Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction
... incoming solar energy and keeps the Earth’s surface warmer than it otherwise would be, and that an increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases would lead to additional warming. The current concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is now the highest it has been for the past 500,000 years, hav ...
... incoming solar energy and keeps the Earth’s surface warmer than it otherwise would be, and that an increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases would lead to additional warming. The current concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is now the highest it has been for the past 500,000 years, hav ...
Climate Change
... farms on plants and animals and the systems in which they are managed. These effects alter livelihoods in rural areas directly and urban areas indirectly. International markets transmit the effects of climate change elsewhere and can affect local food security, both for better and worse, by altering ...
... farms on plants and animals and the systems in which they are managed. These effects alter livelihoods in rural areas directly and urban areas indirectly. International markets transmit the effects of climate change elsewhere and can affect local food security, both for better and worse, by altering ...
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... Equity is a major criterion on which to base any policy (Rawls, 1971), also environmental policy. In this paper we focus on climate change policy as climate change is characterized by several unique considerations that make equity especially important. First it is a transboundary problem of global s ...
... Equity is a major criterion on which to base any policy (Rawls, 1971), also environmental policy. In this paper we focus on climate change policy as climate change is characterized by several unique considerations that make equity especially important. First it is a transboundary problem of global s ...
Targets for global climate policy An overview
... The total welfare impact of climate change is but one input. Other parameters are the rate of pure time preference, the growth rate of per capita consumption, and the elasticity of marginal utility of consumption. Estimates also differ with regard to projections of CO2 emissions, the carbon cycle, t ...
... The total welfare impact of climate change is but one input. Other parameters are the rate of pure time preference, the growth rate of per capita consumption, and the elasticity of marginal utility of consumption. Estimates also differ with regard to projections of CO2 emissions, the carbon cycle, t ...
What Do Editorial Cartoons about the 21st United
... Contribution (INDC)—the mechanism through which the countries submit their commitments for the post-2020 period in mitigation, and voluntarily—in adaptation. Not long before the conference, the Executive Secretary of the Framework, Christiana Figueres, reassured the media that the framework will suc ...
... Contribution (INDC)—the mechanism through which the countries submit their commitments for the post-2020 period in mitigation, and voluntarily—in adaptation. Not long before the conference, the Executive Secretary of the Framework, Christiana Figueres, reassured the media that the framework will suc ...
Recent worldwide CO2 emissions - Digging in the Clay
... On the other hand, Gavin Schmidt of NASA GISS, one of the topmost scientists involved in the Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming cause, in a recent paper clearly asserts that: • 75% of the Greenhouse effect is attributable to water vapour and clouds • 100% of the increase in CO2 emissions sinc ...
... On the other hand, Gavin Schmidt of NASA GISS, one of the topmost scientists involved in the Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming cause, in a recent paper clearly asserts that: • 75% of the Greenhouse effect is attributable to water vapour and clouds • 100% of the increase in CO2 emissions sinc ...
Hansen et al Climate change
... more opaque at infrared wavelengths that radiate heat to space. The resulting Earth energy imbalance, absorbed solar energy exceeding heat emitted to space, causes the planet to warm. Efforts to assess dangerous climate change have focused on estimating a permissible level of global warming. The Int ...
... more opaque at infrared wavelengths that radiate heat to space. The resulting Earth energy imbalance, absorbed solar energy exceeding heat emitted to space, causes the planet to warm. Efforts to assess dangerous climate change have focused on estimating a permissible level of global warming. The Int ...
Scientific Case for Avoiding Dangerous Climate
... more opaque at infrared wavelengths that radiate heat to space. The resulting Earth energy imbalance, absorbed solar energy exceeding heat emitted to space, causes the planet to warm. Efforts to assess dangerous climate change have focused on estimating a permissible level of global warming. The Int ...
... more opaque at infrared wavelengths that radiate heat to space. The resulting Earth energy imbalance, absorbed solar energy exceeding heat emitted to space, causes the planet to warm. Efforts to assess dangerous climate change have focused on estimating a permissible level of global warming. The Int ...
