Sentences with phrase «moderate climate change»

The team, led by Dr. Carter, examined where the geographic range of a Trypanosoma parasite will shift by 2050 under two possible climate scenarios: moderate climate change mitigation and business - as - usual.

But, on the whole, moderate climate change of an additional two degrees will likely be beneficial for the world, says Benny Peiser, an anthropologist at John Moores University in Liverpool, England.

Moderate climate change in the coming decades is projected to increase overall yields by 5 - 20 % on agricultural lands that rely of rainfall, although major challenges are projected for crops that are near the warm end of their suitable range.

We are 6.8 billion, suffering, poverty and death matters to us and we know that the global earth system, please include people this time, is not resilient to even moderate climate change, be it natural or caused by humans.

In fact, the I.P.C.C. WGII report, in the chapter on North America says «Research since the [last IPCC report] supports the conclusion that moderate climate change will likely increase yields on North American rain fed agriculture... Most studies project likely climate - related yield increases of 5 - 20 % over the first decades of the century... Major challenges are projected for crops that are near the warm end of their suitable range or depend on highly utilized water resources.»

The ocean helps moderate climate change thanks to its considerable capacity to store CO2, through the combined actions of ocean physics, chemistry, and biology.

«Forests of the Congo basin are known to be resilient to moderate climate change because they have been exposed to dry conditions in the past few hundred years,» Saatchi said.

Early used a moderate climate change scenario of 2 degrees Celsius warming by the end of the century.

«We have to consider there are two sides of the coin: On the one hand, the uptake of carbon dioxide moderates climate change but, on the other hand, it affects life in the ocean — with consequences for economy and society.»

Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, about one third of the CO2 released in the atmosphere by anthropogenic activities has been absorbed by the world's oceans, which play a key role in moderating climate change.

But, of course, a «very bad case» living scenario could easily be brought about via rather moderate climate changes.

«The Earth's atmosphere has built - in regulatory mechanisms that moderate climate changes.

Many continued to believe that the oceans could only vary gradually over thousands of years, with a thermal inertia that must moderate any climate changes.

They are telling coastal and forest communities about sustainable energy, the dangers of deforestation, and the importance of forests in moderating climate change.

The increased CO2 moderated the climate change, preventing full - scale glaciation, but nevertheless was insufficient to prevent some cooling (until the Industrial Revolution, of course).

Not exact matches

Pompeo replaces Rex Tillerson who has been considered more moderate on issues of foreign intervention, the Iran nuclear deal and climate change.

Kaine will try to score points with millennial voters on issues like climate change and student debt, and with moderate independents on infrastructure and campaign finance reform, while addressing Hispanic concerns on immigration and health care.

Other moderates appointed without a contest were Emma Reynolds (health), John Woodcock (defence), Barry Sheerman (environment), Tristram Hunt (communities and local government), Gavin Shuker (transport), Stephen Timms (work and pensions), Ivan Lewis (international development), Shabana Mahmood (justice), Caroline Flint (energy and climate change) and Peter Kyle (business).

The U-shaped diagram also highlights how «middle - of - the - road» companies — firms that emit a moderate level of greenhouse gases and would likely neither lose nor gain from the passage of climate laws — spend the least lobbying on climate change.

And they have long been viewed as moderating voices, especially on climate change.

According to a poll conducted by researchers at Yale University's Project on Climate Change Communication, four out of five Americans reported personally experiencing one or more types of extreme weather or a natural disaster in 2011, while more than a third were personally harmed either a great deal or a moderate amount by one or more of these events.

At odds with the low levels of factual knowledge, most respondents reported that they had a «moderate amount» or a «great deal» of understanding about climate change, where polar change has been a major area of interest.

The votes this week reveal a new list of Republicans who stand out as more moderate on climate change than their party, and it's happening as candidates are jockeying for early positions to replace President Obama.

That message was resonating with voters, says environmental engineering professor Daniel Cohan at Rice University in Houston, who moderated a candidates» forum on climate change in January.

Mr. Hoeven's amendment is designed as an alternative for moderate Republicans who may be worried about going against a scientific consensus on climate change.»

Kahan and other social scientists previously have shown that information based on scientific evidence can actually intensify — rather than moderate — political polarization on contentious topics such as gun control, climate change, fracking, or the safety of certain vaccines.

Original publications: Werner, F. J., Graiff, A., Matthiessen, B. (2016), Even moderate nutrient enrichment negatively adds up to global climate change effects on a habitat - forming seaweed system.

To investigate how different climate trajectories might influence climate change vulnerability, we assessed species using high (A2), moderate (A1B) and low (B2) IPCC SRES emissions scenarios for 2050 and 2090 [20](Figure 4; Supporting Methods in Supporting Information S1).

Evaluations of the impact of the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP) in four multiracial, multiethnic school districts in New York City showed that 84 percent of teachers who responded to a survey reported positive changes in classroom climate, 71 percent reported moderate or significant decreases in physical violence in the classroom, and 66 percent observed less name - calling and few verbal insults.

