The Earth System Governance Project [1] is a long - term, interdisciplinary social science research programme developed under the auspices of the International Human Dimensions program
on Global Environmental Change, and started January 2009.
START promotes research - driven capacity building to advance knowledge
on global environmental change in Africa and Asia - Pacific.
Wolf has taught undergraduate and graduate courses at Memorial and Royal Roads
on global environmental change, sustainability, and environmental management.
The international science
on global environmental change, which has provided the insights we have today on the functioning of the Earth system and impacts on human societies of anthropogenic change, has triggered a concerted global effort, integrating the ICSU / ISSC Visioning process on the Grand Challenges for Earth system research for global sustainability with the Belmont Forum challenge (a coalition of major donors of global environmental change research), to define the future integrated science agenda on Earth system research for global sustainability.
He serves on several scientific committees and boards, e.g., as the vice-chair of the science advisory board of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact research (PIK) and he chairs the visioning process
on global environmental change of ICSU, the International Council for Science.
This initiative, today led by an Alliance, including science, donors, sponsors and users, is a unique co-design effort to organize and define the science
on global environmental change over the coming decades.
The results of Schaller, Fung and his team will prompt further investigations into the possible influence of an impact event
on the global environmental change that characterized this notable warming period in Earth's ancient history.
For example, Future Earth, launched in 2012 by ICSU and other international organizations, is a global platform for coordinating new, inter - and transdisciplinary approaches to research
on global environmental change.
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses
on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect
on aircraft demand and build rates of
changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of
global economic conditions
on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of
global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any
changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact
on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact
on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns
on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate
changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco
on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and
environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of
changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted
on December 22, 2017, and
changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such
changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence
on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments
on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest
on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse
changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any
changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational
changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of
changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of
changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU,
on general market conditions,
global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of
changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted
on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017),
environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition
on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger
on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or
on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships;
changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the
global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future
changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance
on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major
changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions;
changes involving the tax and
environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report
on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
As a founding member of the Beverage Industry
Environmental Roundtable (BIER), a coalition of leading global beverage companies working together to advance environmental sustainability, in FY17 Bacardi signed the Joint Commitment on Cl
Environmental Roundtable (BIER), a coalition of leading
global beverage companies working together to advance
environmental sustainability, in FY17 Bacardi signed the Joint Commitment on Cl
environmental sustainability, in FY17 Bacardi signed the Joint Commitment
on Climate
Change.
We are a
global brand, and we want to be a force for
change in both reducing our social and
environmental impact and confronting head
on the challenges facing the fashion industry now and in the future.
[3] Robert Keohane and David Victor, 2011, «The Regime Complex for Climate
Change», Perspective
on Politics, 9 (1), pp.7 - 23; Frank Biermann, Philipp Pattberg, Harro van Asselt and Fariborz Zelli, 2009, «The Fragmentation of
Global Governance Architectures: A Framework for Analysis»,
Global Environmental Politics, 9 (4), pp.14 - 40.
As Matthew Hoffmann has argued [2], the ozone negotiations marked a normative shift over the desirability of universal participation in
global environmental negotiations, a shift that was locked into the initial negotiations
on climate
change.
Wisconsin utility regulators removed references to climate
change from their website months before state
environmental officials altered
global - warming language
on their own site.
Panels focused
on current efforts to tackle climate
change, ranging from local
environmental initiatives to the
global Paris climate agreement, as well as how divestment from fossil fuels can be a tool for climate justice and curbing the impacts of climate
change.
Since 1977, IIASA's annual 3 - month Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) offers research opportunities to talented young researchers whose interests correspond with IIASA's ongoing research
on issues of
global environmental, economic and social
change.
Timothy Juliani, director of corporate engagement at the Pew Center
on Global Climate
Change, heads up that nonprofit's Business
Environmental Leadership Council.
