Working Paper 165 - Dechezlepretre et al 2015 (opens in new window)
... most importantly - firms that are deemed by the European Commission to be particularly at risk of carbon leakage because they are highly carbon-intensive and/or trade-exposed. This paper relates to the vast literature that seeks to estimate the impact of unilateral climate change policies on carbon ...
... most importantly - firms that are deemed by the European Commission to be particularly at risk of carbon leakage because they are highly carbon-intensive and/or trade-exposed. This paper relates to the vast literature that seeks to estimate the impact of unilateral climate change policies on carbon ...
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... generating much of the pressure for more sustainable tourism. International institutions such as the World Bank and UNEP have also stepped up their support for sustainable tourism, including engaging in efforts to create benchmarks for sustainable tourism that will make it easier for governments and ...
... generating much of the pressure for more sustainable tourism. International institutions such as the World Bank and UNEP have also stepped up their support for sustainable tourism, including engaging in efforts to create benchmarks for sustainable tourism that will make it easier for governments and ...
Equity, Entitlements and Property Rights under the Kyoto Protocol
... of problems and building trust and confidence). Discussions about fairness are a form of institutionalized political dialogue essential for oiling the wheels of negotiations. They are not a fanciful diversion getting in the way of the ‘real’ negotiations. By extending and deepening the horizontal bo ...
... of problems and building trust and confidence). Discussions about fairness are a form of institutionalized political dialogue essential for oiling the wheels of negotiations. They are not a fanciful diversion getting in the way of the ‘real’ negotiations. By extending and deepening the horizontal bo ...
Individual Energy Users` Behaviour Views on Energy
... Explaining that consumers can have access to more accurate data and knowledge about electricity pricing, helping them save money and lower their environmental footprint No part of the contents or materials available on this presentation may be reproduced, licensed, sold, published, transmitted, mo ...
... Explaining that consumers can have access to more accurate data and knowledge about electricity pricing, helping them save money and lower their environmental footprint No part of the contents or materials available on this presentation may be reproduced, licensed, sold, published, transmitted, mo ...
Mechanisms of elevation-dependent warming over the Tibetan
... As the highest and largest highland in the world, the Tibetan Plateau (TP) profoundly impacts regional and global climates through thermal and mechanical forcing (An et al. 2001; Yanai and Wu 2006). At the same time, the TP is sensitive and vulnerable to climatic change (Messerli and Ives 1997); as ...
... As the highest and largest highland in the world, the Tibetan Plateau (TP) profoundly impacts regional and global climates through thermal and mechanical forcing (An et al. 2001; Yanai and Wu 2006). At the same time, the TP is sensitive and vulnerable to climatic change (Messerli and Ives 1997); as ...
Celebrate Polar Bears at the Zoo This Weekend
... can learn about the polar bears, conservation and climate change, and how they can make sustainable choices in their lives to positively impact the environment. “We’re happy to participate in this very important initiative and encourage visitors to learn about the impacts of climate change on the Ar ...
... can learn about the polar bears, conservation and climate change, and how they can make sustainable choices in their lives to positively impact the environment. “We’re happy to participate in this very important initiative and encourage visitors to learn about the impacts of climate change on the Ar ...
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... marine food webs Sensitivity to global change Feedbacks to the Earth System Responses of society ...
... marine food webs Sensitivity to global change Feedbacks to the Earth System Responses of society ...
Multi-model trends in the Sahara induced by increasing CO2
... changes of the Sahara, and provide a starting point for future studies with improved models. [20] Acknowledgments. This research was partly supported by the Frontier Research System for Global Change through its sponsorship of the International Pacific Research Center (IPRC). A portion of this study ...
... changes of the Sahara, and provide a starting point for future studies with improved models. [20] Acknowledgments. This research was partly supported by the Frontier Research System for Global Change through its sponsorship of the International Pacific Research Center (IPRC). A portion of this study ...
Climate Change and India: A 4x4 Assessment
... the first time that such a comprehensive, long term assessment has been undertaken based on rigorous scientific analysis. It is also for the first time that an assessment has been made for the 2030s (all previous assessments were for the 2070s and beyond). As I have said in the past, no country in t ...
... the first time that such a comprehensive, long term assessment has been undertaken based on rigorous scientific analysis. It is also for the first time that an assessment has been made for the 2030s (all previous assessments were for the 2070s and beyond). As I have said in the past, no country in t ...
Climate Change Action Plan for the Florida Reef System (2010
... The Florida Reef System is under stress. For the last several decades, localized challenges or stresses (i.e. overfishing, land-based sources of pollution, and direct habitat degradation from human activities) have been recognized as the primary causes of the accelerating decline in the health of th ...
... The Florida Reef System is under stress. For the last several decades, localized challenges or stresses (i.e. overfishing, land-based sources of pollution, and direct habitat degradation from human activities) have been recognized as the primary causes of the accelerating decline in the health of th ...
Scoping Study: Reviewing the Coverage of Economic Impacts in the
... direct effects (primary), indirect effects (cross sectoral or wider multiplier effects), and major effects (catastrophic or tipping elements), the latter including risks that are not captured by the UKCP09 projections or that may arise post 2100. It then considers the geographical domain of the risk ...
... direct effects (primary), indirect effects (cross sectoral or wider multiplier effects), and major effects (catastrophic or tipping elements), the latter including risks that are not captured by the UKCP09 projections or that may arise post 2100. It then considers the geographical domain of the risk ...
