scholarly journals After the Cop21 Agreement: No Major Changes

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Jan-Erik Lane
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
South China Sea ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Nuclear Reactors ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Power Stations ◽  
Nuclear Plants ◽  
Coal Power ◽  
High Level ◽  
Very High

<p><em>The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere keeps increasing: 399.6 (Jan</em><em>,</em><em> 2015), 402.52 (Jan</em><em>,</em><em> 2016), 404.21 (March 2016) and 409 (April 2016). It is true that a few countries have managed to not only halt the increase in CO2 emissions but also decrease the emissions. But from a global point of view, the CO2 emissions stay at a very high level. The G20, responsible for some 80 per cent of CO2 emissions, do nothing, concentrating on traditional interstate issue like the Middle East, North Korea, the Ukraine and the South China Sea. Whereas all new data indicate the dire consequences of climate change, business goes on as usual: more cars, trucks and buses, bigger engines, more aeroplanes and airports, bigger ships and larger container vessels, longer routes, new coal power stations, closing of nuclear plants, delaying the use of new or temporarily stopped nuclear reactors, etc.</em><strong><em></em></strong></p>

التغير المناخي واثره في المقنن المائي لمحصول العنب في محافظة ديالى

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (34) ◽  
pp. 391-422
Author(s):  
اشواق حسن حميد صالح
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Wind Speed ◽  
Extreme Temperature ◽  
Solar Brightness ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Climate Station ◽  
The Times ◽  
High Level ◽  
Very High

Climate change and its impact on water resources is the problem of the times. Therefore, this study is concerned with the subject of climate change and its impact on the water ration of the grape harvest in Diyala Governorate. The study was based on the data of the Khanaqin climate station for the period 1973-2017, (1986-2017) due to lack of data at governorate level. The general trend of the elements of the climate and its effect on the water formula was extracted. The equation of change was extracted for the duration of the study. The statistical analysis was also used between the elements of the climate (actual brightness, normal temperature, micro and maximum degrees Celsius, wind speed m / s, relative humidity% The results of the statistical analysis confirm that the water ration for the study area is based mainly on the X7 evaporation / netting variable, which is affected by a set of independent variables X1 Solar Brightness X4 X5 Extreme Temperature Wind Speed ​​3X Minimal Temperature and Very High Level .

scholarly journals Assessing the level of vulerability due to climate change in extremely poor coastal communes in Quang Binh, Quang Tri, and Thua Thien Hue provinces, Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-150
Author(s):  
Hoang Son NGUYEN ◽  
Trong Quan NGUYEN
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Central Region ◽  
Vulnerability Assessment ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
High Level ◽  
Very High

Climate change has been severely affected the lives of people in coastal areas of Vietnam, particularly in the poor communes in the Central region, namely Quang Binh, Quang Tri, and Thua Thien Hue. This report focuses on analyzing and assessing the vulnerability caused by climate change in the extremely poor communes in Quang Binh, Quang Tri, and Thua Thien Hue province, including five levels: Very low, low, medium, high, very high. Through the IPCC vulnerability assessment method, which includes three components: exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity, the results in the study area showed that the medium level accounted for 19.64%, the high level accounted for 30.48%, and the very high level made up 37.35% of the area.

scholarly journals Quantifying uncertainty in aggregated climate change risk assessments

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke J. Harrington ◽  
Carl-Friedrich Schleussner ◽  
Friederike E. L. Otto
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Extreme Heat ◽  
Climate Change Risk ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Common Framework ◽  
High Level ◽  
Quantifying Uncertainty ◽  
Very High

AbstractHigh-level assessments of climate change impacts aggregate multiple perils into a common framework. This requires incorporating multiple dimensions of uncertainty. Here we propose a methodology to transparently assess these uncertainties within the ‘Reasons for Concern’ framework, using extreme heat as a case study. We quantitatively discriminate multiple dimensions of uncertainty, including future vulnerability and exposure to changing climate hazards. High risks from extreme heat materialise after 1.5–2 °C and very high risks between 2–3.5 °C of warming. Risks emerge earlier if global assessments were based on national risk thresholds, underscoring the need for stringent mitigation to limit future extreme heat risks.