Weekend schedule: Friday, August 31, 2012 6 — 8 pm: Carbon 13 opening at Ballroom Marfa 8 — 10 pm: Community dinner at The Capri Saturday, September 1, 2012 9:30 am: FarmStand Marfa 10 am: Marfa Lights Festival Parade 1 pm: Discussion: Art and Environmental Activism, moderated by Rebecca Solnit at the Crowley Theater 3 pm: Discussion: Climate Change and Adaptation, with Diana Liverman and John Nielsen - Gammon at the Crowley Theater 6 pm: Michael Pollan in conversation with Hamilton Fish at the Crowley Theater, co-presented with Dixon Water Foundation Sunday, September 2, 2012 9 — 11 am: Brunch and guided nature walk on Mimms Ranch with Robert Potts 1 pm: Reading by Rebecca Solnit at Marfa Book Company 3:30 pm: Presentation by Tom Rand at Marfa Book Company 8 pm: Performance of This Clement World by Cynthia Hopkins at the Crowley Theater All events are free and open to the public.

Saturday, September 1, 2012 9:30 am: FarmStand Marfa 10 am: Marfa Lights Festival Parade 1 pm: Discussion: Art and Environmental Activism, moderated by Rebecca Solnit at the Crowley Theater 3 pm: Discussion: Climate Change and Adaptation, with Diana Liverman and John Nielsen - Gammon at the Crowley Theater 6 pm: Michael Pollan in conversation with Hamilton Fish at the Crowley Theater, co-presented with Dixon Water Foundation

He was immediately criticized on various fronts by environmentalists, some scientists, and political opponents, who said he was simply recasting existing economic and technological trends as change, that he was trying to derail congressional initiatives (promoted mainly by Democrats and a small cluster of moderate Republicans), and that he was continuing an eight - year pattern of delay in attacking the creeping, but momentous, climate problem.

Already, deep fissures are emerging between, on one side, a base of ideological voters and lawmakers with strong ties to powerful tea - party groups and super PACs funded by the fossil - fuel industry who see climate change as a false threat concocted by liberals to justify greater government control; and on the other side, a quiet group of moderates, younger voters, and leading conservative intellectuals who fear that if Republicans continue to dismiss or deny climate change, the party will become irrelevant.

«Even the most moderate predicted trends in climate change will present new national security challenges for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard,» said Frank L. Bowman, co-chair of the committee that wrote the report and a retired U.S. navy admiral.

The consequences for ecosystems, both natural and man - made (agriculture, forestry), of even relatively small or moderate changes in climate have a potential to be very large, especially if the change occurs rapidly.

Humanity's task of moderating human - caused global climate change is urgent.

Carbon dioxide removal addresses the root cause of climate change — high concentrations of the greenhouse gas in the atmosphere — and generally have well - understood benefits and risks, but current technologies would take decades to achieve moderate results and be cost - prohibitive at scales large enough to have a sizeable impact.

Jun 30: «Greening the Energy Value Chain Across Borders: The Role of China,» a panel discussion with Barbara Finamore (NRDC), Kelly Sims Gallagher (Tufts University), and Andrew Aldridge (Climate Change Capital), moderated by Zhou Xizhou (IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates)

As for the «cash spigot», the pot of money and prestige available to research supporting extreme climate change scenarios is orders of magnitude larger than the pot available to research supporting moderate scenarios.

If we accept the possibility of even moderate projections for climate change and honestly face the scale of the effort humankind must undertake to avert catastrophe, this single problem jumps to the top of any rational list of global priorities.

For the study, the researchers used a set of 10 global climate models to simulate future changes in wind power under a high future emissions scenario (known as RCP8.5) and a moderate emissions scenario (known as RCP4.5).

Rainfall from resolved rather than parameterized processes better represents the present ‐ day and climate change response of moderate rates in the community atmosphere model.

Conversely, 11 of the 17 countries with low or moderate GHG emissions, are acutely vulnerable to negative impacts of climate change.

Future climatic data integrated two CO2 emission scenarios, moderate (B2) and high (A2), detailed in the Special Report on Emissions Scenarios by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [26].

«Moderates and Independents on Climate Change: A Case Study in Decision Avoidance — Coping Mechanism or Chronic Congenital Irresolution?»

Here are links to our Coaltiion's submissions to the New Zealand Parliament Select Committee considering the Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading Scheme) Amendment Bill:

«Moderates and Independents on Climate Change: A Case Study in Decision Avoidance — Coping Mechanism or Chronic Congenital Irresoltution?»

There is agreement that climate change would moderate the rate of economic growth, by a little according to some studies and by a lot according to other studies.

These focus in particular on building the capacity of communities to adapt to climate change in ways that allow them to moderate potential damage, to take advantage of new opportunities and to cope with the consequences of climate change, and on enhancing the resilience of communities and the ecosystems on which they depend.

In one of the more comprehensive definitions, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines climate change adaption as an «adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities: (IPCC TAR, 20Climate Change (IPCC) defines climate change adaption as an «adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities: (IPCC TAR, 200Change (IPCC) defines climate change adaption as an «adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities: (IPCC TAR, 20climate change adaption as an «adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities: (IPCC TAR, 200change adaption as an «adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities: (IPCC TAR, 2001)[1].