Forecasting the End of Climate Change Litigation: Why Expert
... of the fact that previous litigation in this area has been easily disposed of under federal law. Part III defines and explains the scientific models that may have been used in those cases and models that could be used in future similar cases. It first describes the makeup and function of a scientif ...
... of the fact that previous litigation in this area has been easily disposed of under federal law. Part III defines and explains the scientific models that may have been used in those cases and models that could be used in future similar cases. It first describes the makeup and function of a scientif ...
What`s Going to Happen and What Can We Do About It?
... future. We can protect public health, the environment, and future economic opportunity with thoughtful planning using a mix of existing technical information, nature-based solutions, multi-stakeholder scenario planning efforts and incorporating new information as it becomes available over time. This ...
... future. We can protect public health, the environment, and future economic opportunity with thoughtful planning using a mix of existing technical information, nature-based solutions, multi-stakeholder scenario planning efforts and incorporating new information as it becomes available over time. This ...
Climate Change Policymaking in Germany and the USA
... ambitiousness in climate policy has resulted in a stable policy direction. Even when a realization came about after the “wall fall” effect3[3] started to wear off, that reducing GHG emissions would be more expensive for Germany than first thought, the policy direction was upheld. As such, the precau ...
... ambitiousness in climate policy has resulted in a stable policy direction. Even when a realization came about after the “wall fall” effect3[3] started to wear off, that reducing GHG emissions would be more expensive for Germany than first thought, the policy direction was upheld. As such, the precau ...
Proposal for the creation of a poverty-adaptation - Hal-SHS
... Despite substantial progress in reducing extreme poverty rates in developing regions over the last 20 years, from 47 % of the population in 1990 to 22 % in 2014, 1.2 billion people still live with less than $1.25 a day : 400 million in India, 400 million in sub-Saharan Africa, 150 million in China ( ...
... Despite substantial progress in reducing extreme poverty rates in developing regions over the last 20 years, from 47 % of the population in 1990 to 22 % in 2014, 1.2 billion people still live with less than $1.25 a day : 400 million in India, 400 million in sub-Saharan Africa, 150 million in China ( ...
‐century warming scenarios Persisting cold extremes under 21st Evan Kodra, Karsten Steinhaeuser,
... related extremes. One study on cold‐air outbreaks (CAOs) using seven global climate models suggested that while mean wintertime temperature will significantly increase by the end of the 21st century, extreme cold events will not disappear, and that models even project an increase in CAOs for some re ...
... related extremes. One study on cold‐air outbreaks (CAOs) using seven global climate models suggested that while mean wintertime temperature will significantly increase by the end of the 21st century, extreme cold events will not disappear, and that models even project an increase in CAOs for some re ...
Proposal for a poverty-adaptation-mitigation window - HAL
... Despite substantial progress in reducing extreme poverty rates in developing regions over the last 20 years, from 47 % of the population in 1990 to 22 % in 2014, 1.2 billion people still live with less than $1.25 a day : 400 million in India, 400 million in sub-Saharan Africa, 150 million in China ( ...
... Despite substantial progress in reducing extreme poverty rates in developing regions over the last 20 years, from 47 % of the population in 1990 to 22 % in 2014, 1.2 billion people still live with less than $1.25 a day : 400 million in India, 400 million in sub-Saharan Africa, 150 million in China ( ...
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The impact of climate change on children[6]
... lack of power in decision making, and often have restricted mobility within their community, all of which affects their ability to adapt to climate change. Girls’ education is still less of a priority than boys’, and in difficult times such as crop failure or following a disaster, girls are often th ...
... lack of power in decision making, and often have restricted mobility within their community, all of which affects their ability to adapt to climate change. Girls’ education is still less of a priority than boys’, and in difficult times such as crop failure or following a disaster, girls are often th ...
451kB - Surrey Research Insight Open Access
... I have described these mis-attributions in detail not simply to offer an object lesson in the portability of provenance, but to suggest that this pithy aphorism has been so durable, so willingly and wishfully assigned to a range of wise and venerable sources, because it strikes a deep and resonant ...
... I have described these mis-attributions in detail not simply to offer an object lesson in the portability of provenance, but to suggest that this pithy aphorism has been so durable, so willingly and wishfully assigned to a range of wise and venerable sources, because it strikes a deep and resonant ...
Climate Change Prediction: A challenging scientific problem
... emitted radiation are fundamental determining factors. The characteristic timescale of the variability of the atmosphere at various spatial scales is critical in deciding whether and how the future state of the weather and climate might be forecast. It is the presence of relatively slow time and lar ...
... emitted radiation are fundamental determining factors. The characteristic timescale of the variability of the atmosphere at various spatial scales is critical in deciding whether and how the future state of the weather and climate might be forecast. It is the presence of relatively slow time and lar ...
The Impacts of 1.5°C
... increase in global average temperature above preindustrial levels. The Paris Agreement includes a long-term global temperature goal of “holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C… and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial lev ...
... increase in global average temperature above preindustrial levels. The Paris Agreement includes a long-term global temperature goal of “holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C… and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial lev ...
CIRCE Stakeholder guidance document
... stakeholders after the first iteration of consultation among CIRCE partners. It is important that indicators are socially and scientifically relevant to the Mediterranean. The criteria of direct relevance include: ...
