Democracy as it Should Be
... from power plants 30% by 2030. The world we've known may be coming to an end, but it's not because of EPA regulations to cut carbon. We are presently on course to increase global temperature by 4 degrees Celsius within the next three or four generations, perhaps sooner. According to climate expert K ...
... from power plants 30% by 2030. The world we've known may be coming to an end, but it's not because of EPA regulations to cut carbon. We are presently on course to increase global temperature by 4 degrees Celsius within the next three or four generations, perhaps sooner. According to climate expert K ...
(CCS) and Climate Change Mitigation
... reduction: while climate science suggests that substantial CO2 reduction (i.e., more than half the current human emissions) might be necessary worldwide in the long term, many national governments are currently facing gridlock in meeting even the very modest emission targets of the Kyoto Protocol. A ...
... reduction: while climate science suggests that substantial CO2 reduction (i.e., more than half the current human emissions) might be necessary worldwide in the long term, many national governments are currently facing gridlock in meeting even the very modest emission targets of the Kyoto Protocol. A ...
Carbon dioxide and climate impulse response functions for the
... and (ii) the atmospheric and climatic conditions influencing the CO2 response continue to change with time. The GWP adopted for the first commitment period of the Kyoto protocol (2008–2012) (UNFCCC, 1997, 1998) and used for reporting under the UNFCCC (UNFCCC, 2002) are given by the SAR (Schimel et a ...
... and (ii) the atmospheric and climatic conditions influencing the CO2 response continue to change with time. The GWP adopted for the first commitment period of the Kyoto protocol (2008–2012) (UNFCCC, 1997, 1998) and used for reporting under the UNFCCC (UNFCCC, 2002) are given by the SAR (Schimel et a ...
Mitigating climate change through reductions in greenhouse gas
... time frame sufficient to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change, to ensure that food production is not threatened and to enable economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner”. However, the UNFCCC does not specify at what level greenhouse gas concentrations should be stabilis ...
... time frame sufficient to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change, to ensure that food production is not threatened and to enable economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner”. However, the UNFCCC does not specify at what level greenhouse gas concentrations should be stabilis ...
Mitigating climate change through reductions in greenhouse gas emissions: the science and economics of future paths for global annual emissions (1 MB) (opens in new window)
... time frame sufficient to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change, to ensure that food production is not threatened and to enable economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner”. However, the UNFCCC does not specify at what level greenhouse gas concentrations should be stabilis ...
... time frame sufficient to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change, to ensure that food production is not threatened and to enable economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner”. However, the UNFCCC does not specify at what level greenhouse gas concentrations should be stabilis ...
WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE Climate Change Act Now
... The future of that transformed agriculture is the intensification of tree culture on all types of farmland, community land, and urban areas. There are a billion hectares of agroecosystems in the tropical world alone where agroforestry can contribute to the reversal of current carbon emissions (IPC ...
... The future of that transformed agriculture is the intensification of tree culture on all types of farmland, community land, and urban areas. There are a billion hectares of agroecosystems in the tropical world alone where agroforestry can contribute to the reversal of current carbon emissions (IPC ...
The Emissions Gap Report 2013 www.unep.org
... agroforestry, tree-based systems are more productive, more sustainable and more attuned to people’s cultural or material needs than treeless alternatives. Agroforestry also provides significant mitigation benefits by sequestering carbon from the atmosphere in the tree biomass. Annex I countries The ...
... agroforestry, tree-based systems are more productive, more sustainable and more attuned to people’s cultural or material needs than treeless alternatives. Agroforestry also provides significant mitigation benefits by sequestering carbon from the atmosphere in the tree biomass. Annex I countries The ...
Carbon and Climate System Coupling on Timescales from
... CO2 including all of the climate feedbacks. Climate sensitivity derived from the equilibrium response of ocean-atmosphere models for present-day conditions varies greatly from +1.5 to +4.5◦ C (2 × CO2 ), a major uncertainty in climate forecasting (3) and one where paleoclimate data may be used to sh ...
... CO2 including all of the climate feedbacks. Climate sensitivity derived from the equilibrium response of ocean-atmosphere models for present-day conditions varies greatly from +1.5 to +4.5◦ C (2 × CO2 ), a major uncertainty in climate forecasting (3) and one where paleoclimate data may be used to sh ...
