Maintaining Stability
... and to identify and pursue as many policies as feasible that can deliver progress on both fronts simultaneously. This is in principle possible but not easy to achieve in practice. In effect, the world economic slump will be associated with a fall in private investment, including climate friendly inv ...
... and to identify and pursue as many policies as feasible that can deliver progress on both fronts simultaneously. This is in principle possible but not easy to achieve in practice. In effect, the world economic slump will be associated with a fall in private investment, including climate friendly inv ...
How the energy sector is missing potential demand destruction
... For many the IEA act as a benchmark – they assume across all three of their scenarios that global GDP will remain at 3.4% on average to 2040. Evidently this is at the high end of the range of GDP forecasts from the energy industry. Median forecasts are around the 3.1% mark to 2040 which the OECD’s 2 ...
... For many the IEA act as a benchmark – they assume across all three of their scenarios that global GDP will remain at 3.4% on average to 2040. Evidently this is at the high end of the range of GDP forecasts from the energy industry. Median forecasts are around the 3.1% mark to 2040 which the OECD’s 2 ...
Interactions of the carbon cycle, human activity, and the climate system
... timely fashion. It needs to include observations, their uncertainties and quantification of both biophysical variables and those characterizing human activities and underlying drivers. While progress is being made in some regions of the world, critically important regions for the global carbon balan ...
... timely fashion. It needs to include observations, their uncertainties and quantification of both biophysical variables and those characterizing human activities and underlying drivers. While progress is being made in some regions of the world, critically important regions for the global carbon balan ...
CCWG Report - Mennonite Church Canada
... evidence of such behaviour has become clearer, it has increased criticism of the industry and led to more calls for divestment. However, it is not fair to characterize an entire industry as immoral because some corporations within it have acted this way. Nor is it possible to develop a broad investm ...
... evidence of such behaviour has become clearer, it has increased criticism of the industry and led to more calls for divestment. However, it is not fair to characterize an entire industry as immoral because some corporations within it have acted this way. Nor is it possible to develop a broad investm ...
Development and Climate Change: A Strategic Framework for the
... development. The required economic adjustments to global climate policies, including actions by other countries, may increase prices for energy, food, and other commodities, and change trade balances. Adaptation will require more resilient infrastructure, broader disaster relief and preparedness mea ...
... development. The required economic adjustments to global climate policies, including actions by other countries, may increase prices for energy, food, and other commodities, and change trade balances. Adaptation will require more resilient infrastructure, broader disaster relief and preparedness mea ...
Low Carbon Economy Index
... Although some argue for different levels of greenhouse gas stabilisation, many climate scientists (including the IPCC, NASA and others) broadly agree that stabilisation at 450 pmm would provide a fair chance of limiting the increase in global average temperature to around 2oC. To achieve this, the g ...
... Although some argue for different levels of greenhouse gas stabilisation, many climate scientists (including the IPCC, NASA and others) broadly agree that stabilisation at 450 pmm would provide a fair chance of limiting the increase in global average temperature to around 2oC. To achieve this, the g ...
Good for climate, good for health
... Scotland has achieved reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in all sectors of society. However, it has missed its last three statutory annual targets. These targets are motivated by acknowledgement from the Scottish Government and the United Nations that global temperature rise should be limited to ...
... Scotland has achieved reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in all sectors of society. However, it has missed its last three statutory annual targets. These targets are motivated by acknowledgement from the Scottish Government and the United Nations that global temperature rise should be limited to ...
China`s coming of age on climate change
... As smog and pollution in China’s major cities have also taken on more importance at the political level in recent years, with a particular focus on addressing the role played by fossil fuels and coal, there is a growing synergy between dealing with air pollution and reducing consumption-based carbon ...
... As smog and pollution in China’s major cities have also taken on more importance at the political level in recent years, with a particular focus on addressing the role played by fossil fuels and coal, there is a growing synergy between dealing with air pollution and reducing consumption-based carbon ...
