an inconvenient burden of proof? co2 nuisance plaintiffs will face
... act to curb global CO2 emissions.25 A fifth report is now in preparation. B. Brief History of CO2 Litigation Litigation related to CO2 emissions can be traced back about a decade.26 The first case to work its way through the legal system did not seek damages but rather was aimed at changing governme ...
... act to curb global CO2 emissions.25 A fifth report is now in preparation. B. Brief History of CO2 Litigation Litigation related to CO2 emissions can be traced back about a decade.26 The first case to work its way through the legal system did not seek damages but rather was aimed at changing governme ...
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... Discourse analysis is a desk-based analysis method developed within the social sciences that has been adapted for communications consultancy. In academic research, discourse analysis methods are hugely varied, ranging from macro-scale cultural or historical analyses to micro-level dissection of how ...
... Discourse analysis is a desk-based analysis method developed within the social sciences that has been adapted for communications consultancy. In academic research, discourse analysis methods are hugely varied, ranging from macro-scale cultural or historical analyses to micro-level dissection of how ...
'Communicating Uncertainties for those Insuring Future Climate Change' Oslo 2008
... and adaptation to changes may be influenced by other rationales rather than seeking climate adaptability and robustness. As such, it can be a challenge communicating the necessity to reduce global warming as well as to prepare society for potential adverse climate conditions. What have we learned ab ...
... and adaptation to changes may be influenced by other rationales rather than seeking climate adaptability and robustness. As such, it can be a challenge communicating the necessity to reduce global warming as well as to prepare society for potential adverse climate conditions. What have we learned ab ...
How does climate change cause extinction?
... Anthropogenic climate change is predicted to be a major cause of species extinctions in the next 100 years. But what will actually cause these extinctions? For example, will it be limited physiological tolerance to high temperatures, changing biotic interactions or other factors? Here, we systematic ...
... Anthropogenic climate change is predicted to be a major cause of species extinctions in the next 100 years. But what will actually cause these extinctions? For example, will it be limited physiological tolerance to high temperatures, changing biotic interactions or other factors? Here, we systematic ...
Preparing for Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region
... forefront of the policy arena; addressing them will become more urgent than ever. Recommended areas for policy change – The priority issues listed above can be addressed by focusing a climate change adaptation strategy on policies in four key areas. For each area there are two recommended catego ...
... forefront of the policy arena; addressing them will become more urgent than ever. Recommended areas for policy change – The priority issues listed above can be addressed by focusing a climate change adaptation strategy on policies in four key areas. For each area there are two recommended catego ...
Hot Damned America: Evangelicalism and the Climate Change
... should push for action on climate change policy based on a biblical need to care for the poor. John Houghton, evangelical Christian and former chairman of the scientific working group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), stated in a March 2005 presentation to the NAE that “there ...
... should push for action on climate change policy based on a biblical need to care for the poor. John Houghton, evangelical Christian and former chairman of the scientific working group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), stated in a March 2005 presentation to the NAE that “there ...
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... period, in contrast to the monotonic increases in acceptance of these ideas among climate scientists over this same time period. Scientists and non-scientists now differ sharply in how strongly they hold these views. A Pew Research Center (2009) poll found that while 84% of scientists said the earth ...
... period, in contrast to the monotonic increases in acceptance of these ideas among climate scientists over this same time period. Scientists and non-scientists now differ sharply in how strongly they hold these views. A Pew Research Center (2009) poll found that while 84% of scientists said the earth ...
rapid climate change
... PhD student Tim Daly analysed the stable isotopes of oxygen and hydrogen in the cellulose of sphagnum moss taken from peat samples in Newfoundland. This highlights variations in source water and hence changes in climate and atmospheric circulation during the 8200-year event. ...
... PhD student Tim Daly analysed the stable isotopes of oxygen and hydrogen in the cellulose of sphagnum moss taken from peat samples in Newfoundland. This highlights variations in source water and hence changes in climate and atmospheric circulation during the 8200-year event. ...
Climate Change mitigation via Afforestation, Reforestation and
... as well as changes of forest fire regimes and the forest susceptibility to fire (Westerling et al. ...
... as well as changes of forest fire regimes and the forest susceptibility to fire (Westerling et al. ...
Word - Council of Europe
... biodiversity, ecosystems and water’ with references to the need to explore the possibilities “to improve policies and develop measures which address biodiversity loss and climate change in an integrated manner to fully exploit co-benefits and avoid ecosystem feedbacks that accelerate global warming" ...
... biodiversity, ecosystems and water’ with references to the need to explore the possibilities “to improve policies and develop measures which address biodiversity loss and climate change in an integrated manner to fully exploit co-benefits and avoid ecosystem feedbacks that accelerate global warming" ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES UNCERTAINTY AND DECISION IN CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMICS
... then should we make policy decisions in such an informational environment? We will argue that the standard von Neumann-Morgenstern Expected Utility framework for decision making under uncertainty is of limited use for the climate problem. We thus explore alternative decision frameworks that are argu ...
... then should we make policy decisions in such an informational environment? We will argue that the standard von Neumann-Morgenstern Expected Utility framework for decision making under uncertainty is of limited use for the climate problem. We thus explore alternative decision frameworks that are argu ...
rapid climate change - BADC
... PhD student Tim Daly analysed the stable isotopes of oxygen and hydrogen in the cellulose of sphagnum moss taken from peat samples in Newfoundland. This highlights variations in source water and hence changes in climate and atmospheric circulation during the 8200-year event. ...
