
Climate Policy and Interest Groups - a Public
... Another favourite is to label business-as-usual as a policy measure, e.g. in the case of many "voluntary agreements". Politicians of any ideological flavour ranging from the British Conservatives to the German Greens - like voluntary agreements as they show voters that the politician has been very a ...
... Another favourite is to label business-as-usual as a policy measure, e.g. in the case of many "voluntary agreements". Politicians of any ideological flavour ranging from the British Conservatives to the German Greens - like voluntary agreements as they show voters that the politician has been very a ...
The Cost of Climate Change: What We`ll Pay if
... damages to future generations living in the United States, but also how we value costs to people around the world— today and in the future—whose economic circumstances make them much more vulnerable than we are. Decisions about when and how to respond to climate change must depend not only on our co ...
... damages to future generations living in the United States, but also how we value costs to people around the world— today and in the future—whose economic circumstances make them much more vulnerable than we are. Decisions about when and how to respond to climate change must depend not only on our co ...
The Relation Between Net Carbon Emissions
... ber of milk-producing cattle dropped by more than half, from 21.4 million to 9.2 million. During that same time, milk production nearly doubled, from 89 billion to 167 billion pounds because of the fourfold increase in productivity of the cattle (U.S. Department of Agriculture 2001). In order to und ...
... ber of milk-producing cattle dropped by more than half, from 21.4 million to 9.2 million. During that same time, milk production nearly doubled, from 89 billion to 167 billion pounds because of the fourfold increase in productivity of the cattle (U.S. Department of Agriculture 2001). In order to und ...
Cities and Climate Change Initiative - UN
... on food security, energy and water supply. We recently witnessed extensive media coverage on the devastating fires in Australia. Yet similar destruction is practically daily occurrence for many of the worlds less fortunate people who live in life-threatening slums. For them, the climate is already ou ...
... on food security, energy and water supply. We recently witnessed extensive media coverage on the devastating fires in Australia. Yet similar destruction is practically daily occurrence for many of the worlds less fortunate people who live in life-threatening slums. For them, the climate is already ou ...
Border Tax Adjustments and Developing Countries
... on goods manufactured in or services associated with developing countries. Theoretically, BTAs might sound as a fair way to curb climate change based on carbon intensity. However, the complexity and uncertainty have drawn keen discussions as to whether it will increase or decrease trade transparency ...
... on goods manufactured in or services associated with developing countries. Theoretically, BTAs might sound as a fair way to curb climate change based on carbon intensity. However, the complexity and uncertainty have drawn keen discussions as to whether it will increase or decrease trade transparency ...
co2 capture and geological storage quantification protocol
... Methodology for Calculating or Measuring the Concentration of CO2 in a Waste Stream To begin quantifying GHG emission reductions, it is necessary to first identify a technology or scenario to serve as the benchmark for the emission reduction project being considered. This benchmark should be as comp ...
... Methodology for Calculating or Measuring the Concentration of CO2 in a Waste Stream To begin quantifying GHG emission reductions, it is necessary to first identify a technology or scenario to serve as the benchmark for the emission reduction project being considered. This benchmark should be as comp ...
INDC Chile english version
... policy based on the Structural Balance Rule, has allowed Chile to stay on the road of sustained growth. Despite Chile’s progress in the 90s in providing coverage in services such as health and education, improving the quality of such services remains an issue. In this regard, reducing the high level ...
... policy based on the Structural Balance Rule, has allowed Chile to stay on the road of sustained growth. Despite Chile’s progress in the 90s in providing coverage in services such as health and education, improving the quality of such services remains an issue. In this regard, reducing the high level ...
Population, Climate Change, and Women`s Lives
... estimate that the added effect of all humancaused emissions to date is roughly the same as if the sun had increased its heating power by some 1 percent since pre-industrial times.6 Scientists also are certain, from natural records of past atmospheric composition, that greenhouse gas concentrations b ...
... estimate that the added effect of all humancaused emissions to date is roughly the same as if the sun had increased its heating power by some 1 percent since pre-industrial times.6 Scientists also are certain, from natural records of past atmospheric composition, that greenhouse gas concentrations b ...
