Con Case 1 My partner and I negate the resolution “Developed
... mitigate the effects of climate change.” We make the following observation: • Peter Singer, Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, explains the idea of moral obligation through the “drowning baby” analogy. Specifically, one has a moral obligation to save a drowning baby, even if it would ma ...
... mitigate the effects of climate change.” We make the following observation: • Peter Singer, Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, explains the idea of moral obligation through the “drowning baby” analogy. Specifically, one has a moral obligation to save a drowning baby, even if it would ma ...
Climate Change Strategy - December 2012
... discriminate against different groups as the impacts of Climate Change affects all communities ...
... discriminate against different groups as the impacts of Climate Change affects all communities ...
How will global warming of 2 C affect New York?
... Recent studies indicate that we are likely to experience more than 1m (3.3ft) of sea level rise by 2100 ...
... Recent studies indicate that we are likely to experience more than 1m (3.3ft) of sea level rise by 2100 ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: KEVEN KENNEDY
... 87% of Latinos believe it is important that the President and new Congress take steps to pass legislation to aggressively combat global warming or climate change. ...
... 87% of Latinos believe it is important that the President and new Congress take steps to pass legislation to aggressively combat global warming or climate change. ...
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT JAMES A. MICHEL SPECIAL
... Assuming current rates of warming, the sea will rise 1.4 m in less than 100 years. That may not sound much, but it is enough to submerge many coral islands. And we must bear in mind that warming is continuing to accelerate. Small island states have asked for tough decisions to be taken in Copenhagen ...
... Assuming current rates of warming, the sea will rise 1.4 m in less than 100 years. That may not sound much, but it is enough to submerge many coral islands. And we must bear in mind that warming is continuing to accelerate. Small island states have asked for tough decisions to be taken in Copenhagen ...
Information on Climate and Agriculture of
... More than 80% of agricultural production in Azerbaijan is produced in irrigated areas. The lack of water in these areas, as the future models indicate, will have a significant impact on the productivity of agricultural crops. It could also cause food shortages. In order to reduce the impact of clima ...
... More than 80% of agricultural production in Azerbaijan is produced in irrigated areas. The lack of water in these areas, as the future models indicate, will have a significant impact on the productivity of agricultural crops. It could also cause food shortages. In order to reduce the impact of clima ...
Carbon account…… - Centre for Responsible Tourism
... – The activity generating the carbon emissions (quantity, type, organisation) – The carbon output per unit activity. This is usually expressed as an emissions/conversion factor Units of activity x EF = total CO2 generated ...
... – The activity generating the carbon emissions (quantity, type, organisation) – The carbon output per unit activity. This is usually expressed as an emissions/conversion factor Units of activity x EF = total CO2 generated ...
History of Sustainability
... influential World Conservation Strategy followed in 1982 by its World Charter for Nature, which drew attention to the decline of the world’s ecosystem (13). The population growth and increased individual consumption has caused humanities demand on the planet to double over the past 45 years (14). In ...
... influential World Conservation Strategy followed in 1982 by its World Charter for Nature, which drew attention to the decline of the world’s ecosystem (13). The population growth and increased individual consumption has caused humanities demand on the planet to double over the past 45 years (14). In ...
Identifying the Win:Win Actions
... • More green spaces and trees (also wins on health) • Encouraging and supporting Energy Efficiency (can also win on health) • Electricity/Hydrogen/Biogas from sustainable sources ...
... • More green spaces and trees (also wins on health) • Encouraging and supporting Energy Efficiency (can also win on health) • Electricity/Hydrogen/Biogas from sustainable sources ...
Community-Based Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... shifts, since forest assemblages are not able to migrate as readily or quickly as some of the animals that depend upon them for habitat or food. • Some animals can migrate more easily than others: small animals (e.g. salamanders), or those inhabiting very specific, isolated, habitats (e.g. some spec ...
... shifts, since forest assemblages are not able to migrate as readily or quickly as some of the animals that depend upon them for habitat or food. • Some animals can migrate more easily than others: small animals (e.g. salamanders), or those inhabiting very specific, isolated, habitats (e.g. some spec ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: KEVEN KENNEDY
... 87% of Latinos believe it is important that the President and new Congress take steps to pass legislation to aggressively combat global warming or climate change. ...
... 87% of Latinos believe it is important that the President and new Congress take steps to pass legislation to aggressively combat global warming or climate change. ...
Pathway to Carbon-neutral Growth in 2020
... contribution to achieving the sectoral targets for reducing the industry’s global CO2 emissions. Full integration of aviation emissions in UNFCCC framework For a sectoral approach for aviation to be effective it must have an open architecture. This means that aviation should have unrestricted access ...
