Mis - Center for International Environmental Law
... Many studies have shown that there are severe financial costs and risks from our current climate change trajectory. These severe financial costs and risks include physical impacts, such as property damage, and corresponding projected decreases in gross domestic product (GDP).20 In terms of globa ...
... Many studies have shown that there are severe financial costs and risks from our current climate change trajectory. These severe financial costs and risks include physical impacts, such as property damage, and corresponding projected decreases in gross domestic product (GDP).20 In terms of globa ...
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... of emissions. In 1992, the United States ratified the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which called on industrialized countries to initiate GHG reduction.3 However, in early 2001, President George W. Bush rejected the UNFCCC 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which called for legal ...
... of emissions. In 1992, the United States ratified the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which called on industrialized countries to initiate GHG reduction.3 However, in early 2001, President George W. Bush rejected the UNFCCC 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which called for legal ...
(mis)calculated risk and climate change
... Many studies have shown that there are severe financial costs and risks from our current climate change trajectory. These severe financial costs and risks include physical impacts, such as property damage, and corresponding projected decreases in gross domestic product (GDP).20 In terms of globa ...
... Many studies have shown that there are severe financial costs and risks from our current climate change trajectory. These severe financial costs and risks include physical impacts, such as property damage, and corresponding projected decreases in gross domestic product (GDP).20 In terms of globa ...
a chapter for the Handbook of Macroeconomics
... and stylized, this baseline model does have a macroeconomic structure, ie, it makes assumptions that are standard in modern macroeconomic analysis. Many of its key parameters are therefore straightforwardly calibrated to observables and thus, with the additional calibration necessary to introduce cl ...
... and stylized, this baseline model does have a macroeconomic structure, ie, it makes assumptions that are standard in modern macroeconomic analysis. Many of its key parameters are therefore straightforwardly calibrated to observables and thus, with the additional calibration necessary to introduce cl ...
College greenhouse gas inventory
... them (in both the absolute weight of the gases and in the internationally standard units of “Carbon Dioxide Equivalents”, or CDE, according to their Global Warming Potential (GWP), a measure of the relative contribution of each gas to climate change. Boundary definition As we cannot completely accou ...
... them (in both the absolute weight of the gases and in the internationally standard units of “Carbon Dioxide Equivalents”, or CDE, according to their Global Warming Potential (GWP), a measure of the relative contribution of each gas to climate change. Boundary definition As we cannot completely accou ...
energy darwinism ii - Climate Policy Observer
... So far a total of 21 countries and the EU have submitted their pledges to reduce ...
... So far a total of 21 countries and the EU have submitted their pledges to reduce ...
Jul 2, 2016 - Science and Environmental Policy Project
... becomes an interesting study of legal over-reach and pull-back. CEI general counsel Sam Kazman has a good re-cap of events in his summary: “Shake-Up in Subpoena Land.” “CEI was originally served with its subpoena on April 7. The document was issued by AG Walker, who had a District of Columbia court ...
... becomes an interesting study of legal over-reach and pull-back. CEI general counsel Sam Kazman has a good re-cap of events in his summary: “Shake-Up in Subpoena Land.” “CEI was originally served with its subpoena on April 7. The document was issued by AG Walker, who had a District of Columbia court ...
Lost hopes for CCS - Airclim | The Air Pollution and Climate Secretariat
... Global coal reserves may be largely depleted by mid-century at forecast consumption rates. CCS would intensify demand, possibly depriving newly constructed power plants of adequate fuel supplies before the end of their normal service life. However, commercial CCS technologies will not be widely avai ...
... Global coal reserves may be largely depleted by mid-century at forecast consumption rates. CCS would intensify demand, possibly depriving newly constructed power plants of adequate fuel supplies before the end of their normal service life. However, commercial CCS technologies will not be widely avai ...
announced their support - EDF Voices: People on the Planet
... “We have a choice: we can lead this fight and capitalize on the unprecedented economic potential of clean energy, or we can bury our heads in the sand and waste an opportunity to create the next generation of energy jobs. Here in the Commonwealth, we will continue to confront the impacts of climate ...
... “We have a choice: we can lead this fight and capitalize on the unprecedented economic potential of clean energy, or we can bury our heads in the sand and waste an opportunity to create the next generation of energy jobs. Here in the Commonwealth, we will continue to confront the impacts of climate ...
