National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) – Looking through
... geographic locations, limited resource base and due to the strong influence of the oceanic circulation system. Whereas no country is immune (World Bank, 2009) from the adverse impacts of climate change, SIDs show some additional vulnerability characteristics of climate change s their climate is infl ...
... geographic locations, limited resource base and due to the strong influence of the oceanic circulation system. Whereas no country is immune (World Bank, 2009) from the adverse impacts of climate change, SIDs show some additional vulnerability characteristics of climate change s their climate is infl ...
Fourth Carbon Budget Review – part 1
... with limiting warming to 2°C. Given these developments, the global emissions pathways assumed when designing the fourth carbon budget remain feasible if challenging. They continue to be an appropriate basis for policy given the high costs and risks associated with lower ambition. An ambitious fourth ...
... with limiting warming to 2°C. Given these developments, the global emissions pathways assumed when designing the fourth carbon budget remain feasible if challenging. They continue to be an appropriate basis for policy given the high costs and risks associated with lower ambition. An ambitious fourth ...
Kazakhstan
... coordinating and leading the development and implementation of government policies on environmental protection and management, including climate change issues. Its units—the Republican state-owned enterprises (RSE), JSC “Zhasyl Damu” (former Kazakh Research Institute of Ecology and Climate or KazNII ...
... coordinating and leading the development and implementation of government policies on environmental protection and management, including climate change issues. Its units—the Republican state-owned enterprises (RSE), JSC “Zhasyl Damu” (former Kazakh Research Institute of Ecology and Climate or KazNII ...
climate change risks
... acknowledged that climate change may have some profound impacts as well as opportunities in keeping with the City’s vision. Whilst the City is actively working to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, some climate change is unavoidable and society will have to adapt to a new climate that is warmer, w ...
... acknowledged that climate change may have some profound impacts as well as opportunities in keeping with the City’s vision. Whilst the City is actively working to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, some climate change is unavoidable and society will have to adapt to a new climate that is warmer, w ...
Scenario and modelling uncertainty in global mean temperature
... socio-economic changes. On short lead times (10–15 yr) internal variability represents a large fraction of the total uncertainty, with the uncertainties in model response becoming more dominant as the anthropogenic signal increases through the 21st century. By the end of the century, differences in ...
... socio-economic changes. On short lead times (10–15 yr) internal variability represents a large fraction of the total uncertainty, with the uncertainties in model response becoming more dominant as the anthropogenic signal increases through the 21st century. By the end of the century, differences in ...
Climate change threatens the fight against poverty
... to the IPCC sea-level rise might be 28-58 cm by 2100. However, the international research institute Met Office Hadley Centre predicts that a irreversible melting of the Greenland ice-cap will occur at a local increase of the temperature of 3°C, which equalize with a global increase of 1,5°C. Met Of ...
... to the IPCC sea-level rise might be 28-58 cm by 2100. However, the international research institute Met Office Hadley Centre predicts that a irreversible melting of the Greenland ice-cap will occur at a local increase of the temperature of 3°C, which equalize with a global increase of 1,5°C. Met Of ...
Promoting Health While Mitigating Climate Change
... There is a very large, unrecognized potential to obtain health co-benefits from policies that reduce climate change. Moreover, many of these benefits can be enjoyed locally, by communities that adopt low-carbon development strategies. Some of the most important health benefits include: reduced risks ...
... There is a very large, unrecognized potential to obtain health co-benefits from policies that reduce climate change. Moreover, many of these benefits can be enjoyed locally, by communities that adopt low-carbon development strategies. Some of the most important health benefits include: reduced risks ...
Technical Change and the Marginal Cost of Abatement∗
... technical change matter; that is, that implied policy prescriptions can be different with different representations. In Section 4 we first review previous results in the literature; we then re-work the seminal paper on Firm Incentives to Promote Technical Change in Pollution Control by Milliman and Pr ...
... technical change matter; that is, that implied policy prescriptions can be different with different representations. In Section 4 we first review previous results in the literature; we then re-work the seminal paper on Firm Incentives to Promote Technical Change in Pollution Control by Milliman and Pr ...
Adapting to Climate Change: Natural Resource Management and
... are a number of reasons for these unrealised linkages between both communities, some of which will be touched upon below. The point to be made, however, is that although these two communities have come to use somewhat different language or apply shared terminology in slightly different ways as a res ...
