Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas - C
... greenhouse gas emissions to six percent below 1990 levels during this period. In response to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol (KP) the First Ministers directed Ministers to examine the impacts, costs and benefits of implementing the KP as well as the options for addressing climate change. In 1998, the Energy ...
... greenhouse gas emissions to six percent below 1990 levels during this period. In response to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol (KP) the First Ministers directed Ministers to examine the impacts, costs and benefits of implementing the KP as well as the options for addressing climate change. In 1998, the Energy ...
What to Do about Climate Change Executive Summary by Indur M. Goklany
... during this century. Although this should advance human well-being, it may also increase climate change, which might in turn at least partly offset, if not overwhelm, any advances in well-being that would have occurred absent climate change. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports ...
... during this century. Although this should advance human well-being, it may also increase climate change, which might in turn at least partly offset, if not overwhelm, any advances in well-being that would have occurred absent climate change. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports ...
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... greenhouse gas emissions to six percent below 1990 levels during this period. In response to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol (KP) the First Ministers directed Ministers to examine the impacts, costs and benefits of implementing the KP as well as the options for addressing climate change. In 1998, the Energy ...
... greenhouse gas emissions to six percent below 1990 levels during this period. In response to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol (KP) the First Ministers directed Ministers to examine the impacts, costs and benefits of implementing the KP as well as the options for addressing climate change. In 1998, the Energy ...
Livelihoods and Climate Change - International Institute for
... changes to physical and biological systems are already being detected. Retreating glaciers, longer growing seasons, shifting eco-zones and thawing permafrost have all been observed in different regions around the world. Compounded by human pressures and modifications to the environment, these change ...
... changes to physical and biological systems are already being detected. Retreating glaciers, longer growing seasons, shifting eco-zones and thawing permafrost have all been observed in different regions around the world. Compounded by human pressures and modifications to the environment, these change ...
Sensitivity and the Carbon Budget - Apollo
... meanders disrupt the mid-latitude jet-stream with knock-on effects for monsoon-patterns across Asia. (For extended treatment see: http://www.apollo-gaia.org/ArcticDynamics.html) So we see that the Global Climate System is extremely sensitive to small changes in average surface temperature, much mor ...
... meanders disrupt the mid-latitude jet-stream with knock-on effects for monsoon-patterns across Asia. (For extended treatment see: http://www.apollo-gaia.org/ArcticDynamics.html) So we see that the Global Climate System is extremely sensitive to small changes in average surface temperature, much mor ...
Enabling the Transition report
... In addition, from a long-term economic perspective, climate change is more serious in terms of its expected negative effects than any single financial crisis. Decisive actions are needed now to stimulate the peak-and-decline transition needed within the next ten years. Technology isn’t the issue, as ...
... In addition, from a long-term economic perspective, climate change is more serious in terms of its expected negative effects than any single financial crisis. Decisive actions are needed now to stimulate the peak-and-decline transition needed within the next ten years. Technology isn’t the issue, as ...
Climate change impacts on groundwater hydrology
... for low flow simulations (Bastola et al. 2011, Velazquez et al. 2013). Similarly, in a study on groundwater well field capture zones, Sonnenborg et al. (2015) found that the uncertainty at a ‘downstream’ point (geology) in the calculation chain dominated, making the effects of climate model uncertai ...
... for low flow simulations (Bastola et al. 2011, Velazquez et al. 2013). Similarly, in a study on groundwater well field capture zones, Sonnenborg et al. (2015) found that the uncertainty at a ‘downstream’ point (geology) in the calculation chain dominated, making the effects of climate model uncertai ...
The terrestrial biosphere as a net source of greenhouse gases to the
... 28 bottom-up (BU) studies and 13 top-down (TD) atmospheric inversion studies to constrain biogenic fluxes of the three gases. We generate decadal mean estimates and s.d. of CO2, CH4 and N2O fluxes (mean ± s.d., with s.d. being the square root of the quadratic sum of standard deviations reported by i ...
