2014 Norwich Conference on Earth System Governance Parallel
... Making Energy Efficiency Affordable: Insights from Behavioural Economics for Policy Design Babette Never ...
... Making Energy Efficiency Affordable: Insights from Behavioural Economics for Policy Design Babette Never ...
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... (ii) We used the fact that trends in spring temperatures differ across Europe to address why forest species have declined more in geographical regions where spring temperatures increased during the period of arrival and laying of long-distance migrants than in regions where temperatures increased le ...
... (ii) We used the fact that trends in spring temperatures differ across Europe to address why forest species have declined more in geographical regions where spring temperatures increased during the period of arrival and laying of long-distance migrants than in regions where temperatures increased le ...
Ocean Circulation and Climate: an Overview
... cold, low-salinity water, which increases stratification and prevents warmer interior waters from reaching the surface (Hansen et al., 2016). The surplus of subsurface heat is hence made available to melt ice shelves, which in turn leads, through a positive feedback, to further melt and stratificati ...
... cold, low-salinity water, which increases stratification and prevents warmer interior waters from reaching the surface (Hansen et al., 2016). The surplus of subsurface heat is hence made available to melt ice shelves, which in turn leads, through a positive feedback, to further melt and stratificati ...
Geographical restructuring of Arabidopsis thaliana`s
... at the species level will be necessarily less precise than models at the intraspecific genetic level. ...
... at the species level will be necessarily less precise than models at the intraspecific genetic level. ...
Abbreviation of "Ice Melt, Sea Level Rise and Superstorms"
... level rise. If the ocean continues to accumulate heat and increase melting of marine-terminating ice shelves of Antarctica and Greenland, a point will be reached at which it is impossible to avoid large scale ice sheet disintegration with sea level rise of at least several meters. The economic and s ...
... level rise. If the ocean continues to accumulate heat and increase melting of marine-terminating ice shelves of Antarctica and Greenland, a point will be reached at which it is impossible to avoid large scale ice sheet disintegration with sea level rise of at least several meters. The economic and s ...
A Climate Chronology - University of Maine
... climate in a computer model, and to explore what doubling carbon dioxide (CO2) would do to global temperature.” A 2015 Carbon Brief poll of leading IPCC scientists found this paper most often chosen as the “most influential climate change paper of all time.”11 1970 - President Nixon establishes the ...
... climate in a computer model, and to explore what doubling carbon dioxide (CO2) would do to global temperature.” A 2015 Carbon Brief poll of leading IPCC scientists found this paper most often chosen as the “most influential climate change paper of all time.”11 1970 - President Nixon establishes the ...
Climate Change and Health in Scotland
... In the developing world, climate change will increase the vulnerability of poor populations already at risk of ill health due to other factors, such as malnutrition or poor housing (Costello et al., 2009). These populations will be more exposed to climate change, and be more sensitive to those chang ...
... In the developing world, climate change will increase the vulnerability of poor populations already at risk of ill health due to other factors, such as malnutrition or poor housing (Costello et al., 2009). These populations will be more exposed to climate change, and be more sensitive to those chang ...
Assessment of impact of climate change on water resources: a long
... aerodynamic techniques have been used to estimate evaporation, and studies conducted by Cohen (1986, 1990), Sanderson (1987), and Croley (1990, 2004) have found that evaporation would be significantly increased under climate change scenarios. Sanderson and Smith (1990, 1993) used the Thornthwaite mo ...
... aerodynamic techniques have been used to estimate evaporation, and studies conducted by Cohen (1986, 1990), Sanderson (1987), and Croley (1990, 2004) have found that evaporation would be significantly increased under climate change scenarios. Sanderson and Smith (1990, 1993) used the Thornthwaite mo ...
Causes of the Global Warming Observed since the 19th Century
... well” or “fairly well” has increased from 69 percent in 2001 to 80 percent in the 2011 survey [5]. While the recognition of humanity’s role in climate change has become stronger within the scientific community in the past decade, the opposite has happened among the American public. In turn, the weak ...
