Differential climate impacts for policy
... to guide assessments of dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. The 2015 Paris Agreement includes a two-headed temperature goal: “holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 ◦ C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature ...
... to guide assessments of dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. The 2015 Paris Agreement includes a two-headed temperature goal: “holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 ◦ C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature ...
97% Consensus? No! Global Warming Math
... – but this does not describe to what extent or what cause convinced these scientists. In part two of their survey, Anderegg et al (2010) reviewed the top 100 most published/most cited researchers [below Figure 8]. They reported that 97% are “Convinced by the Evidence” in support of the IPCC AR4 2007 ...
... – but this does not describe to what extent or what cause convinced these scientists. In part two of their survey, Anderegg et al (2010) reviewed the top 100 most published/most cited researchers [below Figure 8]. They reported that 97% are “Convinced by the Evidence” in support of the IPCC AR4 2007 ...
Engaging state officials and agencies to advocate for landmark
... ecologically important lands for nature and people in California and around the globe. The Safeguarding California Plan is an important addition to the significant body of climate change plans and activities underway to reduce climate-driven risks to the state’s economy, environment, and human well- ...
... ecologically important lands for nature and people in California and around the globe. The Safeguarding California Plan is an important addition to the significant body of climate change plans and activities underway to reduce climate-driven risks to the state’s economy, environment, and human well- ...
NO. EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. CLAUDE EARL
... the number of participating attorneys general), explained that their mission was to “com[e] up with creative ways to enforce laws being flouted by the fossil fuel industry.”9 Expressing dissatisfaction with the “gridlock in Washington” regarding climate change legislation, the New York Attorney Gene ...
... the number of participating attorneys general), explained that their mission was to “com[e] up with creative ways to enforce laws being flouted by the fossil fuel industry.”9 Expressing dissatisfaction with the “gridlock in Washington” regarding climate change legislation, the New York Attorney Gene ...
Climate finance additionality - Overseas Development Institute
... of ODA funds away from development goals to be allayed. Given that ODA is simply a way to measure and track international public financial flows, separating ODA from climate finance does not imply how funds would be raised. This definition could either imply that additional funds would be raised fro ...
... of ODA funds away from development goals to be allayed. Given that ODA is simply a way to measure and track international public financial flows, separating ODA from climate finance does not imply how funds would be raised. This definition could either imply that additional funds would be raised fro ...
Two Kinds of Climate Justice: Avoiding Harm and Sharing Burdens
... acting in such a way that we secure the specified goal (jus ad bellum) or by acting in ways that distribute the harms equitably (jus in bello).6 Another case where we face a similar dilemma might include dealing with the financial crisis. On the one hand, we might say ‘it’s crucial that we have a st ...
... acting in such a way that we secure the specified goal (jus ad bellum) or by acting in ways that distribute the harms equitably (jus in bello).6 Another case where we face a similar dilemma might include dealing with the financial crisis. On the one hand, we might say ‘it’s crucial that we have a st ...
Defining loss and damage: The science and politics around one of
... have been irreparably damaged, to develop new ones.” 6 AOSIS used similar language. In a submission prior to the Warsaw conference, the group wrote that a loss and damage mechanism “is more urgent than ever in light of the low mitigation ambition reflected in current pledges and the subsequent worse ...
... have been irreparably damaged, to develop new ones.” 6 AOSIS used similar language. In a submission prior to the Warsaw conference, the group wrote that a loss and damage mechanism “is more urgent than ever in light of the low mitigation ambition reflected in current pledges and the subsequent worse ...
U.S. Global Change Research Program · 1717 Pennsylvania... Washington, D.C. 20006 USA · 1-202-223-6262 (voice) ·...
... ecosystems undertaken to date and is one of a series of 21 Synthesis and Assessment Products being produced under the auspices of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), which coordinates the climate change research activities of U.S. government agencies. More information and a full-length ...
... ecosystems undertaken to date and is one of a series of 21 Synthesis and Assessment Products being produced under the auspices of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), which coordinates the climate change research activities of U.S. government agencies. More information and a full-length ...
policy framework antigua and barbuda
... Fresh Water Resources ........................................................................................12 Education and Information ..................................................................................12 Financial Sector ........................................................... ...
... Fresh Water Resources ........................................................................................12 Education and Information ..................................................................................12 Financial Sector ........................................................... ...
Climate and Culture - George Mason University
... for the climate change issue, I further argue for adopting methods of critical collaborative ethnography, which explicitly problematizes collaboration and makes it a central component of how climate ethnographers wish to address the gap between global and local. To make my case, I first provide a bri ...
... for the climate change issue, I further argue for adopting methods of critical collaborative ethnography, which explicitly problematizes collaboration and makes it a central component of how climate ethnographers wish to address the gap between global and local. To make my case, I first provide a bri ...
published in Global Environmental Change in 2011
... see Upham et al., 2009)., Only a minority, however, outright reject the reality and risks associated with climate change. Surveys indicate around one in ten within the UK definitely reject the notion of anthropogenic climate change (Upham et al., 2009, COI, 2008). For example, in 2001, a government ...
... see Upham et al., 2009)., Only a minority, however, outright reject the reality and risks associated with climate change. Surveys indicate around one in ten within the UK definitely reject the notion of anthropogenic climate change (Upham et al., 2009, COI, 2008). For example, in 2001, a government ...
successful adaptation implementation
... What does it take to move from good and robust policymaking to successful implementation? This report focuses on the challenge of implementing city-level climate change adaptation policies. We were tasked with researching strategies that could guide Washington DC’s District Department of the Environ ...
