Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Sep 28, 2010) / by Tajdarul H. Syeda, James S. Famigliettia, Don P. Chambersd, Josh K. Willise, and Kyle Hilburn (open access article) http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2010/09/28/1003292107.full.pdf [H/T: Yale Environment 360] The amount of freshwater streaming into the world’s oceans has increased significantly since 1994 as the planet warms and the … Continue reading »
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The Challenges of Oil Spill Response in the Arctic: Draft
National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling (Staff Working Paper No. 5) http://tinyurl.com/352vwhv This draft staff working paper describes some of the difficulties of spill response in the Arctic. In the staff’s view, response challenges in the Arctic are important for the Commission to consider in its recommendations for the … Continue reading »
Working to Overcome the Global Impact of Neglected Tropical Diseases
World Health Organization http://tinyurl.com/2btwpnv [From publication website] Neglected tropical diseases blight the lives of a billion people worldwide and threaten the health of millions more. These close companions of poverty weaken impoverished populations, frustrate the achievement of health in the Millennium Development Goals and impede global public health outcomes. Wider recognition of the public health … Continue reading »
Environmental Effects of International Shipping: A Case Study of the Port of Busan
OECD Working Party on National Environmental Policies, Working Group on Transport http://tinyurl.com/265qzze [Introduction] The objective of this case study is to identify (i) environmental impacts of the Port of Busan and of its interactions with the hinterland and (ii) measures that have been taken to reduce environmental impacts of the port by the port itself … Continue reading »
Analysis of Financial Incentives for Early CCS Deployment
Belfer Center, Kennedy School, Harvard Univ. / Mohammed Al-Juaied http://tinyurl.com/28mg9kc [Abstract] There is a growing interest in carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a technology to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The substantial additional costs and complexity of CCS facilities over and above conventional use of fossil fuels mean that government subsidies are required to … Continue reading »
Monitoring Climate Change Impacts: Metrics at the Intersection of the Human and Earth Systems
National Academies / Committee on Indicators for Understanding Global Climate Change, National Research Council http://download.nap.edu/cart/deliver.cgi?record_id=12965 (free PDF with registration) [Description] The stresses associated with climate change are expected to be felt keenly as human population grows to a projected 9 billion by the middle of this century, increasing the demand for resources and supporting infrastructure. … Continue reading »
Modeling the Economics of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: Summary of a Workshop
National Academies / K. John Holmes, Rapporteur http://download.nap.edu/cart/deliver.cgi?record_id=13023 (free PDF with registration) [Description] Models are fundamental for estimating the possible costs and effectiveness of different policies for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. There is a wide array of models to perform such analysis, differing in the level of technological detail, treatment of technological progress, spatial … Continue reading »
