canadian pulp and paper association
... eco-tourism and recreation are fast-growing financial sectors that also rely on sustainably managed forests. For more information, readers are referred to: "The Forest Industry in Canada - 1995", Price Waterhouse, May 1996. ...
... eco-tourism and recreation are fast-growing financial sectors that also rely on sustainably managed forests. For more information, readers are referred to: "The Forest Industry in Canada - 1995", Price Waterhouse, May 1996. ...
Appendix 7 Evolution of the Environment without the LDP SEA Topic
... Without the preparation of the new Shetland LDP, the policies of the existing Structure and Local Plans would be retained and used to guide and determine future development. Whilst many of these policies have performed well and will be carried over into the new LDP, it is accepted that a degree of r ...
... Without the preparation of the new Shetland LDP, the policies of the existing Structure and Local Plans would be retained and used to guide and determine future development. Whilst many of these policies have performed well and will be carried over into the new LDP, it is accepted that a degree of r ...
Underwater: The Need for Massachusetts to Become Climate Ready
... Massachusetts Climate Change Adaptation Report, which included a number of recommended strategies. 26 Eight months later, in May of 2012, EOEEA Secretary Richard K. Sullivan Jr. convened an Implementation Advisory Committee (IAC) to advise the Patrick Administration's implementation of the GWSA. 27 ...
... Massachusetts Climate Change Adaptation Report, which included a number of recommended strategies. 26 Eight months later, in May of 2012, EOEEA Secretary Richard K. Sullivan Jr. convened an Implementation Advisory Committee (IAC) to advise the Patrick Administration's implementation of the GWSA. 27 ...
Agriculture, Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration
... into late fall and early spring. • Climate change-induced shifts in plant species are already under way in rangelands. The establishment of perennial herbaceous species is reducing soil water availability early in the growing season. • Higher temperatures will very likely reduce livestock production ...
... into late fall and early spring. • Climate change-induced shifts in plant species are already under way in rangelands. The establishment of perennial herbaceous species is reducing soil water availability early in the growing season. • Higher temperatures will very likely reduce livestock production ...
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... force in creating gradients in pressure, temperature, and concentration which result in transport, phase transfer, and chemical processes (Fig. 1). The physical and chemical status of the atmosphere is called climate (see Section 4 for details). Supposing that the incoming solar radiation shows no t ...
... force in creating gradients in pressure, temperature, and concentration which result in transport, phase transfer, and chemical processes (Fig. 1). The physical and chemical status of the atmosphere is called climate (see Section 4 for details). Supposing that the incoming solar radiation shows no t ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... In May 2013, the Interagency Working Group (IWG) produced an updated SCC value by applying updates to the underlying three Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) used in its initial 2010 SCC determination, but did not update the equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS) employed in the IAMs. This was not ...
... In May 2013, the Interagency Working Group (IWG) produced an updated SCC value by applying updates to the underlying three Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) used in its initial 2010 SCC determination, but did not update the equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS) employed in the IAMs. This was not ...
Young People`s Burden: Requirement of Negative CO2 Emissions
... alleged climate change consequences, if accurate, could be considered “beyond the pale”, and he rejected the motion to dismiss the case. Judge Coffin’s ruling must be certified by a second judge, after which the case can proceed to trial. It is anticipated that the plausibility of achieving the emis ...
... alleged climate change consequences, if accurate, could be considered “beyond the pale”, and he rejected the motion to dismiss the case. Judge Coffin’s ruling must be certified by a second judge, after which the case can proceed to trial. It is anticipated that the plausibility of achieving the emis ...
report renewable energy target review
... it be extended by, say, up to three years (Figure 1). As discussed in the report, two consequential changes would flow from the adoption of this recommendation: ...
... it be extended by, say, up to three years (Figure 1). As discussed in the report, two consequential changes would flow from the adoption of this recommendation: ...
The science of climate change - Australian Academy of Science
... The purpose of this booklet is to provide an understanding, based on our present scientific knowledge, of some key questions about climate change. It is an extensively revised update of a similarly titled Academy publication in 2010 that summarised the state of knowledge at that time. It has been pr ...
