Intel Climate Change Policy
... group of countries or a few industry sectors. Addressing climate change requires leadership, both by individual governments and companies. Intel exercises leadership both in reducing its own footprint and in working with others to influence the development of sound public policies. With respect to r ...
... group of countries or a few industry sectors. Addressing climate change requires leadership, both by individual governments and companies. Intel exercises leadership both in reducing its own footprint and in working with others to influence the development of sound public policies. With respect to r ...
Climate Change Impacts on U.S. Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
... have significant impacts. The November northeaster of 1991 caused damages of over $1.5 billion along the Atlantic Coast. A series of storms that battered the Pacific Coast during the 1997–1998 El Niño caused an estimated $500 million in damage in California alone (Griggs and Brown 1998). Good (1994 ...
... have significant impacts. The November northeaster of 1991 caused damages of over $1.5 billion along the Atlantic Coast. A series of storms that battered the Pacific Coast during the 1997–1998 El Niño caused an estimated $500 million in damage in California alone (Griggs and Brown 1998). Good (1994 ...
RobockEthicsOslo - Alan Robock
... not consent to deployment, are they thereby more deserving of compensation for resulting harms? 6. Is there ever a condition in which it would be ethically acceptable for one group (e.g., a nation) or a small federation to make the decision to geoengineer without consultation with other groups/natio ...
... not consent to deployment, are they thereby more deserving of compensation for resulting harms? 6. Is there ever a condition in which it would be ethically acceptable for one group (e.g., a nation) or a small federation to make the decision to geoengineer without consultation with other groups/natio ...
Climate change and sustainable development have given rise to a
... that cooperation for space monitoring of climate change for sustainable development is a new issue facing international space law. Space monitoring of climate change for sustainable is a complex of space infrastructure that integrate earth observation and telecommunications assets. However, Prof. Mo ...
... that cooperation for space monitoring of climate change for sustainable development is a new issue facing international space law. Space monitoring of climate change for sustainable is a complex of space infrastructure that integrate earth observation and telecommunications assets. However, Prof. Mo ...
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... As one of the countries most severely affected by climate change, Vietnam considers response to climate change issues is vital. This is because rising temperatures, rising sea levels will cause flooding, salinity. As a result, water affects agriculture, creating great risks for industry and socio-ec ...
... As one of the countries most severely affected by climate change, Vietnam considers response to climate change issues is vital. This is because rising temperatures, rising sea levels will cause flooding, salinity. As a result, water affects agriculture, creating great risks for industry and socio-ec ...
Effects of global climate change on agriculture: an
... America. The primary objectives are to review similarities and differences in this research and to identify common themes and lessons. As a part of this identification process, we summarize (1) key findings regarding the role of human adaptations in responding to potential climate change; (2) signif ...
... America. The primary objectives are to review similarities and differences in this research and to identify common themes and lessons. As a part of this identification process, we summarize (1) key findings regarding the role of human adaptations in responding to potential climate change; (2) signif ...
Implications of the EU Climate Protection Target for Ireland
... considered 'likely' at different stabilisation levels and on ...
... considered 'likely' at different stabilisation levels and on ...
Planning for Change: Climate Adaptation Survey Results
... for energy and other resources, economic impacts, food insecurity and crop failure, and increases in fear, lack of action, and misinformation. Climate Change Risks ...
... for energy and other resources, economic impacts, food insecurity and crop failure, and increases in fear, lack of action, and misinformation. Climate Change Risks ...
Climate prediction: a limit to adaptation?
... impact sectors such as water resources (see, for example, Wilby, 2005). It is also important to recognize that when considering adaptation, climate is only one of many processes that influence outcomes, sometimes important in certain decision contexts, other times not (Adger et al., 2007). Many of t ...
... impact sectors such as water resources (see, for example, Wilby, 2005). It is also important to recognize that when considering adaptation, climate is only one of many processes that influence outcomes, sometimes important in certain decision contexts, other times not (Adger et al., 2007). Many of t ...
The Paris Agreement is a sham: Nicaragua`s perspective
... degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit this increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius25. The heart of the PA is the nationally determined contributions (NDCs) where Parties put forward their best efforts to achieve this aforementioned goal. The NDCs have to be ...
... degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit this increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius25. The heart of the PA is the nationally determined contributions (NDCs) where Parties put forward their best efforts to achieve this aforementioned goal. The NDCs have to be ...
to view Design and Implementation of a Climate Change Adaptation
... Medical schools have to revisit how and what they teach their students to improve the quality of medical care, So coastal planning and engineering professions need to review their thinking of CCA…is there more than one “tool” needed in their “box” Better linkages with business and management sectors ...
... Medical schools have to revisit how and what they teach their students to improve the quality of medical care, So coastal planning and engineering professions need to review their thinking of CCA…is there more than one “tool” needed in their “box” Better linkages with business and management sectors ...
Final qualitative report
... achieved through financial mechanisms, including both compensation and investment. Opposition to carbon pricing in Australia is also heavily influenced by a perception that ‘big polluting’ countries like China and India are ‘doing nothing’ and ‘don’t care’ about their carbon emissions and due to t ...
... achieved through financial mechanisms, including both compensation and investment. Opposition to carbon pricing in Australia is also heavily influenced by a perception that ‘big polluting’ countries like China and India are ‘doing nothing’ and ‘don’t care’ about their carbon emissions and due to t ...
Agriculture and food systems in sub
... may fail to demonstrate consensus, while other studies may find a more clear consensus emerging. Here, to examine some of the likely effects on agricultural production in SSA of warming of 4◦ C or more, we carried out some downscaling and simulation runs using climate projections from AR4 climate mod ...
