Forest biomass, carbon neutrality and climate change mitigation
... In recent years, this issue has also been debated with regard to bioenergy products that are produced from forest biomass (forest bioenergy). There is no clear consensus among scientists on the issue and their messages may even appear contradictory to decision-makers and citizens. Some scientists, f ...
... In recent years, this issue has also been debated with regard to bioenergy products that are produced from forest biomass (forest bioenergy). There is no clear consensus among scientists on the issue and their messages may even appear contradictory to decision-makers and citizens. Some scientists, f ...
Turning Up the Heat - Environmental Investigation Agency
... replacements for CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons), once it was determined that CFCs were largely responsible for depletion of the ozone layer. The problem is that some of these chemicals, notably HCFC-22 and its HFC-23 by-product, contribute significantly to global warming. With countries such as China an ...
... replacements for CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons), once it was determined that CFCs were largely responsible for depletion of the ozone layer. The problem is that some of these chemicals, notably HCFC-22 and its HFC-23 by-product, contribute significantly to global warming. With countries such as China an ...
Climate_Change_
... identifiable S-curve baseline Business Income tax credits for creation of new energy and technology product lines, to last for five years Consumer tax credits for residential energy and environment specific retrofits with new energy sources and technologies, to last for five years Consumer tax credi ...
... identifiable S-curve baseline Business Income tax credits for creation of new energy and technology product lines, to last for five years Consumer tax credits for residential energy and environment specific retrofits with new energy sources and technologies, to last for five years Consumer tax credi ...
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... Global climate change is likely to impact forests and forestry in the United States. Regions in the U.S. may be differentially affected. Forecasts of climatic change and of the biological response to climate change in trees and forests are still largely hypothetical. Though much research is being do ...
... Global climate change is likely to impact forests and forestry in the United States. Regions in the U.S. may be differentially affected. Forecasts of climatic change and of the biological response to climate change in trees and forests are still largely hypothetical. Though much research is being do ...
Climate Change, Emissions Trading and Indigenous Peoples
... or resources to adequately respond to climate change. (Declaration of Indigenous Peoples on Climate Change, 2000: Articles 7–8; see also, TauliCorpuz and Lynge, 2008; Declaration of the First International Indigenous Forum on Climate Change, 2000) Indigenous people have a ‘special interest’ in clima ...
... or resources to adequately respond to climate change. (Declaration of Indigenous Peoples on Climate Change, 2000: Articles 7–8; see also, TauliCorpuz and Lynge, 2008; Declaration of the First International Indigenous Forum on Climate Change, 2000) Indigenous people have a ‘special interest’ in clima ...
An assessment of the potential impact of climate change on flood risk in Mumbai
... area was affected, with flood waters to a depth of 0.5 to 1.5 m in low-lying areas. The root cause of Mumbai’s susceptibility to flooding is its geography, both natural and manmade (Duryog Nivaran 2005). Firstly, the city’s location leaves it exposed to heavy rainfall during the summer; typically, 5 ...
... area was affected, with flood waters to a depth of 0.5 to 1.5 m in low-lying areas. The root cause of Mumbai’s susceptibility to flooding is its geography, both natural and manmade (Duryog Nivaran 2005). Firstly, the city’s location leaves it exposed to heavy rainfall during the summer; typically, 5 ...
V0.17 (February 12, 2015) - Mitigation and Adaptation Research
... regarding how such an institute could be implemented at ODU, taking into account the limitations and challenges resulting from the disciplinary structure of colleges and institutions. The vision of MARI is that of thriving coastal communities. In pursuit of this vision, MARI's mission is to engage i ...
... regarding how such an institute could be implemented at ODU, taking into account the limitations and challenges resulting from the disciplinary structure of colleges and institutions. The vision of MARI is that of thriving coastal communities. In pursuit of this vision, MARI's mission is to engage i ...
(CCS) and Climate Change Mitigation
... which entered into force in February 2005. It is an accord based on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the umbrella international treaty on climate change which was adopted in 1992. To realize the broad objective of climate change control, as laid out by the UNFCCC, ...
... which entered into force in February 2005. It is an accord based on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the umbrella international treaty on climate change which was adopted in 1992. To realize the broad objective of climate change control, as laid out by the UNFCCC, ...
