Climate change and micro-organism genetic resources for food and agriculture: State of knowledge, risks and opportunities
... functions they perform, dictates that steps must be taken to better characterize this diversity in a targeted manner with focus on key crops, thereby permitting the deployment of crop and micro-organism species that act in synergy. Climate change, agriculture and energy production are inextricably l ...
... functions they perform, dictates that steps must be taken to better characterize this diversity in a targeted manner with focus on key crops, thereby permitting the deployment of crop and micro-organism species that act in synergy. Climate change, agriculture and energy production are inextricably l ...
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... society, writes Sven Kullander, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. According to studies carried out within the Academy’s energy committee, it is esti mated that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil energy sources could be reduced from the current figure of 28 billion tonnes per year to 20 billion t ...
... society, writes Sven Kullander, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. According to studies carried out within the Academy’s energy committee, it is esti mated that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil energy sources could be reduced from the current figure of 28 billion tonnes per year to 20 billion t ...
Climate Change: Costs and Benefits of S. 2191
... This report examines six studies that project the costs of S. 2191 to 2030 or 2050. It is difficult (and some would consider it unwise) to project costs up to the year 2030, much less beyond. The already tenuous assumption that current regulatory standards will remain constant becomes more unrealist ...
... This report examines six studies that project the costs of S. 2191 to 2030 or 2050. It is difficult (and some would consider it unwise) to project costs up to the year 2030, much less beyond. The already tenuous assumption that current regulatory standards will remain constant becomes more unrealist ...
Climate phoenix - Grattan Institute
... gases Australia can emit gets less and less. It does not matter if emissions are higher than they should be in a particular year so long as the trend overall is to lower emissions. If emissions between now and 2020 average at or below the trajectory shown, Australia will have met its target. ...
... gases Australia can emit gets less and less. It does not matter if emissions are higher than they should be in a particular year so long as the trend overall is to lower emissions. If emissions between now and 2020 average at or below the trajectory shown, Australia will have met its target. ...
The exchange of carbon dioxide between wet arctic - HAL-Insu
... major sinks for carbon and nutrients. At least 14% of the global soil organic carbon is stored in the tundra (Post et al., 1982; Billings, 1987). However, permafrost is very susceptible to long-term warming, and an increased level of permafrost thawing might turn the tundra from a carbon sink to a s ...
... major sinks for carbon and nutrients. At least 14% of the global soil organic carbon is stored in the tundra (Post et al., 1982; Billings, 1987). However, permafrost is very susceptible to long-term warming, and an increased level of permafrost thawing might turn the tundra from a carbon sink to a s ...
Climate challenge – the safety`s off
... for people. Indirect health effects might include increased problems for individuals with pollen allergies, as well as the increased spread of infectious diseases, both via insects and animals as well as via food and water. Africa will probably be hit the hardest, in the form of droughts, famines an ...
... for people. Indirect health effects might include increased problems for individuals with pollen allergies, as well as the increased spread of infectious diseases, both via insects and animals as well as via food and water. Africa will probably be hit the hardest, in the form of droughts, famines an ...
arctic climate feedbacks: global implications
... Climate change in the Arctic is affecting the rest of the world by altering atmospheric and oceanic circulation that affect weather patterns, the increased melting of ice sheets and glaciers that raise global sea level, and changes in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations (by altering release an ...
... Climate change in the Arctic is affecting the rest of the world by altering atmospheric and oceanic circulation that affect weather patterns, the increased melting of ice sheets and glaciers that raise global sea level, and changes in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations (by altering release an ...
arctic climate feedbacks: global implications
... Climate change in the Arctic is affecting the rest of the world by altering atmospheric and oceanic circulation that affect weather patterns, the increased melting of ice sheets and glaciers that raise global sea level, and changes in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations (by altering release an ...
... Climate change in the Arctic is affecting the rest of the world by altering atmospheric and oceanic circulation that affect weather patterns, the increased melting of ice sheets and glaciers that raise global sea level, and changes in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations (by altering release an ...
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... produced in these biologically rich areas are known to absorb stress, inspire poetry, provide the colors for brush and canvas, and become the notes for musical scores. The ability of these rich ecosystems to renew and produce tremendous amounts of biomass is often taken for granted. However, the soi ...
... produced in these biologically rich areas are known to absorb stress, inspire poetry, provide the colors for brush and canvas, and become the notes for musical scores. The ability of these rich ecosystems to renew and produce tremendous amounts of biomass is often taken for granted. However, the soi ...
