Chapter 17.
... Climate change may also be affecting the polar bears in Hudson Bay and James Bay. As the top carnivores at the southern limits of their distribution, they are the “canaries in the coal mine” for regional climate change (Stirling and Derocher 1993). They require ice as a platform from which to hunt s ...
... Climate change may also be affecting the polar bears in Hudson Bay and James Bay. As the top carnivores at the southern limits of their distribution, they are the “canaries in the coal mine” for regional climate change (Stirling and Derocher 1993). They require ice as a platform from which to hunt s ...
Fossil Fuel Risk Bonds - Center for Sustainable Economy
... liability insurance is being used to cover the costs of pollution associated with these accidents or releases caused by severe weather.26 Financial assurance instruments require potential polluters to demonstrate — before the fact — that they have financial resources adequate to compensate for envir ...
... liability insurance is being used to cover the costs of pollution associated with these accidents or releases caused by severe weather.26 Financial assurance instruments require potential polluters to demonstrate — before the fact — that they have financial resources adequate to compensate for envir ...
Impact of weather on commuter cyclist behaviour and implications
... weather to be comfortable for riding on a specific day may provide insight into the likelihood that they would ride. The notion of „comfort‟ in the cycling literature is often interpreted in relation to the perceptions of the physical environment and in particular to different forms of bicycle infra ...
... weather to be comfortable for riding on a specific day may provide insight into the likelihood that they would ride. The notion of „comfort‟ in the cycling literature is often interpreted in relation to the perceptions of the physical environment and in particular to different forms of bicycle infra ...
From headwater tributaries to international river
... areas in the basin where it exerts a strong influence on society; the Ethiopian highlands (links with food security), Lake Victoria (management of non-stationary lake levels) and Egypt (exposure to interdecadal variability of Nile flows). These examples reveal adaptations across various scales by indi ...
... areas in the basin where it exerts a strong influence on society; the Ethiopian highlands (links with food security), Lake Victoria (management of non-stationary lake levels) and Egypt (exposure to interdecadal variability of Nile flows). These examples reveal adaptations across various scales by indi ...
The Marginal Damage Costs of Different Greenhouse Gases: An
... population sizes to change. FUND derives atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and sulphur hexafluoride, from which radiative forcing, global mean temperature, and sea level rise are computed. Methane and nitrous oxide are taken up in the atmosphere, and then geometric ...
... population sizes to change. FUND derives atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and sulphur hexafluoride, from which radiative forcing, global mean temperature, and sea level rise are computed. Methane and nitrous oxide are taken up in the atmosphere, and then geometric ...
Climate Change and Water Resources in Britain
... Droughts and floods in recent years in many countries have stimulated further interest in global warming and its possible effects on water resources. The Second Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 1996) states that a human influence on global climate is discernible, an ...
... Droughts and floods in recent years in many countries have stimulated further interest in global warming and its possible effects on water resources. The Second Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 1996) states that a human influence on global climate is discernible, an ...
Greenhouse gas From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... concentration of the gas in the atmosphere. Individual molecules may interchange with other reservoirs such as soil, the oceans, and biological systems, but the mean lifetime refers to the decaying away of the excess. It is sometimes erroneously claimed that the atmospheric lifetime of CO2 is only ...
... concentration of the gas in the atmosphere. Individual molecules may interchange with other reservoirs such as soil, the oceans, and biological systems, but the mean lifetime refers to the decaying away of the excess. It is sometimes erroneously claimed that the atmospheric lifetime of CO2 is only ...
Assessing Climate Risks to Low Carbon Urban Projects
... Countries like Malaysia are experiencing rapid urbanisation and economic expansion. Urban areas, like the municipalities in the Greater Kuala Lumpur region, are taking important steps to reduce the extent of climate change through low carbon, energy efficient initiatives. Some of these activities ma ...
... Countries like Malaysia are experiencing rapid urbanisation and economic expansion. Urban areas, like the municipalities in the Greater Kuala Lumpur region, are taking important steps to reduce the extent of climate change through low carbon, energy efficient initiatives. Some of these activities ma ...
