English - unfccc
... The period of 2000 (the SNC inventory baseline year) to 2009 saw a number of actions for greenhouse gas emission mitigation implemented in Niue. These include the installation of solar hot water heating, public education campaigns, increased grid penetration and distributed use of renewable technolo ...
... The period of 2000 (the SNC inventory baseline year) to 2009 saw a number of actions for greenhouse gas emission mitigation implemented in Niue. These include the installation of solar hot water heating, public education campaigns, increased grid penetration and distributed use of renewable technolo ...
CDP`s 2016 Climate Change Scoring Methodology
... Please enter the details of those trade associations that are likely to take a position on climate change legislation Do you publically disclose a list of all the research organizations that you fund? Please provide details of the other engagement activities that you undertake What processes do you ...
... Please enter the details of those trade associations that are likely to take a position on climate change legislation Do you publically disclose a list of all the research organizations that you fund? Please provide details of the other engagement activities that you undertake What processes do you ...
Policy Implications of Warming Permafrost
... 1) Commission a Special Report on Permafrost Emissions: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) may consider preparing a special assessment report on how CO2 and methane emissions from thawing permafrost would influence global climate to support climate change policy discussions and tre ...
... 1) Commission a Special Report on Permafrost Emissions: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) may consider preparing a special assessment report on how CO2 and methane emissions from thawing permafrost would influence global climate to support climate change policy discussions and tre ...
Reining in Phaëthon`s Chariot: Principles for the
... humanity finds itself today. Indeed, the earth has entered a new epoch in its geological history that many are coming to call the “Anthropocene” to mark the increasing human influence on global natural systems. 3 It is an era in which humankind through its Phaëthonic actions will take on an increasi ...
... humanity finds itself today. Indeed, the earth has entered a new epoch in its geological history that many are coming to call the “Anthropocene” to mark the increasing human influence on global natural systems. 3 It is an era in which humankind through its Phaëthonic actions will take on an increasi ...
Battling Promethean dreams and Trojan horses: Revealing the critical discourses of geoengineering
... climate, and not about accepting or rejecting a specific geoengineering technology’s potential to contribute a little to the existing portfolio of options for managing climate change. We also conduct a comparative analysis of the differences between the two discourses, as presented in Anshelm and Ha ...
... climate, and not about accepting or rejecting a specific geoengineering technology’s potential to contribute a little to the existing portfolio of options for managing climate change. We also conduct a comparative analysis of the differences between the two discourses, as presented in Anshelm and Ha ...
climate change strategy of ajara
... diverse landscapes, rich water and forest resources, almost evenly distributed resorts and other resort-related places throughout the whole territory of the region - the wealth concentrated in a relatively small area results in a growing interest towards the economy and natural ecosystems of Ajara. ...
... diverse landscapes, rich water and forest resources, almost evenly distributed resorts and other resort-related places throughout the whole territory of the region - the wealth concentrated in a relatively small area results in a growing interest towards the economy and natural ecosystems of Ajara. ...
America's Climate Choices: Panel on Informing Effective
... makers about climate change and helping them plan and execute effective, integrated responses. We were asked to describe the different types of climate change-related decisions and actions being taken at various levels and in different sectors and regions and to review frameworks and tools for ensur ...
... makers about climate change and helping them plan and execute effective, integrated responses. We were asked to describe the different types of climate change-related decisions and actions being taken at various levels and in different sectors and regions and to review frameworks and tools for ensur ...
Climate Change and Tourism - Sustainable Development of Tourism
... commitment for action to respond to the climate change challenge. It underscored the need for the tourism sector to rapidly respond to climate change if it is to develop in a sustainable manner, which will require actions to: mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from the tourism sector, derived especia ...
... commitment for action to respond to the climate change challenge. It underscored the need for the tourism sector to rapidly respond to climate change if it is to develop in a sustainable manner, which will require actions to: mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from the tourism sector, derived especia ...
Climate Vulnerability Monitor
... governments are already embracing the call to action: Bangladesh has committed never to exceed the average per capita emissions of the developing countries. Costa Rica aims to be carbon neutral by 2021. But there are limits to what individual countries can achieve. Solving the climate challenge requ ...
... governments are already embracing the call to action: Bangladesh has committed never to exceed the average per capita emissions of the developing countries. Costa Rica aims to be carbon neutral by 2021. But there are limits to what individual countries can achieve. Solving the climate challenge requ ...
Averchenkova and Bassi 2016.pdf (opens in new window)
... pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above preindustrial levels”. Recognising that the INDCs collectively were not consistent with the warming limit, countries have agreed to increase the ambition of their emissions pledges over time. But the ambiti ...
... pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above preindustrial levels”. Recognising that the INDCs collectively were not consistent with the warming limit, countries have agreed to increase the ambition of their emissions pledges over time. But the ambiti ...
The GLOBE Climate Legislation Study (6 MB) (opens in new window)
... International and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics. It was financially supported by the United Kingdom’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO). However the views expressed and information contained in it are not necessarily those o ...
... International and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics. It was financially supported by the United Kingdom’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO). However the views expressed and information contained in it are not necessarily those o ...
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... reduction of roughly US$ 35 trillion at the cost of US$ 3 trillion, within the period 2000-2200 using a 3% discount rate. With these assumptions, it not surprising that PAGE can easily justify aggressive adaptation policies (Hope et al. 1993), implicitly decreasing the appeal of mitigation. It is wo ...
... reduction of roughly US$ 35 trillion at the cost of US$ 3 trillion, within the period 2000-2200 using a 3% discount rate. With these assumptions, it not surprising that PAGE can easily justify aggressive adaptation policies (Hope et al. 1993), implicitly decreasing the appeal of mitigation. It is wo ...
Drivers of the tropospheric ozone budget throughout the 21st
... Figure 1. Boundary conditions used in the REF-C2 simulation (global-mean concentrations/emission fluxes). (a) CO2 , CH4 , N2 O mixing ratios following RCP 6.0, and long-lived chlorine mixing ratios following the WMO A1 scenario for ODSs. (b) Surface NOx emission fluxes, following RCP 6.0. (c) Surfac ...
... Figure 1. Boundary conditions used in the REF-C2 simulation (global-mean concentrations/emission fluxes). (a) CO2 , CH4 , N2 O mixing ratios following RCP 6.0, and long-lived chlorine mixing ratios following the WMO A1 scenario for ODSs. (b) Surface NOx emission fluxes, following RCP 6.0. (c) Surfac ...
An Analysis of Adaptation as a Response to Climate Change
... with respect to the size of climate damages and of the discount rate has also been carried out. Results can be summarised as follows. Adaptation is an effective means of reducing climaterelated damages. The benefit-cost ratios of adaptation expenditure are larger than one in all scenarios, and for h ...
... with respect to the size of climate damages and of the discount rate has also been carried out. Results can be summarised as follows. Adaptation is an effective means of reducing climaterelated damages. The benefit-cost ratios of adaptation expenditure are larger than one in all scenarios, and for h ...
The Second National Communication of the Republic of Malawi
... Genetic studies of Chambo over the past 10 years Macroeconomic medium-term indicators for Malawi Estimated basic food demand for Malawi using SRES A1 and B1 Scenarios Indicator variables and adaptation strategies for the Livestock sub-Sector Adaptability of improved pasture and legume species in cen ...
... Genetic studies of Chambo over the past 10 years Macroeconomic medium-term indicators for Malawi Estimated basic food demand for Malawi using SRES A1 and B1 Scenarios Indicator variables and adaptation strategies for the Livestock sub-Sector Adaptability of improved pasture and legume species in cen ...
Petition - Center for Biological Diversity
... to these extirpations. Between 2003-2007 Beever resurveyed Great Basin pika populations and found additional population extirpations and an increased pace of population loss since the 1990s (Erik Beever, personal communication, 8/10/07). Overall, in the past century, at least 9 of 25 (36%) of docume ...
... to these extirpations. Between 2003-2007 Beever resurveyed Great Basin pika populations and found additional population extirpations and an increased pace of population loss since the 1990s (Erik Beever, personal communication, 8/10/07). Overall, in the past century, at least 9 of 25 (36%) of docume ...
Peatlands and Climate Change
... peatlands are estimated to be over 600 million t yr-1, which will increase in coming decades, and will continue well beyond the 21st century, unless land management practices and peatland development plans are changed. In addition, between 1997 and 2006 an estimated average of 1400 Mt yr-1 of CO2 em ...
... peatlands are estimated to be over 600 million t yr-1, which will increase in coming decades, and will continue well beyond the 21st century, unless land management practices and peatland development plans are changed. In addition, between 1997 and 2006 an estimated average of 1400 Mt yr-1 of CO2 em ...
Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change - EEG, TU-Wien
... task. Since 1990, global emissions of CO2 alone have increased by 20%. By 2010 without the Kyoto Protocol emissions could have risen to 30% above 1990 levels. Nothing less than a radical change in how we generate and use energy will be needed and there will not be one solution but a whole portfolio ...
