economics of climate change: sensitivity analysis of social cost
... Because of warming, the ability of land and oceans to absorb CO2 decreases as temperature rises. As a result, higher fraction of GHG emissions stay in the atmospheres. This is called “positive carbon cycle feedback” and it amplifies climate change. (IPCC, 2007.) There is a wide range of future risks ...
... Because of warming, the ability of land and oceans to absorb CO2 decreases as temperature rises. As a result, higher fraction of GHG emissions stay in the atmospheres. This is called “positive carbon cycle feedback” and it amplifies climate change. (IPCC, 2007.) There is a wide range of future risks ...
Coral Bleaching - Patterns
... coral reefs) it builds upon several recent reports and books that highlight the vulnerability of coral reefs in a changing climate (e.g., Salm and Coles 2001; Grimsditch and Salm 2006; Phinney et al. 2006; Aronson 2007; Johnson and Marshall 2007). The geological history and evolution of the critical ...
... coral reefs) it builds upon several recent reports and books that highlight the vulnerability of coral reefs in a changing climate (e.g., Salm and Coles 2001; Grimsditch and Salm 2006; Phinney et al. 2006; Aronson 2007; Johnson and Marshall 2007). The geological history and evolution of the critical ...
Identifying adaptation options - South Florida Regional Planning
... important as many adaptation measures (eg. land use adaptation measures) can bring both benefits and losses depending on one’s perspective. Ensuring that a broad range of perspectives are considered within the assessment and subsequent decision-making processes will further increase the likely accep ...
... important as many adaptation measures (eg. land use adaptation measures) can bring both benefits and losses depending on one’s perspective. Ensuring that a broad range of perspectives are considered within the assessment and subsequent decision-making processes will further increase the likely accep ...
Tropospheric adjustment induces a cloud component in
... effects which are considered to be part of the forcing. This is done partly because the resulting values for F are more nearly model-independent and hence useful for comparative studies of the climatic effects of different forcings (e.g. Shine et al., 2003; Hansen et al., 2005). The arbitrariness of ...
... effects which are considered to be part of the forcing. This is done partly because the resulting values for F are more nearly model-independent and hence useful for comparative studies of the climatic effects of different forcings (e.g. Shine et al., 2003; Hansen et al., 2005). The arbitrariness of ...
ADAPTool - International Institute for Sustainable Development
... International Institute for Sustainable Development The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) contributes to sustainable development by advancing policy recommendations on international trade and investment, economic policy, climate change and energy, and management of natural a ...
... International Institute for Sustainable Development The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) contributes to sustainable development by advancing policy recommendations on international trade and investment, economic policy, climate change and energy, and management of natural a ...
Adaptation and the Courtroom: Judging Climate Science
... actions of a federal administrative agency and the civil trial. By statute, agency action is broadly subject to judicial review by interested parties. In this context, judges are frequently called to decide the reasonableness of the agency’s reliance upon science in support of its action. In the tri ...
... actions of a federal administrative agency and the civil trial. By statute, agency action is broadly subject to judicial review by interested parties. In this context, judges are frequently called to decide the reasonableness of the agency’s reliance upon science in support of its action. In the tri ...
The Week That Was: 2015-11-28 (November 28, 2015) Brought to
... I have therefore explored ways [8] to counter the (imminently expected) next cooling phase through low-cost and low-ecological-risk methods of a specific GH effect – not based on CO2. At the same time, assuming that our scheme does not work, we need to prepare for adaptation [9] to a colder climate ...
... I have therefore explored ways [8] to counter the (imminently expected) next cooling phase through low-cost and low-ecological-risk methods of a specific GH effect – not based on CO2. At the same time, assuming that our scheme does not work, we need to prepare for adaptation [9] to a colder climate ...
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... of climate change, by contrast, would prevent DOE from setting conservation standards at economically efficient levels, and would risk impeding international climate actions that directly benefit U.S. welfare. With respect to timespan, DOE assessed both the costs and benefits accruing over time due ...
... of climate change, by contrast, would prevent DOE from setting conservation standards at economically efficient levels, and would risk impeding international climate actions that directly benefit U.S. welfare. With respect to timespan, DOE assessed both the costs and benefits accruing over time due ...
Climate Change and US National Security
... and climate security concerns were incorporated in to the 2015 Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR), a State Department planning document. 27 In May 2015, President Obama pulled these threads together in a 2015 commencement speech at the US Coast Guard academy. 28 Subsequent speeches ...
... and climate security concerns were incorporated in to the 2015 Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR), a State Department planning document. 27 In May 2015, President Obama pulled these threads together in a 2015 commencement speech at the US Coast Guard academy. 28 Subsequent speeches ...
Saint Kitts and Nevis
... The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis is a democratic and sovereign country. The impacts of Climate Change are global and St. Kitts and Nevis, along with the International community are committed to addressing the adverse effects. In addition, climate change is one of the most critical issues faci ...
... The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis is a democratic and sovereign country. The impacts of Climate Change are global and St. Kitts and Nevis, along with the International community are committed to addressing the adverse effects. In addition, climate change is one of the most critical issues faci ...
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... three barriers related specifically and directly to adaptation to climate change: the long time scale of climate change, the reliance on scientific knowledge of climate change, and its inherent uncertainties and ambiguities. From a municipality’s perspective, the fact that climate change is an ongoi ...
... three barriers related specifically and directly to adaptation to climate change: the long time scale of climate change, the reliance on scientific knowledge of climate change, and its inherent uncertainties and ambiguities. From a municipality’s perspective, the fact that climate change is an ongoi ...
Climate Change Affirmative - St. Louis Urban Debate League
... factor in the success of the Twenty-First Conference of the Parties (COP-21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). At COP-21, in Paris in December 2015, a major new international agreement to address climate change was concluded. For most purposes, the agreement will ...
