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Food security in China affects the livelihood and well-being of one-fifth of the world population. Climate change is … now affecting agriculture and food production in every country of the world. Here the authors present the IMPACT model … availability as an overall indicator of food security under climate change scenarios and socio-economic pathways in 2050. The …
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scientific OIF activities for the marine environment with the potential advantages relevant to the objectives of the climate …
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Diminishing emission budgets and increasing risks of catastrophic damages from climate change require analyses of rapid …
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CO2 emissions from international shipping, which are currently unregulated, are predicted to rise from 2.7% today to 18% in 2050. International bunker fuel emissions have been excluded from any commitment in the Kyoto Protocol; the UNFCCC conference in Copenhagen also failed to bring about clear...
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fisheries: shrimp and sardines as a consequence of climate change. And second, to discuss the implications for food security of … production will be negatively affected in about 1.1% in decreasing catch for every 1% of temperature increase by 2030. In … contrast, the sardine fishery would benefit by approximately a 4% increase in production for every 1% increase in temperature …
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international climate regime. Existing analyses with either a global model or a single country computable general equilibrium model …
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The European emissions trading scheme (EU-ETS) for CO2 is the largest existing emissions trading scheme in the world …, the price reacts to changes in energy prices and weather variations. …
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Control of carbon dioxide emissions in developing countries is becoming a key issue in the international climate policy … technologies. Drawing on the framework of poverty-trap models in development economics, we discuss how climate policy affects the …
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pay for changes in climate is revealed using European data on reported life satisfaction. Individuals located in areas … according to the preferred climates households appear strongly to favour the Mediterranean climate over the climate of Northern …
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We analyse the influence of climate on average life satisfaction in 87 countries using data from the World Values … Survey. Climate is described in terms of ‘degree-months’ calculated using an optimally-selected base temperature of 65°F (18 … to analyse a particular climate change scenario associated with the IPCC A2 emissions scenario points to major losses for …
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