legal approaches to promote technological solutions to climate change
... anticipated. 3 Because of this, many experts are calling for a major, government-sponsored scientific effort. Two such proponents, Ted Nordhaus and Michael Schellenberger, are calling for a complete shift in environmental thinking, and suggest framing climate change “as the result of too little clea ...
... anticipated. 3 Because of this, many experts are calling for a major, government-sponsored scientific effort. Two such proponents, Ted Nordhaus and Michael Schellenberger, are calling for a complete shift in environmental thinking, and suggest framing climate change “as the result of too little clea ...
MS Climate 1AC Jiao-Taori Tournament
... 2015 despite low oil prices. Meanwhile, renewable energy investment reached a record US$286 billion, generating 152 gigawatts of new capacity. This is more than the combined installed capacity from all sources for the whole African continent. 2. Carbon dioxide emissions have stopped rising In 2014 a ...
... 2015 despite low oil prices. Meanwhile, renewable energy investment reached a record US$286 billion, generating 152 gigawatts of new capacity. This is more than the combined installed capacity from all sources for the whole African continent. 2. Carbon dioxide emissions have stopped rising In 2014 a ...
The climatic impacts of land surface change and carbon
... that it is consistent with the UNFCCC, a treaty that has come into force with ratification now by over 185 countries. This alternative is also consistent with the Kyoto Protocol. (The Kyoto Protocol does not fully embrace this approach in that it imposes limits on which carbon flows in the biosphere ...
... that it is consistent with the UNFCCC, a treaty that has come into force with ratification now by over 185 countries. This alternative is also consistent with the Kyoto Protocol. (The Kyoto Protocol does not fully embrace this approach in that it imposes limits on which carbon flows in the biosphere ...
ICEF2016 Report - Innovation for Cool Earth Forum
... change. All speakers emphasized the fact that technological development and innovation is critical to decarbonize the economy and move towards a zero-carbon society. In some of the presentations, examples of innovative environmental technologies to reduce GHG emissions were also explained. One topic ...
... change. All speakers emphasized the fact that technological development and innovation is critical to decarbonize the economy and move towards a zero-carbon society. In some of the presentations, examples of innovative environmental technologies to reduce GHG emissions were also explained. One topic ...
High impact, low probability? An empirical analysis of risk in the economics of climate change: Working Paper 9 (505 kB) (opens in new window)
... uncertain issue is what to assume about the functional form, β. Across the range of previous studies, the damage function has tended to be quadratic (which has the convenient analytical property of giving a linear marginal benefit function, but not much more justification than that) or less steep. P ...
... uncertain issue is what to assume about the functional form, β. Across the range of previous studies, the damage function has tended to be quadratic (which has the convenient analytical property of giving a linear marginal benefit function, but not much more justification than that) or less steep. P ...
Pastures in the high rainfall zone – their
... available. Higher atmospheric CO2 concentration can serve to increase both plant growth and also to increase water use efficiency which may serve to offset some of the negative effects in environments where fertility and soil moisture are not over-riding factors. Wider use of drought adapted species ...
... available. Higher atmospheric CO2 concentration can serve to increase both plant growth and also to increase water use efficiency which may serve to offset some of the negative effects in environments where fertility and soil moisture are not over-riding factors. Wider use of drought adapted species ...
Global Environmental Challenges, Law, Spring 2006
... the same time that the actual Protocol is being negotiated, to be concluded in Copenhagen in December 2009. We will formulate long-term legal responses to climate change at the international level and will hold moot negotiations representing the positions of different countries. These positions will ...
... the same time that the actual Protocol is being negotiated, to be concluded in Copenhagen in December 2009. We will formulate long-term legal responses to climate change at the international level and will hold moot negotiations representing the positions of different countries. These positions will ...
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... enough to generate a reliable supply of manure for anaerobic digesters built and operated by Environmental Power Corp., Portsmouth, N.H. A digester, which can cost $1 million to build, uses microorganisms to convert manure from about 1,000 cows into methane, which is then sold to natural-gas utiliti ...
... enough to generate a reliable supply of manure for anaerobic digesters built and operated by Environmental Power Corp., Portsmouth, N.H. A digester, which can cost $1 million to build, uses microorganisms to convert manure from about 1,000 cows into methane, which is then sold to natural-gas utiliti ...
