Enabling resilience: bridging the planning gap in Tanzania
... processes and making effective use of climate information to create an enabling environment to support community-led adaptation strategies. Communities have in-depth and accumulated knowledge of their local environment. This gives them a unique understanding of how they can best adapt to the predict ...
... processes and making effective use of climate information to create an enabling environment to support community-led adaptation strategies. Communities have in-depth and accumulated knowledge of their local environment. This gives them a unique understanding of how they can best adapt to the predict ...
acadia national park in peril - Rocky Mountain Climate Organization
... Mountain, on Mount Desert Island, is the highest point along the Atlantic Coast in all of North America, and captures the first rays of sunrise in the United States. Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse is one of Maine's most-photographed icons. The park's forests come ablaze with color in the fall, drawing ...
... Mountain, on Mount Desert Island, is the highest point along the Atlantic Coast in all of North America, and captures the first rays of sunrise in the United States. Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse is one of Maine's most-photographed icons. The park's forests come ablaze with color in the fall, drawing ...
Aviation and Climate Change – the continuing
... change context when assessing aviation’s climate impact. This article updates Bows (2010) by comparing updated aviation scenarios with more recently published 2°C carbon budgets. It discusses insights in the context of emerging developments, to reassess if that paper’s conclusion – that “without a l ...
... change context when assessing aviation’s climate impact. This article updates Bows (2010) by comparing updated aviation scenarios with more recently published 2°C carbon budgets. It discusses insights in the context of emerging developments, to reassess if that paper’s conclusion – that “without a l ...
exemplar - ESPACE Project
... climate change and explored new ideas on what more can be done in England and across Europe. 2. PUBLICATIONS: the references below relate to publications only in the last 6 months of the project. For more detailed listings of all publications citing ESPACE over the last 5 years please refer to the ...
... climate change and explored new ideas on what more can be done in England and across Europe. 2. PUBLICATIONS: the references below relate to publications only in the last 6 months of the project. For more detailed listings of all publications citing ESPACE over the last 5 years please refer to the ...
the Point of No Return report
... fuel industry is going after some of the most difficult and dangerous fossil fuels ever to be extracted. Techniques proposed to exploit dirty fuels in the Arctic and off the Brazilian coast have already caused significant accidents31, such as the disastrous Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mex ...
... fuel industry is going after some of the most difficult and dangerous fossil fuels ever to be extracted. Techniques proposed to exploit dirty fuels in the Arctic and off the Brazilian coast have already caused significant accidents31, such as the disastrous Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mex ...
modern climate science - American Meteorological Society
... Fundamental to understanding weather, climate, and climate change is the recognition that the Earth’s climate system is a complex energy flow system, as alluded to by animations of visible and IR full-disk views of Earth. The observable impacts of the energy flows (and associated mass flows) are emb ...
... Fundamental to understanding weather, climate, and climate change is the recognition that the Earth’s climate system is a complex energy flow system, as alluded to by animations of visible and IR full-disk views of Earth. The observable impacts of the energy flows (and associated mass flows) are emb ...
- UCSB Sustainability
... latest reports of the IPCC and in particular, the view of Dr. James Hansen, the world’s bestknown climate scientist, point toward the need for a treaty that will limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius or less and restore the Earth’s atmosphere to the scientifically established sustainable level of 350 ...
... latest reports of the IPCC and in particular, the view of Dr. James Hansen, the world’s bestknown climate scientist, point toward the need for a treaty that will limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius or less and restore the Earth’s atmosphere to the scientifically established sustainable level of 350 ...
SPD- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Adopted October
... Paper published in February 2003 aims for a reduction in UK carbon dioxide emissions of at least 60% by 2050, with real progress by 2020. This 60% is likely to be made legally binding with the introduction of a Climate Change Act in 2007. At the moment none of these targets include emissions for int ...