Forest ecologists watch as Alaskan forests struggle with
environmental changes brought
on by
global warming
Now, a 15 - year, 30 - nation research collective called Geotraces is embarking
on an ambitious
global survey of ocean chemistry to quantify trace elements and shed light
on how chemical concentrations fluctuate in response to
changing environmental conditions.
For more than a decade these Earth - observing satellites have provided some of the first
environmental measurements
on a
global scale, including large - scale
changes in the mass of polar ice.
McCright's study, «Cool dudes: The denial of climate
change among conservative white males in the United States,» was published online in July and printed in the October 2011 issue of Global Environmental Change, which ranks first out of 77 journals on environmental st
change among conservative white males in the United States,» was published online in July and printed in the October 2011 issue of
Global Environmental Change, which ranks first out of 77 journals on environme
Environmental Change, which ranks first out of 77 journals on environmental st
Change, which ranks first out of 77 journals
on environmentalenvironmental studies.
«I think that this decision represents a clear and powerful recognition of how serious the threat of
global warming is and that our reliance
on coal for power generation needs to be
changed,» says Eric Young, spokesman
on global warming at New York City — based
environmental group Natural Resources Defense Council.
Hydrogen could therefore help ease pressing
environmental and societal problems, including air pollution and its health hazards,
global climate
change and dependence
on foreign oil imports.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President - elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency expressed doubt about the science behind
global climate
change during a contentious Senate confirmation hearing
on Wednesday, but added he would be obliged for now to uphold the EPA's finding carbon dioxide poses a public danger.
The researchers call for a need to move beyond a sole focus
on mitigating the effects of climate
change to reach solutions that consider
global carbon reduction targets as well as local energy and
environmental contexts.
«Using coal to make natural gas may be good for China's energy security, but it's an
environmental disaster in the making,» said Robert B. Jackson, Nicholas Professor of Environmental Sciences and director of the Duke Center on G
environmental disaster in the making,» said Robert B. Jackson, Nicholas Professor of
Environmental Sciences and director of the Duke Center on G
Environmental Sciences and director of the Duke Center
on Global Change.
After he obtained his B.A. degree, Bromley was offered an assistant position at AAAS to help compile scientific facts
on climate
change and other
global environmental issues for the public, analyzing large numerical data sets and making maps using computational tools.
Reporting this week in the journal
Global Change Biology scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and from Germany's University of Kiel and the Alfred Wegener Institute reveal that when it comes to environmental change the reaction of Antarctic clams (laternula elliptica)-- a long - lived and abundant species that lives in cold, oxygen - rich Antarctic waters — is different depending on how old the anim
Change Biology scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and from Germany's University of Kiel and the Alfred Wegener Institute reveal that when it comes to
environmental change the reaction of Antarctic clams (laternula elliptica)-- a long - lived and abundant species that lives in cold, oxygen - rich Antarctic waters — is different depending on how old the anim
change the reaction of Antarctic clams (laternula elliptica)-- a long - lived and abundant species that lives in cold, oxygen - rich Antarctic waters — is different depending
on how old the animal is.
She then spent 3 years in the Department of Geography and
Environmental Engineering, assessing the impact of
global climate
change on human health.
A magnitude - 9 earthquake in Japan, a momentous climate
change summit, reports
on future
global «hyperwarming», and rumblings about some of the first geoengineering field trials all made 2011 a remarkable year for the
environmental sciences.
Two important aerosol species, sulfate and organic particles, have large natural biogenic sources that depend in a highly complex fashion
on environmental and ecological parameters and therefore are prone to influence by
global change.
The scientists conclude that agroforestry should therefore attract more attention in
global agendas
on climate
change mitigation because of its positive social and
environmental impacts.
What effect — if any — such an impact may have had
on this period of
global environmental change 55 to 56 million years ago remains unclear.
(Reuters)- The U.S. electric industry knew as far back as 1968 that burning fossil fuels might cause
global warming, but cast doubt
on the science of climate
change and ramped up coal use for decades afterward, an
environmental watchdog group said
on Tuesday.
