Policy implications of warming permafrost

This report describes the current and potential future status of permafrost and makes policy recommendations to address the impacts of permafrost degradation in a warming climate. Climate projections in the fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) do not accoun...

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Main Author: United Nations Environment Programme
Other Authors: DEWA
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: UNEP 2016
Subjects:
climate change
CO2 emissions
permafrost
permafrost ecosystem
Online Access:https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8533
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spelling ftunep:oai:wedocs.unep.org:20.500.11822/8533 2023-05-15T17:55:15+02:00 Policy implications of warming permafrost United Nations Environment Programme DEWA 2016-10-11T20:05:52Z application/pdf https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8533 English eng UNEP 978-92-807-3308-2 DEW/1621/nA https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8533 Public climate change CO2 emissions permafrost permafrost ecosystem Reports and Books 2016 ftunep 2022-12-31T14:10:48Z This report describes the current and potential future status of permafrost and makes policy recommendations to address the impacts of permafrost degradation in a warming climate. Climate projections in the fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) do not account for carbon dioxide and methane emissions from thawing permafrost. The report recommends commissioning a special report on permafrost emissions from the IPCC, creating national permafrost monitoring networks and developing national adaptation plans for future permafrost degradation. Other/Unknown Material permafrost UNEP Document Repository (UN Environment Programme)
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CO2 emissions
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permafrost ecosystem
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CO2 emissions
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permafrost ecosystem
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Policy implications of warming permafrost
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description This report describes the current and potential future status of permafrost and makes policy recommendations to address the impacts of permafrost degradation in a warming climate. Climate projections in the fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) do not account for carbon dioxide and methane emissions from thawing permafrost. The report recommends commissioning a special report on permafrost emissions from the IPCC, creating national permafrost monitoring networks and developing national adaptation plans for future permafrost degradation.
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