Curriculum Vitae - Department of Atmospheric Sciences
... Bach, W. and A.K. Jain, 1993: Climate and Ecosystem Protection Requires Binding Emission Targets: The Specific Task After Rio(II), Prospective in Energy, 2/3, 173-214. Jain, A.K. and W. Bach, 1994: The effectiveness of measures to reduce the man-made greenhouse effect: the application of a climate-p ...
... Bach, W. and A.K. Jain, 1993: Climate and Ecosystem Protection Requires Binding Emission Targets: The Specific Task After Rio(II), Prospective in Energy, 2/3, 173-214. Jain, A.K. and W. Bach, 1994: The effectiveness of measures to reduce the man-made greenhouse effect: the application of a climate-p ...
How much risk ought we to take? Exploring the possibilities of
... Second, even if we leave extreme cases like the treatment dilemma aside and focus on situations in which we simply have a range of options which score differently with respect to well-being, equality and risk, Peterson's account might leave us unsatisfied. As we said at the beginning of this paper, ...
... Second, even if we leave extreme cases like the treatment dilemma aside and focus on situations in which we simply have a range of options which score differently with respect to well-being, equality and risk, Peterson's account might leave us unsatisfied. As we said at the beginning of this paper, ...
Dealing with natural disasters under climate change condition in
... MPI and the Ministry of Finance being ViceChairmen. • to work on principle of consensus by majority and to meet bi-annually. • The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology and Climate Change of MoNRE is the Standing Office of the Viet Nam National Committee for UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol (established ...
... MPI and the Ministry of Finance being ViceChairmen. • to work on principle of consensus by majority and to meet bi-annually. • The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology and Climate Change of MoNRE is the Standing Office of the Viet Nam National Committee for UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol (established ...
Natural Hazards and Climate Change in European Regions
... characteristics, as for example the exposure of a region to natural hazards and the population density, are decisive for the vulnerability of a region. Consequently local decision making is central to the delivery of territorially defined place-based policies addressing natural hazards and climate c ...
... characteristics, as for example the exposure of a region to natural hazards and the population density, are decisive for the vulnerability of a region. Consequently local decision making is central to the delivery of territorially defined place-based policies addressing natural hazards and climate c ...
Food Commodity Footprints, Global GHG footprints and
... are in the top-20 when one looks at the global production quantities. Figure 6 shows the top-18 commodities, eleven of which are included in this study. These commodities all account for over 1% of total global food production. Commodities included in this study are shown in blue in Figure 6. Six co ...
... are in the top-20 when one looks at the global production quantities. Figure 6 shows the top-18 commodities, eleven of which are included in this study. These commodities all account for over 1% of total global food production. Commodities included in this study are shown in blue in Figure 6. Six co ...
Successful adaptation to climate change across scales
... ability of others to meet their adaptation goals. Crucially, an action that is successful for one individual, organisation or level of government may not be classed as successful by another. Success therefore depends on scale of implementation and the criteria used to evaluate it at each scale. This ...
... ability of others to meet their adaptation goals. Crucially, an action that is successful for one individual, organisation or level of government may not be classed as successful by another. Success therefore depends on scale of implementation and the criteria used to evaluate it at each scale. This ...
Sea-Level Rise and Its Impact on Vulnerable States: Four Examples
... The threat to these areas from sea-level rise is often compounded by other changing climate patterns, leading to coastal wetlands losses, groundwater salinization, loss of arable land, and increased storm activity. For the SIDS, even slight sea-level rise could be dangerous to the health of their ec ...
... The threat to these areas from sea-level rise is often compounded by other changing climate patterns, leading to coastal wetlands losses, groundwater salinization, loss of arable land, and increased storm activity. For the SIDS, even slight sea-level rise could be dangerous to the health of their ec ...
Cities and climate change - Urban Climate Change Research Network
... taking controversial decisions, political support is absolutely essential for successful climate governance. However, political support and leadership may not be sufficient where financial constraints are too high (both costs of climate policies and lack of financial and human resources) (Kern et al ...