Kiev protocol for industrial accidents in transboundary waters
... It was initially adopted for use on 11 December 1997 in Kyoto, Japan and entered into force on 16 February 2005. As of February 2009 183 parties (nations) have ratified the protocol. Under the Kyoto Protocol, industrialized countries agreed to reduce their collective green house gas (GHG) emissions ...
... It was initially adopted for use on 11 December 1997 in Kyoto, Japan and entered into force on 16 February 2005. As of February 2009 183 parties (nations) have ratified the protocol. Under the Kyoto Protocol, industrialized countries agreed to reduce their collective green house gas (GHG) emissions ...
Global Environmental Protection
... on by France, despite the unresolved issue of nuclear waste dumps. More generally, there is a frequent contradiction between the support given to wide, abstract and long-term agreements negotiated at the international level and the reluctance to actually implement them. ...
... on by France, despite the unresolved issue of nuclear waste dumps. More generally, there is a frequent contradiction between the support given to wide, abstract and long-term agreements negotiated at the international level and the reluctance to actually implement them. ...
Air Pollution and Climate Change - European Commission
... ‘pollution safety margin’ which accounts for the warming impact of many air pollutants. Available evidence suggests that policies to reduce the harmful effects of air pollutants could accelerate climate change over coming decades by cutting emissions that currently contribute to cooling the climate. ...
... ‘pollution safety margin’ which accounts for the warming impact of many air pollutants. Available evidence suggests that policies to reduce the harmful effects of air pollutants could accelerate climate change over coming decades by cutting emissions that currently contribute to cooling the climate. ...
Climate Change Legislation in the 110 Congress
... establish a market-based cap-and-trade program for GHG emissions. As of January 7, 2008, one such bill (S. 2191) has seen committee action: the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ordered S. 2191 to be reported December 5, 2007. Another market-based option is to establish a “carbon tax” ...
... establish a market-based cap-and-trade program for GHG emissions. As of January 7, 2008, one such bill (S. 2191) has seen committee action: the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ordered S. 2191 to be reported December 5, 2007. Another market-based option is to establish a “carbon tax” ...
Togo - unfccc
... country by 4 to 8 mm over its current level in 2025 and by 18 to 39 mm of rain by 2100. The associated impacts on the main sectors considered to be sensitive are: (i) Energy: a spatial analysis reveals that the savannah region, which is already facing the highest poverty rate and increasingly scarce ...
... country by 4 to 8 mm over its current level in 2025 and by 18 to 39 mm of rain by 2100. The associated impacts on the main sectors considered to be sensitive are: (i) Energy: a spatial analysis reveals that the savannah region, which is already facing the highest poverty rate and increasingly scarce ...
AKAH Building Resilience to Climate Change
... on any investment that ensures their availability in an emergency. In countries with higher coping capacities, the ROI for more basic emergency preparation fades, and the value shifts to training and improving organizational capacity. ...
... on any investment that ensures their availability in an emergency. In countries with higher coping capacities, the ROI for more basic emergency preparation fades, and the value shifts to training and improving organizational capacity. ...
Inter-relationships between adaptation and mitigation
... Plantations for charcoal have the greatest carbon benefits, but have high social impacts in the Brazilian context. Plantations also inherently compete with deforestation reduction options for funds. Forest management has been proposed as a global warming response option, but the assignment of any va ...
... Plantations for charcoal have the greatest carbon benefits, but have high social impacts in the Brazilian context. Plantations also inherently compete with deforestation reduction options for funds. Forest management has been proposed as a global warming response option, but the assignment of any va ...
PDF - unu-wider - United Nations University
... been falling; for example, average annual growth rate of cereal yields has decreased from about 2-3 per cent in the 1970s and1980s to 1-2 per cent in the 1990s and early 2000s (World Bank 2007). Agriculture and food security may face even greater difficulties under climate change. Despite some exist ...
... been falling; for example, average annual growth rate of cereal yields has decreased from about 2-3 per cent in the 1970s and1980s to 1-2 per cent in the 1990s and early 2000s (World Bank 2007). Agriculture and food security may face even greater difficulties under climate change. Despite some exist ...
Terrestrial biogeochemical feedbacks in the climate system
... for more interdisciplinary studies. Confidence in scientific understanding is at best low (L), in most cases very low (VL). ...
... for more interdisciplinary studies. Confidence in scientific understanding is at best low (L), in most cases very low (VL). ...