... factor in the success of the Twenty-First Conference of the Parties (COP-21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). At COP-21, in Paris in December 2015, a major new international agreement to address climate change was concluded. For most purposes, the agreement will ...
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... benefits of infrastructure adaptations can be challenging due to multiple temporal scales for infrastructure life and weather event return periods. Currently process adaptations, such as improved pre-‐ and post-‐ ...
... benefits of infrastructure adaptations can be challenging due to multiple temporal scales for infrastructure life and weather event return periods. Currently process adaptations, such as improved pre-‐ and post-‐ ...
KidsCall-Climate Change
... http://www.pik-potsdam.de/infodesk/climatechange-knowledge-in-a-nutshell ...
... http://www.pik-potsdam.de/infodesk/climatechange-knowledge-in-a-nutshell ...
Earth`s Climate
... • climate: Help students distinguish between weather and climate. Go to the window and describe the weather outside. Say: Weather is what’s happening right now, and it changes from day to day. Today, the weather is sunny. Climate describes the kind of weather a place usually has over a long period o ...
... • climate: Help students distinguish between weather and climate. Go to the window and describe the weather outside. Say: Weather is what’s happening right now, and it changes from day to day. Today, the weather is sunny. Climate describes the kind of weather a place usually has over a long period o ...
The Economic Impacts of Climate Change
... are similar whether we control for year or state by year fixed effects.5 The second potential threat to the validity of our approach is that farmers cannot undertake the full range of adaptations in response to a singe year’s weather realization. Specifically, permanent climate change might cause th ...
... are similar whether we control for year or state by year fixed effects.5 The second potential threat to the validity of our approach is that farmers cannot undertake the full range of adaptations in response to a singe year’s weather realization. Specifically, permanent climate change might cause th ...
Climate Change and Tourism - United Nations Department of
... and oriented towards this goal. The concern of the tourism community regarding the challenge of climate change has visibly increased over the last five years. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and several partner organizations, including UNEP, convened the First International Conference ...
... and oriented towards this goal. The concern of the tourism community regarding the challenge of climate change has visibly increased over the last five years. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and several partner organizations, including UNEP, convened the First International Conference ...
Climate Change Adaptation and Development
... since the beginning of human presence on Earth (Smithers and Smit, 1997). Charles Darwin’s 1859 The Origin of Species represents one of the roots of the concept of biological adaptation because his work provided evidence of evolution, which formed the basis for evolutionary biology. Adaptive strate ...
... since the beginning of human presence on Earth (Smithers and Smit, 1997). Charles Darwin’s 1859 The Origin of Species represents one of the roots of the concept of biological adaptation because his work provided evidence of evolution, which formed the basis for evolutionary biology. Adaptive strate ...
Kathmandu Valley Nepal - UN
... years there has been growing concern about how the impacts of climate change will affect cities and urban populations around the world. Climate change refers to a change in the state of the climate that can be identified by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties that persist fo ...
... years there has been growing concern about how the impacts of climate change will affect cities and urban populations around the world. Climate change refers to a change in the state of the climate that can be identified by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties that persist fo ...
Climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation in
... Zimbabwe has prepared its Second National Communication for submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Management has begun to develop a national ‘Climate Change Response Strategy’ through a consultative pro ...
... Zimbabwe has prepared its Second National Communication for submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Management has begun to develop a national ‘Climate Change Response Strategy’ through a consultative pro ...
Project Packet
... Weather is the condition of the atmosphere measured in short lengths of time (hours and days). Climate, however, is the average weather over decades and centuries in a specific location. We can look out our window and see how weather changes every day, but we need data that has been tracked over hun ...
... Weather is the condition of the atmosphere measured in short lengths of time (hours and days). Climate, however, is the average weather over decades and centuries in a specific location. We can look out our window and see how weather changes every day, but we need data that has been tracked over hun ...
Ho Chi Minh City Adaptation to Climate Change
... Climate change is more rapid than previously anticipated, with potentially severe effects on HCMC. But there is still time to develop appropriate solutions and to adapt. Detailed adaptation planning is the key to a resilient HCMC. All sectors and areas will have to consider the impact of climate cha ...
... Climate change is more rapid than previously anticipated, with potentially severe effects on HCMC. But there is still time to develop appropriate solutions and to adapt. Detailed adaptation planning is the key to a resilient HCMC. All sectors and areas will have to consider the impact of climate cha ...
Impact of climate change on ozone-related mortality and morbidity in Europe
... and morbidity. Significant negative health effects have been demonstrated for different causes, mainly for respiratory and (to a lesser extent) cardiovascular diseases [14]. The majority of epidemiological studies concentrated on acute health consequences (due to short-term very high concentrations ...
... and morbidity. Significant negative health effects have been demonstrated for different causes, mainly for respiratory and (to a lesser extent) cardiovascular diseases [14]. The majority of epidemiological studies concentrated on acute health consequences (due to short-term very high concentrations ...
Communication for Climate Change Multi
... Connect4Climate Advocacy Initiatives ................................................................................... 40 Film4Climate ........................................................................................................................... 40 Sport4Climate............... ...
... Connect4Climate Advocacy Initiatives ................................................................................... 40 Film4Climate ........................................................................................................................... 40 Sport4Climate............... ...
REGULATING GREENHOUSE GASES UNDER THE CLEAN AIR
... United States. There is clear scientific consensus that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must be dramatically decreased to effectively slow or reverse climate change. The 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) agreement in Paris represents a unique and historic opportunity for the international community, ...
... United States. There is clear scientific consensus that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must be dramatically decreased to effectively slow or reverse climate change. The 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) agreement in Paris represents a unique and historic opportunity for the international community, ...