... The purpose of this booklet is to provide an understanding, based on our present scientific knowledge, of some key questions about climate change. It is an extensively revised update of a similarly titled Academy publication in 2010 that summarised the state of knowledge at that time. It has been pr ...
Black carbon aerosols and the third polar ice cap
... simulations that include the snow/ice albedo (SA) change due to black carbon (BC) deposition on snow/ice surfaces (D+I+SA). (4) To evaluate the influence of sea-surface temperature (SST) changes on snow/ice cover, we include SSTs averaged for 1993–2002 for Year 2000 aerosol emissions instead of the ...
... simulations that include the snow/ice albedo (SA) change due to black carbon (BC) deposition on snow/ice surfaces (D+I+SA). (4) To evaluate the influence of sea-surface temperature (SST) changes on snow/ice cover, we include SSTs averaged for 1993–2002 for Year 2000 aerosol emissions instead of the ...
Climate Investment Funds (CIFs): An Overview CRS Report for Congress Richard K. Lattanzio
... sustainable growth strategies in lower-income countries; and (4) financial pledges that increase public funding for global environmental initiatives. This report investigates the last policy measure: public funding for global environmental initiatives. U.S. financial support for global environmental ...
... sustainable growth strategies in lower-income countries; and (4) financial pledges that increase public funding for global environmental initiatives. This report investigates the last policy measure: public funding for global environmental initiatives. U.S. financial support for global environmental ...
(FBA) sector
... retail industries - 137 food retail companies and 303 FBT companies (excluding selfselecting companies3). Out of these 440 companies, 326 are asked to report on climate change, 240 on forests, and 146 on water in 2014. Companies participating in the FBA pilot earlier this year expressed concerns ove ...
... retail industries - 137 food retail companies and 303 FBT companies (excluding selfselecting companies3). Out of these 440 companies, 326 are asked to report on climate change, 240 on forests, and 146 on water in 2014. Companies participating in the FBA pilot earlier this year expressed concerns ove ...
Increasing Atmospheric Poleward Energy Transport with Global
... ranges are found for the other scenarios and other latitudes. The increase in MSE flux in the GCMs is associated with an increase in LH flux and a compensating but smaller decrease in DSE flux (Fig. 2 of Hwang et al. [2010]). We next demonstrate that this increase can be understood with a one-dimens ...
... ranges are found for the other scenarios and other latitudes. The increase in MSE flux in the GCMs is associated with an increase in LH flux and a compensating but smaller decrease in DSE flux (Fig. 2 of Hwang et al. [2010]). We next demonstrate that this increase can be understood with a one-dimens ...
Workshop summary
... – Better livestock management through measures such as biogas systems; – Improved agriculture technologies & practices for example wider use of no till and conservation agriculture; and – Reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. The group noted that while some mitigation strategi ...
... – Better livestock management through measures such as biogas systems; – Improved agriculture technologies & practices for example wider use of no till and conservation agriculture; and – Reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. The group noted that while some mitigation strategi ...
Cooperation Studies of Catastrophe Avoidance: Implications for
... many countries, international climate negotiations are crucial so that emission reduction targets can be set and countries can establish that they are not acting in isolation. However, despite more than twenty years of international climate negotiations following the establishment of the United Nati ...
... many countries, international climate negotiations are crucial so that emission reduction targets can be set and countries can establish that they are not acting in isolation. However, despite more than twenty years of international climate negotiations following the establishment of the United Nati ...
Physical and economic consequences of climate change in Europe
... a set of coherent, high-resolution climate change projections and physical models into an economic modeling framework. We find that if the climate of the 2080s were to occur today, the annual loss in household welfare in the European Union (EU) resulting from the four market impacts would range betwe ...
... a set of coherent, high-resolution climate change projections and physical models into an economic modeling framework. We find that if the climate of the 2080s were to occur today, the annual loss in household welfare in the European Union (EU) resulting from the four market impacts would range betwe ...
