A Preventable Crisis: El Niño and La Niña events need earlier
... meeting some needs, the funding gap across the response was $2.5bn in June, representing over 64 percent of all needs.13 This is leading to critical gaps in the response. For example, due to lack of funding, WFP’s programme in the Somali region of Ethiopia has been unable to provide food aid to 900, ...
... meeting some needs, the funding gap across the response was $2.5bn in June, representing over 64 percent of all needs.13 This is leading to critical gaps in the response. For example, due to lack of funding, WFP’s programme in the Somali region of Ethiopia has been unable to provide food aid to 900, ...
Adaptation
... financial transactions or bunker fuels and carbon market revenue to support adaptation. ...
... financial transactions or bunker fuels and carbon market revenue to support adaptation. ...
Climate Scientists and the Consensus on Climate Change
... (41:35) or for their region’s ‘public water utilities’ to adapt (44:40) (2007, figs 79, 82, 85). But the concepts of ‘easy’ and ‘difficult’ need a context. Asked, in 2008, about the best approach to ‘the mitigation of anthropogenic climate change’, three-quarters of the respondents (78%) chose ‘enfo ...
... (41:35) or for their region’s ‘public water utilities’ to adapt (44:40) (2007, figs 79, 82, 85). But the concepts of ‘easy’ and ‘difficult’ need a context. Asked, in 2008, about the best approach to ‘the mitigation of anthropogenic climate change’, three-quarters of the respondents (78%) chose ‘enfo ...
Climate, Weather and Plants
... Non‐urban modification Modification by buildings and urban areas ...
... Non‐urban modification Modification by buildings and urban areas ...
The representative concentration pathways: an overview
... of the RCPs, designed as input to climate models. Coupled carbon-cycle climate models can then as well calculate associated emission levels (which can be compared to the original emissions of the IAMs) (see Hibbard et al. 2007). In total, a set of four pathways were produced that lead to radiative f ...
... of the RCPs, designed as input to climate models. Coupled carbon-cycle climate models can then as well calculate associated emission levels (which can be compared to the original emissions of the IAMs) (see Hibbard et al. 2007). In total, a set of four pathways were produced that lead to radiative f ...
Laser Talks for June 2013 Conference 1. Elevator Speech for Fee
... billion people every 12 years and that emerging economies are looking to have our lifestyle, which requires greater energy needs. Their report shows we can meet the entire world's energy needs with renewable sources in 20 years, we can do it without nuclear, and we can do it for the same amount of m ...
... billion people every 12 years and that emerging economies are looking to have our lifestyle, which requires greater energy needs. Their report shows we can meet the entire world's energy needs with renewable sources in 20 years, we can do it without nuclear, and we can do it for the same amount of m ...
Xcel Energy`s 2016 climate change report to CDP.
... incentives specifically for environmental leadership and emissions reductions. First, 37.5 percent (or 30 percent of total long-term incentive target value) of performance share awards are subject to the achievement of specified reductions in carbon emissions over the three-year performance cycle en ...
... incentives specifically for environmental leadership and emissions reductions. First, 37.5 percent (or 30 percent of total long-term incentive target value) of performance share awards are subject to the achievement of specified reductions in carbon emissions over the three-year performance cycle en ...
CESifo Working Paper no. 2758
... integration of developing countries. Ellis (2007) states that a price of $3-6 per CER unit will not create enough market pull to attract investors for capital intensive projects. Unfortunately the projects with the lower revenues tend to be more sustainable. Investing in CDM projects is still consid ...
... integration of developing countries. Ellis (2007) states that a price of $3-6 per CER unit will not create enough market pull to attract investors for capital intensive projects. Unfortunately the projects with the lower revenues tend to be more sustainable. Investing in CDM projects is still consid ...
Today
... There is unequivocal evidence that the Earth is warming. This warming can be seen in increases in global-average surface air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, rising sea level, and changes in many other climate-related variables and impacts. 1 Most of the observed increases ...
... There is unequivocal evidence that the Earth is warming. This warming can be seen in increases in global-average surface air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, rising sea level, and changes in many other climate-related variables and impacts. 1 Most of the observed increases ...