... are a number of reasons for these unrealised linkages between both communities, some of which will be touched upon below. The point to be made, however, is that although these two communities have come to use somewhat different language or apply shared terminology in slightly different ways as a res ...
GILDED WP3 report – draft
... various contexts and are facilitating, or obstructing reduction of carbonintensive energy use. The workpackage has involved two primary activities: a qualitative study and a quantitative study. The qualitative study showed that even when people did not seem to be worried about climate change or even ...
... various contexts and are facilitating, or obstructing reduction of carbonintensive energy use. The workpackage has involved two primary activities: a qualitative study and a quantitative study. The qualitative study showed that even when people did not seem to be worried about climate change or even ...
emissions - Alan Robock
... Global warming will continue for decades due to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and aerosols [IPCC, 2007a], with many negative consequences for society [IPCC, 2007b]. Although currently impossible, as there are no means of injecting aerosols or their precursors into the stratosphere, the ...
... Global warming will continue for decades due to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and aerosols [IPCC, 2007a], with many negative consequences for society [IPCC, 2007b]. Although currently impossible, as there are no means of injecting aerosols or their precursors into the stratosphere, the ...
2015 Global Climate Legislation Study - summary for policymakers (English) (opens in new window)
... A new universal climate change agreement needs to set the world on a clear path of declining emissions over time. The reality of the science indicates that global emissions need to be halved by 2050 and at some point in the second half of the century, emissions need to be so low that healthy ecosyst ...
... A new universal climate change agreement needs to set the world on a clear path of declining emissions over time. The reality of the science indicates that global emissions need to be halved by 2050 and at some point in the second half of the century, emissions need to be so low that healthy ecosyst ...
6. Whatever the weather. Media attitudes to reporting
... approach of carbon trading is a core principle of the Kyoto Protocol. Development policies driven by the domestic agendas of rich countries sit at odds with development best practice, which recognises the central role of the poor in developing effective and sustainable development. So, rather than p ...
... approach of carbon trading is a core principle of the Kyoto Protocol. Development policies driven by the domestic agendas of rich countries sit at odds with development best practice, which recognises the central role of the poor in developing effective and sustainable development. So, rather than p ...
A critical exploration of the concept of `climate stabilization`
... the IPCC Third Assessment Report (Houghton et al., 2001). The IPCC processes and products – as well as connected undertakings of the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and 1997 Kyoto Protocol – have greatly influenced policy and public discourse.1 Fig. 1a shows the ri ...
... the IPCC Third Assessment Report (Houghton et al., 2001). The IPCC processes and products – as well as connected undertakings of the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and 1997 Kyoto Protocol – have greatly influenced policy and public discourse.1 Fig. 1a shows the ri ...
COMMENTS OF CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY EDMUND G. BROWN
... EPA correctly concluded that “[t]he resulting net monetary benefits of $21.7 trillion make the CAA one of the most cost effective regulatory programs in American history.”3 The ANPR represents a very thoughtful and honest analysis by EPA’s professional staff of the CAA’s possibilities and limitation ...
... EPA correctly concluded that “[t]he resulting net monetary benefits of $21.7 trillion make the CAA one of the most cost effective regulatory programs in American history.”3 The ANPR represents a very thoughtful and honest analysis by EPA’s professional staff of the CAA’s possibilities and limitation ...
Carbon Cycling, Climate Regulation, and Disturbances in Canadian
... high rates of agriculture-driven deforestation, partly offset by high rates of land abandonment [13,45]. For Canada as a whole, however, the mean loss of forests to agriculture has been less than 0.02% annually since 1990 [38]. Activities related to the oil and gas sector, hydroelectric power genera ...
... high rates of agriculture-driven deforestation, partly offset by high rates of land abandonment [13,45]. For Canada as a whole, however, the mean loss of forests to agriculture has been less than 0.02% annually since 1990 [38]. Activities related to the oil and gas sector, hydroelectric power genera ...
Top-down vs bottom-up - working paper version
... A range of scholars and policy advocates have proposed formulaic (or ‘top-down’) approaches for calculating countries’ fair shares of the global effort to mitigate climate change. The practical relevance of top-down proposals has become increasingly uncertain as climate change negotiations since the ...
