Government of Nepal Ministry of Population and Environment
... contributors to the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). With aspirations of development and improving the country’s economy; its development agenda is constrained given that it is one of the most vulnerable countries to the adverse impacts of climate change. 1. Nepal’s vulnerability to climate cha ...
... contributors to the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). With aspirations of development and improving the country’s economy; its development agenda is constrained given that it is one of the most vulnerable countries to the adverse impacts of climate change. 1. Nepal’s vulnerability to climate cha ...
Low Carbon Growth Country Studies—Getting Started
... evaluation, improvement, and policy development in three specific areas: re-evaluation of renewable energy targets, growth paths and related policy issues, and improving the efficiency of power dispatch and cement production. In India, a World Bank paper prepared for the UNFCCC Conference of Parties ...
... evaluation, improvement, and policy development in three specific areas: re-evaluation of renewable energy targets, growth paths and related policy issues, and improving the efficiency of power dispatch and cement production. In India, a World Bank paper prepared for the UNFCCC Conference of Parties ...
M09P01Globalization
... resource whose stability can be affected by industrial and other emissions of carbon dioxide and other GHGs. The objective of the treaty is to stabilize GHG concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. R. Shanthini 18 Fe ...
... resource whose stability can be affected by industrial and other emissions of carbon dioxide and other GHGs. The objective of the treaty is to stabilize GHG concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. R. Shanthini 18 Fe ...
Harvard Energy Polic.. - Harvard Kennedy School
... the trade, economic development, and environmental dimensions of the emerging global biofuels industry. (Henry Lee, Robert Lawrence, and Ricardo Hausmann, Investigators) The Center for Health and the Global Environment The Center for Health and the Global Environment works to expand environmental ed ...
... the trade, economic development, and environmental dimensions of the emerging global biofuels industry. (Henry Lee, Robert Lawrence, and Ricardo Hausmann, Investigators) The Center for Health and the Global Environment The Center for Health and the Global Environment works to expand environmental ed ...
Victoria`s Climate Change Framework
... capture and storage (CCS) technology could support emissions reduction action across multiple pillars including from industrial processes such as gas processing, refineries and chemical manufacturing. ...
... capture and storage (CCS) technology could support emissions reduction action across multiple pillars including from industrial processes such as gas processing, refineries and chemical manufacturing. ...
Feeding nine billion in a low emissions economy: Challenging, but
... Most studies treat agriculture as a matter of farm production, perhaps including as well the input industries that service farming. Others, however, look at the food system as a whole, including downstream transport, processing and storage of food. In addressing the primary question, responses ...
... Most studies treat agriculture as a matter of farm production, perhaps including as well the input industries that service farming. Others, however, look at the food system as a whole, including downstream transport, processing and storage of food. In addressing the primary question, responses ...
Climate Change: Implementation of the
... emission levels of 1990 by 2020.643 Without the passage of The Climate Change Accountability Act, Prime Minister Stephen Harper remains committed to a 17 per cent decrease in emission levels from 2005 levels, “which is in line with American President Barack Obama’s target.”644 A study produced by th ...
... emission levels of 1990 by 2020.643 Without the passage of The Climate Change Accountability Act, Prime Minister Stephen Harper remains committed to a 17 per cent decrease in emission levels from 2005 levels, “which is in line with American President Barack Obama’s target.”644 A study produced by th ...
climate change in brazil
... The Stern Report (STERN, 2007) asserts that public policies to reduce emissions should be based on certain guidelines. Among these, the following stand out: i) definition of a carbon price, through the implementation of taxes; ii) regulatory or market presence; iii) development of low carbon technol ...
... The Stern Report (STERN, 2007) asserts that public policies to reduce emissions should be based on certain guidelines. Among these, the following stand out: i) definition of a carbon price, through the implementation of taxes; ii) regulatory or market presence; iii) development of low carbon technol ...
- Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
... as the appropriate tool to be integrated with a reduced-form climate model in the ICLIPS integrated assessment. The eleven-region model of the world economy involves exogenous population and endogenous investment dynamics with productivity progress based on a technological diffusion model. World reg ...
