Climate change and tropical biodiversity: a new focus Brodie J.‚ Post E.‚ Laurance W. In this review article‚ Brodie et al. expose a different approach to looking at the effects of global climate change on tropical biodiversity. An abundant amount of literature does‚ in fact‚ address the direct effects of climate change on biodiversity in the tropics. Brodie et al. argue‚ however‚ that while these efforts are extremely important and notable for current and future conservation efforts‚ little
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“Climate Change Awareness Begins With Me” TGTAI CONCEPT PAPER Goal: To encourage youth to engage in interactive learning on Global Warming & Climate Change which may be translated into education outreach in their specific communities and/or organizations. Objectives: 1. To encourage youth from youth organizations‚ schools and communities to learn/learn more about global warming and Climate Change concepts (Think Green) and engage in simple Green Solutions at the individual/community level
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Climate Change Effects on Artic Polar Bears Kenneth Halvorsen COM/156 09/30/2012 Jocelyn Henson Climate Change Effects on Artic Polar Bears Climate warming and ecological changes have caused a significant threat to the declining population of polar bears in the Arctic which is affecting human habitats Polar bears‚ the largest of the terrestrial carnivores‚ live on the Arctic ice for the majority of the year. The icy habitat allows polar bears to hunt for their primary prey - seals.
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People of the whole world are responsible for climate change.Their ignorance is the main reason behind it.For instance‚ USA has been most widely seen as the counry having the most negative efforts on the world’s climate change followed by China‚Germany has received the best ratings. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change agreed that the developed countries are mainly responsible for the current global emissions of greenhouse gases.Just for social and economical development they
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Australia and Climate Change Australia is an Oceanic country comprised of 23.8 million citizens and it is set to be one of the countries most affected by climate change. Climate change is defined as a change in weather patterns of a regional or global scale. It has recently come to mean the change humans have affected through use of fossil fuels and other activities leading to greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide emissions. Because Australia consists of an entire continent‚ climate change will affect
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regards to climate change‚ it is often believed that the “hockey stick” graph is the only indication of detriment humans have caused to the world. So if someone can disprove the data from the graph‚ it is believed that all of climate change can be invalidated. However‚ Michael Mann refutes this belief wholeheartedly; the graph is based on data he and his colleagues comprised. To him this mistake in the public’s opinion was created on purpose to easily disregard the idea of climate change being true
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Climate Changes The world’s climate is not so good‚ in the article wrote by Thomas L. Friedman “Stuff Happens to the Environment‚ like Climate Change” (The New York Times) where it is explained how climate change is taken differently by all the large industrial economies‚ including United states. Friedman’s claim is that some candidates running for presidents do not pay attention to the severity of these problems and why voters should not vote for them‚ which is a good start to address climate problems
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The ‘best’ policies that respond to climate change are the ones that go beyond addressing global warming‚ they also need to take greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions into account‚ since GHG’s pose a greater threat to society than that of global warming. Thus‚ the best policies will cut emissions and stabilize the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The best policies to address climate change revolve around four categories: economic action‚ innovation‚ performance standards‚ and innovation
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Vulnerable to Climate Change” The people of Africa rely heavily on agriculture and wildlife to survive. With widespread poverty‚ any type of change in climate has the potential to be devastating‚ and cause malnutrition in children and adults. Climate change can already be seen in severe droughts in the Horn of Africa‚ and agricultural losses of up to 22 percent of maize‚ wheat‚ and rice. For these reasons‚ Africa will surely be one of the most vulnerable continents to climate change. The people
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of institutions for adaptation to climate change. Values are the wide concepts which are embedded in the social structures. These values are based on the core concept of the desirable preferences and the moral obligations within every social structure. On the other hand institutions play a vital role as they link together different social structures and their functions. Through these linkages these social networks become responsible for adaptation to climate change. Perceptions of people towards nature
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