the nansen conference
... A group of international experts were consulted while developing the conference programme, in order to ensure selection of the most relevant topics for discussion. The advisory board consisted of the following organisations and individuals: • Mr. Jose Riera, representative of the United Nations High ...
... A group of international experts were consulted while developing the conference programme, in order to ensure selection of the most relevant topics for discussion. The advisory board consisted of the following organisations and individuals: • Mr. Jose Riera, representative of the United Nations High ...
Two Kinds of Climate Justice: Avoiding Harm and Sharing Burdens
... the importance of (2) clashes with (3) and we are forced to consider whether it can be justified to violate the principles of just conduct. We may face what Michael Walzer terms a ‘supreme emergency’, where we have to choose between acting in such a way that we secure the specified goal (jus ad bell ...
... the importance of (2) clashes with (3) and we are forced to consider whether it can be justified to violate the principles of just conduct. We may face what Michael Walzer terms a ‘supreme emergency’, where we have to choose between acting in such a way that we secure the specified goal (jus ad bell ...
CANADA`S SECOND BIENNIAL REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE
... climate change and the urgent need for action at all levels. Canada also recognizes that climate change presents an opportunity to innovate and to take a leadership position in the lowcarbon economy. To this end, the Government of Canada will provide national leadership and partner with the province ...
... climate change and the urgent need for action at all levels. Canada also recognizes that climate change presents an opportunity to innovate and to take a leadership position in the lowcarbon economy. To this end, the Government of Canada will provide national leadership and partner with the province ...
Calculating the global
... efficiency due to a unit increase in atmospheric abundance of the substance (i.e., Wm−2 kg−1) and [x(t)] is the time-dependent decay in abundance of the substance following an instantaneous release of it at time t=0. The denominator contains the corresponding quantities for the reference gas (i.e. C ...
... efficiency due to a unit increase in atmospheric abundance of the substance (i.e., Wm−2 kg−1) and [x(t)] is the time-dependent decay in abundance of the substance following an instantaneous release of it at time t=0. The denominator contains the corresponding quantities for the reference gas (i.e. C ...
A Micro-econometric Analysis of Adaptation to Climate Change
... successful and efficient future product strategies by tourism providers and affected holiday destinations as well as for policy makers in order to respond to the challenges of the predicted demand shifts due to climate change. In this respect, German households certainly play a pivotal role, at lea ...
... successful and efficient future product strategies by tourism providers and affected holiday destinations as well as for policy makers in order to respond to the challenges of the predicted demand shifts due to climate change. In this respect, German households certainly play a pivotal role, at lea ...
Beyond Science: ENERGY forum
... Houston, sought to highlight the challenges and opportunities for developing a more effective U.S. climate policy. More than a dozen top leaders in science, public policy, economics, and business participated in the event, including U.S. Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, who served as the keynote ...
... Houston, sought to highlight the challenges and opportunities for developing a more effective U.S. climate policy. More than a dozen top leaders in science, public policy, economics, and business participated in the event, including U.S. Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, who served as the keynote ...
Regional climate change projections for Chicago and the US Great
... carbon emissions averaged 1.1% per year (Raupach et al., 2007). Post2000, the growth rate increased to over 3% per year. If recent emission growth rates continue and sufficient fossil fuel supplies exist to support that growth, CO2 emissions are on a pathway to quickly exceed any existing scenarios, ...
... carbon emissions averaged 1.1% per year (Raupach et al., 2007). Post2000, the growth rate increased to over 3% per year. If recent emission growth rates continue and sufficient fossil fuel supplies exist to support that growth, CO2 emissions are on a pathway to quickly exceed any existing scenarios, ...
Uncertainty and Decision Making in Climate Change Economics
... have made it clear beyond a reasonable doubt that human emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) are largely responsible for the observed changes in global temperature during the twentieth century (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC] 2007; Stone et al. 2009). Thus as we continue to pump car ...
... have made it clear beyond a reasonable doubt that human emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) are largely responsible for the observed changes in global temperature during the twentieth century (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC] 2007; Stone et al. 2009). Thus as we continue to pump car ...
The Climate Co-benefits of Obesity Reduction
... However, the method through which they attribute this to higher GHG emissions is crude, at best. Michaelowa and Dransfeld (2008) also find that emissions from food production have increased, but do not establish a causal pathway to higher prevalence of obesity. Walpole et al. (2012) find that if all ...
... However, the method through which they attribute this to higher GHG emissions is crude, at best. Michaelowa and Dransfeld (2008) also find that emissions from food production have increased, but do not establish a causal pathway to higher prevalence of obesity. Walpole et al. (2012) find that if all ...
Tropical Forest, Deforestation and Climate Change - Heinrich
... Reducing deforestation in Amazonia could make a substantial contribution to climate change mitigation (Table 1), and the Brazil is potentially prepared to do that. Currently, there are a number of effective mechanisms with high potential to control deforestation. The annual deforestation monitoring ...
... Reducing deforestation in Amazonia could make a substantial contribution to climate change mitigation (Table 1), and the Brazil is potentially prepared to do that. Currently, there are a number of effective mechanisms with high potential to control deforestation. The annual deforestation monitoring ...
Policy Instruments for Climate Change: How Can National Governments Address RESOURCES
... 2 In May, 1992, at the "Earth Summit" in Rio de Janeiro, 143 nations agreed to adopt the Framework Convention on Climate Change. For a comprehensive review of the Convention, see: Bodansky (1993). In July, 1996, Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs, Timothy E. Wirth, stated at United Nations s ...