The Hard Facts About Coal - Trade Unions for Energy Democracy
... coal use in 2013 equates to about two million barrels of oil equivalent energy per day in additional consumption. Over the last decade (2003-2013), solar and wind together grew by about 620,000 barrels of oil equivalent energy per day. In other words, growth in global coal use in one year was more t ...
... coal use in 2013 equates to about two million barrels of oil equivalent energy per day in additional consumption. Over the last decade (2003-2013), solar and wind together grew by about 620,000 barrels of oil equivalent energy per day. In other words, growth in global coal use in one year was more t ...
Sample 1st Affirmative Constructive (1AC)
... Here's what a 2NC extension of the Hanson article might look like: “Extend our Hanson evidence from the 1NC – the plan hurts the economy by spending money and diverting investment from more productive parts of the economy. [explanation] This is important because an economic decline would increase jo ...
... Here's what a 2NC extension of the Hanson article might look like: “Extend our Hanson evidence from the 1NC – the plan hurts the economy by spending money and diverting investment from more productive parts of the economy. [explanation] This is important because an economic decline would increase jo ...
CO2 ↔ cos ϕ
... while the 1997 Kyoto Protocol prescribes targets for limiting and reducing emissions. Along with many other countries, the European Community and Germany have committed themselves to make significant reductions in the emissions of greenhouse gases, in particular of carbon dioxide (CO2). Germany’s co ...
... while the 1997 Kyoto Protocol prescribes targets for limiting and reducing emissions. Along with many other countries, the European Community and Germany have committed themselves to make significant reductions in the emissions of greenhouse gases, in particular of carbon dioxide (CO2). Germany’s co ...
Europe`s power: Re-energising a progressive climate and
... of the amount of renewable energy that the country produces (White House 2013). His administration’s introduction of tighter emissions standards for power stations has sent a clear message that the era of unabated coal-fired power generation in the US is ending. Meanwhile, his economic stimulus pack ...
... of the amount of renewable energy that the country produces (White House 2013). His administration’s introduction of tighter emissions standards for power stations has sent a clear message that the era of unabated coal-fired power generation in the US is ending. Meanwhile, his economic stimulus pack ...
Divestment in Fossil Fuels
... Divestment is the opposite of an investment – it simply means getting rid of stocks, bonds, accounts or investment funds that are morally ambiguous. For the purposes of this paper, divestment will refer to removing investment from companies who are involved in fossil fuel projects. Fossil fuels are ...
... Divestment is the opposite of an investment – it simply means getting rid of stocks, bonds, accounts or investment funds that are morally ambiguous. For the purposes of this paper, divestment will refer to removing investment from companies who are involved in fossil fuel projects. Fossil fuels are ...
mount allison university
... We caught the subway to Manhattan, bound for Columbus Circle. Within minutes, an older woman came and sat beside me, “I think you’re going where I’m going,” she said. A Presbyterian Minister and members of his congregation soon joined us, followed by a group of Brooklyn high schoolers, and a pack of ...
... We caught the subway to Manhattan, bound for Columbus Circle. Within minutes, an older woman came and sat beside me, “I think you’re going where I’m going,” she said. A Presbyterian Minister and members of his congregation soon joined us, followed by a group of Brooklyn high schoolers, and a pack of ...
A Briefing for Councillors
... climate action. Fossil fuel companies are handed subsidies by governments totalling nearly a trillion dollars globally.12 Recent revelations have also revealed that the fossil fuel industry suppressed information and spread doubt and lies about climate change despite knowing about it for decades.13 ...
... climate action. Fossil fuel companies are handed subsidies by governments totalling nearly a trillion dollars globally.12 Recent revelations have also revealed that the fossil fuel industry suppressed information and spread doubt and lies about climate change despite knowing about it for decades.13 ...
Homeland Security - Environmental Defense Fund
... I am confident we will prevail because Americans did not vote to have mercury, arsenic and other poisons spewed into the air by coalburning power plants. EPA received more than 800,000 supporting comments when these standards were adopted, and the public and leading businesses are still on the side ...
... I am confident we will prevail because Americans did not vote to have mercury, arsenic and other poisons spewed into the air by coalburning power plants. EPA received more than 800,000 supporting comments when these standards were adopted, and the public and leading businesses are still on the side ...