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... increase in the probability of extreme events such as droughts, extreme heat waves, heavy rainfall, cyclones, flooding of the coastal areas, erosion etc. A World Bank report on the impact of climate change highlights the possibility of the declining yields of major dryland crops in Andhra Pradesh, s ...
... increase in the probability of extreme events such as droughts, extreme heat waves, heavy rainfall, cyclones, flooding of the coastal areas, erosion etc. A World Bank report on the impact of climate change highlights the possibility of the declining yields of major dryland crops in Andhra Pradesh, s ...
A framework to assess returns on investments in the dryland
... under climate variability is a strong justification for according this service its own place within the assessment framework. • Consider the negative value of emissions in the economic valuation of provisioning services such as crops and livestock. The assessment framework should also include space ...
... under climate variability is a strong justification for according this service its own place within the assessment framework. • Consider the negative value of emissions in the economic valuation of provisioning services such as crops and livestock. The assessment framework should also include space ...
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... widely recognized. Forests contribute significantly to climate change mitigation through their carbon sink and carbon storage functions. They play an essential role in reducing vulnerabilities and enhancing adaptation of people and ecosystems to climate change and climate variability, the negative i ...
... widely recognized. Forests contribute significantly to climate change mitigation through their carbon sink and carbon storage functions. They play an essential role in reducing vulnerabilities and enhancing adaptation of people and ecosystems to climate change and climate variability, the negative i ...
The Impact of Climate Change and Human Activity on Net Primary
... but not with annual mean temperature (Fig. 2b). NPP in the northwestern areas generally varied from 14 to 265 g C m-2 a-1 where alpine and meadow are distributed. In northern Tibet, the annual mean temperature was -1.6-3.5ºC lower than in other zones. Moreover, the density of NA, NAL, and AH show th ...
... but not with annual mean temperature (Fig. 2b). NPP in the northwestern areas generally varied from 14 to 265 g C m-2 a-1 where alpine and meadow are distributed. In northern Tibet, the annual mean temperature was -1.6-3.5ºC lower than in other zones. Moreover, the density of NA, NAL, and AH show th ...
GDI 12 – Warming Core
... is "a significant probability that some large-scale events (eg deglaciation of major ice sheets) may no longer be avoided due to historical greenhouse gas emissions and the inertia of the climate system". Scientists involved with the IPCC process cannot talk publicly about its contents before public ...
... is "a significant probability that some large-scale events (eg deglaciation of major ice sheets) may no longer be avoided due to historical greenhouse gas emissions and the inertia of the climate system". Scientists involved with the IPCC process cannot talk publicly about its contents before public ...
Country Report: Greece
... States in accordance with the EU Monitoring Mechanism (3) every two years, and the latest submission was due in 2013. The projections need to be prepared reflecting a ...
... States in accordance with the EU Monitoring Mechanism (3) every two years, and the latest submission was due in 2013. The projections need to be prepared reflecting a ...
WP83: The emerging geographies of climate justice
... strategies on the issue lack true recognition of marginalised communities? What injustices currently suffered might become celebrated as “solutions” under climate change? These are questions I do not seek to answer in this paper but I show how conceptualising climate change justices in a new way ta ...
... strategies on the issue lack true recognition of marginalised communities? What injustices currently suffered might become celebrated as “solutions” under climate change? These are questions I do not seek to answer in this paper but I show how conceptualising climate change justices in a new way ta ...
LOUISIANA AND THE SURGING SEA
... Such an outcome seems very unlikely given projections for warming this century, and the strong observed relationship between global temperature and sea level change over the last century (Vermeer and Rahmstorf 2009). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently released its Fifth Assessmen ...
... Such an outcome seems very unlikely given projections for warming this century, and the strong observed relationship between global temperature and sea level change over the last century (Vermeer and Rahmstorf 2009). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently released its Fifth Assessmen ...
Economic Development Opportunities for Arizona in National Clean
... generation, an increase in demand for renewable, natural gas, and nuclear power generation will create thousands of construction-phase jobs and hundreds of permanent operation jobs in Arizona. Multiple reports have projected the millions of new renewable energy and energy efficiency jobs being devel ...
... generation, an increase in demand for renewable, natural gas, and nuclear power generation will create thousands of construction-phase jobs and hundreds of permanent operation jobs in Arizona. Multiple reports have projected the millions of new renewable energy and energy efficiency jobs being devel ...
Pronounced subsurface cooling of North Atlantic waters off
... the last glacial period, the so-called Dansgaard–Oeschger (DO) events (e.g., Dansgaard et al., 1984; NGRIP members, 2004). DO events, characterized by rapid warming (interstadial) and more gradual cooling (stadial) stages, are apparent in many highresolution Quaternary paleoclimatic records worldwid ...
... the last glacial period, the so-called Dansgaard–Oeschger (DO) events (e.g., Dansgaard et al., 1984; NGRIP members, 2004). DO events, characterized by rapid warming (interstadial) and more gradual cooling (stadial) stages, are apparent in many highresolution Quaternary paleoclimatic records worldwid ...
Global Climate Change
... • The IPCC report concludes that average surface temperatures on earth have been rising since 1906, with most of the increase occurring in the last few decades ...
... • The IPCC report concludes that average surface temperatures on earth have been rising since 1906, with most of the increase occurring in the last few decades ...
