Feeling the Heat - Development and Peace
... forestry, and other land use account for about a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions globally; in Canada, agriculture accounts for 10% of the total of our carbon emissions.10 These activities do not include transportation nor food transformation. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) estimate ...
... forestry, and other land use account for about a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions globally; in Canada, agriculture accounts for 10% of the total of our carbon emissions.10 These activities do not include transportation nor food transformation. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) estimate ...
Manteca Draft Climate Action Plan
... included in the inventory. For trips that begin in the City but end in a different jurisdiction, half the emissions are included in the inventory. Conversely, for trips that begin outside the City but end within the City, half the emissions are included in the inventory. The inventories include esti ...
... included in the inventory. For trips that begin in the City but end in a different jurisdiction, half the emissions are included in the inventory. Conversely, for trips that begin outside the City but end within the City, half the emissions are included in the inventory. The inventories include esti ...
English
... biodiversity and climate change, in the absence of science based, global, transparent and effective control and regulatory mechanisms for geo-engineering, and in accordance with the precautionary approach and Article 14 of the Convention, that no climate-related geo-engineering activities that may a ...
... biodiversity and climate change, in the absence of science based, global, transparent and effective control and regulatory mechanisms for geo-engineering, and in accordance with the precautionary approach and Article 14 of the Convention, that no climate-related geo-engineering activities that may a ...
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... Sri Lanka ratified the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) by a Cabinet decision in November 1993 and is among the first 50 countries to have ratified the convention. Sri Lanka submitted its Initial National Communication (INC) to UNFCCC in October 2000. Through UNDP/GEF ...
... Sri Lanka ratified the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) by a Cabinet decision in November 1993 and is among the first 50 countries to have ratified the convention. Sri Lanka submitted its Initial National Communication (INC) to UNFCCC in October 2000. Through UNDP/GEF ...
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... The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was signed at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 and entered into force on 21 March 1994. The objective of the UNFCCC is to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions "at a level that would prevent dangerous ...
... The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was signed at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 and entered into force on 21 March 1994. The objective of the UNFCCC is to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions "at a level that would prevent dangerous ...
Thanks Jim - International Biochar Initiative
... announces that the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has submitted a proposal to include biochar as a mitigation and adaptation technology to be considered in the post-2012-Copenhagen agenda of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). A copy of the proposal i ...
... announces that the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has submitted a proposal to include biochar as a mitigation and adaptation technology to be considered in the post-2012-Copenhagen agenda of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). A copy of the proposal i ...
international conventions, agencies, agreements and programmes
... This publication, prepared by the International Peat Society (IPS), is in response to a request by peat and peatland stakeholders to provide information and guidance on the most important international conventions, agencies and programmes in influencing decision-making processes on peatland manageme ...
... This publication, prepared by the International Peat Society (IPS), is in response to a request by peat and peatland stakeholders to provide information and guidance on the most important international conventions, agencies and programmes in influencing decision-making processes on peatland manageme ...
Sinks that stink - World Rainforest Movement
... field. Usually consisting of thousands or even millions of trees of the same species, bred for rapid growth, uniformity and high yield of raw material and planted in even - aged stands, they require intensive preparation of the soil, fertilisation, planting with regular spacing, selection of seedlin ...
... field. Usually consisting of thousands or even millions of trees of the same species, bred for rapid growth, uniformity and high yield of raw material and planted in even - aged stands, they require intensive preparation of the soil, fertilisation, planting with regular spacing, selection of seedlin ...
Greenhouse Gas Progress Report 2016 - Name
... is changing. The weather has always fluctuated, and it will continue to do so. But the long-term average, the climate, is getting warmer and the weather is getting wilder. Effects on the natural environment, human health and the economy are accelerating. Human activity is causing climate change (som ...
... is changing. The weather has always fluctuated, and it will continue to do so. But the long-term average, the climate, is getting warmer and the weather is getting wilder. Effects on the natural environment, human health and the economy are accelerating. Human activity is causing climate change (som ...
Greenhouse Gas Progress Report 2016
... is changing. The weather has always fluctuated, and it will continue to do so. But the long-term average, the climate, is getting warmer and the weather is getting wilder. Effects on the natural environment, human health and the economy are accelerating. Human activity is causing climate change (som ...
... is changing. The weather has always fluctuated, and it will continue to do so. But the long-term average, the climate, is getting warmer and the weather is getting wilder. Effects on the natural environment, human health and the economy are accelerating. Human activity is causing climate change (som ...
Geoengineering Governance
... reduce GHG emissions or to find other means of countering climate change.23 Meanwhile, cessation of aerosol release after such a program had been in place for some time could cause far more rapid climate change than would have occurred in the absence of any initial geoengineering efforts.24 Furtherm ...