Big Donors…Big Conflicts: How Wealthy Donors Use the Sierra
... Bloomberg, Nathaniel Simons, and Roger Sant, jumped into the fray. Their strategy is simple. Phase I targeted coal as the threat that must be arrested, claiming anthropogenic C02 emissions are the root cause of “climate change” and threaten a catastrophic future. The group’s unprecedented contributi ...
... Bloomberg, Nathaniel Simons, and Roger Sant, jumped into the fray. Their strategy is simple. Phase I targeted coal as the threat that must be arrested, claiming anthropogenic C02 emissions are the root cause of “climate change” and threaten a catastrophic future. The group’s unprecedented contributi ...
http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/dpr/blr1.pdf
... enhance removals of greenhouse gases and including such measures in sector programmes for rational use of nature and environmental protection for 2006-2010 and afterwards, with giving particular attention to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in 2008-2012. As GDP energy intensity is still relatively ...
... enhance removals of greenhouse gases and including such measures in sector programmes for rational use of nature and environmental protection for 2006-2010 and afterwards, with giving particular attention to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in 2008-2012. As GDP energy intensity is still relatively ...
INFORMING INDIA’S ENERGY AND CLIMATE DEBATE: POLICY LESSONS
... to recent growth rates in these sectors, these projections imply that growth in the buildings sector (including cooking) would slow down considerably and growth in agriculture would increase marginally. The basis for these latter trends is not explained, though likely driven in part by shifts from i ...
... to recent growth rates in these sectors, these projections imply that growth in the buildings sector (including cooking) would slow down considerably and growth in agriculture would increase marginally. The basis for these latter trends is not explained, though likely driven in part by shifts from i ...
Climate Regulation of the Electricity Industry: A Comparative View
... sources increased from 1% in 1990 to 5% in 2012,10 and is expected to climb to between 12 and 17% in 2040.11 Still, despite this changing—and expected greening—of the electricity sector, climate emissions from power generation remain a major threat. This is because of the industry’s expansive nature ...
... sources increased from 1% in 1990 to 5% in 2012,10 and is expected to climb to between 12 and 17% in 2040.11 Still, despite this changing—and expected greening—of the electricity sector, climate emissions from power generation remain a major threat. This is because of the industry’s expansive nature ...
publication - International Energy Agency
... The growing importance of energy-related emissions Climate scientists have observed that carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in the atmosphere have been increasing significantly over the past century, compared to the pre-industrial era level of about 280 parts per million (ppm). In 2015, the average ...
... The growing importance of energy-related emissions Climate scientists have observed that carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in the atmosphere have been increasing significantly over the past century, compared to the pre-industrial era level of about 280 parts per million (ppm). In 2015, the average ...
An Analysis of Senator McConnell`s Letter Urging States Not to
... EPA's proposed rules do not tell states how they must meet the emission guideline or how they must produce electricity. The proposal expressly declares that “it does not prescribe how a state should meet its goal.” 5 It goes on: “Each state will have the flexibility to design a program to meet its g ...
... EPA's proposed rules do not tell states how they must meet the emission guideline or how they must produce electricity. The proposal expressly declares that “it does not prescribe how a state should meet its goal.” 5 It goes on: “Each state will have the flexibility to design a program to meet its g ...
I-64 road cut oil shale bank
... Into the 20th Century, it was the conventional fuels of wood, fat, coal, oil and gas that powered our population and its progress. Wood and animal fat are in limited supply. Conventional oil and gas discoveries have slowed, and existing supplies are caught up in political cartels or facing inordinat ...
... Into the 20th Century, it was the conventional fuels of wood, fat, coal, oil and gas that powered our population and its progress. Wood and animal fat are in limited supply. Conventional oil and gas discoveries have slowed, and existing supplies are caught up in political cartels or facing inordinat ...
the heat is on
... figure 2 below for a summary; section 4 provides detail). Given the significant disconnect between current actions and those required, we have deliberately focused on ambitious measures, rather than more incremental improvements in performance, which, whilst helpful, are unlikely to provide the brea ...
... figure 2 below for a summary; section 4 provides detail). Given the significant disconnect between current actions and those required, we have deliberately focused on ambitious measures, rather than more incremental improvements in performance, which, whilst helpful, are unlikely to provide the brea ...