UN General Assembly thematic debate on climate change
... suffer the most. There is a need to simultaneously invest in adaptation, in development programmes as they need to be done, in water management, soil conservation, etc; and to invest in mitigation and avoid excessive emission growth. ...
... suffer the most. There is a need to simultaneously invest in adaptation, in development programmes as they need to be done, in water management, soil conservation, etc; and to invest in mitigation and avoid excessive emission growth. ...
Farmers part of the carbon solution
... Farmers facilitate photosynthesis – literally daily – as they plant crops, encourage pasture regrowth and sustainably manage vegetation to ensure their land continues to be productive. In fact, over 94% of Australian farmers actively employ natural resource management practices as a matter-of-course ...
... Farmers facilitate photosynthesis – literally daily – as they plant crops, encourage pasture regrowth and sustainably manage vegetation to ensure their land continues to be productive. In fact, over 94% of Australian farmers actively employ natural resource management practices as a matter-of-course ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES USING THE MARKET TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE:
... without emission mitigation policies may be induced to increase their consumption. Since leakage undermines the environmental effectiveness of any unilateral effort to mitigate emissions, international cooperation and coordination becomes all the more important. These comp ...
... without emission mitigation policies may be induced to increase their consumption. Since leakage undermines the environmental effectiveness of any unilateral effort to mitigate emissions, international cooperation and coordination becomes all the more important. These comp ...
A Call for Climate Leadership
... poised to push emissions up exponentially in the coming decades due to swelling populations and burgeoning economic growth. In the same way that historical revolutions in industry, transportation and telecommunications translated massive investment into huge quality-of-life advances, our pursuit of ...
... poised to push emissions up exponentially in the coming decades due to swelling populations and burgeoning economic growth. In the same way that historical revolutions in industry, transportation and telecommunications translated massive investment into huge quality-of-life advances, our pursuit of ...
Climate change innovation jobs (opens in new window)
... We should also note that the higher job creation rate reflects, in large part, the fact that renewables are not yet cost-effective. Not being ‘least cost’ means, by definition, that these options use up more inputs – both in terms of capital and labour – for a given amount of output. Two of the most ...
... We should also note that the higher job creation rate reflects, in large part, the fact that renewables are not yet cost-effective. Not being ‘least cost’ means, by definition, that these options use up more inputs – both in terms of capital and labour – for a given amount of output. Two of the most ...
Climate Change and Individual Behavior
... problem of consumption turns into a problem of consumers.14 This can lead to rejecting the message, rather than acting upon it. An added challenge in moving from concern to understanding has to do with how the mind perceives the problem. The dynamics of climate change stretch our mental capacities ...
... problem of consumption turns into a problem of consumers.14 This can lead to rejecting the message, rather than acting upon it. An added challenge in moving from concern to understanding has to do with how the mind perceives the problem. The dynamics of climate change stretch our mental capacities ...
Round 1: Global warming basics Q2
... C) zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2060 D) 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. ...
... C) zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2060 D) 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. ...
Algeria`s INDC
... This provisional contribution is designed taking into account the particularly difficult financial and economic present conditions of Algeria, due to the significant drop in oil prices. Its final contribution at the time of entry into force of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change will be adjusted a ...
... This provisional contribution is designed taking into account the particularly difficult financial and economic present conditions of Algeria, due to the significant drop in oil prices. Its final contribution at the time of entry into force of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change will be adjusted a ...
Are the Costs of Climate Change Mitigation Policies
... studies have been conducted to analyze the impact of market based instruments on the environment as well as the economy in general. Bovenberg and Goulder (1996) have examined the optimal setting of environmental taxes in economies where other distortionary taxes are present. The study concludes that ...
... studies have been conducted to analyze the impact of market based instruments on the environment as well as the economy in general. Bovenberg and Goulder (1996) have examined the optimal setting of environmental taxes in economies where other distortionary taxes are present. The study concludes that ...
The Cancun Agreements Quick Guide UNFCCC COP 16/CMP 6 April 2011
... an internationally assessed set of data in order to regulate GHG emissions and removals of forest-related activities. Further discussions and a work programme to address the potential negative economic or social consequences of mitigation actions for other countries. The need to boost information-sh ...
... an internationally assessed set of data in order to regulate GHG emissions and removals of forest-related activities. Further discussions and a work programme to address the potential negative economic or social consequences of mitigation actions for other countries. The need to boost information-sh ...
Comment on ``Carbon farming dry coastal areas``
... over the last decades, remove almost 50 % of the total anthropogenic emissions from fossil fuel burning, cement production and changes in land use (Ballantyne et al., 2012). Since these sinks depend on the growth rate of atmospheric CO2 , any reduction of the ...
... over the last decades, remove almost 50 % of the total anthropogenic emissions from fossil fuel burning, cement production and changes in land use (Ballantyne et al., 2012). Since these sinks depend on the growth rate of atmospheric CO2 , any reduction of the ...
International emissions schemes update, (pptx
... Aim: These states have capped emissions from their electricity sectors and aim to reduce emissions from fossil fuel energy generation by 10 per cent of 2009 levels by 2018. Developments: RGGI has suffered with the same issues with over allocation as the EU ETS, and has seen prices steadily below $2 ...
... Aim: These states have capped emissions from their electricity sectors and aim to reduce emissions from fossil fuel energy generation by 10 per cent of 2009 levels by 2018. Developments: RGGI has suffered with the same issues with over allocation as the EU ETS, and has seen prices steadily below $2 ...