... task. Since 1990, global emissions of CO2 alone have increased by 20%. By 2010 without the Kyoto Protocol emissions could have risen to 30% above 1990 levels. Nothing less than a radical change in how we generate and use energy will be needed and there will not be one solution but a whole portfolio ...
reducing australia`s greenhouse gas emissions— targets and
... The Authority would like to thank the many people and organisations that contributed time and expertise to the Targets and Progress Review. These contributions have included climate science advice, assistance with economic modelling and analysis, and international and domestic policy expertise. Thes ...
... The Authority would like to thank the many people and organisations that contributed time and expertise to the Targets and Progress Review. These contributions have included climate science advice, assistance with economic modelling and analysis, and international and domestic policy expertise. Thes ...
Tripura - Ministry of Environment and Forests
... Climate Change (IPCC) in their 4th assessment report, the risks of climate change phenomenon is looming large and posing a threat to the human civilization in terms of adverse natural conditions like drought, heat waves, cloud bursts, unusually heavy rainfall, accelerated glacier retreat and depleti ...
... Climate Change (IPCC) in their 4th assessment report, the risks of climate change phenomenon is looming large and posing a threat to the human civilization in terms of adverse natural conditions like drought, heat waves, cloud bursts, unusually heavy rainfall, accelerated glacier retreat and depleti ...
IFC Climate Implementation Plan (April 2016)
... countries came together to forge a climate change agreement that pledged to keep global warming to 2 degrees Celsius or less. CEOs from industries ranging from cement to technology companies made pledges to decrease their carbon footprint, buy more renewable energy, and engage in sustainable resourc ...
... countries came together to forge a climate change agreement that pledged to keep global warming to 2 degrees Celsius or less. CEOs from industries ranging from cement to technology companies made pledges to decrease their carbon footprint, buy more renewable energy, and engage in sustainable resourc ...
Technical Reference Guide for World Climate Negotiations Model
... greenhouse gas emissions futures by allowing access to a rigorous – but rapid and user-friendly – computer simulation of the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions and land use decision-making on global temperature and sea level rise. Research shows that many people, including highly educated adults wi ...
... greenhouse gas emissions futures by allowing access to a rigorous – but rapid and user-friendly – computer simulation of the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions and land use decision-making on global temperature and sea level rise. Research shows that many people, including highly educated adults wi ...
Not Under My Backyard: Geographic proximity and public
... Separate logit regressions, using post-stratification weights, are run on each dependent variable and their results are compared to assess how the factors that predict the support (or opposition) for a hypothetical CCS facility change as its location moves closer to individuals’ residences. Independ ...
... Separate logit regressions, using post-stratification weights, are run on each dependent variable and their results are compared to assess how the factors that predict the support (or opposition) for a hypothetical CCS facility change as its location moves closer to individuals’ residences. Independ ...
Climate change mitigation
Climate change mitigation consists of actions to limit the magnitude or rate of long-term climate change. Climate change mitigation generally involves reductions in human (anthropogenic) emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Mitigation may also be achieved by increasing the capacity of carbon sinks, e.g., through reforestation. Mitigation policies can substantially reduce the risks associated with human-induced global warming.""Mitigation is a public good; climate change is a case of ‘the tragedy of the commons’""Effective climate change mitigation will not be achieved if each agent (individual, institution or country) acts independently in its own selfish interest, (See International Cooperation and Emissions Trading) suggesting the need for collective action. Some adaptation actions, on the other hand, have characteristics of a private good as benefits of actions may accrue more directly to the individuals, regions, or countries that undertake them, at least in the short term. Nevertheless, financing such adaptive activities remains an issue, particularly for poor individuals and countries.""Examples of mitigation include switching to low-carbon energy sources, such as renewable and nuclear energy, and expanding forests and other ""sinks"" to remove greater amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Energy efficiency may also play a role, for example, through improving the insulation of buildings. Another approach to climate change mitigation is climate engineering.Most countries are parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The ultimate objective of the UNFCCC is to stabilize atmospheric concentrations of GHGs at a level that would prevent dangerous human interference of the climate system. Scientific analysis can provide information on the impacts of climate change, but deciding which impacts are dangerous requires value judgments.In 2010, Parties to the UNFCCC agreed that future global warming should be limited to below 2.0 °C (3.6 °F) relative to the pre-industrial level. This may be revised with a target of limiting global warming to below 1.5 °C relative to pre-industrial levels. The current trajectory of global greenhouse gas emissions does not appear to be consistent with limiting global warming to below 1.5 or 2 °C, relative to pre-industrial levels. Other mitigation policies have been proposed, some of which are more stringent or modest than the 2 °C limit.