Global Warming & Climate Change
... • Anthropogenic CO2 emissions are growing x4 faster since 2000 than during the previous decade, and above the worst case emission scenario of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). • Less Developed Countries are now emitting more carbon than Developed Countries. • The carbon intensity ...
... • Anthropogenic CO2 emissions are growing x4 faster since 2000 than during the previous decade, and above the worst case emission scenario of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). • Less Developed Countries are now emitting more carbon than Developed Countries. • The carbon intensity ...
CCL Media Packet Paris Talks
... denial about climate change to do so. Nevertheless, what we at Citizens’ Climate Lobby are seeing in meetings with congressional offices – both Republican and Democratic – leads us to believe otherwise. This past June, 800 CCL volunteers met with nearly 500 House and Senate offices. In meetings with ...
... denial about climate change to do so. Nevertheless, what we at Citizens’ Climate Lobby are seeing in meetings with congressional offices – both Republican and Democratic – leads us to believe otherwise. This past June, 800 CCL volunteers met with nearly 500 House and Senate offices. In meetings with ...
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
... Climate change is one of the greatest challenges, posing profound ...
... Climate change is one of the greatest challenges, posing profound ...
7) The EU has put in place a regulatory framework related to climate
... minimisation and closed loop recycling. ...
... minimisation and closed loop recycling. ...
Slide 1
... State – Georgia should maintain and improve its high quality of life and its reputation as a desirable place to do business by updating the State Energy Strategy on a periodic basis and supporting the recommendations developed through this public and stakeholder-driven consensus-based process. • Pre ...
... State – Georgia should maintain and improve its high quality of life and its reputation as a desirable place to do business by updating the State Energy Strategy on a periodic basis and supporting the recommendations developed through this public and stakeholder-driven consensus-based process. • Pre ...
Ch18ReadingStudyGuide
... Transportation is the second largest source of US greenhouse gases *the average American family makes _____trips by car each day, and governments across the nation spend ______________________per day on road construction and repairs *close to ____% of the fuel you pump into your gas tank does someth ...
... Transportation is the second largest source of US greenhouse gases *the average American family makes _____trips by car each day, and governments across the nation spend ______________________per day on road construction and repairs *close to ____% of the fuel you pump into your gas tank does someth ...
Greenhouse Gases from Fossil Fuels and Their Impact on
... of these gases in warming the atmosphere is different: one molecule of CF-11 is 3400 times more effective than a molecule of CO2, one molecule of N2O, is 270 times more effective, and one molecule of CH4, is approximately 11 times more effective than CO2. Therefore, even very small concentrations of ...
... of these gases in warming the atmosphere is different: one molecule of CF-11 is 3400 times more effective than a molecule of CO2, one molecule of N2O, is 270 times more effective, and one molecule of CH4, is approximately 11 times more effective than CO2. Therefore, even very small concentrations of ...
Diapositive 1
... – On going discussion : capacity building for NGO’s and delegates in less developped countries to the COP Poznan & Copenhagen ...
... – On going discussion : capacity building for NGO’s and delegates in less developped countries to the COP Poznan & Copenhagen ...
Economic risk of change
... The science is in, the globe is warming, and we must both mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and rapidly prepare for adaptation to climate change. A raft of immediately accessible and affordable solutions to reduce greenhouse emissions and provide alternative sources of energy are already in our poss ...
... The science is in, the globe is warming, and we must both mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and rapidly prepare for adaptation to climate change. A raft of immediately accessible and affordable solutions to reduce greenhouse emissions and provide alternative sources of energy are already in our poss ...
Climate Economics 101
... •Climate change is a market failure •Climate and energy facts •Economically efficient policy design •Economics of Domestic Legislation ...
... •Climate change is a market failure •Climate and energy facts •Economically efficient policy design •Economics of Domestic Legislation ...
26 Jul 2003
... administration wanted to hear.” Elliot Diringer of the Pew Center for Climate Change put it more bluntly: “Dr. Watson is a very credible voice for stronger action on climate change, so it’s not all that surprising that the Bush administration didn’t want to renominate him.” Recently, the National Ac ...
... administration wanted to hear.” Elliot Diringer of the Pew Center for Climate Change put it more bluntly: “Dr. Watson is a very credible voice for stronger action on climate change, so it’s not all that surprising that the Bush administration didn’t want to renominate him.” Recently, the National Ac ...
