- The Climate Institute
... increasing levels of support for a better managed transition from coal-fired power to clean energy. Indeed, while public support for renewable energy – including wind, but particularly solar – over coal and gas, has grown, so also has Australians’ frustration with our politicians for not supporting ...
... increasing levels of support for a better managed transition from coal-fired power to clean energy. Indeed, while public support for renewable energy – including wind, but particularly solar – over coal and gas, has grown, so also has Australians’ frustration with our politicians for not supporting ...
Climate Change Adaptation Guidelines
... List of tables Table A-1 Vulnerabilities of source waters to climate change .............................................................. 37 Table A-2: General climate change trends for source waters ............................................................... 38 Table A-3: Detailed modelling of ...
... List of tables Table A-1 Vulnerabilities of source waters to climate change .............................................................. 37 Table A-2: General climate change trends for source waters ............................................................... 38 Table A-3: Detailed modelling of ...
Program of the Climate Engineering Conference 2014
... academia, civil society and the policy community that have gathered in Berlin this August to discuss, over a period of four days, the many complex and interlinked issues that arise when considering the possibility of deliberate, large-scale interventions into the climate. A total of 40 sessions and ...
... academia, civil society and the policy community that have gathered in Berlin this August to discuss, over a period of four days, the many complex and interlinked issues that arise when considering the possibility of deliberate, large-scale interventions into the climate. A total of 40 sessions and ...
Climate Change: Costs and Benefits of the
... beyond. The already tenuous assumption that current regulatory standards will remain constant becomes more unrealistic as time goes forward, and other unforeseen events (such as technological breakthroughs) loom as critical issues which cannot be modeled. Hence, long-term cost projections are at bes ...
... beyond. The already tenuous assumption that current regulatory standards will remain constant becomes more unrealistic as time goes forward, and other unforeseen events (such as technological breakthroughs) loom as critical issues which cannot be modeled. Hence, long-term cost projections are at bes ...
SoE 2011 - Atmosphere chapter overview
... This presentation is one of a series of Australia State of the Environment 2011 (SoE 2011) presentations given by the SoE Committee members and departmental staff following the release of the SoE 2011. This material is provided as an overview and the full report should be referred to for understandi ...
... This presentation is one of a series of Australia State of the Environment 2011 (SoE 2011) presentations given by the SoE Committee members and departmental staff following the release of the SoE 2011. This material is provided as an overview and the full report should be referred to for understandi ...
Hybrid statistical–dynamic seasonal streamflow forecasting method
... Statistical models and global climate models have, historically, been used to forecast hydroclimate variables several months ahead. Statistical forecasts work by exploiting the relationship between hydroclimate variables and large-scale climate indices. Statistical models are popular because they ar ...
... Statistical models and global climate models have, historically, been used to forecast hydroclimate variables several months ahead. Statistical forecasts work by exploiting the relationship between hydroclimate variables and large-scale climate indices. Statistical models are popular because they ar ...
Designing Climate Change Adaptation Initiatives
... the impacts of climate change, with costs in individual sectors (e.g., water or agriculture) expected to exceed billions of dollars in some countries. In this context, the world’s attention is shifting toward adapting to the likelihood of a range of climate change-induced effects on ecosystems and e ...
... the impacts of climate change, with costs in individual sectors (e.g., water or agriculture) expected to exceed billions of dollars in some countries. In this context, the world’s attention is shifting toward adapting to the likelihood of a range of climate change-induced effects on ecosystems and e ...
Identifying adaptation options
... Adaptation measures will need to be fit for purpose. Ensuring that a specific measure is fit is simpler said than done. First of all, determining fitness is often only possible after the measure has been implemented and in place for some time. Additionally, the desired outcome, regardless of whether ...
... Adaptation measures will need to be fit for purpose. Ensuring that a specific measure is fit is simpler said than done. First of all, determining fitness is often only possible after the measure has been implemented and in place for some time. Additionally, the desired outcome, regardless of whether ...
