Globally Averaged CO 2 Levels Reach 400 parts per million in 2015
... The growth spurt in CO2 was fuelled by the El Niño event, which started in 2015 and had a strong impact well into 2016. This triggered droughts in tropical regions and reduced the capacity of “sinks” like forests, vegetation and the oceans to absorb CO2. These sinks currently absorb about half of CO ...
... The growth spurt in CO2 was fuelled by the El Niño event, which started in 2015 and had a strong impact well into 2016. This triggered droughts in tropical regions and reduced the capacity of “sinks” like forests, vegetation and the oceans to absorb CO2. These sinks currently absorb about half of CO ...
Lecture9 EU climate change
... to impacts in poor regions) • Using purchasing power parity rates to aggregate damages across regions (Stern, 2007) gives greater weight to impacts in poorer regions where majority of impacts will occur, producing effect similar to equity weighting ...
... to impacts in poor regions) • Using purchasing power parity rates to aggregate damages across regions (Stern, 2007) gives greater weight to impacts in poorer regions where majority of impacts will occur, producing effect similar to equity weighting ...
the news release and backgrounder
... Canadians believe a shift toward clean energy would bring a broad range of benefits, including cleaner air and improved public health (38% of respondents), reduced carbon pollution (20%), increased technological innovation (17%), enhanced energy security and stable energy prices (11%) and new green ...
... Canadians believe a shift toward clean energy would bring a broad range of benefits, including cleaner air and improved public health (38% of respondents), reduced carbon pollution (20%), increased technological innovation (17%), enhanced energy security and stable energy prices (11%) and new green ...
PPT - unece
... Europe 2020 - EU's strategy for the decade on smart, sustainable and inclusive growth Five ambitious objectives: on employment, innovation, education, social inclusion and climate/energy (the "20-20-20" targets) Relevant statistics go beyond just climate change issues into the area of green growth ...
... Europe 2020 - EU's strategy for the decade on smart, sustainable and inclusive growth Five ambitious objectives: on employment, innovation, education, social inclusion and climate/energy (the "20-20-20" targets) Relevant statistics go beyond just climate change issues into the area of green growth ...
Climate Justice Fact sheet
... Ireland, as a developed country with a high carbon footprint, has a responsibility to assist the less developed countries in adapting to the impacts of climate change by providing financial and technical support. For example, our advances in renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar power ...
... Ireland, as a developed country with a high carbon footprint, has a responsibility to assist the less developed countries in adapting to the impacts of climate change by providing financial and technical support. For example, our advances in renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar power ...
New unabated1 coal is not compatible with keeping global warming
... include extreme heat waves, declining global food stocks and a sea-level rise affecting hundreds of increasing risks for food production potentially leading to higher under and malnutrition rates; many dry regions becoming dryer, wet regions wetter; unprecedented heat waves in many regions, especial ...
... include extreme heat waves, declining global food stocks and a sea-level rise affecting hundreds of increasing risks for food production potentially leading to higher under and malnutrition rates; many dry regions becoming dryer, wet regions wetter; unprecedented heat waves in many regions, especial ...
adverse scenario - Louis Bachelier
... hitting institutions exposed to such assets Effect of channels amplified by • policy uncertainty: pricing carbon risk • technological uncertainty: costs renewables (solar, wind) may drop • frictions in the financial system (feedback loops; expectations) ...
... hitting institutions exposed to such assets Effect of channels amplified by • policy uncertainty: pricing carbon risk • technological uncertainty: costs renewables (solar, wind) may drop • frictions in the financial system (feedback loops; expectations) ...
S1 Leaflet.
... In the solar system in our everyday life we are emitting some gases in the atmosphere. These contributions include increased levels of “heat-trapping” gases (a.k.a. “greenhouse gases”) such as carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere. One of the biggest ways people contribute to greenhouse gases is ...
... In the solar system in our everyday life we are emitting some gases in the atmosphere. These contributions include increased levels of “heat-trapping” gases (a.k.a. “greenhouse gases”) such as carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere. One of the biggest ways people contribute to greenhouse gases is ...
Contribution Of UK Aviation To Climate Change
... By 2020 aviation emissions are due to increase by 50% (7). By 2040 – even after allowing for (an optimistic) 50% improvement in aircraft fuel efficiency – aviation emissions are due to be double the present level. (7) By 2050 every other industry is due to cut emissions by 60%. The Tyndall Centre fo ...
... By 2020 aviation emissions are due to increase by 50% (7). By 2040 – even after allowing for (an optimistic) 50% improvement in aircraft fuel efficiency – aviation emissions are due to be double the present level. (7) By 2050 every other industry is due to cut emissions by 60%. The Tyndall Centre fo ...
Seizing the Global Opportunity
... energy efficiency is essential to drive global growth, connect the estimated 1.3 billion people currently lacking access to electricity and the 2.7 billion who lack modern cooking facilities, and reduce fossil fuelrelated air pollution. Increasing international financing for energy access is a key p ...
