Larrea, C. (2010), Yasun ITT: An Initiative to Change History
... Each one more dramatic than the other, the horseman of climate change constitutes – perhaps because it could end up spawning the other three – the greatest global challenge facing current generations, who are already suffering from the first effects, but whose inaction could make them to blame for i ...
... Each one more dramatic than the other, the horseman of climate change constitutes – perhaps because it could end up spawning the other three – the greatest global challenge facing current generations, who are already suffering from the first effects, but whose inaction could make them to blame for i ...
Development and Climate Change: A Strategic Framework for the
... The developing world looks to leadership from the developed countries to reconcile development and climate action. Developed countries can demonstrate leadership by meeting their current obligations under the Kyoto protocol; by setting an example for all countries to transform economic processes, be ...
... The developing world looks to leadership from the developed countries to reconcile development and climate action. Developed countries can demonstrate leadership by meeting their current obligations under the Kyoto protocol; by setting an example for all countries to transform economic processes, be ...
National Arrangements
... knowledge of national GHG inventory development. After having read this Presentation, in combination with the related documentation, the reader should: have an overview of how important national arrangements are for the regular development of GHG inventories; have a general understanding of th ...
... knowledge of national GHG inventory development. After having read this Presentation, in combination with the related documentation, the reader should: have an overview of how important national arrangements are for the regular development of GHG inventories; have a general understanding of th ...
Welcome Remarks by Prof. Kyaw Htun, Deputy Director
... like to warmly welcome you all to the Tenth Seminar on Current International Issues Affecting Forestry and Forestry Product which is held in Nay Pyi Taw, the new administrative Capital City of Myanmar today. It is also a great honor for Myanmar to have the opportunity to host this important meeting. ...
... like to warmly welcome you all to the Tenth Seminar on Current International Issues Affecting Forestry and Forestry Product which is held in Nay Pyi Taw, the new administrative Capital City of Myanmar today. It is also a great honor for Myanmar to have the opportunity to host this important meeting. ...
Interactions Between State and Federal Climate Change Policies
... Consider first the situation where the state program is more stringent than the national program in that it requires reductions from sources within the state that are greater than would be achieved under the national program alone. In this case, emissions sources must surrender both state and feder ...
... Consider first the situation where the state program is more stringent than the national program in that it requires reductions from sources within the state that are greater than would be achieved under the national program alone. In this case, emissions sources must surrender both state and feder ...
Project Document for WP (Part 1)
... In brief, the purposes of this project are to assist Uruguay with the enabling activities necessary to undertake the third national inventory, and to prepare the Second National Communication (SNC) to the COP in accordance with the UNFCCC. An additional purpose of this project is to strengthen Urugu ...
... In brief, the purposes of this project are to assist Uruguay with the enabling activities necessary to undertake the third national inventory, and to prepare the Second National Communication (SNC) to the COP in accordance with the UNFCCC. An additional purpose of this project is to strengthen Urugu ...
Document
... I represent the Natural Resources Defense Council, a non-governmental environmental organization in the United States. My colleagues and I are very grateful to be here today as observers to this negotiation on a matter of tremendous importance to public health the environment, and indeed life as we ...
... I represent the Natural Resources Defense Council, a non-governmental environmental organization in the United States. My colleagues and I are very grateful to be here today as observers to this negotiation on a matter of tremendous importance to public health the environment, and indeed life as we ...
Document
... The first Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereafter FCCC or the Convention) was held in Berlin in March 1995. The mandate adopted at the conference, the Berlin Mandate, called for additional international agreements to be negotiated in order to mitigate emiss ...
... The first Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereafter FCCC or the Convention) was held in Berlin in March 1995. The mandate adopted at the conference, the Berlin Mandate, called for additional international agreements to be negotiated in order to mitigate emiss ...
Observed Climate Change and the Negligible Global Effect of
... percent of the global total human greenhouse gas emissions. Industrial growth in China adds an additional Alaska’s worth of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each and every month (over and above its baseline emissions). This leads to the inescapable conclusion that even a complete cessation of all ...
... percent of the global total human greenhouse gas emissions. Industrial growth in China adds an additional Alaska’s worth of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each and every month (over and above its baseline emissions). This leads to the inescapable conclusion that even a complete cessation of all ...
Cooperative Federalism and Climate Change
... EPA, and emulated by other states that choose to adopt standards that are identical to California’s. Moreover, the approach has worked well for almost 40 years. Climate change legislation is virtually the only opening domestic manufacturers have seen in decades to roll back California standards and ...