Climate change response strategies for agriculture: Challenges and opportunities for the 21st century
... development. Six major points emerge from recent studies: 1. It is estimated that climate change may increase the number of undernourished people in 2080 by up to 170 million. 2. The magnitude of these climate impacts is estimated to be relatively small compared with the impact of socioeconomic deve ...
... development. Six major points emerge from recent studies: 1. It is estimated that climate change may increase the number of undernourished people in 2080 by up to 170 million. 2. The magnitude of these climate impacts is estimated to be relatively small compared with the impact of socioeconomic deve ...
Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Design at the Port
... tunnel, port, airport, PATH, and associated buildings and facilities – because of the different effects of climate change impacts and potential risk management techniques associated with each. The report organizes each technique within one of three broad adaptation strategies: protect, accommodate, ...
... tunnel, port, airport, PATH, and associated buildings and facilities – because of the different effects of climate change impacts and potential risk management techniques associated with each. The report organizes each technique within one of three broad adaptation strategies: protect, accommodate, ...
Climate Change in the Caribbean and the Challenge of Adaptation
... The magnitude of the threat posed by climate change requires all United Nations bodies, as part of the international community, to respond to the challenge in a coordinated manner and to deliver concrete results. As the principal UN body in the field of the environment, the United Nations Environmen ...
... The magnitude of the threat posed by climate change requires all United Nations bodies, as part of the international community, to respond to the challenge in a coordinated manner and to deliver concrete results. As the principal UN body in the field of the environment, the United Nations Environmen ...
Report
... Park’s ecological, cultural and recreational resources. Once impacts are established, the park will need strategies to respond to these effects. The information in this white paper can assist Gateway’s long-term investments and management decisions. It may also help educate the public about climate ...
... Park’s ecological, cultural and recreational resources. Once impacts are established, the park will need strategies to respond to these effects. The information in this white paper can assist Gateway’s long-term investments and management decisions. It may also help educate the public about climate ...
Atmospheric Recovery Litigation - University of Oregon School of Law
... atmospheric drawdown through natural processes such as reforestation and soil sequestration, the required funding for accomplishing such restoration would be massive. The public trust doctrine (PTD) offers an approach for securing such funding by holding the major corporate carbon polluters responsi ...
... atmospheric drawdown through natural processes such as reforestation and soil sequestration, the required funding for accomplishing such restoration would be massive. The public trust doctrine (PTD) offers an approach for securing such funding by holding the major corporate carbon polluters responsi ...
Environics Climate Change Mitigation Messaging
... change is a complex subject and most residents do not feel well-informed about the issue. However, the general consensus in climate change literature is that simply providing information about the science of climate change is not sufficient to generate opinion change or action. That being said, ther ...
... change is a complex subject and most residents do not feel well-informed about the issue. However, the general consensus in climate change literature is that simply providing information about the science of climate change is not sufficient to generate opinion change or action. That being said, ther ...
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... delineation of the policy and research needs that must be addressed in order to advance adaptation planning. This report is based on existing published resources and interviews with transportation practitioners. ...
... delineation of the policy and research needs that must be addressed in order to advance adaptation planning. This report is based on existing published resources and interviews with transportation practitioners. ...
Paying for Mitigation: A Multiple Country Study
... and it is clear that future negotiations will ultimately depend on how politically acceptable the proposed reductions are to domestic constituencies. Hence, for policymakers to maintain legitimacy in international negotiations, the costs that a country agrees to pay (implicitly given by the agreemen ...
... and it is clear that future negotiations will ultimately depend on how politically acceptable the proposed reductions are to domestic constituencies. Hence, for policymakers to maintain legitimacy in international negotiations, the costs that a country agrees to pay (implicitly given by the agreemen ...
