A brief description of models used in this staff working document
... integrated assessment model framework that explores the long term dynamics of global change as a function of drivers such as demographic and economic development, and developments in the energy and agricultural system (Bouwman et al. 2006). Within IMAGE, energy scenarios are developed using the ener ...
... integrated assessment model framework that explores the long term dynamics of global change as a function of drivers such as demographic and economic development, and developments in the energy and agricultural system (Bouwman et al. 2006). Within IMAGE, energy scenarios are developed using the ener ...
Debating Climate Change David Weisbach
... Solving the problem of climate change is, I will argue, a problem of finding a way to produce energy that does not result in emissions of carbon dioxide. Energy is, unfortunately, both the primary source of emissions and the primary underpinning of wealth. Switching our energy system to clean source ...
... Solving the problem of climate change is, I will argue, a problem of finding a way to produce energy that does not result in emissions of carbon dioxide. Energy is, unfortunately, both the primary source of emissions and the primary underpinning of wealth. Switching our energy system to clean source ...
The Carbon Cycle: Implications for Climate Change and Congress June 25, 2007
... In short, the oceans, vegetation, and soils cannot consume carbon released from human activities quickly enough to stop CO2 from accumulating in the atmosphere. Humans tap the huge pool of fossil carbon for energy, and affect the global carbon cycle by transferring fossil carbon — which took million ...
... In short, the oceans, vegetation, and soils cannot consume carbon released from human activities quickly enough to stop CO2 from accumulating in the atmosphere. Humans tap the huge pool of fossil carbon for energy, and affect the global carbon cycle by transferring fossil carbon — which took million ...
Maintaining Stability
... ‘luxury”—i.e., services whose immediate impact on the people or sectors affected by the emergency is perceived to be low and only indirect. In developing countries, these often include such items as forest conservation or the protection ...
... ‘luxury”—i.e., services whose immediate impact on the people or sectors affected by the emergency is perceived to be low and only indirect. In developing countries, these often include such items as forest conservation or the protection ...
UNFCCC First Ten Years
... agriculture; while for methane the main sources were emissions associated with extraction and transport of fossil fuels, agriculture and waste management. During the 1990s emissions appear to have fallen in most sectors, particularly in energy and industrial processes, though they rose significantly ...
... agriculture; while for methane the main sources were emissions associated with extraction and transport of fossil fuels, agriculture and waste management. During the 1990s emissions appear to have fallen in most sectors, particularly in energy and industrial processes, though they rose significantly ...
Research and systematic observation
... and other funding organisations. Key partners in Finnish climate research include the other Nordic countries, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States. The Top-level Research Initiative on Climate, Energy and the Environment (2009–2013), launched by the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2008, ...
... and other funding organisations. Key partners in Finnish climate research include the other Nordic countries, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States. The Top-level Research Initiative on Climate, Energy and the Environment (2009–2013), launched by the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2008, ...
KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
... periods of geological time in responses to changes in the strength of the sun, the shape and tilt of the earth‘s orbit around the sun, the position and shape of the continents and the composition of the atmosphere. There is strong evidence that Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission from human activities are ...
... periods of geological time in responses to changes in the strength of the sun, the shape and tilt of the earth‘s orbit around the sun, the position and shape of the continents and the composition of the atmosphere. There is strong evidence that Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission from human activities are ...
Energy
... used for cellular work, they simply break apart and rearrange into ADP and P • Chemical energy does not “turn into” ATP, it simply allows ADP and P to join together and rearrange to build ATP Matter cycles between different forms ...
... used for cellular work, they simply break apart and rearrange into ADP and P • Chemical energy does not “turn into” ATP, it simply allows ADP and P to join together and rearrange to build ATP Matter cycles between different forms ...
Africa`s climate opportunity: Adapting and thriving
... With dense populations, concentrations of infrastructure and large paved areas, cities are also particularly vulnerable to floods, storm surges and other climate impacts, particularly near the coast and along rivers. The infrastructure investments made in cities in the next few years need to be both ...
