Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Act 2007
... The Minister may from time to time vary any determination or target under this section after taking into account new or updated methodologies or advice with respect to the calculation, assessment, measurement or reporting of greenhouse gas emissions, or any other factor considered relevant by the Mi ...
... The Minister may from time to time vary any determination or target under this section after taking into account new or updated methodologies or advice with respect to the calculation, assessment, measurement or reporting of greenhouse gas emissions, or any other factor considered relevant by the Mi ...
Climate Change: Implementation of the
... inadequate information about key environmental threats, to a lack of plans to tackle those threats.”647 Canada’s lack of progress on this front is not in compliance with its commitments to the implementation of the Copenhagen Accord. Canada is participating in climate change efforts at the internati ...
... inadequate information about key environmental threats, to a lack of plans to tackle those threats.”647 Canada’s lack of progress on this front is not in compliance with its commitments to the implementation of the Copenhagen Accord. Canada is participating in climate change efforts at the internati ...
Response to consultation on Climate Change Bill Scotland
... (Appendix 1). The Bill should place a requirement on Scottish Ministers to produce and regularly report on an Emissions Reduction Implementation Plan (ERIP). Such a plan must include details of initiatives to reduce energy demand, improve energy efficiency and increase the proportion of electricity ...
... (Appendix 1). The Bill should place a requirement on Scottish Ministers to produce and regularly report on an Emissions Reduction Implementation Plan (ERIP). Such a plan must include details of initiatives to reduce energy demand, improve energy efficiency and increase the proportion of electricity ...
Cutting the Knot
... sulfates and other aerosols.10 In the future, though – and this is a key, still underappreciated problem – we will benefit less and less from the cooling effect of these short-lived aerosols, as their short lives in the atmosphere, coupled with efforts to regulate both traditional air pollutants and ...
... sulfates and other aerosols.10 In the future, though – and this is a key, still underappreciated problem – we will benefit less and less from the cooling effect of these short-lived aerosols, as their short lives in the atmosphere, coupled with efforts to regulate both traditional air pollutants and ...
Cutting the Knot
... sulfates and other aerosols.10 In the future, though – and this is a key, still underappreciated problem – we will benefit less and less from the cooling effect of these short-lived aerosols, as their short lives in the atmosphere, coupled with efforts to regulate both traditional air pollutants and ...
... sulfates and other aerosols.10 In the future, though – and this is a key, still underappreciated problem – we will benefit less and less from the cooling effect of these short-lived aerosols, as their short lives in the atmosphere, coupled with efforts to regulate both traditional air pollutants and ...
Driving forces behind EU-27 greenhouse gas emissions
... Driving forces behind EU-27 greenhouse gas emissions over the decade 1999-2008 Over the decade, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the EU-27 decreased by 2.4%. The areas where emissions decreased were: energy use, waste, manufacturing and construction and agriculture. At the same time emissions from ...
... Driving forces behind EU-27 greenhouse gas emissions over the decade 1999-2008 Over the decade, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the EU-27 decreased by 2.4%. The areas where emissions decreased were: energy use, waste, manufacturing and construction and agriculture. At the same time emissions from ...
Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist`s Guide to Global Warming
... say establishes that it’s tricky to establish the best value for a carbon tax. “If we put it too low, we emit too much CO2; if we put it too high, we end up much poorer without doing enough good”. (31) Costs and Benefits of Climate Action: With the assistance of “major peer-reviewed economics models ...
... say establishes that it’s tricky to establish the best value for a carbon tax. “If we put it too low, we emit too much CO2; if we put it too high, we end up much poorer without doing enough good”. (31) Costs and Benefits of Climate Action: With the assistance of “major peer-reviewed economics models ...
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... Waiting for a single worldwide “solution” to emerge from global negotiations is also problematic. The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC or FCCC) is an international environmental treaty created and signed at the Conference of the Parties of the UNFCC ...
... Waiting for a single worldwide “solution” to emerge from global negotiations is also problematic. The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC or FCCC) is an international environmental treaty created and signed at the Conference of the Parties of the UNFCC ...
The environmental movement and climate change: evidence
... new policy programmes to cut GHG emissions from different sectors, addressing issues as diverse as energy, transport, building efficiency, biofuels and biomass, deforestation, agricultural land use. These developments proved controversial: areas of risk, uncertainties and ignorance are wide and an a ...
... new policy programmes to cut GHG emissions from different sectors, addressing issues as diverse as energy, transport, building efficiency, biofuels and biomass, deforestation, agricultural land use. These developments proved controversial: areas of risk, uncertainties and ignorance are wide and an a ...
Historical responsibility for climate change: science and the science-policy interface
... Since 1990, the academic literature on historical responsibility (HR) for climate change has grown considerably. Over these years, the approaches to defining this responsibility have varied considerably. This article demonstrates how this variation can be explained by combining various defining aspe ...
... Since 1990, the academic literature on historical responsibility (HR) for climate change has grown considerably. Over these years, the approaches to defining this responsibility have varied considerably. This article demonstrates how this variation can be explained by combining various defining aspe ...
CEQ Draft Guidance on Consideration of the
... Several high profile cases have held or implied that GHGs should be considered in NEPA reviews, but have not necessarily clarified the precise obligations agencies have in this regard: – Border Power Plant Working Group v. Department of Energy, 260 F.Supp.2d 997 (S.D. Cal. 2003) (EIS should have con ...