CARBON NEUTRALITY BY 2020:
... warming. Instead, they are wondering how severe the impacts are going to be and what we are going to do about it. In response to this meteoric rise in public awareness, many companies, local governments, organizations, and institutions have enacted self-imposed climate policies. Most, like the U.S. ...
... warming. Instead, they are wondering how severe the impacts are going to be and what we are going to do about it. In response to this meteoric rise in public awareness, many companies, local governments, organizations, and institutions have enacted self-imposed climate policies. Most, like the U.S. ...
report - Berkeley Law - University of California, Berkeley
... of the University of California Berkeley, School of Law for their insightful comments and advice. ...
... of the University of California Berkeley, School of Law for their insightful comments and advice. ...
Two hundred fifty years of aerosols and climate: the end of the age
... that, as incomes increase, concern about traditional air pollutants rises and the ability to reduce them is improved. These effects are implemented in the GCAM at the fuel and sector levels by using emission factors that decrease as a function of income (Smith et al., 2005; Smith, 2005; see ESM). As ...
... that, as incomes increase, concern about traditional air pollutants rises and the ability to reduce them is improved. These effects are implemented in the GCAM at the fuel and sector levels by using emission factors that decrease as a function of income (Smith et al., 2005; Smith, 2005; see ESM). As ...
making energy work in healthcare
... and zero carbon technologies and lessons learnt from their use to date. Encode 2015 has a major contribution regarding the refurbishment of existing buildings and ...
... and zero carbon technologies and lessons learnt from their use to date. Encode 2015 has a major contribution regarding the refurbishment of existing buildings and ...
Cooling Agents
... transporting waste. Sometimes, they travel as far as 20 kilometres from their home on a simple cyclerickshaw in search for valuable waste. The energy savings implications are obvious. But if a slum demolition drives them to live outside the city, their efforts are often supplemented by motorized tra ...
... transporting waste. Sometimes, they travel as far as 20 kilometres from their home on a simple cyclerickshaw in search for valuable waste. The energy savings implications are obvious. But if a slum demolition drives them to live outside the city, their efforts are often supplemented by motorized tra ...
Using Marginal Abatement Cost Curves (MACC) to realize the economic appraisal of Climate Smart Agriculture policy options
... Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) may become an interesting path to foster low carbon growth. NAMAs are voluntary country engagement proposals to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). They consist in a set of government prioritized actions aimed at reducing or limiting Green H ...
... Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) may become an interesting path to foster low carbon growth. NAMAs are voluntary country engagement proposals to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). They consist in a set of government prioritized actions aimed at reducing or limiting Green H ...
South Korea`s 2030 Carbon Mitigation Target and the INDC
... 2020. At the time, South Korea was establishing itself as a “middle power” in terms of its potential influence in the area of international cooperation.iv Amongst the countries that made non-obligatory reduction commitments of 15% to 30% below BAU to achieve a self-enforcing goal to follow recommend ...
... 2020. At the time, South Korea was establishing itself as a “middle power” in terms of its potential influence in the area of international cooperation.iv Amongst the countries that made non-obligatory reduction commitments of 15% to 30% below BAU to achieve a self-enforcing goal to follow recommend ...
IPCC SPECIAL REPORT EMISSIONS SCENARIOS
... established jointly by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess periodically the science, impacts and socioeconomics of climate change and of adaptation and mitigation options. The IPCC provides, on request, scientific and technical ad ...
... established jointly by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess periodically the science, impacts and socioeconomics of climate change and of adaptation and mitigation options. The IPCC provides, on request, scientific and technical ad ...
CO2 emissions from biomass combustion for bioenergy
... perception of the inadequacy of this accounting convention and its implementation in LCA can be identified. Already some years ago, Börjesson & Gustavsson (2000) did not presume wood to be C neutral and accounted for CO2 emissions from biomass as those from fossils. Rabl et al. (2007) advocated ‘th ...
... perception of the inadequacy of this accounting convention and its implementation in LCA can be identified. Already some years ago, Börjesson & Gustavsson (2000) did not presume wood to be C neutral and accounted for CO2 emissions from biomass as those from fossils. Rabl et al. (2007) advocated ‘th ...
