1 CV KAREN L. O`BRIEN Department of Sociology and Human
... Change, 2012-. Lead Author, Chapter 20, Climate-Resilient Pathways: Adaptation, Mitigation, and Sustainable Development, IPCC Fifth Assessment Report. Member of the Core Writing Team, the Synthesis Report (SYR), IPCC Fifth Assessment Report. Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 8, Towards a Sustainable ...
... Change, 2012-. Lead Author, Chapter 20, Climate-Resilient Pathways: Adaptation, Mitigation, and Sustainable Development, IPCC Fifth Assessment Report. Member of the Core Writing Team, the Synthesis Report (SYR), IPCC Fifth Assessment Report. Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 8, Towards a Sustainable ...
twelve things we´ve learned on the road to paris
... challenge, and not just politically PAGE 29 LEIGH PHILLIPS ...
... challenge, and not just politically PAGE 29 LEIGH PHILLIPS ...
Climate Models for the Layman - The Global Warming Policy
... Climate sensitivity to carbon dioxide Human-caused warming depends not only on how much carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere, but also on how ‘sensitive’ the climate is to that carbon dioxide. Climate sensitivity is defined as the global surface warming that occurs when the concentration of car ...
... Climate sensitivity to carbon dioxide Human-caused warming depends not only on how much carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere, but also on how ‘sensitive’ the climate is to that carbon dioxide. Climate sensitivity is defined as the global surface warming that occurs when the concentration of car ...
Proceedings Report - Government of New Brunswick
... Environment conducted a scoping exercise to explore possible paths forward. In 2006, the issue was raised among Premiers when the Council of the Federation (COF) began similar discussions. Climate change was subsequently highlighted in the COF meeting of August 2007 at which Premiers released a repo ...
... Environment conducted a scoping exercise to explore possible paths forward. In 2006, the issue was raised among Premiers when the Council of the Federation (COF) began similar discussions. Climate change was subsequently highlighted in the COF meeting of August 2007 at which Premiers released a repo ...
Now more than ever: The need for more societally
... In this paper, I suggest narrowing the research priorities even further. A recent review of research and practice on USfocused vulnerability and adaptation found a persistent and significant ‘‘mismatch between the lack of, and the need for, scientific capacity, technical expertise and widespread, [dec ...
... In this paper, I suggest narrowing the research priorities even further. A recent review of research and practice on USfocused vulnerability and adaptation found a persistent and significant ‘‘mismatch between the lack of, and the need for, scientific capacity, technical expertise and widespread, [dec ...
Climate Change Action Plan
... die-offs of seabird chicks have been recorded during periods of unusually high sea temperatures. These nesting failures are now known to be due to provisioning failure, resulting when parent birds have difficulty obtaining prey fish because of changes in the location of productivity zones. Sea turtl ...
... die-offs of seabird chicks have been recorded during periods of unusually high sea temperatures. These nesting failures are now known to be due to provisioning failure, resulting when parent birds have difficulty obtaining prey fish because of changes in the location of productivity zones. Sea turtl ...
This PDF is a selection from a published volume from... Research Volume Title: The Economics of Climate Change: Adaptations Past and...
... argue that an additive form, in which welfare is the difference between the utility of consumption and a quadratic disutility- loss function of temperature change, may make just as much sense for evaluating extreme climate damages. The distinction between multiplicative and additive welfare specifica ...
... argue that an additive form, in which welfare is the difference between the utility of consumption and a quadratic disutility- loss function of temperature change, may make just as much sense for evaluating extreme climate damages. The distinction between multiplicative and additive welfare specifica ...
Overcoming Behavioral and Institutional Inertia
... The media, in search of punchy stories, tend to shy away from the scientific community’s careful wording to express uncertainty. Readers then face messages lacking scientific caution and containing strong appeals that might then be refuted by other similarly strongly worded statements, hampering the ...
... The media, in search of punchy stories, tend to shy away from the scientific community’s careful wording to express uncertainty. Readers then face messages lacking scientific caution and containing strong appeals that might then be refuted by other similarly strongly worded statements, hampering the ...
