Co-ordination, Communication and Adaptation for Climate Change
... This report is published as part of the Climate Change Research Programme 2007-2013. The programme is financed by the Irish Government under the National Development Plan 20072013. It is administered on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government by the Environment Pr ...
... This report is published as part of the Climate Change Research Programme 2007-2013. The programme is financed by the Irish Government under the National Development Plan 20072013. It is administered on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government by the Environment Pr ...
Groundwater and climate change
... will be felt by humans mainly through its impacts on water resources globally, including groundwater resources8,9, and water-related disasters such as floods and droughts. Direct impacts of climate change on natural processes (groundwater discharge, recharge storage and quality) may be exacerbated b ...
... will be felt by humans mainly through its impacts on water resources globally, including groundwater resources8,9, and water-related disasters such as floods and droughts. Direct impacts of climate change on natural processes (groundwater discharge, recharge storage and quality) may be exacerbated b ...
Challenges and opportunities in research on climate, weather, water
... structure is effected to maximize the impact of the proposed paradigm change in prediction research. Simplification and clarity of the roles of the Commissions and the Departments should be the guiding principles of any final decisions. Develop a process to harmonize research input, and ...
... structure is effected to maximize the impact of the proposed paradigm change in prediction research. Simplification and clarity of the roles of the Commissions and the Departments should be the guiding principles of any final decisions. Develop a process to harmonize research input, and ...
Jul 16, 2016 - Science and Environmental Policy Project
... John Christy’s Recent Work: On February 2, 2016, Christy submitted written testimony to the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space & Technology that calls into question the educated guesses (assumptions) that form the basis of the fear of carbon dioxide caused global warming, now called climate chan ...
... John Christy’s Recent Work: On February 2, 2016, Christy submitted written testimony to the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space & Technology that calls into question the educated guesses (assumptions) that form the basis of the fear of carbon dioxide caused global warming, now called climate chan ...
ities` action on climate change in South West England.
... authorities in my own part of the UK were doing to respond to the then government’s policy on climate change mitigation to deliver the reductions in greenhouse emissions required by the Climate Change Act 2008, and what some of the major influences and limits on this action might be. The literature ...
... authorities in my own part of the UK were doing to respond to the then government’s policy on climate change mitigation to deliver the reductions in greenhouse emissions required by the Climate Change Act 2008, and what some of the major influences and limits on this action might be. The literature ...
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... example, Dybvig and Spatt (1983) suggest insuring early adopters against the possibility that others do not adopt. In our experiment, we design a situation where the cost of technology adoption is lower if everybody in the group adopts. However, players will face different risks, and ultimately have ...
... example, Dybvig and Spatt (1983) suggest insuring early adopters against the possibility that others do not adopt. In our experiment, we design a situation where the cost of technology adoption is lower if everybody in the group adopts. However, players will face different risks, and ultimately have ...
Turn Down - Climate Analytics
... biodiversity, including coral reef systems. And most importantly, a 4°C world is so different from the current one that it comes with high uncertainty and new risks that threaten our ability to anticipate and plan for future adaptation needs. The lack of action on climate change not only risks putti ...
... biodiversity, including coral reef systems. And most importantly, a 4°C world is so different from the current one that it comes with high uncertainty and new risks that threaten our ability to anticipate and plan for future adaptation needs. The lack of action on climate change not only risks putti ...
Climate Change and Its Impact on Groundwater
... certain area” and a statistically significant variation of the mean state of the climate or of its variability lasting for decades or longer, is referred to as climate change. Evidence is mounting that we are in a period of climate change brought about by increasing atmospheric concentrations of gre ...
... certain area” and a statistically significant variation of the mean state of the climate or of its variability lasting for decades or longer, is referred to as climate change. Evidence is mounting that we are in a period of climate change brought about by increasing atmospheric concentrations of gre ...
Charting A New Low-Carbon Route To Development
... A Primer on Integrated Climate Change Planning for Regional Governments This Primer introduces a set of approaches to help sub-national authorities through the whole process of designing their Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP), from setting objectives and participatory arrangements for the ...
... A Primer on Integrated Climate Change Planning for Regional Governments This Primer introduces a set of approaches to help sub-national authorities through the whole process of designing their Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP), from setting objectives and participatory arrangements for the ...
Methane, the Clathrate-gun conjecture and a disturbed
... higher than present, perhaps 25m higher. [Temperatures are based on deep ocean core records. Relationships between ocean and ground surface temperature (GST) are discussed in this reference.] During the increasingly more glacial Pleistocene (last 2M years) there have been a number of warm interglaci ...
... higher than present, perhaps 25m higher. [Temperatures are based on deep ocean core records. Relationships between ocean and ground surface temperature (GST) are discussed in this reference.] During the increasingly more glacial Pleistocene (last 2M years) there have been a number of warm interglaci ...
Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events and the Highway System
... Greenhouse gases (GHG) - Atmospheric gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and water vapor that absorb infrared radiation from the sun and leading to the warming of the Earth. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – The IPCC is the leading international body for the ...
... Greenhouse gases (GHG) - Atmospheric gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and water vapor that absorb infrared radiation from the sun and leading to the warming of the Earth. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – The IPCC is the leading international body for the ...
Modeling climate mitigation and adaptation policies to predict their effectiveness: The limits of randomized controlled trials: Working Paper 120 (327 kB) (opens in new window)
... the effects of climate change policies -- in evaluating the effectiveness of policies that have been implemented and in predicting the results of polices that are proposed. The difficulties we will discuss are shared with other kinds of social and economic policies, but they can be particularly prob ...
... the effects of climate change policies -- in evaluating the effectiveness of policies that have been implemented and in predicting the results of polices that are proposed. The difficulties we will discuss are shared with other kinds of social and economic policies, but they can be particularly prob ...
Document
... continental margin enables crucial and unique research centered around understanding OMZ variability and its controls through time. We propose to drill a transect of three, triple APC-cored sites into the Quaternary hemipelagic sediments across the present day OMZ of the central-western margin of In ...
... continental margin enables crucial and unique research centered around understanding OMZ variability and its controls through time. We propose to drill a transect of three, triple APC-cored sites into the Quaternary hemipelagic sediments across the present day OMZ of the central-western margin of In ...
a case study in the Italian Alp
... logistic problems of deriving daily GCM data. The files covering years 1980–89 of HadCM2 were empty and data acquisition for years 1960–89 of ECHAM4/OPYC3 was already in process. The second period of both GCMs covers the years 2070–99 and represents climate change due to increasing greenhouse gas co ...
... logistic problems of deriving daily GCM data. The files covering years 1980–89 of HadCM2 were empty and data acquisition for years 1960–89 of ECHAM4/OPYC3 was already in process. The second period of both GCMs covers the years 2070–99 and represents climate change due to increasing greenhouse gas co ...
UK Climate action following the Paris Agreement
... greenhouse gases in the air. We already include three such options in our UK scenarios to 2050: bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, afforestation and wood in construction. The full range of potential GGR options is wide and diverse, including management of soils and habitats, biochar, direct ...
... greenhouse gases in the air. We already include three such options in our UK scenarios to 2050: bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, afforestation and wood in construction. The full range of potential GGR options is wide and diverse, including management of soils and habitats, biochar, direct ...
- American Meteorological Society
... Rasmussen et al. 2011). These climate change impacts can be considered predictable, at least to some extent, because of growing confidence that temperatures will increase throughout much of the globe in the coming decades (e.g., Meehl et al. 2007). The relatively high confidence that we have in the ...
... Rasmussen et al. 2011). These climate change impacts can be considered predictable, at least to some extent, because of growing confidence that temperatures will increase throughout much of the globe in the coming decades (e.g., Meehl et al. 2007). The relatively high confidence that we have in the ...
Climate Criminal.
... CLIMATE CRIMINALS OF COP21 The world is calling for a commitment to a 100% clean future at the climate summit in Paris. But a group of climate criminals is trying to stop that deal. Their tactics are different, but their end game is the same: shift the focus away from emissions targets and keep foss ...
... CLIMATE CRIMINALS OF COP21 The world is calling for a commitment to a 100% clean future at the climate summit in Paris. But a group of climate criminals is trying to stop that deal. Their tactics are different, but their end game is the same: shift the focus away from emissions targets and keep foss ...
Climate Change: Mastering the Public Health Role
... Trends in average annual global temperatures show an increase from 2001 – 2007 when compared to other periods in history. image #1::1 charts an increase of 0.74ºC in global surface temperatures as measured from January through December in the years 1880 to 2000. These documented temperature changes ...
... Trends in average annual global temperatures show an increase from 2001 – 2007 when compared to other periods in history. image #1::1 charts an increase of 0.74ºC in global surface temperatures as measured from January through December in the years 1880 to 2000. These documented temperature changes ...
“Duck Factory” of North America - American Meteorological Society
... ponds within the basin go from extensive open water with little surrounding vegetation during wet years to little open water surrounded by extensive marsh and emergent cover in drier years. This cycle of plant turnover helps to maintain biodiversity and recycle nutrients (Johnson et al. 2010). Areas ...
... ponds within the basin go from extensive open water with little surrounding vegetation during wet years to little open water surrounded by extensive marsh and emergent cover in drier years. This cycle of plant turnover helps to maintain biodiversity and recycle nutrients (Johnson et al. 2010). Areas ...
Di Gregorio et al 2016 - Centre for Climate Change Economics and
... Monica Di Gregorio is a Lecturer in Environmental Politics and Governance at the Sustainability Research Institute at the University of Leeds, UK and an Associate of the ESRC funded Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) and of the Center for International Forestry Research. Her main ...
