Scientists - Environmental Defense Fund
... Counsel for amici curiae scientists hereby certifies, pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 29(d), that it is not practicable for these scientists to file a joint amicus brief with the other amici supporting petitioners and that it is thus necessary for the scientists to file a separate brief to state their ...
... Counsel for amici curiae scientists hereby certifies, pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 29(d), that it is not practicable for these scientists to file a joint amicus brief with the other amici supporting petitioners and that it is thus necessary for the scientists to file a separate brief to state their ...
- Center for Large Landscape Conservation
... landscapes that allow species to track shifting climate and habitat conditions through time. This differs from the traditional purpose of connectivity in three key ways. First, from a species-specific perspective, promoting range shifts requires connecting targets that are moving and changing. Areas ...
... landscapes that allow species to track shifting climate and habitat conditions through time. This differs from the traditional purpose of connectivity in three key ways. First, from a species-specific perspective, promoting range shifts requires connecting targets that are moving and changing. Areas ...
Projected pH reductions by 2100 might put deep
... across many taxa (Seibel and Walsh, 2003, and references therein). Deep-sea organisms might be particularly vulnerable to changes in seawater chemistry, at least in part owing to limitations on rate processes, caused by low temperature (Childress, 1995; Seibel and Walsh, 2001) and possibly food avai ...
... across many taxa (Seibel and Walsh, 2003, and references therein). Deep-sea organisms might be particularly vulnerable to changes in seawater chemistry, at least in part owing to limitations on rate processes, caused by low temperature (Childress, 1995; Seibel and Walsh, 2001) and possibly food avai ...
Planning for Climate Change in the West
... level of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the air. In preparing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment report (IPCC 2007), more than 2,500 expert reviewers examined studies based on approximately 29,000 different datasets, and found that 90 percent of them indi ...
... level of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the air. In preparing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment report (IPCC 2007), more than 2,500 expert reviewers examined studies based on approximately 29,000 different datasets, and found that 90 percent of them indi ...
Impacts of Climate Change on all European islands
... the world with a combined Exclusive Economic Zone of over 15 million km 2.vii These overseas entities can be clustered in the following regions (,the most relevant islands are noted within the brackets): ...
... the world with a combined Exclusive Economic Zone of over 15 million km 2.vii These overseas entities can be clustered in the following regions (,the most relevant islands are noted within the brackets): ...
ICPDR Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change
... (RBMP); 2. review of the 2007 policy on water scarcity and drought; 3. the water’s vulnerability to climate change and man-made pressures; and 4. outcome of the fitness check of EU freshwater policy. The 2012 Blueprint will be released by the end of 2012. ...
... (RBMP); 2. review of the 2007 policy on water scarcity and drought; 3. the water’s vulnerability to climate change and man-made pressures; and 4. outcome of the fitness check of EU freshwater policy. The 2012 Blueprint will be released by the end of 2012. ...
DECC Adaptation Strategy for Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity
... scientific approach to improve our understanding of and management responses to impacts, and at this point does not address social impacts. The climate is a dynamic system, encompassing a variety of natural processes and cycles that operate over many spatial and temporal scales. However, it is very ...
... scientific approach to improve our understanding of and management responses to impacts, and at this point does not address social impacts. The climate is a dynamic system, encompassing a variety of natural processes and cycles that operate over many spatial and temporal scales. However, it is very ...
Impacts of climate change on temperature and evaporation from a
... Australia and most semi-arid countries around the world rely on water stored in reservoirs for drinking water supply and food production. However, the rates of evaporation in these countries can be exceedingly large. In Australia, around 40% of its total water storage capacity is lost per year due t ...
... Australia and most semi-arid countries around the world rely on water stored in reservoirs for drinking water supply and food production. However, the rates of evaporation in these countries can be exceedingly large. In Australia, around 40% of its total water storage capacity is lost per year due t ...
Working with Nature to Tackle Climate Change
... services has the potential to make an important contribution to mitigating climate change and to help human societies adapt to its impacts. However, in the portfolio of approaches currently being used to tackle climate change, too little attention is given to the vital role ecosystembased approaches ...