... 28 bottom-up (BU) studies and 13 top-down (TD) atmospheric inversion studies to constrain biogenic fluxes of the three gases. We generate decadal mean estimates and s.d. of CO2, CH4 and N2O fluxes (mean ± s.d., with s.d. being the square root of the quadratic sum of standard deviations reported by i ...
Natural Hazards and Climate Change in European Regions
... of risk reduction, adaptation and mitigation measures. Vulnerability might rise in future. Potential exposure to natural hazard risks and climate change impacts differs substantially between European regions. Furthermore imbalances in vulnerability to these risks will almost certainly increase in th ...
... of risk reduction, adaptation and mitigation measures. Vulnerability might rise in future. Potential exposure to natural hazard risks and climate change impacts differs substantially between European regions. Furthermore imbalances in vulnerability to these risks will almost certainly increase in th ...
Clean energy transition of the EU - UvA-DARE
... The energy sector in Europe is undergoing a great transformation. Although its form and pace may differ per Member State, it cannot go unnoticed by the average European citizen. Conventional ways of energy generation based on fossil fuels are abandoned as the European Union moves towards a cleaner, ...
... The energy sector in Europe is undergoing a great transformation. Although its form and pace may differ per Member State, it cannot go unnoticed by the average European citizen. Conventional ways of energy generation based on fossil fuels are abandoned as the European Union moves towards a cleaner, ...
Climate change in Australia | Murray Basin cluster report
... The global climate model (GCM) simulations presented here represent the full range of emission scenarios, as defined by the Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) used by the IPCC, with a particular focus on RCP4.5 and RCP8.5. The former represents a pathway consistent with low-level emissions ...
... The global climate model (GCM) simulations presented here represent the full range of emission scenarios, as defined by the Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) used by the IPCC, with a particular focus on RCP4.5 and RCP8.5. The former represents a pathway consistent with low-level emissions ...
Protection and Planned Relocations in the Context of
... noted, the distinction between voluntary and forced movement is often hard to define and conceptualize, particularly in the context of climate change. It is likely that most of those who migrate will be individuals or families who decide that conditions are such that it is time to leave their homes ...
... noted, the distinction between voluntary and forced movement is often hard to define and conceptualize, particularly in the context of climate change. It is likely that most of those who migrate will be individuals or families who decide that conditions are such that it is time to leave their homes ...
The theme of slow onset impact
... Convention and shed light on the intent of the Parties to the agreement – both of which aid in interpreting the operative provisions of the Convention. The operative provisions of the Convention begin by defining both the ‘adverse effects of climate change’ as well as the term ‘climate change’ itsel ...
... Convention and shed light on the intent of the Parties to the agreement – both of which aid in interpreting the operative provisions of the Convention. The operative provisions of the Convention begin by defining both the ‘adverse effects of climate change’ as well as the term ‘climate change’ itsel ...
Redalyc.Climate Change and the Caribbean: Review and Response
... and by altering carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations. However, these effects are not long term. Human activity is arguably the most debated of climate influences. Land-use practices alter land cover resulting in changes in the reflective properties of the Earth. Since the 1750s, the post-industrial r ...
... and by altering carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations. However, these effects are not long term. Human activity is arguably the most debated of climate influences. Land-use practices alter land cover resulting in changes in the reflective properties of the Earth. Since the 1750s, the post-industrial r ...
Climate Systems Regional Report: Southern Africa
... the summer season in the Southern Hemisphere. Surface observations in Africa are poor, but this network indicates that temperatures have warmed through the 20th century, while drying has occurred over large areas. In the case of the Sahel, scientists have developed two possible causes for decadal tr ...
... the summer season in the Southern Hemisphere. Surface observations in Africa are poor, but this network indicates that temperatures have warmed through the 20th century, while drying has occurred over large areas. In the case of the Sahel, scientists have developed two possible causes for decadal tr ...
Geoengineering and the Accusation of Hubris
... techniques could be implemented unilaterally by single actors and without international agreement (IPCC, 2014b, ch. 13.4.4.). In the following, however, we will not discuss arguments of this kind in detail, but instead explore a general criticism of GE: namely hubris. As Jeffrey Kiehl (2006, p. 227) ...
