O Discounting the Future Is it equitable to favor tomorrow’s wealthier generations
... table are the ones incorporated into the ipcc’s future emission and climate change scenarios. The projected temperature increase between 1990 and 2085 for each scenario is also shown in the table. The table shows that in the absence of climate change, future gdp per capita for both developing and in ...
... table are the ones incorporated into the ipcc’s future emission and climate change scenarios. The projected temperature increase between 1990 and 2085 for each scenario is also shown in the table. The table shows that in the absence of climate change, future gdp per capita for both developing and in ...
Climate Regulation and the Limits of Cost
... would come from climate science and from economics. The science establishes the approximate effects of carbon emissions on the climate. The economics converts these effects into monetary valuations based on their impact on people’s consumption patterns. Thus, one can establish that an additional met ...
... would come from climate science and from economics. The science establishes the approximate effects of carbon emissions on the climate. The economics converts these effects into monetary valuations based on their impact on people’s consumption patterns. Thus, one can establish that an additional met ...
related paper by Mann (PDF)
... published just after the 1991 Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption in the Philippines, Hansen and his collaborators also used a climate model to successfully predict that global surface temperatures would cool by roughly one half degree Celsius for the two years following the eruption.2 F. Earth’s clima ...
... published just after the 1991 Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption in the Philippines, Hansen and his collaborators also used a climate model to successfully predict that global surface temperatures would cool by roughly one half degree Celsius for the two years following the eruption.2 F. Earth’s clima ...
here - Global Social Observatory
... representation in such multi-stakeholder coalitions as GAIN or GAVI or in such broad-based membership associations as WBCSD. There was also interest expressed in bringing in the private financial sector, particularly since there is a large financial sector in Geneva. Of course, it was implicit in th ...
... representation in such multi-stakeholder coalitions as GAIN or GAVI or in such broad-based membership associations as WBCSD. There was also interest expressed in bringing in the private financial sector, particularly since there is a large financial sector in Geneva. Of course, it was implicit in th ...
UNDP`s role in promoting democratic governance
... Slow and rapid climatic changes pressure natural resources, risking a shift in some ecosystems into new states, with severe ramifications for human wellbeing as tipping points are crossed. Long-term climate change increases stress on natural resources and leads to loss of biodiversity and productive ...
... Slow and rapid climatic changes pressure natural resources, risking a shift in some ecosystems into new states, with severe ramifications for human wellbeing as tipping points are crossed. Long-term climate change increases stress on natural resources and leads to loss of biodiversity and productive ...
Will the Paris agreement save the world?
... positive and long overdue. However, there are many questions about the way forward to achieve emissions reductions. First, the pre-conference national pledges for climate action are predicated on a goal of 2 degree warming and while the agreement includes a commitment to update pledges and make them ...
... positive and long overdue. However, there are many questions about the way forward to achieve emissions reductions. First, the pre-conference national pledges for climate action are predicated on a goal of 2 degree warming and while the agreement includes a commitment to update pledges and make them ...
ppt - WMO
... • Almost all regions on this globe will be affected by the increase of natural catastrophes. While the wealthy countries will be able to cope with this by means of insurance solutions and state funding, the poorest countries will suffer most • The increasing natural catastrophe damages in poor count ...
... • Almost all regions on this globe will be affected by the increase of natural catastrophes. While the wealthy countries will be able to cope with this by means of insurance solutions and state funding, the poorest countries will suffer most • The increasing natural catastrophe damages in poor count ...
climate change for beginners
... Coal and other fossil fuel resources are non-renewable and will potentially run out in our lifetime. Our society needs to find ways to reduce our dependence on coal based energy or to find other non polluting alternatives. Energy efficiency is one of the key methods of reducing energy requirements a ...
... Coal and other fossil fuel resources are non-renewable and will potentially run out in our lifetime. Our society needs to find ways to reduce our dependence on coal based energy or to find other non polluting alternatives. Energy efficiency is one of the key methods of reducing energy requirements a ...
