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... sun’s energy output can temporarily warm/cool the earth How Do the Oceans Affect Climate? oceans amplify global warming by releasing more CO2 into the atmos/dampen it by absorbing more heat o currently help moderate tropospheric temp by removing 29% of excess CO2 humans add to atmos o unknown if ...
... sun’s energy output can temporarily warm/cool the earth How Do the Oceans Affect Climate? oceans amplify global warming by releasing more CO2 into the atmos/dampen it by absorbing more heat o currently help moderate tropospheric temp by removing 29% of excess CO2 humans add to atmos o unknown if ...
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... of the causes and the stakes remains limited. The issues debated in public have moved in many instances beyond whether or not climate change is happening and caused by human activities, though a non-trivial modicum of doubt and skepticism linger in various sectors of society. Public discourse has al ...
... of the causes and the stakes remains limited. The issues debated in public have moved in many instances beyond whether or not climate change is happening and caused by human activities, though a non-trivial modicum of doubt and skepticism linger in various sectors of society. Public discourse has al ...
sea-level rise
... wave dynamics and exacerbate erosion in nearby zones (Appeaning Addo and Labri, 2009). This will pose an important challenge for international adaptation responses along contiguous coastlines under threat, as was illustrated in this report’s Ghana country study. As mentioned earlier, unsustainable r ...
... wave dynamics and exacerbate erosion in nearby zones (Appeaning Addo and Labri, 2009). This will pose an important challenge for international adaptation responses along contiguous coastlines under threat, as was illustrated in this report’s Ghana country study. As mentioned earlier, unsustainable r ...
Communicating climate change: history, challenges, process and
... of the causes and the stakes remains limited. The issues debated in public have moved in many instances beyond whether or not climate change is happening and caused by human activities, though a non-trivial modicum of doubt and skepticism linger in various sectors of society. Public discourse has al ...
... of the causes and the stakes remains limited. The issues debated in public have moved in many instances beyond whether or not climate change is happening and caused by human activities, though a non-trivial modicum of doubt and skepticism linger in various sectors of society. Public discourse has al ...
WORKING DOCUMENT: NOT FOR CITATION (please also note that this
... Committee of African Heads of State/ Government on Climate Change. The bloc set out various demands, including that the negotiations maintain a two-track approach, that common but differentiated responsibilities applied and that other countries assist those most vulnerable with financial and technic ...
... Committee of African Heads of State/ Government on Climate Change. The bloc set out various demands, including that the negotiations maintain a two-track approach, that common but differentiated responsibilities applied and that other countries assist those most vulnerable with financial and technic ...
- Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc.
... reason, the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. (ITCMI) led a cooperative tribal climate adaptation planning effort among nine of the federally-recognized Tribes in Michigan (participating Tribes): Bay Mills Indian Community, Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Traverse Band of ...
... reason, the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. (ITCMI) led a cooperative tribal climate adaptation planning effort among nine of the federally-recognized Tribes in Michigan (participating Tribes): Bay Mills Indian Community, Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Traverse Band of ...
NEWSLETTER - Forschungszentrum Jülich
... next. How are they dispersed? Are they broken down or do they accumulate over time? What effects do they have in the long-term? In particular, what can be done to minimize extensive release of these substances? In addition to finding answers to these questions we need better model systems so that we ...
... next. How are they dispersed? Are they broken down or do they accumulate over time? What effects do they have in the long-term? In particular, what can be done to minimize extensive release of these substances? In addition to finding answers to these questions we need better model systems so that we ...
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... generally used to mean reductions in the emission of greenhouse gases from anthropogenic sources such as power stations or agricultural production. Its primary aim is to mitigate or reduce the contribution of anthropogenic greenhouse emissions to their total atmospheric concentrations. ...
... generally used to mean reductions in the emission of greenhouse gases from anthropogenic sources such as power stations or agricultural production. Its primary aim is to mitigate or reduce the contribution of anthropogenic greenhouse emissions to their total atmospheric concentrations. ...
Articulating Climate Justice in Copenhagen: Antagonism, the
... such arguments, not least a rather limited engagement with the actually existing forms of contestation that are emerging. First, while there are key attempts to de-politicise key issues such as climate change, to argue that these are the only ways that such politics is being articulated is reductive ...
