British Columbia
... with large storage reservoirs. Alternative ‘clean’ sources of energy, such as wind power, will help meet increasing energy demands in the future, but are currently only a small contributor to BC’s power supply. Coal-fired generating plants are also being considered, although their status is uncertain ...
... with large storage reservoirs. Alternative ‘clean’ sources of energy, such as wind power, will help meet increasing energy demands in the future, but are currently only a small contributor to BC’s power supply. Coal-fired generating plants are also being considered, although their status is uncertain ...
Forests and carbon: valuation, discounting and risk management
... to those expected to occur anyway. This fits with the position that carbon offsets are of value only when used in conjunction with, rather than as a substitute for, emissions reductions. However, where projects provide carbon benefits that are accounted for under existing national emission reduction ...
... to those expected to occur anyway. This fits with the position that carbon offsets are of value only when used in conjunction with, rather than as a substitute for, emissions reductions. However, where projects provide carbon benefits that are accounted for under existing national emission reduction ...
CLIMATE CHANGE – Refining the Impacts for Ireland
... reproduced without further permission, provided the source is acknowledged. The EPA STRIVE Programme addresses the need for research in Ireland to inform policymakers and other stakeholders on a range of questions in relation to environmental protection. These reports are intended as contributions t ...
... reproduced without further permission, provided the source is acknowledged. The EPA STRIVE Programme addresses the need for research in Ireland to inform policymakers and other stakeholders on a range of questions in relation to environmental protection. These reports are intended as contributions t ...
THE GARNAUT CLIMATE CHANGE REvIEW
... The Garnaut Climate Change Review was initiated in April 2007 by the then Leader of the Opposition, Kevin Rudd, and by the Premiers of the six states and the Chief Ministers of the two territories of Australia. It was commissioned by the First Ministers on 30 April 2007. The Commonwealth Government ...
... The Garnaut Climate Change Review was initiated in April 2007 by the then Leader of the Opposition, Kevin Rudd, and by the Premiers of the six states and the Chief Ministers of the two territories of Australia. It was commissioned by the First Ministers on 30 April 2007. The Commonwealth Government ...
climate variability and change in canada
... The CCIS Project has promoted national awareness of climate change scenarios and scenario-based issues by focusing on climate change scenarios that describe changes in the mean values of many standard climatic variables and derived indicators. Its main vehicles for doing so have been its comprehensi ...
... The CCIS Project has promoted national awareness of climate change scenarios and scenario-based issues by focusing on climate change scenarios that describe changes in the mean values of many standard climatic variables and derived indicators. Its main vehicles for doing so have been its comprehensi ...
Equator Principles and Climate Change Issues
... 3.5.3.2.1 Expanded scope and public disclosure ......................................................................................... 45 3.5.3.2.2 Climate change due diligence (EIA) ............................................................................................. 46 ...
... 3.5.3.2.1 Expanded scope and public disclosure ......................................................................................... 45 3.5.3.2.2 Climate change due diligence (EIA) ............................................................................................. 46 ...
ICLEI_ Local Governments for Sustainability and the U.N.
... "When this mandate was set out in 1992, there was little information available on how to proceed. It therefore gives me particular satisfaction to report that, since 1992, more than 1,300 local authorities from 31 countries have responded to the Agenda 21 mandate by developing their own Local Agenda ...
... "When this mandate was set out in 1992, there was little information available on how to proceed. It therefore gives me particular satisfaction to report that, since 1992, more than 1,300 local authorities from 31 countries have responded to the Agenda 21 mandate by developing their own Local Agenda ...
SECOND-ORDER DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 24 Do Not Cite
... Water scarcity is expected to be a major challenge for most of the region due to increased water demand and lack of good management (medium confidence) [24.4.3]. Water resources are important in Asia given the massive population. However, there is low confidence in future precipitation projections a ...
... Water scarcity is expected to be a major challenge for most of the region due to increased water demand and lack of good management (medium confidence) [24.4.3]. Water resources are important in Asia given the massive population. However, there is low confidence in future precipitation projections a ...
Can Carbon Sinks be Operational? An RFF Workshop Summary
... Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change also suggests that the potential of sinks to sequester carbon is substantial, often at a low cost. Land use and forestry projects require relatively unsophisticated technology, although they may require institutional and political change in som ...
... Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change also suggests that the potential of sinks to sequester carbon is substantial, often at a low cost. Land use and forestry projects require relatively unsophisticated technology, although they may require institutional and political change in som ...
SECOND-ORDER DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 3 Do Not Cite
... exposure and vulnerability of human beings against water related risks, and non-climatic drivers changing water management in terms of quantity and quality, as well as emissions and concentration of Green House Gases (GHGs) and Aerosol, that will lead to changes in precipitation, temperature, and se ...
... exposure and vulnerability of human beings against water related risks, and non-climatic drivers changing water management in terms of quantity and quality, as well as emissions and concentration of Green House Gases (GHGs) and Aerosol, that will lead to changes in precipitation, temperature, and se ...
The terrestrial carbon cycle on the regional and global scale
... and land use, and the consequences for the global and regional C cycle. Developing a more robust understanding of this response and its consequences is needed to define the required long-term emission reductions of greenhouse gases, with the aim of keeping climate change and its impacts at manageabl ...
... and land use, and the consequences for the global and regional C cycle. Developing a more robust understanding of this response and its consequences is needed to define the required long-term emission reductions of greenhouse gases, with the aim of keeping climate change and its impacts at manageabl ...
Climate Change and Natural Resources Conflicts in Africa
... from a combination of many factors, including extreme poverty, a high rate of population increase, frequent natural disasters such as droughts and floods, and agricultural systems (both crop and livestock production) that depend heavily on rainfall. Extreme natural occurrences such as floods and dro ...
... from a combination of many factors, including extreme poverty, a high rate of population increase, frequent natural disasters such as droughts and floods, and agricultural systems (both crop and livestock production) that depend heavily on rainfall. Extreme natural occurrences such as floods and dro ...
organic agriculture and climate change mitigation
... in mitigating climate change. The fact that organic farmers replace synthetic fertilizers with biomass management results not only in enhanced soil fertility, but also increased soil carbon sequestration. What RTOACC can contribute, through its multi-stakeholder platform, is setting base values so t ...
... in mitigating climate change. The fact that organic farmers replace synthetic fertilizers with biomass management results not only in enhanced soil fertility, but also increased soil carbon sequestration. What RTOACC can contribute, through its multi-stakeholder platform, is setting base values so t ...
Demographics and Climate Change: Future Trends And their Policy
... and migration patterns, (Wilbanks et al, 2007: 365) suggesting the need for extreme caution. It is in this context that this working paper seeks to explore the potential impact of future demographic and climate change on migration patterns in developing countries, in order to identify policy implica ...
... and migration patterns, (Wilbanks et al, 2007: 365) suggesting the need for extreme caution. It is in this context that this working paper seeks to explore the potential impact of future demographic and climate change on migration patterns in developing countries, in order to identify policy implica ...
10584_2011_45_MOESM1_ESM - Springer Static Content Server
... 13. Conde C, Ferrer F, Orozco S. Climate change and climate variability impacts on rainfed agricultural activities and possible adaptation measures. A Mexican case study. Atmosfera 2006,19:181-194. 14. Cooper PJM, Dimes J, Rao KPC, Shapiro B, Shiferaw B, Twomlow S. Coping better with current climati ...
... 13. Conde C, Ferrer F, Orozco S. Climate change and climate variability impacts on rainfed agricultural activities and possible adaptation measures. A Mexican case study. Atmosfera 2006,19:181-194. 14. Cooper PJM, Dimes J, Rao KPC, Shapiro B, Shiferaw B, Twomlow S. Coping better with current climati ...
Undergraduate Thesis - College of Forestry and Conservation
... Like climate change today, each gradual shift in the definition of wilderness was spurred by some sort of societal shift or crisis. The resource extraction following the mindset of Manifest Destiny left mine tailings poisoning rivers and whole forests leveled for their timber, prompting the drive fo ...
... Like climate change today, each gradual shift in the definition of wilderness was spurred by some sort of societal shift or crisis. The resource extraction following the mindset of Manifest Destiny left mine tailings poisoning rivers and whole forests leveled for their timber, prompting the drive fo ...
Climate Change
... can rest assured: impacts there will be, regardless of how much some would like to make believe that there is nothing to worry about, either because there is no proof or technology will fix it. The areas where impacts will be most felt are in agriculture, food systems and nutrition. There will be ot ...
... can rest assured: impacts there will be, regardless of how much some would like to make believe that there is nothing to worry about, either because there is no proof or technology will fix it. The areas where impacts will be most felt are in agriculture, food systems and nutrition. There will be ot ...
