element 8 | energy and climate change
... The greenhouse gas emissions inventory shows that in 2005, Richmond’s industries, businesses and residents generated over 5.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), the internationally recognized measure of greenhouse gas emissions (see Figure 8.1: Citywide Greenhouse Gas Emissions ...
... The greenhouse gas emissions inventory shows that in 2005, Richmond’s industries, businesses and residents generated over 5.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), the internationally recognized measure of greenhouse gas emissions (see Figure 8.1: Citywide Greenhouse Gas Emissions ...
Growing trees to sequester carbon in the UK
... 12–15 per cent between now and 2050. But this would not stabilize atmospheric CO2 levels nor hold them at below 600 p.p.m. next century, which some regard as necessary to avoid ‘dangerous’ climatic change. Forestry is, therefore, a contributor to the solution, not the sole answer; there is no avoidi ...
... 12–15 per cent between now and 2050. But this would not stabilize atmospheric CO2 levels nor hold them at below 600 p.p.m. next century, which some regard as necessary to avoid ‘dangerous’ climatic change. Forestry is, therefore, a contributor to the solution, not the sole answer; there is no avoidi ...
Impact of Climate Change on the Poor in Bolivia
... The two in conjunction can cause rapid degradation of land through increased erosion. This is particularly true for Bolivia in the Amazon. As stated by Oxfam International (2009, p. 10), since 1990, deforestation has been increasing to currently about 300,000 hectares per year and in addition to add ...
... The two in conjunction can cause rapid degradation of land through increased erosion. This is particularly true for Bolivia in the Amazon. As stated by Oxfam International (2009, p. 10), since 1990, deforestation has been increasing to currently about 300,000 hectares per year and in addition to add ...
Transient Earth system responses to cumulative
... allowable carbon emissions if a given climate target or a set of targets is to be met with a given probability. Such budgets in probabilistic terms have been established for surface air temperature, but only recently for a set of multiple climateimpact-relevant variables (Steinacher et al., 2013). A ...
... allowable carbon emissions if a given climate target or a set of targets is to be met with a given probability. Such budgets in probabilistic terms have been established for surface air temperature, but only recently for a set of multiple climateimpact-relevant variables (Steinacher et al., 2013). A ...
Preserving the Ocean Circulation
... The UN framework convention on climate change [UNFCCC, 1992] requires a stabilization of greenhouse gases at a level that will “prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system”. Which stabilization level for greenhouse gases would avoid dangerous interference and whether this ri ...
... The UN framework convention on climate change [UNFCCC, 1992] requires a stabilization of greenhouse gases at a level that will “prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system”. Which stabilization level for greenhouse gases would avoid dangerous interference and whether this ri ...
Climate Change and Tourism - United Nations Department of
... future economic growth and to the political stability of some nations. 2,4,29,30 The Stern Report on the Economics of Climate Change concluded that although a global warming of only 1ºC might benefit global GDP, greater climate change would eventually damage economic gro ...
... future economic growth and to the political stability of some nations. 2,4,29,30 The Stern Report on the Economics of Climate Change concluded that although a global warming of only 1ºC might benefit global GDP, greater climate change would eventually damage economic gro ...
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... directly to the provision of food and livelihoods of people. The agricultural sectors – including crops, livestock, fisheries and forestry – absorbs approximately 22 percent of the economic impact caused by medium and largescale natural hazards and disasters in developing countries. Considering the ...
... directly to the provision of food and livelihoods of people. The agricultural sectors – including crops, livestock, fisheries and forestry – absorbs approximately 22 percent of the economic impact caused by medium and largescale natural hazards and disasters in developing countries. Considering the ...
Report
... are cut down. Although rarely acknowledged in day-‐to-‐day discussions surrounding climate change, deforestation and forest degradation activities are the third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, contributing ...
... are cut down. Although rarely acknowledged in day-‐to-‐day discussions surrounding climate change, deforestation and forest degradation activities are the third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, contributing ...
- Guyana`s Low Carbon Development Strategy
... provides an opportunity for developing forest countries to attract payments for carbon storage, which can be invested in sustainable development. As an international REDD+ mechanism becomes established, Guyana will stand to benefit from payments for forest carbon, and the development opportunities ...
