3R - WorldClimateBriefing
... 1. Actions to reduce carbon emissions, if any. Without action, our emissions are expected to grow over time. You can decide when your emissions will stop growing, when they will begin declining, and at ...
... 1. Actions to reduce carbon emissions, if any. Without action, our emissions are expected to grow over time. You can decide when your emissions will stop growing, when they will begin declining, and at ...
The Economics of Climate Change Nicholas Stern World Bank
... Stabilising below 450ppm CO2e would require emissions to peak by 2010 with 6-10% p.a. decline thereafter. If emissions peak in 2020, we can stabilise below 550ppm CO2e if we achieve annual declines of 1 – 2.5% afterwards. A 10 year delay almost doubles the annual rate of decline required. ...
... Stabilising below 450ppm CO2e would require emissions to peak by 2010 with 6-10% p.a. decline thereafter. If emissions peak in 2020, we can stabilise below 550ppm CO2e if we achieve annual declines of 1 – 2.5% afterwards. A 10 year delay almost doubles the annual rate of decline required. ...
The Motivation for Cleaner Coal Technologies John P. Holdren
... Some key references Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Summary for Policy Makers. February 2007. http://www.ipcc.ch/SPM2feb07.pdf UN Scientific Expert Group on Climate Change & Sustainable Development, Confronting Climate Change: Avoiding the ...
... Some key references Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Summary for Policy Makers. February 2007. http://www.ipcc.ch/SPM2feb07.pdf UN Scientific Expert Group on Climate Change & Sustainable Development, Confronting Climate Change: Avoiding the ...
for immediate release
... increasing energy efficiency often can save money; reducing deforestation has social and environmental benefits; improving public transport can reduce congestion and local pollution with impacts on health, productivity and welfare; and expanding off-grid renewable energy can help reach rural populat ...
... increasing energy efficiency often can save money; reducing deforestation has social and environmental benefits; improving public transport can reduce congestion and local pollution with impacts on health, productivity and welfare; and expanding off-grid renewable energy can help reach rural populat ...
Apr. 16th - Ozone Depletion and Climate Change
... set a quantitative limit on the global emissions of a greenhouse gas and allow emissions permits to be traded like ordinary goods and services. ...
... set a quantitative limit on the global emissions of a greenhouse gas and allow emissions permits to be traded like ordinary goods and services. ...
climate change and ozone depletion
... 10. According to a 2007 IPCC report, with what amount of probability is it that human activities have been the leading cause of the observed atmospheric warming? a. at least 50% b. at least 60% c. at least 70% d. at least 80% e. at least 90% 11. Which of the following statements about the greenhouse ...
... 10. According to a 2007 IPCC report, with what amount of probability is it that human activities have been the leading cause of the observed atmospheric warming? a. at least 50% b. at least 60% c. at least 70% d. at least 80% e. at least 90% 11. Which of the following statements about the greenhouse ...
Highland climate change strategy
... To review progress on achieving exemplary standards of energy efficiency in Council properties, with a commitment that the Council will ensure that all new buildings, extensions and refurbishments in the 5-year capital programme demonstrate “low-carbon” design principles, prioritising the need to mi ...
... To review progress on achieving exemplary standards of energy efficiency in Council properties, with a commitment that the Council will ensure that all new buildings, extensions and refurbishments in the 5-year capital programme demonstrate “low-carbon” design principles, prioritising the need to mi ...
Indonesia: UNEP - IU School of Liberal Arts @ IUPUI
... educated about it and know how much it can help all countries. Renewable energy is the answer to several problems in our world today, including climate change and limited resources. If used worldwide, it could reduce greenhouse gases and other pollution problems along with improving the economy in s ...
... educated about it and know how much it can help all countries. Renewable energy is the answer to several problems in our world today, including climate change and limited resources. If used worldwide, it could reduce greenhouse gases and other pollution problems along with improving the economy in s ...
Theme 2 – Climate Change
... trees are cut down/burnt co2 is released back into the atmosphere. • Electricity – 76% of our electricity comes from burning fossil fuels which release co2 into the atmosphere • Technology – Increases in technology often require more electricity. E.g. mobile phones, computers etc. • Increased popula ...
... trees are cut down/burnt co2 is released back into the atmosphere. • Electricity – 76% of our electricity comes from burning fossil fuels which release co2 into the atmosphere • Technology – Increases in technology often require more electricity. E.g. mobile phones, computers etc. • Increased popula ...
beaconf_28sept09_donatusmarut
... • The People’s Movement on Climate Change – is seen as another variant of Climate Justice. Actually it is not. • People’s Protocol is intended to be an anti-thesis to the market-oriented Kyoto Protocol; an antithesis to the whole unjust mechanisms related to the climate change issue; a way to revita ...
... • The People’s Movement on Climate Change – is seen as another variant of Climate Justice. Actually it is not. • People’s Protocol is intended to be an anti-thesis to the market-oriented Kyoto Protocol; an antithesis to the whole unjust mechanisms related to the climate change issue; a way to revita ...
AAFRDGHG101talk - Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
... • Canada accounts for only 2% of global GHG emissions • Kyoto would delay GHG trends by 10 or so years • Cost and health estimates vary widely • Regional climate circulation models predict that: ...
