Four Futures for Energy Markets and Climate Change
... sequestration are projected to play a limited role. Exploiting alternative sources of energy is important. In STRONG EUROPE, the share of non-fossil fuels (biomass, nuclear, wind, sun and hydropower) may increase to almost 25%, compared to 6% in 2000. ...
... sequestration are projected to play a limited role. Exploiting alternative sources of energy is important. In STRONG EUROPE, the share of non-fossil fuels (biomass, nuclear, wind, sun and hydropower) may increase to almost 25%, compared to 6% in 2000. ...
document Lee Presentation
... What next for the IPCC? Provide IPCC library facility to assist the work particularly of authors from developing countries Update the IPCC Communications Strategy Enhance further IPCC Outreach Activities ...
... What next for the IPCC? Provide IPCC library facility to assist the work particularly of authors from developing countries Update the IPCC Communications Strategy Enhance further IPCC Outreach Activities ...
The effects of extreme drought on climate change beliefs, risk
... Whether or not firsthand experience with extreme events shapes people’s perceptions of climate change and galvanizes them to take action has been the focus of growing attention in the risk management literature and in policy circles. There are several reasons for this important debate. First, the co ...
... Whether or not firsthand experience with extreme events shapes people’s perceptions of climate change and galvanizes them to take action has been the focus of growing attention in the risk management literature and in policy circles. There are several reasons for this important debate. First, the co ...
Sizing the climate economy Global Climate Change September 2010
... compounded by (largely unfounded) doubts over climate science along with governments backtracking on commitments in key countries. But looking through the fog of the carbon war, a new climate is starting to emerge, driven as much by resource scarcity and industrial innovation as by the raw realities ...
... compounded by (largely unfounded) doubts over climate science along with governments backtracking on commitments in key countries. But looking through the fog of the carbon war, a new climate is starting to emerge, driven as much by resource scarcity and industrial innovation as by the raw realities ...
adaptation to climate change: international policy options
... must deal squarely with adaptation—coping with those impacts that cannot be avoided. This is both a matter of need, as climate change is now underway, and a matter of equity, as its impacts fall disproportionately on those least able to bear them. It also may be a condition for further progress on m ...
... must deal squarely with adaptation—coping with those impacts that cannot be avoided. This is both a matter of need, as climate change is now underway, and a matter of equity, as its impacts fall disproportionately on those least able to bear them. It also may be a condition for further progress on m ...
Ecosystem Based Adaptation
... traditional engineering solutions for adaptation rather than investing in EbA. There is, therefore, a need to raise further awareness on the use of nature based solutions. An important approach to promote investment in EbA is to identify its economic costs and benefits. This study therefore reviewed ...
... traditional engineering solutions for adaptation rather than investing in EbA. There is, therefore, a need to raise further awareness on the use of nature based solutions. An important approach to promote investment in EbA is to identify its economic costs and benefits. This study therefore reviewed ...
My Little COP Pocket Book
... that will be published twice a week – from now until the start of COP18 (end of November 2012). Brief history of climate change negotiations NB: We will try to keep this very simple, and where necessary, we will provide useful links that you can use for further research. So, how did the climate chan ...
... that will be published twice a week – from now until the start of COP18 (end of November 2012). Brief history of climate change negotiations NB: We will try to keep this very simple, and where necessary, we will provide useful links that you can use for further research. So, how did the climate chan ...
Regional Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the Eyre Peninsula
... peak bodies and leaders in our communities to begin the process of addressing the climate challenges that science tells us we are facing. While it will always be the role of each sector, industry and, indeed, individuals, to take ultimate responsibility for their detailed adaptation and risk managem ...
... peak bodies and leaders in our communities to begin the process of addressing the climate challenges that science tells us we are facing. While it will always be the role of each sector, industry and, indeed, individuals, to take ultimate responsibility for their detailed adaptation and risk managem ...