Agenda training aviation ETS - Environment and Climate Regional
... majority of these emissions stem from international flights. By 2020, global international aviation emissions are projected to be around 70% higher than in 2005 even if fuel efficiency improves by 2% per year. The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) forecasts that by 2050 emission from ...
... majority of these emissions stem from international flights. By 2020, global international aviation emissions are projected to be around 70% higher than in 2005 even if fuel efficiency improves by 2% per year. The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) forecasts that by 2050 emission from ...
Climate Change and the Law
... Chapter 2 describes the policies and measures that are or could be used to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, including the economic costs of some of those strategies. For students who have had Environmental Law, much of this chapter may be review. However, discussions of taxes, emissions trading, a ...
... Chapter 2 describes the policies and measures that are or could be used to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, including the economic costs of some of those strategies. For students who have had Environmental Law, much of this chapter may be review. However, discussions of taxes, emissions trading, a ...
Cultural Dynamics of Climate Change and the Environment in
... thing”.2 As Obama began his second term in the most powerful office on planet Earth, by way of media reactions to the speech, an onlooking public citizenry saw ‘hope’ rise again for more comprehensive climate change engagement from the US. Indeed, all of this stands in stark contrast to President Ob ...
... thing”.2 As Obama began his second term in the most powerful office on planet Earth, by way of media reactions to the speech, an onlooking public citizenry saw ‘hope’ rise again for more comprehensive climate change engagement from the US. Indeed, all of this stands in stark contrast to President Ob ...
‘Ye Olde Hot Aire’*: reporting on human tabloid press
... England, with particular devastation centered on Yorkshire. It was deemed at the time ‘the wettest autumn since records began’ (Champkin 2000, p 10). Concatenate political events also garnered coverage, such as the Sixth United Nations Conference of Parties meeting in The Hague, where talks broke do ...
... England, with particular devastation centered on Yorkshire. It was deemed at the time ‘the wettest autumn since records began’ (Champkin 2000, p 10). Concatenate political events also garnered coverage, such as the Sixth United Nations Conference of Parties meeting in The Hague, where talks broke do ...
Print - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... Guatemala’s climate varies according to its diverse topography, ranging from cool highlands, tropical semi-dry savannah, tropical jungle in the northern lowlands, and humid coastal areas. Guatemala’s patterns of precipitation and temperature are affected by fluctuations in the temperature of the sur ...
... Guatemala’s climate varies according to its diverse topography, ranging from cool highlands, tropical semi-dry savannah, tropical jungle in the northern lowlands, and humid coastal areas. Guatemala’s patterns of precipitation and temperature are affected by fluctuations in the temperature of the sur ...
climate change adaptation action plan for iqaluit
... Adaptation Teams for their shared perspectives. • Natural Resources Canada - David Mate and Don Forbes for their contributions of the most up to date scientific research. • Université Laval – Michel Allard for his contribution of permafrost expertise. • Fotenn Consultants – Michelle Armstrong and co ...
... Adaptation Teams for their shared perspectives. • Natural Resources Canada - David Mate and Don Forbes for their contributions of the most up to date scientific research. • Université Laval – Michel Allard for his contribution of permafrost expertise. • Fotenn Consultants – Michelle Armstrong and co ...
The Holocene
... In addition to 9.2 and 10.2 ka climatic reversals, the δDBA record also shows a clear abrupt decrease from 8.45 to 8.3 kyr BP (Figure 2), with a ~3–4°C decline in PWT change. This temperature shift slightly precedes the well-known 8.2 ka event in the ice cores and speleothems by about 200 years (All ...
... In addition to 9.2 and 10.2 ka climatic reversals, the δDBA record also shows a clear abrupt decrease from 8.45 to 8.3 kyr BP (Figure 2), with a ~3–4°C decline in PWT change. This temperature shift slightly precedes the well-known 8.2 ka event in the ice cores and speleothems by about 200 years (All ...