Rechtspraak.nl - Print uitspraak
... It is also clear that collective, global actions are required to keep climate change within acceptable limits. In this context of collective actions, the 25%-40% reduction you refer to in your letter was always the objective. The EU’s offer to pursue a 30% reduction by 2020, on the condition that ot ...
... It is also clear that collective, global actions are required to keep climate change within acceptable limits. In this context of collective actions, the 25%-40% reduction you refer to in your letter was always the objective. The EU’s offer to pursue a 30% reduction by 2020, on the condition that ot ...
Climate Change Policymaking in Germany and the USA
... calculated to be relatively small, especially because of the potential for energy efficiency that is still unexploited. In a 2000 study by the Fraunhofer Institute (ISI), the main conclusions are that climate policy will have a fairly small impact on employment and economic growth, and furthermore t ...
... calculated to be relatively small, especially because of the potential for energy efficiency that is still unexploited. In a 2000 study by the Fraunhofer Institute (ISI), the main conclusions are that climate policy will have a fairly small impact on employment and economic growth, and furthermore t ...
... In India, domestic demands make up three quarters of the national economy [1]. In spite of this fact, since 2002, alongside the annual economic growth in India, there has been a manifold increase in the CO2 emissions as well. Majority of India’s energy comes from coal, and because the country’s incr ...
insight - Green Climate Fund
... is headed by an Executive Director who is responsible for managing the independent Secretariat of the Fund. Supported by a team of senior directors, the Executive Director oversees day-to-day operations and provides leadership to a diverse group of staff members representing 40+ nationalities. The E ...
... is headed by an Executive Director who is responsible for managing the independent Secretariat of the Fund. Supported by a team of senior directors, the Executive Director oversees day-to-day operations and provides leadership to a diverse group of staff members representing 40+ nationalities. The E ...
The IPCC Special Report on Carbon dioxide Capture and
... Potential 15 -55 % of mitigation effort to 2100, but no silver bullet - portfolio needed to address climate change Reduce overall mitigation costs (30%) by increasing flexibility in achieving greenhouse gas emission ...
... Potential 15 -55 % of mitigation effort to 2100, but no silver bullet - portfolio needed to address climate change Reduce overall mitigation costs (30%) by increasing flexibility in achieving greenhouse gas emission ...
Divestment v2 1 DK ch rbw CH (2)
... This appears to be the most frequently cited reason for divesting from fossil fuels. The use of these fuels starting with coal at the onset of the industrial revolution has been the largest source of cumulative emissions and hence of the already unsafe levels of CO2 in the atmosphere and oceans i (s ...
... This appears to be the most frequently cited reason for divesting from fossil fuels. The use of these fuels starting with coal at the onset of the industrial revolution has been the largest source of cumulative emissions and hence of the already unsafe levels of CO2 in the atmosphere and oceans i (s ...
Interpreting bargaining strategies of developing countries in climate
... adverse impacts of climate change in developing countries that are expected to be particularly vulnerable to extreme events (IPCC, 2014). In this complex scenario, the Parties seem to be far from reaching the main objective of negotiations: a new agreement for the implementation of an ambitious cli ...
... adverse impacts of climate change in developing countries that are expected to be particularly vulnerable to extreme events (IPCC, 2014). In this complex scenario, the Parties seem to be far from reaching the main objective of negotiations: a new agreement for the implementation of an ambitious cli ...
unilateral climate regulation - Harvard Environmental Law Review
... addressing global problems through the tort system might not provide a useful model because, even if it proved effective, other countries would be unlikely to adopt the tort system of a first-mover country. Ideal regulations would also be simple so that they could serve as a model to the widest poss ...
... addressing global problems through the tort system might not provide a useful model because, even if it proved effective, other countries would be unlikely to adopt the tort system of a first-mover country. Ideal regulations would also be simple so that they could serve as a model to the widest poss ...
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... assessment of their compatibility with the goal of stabilising greenhouse gases concentrations. In addition, by endogenously modelling fuel prices (oil, coal, natural gas, uranium), as well as ...