Increased soil emissions of potent greenhouse gases under
... Studies of greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions span a variety of ecosystem types, and vary in experimental design and results, making it difficult to determine their global response to increased CO2 from individual experiments. A quantitative synthesis of results across multiple studies can overcome thi ...
... Studies of greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions span a variety of ecosystem types, and vary in experimental design and results, making it difficult to determine their global response to increased CO2 from individual experiments. A quantitative synthesis of results across multiple studies can overcome thi ...
The greenhouse effect and climate change : a
... Overview: the role of forests in the global carbon cycle 5.1.1 The carbon cycle and carbon sequestration 5.1.2 The role of deforestation in climate change The “Kyoto Forest” 5.2.1 Greenhouse gas reporting and accounting for the land-use change and forestry sector 5.2.2 Rules governing carbon sinks a ...
... Overview: the role of forests in the global carbon cycle 5.1.1 The carbon cycle and carbon sequestration 5.1.2 The role of deforestation in climate change The “Kyoto Forest” 5.2.1 Greenhouse gas reporting and accounting for the land-use change and forestry sector 5.2.2 Rules governing carbon sinks a ...
DOC - World bank documents
... the pilots are being implemented at the kabupaten level and the private sector is seeking guidance on how best to move forward with their respective initiatives. There is recognition among private sector proponents that the national government needs to maintain some control over the process of deve ...
... the pilots are being implemented at the kabupaten level and the private sector is seeking guidance on how best to move forward with their respective initiatives. There is recognition among private sector proponents that the national government needs to maintain some control over the process of deve ...
Win-win? CDM hydropower projects and their - diss.fu
... respect to (a) their ability to advance the goals of the CDM and (b) their implications for climate justice. The text is structured into three sections. The first section explores the rationale of carbon offsetting and outlines the administrative structure of the CDM as well as the most important re ...
... respect to (a) their ability to advance the goals of the CDM and (b) their implications for climate justice. The text is structured into three sections. The first section explores the rationale of carbon offsetting and outlines the administrative structure of the CDM as well as the most important re ...
The Contours of Cap and Trade: The Evolution of Emissions Trading
... do not seek to argue for or against emissions trading as an appropriate strategy for controlling greenhouse gas emissions, or to analyze cap and trade in comparison with other policy instruments such as carbon taxes, efficiency measures, or regulation. Whether or not cap and trade is the best option ...
... do not seek to argue for or against emissions trading as an appropriate strategy for controlling greenhouse gas emissions, or to analyze cap and trade in comparison with other policy instruments such as carbon taxes, efficiency measures, or regulation. Whether or not cap and trade is the best option ...
Optimal Dynamic Carbon Taxes in a Climate
... tradition (see, e.g., Chari and Kehoe, 1998). Following GHKT, I assume an in…nitely-lived, representative household. An important di¤erence to GHKT is that agents have preferences not only over consumption, but over leisure and climate change as well. As in GHKT, there are two production sectors. Th ...
... tradition (see, e.g., Chari and Kehoe, 1998). Following GHKT, I assume an in…nitely-lived, representative household. An important di¤erence to GHKT is that agents have preferences not only over consumption, but over leisure and climate change as well. As in GHKT, there are two production sectors. Th ...
SOUTH AFRICA - Initial National Communication under the
... atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. The national government must ensure that effect is given to the provisions of the UNFCCC. Activities relevant to the Convention fall within the responsibility of many different government departmen ...
... atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. The national government must ensure that effect is given to the provisions of the UNFCCC. Activities relevant to the Convention fall within the responsibility of many different government departmen ...
1 Meeting the targets or re-imagining society? An empirical study
... from intermittent renewable energy supply and energy insecurity (GCCSI, 2014). There can be different grounds for supporting CCS within this, such as ‘dynamics as usual’ - preserving existing processes of energy production and consumption as far as possible via technology that captures the end emiss ...
... from intermittent renewable energy supply and energy insecurity (GCCSI, 2014). There can be different grounds for supporting CCS within this, such as ‘dynamics as usual’ - preserving existing processes of energy production and consumption as far as possible via technology that captures the end emiss ...