... techniques could be implemented unilaterally by single actors and without international agreement (IPCC, 2014b, ch. 13.4.4.). In the following, however, we will not discuss arguments of this kind in detail, but instead explore a general criticism of GE: namely hubris. As Jeffrey Kiehl (2006, p. 227) ...
Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Coastal and Inland Wetlands in
... water levels are likely to increase groundwater withdrawals for agriculture and other uses which may lead to the loss of additional wetlands currently supported by groundwater. Michigan is already experiencing increases in the agricultural irrigation water withdrawals as a result of the dry, hot sum ...
... water levels are likely to increase groundwater withdrawals for agriculture and other uses which may lead to the loss of additional wetlands currently supported by groundwater. Michigan is already experiencing increases in the agricultural irrigation water withdrawals as a result of the dry, hot sum ...
Overall scientific concept with short-term and long
... and understanding is indispensable for analyzing the meaning and significance of the implications of climate change and the development of strategies to cope with them. Interdisciplinary research is a tremendous challenge which will be fully taken up in the DK, since we will integrate descriptive, e ...
... and understanding is indispensable for analyzing the meaning and significance of the implications of climate change and the development of strategies to cope with them. Interdisciplinary research is a tremendous challenge which will be fully taken up in the DK, since we will integrate descriptive, e ...
Geoengineering and the Accusation of Hubris
... techniques could be implemented unilaterally by single actors and without international agreement (IPCC, 2014b, ch. 13.4.4.). In the following, however, we will not discuss arguments of this kind in detail, but instead explore a general criticism of GE: namely hubris. As Jeffrey Kiehl (2006, p. 227) ...
... techniques could be implemented unilaterally by single actors and without international agreement (IPCC, 2014b, ch. 13.4.4.). In the following, however, we will not discuss arguments of this kind in detail, but instead explore a general criticism of GE: namely hubris. As Jeffrey Kiehl (2006, p. 227) ...
Danish strategy for adaptation to a changing climate
... regulations with respect to environmental-policy goals, for example evaluation in 2008 of the Action Plan for the Aquatic Environment III and the Pesticide Plan 2004–2009. A changed precipitation pattern will also change drainage and irrigation requirements. An information campaign aimed at business ...
... regulations with respect to environmental-policy goals, for example evaluation in 2008 of the Action Plan for the Aquatic Environment III and the Pesticide Plan 2004–2009. A changed precipitation pattern will also change drainage and irrigation requirements. An information campaign aimed at business ...
Scientists - Environmental Defense Fund
... Rule 29(d), that it is not practicable for these scientists to file a joint amicus brief with the other amici supporting petitioners and that it is thus necessary for the scientists to file a separate brief to state their views. These scientists wish to address different issues than the other amici ...
... Rule 29(d), that it is not practicable for these scientists to file a joint amicus brief with the other amici supporting petitioners and that it is thus necessary for the scientists to file a separate brief to state their views. These scientists wish to address different issues than the other amici ...
Making Climate Data Relevant to Decision Making: The important
... models) outputs focus mostly on changes to temperature and precipitation rather than specific impacts relevant to people; and 3) almost all of the climate change information available is stored in difficult to access formats (e.g. NetCDF Files). Climate models projecting future conditions need to be ...
... models) outputs focus mostly on changes to temperature and precipitation rather than specific impacts relevant to people; and 3) almost all of the climate change information available is stored in difficult to access formats (e.g. NetCDF Files). Climate models projecting future conditions need to be ...
Producing the Climate: States, Scientists, and the
... and scientists. State agencies, especially elements of the US military, steered the production of climate knowledge in two key moments. In the 1950s, the geophysical sciences benefited from US government support, progressed rapidly, and set the discursive frame within which climate politics now play ...
... and scientists. State agencies, especially elements of the US military, steered the production of climate knowledge in two key moments. In the 1950s, the geophysical sciences benefited from US government support, progressed rapidly, and set the discursive frame within which climate politics now play ...