The Impact of Satellite-Derived Land Cover Uncertainty on Carbon
... C. Combining land cover and other input uncertainties The major purpose of this article is to show how the two methodologies set out in Sections IIIA and IIIB can be put together. In principle this is straightforward. Uncertainty in land cover, as formulated using the method of [13], can be propagat ...
... C. Combining land cover and other input uncertainties The major purpose of this article is to show how the two methodologies set out in Sections IIIA and IIIB can be put together. In principle this is straightforward. Uncertainty in land cover, as formulated using the method of [13], can be propagat ...
BIOENERGY CROPS AND BIOREMEDIATION
... important effects on the health of the animals concerned. It is not known what the effects of low concentrations of compounds like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in animal manures and slurries might have on soil-inhabiting invertebrate groups in biomass crops. 29. At the top of the food cha ...
... important effects on the health of the animals concerned. It is not known what the effects of low concentrations of compounds like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in animal manures and slurries might have on soil-inhabiting invertebrate groups in biomass crops. 29. At the top of the food cha ...
UK Climate Change Programme 2006
... change is happening and that man-made emissions are its main cause. The ten warmest years globally since formal records began in 1861 have all occurred since 1994. If left unchecked, climate change will have profound impacts on our societies and way of life, affecting agriculture and food security, ...
... change is happening and that man-made emissions are its main cause. The ten warmest years globally since formal records began in 1861 have all occurred since 1994. If left unchecked, climate change will have profound impacts on our societies and way of life, affecting agriculture and food security, ...
Climate Change The UK Programme 2006
... change is happening and that man-made emissions are its main cause. The ten warmest years globally since formal records began in 1861 have all occurred since 1994. If left unchecked, climate change will have profound impacts on our societies and way of life, affecting agriculture and food security, ...
... change is happening and that man-made emissions are its main cause. The ten warmest years globally since formal records began in 1861 have all occurred since 1994. If left unchecked, climate change will have profound impacts on our societies and way of life, affecting agriculture and food security, ...
Long-term interactions between vegetation and climate
... temperature and radiation that causes the limitation, especially in high latitudes. The difference in contribution of the direct and diffuse component of shortwave radiation is important for its effect on photosynthesis. An increase of cloud cover results in a decrease of direct radiation and an inc ...
... temperature and radiation that causes the limitation, especially in high latitudes. The difference in contribution of the direct and diffuse component of shortwave radiation is important for its effect on photosynthesis. An increase of cloud cover results in a decrease of direct radiation and an inc ...
DOC - World bank documents
... the pilots are being implemented at the kabupaten level and the private sector is seeking guidance on how best to move forward with their respective initiatives. There is recognition among private sector proponents that the national government needs to maintain some control over the process of deve ...
... the pilots are being implemented at the kabupaten level and the private sector is seeking guidance on how best to move forward with their respective initiatives. There is recognition among private sector proponents that the national government needs to maintain some control over the process of deve ...
Global Carbon Pricing - Carbon
... The source of the fallacy that no useful collective agreement is possible can be found in the pre-Kyoto assumption that the only meaningful climate commitments are emissionquantity commitments. This is far from true. But environmentalists, oriented toward command-and-control, insisted on quantity. T ...
... The source of the fallacy that no useful collective agreement is possible can be found in the pre-Kyoto assumption that the only meaningful climate commitments are emissionquantity commitments. This is far from true. But environmentalists, oriented toward command-and-control, insisted on quantity. T ...
Response and potential of agroforestry crops under global change
... through fossil fuel substitution. In particular, plantations characterised by high yields such as short rotation forestry (SRF) are becoming popular worldwide for biomass production and their role acknowledged in the Kyoto Protocol. While their contribution to climate change mitigation is being inve ...
... through fossil fuel substitution. In particular, plantations characterised by high yields such as short rotation forestry (SRF) are becoming popular worldwide for biomass production and their role acknowledged in the Kyoto Protocol. While their contribution to climate change mitigation is being inve ...
Carbon cycle modelling and the residence time of natural
... 4. The building of the dogma - recent atmospheric CO2 measurements The stir around the atmospheric CO2 data selected by Callendar made it necessary to start compiling analytical data of contemporary atmospheric CO2. 19 North-European stations measured atmospheric CO2 over a 5 year period from 1955 t ...
... 4. The building of the dogma - recent atmospheric CO2 measurements The stir around the atmospheric CO2 data selected by Callendar made it necessary to start compiling analytical data of contemporary atmospheric CO2. 19 North-European stations measured atmospheric CO2 over a 5 year period from 1955 t ...