«He let the moment go by without making any
change in his dogged refusal to put real limits
on America's
global warming pollution,» says David Doniger, climate policy director at the Natural Resources Defense Council, a New York - based
environmental group.
To solve this problem, Pielke suggested measuring
environmental variables from a regional scale up to a
global scale as a more inclusive way to assess
environmental risks than the top - down approach used by the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate
Change.
The study published in
Environmental Research Letters is the first
global - scale analysis with a focus
on changes in national diets and their impact
on the blue and green water use of food consumption.
Nonetheless, with rising sea level and
environmental refugeeism compounding the increased demand
on water, food, and land of a growing population (albeit one likely to level out mid 21st century), the combined impacts of climate
change and
global population increase could potentially yield a world that doesn't look that different from the one portrayed in the movie — indeed, as Jim Hansen puts it, «a different planet» — by century's end.
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Global Low Orbiting Message Relay) GLONASS (
Global Navigation Satellite System) glossopharyngeal nerve Gloster E. 28/39 glottis glow - worm glucagon glucocorticoid glucose glucoside gluon Glushko, Valentin Petrovitch (1908 — 1989) glutamic acid glutamine gluten gluteus maximus glycerol glycine glycogen glycol glycolysis glycoprotein glycosidic bond glycosuria glyoxysome GMS (Geosynchronous Meteorological Satellite) GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) Gnathostomata gneiss Go Go, No - go goblet cell GOCE (Gravity field and steady - state Ocean Circulation Explorer) God Goddard, Robert Hutchings (1882 — 1945) Goddard Institute for Space Studies Goddard Space Flight Center Gödel, Kurt (1906 — 1978) Gödel universe Godwin, Francis (1562 — 1633) GOES (Geostationary Operational
Environmental Satellite) goethite goiter gold Gold, Thomas (1920 — 2004) Goldbach conjecture golden ratio (phi) Goldin, Daniel Saul (1940 ---RRB- gold - leaf electroscope Goldstone Tracking Facility Golgi, Camillo (1844 — 1926) Golgi apparatus Golomb, Solomon W. (1932 — 2016) golygon GOMS (Geostationary Operational Meteorological Satellite) gonad gonadotrophin - releasing hormone gonadotrophins Gondwanaland Gonets goniatite goniometer gonorrhea Goodricke, John (1764 — 1786) googol Gordian Knot Gordon, Richard Francis, Jr. (1929 — 2017) Gore, John Ellard (1845 — 1910) gorge gorilla Gorizont Gott loop Goudsmit, Samuel Abraham (1902 — 1978) Gould, Benjamin Apthorp (1824 — 1896) Gould, Stephen Jay (1941 — 2002) Gould Belt gout governor GPS (
Global Positioning System) Graaf, Regnier de (1641 — 1673) Graafian follicle GRAB graben GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) graceful graph gradient Graham, Ronald (1935 ---RRB- Graham, Thomas (1805 — 1869) Graham's law of diffusion Graham's number GRAIL (Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory) grain (cereal) grain (unit) gram gram - atom Gramme, Zénobe Théophile (1826 — 1901) gramophone Gram's stain Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) Granat Grand Tour grand unified theory (GUT) Grandfather Paradox Granit, Ragnar Arthur (1900 — 1991) granite granulation granule granulocyte graph graph theory graphene graphite GRAPHS AND GRAPH THEORY graptolite grass grassland gravel graveyard orbit gravimeter gravimetric analysis Gravitational Biology Facility gravitational collapse gravitational constant (G) gravitational instability gravitational lens gravitational life gravitational lock gravitational microlensing GRAVITATIONAL PHYSICS gravitational slingshot effect gravitational waves graviton gravity gravity gradient gravity gradient stabilization Gravity Probe A Gravity Probe B gravity - assist gray (Gy) gray goo gray matter grazing - incidence telescope Great Annihilator Great Attractor great circle Great Comets Great Hercules Cluster (M13, NGC 6205) Great Monad Great Observatories Great Red Spot Great Rift (in Milky Way) Great Rift Valley Great Square of Pegasus Great Wall greater omentum greatest elongation