Ted Hamilton∗ - Vermont Journal of Environmental Law
... For the purposes of this article, “the law of climate change” means legal action intended to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Furthermore, this article divides the law of climate change into legal action that takes place at its “core” and at its “periphery.” The climate core is where global warming’ ...
... For the purposes of this article, “the law of climate change” means legal action intended to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Furthermore, this article divides the law of climate change into legal action that takes place at its “core” and at its “periphery.” The climate core is where global warming’ ...
Sep 6, 2014 - Science and Environmental Policy Project
... However, one of Lamb’s students, Tim Ball, uncovered the enormously rich climate and weather records of the Hudson Bay Company. The records cover the Hudson area as far south as the Dakotas and west to southwestern Alberta. The area includes plains, forests and tundra. In Climatology chapter of the ...
... However, one of Lamb’s students, Tim Ball, uncovered the enormously rich climate and weather records of the Hudson Bay Company. The records cover the Hudson area as far south as the Dakotas and west to southwestern Alberta. The area includes plains, forests and tundra. In Climatology chapter of the ...
a discussion based on contributions from climate modeling
... assumption that surface air temperature (SAT) changes are coupled to ground surface temperature (GST) changes and propagate to the subsurface by thermal conduction merging with the background geothermal field. The downward propagation of the climate disturbance is a function of the small thermal dif ...
... assumption that surface air temperature (SAT) changes are coupled to ground surface temperature (GST) changes and propagate to the subsurface by thermal conduction merging with the background geothermal field. The downward propagation of the climate disturbance is a function of the small thermal dif ...
The Solar Radiation Budget, and High
... We compared snow albedo feedback's strength in the real seasonal cycle to simulated values. They mostly fall well outside the range of the observed estimate, suggesting many models have an unrealistic snow albedo feedback. Though this comparison may put the models in an unduly harsh light because of ...
... We compared snow albedo feedback's strength in the real seasonal cycle to simulated values. They mostly fall well outside the range of the observed estimate, suggesting many models have an unrealistic snow albedo feedback. Though this comparison may put the models in an unduly harsh light because of ...
1.5.5.1 OSPAR climate request - The Quality Status Report 2010
... and effects of those changes on the earth’s ecosystem, the evidence is ceasing to be simply circumstantial. Major scientific syntheses, particularly the recent Nobel Prize-winning report of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007; Rosenzweig et al., 2008), have provided compelling evid ...
... and effects of those changes on the earth’s ecosystem, the evidence is ceasing to be simply circumstantial. Major scientific syntheses, particularly the recent Nobel Prize-winning report of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007; Rosenzweig et al., 2008), have provided compelling evid ...
Future changes of the atmospheric composition and the impact of
... induced increase of tropospheric OH and concluded that increasing emissions are causing primarily future changes in the atmospheric chemical composition. The 3-D climate-chemistry model ECHAM3/ CHEM was applied by Grewe et al. (1999a) to investigate the effect of a climate change on the atmospheric ...
... induced increase of tropospheric OH and concluded that increasing emissions are causing primarily future changes in the atmospheric chemical composition. The 3-D climate-chemistry model ECHAM3/ CHEM was applied by Grewe et al. (1999a) to investigate the effect of a climate change on the atmospheric ...
Final CHNEP Vulnerability Assessment.indd
... nergy from the Sun drives the Earth’s weather, climate and physical processes at the surface. The Earth absorbs energy from the Sun and also radiates energy back into space. However, much of this energy going back to space is absorbed by “greenhouse gases” in the atmosphere (see Figure 6) Because mu ...
... nergy from the Sun drives the Earth’s weather, climate and physical processes at the surface. The Earth absorbs energy from the Sun and also radiates energy back into space. However, much of this energy going back to space is absorbed by “greenhouse gases” in the atmosphere (see Figure 6) Because mu ...
SoE 08 Part 4.1 Atmos - Commissioner for Environmental
... • Victoria has warmed by 0.6°C since the 1950s; a faster rate of warming than the Australian average and the last ten years have been hotter than average in Victoria, with 2007 being the hottest year on record. • Since 1990, changes to both global temperature and sea level have tracked at the upper ...