Full-Text
... beans farmers in each of the villages totaling 1451 forming the sampling frame was obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture staff in each area. Systematic random sampling was used to select farmers to be interviewed in each of the selected region. Enumerators were trained and questionnaire pre-test ...
... beans farmers in each of the villages totaling 1451 forming the sampling frame was obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture staff in each area. Systematic random sampling was used to select farmers to be interviewed in each of the selected region. Enumerators were trained and questionnaire pre-test ...
Climate Risk Management for Financial Institutions
... It will also provide opportunities for some economic sectors, such as renewable or nuclear energy. Figure 1 illustrates some potential impacts, which are discussed further in Section 4. Figure 1 Economic sectors affected by climate risks ...
... It will also provide opportunities for some economic sectors, such as renewable or nuclear energy. Figure 1 illustrates some potential impacts, which are discussed further in Section 4. Figure 1 Economic sectors affected by climate risks ...
Climate Change and Internal Displacement
... displacement will be within national borders. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’ very first report from 1990 stated that the greatest single impact of climate change may be on human migration.2 The report estimated that by 2050, 150 million people could be displaced by desertification, w ...
... displacement will be within national borders. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’ very first report from 1990 stated that the greatest single impact of climate change may be on human migration.2 The report estimated that by 2050, 150 million people could be displaced by desertification, w ...
STRUCTURE OF THE INDC
... recurrent budget, half of which is funded by access license fees paid by foreign fishing vessels to catch tuna in Kiribati’s exclusive economic zones and by earnings of Kiribati’s reserve fund invested in overseas financial markets. Total demand draws in close to $100 million of imports yearly, whil ...
... recurrent budget, half of which is funded by access license fees paid by foreign fishing vessels to catch tuna in Kiribati’s exclusive economic zones and by earnings of Kiribati’s reserve fund invested in overseas financial markets. Total demand draws in close to $100 million of imports yearly, whil ...
Royal Government of Cambodia Climate Change
... the guidance from the Council of Ministers and from the National Council for Sustainable Development. As a country highly vulnerable to climate change, the investment on an effective response to the challenges posed by a changing climate is crucial to Cambodia’s continued sustainable development. Cl ...
... the guidance from the Council of Ministers and from the National Council for Sustainable Development. As a country highly vulnerable to climate change, the investment on an effective response to the challenges posed by a changing climate is crucial to Cambodia’s continued sustainable development. Cl ...
environmental, economic and social impacts of
... Central Asia, Mongolia and Northern China where the climate change and its consequences are expected to be so strong that they will inevitably affect Russia. Authors pay special attention to social and economic problems which may be caused or substantially increased by the climate change, uppermost ...
... Central Asia, Mongolia and Northern China where the climate change and its consequences are expected to be so strong that they will inevitably affect Russia. Authors pay special attention to social and economic problems which may be caused or substantially increased by the climate change, uppermost ...
National Policy on Climate Change for Namibia 2011
... could also increase due to the extension of malaria prone zones as predicted in the projected climate change scenarios for Namibia. These problems will be exacerbated by the inability of many communities to cope with increased diseases. With respect to water resources, even in the absence of signifi ...
... could also increase due to the extension of malaria prone zones as predicted in the projected climate change scenarios for Namibia. These problems will be exacerbated by the inability of many communities to cope with increased diseases. With respect to water resources, even in the absence of signifi ...
Status Description Total Funding Strengthening Communities
... Integrated Flood Management to Enhance Climate Resilience of Current the Vaisigano River Catchment in Samoa Climate Information Services for Resilient Development in Current Vanuatu Pacific Islands Renewable Current Energy Investment Program ...
... Integrated Flood Management to Enhance Climate Resilience of Current the Vaisigano River Catchment in Samoa Climate Information Services for Resilient Development in Current Vanuatu Pacific Islands Renewable Current Energy Investment Program ...
