Reducing Resource Consumption - Gesellschaft für wirtschaftliche
... growth by the failure to distinguish clearly between these metrics and specify which is being considered at any particular time. Thus, in a finite biosphere, there clearly are limits to the amount of matter that can be mobilised by an economy and, because all such mobilisation requires energy, and h ...
... growth by the failure to distinguish clearly between these metrics and specify which is being considered at any particular time. Thus, in a finite biosphere, there clearly are limits to the amount of matter that can be mobilised by an economy and, because all such mobilisation requires energy, and h ...
Scenari_Uncert_Impac.. - The Global Change Program at the
... • leakage and additionality issues • economic costs • environmental impacts other than climate mitigation • social, cultural, and cross-cutting issues, as well as issues of equity • the system-wide effects on C flows in the energy and materials sector Climate Change 2001: Mitigation; IPCC 2001 ...
... • leakage and additionality issues • economic costs • environmental impacts other than climate mitigation • social, cultural, and cross-cutting issues, as well as issues of equity • the system-wide effects on C flows in the energy and materials sector Climate Change 2001: Mitigation; IPCC 2001 ...
Global Commitment: Achieving the Less than 2
... nuclear power complemented by carbon capture and storage. Significant improvements in energy efficiency for transport, industrial processes and buildings are also called for, together with a range of other measures. Following Schaeffer and Vuuren [2012], we extend the IEA scenarios out ...
... nuclear power complemented by carbon capture and storage. Significant improvements in energy efficiency for transport, industrial processes and buildings are also called for, together with a range of other measures. Following Schaeffer and Vuuren [2012], we extend the IEA scenarios out ...
The scientific case for a cumulative carbon budget
... Implications for mitigation policy Many national and international policies still treat climate change as a flow problem, focusing on reducing the overall rate of greenhouse gas emissions in 2020, 2030 or 2050. But while reducing the rate of accumulation of CO2 emissions buys time, it does not solve ...
... Implications for mitigation policy Many national and international policies still treat climate change as a flow problem, focusing on reducing the overall rate of greenhouse gas emissions in 2020, 2030 or 2050. But while reducing the rate of accumulation of CO2 emissions buys time, it does not solve ...
Livestock and greenhouse gas emissions
... forest, and then attributes the ‘lost’ opportunity for carbon sequestration to livestock. The ...
... forest, and then attributes the ‘lost’ opportunity for carbon sequestration to livestock. The ...
Technology and Climate Change Programme (Climtech)
... - greenhouse gas emissions from developed countries must be reduced on average of 5 % from 1990 level to period of 2008-12 - different emission commitments for different countries: EU –8 %, USA –7 %, Japan –6 %, Australia +8 %, Iceland +10 % - concerns following gases: CO2, CH4, N2O, HFC:s, PFC:s an ...
... - greenhouse gas emissions from developed countries must be reduced on average of 5 % from 1990 level to period of 2008-12 - different emission commitments for different countries: EU –8 %, USA –7 %, Japan –6 %, Australia +8 %, Iceland +10 % - concerns following gases: CO2, CH4, N2O, HFC:s, PFC:s an ...
Climate action in the land sector: Treading - Heinrich-Böll
... Countries with heavily industrialised agriculture sectors are responsible for the bulk of these emissions – CH4 from industrial livestock production14 and N2O from use of synthetic nitrogen fertilisers. Furthermore, synthetic fertiliser production is heavily dependent on burning fossil fuels, while ...
... Countries with heavily industrialised agriculture sectors are responsible for the bulk of these emissions – CH4 from industrial livestock production14 and N2O from use of synthetic nitrogen fertilisers. Furthermore, synthetic fertiliser production is heavily dependent on burning fossil fuels, while ...
The role of EIA in greenhouse gas mitigation Abstract The role of EIA
... Initial Commonwealth policies were primarily voluntary, such as the National Greenhouse Challenge Program for industry aimed at capturing the potential for reductions in emissions through voluntary and cost-neutral steps. Australia gained concessions from the international community at the 1997 Kyot ...
... Initial Commonwealth policies were primarily voluntary, such as the National Greenhouse Challenge Program for industry aimed at capturing the potential for reductions in emissions through voluntary and cost-neutral steps. Australia gained concessions from the international community at the 1997 Kyot ...
Voluntary Carbon Offsets
... Permanence refers to the ability of a project to maintain the reductions achieved over time. By nature, projects based on emission reductions have a permanent impact while those based on sequestration may not. For example, carbon sequestered in a newly created forest can be lost in the future due to ...