Developments - Burges Salmon
... Aim: These states have capped emissions from their electricity sectors and aim to reduce emissions from fossil fuel energy generation by 10 per cent of 2009 levels by 2018. Developments: RGGI has suffered with the same issues with over allocation as the EU ETS, and has seen prices steadily below $2 ...
... Aim: These states have capped emissions from their electricity sectors and aim to reduce emissions from fossil fuel energy generation by 10 per cent of 2009 levels by 2018. Developments: RGGI has suffered with the same issues with over allocation as the EU ETS, and has seen prices steadily below $2 ...
ICTs and Climate Change
... Q20 Data Collection for Energy Efficiency for ICTs over the lifecycle Q21 Environmental protection and recycling of ICT equipments/facilities ...
... Q20 Data Collection for Energy Efficiency for ICTs over the lifecycle Q21 Environmental protection and recycling of ICT equipments/facilities ...
food, feed, fuel fiber.
... the world’s food supply. Harvest after harvest, fertilizers replenish our soils by replacing the nutrients removed by each season’s crop. Each year, the world’s population grows by 80 million and fertilizers – used in an environmentally sensitive way – are critical to ensuring that our nation’s farm ...
... the world’s food supply. Harvest after harvest, fertilizers replenish our soils by replacing the nutrients removed by each season’s crop. Each year, the world’s population grows by 80 million and fertilizers – used in an environmentally sensitive way – are critical to ensuring that our nation’s farm ...
EPA WasteWise Endorser
... fee for every bag or cart of garbage discarded, munici palities and waste management companies can provide motivation for consumers to prevent waste and recy cle. EPA’s PAYT Web site,.
Not only can waste reduction decrease demand on raw
materials and the impact on climate change ...
... fee for every bag or cart of garbage discarded, munici palities and waste management companies can provide motivation for consumers to prevent waste and recy cle. EPA’s PAYT Web site,
Climate change going beyond dangerous
... The ultimate objective of this Convention and any related legal instruments that the Conference of the Parties may adopt is to achieve… stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Such a ...
... The ultimate objective of this Convention and any related legal instruments that the Conference of the Parties may adopt is to achieve… stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Such a ...
Reducing abrupt climate change risk using the Montreal Protocol
... HCFCs may lead to rapid increase in HFC emissions and suggests that ‘‘the Copenhagen agreement should include an international emission reduction arrangement for HFC emissions. This will encourage industry to step up intensified research into and development of chemicals with low global warming pote ...
... HCFCs may lead to rapid increase in HFC emissions and suggests that ‘‘the Copenhagen agreement should include an international emission reduction arrangement for HFC emissions. This will encourage industry to step up intensified research into and development of chemicals with low global warming pote ...
Compensation for "Meaningful Participation" in
... In the international negotiations over the control of climate change, the developing countries so far have assumed few obligations. In the Kyoto Protocol on limiting greenhouse gas ŽGHG. emissions, only a subset of the world’s economies, the so-called Annex I countries Žthe highly developed economie ...
... In the international negotiations over the control of climate change, the developing countries so far have assumed few obligations. In the Kyoto Protocol on limiting greenhouse gas ŽGHG. emissions, only a subset of the world’s economies, the so-called Annex I countries Žthe highly developed economie ...
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
... Network” of banking regulators, led by developing countries, to promote sustainable lending practices. In 2015, green bonds issued by governments, banks, corporates and individual projects amounted to US$42 billion. Globally, more than 20 stock exchanges have issued guidelines on environmental discl ...
... Network” of banking regulators, led by developing countries, to promote sustainable lending practices. In 2015, green bonds issued by governments, banks, corporates and individual projects amounted to US$42 billion. Globally, more than 20 stock exchanges have issued guidelines on environmental discl ...
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... 4. Technology is critical to meeting the global climate challenge 5. We need more action on cleaner coal technology 6. Affordable action on climate change must include cleaner coal technology 7. Achieving near-zero emissions from coal. ...
... 4. Technology is critical to meeting the global climate challenge 5. We need more action on cleaner coal technology 6. Affordable action on climate change must include cleaner coal technology 7. Achieving near-zero emissions from coal. ...
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... http://www.g-8.de/nn_94646/Content/EN/Artikel/__g8-summit/2007-06-07-g8-klimaschutz__en.html The European Union, for example, has identified both its long term target (a temperature increase below 2 degrees Celsius) and the short term target consistent with the former (i.e. a reduction of 2020 emiss ...
... http://www.g-8.de/nn_94646/Content/EN/Artikel/__g8-summit/2007-06-07-g8-klimaschutz__en.html The European Union, for example, has identified both its long term target (a temperature increase below 2 degrees Celsius) and the short term target consistent with the former (i.e. a reduction of 2020 emiss ...
III. Mitigation of Climate Change: Summary for Policy Makers
... Box SPM.1: The emission scenarios of the IPCC Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES) A1. The A1 storyline and scenario family describes a future world of very rapid economic growth, global population that peaks in mid-century and declines thereafter, and the rapid introduction of new and more e ...
... Box SPM.1: The emission scenarios of the IPCC Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES) A1. The A1 storyline and scenario family describes a future world of very rapid economic growth, global population that peaks in mid-century and declines thereafter, and the rapid introduction of new and more e ...
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.