... services has the potential to make an important contribution to mitigating climate change and to help human societies adapt to its impacts. However, in the portfolio of approaches currently being used to tackle climate change, too little attention is given to the vital role ecosystembased approaches ...
Environics Climate Change Mitigation Messaging
... There is a gap in understanding of the connection between home energy use and climate change. Climate change is a complex subject and most residents do not feel well-informed about the issue. However, the general consensus in climate change literature is that simply providing information about the s ...
... There is a gap in understanding of the connection between home energy use and climate change. Climate change is a complex subject and most residents do not feel well-informed about the issue. However, the general consensus in climate change literature is that simply providing information about the s ...
Out of control: How we failed to adapt and suffered the consequences
... management of contaminants and invasive species, exacerbated by the impacts of climate change, reduced the prospects of protecting the lakes. Dwindling investment and interest only returned once the Great Lakes themselves were transformed into export commodities. Already decreasing lake levels began ...
... management of contaminants and invasive species, exacerbated by the impacts of climate change, reduced the prospects of protecting the lakes. Dwindling investment and interest only returned once the Great Lakes themselves were transformed into export commodities. Already decreasing lake levels began ...
an advanced envelope-based selection approach
... ADVANCED ENVELOPE-BASED CLIMATE MODEL SELECTION APPROACH ...
... ADVANCED ENVELOPE-BASED CLIMATE MODEL SELECTION APPROACH ...
Ecosystem-based Approaches to Adaptation
... involve the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services to help people adapt to the adverse effects of climate change. Those who are most vulnerable to climate change are often highly reliant on ecosystems and ecosystem services for their lives and livelihoods, and ecosystems and the services they pr ...
... involve the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services to help people adapt to the adverse effects of climate change. Those who are most vulnerable to climate change are often highly reliant on ecosystems and ecosystem services for their lives and livelihoods, and ecosystems and the services they pr ...
Net primary production of terrestrial ecosystems in China
... For contemporary climate, we use the long-term average climate data from the global climate dataset of Cramer and Leemans (Wolfgang Cramer, personal communication), which is an update of an earlier version of global climate database (Leemans and Cramer,1990) that has monthly precipitation, temperatu ...
... For contemporary climate, we use the long-term average climate data from the global climate dataset of Cramer and Leemans (Wolfgang Cramer, personal communication), which is an update of an earlier version of global climate database (Leemans and Cramer,1990) that has monthly precipitation, temperatu ...
Chapter 13 Irreversibility risk and uncertainty
... damage, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing such measures, ......... The EU also adopts a precautionary approach, and it has operationalised it as meaning that the change in global average temperature should not be more than 2oC above the pre-industrial le ...
... damage, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing such measures, ......... The EU also adopts a precautionary approach, and it has operationalised it as meaning that the change in global average temperature should not be more than 2oC above the pre-industrial le ...
THE EVOLVING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLIMATE CHANGE AND SELF-HELP HOUSING Earl Kessler
... 2. Sufficient living space that means not more than three people sharing the same room. 3. Easy access to safe water in sufficient amounts at an affordable price. 4. Access to adequate sanitation in the form of a private or public toilet shared by a reasonable number of people. 5. Security of tenure ...
... 2. Sufficient living space that means not more than three people sharing the same room. 3. Easy access to safe water in sufficient amounts at an affordable price. 4. Access to adequate sanitation in the form of a private or public toilet shared by a reasonable number of people. 5. Security of tenure ...
Macedonia: National Climate Vulnerability Assessment
... waves and droughts – reduced snow falls, increased temperatures and rising sea level will increasingly have more and more influence on the livelihood, food production, energy, infrastructure, ecosystems and the society as a whole. The first internationally binding document that raises the issue of r ...
... waves and droughts – reduced snow falls, increased temperatures and rising sea level will increasingly have more and more influence on the livelihood, food production, energy, infrastructure, ecosystems and the society as a whole. The first internationally binding document that raises the issue of r ...
