Ecosystems
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was set up in 1988 to assess and summarise the scientific, technical, and socio-economic information and research that relates to human induced climate change, including options for mitigation and adaptation. It aims to provide decision makers and ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was set up in 1988 to assess and summarise the scientific, technical, and socio-economic information and research that relates to human induced climate change, including options for mitigation and adaptation. It aims to provide decision makers and ...
Information and communication technologies , the environment and
... that a future high-bandwidth, lower-carbon information society offers a platform for economic, social and cultural development that is sustainable; d) that the adverse effects of climate change and other environmental challenges may be uneven in their impact and may fall disproportionately on the mo ...
... that a future high-bandwidth, lower-carbon information society offers a platform for economic, social and cultural development that is sustainable; d) that the adverse effects of climate change and other environmental challenges may be uneven in their impact and may fall disproportionately on the mo ...
Adapting portfolios to climate change
... the average global temperature rise below 2°C, cumulative carbon dioxide emissions need to be capped at one trillion tonnes above the levels of the late 1800s, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimated in its latest assessment in 2013. The problem? We have already burned through over h ...
... the average global temperature rise below 2°C, cumulative carbon dioxide emissions need to be capped at one trillion tonnes above the levels of the late 1800s, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimated in its latest assessment in 2013. The problem? We have already burned through over h ...
Climate Change Case Law Update
... vii) By contrast, using existing rates of Air Passenger Duty, but a much higher carbon price than used in the 2009 Forecasts, the CCC forecast that under the capacity scenarios supported by the ATWP, demand growth would rise by about 115% over the same period, to around 490mppa in ...
... vii) By contrast, using existing rates of Air Passenger Duty, but a much higher carbon price than used in the 2009 Forecasts, the CCC forecast that under the capacity scenarios supported by the ATWP, demand growth would rise by about 115% over the same period, to around 490mppa in ...
Appendix 1 - Carbon Emissions Reduction Policy
... their daily lives. It is an undeniable fact, however, that Mansfield area people and businesses, plus the rest of the UK, have been affected in recent years by an increase in storm events, flooding and water shortages. The resulting impacts and restrictions are demonstrated, for example, caused by t ...
... their daily lives. It is an undeniable fact, however, that Mansfield area people and businesses, plus the rest of the UK, have been affected in recent years by an increase in storm events, flooding and water shortages. The resulting impacts and restrictions are demonstrated, for example, caused by t ...
The Transnational Politics of Energy
... energy (and most other matters of international importance). Together, these two countries account for at least half of the likely growth in energy consumption and global warming emissions over the next three decades. If the advanced, industrialized countries continue to struggle with economic stagn ...
... energy (and most other matters of international importance). Together, these two countries account for at least half of the likely growth in energy consumption and global warming emissions over the next three decades. If the advanced, industrialized countries continue to struggle with economic stagn ...
Access to justice in climate change litigation from transnational
... “Many independent sources of GHG emissions, which contribute to climate change (injuries) together”, “emissions in New Jersey may contribute no more to flooding in New York than emissions in China”, “causal link is too uncertain”, “GHG emissions from a particular source/subject are only 0.000x%, thu ...
... “Many independent sources of GHG emissions, which contribute to climate change (injuries) together”, “emissions in New Jersey may contribute no more to flooding in New York than emissions in China”, “causal link is too uncertain”, “GHG emissions from a particular source/subject are only 0.000x%, thu ...
The Costs of Neglect of Climate Change Consequences: The Example of the Forestry Sector
... But against these kinds of statements, critics argued that simply planting trees as a response to increasing greenhouse gas concentrations was partly a strategy to reduce pressure for reducing industrial emissions at source. Indeed, one reporter noted that an official at the US Department of Energy ...
... But against these kinds of statements, critics argued that simply planting trees as a response to increasing greenhouse gas concentrations was partly a strategy to reduce pressure for reducing industrial emissions at source. Indeed, one reporter noted that an official at the US Department of Energy ...
