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... falling with the issue attention cycles in the media.21–25 Basic understanding of the problem thus remains superficial and vulnerable to frequent revision.26–28 Today, after more than 20 years of scientific progress and a much greater scientific consensus,29,30 public climate change communication is ...
... falling with the issue attention cycles in the media.21–25 Basic understanding of the problem thus remains superficial and vulnerable to frequent revision.26–28 Today, after more than 20 years of scientific progress and a much greater scientific consensus,29,30 public climate change communication is ...
2010 - National Center for Science Education
... 45. A description of the most probable outcome best defines __________________________________ 69 46. A description of a possible outcome best defines a _______________________________________ 69 47. From the output of global climate models, climate scientists are more inclined to make __________ 70 ...
... 45. A description of the most probable outcome best defines __________________________________ 69 46. A description of a possible outcome best defines a _______________________________________ 69 47. From the output of global climate models, climate scientists are more inclined to make __________ 70 ...
Draft Discussion Paper Ilaria Carrozza ESCAP/FfD/04/2015
... change and development patterns continue, by 2100, hundreds of millions of people, most of them in coastal areas of East, Southeast and South Asia, may be displaced unless adaptation measures are put in place. It has been estimated that in 2015, 410 million urban Asians will be at risk of coastal fl ...
... change and development patterns continue, by 2100, hundreds of millions of people, most of them in coastal areas of East, Southeast and South Asia, may be displaced unless adaptation measures are put in place. It has been estimated that in 2015, 410 million urban Asians will be at risk of coastal fl ...
TAMK - University of Applied Sciences Tampere, Finland
... Climate Change represents one of the greatest challenges of the 21 st century. Since the beginning of industrialization during the second half in the 18th century, mankind has continuously developed new technologies and infrastructures which have significantly changed and increased the standards of ...
... Climate Change represents one of the greatest challenges of the 21 st century. Since the beginning of industrialization during the second half in the 18th century, mankind has continuously developed new technologies and infrastructures which have significantly changed and increased the standards of ...
Communicating climate change: history, challenges, process and
... falling with the issue attention cycles in the media.21–25 Basic understanding of the problem thus remains superficial and vulnerable to frequent revision.26–28 Today, after more than 20 years of scientific progress and a much greater scientific consensus,29,30 public climate change communication is ...
... falling with the issue attention cycles in the media.21–25 Basic understanding of the problem thus remains superficial and vulnerable to frequent revision.26–28 Today, after more than 20 years of scientific progress and a much greater scientific consensus,29,30 public climate change communication is ...
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... aversion in stylized models of abatement policy choice, and second to attempt to understand how ambiguity aversion affects the welfare assessment of dynamic abatement policies. The dynamic aspects of ambiguity models are especially difficult, and we only consider their implications to a limited extent. ...
... aversion in stylized models of abatement policy choice, and second to attempt to understand how ambiguity aversion affects the welfare assessment of dynamic abatement policies. The dynamic aspects of ambiguity models are especially difficult, and we only consider their implications to a limited extent. ...
Technology and Policy Options for a Low
... It is clear that a low-emission future is possible, but it will depend on the collective will and ambition of federal and provincial governments. Canada is in a particularly advantageous position to meet stringent cutbacks in greenhouse gas emissions, with its abundance of natural energy resources a ...
... It is clear that a low-emission future is possible, but it will depend on the collective will and ambition of federal and provincial governments. Canada is in a particularly advantageous position to meet stringent cutbacks in greenhouse gas emissions, with its abundance of natural energy resources a ...
Technology Needs Assessment For Climate Change Adaptation
... Given Bhutan’s vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, the nation has accorded climate change a high priority. The nation’s commitment to remain carbon neutral while ensuring overall social-economic development reflects, its vision to address the challenges of climate change and move towards ...
... Given Bhutan’s vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, the nation has accorded climate change a high priority. The nation’s commitment to remain carbon neutral while ensuring overall social-economic development reflects, its vision to address the challenges of climate change and move towards ...
