Climate Action Plan
... continue rising (2-10 degrees Fahrenheit temperature rise, 4-36 inches sea-level rise over the next 100 years). This trend, sometimes referred to as “global warming,” is seriously impacting water resources, ecosystems, human health, and the economy. ...
... continue rising (2-10 degrees Fahrenheit temperature rise, 4-36 inches sea-level rise over the next 100 years). This trend, sometimes referred to as “global warming,” is seriously impacting water resources, ecosystems, human health, and the economy. ...
One Million Climate Jobs - Campaign against Climate Change
... Another possibility comes from the work of the economist Thomas Piketty. The top 1% of people in the UK currently own about £2,400,000,000,000 in shares, property, bonds, pensions and the like. If the wealthiest one percent, and no one else, paid an annual tax of one pound for every two hundred poun ...
... Another possibility comes from the work of the economist Thomas Piketty. The top 1% of people in the UK currently own about £2,400,000,000,000 in shares, property, bonds, pensions and the like. If the wealthiest one percent, and no one else, paid an annual tax of one pound for every two hundred poun ...
Carbon Cycling, Climate Regulation, and Disturbances in Canadian
... ornamental (e.g., flowers) and transformed (e.g., essential oils) products, and even health and personal care products (e.g., paclitaxel, a cancer-fighting molecule) [38,48,49]. Estimates of the current NTFP sales across Canada are few and uncertain, but the ~500–600 different products could give ri ...
... ornamental (e.g., flowers) and transformed (e.g., essential oils) products, and even health and personal care products (e.g., paclitaxel, a cancer-fighting molecule) [38,48,49]. Estimates of the current NTFP sales across Canada are few and uncertain, but the ~500–600 different products could give ri ...
DAYCENT National-Scale Simulations of Nitrous Oxide Emissions
... 29 Apr. 2005. *Corresponding author ([email protected]). ...
... 29 Apr. 2005. *Corresponding author ([email protected]). ...
Training Your People How to Think About Climate Change
... in the past and must be limited by restraining feedback mechanisms. He has confidence in God’s engineering ability and in His providential management of climate dynamics. This is, after all, our Father’s world. His pagan colleague, however, believes that climate processes slowly and without personal ...
... in the past and must be limited by restraining feedback mechanisms. He has confidence in God’s engineering ability and in His providential management of climate dynamics. This is, after all, our Father’s world. His pagan colleague, however, believes that climate processes slowly and without personal ...
Less pain, more gain: the potential of carbon pricing to reduce Europe’s fiscal deficits (3 MB) (opens in new window)
... If the EU, along with its international partners, is to achieve its goal of avoiding dangerous climate change, then it will have to convince firms and households to reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases. Markets operate through prices and, although there are market failures which limit the resp ...
... If the EU, along with its international partners, is to achieve its goal of avoiding dangerous climate change, then it will have to convince firms and households to reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases. Markets operate through prices and, although there are market failures which limit the resp ...
a study commissioned by Sitra
... current trends today. Primary energy demand and CO2 emissions would grow by about 60% from 2013 to 2050, with about 1 700 GtCO2 of cumulative emissions. In the absence of efforts to stabilize the atmospheric concentration of GHGs and fossil fuels still dominating the primary energy sources, the aver ...
... current trends today. Primary energy demand and CO2 emissions would grow by about 60% from 2013 to 2050, with about 1 700 GtCO2 of cumulative emissions. In the absence of efforts to stabilize the atmospheric concentration of GHGs and fossil fuels still dominating the primary energy sources, the aver ...
From Risk to Return | Investing in a Clean
... to an economy powered almost entirely by low- and zero-carbon energy sources. With the scale and urgency of such a transition in mind, this new report summarizes the findings of recent research and analysis on pathways to achieve a clean energy economy in the United States. We combine a literature r ...
... to an economy powered almost entirely by low- and zero-carbon energy sources. With the scale and urgency of such a transition in mind, this new report summarizes the findings of recent research and analysis on pathways to achieve a clean energy economy in the United States. We combine a literature r ...
Emissions Impossible: why divest to invest?
... Whilst they have been aware of climate change since 1977,21 between 1998 and 2012 they funnelled an estimated £27 million to no less than 66 organisations in order to create a non-existent debate about the scientific evidence of global warming22 – the reason they are currently being investigated by ...
... Whilst they have been aware of climate change since 1977,21 between 1998 and 2012 they funnelled an estimated £27 million to no less than 66 organisations in order to create a non-existent debate about the scientific evidence of global warming22 – the reason they are currently being investigated by ...
From Risk to Return | Investing in a Clean
... to an economy powered almost entirely by low- and zero-carbon energy sources. With the scale and urgency of such a transition in mind, this new report summarizes the findings of recent research and analysis on pathways to achieve a clean energy economy in the United States. We combine a literature r ...
... to an economy powered almost entirely by low- and zero-carbon energy sources. With the scale and urgency of such a transition in mind, this new report summarizes the findings of recent research and analysis on pathways to achieve a clean energy economy in the United States. We combine a literature r ...
Getting to Zero - Forum for the Future
... appropriate boundary, the next key question surrounds the strategy that should be used to achieve neutrality. Many companies have embraced the concept of a hierarchy of carbon reduction options in developing their neutrality strategies. Forum for the Future’s own hierarchy prioritises the avoidance ...
... appropriate boundary, the next key question surrounds the strategy that should be used to achieve neutrality. Many companies have embraced the concept of a hierarchy of carbon reduction options in developing their neutrality strategies. Forum for the Future’s own hierarchy prioritises the avoidance ...