State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2007
... Much of the demand driving the voluntary carbon markets comes from the developed and more environmentally aware markets in North America and Europe. Survey respondents reported that 68% of their customers are based in the United States and 3% in Canada. In addition, about half of the suppliers respo ...
... Much of the demand driving the voluntary carbon markets comes from the developed and more environmentally aware markets in North America and Europe. Survey respondents reported that 68% of their customers are based in the United States and 3% in Canada. In addition, about half of the suppliers respo ...
Ch4 Pre-release version - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... referred to as arbitrary or incremental scenarios) and analogue scenarios. None of the alternatives provide a physically consistent climate change scenario including both atmospheric composition changes and physically coupled changes in temperature, precipitation, and other climate variables. Nevert ...
... referred to as arbitrary or incremental scenarios) and analogue scenarios. None of the alternatives provide a physically consistent climate change scenario including both atmospheric composition changes and physically coupled changes in temperature, precipitation, and other climate variables. Nevert ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Context of Sustainable
... conditions, such as temperature and moisture. Yet the climate change-related stimuli for which adaptations are undertaken (i.e., adaptation to what?) are not limited to changes in average annual conditions; they include variability and associated extremes. Climatic conditions are inherently variable ...
... conditions, such as temperature and moisture. Yet the climate change-related stimuli for which adaptations are undertaken (i.e., adaptation to what?) are not limited to changes in average annual conditions; they include variability and associated extremes. Climatic conditions are inherently variable ...
Review of Policy, Plans, Legislation and Regulations for Climate
... 3.3.2 Ocean and Coastal Zone Management Policy ............................................... 60 3.3.3 Mangrove and Coastal Wetlands Protection - Draft Policy and Regulations 61 3.3.4 National Policy for the Conservation of Seagrasses (1996) ........................... 61 3.3.5 Towards A Beach Poli ...
... 3.3.2 Ocean and Coastal Zone Management Policy ............................................... 60 3.3.3 Mangrove and Coastal Wetlands Protection - Draft Policy and Regulations 61 3.3.4 National Policy for the Conservation of Seagrasses (1996) ........................... 61 3.3.5 Towards A Beach Poli ...
Climate Change and Biodiversity
... At the global level, human activities have caused and will continue to cause a loss in biodiversity1 through, inter alia, land-use and land-cover change; soil and water pollution and degradation (including desertification), and air pollution; diversion of water to intensively managed ecosystems and ...
... At the global level, human activities have caused and will continue to cause a loss in biodiversity1 through, inter alia, land-use and land-cover change; soil and water pollution and degradation (including desertification), and air pollution; diversion of water to intensively managed ecosystems and ...
Changes in ecosystem services and their drivers across the scenarios
... expected to increase significantly: 1.5–2.0 Celsius above pre-industrial in 2050, and 2.0–3.5 Celsius in 2100, depending on the scenario and using median estimates for climate change variables (medium certainty). This is in the low to middle range of the scenarios developed for the IPCC Third Asse ...
... expected to increase significantly: 1.5–2.0 Celsius above pre-industrial in 2050, and 2.0–3.5 Celsius in 2100, depending on the scenario and using median estimates for climate change variables (medium certainty). This is in the low to middle range of the scenarios developed for the IPCC Third Asse ...
Climate Satellites Affirmative - NDI - 2011
... assert that multi-meter sea level rise on the century time scale are not only possible, but almost dead certain . While this conclusion takes them well outside of every other recent prediction of sea level rise (SLR), Hansen deserves to be listened to because he has been right longer than almost any ...
... assert that multi-meter sea level rise on the century time scale are not only possible, but almost dead certain . While this conclusion takes them well outside of every other recent prediction of sea level rise (SLR), Hansen deserves to be listened to because he has been right longer than almost any ...
The Anatomy of A Silent Crisis The Anatomy of A Silent Crisis
... into the most important negotiations ever for the future of this planet without a clear idea of the full impact of climate change on human society speaks volumes in itself. In this respect, I hope that the report will change political attitudes, spur public debate and more research. Copenhagen needs ...
... into the most important negotiations ever for the future of this planet without a clear idea of the full impact of climate change on human society speaks volumes in itself. In this respect, I hope that the report will change political attitudes, spur public debate and more research. Copenhagen needs ...
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.""