Sentences with phrase «climate change impacts depend»

It was also found that the climate change impacts depend on the energy efficiency of houses.

The effects of the two different approaches on the resulting climate change impacts depend on the types of impacts being studied and the region of application.

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LINCOLN, MA — Mass Audubon, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy and LandVest, has developed a web - based interactive map to assist the Massachusetts land conservation community and state and municipal environmental planners in identifying parcels best suited to meet land protection goals as birds, other animals and plants, and the habitats they depend upon are impacted by climate change.

Mass Audubon, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy and LandVest, has developed a web - based interactive map to assist the Massachusetts land conservation community and state and municipal environmental planners in identifying parcels best suited to meet land protection goals as birds, other animals and plants, and the habitats they depend upon are impacted by climate change.

They report that the future resilience of penguin populations to climate change impacts will almost certainly depend upon addressing current threats to existing habitat degradation on land and at sea.

«When we think of climate change having an impact on a mammal species, what comes to mind most immediately is an Arctic animal like the polar bear, which depends on sea ice to survive,» Helgen said.

Climate change has become an ethical issue in the eyes of the Danish Council for Ethics, which suggested last week that the government consider a tax on beef, and eventually all foods depending on climate Climate change has become an ethical issue in the eyes of the Danish Council for Ethics, which suggested last week that the government consider a tax on beef, and eventually all foods depending on climate climate impact.

The magnitude of future climate change and its impacts from the middle of the century onwards depend on the effectiveness of global climate mitigation efforts.

In terms of the future evolution of climate change: So much now depends on the what happens in the Arctic and whilst there remains uncertainty as to what is next in terms of the sea ice there is a consequent uncertainty in it's secondary impacts.

They can also be used to explore the ways climate - change impacts depend on changes in society, such as economic or population growth or progress in controlling diseases.

In particular, future greenhouse gas emissions depend on societal choices, policies, and technology advancements not yet made, and climate - change impacts depend on both the amount of climate change that occurs and the effectiveness of development in reducing exposure and vulnerability.

The degree to which future climate will change, and the scope and magnitude of the impacts, depend on choices made now.

Climate change will, however, have different impacts on people around the world and those effects will vary not only by region but over time, depending on the rate and magnitude of climate Climate change will, however, have different impacts on people around the world and those effects will vary not only by region but over time, depending on the rate and magnitude of climate climate change.

Climate alarm depends on several gloomy assumptions — about how fast emissions will increase, how fast atmospheric concentrations will rise, how much global temperatures will rise, how warming will affect ice sheet dynamics and sea - level rise, how warming will affect weather patterns, how the latter will affect agriculture and other economic activities, and how all climate change impacts will affect public health and wClimate alarm depends on several gloomy assumptions — about how fast emissions will increase, how fast atmospheric concentrations will rise, how much global temperatures will rise, how warming will affect ice sheet dynamics and sea - level rise, how warming will affect weather patterns, how the latter will affect agriculture and other economic activities, and how all climate change impacts will affect public health and wclimate change impacts will affect public health and welfare.

[2] Tribes that depend upon natural resources and ecosystems, both on and off reservations, are among the first to experience the impacts of climate change.

Determining which types of prevention to invest in (such as monitoring, early warning systems, and land - use changes that reduce the impact of heat and floods) depends on several factors, including health problems common to that particular area, vulnerable populations, the preventive health systems already in place, and the expected impacts of climate change.275 Local capacity to adapt is very important; unfortunately the most vulnerable populations also frequently have limited resources for managing climate - health risks.

Fisheries could be affected by different biophysical impacts of climate change, depending on the resources on which they are based (Niang - Diop, 2005; Clark, 2006).

Yet, the extent to which this leads to inequity between GHG emitters and those impacted by the resulting climate change depends on the distribution of climate vulnerability.

The final USGCRP «key finding» notes that «future climate change and its impacts will depend on choices made today», effectively echoing the conclusions of the Australian Climate Commission's The Critical Decade report that we are running out of time to sufficiently reduce our GHG emiclimate change and its impacts will depend on choices made today», effectively echoing the conclusions of the Australian Climate Commission's The Critical Decade report that we are running out of time to sufficiently reduce our GHG emiClimate Commission's The Critical Decade report that we are running out of time to sufficiently reduce our GHG emissions.

When you claim that a nation such as the United States which emits high levels of ghgs need not adopt climate change policies because adverse human - induced climate change impacts have not yet been proven, are you claiming that climate change skeptics have proven that human - induced climate change will not create harsh adverse impacts to the human health and the ecological systems of others on which their lives often depend and if so what is that proof?

Such changes might depend on a social movement for climate stabilization that supports long - term changes in social norms (e.g. about family size), greater availability of mass transit, climate - friendly urban design, or other actions that are impractical on the short term but on a longer time scale increase the plasticity of potentially high - impact behaviors.

Asia is a huge and diverse region, so both climate change and the impact on freshwater resources will vary greatly depending on location.

The capacity to cope with climate hazards and adapt to impacts of climate change depends on the strength and diversity of peoples» livelihood assets viz. natural, social, human, financial and physical assets.

(07/17/2013) A new short video by Friends of the Earth International highlights the impacts of climate change on mangroves in El Salvador, which local fishermen depend on for their livelihoods.

Similar adaptations and coping strategies can, given supportive policies and institutions, form the basis for adaptation to climate change, although the effectiveness of such approaches will depend on the severity and speed of climate change impacts.

Future climate change impacts will depend on past and future socioeconomic development, which influences emissions of heat - trapping gases, the exposure and vulnerability of society and ecosystems, and societal capacity to respond.

When you claim that the United States need not adopt climate change policies because adverse climate change impacts have not yet been proven, are you claiming that climate change skeptics have proven that human - induced climate change will not create adverse impacts on human health and the ecological systems of others on which their life often depends and if so what is that proof?

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Potentials for adaptation to climate change in informal sectors in developing countries depend largely on the context: e.g., the impacts involved, the sensitivity of the industrial activity to those impacts, and the resources available for coping.

Climate change is adversely impacting human wellbeing and the ecosystems on which we depend.

But the only mention of these words in the IPCC report are in the section «Anthropogenic warming could lead to some impacts that are abrupt or irreversible, depending upon the rate and magnitude of the climate change», which reveals a far less frightening and urgent picture than such accounts suggests:

The ability to adapt to climate change, and specifically the impacts on health, will depend on many factors including existing infrastructure, resources, technology, information and the level of equity in different countries and regions.

By committing to adapt to the impacts of a changing climate, companies can secure their operations and supply chains, and the livelihoods that depend on them.

The question is how will current climate change impact our civilization, our built infrastructure, and every single plant and animal species that we depend on?

The impact of climate change on the production and quality of hops Humulus lupulus will depend on future weather conditions in the growing season.

the most advanced scientific research has concluded that changes in climate will gravely harm the health of indigenous peoples» traditional lands and waters and that many of plants and animals upon which they depend for survival will be threatened by the immediate impacts of climate change.

For Torres Strait Islanders, there are two possible relocations that may occur, depending on what impacts of climate change eventuate.