Global late Quaternary megafauna extinctions linked to humans, not
... many millions of years [1–3]. Although extinctions are common in the Quaternary fossil record, such rapid and large global species losses without functional replacements are unusual. Multiple explanatory hypotheses for this global extinction event have been proposed, including climate change [4,5], ...
... many millions of years [1–3]. Although extinctions are common in the Quaternary fossil record, such rapid and large global species losses without functional replacements are unusual. Multiple explanatory hypotheses for this global extinction event have been proposed, including climate change [4,5], ...
Climate Security and Justice for Small Island Developing States
... sea levels in his home country, was rejected at first instance and by the country’s high court. The judges deemed that the man would not suffer any sustained and systemic violation of basic human rights—such as that to life or to adequate food, clothing, and housing—on his return to Kiribati.14 ...
... sea levels in his home country, was rejected at first instance and by the country’s high court. The judges deemed that the man would not suffer any sustained and systemic violation of basic human rights—such as that to life or to adequate food, clothing, and housing—on his return to Kiribati.14 ...
analysis - Climate Change Commission Wales
... Changing the current financial models which focus primarily on a narrow definition of cost ...
... Changing the current financial models which focus primarily on a narrow definition of cost ...
Global late Quaternary megafauna extinctions linked to humans, not
... many millions of years [1–3]. Although extinctions are common in the Quaternary fossil record, such rapid and large global species losses without functional replacements are unusual. Multiple explanatory hypotheses for this global extinction event have been proposed, including climate change [4,5], ...
... many millions of years [1–3]. Although extinctions are common in the Quaternary fossil record, such rapid and large global species losses without functional replacements are unusual. Multiple explanatory hypotheses for this global extinction event have been proposed, including climate change [4,5], ...
Arunanondchai, P., C.C. Fei, A.C. Fisher, B.A. McCarl, W.W. Wang
... Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, ...
... Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, ...
EU cities and regions leading the way against climate change
... An international climate agreement can only be successful if all levels of government work closely together. The over 1,700 member cities of Climate Alliance show in their everyday work that local authorities hold the solutions to global issues. In the European Union, we have been building for more ...
... An international climate agreement can only be successful if all levels of government work closely together. The over 1,700 member cities of Climate Alliance show in their everyday work that local authorities hold the solutions to global issues. In the European Union, we have been building for more ...
Climate Change News 10 February 10
... This policy brief, published by the research network NCCR North-South, argues that good natural resource management can benefit poor farmers and help developing countries mitigate climate change and adapt to its effects. In Ethiopia, farmers have increased their yields by rehabilitating degraded soi ...
... This policy brief, published by the research network NCCR North-South, argues that good natural resource management can benefit poor farmers and help developing countries mitigate climate change and adapt to its effects. In Ethiopia, farmers have increased their yields by rehabilitating degraded soi ...
- MIT Press Journals
... rough approximation P[S 1 ⬎ 10⬚C] ⬇ 1%. The actual empirical reason why these upper tails are long and fat dovetails beautifully with the theory of this paper: inductive knowledge is always useful, of course, but simultaneously it is limited in what it can tell us about extreme events outside the ra ...
... rough approximation P[S 1 ⬎ 10⬚C] ⬇ 1%. The actual empirical reason why these upper tails are long and fat dovetails beautifully with the theory of this paper: inductive knowledge is always useful, of course, but simultaneously it is limited in what it can tell us about extreme events outside the ra ...
- White Rose Research Online
... 1997), and because photorespiration increases with warmer temperatures, any increase ...
... 1997), and because photorespiration increases with warmer temperatures, any increase ...
Explaining Media and Congressional Attention to Global Climate
... as unusually hot temperatures and droughts), amplified by interested constituencies, may contribute to increase attention to the climate change issue (Ungar 1992; Shanahan and Good 2000), but no previous study has examined the relationship between long-term, system-level, climate change indicators a ...
... as unusually hot temperatures and droughts), amplified by interested constituencies, may contribute to increase attention to the climate change issue (Ungar 1992; Shanahan and Good 2000), but no previous study has examined the relationship between long-term, system-level, climate change indicators a ...
On Modeling and Interpreting the Economics of Catastrophic
... rough approximation P[S 1 ⬎ 10⬚C] ⬇ 1%. The actual empirical reason why these upper tails are long and fat dovetails beautifully with the theory of this paper: inductive knowledge is always useful, of course, but simultaneously it is limited in what it can tell us about extreme events outside the ra ...
... rough approximation P[S 1 ⬎ 10⬚C] ⬇ 1%. The actual empirical reason why these upper tails are long and fat dovetails beautifully with the theory of this paper: inductive knowledge is always useful, of course, but simultaneously it is limited in what it can tell us about extreme events outside the ra ...