... assessment of their compatibility with the goal of stabilising greenhouse gases concentrations. In addition, by endogenously modelling fuel prices (oil, coal, natural gas, uranium), as well as ...
Limitations of integrated assessment models of climate change
... children, who in turn matter more than their children. Thus e−ρt may be interpreted as the relative weighting given to the utility or well-being of various generations. If a generation is 35 years in duration and ρ = 0.05, the weight given to a unit of utility at the end of the second generation is ...
... children, who in turn matter more than their children. Thus e−ρt may be interpreted as the relative weighting given to the utility or well-being of various generations. If a generation is 35 years in duration and ρ = 0.05, the weight given to a unit of utility at the end of the second generation is ...
HRM Climate SMART Community Action Guide to Climate Change
... weather events - an ice storm, torrential rains and flooding, Hurricane Juan, and the Blizzard of ‘04 (also known as White Juan). In response to concerns about global climate change and the impacts from such extreme events, which are associated with climate variability brought about from increased e ...
... weather events - an ice storm, torrential rains and flooding, Hurricane Juan, and the Blizzard of ‘04 (also known as White Juan). In response to concerns about global climate change and the impacts from such extreme events, which are associated with climate variability brought about from increased e ...
relevant, immediate, local: guide to communicating climate change
... having experienced extreme weather (and all have indirectly experienced the consequences through the media) (CSIRO, 2013). The costs for a local community of coping with a changing climate, for instance, re-building ...
... having experienced extreme weather (and all have indirectly experienced the consequences through the media) (CSIRO, 2013). The costs for a local community of coping with a changing climate, for instance, re-building ...
Report 4A - Land and water use options for climate change adaptation and mitigation in agriculture
... of climate on human activities and ecosystems, adaptation strategies will need to be implemented together with mitigation activities [2.2]. The benefits of adaptation of land and water management are most pronounced with low to moderate warming. This effective response has been characterized as ‘buy ...
... of climate on human activities and ecosystems, adaptation strategies will need to be implemented together with mitigation activities [2.2]. The benefits of adaptation of land and water management are most pronounced with low to moderate warming. This effective response has been characterized as ‘buy ...
Recent worldwide CO2 emissions - Digging in the Clay
... of increasing concentrations of CO2 in its summaries and does not admit that there remains only about 12% of the effectiveness of CO2 as a greenhouse gas from the current level of ~390ppmv, for whatever increase in CO2 concentration. So any unquestioning, policy maker has certainly been lead to assu ...
... of increasing concentrations of CO2 in its summaries and does not admit that there remains only about 12% of the effectiveness of CO2 as a greenhouse gas from the current level of ~390ppmv, for whatever increase in CO2 concentration. So any unquestioning, policy maker has certainly been lead to assu ...
CCC energy policy redraft 7 1 1
... Protocol and the European Union. Achieving major reductions in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in the UK will almost undoubtedly require significant investment in renewables. ...
... Protocol and the European Union. Achieving major reductions in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in the UK will almost undoubtedly require significant investment in renewables. ...
Results Report - World Wide Views on Climate and Energy
... all nations on Earth to take part in producing comparable results that can be clearly communicated to policymakers. WWViews on Climate and Energy implemented 97 debates involving around 10,000 citizens in 76 countries spanning five continents. The citizens gathered in their respective countries to d ...
... all nations on Earth to take part in producing comparable results that can be clearly communicated to policymakers. WWViews on Climate and Energy implemented 97 debates involving around 10,000 citizens in 76 countries spanning five continents. The citizens gathered in their respective countries to d ...
Climate Change Presentation
... Documented observed trends in surface temperature, precipitation patterns, snow and ice cover, sea levels, storm intensity, etc. Predicted impacts of current and future climate change on wildlife, ecosystems, and human societies Discussed strategies to pursue in response to climate change ...
... Documented observed trends in surface temperature, precipitation patterns, snow and ice cover, sea levels, storm intensity, etc. Predicted impacts of current and future climate change on wildlife, ecosystems, and human societies Discussed strategies to pursue in response to climate change ...
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.