... such arguments, not least a rather limited engagement with the actually existing forms of contestation that are emerging. First, while there are key attempts to de-politicise key issues such as climate change, to argue that these are the only ways that such politics is being articulated is reductive ...
Climate Change Information Fact Sheet SOUTHERN AFRICA
... RCP4.5 mean model ensembles 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles. [IPCC AR5, Ch. 14] Uncertainty for precipitation projections is high [CCKP and IPCC AR5]. Future: 2050 (generally 2040-2059) Under the A2 and B1 median scenarios under mid-century, mean annual rainfall is projected to increase in parts of ...
... RCP4.5 mean model ensembles 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles. [IPCC AR5, Ch. 14] Uncertainty for precipitation projections is high [CCKP and IPCC AR5]. Future: 2050 (generally 2040-2059) Under the A2 and B1 median scenarios under mid-century, mean annual rainfall is projected to increase in parts of ...
adapt to climate change
... and animals depend for survival. Waterbirds are the most widely used tool to identify, designate and justify the protection of important wetlands. Their sensitivity to environmental change, the relative ease with which they can be counted and their tendency to congregate at key locations make them e ...
... and animals depend for survival. Waterbirds are the most widely used tool to identify, designate and justify the protection of important wetlands. Their sensitivity to environmental change, the relative ease with which they can be counted and their tendency to congregate at key locations make them e ...
Central African Republic
... The Central African Republic is a landlocked African country with an area of around 623,000 km2. The terrain consists of a vast peneplain dominated by two mountain ranges at its eastern and western ends joined by a central spine that separates the two principal drainages, the Chari-Longue basin in t ...
... The Central African Republic is a landlocked African country with an area of around 623,000 km2. The terrain consists of a vast peneplain dominated by two mountain ranges at its eastern and western ends joined by a central spine that separates the two principal drainages, the Chari-Longue basin in t ...
The impacts of climate change on nuclear power stations sites
... of ocean water, with the melting of mountain glaciers and the Greenland ice-sheet contributing smaller amounts. Table 1 outlines projected net sea level change to 2080 for the regions relevant to this study, given low- and high-emission scenarios. The estimates of sea-level reflect the on-going adju ...
... of ocean water, with the melting of mountain glaciers and the Greenland ice-sheet contributing smaller amounts. Table 1 outlines projected net sea level change to 2080 for the regions relevant to this study, given low- and high-emission scenarios. The estimates of sea-level reflect the on-going adju ...
Road transport sensitivities to weather and climate change in Australia
... influenced the global hydrological cycle. Precipitation in the northern hemisphere increased 5-10% over the 20th century, with most of this increase manifesting as extreme rainfall events (IPCC, 2001). These global changes have been mirrored in Australia, where average temperatures have increased by ...
... influenced the global hydrological cycle. Precipitation in the northern hemisphere increased 5-10% over the 20th century, with most of this increase manifesting as extreme rainfall events (IPCC, 2001). These global changes have been mirrored in Australia, where average temperatures have increased by ...
Global Climate Change Policy Update (2007) DRAFT
... program with existing domestic and foreign carbon trading programs also received significant support. Finally, the senators recalled how many panelists had urged the United States to take a "cautious first step toward mandatory action" contingent on the efforts of developing nations such as China an ...
... program with existing domestic and foreign carbon trading programs also received significant support. Finally, the senators recalled how many panelists had urged the United States to take a "cautious first step toward mandatory action" contingent on the efforts of developing nations such as China an ...
Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Cities
... Moreover, it is important to explore the impact that a changing climate will have on natural hazards that our cities face. A central question for this report is – are disaster-generating events, those trigger events, likely to increase in number and intensity as a result of climate change? Over the ...
... Moreover, it is important to explore the impact that a changing climate will have on natural hazards that our cities face. A central question for this report is – are disaster-generating events, those trigger events, likely to increase in number and intensity as a result of climate change? Over the ...