... contribution to achieving the sectoral targets for reducing the industry’s global CO2 emissions. Full integration of aviation emissions in UNFCCC framework For a sectoral approach for aviation to be effective it must have an open architecture. This means that aviation should have unrestricted access ...
Climate Change - how inconvenient can it get?
... LEVEL OF UNCERTAINTY Natural climate variability Climate model sensitivity Emission scenarios ...
... LEVEL OF UNCERTAINTY Natural climate variability Climate model sensitivity Emission scenarios ...
Lecture #10 Global Climate Change
... according to the population of different country groupings in 2004. (b) Distribution of regional GHG emissions per US$ over the GDP of different country groupings in 2004. The percentages in the bars in both panels indicate a region’s share in global GHG emissions. (IPCC, 2007). ...
... according to the population of different country groupings in 2004. (b) Distribution of regional GHG emissions per US$ over the GDP of different country groupings in 2004. The percentages in the bars in both panels indicate a region’s share in global GHG emissions. (IPCC, 2007). ...
May`s guide will be available at the end of April as
... power: it produces a million litres a year of clean water as a by-product. The technology is already with us. All that is needed is the political will to scale it up. Friday 11th May Recent government figures show that CO2 emissions from power stations, motor vehicles and homes during 2006 rose by 6 ...
... power: it produces a million litres a year of clean water as a by-product. The technology is already with us. All that is needed is the political will to scale it up. Friday 11th May Recent government figures show that CO2 emissions from power stations, motor vehicles and homes during 2006 rose by 6 ...
Climate Change - Ev-K2-CNR
... Projected recession of (HKH) glaciers threatening water inflows into Indus River System (IRS). Increased temperature leading to reduced agricultural productivity. Increased intrusion of saline water into Indus delta due to sea-level rise. ...
... Projected recession of (HKH) glaciers threatening water inflows into Indus River System (IRS). Increased temperature leading to reduced agricultural productivity. Increased intrusion of saline water into Indus delta due to sea-level rise. ...
Canada`s Climate Change Mitigation Plan
... Flaring and venting regulations and performance-based measures for oil and gas production in Saskatchewan Renewable power feed-in tariffs in Ontario and phase-out of coal fired electricity Absolute cap on emissions from electricity in Nova Scotia Emissions tax on coal in Manitoba Various other measu ...
... Flaring and venting regulations and performance-based measures for oil and gas production in Saskatchewan Renewable power feed-in tariffs in Ontario and phase-out of coal fired electricity Absolute cap on emissions from electricity in Nova Scotia Emissions tax on coal in Manitoba Various other measu ...
Diapositiva 1
... Renewables have significant benefits for both the European electricity system and the European economy, with some “cons” that must be offset Europe should not leave aside the other main drivers of a balanced energy policy: Security of Supply and ...
... Renewables have significant benefits for both the European electricity system and the European economy, with some “cons” that must be offset Europe should not leave aside the other main drivers of a balanced energy policy: Security of Supply and ...
Climate Change and The Military 2009
... Sea level rise would cause internal and international migration at zones where such pattern already exists. Agriculture likely to be very badly affected: Weather related hunger likely to engulf billions. ...
... Sea level rise would cause internal and international migration at zones where such pattern already exists. Agriculture likely to be very badly affected: Weather related hunger likely to engulf billions. ...
Our meat production and consumption also warms the
... tonnes of CO2. Meat consumption and climate change are also an environmental and social justice issue. … but absent in the Paris agreement Taking into account these figures, one would think that livestock farming (and fish farming) was a priority in the climate change talks in Paris. But, not at all ...
... tonnes of CO2. Meat consumption and climate change are also an environmental and social justice issue. … but absent in the Paris agreement Taking into account these figures, one would think that livestock farming (and fish farming) was a priority in the climate change talks in Paris. But, not at all ...
Climate Change
... Management Standard policy. Is there something specifically missing from these that require direction via an EO (vs. other implementing vehicle)? If so, call that out here. Honeycutt: Which agencies? As noted in another comment (W8), USACE has already implemented SLR for coastal planning/projects. O ...
... Management Standard policy. Is there something specifically missing from these that require direction via an EO (vs. other implementing vehicle)? If so, call that out here. Honeycutt: Which agencies? As noted in another comment (W8), USACE has already implemented SLR for coastal planning/projects. O ...
We Can`t Wish Away Climate Change
... and Joe Lieberman are expected to present for consideration similar cap-and-trade legislation. I hope that it will place a true cap on carbon emissions and stimulate the rapid development of low-carbon sources of energy. We have overcome existential threats before. Winston Churchill is widely quoted ...
... and Joe Lieberman are expected to present for consideration similar cap-and-trade legislation. I hope that it will place a true cap on carbon emissions and stimulate the rapid development of low-carbon sources of energy. We have overcome existential threats before. Winston Churchill is widely quoted ...