... taking controversial decisions, political support is absolutely essential for successful climate governance. However, political support and leadership may not be sufficient where financial constraints are too high (both costs of climate policies and lack of financial and human resources) (Kern et al ...
using sustainable land management practices to adapt to and
... Sub-Saharan Africa, including continuous cropping, with reductions in fallow and rotations, repetitive tillage and soil nutrient mining, continuous overstocking, overgrazing, frequent rangeland burning, and over-use or clearance of woodlands and forest. The impacts of these practices include loss of ...
... Sub-Saharan Africa, including continuous cropping, with reductions in fallow and rotations, repetitive tillage and soil nutrient mining, continuous overstocking, overgrazing, frequent rangeland burning, and over-use or clearance of woodlands and forest. The impacts of these practices include loss of ...
Public views on climate change: European and USA Perspectives
... In other words, there is an overall acknowledgement that achieving practical steps to address climate change will demand some difficult political, social and individual choices, which actors at different levels of decision-making are currently trying to make sense of. Even the Intergovernmental Pane ...
... In other words, there is an overall acknowledgement that achieving practical steps to address climate change will demand some difficult political, social and individual choices, which actors at different levels of decision-making are currently trying to make sense of. Even the Intergovernmental Pane ...
- Harvard University
... Policies designed to manage air pollution and land use may be associated with unintended impacts on climate. Increasing evidence of health effects makes it likely that aerosols and ozone will be the targets of stricter regulations in the future. To date, control strategies have not considered the po ...
... Policies designed to manage air pollution and land use may be associated with unintended impacts on climate. Increasing evidence of health effects makes it likely that aerosols and ozone will be the targets of stricter regulations in the future. To date, control strategies have not considered the po ...
Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Assessment of Richard K. Lattanzio Analyst in Environmental Policy
... Recent expansion in natural gas production has made the resource an increasingly significant component in the U.S. energy market. Further, a number of policies recently proposed and/or promulgated at the federal, state, and local levels may serve to accelerate this development. Examples of federal p ...
... Recent expansion in natural gas production has made the resource an increasingly significant component in the U.S. energy market. Further, a number of policies recently proposed and/or promulgated at the federal, state, and local levels may serve to accelerate this development. Examples of federal p ...
Growth is Failing the Poor: The Unbalanced Distribution
... differ, the two are clearly linked (figure 1). If the link between growth and rising emissions could be severed to such an extent that the change in emissions not only slowed substantially but became sufficiently negative, the clash between growth and global warming could potentially be reconciled. ...
... differ, the two are clearly linked (figure 1). If the link between growth and rising emissions could be severed to such an extent that the change in emissions not only slowed substantially but became sufficiently negative, the clash between growth and global warming could potentially be reconciled. ...
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... developing counties. The earth’s atmosphere is human’s public nature resource, reasonable emission space is indispensable for human development. Therefore, we should allocate and use the emission space under the principle of global carbon equality. This is the cornerstone of global addressing climat ...
... developing counties. The earth’s atmosphere is human’s public nature resource, reasonable emission space is indispensable for human development. Therefore, we should allocate and use the emission space under the principle of global carbon equality. This is the cornerstone of global addressing climat ...
Evanston Climate Action Plan
... existing programs, initiatives and resources. Moreover, it is important to recognize that, while there will be upfront costs to reducing Evanston’s GHG emissions that can’t be offset by immediate savings elsewhere, in the long term there will be substantial savings and economic growth for the City a ...
... existing programs, initiatives and resources. Moreover, it is important to recognize that, while there will be upfront costs to reducing Evanston’s GHG emissions that can’t be offset by immediate savings elsewhere, in the long term there will be substantial savings and economic growth for the City a ...
- Wiley Online Library
... [3] So when will the signal emerge? And where and how? These are key questions for adaptation policy and planning in particular. Much attention has focused on the absolute magnitude of future climate change, and uncertainties in this magnitude [e.g., Randall et al., 2007]. But in many situations it ...
... [3] So when will the signal emerge? And where and how? These are key questions for adaptation policy and planning in particular. Much attention has focused on the absolute magnitude of future climate change, and uncertainties in this magnitude [e.g., Randall et al., 2007]. But in many situations it ...
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.