sectoral classification for the low carbon economy in south africa
... how they are classified in terms of the above. Note that transport and construction are not listed as sectors in this classification. The carbon tax is still very much under development and we will probably only see clarity on this issue when the next round of discussion or policy papers are publish ...
... how they are classified in terms of the above. Note that transport and construction are not listed as sectors in this classification. The carbon tax is still very much under development and we will probably only see clarity on this issue when the next round of discussion or policy papers are publish ...
Key Question
... in Response to Environmental Change? • A major challenge in confronting environmental problems is that many of those problems do not lie within a single jurisdiction. • With the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, international governmental organizations began playi ...
... in Response to Environmental Change? • A major challenge in confronting environmental problems is that many of those problems do not lie within a single jurisdiction. • With the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, international governmental organizations began playi ...
Climate Policy of the European Union: What to Expect from the Paris
... been an evolution of the convention thus taking different paths with the course of time. In 1997, a similar convention, Kyoto Protocol, was held. This convention adopted a rather different strategy which involved utilizing a top-down, highly differentiated approach that intended on enforcing agreed ...
... been an evolution of the convention thus taking different paths with the course of time. In 1997, a similar convention, Kyoto Protocol, was held. This convention adopted a rather different strategy which involved utilizing a top-down, highly differentiated approach that intended on enforcing agreed ...
The Oceans and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
... to negotiate and sign a globally binding agreement on climate change mitigation and adaptation. The “Paris Summit” is a major milestone in a longterm international negotiations effort that has been moving at a very slow pace, lagging far behind the fast advance of geophysical changes in the earth sy ...
... to negotiate and sign a globally binding agreement on climate change mitigation and adaptation. The “Paris Summit” is a major milestone in a longterm international negotiations effort that has been moving at a very slow pace, lagging far behind the fast advance of geophysical changes in the earth sy ...
Removing Climate Change as a Barrier to Economic Progress
... since the last decade of the twentieth century (Cline 1992, Nordhaus 1994, 2008). It was the focus of the Stern Review, commissioned by the United Kingdom Government (Stern 2007). The studies cited above calculate the interests of the international community as a whole in climate change mitigation, ...
... since the last decade of the twentieth century (Cline 1992, Nordhaus 1994, 2008). It was the focus of the Stern Review, commissioned by the United Kingdom Government (Stern 2007). The studies cited above calculate the interests of the international community as a whole in climate change mitigation, ...
Read the winning essay - UK Environmental Law Association
... Specific NDCs also give cause for concern. In particular, China – now the world's largest emitter – has merely committed to reducing its carbon intensity and only stated an expectation that its emissions will peak; while India's carbon intensity target is thought to be practically impossible to meet ...
... Specific NDCs also give cause for concern. In particular, China – now the world's largest emitter – has merely committed to reducing its carbon intensity and only stated an expectation that its emissions will peak; while India's carbon intensity target is thought to be practically impossible to meet ...
Does Climate Change Make Industrialization An Obsolete
... In a world of rapid urbanization and global integration, climate change represents only one of the many challenges that cities in the South have to grapple with in the coming decades. It is nevertheless a fundamentally important challenge for these cities because failing it will not only diminish th ...
... In a world of rapid urbanization and global integration, climate change represents only one of the many challenges that cities in the South have to grapple with in the coming decades. It is nevertheless a fundamentally important challenge for these cities because failing it will not only diminish th ...
Globalisation, Transport and the Environment
... Road and rail With new developments to remove bottlenecks, combined with operational improvements, there is scope for considerable improvement in the efficiency of international road and rail freight in many regions. Of course, it is not simply a question of transit time and reliability, it is also ...
... Road and rail With new developments to remove bottlenecks, combined with operational improvements, there is scope for considerable improvement in the efficiency of international road and rail freight in many regions. Of course, it is not simply a question of transit time and reliability, it is also ...
International Legal Framework
... • Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros: concept of sustainable development refers to the need to reconcile economic development with protection of the environment • Pulp Mills on the River Uruguay: refers to ‘the need to strike a balance between the use of the waters and the protection of the river consistent with t ...
... • Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros: concept of sustainable development refers to the need to reconcile economic development with protection of the environment • Pulp Mills on the River Uruguay: refers to ‘the need to strike a balance between the use of the waters and the protection of the river consistent with t ...
Document
... Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was signed. As part of the convention, the signatory countries were asked to calculate and report their greenhouse gas emissions. An addition to the Convention on Climate Change that was ...
... Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was signed. As part of the convention, the signatory countries were asked to calculate and report their greenhouse gas emissions. An addition to the Convention on Climate Change that was ...
What the Framework Convention on Climate Change
... over time. Once the Paris agreement enters into force and is fully in motion each nation will be expected to adopt a new pledge every 5 years in tandem with periodic overall efforts to take stock of how the group of nations is doing. The flexibility of this pledge-and-review system helped transform ...
... over time. Once the Paris agreement enters into force and is fully in motion each nation will be expected to adopt a new pledge every 5 years in tandem with periodic overall efforts to take stock of how the group of nations is doing. The flexibility of this pledge-and-review system helped transform ...
Mexico - Climate Transparency
... level is not yet consistent with limiting global warming to below 2°C, and would require other countries to make deeper reductions and comparably greater efforts. Current policies imply emissions levels of 8–17% above the INDC target in 2030. Mexico has shown strong progress in policy planning and i ...
... level is not yet consistent with limiting global warming to below 2°C, and would require other countries to make deeper reductions and comparably greater efforts. Current policies imply emissions levels of 8–17% above the INDC target in 2030. Mexico has shown strong progress in policy planning and i ...
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction in Oregon (12/14)
... Oregon Climate Change Adaptation Framework (2010) Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a climate change mitigation strategy. Climate change adaptation is another burgeoning area of interest for planners and local decision makers, in case mitigation strategies are not enough. The 2010 framework propo ...
... Oregon Climate Change Adaptation Framework (2010) Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a climate change mitigation strategy. Climate change adaptation is another burgeoning area of interest for planners and local decision makers, in case mitigation strategies are not enough. The 2010 framework propo ...
Why negative CO2 emission technologies should not be classified
... emissions technologies address the problem of increased CO2 concentrations The term ‘geoengineering’ is also used to encompass a class of techniques referred to as Carbon Dioxide Removal. Many scientists oppose such a confused,7 as many (but not all) CDR techniques fundamentally differ from geoengin ...
... emissions technologies address the problem of increased CO2 concentrations The term ‘geoengineering’ is also used to encompass a class of techniques referred to as Carbon Dioxide Removal. Many scientists oppose such a confused,7 as many (but not all) CDR techniques fundamentally differ from geoengin ...
climate change mitigation
... Getting to Carbon Neutral does not dictate which GHG reduction options are best or how they must be implemented. Rather, it offers a menu of practical and proven options for cutting GHGs. A municipality can develop and evaluate different mitigation scenarios to help it design a unique strategy or a ...
... Getting to Carbon Neutral does not dictate which GHG reduction options are best or how they must be implemented. Rather, it offers a menu of practical and proven options for cutting GHGs. A municipality can develop and evaluate different mitigation scenarios to help it design a unique strategy or a ...
Investment ClImATe CHAnGe bRIeFInG PAPeR
... low carbon emissions, while seeking to track closely the return of the S&P 500. Trucost calculates the carbon intensity of Index companies by researching and standardising publicly disclosed information and engaging directly with companies to verify calculations. Trucost also helps companies to meas ...
... low carbon emissions, while seeking to track closely the return of the S&P 500. Trucost calculates the carbon intensity of Index companies by researching and standardising publicly disclosed information and engaging directly with companies to verify calculations. Trucost also helps companies to meas ...
The Fifth Carbon Budget - Call for Evidence Question and Response
... ways of reducing emissions that are likely to be relatively low cost and actions that will develop options that may need to be deployed at scale by 2050. These scenarios, reviewed in detail in the Committee’s report The Fourth Carbon Budget Review – the cost-effective path to the 2050 target, includ ...
... ways of reducing emissions that are likely to be relatively low cost and actions that will develop options that may need to be deployed at scale by 2050. These scenarios, reviewed in detail in the Committee’s report The Fourth Carbon Budget Review – the cost-effective path to the 2050 target, includ ...
Consultation Questions - Aviation Environment Federation
... We therefore recommend that the assessment should include a prediction of the cost of aircraft emissions in 2030. Question 9: Are there any other data sources you believe might be relevant to carrying out an emissions cost assessment? We would wish to see figures for the cirrus cloud effect include ...
... We therefore recommend that the assessment should include a prediction of the cost of aircraft emissions in 2030. Question 9: Are there any other data sources you believe might be relevant to carrying out an emissions cost assessment? We would wish to see figures for the cirrus cloud effect include ...