Climate change: evidence from natural sciences and
... The evidence of anthropogenic climate change is now unequivocal All countries in CEE are and will be badly affected, although severity and type of impacts vary Avoiding dangerous impacts requires urgent and strong action today Emission reduction needs for CEE in 2025 are 30 – 50%, while for ...
... The evidence of anthropogenic climate change is now unequivocal All countries in CEE are and will be badly affected, although severity and type of impacts vary Avoiding dangerous impacts requires urgent and strong action today Emission reduction needs for CEE in 2025 are 30 – 50%, while for ...
threatening substances
... Major sources of nitrous oxide include soil cultivation practices, especially the use of commercial and organic fertilizers, fossil fuel combustion, nitric acid production, and biomass burning. Nitrous oxide emission levels from a source can vary significantly from one country or region to another, ...
... Major sources of nitrous oxide include soil cultivation practices, especially the use of commercial and organic fertilizers, fossil fuel combustion, nitric acid production, and biomass burning. Nitrous oxide emission levels from a source can vary significantly from one country or region to another, ...
File
... • Mechanisms - tough systems in each country to verify and report carbon emissions • Sinks - heavily forested countries can use their 'tree sinks' to offset greenhouse gases • Compliance - countries that fail to keep to their greenhouse gas reduction targets should face legally binding consequences ...
... • Mechanisms - tough systems in each country to verify and report carbon emissions • Sinks - heavily forested countries can use their 'tree sinks' to offset greenhouse gases • Compliance - countries that fail to keep to their greenhouse gas reduction targets should face legally binding consequences ...
Document
... decade. Fluorinated substances (HFCs, PFCs, and SF6) accounted for 2 percent of total U.S. GHG emissions in 2007. The increasing use of these compounds since 1995 as substitutes for ozone depleting substances has been largely responsible for their upward emissions trends. (Fifth U.S.Climate Action R ...
... decade. Fluorinated substances (HFCs, PFCs, and SF6) accounted for 2 percent of total U.S. GHG emissions in 2007. The increasing use of these compounds since 1995 as substitutes for ozone depleting substances has been largely responsible for their upward emissions trends. (Fifth U.S.Climate Action R ...
The future for fossil fuels in a low carbon economy
... them, wrote to (the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) Christiana Figueres to call for a carbon pricing mechanism because we think that it would send out a real signal if carbon had a value. In fact, at Total, we have been using an internal price for carbon to asse ...
... them, wrote to (the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) Christiana Figueres to call for a carbon pricing mechanism because we think that it would send out a real signal if carbon had a value. In fact, at Total, we have been using an internal price for carbon to asse ...
Ministers know emissions trading is a red herring and won`t work
... emissions magically disappear. It will incorporate them into the European emissions trading scheme. According to Douglas Alexander, this is "the most efficient and costeffective way to ensure that the sector plays its part in tackling climate change". The airlines can keep growing, he argues, as lon ...
... emissions magically disappear. It will incorporate them into the European emissions trading scheme. According to Douglas Alexander, this is "the most efficient and costeffective way to ensure that the sector plays its part in tackling climate change". The airlines can keep growing, he argues, as lon ...
Fossil fuels and climate change
... 1. Be real and helpful about carbon pricing. What should we expect to see happen at $5/tCO2? What about at $100/tCO2, reached by a ramp that is credible? 2. Identify yourselves with carbon efficiency. Examples: A. When bringing gas to new cities, assure efficient buildings/appliances. B. Help your i ...
... 1. Be real and helpful about carbon pricing. What should we expect to see happen at $5/tCO2? What about at $100/tCO2, reached by a ramp that is credible? 2. Identify yourselves with carbon efficiency. Examples: A. When bringing gas to new cities, assure efficient buildings/appliances. B. Help your i ...
THE FEDERALIST DEBATE Papers on Federalism in Europe and
... UN Secretariat, under the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), would allow temperature increases to be limited to only between 2.7° C and 3° C, which is totally inadequate when compared to the target of 1.5 ° C, they have been returned to the States with the request to rev ...
... UN Secretariat, under the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), would allow temperature increases to be limited to only between 2.7° C and 3° C, which is totally inadequate when compared to the target of 1.5 ° C, they have been returned to the States with the request to rev ...
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.