Adaptation Planning Background Material
... also suggest that you review climate change adaptation plans that have been developed by other tribes and local governments. The process of adaptation planning presented here is based on concepts and material in the guidebook Preparing for Climate Change: A Guidebook for Local, Regional, and State G ...
... also suggest that you review climate change adaptation plans that have been developed by other tribes and local governments. The process of adaptation planning presented here is based on concepts and material in the guidebook Preparing for Climate Change: A Guidebook for Local, Regional, and State G ...
New Topics, Summer 2011: Climate Change and
... 12. Russia and Norway Arctic Sea Agreement 13. Migration plans for island countries. 14. Melting Andes Glaciers and Climate Change 15. Current Somalia drought, conflict and climate change ...
... 12. Russia and Norway Arctic Sea Agreement 13. Migration plans for island countries. 14. Melting Andes Glaciers and Climate Change 15. Current Somalia drought, conflict and climate change ...
Climate change as the `new` security threat: implications for Africa
... Oli Brown, Anne Hammill and Robert McLeman The UNEP report warned of a succession of new wars across Africa unless more is done to contain the damage of climate change. The report concluded that ‘Darfur … holds grim lessons for other countries at risk’. Picking up on this message in a subsequent Wa ...
... Oli Brown, Anne Hammill and Robert McLeman The UNEP report warned of a succession of new wars across Africa unless more is done to contain the damage of climate change. The report concluded that ‘Darfur … holds grim lessons for other countries at risk’. Picking up on this message in a subsequent Wa ...
climate change and indigenous people
... Indigenous people have a wealth of knowledge based on their observations on the obvious links between climate change and biodiversity ...
... Indigenous people have a wealth of knowledge based on their observations on the obvious links between climate change and biodiversity ...
CO2 Greenhouse calcs - Digging in the Clay
... Man-made additions to CO2 in the atmosphere are only a part of the overall increase in the level of CO2. The total additional CO2 since 1850 is ~110 ppmv, 28% of the current ~390 ppmv. But according to CDIAC, the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Centre of the US Department of Energy, the total Ma ...
... Man-made additions to CO2 in the atmosphere are only a part of the overall increase in the level of CO2. The total additional CO2 since 1850 is ~110 ppmv, 28% of the current ~390 ppmv. But according to CDIAC, the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Centre of the US Department of Energy, the total Ma ...
Development and Climate Change: A Strategic Framework for the
... within the constraints of much lower incomes and capacities than the now-industrialized nations (Figure 1 and Annex 1). The developed nations have contributed most to the stock of the emissions and will retain higher energy use per capita for many years ahead. Guided by the principle of common but d ...
... within the constraints of much lower incomes and capacities than the now-industrialized nations (Figure 1 and Annex 1). The developed nations have contributed most to the stock of the emissions and will retain higher energy use per capita for many years ahead. Guided by the principle of common but d ...
states and cities as actors in global climate regulation: unitary vs
... reentry into serious international climate negotiations, which is prerequisite for developing an effective post-Kyoto system of global climate regulation.18 These initiatives have provided a catalyst for domestic public attention and support and enhanced the likelihood that Congress will at last act ...
... reentry into serious international climate negotiations, which is prerequisite for developing an effective post-Kyoto system of global climate regulation.18 These initiatives have provided a catalyst for domestic public attention and support and enhanced the likelihood that Congress will at last act ...
Asian Aerosols: Current and Year 2030 Distributions and
... diverse economic sectors. As a result of these activities aerosol emissions are high throughout large parts of Asia as shown by regional emissions of black carbon (BC, Figure 1d). Worldwide, an estimated several billion people live under ABCs. The links between the high particulate levels associated ...
... diverse economic sectors. As a result of these activities aerosol emissions are high throughout large parts of Asia as shown by regional emissions of black carbon (BC, Figure 1d). Worldwide, an estimated several billion people live under ABCs. The links between the high particulate levels associated ...
Full Text - Life Science Journal
... mainly by causing some C, from CO2 in the atmosphere, to be locked up ("sequestered") in soil or vegetation. Soils that have been in arable cropping for a long period usually have a low content of organic C, so they offer scope for additional sequestration. With soils already high in C, such as thos ...