Climate Change and Migration: Improving Methodologies to
... for generations. Shocks and stresses evoked by the consequences of a changing climate that threaten people’s livelihoods are therefore also likely to have impacts on their migratory behaviour. Migration might increase as people need to search for a living elsewhere. But it might as well decrease as ...
... for generations. Shocks and stresses evoked by the consequences of a changing climate that threaten people’s livelihoods are therefore also likely to have impacts on their migratory behaviour. Migration might increase as people need to search for a living elsewhere. But it might as well decrease as ...
Target Atmospheric CO : Where Should Humanity Aim?
... planet similar to that on which civilization developed and to which life on Earth is adapted, paleoclimate evidence and ongoing climate change suggest that CO2 will need to be reduced from its current 385 ppm to at most 350 ppm, but likely less than that. The largest uncertainty in the target arises ...
... planet similar to that on which civilization developed and to which life on Earth is adapted, paleoclimate evidence and ongoing climate change suggest that CO2 will need to be reduced from its current 385 ppm to at most 350 ppm, but likely less than that. The largest uncertainty in the target arises ...
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... extensive hydropower system with little time or resources for policy and adaptation studies. Based on the results of some applications, the method is said to be skillful and useful for studying large hydropower systems when there is less details required. The developed method can be used for studyin ...
... extensive hydropower system with little time or resources for policy and adaptation studies. Based on the results of some applications, the method is said to be skillful and useful for studying large hydropower systems when there is less details required. The developed method can be used for studyin ...
Identifying adaptation options - South Florida Regional Planning
... adaptation options that can be used to respond to climate risks. It builds on information previously provided in the UKCIP Risk, Uncertainty and Decision-making framework (Willows and Connell, 2003) and Measuring Progress (West and Gawith, 2005), by providing further information on the range of adap ...
... adaptation options that can be used to respond to climate risks. It builds on information previously provided in the UKCIP Risk, Uncertainty and Decision-making framework (Willows and Connell, 2003) and Measuring Progress (West and Gawith, 2005), by providing further information on the range of adap ...
Spending adaptation money wisely: Working Paper 37 (opens in new window)
... The debate about climate change finance so far has been as much about trust as it has been about finance – or more accurately, about the lack of trust. The protracted Convention negotiations under the Bali Action Plan (agreed in December 2007) have devoted much time and energy to the discussion of p ...
... The debate about climate change finance so far has been as much about trust as it has been about finance – or more accurately, about the lack of trust. The protracted Convention negotiations under the Bali Action Plan (agreed in December 2007) have devoted much time and energy to the discussion of p ...
Summary for Policymakers
... change can be reduced and managed through adaptation and mitigation. The report assesses needs, options, opportunities, constraints, resilience, limits, and other aspects associated with adaptation. Climate change involves complex interactions and changing likelihoods of diverse impacts. A focus on ...
... change can be reduced and managed through adaptation and mitigation. The report assesses needs, options, opportunities, constraints, resilience, limits, and other aspects associated with adaptation. Climate change involves complex interactions and changing likelihoods of diverse impacts. A focus on ...
Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report The Core Writing Team Rajendra K. Pachauri
... and growing, with impacts observed across all continents and oceans. Many of the observed changes since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The IPCC is now 95 percent certain that humans are the main cause of current global warming. In addition, the SYR finds that the more human a ...
... and growing, with impacts observed across all continents and oceans. Many of the observed changes since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The IPCC is now 95 percent certain that humans are the main cause of current global warming. In addition, the SYR finds that the more human a ...
climate change WG II
... change can be reduced and managed through adaptation and mitigation. The report assesses needs, options, opportunities, constraints, resilience, limits, and other aspects associated with adaptation. Climate change involves complex interactions and changing likelihoods of diverse impacts. A focus on ...
... change can be reduced and managed through adaptation and mitigation. The report assesses needs, options, opportunities, constraints, resilience, limits, and other aspects associated with adaptation. Climate change involves complex interactions and changing likelihoods of diverse impacts. A focus on ...