The impacts of climate change on the risk of natural disasters
... greenhouse gases stay in the atmosphere for at least several decades, that climate change is bound to continue. Moreover, human emissions are still increasing, and are unlikely to stabilise anytime soon. Hence, the global warming observed over the past century is projected to accelerate over coming ...
... greenhouse gases stay in the atmosphere for at least several decades, that climate change is bound to continue. Moreover, human emissions are still increasing, and are unlikely to stabilise anytime soon. Hence, the global warming observed over the past century is projected to accelerate over coming ...
Climate Change News 24 December 11
... two briefs that address the role of agriculture in climate change adaptation and mitigation. In “Increasing Agriculture’s Climate Smartness,” the FAO describes the goals of climate-smart agriculture to increase productivity and incomes, increase the resilience of ecosystems contribute to mitigation ...
... two briefs that address the role of agriculture in climate change adaptation and mitigation. In “Increasing Agriculture’s Climate Smartness,” the FAO describes the goals of climate-smart agriculture to increase productivity and incomes, increase the resilience of ecosystems contribute to mitigation ...
4 Climate politics and science in the media
... tenor follow the total line and show a similar pattern of peaks and lows. The sceptical line follows the same pattern but lies slightly lower – thus fewer articles were found with a sceptical view. Which events determine these dynamics and generate the most media attention? In the examined period we ...
... tenor follow the total line and show a similar pattern of peaks and lows. The sceptical line follows the same pattern but lies slightly lower – thus fewer articles were found with a sceptical view. Which events determine these dynamics and generate the most media attention? In the examined period we ...
NSW and ACT Regional Climate Model: Project scope
... improve the probability of capturing the range of possible future climates. The process of developing the 12 RCMs first includes the selection of the GCMs that will be downscaled. The project will be run using four independent GCMs to provide the boundary conditions for three RCM simulations for fou ...
... improve the probability of capturing the range of possible future climates. The process of developing the 12 RCMs first includes the selection of the GCMs that will be downscaled. The project will be run using four independent GCMs to provide the boundary conditions for three RCM simulations for fou ...
... The key subsectors in agriculture are expected to have mixed impacts under the A2 and B2 scenarios. Banana, fisheries and root crop outputs are expected to fall with climate change, but tree crop and vegetable production are expected to rise. In aggregate, in every decade up to 2050, these sub-secto ...
Course Description - University of Montana
... grad_council/procedures/default.aspx (syllabus required in section V) 7. Other programs affected by the change ...
... grad_council/procedures/default.aspx (syllabus required in section V) 7. Other programs affected by the change ...
7 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
... This existing problem of climate change and its potential impacts on water supply in Johannesburg to this day has not been a thoroughly examined and studied issue in South Africa. Therefore the process utilised in this research report has been based on providing an overall background to this large ...
... This existing problem of climate change and its potential impacts on water supply in Johannesburg to this day has not been a thoroughly examined and studied issue in South Africa. Therefore the process utilised in this research report has been based on providing an overall background to this large ...
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... the costs of policy initiatives against the benefits. The costs of emission reduction are the incremental expenditures for renewable electricity generation, low-emission vehicles, and the like, compared to more conventional investments in the same industries. The benefits are the future climate dama ...
... the costs of policy initiatives against the benefits. The costs of emission reduction are the incremental expenditures for renewable electricity generation, low-emission vehicles, and the like, compared to more conventional investments in the same industries. The benefits are the future climate dama ...
Downscaling Global Circulation Model Outputs
... Global Circulation Models (GCMs) are large-scale representations of the atmosphere and its processes. A GCM reproduces, with certain accuracy, mass and energy fluxes and storages that occur within the atmosphere, by using an analysis unit. This unit is often called a “cell.” These cells are three-di ...
... Global Circulation Models (GCMs) are large-scale representations of the atmosphere and its processes. A GCM reproduces, with certain accuracy, mass and energy fluxes and storages that occur within the atmosphere, by using an analysis unit. This unit is often called a “cell.” These cells are three-di ...