The carbon cycle in a changing climate
... by photosynthesis, as clearly seen in seasonal variations of atmospheric CO2. Soil respiration is the release of CO2 by microbial decomposition of organic matter. In addition to an overall increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration, observations have shown a steady increase in the amplitude of the se ...
... by photosynthesis, as clearly seen in seasonal variations of atmospheric CO2. Soil respiration is the release of CO2 by microbial decomposition of organic matter. In addition to an overall increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration, observations have shown a steady increase in the amplitude of the se ...
freeze-thaw and precipitation report
... for education and capacity building, envisioning future impacts, and informing specific adaptation measures. The past trends and future projections have been used for many purposes, including creating the list of adaptation priorities in the adaptation strategy document, Adapting to Climate Change i ...
... for education and capacity building, envisioning future impacts, and informing specific adaptation measures. The past trends and future projections have been used for many purposes, including creating the list of adaptation priorities in the adaptation strategy document, Adapting to Climate Change i ...
Transitions in climate and energy discourse between Hurricanes Katrina and... Emily M. Cody, Jennie C. Stephens, James P. Bagrow,
... intense extreme weather events, result from increased atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases attributed primarily to fossil fuel burning for energy. Given probable links between the increasing ocean temperature and the severity and frequency of hurricanes and tropical storms [14, 19, 27], ex ...
... intense extreme weather events, result from increased atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases attributed primarily to fossil fuel burning for energy. Given probable links between the increasing ocean temperature and the severity and frequency of hurricanes and tropical storms [14, 19, 27], ex ...
Abrupt Climate Change - University of California San Diego
... shifts in recent climate changes suggests an important role further in the past, and in the future. Better representation of modes in Fig. 3. Paleoclimatic data showing abrupt climate changes, after (45) and climate models thus other sources. The lower panel is the history of temperature in central ...
... shifts in recent climate changes suggests an important role further in the past, and in the future. Better representation of modes in Fig. 3. Paleoclimatic data showing abrupt climate changes, after (45) and climate models thus other sources. The lower panel is the history of temperature in central ...
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... the link between atmospheric gas levels and climate change. Therefore, if climate change (measured as temperature) is where the threshold is experienced—with anything above three degrees Celsius causing a catastrophe—quantity controls cannot offer the same guarantee they provided in the textbook exa ...
... the link between atmospheric gas levels and climate change. Therefore, if climate change (measured as temperature) is where the threshold is experienced—with anything above three degrees Celsius causing a catastrophe—quantity controls cannot offer the same guarantee they provided in the textbook exa ...
Policy Brief Series - IOM Online Bookstore
... MID Vision into a concrete policy, a 10-year strategy, together with an action plan (Government of Mauritius, 2013b). ...
... MID Vision into a concrete policy, a 10-year strategy, together with an action plan (Government of Mauritius, 2013b). ...
Nitrogen deposition
... average models tend to be lower) • Good skill over US stations, with a tendency to overestimate nitrogen deposition (10%) at large values ...
... average models tend to be lower) • Good skill over US stations, with a tendency to overestimate nitrogen deposition (10%) at large values ...
Revisiting the urban - Durham Research Online
... 57), including local authorities, dominant local business interests, labour unions, national policy-makers, and transnational corporations. In both cases, we found that these ‘spheres of authority’, which were constituted through sets of social, economic and political relations that cut across scale ...
... 57), including local authorities, dominant local business interests, labour unions, national policy-makers, and transnational corporations. In both cases, we found that these ‘spheres of authority’, which were constituted through sets of social, economic and political relations that cut across scale ...
Adapting to change – forming new habits
... northern Adelaide through the central Mount Lofty Ranges, a distance of 65 kilometres. Within its boundaries are four councils: Light Regional Council, The Barossa Council, District Council of Mallala and the Town of Gawler. In 2012, the population of the Region was 66,541 people or about 4% of the ...
... northern Adelaide through the central Mount Lofty Ranges, a distance of 65 kilometres. Within its boundaries are four councils: Light Regional Council, The Barossa Council, District Council of Mallala and the Town of Gawler. In 2012, the population of the Region was 66,541 people or about 4% of the ...