Reports on the impacts of Polyhalite when used as fertilizer
... optimistic conclusion that yield and production will increase in line with increasing demand from a growing population. The significance of climate change for fertiliser demand is related to the significance of climate change for crop production. Predictions of greater crop production lead to predic ...
... optimistic conclusion that yield and production will increase in line with increasing demand from a growing population. The significance of climate change for fertiliser demand is related to the significance of climate change for crop production. Predictions of greater crop production lead to predic ...
Couplings Between Changes in the Climate System and
... Lohmann, S Ramachandran, P.L. da Silva Dias, S.C. Wofsy and X. Zhang, 2007: Couplings Between Changes in the Climate System and Biogeochemistry. In: Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Clim ...
... Lohmann, S Ramachandran, P.L. da Silva Dias, S.C. Wofsy and X. Zhang, 2007: Couplings Between Changes in the Climate System and Biogeochemistry. In: Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Clim ...
Couplings Between Changes in the Climate System
... 2005 (4.1 ± 0.1 GtC yr–1) than it was in the 1990s (3.2 ± 0.1 GtC yr–1). Annual emissions of CO2 from fossil fuel burning and cement production increased from a mean of 6.4 ± 0.4 GtC yr–1 in the 1990s to 7.2 ± 0.3 GtC yr–1 for 2000 to 2005.1 Carbon dioxide cycles between the atmosphere, oceans and l ...
... 2005 (4.1 ± 0.1 GtC yr–1) than it was in the 1990s (3.2 ± 0.1 GtC yr–1). Annual emissions of CO2 from fossil fuel burning and cement production increased from a mean of 6.4 ± 0.4 GtC yr–1 in the 1990s to 7.2 ± 0.3 GtC yr–1 for 2000 to 2005.1 Carbon dioxide cycles between the atmosphere, oceans and l ...
Greenhouse cucumber
... Disease cycle The fungi that cause crown and root rot and damping-off are common in propagation mixes, soil and untreated water. Symptoms of crown and root rot typically appear about 8 to 12 weeks after seeding, at early fruit set, or during the late season on older plants. Plants rarely show sympto ...
... Disease cycle The fungi that cause crown and root rot and damping-off are common in propagation mixes, soil and untreated water. Symptoms of crown and root rot typically appear about 8 to 12 weeks after seeding, at early fruit set, or during the late season on older plants. Plants rarely show sympto ...
Biogeochemical processes at soil-root interface
... Rhizosphere is a microsite where interactions among roots, microorganisms, soil constituents (minerals and organic matter), and soil solution take place. Biomolecules produced by plants and microorganisms and soil organic substances are involved in many biogeochemical processes at soil-root interfac ...
... Rhizosphere is a microsite where interactions among roots, microorganisms, soil constituents (minerals and organic matter), and soil solution take place. Biomolecules produced by plants and microorganisms and soil organic substances are involved in many biogeochemical processes at soil-root interfac ...
Soil Ecology - National Open University of Nigeria
... Which type of soil is more common in Nigeria? Why is tropical soils considered to be nutrient poor? What is biogeochemical cycle? List the types of biogeochemical cycles you know. Why is biogeochemical cycle important? What is the use of soil water/moisture to plant growth? Explain the term osmotic ...
... Which type of soil is more common in Nigeria? Why is tropical soils considered to be nutrient poor? What is biogeochemical cycle? List the types of biogeochemical cycles you know. Why is biogeochemical cycle important? What is the use of soil water/moisture to plant growth? Explain the term osmotic ...
Stop Trashing the Climate
... To say it would be “very beneficial” is probably an understatement. It turns out that we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an amount equivalent to shutting down one-fifth of the nation’s coal-fired power plants by making practical and achievable changes to America’s waste management system. Ind ...
... To say it would be “very beneficial” is probably an understatement. It turns out that we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an amount equivalent to shutting down one-fifth of the nation’s coal-fired power plants by making practical and achievable changes to America’s waste management system. Ind ...
Climate-friendly gardening
Climate-friendly gardening is gardening in ways which reduce emissions of greenhouse gases from gardens and encourage the absorption of carbon dioxide by soils and plants in order to aid the reduction of global warming.To be a climate-friendly gardener means considering both what happens in a garden and the materials brought into it and the impact they have on land use and climate.It can also include garden features or activities in the garden that help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions elsewhere.