... well” or “fairly well” has increased from 69 percent in 2001 to 80 percent in the 2011 survey [5]. While the recognition of humanity’s role in climate change has become stronger within the scientific community in the past decade, the opposite has happened among the American public. In turn, the weak ...
Climate Change and Security in Africa
... population movements. Finally, the cumulative impact of all these challenges on the prevalence of poverty and the ability of governments to provide services to their citizens could be a factor that tips fragile states towards socioeconomic and political collapse. Many factors impact on the probabili ...
... population movements. Finally, the cumulative impact of all these challenges on the prevalence of poverty and the ability of governments to provide services to their citizens could be a factor that tips fragile states towards socioeconomic and political collapse. Many factors impact on the probabili ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Physical Characteristics of
... EU Member States on development and implementation of EU water policies. The environmental objectives of the WFD should be reached by 2015. In some exceptional cases, the Directive allows the possibility for a delay until 2030. This sets a time frame for restoration of the water bodies during which ...
... EU Member States on development and implementation of EU water policies. The environmental objectives of the WFD should be reached by 2015. In some exceptional cases, the Directive allows the possibility for a delay until 2030. This sets a time frame for restoration of the water bodies during which ...
Important data of cloud properties for assessing the response of
... properties for assessing the response of GCM clouds in climate change simulations Yoko Tsushima JAMSTEC/Frontier Research Center for Global Change ...
... properties for assessing the response of GCM clouds in climate change simulations Yoko Tsushima JAMSTEC/Frontier Research Center for Global Change ...
Implementation of the Clean Development Mechanism in
... Preparation of its Initial National Communication to the UNFCCC Secretariat 3. Realization of the above project 4. Creation of the National Action Plan for the Climate Change 5. Creation of the Study on the Conditions for ratification of Kyoto protocol, and the Strategy of its ratification, includin ...
... Preparation of its Initial National Communication to the UNFCCC Secretariat 3. Realization of the above project 4. Creation of the National Action Plan for the Climate Change 5. Creation of the Study on the Conditions for ratification of Kyoto protocol, and the Strategy of its ratification, includin ...
Adaptation
... about climate impacts (“environment “as a luxury good) Extending: Development is the best way to address climate change impacts “Shelling Conjecture” (Shelling, 1992) This may hold for countries, but also for social groups ...
... about climate impacts (“environment “as a luxury good) Extending: Development is the best way to address climate change impacts “Shelling Conjecture” (Shelling, 1992) This may hold for countries, but also for social groups ...
Behavioral dimensions of climate change
... their behavior,8 the task falls to researchers to reveal the factors that most influence their decisions. Of course, climate change-relevant behavior is not solely dependent on individuals. Collective psychological processes also come into play. Collective guilt, for example, is experienced when peo ...
... their behavior,8 the task falls to researchers to reveal the factors that most influence their decisions. Of course, climate change-relevant behavior is not solely dependent on individuals. Collective psychological processes also come into play. Collective guilt, for example, is experienced when peo ...
CURRICULUM VITAE Personal data Academic background
... coordinator and author of the British Embassy-UNDP national study: “Perception of climate change of the Costarican Population” as an input for the national communication strategy on climate change. •! Co-organizer and member of the scientific committee of the First Latin American Seminar on “Adaptat ...
... coordinator and author of the British Embassy-UNDP national study: “Perception of climate change of the Costarican Population” as an input for the national communication strategy on climate change. •! Co-organizer and member of the scientific committee of the First Latin American Seminar on “Adaptat ...
LCARL362_en.pdf
... diversifying Caribbean economies in order to lessen their dependence on industries that are likely to be severely negatively impacted by climate change. ...
... diversifying Caribbean economies in order to lessen their dependence on industries that are likely to be severely negatively impacted by climate change. ...
Greening of the Earth and its drivers
... test, p < 0.05 ) over 50% of vegetated lands, followed by GLOBMAP LAI (43%) and GIMMS LAI3g (25%). All three LAI data sets also consistently show a decreasing LAI trend (browning) over less than 4% of global vegetated land—these are observed in northwest North America and central South America. Anal ...
