17 - City of Santa Cruz
... the reference gas with a Global Warming Potential of 1. All emissions quantified within the Santa Cruz GHG Emissions Inventory have been calculated as CO2 equivalents (CO2e) and reported in metric tons. California is a substantial contributor of global greenhouse gases, emitting over 400 million met ...
... the reference gas with a Global Warming Potential of 1. All emissions quantified within the Santa Cruz GHG Emissions Inventory have been calculated as CO2 equivalents (CO2e) and reported in metric tons. California is a substantial contributor of global greenhouse gases, emitting over 400 million met ...
Using the Kyoto Protocol as a stepping stone.
... project have been submitted monthly to the UNFCCC. The total GHG reduction under JI until the end of 2012 is expected only to be about a quarter of CDM. In 2008 track 1 projects started to be submitted and now there are more track 1 projects (274) than track 2 projects (218). It has been easy to get ...
... project have been submitted monthly to the UNFCCC. The total GHG reduction under JI until the end of 2012 is expected only to be about a quarter of CDM. In 2008 track 1 projects started to be submitted and now there are more track 1 projects (274) than track 2 projects (218). It has been easy to get ...
svcrproc
... The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in 1997 as a first step toward stabilizing the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases. The most important feature of the Protocol is the quantified emissions reduction targets. These would result in a reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases from Annex B coun ...
... The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in 1997 as a first step toward stabilizing the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases. The most important feature of the Protocol is the quantified emissions reduction targets. These would result in a reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases from Annex B coun ...
science-based targets
... data allows businesses to position themselves for impending change, with the following benefits: INNOVATION / Companies are finding ways to strategically delink economic growth and productivity from carbon emissions, ensuring the possibility of future growth regardless of emissions constraints. Targ ...
... data allows businesses to position themselves for impending change, with the following benefits: INNOVATION / Companies are finding ways to strategically delink economic growth and productivity from carbon emissions, ensuring the possibility of future growth regardless of emissions constraints. Targ ...
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection`s Action
... Commonwealth will adopt to meet the goal of a 25 percent reduction of GHG emissions by 2020.13 The CECP includes policies, programs and regulations that will reduce GHG emissions from all sectors of GHG emissions: electricity generation, commercial, industrial, manufacturing, residential and transpo ...
... Commonwealth will adopt to meet the goal of a 25 percent reduction of GHG emissions by 2020.13 The CECP includes policies, programs and regulations that will reduce GHG emissions from all sectors of GHG emissions: electricity generation, commercial, industrial, manufacturing, residential and transpo ...
[LSE COPY]
... entirely without agreement had not a self-selecting group of five countries acted outside agreed COP15 negotiating procedures,3 indeed initially without UN involvement at all, to produce The Copenhagen Accord (CA),4 a very general document of no legal status,5 to which no country, certainly not thos ...
... entirely without agreement had not a self-selecting group of five countries acted outside agreed COP15 negotiating procedures,3 indeed initially without UN involvement at all, to produce The Copenhagen Accord (CA),4 a very general document of no legal status,5 to which no country, certainly not thos ...
Chapter 10 - Graduate Institute of International and Development
... the Protocol.) These targets apply, not on a yearly basis, but to the fiveyear, 2008–2012 commitment period, and apply to a basket of six greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and three trace gases or groups of gases). Both in the FCCC and the Kyoto Protocol negotiations, develop ...
... the Protocol.) These targets apply, not on a yearly basis, but to the fiveyear, 2008–2012 commitment period, and apply to a basket of six greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and three trace gases or groups of gases). Both in the FCCC and the Kyoto Protocol negotiations, develop ...
Silent but Deadly - Global Justice Now
... of climate change is ammonia which releases nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas 298 times as potent as carbon dioxide. Cattle feed not only causes surprisingly high levels of emissions during its production and processing but also gets fed to animals that emit large amounts of methane through enteric fe ...
... of climate change is ammonia which releases nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas 298 times as potent as carbon dioxide. Cattle feed not only causes surprisingly high levels of emissions during its production and processing but also gets fed to animals that emit large amounts of methane through enteric fe ...
US re-engagement? -
... a binding climate change agreement (DeSombre, 2005; Cohen et al, 2003). In the following months a strong opposition emerge particularly in the European countries which had been most decisive in order to reach a co-ordinated climate change response (Cohen et al, 2003). The White House was under press ...
... a binding climate change agreement (DeSombre, 2005; Cohen et al, 2003). In the following months a strong opposition emerge particularly in the European countries which had been most decisive in order to reach a co-ordinated climate change response (Cohen et al, 2003). The White House was under press ...
Climate impacts of ozone-depleting substances and their
... Montreal Protocol changed chemicals used ● Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depleting Substances ● It caused a change in chemicals used for refrigeration, AC, foam ...
... Montreal Protocol changed chemicals used ● Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depleting Substances ● It caused a change in chemicals used for refrigeration, AC, foam ...
