Forest, mitigation and adaptation: Exploring evidence, synergies
... pilot programmes, and few structural programme. Many actions are short term, what it needed is continuous guaranteed efforts. 2. Another aspect is that many public policies might be suitable to integrated objectives between mitigation and adaptation, but are not explicitly oriented towards such inte ...
... pilot programmes, and few structural programme. Many actions are short term, what it needed is continuous guaranteed efforts. 2. Another aspect is that many public policies might be suitable to integrated objectives between mitigation and adaptation, but are not explicitly oriented towards such inte ...
Governing the future under climate change: contested visions of
... harm in an uncertain climate change future (Hinkel 2010). In other words, it is far from clear cut and subject to strongly divergent interpretations, as illustrated by debate over whether vulnerability should be calculated in relation to specific climatic impacts, climate change impacts ...
... harm in an uncertain climate change future (Hinkel 2010). In other words, it is far from clear cut and subject to strongly divergent interpretations, as illustrated by debate over whether vulnerability should be calculated in relation to specific climatic impacts, climate change impacts ...
2015 Conference Final Program - Climate Change: Impacts and
... associated journal have been created to promote dialogue across diverse fields and multiple perspectives, on the question of climate change. It examines evidence of climate change, considers its impacts, and addresses current and potential responses. Thank you for joining this important dialogue and ...
... associated journal have been created to promote dialogue across diverse fields and multiple perspectives, on the question of climate change. It examines evidence of climate change, considers its impacts, and addresses current and potential responses. Thank you for joining this important dialogue and ...
Development Aid and Climate Finance: Working Paper 123 (397 kB) (opens in new window)
... The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment was established by the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2008 to bring together international expertise on economics, finance, geography, the environment, international development and political economy to create ...
... The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment was established by the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2008 to bring together international expertise on economics, finance, geography, the environment, international development and political economy to create ...
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... It should be acknowledged that the main findings on coalition stability are subject to a number of limitations. Although the results are reasonably robust to the alternative damage and discounting assumptions, there are also wide uncertainties surrounding more distant climate impacts (beyond the 210 ...
... It should be acknowledged that the main findings on coalition stability are subject to a number of limitations. Although the results are reasonably robust to the alternative damage and discounting assumptions, there are also wide uncertainties surrounding more distant climate impacts (beyond the 210 ...
Reducing the Future to Climate: a Story of Climate Determinism and
... After offering a brief account of how climate reductionism has come to prominence, I turn my attention to understanding why this should be. Why should an explanatory logic – if not an ideology - dating from earlier intellectual and imperial eras, a logic subsequently dismissed by many as seriously w ...
... After offering a brief account of how climate reductionism has come to prominence, I turn my attention to understanding why this should be. Why should an explanatory logic – if not an ideology - dating from earlier intellectual and imperial eras, a logic subsequently dismissed by many as seriously w ...
costs and benefits of climate change adaptation and mitigation
... mitigating global warming to stay within the internationally agreed target of no more than 2 °C temperature increase, compared to pre-industrial levels, are likely to be many times higher. Stern (2006) nevertheless concluded that the benefits of mitigating to 2 °C will outweigh the costs. The Stern ...
... mitigating global warming to stay within the internationally agreed target of no more than 2 °C temperature increase, compared to pre-industrial levels, are likely to be many times higher. Stern (2006) nevertheless concluded that the benefits of mitigating to 2 °C will outweigh the costs. The Stern ...
unhedgeable risk: how climate change sentiment impacts investment
... 2014). Financial markets, however, could show the impact of risk aggregation much sooner as the effects of climate change will be driven by the projections of likely future impacts, changing regulation, and shifting market sentiment. Therefore, investors should not be deterred from identifying and m ...
... 2014). Financial markets, however, could show the impact of risk aggregation much sooner as the effects of climate change will be driven by the projections of likely future impacts, changing regulation, and shifting market sentiment. Therefore, investors should not be deterred from identifying and m ...
Handbook for Local Elected Officials on Climate Change
... Hundreds of municipalities in Canada and around the world have already undertaken efforts to reduce the rate and magnitude of climate change (mitigation) and have successfully reduced their emissions. However, with the increasing effects of climate change becoming apparent, communities are beginning ...
... Hundreds of municipalities in Canada and around the world have already undertaken efforts to reduce the rate and magnitude of climate change (mitigation) and have successfully reduced their emissions. However, with the increasing effects of climate change becoming apparent, communities are beginning ...
An Economic Analysis of Climate Adaptations to Hurricane Risk in St
... to withstand hurricanes. However, these measures can have high up-front costs and there is evidence from the literature that many homeowners are unlikely to invest in them because they underestimate the likelihood of future disasters and only consider the expected benefits of these measures over the ...
... to withstand hurricanes. However, these measures can have high up-front costs and there is evidence from the literature that many homeowners are unlikely to invest in them because they underestimate the likelihood of future disasters and only consider the expected benefits of these measures over the ...
Socio-structural and psychological foundations of climate change
... central challenge of our time (Ki-moon, 2009), and a report by the American Psychological Association stated that climate change is a pressing issue facing our planet and its inhabitants (Swim et al., 2009). Such worrying views about climate change are not limited to political figures or scientists. ...
... central challenge of our time (Ki-moon, 2009), and a report by the American Psychological Association stated that climate change is a pressing issue facing our planet and its inhabitants (Swim et al., 2009). Such worrying views about climate change are not limited to political figures or scientists. ...
Does climate adaptation policy need probabilities?
... In his initial report, Schneider (2001) argues that policy analysts need probability estimates to assess the seriousness of the implied impacts of climate change. He is particularly concerned that in a ‘probability vacuum’ users will select arbitrary scenarios which compound through a cascade of unc ...