... test, p < 0.05 ) over 50% of vegetated lands, followed by GLOBMAP LAI (43%) and GIMMS LAI3g (25%). All three LAI data sets also consistently show a decreasing LAI trend (browning) over less than 4% of global vegetated land—these are observed in northwest North America and central South America. Anal ...
Water Quality and Quantity, Climate Change and Public Health
... Winter temperatures have been rising about twice as fast as annual average temperatures Minimum or 'overnight low' temperatures have been rising faster than the maximum temperature, or ‘daytime high’ Since the early 1980s, the temperature has risen slightly over 1°F in southern Minnesota to a ...
... Winter temperatures have been rising about twice as fast as annual average temperatures Minimum or 'overnight low' temperatures have been rising faster than the maximum temperature, or ‘daytime high’ Since the early 1980s, the temperature has risen slightly over 1°F in southern Minnesota to a ...
The Next Step: Exponential Life 1 — PB
... as a whole have remained relatively constant. Indonesia’s crater lake Toba is the result of a catastrophic volcanic super-eruption that occurred 75,000 years ago, blasting an estimated 2800 cubic kilometers of material into the atmosphere. An erupted mass just 1/100th of this from the Tambora erupti ...
... as a whole have remained relatively constant. Indonesia’s crater lake Toba is the result of a catastrophic volcanic super-eruption that occurred 75,000 years ago, blasting an estimated 2800 cubic kilometers of material into the atmosphere. An erupted mass just 1/100th of this from the Tambora erupti ...
Climate Model MEA Teacher Materials
... MEAs are longer problems; there are no immediate answers. Instead, students should expect to work on the problem and gradually revise their solution over a period of 45 minutes to an hour. MEAs often have more than one solution or one way of thinking about the problem. Let the students know ah ...
... MEAs are longer problems; there are no immediate answers. Instead, students should expect to work on the problem and gradually revise their solution over a period of 45 minutes to an hour. MEAs often have more than one solution or one way of thinking about the problem. Let the students know ah ...
Official PDF , 34 pages
... This paper—a product of the Environment and Energy Team, Development Research Group—is part of a larger effort in the World Bank to understand potential impacts of climate change and adaptation cost. Policy Research Working Papers are also posted on the Web at http://econ.worldbank.org. The author m ...
... This paper—a product of the Environment and Energy Team, Development Research Group—is part of a larger effort in the World Bank to understand potential impacts of climate change and adaptation cost. Policy Research Working Papers are also posted on the Web at http://econ.worldbank.org. The author m ...
Amazonian forest dieback under climate-carbon cycle
... utilises existing models of leaf-level photosynthesis in C3 and C4 plants (Collatz et al., 1991, 1992). Plant respiration is broken-down into a growth component, which is proportional to the photosynthetic rate, and a maintenance component which is assumed to increase exponentially with temperature ...
... utilises existing models of leaf-level photosynthesis in C3 and C4 plants (Collatz et al., 1991, 1992). Plant respiration is broken-down into a growth component, which is proportional to the photosynthetic rate, and a maintenance component which is assumed to increase exponentially with temperature ...
Full Text - American University of Beirut
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes (IPCC) is one of the most renowned publishers of internationally acclaimed research on global climate change. Its recent Technical Paper on Climate Change and Water (IPCC Working Group II, 2008) outlines some general statements that are relevant for the ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes (IPCC) is one of the most renowned publishers of internationally acclaimed research on global climate change. Its recent Technical Paper on Climate Change and Water (IPCC Working Group II, 2008) outlines some general statements that are relevant for the ...
Assessing Vulnerabilities to the Effects of Global Change: An Eight
... there have been several notable efforts to codify appropriate practices in the impacts/adaptation/resilience research domain (e.g., Carter et al., 1994; Klein et al., 1999; Smit et al., 1999; Walker et al., 2002). However, we believe a fresh discussion on this topic is deserved because of the recent ...
... there have been several notable efforts to codify appropriate practices in the impacts/adaptation/resilience research domain (e.g., Carter et al., 1994; Klein et al., 1999; Smit et al., 1999; Walker et al., 2002). However, we believe a fresh discussion on this topic is deserved because of the recent ...