... provides an opportunity for developing forest countries to attract payments for carbon storage, which can be invested in sustainable development. As an international REDD+ mechanism becomes established, Guyana will stand to benefit from payments for forest carbon, and the development opportunities ...
A Game of Preferences:
... considers the influence the U.S. wields as the current global hegemon, this in turn suggests that such a reconfiguration in U.S. domestic preferences could lead to substantively different outcomes in the international politics of climate change. Theoretical and Analytical Framework Preferences and U ...
... considers the influence the U.S. wields as the current global hegemon, this in turn suggests that such a reconfiguration in U.S. domestic preferences could lead to substantively different outcomes in the international politics of climate change. Theoretical and Analytical Framework Preferences and U ...
Cars, carbon taxes and CO2 emissions
... (NDC) towards the common goal of limiting global warming. This bottom-up approach of voluntary pledges will likely shift the focus away from international mitigation policies, such as the Kyoto Protocol, to national policies. At the centre of these national mitigation policies should be an effort to ...
... (NDC) towards the common goal of limiting global warming. This bottom-up approach of voluntary pledges will likely shift the focus away from international mitigation policies, such as the Kyoto Protocol, to national policies. At the centre of these national mitigation policies should be an effort to ...
by The Hon. Justice Brian J Preston Chief Judge
... climate patterns have changed significantly in the 20th century and the second half of the century brought the warmest years on record.1 The causes of climate change are largely anthropogenic, leading many environmental groups to call on governments to tackle these causes. As some effects of climate ...
... climate patterns have changed significantly in the 20th century and the second half of the century brought the warmest years on record.1 The causes of climate change are largely anthropogenic, leading many environmental groups to call on governments to tackle these causes. As some effects of climate ...
twelve things we´ve learned on the road to paris
... Why’s everyone so down on carbon? Carbon dioxide is one of a set of so-called greenhouse gases. They get this name because they let sunlight in, but won’t let heat back out into space, keeping the Earth warm, acting a bit like a greenhouse. We want some of this effect. Without it, Earth would be a l ...
... Why’s everyone so down on carbon? Carbon dioxide is one of a set of so-called greenhouse gases. They get this name because they let sunlight in, but won’t let heat back out into space, keeping the Earth warm, acting a bit like a greenhouse. We want some of this effect. Without it, Earth would be a l ...
European atmosphere in 2050, a regional
... to climate change (which affects physical and chemical properties of the atmosphere and Solid ...
... to climate change (which affects physical and chemical properties of the atmosphere and Solid ...
From mitigation to creativity: the agency of museums and science
... Despite the emphases on education as the provision of information, survey respondents had little confidence in the dominant institutional information sources on climate change. Eighty-one per cent lacked confidence in information from corporations because they are driven by a ‘profit motive’ and a f ...
... Despite the emphases on education as the provision of information, survey respondents had little confidence in the dominant institutional information sources on climate change. Eighty-one per cent lacked confidence in information from corporations because they are driven by a ‘profit motive’ and a f ...
Climate and Happiness
... wealth of a country, little attention has been drawn to climate as an input to household activities. Climate influences human health, determines housing requirements and constrains recreation activities. In general, the effects of a changing climate might be positive or negative, depending on time a ...
... wealth of a country, little attention has been drawn to climate as an input to household activities. Climate influences human health, determines housing requirements and constrains recreation activities. In general, the effects of a changing climate might be positive or negative, depending on time a ...
Sector Study: Agriculture and Natural Resources Building
... decision. However, there has been a surge in CC-related technical cooperation (TC) and investment grants, with TC largely funding regional knowledge products. The number of TCs doubled between 2012 and 2013, and the approved amount nearly tripled. Some of the TCs may lead to larger CC-related loans ...
... decision. However, there has been a surge in CC-related technical cooperation (TC) and investment grants, with TC largely funding regional knowledge products. The number of TCs doubled between 2012 and 2013, and the approved amount nearly tripled. Some of the TCs may lead to larger CC-related loans ...
