Understanding Climate Diplomacy
... 1.1 Understanding the diplomacy of preventing dangerous climate change ................................ 12 1.2 The challenge of climate diplomacy .................................................................................. 15 1.3 A stronger formal climate change agreement is needed ........... ...
... 1.1 Understanding the diplomacy of preventing dangerous climate change ................................ 12 1.2 The challenge of climate diplomacy .................................................................................. 15 1.3 A stronger formal climate change agreement is needed ........... ...
The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia
... same time, spin-off activities of adaptation and mitigation to combat climate change. There is great scope for Southeast Asian countries to adopt such green stimulus programs. This report is the outcome of a consultation process to agree on the scope and approach of the study, to discuss existing kn ...
... same time, spin-off activities of adaptation and mitigation to combat climate change. There is great scope for Southeast Asian countries to adopt such green stimulus programs. This report is the outcome of a consultation process to agree on the scope and approach of the study, to discuss existing kn ...
Finland`s Fifth National Communication under the
... Reference recommendation: Finland’s Fifth National Communication under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. 2009. Ministry of the Environment and Statistics Finland, Helsinki. 280 p. ...
... Reference recommendation: Finland’s Fifth National Communication under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. 2009. Ministry of the Environment and Statistics Finland, Helsinki. 280 p. ...
The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia: A
... same time, spin-off activities of adaptation and mitigation to combat climate change. There is great scope for Southeast Asian countries to adopt such green stimulus programs. This report is the outcome of a consultation process to agree on the scope and approach of the study, to discuss existing kn ...
... same time, spin-off activities of adaptation and mitigation to combat climate change. There is great scope for Southeast Asian countries to adopt such green stimulus programs. This report is the outcome of a consultation process to agree on the scope and approach of the study, to discuss existing kn ...
Carbon Capital
... and private sector. This report was commissioned by Barclays in order to help answer some of the questions as to how this transition will be made. Barclays is already an active participant in the low carbon economy. We are providing a wide range of financial and risk management solutions across our ...
... and private sector. This report was commissioned by Barclays in order to help answer some of the questions as to how this transition will be made. Barclays is already an active participant in the low carbon economy. We are providing a wide range of financial and risk management solutions across our ...
A Global Response to HFCs through Fair and
... One argument against the introduction of HFC control schedules into the Montreal Protocol has been that HFCs are already included under the climate regime. This ignores the distinction of production and consumption controls under Montreal and emissions controls under Kyoto. Furthermore, it is by no ...
... One argument against the introduction of HFC control schedules into the Montreal Protocol has been that HFCs are already included under the climate regime. This ignores the distinction of production and consumption controls under Montreal and emissions controls under Kyoto. Furthermore, it is by no ...
Impacts of climate variability and extremes on global net primary
... (Raupach et al., 2008). Thus the accuracy of estimating terrestrial primary production directly determines the magnitude and location of terrestrial net carbon fluxes (sinks and sources), which have been regarded as key ecological indices for evaluating terrestrial ecosystem dynamics and their feedb ...
... (Raupach et al., 2008). Thus the accuracy of estimating terrestrial primary production directly determines the magnitude and location of terrestrial net carbon fluxes (sinks and sources), which have been regarded as key ecological indices for evaluating terrestrial ecosystem dynamics and their feedb ...
Setting Australia`s post-2020 target for reducing greenhouse gas
... for appliances and the 20 Million Trees programme. These measures are complemented by other actions including the Green Army programme and the Asia Pacific Rainforest Recovery Plan. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is already supporting around $1 billion of new and innovative renewable energy, ...
... for appliances and the 20 Million Trees programme. These measures are complemented by other actions including the Green Army programme and the Asia Pacific Rainforest Recovery Plan. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is already supporting around $1 billion of new and innovative renewable energy, ...
Carbon Capture and Sequestration
... the December 2007 issue of AIChE Journal. Capturing CO2. Coal-fired power stations represent a dominant source of the world’s current CO2 emissions. A 500MW power station vents about 3 million tons of CO2 to the atmosphere each year. Currently, most power stations burn pulverized coal in air, and CO ...