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... agricultural sector worldwide sees itself affected by climate change. With a view to the future, this implies challenges for the sufficient provision of food and biomass for a growing and more prosperous global population and determines the need for adaptive action (Iglesias, Quiroga, and Diz 2011; ...
... agricultural sector worldwide sees itself affected by climate change. With a view to the future, this implies challenges for the sufficient provision of food and biomass for a growing and more prosperous global population and determines the need for adaptive action (Iglesias, Quiroga, and Diz 2011; ...
sundmad hæftet engelsk
... The climate changes are expected to hit hardest in a number of developing countries and in the Arctic regions2. Climate change may have serious consequences for the global and European natural environments Some ecosystems such as coral reefs, tropical rainforests and polar regions are more fragile a ...
... The climate changes are expected to hit hardest in a number of developing countries and in the Arctic regions2. Climate change may have serious consequences for the global and European natural environments Some ecosystems such as coral reefs, tropical rainforests and polar regions are more fragile a ...
NAACP Climate Justice Initiative Toolkit
... has changed very little. The balance of heat-trapping greenhouse gases have remained just right, but today we are having problems keeping this balance due to the burning of fossil fuels to heat our homes, run our cars, produce electricity, and manufacture all sorts of products. Scientists believe th ...
... has changed very little. The balance of heat-trapping greenhouse gases have remained just right, but today we are having problems keeping this balance due to the burning of fossil fuels to heat our homes, run our cars, produce electricity, and manufacture all sorts of products. Scientists believe th ...
Letter from Bob Ward to Peter Lilley, 22 February 2013
... Vice-Chairman of Tethys Petroleum. You devote the rest of your letter to what you describe as my “diversionary criticisms” of your pamphlet. Since these merely repeat your erroneous statements, I see little point in addressing them again here and simply suggest that you read carefully my letter of 1 ...
... Vice-Chairman of Tethys Petroleum. You devote the rest of your letter to what you describe as my “diversionary criticisms” of your pamphlet. Since these merely repeat your erroneous statements, I see little point in addressing them again here and simply suggest that you read carefully my letter of 1 ...
Leveraged Funds: Section two (opens in new window)
... technologies, during which time extensive learning by doing and other forms of induced technical change have lowered production costs. The relative efficiency of different types of technologies reflects past experience, which tends to lock economies into particular technological choices. There are m ...
... technologies, during which time extensive learning by doing and other forms of induced technical change have lowered production costs. The relative efficiency of different types of technologies reflects past experience, which tends to lock economies into particular technological choices. There are m ...
A guide to facts and fictions about climate change
... There are some differences of opinion among scientists about some of the details of climate change and the contribution of human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels. Researchers continue to collect more data about climate change and to investigate different explanations for the evidence. ...
... There are some differences of opinion among scientists about some of the details of climate change and the contribution of human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels. Researchers continue to collect more data about climate change and to investigate different explanations for the evidence. ...
PDF: Paris 2015 Getting a global agreement on climate change
... The IPCC reports: growing evidence, greater consensus ...
... The IPCC reports: growing evidence, greater consensus ...
Read the winning essay - UK Environmental Law Association
... scientific community as representing the limit beyond which catastrophic repercussions would be felt not just by particularly sensitive locales such as sub-Saharan Africa and low lying states, but across more previously resilient locations.23 Yet even if global temperature rises can be limited to 2° ...
... scientific community as representing the limit beyond which catastrophic repercussions would be felt not just by particularly sensitive locales such as sub-Saharan Africa and low lying states, but across more previously resilient locations.23 Yet even if global temperature rises can be limited to 2° ...
2015_06_24_ppt03_DEA Gauteng INDC Stakeholder Consultations
... • It is the country’s intended contribution, determined by the country nationally, it is a contribution towards meeting the global goal. • Puts forward what countries can do post 2020 as part of their contributions in responding to the climate change challenge. • It is integral to the 2015 agreement ...
... • It is the country’s intended contribution, determined by the country nationally, it is a contribution towards meeting the global goal. • Puts forward what countries can do post 2020 as part of their contributions in responding to the climate change challenge. • It is integral to the 2015 agreement ...