scholarly journals Analysis of CO2 emissions in municipality Most pri Bratislave

2021 ◽  
Vol 1209 (1) ◽  
pp. 012018
Author(s):  
M Garaj ◽  
M Zeleňaková
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Carbon Neutrality

Abstract The most discussed topics in the 21st century at the global level are climate change, carbon neutrality, digitization and globalization. They have impact on the lives of all people, the quality of the environment in which we live, the health of the whole population, the development of cities and urban areas, the development and direction of industry and its new technologies, and last but not least, they shape humanity to which they are giving direction. To meet our 2030 goals, we need to know where we are now from carbon footprint point of view and where CO2 production comes from around us.

scholarly journals Lightweight compilation of (C)LP to JavaScript

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 755-773 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOSE F. MORALES ◽  
RÉMY HAEMMERLÉ ◽  
MANUEL CARRO ◽  
MANUEL V. HERMENEGILDO
Keyword(s):  
Web Applications ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Computing Device ◽  
Extension Mechanism ◽  
Language Extension ◽  
Industry Standards ◽  
Compilation Process ◽  
High Level ◽  
Client Side ◽  
Very High

AbstractWe present and evaluate a compiler from Prolog (and extensions) to JavaScript which makes it possible to use (constraint) logic programming to develop the client side of web applications while being compliant with current industry standards. Targeting JavaScript makes (C)LP programs executable in virtually every modern computing device with no additional software requirements from the point of view of the user. In turn, the use of a very high-level language facilitates the development of high-quality, complex software. The compiler is a back end of the Ciao system and supports most of its features, including its module system and its rich language extension mechanism based onpackages. We present an overview of the compilation process and a detailed description of the run-time system, including the support for modular compilation into separate JavaScript code. We demonstrate the maturity of the compiler by testing it with complex code such as a CLP(FD) library written in Prolog with attributed variables. Finally, we validate our proposal by measuring the performance of some LP and CLP(FD) benchmarks running on top of major JavaScript engines.

scholarly journals Application of Redundancy in Ship Power Plants of Offshore Vessels

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 443-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wieslaw Tarelko
Keyword(s):  
Power Plants ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Design Solution ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Propulsion Systems ◽  
High Level ◽  
Financial Losses ◽  
Very High ◽  
Offshore Operations

Abstract Power and propulsion systems of offshore units must be of a very high level of reliability. The loss of ability to perform functions of their components causes generally to very high economic losses, which may be increased by unused the weather window resulting to postponing the planned offshore operations. To ensure carrying out so expensive offshore operations in the most reliable way, various types of redundancies are built-in ship power plants. This paper deals with issues related to application of redundancy in ship power plants of offshore vessels. Especially, evolution of redundancy application in ship power plants, and design solution of redundancy for offshore vessels are presented. Moreover, the specifics of these offshore operations so important from the point of view of minimizing financial losses due to any interruptions caused by failures of power and propulsion systems are discussed in detailed way.

scholarly journals Curbing Tax Evasion through Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) in Niger State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Hassan Abdul ◽  
Umaru Mustapha Zubairu ◽  
Bilkisu Abubakar
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Informal Sector ◽  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Internal Revenue Service ◽  
Identification Number ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Before And After ◽  
High Level ◽  
Very High

This study assessed the effectiveness of the introduction of Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) in curbing tax evasion in Niger State, Nigeria from the point of view of ten tax officers of the Niger State Internal Revenue Service. Adopting a qualitative research design, ten tax officers were interviewed to understand their collective perceptions of the level of tax evasion in Niger State before and after the introduction of TIN. Thematic analyses of the interviews revealed that all ten tax officials agreed that tax evasion was at a very high level before the introduction of TIN, but reduced dramatically after the introduction of TIN proving its efficacy. The study recommended that tax evasion in the State could be further reduced if businesses operating in the informal sector could be registered and included in the database of taxable entities.