... EPA, and emulated by other states that choose to adopt standards that are identical to California’s. Moreover, the approach has worked well for almost 40 years. Climate change legislation is virtually the only opening domestic manufacturers have seen in decades to roll back California standards and ...
The true cost of fossil fuels: Externality cost assessment
... recommendation is that an elasticity for GDP per capita of 0.8 be applied for transferring key costs from one country to another, including those outside the EU. This implies, as an example, the following: if a country has half the GDP per capita of the EU-25 overall, its costs are reduced by a fact ...
... recommendation is that an elasticity for GDP per capita of 0.8 be applied for transferring key costs from one country to another, including those outside the EU. This implies, as an example, the following: if a country has half the GDP per capita of the EU-25 overall, its costs are reduced by a fact ...
p4418-4433 - Parliament of Western Australia
... partly in response to some significant changes in Queensland regarding bans on tree clearing. However, as Premier Beattie rightly points out, any new emissions trading arrangement would be a lot better and more effective if the federal government were involved, because it is extraordinarily difficul ...
... partly in response to some significant changes in Queensland regarding bans on tree clearing. However, as Premier Beattie rightly points out, any new emissions trading arrangement would be a lot better and more effective if the federal government were involved, because it is extraordinarily difficul ...
Livestock and greenhouse gas emissions: The importance of getting
... essential in professional environmental assessment – notably the avoidance of impacts and analysis of alternatives, which would examine more environmentally sustainable pathways than livestock to provide livelihoods and food for humans. Today’s worldwide concentration of atmospheric carbon is the hi ...
... essential in professional environmental assessment – notably the avoidance of impacts and analysis of alternatives, which would examine more environmentally sustainable pathways than livestock to provide livelihoods and food for humans. Today’s worldwide concentration of atmospheric carbon is the hi ...
Saint Kitts and Nevis
... The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis is a democratic and sovereign country. The impacts of Climate Change are global and St. Kitts and Nevis, along with the International community are committed to addressing the adverse effects. In addition, climate change is one of the most critical issues faci ...
... The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis is a democratic and sovereign country. The impacts of Climate Change are global and St. Kitts and Nevis, along with the International community are committed to addressing the adverse effects. In addition, climate change is one of the most critical issues faci ...
A Carbon Tax As a Driver of Green Technology Innovation and the
... In 2001, President George H.W. Bush announced that the United States would withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol. 1 This decision formalized what had been clear since the 1997 Byrd Hagel Resolution which stated that the Senate would never pass a treaty that did not include binding CO 2 targets for large ...
... In 2001, President George H.W. Bush announced that the United States would withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol. 1 This decision formalized what had been clear since the 1997 Byrd Hagel Resolution which stated that the Senate would never pass a treaty that did not include binding CO 2 targets for large ...
Executive Summary CHILE`S FIRST BIENNIAL UPDATE REPORT
... is taking proactively taking significant efforts to allow the country and the world to reduce the impacts of climate change. As stated by Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet at the UN Climate Summit in September 2014, “future generations will measure us not only by economic growth achieved and its s ...
... is taking proactively taking significant efforts to allow the country and the world to reduce the impacts of climate change. As stated by Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet at the UN Climate Summit in September 2014, “future generations will measure us not only by economic growth achieved and its s ...
Border adjustments under unilateral carbon pricing: the case of Australian carbon tax
... aggregate impact would be rather small. Kuik and Hofkes (2010) also explored some implications of BAMs in the EU ETS and concluded that some sectors may benefit, but from and environmental point of view, BAMs are not a very effective measure. Fischer and Fox (2009) compared the effects of four BAMs ...
... aggregate impact would be rather small. Kuik and Hofkes (2010) also explored some implications of BAMs in the EU ETS and concluded that some sectors may benefit, but from and environmental point of view, BAMs are not a very effective measure. Fischer and Fox (2009) compared the effects of four BAMs ...
Carbon Disclosure Project Report
... The Green Committee, which consists of champions in each of the operating divisions, are responsible for identifying climate change risks and opportunities within their respective business units. The Committee has quarterly meetings to monitor and review climate change risks and opportunities, and h ...
... The Green Committee, which consists of champions in each of the operating divisions, are responsible for identifying climate change risks and opportunities within their respective business units. The Committee has quarterly meetings to monitor and review climate change risks and opportunities, and h ...