... PhD student Tim Daly analysed the stable isotopes of oxygen and hydrogen in the cellulose of sphagnum moss taken from peat samples in Newfoundland. This highlights variations in source water and hence changes in climate and atmospheric circulation during the 8200-year event. ...
a 2017 national survey of broadcast meteorologists
... engagement with their viewership. These topics included: weathercasters’ use of social media; activity and secondary forecasts; the influence of news consultants on the weather segment; familiarity with the American Meteorological Society station scientist initiative; and reporting longer-format sci ...
... engagement with their viewership. These topics included: weathercasters’ use of social media; activity and secondary forecasts; the influence of news consultants on the weather segment; familiarity with the American Meteorological Society station scientist initiative; and reporting longer-format sci ...
Adapting to Climate Change in Australia
... is already ‘locked-in’. This is because greenhouse gases stay in the atmosphere long after they are first emitted. What’s more, the massive amount of heat being absorbed by the world’s oceans as greenhouse gas concentrations rise means climate change cannot be reversed for many centuries.11 The crit ...
... is already ‘locked-in’. This is because greenhouse gases stay in the atmosphere long after they are first emitted. What’s more, the massive amount of heat being absorbed by the world’s oceans as greenhouse gas concentrations rise means climate change cannot be reversed for many centuries.11 The crit ...
Climate Change Vulnerabilities: Case Studies of the Maldives and
... 149). Therefore, to synthesize Gleditsch and Devitt’s views with those of Bergholt; a nation already affected by one climatic event would become less well-equipped to handle any further incidences, as the former would weaken the nation’s economic structure and social dynamic, leaving economic develo ...
... 149). Therefore, to synthesize Gleditsch and Devitt’s views with those of Bergholt; a nation already affected by one climatic event would become less well-equipped to handle any further incidences, as the former would weaken the nation’s economic structure and social dynamic, leaving economic develo ...
full report - Campaign against Climate Change
... and cities around Britain, travelling nearly 3000 miles. Initiated by the Trade Union Group of the Campaign against Climate Change, it was made possible by the support of numerous organisations and their members – climate campaign groups, trade union branches, trades councils, political parties and ...
... and cities around Britain, travelling nearly 3000 miles. Initiated by the Trade Union Group of the Campaign against Climate Change, it was made possible by the support of numerous organisations and their members – climate campaign groups, trade union branches, trades councils, political parties and ...
... discretion, comparative institutional competence, and statutory preemption of common law; legislative proposals in the US Congress; administrative regulation by US EPA; state-level action by California, RGGI, and others; and common-law tort liability applied to climate change. Questions we will disc ...
Transitions in climate and energy discourse between Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy
... raise awareness and increase public concern about climate change. The disruptions caused by hurricanes and other storms can also raise awareness and focus attention on energy system vulnerability. These extreme events can serve as a teachable experience for those not previously engaged with these is ...
... raise awareness and increase public concern about climate change. The disruptions caused by hurricanes and other storms can also raise awareness and focus attention on energy system vulnerability. These extreme events can serve as a teachable experience for those not previously engaged with these is ...
Climate change, natural disasters and human displacement
... certain to have a major impact on future patterns of human mobility, approaches which address environmental issues in isolation from other variables and processes will not be sufficient to solve the problem. In tandem with deeper understanding of the scientific processes at play, UNHCR would encoura ...
... certain to have a major impact on future patterns of human mobility, approaches which address environmental issues in isolation from other variables and processes will not be sufficient to solve the problem. In tandem with deeper understanding of the scientific processes at play, UNHCR would encoura ...
N°20 - AFD
... is first Counsellor with the Regional Accounts Chamber and works as Head of the Financial Affairs Unit at the MEDDE. She presented the government’s budget expenditures for climate change mitigation and its monitoring through an overview of various planning, monitoring and evaluation tools. ...
... is first Counsellor with the Regional Accounts Chamber and works as Head of the Financial Affairs Unit at the MEDDE. She presented the government’s budget expenditures for climate change mitigation and its monitoring through an overview of various planning, monitoring and evaluation tools. ...
The economic impact of climate change
... The fourth insight is that relative impacts are higher in poorer countries (see also Yohe and Schlesinger, 2002). 6 This is because poorer countries are less able to adapt to climate change (Adger, 2006; Alberini et al., 2006; Smit and Wandel, 2006; Yohe and Tol, 2002), particularly in health (Tol, ...
... The fourth insight is that relative impacts are higher in poorer countries (see also Yohe and Schlesinger, 2002). 6 This is because poorer countries are less able to adapt to climate change (Adger, 2006; Alberini et al., 2006; Smit and Wandel, 2006; Yohe and Tol, 2002), particularly in health (Tol, ...
The Climate counter consensus, review - Brians
... themselves on the climate issue, when the book is likely to mislead people on this very important issue, and that it is wrong to assume that scientists who are paid by the fossil fuel industry are merely repeating their spin, when commercial common sense suggests it is unlikely to be otherwise. I ...
... themselves on the climate issue, when the book is likely to mislead people on this very important issue, and that it is wrong to assume that scientists who are paid by the fossil fuel industry are merely repeating their spin, when commercial common sense suggests it is unlikely to be otherwise. I ...
Mass-media coverage, its influence on public awareness of climate
... warming had three peaks, in July 2001, February and June 2005, and a sustained series of peaks from January 2007 to the end of the study period. There were more than 400 articles at each peak in all of these months. After adopting the Kyoto Protocol, the Japanese Government began to improve its lega ...
... warming had three peaks, in July 2001, February and June 2005, and a sustained series of peaks from January 2007 to the end of the study period. There were more than 400 articles at each peak in all of these months. After adopting the Kyoto Protocol, the Japanese Government began to improve its lega ...