HEAT IN THE HEARTLAND: Climate Change and Economic Risk in
... fact-based look at the potential risks facing specific sectors and regions of the national economy. As in a classic business risk assessment, we analyze not only the most likely scenarios, but also the scenarios that, while less likely, could have more significant impacts. In this report, we focus o ...
... fact-based look at the potential risks facing specific sectors and regions of the national economy. As in a classic business risk assessment, we analyze not only the most likely scenarios, but also the scenarios that, while less likely, could have more significant impacts. In this report, we focus o ...
Vivid Economics
... While science-first is the method of choice for impact assessments, it raises issues for adaptation analysis. First, it may lead analysts to underestimate the level of uncertainty. Given the analytical effort involved in developing local climate scenarios, studies typically have to restrict themselv ...
... While science-first is the method of choice for impact assessments, it raises issues for adaptation analysis. First, it may lead analysts to underestimate the level of uncertainty. Given the analytical effort involved in developing local climate scenarios, studies typically have to restrict themselv ...
Managing Coastal Vulnerability under Climate Change
... basins, probably by increasing water column stability, which limits nutrient supply from below (37). Biological processes and structure can be affected by increased temperature in terms of physiological responses, population and community dynamics, and ecosystem structure and function (32). As tempe ...
... basins, probably by increasing water column stability, which limits nutrient supply from below (37). Biological processes and structure can be affected by increased temperature in terms of physiological responses, population and community dynamics, and ecosystem structure and function (32). As tempe ...
China and South-South Scoping Assessment for
... tensions around resources and borders and can undermine a country’s mitigation efforts. For this reason, adaptation cannot remain a national issue and can be greatly enhanced by international sharing, particularly between developing countries who share similar challenges and contexts. China has an i ...
... tensions around resources and borders and can undermine a country’s mitigation efforts. For this reason, adaptation cannot remain a national issue and can be greatly enhanced by international sharing, particularly between developing countries who share similar challenges and contexts. China has an i ...
Climate change and the slow reorientation of the American car
... 3), we aim for a theory-guided integration. With the innovation studies community as our primary audience, we particularly aim to build on but go beyond the various studies in this community of low-carbon innovations, e.g. FCV (Bakker, 2010; Van den Hoed, 2005; Budde et al., 2012), HEV (Dijk and Yar ...
... 3), we aim for a theory-guided integration. With the innovation studies community as our primary audience, we particularly aim to build on but go beyond the various studies in this community of low-carbon innovations, e.g. FCV (Bakker, 2010; Van den Hoed, 2005; Budde et al., 2012), HEV (Dijk and Yar ...
ADAPTATION OPTIONS IN AGRICULTURE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
... and individual producers (Smit et al. 2000; Smit 2001). In particular, a national workshop on Risks and Opportunities for Climate Change for the Agricultural Sector (Wall 2001) provided information from Canadian agricultural producers and policy makers. The paper identifies important attributes of c ...
... and individual producers (Smit et al. 2000; Smit 2001). In particular, a national workshop on Risks and Opportunities for Climate Change for the Agricultural Sector (Wall 2001) provided information from Canadian agricultural producers and policy makers. The paper identifies important attributes of c ...
A global ranking of port cities with high exposure to climate extremes
... losses during extreme events. This metric is particularly relevant when considering long timescales, as there is the added uncertainty around the level of defences which will be required and, if available, whether they will be sufficiently maintained to be fully effective. Two different types of exp ...
... losses during extreme events. This metric is particularly relevant when considering long timescales, as there is the added uncertainty around the level of defences which will be required and, if available, whether they will be sufficiently maintained to be fully effective. Two different types of exp ...
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... to an IOD-like pattern at the surface—reduced (enhanced) SST warming and rainfall over the eastern (western) EIO, with easterly wind change along the equator. Previous studies suggest that the IOD-like pattern, especially the shoaling thermocline in the eastern EIO (EEIO), could strengthen the inter ...
... to an IOD-like pattern at the surface—reduced (enhanced) SST warming and rainfall over the eastern (western) EIO, with easterly wind change along the equator. Previous studies suggest that the IOD-like pattern, especially the shoaling thermocline in the eastern EIO (EEIO), could strengthen the inter ...