... With dense populations, concentrations of infrastructure and large paved areas, cities are also particularly vulnerable to floods, storm surges and other climate impacts, particularly near the coast and along rivers. The infrastructure investments made in cities in the next few years need to be both ...
DIVESTMENT 101
... Divestment is a powerful tactic for several reasons. First, it dramatizes the political and economic injustices and instabilities of the fossil fuel industry (whose economic interests are at odds with the climate), shifting the conversation to the realities of global warming and the struggles of fro ...
... Divestment is a powerful tactic for several reasons. First, it dramatizes the political and economic injustices and instabilities of the fossil fuel industry (whose economic interests are at odds with the climate), shifting the conversation to the realities of global warming and the struggles of fro ...
Myanmar`s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution
... absorbs more greenhouse gases than it emits, thereby already making a significant contribution to global efforts to tackle climate change. However, wearecurrently in the process of rapid industrialisation and increasing urbanisation which will lead to an increase in our emissions of greenhouse gases ...
... absorbs more greenhouse gases than it emits, thereby already making a significant contribution to global efforts to tackle climate change. However, wearecurrently in the process of rapid industrialisation and increasing urbanisation which will lead to an increase in our emissions of greenhouse gases ...
Professor Mark Maslin, Head of Geography and
... uncertainties in the science so they can make informed decisions 2. Climate change is just one of many problems that must be tackled, but it can make other problems worse 3. Alternative Energy .. essential as development needs power and we must alleviate global poverty 4. Natural resources such as f ...
... uncertainties in the science so they can make informed decisions 2. Climate change is just one of many problems that must be tackled, but it can make other problems worse 3. Alternative Energy .. essential as development needs power and we must alleviate global poverty 4. Natural resources such as f ...
Item 5 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
... In 2007, the direct cost of the damage caused by the flooding in England came to a total of £1.5 billion (source: Channel 4 News). This figure does not include the amount of business lost as a result of the flooding, and many small businesses will have been forced to cease trading as a result. The s ...
... In 2007, the direct cost of the damage caused by the flooding in England came to a total of £1.5 billion (source: Channel 4 News). This figure does not include the amount of business lost as a result of the flooding, and many small businesses will have been forced to cease trading as a result. The s ...
N°20 - AFD
... presentations by representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF), each of which gave an update on their activities and the relevant role of their administration in the design of budgetary al ...
... presentations by representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF), each of which gave an update on their activities and the relevant role of their administration in the design of budgetary al ...
Federal Climate Change Funding from FY2008 to FY2014
... technology development and deployment, mostly through the Department of Energy (DOE). More than one-third of the identified funding during this period was appropriated in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5), enacted February 17, 2009. This CRS report presents information ...
... technology development and deployment, mostly through the Department of Energy (DOE). More than one-third of the identified funding during this period was appropriated in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5), enacted February 17, 2009. This CRS report presents information ...
Caring for climate a guide to the climate change convention
... In the 11 years since the Convention’s entry into force, negotiations, especially on the Kyoto Protocol, were held in a variety of locations around the globe, from Buenos Aires to Marrakech. The rulebooks needed to make both the Convention and the Protocol work, are now largely in place and the focu ...
... In the 11 years since the Convention’s entry into force, negotiations, especially on the Kyoto Protocol, were held in a variety of locations around the globe, from Buenos Aires to Marrakech. The rulebooks needed to make both the Convention and the Protocol work, are now largely in place and the focu ...
Synthesis Report “Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges
... are already moving beyond the patterns of natural variability within which contemporary society and economy have developed and thrived. These indicators include global mean surface temperature, sealevel rise, global ocean temperature, Arctic sea ice extent, ocean acidification, and extreme climatic ...
... are already moving beyond the patterns of natural variability within which contemporary society and economy have developed and thrived. These indicators include global mean surface temperature, sealevel rise, global ocean temperature, Arctic sea ice extent, ocean acidification, and extreme climatic ...