Adaptation for Climate Change in the Coastal Sector of Saint Lucia
... rapidly and be more severe than the IPCC assessments of two years ago …(hence) Sea level is now expected to rise much more than previously anticipated ... Water supplies are increasingly at risk … and oceans are rapidly acidifying” 15. This makes the concerns regarding Saint Lucia’s ability to “weat ...
... rapidly and be more severe than the IPCC assessments of two years ago …(hence) Sea level is now expected to rise much more than previously anticipated ... Water supplies are increasingly at risk … and oceans are rapidly acidifying” 15. This makes the concerns regarding Saint Lucia’s ability to “weat ...
Economics of PGRFA Management for Adaptation to Climate Change: A Review of Selected Literature
... and the stakeholders involved vary. Houghton (2004) identifies three main ways in which climate change will affect the agricultural sector. First, changes in temperature and precipitation lead to changes in soil moisture. Second, temperature has a direct effect on crop yields. Different crops have d ...
... and the stakeholders involved vary. Houghton (2004) identifies three main ways in which climate change will affect the agricultural sector. First, changes in temperature and precipitation lead to changes in soil moisture. Second, temperature has a direct effect on crop yields. Different crops have d ...
Achieving Sustainable Food Security in the Face of Climate Change
... 2080, we will be producing more food than we do currently, but it will be more expensive in real terms (Lybbert & Summer 2010). The higher prices of food traditionally acts as a boon to farmers because demand for food and other agricultural outputs tend to be inelastic, which means that demand for f ...
... 2080, we will be producing more food than we do currently, but it will be more expensive in real terms (Lybbert & Summer 2010). The higher prices of food traditionally acts as a boon to farmers because demand for food and other agricultural outputs tend to be inelastic, which means that demand for f ...
Climate Change and its Effects on Ecosystems, Habitats and Biota
... Gulf of Maine waters (Greene et al. 2008). One of the main reasons for this is the melting of Arctic sea ice. This melting will increase the global input of freshwater resulting in changes in salinity and circulation in the ocean system. Sea ice extent (the area of the ocean covered by at least 15% ...
... Gulf of Maine waters (Greene et al. 2008). One of the main reasons for this is the melting of Arctic sea ice. This melting will increase the global input of freshwater resulting in changes in salinity and circulation in the ocean system. Sea ice extent (the area of the ocean covered by at least 15% ...
Annual report 2014
... During the year, Mistra-SWECIA has had extensive interaction with hands-on players in forestry, agriculture and nature conservation. Some of the topics covered are climate change, climate impacts and climate adaptation with regard to businesses, views of those involved on the climate change issue an ...
... During the year, Mistra-SWECIA has had extensive interaction with hands-on players in forestry, agriculture and nature conservation. Some of the topics covered are climate change, climate impacts and climate adaptation with regard to businesses, views of those involved on the climate change issue an ...
Is it Ethical to Use a Single Probability Density Function?
... Addressing climate change requires both quantitative analysis and ethical reasoning. Ethical reasoning is required because climate change will affect many people in current and future generations. Quantitative analysis is required to understand how today’s actions might influence those potential con ...
... Addressing climate change requires both quantitative analysis and ethical reasoning. Ethical reasoning is required because climate change will affect many people in current and future generations. Quantitative analysis is required to understand how today’s actions might influence those potential con ...
Functional and Phylogenetic Approaches to Forecasting Species
... extreme heat and precipitation events is expected to increase in response to climate change. Indeed, in Central Europe, heat waves have doubled in length, and the likelihood of extreme precipitation events has increased from 1.1% to 24.6% over the past century ( Jentsch & Beierkuhnlein 2008). Althou ...
... extreme heat and precipitation events is expected to increase in response to climate change. Indeed, in Central Europe, heat waves have doubled in length, and the likelihood of extreme precipitation events has increased from 1.1% to 24.6% over the past century ( Jentsch & Beierkuhnlein 2008). Althou ...
a climate change litigation precedent urgenda foundation v the state
... tort law to bear against a national government rather than against the fossil fuel sector. In contrast to companies, national governments have made quite explicit statements — in the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its annual climate change conferenc ...
... tort law to bear against a national government rather than against the fossil fuel sector. In contrast to companies, national governments have made quite explicit statements — in the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its annual climate change conferenc ...