National Climate Change Stakeholder Consultations
... • It is the country’s intended contribution, determined by the country nationally, it is a contribution towards meeting the global goal. • Puts forward what countries can do post 2020 as part of their contributions in responding to the climate change challenge. • It is integral to the 2015 agreement ...
... • It is the country’s intended contribution, determined by the country nationally, it is a contribution towards meeting the global goal. • Puts forward what countries can do post 2020 as part of their contributions in responding to the climate change challenge. • It is integral to the 2015 agreement ...
2010 - Policy Considerations for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from
... been on debating hydropower’s climate-friendliness and comparing emissions from hydroelectric reservoirs to other energy sources, primarily fossil fuels. This debate was sparked by research from Brazil, which indicated that tropical reservoir emissions can equal or even exceed emissions from equival ...
... been on debating hydropower’s climate-friendliness and comparing emissions from hydroelectric reservoirs to other energy sources, primarily fossil fuels. This debate was sparked by research from Brazil, which indicated that tropical reservoir emissions can equal or even exceed emissions from equival ...
Slides with background notes
... understanding of climate change is now sufficiently clear to justify nations taking prompt action. It is vital that all nations identify cost-effective steps that they can take now, to contribute to substantial and long-term reduction in net global greenhouse gas emissions.” American Meteorologica ...
... understanding of climate change is now sufficiently clear to justify nations taking prompt action. It is vital that all nations identify cost-effective steps that they can take now, to contribute to substantial and long-term reduction in net global greenhouse gas emissions.” American Meteorologica ...
Paying for carbon emissions reduction
... benefits (from reduced climate change risk) would accrue to the entire global community. Yet, from looking at a number of recent RAND Europe studies, we found that there seems to be a high stated willingness by the public to pay for measures to reduce environmental impacts. This finding raises new q ...
... benefits (from reduced climate change risk) would accrue to the entire global community. Yet, from looking at a number of recent RAND Europe studies, we found that there seems to be a high stated willingness by the public to pay for measures to reduce environmental impacts. This finding raises new q ...
Climate change mitigation
Climate change mitigation consists of actions to limit the magnitude or rate of long-term climate change. Climate change mitigation generally involves reductions in human (anthropogenic) emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Mitigation may also be achieved by increasing the capacity of carbon sinks, e.g., through reforestation. Mitigation policies can substantially reduce the risks associated with human-induced global warming.""Mitigation is a public good; climate change is a case of ‘the tragedy of the commons’""Effective climate change mitigation will not be achieved if each agent (individual, institution or country) acts independently in its own selfish interest, (See International Cooperation and Emissions Trading) suggesting the need for collective action. Some adaptation actions, on the other hand, have characteristics of a private good as benefits of actions may accrue more directly to the individuals, regions, or countries that undertake them, at least in the short term. Nevertheless, financing such adaptive activities remains an issue, particularly for poor individuals and countries.""Examples of mitigation include switching to low-carbon energy sources, such as renewable and nuclear energy, and expanding forests and other ""sinks"" to remove greater amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Energy efficiency may also play a role, for example, through improving the insulation of buildings. Another approach to climate change mitigation is climate engineering.Most countries are parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The ultimate objective of the UNFCCC is to stabilize atmospheric concentrations of GHGs at a level that would prevent dangerous human interference of the climate system. Scientific analysis can provide information on the impacts of climate change, but deciding which impacts are dangerous requires value judgments.In 2010, Parties to the UNFCCC agreed that future global warming should be limited to below 2.0 °C (3.6 °F) relative to the pre-industrial level. This may be revised with a target of limiting global warming to below 1.5 °C relative to pre-industrial levels. The current trajectory of global greenhouse gas emissions does not appear to be consistent with limiting global warming to below 1.5 or 2 °C, relative to pre-industrial levels. Other mitigation policies have been proposed, some of which are more stringent or modest than the 2 °C limit.