... • Victoria has warmed by 0.6°C since the 1950s; a faster rate of warming than the Australian average and the last ten years have been hotter than average in Victoria, with 2007 being the hottest year on record. • Since 1990, changes to both global temperature and sea level have tracked at the upper ...
4.2. Physics enriched by the climate change
... in fewer cases and with higher intensity. Besides this inconvenient dosage of precipitation, positive temperature trends also intensify the problem. Heat waves. The mean summer temperature was 19.6 degrees Celsius in the 1961-1990 normal period. Since its end, however, both the average and the devia ...
... in fewer cases and with higher intensity. Besides this inconvenient dosage of precipitation, positive temperature trends also intensify the problem. Heat waves. The mean summer temperature was 19.6 degrees Celsius in the 1961-1990 normal period. Since its end, however, both the average and the devia ...
View/Open
... elements and depend largely on natural forage for nutrition. There is consequently every reason to expect that animal husbandry on farms in Africa will be sensitive to climate. Climate can affect livestock both directly and indirectly (Adams et al., 1999, McCarthy et al., 2001). Direct effects from ...
... elements and depend largely on natural forage for nutrition. There is consequently every reason to expect that animal husbandry on farms in Africa will be sensitive to climate. Climate can affect livestock both directly and indirectly (Adams et al., 1999, McCarthy et al., 2001). Direct effects from ...
The evolution of, and revolution in, land surface schemes designed
... The land surface is a key component of climate models. It controls the partitioning of available energy at the surface between sensible and latent heat, and it controls the partitioning of available water between evaporation and runoff. The land surface is also the location of the terrestrial carbon ...
... The land surface is a key component of climate models. It controls the partitioning of available energy at the surface between sensible and latent heat, and it controls the partitioning of available water between evaporation and runoff. The land surface is also the location of the terrestrial carbon ...
ESG - Allianz Global Investors
... All Higg Index content is open source to allow for wider adoption. It was primarily designed for companies to identify areas for internal process improvement and help to evaluate impacts through three different lenses – facility, brand and product.2 In our view, this could set the foundation for a s ...
... All Higg Index content is open source to allow for wider adoption. It was primarily designed for companies to identify areas for internal process improvement and help to evaluate impacts through three different lenses – facility, brand and product.2 In our view, this could set the foundation for a s ...
EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE FRESHWATERS OF
... They would move northwards at their southern boundaries, and, with sustained drying, many would change form or become inactive. Extensive wetlands and peatlands are an important component of the global carbon budget, and warmer and drier conditions would most likely change them from a sink to a sour ...
... They would move northwards at their southern boundaries, and, with sustained drying, many would change form or become inactive. Extensive wetlands and peatlands are an important component of the global carbon budget, and warmer and drier conditions would most likely change them from a sink to a sour ...
Mainstreaming Environment and Climate Change in the
... The degree to which environment is mainstreamed is improving. There is a general tendency of environmental mainstreaming improving over time, which is more evident in the countries with the most mature PRS processes. The degree to which environment is mainstreamed is highly variable. As in previous ...
... The degree to which environment is mainstreamed is improving. There is a general tendency of environmental mainstreaming improving over time, which is more evident in the countries with the most mature PRS processes. The degree to which environment is mainstreamed is highly variable. As in previous ...
Population, Climate Change, and Women`s Lives
... Human-caused climate change is fundamentally an imbalance of scale, as people release heat-trapping gases into Earth’s atmosphere faster than the oceans and living things can remove them. This imbalance stems from both the explosion of technologies made possible through the combustion of fossil fuel ...
... Human-caused climate change is fundamentally an imbalance of scale, as people release heat-trapping gases into Earth’s atmosphere faster than the oceans and living things can remove them. This imbalance stems from both the explosion of technologies made possible through the combustion of fossil fuel ...
Mosquitoes and Culicoides biting midges: vector range and
... Climatic factors and Culicoides Research on how insects respond to changes in climate is still in its infancy. Only 13 years ago, it was concluded that there was no strong evidence to show that climate change was exerting a demonstrable impact on vector-borne diseases, such as malaria, dengue, leish ...
