strawman_ccac_plan_of_action_103108
... strawman scoring system for consideration by the CCAC. A scoring system will allow the CCAC to evaluate each GHG Reduction Option based on its individual benefits or drawbacks. The goal of the scoring system is to determine each option’s overall score, in order to rank the reduction options in order ...
... strawman scoring system for consideration by the CCAC. A scoring system will allow the CCAC to evaluate each GHG Reduction Option based on its individual benefits or drawbacks. The goal of the scoring system is to determine each option’s overall score, in order to rank the reduction options in order ...
Too late, too sudden: Transition to a low
... reasonable levels. However, the credibility of some existing pledges is in doubt, owing to the long time horizons over which reductions are promised combined with the short-term costs of immediate action. As a result, there is considerable uncertainty about whether the shift to a low-carbon economy ...
... reasonable levels. However, the credibility of some existing pledges is in doubt, owing to the long time horizons over which reductions are promised combined with the short-term costs of immediate action. As a result, there is considerable uncertainty about whether the shift to a low-carbon economy ...
Persistence of climate changes due to a range of greenhouse
... dampening factors that slow temperature increase during periods of increasing concentration also slow the loss of energy from the Earth’s climate system if radiative forcing is reduced. Approaches to climate change mitigation options through reduction of greenhouse gas or aerosol emissions therefore ...
... dampening factors that slow temperature increase during periods of increasing concentration also slow the loss of energy from the Earth’s climate system if radiative forcing is reduced. Approaches to climate change mitigation options through reduction of greenhouse gas or aerosol emissions therefore ...
From Montreal to Kyoto – can we learn some lessons?
... for science, policy and public awareness that I believe can be drawn from the preceding analysis of parallels and differences between climate change and ozone depletion. Science. In the area of scientific knowledge and research, a crucial lesson from the (comparatively benign) example of ozone deple ...
... for science, policy and public awareness that I believe can be drawn from the preceding analysis of parallels and differences between climate change and ozone depletion. Science. In the area of scientific knowledge and research, a crucial lesson from the (comparatively benign) example of ozone deple ...
White Paper - Decarbonize
... The youth are in consensus regarding the actions individuals must take in response to the significant emissions associated with the meat industry. The emissions associated with this sector are greater than those from transport, and as such, meat and animal product consumption must be reduced, for ex ...
... The youth are in consensus regarding the actions individuals must take in response to the significant emissions associated with the meat industry. The emissions associated with this sector are greater than those from transport, and as such, meat and animal product consumption must be reduced, for ex ...
IPL global warming - The Regeneration Project
... A portion of this slide show is © 2006 Alaska Conservation Solutions (slides marked in lefthand corner). The remaining portion is © The Regeneration Project. This presentation is the intellectual property of the authors. Permission is granted for the presentation to be freely shared for non-commerci ...
... A portion of this slide show is © 2006 Alaska Conservation Solutions (slides marked in lefthand corner). The remaining portion is © The Regeneration Project. This presentation is the intellectual property of the authors. Permission is granted for the presentation to be freely shared for non-commerci ...
Implications of climate change for grassland: impacts, adaptations
... events) are widely accepted to be due, at least in part, to the radiative forcing effects of increased concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs), exacerbated by land-use changes. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the principal GHG by virtue of its high atmospheric concentration (at the present tim ...
... events) are widely accepted to be due, at least in part, to the radiative forcing effects of increased concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs), exacerbated by land-use changes. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the principal GHG by virtue of its high atmospheric concentration (at the present tim ...
Department
... - EAP6 rightly recognises the need to tackle the risks of climate change. The ensuing 2007 Energy and Climate Package with the "20/20/20 targets" constitutes an ambitious approach to tackle the challenge comprehensively. - However, the targets and priorities set risk tackling the challenge not in th ...
... - EAP6 rightly recognises the need to tackle the risks of climate change. The ensuing 2007 Energy and Climate Package with the "20/20/20 targets" constitutes an ambitious approach to tackle the challenge comprehensively. - However, the targets and priorities set risk tackling the challenge not in th ...
Health in the Green Economy
... Health risks from insulation and construction materials can be avoided by using healthier substitutes. The health risks of asbestos and lead paint use are well documented. Other hazardous materials include arsenicimpregnated timber and formaldehyde binders in insulation foams and pressed-wood produc ...
... Health risks from insulation and construction materials can be avoided by using healthier substitutes. The health risks of asbestos and lead paint use are well documented. Other hazardous materials include arsenicimpregnated timber and formaldehyde binders in insulation foams and pressed-wood produc ...
Facing the Climate Change Challenge in a Global Economy
... our action (or inaction) today, while potentially significant, will only fully emerge over an intergenerational time span. This makes it difficult for democratic political systems with relatively short decision ...
... our action (or inaction) today, while potentially significant, will only fully emerge over an intergenerational time span. This makes it difficult for democratic political systems with relatively short decision ...
Liam_Fleming.
... LA Green House Gas Emissions Mitigation Reduction Measures Reducing Energy Consumption – CO2 Developing Sustainable / Low Energy Housing / ...
... LA Green House Gas Emissions Mitigation Reduction Measures Reducing Energy Consumption – CO2 Developing Sustainable / Low Energy Housing / ...