Investigation - Earthjustice
... widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level.7 Furthermore, the IPCC found that most of the increase in globally-averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is “very likely” due to human-caused increased greenhouse gas concentrations.8 The IPCC asserted that it is mor ...
... widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level.7 Furthermore, the IPCC found that most of the increase in globally-averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is “very likely” due to human-caused increased greenhouse gas concentrations.8 The IPCC asserted that it is mor ...
Rapporteurs Report - Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia
... There was an opinion that the focus of developing countries should be on adaptation to climate change rather than mitigation. Developing countries should therefore strive towards accelerated development to build up their adaptive capacities quickly. It was further advocated that climate change be ta ...
... There was an opinion that the focus of developing countries should be on adaptation to climate change rather than mitigation. Developing countries should therefore strive towards accelerated development to build up their adaptive capacities quickly. It was further advocated that climate change be ta ...
Terms of Reference for the Climate Support Facility under the GCCA
... technical assistance to regional institutions and countries in a range of areas related to climate change. Typical TA will include the organisation of workshops and seminars, developing climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies and priorities, elaborating climate change mitigation and adap ...
... technical assistance to regional institutions and countries in a range of areas related to climate change. Typical TA will include the organisation of workshops and seminars, developing climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies and priorities, elaborating climate change mitigation and adap ...
Climate Change in Turkmenistan - Grand Valley State University
... Turkmenistan has a distinctive continental climate with average annual air temperature ranging from 12–17 C in the north to 15–18 C in the southeast and the absolute maximum temperature of 48–50 С in the Central and South-East Karakum Desert [10]. Geographic landscape of Turkmenistan is separated ...
... Turkmenistan has a distinctive continental climate with average annual air temperature ranging from 12–17 C in the north to 15–18 C in the southeast and the absolute maximum temperature of 48–50 С in the Central and South-East Karakum Desert [10]. Geographic landscape of Turkmenistan is separated ...
Climate adaptation: what it means for Australian consumers
... To understand how important climate change is for consumers, we asked respondents to rank what they felt were the most important social issues. Results revealed that the most important social issues currently facing consumers are mainly household related, i.e. the cost of living and health. Issues s ...
... To understand how important climate change is for consumers, we asked respondents to rank what they felt were the most important social issues. Results revealed that the most important social issues currently facing consumers are mainly household related, i.e. the cost of living and health. Issues s ...
Fairness on the Day after Tomorrow: Justice, Reciprocity and Global
... the 0.6°C global warming witnessed in the last 100 years was caused by anthropogenic greenhouse emissions (Houghton et al., 2001, pp. 10ff.). Nor is there any reason to believe that the composition of the atmosphere will stop changing in ways that affect human life as greenhouse gases continue their ...
... the 0.6°C global warming witnessed in the last 100 years was caused by anthropogenic greenhouse emissions (Houghton et al., 2001, pp. 10ff.). Nor is there any reason to believe that the composition of the atmosphere will stop changing in ways that affect human life as greenhouse gases continue their ...
The Household Production Function Approach to Valuing Climate
... each of 60 countries. Building on his earlier work Maddison (2003) analyses household expenditures for 88 countries once more using data from the International Comparisons Project. This time however he uses the Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System and calculates the CS for a climate change scenario ...
... each of 60 countries. Building on his earlier work Maddison (2003) analyses household expenditures for 88 countries once more using data from the International Comparisons Project. This time however he uses the Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System and calculates the CS for a climate change scenario ...
The Price Tag of Being Young
... fuel industry, proper investment in a just transition to a clean energy economy could lead to an important economic revitalization. For the millennial generation, today’s status quo on climate and inequality is not only unjust but it is also unsustainable. A powerful, principled, and deeply American ...
... fuel industry, proper investment in a just transition to a clean energy economy could lead to an important economic revitalization. For the millennial generation, today’s status quo on climate and inequality is not only unjust but it is also unsustainable. A powerful, principled, and deeply American ...
The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond: The World After 2012
... decisions by private households for heating and transportation and by corporations for these and other needs, all outside the government sphere. The government can influence these decisions, but only indirectly through regulations or incentives’.12 In short, we are used to thinking about fossil fue ...
... decisions by private households for heating and transportation and by corporations for these and other needs, all outside the government sphere. The government can influence these decisions, but only indirectly through regulations or incentives’.12 In short, we are used to thinking about fossil fue ...
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... convictions and beliefs which act powerfully in the form of ‘popular beliefs’.”21 Such a conception of necessity on global warming has to do with the amount of greenhouse gases we can emit into the atmosphere. The perceived necessity on global warming is developing fast, and becoming ever more concr ...
... convictions and beliefs which act powerfully in the form of ‘popular beliefs’.”21 Such a conception of necessity on global warming has to do with the amount of greenhouse gases we can emit into the atmosphere. The perceived necessity on global warming is developing fast, and becoming ever more concr ...