Climate of the Past
... The development of scenarios and assessment cases starts with a good knowledge of the expected evolution of the disposal system and its environment and the possible disruptions to this evolution. It is, however, virtually impossible to predict exactly what will be the evolution of the disposal syste ...
... The development of scenarios and assessment cases starts with a good knowledge of the expected evolution of the disposal system and its environment and the possible disruptions to this evolution. It is, however, virtually impossible to predict exactly what will be the evolution of the disposal syste ...
Impact of climate change on ozone related mortality and morbidity in
... majority of epidemiological studies concentrated on acute health consequences (due to short‐term very high concentrations of ozone). For instance, the association between acute exposures of ozone and short‐term mortality was shown in several studies [15‐18]. There are several large mu ...
... majority of epidemiological studies concentrated on acute health consequences (due to short‐term very high concentrations of ozone). For instance, the association between acute exposures of ozone and short‐term mortality was shown in several studies [15‐18]. There are several large mu ...
Climate Science, the Public and the News Media
... media. The report’s three main goals are to: (i) document and evaluate public opinion about climate change and examine recent trends; (ii) investigate how effectively the main conclusions of climate science are being communicated to the general public in the UK; and (iii) explore how communication o ...
... media. The report’s three main goals are to: (i) document and evaluate public opinion about climate change and examine recent trends; (ii) investigate how effectively the main conclusions of climate science are being communicated to the general public in the UK; and (iii) explore how communication o ...
Using the Kyoto Protocol as a stepping stone.
... even 268 new projects submitted in November 2011. In the beginning it took about a year from the start of the validation to get a CDM project registered, but after some criticism that non-additional projects were registered up to 70% of the CDM project went into the review cycle and other delays th ...
... even 268 new projects submitted in November 2011. In the beginning it took about a year from the start of the validation to get a CDM project registered, but after some criticism that non-additional projects were registered up to 70% of the CDM project went into the review cycle and other delays th ...
Impacts of climate change on vegetation distribution. No. 1
... predict possible range shifts and ecological risks. In this paper, we review literature available in Web of Science on Europe and boreal Eurasia and give an overview of observed and predicted changes in vegetation in these regions. The main trends include advance of the tree line, reduction of the a ...
... predict possible range shifts and ecological risks. In this paper, we review literature available in Web of Science on Europe and boreal Eurasia and give an overview of observed and predicted changes in vegetation in these regions. The main trends include advance of the tree line, reduction of the a ...
Garamvölgyi - Climate change - Applied Ecology and Environmental
... predict possible range shifts and ecological risks. In this paper, we review literature available in Web of Science on Europe and boreal Eurasia and give an overview of observed and predicted changes in vegetation in these regions. The main trends include advance of the tree line, reduction of the a ...
... predict possible range shifts and ecological risks. In this paper, we review literature available in Web of Science on Europe and boreal Eurasia and give an overview of observed and predicted changes in vegetation in these regions. The main trends include advance of the tree line, reduction of the a ...
- The University of Liverpool Repository
... 2010). One area of intense debate focused on the highlands of western Kenya where data appears to indicate an increase in epidemic frequency due to warming temperatures, although these studies also highlighted the need to account for non-climatic factors. There has been debate regarding the attribut ...
... 2010). One area of intense debate focused on the highlands of western Kenya where data appears to indicate an increase in epidemic frequency due to warming temperatures, although these studies also highlighted the need to account for non-climatic factors. There has been debate regarding the attribut ...
Making Paris Work for Vulnerable Populations
... The poorest are on the frontline and are due to experience the monumental effects of global warming; this threatens people’s lives and livelihoods. The year 2015 set milestones in various ways: on the one ...
... The poorest are on the frontline and are due to experience the monumental effects of global warming; this threatens people’s lives and livelihoods. The year 2015 set milestones in various ways: on the one ...
Development, trade and carbon reduction
... MacGregor argues, this should make exports from developing countries more competitive in international markets because their production methods are usually low-carbon. But he finds that some approaches to calculating ‘carbon footprints’ are too simplistic to give the right answers. There is a risk t ...
... MacGregor argues, this should make exports from developing countries more competitive in international markets because their production methods are usually low-carbon. But he finds that some approaches to calculating ‘carbon footprints’ are too simplistic to give the right answers. There is a risk t ...