... as the appropriate tool to be integrated with a reduced-form climate model in the ICLIPS integrated assessment. The eleven-region model of the world economy involves exogenous population and endogenous investment dynamics with productivity progress based on a technological diffusion model. World reg ...
COP 17 and accountants: where next? AccountAncy futures
... emissions reduction targets alone. There is a much larger agenda, one that concerns sustainability and green growth, a trend that will increasingly define the global economy. It is no longer a question of getting governments to agree on a policy. Governments must cooperate with business; business m ...
... emissions reduction targets alone. There is a much larger agenda, one that concerns sustainability and green growth, a trend that will increasingly define the global economy. It is no longer a question of getting governments to agree on a policy. Governments must cooperate with business; business m ...
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... derived from combining instrumental data and proxy temperature indications using tree ring, ice core and other paleo-climatic data. Readers will also learn that global warming cannot easily be avoided by reducing CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions in rich countries. Not only is emissions reducti ...
... derived from combining instrumental data and proxy temperature indications using tree ring, ice core and other paleo-climatic data. Readers will also learn that global warming cannot easily be avoided by reducing CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions in rich countries. Not only is emissions reducti ...
FALCONBRIDGE LIMITED
... following: improvements in energy efficiency, and process efficiency, as well as fuel switching and Emissions Trading. Results are reported directly to the Voluntary Challenge Registry and CIPEC (Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation). Falconbridge is committed to a 1% per annum energy i ...
... following: improvements in energy efficiency, and process efficiency, as well as fuel switching and Emissions Trading. Results are reported directly to the Voluntary Challenge Registry and CIPEC (Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation). Falconbridge is committed to a 1% per annum energy i ...
Document
... Each greenhouse gas differs in its ability to absorb heat in the atmosphere. HFC's and PFC's are most heat-absorbent. Nitrous oxide traps ~ 270 times more heat per molecule than CO2; methane traps ~21 times more. Estimates of greenhouse gas emissions are often given in units of millions of metric to ...
... Each greenhouse gas differs in its ability to absorb heat in the atmosphere. HFC's and PFC's are most heat-absorbent. Nitrous oxide traps ~ 270 times more heat per molecule than CO2; methane traps ~21 times more. Estimates of greenhouse gas emissions are often given in units of millions of metric to ...
Glossary of Terms and Definitions on Climate Change and Adaptation
... consistent set of climatological relationships and assumptions of radiative forcing, typically constructed for explicit use as input to climate change impact models. ...
... consistent set of climatological relationships and assumptions of radiative forcing, typically constructed for explicit use as input to climate change impact models. ...
Responses to Climate Change and their Implications on
... Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy, we appreciate your invitation to attend this Hearing and thank you for the opportunity to participate in a discussion involving two issues on which the Institute has a continuing strong interest – Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay and the implications of ...
... Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy, we appreciate your invitation to attend this Hearing and thank you for the opportunity to participate in a discussion involving two issues on which the Institute has a continuing strong interest – Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay and the implications of ...
Table 2: Effects of including different features on the estimated costs
... well as issues of equity and co-benefits (in terms of the location of the likely emissions reductions and associated levels of compensation). What is the appropriate role of REDD within a comprehensive approach to tackle climate change? Economists have chiefly sought to examine this question from th ...
... well as issues of equity and co-benefits (in terms of the location of the likely emissions reductions and associated levels of compensation). What is the appropriate role of REDD within a comprehensive approach to tackle climate change? Economists have chiefly sought to examine this question from th ...
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... food product’s carbon footprint occurs at the retail point of the value chain. Most carbon emissions from food products are associated with the production phases (Stichting Duvo, 2008). While retailers may invest in reducing carbon from their operations to differentiate themselves and improve their ...
... food product’s carbon footprint occurs at the retail point of the value chain. Most carbon emissions from food products are associated with the production phases (Stichting Duvo, 2008). While retailers may invest in reducing carbon from their operations to differentiate themselves and improve their ...