... 2 In May, 1992, at the "Earth Summit" in Rio de Janeiro, 143 nations agreed to adopt the Framework Convention on Climate Change. For a comprehensive review of the Convention, see: Bodansky (1993). In July, 1996, Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs, Timothy E. Wirth, stated at United Nations s ...
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... Every part of the world is contributing to the problem, though on a per capita basis, some places like the United States are causing far more damage and risk than other parts of the world. Roughly speaking, emissions are in proportion to income levels. High-income countries tend to have the largest ...
... Every part of the world is contributing to the problem, though on a per capita basis, some places like the United States are causing far more damage and risk than other parts of the world. Roughly speaking, emissions are in proportion to income levels. High-income countries tend to have the largest ...
Impacts Second National Communications
... • Ensure V&A and mitigation studies are consistent with development needs (focusing on areas more likely to influence decision making) ...
... • Ensure V&A and mitigation studies are consistent with development needs (focusing on areas more likely to influence decision making) ...
Sustainability and Risk: Climate Change and Fiduciary Duty WORKSHOP REPORT
... workshop on this issue for pension fund trustees. Participants learned about their duties to address climate risk in their portfolios from a distinguished group of experts including Harvard faculty, attorneys, and corporate and pension fund leaders. The workshop was part of an ongoing collaboration, ...
... workshop on this issue for pension fund trustees. Participants learned about their duties to address climate risk in their portfolios from a distinguished group of experts including Harvard faculty, attorneys, and corporate and pension fund leaders. The workshop was part of an ongoing collaboration, ...
Stepping Stone or Stumbling Block
... for greater support for an international agreement-and what measures are likely to be pitfalls-we can make progress in identifying the kinds of measures that are genuinely worth pursuing. Toward this end, this Article proceeds to examine the key features of the Waxman-Markey Bill (which passed in th ...
... for greater support for an international agreement-and what measures are likely to be pitfalls-we can make progress in identifying the kinds of measures that are genuinely worth pursuing. Toward this end, this Article proceeds to examine the key features of the Waxman-Markey Bill (which passed in th ...
b) To build capacity to reduce vulnerability to
... During the period May 2004 to September 2005 the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia implemented a project ‘Preparing for and adapting to climate change in the Caribbean’ funded as a small grant (XOT 005) under the joint Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)/D ...
... During the period May 2004 to September 2005 the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia implemented a project ‘Preparing for and adapting to climate change in the Caribbean’ funded as a small grant (XOT 005) under the joint Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)/D ...
Victoria`s Climate Change Framework
... The Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change A positive, orderly and just transition for all Victorians Climate change poses one of the biggest threats to our future. How we respond will determine the future wellbeing and prosperity of Victoria. We cannot wait for others to take action on ...
... The Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change A positive, orderly and just transition for all Victorians Climate change poses one of the biggest threats to our future. How we respond will determine the future wellbeing and prosperity of Victoria. We cannot wait for others to take action on ...
The trade-off between intra- and intergenerational equity in climate
... finding the optimal abatement level for greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, this paper closes this gap, by showing how inequality aversion may affect the optimal policy response to address climate change. We ask the following question: is climate policy a good thing when policy makers have preferences f ...
... finding the optimal abatement level for greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, this paper closes this gap, by showing how inequality aversion may affect the optimal policy response to address climate change. We ask the following question: is climate policy a good thing when policy makers have preferences f ...
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international environmental treaty (currently the only international climate policy venue with broad legitimacy, due in part to its virtually universal membership) negotiated at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), informally known as the Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992. The objective of the treaty is to ""stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system"".The treaty itself set no binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions for individual countries and contains no enforcement mechanisms. In that sense, the treaty is considered legally non-binding. Instead, the treaty provides a framework for negotiating specific international treaties (called ""protocols"") that may set binding limits on greenhouse gases.The UNFCCC was adopted on 9 May 1992, and opened for signature on 4 June 1992, after an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee produced the text of the Framework Convention as a report following its meeting in New York from 30 April to 9 May 1992. It entered into force on 21 March 1994. As of March 2014, UNFCCC has 196 parties.The parties to the convention have met annually from 1995 in Conferences of the Parties (COP) to assess progress in dealing with climate change. In 1997, the Kyoto Protocol was concluded and established legally binding obligations for developed countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The 2010 Cancún agreements state that future global warming should be limited to below 2.0 °C (3.6 °F) relative to the pre-industrial level. The 20th COP took place in Peru in 2014.One of the first tasks set by the UNFCCC was for signatory nations to establish national greenhouse gas inventories of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals, which were used to create the 1990 benchmark levels for accession of Annex I countries to the Kyoto Protocol and for the commitment of those countries to GHG reductions. Updated inventories must be regularly submitted by Annex I countries.The UNFCCC is also the name of the United Nations Secretariat charged with supporting the operation of the Convention, with offices in Haus Carstanjen, and UN Campus [known as: Langer Eugen] Bonn, Germany. From 2006 to 2010 the head of the secretariat was Yvo de Boer. On 17 May 2010, Christiana Figueres from Costa Rica succeeded de Boer. The Secretariat, augmented through the parallel efforts of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), aims to gain consensus through meetings and the discussion of various strategies.