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CLIMATE POLICY (2003)

The Climate Impacts of Land Surface Change and Carbon Management, and the Implications for Climate-Change Mitigation Policy

While carbon sequestration in the terrestrial biosphere may play a necessary role in mitigating anthropogenic climate change, current climate mitigation policies do not generally take into account the effects of the resulting changes in land surface albedo, the fluxes of sensible and latent heat to the atmosphere, and the distribution of energy within the climate system. As a result, proposed mit... View arrow
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AGCI ELEMENTS OF CHANGE REPORT (1997)

Planning for the U.S. National Assessment of the Consequences of Climate Change

The U.S. Global Change Research Program Act of 1990 requires the U.S. government to do periodic climate impact assessments of the United States. This Elements of Change report serves as a guide to help outline the content and approach taken for this important assessment. The content of this report reflects the discussions that took place at a 1997 AGCI meeting among federal agency representatives,... View arrow
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AGCI ELEMENTS OF CHANGE REPORT (1995)

The Metro-Agro-Plex as a Geographical Unit of Analysis for Regional and Global Environmental Change

Many of the temperate zone major cities of the world, specifically those in Europe, Asia, and North America, are closely associated with large food-producing areas. This Elements of Change report looks into this relationship and the implications for the future organization of human populations and the quality of conditions necessary for productive agriculture and healthy urban environments. Partic... View arrow
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