Working Paper 171 - Steeves and Surminski 2014 (opens in new window)
... organisation (primarily business) (Berkhout et al. 2006). It considers adaptation as the result of adjustments to organisations’ existing routines, based on perceptions and shaped by internal and external forces, rather than rational optimising behaviour. Thus the adaptive response of a firm is dete ...
... organisation (primarily business) (Berkhout et al. 2006). It considers adaptation as the result of adjustments to organisations’ existing routines, based on perceptions and shaped by internal and external forces, rather than rational optimising behaviour. Thus the adaptive response of a firm is dete ...
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... programming equation (1) and depends on total global consumption Ct per capita and the population Lt . The parameter η captures the desire to smooth consumption over time or aversion to intertemporal substitution. It is the inverse of the intertemporal elasticity of substitution. The parameter RRA d ...
... programming equation (1) and depends on total global consumption Ct per capita and the population Lt . The parameter η captures the desire to smooth consumption over time or aversion to intertemporal substitution. It is the inverse of the intertemporal elasticity of substitution. The parameter RRA d ...
Impacts of climate change on the worldTs most exceptional ecoregions
... goods and services are vital for human well-being, yet despite increases in conservation activity, the loss of biodiversity continues (1, 2). Although habitat degradation, fragmentation, and destruction, overexploitation, and invasive species have driven recent biodiversity loss, climate change is p ...
... goods and services are vital for human well-being, yet despite increases in conservation activity, the loss of biodiversity continues (1, 2). Although habitat degradation, fragmentation, and destruction, overexploitation, and invasive species have driven recent biodiversity loss, climate change is p ...
Climate Regulation of the Electricity Industry: A Comparative View
... scientists and, increasingly, lawmakers across the world recognize. In light of electricity’s key role in climate change, this Article surveys climate regulation of the electricity industry using case studies from four jurisdictions: Australia, Great Britain, South Korea, and the United States. Thes ...
... scientists and, increasingly, lawmakers across the world recognize. In light of electricity’s key role in climate change, this Article surveys climate regulation of the electricity industry using case studies from four jurisdictions: Australia, Great Britain, South Korea, and the United States. Thes ...
A strategic approach to adaptation in Europe (628 kB) (opens in new window)
... outcomes and quantifies in some detail the likely effects of climate change under each scenario. The need for adaptation would then follow from the nature of these effects (see e.g. World Bank 2010a). While science-first is the method of choice for impact assessments, it raises issues for adaptation ...
... outcomes and quantifies in some detail the likely effects of climate change under each scenario. The need for adaptation would then follow from the nature of these effects (see e.g. World Bank 2010a). While science-first is the method of choice for impact assessments, it raises issues for adaptation ...
Agriculture and Climate Change in Kenya: Climate Chaos, Policy
... support farmers at the local level do or do not receive, and the extent to which their own interests are fore grounded or marginalised within the policy process. Ultimately, the policy response to climate change in the agricultural sector is one important factor which mediates local-level vulnerabil ...
... support farmers at the local level do or do not receive, and the extent to which their own interests are fore grounded or marginalised within the policy process. Ultimately, the policy response to climate change in the agricultural sector is one important factor which mediates local-level vulnerabil ...
the caribbean and climate change - Stockholm Environment Institute
... Twenty-two percent of the Caribbean’s total costs of global climate inaction falls on Cuba, reflecting its status as the region’s largest island. The cost of inaction as a percentage of GDP is slightly above average, although debates over the interpretation of Cuban GDP data make these percentages u ...
... Twenty-two percent of the Caribbean’s total costs of global climate inaction falls on Cuba, reflecting its status as the region’s largest island. The cost of inaction as a percentage of GDP is slightly above average, although debates over the interpretation of Cuban GDP data make these percentages u ...
Project management
... important development securing the ownership of certain aspects of the Third National Communication process, but which also presents an opportunity for linking project activities with the municipality’s strategic plans as the city has committed to significantly reduce GHG emissions by 2020. This mea ...
... important development securing the ownership of certain aspects of the Third National Communication process, but which also presents an opportunity for linking project activities with the municipality’s strategic plans as the city has committed to significantly reduce GHG emissions by 2020. This mea ...