Communicating climate change – Learning from business
... 32), any attempt to understand and interpret climate change knowledge requires a thorough ”political, economic, social, and legal debate over values and beliefs” through which social consensus emerges (Hoffman 2012: 37). Social consensus is contingent upon shared mutually constituted understandings ...
... 32), any attempt to understand and interpret climate change knowledge requires a thorough ”political, economic, social, and legal debate over values and beliefs” through which social consensus emerges (Hoffman 2012: 37). Social consensus is contingent upon shared mutually constituted understandings ...
Survey of Climate Change Considerations in Federal Environmental
... GHG emissions—for example, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) stated in several EISs that the approval of natural gas pipelines would actually reduce GHG emissions by displacing more carbon intensive coal use—but they did not contain a complete assessment of downstream and/or upstream e ...
... GHG emissions—for example, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) stated in several EISs that the approval of natural gas pipelines would actually reduce GHG emissions by displacing more carbon intensive coal use—but they did not contain a complete assessment of downstream and/or upstream e ...
WHAT IS WRONG WITH STERN? Peter Lilley MP The Global Warming Policy Foundation
... greenhouse gas emission reduction. We cannot be certain that greenhouse gas emissions do not cause climate change. We cannot be certain that climate change is harmless. In fact, most evidence points in the opposite direction. Although economic analyses have yet to reach any robust conclusion for cli ...
... greenhouse gas emission reduction. We cannot be certain that greenhouse gas emissions do not cause climate change. We cannot be certain that climate change is harmless. In fact, most evidence points in the opposite direction. Although economic analyses have yet to reach any robust conclusion for cli ...
Outline for Inter-Mountain West Report - City of Flagstaff
... Following the completion of the vulnerability and risk assessments, the Core Team provided policy recommendations that focus on reducing risk and increasing resilience within municipal operations. The following policy recommendations are aimed at preparing the City for climate-related impacts: 1. Bu ...
... Following the completion of the vulnerability and risk assessments, the Core Team provided policy recommendations that focus on reducing risk and increasing resilience within municipal operations. The following policy recommendations are aimed at preparing the City for climate-related impacts: 1. Bu ...
Working with Nature to Tackle Climate Change
... effects to natural and managed ecosystems, and to the operation of socio-economic systems, having both indirect as well as direct, impacts on human health and welfare. No country will escape these effects of climate change. Strong and immediate action is needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ...
... effects to natural and managed ecosystems, and to the operation of socio-economic systems, having both indirect as well as direct, impacts on human health and welfare. No country will escape these effects of climate change. Strong and immediate action is needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ...
Publications
... (33) Broccoli, A.J. and S. Manabe, Can Existing Climate Models be Used to Study Anthropogenic Changes in Tropical Cyclone Climate? Geophysical Research Letters 17(11):1917-1920, 1990. (34) Manabe, S., R.J. Stouffer, M.J. Spelman, and K. Bryan.Transient Responses of a Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Model ...
... (33) Broccoli, A.J. and S. Manabe, Can Existing Climate Models be Used to Study Anthropogenic Changes in Tropical Cyclone Climate? Geophysical Research Letters 17(11):1917-1920, 1990. (34) Manabe, S., R.J. Stouffer, M.J. Spelman, and K. Bryan.Transient Responses of a Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Model ...
MTA Adaptations to Climate Change – A Categorical Imperative1
... Adaptation measures fall into different categories, and may follow distinct timelines and decision paths: first, a general adaptation policy needs to be adopted to guide the MTA leadership and MTA agencies in their adaptation efforts. It should include the mandate to develop a set of general perform ...
... Adaptation measures fall into different categories, and may follow distinct timelines and decision paths: first, a general adaptation policy needs to be adopted to guide the MTA leadership and MTA agencies in their adaptation efforts. It should include the mandate to develop a set of general perform ...
Corrective Measures - Parliamentary Monitoring Group
... provinces for Analysis of compliance against the programme budget structure. Report presented at Mintech meeting .Consultation with Working Group on the draft sector performance reports conducted and report approved by MINTECH • Framework for the development of 2013 IGFR environment chapter develope ...