Cities and Climate Change: Global Report on Human Settlements
... The effects of urbanization and climate change are converging in dangerous ways that seriously threaten the world’s environmental, economic and social stability. Cities and Climate Change: Global Report on Human Settlements 2011 seeks to improve knowledge, among governments and all those interested ...
... The effects of urbanization and climate change are converging in dangerous ways that seriously threaten the world’s environmental, economic and social stability. Cities and Climate Change: Global Report on Human Settlements 2011 seeks to improve knowledge, among governments and all those interested ...
Climate Change and Tax Policy - Digital Commons @ Boston
... In contrast, carbon dioxide (CO2 or carbon), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) are naturally occurring GHGs, although certain human activities add to the levels of these naturally occurring gases.16 For instance, methane is emitted from “the decomposition of organic wastes in municipal solid wa ...
... In contrast, carbon dioxide (CO2 or carbon), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) are naturally occurring GHGs, although certain human activities add to the levels of these naturally occurring gases.16 For instance, methane is emitted from “the decomposition of organic wastes in municipal solid wa ...
Energy Resources and Climate Change 14.1 Introduction Chapter 14
... The LSJR alternatives would alter the February–June flow on the Stanislaus, Tuolumne, and Merced Rivers (three eastside tributaries), which could affect reservoir operations and surface water diversions and the associated timing and amount of hydropower generated by dams on the three eastside tribut ...
... The LSJR alternatives would alter the February–June flow on the Stanislaus, Tuolumne, and Merced Rivers (three eastside tributaries), which could affect reservoir operations and surface water diversions and the associated timing and amount of hydropower generated by dams on the three eastside tribut ...
Our future in their plans
... As senior figures, such as Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, have highlighted, this shift provides many opportunities for innovation and new investments. In 2018, governments will review their plans from Paris to see if they can scale up the ambition of their commitments. The scale of finance ne ...
... As senior figures, such as Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, have highlighted, this shift provides many opportunities for innovation and new investments. In 2018, governments will review their plans from Paris to see if they can scale up the ambition of their commitments. The scale of finance ne ...
Opportunities to Reduce Tasmania`s Greenhouse Gas Emissions
... investment and the eventual, measurable benefits of any action. The Wedges Report identifies new generation biofuels for freight vehicles and buses as representing some 44% of the potential transport emission savings. In line with this finding, state strategies for supply and production of biofuels ...
... investment and the eventual, measurable benefits of any action. The Wedges Report identifies new generation biofuels for freight vehicles and buses as representing some 44% of the potential transport emission savings. In line with this finding, state strategies for supply and production of biofuels ...
Independent Review of the Climate Change Act 2010 [MS Word
... celsius. Victoria’s long term target and interim target process align with the Paris Agreement and by putting our targets in legislation, creating the certainty that businesses and the community need. Tackling climate change is everyone’s responsibility and the Andrews Labor Government, via its pled ...
... celsius. Victoria’s long term target and interim target process align with the Paris Agreement and by putting our targets in legislation, creating the certainty that businesses and the community need. Tackling climate change is everyone’s responsibility and the Andrews Labor Government, via its pled ...
Natural and Human Environment
... environmental quality are priorities of the Commonwealth’s transportation agencies. A sound transportation system must address the relationship between the movement of people and goods, and the impact upon the environment. The Commonwealth’s transportation agencies work closely with federal, state, ...
... environmental quality are priorities of the Commonwealth’s transportation agencies. A sound transportation system must address the relationship between the movement of people and goods, and the impact upon the environment. The Commonwealth’s transportation agencies work closely with federal, state, ...
gcc_press re collapse_all_1_001
... St. Louis Post-Dispatch ,December 15, 1999, “Ford’s great-grandson says ‘no more lying’ when it comes to the environment,” by John Passacantando. The San Francisco Chronicle, December 14, 1999, “Protecting Mother Earth and Gas Guzzlers.” Daytona Beach News-Journal (FL), December 13, 1999, “Ford lift ...