... Monica Di Gregorio is a Lecturer in Environmental Politics and Governance at the Sustainability Research Institute at the University of Leeds, UK and an Associate of the ESRC funded Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) and of the Center for International Forestry Research. Her main ...
Global changes in seasonal means and extremes of precipitation
... have discussed, projections of 21st century change are very uncertain in these regions, with equal numbers of models predicting a significantly wetter or drier future, or no significant change with respect to present conditions at all. Moreover in these areas, as detected by the goodness-of-fit anal ...
... have discussed, projections of 21st century change are very uncertain in these regions, with equal numbers of models predicting a significantly wetter or drier future, or no significant change with respect to present conditions at all. Moreover in these areas, as detected by the goodness-of-fit anal ...
Report
... Climate change resulting from emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) is widely regarded to be the greatest environmental challenge facing the world today. It also represents one of the greatest social and economic threats facing the planet and the welfare of humankind. The focus of clima ...
... Climate change resulting from emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) is widely regarded to be the greatest environmental challenge facing the world today. It also represents one of the greatest social and economic threats facing the planet and the welfare of humankind. The focus of clima ...
Major Tipping Points in the Earth`s Climate System
... Climate change resulting from emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) is widely regarded to be the greatest environmental challenge facing the world today. It also represents one of the greatest social and economic threats facing the planet and the welfare of humankind. The focus of clima ...
... Climate change resulting from emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) is widely regarded to be the greatest environmental challenge facing the world today. It also represents one of the greatest social and economic threats facing the planet and the welfare of humankind. The focus of clima ...
Chapter 10
... strategies and policies to exploit ‘no regret’ measures and ‘winwin’ options were to be preferred over other options. Adaptations to deal with sea-level rise, potentially more intense cyclones, and threats to ecosystems and biodiversity were recommended as high priority actions in temperate and trop ...
... strategies and policies to exploit ‘no regret’ measures and ‘winwin’ options were to be preferred over other options. Adaptations to deal with sea-level rise, potentially more intense cyclones, and threats to ecosystems and biodiversity were recommended as high priority actions in temperate and trop ...
Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict in South Asia
... The Asian Development Bank 2012 report “Climate Change and Migration in Asia and the Pacific” concludes that while uncertainties exist on where, how, and how many will be displaced by climate change impacts, it is imperative to begin aggressively examining emerging climate challenges to avoid future ...
... The Asian Development Bank 2012 report “Climate Change and Migration in Asia and the Pacific” concludes that while uncertainties exist on where, how, and how many will be displaced by climate change impacts, it is imperative to begin aggressively examining emerging climate challenges to avoid future ...
Climate engineering
Climate engineering, also referred to as geoengineering or climate intervention, is the deliberate and large-scale intervention in the Earth’s climatic system with the aim of limiting adverse climate change. Climate engineering is an umbrella term for two types of measures: carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation management. Carbon dioxide removal addresses the cause of climate change by removing one of the greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide) from the atmosphere. Solar radiation management attempts to offset effects of greenhouse gases by causing the Earth to absorb less solar radiation.Climate engineering approaches are sometimes viewed as additional potential options for limiting climate change, alongside mitigation and adaptation. There is substantial agreement among scientists that climate engineering cannot substitute climate change mitigation. Some approaches might be used as accompanying measures to sharp cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Given that all types of measures addressing climate change have economic, political or physical limitations a some climate engineering approaches might eventually be used as part of an ensemble of measures. Research on costs, benefits, and various types of risks of most climate engineering approaches is at an early stage and their understanding needs to improve to judge their adequacy and feasibility.No known large-scale climate engineering projects have taken place to date. Almost all research into solar geoengineering has consisted of computer modelling or laboratory tests, and attempts to move to real-world experimentation have proved controversial for many types of climate engineering. Some practices, such as planting of trees and whitening of surfaces as well as bio-energy with carbon capture and storage projects are underway, their scalability to effectively affect global climate is however debated. Ocean iron fertilization has been given small-scale research trials, sparking substantial controversy.Most experts and major reports advise against relying on geoengineering techniques as a simple solution to climate change, in part due to the large uncertainties over effectiveness and side effects. However, most experts also argue that the risks of such interventions must be seen in the context of risks of dangerous climate change. Interventions at large scale may run a greater risk disrupting natural systems resulting in a dilemma that those approaches that could prove highly (cost-) effective in addressing extreme climate risk, might themselves cause substantial risk. Some have suggested that the concept of geoengineering the climate presents a moral hazard because it could reduce political and public pressure for emissions reduction, which could exacerbate overall climate risks.Groups such as ETC Group and some climate researchers (such as Raymond Pierrehumbert) are in favour of a moratorium on out-of-doors testing and deployment of SRM.