The Point of No Return - Exploring Law on Cross
... and international actors are obliged to respect and ensure respect for their obligations under international law so as to prevent and avoid conditions that might lead to displacement (see for example 1998 UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, Principle 5). Mitigation of climate change is a ...
... and international actors are obliged to respect and ensure respect for their obligations under international law so as to prevent and avoid conditions that might lead to displacement (see for example 1998 UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, Principle 5). Mitigation of climate change is a ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... final SCC determination using the IWG’s methodology. The size of this impact has been directly investigated. In their Comment on the Landmark Legal Foundation Petition for Reconsideration of Final Rule Standards for Standby Mode and Off Mode Microwave Ovens, Dayaratna and Kreutzer (2013) ran the DIC ...
... final SCC determination using the IWG’s methodology. The size of this impact has been directly investigated. In their Comment on the Landmark Legal Foundation Petition for Reconsideration of Final Rule Standards for Standby Mode and Off Mode Microwave Ovens, Dayaratna and Kreutzer (2013) ran the DIC ...
StudentS take on climate StorieS
... Newington Library also said, ‘I don’t think it’s unattractive, I think it actually helps the world.’ So, what do the experts think? Andrew Haigh of architects Foster + Partners (not the designers of Strata), pointed out that ‘the problem with wind energy is that it is intermittent and it comes from ...
... Newington Library also said, ‘I don’t think it’s unattractive, I think it actually helps the world.’ So, what do the experts think? Andrew Haigh of architects Foster + Partners (not the designers of Strata), pointed out that ‘the problem with wind energy is that it is intermittent and it comes from ...
Increasing bioenergy production on arable land - CLM
... horizontal resolution (0.0118◦ ) to account for the local scale. “Local” is referred to the sites which are converted to bioenergy crops, whereas regional means the nonconverted sites. The focus is on future impacts of biophysical changes associated with irrigated poplar, nonirrigated poplar, and ma ...
... horizontal resolution (0.0118◦ ) to account for the local scale. “Local” is referred to the sites which are converted to bioenergy crops, whereas regional means the nonconverted sites. The focus is on future impacts of biophysical changes associated with irrigated poplar, nonirrigated poplar, and ma ...
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... Consequently, whether climate adaptation leads to more or less greenhouse gas emissions depends on the mix of investments that will be undertaken. As adaptation strategies differ across sectors, climate change adaptation could reduce GHG emissions in one sector, but increase them in another. In thi ...
... Consequently, whether climate adaptation leads to more or less greenhouse gas emissions depends on the mix of investments that will be undertaken. As adaptation strategies differ across sectors, climate change adaptation could reduce GHG emissions in one sector, but increase them in another. In thi ...
(Still) Disagreeing about Climate Change: What Way
... Climate change is an environmental, cultural and political phenomenon which is reshaping the way people think about themselves, their societies and their Earthly futures. It is therefore an exemplar case of scientific knowledge, personal experience and the human imagination interacting in multiple, ...
... Climate change is an environmental, cultural and political phenomenon which is reshaping the way people think about themselves, their societies and their Earthly futures. It is therefore an exemplar case of scientific knowledge, personal experience and the human imagination interacting in multiple, ...
Washington DC Legislative Activity Update (Rick Marks)
... share programs to help maintain or rebuild fisheries, and sustain fishermen, communities and vibrant working waterfronts, including the cultural and resource access traditions that have been a part of this country since its founding.” ...
... share programs to help maintain or rebuild fisheries, and sustain fishermen, communities and vibrant working waterfronts, including the cultural and resource access traditions that have been a part of this country since its founding.” ...
4 The Importance of Methane
... a 20 year time frame, the impact of CH4 is four times more significant than the 1998 basis, which is still used for international reporting and emissions trading. The following chart is derived from detailed analysis presented in the final draft of Chapter 8 of the fifth assessment report by Working ...
... a 20 year time frame, the impact of CH4 is four times more significant than the 1998 basis, which is still used for international reporting and emissions trading. The following chart is derived from detailed analysis presented in the final draft of Chapter 8 of the fifth assessment report by Working ...