Climate change - Time to act
... Agenda for Sustainable Development that was adopted earlier the same year are milestones in international climate and sustainability policy. For the first time, almost all the members of the United Nations have undertaken to make their own contributions to climate change mitigation in order to limit ...
... Agenda for Sustainable Development that was adopted earlier the same year are milestones in international climate and sustainability policy. For the first time, almost all the members of the United Nations have undertaken to make their own contributions to climate change mitigation in order to limit ...
In Cook et al., the definition of consensus hypothesis that comes
... concluded that 97.1% of those expressing an opinion supported consensus, the philosophy of science allows no role for head-count. Aristotle, in his Sophistical Refutations, (c. 350 B.C.E.), identified the argument from consensus as one of the dozen commonest logical fallacies in human discourse. Al- ...
... concluded that 97.1% of those expressing an opinion supported consensus, the philosophy of science allows no role for head-count. Aristotle, in his Sophistical Refutations, (c. 350 B.C.E.), identified the argument from consensus as one of the dozen commonest logical fallacies in human discourse. Al- ...
The added complications of climate change
... suggests that some of these species have already responded to recent changes in the atmosphere and to climate (Walther et al. 2009), and future changes are likely to increase the ranges of several invasive plant species across the US (Bradley et al. 2010), potentially expanding their impact. In part ...
... suggests that some of these species have already responded to recent changes in the atmosphere and to climate (Walther et al. 2009), and future changes are likely to increase the ranges of several invasive plant species across the US (Bradley et al. 2010), potentially expanding their impact. In part ...
Climate variability and change: a perspective from the oceania region
... Australia. To understand better the Pacific, and the small island developing countries situated there, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO worked with 15 partner countries to help generate scientific insight into the state of climate change in the Pacific now and in the future, under ...
... Australia. To understand better the Pacific, and the small island developing countries situated there, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO worked with 15 partner countries to help generate scientific insight into the state of climate change in the Pacific now and in the future, under ...
Agroclimatic conditions in China under climate change scenarios
... of future agroclimatic conditions at the grid-cell level for China. Climate change scenarios for impacts assessment are basically generated by General Circulation Models (GCMs). The horizontal resolution of most present-day GCMs is at the order of a few hundred kilometres (Meehl et al., 2007). There ...
... of future agroclimatic conditions at the grid-cell level for China. Climate change scenarios for impacts assessment are basically generated by General Circulation Models (GCMs). The horizontal resolution of most present-day GCMs is at the order of a few hundred kilometres (Meehl et al., 2007). There ...
Communication and Marketing As Climate Change–Intervention
... them more supportive of active living.54 Low gasoline taxation in the U.S. fosters higher consumption. It is estimated that increasing the gasoline tax to $2/gallon would reduce short-term consumption by ⱖ15% and long-term consumption by ⱖ60%. Similarly, federal subsidies on a range of products—incl ...
... them more supportive of active living.54 Low gasoline taxation in the U.S. fosters higher consumption. It is estimated that increasing the gasoline tax to $2/gallon would reduce short-term consumption by ⱖ15% and long-term consumption by ⱖ60%. Similarly, federal subsidies on a range of products—incl ...
Mitigating Climate Change Through Food and Land Use
... west, intensive soil tillage, erosion, and fertilization are a major source of these releases.6 It is increasingly clear that no strategy for mitigating global climate change can be complete or successful without addressing the widespread emissions from agriculture and forestry, also known as the la ...
... west, intensive soil tillage, erosion, and fertilization are a major source of these releases.6 It is increasingly clear that no strategy for mitigating global climate change can be complete or successful without addressing the widespread emissions from agriculture and forestry, also known as the la ...
Economics ethics climate change (opens in new window)
... person is unlikely to have a right to that assistance as such.6 Barry (1999) constructs a theory of intergenerational justice that he argues does not depend on equal rights across generations. Instead, it depends only on the twin notions of ‘responsibility’ – that “bad outcomes for which somebody is ...
... person is unlikely to have a right to that assistance as such.6 Barry (1999) constructs a theory of intergenerational justice that he argues does not depend on equal rights across generations. Instead, it depends only on the twin notions of ‘responsibility’ – that “bad outcomes for which somebody is ...
Economics, ethics and climate change
... person is unlikely to have a right to that assistance as such.6 Barry (1999) constructs a theory of intergenerational justice that he argues does not depend on equal rights across generations. Instead, it depends only on the twin notions of ‘responsibility’ – that “bad outcomes for which somebody is ...