Extending a Geographic Lens Towards Climate Justice, Part 1
... large part in establishing through research in the social dimensions of natural and environmental hazards (e.g., Blaikie et al. 1994). In this section we briefly discuss the competing ways vulnerability has been defined and then highlight in more detail several themes within the literature that focu ...
... large part in establishing through research in the social dimensions of natural and environmental hazards (e.g., Blaikie et al. 1994). In this section we briefly discuss the competing ways vulnerability has been defined and then highlight in more detail several themes within the literature that focu ...
the caribbean and climate change
... Twenty-two percent of the Caribbean’s total costs of global climate inaction falls on Cuba, reflecting its status as the region’s largest island. The cost of inaction as a percentage of GDP is slightly above average, although debates over the interpretation of Cuban GDP data make these percentages u ...
... Twenty-two percent of the Caribbean’s total costs of global climate inaction falls on Cuba, reflecting its status as the region’s largest island. The cost of inaction as a percentage of GDP is slightly above average, although debates over the interpretation of Cuban GDP data make these percentages u ...
Yurok Tribe and Climate Change:
... “The term Climate Change is used to refer to changes in the Earth's climate. In the most general sense, it can be taken to mean changes over all timescales and in all of the components of climate, including precipitation and clouds as well as temperature. Climate changes can be caused both by natura ...
... “The term Climate Change is used to refer to changes in the Earth's climate. In the most general sense, it can be taken to mean changes over all timescales and in all of the components of climate, including precipitation and clouds as well as temperature. Climate changes can be caused both by natura ...
Including International Forest Carbon Incentives
... If the United States includes international forest carbon reductions for compliance purposes, the supply of those reductions will depend on similar policy decisions by the rest of the international community as well as on the linkages between the U.S. market and other carbon markets. Currently, the ...
... If the United States includes international forest carbon reductions for compliance purposes, the supply of those reductions will depend on similar policy decisions by the rest of the international community as well as on the linkages between the U.S. market and other carbon markets. Currently, the ...
Pacific Region Climate Change Science and Learning Opportunities
... A new report authored by the National Park Service confirms that climate change is happening in America’s national parks, and in some cases in rapid and concerning ways. These changes will have implications for what visitors see and experience in national parks and will require new approaches to the ...
... A new report authored by the National Park Service confirms that climate change is happening in America’s national parks, and in some cases in rapid and concerning ways. These changes will have implications for what visitors see and experience in national parks and will require new approaches to the ...
Climate Change Vulnerabilities: Case Studies of the Maldives and
... and degradation of land and freshwater resources”, while in DCs (Developed Countries), threats are “generally less extreme” (Reuveny 2007, 657). The article ...
... and degradation of land and freshwater resources”, while in DCs (Developed Countries), threats are “generally less extreme” (Reuveny 2007, 657). The article ...
Guide to Considering Climate Change in Project Development in
... global value of 0.2 degrees centigrade per decade. For the next two decades, a warming trend of about 0.2 degrees centigrade is projected for a range of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission scenarios. Even if the concentration of all greenhouse gases and aerosols is kept constant at year ...
... global value of 0.2 degrees centigrade per decade. For the next two decades, a warming trend of about 0.2 degrees centigrade is projected for a range of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission scenarios. Even if the concentration of all greenhouse gases and aerosols is kept constant at year ...
A Case for Guardians for Future Generations
... now and to do so in such a way that the earth’s planetary boundaries remain intact so that future generations enjoy equivalent or even better opportunities. It means meeting the goals set by the Paris Agreement to keep global warming well below 2oC above pre-industrial levels and to pursue 1.5oC whi ...
... now and to do so in such a way that the earth’s planetary boundaries remain intact so that future generations enjoy equivalent or even better opportunities. It means meeting the goals set by the Paris Agreement to keep global warming well below 2oC above pre-industrial levels and to pursue 1.5oC whi ...
Sustainability Insight
... • Energy performance of living accommodation • Energy efficiency discount schemes – council tax and non-domestic rates with new reporting requirements from 2012 • Promotion of water conservation and water use efficiency • Scottish civil estate – procurement and annual reporting • Waste reduction and ...