Confronting the Climate–Energy Challenge
... sive mitigation strategy to keep CO2 from doubling, espe- fossil fuels: coal, oil, and gas (Keeling and Garcia 2002). cially with large deposits of inexpensive coal in those Deforestation and other changes in land use have also contributed. The rise in atmospheric CO2 has not been as fast countries ...
... sive mitigation strategy to keep CO2 from doubling, espe- fossil fuels: coal, oil, and gas (Keeling and Garcia 2002). cially with large deposits of inexpensive coal in those Deforestation and other changes in land use have also contributed. The rise in atmospheric CO2 has not been as fast countries ...
A Cap on Carbon and a Basic Income
... blamed on cap-and-trade. Second, the policy must enlist popular support over decades, during which carbon fuel use needs to decline by 80 percent below 1990 levels. ACES begins with relatively small caps, and puts off bigger emissions reductions until later. So what appear to be small costs per hous ...
... blamed on cap-and-trade. Second, the policy must enlist popular support over decades, during which carbon fuel use needs to decline by 80 percent below 1990 levels. ACES begins with relatively small caps, and puts off bigger emissions reductions until later. So what appear to be small costs per hous ...
Yes We Can Climate Plan - Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
... likely chance of keeping global warming to less than 2°C and avoiding the worst effects of climate change.5 For the sake of future generations and other life on the planet, we have a responsibility to address climate change. Taking action on climate change also presents a unique opportunity to trans ...
... likely chance of keeping global warming to less than 2°C and avoiding the worst effects of climate change.5 For the sake of future generations and other life on the planet, we have a responsibility to address climate change. Taking action on climate change also presents a unique opportunity to trans ...
Tricky Questions
... Climate change - When we talk about climate change, we are referring to changes in the global climate beyond those which we would expect to see due to natural climate variations. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) defines climate change as a ‘change of climate which i ...
... Climate change - When we talk about climate change, we are referring to changes in the global climate beyond those which we would expect to see due to natural climate variations. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) defines climate change as a ‘change of climate which i ...
Outcomes of 21st Session of Conference of
... activities on capacity-building including linkage between adaptation, mitigation, technology and financial system. ...
... activities on capacity-building including linkage between adaptation, mitigation, technology and financial system. ...
the new zealand medical journal
... Even without an Emissions Trading Scheme or carbon taxation, the pressures on lowincome households will continue if the price of energy rises. Fuel poverty—defined as households spending more than 10% of their income on fuel use to heat the home to an adequate standard of warmth—already affects bet ...
... Even without an Emissions Trading Scheme or carbon taxation, the pressures on lowincome households will continue if the price of energy rises. Fuel poverty—defined as households spending more than 10% of their income on fuel use to heat the home to an adequate standard of warmth—already affects bet ...
Slide 1
... thoughtful, realistic, useful and non-partisan analysis of public policy issues confronting our Commonwealth. ...
... thoughtful, realistic, useful and non-partisan analysis of public policy issues confronting our Commonwealth. ...
Introductions PowerPoint
... From 2006 to 2007, the size of the Arctic ice shelf decreased 386,000 square miles, reducing Arctic sea ice to its lowest levels since satellite records have been tracking the region (Than). In 2007, NASA scientists confirmed that the annual ice melt on Greenland occurred at 150% above the average r ...
... From 2006 to 2007, the size of the Arctic ice shelf decreased 386,000 square miles, reducing Arctic sea ice to its lowest levels since satellite records have been tracking the region (Than). In 2007, NASA scientists confirmed that the annual ice melt on Greenland occurred at 150% above the average r ...
Priem-klima
... periods, until the steep drop when approaching the end of the last Ice Age about 10,000 years ago. A fairly detailed picture of annual and decade-to-decade variations in global temperature is emerging from studies of historical records, ice cores, tree rings, and growth rings of corals. There were s ...
... periods, until the steep drop when approaching the end of the last Ice Age about 10,000 years ago. A fairly detailed picture of annual and decade-to-decade variations in global temperature is emerging from studies of historical records, ice cores, tree rings, and growth rings of corals. There were s ...
Policy brief: Anchoring Agriculture within a Copenhagen Agreement
... Agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gases (GHG), contributing 14% of global emissions1. When combined with related land use changes, including deforestation (for which agriculture is a major driver), this share becomes more than one-third of total GHG emissions. Between 1990 and 2005 agricul ...
... Agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gases (GHG), contributing 14% of global emissions1. When combined with related land use changes, including deforestation (for which agriculture is a major driver), this share becomes more than one-third of total GHG emissions. Between 1990 and 2005 agricul ...
Carbon markets as a sustainable development challenge
... Interim Environmental Review: U.S.-Andean FTA: “The U.S.- Andean FTA may have positive environmental consequences in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru by reinforcing efforts to effectively enforce environmental laws, accelerating economic growth and development through trade and investment and disseminatin ...
... Interim Environmental Review: U.S.-Andean FTA: “The U.S.- Andean FTA may have positive environmental consequences in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru by reinforcing efforts to effectively enforce environmental laws, accelerating economic growth and development through trade and investment and disseminatin ...
Testing the hypothesis of dangerous human
... become resilient to the full range of these natural phenomena by promoting economic growth and wealth generation. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued increasingly alarming conclusions about the climatic influences of human-produced carbon dioxide (CO2), a n ...
... become resilient to the full range of these natural phenomena by promoting economic growth and wealth generation. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued increasingly alarming conclusions about the climatic influences of human-produced carbon dioxide (CO2), a n ...
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.