... the December 2007 issue of AIChE Journal. Capturing CO2. Coal-fired power stations represent a dominant source of the world’s current CO2 emissions. A 500MW power station vents about 3 million tons of CO2 to the atmosphere each year. Currently, most power stations burn pulverized coal in air, and CO ...
http://www.undp.org/content/dam/jordan/docs/News/Climate%20change%20policy_JO.pdf
... contribution and Mrs. Ghada Al Sous, the CB2 Project assistant, for her articulate organization of administrative issues. This document would have not been prepared with such quality without the dedicated efforts of Mark Van Wees and Mohammad Faisal Yagan who were the consultants facilitating the pr ...
... contribution and Mrs. Ghada Al Sous, the CB2 Project assistant, for her articulate organization of administrative issues. This document would have not been prepared with such quality without the dedicated efforts of Mark Van Wees and Mohammad Faisal Yagan who were the consultants facilitating the pr ...
The terrestrial carbon cycle on the regional and global scale
... The IMAGE-2 terrestrial C-cycle model is described here, with results shown for the different applications under multiple socio-economic and environmental conditions. The position of the IMAGE-2 C-cycle model is also discussed in a broader context by comparing the model’s results with observed trend ...
... The IMAGE-2 terrestrial C-cycle model is described here, with results shown for the different applications under multiple socio-economic and environmental conditions. The position of the IMAGE-2 C-cycle model is also discussed in a broader context by comparing the model’s results with observed trend ...
Australia`s Sixth National Communication on Climate Change
... The Australian Government has committed to responsible targets to reduce carbon pollution and to play our part in the global effort to avoid dangerous climate change. The Government has committed to reduce carbon pollution by 5 per cent from 2000 levels by 2020 irrespective of what other countries d ...
... The Australian Government has committed to responsible targets to reduce carbon pollution and to play our part in the global effort to avoid dangerous climate change. The Government has committed to reduce carbon pollution by 5 per cent from 2000 levels by 2020 irrespective of what other countries d ...
lcmexl978i.pdf
... and ECLAC's Focal Point on Climate Change Julie Lennox Focal Point of Climate Change, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters in Mexico ...
... and ECLAC's Focal Point on Climate Change Julie Lennox Focal Point of Climate Change, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters in Mexico ...
Climate Protection as a World Citizen Movement
... Climate Protection as a World Citizen Movement Special Report Climate Protection as a World Citizen Movement ...
... Climate Protection as a World Citizen Movement Special Report Climate Protection as a World Citizen Movement ...
Working 9 to 5 on Climate Change: An Office Guide
... partnership of businesses, NGOs, and governments, led by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). It serves as the premier source of knowledge on corporate GHG accounting and reporting and draws on the expertise and contributions of indi ...
... partnership of businesses, NGOs, and governments, led by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). It serves as the premier source of knowledge on corporate GHG accounting and reporting and draws on the expertise and contributions of indi ...
Draft African Union Strategy on Climate Change (2015)
... The fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) explicitly shows the world is warming faster than estimated before and that humans caused most of that change over the last decades. It is also clear that climate change will continue, at a pace determined by past, p ...
... The fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) explicitly shows the world is warming faster than estimated before and that humans caused most of that change over the last decades. It is also clear that climate change will continue, at a pace determined by past, p ...
Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report The Core Writing Team Rajendra K. Pachauri
... SYR highlights that we have the means to limit climate change and its risks, with many solutions that allow for continued economic and human development. However, stabilizing temperature increase to below 2°C relative to pre-industrial levels will require an urgent and fundamental departure from bus ...
... SYR highlights that we have the means to limit climate change and its risks, with many solutions that allow for continued economic and human development. However, stabilizing temperature increase to below 2°C relative to pre-industrial levels will require an urgent and fundamental departure from bus ...
Comparative carbon cycle dynamics of the present and last interglacial
... tightly coupled. However, this relationship does not hold for interglacials. While climate cooled towards the end of both the last (Eemian) and present (Holocene) interglacials, CO2 remained stable during the Eemian while rising in the Holocene. We identify and review twelve biogeochemical mechanism ...