2016: global heat record broken again
... 2017a). You would now need to be at least 40 years old – born in 1976 or earlier – to have lived in a year with temperatures at or below the global 20th century average. The world has experienced an unprecedented three consecutive hottest years (2014, 2015 and 2016) on record, while the last record ...
... 2017a). You would now need to be at least 40 years old – born in 1976 or earlier – to have lived in a year with temperatures at or below the global 20th century average. The world has experienced an unprecedented three consecutive hottest years (2014, 2015 and 2016) on record, while the last record ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE LIMITED
... Climate change is a continuous process that began centuries ago. Today the pace of change has increased with greater rapidity because of global warming induced by anthropogenically generated greenhouse gases (GHG). Failure to effectively deal with the adverse outcomes can easily disrupt plans for su ...
... Climate change is a continuous process that began centuries ago. Today the pace of change has increased with greater rapidity because of global warming induced by anthropogenically generated greenhouse gases (GHG). Failure to effectively deal with the adverse outcomes can easily disrupt plans for su ...
The Rules of the Game
... stood upon their shoulders to create this applicable set of principles for changing attitudes towards climate change. If you want to go back to the original sources on behaviour change and environmental issues, we recommend the three sources above as your first port of call. Several very recent atti ...
... stood upon their shoulders to create this applicable set of principles for changing attitudes towards climate change. If you want to go back to the original sources on behaviour change and environmental issues, we recommend the three sources above as your first port of call. Several very recent atti ...
Corporate Air Quality and Climate Change Strategic Plan
... protect human health, save money, provide benefits to employees and citizens and meet climate change reduction goals. The Corporation of the City of Hamilton can contribute to cleaner air by taking action at the local level to reduce its emissions as owners/operators of corporate fleets, local utili ...
... protect human health, save money, provide benefits to employees and citizens and meet climate change reduction goals. The Corporation of the City of Hamilton can contribute to cleaner air by taking action at the local level to reduce its emissions as owners/operators of corporate fleets, local utili ...
How should governments in Canada respond to
... • GHGs primarily come from burning fossil fuels, such as natural gas, gasoline, coal and oil. Most economies in the world rely on fossil fuels to produce resources, such as metals and foods, and to manufacture and transport goods and services. Individual consumers also use fossil fuels — for example ...
... • GHGs primarily come from burning fossil fuels, such as natural gas, gasoline, coal and oil. Most economies in the world rely on fossil fuels to produce resources, such as metals and foods, and to manufacture and transport goods and services. Individual consumers also use fossil fuels — for example ...
Strategy 3 of the National Strategy on Climate Change
... The Second National Communication of Thailand was prepared through wide cooperation between various government agencies, research and academic institutes. Under the policy guidance from the National Climate Change Committee, the project was carried out by the Office of Natural Resources and Environm ...
... The Second National Communication of Thailand was prepared through wide cooperation between various government agencies, research and academic institutes. Under the policy guidance from the National Climate Change Committee, the project was carried out by the Office of Natural Resources and Environm ...
Preparing for and managing change: climate adaptation for
... adaptation efforts and thereby maintain or increase support for conservation (Chan et al. 2006). Summarizing the range of possible goals in light of climate change, Camacho et al. (2010) asked whether we want to be “curators seeking to restore and maintain resources for their historical significance ...
... adaptation efforts and thereby maintain or increase support for conservation (Chan et al. 2006). Summarizing the range of possible goals in light of climate change, Camacho et al. (2010) asked whether we want to be “curators seeking to restore and maintain resources for their historical significance ...
Climate Resilient Floodplains
... declining spring snowpack; many rivers are exhibiting earlier peak streamflows and lower summer streamflows as a result of long-term declines in snowpack and earlier spring snowmelt. Absent a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, the region can expect an acceleration of these and other ...
... declining spring snowpack; many rivers are exhibiting earlier peak streamflows and lower summer streamflows as a result of long-term declines in snowpack and earlier spring snowmelt. Absent a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, the region can expect an acceleration of these and other ...