climate change information Articles
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Some issues in climate change decision-making
This paper critically analyses various issues related to the climate change decision problem. It focuses on ex ante preventive measures, such as hedging strategies, as well as ex post remedies, such as liability and insurance. In addition, it explores the importance of economic concepts, such as free riding and value of information, to the climate change debate.Keywords: climate change, ...
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EC announces support for better climate change data
The European Commission (EC) calls for better science-based climate change information and understanding to be developed, reports Envido.The EC has announced its backing for a new climate change framework to improve the scientific accuracy of climate forecasts and modeling. In the run-up to the Copenhagen Conference, the Global Framework for Climate Services is designed to develop better ...
By Vital Energi
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Statistical downscaling of temperatures under climate change scenarios for Thames river basin, Canada
Many impact studies require climate change information at a finer resolution than that provided by Global Circulation Models (GCMs). This paper investigates the impact of climate change on maximum and minimum temperatures (i.e., predictands) of 14 meteorological stations in the Upper Thames River Basin (UTRB), Ontario, Canada. The data used for evaluation were large-scale predictor variables, ...
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Climate Change and Biodiversity
On two counts this is a book which I would not normally have rushed out to buy. I generally dislike books that are compilations of a range of short specialist articles. Few editors are capable of co-ordinating the disparate pieces into one readable and comprehensive whole. My second negative criticism is, ‘not yet another book on global warming’- for surely this is the most over-written and ...
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Carbon management tops supplier criteria
New report shows 56% leading companies expect to deselect suppliers in the future for failing to meet carbon management criteria, reports Envido.A Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) report, produced by A.T. Kearney, shows suppliers are now expected by some of their global customers to demonstrate carbon emissions management, awareness and action, in order to maintain business relationships.The ...
By Vital Energi
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Convergence with EU Air Protection Policies - Short guide for ENP Partners and Russia
The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) was created in 2003/2004 and is now well established as the principal vehicle for cooperation with the neighbour countries. It is a collective EU response to the aspirations of its Eastern and Southern neighbours to jointly promote prosperity, stability and security in our region. The recent historic enlargement of the EU in 2004 and 2007 contributed to the ...
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Water and environment in mass media
We kindly invite you to take a stroll around the contents of Spanish general-interest media. How many themes related to environment did you see? And, from among them, how many were good news? Usually, except natural catastrophes, we can’t find so many news in the press related to the water and the environment on other season. Droughts and restrictions, eternal transfers in the ...
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Increasing automation and confidence in non-revenue water workflows with SensorClean
The global direct cost of non-revenue water (NRW) is 39 billion US dollars per year (Liemberger and Wyatt 2019). In large cities, reducing a small percentage of water loss can save tens of millions of dollars by deferring capital investment for new sources of water, such as desalination plants. NRW is a significant financial loss, uses valuable maintenance resources and doesn’t bode ...
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Environmental sustainability in hotels: a matter of category?
As in other economic activities, companies in the hospitality industry have proposed several practices and implemented technology solutions to pursue environmental sustainability of their activities and minimise their impact on climate change. Some applications of information and communication technologies (ICT) may contribute to the reduction of the demand of supplies, water and energy by ...
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The U.S. fast-start finance contribution
Developed country governments have repeatedly committed to provide new and additional finance to help developing countries transition to low-carbon and climate-resilient growth. This assessment considers U.S. efforts to provide “fast start finance” (FSF) in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 in the context of the pledge by developed countries to mobilize $30 billion1 from 2010 to 2012 under ...
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India needs micro-level data for climate action
India needs micro-level scientific assessment at the state, district and village levels for effective planning and implementation of measures to combat climate change, a national workshop has highlighted. The workshop on climate-resilient development, organised last month (13 February), discussed integrating climate change into development programmes in semi-arid regions like Bundelkhand in ...
By SciDev.Net
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Adapting to climate change: the private sector’s role
Adapting to the impacts of climate change—like heat waves, increased floods, and natural disasters—is an enormous challenge. It’s also one that comes with an enormous price tag. Although it’s difficult to calculate the extent of the costs, the World Bank estimates that developing countries need $70 to $100 billion USD per year through 2050 to meet their current and future ...
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Carbon sustainability framework to reduce CO2 emissions in data centres)
Reducing the impact of greenhouse gases (CO2) on climate change in an attempt to tackle global warming issues is a challenge many companies and businesses are trying to undertake. Businesses across the globe need to take a leadership role in reducing their carbon footprint. This paper proposes a new ITbased carbon sustainability framework that provides a comprehensive strategy to reduce the ...
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Why institutions matter for climate change adaptation in developing countries
WRI recently published “Ready or Not”, a report on the roles of national institutions in adapting to climate change, based on WRI’s National Adaptive Capacity (NAC) framework. On February 21, WRI Vulnerability and Adaptation Initiative Co-directors Heather McGray and Johan Schaar led a workshop introducing the NAC framework to 17 staff and fellows of the African Climate Policy ...
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Cross-scale governance and the analysis of policy implementation for water management, with particular regard to climate adaptation, industrial pollution and impacts of agriculture
This paper explores cross-scale governance between the European Union (EU) and Member State level arising from the identification of key policy priorities by stakeholders in six river basins across Europe and their relationship to EU policy development and implementation. Particular emphasis is given to interpretation of Good Ecological Status in implementing the EU Water Framework Directive, ...
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Africa Analysis: Filling climate data gaps is only the first step
Africa is often blamed for having scarce and unreliable weather records that hold back predictions of how climate change will affect the continent. This has led to calls over the years for better climate-change science and record-keeping, with the most recent coming from African science academies last November. In a statement entitled 'Climate change in Africa: Using science to reduce climate ...
By SciDev.Net
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Are countries legally required to protect their citizens from climate change?
A Dutch court recently ruled that greenhouse gas reduction is a state obligation. Here’s what that could mean for the rest of the world. On June 24, 2015, a court in The Hague ordered the Dutch government to act faster in its duty to protect its citizens against the effects of climate change. This marks the first time the issue has been legally declared a state obligation, regardless of ...
By Ensia
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Joint action on climate change: Key resources
Who’s linking climate change, development, and disaster reduction? Ilan Kelman rounds up vital sources and voices. Many useful and mainly free online resources reflect the links amongst climate change, development and disaster risk reduction — the following are some key organisations and documents. Focus on climate change Climate change science has been much debated. The full ...
By SciDev.Net
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Introduction to JXCT weather station
Background ~A weather station is a facility equipped with instruments to measure various atmospheric conditions and weather elements. The instruments are used to collect data that can be used to predict weather patterns, monitor climate change, and provide information to farmers, pilots and other professionals who rely on weather information. The Weather Station 900 is a state-of-the-art weather ...
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Using a Water pH Sensor to Improve Aquatic Ecosystems
Imagine a hidden language whispering within the watery realm. A language not of words, but of chemical whispers, dictating the very fabric of life for the countless creatures that call it home. This language speaks in terms of acidity and alkalinity, its dialect measured in a singular, potent phrase: pH. And to decipher this aquatic code, we turn to a modern-day oracle: the water pH sensor. ...
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