Sentences with phrase «outcomes in a warming world»

One thing to note, of course, is that many of the outcomes in a warming world that are most consequential for society are the least certain.

Humans remain mainly focused on the here and now, and the worst outcomes in a warming world remain someday or somewhere.

Not exact matches

I've written an essay for Wednesday's Op - Ed page offering a short look at extreme weather in a warming world and the two prongs of the climate challenge — the need to limit human vulnerability to the worst the climate system can throw at us and to curb emissions that are steadily raising the odds of unwelcome outcomes, particularly extreme heat and either too much, or too little, water.

This can effectively give investors a sense of what proportion of the company's investment plans may fail to deliver an acceptable return in the scenario of a world limited to 2 °C global warming outcome (i.e. which project capex is within budget and which is «unneeded»).

A new study, if interpreted literally, would mean the world could reduce global warming potential if rain forests were reduced in size instead of encouraging their growth in size, which was the original desired outcome.

The outcome of this meeting will play a critical role in determining the world's response to global warming - and the fate of the planet.

High - risk outcomes occur more often under A2 than under the B2 emissions scenario due to higher crop water demands in the warmer A2 world.