Chapter 7 - UCLA: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
... Summary of predicted climate change Temperature • The lower atmosphere and Earth's surface warm (the stratosphere cools). • The surface warming at high latitudes is greater than the global average in winter but smaller in summer. (In time dependent simulations with a full ocean, there is less warmi ...
... Summary of predicted climate change Temperature • The lower atmosphere and Earth's surface warm (the stratosphere cools). • The surface warming at high latitudes is greater than the global average in winter but smaller in summer. (In time dependent simulations with a full ocean, there is less warmi ...
Prince Edward Island and Climate Change
... Much has changed on the national and international stage, since the release of ‘Curbing Climate Change’, most notably the ratification of the ‘Kyoto Protocol’ to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change5, an international and legally binding agreement to reduce global greenhouse gas ...
... Much has changed on the national and international stage, since the release of ‘Curbing Climate Change’, most notably the ratification of the ‘Kyoto Protocol’ to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change5, an international and legally binding agreement to reduce global greenhouse gas ...
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... The climate impact of investors has over the past year been propelled to the top of the climate change agenda. While investors launched initiatives such as the Montreal Carbon Pledge and the Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition to report on investment emissions and reduce greenhouse gas exposure, org ...
... The climate impact of investors has over the past year been propelled to the top of the climate change agenda. While investors launched initiatives such as the Montreal Carbon Pledge and the Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition to report on investment emissions and reduce greenhouse gas exposure, org ...
The terrestrial biosphere as a net source of greenhouse gases to the
... to climate change2,3. The terrestrial biogenic fluxes of individual greenhouse gases have been studied extensively4–6, but the net biogenic greenhouse gas balance resulting from anthropogenic activities and its effect on the climate system remains uncertain. Here we use bottom-up (inventory, statist ...
... to climate change2,3. The terrestrial biogenic fluxes of individual greenhouse gases have been studied extensively4–6, but the net biogenic greenhouse gas balance resulting from anthropogenic activities and its effect on the climate system remains uncertain. Here we use bottom-up (inventory, statist ...
Impact of climate change on tropospheric ozone
... impacts of climate change on concentrations of surface ozone (Langner et al., 2005; Murazaki and Hess, 2006). It is likely that climate change will also affect emissions of trace gases from the biosphere. Isoprene is an reactive biogenic compound, emitted by several plant species and with a global s ...
... impacts of climate change on concentrations of surface ozone (Langner et al., 2005; Murazaki and Hess, 2006). It is likely that climate change will also affect emissions of trace gases from the biosphere. Isoprene is an reactive biogenic compound, emitted by several plant species and with a global s ...
Report on Greenpeace NZ Campaign to Raise
... NZ Greenpeace campaign policies are focused primarily on direct action, public awareness and education, and political lobbying. These policies and their implementation are explained here: Direct Action. Creative nonviolent action will mobilise public opinion. The objective is to obtain as much cover ...
... NZ Greenpeace campaign policies are focused primarily on direct action, public awareness and education, and political lobbying. These policies and their implementation are explained here: Direct Action. Creative nonviolent action will mobilise public opinion. The objective is to obtain as much cover ...
An NPS Framework for Addressing Climate Change with Cultural
... finer-scale data likely would be more useful (for example, timing of rainfall intensity per adobe stress, such as analyzed in Moss 2010). Vulnerability assessments are analyses of the sensitivity and exposure of resources to projected impacts and their capacity to adapt to changing circumstances. Fo ...
... finer-scale data likely would be more useful (for example, timing of rainfall intensity per adobe stress, such as analyzed in Moss 2010). Vulnerability assessments are analyses of the sensitivity and exposure of resources to projected impacts and their capacity to adapt to changing circumstances. Fo ...
Directory of finance sources for climate change mitigation in
... Introduction This directory includes information on potential sources of funding for projects that seek to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in agriculture in low-income countries. To meet food security needs as well as commitments to reducing GHG emissions, a number of countries have been inte ...
... Introduction This directory includes information on potential sources of funding for projects that seek to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in agriculture in low-income countries. To meet food security needs as well as commitments to reducing GHG emissions, a number of countries have been inte ...
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.