scholarly journals Climate Change: Media Coverage and Perspectives of Climate Change in Kano, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 11-19
Author(s):  
Usman Bello Balarabe ◽  
Yakubu Gambo Hamza
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Social Media Platform ◽  
Climate Change Issue ◽  
Weather Pattern ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
High Level ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
Very High

This study assess the nexus between climate change and media coverage vis a vis the influence of the diversified positions on climate change and how it pave way for the creation of new perspectives and understanding amongst individuals about climate change issue in Kano, Nigeria. The study concludes that there is a very high level of media awareness about climate change issue in Kano; media coverage and representations about climate change has positively impacted and shaped individuals’ understanding about climate change issue. The study also reveal that social media platform remain the predominant source of information about climate change issue in Kano; and the causes of climate change in Kano is deemed to be artificial rather than natural; while change in weather pattern is the noticeable consequences of climate change in Kano. The study concludes that media coverage and representations about climate change shapes the perspectives, understandings and knowledge of individuals about climate change in Kano, Nigeria.

Der Sommer und Herbst 2003 aus phänologischer Sicht | Summer and autumn 2003 from a phenological point of view

2004 ◽  
Vol 155 (5) ◽  
pp. 142-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudio Defila
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
New Record ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Late Spring ◽  
Mean Deviation ◽  
Leaf Shedding ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Very High ◽  
Selection Of

The record-breaking heatwave of 2003 also had an impact on the vegetation in Switzerland. To examine its influences seven phenological late spring and summer phases were evaluated together with six phases in the autumn from a selection of stations. 30% of the 122 chosen phenological time series in late spring and summer phases set a new record (earliest arrival). The proportion of very early arrivals is very high and the mean deviation from the norm is between 10 and 20 days. The situation was less extreme in autumn, where 20% of the 103 time series chosen set a new record. The majority of the phenological arrivals were found in the class «normal» but the class«very early» is still well represented. The mean precocity lies between five and twenty days. As far as the leaf shedding of the beech is concerned, there was even a slight delay of around six days. The evaluation serves to show that the heatwave of 2003 strongly influenced the phenological events of summer and spring.

Territorial Distribution of Alcohol and Drug Addictions Mortality Concerning Regional Disparities in the Slovak Republic from Year 1996 to Year 2015

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Regional Disparities ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Extreme Position ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Male Sex ◽  
The Individual ◽  
High Level

BACKGROUND: This paper deals with territorial distribution of the alcohol and drug addictions mortality at a level of the districts of the Slovak Republic. AIM: The aim of the paper is to explore the relations within the administrative territorial division of the Slovak Republic, that is, between the individual districts and hence, to reveal possibly hidden relation in alcohol and drug mortality. METHODS: The analysis is divided and executed into the two fragments – one belongs to the female sex, the other one belongs to the male sex. The standardised mortality rate is computed according to a sequence of the mathematical relations. The Euclidean distance is employed to compute the similarity within each pair of a whole data set. The cluster analysis examines is performed. The clusters are created by means of the mutual distances of the districts. The data is collected from the database of the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic for all the districts of the Slovak Republic. The covered time span begins in the year 1996 and ends in the year 2015. RESULTS: The most substantial point is that the Slovak Republic possesses the regional disparities in a field of mortality expressed by the standardised mortality rate computed particularly for the diagnoses assigned to the alcohol and drug addictions at a considerably high level. However, the female sex and the male sex have the different outcome. The Bratislava III District keeps absolutely the most extreme position. It forms an own cluster for the both sexes too. The Topoľčany District bears a similar extreme position from a point of view of the male sex. All the Bratislava districts keep their mutual notable dissimilarity. Contrariwise, evaluation of a development of the regional disparities among the districts looks like notably heterogeneously. CONCLUSIONS: There are considerable regional discrepancies throughout the districts of the Slovak Republic. Hence, it is necessary to create a common platform how to proceed with the solution of this issue.

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