Preserving the Ocean Circulation: Implications for Climate Policy
... threshold response in the natural system. This choice is likely more efficient in the sense of an optimal growth model than an arbitrary choice of greenhouse gas stabilization level. This approach allows us additionally to consider the economic trade-offs associated with accepting the natural thresh ...
... threshold response in the natural system. This choice is likely more efficient in the sense of an optimal growth model than an arbitrary choice of greenhouse gas stabilization level. This approach allows us additionally to consider the economic trade-offs associated with accepting the natural thresh ...
Suitability of European climate for the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes
... and provides the fine spatial scale information that is required for impact studies. Using an ensemble of RCMs (instead of a single model) takes into account the uncertainties in future climate projections. This framework has been recently successfully applied to model bluetongue transmission risk ov ...
... and provides the fine spatial scale information that is required for impact studies. Using an ensemble of RCMs (instead of a single model) takes into account the uncertainties in future climate projections. This framework has been recently successfully applied to model bluetongue transmission risk ov ...
The Geography of Solving Global Environmental Problems
... negotiations are struggling to achieve their goals.' 6 The Kyoto Protocol's first period commitments were not enough to close the emissions gap, and some parties failed to meet even those limited commitments. Moreover, participation by important developed country emitters in the Kyoto regime is decl ...
... negotiations are struggling to achieve their goals.' 6 The Kyoto Protocol's first period commitments were not enough to close the emissions gap, and some parties failed to meet even those limited commitments. Moreover, participation by important developed country emitters in the Kyoto regime is decl ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE LIMITED
... Executive Summary Climate change is a continuous process that began centuries ago. Today the pace of change has increased with greater rapidity because of global warming induced by anthropogenically generated greenhouse gases (GHG). Failure to effectively deal with the adverse outcomes can easily di ...
... Executive Summary Climate change is a continuous process that began centuries ago. Today the pace of change has increased with greater rapidity because of global warming induced by anthropogenically generated greenhouse gases (GHG). Failure to effectively deal with the adverse outcomes can easily di ...
Presentation 16 Apr 2013
... magnitude of change during the 21st century. The hypothesis is being tested in case studies on aspects of two primary ecosystem services: agrifood systems and biodiversity, with linkages between the two also being examined ...
... magnitude of change during the 21st century. The hypothesis is being tested in case studies on aspects of two primary ecosystem services: agrifood systems and biodiversity, with linkages between the two also being examined ...
canadian parks and protected areas
... responsible for managing these core areas have an important role to play in working with partners beyond their boundaries to achieve regional conservation objectives. This understanding of conservation acknowledges that people are part of the ecosystem and reinforces the importance of working at the ...
... responsible for managing these core areas have an important role to play in working with partners beyond their boundaries to achieve regional conservation objectives. This understanding of conservation acknowledges that people are part of the ecosystem and reinforces the importance of working at the ...
A Brewing Storm: The climate change risks to
... intense weather events, such as torrential downpours and droughts, as well as long-term climatic shifts. As today’s suitable areas shrink, some producers will try to push further up the mountain, potentially bringing coffee into conflict with other land uses (Fig. 2 ‘Coffee Farming in a Changing Cli ...
... intense weather events, such as torrential downpours and droughts, as well as long-term climatic shifts. As today’s suitable areas shrink, some producers will try to push further up the mountain, potentially bringing coffee into conflict with other land uses (Fig. 2 ‘Coffee Farming in a Changing Cli ...
A Brewing Storm - The Climate Institute
... intense weather events, such as torrential downpours and droughts, as well as long-term climatic shifts. As today’s suitable areas shrink, some producers will try to push further up the mountain, potentially bringing coffee into conflict with other land uses (Fig. 2 ‘Coffee Farming in a Changing Cli ...
... intense weather events, such as torrential downpours and droughts, as well as long-term climatic shifts. As today’s suitable areas shrink, some producers will try to push further up the mountain, potentially bringing coffee into conflict with other land uses (Fig. 2 ‘Coffee Farming in a Changing Cli ...
Integrated climate and land use change scenarios for California
... management, and land use) interact to determine how this water is partitioned and how it will be delivered to competing consumers (Havstad et al. 2007). Water yield is difficult to measure and value, but the changing availability of water from rangeland watersheds needs to be quantified across multi ...
... management, and land use) interact to determine how this water is partitioned and how it will be delivered to competing consumers (Havstad et al. 2007). Water yield is difficult to measure and value, but the changing availability of water from rangeland watersheds needs to be quantified across multi ...
The Detection and Attribution Model Intercomparison Project
... N. P. Gillett et al.: The Detection and Attribution Model Intercomparison Project aerosol response into a component associated with differences in the simulated distribution of aerosols and a component associated with differences in the simulated climate response to a given aerosol distribution. Th ...
... N. P. Gillett et al.: The Detection and Attribution Model Intercomparison Project aerosol response into a component associated with differences in the simulated distribution of aerosols and a component associated with differences in the simulated climate response to a given aerosol distribution. Th ...
Climate change data and risk assessment methodologies for the
... Mitigation is defined here as “a human intervention to reduce the sources or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases” (IPCC, 2014). It should be noted that the term mitigation is often used in the disaster risk reduction lexicon as reducing (e.g., mitigating) the impacts of hazards. ...
... Mitigation is defined here as “a human intervention to reduce the sources or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases” (IPCC, 2014). It should be noted that the term mitigation is often used in the disaster risk reduction lexicon as reducing (e.g., mitigating) the impacts of hazards. ...
