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Energy self-sufficient regions
by zopemaster published Oct 25, 2010 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:03 AM — filed under: ,
This compact provides an overview of energy self-sufficient regions in the Alps. Chapter 2 describes in a nutshell CIPRA’s central concern to make the Alps energy self-sufficient. Chapter 3 explores the idea of energy selfsufficiency in more detail. The most common arguments in favour of creating an energy self-sufficient region are then summarised. Chapter 5 looks at the individual building blocks, networks and structures that make up the energy self-sufficiency process; details of regional energy concepts are outlined and the success factors that promote the development of energy regions listed. Chapter 6 draws conclusions and then presents a number of examples of good practice from the Alpine region: three predominantly rural regions, one urban initiative from Bolzano and the state of Vorarlberg representing a larger region. Additional relevant material on the issue can be found in other language versions of this page.
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UNO confirms global warming poses threat to winter sports everywhere
by zopemaster published Dec 04, 2003 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:03 AM — filed under: , , ,
According to a new study on the economic repercussions of the climate change on winter sports many low-altitude ski resorts are set to face financial difficulties or even bankruptcy due to global warming. The study was commissioned by the UN Environmental Program and presented at the World Conference on Sport and the Environment in Turin/I on 2 December.
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Europe's changing climate and the hot summer of 2003
by zopemaster published Aug 26, 2004 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM — filed under: ,
Europe's climate has changed considerably over the past one hundred years, and the impact of that change is visible in many areas. An extensive study in English by the European Environment Agency (EEA) shows that Alpine glaciers for instance have lost more than half their ice mass.
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Glaciers melting faster than anticipated
by zopemaster published Nov 18, 2004 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM — filed under: , , ,
A new study by Zurich University using satellite images to analyse the surface area of 930 glaciers has shown that Switzerland's glaciers lost around 18% of their surface area between 1985 and 2000.
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Major climate change as a threat to the flora and fauna
by zopemaster published Jan 13, 2005 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM — filed under: , , ,
A new study published by WWF International addresses the threat of rapid climate change and its impacts on the flora and fauna. For many species, the natural mechanisms of adaptation are no longer capable of coping with the sheer speed of change.
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Mistletoe area boundaries on the ascendant
by zopemaster published Feb 24, 2005 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM — filed under: ,
Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Snow and Landscape Research have found specimens of mistletoe at altitudes of up to 1500 m. It was previously thought that in Switzerland mistletoe grew only in areas below 1000 m above sea level.
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Insufficient snowfall a cause of recessive glaciers
by zopemaster published Jun 16, 2005 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM — filed under: , , ,
Lower winter precipitation has been one of the causes, along with global warming, behind melting glaciers over the past 150 years. These are the main findings of a study by researchers at the Laboratoire de glaciologie et géophysique de Grenoble/F and the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich/CH, published in the Geophysical Research Letters.
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Decrease in water runoff from the Swiss Alps
by zopemaster published Aug 25, 2005 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM — filed under: , , , ,
A new study analyses the impact of a potential climate change on hydrological discharge regimes from the Swiss Alpine region for the period between 2020 and 2050. Eleven catchment areas with different glaciation rates and altitude ranges were examined.
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MIREN: a new network looks at invasive plants in mountain regions
by zopemaster published Sep 22, 2005 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM — filed under: , ,
MIREN (Mountain Invasion Research Network) is a new global research network that was founded this summer as part of a workshop in Vienna/A. It focuses on the problem of invasive plants in mountain regions, particularly from the aspect of global change.
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Alpine summit flora undergoing rapid change
by zopemaster published Nov 03, 2005 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
As part of their study on the "Influence of Climate Change on Succession Processes and Population Dynamics of Vegetation in Alpine Environments" research teams at the universities of Hanover/D and Zurich/CH have concluded that the rate of change in the floristic composition of vegetation in the Swiss Alps is increasing all the time. According to the experts this trend is consistent with global climate change.
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