Post-2012 Climate Change
... The signing of an MEA is largely symbolic, and does not necessarily mean that a State becomes a Party to it unless the MEA provides that signature creates binding obligations. A State may, nonetheless, express consent to be bound through ‘definitive signature’. When in doubt about a State’s intentio ...
... The signing of an MEA is largely symbolic, and does not necessarily mean that a State becomes a Party to it unless the MEA provides that signature creates binding obligations. A State may, nonetheless, express consent to be bound through ‘definitive signature’. When in doubt about a State’s intentio ...
Durban Climate Change Strategy
... the 21st Century. Historical records show that the earth‟s climate has varied naturally over time; however, human-induced climate change refers specifically to global warming that is occurring as a result of emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from a wide range of human activities. The latest resea ...
... the 21st Century. Historical records show that the earth‟s climate has varied naturally over time; however, human-induced climate change refers specifically to global warming that is occurring as a result of emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from a wide range of human activities. The latest resea ...
Development of a Coastal Community Climate Change Action Plan
... their comments on the sea life was based upon limited knowledge and may not be accurate. This was also true for those with coastal backgrounds. This was the way with many of the Elders. They would comment upon what they knew about the climate and the area but always inserted a caveat in their respon ...
... their comments on the sea life was based upon limited knowledge and may not be accurate. This was also true for those with coastal backgrounds. This was the way with many of the Elders. They would comment upon what they knew about the climate and the area but always inserted a caveat in their respon ...
The Effects of Climate Change and Variation in New Zealand
... CLIMPACTS system), M. Camillieri and J. de Ruiter. In addition, there have been a number of external individuals and organisations, while not formally part of CLIMPACTS, have graciously contributed their time, ideas, models and/or data to its development, including: T.M.L. Wigley (National Centre fo ...
... CLIMPACTS system), M. Camillieri and J. de Ruiter. In addition, there have been a number of external individuals and organisations, while not formally part of CLIMPACTS, have graciously contributed their time, ideas, models and/or data to its development, including: T.M.L. Wigley (National Centre fo ...
FINAL DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 17 Subject to Final Copyedit
... Both private and public sectors have a role to play in the development and implementation of adaptation measures (high confidence). Economic theory and empirical results show that a degree of adaptation will be autonomously carried out by private parties in response to climate change. However the pr ...
... Both private and public sectors have a role to play in the development and implementation of adaptation measures (high confidence). Economic theory and empirical results show that a degree of adaptation will be autonomously carried out by private parties in response to climate change. However the pr ...
Target Atmospheric CO : Where Should Humanity Aim?
... vegetation distribution, and continental shelf exposure, was 3.5 ± 1 W/m2 [14] relative to the Holocene. Additional forcing due to reduced amounts of long-lived GHGs (CO2, CH4, N2O), including the indirect effects of CH4 on tropospheric ozone and stratospheric water vapor (Fig. S1) was -3 ± 0.5 W/m2 ...
... vegetation distribution, and continental shelf exposure, was 3.5 ± 1 W/m2 [14] relative to the Holocene. Additional forcing due to reduced amounts of long-lived GHGs (CO2, CH4, N2O), including the indirect effects of CH4 on tropospheric ozone and stratospheric water vapor (Fig. S1) was -3 ± 0.5 W/m2 ...
a proposal for a convention on climate change refugees
... has grown over the past two decades. As early as 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (“IPCC”), a United Nations scientific body that won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for its comprehensive and objective reports on climate change,9 highlighted the effect of climate change on humans. It s ...
... has grown over the past two decades. As early as 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (“IPCC”), a United Nations scientific body that won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for its comprehensive and objective reports on climate change,9 highlighted the effect of climate change on humans. It s ...
National Climate Response Strategy
... The integration of climate information into Government policies is important because climate is a major driving factor for most of the economic activities in Kenya. Climate information has, however, not been easily understandable. The same has not been adequately factored into most of the sectors of ...
... The integration of climate information into Government policies is important because climate is a major driving factor for most of the economic activities in Kenya. Climate information has, however, not been easily understandable. The same has not been adequately factored into most of the sectors of ...
Tipping elements and climate-economic shocks
... decrease global mean temperature [Bickel and Agrawal, 2012; Moreno-Cruz and Keith, 2012; Keith, 2013; Irvine et al., 2014; Heutel et al., 2015]. Some researchers suggest that SRM might in certain contexts reduce committed changes or slow their realization in a tipping element such as an ice sheet [I ...
... decrease global mean temperature [Bickel and Agrawal, 2012; Moreno-Cruz and Keith, 2012; Keith, 2013; Irvine et al., 2014; Heutel et al., 2015]. Some researchers suggest that SRM might in certain contexts reduce committed changes or slow their realization in a tipping element such as an ice sheet [I ...
The Global “Disappearing Act”: How Island States Can Maintain
... Members of the Carteret Islands 4 currently face the problem of relocation. 5 The small islands are located in the South Pacific, and the culture of the Carterets is tied to their island. 6 Citizens of the Carteret Islands bathe in the ocean, live near the shore, and fish for their dinner. 7 Nonethe ...
... Members of the Carteret Islands 4 currently face the problem of relocation. 5 The small islands are located in the South Pacific, and the culture of the Carterets is tied to their island. 6 Citizens of the Carteret Islands bathe in the ocean, live near the shore, and fish for their dinner. 7 Nonethe ...
health perspectives
... the frequency of hot days (Tables ES-1 and ES-2) and the associated increase in heat stress will likely lead to more heat injuries and deaths. Based on the assumption that the mortality rate is related to the projected increase in the number of days where maximum temperature is greater than 95oF and ...