... What does it take to move from good and robust policymaking to successful implementation? This report focuses on the challenge of implementing city-level climate change adaptation policies. We were tasked with researching strategies that could guide Washington DC’s District Department of the Environ ...
Author's personal copy On the use
... either increasing the sense of importance of the issue of climate change (saliency), or in promoting feelings of being able to do something about climate change (efficacy) – but few, if any, images seem to do both. Communications strategies should assess the purpose of their messages, considering the ...
... either increasing the sense of importance of the issue of climate change (saliency), or in promoting feelings of being able to do something about climate change (efficacy) – but few, if any, images seem to do both. Communications strategies should assess the purpose of their messages, considering the ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Livelihoods
... Social safety nets are essential to protect workers displaced by climate change. Whether government-based or employerbased, social safety nets are essential not only to protect workers whose livelihoods are impacted by climate change but also to smooth consumption and maintain ...
... Social safety nets are essential to protect workers displaced by climate change. Whether government-based or employerbased, social safety nets are essential not only to protect workers whose livelihoods are impacted by climate change but also to smooth consumption and maintain ...
PDF
... For a long time, climate of the Holocene epoch (~ 11 kyr to present), compared to last glacial period (widely accepted dates for the Last Glacial are ~ 74 kyr and 14 kyr ago as given by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)18, was considered to be stable. But that belief has been broken as ...
... For a long time, climate of the Holocene epoch (~ 11 kyr to present), compared to last glacial period (widely accepted dates for the Last Glacial are ~ 74 kyr and 14 kyr ago as given by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)18, was considered to be stable. But that belief has been broken as ...
The Science of Climate Change, Questions and Answers
... Arctic ice cover. While aspects of these changes may be beneficial in some regions, the overall impacts are likely to be negative under the present structure of global society. A warming of 7°C would greatly transform the world from the one we now inhabit, with all of the above impacts being very mu ...
... Arctic ice cover. While aspects of these changes may be beneficial in some regions, the overall impacts are likely to be negative under the present structure of global society. A warming of 7°C would greatly transform the world from the one we now inhabit, with all of the above impacts being very mu ...
Final Programme
... A serious problem observed today is the fact that because the phenomena of climate change is global in nature, many people do not believe it is related to them. Yet, most impacts of climate change are local in nature. The sooner people (especially decision-makers but also representatives from indust ...
... A serious problem observed today is the fact that because the phenomena of climate change is global in nature, many people do not believe it is related to them. Yet, most impacts of climate change are local in nature. The sooner people (especially decision-makers but also representatives from indust ...
The Climate Deception Dossiers - Union of Concerned Scientists
... scientific certainty concerning climate change. In that year James Hansen, a leading climate scientist and director of the Institute for Space Studies at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), testified before Congress that scientific data had confirmed humans’ role in climate cha ...
... scientific certainty concerning climate change. In that year James Hansen, a leading climate scientist and director of the Institute for Space Studies at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), testified before Congress that scientific data had confirmed humans’ role in climate cha ...
Farmer beliefs and concerns about climate change and attitudes
... erosion and reduced soil fertility (Lal et al. 2011). The certainty of increased need for food to feed a burgeoning global population and the uncertainty of the short- and long-term impacts of climate change on agriculture combine to make efforts to enhance the resilience of agricultural systems a t ...
... erosion and reduced soil fertility (Lal et al. 2011). The certainty of increased need for food to feed a burgeoning global population and the uncertainty of the short- and long-term impacts of climate change on agriculture combine to make efforts to enhance the resilience of agricultural systems a t ...
Estimates of the Damage Costs of Climate Change
... change, while the number of reported scenarios is often too limited to separate the effects of, say, temperature and precipitation. Climate change will occur in the future, and its most pronounced effects may well be beyond 2050. The context in which climate change will impact is highly uncertain, b ...
... change, while the number of reported scenarios is often too limited to separate the effects of, say, temperature and precipitation. Climate change will occur in the future, and its most pronounced effects may well be beyond 2050. The context in which climate change will impact is highly uncertain, b ...
Revisiting the urban - Durham Research Online
... Reconsidering sustainable cities and the multilevel politics of climate change Our analysis of the emergence of climate change on urban research and policy agendas during the 1990s and early 2000s started from a curious paradox. While the discourse of sustainable cities had provoked significant inte ...
... Reconsidering sustainable cities and the multilevel politics of climate change Our analysis of the emergence of climate change on urban research and policy agendas during the 1990s and early 2000s started from a curious paradox. While the discourse of sustainable cities had provoked significant inte ...
noaa climate program
... *S 245 Abrupt Climate Change Research Act of 2005 (Collins), February 2005: NOAA ordered to set up an abrupt climate change research program within OAR *S 342 Climate Stewardship Act of 2005 (McCain), February 2005 *S 786 National Weather Services Duties Act (Santorum), November 2005: Prohibits the ...
... *S 245 Abrupt Climate Change Research Act of 2005 (Collins), February 2005: NOAA ordered to set up an abrupt climate change research program within OAR *S 342 Climate Stewardship Act of 2005 (McCain), February 2005 *S 786 National Weather Services Duties Act (Santorum), November 2005: Prohibits the ...
New Observations Show - The Science and Public Policy Institute
... by Sherwood, Keith and Craig Idso | August 2, 2010 ...
... by Sherwood, Keith and Craig Idso | August 2, 2010 ...
b) To build capacity to reduce vulnerability to
... end the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has agreed a 5-year global programme of work on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, in particular to support the most vulnerable nations in making informed decisions for adaptation. As reflected in the DFID W ...
... end the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has agreed a 5-year global programme of work on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, in particular to support the most vulnerable nations in making informed decisions for adaptation. As reflected in the DFID W ...