Green, George (1793 — 1841) Green, Nathaniel E. Green, Thomas Hill (1836 — 1882) green algae Green Bank Green Bank conference (1961) Green Bank Telescope green flash greenhouse effect greenhouse gases Green's theorem Greg, Percy (1836 — 1889) Gregorian calendar Grelling's paradox Griffith, George (1857 — 1906) Griffith Observatory Grignard, François Auguste Victor (1871 — 1935) Grignard reagent grike Grimaldi, Francesco Maria (1618 — 1663) Grissom, Virgil (1926 — 1967) grit gritstone Groom Lake Groombridge 34 Groombridge Catalogue gross ground, electrical ground state ground - track group group theory GROUPS AND GROUP THEORY growing season growth growth hormone growth hormone - releasing hormone growth plate Grudge, Project Gruithuisen, Franz von Paula (1774 — 1852) Grus (constellation) Grus Quartet (NGC 7552, NGC 7582, NGC 7590, and NGC 7599) GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) g - suit G - type asteroid Guericke, Otto von (1602 — 1686) guanine Guiana Space Centre guidance, inertial Guide Star Catalog (GSC) guided missile guided missiles, postwar development Guillaume, Charles Édouard (1861 — 1938) Gulf Stream (ocean current) Gulfstream (jet plane) Gullstrand, Allvar (1862 — 1930) gum Gum Nebula gun metal gunpowder Gurwin Gusev Crater gut Gutenberg, Johann (c. 1400 — 1468) Guy, Richard Kenneth (1916 ---RRB- guyot Guzman Prize gymnosperm gynecology gynoecium gypsum gyrocompass gyrofrequency gyropilot gyroscope gyrostabilizer Gyulbudagian's Nebula (HH215)
In an interesting paper that appeared in the journal
Global Environmental Change, a group of scholars, including Naomi Oreskes, a historian of science at Harvard, and Michael Oppenheimer, a geoscientist at Princeton, note that so - called climate skeptics frequently accuse climate scientists of «alarmism» and «overreacting to evidence of human impacts
on the climate system.»
In the College of Sciences, Professor Gerald Edwards works
on the effects of
environmental stress and
global climate
change on carbon acquisition and usage in photosynthesis of higher plants, with current research focusing
on a novel type of photosynthesis.
Even if we consider the impact of
environmental degradation
on humanity, deforestation has a more significant and immediate impact
on local weather, water availability, water quality, and soil erosion than does
global climate
change from greenhouse gases.
In particular, IIASA researchers will focus
on how potential phosphorus market crises might put pressure
on the
global food system and create
environmental ripple effects ranging from expansion of agricultural land to phosphorus price - induced
changes in land management, which could exacerbate the already existing imbalance between carbon, phosphorus and nitrogen.
To contribute to an understanding of the underlying causes of these
changes we compile various
environmental records (and model - based interpretations of some of them) in order to calculate the direct effect of various processes
on Earth's radiative budget and, thus,
on global annual mean surface temperature over the last 800,000 years.
To increase opportunities for research, education and training that strengthen scientific capacities in developing countries to understand, communicate and motivate action
on critical
global environmental change challenges.
Elisabeth Kruegar, Helmholtz Centre for
Environmental Research (UFZ): «The World Water Scenarios Initiative can help raise awareness about where our behavior is leading to, and can also help to compare trends and different aspects of
global change, like the drivers that they identified have an effect
on water, and also how water has an effect
on the drivers, the feedback between both the drivers and impacts are important.
A deal this fall to cap carbon emissions from
global aviation at 2020 levels must be enforceable and set long - term goals in line with the 2015 Paris agreement
on climate
change, a coalition of
environmental groups said.
The asymmetric effect of beliefs about
global warming on perceptions of local seasonal climate conditions in the U.S.» Global Environmental Change 23:1488 -
global warming
on perceptions of local seasonal climate conditions in the U.S.»
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