... A range of scholars and policy advocates have proposed formulaic (or ‘top-down’) approaches for calculating countries’ fair shares of the global effort to mitigate climate change. The practical relevance of top-down proposals has become increasingly uncertain as climate change negotiations since the ...
PDF Full Publication in PDF Format
... highest expected per capita income in 2100. Figure 2 shows the global mean temperature over the 21st century. It is assumed to rise from 0.8 ºC to 3.1-3.7ºC over the course of the century. The atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide is highest in the A2 scenario but so are sulphur emissions; the ...
... highest expected per capita income in 2100. Figure 2 shows the global mean temperature over the 21st century. It is assumed to rise from 0.8 ºC to 3.1-3.7ºC over the course of the century. The atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide is highest in the A2 scenario but so are sulphur emissions; the ...
Climate Change as a Risk Multiplier in a World of
... the flow of cooling water. A warming of the waters, long periods of drought or floods affect power generation in developed countries such as Germany, leading to critical situations when cooling water is no longer available or water in power plants is below the critical level (Beisheim 2013: 24). ...
... the flow of cooling water. A warming of the waters, long periods of drought or floods affect power generation in developed countries such as Germany, leading to critical situations when cooling water is no longer available or water in power plants is below the critical level (Beisheim 2013: 24). ...
Tokyo - IETA
... Excess credits: 22 When a covered facility reduces emissions by more than its compliance obligation, it can apply for credit issuance within a given period after the emissions are determined. In this instance, the facility can sell its excess credits amounting up to one-half of its base year emissio ...
... Excess credits: 22 When a covered facility reduces emissions by more than its compliance obligation, it can apply for credit issuance within a given period after the emissions are determined. In this instance, the facility can sell its excess credits amounting up to one-half of its base year emissio ...
Summary Fact Sheet
... Sea level rise is a new challenge facing coastal communities in Canada. Uncertainty around how much sea levels will rise, when and what impacts this will have on any given community also make adaptation a challenge. However the mandate of local government to protect people and property requires coas ...
... Sea level rise is a new challenge facing coastal communities in Canada. Uncertainty around how much sea levels will rise, when and what impacts this will have on any given community also make adaptation a challenge. However the mandate of local government to protect people and property requires coas ...
Phasing Down the Use of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
... solvents, in fire protection and in insulating foams. They are the fastest-growing greenhouse gas (GHG) in much of the world, increasing at a rate of 10–15% per year. Although they only stay in the atmosphere for about 15 years or less, they are so potent that their warming impact measured as 100yea ...
... solvents, in fire protection and in insulating foams. They are the fastest-growing greenhouse gas (GHG) in much of the world, increasing at a rate of 10–15% per year. Although they only stay in the atmosphere for about 15 years or less, they are so potent that their warming impact measured as 100yea ...
What to Do about Climate Change Executive Summary by Indur M. Goklany
... Change was commissioned from Nicholas Stern, the erstwhile chief economist of the World Bank, by the then-chancellor of the exchequer, Gordon Brown, on behalf of the British government. It was released on October 30, 2006. The Stern Review estimated that unmitigated climate change will reduce welfar ...
... Change was commissioned from Nicholas Stern, the erstwhile chief economist of the World Bank, by the then-chancellor of the exchequer, Gordon Brown, on behalf of the British government. It was released on October 30, 2006. The Stern Review estimated that unmitigated climate change will reduce welfar ...
Greenhouse Gangsters vs. Climate Justice
... of man-made greenhouse gases causing global warming is not only correct, but that the climate has already been affected. Greenhouse gas concentrations are higher now than anytime in the last 220,000 years. Seven of this century’s hottest years were in the 1990’s; 1998 was the hottest followed by 199 ...
... of man-made greenhouse gases causing global warming is not only correct, but that the climate has already been affected. Greenhouse gas concentrations are higher now than anytime in the last 220,000 years. Seven of this century’s hottest years were in the 1990’s; 1998 was the hottest followed by 199 ...
Agenda training aviation ETS - Environment and Climate Regional
... majority of these emissions stem from international flights. By 2020, global international aviation emissions are projected to be around 70% higher than in 2005 even if fuel efficiency improves by 2% per year. The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) forecasts that by 2050 emission from ...
... majority of these emissions stem from international flights. By 2020, global international aviation emissions are projected to be around 70% higher than in 2005 even if fuel efficiency improves by 2% per year. The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) forecasts that by 2050 emission from ...
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.