... tightly coupled. However, this relationship does not hold for interglacials. While climate cooled towards the end of both the last (Eemian) and present (Holocene) interglacials, CO2 remained stable during the Eemian while rising in the Holocene. We identify and review twelve biogeochemical mechanism ...
Comparative carbon cycle dynamics of the present and last interglacial
... tightly coupled. However, this relationship does not hold for interglacials. While climate cooled towards the end of both the last (Eemian) and present (Holocene) interglacials, CO2 remained stable during the Eemian while rising in the Holocene. We identify and review twelve biogeochemical mechanism ...
... tightly coupled. However, this relationship does not hold for interglacials. While climate cooled towards the end of both the last (Eemian) and present (Holocene) interglacials, CO2 remained stable during the Eemian while rising in the Holocene. We identify and review twelve biogeochemical mechanism ...
ATTenTIon cAnADA! prepArInG for our enerGy
... the global stage. But this does not guarantee future success. Over the next 40 years, the world’s population will increase from 6.8 to 9.2 billion12 mostly in non-OECD13 countries where substantial economic growth will bring an unprecedented increase in energy demand. Climate change will impact the ...
... the global stage. But this does not guarantee future success. Over the next 40 years, the world’s population will increase from 6.8 to 9.2 billion12 mostly in non-OECD13 countries where substantial economic growth will bring an unprecedented increase in energy demand. Climate change will impact the ...
The Global Green Economy Index ™ GGEI 2016
... yet to motivate and coordinate efforts by governments, businesses, investors and civil society to achieve ambitious emission reduction targets. Behind these important commitments and targets, there is an urgent need for data and insight to help decipher how to most effectively realize this transform ...
... yet to motivate and coordinate efforts by governments, businesses, investors and civil society to achieve ambitious emission reduction targets. Behind these important commitments and targets, there is an urgent need for data and insight to help decipher how to most effectively realize this transform ...
recent study
... Paris agreed to an ambitious goal of limiting global warming to “well below 2C above pre-industrial levels,” aiming for 1.5C,2 and for net zero emissions in the second half of the century.3 The Parties also agreed to “ensure the highest possible efforts” for pre-2020 mitigation, which puts further ...
... Paris agreed to an ambitious goal of limiting global warming to “well below 2C above pre-industrial levels,” aiming for 1.5C,2 and for net zero emissions in the second half of the century.3 The Parties also agreed to “ensure the highest possible efforts” for pre-2020 mitigation, which puts further ...
The Impact of International Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction
... with the global climate change issues. For more on the model code, see web site: http://www.stanford.edu/group/MERGE. MERGE consists of four major parts: (1) economic model, (2) energy model, (3) climate model, and (4) climate change impact (damage) model. In the MERGE model, Indonesia is included o ...
... with the global climate change issues. For more on the model code, see web site: http://www.stanford.edu/group/MERGE. MERGE consists of four major parts: (1) economic model, (2) energy model, (3) climate model, and (4) climate change impact (damage) model. In the MERGE model, Indonesia is included o ...
A few extreme events dominate global interannual variability in
... We also find power laws for the size distribution of extremes in GPP (here, the size of an extreme is its impact on GPP, figure A.3). The scaling exponent α is below 2 for most data sets and percentiles, indicating that a few exceptionally large extremes dominate the whole distribution of extremes ( ...
... We also find power laws for the size distribution of extremes in GPP (here, the size of an extreme is its impact on GPP, figure A.3). The scaling exponent α is below 2 for most data sets and percentiles, indicating that a few exceptionally large extremes dominate the whole distribution of extremes ( ...
CDP Cities 2016 Guidance for responding city governments Version
... you are unable to respond via the ORS, please email [email protected] to open a discussion about the best means for you to submit your questionnaire. Please provide all relevant information in your answer in the format requested by the ORS. A short, direct answer is better than a long response with add ...
... you are unable to respond via the ORS, please email [email protected] to open a discussion about the best means for you to submit your questionnaire. Please provide all relevant information in your answer in the format requested by the ORS. A short, direct answer is better than a long response with add ...