... • Energy performance of living accommodation • Energy efficiency discount schemes – council tax and non-domestic rates with new reporting requirements from 2012 • Promotion of water conservation and water use efficiency • Scottish civil estate – procurement and annual reporting • Waste reduction and ...
Short-lived pollutants in the Arctic: their climate impact and possible
... photochemical destruction rates increase with increasing insolation (Shindell et al., 2006). Hence, ozone that is produced in the northern hemisphere mid-latitudes is most efficiently transported to the Arctic in the non-summer months. Little is known about the contribution of local production of oz ...
... photochemical destruction rates increase with increasing insolation (Shindell et al., 2006). Hence, ozone that is produced in the northern hemisphere mid-latitudes is most efficiently transported to the Arctic in the non-summer months. Little is known about the contribution of local production of oz ...
Individual consumers and climate change: searching for a new moral compass - Working Paper 81 (358 kB) (opens in new window)
... The IPCC (2007) report outlines the predicted and actual impacts from this changing climate, which include increasing severity of floods, melting permafrost and increased heat-related human mortality rates. Mitigation of these impacts will require serious reductions in our greenhouse gas emissions, ...
... The IPCC (2007) report outlines the predicted and actual impacts from this changing climate, which include increasing severity of floods, melting permafrost and increased heat-related human mortality rates. Mitigation of these impacts will require serious reductions in our greenhouse gas emissions, ...
A Greener Dragon? - Department of Defence
... Although coal currently generates significant export revenue for Australia, the international move away from the use of coal, because of its impact on climate change, is resulting in a declining market. 23 These issues require a trade-off decision about positioning Australia’s economy for the future ...
... Although coal currently generates significant export revenue for Australia, the international move away from the use of coal, because of its impact on climate change, is resulting in a declining market. 23 These issues require a trade-off decision about positioning Australia’s economy for the future ...
2015 DOS GCCI Indicator Training
... as a result of USG assistance 4.8-2-29 Number of person hours of training completed in climate change as a result of USG assistance Key Lessons and Recommendations 1. Use and/or full understanding of the definition should be consistent. 2. If a project is funded by US DOS and USAID, there is a poten ...
... as a result of USG assistance 4.8-2-29 Number of person hours of training completed in climate change as a result of USG assistance Key Lessons and Recommendations 1. Use and/or full understanding of the definition should be consistent. 2. If a project is funded by US DOS and USAID, there is a poten ...
Permafrost_breakout
... equivalent calculated assuming 2.7% of total emissions is methane (Schuur et al. 2011) and a global warming potential of 33 (Shindell et al. 2009) b calculated from emission rates in the paper c not available ...
... equivalent calculated assuming 2.7% of total emissions is methane (Schuur et al. 2011) and a global warming potential of 33 (Shindell et al. 2009) b calculated from emission rates in the paper c not available ...
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... emission abatement levels, by playing a non-cooperative game. This yields a Nash equilibrium, which does not internalise the environmental externality. The cooperative setting describes a firstbest world, in which all externalities are internalised, because a benevolent social planner maximises a gl ...
... emission abatement levels, by playing a non-cooperative game. This yields a Nash equilibrium, which does not internalise the environmental externality. The cooperative setting describes a firstbest world, in which all externalities are internalised, because a benevolent social planner maximises a gl ...
First National Communication to UNFCCC
... issue of climate change. Enormous efforts have been made by many specialists to prepare this First National Communication and National Action Plan for Climate Change Mitigation. The First National Communication of Tajikistan is an assessment of the country's present status with respect to climate ch ...
... issue of climate change. Enormous efforts have been made by many specialists to prepare this First National Communication and National Action Plan for Climate Change Mitigation. The First National Communication of Tajikistan is an assessment of the country's present status with respect to climate ch ...
EIB Climate Strategy - European Investment Bank
... societies already affected by climate change. Being committed to leading the fight against climate change and its damaging effects, we have the responsibility to support this ambition through all of our activities. As a long-term financier and an institution which has developed significant experienc ...
... societies already affected by climate change. Being committed to leading the fight against climate change and its damaging effects, we have the responsibility to support this ambition through all of our activities. As a long-term financier and an institution which has developed significant experienc ...
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.