... In his initial report, Schneider (2001) argues that policy analysts need probability estimates to assess the seriousness of the implied impacts of climate change. He is particularly concerned that in a ‘probability vacuum’ users will select arbitrary scenarios which compound through a cascade of unc ...
Considerations for Addressing Climate Change
... For the purposes of this work, we included analysis of five highway infrastructure risk assessments conducted by BCMoTI and 20 risk assessments of infrastructure systems from across Canada conducted under the auspices of the Engineers Canada PIEVC initiative. Each study included in the analysis was ...
... For the purposes of this work, we included analysis of five highway infrastructure risk assessments conducted by BCMoTI and 20 risk assessments of infrastructure systems from across Canada conducted under the auspices of the Engineers Canada PIEVC initiative. Each study included in the analysis was ...
The Ethical implications of global climate change - unesdoc
... and targets to address the challenges of climate change – these are all accepted as points of reference for the work of COMEST on the ethical implications of climate change. As shown in this report, it is not always clear how to conceptualize many of the ethical questions raised by the various effec ...
... and targets to address the challenges of climate change – these are all accepted as points of reference for the work of COMEST on the ethical implications of climate change. As shown in this report, it is not always clear how to conceptualize many of the ethical questions raised by the various effec ...
Abrupt climate change: can society cope?
... climate change compared with non-abrupt climate change. There is a rapidly growing literature on understanding vulnerability and adaptation in relation to climate change, set either in the context of historical climate variability (Burton et al . 2002) or in the context of the IPCC climate scenarios ...
... climate change compared with non-abrupt climate change. There is a rapidly growing literature on understanding vulnerability and adaptation in relation to climate change, set either in the context of historical climate variability (Burton et al . 2002) or in the context of the IPCC climate scenarios ...
Personal experience and the `psychological distance` of
... will necessarily increase people's willingness to accept the reality and implications of climate change. The complexity of an issue like climate change means that psychological distance, and myriad other factors (e.g., ideology, values and group norms toward climate change) will likely interact to i ...
... will necessarily increase people's willingness to accept the reality and implications of climate change. The complexity of an issue like climate change means that psychological distance, and myriad other factors (e.g., ideology, values and group norms toward climate change) will likely interact to i ...
Migration and Climate - International Institute for Sustainable
... This is a daunting figure; representing a ten-fold increase over today’s entire documented refugee and internally displaced populations.8 To put the number in perspective it would mean that by 2050 one in every 45 people in the world will have ...
... This is a daunting figure; representing a ten-fold increase over today’s entire documented refugee and internally displaced populations.8 To put the number in perspective it would mean that by 2050 one in every 45 people in the world will have ...
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in the Land Use Sector
... less effective global mitigation is in reducing anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increasing GHG sinks, and the more adaptation is needed to avoid such negative impacts. Adaptation deals with enhancing the adaptive capacity and/or reducing vulnerability to climate change impacts while ...
... less effective global mitigation is in reducing anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increasing GHG sinks, and the more adaptation is needed to avoid such negative impacts. Adaptation deals with enhancing the adaptive capacity and/or reducing vulnerability to climate change impacts while ...
climate justice - Buffalo Law Review
... wrong. Among the many observed changes are the rise of global temperatures, the shift in plant and animal ranges, the retreat of glaciers globally, the rise of sea levels, and the increasing acidification of oceans. Id. 6. “Tropical cyclone” is the generic term used in the IPCC report to describe hu ...
... wrong. Among the many observed changes are the rise of global temperatures, the shift in plant and animal ranges, the retreat of glaciers globally, the rise of sea levels, and the increasing acidification of oceans. Id. 6. “Tropical cyclone” is the generic term used in the IPCC report to describe hu ...
adaptation to climate change: international policy options
... From its inception, the international climate effort has focused predominantly on mitigation—reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to prevent dangerous climate change. The next stage of the international effort must deal squarely with adaptation—coping with those impacts that cannot be avoided. Th ...
... From its inception, the international climate effort has focused predominantly on mitigation—reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to prevent dangerous climate change. The next stage of the international effort must deal squarely with adaptation—coping with those impacts that cannot be avoided. Th ...
Migration and Climate Change - Development Research Centre on
... This is a daunting figure; representing a ten-fold increase over today’s entire documented refugee and internally displaced populations.8 To put the number in perspective it would mean that by 2050 one in every 45 people in the world will have ...
... This is a daunting figure; representing a ten-fold increase over today’s entire documented refugee and internally displaced populations.8 To put the number in perspective it would mean that by 2050 one in every 45 people in the world will have ...
The Economics of Climate Change Impacts and Policy
... The topic of cities and climate change has recently become an active area of research. Relevant activities include the Tyndall Centre in the UK2 with their project “Engineering Cities: how can cities grow while reducing vulnerability and emissions?” and the German Potsdam Institute for Climate (PIK) ...
... The topic of cities and climate change has recently become an active area of research. Relevant activities include the Tyndall Centre in the UK2 with their project “Engineering Cities: how can cities grow while reducing vulnerability and emissions?” and the German Potsdam Institute for Climate (PIK) ...
The dynamics of vulnerability: why adapting to climate variability climate change
... to revisit the claim that adapting to current variability will automatically lead to reducing vulnerability to climate change. While such actions indeed may be no regrets in terms of addressing well-known vulnerabilities in our current climate, there is no guarantee that these decisions will be suff ...
... to revisit the claim that adapting to current variability will automatically lead to reducing vulnerability to climate change. While such actions indeed may be no regrets in terms of addressing well-known vulnerabilities in our current climate, there is no guarantee that these decisions will be suff ...