Peter Hayes – Urban Infrastructure and Climate
... adaptive capacities; and implications for biodiversity management strategies Primary industries: encompassing systemic and industrial-scale impacts of climate change on horticulture, viticulture, livestock, cropping, intensive and extensive farming practices, forestry; the associated social and econ ...
... adaptive capacities; and implications for biodiversity management strategies Primary industries: encompassing systemic and industrial-scale impacts of climate change on horticulture, viticulture, livestock, cropping, intensive and extensive farming practices, forestry; the associated social and econ ...
JPI Climate, H2020, & Climate Change Frank McGovern October 2
... We have already emitted more than 50% of the allowable cumulative GHG emissions for this; At current levels, this limit will be reached before 2050. Impacts are evident everywhere and will increase e.g. sea-level rise. Adaptation is possible, but increasing warmer increases the likelihood of ...
... We have already emitted more than 50% of the allowable cumulative GHG emissions for this; At current levels, this limit will be reached before 2050. Impacts are evident everywhere and will increase e.g. sea-level rise. Adaptation is possible, but increasing warmer increases the likelihood of ...
Intended National Determined Contribution (INDC)
... several islands all with its own individual characteristics. Grenada’s total emissions are not significant in the global context with 2010 emissions being 251, 649 tons of co2 - 0.0005% of total global emission. Notwithstanding this, Grenada is committed to fighting climate change and making its con ...
... several islands all with its own individual characteristics. Grenada’s total emissions are not significant in the global context with 2010 emissions being 251, 649 tons of co2 - 0.0005% of total global emission. Notwithstanding this, Grenada is committed to fighting climate change and making its con ...
Climate Threats: A More Inclusive Assessment Is Needed
... right now.” or 2) “The overwhelming scientific evidence tells us that human greenhouse gas emissions, land use changes and aerosol pollution are all contributing to regional and global climate changes, which exacerbate the changes and variability in climates brought about by natural causes. Because ...
... right now.” or 2) “The overwhelming scientific evidence tells us that human greenhouse gas emissions, land use changes and aerosol pollution are all contributing to regional and global climate changes, which exacerbate the changes and variability in climates brought about by natural causes. Because ...
The business aviation community has long been committed to
... of air traffic infrastructure and procedures, CO2 emissions will be considerably reduced. Along with development and implementation of operational best practices to reduce fuel usage, these programmes will deliver 14% of the overall CO2 reductions by 2050. Alternative Fuels: The aviation industry is ...
... of air traffic infrastructure and procedures, CO2 emissions will be considerably reduced. Along with development and implementation of operational best practices to reduce fuel usage, these programmes will deliver 14% of the overall CO2 reductions by 2050. Alternative Fuels: The aviation industry is ...
Environmental policy performance bonds
... We propose the creation of environmental policy performance bonds – call them CO2 government bonds. The interest rates on these new bond types would be linked to CO2 reduction targets. For example, governments could set a rate of return on their bonds that pays investors more when the proportion of ...
... We propose the creation of environmental policy performance bonds – call them CO2 government bonds. The interest rates on these new bond types would be linked to CO2 reduction targets. For example, governments could set a rate of return on their bonds that pays investors more when the proportion of ...
Current and future climate of Tuvalu
... Program (PCCSP) have evaluated 24 models from around the world and found that 18 best represent the climate of the western tropical Pacific region. These 18 models have been used to develop climate projections for Tuvalu. The future climate will be determined by a combination of natural and human fa ...
... Program (PCCSP) have evaluated 24 models from around the world and found that 18 best represent the climate of the western tropical Pacific region. These 18 models have been used to develop climate projections for Tuvalu. The future climate will be determined by a combination of natural and human fa ...
Exxon Mobil and British Petroleum: A tale of two companies or just
... general public. On four consecutive Thursdays during the months of March and April of 2000, Exxon ran editorial advertisements, or advertorials, in The New York Times addressing climate change (Appendix A).26 The central theme of the advertorials is scientific uncertainty about climate change. The f ...
... general public. On four consecutive Thursdays during the months of March and April of 2000, Exxon ran editorial advertisements, or advertorials, in The New York Times addressing climate change (Appendix A).26 The central theme of the advertorials is scientific uncertainty about climate change. The f ...
Economics of climate change mitigation
This article is about the economics of climate change mitigation. Mitigation of climate change involves actions that are designed to limit the amount of long-term climate change (Fisher et al.., 2007:225). Mitigation may be achieved through the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or through the enhancement of sinks that absorb GHGs, for example forests.