... Permanence refers to the ability of a project to maintain the reductions achieved over time. By nature, projects based on emission reductions have a permanent impact while those based on sequestration may not. For example, carbon sequestered in a newly created forest can be lost in the future due to ...
North East England Greenhouse Gas Emissions Baselines and
... the economic and social costs of adverse climate change. ...
... the economic and social costs of adverse climate change. ...
Sustainable Transport Series - American University of Beirut
... alongside other benefits. Upgrading the bus service in the Greater transportation Beirut Area through a bundle of feasible bus service improvements, will result in a reasonable shift to buses and measurable reduction sector is one of the in vehicular emissions in the short-term. Such improvements wi ...
... alongside other benefits. Upgrading the bus service in the Greater transportation Beirut Area through a bundle of feasible bus service improvements, will result in a reasonable shift to buses and measurable reduction sector is one of the in vehicular emissions in the short-term. Such improvements wi ...
TCEQ's Contested Enforcement Process
... D.C. Circuit vacated equipment replacement rule NSR applies to "any" physical change that increases emissions so EPA can only adopt de minimis exclusions EPA and UARG appealed decision to Supreme Court ...
... D.C. Circuit vacated equipment replacement rule NSR applies to "any" physical change that increases emissions so EPA can only adopt de minimis exclusions EPA and UARG appealed decision to Supreme Court ...
NAFTA and Climate Change - Peterson Institute for International
... the Kyoto Protocol. In the interim, the levels of GHG emissions rose significantly throughout North America; none of the three countries reduced its overall levels of GHG emissions despite notable declines in emissions intensity (CO2 equivalent emissions per unit of output). As shown in table 1.1, U ...
... the Kyoto Protocol. In the interim, the levels of GHG emissions rose significantly throughout North America; none of the three countries reduced its overall levels of GHG emissions despite notable declines in emissions intensity (CO2 equivalent emissions per unit of output). As shown in table 1.1, U ...
Carbon Intensity: China`s Card for Climate Politics
... address the country’s serious energy shortage problem caused by growing demand, inefficient use and limited energy reserves. The relationship between economic growth and energy utilisation matters greatly from not only an emissions perspective, but also an energy security perspective as well. As the ...
... address the country’s serious energy shortage problem caused by growing demand, inefficient use and limited energy reserves. The relationship between economic growth and energy utilisation matters greatly from not only an emissions perspective, but also an energy security perspective as well. As the ...
Papua New Guinea
... The main opportunities exist in the electricity supply sector, energy efficiency, transport and forestry. The key technologies for mitigation are renewable energy deployment technologies in the electricity sector. Considerable assistance will, however, be needed in terms of human resource developmen ...
... The main opportunities exist in the electricity supply sector, energy efficiency, transport and forestry. The key technologies for mitigation are renewable energy deployment technologies in the electricity sector. Considerable assistance will, however, be needed in terms of human resource developmen ...
- carbonn Climate Registry
... take a break from more frequent and extent heat wave induced by climate change. Moreover, in order to contribute international efforts of fighting against global warming, the city has held various climate change related global conference such as IPCC AR5 WG3 meeting in July, 2011. The city promoted ...
... take a break from more frequent and extent heat wave induced by climate change. Moreover, in order to contribute international efforts of fighting against global warming, the city has held various climate change related global conference such as IPCC AR5 WG3 meeting in July, 2011. The city promoted ...
global action to address climate change
... European Union climate policy came about through preparation for the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, where the European Union Commission proposed a sweeping package of policies that ranged from energy efficiency, more use of renewable energy sources, stricter monitoring of carbon dioxide emissions and carbon ...
... European Union climate policy came about through preparation for the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, where the European Union Commission proposed a sweeping package of policies that ranged from energy efficiency, more use of renewable energy sources, stricter monitoring of carbon dioxide emissions and carbon ...
Barbados Intended Nationally Determined Contribution
... Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1994 and the Kyoto Protocol in 2000. Since then, Barbados has actively participated in the Conference of Parties (COP) and related inter-sessional meetings of the UNFCCC, as well as undertaken a variety of measures that fit with the overarching obje ...
... Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1994 and the Kyoto Protocol in 2000. Since then, Barbados has actively participated in the Conference of Parties (COP) and related inter-sessional meetings of the UNFCCC, as well as undertaken a variety of measures that fit with the overarching obje ...
reducing black carbon emissions
... of black carbon and other short-lived climate forcing agents, and of available reduction strategies, conducted by the IPPC or another international body such as the International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations (IUAPPA). A rapid process will be key to faci ...
... of black carbon and other short-lived climate forcing agents, and of available reduction strategies, conducted by the IPPC or another international body such as the International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations (IUAPPA). A rapid process will be key to faci ...