... reduce GHG emissions or to find other means of countering climate change.23 Meanwhile, cessation of aerosol release after such a program had been in place for some time could cause far more rapid climate change than would have occurred in the absence of any initial geoengineering efforts.24 Furtherm ...
mount allison university
... In understanding these troubling realities, an unprecedented global movement has emerged calling upon institutions to divest their holdings from the fossil fuel industry. The logic behind the fossil fuel divestment movement is simple: if it is wrong to wreck the climate, then it is wrong to profit f ...
... In understanding these troubling realities, an unprecedented global movement has emerged calling upon institutions to divest their holdings from the fossil fuel industry. The logic behind the fossil fuel divestment movement is simple: if it is wrong to wreck the climate, then it is wrong to profit f ...
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... Former Soviet Union, the India subcontinent, North America, South America, and Southeast Asia, and second, due to a combined 10% reduction in surface anthropogenic emissions of NOx, CO, and NMHCs from Europe, North America and Southeast Asia. We select these three regions to represent the distinct m ...
... Former Soviet Union, the India subcontinent, North America, South America, and Southeast Asia, and second, due to a combined 10% reduction in surface anthropogenic emissions of NOx, CO, and NMHCs from Europe, North America and Southeast Asia. We select these three regions to represent the distinct m ...
Lakes and reservoirs as regulators of carbon cycling and climate
... from inland waters to the atmosphere are similar in magnitude to the carbon dioxide uptake by the oceans and that the global burial of organic carbon in inland water sediments exceeds organic carbon sequestration on the ocean floor. The role of inland waters in global carbon cycling and climate forc ...
... from inland waters to the atmosphere are similar in magnitude to the carbon dioxide uptake by the oceans and that the global burial of organic carbon in inland water sediments exceeds organic carbon sequestration on the ocean floor. The role of inland waters in global carbon cycling and climate forc ...
100000+ Jobs - Greenpeace USA
... cohesion and financial benefits to users. It also reduces vehicle emissions and traffic congestion that impact on others and can revitalize business areas. There is significant job creation potential in sustainable transportation, as this sector creates substantially more jobs per dollar spent than ...
... cohesion and financial benefits to users. It also reduces vehicle emissions and traffic congestion that impact on others and can revitalize business areas. There is significant job creation potential in sustainable transportation, as this sector creates substantially more jobs per dollar spent than ...
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... must be inclusive, gender-responsive, and prioritize the poorest and most vulnerable. The Paris Agreement has laid out the path for the world to work together and it is now our responsibility to take those steps and achieve those ambitions. We must now work with all members of society to take bold a ...
... must be inclusive, gender-responsive, and prioritize the poorest and most vulnerable. The Paris Agreement has laid out the path for the world to work together and it is now our responsibility to take those steps and achieve those ambitions. We must now work with all members of society to take bold a ...
Presentation CO2
... "CCS is absolutely essential if the world is serious about limiting greenhouse gas emissions“ • The new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes: ...
... "CCS is absolutely essential if the world is serious about limiting greenhouse gas emissions“ • The new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes: ...
National Climate Change Response White Paper
... and emergency response capacity. Make a fair contribution to the global effort to stabilise greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that avoids dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system within a timeframe that enables economic, social and environmental dev ...
... and emergency response capacity. Make a fair contribution to the global effort to stabilise greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that avoids dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system within a timeframe that enables economic, social and environmental dev ...
National Climate Change Response White Paper (2011)
... and emergency response capacity. Make a fair contribution to the global effort to stabilise greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that avoids dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system within a timeframe that enables economic, social and environmental dev ...
... and emergency response capacity. Make a fair contribution to the global effort to stabilise greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that avoids dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system within a timeframe that enables economic, social and environmental dev ...
HEAT IN THE HEARTLAND: Climate Change and Economic Risk in
... fact-based look at the potential risks facing specific sectors and regions of the national economy. As in a classic business risk assessment, we analyze not only the most likely scenarios, but also the scenarios that, while less likely, could have more significant impacts. In this report, we focus o ...
... fact-based look at the potential risks facing specific sectors and regions of the national economy. As in a classic business risk assessment, we analyze not only the most likely scenarios, but also the scenarios that, while less likely, could have more significant impacts. In this report, we focus o ...
6 Climate change and urban transportation systems
... Hammer, S. Mehrotra, Eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 145–177. ...
... Hammer, S. Mehrotra, Eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 145–177. ...
here - Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy
... Together, these components can invigorate the climate change negotiations, support the “Agenda of Solutions” that the 2015 Paris Agreement needs to advance, and build post-Paris momentum. While important steps to achieve each of the three components must precede the 2015 Paris Agreement, equally ess ...
... Together, these components can invigorate the climate change negotiations, support the “Agenda of Solutions” that the 2015 Paris Agreement needs to advance, and build post-Paris momentum. While important steps to achieve each of the three components must precede the 2015 Paris Agreement, equally ess ...
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.