climate change adaptation guided by the law
... throughout Australia. Studies carried out by DLA Piper1 and reported on in our Climate Change Adaptation in the Boardroom2 report in June 2013 show that this remains a key concern, and more importantly, apprehension about legal liability is one of the primary barriers at the local government level t ...
... throughout Australia. Studies carried out by DLA Piper1 and reported on in our Climate Change Adaptation in the Boardroom2 report in June 2013 show that this remains a key concern, and more importantly, apprehension about legal liability is one of the primary barriers at the local government level t ...
Four Case Studies in the United States
... demonstrates that changes in the climate system are occurring in the patterns that scientists had predicted, but the observed changes are happening earlier and faster than expected—again, unfortunate. Although serious reductions in manmade greenhouse gas emissions must be undertaken to reduce the ex ...
... demonstrates that changes in the climate system are occurring in the patterns that scientists had predicted, but the observed changes are happening earlier and faster than expected—again, unfortunate. Although serious reductions in manmade greenhouse gas emissions must be undertaken to reduce the ex ...
Scenario Planning for Solar Radiation Management
... effectively grapple with the array of issues manifest therein. ...
... effectively grapple with the array of issues manifest therein. ...
Voluntary Guidance for States to Incorporate Climate Change into
... the impacts and response of climate change to wildlife, ecosystems and ecological processes. Climate change adaptation strategies will vary among regions and ecosystems depending on effects of climate change and the social-political contexts used for management decisions. Therefore, it is important ...
... the impacts and response of climate change to wildlife, ecosystems and ecological processes. Climate change adaptation strategies will vary among regions and ecosystems depending on effects of climate change and the social-political contexts used for management decisions. Therefore, it is important ...
Climate Change and Renewable Energy - Minnesota DNR - MN-dnr
... Climate Change and Renewable Energy: Management Foundations provides a platform for DNR staff to discuss and build management strategies that address climate change and renewable energy challenges. With accelerating climate change, DNR will need to evaluate its most basic management work. We will ne ...
... Climate Change and Renewable Energy: Management Foundations provides a platform for DNR staff to discuss and build management strategies that address climate change and renewable energy challenges. With accelerating climate change, DNR will need to evaluate its most basic management work. We will ne ...
Effects of climate change and seed dispersal on airborne ragweed
... alien species in Europe producing pollen that causes severe allergic disease in susceptible individuals1 . Ragweed plants could further invade European land with climate and land-use changes2,3 . However, airborne pollen evolution depends not only on plant invasion, but also on pollen production, re ...
... alien species in Europe producing pollen that causes severe allergic disease in susceptible individuals1 . Ragweed plants could further invade European land with climate and land-use changes2,3 . However, airborne pollen evolution depends not only on plant invasion, but also on pollen production, re ...
Abstract Key words - OpenDocs Home
... global nature of the problem that deserves national cooperation were some of the challenges surmounted to bring about a regulatory multilateral environmental treaty.15 Yet, several countries and non-governmental organizations (“NGos”) called for an international action towards a precautionary approa ...
... global nature of the problem that deserves national cooperation were some of the challenges surmounted to bring about a regulatory multilateral environmental treaty.15 Yet, several countries and non-governmental organizations (“NGos”) called for an international action towards a precautionary approa ...
SoG for Climate Applications
... (Version updated in May 2012 by the PoC, and approved by the ET-EGOS-7, May 2012) ...
... (Version updated in May 2012 by the PoC, and approved by the ET-EGOS-7, May 2012) ...
Project researcher workbook - Ecosystems Knowledge Network
... OR for business as usual scenario: What rate of growth is expected for the economy? (Start by assuming the long run average growth rate for the last twenty years will apply in the next twenty years. Adjust if this seems insufficiently ambitious or over optimistic) ...
... OR for business as usual scenario: What rate of growth is expected for the economy? (Start by assuming the long run average growth rate for the last twenty years will apply in the next twenty years. Adjust if this seems insufficiently ambitious or over optimistic) ...
Climate: Observations, projections and impacts
... changed, and plan for future, is improving all the time. But there is still a long way to go. These reports – led by the Met Office Hadley Centre in collaboration with many institutes and scientists around the world – aim to provide useful, up to date and impartial information, based on the best cli ...
... changed, and plan for future, is improving all the time. But there is still a long way to go. These reports – led by the Met Office Hadley Centre in collaboration with many institutes and scientists around the world – aim to provide useful, up to date and impartial information, based on the best cli ...
S T A ?
... Forthcoming in Minnesota Law Review (2015) Climate change litigation has influenced regulation substantially in the United States. Most notably, the Supreme Court’s decision in Massachusetts v. EPA serves as the basis for federal Clean Air Act regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicl ...
... Forthcoming in Minnesota Law Review (2015) Climate change litigation has influenced regulation substantially in the United States. Most notably, the Supreme Court’s decision in Massachusetts v. EPA serves as the basis for federal Clean Air Act regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicl ...
5b2014 - Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö
... The strategy was adopted in 2005 as part of the Government Report to the Parliament concerning the short-term outlines for energy and climate policy. The outlines of the Adaptation Strategy were also incorporated into the Long-term Climate and Energy Strategy of 2008. The Climate and Energy Policy r ...
... The strategy was adopted in 2005 as part of the Government Report to the Parliament concerning the short-term outlines for energy and climate policy. The outlines of the Adaptation Strategy were also incorporated into the Long-term Climate and Energy Strategy of 2008. The Climate and Energy Policy r ...
Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
... remains appropriate for the other provincial sub-projects. ...
... remains appropriate for the other provincial sub-projects. ...
Presentation pack - The Global Calculator
... • If the user does not supply enough electricity from renewables, nuclear and CCS, the Calculator automatically gets it from unabated power stations (either fuelled by fossil fuels or bioenergy depending on the user’s choices) • Electricity storage and demand shifting are included ...
... • If the user does not supply enough electricity from renewables, nuclear and CCS, the Calculator automatically gets it from unabated power stations (either fuelled by fossil fuels or bioenergy depending on the user’s choices) • Electricity storage and demand shifting are included ...
Document
... is a lacuna in climate change literature on the direct and indirect factors that shape migration decisions which, in turn, limits policy responses while providing a political excuse not to raise some difficult questions. The objective of this paper is to critically analyze literature on climate chan ...
... is a lacuna in climate change literature on the direct and indirect factors that shape migration decisions which, in turn, limits policy responses while providing a political excuse not to raise some difficult questions. The objective of this paper is to critically analyze literature on climate chan ...
Changing Landscapes, Changing Lives
... references for more information regarding the scientific or technical information contained within the report, or contact the authors. An academic review article is being drafted on this same topic that will contain more technical and background information, and should be available shortly. We have ...
... references for more information regarding the scientific or technical information contained within the report, or contact the authors. An academic review article is being drafted on this same topic that will contain more technical and background information, and should be available shortly. We have ...
The Contours of Cap and Trade: The Evolution of Emissions Trading
... and trade as a central policy instrument in global climate change governance and how the market might face its current challenges and develop in the future.3 We do not seek to argue for or against emissions trading as an appropriate strategy for controlling greenhouse gas emissions, or to analyze ca ...
... and trade as a central policy instrument in global climate change governance and how the market might face its current challenges and develop in the future.3 We do not seek to argue for or against emissions trading as an appropriate strategy for controlling greenhouse gas emissions, or to analyze ca ...
The Global Green Economy Index ™ GGEI 2016
... States–begin to ratify the historic global climate agreement reached at the COP21 in Paris. This agreement offers the most promising framework yet to motivate and coordinate efforts by governments, businesses, investors and civil society to achieve ambitious emission reduction targets. Behind these ...
... States–begin to ratify the historic global climate agreement reached at the COP21 in Paris. This agreement offers the most promising framework yet to motivate and coordinate efforts by governments, businesses, investors and civil society to achieve ambitious emission reduction targets. Behind these ...
Climate Change in Latin America
... grated view on environmental matters, mainly focused on Climate Change, desertification, energy, water, biodiversity, forests, fishing resources and the handling of chemical products. Above all, they committed to achieve this through economic policies that take into account the needs of protecting t ...
... grated view on environmental matters, mainly focused on Climate Change, desertification, energy, water, biodiversity, forests, fishing resources and the handling of chemical products. Above all, they committed to achieve this through economic policies that take into account the needs of protecting t ...
Climate: Observations, projections and impacts
... changed, and plan for future, is improving all the time. But there is still a long way to go. These reports – led by the Met Office Hadley Centre in collaboration with many institutes and scientists around the world – aim to provide useful, up to date and impartial information, based on the best cli ...
... changed, and plan for future, is improving all the time. But there is still a long way to go. These reports – led by the Met Office Hadley Centre in collaboration with many institutes and scientists around the world – aim to provide useful, up to date and impartial information, based on the best cli ...
Establishing Links between Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate
... …climate change will bring a range of impacts that affected populations will not be able to adapt to This will be increasingly important in the years ahead, as climate change will bring a range of impacts that affected populations will not be able to adapt to. Therefore, a policy and institutional f ...
... …climate change will bring a range of impacts that affected populations will not be able to adapt to This will be increasingly important in the years ahead, as climate change will bring a range of impacts that affected populations will not be able to adapt to. Therefore, a policy and institutional f ...
The impact of climate change on disease constraints on production
... planning for adaptation to climate change, there is a need to evaluate impacts of climate change on disease-induced losses in crop yields. Oilseed rape (Brassica napus, B. rapa, B. juncea, B. carinata, rapeseed, canola) is grown throughout the world as a source of oil and protein (for human/animal c ...
... planning for adaptation to climate change, there is a need to evaluate impacts of climate change on disease-induced losses in crop yields. Oilseed rape (Brassica napus, B. rapa, B. juncea, B. carinata, rapeseed, canola) is grown throughout the world as a source of oil and protein (for human/animal c ...
Climate Change Adaptation for Smallholder Farmers in Southeast Asia
... Table 1.1. Observed changes in extreme events and severe climate anomalies in Southeast Asian countries ...
... Table 1.1. Observed changes in extreme events and severe climate anomalies in Southeast Asian countries ...
CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS: AN
... the potential of adaptation measures is limited for many systems. It is, for instance, difficult to conceive how some of the Pacific small island nations could successfully adapt to substantial levels of sea-level rise. Second, reducing GHG emissions applies the polluter-pays principle whereas the n ...
... the potential of adaptation measures is limited for many systems. It is, for instance, difficult to conceive how some of the Pacific small island nations could successfully adapt to substantial levels of sea-level rise. Second, reducing GHG emissions applies the polluter-pays principle whereas the n ...