... provinces for Analysis of compliance against the programme budget structure. Report presented at Mintech meeting .Consultation with Working Group on the draft sector performance reports conducted and report approved by MINTECH • Framework for the development of 2013 IGFR environment chapter develope ...
Key players` perspective on climate change in the Mediterranean
... that have the capacity to bolster the region’s low-carbon development in a consistent and structured manner. The Union for the Mediterranean is the intergovernmental mechanism for political dialogue between the EuroMediterranean nations. It is an essential instrument for making the Mediterranean reg ...
... that have the capacity to bolster the region’s low-carbon development in a consistent and structured manner. The Union for the Mediterranean is the intergovernmental mechanism for political dialogue between the EuroMediterranean nations. It is an essential instrument for making the Mediterranean reg ...
Xeni Gwet`in Community-based Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... upon which salmon and other cool water fish stocks in the XGCA depend for life. As well, a shift to a milder and drier environment will likely result in seasonal foraging challenges for moose, mule deer, california big horn sheep, mountain goats and grizzly bears, which in some cases may lead to sea ...
... upon which salmon and other cool water fish stocks in the XGCA depend for life. As well, a shift to a milder and drier environment will likely result in seasonal foraging challenges for moose, mule deer, california big horn sheep, mountain goats and grizzly bears, which in some cases may lead to sea ...
CLIMATE CHANGE and AGRARIAN SOCIETIES IN
... impoverishment, and people seeking new land has potential for significant conflict and security issues, especially where guns are widespread, young men are without jobs, and government capacity to deal with emergencies is limited. Pastoral groups that manage significant proportions of national lives ...
... impoverishment, and people seeking new land has potential for significant conflict and security issues, especially where guns are widespread, young men are without jobs, and government capacity to deal with emergencies is limited. Pastoral groups that manage significant proportions of national lives ...
6 Assessing Transformation Pathways
... and lie above the RCP 6.0 representative concentration pathway in 2100 (770 ppm CO2eq in 2100); the majority lie below the RCP 8.5 concentration pathway in 2100 (1330 ppm CO2eq in 2100) (high confidence). The scenario literature does not systematically explore the full range of uncertainty surroun ...
... and lie above the RCP 6.0 representative concentration pathway in 2100 (770 ppm CO2eq in 2100); the majority lie below the RCP 8.5 concentration pathway in 2100 (1330 ppm CO2eq in 2100) (high confidence). The scenario literature does not systematically explore the full range of uncertainty surroun ...
Climate Protection as a World Citizen Movement
... The 5th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes it unmistakeably clear: unacceptable climatic impacts, which are likely to escalate beyond the 2 °C guard rail, can only be avoided if further increases in greenhouse-gas concentrations are halted as soon as poss ...
... The 5th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes it unmistakeably clear: unacceptable climatic impacts, which are likely to escalate beyond the 2 °C guard rail, can only be avoided if further increases in greenhouse-gas concentrations are halted as soon as poss ...
How Climate Change Uniquely Impacts the Physical, Social and
... snowmobiles for their transportation needs. In this regard, they are no differences from non-Aboriginal people. However, there are transportation issues that are unique to First Nations, particularly for isolated First Nations (such as those residents in northern Manitoba and Ontario). Those First N ...
... snowmobiles for their transportation needs. In this regard, they are no differences from non-Aboriginal people. However, there are transportation issues that are unique to First Nations, particularly for isolated First Nations (such as those residents in northern Manitoba and Ontario). Those First N ...
ecosystem approach to fisheries management
... Ecosystem approach (EA) – A strategy for the integrated management of land, water, and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way. Often used interchangeably with ecosystem-based management (EBM) (CBD 2000). Ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAFM) – ...
... Ecosystem approach (EA) – A strategy for the integrated management of land, water, and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way. Often used interchangeably with ecosystem-based management (EBM) (CBD 2000). Ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAFM) – ...