... mainly by causing some C, from CO2 in the atmosphere, to be locked up ("sequestered") in soil or vegetation. Soils that have been in arable cropping for a long period usually have a low content of organic C, so they offer scope for additional sequestration. With soils already high in C, such as thos ...
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... costs of adapting are far smaller than the economic losses that would be incurred without adaptation. The focus in such studies is typically on options for adaptive action that will pay large dividends (think of expanded water storage and improved fire prevention in areas that become drier with clim ...
... costs of adapting are far smaller than the economic losses that would be incurred without adaptation. The focus in such studies is typically on options for adaptive action that will pay large dividends (think of expanded water storage and improved fire prevention in areas that become drier with clim ...
Climate Change and Environment Position Statement and
... fuel energy generation will continue to play a major role in the economies where we operate. But increasingly, so too will wind, solar, geothermal and other new sources of energy. We support the shift to a more sustainable economic model that is less dependent on fossil fuels while recognising the i ...
... fuel energy generation will continue to play a major role in the economies where we operate. But increasingly, so too will wind, solar, geothermal and other new sources of energy. We support the shift to a more sustainable economic model that is less dependent on fossil fuels while recognising the i ...
paper - user"s empty page at IIASA / 2013
... then defining a reasonable mitigation portfolio assumes importance. In this section, we examine the drivers for the baseline emissions and the main mitigation assumptions. We then proceed to discuss each GHG in detail. As mentioned earlier, there are various factors that influence future emission pr ...
... then defining a reasonable mitigation portfolio assumes importance. In this section, we examine the drivers for the baseline emissions and the main mitigation assumptions. We then proceed to discuss each GHG in detail. As mentioned earlier, there are various factors that influence future emission pr ...
Scaled-up Market Mechanisms – What is Needed to
... countries. By the end of 2012, the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) will have triggered thousands of projects, avoiding nearly 1 billion tons of CO2 emissions in developing countries.1 Yet, further mitigation is necessary globally to stay below a 2oC increase in global average temp ...
... countries. By the end of 2012, the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) will have triggered thousands of projects, avoiding nearly 1 billion tons of CO2 emissions in developing countries.1 Yet, further mitigation is necessary globally to stay below a 2oC increase in global average temp ...
Climate Change Mitigation in Los Angeles, US - UN
... Supreme Court Massachusetts v. EP in 2007 after a protracted dispute. Although the decision does not force the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to regulate them, it does limit the justifications the Agency may give for not doing so. The Federal Government through the USEPA holds the author ...
... Supreme Court Massachusetts v. EP in 2007 after a protracted dispute. Although the decision does not force the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to regulate them, it does limit the justifications the Agency may give for not doing so. The Federal Government through the USEPA holds the author ...
Climate Change / Global Warming and Its Impacts on Parasitology
... circulation) and human activities that change the atmosphere's composition (such as through the burning of fossil fuels) and the land surface (such as deforestation, reforestation, urbanization and desertification) [4]. Climate change is said to be a normal part of the earth’s natural variability, w ...
... circulation) and human activities that change the atmosphere's composition (such as through the burning of fossil fuels) and the land surface (such as deforestation, reforestation, urbanization and desertification) [4]. Climate change is said to be a normal part of the earth’s natural variability, w ...
The trade-off between intra- and intergenerational equity in climate
... associated with CREE — Oslo Centre for Research on Environmentally friendly Energy. CREE is supported by the Research Council of Norway. ...
... associated with CREE — Oslo Centre for Research on Environmentally friendly Energy. CREE is supported by the Research Council of Norway. ...
Su et al, Monitoring climate change - core
... well as globally. The team is also establishing a forum for providers of Earth Observation (EO) data and climate researchers to assess the status of available observational records, integrate Space data with in situ records and establish the foundations for a validated base of EO data for climate re ...
... well as globally. The team is also establishing a forum for providers of Earth Observation (EO) data and climate researchers to assess the status of available observational records, integrate Space data with in situ records and establish the foundations for a validated base of EO data for climate re ...
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.""