On picking winners - the basic PDF update here.
... encourage investment in renewable energy. Renewable energy policy needs to be dynamic, because the technologies are new and improving. Costs are not fixed; over time with the right policies they can be reduced. This requires effort on a number of fronts including investment in science and in researc ...
... encourage investment in renewable energy. Renewable energy policy needs to be dynamic, because the technologies are new and improving. Costs are not fixed; over time with the right policies they can be reduced. This requires effort on a number of fronts including investment in science and in researc ...
Energy Policy Cédric Philibert
... – ENGOs say abatement costs are low; industry say they are high. Some price cap level might be felt high enough by the ENGOs and low enough by the industry – Price caps may lead both to be more careful in their public statements about abatement costs… ...
... – ENGOs say abatement costs are low; industry say they are high. Some price cap level might be felt high enough by the ENGOs and low enough by the industry – Price caps may lead both to be more careful in their public statements about abatement costs… ...
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... to the vagaries of the diplomatic process and the divergences in views about how to untie the climate and development Gordian Knot (Hourcade et al, 2009b), it revealed large differences in the willingness to pay to tackle climate change. The persistence of such differences, nearly 20 years after the ...
... to the vagaries of the diplomatic process and the divergences in views about how to untie the climate and development Gordian Knot (Hourcade et al, 2009b), it revealed large differences in the willingness to pay to tackle climate change. The persistence of such differences, nearly 20 years after the ...
Primer on Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
... (Mexico, Canada, and the U.S.).11 As of 2013 more than 100 Parties have expressed support.12 Action at national and regional levels, such as the European Union’s regulatory efforts, also can help reduce HFCs, as can voluntary efforts. Although reducing SLCPs is essential for reducing near-term clima ...
... (Mexico, Canada, and the U.S.).11 As of 2013 more than 100 Parties have expressed support.12 Action at national and regional levels, such as the European Union’s regulatory efforts, also can help reduce HFCs, as can voluntary efforts. Although reducing SLCPs is essential for reducing near-term clima ...
73 - ITU
... that a future high-bandwidth, lower-carbon information society offers a platform for economic, social and cultural development that is sustainable; d) that the adverse effects of climate change may be uneven in their impact and may fall disproportionately on the most vulnerable countries, mainly the ...
... that a future high-bandwidth, lower-carbon information society offers a platform for economic, social and cultural development that is sustainable; d) that the adverse effects of climate change may be uneven in their impact and may fall disproportionately on the most vulnerable countries, mainly the ...
Economic Development Opportunities for Arizona in National Clean
... energy exporter. That is, the state generates more electricity each year than Arizona customers require. Much of this electricity generation is from combustion of fossil fuels. Arizona, however, also lies in an area of the continental United States that will be impacted soonest, most directly, and m ...
... energy exporter. That is, the state generates more electricity each year than Arizona customers require. Much of this electricity generation is from combustion of fossil fuels. Arizona, however, also lies in an area of the continental United States that will be impacted soonest, most directly, and m ...
A Critique of the Coal Divestment Campaign
... Australia is very likely to abolish its carbon pricing mechanism after July 2014, the 8 per cent share is likely to decline. (Although it is important to note that Australia does not provide any fossil-fuel subsidies.) The fact that some governments are subsidising more fossil fuel consumption than ...
... Australia is very likely to abolish its carbon pricing mechanism after July 2014, the 8 per cent share is likely to decline. (Although it is important to note that Australia does not provide any fossil-fuel subsidies.) The fact that some governments are subsidising more fossil fuel consumption than ...
Cooperation on Climate-Change Mitigation
... biodiversity have risen to the top of the world’s environmental agenda. For each of these problems there is a large scientific literature warning of the dangers of failing to successfully address the issue and continuing business-as-usual. For climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate C ...
... biodiversity have risen to the top of the world’s environmental agenda. For each of these problems there is a large scientific literature warning of the dangers of failing to successfully address the issue and continuing business-as-usual. For climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate C ...
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.