... St. Louis Post-Dispatch ,December 15, 1999, “Ford’s great-grandson says ‘no more lying’ when it comes to the environment,” by John Passacantando. The San Francisco Chronicle, December 14, 1999, “Protecting Mother Earth and Gas Guzzlers.” Daytona Beach News-Journal (FL), December 13, 1999, “Ford lift ...
INTERREG IIIB ASTRA PROJECT Report on Generation, Use and
... large scale predictors. These relationships can be based on a range of mathematical functions and fitting routines (cf. Wilby et al. 2002, for an overview and, for example, Fig. 2). Advantages of these methods are there computational efficiency, the possibility to apply them easily to several GCMs a ...
... large scale predictors. These relationships can be based on a range of mathematical functions and fitting routines (cf. Wilby et al. 2002, for an overview and, for example, Fig. 2). Advantages of these methods are there computational efficiency, the possibility to apply them easily to several GCMs a ...
CLIMATE CHANGE 2014 Mitigation of Climate Change
... Due to an increase of both, energy demand and the share of coal in the global fuel mix, GHG emissions grew more rapidly between 2001 and 2010 than in the previous decade. Contribution of energy sources to global and regional primary energy use increments. ...
... Due to an increase of both, energy demand and the share of coal in the global fuel mix, GHG emissions grew more rapidly between 2001 and 2010 than in the previous decade. Contribution of energy sources to global and regional primary energy use increments. ...
Secretary Jewell`s Year of Action
... and DOI to seriously address climate change. DOI should set a goal to significantly reduce emissions on public lands. Getting to that point requires increasing public lands’ capacity to naturally store carbon, while simultaneously decreasing the greenhouse gases produced on public lands. Secretary J ...
... and DOI to seriously address climate change. DOI should set a goal to significantly reduce emissions on public lands. Getting to that point requires increasing public lands’ capacity to naturally store carbon, while simultaneously decreasing the greenhouse gases produced on public lands. Secretary J ...
submission for the carbon tax bill
... environmental results be negative. 5. Legislative and constitutional safeguards to prevent the syphoning of Australian funds and assets to foreign countries and agencies have not yet been introduced and these are an essential safeguard. 6. A CO2 tax or ETS has been a costly environmental failure whe ...
... environmental results be negative. 5. Legislative and constitutional safeguards to prevent the syphoning of Australian funds and assets to foreign countries and agencies have not yet been introduced and these are an essential safeguard. 6. A CO2 tax or ETS has been a costly environmental failure whe ...
Extreme Allergies and Global Warming
... Poison ivy also grows faster and is more toxic when carbon dioxide increases in the atmosphere. More than 350,000 cases of contact dermatitis from exposure to poison ivy are already reported in the United States each year. These numbers are likely to increase if poison ivy grows faster and becomes m ...
... Poison ivy also grows faster and is more toxic when carbon dioxide increases in the atmosphere. More than 350,000 cases of contact dermatitis from exposure to poison ivy are already reported in the United States each year. These numbers are likely to increase if poison ivy grows faster and becomes m ...
Black Carbon Mitigation and the Role of the
... organizations (CSOs) and the private sector to address global environmental issues, while supporting national sustainable development initiatives. An independently operating financial organization, the GEF provides grants for projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, la ...
... organizations (CSOs) and the private sector to address global environmental issues, while supporting national sustainable development initiatives. An independently operating financial organization, the GEF provides grants for projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, la ...
Legislative Risk
... Australia had a stated carbon reduction target of 5% by 2020 (v2000) OR 15% to 25% reduction (v2000) if other nations agree at Paris UNFCCC COP. The Abbott Government’s position was that “In the event of an effective global climate change agreement which includes comparable commitments by all develo ...
... Australia had a stated carbon reduction target of 5% by 2020 (v2000) OR 15% to 25% reduction (v2000) if other nations agree at Paris UNFCCC COP. The Abbott Government’s position was that “In the event of an effective global climate change agreement which includes comparable commitments by all develo ...
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.