Chapter 6. Future climate changes
... 6.1.1 The purpose of the scenarios and scenario development As discussed in Chapter 5, the changes in external forcing have to a large extent driven past climate variations. In order to “predict” the climate of the 21st century and beyond, it is thus necessary to estimate future changes in the forci ...
... 6.1.1 The purpose of the scenarios and scenario development As discussed in Chapter 5, the changes in external forcing have to a large extent driven past climate variations. In order to “predict” the climate of the 21st century and beyond, it is thus necessary to estimate future changes in the forci ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES UNCERTAINTY AND DECISION IN CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMICS
... (IPCC, 2007; Stone et al., 2009). So it’s clear that as we continue to pump CO2 and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, we can expect the climate to change further. What is much less clear is just how much, and how quickly, the global climate will respond to these changes in the composition ...
... (IPCC, 2007; Stone et al., 2009). So it’s clear that as we continue to pump CO2 and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, we can expect the climate to change further. What is much less clear is just how much, and how quickly, the global climate will respond to these changes in the composition ...
CSFI PRESS RELEASE
... Mr Wightman commented: “We’re pleased to support the CSFI’s Insurance Banana Skins initiative, which provides valuable insights into the risk concerns at the top of the boardroom agenda in Bermuda and globally.” He continued: “The long-term prospects for insurers and reinsurers are positive as peopl ...
... Mr Wightman commented: “We’re pleased to support the CSFI’s Insurance Banana Skins initiative, which provides valuable insights into the risk concerns at the top of the boardroom agenda in Bermuda and globally.” He continued: “The long-term prospects for insurers and reinsurers are positive as peopl ...
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... adaptation measures. The potential impacts and associated economic costs of GCC effects may result in significant challenges to Colombia’s prospects for sustainable development. While these impacts result from no action of its own (Colombia’s emission of greenhouse gases is relatively low), urgent a ...
... adaptation measures. The potential impacts and associated economic costs of GCC effects may result in significant challenges to Colombia’s prospects for sustainable development. While these impacts result from no action of its own (Colombia’s emission of greenhouse gases is relatively low), urgent a ...
Danish Climate Centre Report 07-02 Regional climate change
... years (Jansen et al., 2007), and it is very likely that the increase in concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has an effect, which is larger in the Arctic than elsewhere on the globe (Christensen et al., 2007a). In recent years, concerns about the stability of the Greenland Ice Sheet, ...
... years (Jansen et al., 2007), and it is very likely that the increase in concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has an effect, which is larger in the Arctic than elsewhere on the globe (Christensen et al., 2007a). In recent years, concerns about the stability of the Greenland Ice Sheet, ...
Domestic dynamics and international influence
... 3. An empirical strategy to study climate legislation Econometric techniques can help to shed further light on the dynamics of climate change legislation described qualitatively above. Our particular interest is in the interplay between domestic and international factors that have driven the adoptio ...
... 3. An empirical strategy to study climate legislation Econometric techniques can help to shed further light on the dynamics of climate change legislation described qualitatively above. Our particular interest is in the interplay between domestic and international factors that have driven the adoptio ...
... 2015). Some taxa already are classified as vulnerable, threatened, or endangered by state, provincial, and federal agencies. Furthermore, as occupied habitat becomes increasingly fragmented and isolated, risks from climate-driven disturbances increase as well. Conservation efforts such as building a ...
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... Biological and chemical cycles (Moon, in its effect on tidal cycles and hence mixing) ...
... Biological and chemical cycles (Moon, in its effect on tidal cycles and hence mixing) ...
Climate change and seafood safety: Human health implications
... 2.1. Climate change and the oceans About 520 million people (i.e., around 8% of the world’s population) depend on seafood as a source of protein, income or family stability (FAO, 2009). The oceans and estuaries (i.e., productive coastal environments where rivers meet the sea) that support these fishe ...
... 2.1. Climate change and the oceans About 520 million people (i.e., around 8% of the world’s population) depend on seafood as a source of protein, income or family stability (FAO, 2009). The oceans and estuaries (i.e., productive coastal environments where rivers meet the sea) that support these fishe ...