OSS Introductory note 1 on climate change adaptation and fight against desertification, OSS and GIZ, 2007
... The entwined issues of climate change and the fight against desertification are ever more crucial for Africa. It is here that the combination of these two phenomena is obstructing the development efforts of nations and impacting the resources on which their peoples depend for life. The three convent ...
... The entwined issues of climate change and the fight against desertification are ever more crucial for Africa. It is here that the combination of these two phenomena is obstructing the development efforts of nations and impacting the resources on which their peoples depend for life. The three convent ...
From Words to Facts: Acting on climate change
... From words to facts: acting on climate change in Central America Action and Financing, Now! Original redaction and editing: Rosalba Landa and Beatriz Olivera ...
... From words to facts: acting on climate change in Central America Action and Financing, Now! Original redaction and editing: Rosalba Landa and Beatriz Olivera ...
Rob Lawlor, The Absurdity of Economists` Sacrifice
... To illustrate this, imagine that you have just bought a house for £350,000.ix And assume also that you wouldn’t have been willing to pay any more than that. Shortly after moving in, however, you are informed that the local government wants to knock your house down (perhaps because they are developin ...
... To illustrate this, imagine that you have just bought a house for £350,000.ix And assume also that you wouldn’t have been willing to pay any more than that. Shortly after moving in, however, you are informed that the local government wants to knock your house down (perhaps because they are developin ...
College greenhouse gas inventory
... The idea for the Pomona College Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory was proposed by Dayananda in August 2006 and was initiated, with the support of President David Oxtoby, in September 2006. Dayananda coordinated the project with other student contributors from the CCC group and the EA 99 class, incl ...
... The idea for the Pomona College Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory was proposed by Dayananda in August 2006 and was initiated, with the support of President David Oxtoby, in September 2006. Dayananda coordinated the project with other student contributors from the CCC group and the EA 99 class, incl ...
UK Climate Projections science report: Marine and coastal projections
... relationships and have been tested against observations during their development, their results are not formally constrained by observations. It is, therefore, not correct to refer to these frequency distributions in terms of probability. Rather, we present frequency distributions based on these cur ...
... relationships and have been tested against observations during their development, their results are not formally constrained by observations. It is, therefore, not correct to refer to these frequency distributions in terms of probability. Rather, we present frequency distributions based on these cur ...
WHY ADVOCATE ON CLIMATE CHANGE?
... leading scientific organisations of more than 130 nations. An addition to the UNFCCC (see below) joined by most countries (except the US) which agreed emissions reductions for most developed countries. Development that is sustainable and that does not rely heavily on burning fossil fuels for heat, l ...
... leading scientific organisations of more than 130 nations. An addition to the UNFCCC (see below) joined by most countries (except the US) which agreed emissions reductions for most developed countries. Development that is sustainable and that does not rely heavily on burning fossil fuels for heat, l ...
discussion brief - International Research Institute for Climate and
... Stormwater runoff is generated when the intensity of rainfall exceeds the infiltration capacity of the ground and excess rainwater runs off the surface. Runoff can accumulate and transport pollutants and sediments, depending on its speed and volume and the nature of land surfaces. In urban areas muc ...
... Stormwater runoff is generated when the intensity of rainfall exceeds the infiltration capacity of the ground and excess rainwater runs off the surface. Runoff can accumulate and transport pollutants and sediments, depending on its speed and volume and the nature of land surfaces. In urban areas muc ...
Climate Change Adaptation in Tanzania Agricultural Systems
... Estimates from Crop Environment Resource Synthesis Model (CERES-Maize) (Jones and Kiniry, 1986) show that the average yield decrease over the entire country would be 33% and as high as 84% in the central regions of Dodoma and Tabora. Yields in the north-eastern highlands showed decreases of 22% whil ...
... Estimates from Crop Environment Resource Synthesis Model (CERES-Maize) (Jones and Kiniry, 1986) show that the average yield decrease over the entire country would be 33% and as high as 84% in the central regions of Dodoma and Tabora. Yields in the north-eastern highlands showed decreases of 22% whil ...