S2013034_en.pdf
... emissions restrictions or commitments further to the voluntary agreements. However, they have financial incentives to develop projects that reduce GHG emissions to receive carbon credits, which they can later sell to Annex I countries to help these countries achieve their GHG emissions targets. At t ...
... emissions restrictions or commitments further to the voluntary agreements. However, they have financial incentives to develop projects that reduce GHG emissions to receive carbon credits, which they can later sell to Annex I countries to help these countries achieve their GHG emissions targets. At t ...
plattnerMSUslides
... Cumulative emissions of CO2 largely determine global mean surface warming by the late 21st century and beyond. ...
... Cumulative emissions of CO2 largely determine global mean surface warming by the late 21st century and beyond. ...
How do recent population trends matter to climate change?
... among the four scenarios for much of the 21st century, and will not change until further, substantial technological advancement late in the century drives emissions downward. ...
... among the four scenarios for much of the 21st century, and will not change until further, substantial technological advancement late in the century drives emissions downward. ...
N°20 - AFD
... Severely exposed to the challenges of climate change, Vietnam adopts a climate change mitigation policy. . . Vietnam’s geographical layout, with its river deltas and maritime exposure, has a coastline over 3,200 km long, making it particularly vulnerable to the consequences of climate change, with t ...
... Severely exposed to the challenges of climate change, Vietnam adopts a climate change mitigation policy. . . Vietnam’s geographical layout, with its river deltas and maritime exposure, has a coastline over 3,200 km long, making it particularly vulnerable to the consequences of climate change, with t ...
Divestment from fossil fuels: a critical appraisal
... change. President Obama appears to have agreed with this view lv while the governor of the Bank of England has recently lent his weight to the ““carbon bubble”” argument. lvi Citi bank, HSBC and Moody’s bank all take the carbon bubble argument seriously while it was revealed on the 1st of December 2 ...
... change. President Obama appears to have agreed with this view lv while the governor of the Bank of England has recently lent his weight to the ““carbon bubble”” argument. lvi Citi bank, HSBC and Moody’s bank all take the carbon bubble argument seriously while it was revealed on the 1st of December 2 ...
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... incentives to widely heterogeneous countries. Only when the benefits from cooperation are small, stable coalition can succeed to sustain a large number of signatories (Barret 1994). But in this case, they are not effective in reducing emissions considerably. A successful international climate policy ...
... incentives to widely heterogeneous countries. Only when the benefits from cooperation are small, stable coalition can succeed to sustain a large number of signatories (Barret 1994). But in this case, they are not effective in reducing emissions considerably. A successful international climate policy ...
WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT METHANE?
... Kirschbaum et al. [2008] confirmed that source is not due to absorption/desorption Important implications for tree-planting to mitigate climate change! ...
... Kirschbaum et al. [2008] confirmed that source is not due to absorption/desorption Important implications for tree-planting to mitigate climate change! ...
African Americans and Climate Change: An
... change, and have the most to gain from the policies that promote more efficient technologies and lower overall energy costs. The benefits of reducing carbon emissions such as lower air pollution, new jobs and reduced oil imports would help all Americans, and particularly African Americans. Policies ...
... change, and have the most to gain from the policies that promote more efficient technologies and lower overall energy costs. The benefits of reducing carbon emissions such as lower air pollution, new jobs and reduced oil imports would help all Americans, and particularly African Americans. Policies ...
Influence of future anthropogenic emissions on climate, natural
... [Ketefian and Jacobson, 2009]. Nine layers existed below each ocean mixed-layer grid cell in which energy and chemical diffusion from the mixed layer to the deep ocean and ocean chemistry were solved [Jacobson, 2005c]. As such, climate responses accounted for ocean feedbacks. ...
... [Ketefian and Jacobson, 2009]. Nine layers existed below each ocean mixed-layer grid cell in which energy and chemical diffusion from the mixed layer to the deep ocean and ocean chemistry were solved [Jacobson, 2005c]. As such, climate responses accounted for ocean feedbacks. ...
Caring for climate a guide to the climate change convention
... impacts on people and ecosystems are to be drastic. Levels of carbon dioxide and other 'greenhouse gases' in the atmosphere have risen steeply since the industrial revolution. Concentrations have increased mainly because of the use of fossil fuels, deforestation and other human activities, spurred o ...
... impacts on people and ecosystems are to be drastic. Levels of carbon dioxide and other 'greenhouse gases' in the atmosphere have risen steeply since the industrial revolution. Concentrations have increased mainly because of the use of fossil fuels, deforestation and other human activities, spurred o ...
Climate Change Class at Osher Lifelong Learning
... operating lifetimes of CO2-emitting energy technologies that today are being deployed around the world at an increasing pace.) But the challenge of halting climate change is one to which civilization must rise. Given what is currently known and suspected about how the impacts of climate change are l ...
... operating lifetimes of CO2-emitting energy technologies that today are being deployed around the world at an increasing pace.) But the challenge of halting climate change is one to which civilization must rise. Given what is currently known and suspected about how the impacts of climate change are l ...
Responding to Threats of Climate Change Mega
... Response is further hindered by the fact that climate change mega-catastrophes are more often characterized by ignorance than uncertainty. That is, not only do we not know the probability of a particular mega-catastrophe occurring, we do not even know many of the possible outcomes. With this in mind ...
... Response is further hindered by the fact that climate change mega-catastrophes are more often characterized by ignorance than uncertainty. That is, not only do we not know the probability of a particular mega-catastrophe occurring, we do not even know many of the possible outcomes. With this in mind ...
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.