... the frequency of hot days (Tables ES-1 and ES-2) and the associated increase in heat stress will likely lead to more heat injuries and deaths. Based on the assumption that the mortality rate is related to the projected increase in the number of days where maximum temperature is greater than 95oF and ...
Loss and Damage: The Role of Ecosystem Services
... methods have been practiced for generations. However, as changing climate intensifies, promising practices will have to scale up and new methods devised. A win-win solution will be to invest in ambitious mitigation action to avoid the unmanageable, and comprehensive and holistic adaptation action to ...
... methods have been practiced for generations. However, as changing climate intensifies, promising practices will have to scale up and new methods devised. A win-win solution will be to invest in ambitious mitigation action to avoid the unmanageable, and comprehensive and holistic adaptation action to ...
Looking Backwards, Looking Forward
... Some types of pollen and some types of seeds are very resistant to decay and can be found, intact, in sediments from thousands of years ago. Not all pollen and seed types are preserved, but enough usually are to give us a good measure of what plant community existed around the collection site at var ...
... Some types of pollen and some types of seeds are very resistant to decay and can be found, intact, in sediments from thousands of years ago. Not all pollen and seed types are preserved, but enough usually are to give us a good measure of what plant community existed around the collection site at var ...
Climate Change and Ontario`s Provincial Parks: Towards an
... fire severity, and the loss of polar bear [Ursus maritimus] habitat from Polar Bear Provincial Park), significant knowledge gaps remain in many areas. As such, the results presented in this study should be taken as indicative, not predictive, of the magnitude of impact climate change may have on Ontar ...
... fire severity, and the loss of polar bear [Ursus maritimus] habitat from Polar Bear Provincial Park), significant knowledge gaps remain in many areas. As such, the results presented in this study should be taken as indicative, not predictive, of the magnitude of impact climate change may have on Ontar ...
Hybrid statistical–dynamic seasonal streamflow forecasting method
... hydroclimate variables several months ahead. Statistical forecasts work by exploiting the relationship between hydroclimate variables and large-scale climate indices. Statistical models are popular because they are simple to use and directly forecast the hydroclimate variable of interest. In contras ...
... hydroclimate variables several months ahead. Statistical forecasts work by exploiting the relationship between hydroclimate variables and large-scale climate indices. Statistical models are popular because they are simple to use and directly forecast the hydroclimate variable of interest. In contras ...
Restoration of peatlands and greenhouse gas balances
... Työ: 4881 Peatsland and climate change [09.05.2008 Työ: ...
... Työ: 4881 Peatsland and climate change [09.05.2008 Työ: ...
Climate Change and Ontario`s Provincial Parks
... fire severity, and the loss of polar bear [Ursus maritimus] habitat from Polar Bear Provincial Park), significant knowledge gaps remain in many areas. As such, the results presented in this study should be taken as indicative, not predictive, of the magnitude of impact climate change may have on Ontar ...
... fire severity, and the loss of polar bear [Ursus maritimus] habitat from Polar Bear Provincial Park), significant knowledge gaps remain in many areas. As such, the results presented in this study should be taken as indicative, not predictive, of the magnitude of impact climate change may have on Ontar ...
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... should have known of Exxon’s internal reports on the impairment to its oil and gas reserves from climate change, the full extent that Exxon’s reserves were stranded and required write-down, the increased “price of carbon” due to regulations, and the government investigations of Exxon’s accounting. F ...
... should have known of Exxon’s internal reports on the impairment to its oil and gas reserves from climate change, the full extent that Exxon’s reserves were stranded and required write-down, the increased “price of carbon” due to regulations, and the government investigations of Exxon’s accounting. F ...
Accommodating Climate Change Science
... Michael Oppenheimer of the Environmental Defense Fund marveled: “I’ve never seen an environmental issue mature so quickly, shifting from science to the policy realm almost overnight” (Wilford 1988, 4). Although some scientists were skeptical of his conviction, viewing his claims to be unjustified bas ...
... Michael Oppenheimer of the Environmental Defense Fund marveled: “I’ve never seen an environmental issue mature so quickly, shifting from science to the policy realm almost overnight” (Wilford 1988, 4). Although some scientists were skeptical of his conviction, viewing his claims to be unjustified bas ...
Chapter 14 Environmental Hazards and Human Health
... Chapter 15 Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion ...
... Chapter 15 Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion ...
... Regarding Fluvià and Muga flows, a decrease in the annual average river flows was observed in the period 1971–2011. Recent marine data of the local sea level near Aiguamolls de l’Empordà showed an increase between 1990 and 2012. Furthermore, results of current available climate projections showed th ...
The impact of climate change on the UK
... alongside its monetary policy and financial stability remits. The PRA has two statutory objectives with regard to insurance: promoting the safety and soundness of insurance firms; and contributing to securing an appropriate degree of policyholder protection. 1.3 Within the global financial architect ...
... alongside its monetary policy and financial stability remits. The PRA has two statutory objectives with regard to insurance: promoting the safety and soundness of insurance firms; and contributing to securing an appropriate degree of policyholder protection. 1.3 Within the global financial architect ...
Report No. www.epa.ie 135 The Development of an Irish Climate Information
... climate system, even if contemporary actions to limit ...
... climate system, even if contemporary actions to limit ...