... stakeholders after the first iteration of consultation among CIRCE partners. It is important that indicators are socially and scientifically relevant to the Mediterranean. The criteria of direct relevance include: ...
Do international factors influence the passage of climate change
... Nevertheless, the data constitutes one of the richest sources of information about climate change legislation available to date (see Dubash et al., 2013 for a survey of available data sets). The data include almost 500 climate-relevant laws that were on the statute books of the 66 jurisdictions, alt ...
... Nevertheless, the data constitutes one of the richest sources of information about climate change legislation available to date (see Dubash et al., 2013 for a survey of available data sets). The data include almost 500 climate-relevant laws that were on the statute books of the 66 jurisdictions, alt ...
Arctic Climate Impact Assessment Policy Document
... Member States (Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States) and six Permanent Participants (Arctic Athabaskan Council, Aleut International Association, Gwich’in Council International, Inuit Circumpolar Conference, Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the N ...
... Member States (Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States) and six Permanent Participants (Arctic Athabaskan Council, Aleut International Association, Gwich’in Council International, Inuit Circumpolar Conference, Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the N ...
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... Climate change is one of the greatest contemporary threats to our planet's environmental, social and economic well-being, accompanied by major changes in life support systems on Earth, where the far-reaching effects will be felt in the coming decades. The Earth's climate is warming rapidly due to em ...
... Climate change is one of the greatest contemporary threats to our planet's environmental, social and economic well-being, accompanied by major changes in life support systems on Earth, where the far-reaching effects will be felt in the coming decades. The Earth's climate is warming rapidly due to em ...
02_Lunch_BWielicki Economic Value - A
... prediction • Climate scientists often say that the results from their research “will inform societal decisions with trillion dollar impacts” • But is this statement verified and traceable in any way? • How could we quantify an economic value to climate science? – Climate change science value exists ...
... prediction • Climate scientists often say that the results from their research “will inform societal decisions with trillion dollar impacts” • But is this statement verified and traceable in any way? • How could we quantify an economic value to climate science? – Climate change science value exists ...
NVCA Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan Milestone 1
... NVCA’s Stakeholder Advisory Group .......................................................................8 NVCA’s Adaptation Champions ................................................................................9 Proposed Watershed Climate Change Charter ......................................... ...
... NVCA’s Stakeholder Advisory Group .......................................................................8 NVCA’s Adaptation Champions ................................................................................9 Proposed Watershed Climate Change Charter ......................................... ...
Feng and Oppenheimer Krueger PNAS 2012 pub
... few quantitative studies taking into account climate variability and change attempt a modelbased approach to future projection (Barbieri et al. 2010; Feng et al. 2010; Kniveton et al. 2012). On the whole, the recent literature confirms the likelihood of significant increases in climate-driven migrat ...
... few quantitative studies taking into account climate variability and change attempt a modelbased approach to future projection (Barbieri et al. 2010; Feng et al. 2010; Kniveton et al. 2012). On the whole, the recent literature confirms the likelihood of significant increases in climate-driven migrat ...
The social construct of climate and climate change
... ment of risks is influenced by social and cultural factors. The first view tends to focus on the manufacture (by experts) of conjectures, stressing their objective, undeniable consequences, while the second approach chooses to emphasize the reception (by laymen) of such hypotheses in different socia ...
... ment of risks is influenced by social and cultural factors. The first view tends to focus on the manufacture (by experts) of conjectures, stressing their objective, undeniable consequences, while the second approach chooses to emphasize the reception (by laymen) of such hypotheses in different socia ...
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... gases. Many countries are unwilling to implement effective mitigation strategies, at least in the short-term, and no agreement on an ambitious global stabilisation target has yet been reached. It is thus likely that some, if not all countries, will delay the adoption of effective climate policies. T ...
... gases. Many countries are unwilling to implement effective mitigation strategies, at least in the short-term, and no agreement on an ambitious global stabilisation target has yet been reached. It is thus likely that some, if not all countries, will delay the adoption of effective climate policies. T ...
Climate change and vulnerability: Pushing people over the
... defines vulnerability in the context of climate change as the “propensity or predisposition to be adversely affected.”13 Climate change impacts are often framed through the lens of exposure to natural hazards, ie how likely a country or community is to experience extreme events such as hurricanes an ...
... defines vulnerability in the context of climate change as the “propensity or predisposition to be adversely affected.”13 Climate change impacts are often framed through the lens of exposure to natural hazards, ie how likely a country or community is to experience extreme events such as hurricanes an ...
outreach materials for climate day partners
... Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-day-expo-west-tickets30825060586@newhope360 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Coming to @natprodexpo? Join us for #ClimateDay on March 8th. Free w/ exhibit hall pass. Register: https://w ...
... Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-day-expo-west-tickets30825060586@newhope360 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Coming to @natprodexpo? Join us for #ClimateDay on March 8th. Free w/ exhibit hall pass. Register: https://w ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – native species
... Modelling (GDM). This method is based on compositional turnover of a group of species at a location. It is performed reasonably differently from SDM and considers whole biological groups rather than individual species. It has been argued that this approach is more useful where the whole ecosystem is ...
... Modelling (GDM). This method is based on compositional turnover of a group of species at a location. It is performed reasonably differently from SDM and considers whole biological groups rather than individual species. It has been argued that this approach is more useful where the whole ecosystem is ...