... Paper published in February 2003 aims for a reduction in UK carbon dioxide emissions of at least 60% by 2050, with real progress by 2020. This 60% is likely to be made legally binding with the introduction of a Climate Change Act in 2007. At the moment none of these targets include emissions for int ...
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... Fourth, some analysts have advocated additional mechanisms to limit price risks from a greenhouse gas trading system.8 For example, Pizer (2002) proposes a “safety valve” mechanism that would mitigate price risks by allowing sources to purchase additional allowances at a set price if allowance price ...
... Fourth, some analysts have advocated additional mechanisms to limit price risks from a greenhouse gas trading system.8 For example, Pizer (2002) proposes a “safety valve” mechanism that would mitigate price risks by allowing sources to purchase additional allowances at a set price if allowance price ...
Mitigation - European Capacity Building Initiative
... •Parties would inscribe their reference levels in an annex and would then be required to submit a description of the elements used in their construction, followed by a period for revision. •Proposed a review of reference levels starting in 2012 and of annual inventories, highlighting the need to ens ...
... •Parties would inscribe their reference levels in an annex and would then be required to submit a description of the elements used in their construction, followed by a period for revision. •Proposed a review of reference levels starting in 2012 and of annual inventories, highlighting the need to ens ...
No Regrets Charter
... likelihood of global temperature increases in excess of two degrees. It states that sea levels are rising more rapidly than had previously been predicted. Even if we can stay within the threshold of a twodegree increase, urban environments and living conditions will change considerably. Cities are s ...
... likelihood of global temperature increases in excess of two degrees. It states that sea levels are rising more rapidly than had previously been predicted. Even if we can stay within the threshold of a twodegree increase, urban environments and living conditions will change considerably. Cities are s ...
Climate change and family planning: least
... least-developed countries. We stress the distinction between this approach, which prioritizes the welfare of poor communities affected by climate change, and the argument that population growth should be slowed to limit increases in global carbon emissions. The paper concludes by calling for increas ...
... least-developed countries. We stress the distinction between this approach, which prioritizes the welfare of poor communities affected by climate change, and the argument that population growth should be slowed to limit increases in global carbon emissions. The paper concludes by calling for increas ...
Climatic Change in the Built Environment in Temperate Climates
... 4. How cities grow and operate matters for energy demand and thus for GHG emissions. Urban density and spatial planning and organization are key factors that influence energy consumption, especially in the transportation and building sectors. The acceleration of urbanization since 1950 has been acc ...
... 4. How cities grow and operate matters for energy demand and thus for GHG emissions. Urban density and spatial planning and organization are key factors that influence energy consumption, especially in the transportation and building sectors. The acceleration of urbanization since 1950 has been acc ...
Shale Gas and Fracking - The Church of England
... believes that gas – including shale gas – can be a bridge to low-carbon energy, while the UK phases out old coal generation and develops energy efficiency, renewables and nuclear. However, the impact on emissions depends on how shale gas is produced and used. If shale gas replaces a higher carbo ...
... believes that gas – including shale gas – can be a bridge to low-carbon energy, while the UK phases out old coal generation and develops energy efficiency, renewables and nuclear. However, the impact on emissions depends on how shale gas is produced and used. If shale gas replaces a higher carbo ...
What can cities do to increase resilience?
... dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere was rising by more than 2 ppm per year and could reach 400 ppm within 10 years. This would be enough to generate a 28C rise in global temperature from pre-industrial levels. Many experts now say that this is the point of no return when feedback effects will lead to ru ...
... dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere was rising by more than 2 ppm per year and could reach 400 ppm within 10 years. This would be enough to generate a 28C rise in global temperature from pre-industrial levels. Many experts now say that this is the point of no return when feedback effects will lead to ru ...
S C U UPREME
... human health and welfare—is not supported by the text of Climate Change Science, which explicitly states that the costs and risks involved are difficult to quantify at this point and are, in any case, beyond the scope of this brief report (p. 4, J.A. 161). The mere existence of human-caused climate ...