The cost of inaction: Recognising the value at risk
... regulators need clarity as to where these long-term risks are borne. For these assessments to be meaningful, regulators need to require companies to disclose their carbon emissions and related risks so that investors can make informed decisions. To avoid sleepwalking into a climate crisis, large-sca ...
... regulators need clarity as to where these long-term risks are borne. For these assessments to be meaningful, regulators need to require companies to disclose their carbon emissions and related risks so that investors can make informed decisions. To avoid sleepwalking into a climate crisis, large-sca ...
Environics Climate Change Mitigation Messaging
... being asked to make certain lifestyle changes. The most appealing arguments for taking climate change action and/or supporting city government policies are those that stress the benefits for the individual: that these changes will help them save money, improve their quality of life and health, and a ...
... being asked to make certain lifestyle changes. The most appealing arguments for taking climate change action and/or supporting city government policies are those that stress the benefits for the individual: that these changes will help them save money, improve their quality of life and health, and a ...
Global Increase in Climate-Related Disasters
... the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) disaster risk framework. It also establishes the analytic framework, which is built on the idea that natural disaster risk is influenced by hazards, people’s exposure to those hazards, and people’s vulnerability to their effects. Section III discu ...
... the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) disaster risk framework. It also establishes the analytic framework, which is built on the idea that natural disaster risk is influenced by hazards, people’s exposure to those hazards, and people’s vulnerability to their effects. Section III discu ...
Climate Change, Political Truth, and the Marketplace of Ideas
... ideas will lead inexorably to the discovery of truth, has deep roots in AngloAmerican political philosophy. John Milton, writing in opposition to press licensing laws in Areopagitica, urged poetically that truth would of necessity prevail in an open debate: [T]hough all the winds of doctrine were le ...
... ideas will lead inexorably to the discovery of truth, has deep roots in AngloAmerican political philosophy. John Milton, writing in opposition to press licensing laws in Areopagitica, urged poetically that truth would of necessity prevail in an open debate: [T]hough all the winds of doctrine were le ...
3. Ranking Criteria and Examples
... The authors suggest that there is a tension underlying this case study between the vulnerability of older individuals/householders and a need to be seen as independent, which impact on his/her perception of heat risk. Whilst there is evidence that those aged 75 or above are greater risk from heat, t ...
... The authors suggest that there is a tension underlying this case study between the vulnerability of older individuals/householders and a need to be seen as independent, which impact on his/her perception of heat risk. Whilst there is evidence that those aged 75 or above are greater risk from heat, t ...
Background Document - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
... the end results needs further focusing. The Department of Archaeology and Museums would like to have UNESCO’s support and assistance in monitoring, reporting and mitigation of Climate Change effects. We would like to implement it through environmentally sound choices and decisions at institutional l ...
... the end results needs further focusing. The Department of Archaeology and Museums would like to have UNESCO’s support and assistance in monitoring, reporting and mitigation of Climate Change effects. We would like to implement it through environmentally sound choices and decisions at institutional l ...
Retreating Glaciers and Advancing Concepts: Considering
... (and away from hard-to-compare sets of impacts, like economic and cultural impacts) (and away from hard-to-formulate and changing pathways) ...
... (and away from hard-to-compare sets of impacts, like economic and cultural impacts) (and away from hard-to-formulate and changing pathways) ...
Ecological controls on net ecosystem productivity of a seasonally dry
... Net ecosystem productivity (NEP) of seasonally dry grasslands in Mediterranean climate zones is determined by the duration and intensity of rainy vs. dry seasons. Precipitation in these zones is expected to decline with climate change during the next century, possibly reducing NEP. Ecosystem models ...
... Net ecosystem productivity (NEP) of seasonally dry grasslands in Mediterranean climate zones is determined by the duration and intensity of rainy vs. dry seasons. Precipitation in these zones is expected to decline with climate change during the next century, possibly reducing NEP. Ecosystem models ...
Climate of the Past
... data – i.e. climate proxy records – are further needed for validation of climate models, to assure that the models are able to reproduce the observed climate change. Reconstructions of past climate changes can be obtained by analyzing different types of proxy data from natural archives, like biologi ...
... data – i.e. climate proxy records – are further needed for validation of climate models, to assure that the models are able to reproduce the observed climate change. Reconstructions of past climate changes can be obtained by analyzing different types of proxy data from natural archives, like biologi ...
Published Version - CSIRO Research Publications Repository
... CSIRO advises that the information contained in this publication comprises general statements based on scientific research. The reader is advised and needs to be aware that such information may be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be mad ...
... CSIRO advises that the information contained in this publication comprises general statements based on scientific research. The reader is advised and needs to be aware that such information may be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be mad ...
Component:
... According to a recent World Bank study3, Vietnam ranks among the top five developing countries most impacted by climate change, especially due to sea level rise. Anticipating a sea level rise of 1 m, it is estimated that the economic losses would amount to 10% of GDP. That would mean a serious blow ...
... According to a recent World Bank study3, Vietnam ranks among the top five developing countries most impacted by climate change, especially due to sea level rise. Anticipating a sea level rise of 1 m, it is estimated that the economic losses would amount to 10% of GDP. That would mean a serious blow ...
Climate Change Futures: Health, Ecological and Economic
... aspect of life, from municipal budgets for snowplowing to the spread of disease. Climate is already changing, and quite rapidly. With rare unanimity, the scientific community warns of more abrupt and greater change in the future. Many in the business community have begun to understand the risks that ...
... aspect of life, from municipal budgets for snowplowing to the spread of disease. Climate is already changing, and quite rapidly. With rare unanimity, the scientific community warns of more abrupt and greater change in the future. Many in the business community have begun to understand the risks that ...