Interpretation of Climate Change Scenarios
... Regional climate models (RCM) Some studies require climate information on a finer scale than the information provided by the GCMs. In such cases, Regional Climate Models (RCM) can be used. RCMs are similar to GCMs in that they also include vertical levels but they generally have higher horizontal re ...
... Regional climate models (RCM) Some studies require climate information on a finer scale than the information provided by the GCMs. In such cases, Regional Climate Models (RCM) can be used. RCMs are similar to GCMs in that they also include vertical levels but they generally have higher horizontal re ...
COP 17 and accountants: where next? AccountAncy futures
... Between 28 November and 9 December 2011, thousands of climate change experts – government negotiators, scientists, campaigners, and business people – will come together in Durban, South Africa for COP 17 (Conference of the Parties 17th meeting). The meeting will be attended by the signatories to the ...
... Between 28 November and 9 December 2011, thousands of climate change experts – government negotiators, scientists, campaigners, and business people – will come together in Durban, South Africa for COP 17 (Conference of the Parties 17th meeting). The meeting will be attended by the signatories to the ...
The Need To Assess Spatial Variations In Climate Forcings - Suggestions For
... Radiative Forcing of Climate Change: Expanding the Concept and Addressing Uncertainties, Committee on Radiative Forcing Effects on Climate, Climate Research Committee, 224 pp. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11175.html ...
... Radiative Forcing of Climate Change: Expanding the Concept and Addressing Uncertainties, Committee on Radiative Forcing Effects on Climate, Climate Research Committee, 224 pp. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11175.html ...
Indicator and data needs - Eionet Forum
... a number of other reports and messages on biodiversity were published by the EEA in 2010, including a baseline study related to the 2020 target (25). In 2011, the European Commission adopted a new EU Biodiversity Strategy which identifies 6 priority targets and 20 actions (26). The adoption of new b ...
... a number of other reports and messages on biodiversity were published by the EEA in 2010, including a baseline study related to the 2020 target (25). In 2011, the European Commission adopted a new EU Biodiversity Strategy which identifies 6 priority targets and 20 actions (26). The adoption of new b ...
Motivated Rejection of Science
... It is known that people’s propensity for conspiracist ideation is not limited to one theory in isolation. Instead, the belief that AIDS was created by the government is likely accompanied by the conviction that the FBI killed Martin Luther King or that the Air Force is hiding evidence of extraterres ...
... It is known that people’s propensity for conspiracist ideation is not limited to one theory in isolation. Instead, the belief that AIDS was created by the government is likely accompanied by the conviction that the FBI killed Martin Luther King or that the Air Force is hiding evidence of extraterres ...
Climate System Observations and Prediction Experiment (COPE)
... The Climate of the Twentieth Century Project (C20C; J. Kinter) Discussion on Seasonal Prediction in a Changing Climate (Plenary Discussion) Developing a Coordinated Plan for Pan-WCRP Seasonal Prediction ...
... The Climate of the Twentieth Century Project (C20C; J. Kinter) Discussion on Seasonal Prediction in a Changing Climate (Plenary Discussion) Developing a Coordinated Plan for Pan-WCRP Seasonal Prediction ...
Climate variability and change: a perspective from the oceania region
... a role in the local structures. The better climate models forced by increasing greenhouse gases reproduce similar changes in the flow and temperature structure during the 20th century and in projections into the 21st century. Rotstayn et al. [21] show that anthropogenic aerosols may have “masked” gr ...
... a role in the local structures. The better climate models forced by increasing greenhouse gases reproduce similar changes in the flow and temperature structure during the 20th century and in projections into the 21st century. Rotstayn et al. [21] show that anthropogenic aerosols may have “masked” gr ...
International Journal of Web Information Systems
... that signals President Obama’s action plan to respond to Climate Change, were out of scope. This research takes a deeper look at the emergent hashtags to capture the current climate change events (events) communicated by the public on Twitter. The premise of this paper is to mine and investigate new ...
