Climate Leadership Initiative Publications

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The Global Warming and Society program is focused on developing public education and communication strategies as well as promoting the Climate Change Resource Center, an initiative aimed at providing GHG quantifications for local governments and communities, municipal and regional assessments of socio-economic consequences of global warming and abrupt climate change, mitigation and adaptation policy analysis and program development and water and watershed management policy.

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Browsing Climate Leadership Initiative Publications by Subject "Climatic changes -- Oregon"

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    Climate protection in Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County: an assessment of potential consequences, emission trends, and strategy options
    (Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management, University of Oregon, 2005-04-15) Davis, Ethan; Bollig, Shaun R.; Vasepalli, Renuka; Sanghavi, Swati; Onsgaard, Greta; Melton, Bart; Luke, Nicole; Doppelt, Bob; LeVan, Shanda
    This document is the outcome of an applied research project conducted by a graduate research seminar in global warming and abrupt climate change at the University of Oregon. The report begins by explaining global warming and abrupt climate change and the elements of local climate protection action plans. It then outlines the potential ecological and socio-economic consequences of climate change for the Northwest and Lane County, Oregon. The quantity and types of greenhouse gas emissions produced by the internal operations of the City of Eugene are then analyzed. The report closes with preliminary recommendations for ways the City of Eugene could enhance its greenhouse gas emission reduction efforts and provides examples of how other communities as well as private companies are approaching this task and the benefits they are finding from these efforts.
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    The Governor’s Climate Change Integration Group Final Report to the Governor : A Framework for Addressing Rapid Climate Change
    (Oregon Dept. of Energy, 2008-01) Climate Leadership Initiative; Governor’s Climate Change Integration Group (Or.)
    Governor Ted Kulongoski appointed the Climate Change Integration Group (CCIG) to develop a framework for making these intelligent and well-informed choices. The Governor charged the CCIG to create a preparation and adaptation strategy for Oregon, implement and monitor mitigation measures from the 2004 Oregon Strategy for Greenhouse Gas Reductions (and devise new ones if appropriate), serve as a clearinghouse for Oregon climate change information, and explore new research possibilities related to climate change for Oregon’s universities. In this report, the CCIG proposes that Oregon takes steps toward developing a framework that will assist individuals, businesses, and governments to incorporate climate change into their planning processes.
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    Oregon’s Biodiversity in a Changing Climate
    (2008) Climate Leadership Initiative; Lawler, Joshua J.; Mathias, Molly; Yahnke, Amy E.; Girvetz, Evan H.
    In the coming century, average annual temperatures in the Pacific Northwest are projected to rise at a rate of 0.1 to 0.6 °C (0.2 to 1.0 °F) per decade. Although there is more uncertainty in projected changes in precipitation, in general, winters are projected to be wetter and summers are projected to be drier. These changes will have profound effects on many ecological systems across the state. For example, temperature-driven reductions in snowpack will affect stream-flow patterns and in turn many freshwater systems. Increasing temperatures will result in drier fuels leading to more frequent, intense, and/or extensive wildfires and rising sea levels will inundate many low-lying coastal areas. All of these changes have the potential to alter habitat and other finely balanced ecological relationships. As species move in response to these climate-driven changes, some will leave areas in which they are currently protected and others will replace them. Designing a network of protected lands that adequately conserves Oregon’s biodiversity into the future will require taking climate change into account. Planning for climate change will require a new set of tools including state-wide and regional assessments to determine which species and lands are most vulnerable to climate change and which lands are most isolated, synthetic analyses of regional climate and climate-impact projections, and regional cooperation among state, federal, and private landowners. Despite the challenges inherent in addressing climate change in the conservation-planning process, it may not be possible to protect biodiversity in the coming century unless we do.