... energy efficiency is essential to drive global growth, connect the estimated 1.3 billion people currently lacking access to electricity and the 2.7 billion who lack modern cooking facilities, and reduce fossil fuelrelated air pollution. Increasing international financing for energy access is a key p ...
Global Resource Pack
... The new report also devotes some time to addressing one of the key challenges facing people and planet: the fact that urban areas are expected to triple by 2030. This is directly relevant to climate change as urban areas account for roughly 70% of global energy use and global energy-related CO2 emi ...
... The new report also devotes some time to addressing one of the key challenges facing people and planet: the fact that urban areas are expected to triple by 2030. This is directly relevant to climate change as urban areas account for roughly 70% of global energy use and global energy-related CO2 emi ...
Background and Briefing Notes -March 18, 2016
... However, it may not be in a country’s individual interest to act, especially if there is no guarantee that other countries will also act; hence be “free-riders”. Making a deal to tackle climate change involves conciliating individual and collective incentives. It also involves negotiating issues ass ...
... However, it may not be in a country’s individual interest to act, especially if there is no guarantee that other countries will also act; hence be “free-riders”. Making a deal to tackle climate change involves conciliating individual and collective incentives. It also involves negotiating issues ass ...
The world just took another huge step forward on fighting climate
... storms and floods.” In addition, “it should jump-start other efforts to get to prevent runaway climate change,” he said. The way the new amendment works is this: Developed and developing countries will have different “freeze dates,” or years when they must peak their HFC emissions and then begin to ...
... storms and floods.” In addition, “it should jump-start other efforts to get to prevent runaway climate change,” he said. The way the new amendment works is this: Developed and developing countries will have different “freeze dates,” or years when they must peak their HFC emissions and then begin to ...
Slide 1
... • Framework is not Kyoto: it continues Canada's move toward a "made-in-Canada" approach to climate change ...
... • Framework is not Kyoto: it continues Canada's move toward a "made-in-Canada" approach to climate change ...
Transportation and Climate Change: Real Solutions for Greenhouse
... Society has three main energy goals. • Greenhouse gas mitigation – Stabilize atmospheric GHG concentrations at levels that will avoid dangerous climate change = 50% to 80% reduction by 2050. – North American motor vehicles emit more GHGs than any country in the world, except China (and the U.S.). ...
... Society has three main energy goals. • Greenhouse gas mitigation – Stabilize atmospheric GHG concentrations at levels that will avoid dangerous climate change = 50% to 80% reduction by 2050. – North American motor vehicles emit more GHGs than any country in the world, except China (and the U.S.). ...
CARBONCYCLEGW1
... about the issue of climate change, their concern is about global warming caused by human activities. ...
... about the issue of climate change, their concern is about global warming caused by human activities. ...
GEF 6 Programming Climate Change Mitigation
... transfer, and supportive policies and strategies ...
... transfer, and supportive policies and strategies ...
Click here to the presentation
... • Nuclear might also contribute. However there is still no acceptable long term waste storage available, some risks of accidental radioactive releases remain, risk of possible use for nuclear weapons, costs estimates differ, long preparation and ...
... • Nuclear might also contribute. However there is still no acceptable long term waste storage available, some risks of accidental radioactive releases remain, risk of possible use for nuclear weapons, costs estimates differ, long preparation and ...
Global Change
... 5. The top 700 meters (about 2,300 feet) of ocean showing warming of 0.302 degrees Fahrenheit since 1969 6. The number of record high temperature events in the United States has been increasing, while the number of record low temperature events has been decreasing, since 1950. The U.S. has also witn ...
... 5. The top 700 meters (about 2,300 feet) of ocean showing warming of 0.302 degrees Fahrenheit since 1969 6. The number of record high temperature events in the United States has been increasing, while the number of record low temperature events has been decreasing, since 1950. The U.S. has also witn ...
Fact Sheet: Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: Why Are They Important?
... is co-emitted with other forms of PM, some of which have significant cooling impacts that offset a portion of black carbon’s full warming impact. The emissions ratio of black carbon to cooling particulates varies by source, giving some mitigation strategies (i.e. cleaner diesel engines) a greater po ...
... is co-emitted with other forms of PM, some of which have significant cooling impacts that offset a portion of black carbon’s full warming impact. The emissions ratio of black carbon to cooling particulates varies by source, giving some mitigation strategies (i.e. cleaner diesel engines) a greater po ...
Letter to Representative Smith 8 July 2014 (opens in new window)
... “in the longer term, there would be more than a 50% chance that the temperature rise would exceed 5°C”. The contribution of Working Group II of the IPCC to the Fifth Assessment Report stated in its Summary for Policymakers, which was published on 31 March 2014: “Global economic impacts from climate ...
... “in the longer term, there would be more than a 50% chance that the temperature rise would exceed 5°C”. The contribution of Working Group II of the IPCC to the Fifth Assessment Report stated in its Summary for Policymakers, which was published on 31 March 2014: “Global economic impacts from climate ...
Dave Owens Presentation - Marketing Executives` Conference
... Some states, such as California, have adopted comprehensive policies to limit GHG emissions ...
... Some states, such as California, have adopted comprehensive policies to limit GHG emissions ...
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.