... that signals President Obama’s action plan to respond to Climate Change, were out of scope. This research takes a deeper look at the emergent hashtags to capture the current climate change events (events) communicated by the public on Twitter. The premise of this paper is to mine and investigate new ...
Impacts of Climate Change
... third-order effects—changes in patterns for vector-borne disease, famines, increased heat deaths, environmental refugees, and so on—that greatly impact humans. Finally (and with very little certainty whatsoever), there may be speculation about how political or social systems might react to these thi ...
... third-order effects—changes in patterns for vector-borne disease, famines, increased heat deaths, environmental refugees, and so on—that greatly impact humans. Finally (and with very little certainty whatsoever), there may be speculation about how political or social systems might react to these thi ...
American Behavioral Scientist - Dana R. Fisher
... type of policy instrument and the economic implications of regulating carbon dioxide emissions, however, continue to polarize opinion. This article concludes by exploring how these findings help us understand more recent political events around climate change. Keywords climate change, U.S. environme ...
... type of policy instrument and the economic implications of regulating carbon dioxide emissions, however, continue to polarize opinion. This article concludes by exploring how these findings help us understand more recent political events around climate change. Keywords climate change, U.S. environme ...
Vulnerability to climate change in three hot spots in Africa and Asia
... mechanisms are being set up to finance actions to respond to the challenges posed by climate change (see Biagini et al. 2014), it is important to tackle the uncertainty associated with programming for a changing climate early on; otherwise, there is a risk of taking not enough, too much, or the wron ...
... mechanisms are being set up to finance actions to respond to the challenges posed by climate change (see Biagini et al. 2014), it is important to tackle the uncertainty associated with programming for a changing climate early on; otherwise, there is a risk of taking not enough, too much, or the wron ...
Communicating the risks of global warming
... or vector and rodent-borne disease (e.g., malaria, West Nile Virus, Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome) all of which are potential health consequences of global climate change (McMichael and Githeko, 2001; National Assessment Synthesis Team, 2001; Patz et al., 2000). Yet, human health impacts are likely ...
... or vector and rodent-borne disease (e.g., malaria, West Nile Virus, Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome) all of which are potential health consequences of global climate change (McMichael and Githeko, 2001; National Assessment Synthesis Team, 2001; Patz et al., 2000). Yet, human health impacts are likely ...
Here - Lawrence Torcello
... Scientific skepticism, or reasoned skepticism, is a vital component of the modern scientific process. (Merton 1942, 1973) Indeed, the scientific process is distinguished, in part, by the methodological application of skepticism, aimed at the most evidentially warranted understanding of natural pheno ...
... Scientific skepticism, or reasoned skepticism, is a vital component of the modern scientific process. (Merton 1942, 1973) Indeed, the scientific process is distinguished, in part, by the methodological application of skepticism, aimed at the most evidentially warranted understanding of natural pheno ...
Insights and responses from respondents on what
... • 13x Research call backs made with 1300 randomly selected Minibuzz viewers of Gr climate change shows • 1x Research call back made to 400 randomly selected Minibuzz viewers after all 13 shows had aired • Selection of research participants was made using an electronic randomizer from lists of phone ...
... • 13x Research call backs made with 1300 randomly selected Minibuzz viewers of Gr climate change shows • 1x Research call back made to 400 randomly selected Minibuzz viewers after all 13 shows had aired • Selection of research participants was made using an electronic randomizer from lists of phone ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES THE PERCEPTION AND VALUATION
... increase between the time of the survey and 2024; a gas tax that could control climate change till the later date would be accomplishing more. The survey also included a variety of other background questions and belief questions, which will be discussed in this section below, and Section 3. Qualifi ...
... increase between the time of the survey and 2024; a gas tax that could control climate change till the later date would be accomplishing more. The survey also included a variety of other background questions and belief questions, which will be discussed in this section below, and Section 3. Qualifi ...