50 years of urbanization in Africa: Assessing the role of climate change
... recently in Kenya in 2013. Climate records indicate a warming trend over Africa during the 20th Century, continuing at a slightly faster pace in the first decade of the 21st Century, independently of ENSO impacts (Collins 2011; Nicholson, Nash, Chase, et al. 2013). Climate researchers predict future ...
... recently in Kenya in 2013. Climate records indicate a warming trend over Africa during the 20th Century, continuing at a slightly faster pace in the first decade of the 21st Century, independently of ENSO impacts (Collins 2011; Nicholson, Nash, Chase, et al. 2013). Climate researchers predict future ...
weather and climate: engaging youth
... In the future many parts of the ocean are likely to experience more than one of these environmental stressors at the same time, since they are driven by the same underlying process – increases in atmospheric CO2 and other greenhouse gases. These “hot spots” will not only be warmer, but are also like ...
... In the future many parts of the ocean are likely to experience more than one of these environmental stressors at the same time, since they are driven by the same underlying process – increases in atmospheric CO2 and other greenhouse gases. These “hot spots” will not only be warmer, but are also like ...
Adapting bridge infrastructure to climate change: institutionalizing resilience in intergovernmental
... For example, the current 1 in 20-year (1981–2000) storm is expected to occur three to four times more often by the end of the century under Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5 (Walsh et al. 2014). The state of Vermont received disaster relief funds from the Federal Emergency Management Ag ...
... For example, the current 1 in 20-year (1981–2000) storm is expected to occur three to four times more often by the end of the century under Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5 (Walsh et al. 2014). The state of Vermont received disaster relief funds from the Federal Emergency Management Ag ...
Adapting bridge infrastructure to climate change: institutionalizing resilience in intergovernmental transportation planning
... For example, the current 1 in 20-year (1981–2000) storm is expected to occur three to four times more often by the end of the century under Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5 (Walsh et al. 2014). The state of Vermont received disaster relief funds from the Federal Emergency Management Ag ...
... For example, the current 1 in 20-year (1981–2000) storm is expected to occur three to four times more often by the end of the century under Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5 (Walsh et al. 2014). The state of Vermont received disaster relief funds from the Federal Emergency Management Ag ...
Reasonably foreseeable futures
... As the most significant piece of federal legislation guiding environmental analysis and decision-making, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) clearly has a role to play in how projects with a federal nexus prepare for climate change. Since climate change is one of the most important environm ...
... As the most significant piece of federal legislation guiding environmental analysis and decision-making, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) clearly has a role to play in how projects with a federal nexus prepare for climate change. Since climate change is one of the most important environm ...
International Geographical Union Regional Conference, Chile 2011
... Climate change is a global challenge for humankind and a top issue for policymakers around the world. One of the biggest environmental challenges today is that of global warming due to emission of greenhouse gases. The danger of spiraling emissions has embraced the entire world. Developing countries ...
... Climate change is a global challenge for humankind and a top issue for policymakers around the world. One of the biggest environmental challenges today is that of global warming due to emission of greenhouse gases. The danger of spiraling emissions has embraced the entire world. Developing countries ...
Biomes_Notes_from_Online-Long_Version
... that change the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere and land surface. The debate about global warming and climate change centers on these factors. Some people think that climate change is caused by natural processes and is cyclical. Others think that human activities (for example, burning fossil f ...
... that change the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere and land surface. The debate about global warming and climate change centers on these factors. Some people think that climate change is caused by natural processes and is cyclical. Others think that human activities (for example, burning fossil f ...
Guide to Considering Climate Change in Project Development in
... Since the start of the industrial revolution, human activities have been causing greenhouse gas (GHG) levels in the atmosphere to rapidly increase. These gases help control the earth’s temperature to make it habitable. However, as the graphic below explains, increased levels of GHGs have caused a ...
... Since the start of the industrial revolution, human activities have been causing greenhouse gas (GHG) levels in the atmosphere to rapidly increase. These gases help control the earth’s temperature to make it habitable. However, as the graphic below explains, increased levels of GHGs have caused a ...