Chapter 2: International Legal Approaches: Treaties and Non
... B. The Climate Change Treaty Regime The primary treaty regime on climate change follows a “framework-protocol” model. The UNFCCC establishes a broad framework for making international progress on climate change, with an understanding that subsequent protocols negotiated under its auspices will provi ...
... B. The Climate Change Treaty Regime The primary treaty regime on climate change follows a “framework-protocol” model. The UNFCCC establishes a broad framework for making international progress on climate change, with an understanding that subsequent protocols negotiated under its auspices will provi ...
Microorganisms and climate change: terrestrial feedbacks and
... communities without altering the community structure. This may cause a shift in the process rate, but its behaviour and controls remain unchanged. However, as in the second scenario (see the figure, part c), a shift in microbial community structure caused by global change could also alter the fundam ...
... communities without altering the community structure. This may cause a shift in the process rate, but its behaviour and controls remain unchanged. However, as in the second scenario (see the figure, part c), a shift in microbial community structure caused by global change could also alter the fundam ...
Ireland’s Pathway to Kyoto Compliance Review of the National Climate Change
... Almost six years ago, the Government’s National Climate Change Strategy set out the framework for Ireland’s response to global warming. The concept of partnership was central to the Strategy. At the domestic level, it identified necessary changes right across society. Every sector of the economy, an ...
... Almost six years ago, the Government’s National Climate Change Strategy set out the framework for Ireland’s response to global warming. The concept of partnership was central to the Strategy. At the domestic level, it identified necessary changes right across society. Every sector of the economy, an ...
Eye on the taiga: removing global policy impediments to
... The absence of boreal forests from global policy agendas on sustainable development and climate change mitigation represents a massive missed opportunity for environmental protection. The boreal zone contains some of the world’s largest pools of terrestrial carbon that, if not safeguarded from a con ...
... The absence of boreal forests from global policy agendas on sustainable development and climate change mitigation represents a massive missed opportunity for environmental protection. The boreal zone contains some of the world’s largest pools of terrestrial carbon that, if not safeguarded from a con ...
Climate change regional review: Russia
... Annex 1 nation, it witnessed a rapid fall in its emissions as its economy collapsed in the early 1990s. Despite such rapid reductions, Russia remains among the five highest emitting nations, with, since the 2008 ...
... Annex 1 nation, it witnessed a rapid fall in its emissions as its economy collapsed in the early 1990s. Despite such rapid reductions, Russia remains among the five highest emitting nations, with, since the 2008 ...
Climate change regional review: Russia
... More recently (March 18, 2013) the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment released a draft decree on ‘The Level of Greenhouse Gas Emissions’ necessary to facilitate the implementation of the Doctrine. The draft announces a national emission ‘reduction’ target of 25% below 1990 by 20209 ; in p ...
... More recently (March 18, 2013) the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment released a draft decree on ‘The Level of Greenhouse Gas Emissions’ necessary to facilitate the implementation of the Doctrine. The draft announces a national emission ‘reduction’ target of 25% below 1990 by 20209 ; in p ...
Eye on the Taiga: Removing Global Policy Impediments to
... The absence of boreal forests from global policy agendas on sustainable development and climate change mitigation represents a massive missed opportunity for environmental protection. The boreal zone contains some of the world’s largest pools of terrestrial carbon that, if not safeguarded from a con ...
... The absence of boreal forests from global policy agendas on sustainable development and climate change mitigation represents a massive missed opportunity for environmental protection. The boreal zone contains some of the world’s largest pools of terrestrial carbon that, if not safeguarded from a con ...
Energy-Water-Climate Change Scenario Report
... described more fully later in the report. It did not consider directly economic growth, technological change, fuel prices or other drivers because they were considered when the SPSG developed the initial four scenarios in 2012. A complete scenario development that addresses all drivers would be a po ...
... described more fully later in the report. It did not consider directly economic growth, technological change, fuel prices or other drivers because they were considered when the SPSG developed the initial four scenarios in 2012. A complete scenario development that addresses all drivers would be a po ...