Matthew Kiernan Speech
... Risks – and opportunities – are much more broadly – and unevenly — distributed than previously thought Corporations are closing the awareness/action gap rapidly Both companies and investors can in fact make money from climate change – and some are already doing so! For investors, climate ris ...
... Risks – and opportunities – are much more broadly – and unevenly — distributed than previously thought Corporations are closing the awareness/action gap rapidly Both companies and investors can in fact make money from climate change – and some are already doing so! For investors, climate ris ...
Business and International Environmental Treaties:
... been quite different. In the ozone case, the international community moved quite rapidly from the Vienna Framework Convention in 1985 to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in 1987, which mandated cuts of 50% in production and consumption of CFCs by the year 1999. In 199 ...
... been quite different. In the ozone case, the international community moved quite rapidly from the Vienna Framework Convention in 1985 to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in 1987, which mandated cuts of 50% in production and consumption of CFCs by the year 1999. In 199 ...
Study Guide - Unit 3 - Environmental Issues
... U.S. has the biggest economy in the history of the world, and is responsible for 1/3 of all the carbon emissions. On average, each U.S. citizen uses ten times the energy as people in developing regions (Africa, for example). Meanwhile, China and India, with nearly 1/2 the world’s population, are qui ...
... U.S. has the biggest economy in the history of the world, and is responsible for 1/3 of all the carbon emissions. On average, each U.S. citizen uses ten times the energy as people in developing regions (Africa, for example). Meanwhile, China and India, with nearly 1/2 the world’s population, are qui ...
Geology 101 Homework 9
... Greenhouse effect Oxygen isotope ratio Paleoclimate Sunspot cycle Sustainable growth ...
... Greenhouse effect Oxygen isotope ratio Paleoclimate Sunspot cycle Sustainable growth ...
Glossary Of Climate Change Terms
... radiation to pass through the Earth’s atmosphere. At the same time, this prevents most of the outgoing infrared radiation from the surface and lower atmosphere from escaping into outer space. It is like a glass greenhouse capturing the sun’s warmth and heating the interior space. This process occurs ...
... radiation to pass through the Earth’s atmosphere. At the same time, this prevents most of the outgoing infrared radiation from the surface and lower atmosphere from escaping into outer space. It is like a glass greenhouse capturing the sun’s warmth and heating the interior space. This process occurs ...
Carbon Pricing in California
... reduction from business as usual • Sets the path to a 80% reduction in GHGs from 1990 levels by 2050 • Directs design of Scoping Plan of regulatory measures to meet 2020 target • Authorizes California to adopt market-based compliance mechanism ...
... reduction from business as usual • Sets the path to a 80% reduction in GHGs from 1990 levels by 2050 • Directs design of Scoping Plan of regulatory measures to meet 2020 target • Authorizes California to adopt market-based compliance mechanism ...
Alcoa`s response to climate change
... Reduce energy intensity 10% by 2010 60% reduction in process water use and discharge by 2009 ...
... Reduce energy intensity 10% by 2010 60% reduction in process water use and discharge by 2009 ...
past climates – ice ages signs of global warming
... • Very high confidence that global average net effect of human activities since 1750 one of warming • Human-caused warming over last 30 years has likely had a visible influence on many physical and biological systems • Continued GHG emissions at or above current rates would cause further warming and ...
... • Very high confidence that global average net effect of human activities since 1750 one of warming • Human-caused warming over last 30 years has likely had a visible influence on many physical and biological systems • Continued GHG emissions at or above current rates would cause further warming and ...
Topic: Global Warming
... Recalling the significance of this issue discussed in Resolution A/RES/43/53, “gases could produce global warming with an eventual rise in sea levels, the effects of which could be disastrous for mankind if timely steps are not taken at all levels,” Fully aware that CO2 emissions can cause increase ...
... Recalling the significance of this issue discussed in Resolution A/RES/43/53, “gases could produce global warming with an eventual rise in sea levels, the effects of which could be disastrous for mankind if timely steps are not taken at all levels,” Fully aware that CO2 emissions can cause increase ...
