Sentences with phrase «more alternative scenarios»

Traditionally, population projections have included two or more alternative scenarios, both to acknowledge the intrinsic uncertainty of the middle scenario and to offer an assessment of the sensitivity of projected trends to changes in underlying assumptions, in particular with regard to fertility.

Most studies compare global emissions pathways resulting from the INDCs to one or more alternative scenarios without the INDCs.

Not exact matches

Anti-Keystone groups like to argue that blocking the pipeline would choke oilsand development in Alberta, but a much more likely scenario is that the oil industry would simply look for alternative transport means.

As God prehends the universe at the instant the piano teeters, he sees the various possible ways this little drama could be played out, sees all the ramifications of the possible scenarios, and realizes that some ways the action might unfold are better than others, that is, some outcomes would produce a future which when he, God, prehended it would make his experience more rich, more harmonious, more beautiful than his experience would be were alternative outcomes to produce quite different futures.

The idea is to both monitor and develop a good basis for more responsible natural resources management and to construct an alternative way to ensure quality of life to indigenous populations facing a changing scenario both in terms of socioeconomics and environmental issues.»

«The fact that 17 out of the 40 SREES scenarios explore alternative technological development pathways under a high growth... scenario family A1 does not constitute a statement that such scenaarios should be considered as more likely than others..., nor that a similar large number of technological bifurcation scenarios would not be possible in any of the other three scenario families» (Nakicenovic et al, 2003, «IPCC SRES Revisited: A Response», Energy & Environment, 14, 2 & 3, 2003: 195).

At sites along Florida's Atlantic coast, the Keys, San Diego (La Jolla), Seattle, and Honolulu, more than 90 percent of observed flood days within the last decade would not have occurred in their alternative historical scenarios.

More so, individuals over 40 tend to have their lives more squared away than the younger generations, and tend to be more financially independent, which comes as a relief to many who have experienced the alternative in dating scenarMore so, individuals over 40 tend to have their lives more squared away than the younger generations, and tend to be more financially independent, which comes as a relief to many who have experienced the alternative in dating scenarmore squared away than the younger generations, and tend to be more financially independent, which comes as a relief to many who have experienced the alternative in dating scenarmore financially independent, which comes as a relief to many who have experienced the alternative in dating scenarios.

In fact, Fiske and Ladd's evidence points to an alternative, more positive scenario.

In sum, in the event of a major global financial collapse a lot of Apple's «paper» investments might simply «blow up» and Apple in such a scenario would very likely have to downsize dramatically, possibly discontinue many (more) products [vii] and / or possibly try to find alternative revenue - generating sources to survive.

If it appears your savings are likely to run out early in retirement, you can see how alternative scenarios, such as cutting back on spending or postponing retirement a few years, might tilt the odds more in your favor.

But personally, I remain comfortable with the logic of my decision to choose VOF (over VEIL & VNH) as a slightly more defensive / appropriate fund for a frontier market — the index outcome & relative performances could obviously have been very different under an alternative scenario — in the end, I didn't pick / achieve the actual best - performing fund, but I did match the index (and +118 % is an excellent consolation prize!).

However, for many owners, the best - case scenario seems to occur much more infrequently than the more unpleasant alternative.

It used to be simple: an alternative art scene would spring up in a scruffy neighborhood, and — in a scenario replicating the domination of the Neanderthals by the Cro - Magnons — the laidback outsiders either interbred with or were vanquished by the more aggressive high - end gallery elite.

«The fact that 17 out of the 40 SREES scenarios explore alternative technological development pathways under a high growth... scenario family A1 does not constitute a statement that such scenaarios should be considered as more likely than others..., nor that a similar large number of technological bifurcation scenarios would not be possible in any of the other three scenario families» (Nakicenovic et al, 2003, «IPCC SRES Revisited: A Response», Energy & Environment, 14, 2 & 3, 2003: 195).

Also, people would probably take him more seriously if he tried to build some alternative emissions scenarios instead of trying to pick holes in other peoples — William]

BTW, Hansen's «Global Warming in the 21st Century: An Alternative Scenario» seems to accept that CO2 control would be much more difficult than cleaning up black carbon emissions from power stations.

A «World Alternative Policy Scenario» — which for the first time includes the developing world and emerging market economies — considers what would happen if governments decided to act much more vigorously to combat environmental problems and reduce energy - security risks.

I believe more attention should be given to population growth, conservation and tropical deforestation, all of which are easier to implement than alternative energy scenarios.

Here's how this post is going to go: First, we'll have a quick look at why targeting 1.5 degrees is so urgent; second, we'll look at a few things these scenarios have in common, the baseline for serious ambition; third, we'll look more closely at the third paper, as it offers some interesting alternatives (like, oh, mass vegetarianism) to typical carbon thinking; and finally, I'll conclude.

EIA modeled five scenarios using the baseline economic situation that it used in the original Annual Energy Outlook, and four more using alternative baselines.

That the alternative scenario feels impossible argues that the IPCC has genuine bias and is not interested any more in «the truth».

EIA's analysis of a nuclear scenario shows that additional nuclear power can be competitive with the renewable alternative and should be allowed to give utilities more flexibility.

The WEO 2006 Alternative Policy scenario shows that CO2 emissions can be reduced by 16 % from the Reference Scenario with policies that more than pay for themselves: 80 % of these reductions come from more efficient production and uses ofscenario shows that CO2 emissions can be reduced by 16 % from the Reference Scenario with policies that more than pay for themselves: 80 % of these reductions come from more efficient production and uses ofScenario with policies that more than pay for themselves: 80 % of these reductions come from more efficient production and uses of energy.

There is a substantial body of case law on whether prosecution for a crime with elements A, B, and C bars prosecution for a crime with different elements arising from the same facts and circumstances (e.g. if acquittal of a lesser included offense whose elements must all be proved to convict on the more severe offense provides double jeopardy protection), that wouldn't be directly applicable in my alternative scenario because the offense tried the first time and the second would have exactly the same elements.

But the persons who argue that alternative structures will undermine these values offer no proof of their arguments, no empirical research — they simply imagine a multitude of scenarios, more or less plausible, in which it could happen, and then assert that it necessarily will happen.

More information on these alternative scenarios can be found here.

Not only have we extended the available preliminary evidence to include a more specific measure of initial attraction, rather than evaluation of alternative scenarios, we have also examined these effects cross-culturally.

Regardless of regulatory focus manipulation, more committed individuals were also less likely to perceive quality among alternative scenarios and to be attentive to alternative others in general.

In this scenario, what's a more attractive alternative?