The Promise and Problems of Pricing Carbon: Theory and
... dioxide (CO2) emissions and the lowest share of U.S. power generation by coal in some four decades (U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2009). Longer‐term evaluations of the impacts of energy prices on markets have found that higher prices have induced more innovation – measur ...
... dioxide (CO2) emissions and the lowest share of U.S. power generation by coal in some four decades (U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2009). Longer‐term evaluations of the impacts of energy prices on markets have found that higher prices have induced more innovation – measur ...
Executive summary
... Finally, Argentina, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have not made greenhouse gas reduction pledges for 2020. All three countries submi ed post-2020 pledges to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as part of their Intended Nationally D termined Contributions Overall, there is general pro ...
... Finally, Argentina, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have not made greenhouse gas reduction pledges for 2020. All three countries submi ed post-2020 pledges to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as part of their Intended Nationally D termined Contributions Overall, there is general pro ...
Sec._5_OtherSecsRqrdNEPA_081909
... not included in the standard CEQA environmental checklist (Section 4), but is now commonly addressed in many CEQA and NEPA documents. Additionally, NEPA requires that a project’s impacts on wild and scenic rivers, Indian Trust Assets, socioeconomics, and environmental justice be considered, along wi ...
... not included in the standard CEQA environmental checklist (Section 4), but is now commonly addressed in many CEQA and NEPA documents. Additionally, NEPA requires that a project’s impacts on wild and scenic rivers, Indian Trust Assets, socioeconomics, and environmental justice be considered, along wi ...
Guide - Clim City
... The scientists of IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) concluded in their last report in 2007 that “it is highly likely that Man is responsible for the accelerated warming observed in the 20th century” The culprits? Greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere as a result of human activ ...
... The scientists of IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) concluded in their last report in 2007 that “it is highly likely that Man is responsible for the accelerated warming observed in the 20th century” The culprits? Greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere as a result of human activ ...
What Should the Government Do To Encourage Technical
... independent policy analysis, and public education in global environmental change. It seeks to provide leadership in understanding scientific, economic, and ecological aspects of this difficult issue, and combining them into policy assessments that serve the needs of ongoing national and internationa ...
... independent policy analysis, and public education in global environmental change. It seeks to provide leadership in understanding scientific, economic, and ecological aspects of this difficult issue, and combining them into policy assessments that serve the needs of ongoing national and internationa ...
the new zealand medical journal
... important meeting of the parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) since the Kyoto Protocol 6 occurs in December 2009 in Copenhagen. At this meeting, states will agree on a replacement for the Kyoto protocol. It is unclear at this stage what emission reduction targets will re ...
... important meeting of the parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) since the Kyoto Protocol 6 occurs in December 2009 in Copenhagen. At this meeting, states will agree on a replacement for the Kyoto protocol. It is unclear at this stage what emission reduction targets will re ...
11. Tax and climate change
... The results are rather telling, with very big differences in implicit carbon tax by source. Gas directly used by domestic consumers attracts no carbon tax, while electricity used by business and produced from gas attracts a tax of £43 per tonne of CO2. Electricity from different sources differs in i ...
... The results are rather telling, with very big differences in implicit carbon tax by source. Gas directly used by domestic consumers attracts no carbon tax, while electricity used by business and produced from gas attracts a tax of £43 per tonne of CO2. Electricity from different sources differs in i ...
Climate Change Legal Roadmap: A Snapshot of Alberta`s Climate
... as an exercise of the criminal law power of Parliament. That is clear from Hydro-Quebec. The only question is whether the three additional means of compliance (emissions credits, offset credits, and contributions to a climate change technology fund) can also be upheld as exercises of the criminal la ...
... as an exercise of the criminal law power of Parliament. That is clear from Hydro-Quebec. The only question is whether the three additional means of compliance (emissions credits, offset credits, and contributions to a climate change technology fund) can also be upheld as exercises of the criminal la ...
What to Do? Does Science have a Role?
... • There exist various technologies that, in combination, could limit global warming to acceptable levels (< 20C above pre-industrial) • The estimated costs (-1% to 4% of GDP), although appearing high today (a few trillion $), are quite affordable in the long term (a delay in long-term global growth, ...
... • There exist various technologies that, in combination, could limit global warming to acceptable levels (< 20C above pre-industrial) • The estimated costs (-1% to 4% of GDP), although appearing high today (a few trillion $), are quite affordable in the long term (a delay in long-term global growth, ...
Hot, It`s Not - Tufts University
... Why should a $30 tax cost hundreds of times as much as a $1 tax? If this is not a mistake, it is badly in need of explanation. The notes to this passage contain no hint as to sources, offering just one short sentence: “This is about $390 million per year.” (174) That note could mean that in some unn ...
... Why should a $30 tax cost hundreds of times as much as a $1 tax? If this is not a mistake, it is badly in need of explanation. The notes to this passage contain no hint as to sources, offering just one short sentence: “This is about $390 million per year.” (174) That note could mean that in some unn ...
International climate policy after Copenhagen: towards a ‘building blocks’ approach: Working Paper No. 21 (303 kB) (opens in new window)
... depletion, and early on there was some debate about a universal versus regional or sectoral approaches (Nitze 1990). But by disaggregating the problem and applying the convention-plus-protocol approach, negotiators hoped to repeat the success of the experience with the ozone regime (Sebenius 1994, 2 ...
