Projections of 500 hPa geopotential height (Z500) patterns over the Pacific Northwest of North America and their associated surface temperature, precipitation, and frequency of occurrence are assessed using models from the 6th phase of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (…
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The discourse of climate change has become important in the field of political science, as well as in the policy-making community. Climate change has become a political phenomenon that has and will greatly impact political stability regionally and globally. Using the ecological …
Northern peatlands have accumulated approximately one third of all soil carbon (C) and therefore play an important role in the global C cycle. Besides the C sink function, peatlands are one of the largest biological sources of atmospheric methane (CH4) and represent approximatel…
This dissertation is concerned with the hydrological responses of the upper Amu Darya basin in Central Asia to climatic warming, and the management implications of those responses. The Amu Darya is an important river in three respects: environmentally, as one of the main water s…
Reducing carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2 Eq) emissions has become more urgent than ever. Low carbon transport can play a vital role in addressing this concern, but the challenges associated with funding large-scale low carbon road and rail transport infrastructure projects in Ind…
Typically, multi-model ensemble studies show mixed responses of El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) under global warming, so it is currently unknown how, or even if, global warming will impact ENSO and its teleconnections. ENSO is governed by various ocean-atmosphere interaction…
Global CO2 emissions produced by energy-related processes, mainly power plants, have increased rapidly in recent decades; and are widely accepted as the dominant contributor to the greenhouse gas (GHG) effect and consequent climate changes. Among countermeasures against the emis…
Evidence suggests that climate change is significantly detrimental to U.S. national security when measured against current intelligence assessment criteria. Two subsidiary questions follow from this hypothesis. (1) Is global warming a suitable issue to be considered a threat to …
Supportive of the positive results that a distinct third generation human right to environment can offer, the paper argues that the key for this right's development and international recognition lies with the environment itself. Today, the biggest, most threatening environmental…
This thesis analyzes the impact of the documentary An Inconvenient Truth, released in the United States in June 2006, which featured former vice president Al Gore discussing the causes, urgency and moral obligations of climate change. The film, which was published as a book by t…
Even though climate change is one of the most important problems humanity is facing in recent years, states fail to take necessary measures and fulfil their obligations to protect their citizens against the threats caused by climate change. The European Union, however, can be ex…
The advantages of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) are much more than the disadvantages, RES such as solar, wind energy, biomass, and geothermal, which can be used for generating distributed power but cannot directly replace the existing electric energy grid technologies. The latt…
Feathers are among the key characteristics that distinguish extant Aves (crown birds) from other taxonomic groups. However, 'modern' pennaceous feathers were inherited to the birds from their non-avian dinosaurian ancestors and are present in a more inclusive group of theropod d…
This thesis explores the environmental and social responsibilities being increasingly shouldered by cement manufacturing sector and outlines a new approach for these companies to accept their responsibilities and to utilise professional approaches to address the economic, enviro…
Today, there is a rapidly growing sense of impending crisis with dire consequences for all humanity. The way humanity currently lives on earth is no longer sustainable. The incidence and course of human misery and suffering and the likelihood of extinction are increasing signifi…
The IPCC and UN FAO have both suggested a global reduction in meat consumption to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But how do nations and citizens resolve tensions between ecological stewardship and meat consumption? What is implied in eating meat and raising livestock in a coun…