Climate Change Strategy - West Gippsland Catchment Management
... updated information on how the climate may change to the end of the 21st century. The latest projections indicate that these major climate related events are not isolated. In the future the region will be subject to a warmer, drier and more variable climate. The frequency and magnitude of flood, fir ...
... updated information on how the climate may change to the end of the 21st century. The latest projections indicate that these major climate related events are not isolated. In the future the region will be subject to a warmer, drier and more variable climate. The frequency and magnitude of flood, fir ...
Relative impacts of human- induced climate change and natural
... year 2050, or some future atmospheric condition, for example twice the pre-industrial level of atmospheric CO2. If the simulation model incorporates non-climate parameters (for example, fertilizer application) then these may also be perturbed to re¯ect a different future physical or technological en ...
... year 2050, or some future atmospheric condition, for example twice the pre-industrial level of atmospheric CO2. If the simulation model incorporates non-climate parameters (for example, fertilizer application) then these may also be perturbed to re¯ect a different future physical or technological en ...
Greece adaptation plan – GAifadopoulou - mowe
... York, NY, USA: IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007 Mote P. and Salathé E., Future climate in the Pacific Northwest, Chapter 1 in The Washington Climate Change Impacts Assessment: Evaluating Washington's Future in a Changing Climate (Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Cl ...
... York, NY, USA: IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007 Mote P. and Salathé E., Future climate in the Pacific Northwest, Chapter 1 in The Washington Climate Change Impacts Assessment: Evaluating Washington's Future in a Changing Climate (Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Cl ...
Adaptation Planning and Climate Impact Assessments: Learning From NEPA’s Flaws
... IPCC assessment also notes that in North America: Coastal communities and habitats will be increasingly stressed by climate change impacts interacting with development and pollution. Population growth and the rising value of infrastructure in coastal areas increase vulnerability to climate variabili ...
... IPCC assessment also notes that in North America: Coastal communities and habitats will be increasingly stressed by climate change impacts interacting with development and pollution. Population growth and the rising value of infrastructure in coastal areas increase vulnerability to climate variabili ...
Endnotes - CSIRO Publishing
... Meteorological Magazine 45: 251–260. 3. Della-Marta P, Collins D and Braganza K (2003) Updating Australia’s high-quality annual temperature dataset. Australian Meteorological Magazine 53: 75–93. 4. Karoly DJ and Braganza K (2005) A new approach to detection of anthropogenic temperature changes in th ...
... Meteorological Magazine 45: 251–260. 3. Della-Marta P, Collins D and Braganza K (2003) Updating Australia’s high-quality annual temperature dataset. Australian Meteorological Magazine 53: 75–93. 4. Karoly DJ and Braganza K (2005) A new approach to detection of anthropogenic temperature changes in th ...
Dietz et al. 2007. Support for CC Policy
... Framework Convention on Climate Change by over 100 countries and the fact that the United States is the world’s leading producer of carbon dioxide, the United States Congress and G.W. Bush Administration have rejected the Kyoto Protocol, arguing it would unfairly affect American businesses and the e ...
... Framework Convention on Climate Change by over 100 countries and the fact that the United States is the world’s leading producer of carbon dioxide, the United States Congress and G.W. Bush Administration have rejected the Kyoto Protocol, arguing it would unfairly affect American businesses and the e ...
Climate Change and Fairtrade
... In order to address this new global issue and in solidarity with the most affected and least responsible, new ways to cope with the impact of climate change have to be developed. Farmers, consequently, need to be supported in adapting to climate change challenges and reducing their impact on climate ...
... In order to address this new global issue and in solidarity with the most affected and least responsible, new ways to cope with the impact of climate change have to be developed. Farmers, consequently, need to be supported in adapting to climate change challenges and reducing their impact on climate ...
How Companies Think About Climate Change: A Global Survey.
... McKinsey Quarterly survey finds that executives view climate change issues as important for their companies, seeing both opportunity and risk. The survey,1 which included respondents from a range of industries (some 40 percent of whom are evenly split between finance and manufacturing, with another ...
... McKinsey Quarterly survey finds that executives view climate change issues as important for their companies, seeing both opportunity and risk. The survey,1 which included respondents from a range of industries (some 40 percent of whom are evenly split between finance and manufacturing, with another ...
The Latest Myths and Facts on Global Warming
... observations. Mears et al. (2003), in a reanalysis of the satellite data, took into account various difficulties in determining a temperature trend from weather satellites. First, since no single satellite has been monitoring temperatures for a long period of time, researchers have had to rely on c ...
... observations. Mears et al. (2003), in a reanalysis of the satellite data, took into account various difficulties in determining a temperature trend from weather satellites. First, since no single satellite has been monitoring temperatures for a long period of time, researchers have had to rely on c ...
More than CO : a broader paradigm for managing climate change
... change a decade later may have little benefit (t2). Alternatively, if we, as a global society, wait for the more severe impacts of climate change to occur, then extreme shifts in climate and wide-spread ecosystem collapse are assured. It is critical that clearing of native forests and woodlands in t ...
... change a decade later may have little benefit (t2). Alternatively, if we, as a global society, wait for the more severe impacts of climate change to occur, then extreme shifts in climate and wide-spread ecosystem collapse are assured. It is critical that clearing of native forests and woodlands in t ...
a pre-publication version here.
... has made communication of climate change so challenging, and thus limited its role in enabling public engagement and support for action: the characteristics of climate change itself (Jamieson, this volume; Steffen, this volume), the not-surprising politicization and its institutionalization (Sarewit ...
... has made communication of climate change so challenging, and thus limited its role in enabling public engagement and support for action: the characteristics of climate change itself (Jamieson, this volume; Steffen, this volume), the not-surprising politicization and its institutionalization (Sarewit ...