... may fail to demonstrate consensus, while other studies may find a more clear consensus emerging. Here, to examine some of the likely effects on agricultural production in SSA of warming of 4◦ C or more, we carried out some downscaling and simulation runs using climate projections from AR4 climate mod ...
NC Resilience Planning Definitions and Datasets
... movements by species at a larger-scale than Local Connectedness, and is not used as a factor in the final Landscape Resilience Score. Rather than focusing in on the most apparent corridors, Regional Flow data uses modeling to identify multiple options for movement that could be significant for range ...
... movements by species at a larger-scale than Local Connectedness, and is not used as a factor in the final Landscape Resilience Score. Rather than focusing in on the most apparent corridors, Regional Flow data uses modeling to identify multiple options for movement that could be significant for range ...
A just transition to climate-resilient economies and societies
... and adapt to its effects. In 2014, 19.3 million people were forced to flee their homes due to natural hazards, the majority of whom were located in the global South. Over the coming decades, climate change is expected to increase the incidents of acute disasters, livelihoods loss and social disorder ...
... and adapt to its effects. In 2014, 19.3 million people were forced to flee their homes due to natural hazards, the majority of whom were located in the global South. Over the coming decades, climate change is expected to increase the incidents of acute disasters, livelihoods loss and social disorder ...
Activity 2.1: Historical Climate Cycles
... lasted for approximately 700 years. This period was called the “Younger Dryas” after the non-woody dryas plant that covered much of the landscape during the colder time period. Evidence for this sudden cooling came from the study of ancient pollen grains found in sediments, which showed an abrupt ch ...
... lasted for approximately 700 years. This period was called the “Younger Dryas” after the non-woody dryas plant that covered much of the landscape during the colder time period. Evidence for this sudden cooling came from the study of ancient pollen grains found in sediments, which showed an abrupt ch ...
Climate change implications in the northern coastal temperate
... Although species diversity is low relative to other rainforests globally, ecosystem productivity is extraordinarily high (Alaback 1996). For example, the total carbon stock in the forest and soils of the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska is 8 % of that in the conterminous United States (Le ...
... Although species diversity is low relative to other rainforests globally, ecosystem productivity is extraordinarily high (Alaback 1996). For example, the total carbon stock in the forest and soils of the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska is 8 % of that in the conterminous United States (Le ...
... regions are likely to affect departure decision in the species studied through their indirect effects on food availability and the build-up of reserves for migration. Our results concerning the factors that affect the arrival times of trans-Saharan migrants indicate that the effects of climate chang ...
Educating for optimism and hope in troubled times
... that ‘Utah, which is officially the most Republican state in America and a big oil and coal producer, has adopted a motion condemning ‘climate alarmists’ and disputing any scientific basis for global warming.’ The two principal tasks that need to be undertaken in response to climate change are adapt ...
... that ‘Utah, which is officially the most Republican state in America and a big oil and coal producer, has adopted a motion condemning ‘climate alarmists’ and disputing any scientific basis for global warming.’ The two principal tasks that need to be undertaken in response to climate change are adapt ...
NOAA 31st Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop Boulder, Colorado October 25 2006
... What attribution questions are of high relevance to decision makers, e.g., in water resources planning, agriculture, energy, and policy making for sustainable development? ...
... What attribution questions are of high relevance to decision makers, e.g., in water resources planning, agriculture, energy, and policy making for sustainable development? ...
climate change and biodiversity for food and agriculture
... within species, between species and of ecosystems. While biodiversity for food and agriculture will be significantly affected by climate change, it will also be an important element in the development of production strategies to meet the challenges of climate change. Unfortunately, biodiversity for ...
... within species, between species and of ecosystems. While biodiversity for food and agriculture will be significantly affected by climate change, it will also be an important element in the development of production strategies to meet the challenges of climate change. Unfortunately, biodiversity for ...
The Effects of Climate Change on Public Health and the Healthcare
... such as forests and soils, which absorb more carbon dioxide than they give off. (CNA, 2008) Although green house gases can be produced by natural events, such as volcanoes and forest fires, the warming seen today cannot be explained by natural processes alone (EPA, 2011). “In the pre-industrial age, ...
... such as forests and soils, which absorb more carbon dioxide than they give off. (CNA, 2008) Although green house gases can be produced by natural events, such as volcanoes and forest fires, the warming seen today cannot be explained by natural processes alone (EPA, 2011). “In the pre-industrial age, ...
Impacts, Adaptations and Uncertainty in the face of Anthropogenic
... influence and will be influenced by AGW. Extreme weather impacts on the boreal forest are an example of uncertainty. The 1998 Ice storm that hit eastern Canada clearly demonstrated that extreme climate events in the boreal can damage trees comparably to that of the most destructive windstorms and hu ...
... influence and will be influenced by AGW. Extreme weather impacts on the boreal forest are an example of uncertainty. The 1998 Ice storm that hit eastern Canada clearly demonstrated that extreme climate events in the boreal can damage trees comparably to that of the most destructive windstorms and hu ...
- Bangladesh Urban Forum
... cope with the long-term effect of climate change, the policy guideline and institutional setting of the country should give priority consideration to coast and coastal cities as a different entity • Growing losses-insignificant investment in disaster risk management • Increased exposure of people an ...
... cope with the long-term effect of climate change, the policy guideline and institutional setting of the country should give priority consideration to coast and coastal cities as a different entity • Growing losses-insignificant investment in disaster risk management • Increased exposure of people an ...