... depletion, and early on there was some debate about a universal versus regional or sectoral approaches (Nitze 1990). But by disaggregating the problem and applying the convention-plus-protocol approach, negotiators hoped to repeat the success of the experience with the ozone regime (Sebenius 1994, 2 ...
Avoiding Extinction
... change and the use of fossil energy. The largest segment of carbon emissions, 40-45% of all global emissions of CO2, originate in the world’s power plant infrastructure, 87% of which are fossil fuel plants that produce the overwhelming majority of the world's electricity (IEA, 2012). This infrastruc ...
... change and the use of fossil energy. The largest segment of carbon emissions, 40-45% of all global emissions of CO2, originate in the world’s power plant infrastructure, 87% of which are fossil fuel plants that produce the overwhelming majority of the world's electricity (IEA, 2012). This infrastruc ...
Rethinking wedges
... 1(D)–(F)). Our projections therefore indicate that holding emissions constant at current levels for the next half-century would cause substantial warming, approaching or surpassing current benchmarks [27–29] even before any reduction of emissions (phase 3) begins. Insofar as current climate targets ...
... 1(D)–(F)). Our projections therefore indicate that holding emissions constant at current levels for the next half-century would cause substantial warming, approaching or surpassing current benchmarks [27–29] even before any reduction of emissions (phase 3) begins. Insofar as current climate targets ...
Balanced Approach
... • Any decision of ‘dangerous interference’ is by necessity based on social and political ramification (AR4 Ch. 1) →No consensus on the Ultimate Objective ...
... • Any decision of ‘dangerous interference’ is by necessity based on social and political ramification (AR4 Ch. 1) →No consensus on the Ultimate Objective ...
climate change analysis - University of York File Library
... Tanzania has no comprehensive legislation dedicated to curbing climate change. However, the Environmental Management Act touches on aspects of climate change. In addition the country has put in place policy and institutional framework geared towards tackling climate change. This part discusses on th ...
... Tanzania has no comprehensive legislation dedicated to curbing climate change. However, the Environmental Management Act touches on aspects of climate change. In addition the country has put in place policy and institutional framework geared towards tackling climate change. This part discusses on th ...
The importance of getting the numbers right
... production is GHG neutral (Searchinger et al., 2008). This limits their scenario of growing biofuels in all areas occupied by livestock. Production of alternative biofuels may be limited to areas which are close to markets and that possess adequate infrastructure, but even these areas would have com ...
... production is GHG neutral (Searchinger et al., 2008). This limits their scenario of growing biofuels in all areas occupied by livestock. Production of alternative biofuels may be limited to areas which are close to markets and that possess adequate infrastructure, but even these areas would have com ...
A balance of bottom-up and top-down in linking climate policies
... and in linked jurisdictions. Too much flexibility, however, may also prompt governments to choose an unambitious cap. Setting a high cap may be perceived as a sensible hedging strategy to ensure that compliance costs are not too onerous, if economic growth exceeds expectations or abatement is more e ...
... and in linked jurisdictions. Too much flexibility, however, may also prompt governments to choose an unambitious cap. Setting a high cap may be perceived as a sensible hedging strategy to ensure that compliance costs are not too onerous, if economic growth exceeds expectations or abatement is more e ...
Exxon`s Climate Footprint
... left the Coalition as the scientific consensus on climate change became stronger. Exxon and the then separate Mobil both remained members until the group was disbanded.14 ExxonMobil also took part in planning a $6 million American Petroleum Institute (API) public relations campaign to undermine supp ...
... left the Coalition as the scientific consensus on climate change became stronger. Exxon and the then separate Mobil both remained members until the group was disbanded.14 ExxonMobil also took part in planning a $6 million American Petroleum Institute (API) public relations campaign to undermine supp ...
Recycling HFC Refrigerants Delivers Immediate, Cost
... phase-down and promoting low-GWP technologies for new equipment. In addition, advances in leak detection technologies, improved service practices, and supply chain tracking are important to deploy to contain refrigerants. An essential component to reducing HFC refrigerant emissions is establishing t ...
... phase-down and promoting low-GWP technologies for new equipment. In addition, advances in leak detection technologies, improved service practices, and supply chain tracking are important to deploy to contain refrigerants. An essential component to reducing HFC refrigerant emissions is establishing t ...
Australia`s Carbon Tax: A Sheep in Wolf`s Clothing?
... for emissions trading due to its supposed competitive market-like qualities (Lohmann 2006), and despite that approach having even more serious problems than taxes (Spash 2010). This has also led to the language of the market being used inappropriately as a rhetorical device. Rather than the term ‘ta ...
... for emissions trading due to its supposed competitive market-like qualities (Lohmann 2006), and despite that approach having even more serious problems than taxes (Spash 2010). This has also led to the language of the market being used inappropriately as a rhetorical device. Rather than the term ‘ta ...
English - Summit of the Americas
... and will become much more severe during the 21st century • LAC is a small part of the problem: very low energy-related GHG emissions, one third of the world’s forest biomass ...
... and will become much more severe during the 21st century • LAC is a small part of the problem: very low energy-related GHG emissions, one third of the world’s forest biomass ...
heepfinalreport16 - 2 - Halon Alternatives Research Corporation
... While HFCs are not ozone-depleting substances, they have been identified by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as potent greenhouse gases with long atmospheric lifetimes and are part of the basket of six gases included in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Emission ...
... While HFCs are not ozone-depleting substances, they have been identified by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as potent greenhouse gases with long atmospheric lifetimes and are part of the basket of six gases included in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Emission ...