... person is unlikely to have a right to that assistance as such.6 Barry (1999) constructs a theory of intergenerational justice that he argues does not depend on equal rights across generations. Instead, it depends only on the twin notions of ‘responsibility’ – that “bad outcomes for which somebody is ...
The representative concentration pathways: an overview
... 2) The RCPs should provide information on all components of radiative forcing that are needed as input for climate modeling and atmospheric chemistry modeling (emissions of greenhouse gases, air pollutants and land use). Moreover, they should make such information available in a geographically expli ...
... 2) The RCPs should provide information on all components of radiative forcing that are needed as input for climate modeling and atmospheric chemistry modeling (emissions of greenhouse gases, air pollutants and land use). Moreover, they should make such information available in a geographically expli ...
Climate Impact Research in the BSR: State of the Art
... New Orleans is a disaster waiting to happen. The city lies below sea level, in a bowl bordered by levees that fend off Lake Pontchartrain to the north and the Mississippi River to the south and west. And because of a damning confluence of factors, the city is sinking further, putting it at increasin ...
... New Orleans is a disaster waiting to happen. The city lies below sea level, in a bowl bordered by levees that fend off Lake Pontchartrain to the north and the Mississippi River to the south and west. And because of a damning confluence of factors, the city is sinking further, putting it at increasin ...
Public Perception of Climate Risk: The Case of Greece
... development [3-5]. Extreme weather events, associated with climate change, like heavy rainfall and associated flooding, storms, hurricanes, high temperature, heat waves, lack of precipitation and draughts result in hazards that frequently happen over the past years [4,6]. These hazards are expected ...
... development [3-5]. Extreme weather events, associated with climate change, like heavy rainfall and associated flooding, storms, hurricanes, high temperature, heat waves, lack of precipitation and draughts result in hazards that frequently happen over the past years [4,6]. These hazards are expected ...
The Impact of Decentralization and Urban Governance on
... climate budget expenditures in a number of countries in Asia (and the Pacific)13. The CPEIRs were introduced as an analytical tool aimed at helping countries review how their national climate change policy objectives were being reflected in public expenditures. The reviews explored how institutions ...
... climate budget expenditures in a number of countries in Asia (and the Pacific)13. The CPEIRs were introduced as an analytical tool aimed at helping countries review how their national climate change policy objectives were being reflected in public expenditures. The reviews explored how institutions ...
intended nationally determined contribution of mongolia
... (in comparison with the average temperatures during 1986-2005)...................14 Figure 2.3. Future changes in precipitation in a) winter and b) summer seasons, % (in comparison with the average of period of 1986-2005).................................15 Figure 8.1. CO2 emissions from fuel combust ...
... (in comparison with the average temperatures during 1986-2005)...................14 Figure 2.3. Future changes in precipitation in a) winter and b) summer seasons, % (in comparison with the average of period of 1986-2005).................................15 Figure 8.1. CO2 emissions from fuel combust ...
4. Climate Change Scenarios
... The instrumental record will often be a complete multi-decadal record of often daily or subdaily weather observations. The advantage of these data is that they will be recorded at each observation station and thus could provide better information on regional distribution of climate than many climate ...
... The instrumental record will often be a complete multi-decadal record of often daily or subdaily weather observations. The advantage of these data is that they will be recorded at each observation station and thus could provide better information on regional distribution of climate than many climate ...
Land-use and carbon cycle responses
... bioenergy demand (1st and 2nd generation) and a globally uniform carbon price derived from REMIND correspond to the RCP2.6 climate target. Land-based climate policy In the Land Carbon Pricing (LCP) case, the carbon price in MAgPIE is applied to all carbon stock changes that originate from anthropoge ...
... bioenergy demand (1st and 2nd generation) and a globally uniform carbon price derived from REMIND correspond to the RCP2.6 climate target. Land-based climate policy In the Land Carbon Pricing (LCP) case, the carbon price in MAgPIE is applied to all carbon stock changes that originate from anthropoge ...
Climate Change and Outdoor Recreation Resources
... Impacts on Streams and Reservoirs Seasonal changes in precipitation will not only affect winter recreation, but could have a major influence on the quality and availability of activities that depend on reservoirs and streams. More rain during the winter months is expected to combine with smaller sno ...
... Impacts on Streams and Reservoirs Seasonal changes in precipitation will not only affect winter recreation, but could have a major influence on the quality and availability of activities that depend on reservoirs and streams. More rain during the winter months is expected to combine with smaller sno ...