Projected Changes of Palmer Drought Severity Index under an
... exhibits a decreasing trend of –0.76 per 100 years, while the latter shows an increasing trend of 0.65 per 100 years, both are statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Thus the PDSI trends derived from two algorithms for PE calculation show contrasting results: under the same high pathway of RCP ...
... exhibits a decreasing trend of –0.76 per 100 years, while the latter shows an increasing trend of 0.65 per 100 years, both are statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Thus the PDSI trends derived from two algorithms for PE calculation show contrasting results: under the same high pathway of RCP ...
challenges for future sustainable water resources management in
... awkward if one keeps in mind that surface- and groundwater – both being part of the hydrological cycle - is constantly renewed by input from atmospheric water, i.e. net precipitation. This means that for a long-term “sustainable” exploitation of water resources – where water withdrawal does not exce ...
... awkward if one keeps in mind that surface- and groundwater – both being part of the hydrological cycle - is constantly renewed by input from atmospheric water, i.e. net precipitation. This means that for a long-term “sustainable” exploitation of water resources – where water withdrawal does not exce ...
Report on Fifth Assessment Report 6
... assessment of climate change, established by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Its main activity is to prepare comprehensive assessment reports about climate change at regular intervals, typically of about five to seven years. IPCC shoul ...
... assessment of climate change, established by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Its main activity is to prepare comprehensive assessment reports about climate change at regular intervals, typically of about five to seven years. IPCC shoul ...
Key lessons from practitioners` experiences
... not need to cover all aspects of an adaptive process, but should fit into one, some, or all of the steps to ensure that good adaptation outcomes can be achieved. To support stakeholders to use the AGP case studies more effectively a generic adaptation framework was developed and then used to identif ...
... not need to cover all aspects of an adaptive process, but should fit into one, some, or all of the steps to ensure that good adaptation outcomes can be achieved. To support stakeholders to use the AGP case studies more effectively a generic adaptation framework was developed and then used to identif ...
Effects of 2°C Warming IMPACT2C modelling results: climate
... developed to integrate uncertainties from the climate projections, socio-economic scenarios and impact models within and across sectors. In so doing, analysis of adaptation responses under uncertainty will be enhanced. Finally, a cross-sectoral perspective is adopted to look at linkages between sect ...
... developed to integrate uncertainties from the climate projections, socio-economic scenarios and impact models within and across sectors. In so doing, analysis of adaptation responses under uncertainty will be enhanced. Finally, a cross-sectoral perspective is adopted to look at linkages between sect ...
Adaptation - Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
... The Earth’s climate is rapidly changing. In the United States and other nations, people are seeing how the impacts of rising global temperatures, shifting patterns of precipitation, rising sea levels, and other changes are affecting their communities, their livelihoods, and the natural environment. ...
... The Earth’s climate is rapidly changing. In the United States and other nations, people are seeing how the impacts of rising global temperatures, shifting patterns of precipitation, rising sea levels, and other changes are affecting their communities, their livelihoods, and the natural environment. ...
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... days earlier than they did 80 years ago (33). Arrival dates have been linked to temperature, where wood thrushes arrive earlier in warmer years (34). Because wood thrushes are long distance migrants they may be less adaptable to changes in climate (5). This is because environmental indicators on the ...
... days earlier than they did 80 years ago (33). Arrival dates have been linked to temperature, where wood thrushes arrive earlier in warmer years (34). Because wood thrushes are long distance migrants they may be less adaptable to changes in climate (5). This is because environmental indicators on the ...
Climate vulnerability profiling of Indian cities
... Delhi CDP, October, 2006, Department of Urban Development Government of Delhi, IL&FS Ecosmart Limited, New Delhi http://www.delhi.gov.in/DoIT/DOIT_DM/risks%20and%20vulnerability-1.pdf ...