Document
... 1. Improve the capacity of the Government of Kazakhstan to implement and enforce GHG reducing policies and measures 2. Build capacity within the business community to comply with GHG reducing policies and measures, and 3. Improve the professional education of energy and climate change specialists in ...
... 1. Improve the capacity of the Government of Kazakhstan to implement and enforce GHG reducing policies and measures 2. Build capacity within the business community to comply with GHG reducing policies and measures, and 3. Improve the professional education of energy and climate change specialists in ...
Download country indicators
... Policies - Promotion of low-carbon energy (inc. renewables) Legal framework for the development of renewable energy projects Source: ...
... Policies - Promotion of low-carbon energy (inc. renewables) Legal framework for the development of renewable energy projects Source: ...
Describing situations affecting climate change and ways to reduce
... If we stop cutting down trees to raise corn …to feed cattle … to supply cheap meat to fast food restaurants, we will help prevent increases in global warming. ...
... If we stop cutting down trees to raise corn …to feed cattle … to supply cheap meat to fast food restaurants, we will help prevent increases in global warming. ...
Global Carbon Markets Team - March 2010
... • These milestones represent domestic action only (not EU targets which may include international offsets) ...
... • These milestones represent domestic action only (not EU targets which may include international offsets) ...
Meeting the UK`s carbon budgets
... • The independent Committee on Climate Change advises on budgets and actions • Annual progress reports to parliament by CCC. ...
... • The independent Committee on Climate Change advises on budgets and actions • Annual progress reports to parliament by CCC. ...
Rutgers Model Congress 2009
... debated issue of today: climate change. Furthermore, it was suggested for the first time that perhaps this altering of Earth’s climate may not be spontaneous, but rather caused by its people.1 The foremost contributor to global warming: automobiles. In 1968, the United States reached an automotive m ...
... debated issue of today: climate change. Furthermore, it was suggested for the first time that perhaps this altering of Earth’s climate may not be spontaneous, but rather caused by its people.1 The foremost contributor to global warming: automobiles. In 1968, the United States reached an automotive m ...
The Economics of Externalities & Climate Change Eric Jamelske Department of Economics
... There is a way out through a common (global) environmental tax on emissions. There is a social cost to emissions, and this environmental tax would simply make everyone pay the social cost. This is in accord with the most basic of economic principles, that individuals and firms should pay their full ...
... There is a way out through a common (global) environmental tax on emissions. There is a social cost to emissions, and this environmental tax would simply make everyone pay the social cost. This is in accord with the most basic of economic principles, that individuals and firms should pay their full ...
Australia-Chair of the Cleaner Fossil Energy Task Force
... indicated that New Zealand would fall short of meeting its Kyoto Protocol target by 36Mt CO2e. ...
... indicated that New Zealand would fall short of meeting its Kyoto Protocol target by 36Mt CO2e. ...
Professor Lance Endersbee on the Climate
... Professor Lance Endersbee on the Climate By Lance Endersbee 23 October 2008 In the western nations there is a strong popular belief that mankind is causing global warming, and that natural climate change has ceased. We are told that man-made climate change will determine our future, with warmer clim ...
... Professor Lance Endersbee on the Climate By Lance Endersbee 23 October 2008 In the western nations there is a strong popular belief that mankind is causing global warming, and that natural climate change has ceased. We are told that man-made climate change will determine our future, with warmer clim ...
Presentation
... • All nations to join and support the international effort to reduce greenhouse gases emissions – Given the vulnerability of the poor, largest emitters need to ...
... • All nations to join and support the international effort to reduce greenhouse gases emissions – Given the vulnerability of the poor, largest emitters need to ...
Green banks, green bonds, carbon trading, yieldcos and more
... Stuff and things: Climate change is a capital problem ...
... Stuff and things: Climate change is a capital problem ...