Optimal intensity targets for greenhouse gas emissions
... established in theory that price control (i.e. a tax) is preferable to quantity control (i.e. cap-and-trade) under cost uncertainty and for pollutants with a flat marginal damage function, such as greenhouse gases (Weitzman’s 1974; Pizer 2002), capand-trade is fast becoming the dominant instrument f ...
... established in theory that price control (i.e. a tax) is preferable to quantity control (i.e. cap-and-trade) under cost uncertainty and for pollutants with a flat marginal damage function, such as greenhouse gases (Weitzman’s 1974; Pizer 2002), capand-trade is fast becoming the dominant instrument f ...
Climate Change Presentation
... organisms, ecosystems, and human well-being Scientists have studied the many aspects of climate change Climate variables have been monitored, building a long-term database for researchers to study ...
... organisms, ecosystems, and human well-being Scientists have studied the many aspects of climate change Climate variables have been monitored, building a long-term database for researchers to study ...
Seeing the climate? The problematic status of visual evidence in
... uncertainties over the science of climate change, alongside the predictive nature of its magnitude/effects, had a limiting effect on the successful communication of climate change beyond the scientific community. However, this is certainly not the only reason climate change has taken so long to esta ...
... uncertainties over the science of climate change, alongside the predictive nature of its magnitude/effects, had a limiting effect on the successful communication of climate change beyond the scientific community. However, this is certainly not the only reason climate change has taken so long to esta ...
Massachusetts Climate Protection Plan
... There is growing scientific concern regarding the contribution of human activity to climate change. For example, the IPCC states in its Third Assessment Report that “there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the past 50 years is attributable to human activities.” The ...
... There is growing scientific concern regarding the contribution of human activity to climate change. For example, the IPCC states in its Third Assessment Report that “there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the past 50 years is attributable to human activities.” The ...
Bluie West
... The audience will be led to believe the science is fiction, or that it is model projections of the future. Even though the science is happening now, virtually nobody knows. The more believable nature of these things happening in the future will give the story credibility. Actual events, times and pl ...
... The audience will be led to believe the science is fiction, or that it is model projections of the future. Even though the science is happening now, virtually nobody knows. The more believable nature of these things happening in the future will give the story credibility. Actual events, times and pl ...
Articulating Climate Justice in Copenhagen: Antagonism, the
... This “consensus” on how to deal with climate change is “rebooting” capitalism, creating new opportunities for accumulation, overcoming present failures and increasing market penetration and resource/land privatisation (Swyngedouw 2007, 2010). Swyngedouw goes as far as to argue that “the environmenta ...
... This “consensus” on how to deal with climate change is “rebooting” capitalism, creating new opportunities for accumulation, overcoming present failures and increasing market penetration and resource/land privatisation (Swyngedouw 2007, 2010). Swyngedouw goes as far as to argue that “the environmenta ...
PDF File - Patrick Gonzalez
... deck in Costa Rica cloud forest, driving 75 frog and other amphibian species to extinction (Pounds et al., ...
... deck in Costa Rica cloud forest, driving 75 frog and other amphibian species to extinction (Pounds et al., ...
2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference
The 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as the Copenhagen Summit, was held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 7 and 18 December. The conference included the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 5th Meeting of the Parties (MOP 5) to the Kyoto Protocol. According to the Bali Road Map, a framework for climate change mitigation beyond 2012 was to be agreed there.On Friday 18 December, the final day of the conference, international media reported that the climate talks were ""in disarray"". Media also reported that in lieu of a summit collapse, only a ""weak political statement"" was anticipated at the conclusion of the conference. The Copenhagen Accord was drafted by the United States, China, India, Brazil and South Africa on 18 December, and judged a ""meaningful agreement"" by the United States government. It was ""taken note of"", but not ""adopted"", in a debate of all the participating countries the next day, and it was not passed unanimously. The document recognised that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the present day and that actions should be taken to keep any temperature increases to below 2 °C. The document is not legally binding and does not contain any legally binding commitments for reducing CO2 emissions.In January 2014, documents leaked by Edward Snowden and published by Dagbladet Information revealed that the US government negotiators were in receipt of information during the conference that was being obtained by spying against other conference delegations. The US National Security Agency provided US delegates with advance details other delegations' positions, including the Danish plan to ""rescue"" the talks should they flounder. Members of the Danish negotiating team said that both the US and Chinese delegations were ""peculiarly well-informed"" about closed-door discussions: ""They simply sat back, just as we had feared they would if they knew about our document.""