Bringing EU policy into line with the Planetary Boundaries
... country’s historical share in global resource use, emissions or environmental impacts. A broad range of allocation criteria and their implications for countries or regions have been thoroughly debated in the context of international climate negotiations. For the other Planetary Boundaries, most down ...
... country’s historical share in global resource use, emissions or environmental impacts. A broad range of allocation criteria and their implications for countries or regions have been thoroughly debated in the context of international climate negotiations. For the other Planetary Boundaries, most down ...
Rechtspraak.nl - Print uitspraak
... limits. In this context of collective actions, the 25%-40% reduction you refer to in your letter was always the objective. The EU’s offer to pursue a 30% reduction by 2020, on the condition that other countries pursue similar reductions, falls within that range. It is a major problem that the curren ...
... limits. In this context of collective actions, the 25%-40% reduction you refer to in your letter was always the objective. The EU’s offer to pursue a 30% reduction by 2020, on the condition that other countries pursue similar reductions, falls within that range. It is a major problem that the curren ...
Camouflage mismatch in seasonal coat color due to decreased
... Wildlife Biology Program, Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812; bDepartment of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812; and cDepartment of Geography, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844 ...
... Wildlife Biology Program, Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812; bDepartment of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812; and cDepartment of Geography, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844 ...
Bytes of Note: Climate Change and the Cryosphere
... (http://www.realclimate.org), addresses new versions of these claims as they arise. Ice cores also show that current atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide are higher than at any time in the last 800,000 years (see the European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica ice core results, http://www. ...
... (http://www.realclimate.org), addresses new versions of these claims as they arise. Ice cores also show that current atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide are higher than at any time in the last 800,000 years (see the European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica ice core results, http://www. ...
ACT Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
... into policies and practices across government, households, businesses and the community. It identifies that some people in our community and some ecosystems in our region have a higher vulnerability to the risks from climate change and therefore warrant particular focus. ...
... into policies and practices across government, households, businesses and the community. It identifies that some people in our community and some ecosystems in our region have a higher vulnerability to the risks from climate change and therefore warrant particular focus. ...
Kathmandu Valley Nepal - UN
... The climate on our planet is changing and in recent years there has been growing concern about how the impacts of climate change will affect cities and urban populations around the world. Climate change refers to a change in the state of the climate that can be identified by changes in the mean and/ ...
... The climate on our planet is changing and in recent years there has been growing concern about how the impacts of climate change will affect cities and urban populations around the world. Climate change refers to a change in the state of the climate that can be identified by changes in the mean and/ ...
ACT Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
... into policies and practices across government, households, businesses and the community. It identifies that some people in our community and some ecosystems in our region have a higher vulnerability to the risks from climate change and therefore warrant particular focus. ...
... into policies and practices across government, households, businesses and the community. It identifies that some people in our community and some ecosystems in our region have a higher vulnerability to the risks from climate change and therefore warrant particular focus. ...
georgia - Climate Forum East
... been changing over the past 150 years, due largely to human activity. Global temperatures are rising, rainfall patterns are becoming more unpredictable, and the sea level is rising, with these trends expected to continue over the coming decades. A warmer climate has also been linked with more freque ...
... been changing over the past 150 years, due largely to human activity. Global temperatures are rising, rainfall patterns are becoming more unpredictable, and the sea level is rising, with these trends expected to continue over the coming decades. A warmer climate has also been linked with more freque ...
Biodiversity Areas under Threat: Overlap of Climate Change and
... and biodiversity over 30 years. Our two overarching questions are: 1. Where are biodiversity and conservation priorities vulnerable to climate change and population growth (primarily through agricultural extensification)? 2. Where might human populations be at risk from negatively impacted ecosystem ...
... and biodiversity over 30 years. Our two overarching questions are: 1. Where are biodiversity and conservation priorities vulnerable to climate change and population growth (primarily through agricultural extensification)? 2. Where might human populations be at risk from negatively impacted ecosystem ...
The effect of climate and climate change on ammonia emissions in
... The emission model has in this study used an input of meteorological fields of 2-m air temperature and 10-m wind speed. The data are reanalysed meteorological data from the MM5 meteorological model (Grell et al., 1995) in an identical setup as in Skjøth et al. (2011) that provides 1-h temporal resol ...
... The emission model has in this study used an input of meteorological fields of 2-m air temperature and 10-m wind speed. The data are reanalysed meteorological data from the MM5 meteorological model (Grell et al., 1995) in an identical setup as in Skjøth et al. (2011) that provides 1-h temporal resol ...
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... outweigh it. Kotchen shows that in a large economy with identical rational and perfectly informed individuals, voluntary direct contributions will exactly offset the negative externality in equilibrium. Thus, it is net contributions that converge to zero, a result corresponding to Andreoni (1988). Gi ...
... outweigh it. Kotchen shows that in a large economy with identical rational and perfectly informed individuals, voluntary direct contributions will exactly offset the negative externality in equilibrium. Thus, it is net contributions that converge to zero, a result corresponding to Andreoni (1988). Gi ...
Climate Change in Nuiqsut, Alaska
... emerging, characterized by thawing land, open water and a longer warm season. For residents of the North Slope this means new challenges in building and maintaining infrastructure, for providing local services, collecting food and water, and safely navigating the land and seascape. It also means new ...
... emerging, characterized by thawing land, open water and a longer warm season. For residents of the North Slope this means new challenges in building and maintaining infrastructure, for providing local services, collecting food and water, and safely navigating the land and seascape. It also means new ...
- Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
... rapidly expanding regions such as China and Southeast Asia). With SH and PSH as one region’s shares in the pool of global emission rights and in global population, respectively, and with LQ as the period during which the transition to equal per capita distribution is completed, we get: ...
... rapidly expanding regions such as China and Southeast Asia). With SH and PSH as one region’s shares in the pool of global emission rights and in global population, respectively, and with LQ as the period during which the transition to equal per capita distribution is completed, we get: ...
Quaternary of South-West England
... progress has been made in relating the British terrestrial evidence to the comprehensive deepsea record, particularly in Wales (Bowen and Sykes, 1988; Campbell and Bowen, 1989; Bowen, 1991), the Midlands and the Thames Valley (Bridgland, 1994) and East Anglia (Bowen et al., 1989). Significant advanc ...
... progress has been made in relating the British terrestrial evidence to the comprehensive deepsea record, particularly in Wales (Bowen and Sykes, 1988; Campbell and Bowen, 1989; Bowen, 1991), the Midlands and the Thames Valley (Bridgland, 1994) and East Anglia (Bowen et al., 1989). Significant advanc ...
underfunded, underprepared, underwater? cities at risk
... Overview of climate risks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Risk of tipping points and radical change to Europe’s climate system.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
... Overview of climate risks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Risk of tipping points and radical change to Europe’s climate system.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Hurricane flood risk to buildings in New York City – future
... Various types of building-level measures to reduce flood risk were implemented in the model by changing the damage curves (Supplementary Table 1). The measures considered are elevation of the buildings, dryproofing (sealing the building so no water can come in), wetproofing (adjusting the interior a ...
... Various types of building-level measures to reduce flood risk were implemented in the model by changing the damage curves (Supplementary Table 1). The measures considered are elevation of the buildings, dryproofing (sealing the building so no water can come in), wetproofing (adjusting the interior a ...
In Pursuit of a Sustainable World
... We recognize knowledge as the key to understanding and effectively managing risks. We will continue to take a proactive approach in raising awareness and gaining knowledge about durable economic, social and environmental development. These values are integrated into our risk management process and t ...
... We recognize knowledge as the key to understanding and effectively managing risks. We will continue to take a proactive approach in raising awareness and gaining knowledge about durable economic, social and environmental development. These values are integrated into our risk management process and t ...
English - unfccc
... Tanzania NAPA has been prepared as part of the overall integrated plans, policies, and programs for sustainable development at national level. The process not only adhered very closely to the Annotated Guidelines agreed at the conference of the Parties in 2001 and elaborated by the LDC Expert Group, ...
... Tanzania NAPA has been prepared as part of the overall integrated plans, policies, and programs for sustainable development at national level. The process not only adhered very closely to the Annotated Guidelines agreed at the conference of the Parties in 2001 and elaborated by the LDC Expert Group, ...
CLIMATE AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE SUB~ANTARCTIC
... data were obtained from a number of different sources, as noted with the table. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recommends the use of the period from 1961-1990 to calculate "climatological standard normals" for reference and comparison purposes (WMO 1985). For predictive purposes, such a ...
... data were obtained from a number of different sources, as noted with the table. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recommends the use of the period from 1961-1990 to calculate "climatological standard normals" for reference and comparison purposes (WMO 1985). For predictive purposes, such a ...
Long-Term Policy: Definition, Origin, and Responses by Detlef Sprinz
... migrants and ethnically cohesive groups may well be enduring beyond a generation, but it substantively depends on the political and cultural context whether this is a more continuous process (such as in the USA) or a more discrete challenge (such as immigration into Western Europe over the past thre ...
... migrants and ethnically cohesive groups may well be enduring beyond a generation, but it substantively depends on the political and cultural context whether this is a more continuous process (such as in the USA) or a more discrete challenge (such as immigration into Western Europe over the past thre ...
Joint Comments to Army Corps of Engineers
... not require a formal cost-‐benefit analysis,8 agencies’ approaches to assessing costs and benefits must be balanced and reasonable. Courts have warned agencies, for example, that “[e]ven though NEPA does not ...
... not require a formal cost-‐benefit analysis,8 agencies’ approaches to assessing costs and benefits must be balanced and reasonable. Courts have warned agencies, for example, that “[e]ven though NEPA does not ...
Vulnerability and resilience: Coalescing or
... identifies four categories of services: provisioning (e.g., food, water), regulating (e.g., climate and flood regulation), cultural (e.g., recreation, spiritual places), and supporting (e.g., nutrient cycling, soil formation). What to value is not the question; in principle, all services are in play ...
... identifies four categories of services: provisioning (e.g., food, water), regulating (e.g., climate and flood regulation), cultural (e.g., recreation, spiritual places), and supporting (e.g., nutrient cycling, soil formation). What to value is not the question; in principle, all services are in play ...
The roles of public and private actors in the governance of adaptation
... We suggest that the actors involved and how they interact is an increasingly important factor in building successful adaptation policies. Many adaptation policies or programmes contain implicit assumptions of the role of the national government and the private sector for example, but these are rarel ...
... We suggest that the actors involved and how they interact is an increasingly important factor in building successful adaptation policies. Many adaptation policies or programmes contain implicit assumptions of the role of the national government and the private sector for example, but these are rarel ...
Climate Change Adaptation: What Federal Agencies are Doing
... Office of Science and Technology Policy _________________________________________________________________ 4 United States Global Change Research Program __________________________________________________________ 5 National Climate Adaptation Summit ________________________________________________ ...
... Office of Science and Technology Policy _________________________________________________________________ 4 United States Global Change Research Program __________________________________________________________ 5 National Climate Adaptation Summit ________________________________________________ ...