... • Canada accounts for only 2% of global GHG emissions • Kyoto would delay GHG trends by 10 or so years • Cost and health estimates vary widely • Regional climate circulation models predict that: ...
nature: our best defense against climate change
... Healthy natural ecosystems are crucial for a stable climate— the world’s forests currently store more carbon than is in the entire atmosphere.1 Yet deforestation contributes 11 percent2 of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, more than all passenger cars combined. Halting tropical deforest ...
... Healthy natural ecosystems are crucial for a stable climate— the world’s forests currently store more carbon than is in the entire atmosphere.1 Yet deforestation contributes 11 percent2 of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, more than all passenger cars combined. Halting tropical deforest ...
Addressing Climate Change: Local Business Opportunities to
... So the problem of climate change is of growing concern. What do we do about it? ...
... So the problem of climate change is of growing concern. What do we do about it? ...
Climate Change
... Since the industrial revolution the use of fossil fuels has risen dramatically. There has also been a rise in the average global temperature; this is known as the enhanced greenhouse effect. When coal, oil and gas are burned the main products are carbon dioxide and water – both greenhouse gases. Ove ...
... Since the industrial revolution the use of fossil fuels has risen dramatically. There has also been a rise in the average global temperature; this is known as the enhanced greenhouse effect. When coal, oil and gas are burned the main products are carbon dioxide and water – both greenhouse gases. Ove ...
Slide 1
... 3. Request Annual Statements from all energy suppliers covering 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 – BEFORE 28 February 2011 ...
... 3. Request Annual Statements from all energy suppliers covering 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 – BEFORE 28 February 2011 ...
7) The EU has put in place a regulatory framework related to climate
... benefits you think should be delivered in priority by future climate action? Clearly the greatest benefit to cutting our emissions is helping to avoid a vastly warming world, and the devastating consequences this brings. Avoiding humanitarian, social and economic costs must be the determining factor ...
... benefits you think should be delivered in priority by future climate action? Clearly the greatest benefit to cutting our emissions is helping to avoid a vastly warming world, and the devastating consequences this brings. Avoiding humanitarian, social and economic costs must be the determining factor ...
WSJ.com - Scientists` Report Doesn`t Support the Kyoto Treaty
... consensus, unanimous or otherwise, about long-term climate trends and what causes them. As usual, far too much public attention was paid to the hastily prepared summary rather than to the body of the report. The summary began with a zinger -- that greenhouse gases are accumulating in Earth's atmosph ...
... consensus, unanimous or otherwise, about long-term climate trends and what causes them. As usual, far too much public attention was paid to the hastily prepared summary rather than to the body of the report. The summary began with a zinger -- that greenhouse gases are accumulating in Earth's atmosph ...
Chapter 7 - cloudfront.net
... E.A. Mathez, 2009, Climate Change: The Science of Global Warming and Our Energy Future, Columbia University Press. Source: Trenberth et al., 2007 ...
... E.A. Mathez, 2009, Climate Change: The Science of Global Warming and Our Energy Future, Columbia University Press. Source: Trenberth et al., 2007 ...
We Can Reduce the Threat of Climate Change (2)
... Increase subsidies to encourage use of energyefficient technology ...
... Increase subsidies to encourage use of energyefficient technology ...
Study suggests Earth is heading toward a second catastrophic hot
... short period of time is the PETM," Zeebe said. "We actually have to go back to relatively old periods, because in the more recent past, we don't see anything comparable to what humans are currently doing." That's why this time period is so crucial to study — as a possible window on our own. There's ...
... short period of time is the PETM," Zeebe said. "We actually have to go back to relatively old periods, because in the more recent past, we don't see anything comparable to what humans are currently doing." That's why this time period is so crucial to study — as a possible window on our own. There's ...
Global Warming & Climate Change
... • "In places that rely on carbon credits to support new projects, such as China, India and Latin America, the fall in price will delay or possibly kill the marginal, less economically viable projects, ...
... • "In places that rely on carbon credits to support new projects, such as China, India and Latin America, the fall in price will delay or possibly kill the marginal, less economically viable projects, ...
Global Environmental Issues
... “…Central Asia is another region severely affected by climate change. An increasing shortage of water, which is both a key resource for agriculture and a strategic resource for electricity generation, is already noticeable. The glaciers in Tajikistan lost a third of their area in the second half of ...
... “…Central Asia is another region severely affected by climate change. An increasing shortage of water, which is both a key resource for agriculture and a strategic resource for electricity generation, is already noticeable. The glaciers in Tajikistan lost a third of their area in the second half of ...
... 10 companies spending millions on education – From 2011 to 2013, Fortune Global 500 companies spent $2.6bn on education annually, $1bn of which went to hardest-hit areas such as the Asia Pacific, Africa and Latin America, according to a study released by the Varkey Foundation on Wednesday. Full Arti ...
The University of St Andrews has a goal to become carbon
... Transition University of St Andrews A group of students and staff at the University have been recognised for its innovative ideas to tackle climate change at a local level, with a recent renewed funding award of nearly £350,000 from the Scottish Government. This Climate Challenge Fund money is fundi ...
... Transition University of St Andrews A group of students and staff at the University have been recognised for its innovative ideas to tackle climate change at a local level, with a recent renewed funding award of nearly £350,000 from the Scottish Government. This Climate Challenge Fund money is fundi ...