation will have impacts primarily on a local scale: actions are based on specific needs of the affected regions. Costs might be very high, especially in ...
... approached in an integrated manner. Major difference between mitigation and adaptation is the scale of their effect and the associated costs. Adaptation will have impacts primarily on a local scale: actions are based on specific needs of the affected regions. Costs might be very high, especially in ...
Preventing dangerous climate change
... the global temperature increase to date (about 0.75°C) is contributing to effects that are impossible to adapt to in some regions, notably small low-lying islands and coastal areas. As the temperature rises further, so will the risk of more widespread and dangerous climate impacts; from sea level ri ...
... the global temperature increase to date (about 0.75°C) is contributing to effects that are impossible to adapt to in some regions, notably small low-lying islands and coastal areas. As the temperature rises further, so will the risk of more widespread and dangerous climate impacts; from sea level ri ...
Indicators of global warming
... More information shown by state (county level) can be found at Yale’s “Climate Opinion Maps (2014)” ...
... More information shown by state (county level) can be found at Yale’s “Climate Opinion Maps (2014)” ...
MES_31 Jan Lecture
... Abrupt climate change • Mechanistic definition – Transition of the climate system into a different state (of temperature, rainfall, and other aspects) on a time scale that is faster than the responsible forcing ...
... Abrupt climate change • Mechanistic definition – Transition of the climate system into a different state (of temperature, rainfall, and other aspects) on a time scale that is faster than the responsible forcing ...
Hilda Blanco - Urban Water Institute, Inc.
... Pierce, D.W. et al. 2013. The Key Role of Heavy Precipitation Events in Climate Model Disagreements of Future Annual Precipitation Changes in California. Journal of Climate, pp. 5879-5896. ...
... Pierce, D.W. et al. 2013. The Key Role of Heavy Precipitation Events in Climate Model Disagreements of Future Annual Precipitation Changes in California. Journal of Climate, pp. 5879-5896. ...
Developing Climate Services for the Pacific Northwest
... 2) The Right People in the Right Places • Upper level people in the academic and operational communities willing to take the leadership role and to allocate resources to collaborative projects. • Individuals within the research community with appropriate technical skills AND experience in finding cr ...
... 2) The Right People in the Right Places • Upper level people in the academic and operational communities willing to take the leadership role and to allocate resources to collaborative projects. • Individuals within the research community with appropriate technical skills AND experience in finding cr ...
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... Without fertilization effect Only Climate climate change in change both China in and the rest China of the world S1 S2 Impacts on production ...
... Without fertilization effect Only Climate climate change in change both China in and the rest China of the world S1 S2 Impacts on production ...