A Comparison of Carbon Footprint and Production Cost of Different
... amount of energy for the processes of grinding as well as air classification, resulting in high GHG emissions. However, in comparison to the egg production, the total emissions of pea-based pasta are still low [15,27]. This finding is in accordance with other studies, which show the potential impact ...
... amount of energy for the processes of grinding as well as air classification, resulting in high GHG emissions. However, in comparison to the egg production, the total emissions of pea-based pasta are still low [15,27]. This finding is in accordance with other studies, which show the potential impact ...
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... (i.e., fixed input proportions) function of inputs of capital and labor. One of the backstops represents heavy oils, tar sands and shale, and produces a perfect substitute for refined oil. The other is a non-carbon electricity source, which represents the possible expansion of technologies like adva ...
... (i.e., fixed input proportions) function of inputs of capital and labor. One of the backstops represents heavy oils, tar sands and shale, and produces a perfect substitute for refined oil. The other is a non-carbon electricity source, which represents the possible expansion of technologies like adva ...
Mapping vulnerability to multiple stressors: climate change and
... evaluate sensitivity to international trade as a function of crop productivity and distance to major ports. Those regions that have low crop productivity and/or are very close to international ports are considered more vulnerable to competition from international imports than those regions that have ...
... evaluate sensitivity to international trade as a function of crop productivity and distance to major ports. Those regions that have low crop productivity and/or are very close to international ports are considered more vulnerable to competition from international imports than those regions that have ...
CHAPTER 13
... Not all agricultural regions of the United States were affected to the same degree or in the same direction by the climates simulated in the scenarios. In general the findings were that climate change favored northern areas. The Midwest (especially the northern half), West, and Pacific Northwest exh ...
... Not all agricultural regions of the United States were affected to the same degree or in the same direction by the climates simulated in the scenarios. In general the findings were that climate change favored northern areas. The Midwest (especially the northern half), West, and Pacific Northwest exh ...
The Science of Climate Change, Questions and Answers
... discuss climate. It is at this intersection of the disciplines where uncertainty can and will arise, both because of the yet poorly understood feedbacks between the different components of the climate system and because of the difficulty of bringing these components together into a single descriptiv ...
... discuss climate. It is at this intersection of the disciplines where uncertainty can and will arise, both because of the yet poorly understood feedbacks between the different components of the climate system and because of the difficulty of bringing these components together into a single descriptiv ...
Author's personal copy On the use
... In Q-method, comprehensiveness and representiveness are sought through the careful selection of items (statements or images) representative of the issue in question (or ‘‘concourse’’ to use Q terminology), which is more critical than the selection of participants. To use an ecological analogy, the p ...
... In Q-method, comprehensiveness and representiveness are sought through the careful selection of items (statements or images) representative of the issue in question (or ‘‘concourse’’ to use Q terminology), which is more critical than the selection of participants. To use an ecological analogy, the p ...
Positive feedback between future climate change
... In the following, we provide the first estimate of the magnitude of this positive feedback. Using a classical approach [Hansen et al., 1984], we define the gain of the climate system carbon cycle feedback, g, as ∂ ∗ T /∂C × ∂ ∗ C/∂T where the first term represents the overall physical sensitivity of te ...
... In the following, we provide the first estimate of the magnitude of this positive feedback. Using a classical approach [Hansen et al., 1984], we define the gain of the climate system carbon cycle feedback, g, as ∂ ∗ T /∂C × ∂ ∗ C/∂T where the first term represents the overall physical sensitivity of te ...
Regional Power Shifts and Climate Knowledge Systems: South
... The change in the international system toward a multi‐polar world has been extensively dis‐ cussed for two decades. Various contributions have analyzed and projected changes in the power distributions towards regional powers, especially in regards to China and India. I ar‐ gue that thes ...
... The change in the international system toward a multi‐polar world has been extensively dis‐ cussed for two decades. Various contributions have analyzed and projected changes in the power distributions towards regional powers, especially in regards to China and India. I ar‐ gue that thes ...
Climate Change Reporting Framework – Edition 1.1 October 2012
... characteristics in order to help standardize climate change-related disclosure in mainstream financial reports. CDSB has developed its CCRF and guidance based on research, analysis and good practice, drawing on the work of its Board members and recognized standard setters and on international regula ...
... characteristics in order to help standardize climate change-related disclosure in mainstream financial reports. CDSB has developed its CCRF and guidance based on research, analysis and good practice, drawing on the work of its Board members and recognized standard setters and on international regula ...
Cities and climate change - Urban Climate Change Research Network
... The planning and management functions in cities are more effective when local government is recognized as a legitimate partner in the governance structure of a country, and when financial powers to raise revenues and responsibilities to deliver services are commensurate with urban growth and expansi ...
... The planning and management functions in cities are more effective when local government is recognized as a legitimate partner in the governance structure of a country, and when financial powers to raise revenues and responsibilities to deliver services are commensurate with urban growth and expansi ...
Implementing the carbon tax - Policy Advice Division
... policies that New Zealand will implement in responding to climate change. As part of that package, it was decided that the international price of emissions should initially be reflected in our economy through a carbon tax, approximating the international price of emissions but capped at NZ$25/tonne ...
... policies that New Zealand will implement in responding to climate change. As part of that package, it was decided that the international price of emissions should initially be reflected in our economy through a carbon tax, approximating the international price of emissions but capped at NZ$25/tonne ...
Bright et al _GCB Invited Review_v4
... biogeophysics, forestry and other land use activities often perturb these exchanges and affect ...