... Climatic factors and Culicoides Research on how insects respond to changes in climate is still in its infancy. Only 13 years ago, it was concluded that there was no strong evidence to show that climate change was exerting a demonstrable impact on vector-borne diseases, such as malaria, dengue, leish ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE LIMITED
... assessment shows that changes in weather patterns, including higher than normal temperatures and significant reduction in precipitation can easily lead to drought conditions. These when coupled with an expected increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, such as storms and hur ...
... assessment shows that changes in weather patterns, including higher than normal temperatures and significant reduction in precipitation can easily lead to drought conditions. These when coupled with an expected increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, such as storms and hur ...
Analyzing Vulnerability of the Belize Coastal Tourism Sector
... There is little consensus on how hurricane frequency will change over time with climate change, but some studies have suggested an increase in intense hurricane activity in the North Atlantic17,18. Projections for changes in hurricane intensity are not available, so as a proxy we examined which elem ...
... There is little consensus on how hurricane frequency will change over time with climate change, but some studies have suggested an increase in intense hurricane activity in the North Atlantic17,18. Projections for changes in hurricane intensity are not available, so as a proxy we examined which elem ...
Acceleration technique for Milankovitch type forcing in a coupled
... LORENZ AND LOHMANN: ACCELERATION TECHNIQUE FOR MILANKOVITCH FORCING ...
... LORENZ AND LOHMANN: ACCELERATION TECHNIQUE FOR MILANKOVITCH FORCING ...
Climate and Terrestrial Ecosystem Change in the
... The National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center publishes a range of reports that address natural resource topics of interest and applicability to a broad audience in the National Park Service and others in natural resource management, including scientists, conservation and environmental ...
... The National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center publishes a range of reports that address natural resource topics of interest and applicability to a broad audience in the National Park Service and others in natural resource management, including scientists, conservation and environmental ...
Assessing potential climate change effects on loblolly pine growth: A
... Individual-based forest growth (gap) models such as FORET, FORENA and ZELIG have been used to predict changes in forest type throughout the eastern USA; the use of this type of model to assess climate change effects has been reviewed by Shugart et al. (1992). In general, this type of model is most u ...
... Individual-based forest growth (gap) models such as FORET, FORENA and ZELIG have been used to predict changes in forest type throughout the eastern USA; the use of this type of model to assess climate change effects has been reviewed by Shugart et al. (1992). In general, this type of model is most u ...
5. Determining vulnerability to climate change
... There is little consensus on how hurricane frequency will change over time with climate change, but some studies have suggested an increase in intense hurricane activity in the North Atlantic17,18. Projections for changes in hurricane intensity are not available, so as a proxy we examined which elem ...
... There is little consensus on how hurricane frequency will change over time with climate change, but some studies have suggested an increase in intense hurricane activity in the North Atlantic17,18. Projections for changes in hurricane intensity are not available, so as a proxy we examined which elem ...
Climate policy under sustainable discounted utilitarianism
... corresponding to the modified Golden Rule, then the SDU-optimal stream coincides with the increasing DU-optimal stream and the concavity of the U -function smooths consumption as for the DU-optimal stream. However, if initial capital productivity is lower than the one corresponding to the modified G ...
... corresponding to the modified Golden Rule, then the SDU-optimal stream coincides with the increasing DU-optimal stream and the concavity of the U -function smooths consumption as for the DU-optimal stream. However, if initial capital productivity is lower than the one corresponding to the modified G ...
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) publication: Rising to the Urgent
... simultaneously sequestering atmospheric greenhouse gases, we will build our capacity to understand, apply, and share biological carbon sequestration science; and we will work with partners to implement carbon sequestration projects in strategic locations / 28 ...
... simultaneously sequestering atmospheric greenhouse gases, we will build our capacity to understand, apply, and share biological carbon sequestration science; and we will work with partners to implement carbon sequestration projects in strategic locations / 28 ...
Annex II Risk profile outline
... evaluating the socio-economic considerations in the risk management evaluation of a new POP (Annex F). When evaluating possible actions according to the criteria under Annex F it may thus be important to also consider the positive and/or negative impacts on society of implementing possible control m ...
... evaluating the socio-economic considerations in the risk management evaluation of a new POP (Annex F). When evaluating possible actions according to the criteria under Annex F it may thus be important to also consider the positive and/or negative impacts on society of implementing possible control m ...