Spanning `not-implausiblea futures to assess relative vulnerability to
... land for sea walls). Markets and insurance companies would take note of each of these strategies. They, and the individuals who are involved, would judge both the credibility of the scienti"c projections of rising seas and the integrity of the policy plans. Their judgments could have signi"cant impa ...
... land for sea walls). Markets and insurance companies would take note of each of these strategies. They, and the individuals who are involved, would judge both the credibility of the scienti"c projections of rising seas and the integrity of the policy plans. Their judgments could have signi"cant impa ...
Questionnaire design effects in climate change surveys
... partisan divide on personal existence belief fell from 42.9 points under global warming wording to just 26.2 points under climate change wording—a reduction of nearly 40 percent. Practically, these results suggest that the public perception of a large partisan divide may be partly attributable to th ...
... partisan divide on personal existence belief fell from 42.9 points under global warming wording to just 26.2 points under climate change wording—a reduction of nearly 40 percent. Practically, these results suggest that the public perception of a large partisan divide may be partly attributable to th ...
Case study — Monitoring potential impacts of climate change on the
... drained slopes. The Tasmanian alpine ecosystem, like many mountain regions of the world, is distinguished by high vascular plant diversity and endemic richness (Kirkpatrick and Brown 1984). The bolster heaths or cushion communities so characteristic of Tasmania‟s high country exhibit globally except ...
... drained slopes. The Tasmanian alpine ecosystem, like many mountain regions of the world, is distinguished by high vascular plant diversity and endemic richness (Kirkpatrick and Brown 1984). The bolster heaths or cushion communities so characteristic of Tasmania‟s high country exhibit globally except ...
A set of logical steps in order to make an assessment of
... making their own impact studies. This situation has persisted in spite of the availability of already classical books on this subject such as Benioff et al. (1996), Parry and Carter (1998), UNEP (1998) and my own Workbook (Rivero, 2008), that is available from the homepage of the INSAM website. This ...
... making their own impact studies. This situation has persisted in spite of the availability of already classical books on this subject such as Benioff et al. (1996), Parry and Carter (1998), UNEP (1998) and my own Workbook (Rivero, 2008), that is available from the homepage of the INSAM website. This ...
Cultural Dynamics of Climate Change and the Environment in
... lay out a detailed plan of attack”.1 Stephen Stromberg from The Washington Post commented, “President Obama began his State of the Union address Tuesday night by threatening Congress. And, on global warming, that’s a good thing”.2 As Obama began his second term in the most powerful office on planet ...
... lay out a detailed plan of attack”.1 Stephen Stromberg from The Washington Post commented, “President Obama began his State of the Union address Tuesday night by threatening Congress. And, on global warming, that’s a good thing”.2 As Obama began his second term in the most powerful office on planet ...
Examples of adaptation for marine and coastal stakeholders
... 2. Are there marine climate change issues you are aware of which you already have adaptation plans in place to address? 3. Are there marine climate change issues you suspect exist and which a) you don't have enough information/research; and/or b) you would like to see something done? Finally, a Clim ...
... 2. Are there marine climate change issues you are aware of which you already have adaptation plans in place to address? 3. Are there marine climate change issues you suspect exist and which a) you don't have enough information/research; and/or b) you would like to see something done? Finally, a Clim ...
- Harvard University
... Several types of forcings—most notably aerosols, land-use and land-cover change, and modifications to biogeochemistry— impact the climate system in non-radiative ways, in particular by modifying the hydrological cycle and vegetation dynamics. ...
... Several types of forcings—most notably aerosols, land-use and land-cover change, and modifications to biogeochemistry— impact the climate system in non-radiative ways, in particular by modifying the hydrological cycle and vegetation dynamics. ...
Climate Change: Responding to the Crisis Portended by George
... to ensure that ongoing adaptation efforts are successful—much of our efforts at adapting to change may only be effective in the near term and under moderate amounts of climate change (Bierbaum et al. 2014). Failure to mitigate will have cascading impacts that may overwhelm adaptation actions. The fo ...
... to ensure that ongoing adaptation efforts are successful—much of our efforts at adapting to change may only be effective in the near term and under moderate amounts of climate change (Bierbaum et al. 2014). Failure to mitigate will have cascading impacts that may overwhelm adaptation actions. The fo ...
Adapting to Climate Change
... Responding to climate-related risks involves decision-making in a changing world, with continuing uncertainty about the severity and timing of climate-change impacts and with limits to the effectiveness of adaptation (high confidence). Risk management provides a useful framework for most climate cha ...
... Responding to climate-related risks involves decision-making in a changing world, with continuing uncertainty about the severity and timing of climate-change impacts and with limits to the effectiveness of adaptation (high confidence). Risk management provides a useful framework for most climate cha ...
Climate Change Reader – 4o collated articles on
... how this can expand the carbon storage associated with the forestry industry, provided it is measured and managed correctly. The focus then moves to the international stage looking at the contribution that the UK can make to emissions reduction and different international policy measures relating to ...
... how this can expand the carbon storage associated with the forestry industry, provided it is measured and managed correctly. The focus then moves to the international stage looking at the contribution that the UK can make to emissions reduction and different international policy measures relating to ...
The Myth of Dangerous Human
... In a recent letter to European heads of state, British Prime Minister Tony Blair wrote: ‘We have a window of only ten to 15 years to take the steps we need to avoid crossing a catastrophic (climate) tipping point’. In contrast, Emeritus Professor Gray, a distinguished climate scientist from the Univ ...
... In a recent letter to European heads of state, British Prime Minister Tony Blair wrote: ‘We have a window of only ten to 15 years to take the steps we need to avoid crossing a catastrophic (climate) tipping point’. In contrast, Emeritus Professor Gray, a distinguished climate scientist from the Univ ...