... biogeophysics, forestry and other land use activities often perturb these exchanges and affect ...
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... even if there is no sea level rise, just to cope with the current fluctuations in tidal flows. Such investment is referred to as development-oriented adaptation. If in addition a sea-level rise of 20 cm is expected further investment will be required and the additional investment is referred to incr ...
... even if there is no sea level rise, just to cope with the current fluctuations in tidal flows. Such investment is referred to as development-oriented adaptation. If in addition a sea-level rise of 20 cm is expected further investment will be required and the additional investment is referred to incr ...
click to - White Rose Research Online
... wellbeing are provided, in the form of e.g. education, healthcare, energy, food. Sen (1999) views development as freedom of the individual, which in turn requires access to basic key resources to enable needs to be met. A collective element is also important, however, because individual freedom shou ...
... wellbeing are provided, in the form of e.g. education, healthcare, energy, food. Sen (1999) views development as freedom of the individual, which in turn requires access to basic key resources to enable needs to be met. A collective element is also important, however, because individual freedom shou ...
Guardians of the Amazon - Environmental Defense Fund
... President Obama is making good on his pledge to act on greenhouse gas emissions “with or without Congress.” The centerpiece of his climate plan is a pair of tough EPA standards to slash carbon dioxide emissions from America’s new and existing power plants. Proposed rules for new plants were publishe ...
... President Obama is making good on his pledge to act on greenhouse gas emissions “with or without Congress.” The centerpiece of his climate plan is a pair of tough EPA standards to slash carbon dioxide emissions from America’s new and existing power plants. Proposed rules for new plants were publishe ...
Nullifying the climate null hypothesis
... periods of years and decades suggests the need for a different null hypothesis. Essentially, one needs to show that the behaviour of the climatic signal is distinct from that generated by natural climate variability in the past, when human effects were negligible, at least on the global scale. . . C ...
... periods of years and decades suggests the need for a different null hypothesis. Essentially, one needs to show that the behaviour of the climatic signal is distinct from that generated by natural climate variability in the past, when human effects were negligible, at least on the global scale. . . C ...
Compact of Mayors
... To register intent of compliance, cities must commit to reporting their emissions using the GPC within 12 months. Please give details, such as expected year, status and progress on when your city is planning to have a compact-compliant GPC inventory. Compact requirement Cities are required to report ...
... To register intent of compliance, cities must commit to reporting their emissions using the GPC within 12 months. Please give details, such as expected year, status and progress on when your city is planning to have a compact-compliant GPC inventory. Compact requirement Cities are required to report ...
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... livestock commodities in 281 regions of the world that together cover the earth’s land surface (with the exception of Antarctica). These regions are called food production units (FPUs). Production and demand relationships in countries are linked through international trade flows. The model simulates ...
... livestock commodities in 281 regions of the world that together cover the earth’s land surface (with the exception of Antarctica). These regions are called food production units (FPUs). Production and demand relationships in countries are linked through international trade flows. The model simulates ...
A Framework for the Development of New Socio
... Concurrently, the climate impacts community has used the outputs from General Circulation Models (GCMs) as the raw material for climate scenarios, from which studies of potential impacts have been derived. Such climate scenarios may be taken directly from GCMs, or may be downscaled through a wide va ...
... Concurrently, the climate impacts community has used the outputs from General Circulation Models (GCMs) as the raw material for climate scenarios, from which studies of potential impacts have been derived. Such climate scenarios may be taken directly from GCMs, or may be downscaled through a wide va ...
Land transport`s contribution to a 2°C target
... increase, which according to a wide scientific consensus is the maximum increase that the world could tolerate to prevent wide-scale economic and social disruption. The transport sector will need to play an important role in global climate change mitigation strategies, which cannot be offset by othe ...
... increase, which according to a wide scientific consensus is the maximum increase that the world could tolerate to prevent wide-scale economic and social disruption. The transport sector will need to play an important role in global climate change mitigation strategies, which cannot be offset by othe ...
Climate, biodiversity, and forests : issues and opportunities
... intersect is in the carbon stored in the world's forests and other natural ecosystems. When forests are burned or otherwise destroyed, carbon is released into the atmosphere. For even' forest or other ecosystem that is spared this fate, carbon is stored and kept out of the atmosphere. While energy s ...
... intersect is in the carbon stored in the world's forests and other natural ecosystems. When forests are burned or otherwise destroyed, carbon is released into the atmosphere. For even' forest or other ecosystem that is spared this fate, carbon is stored and kept out of the atmosphere. While energy s ...
SEMIQUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL CLIMATE
... complexity for a vulnerability analysis based on expert judgment (see the classic study by Morgan and Keith, 1995). Several attempts to generate differential vulnerability maps were made during the recent TAR process, but not released for publication due to their premature character. There are, on t ...
... complexity for a vulnerability analysis based on expert judgment (see the classic study by Morgan and Keith, 1995). Several attempts to generate differential vulnerability maps were made during the recent TAR process, but not released for publication due to their premature character. There are, on t ...
The implications of climate change scenario selection for future
... of the basin began about 30 yr ago. Early, scenario-based assessments of the regional impact of climate change indicated that a warming climate would likely lead to streamflow reductions of 30 % or more in the Colorado River Basin (Stockton and Boggess, 1979; Revelle and Waggoner, 1983). Recent regi ...
... of the basin began about 30 yr ago. Early, scenario-based assessments of the regional impact of climate change indicated that a warming climate would likely lead to streamflow reductions of 30 % or more in the Colorado River Basin (Stockton and Boggess, 1979; Revelle and Waggoner, 1983). Recent regi ...