... human health and welfare—is not supported by the text of Climate Change Science, which explicitly states that the costs and risks involved are difficult to quantify at this point and are, in any case, beyond the scope of this brief report (p. 4, J.A. 161). The mere existence of human-caused climate ...
The Sky`s Limit - Oil Change International
... new fields, mines, and transportation infrastructure over the next twenty years is $14 trillion – either a vast waste of money or a lethal capital injection. The logic is simple: whether through climate change or stranded assets, a failure to begin a managed decline now would inevitably entail major ...
... new fields, mines, and transportation infrastructure over the next twenty years is $14 trillion – either a vast waste of money or a lethal capital injection. The logic is simple: whether through climate change or stranded assets, a failure to begin a managed decline now would inevitably entail major ...
Forum Agenda - USAID Adapt Asia
... Principal Administrator Environment, Forestry, Climate Change DEVCO H2 Coordination Regional Programmes Asia European Commission ...
... Principal Administrator Environment, Forestry, Climate Change DEVCO H2 Coordination Regional Programmes Asia European Commission ...
Initial NationalCommunication St. Kitts-Nevis
... coastal waters. The rural areas are characterized by ribbon developments, none of which can be said to have occurred as part of a planned physical development strategy, although there are a handful of locations where planned developments have been implemented. The major urban areas are Basseterre - ...
... coastal waters. The rural areas are characterized by ribbon developments, none of which can be said to have occurred as part of a planned physical development strategy, although there are a handful of locations where planned developments have been implemented. The major urban areas are Basseterre - ...
federal actions for a clean growth economy
... Month over month, year over year, decade over decade, temperatures continue to rise, heat records are broken and the effects that this has on the earth are troubling. We see the overwhelming scientific evidence of climate change, as well as its devastating impact. Canada is not immune. In Alberta an ...
... Month over month, year over year, decade over decade, temperatures continue to rise, heat records are broken and the effects that this has on the earth are troubling. We see the overwhelming scientific evidence of climate change, as well as its devastating impact. Canada is not immune. In Alberta an ...
English - unfccc
... trends, which underpin the attribution of changes to human or other factors. Scientific progress in this area can be illustrated by a far-reaching new conclusion in the IPCC’s Second Assessment Report, namely that ”the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate”. Th ...
... trends, which underpin the attribution of changes to human or other factors. Scientific progress in this area can be illustrated by a far-reaching new conclusion in the IPCC’s Second Assessment Report, namely that ”the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate”. Th ...
Climate change management in drainage systems – changes
... calculated by the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), using global climate models as boundary condition. DMI works with a resolution of approx. 12.5 km x 12.5 km in a network covering Denmark. Officially three climate scenarios (A2, B2, EU2C) calculated by the Climate Center at DMI are used in De ...
... calculated by the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), using global climate models as boundary condition. DMI works with a resolution of approx. 12.5 km x 12.5 km in a network covering Denmark. Officially three climate scenarios (A2, B2, EU2C) calculated by the Climate Center at DMI are used in De ...
International climate policy after Copenhagen: towards a ‘building blocks’ approach: Working Paper No. 21 (303 kB) (opens in new window)
... difficult and the Kyoto Protocol only entered into force in February 2005, after a prolonged struggle to muster a sufficient number of ratifications. The Kyoto Protocol was also more limited in its scope compared to the Montreal Protocol and its subsequent revisions. Commitments to reduce greenhouse ...
... difficult and the Kyoto Protocol only entered into force in February 2005, after a prolonged struggle to muster a sufficient number of ratifications. The Kyoto Protocol was also more limited in its scope compared to the Montreal Protocol and its subsequent revisions. Commitments to reduce greenhouse ...
CCC energy policy redraft 7 1 1
... Protocol and the European Union. Achieving major reductions in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in the UK will almost undoubtedly require significant investment in renewables. ...
... Protocol and the European Union. Achieving major reductions in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in the UK will almost undoubtedly require significant investment in renewables. ...