... Several high profile cases have held or implied that GHGs should be considered in NEPA reviews, but have not necessarily clarified the precise obligations agencies have in this regard: – Border Power Plant Working Group v. Department of Energy, 260 F.Supp.2d 997 (S.D. Cal. 2003) (EIS should have con ...
MOCA- Methane Emissions from the Arctic OCean to the
... warming, which could trigger a positive feedback resulting in rapid climate warming. MOCA is a new project that will apply advanced measurements and modelling to quantify the amount and present atmospheric impact of CH4 originating from MH. Furthermore, the project will investigate potential future ...
... warming, which could trigger a positive feedback resulting in rapid climate warming. MOCA is a new project that will apply advanced measurements and modelling to quantify the amount and present atmospheric impact of CH4 originating from MH. Furthermore, the project will investigate potential future ...
Energy and technology lessons since Rio
... The remainder of this paper contains observations, drawn from research that was undertaken since the 1992 FCCC. The intent of this paper is not to provide a text book for developing a set of mechanisms for limiting global greenhouse gas concentrations. Neither does it contain a specific technical pro ...
... The remainder of this paper contains observations, drawn from research that was undertaken since the 1992 FCCC. The intent of this paper is not to provide a text book for developing a set of mechanisms for limiting global greenhouse gas concentrations. Neither does it contain a specific technical pro ...
HARC Meeting Slides September 2013
... A small group of developing countries including India, Brazil, and Venezuela again blocked formation of a “contact group” Instead, a “discussion group” was formed to discuss “issues relating to the management of HFCs through the mechanisms of the MP” The discussion group met for several hours over t ...
... A small group of developing countries including India, Brazil, and Venezuela again blocked formation of a “contact group” Instead, a “discussion group” was formed to discuss “issues relating to the management of HFCs through the mechanisms of the MP” The discussion group met for several hours over t ...
DISCUSSION PAPER Climate Policy in the United States
... such policies as well as in improving energy efficiency are also worth sharing with U.S. stakeholders. Climate change policies and politics are evolving rapidly in both the United States and Japan, with significant repercussions for both trade and international relations. As the two countries contin ...
... such policies as well as in improving energy efficiency are also worth sharing with U.S. stakeholders. Climate change policies and politics are evolving rapidly in both the United States and Japan, with significant repercussions for both trade and international relations. As the two countries contin ...
The Economics of Global Climate Change
... coming decades. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, global CO2 emissions are projected to increase by approximately 71% between 2005 and 2035. 4 These projections are for the U.S.E.I.A.’s “reference case”, which assumes business as usual (BAU), with no major efforts to reduce ca ...
... coming decades. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, global CO2 emissions are projected to increase by approximately 71% between 2005 and 2035. 4 These projections are for the U.S.E.I.A.’s “reference case”, which assumes business as usual (BAU), with no major efforts to reduce ca ...
Enhancing Climate Change Mitigation Efforts
... the process argue that there are signs of progress despite the complexity of such broad negotiations. Detractors point out that the agreement made in Durban essentially constitutes the death knell of the Kyoto Protocol, contending that there will be a new agreement. The intent of this article is to ...
... the process argue that there are signs of progress despite the complexity of such broad negotiations. Detractors point out that the agreement made in Durban essentially constitutes the death knell of the Kyoto Protocol, contending that there will be a new agreement. The intent of this article is to ...
What is a Carbon Footprint?
... its climate change impact will usually first calculate its carbon footprint and then identify areas of its operations where emissions reductions can be made. Most of the time it will not be possible to reduce a carbon footprint to zero, and companies may choose to invest in projects that generate em ...
... its climate change impact will usually first calculate its carbon footprint and then identify areas of its operations where emissions reductions can be made. Most of the time it will not be possible to reduce a carbon footprint to zero, and companies may choose to invest in projects that generate em ...
an australian policy framework - Garnaut Climate Change Review
... comprehensive international commitment is to maximise the chances of an effective global agreement being reached as quickly as possible. The rate at which emissions are reduced by Australia in the meantime, and the rates of reduction to which we are now prepared to commit ourselves in the context of ...
... comprehensive international commitment is to maximise the chances of an effective global agreement being reached as quickly as possible. The rate at which emissions are reduced by Australia in the meantime, and the rates of reduction to which we are now prepared to commit ourselves in the context of ...
First Meeting of the Conference of African Heads of State
... effect on market fluctuation and economic and financial crises), keeping in mind that no agreement on second commitment period under KP might lead to a weak Carbon market as there is no demand. Adequacy: Potential revenue of resources is related to market mechanisms and market status and circumstanc ...
... effect on market fluctuation and economic and financial crises), keeping in mind that no agreement on second commitment period under KP might lead to a weak Carbon market as there is no demand. Adequacy: Potential revenue of resources is related to market mechanisms and market status and circumstanc ...
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... engage the US and other large-emitters fast-growing countries, has led some economists to suggest a global carbon tax as a possible way around the impasse (see, for example, Stiglitz, 2006). For this reason, we elaborate upon existing work analysing climate change policy instruments under uncertaint ...
... engage the US and other large-emitters fast-growing countries, has led some economists to suggest a global carbon tax as a possible way around the impasse (see, for example, Stiglitz, 2006). For this reason, we elaborate upon existing work analysing climate change policy instruments under uncertaint ...