... Delhi CDP, October, 2006, Department of Urban Development Government of Delhi, IL&FS Ecosmart Limited, New Delhi http://www.delhi.gov.in/DoIT/DOIT_DM/risks%20and%20vulnerability-1.pdf ...
nullius in verba - The Global Warming Policy Foundation
... warming was issued. With the Society again adopting a political rather than scientific tone, a substantial group of the fellows were stirred into action, demanding that the Society reconsider the unscientific way in which it was addressing the global warming question, the result being a much improve ...
... warming was issued. With the Society again adopting a political rather than scientific tone, a substantial group of the fellows were stirred into action, demanding that the Society reconsider the unscientific way in which it was addressing the global warming question, the result being a much improve ...
Carbon Budgets - National Assembly for Wales
... Northern Ireland Northern Ireland does not have a system of carbon budgets in place. The Northern Ireland Executive has set a target of reducing emissions by at least 35% on 1990 levels by 202539 for which all departments bear a collective responsibility to work towards. In May 2010, the Executive ...
... Northern Ireland Northern Ireland does not have a system of carbon budgets in place. The Northern Ireland Executive has set a target of reducing emissions by at least 35% on 1990 levels by 202539 for which all departments bear a collective responsibility to work towards. In May 2010, the Executive ...
Results Part A: amount of appearances
... how often both groups appeared in leading newspapers, and on the other hand how they appeared in these newspapers, ergo what kinds of ‘framing’ were used by both groups. Framing is an organizational idea for news content to supply context and provides suggestions about what the issue is (Tankard et ...
... how often both groups appeared in leading newspapers, and on the other hand how they appeared in these newspapers, ergo what kinds of ‘framing’ were used by both groups. Framing is an organizational idea for news content to supply context and provides suggestions about what the issue is (Tankard et ...
Public Understanding of Science - Penelope Ironstone
... here, I suggest that the latter was closer to the truth. Uncertainty discourse was used in the press to situate science more centrally within the global warming/climate change problem domain. To understand why, one must examine how uncertainty discourse not only depicts a lack of scientific knowledg ...
... here, I suggest that the latter was closer to the truth. Uncertainty discourse was used in the press to situate science more centrally within the global warming/climate change problem domain. To understand why, one must examine how uncertainty discourse not only depicts a lack of scientific knowledg ...
1 WEATHER AND CLIMATE SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE LAKE
... the Conference Declaration called for the development of a Global Framework for Climate Services. The Framework is expected to help the global community better adapt to the challenges of climate variability and change and bridge the gap between the climate information bein ...
... the Conference Declaration called for the development of a Global Framework for Climate Services. The Framework is expected to help the global community better adapt to the challenges of climate variability and change and bridge the gap between the climate information bein ...
Oceanic Influences on Recent Continental
... More powerfully, for each ensemble-mean simulation Table 2 also shows the percentage of land area in which the simulated warming is larger than the observed warming. These percentages cannot be statistically distinguished from the 50% expected for a binomial distribution if the number of independent ...
... More powerfully, for each ensemble-mean simulation Table 2 also shows the percentage of land area in which the simulated warming is larger than the observed warming. These percentages cannot be statistically distinguished from the 50% expected for a binomial distribution if the number of independent ...
A district level assessment of vulnerability of
... This approach broadly classifies indicators into those related to physical, natural, human and financial resource endowments that determine the livelihood outcomes. Some studies24 assessed vulnerability of coastal districts by combining a number of indicators related to adaptive capacity, sensitivit ...
... This approach broadly classifies indicators into those related to physical, natural, human and financial resource endowments that determine the livelihood outcomes. Some studies24 assessed vulnerability of coastal districts by combining a number of indicators related to adaptive capacity, sensitivit ...
the schmidt family foundation
... As a nation, we ached for a different direction and sought new leadership at every level of government. In communities across America, households tightened their expenses and braced themselves for the turbulent waters of a recession caused by a global financial market collapse. As an organization, w ...
... As a nation, we ached for a different direction and sought new leadership at every level of government. In communities across America, households tightened their expenses and braced themselves for the turbulent waters of a recession caused by a global financial market collapse. As an organization, w ...