CESifo Working Paper no. 2758
... integration of developing countries. Ellis (2007) states that a price of $3-6 per CER unit will not create enough market pull to attract investors for capital intensive projects. Unfortunately the projects with the lower revenues tend to be more sustainable. Investing in CDM projects is still consid ...
... integration of developing countries. Ellis (2007) states that a price of $3-6 per CER unit will not create enough market pull to attract investors for capital intensive projects. Unfortunately the projects with the lower revenues tend to be more sustainable. Investing in CDM projects is still consid ...
DOCX 104KB - Climate Change Authority
... the Australian economy has halved since 1990—while the economy and Australian population have grown steadily, emissions have remained relatively flat. Australia’s emissions were below its 2008–2012 Kyoto Protocol commitment, and it is making progress towards the 5 per cent unconditional target. The ...
... the Australian economy has halved since 1990—while the economy and Australian population have grown steadily, emissions have remained relatively flat. Australia’s emissions were below its 2008–2012 Kyoto Protocol commitment, and it is making progress towards the 5 per cent unconditional target. The ...
Iceland`s Climate Change Strategy - Ministry for the Environment
... net GHG emissions until the year 2050. Such a vision does not represent a binding obligation for Iceland, but it does demonstrate the nation’s will and desire to be at the forefront in a global campaign against climate change. The Kyoto Protocol According to the Kyoto Protocol, Iceland’s specific ob ...
... net GHG emissions until the year 2050. Such a vision does not represent a binding obligation for Iceland, but it does demonstrate the nation’s will and desire to be at the forefront in a global campaign against climate change. The Kyoto Protocol According to the Kyoto Protocol, Iceland’s specific ob ...
Updated compilation of information on the mitigation benefits of
... Household cooker biogas technologies can effectively address CH4 emissions from manure, pit latrines, and/or crop residues by using biogas for cooking rather than biomass. The International Cryosphere Climate Initiative notes in its submission to the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for E ...
... Household cooker biogas technologies can effectively address CH4 emissions from manure, pit latrines, and/or crop residues by using biogas for cooking rather than biomass. The International Cryosphere Climate Initiative notes in its submission to the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for E ...
CESifo Working Paper no. 2758
... integration of developing countries. Ellis (2007) states that a price of $3-6 per CER unit will not create enough market pull to attract investors for capital intensive projects. Unfortunately the projects with the lower revenues tend to be more sustainable. Investing in CDM projects is still consid ...
... integration of developing countries. Ellis (2007) states that a price of $3-6 per CER unit will not create enough market pull to attract investors for capital intensive projects. Unfortunately the projects with the lower revenues tend to be more sustainable. Investing in CDM projects is still consid ...
3.1. Greenhouse gases and climate change
... The issue of climate change is being addressed through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The EU’s commitments are to stabilise CO2 emissions by 2000 at 1990 levels and to reduce emissions of the main six greenhouse gases by 8% in 2008-2012 from 1990 levels (Kyoto Pr ...
... The issue of climate change is being addressed through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The EU’s commitments are to stabilise CO2 emissions by 2000 at 1990 levels and to reduce emissions of the main six greenhouse gases by 8% in 2008-2012 from 1990 levels (Kyoto Pr ...
12 International climate change agreements What is covered in this chapter?
... Chapter 2). Many small contributors together are responsible for a large share of course, so international collaboration is vital. In addition, dealing with the unavoidable impacts of climate change on poor countries and common resources such as ocean ecosystems requires solidarity. International ag ...
... Chapter 2). Many small contributors together are responsible for a large share of course, so international collaboration is vital. In addition, dealing with the unavoidable impacts of climate change on poor countries and common resources such as ocean ecosystems requires solidarity. International ag ...
The Design of a Carbon Neutral Airport
... Protocol included aviation emissions, but only those related to domestic travel. As of September 2011, around the world, 193 parties (192 States and 1 regional economic integration organization) are a part of the Kyoto Protocol. The United States has been involved in the Protocol legislation since t ...
... Protocol included aviation emissions, but only those related to domestic travel. As of September 2011, around the world, 193 parties (192 States and 1 regional economic integration organization) are a part of the Kyoto Protocol. The United States has been involved in the Protocol legislation since t ...
Oil Sands and Climate Change
... While the Alberta government makes bold claims30 about its actions to curb GHG emissions, both its mid-term and long-term targets are weak relative to other jurisdictions and its actual performance is lagging far behind even those targets. In the near term, scientific consensus is that industrialize ...
... While the Alberta government makes bold claims30 about its actions to curb GHG emissions, both its mid-term and long-term targets are weak relative to other jurisdictions and its actual performance is lagging far behind even those targets. In the near term, scientific consensus is that industrialize ...
New Zealand - Environmental Defense Fund
... emissions permits. Two main types of lands qualify as post-1989 forest land: (1) forest that was established on unforested land after December 31 1989, and (2) land that was forest land on December 31, 1989, but was subsequently deforested between January 1 1990 and December 31 2007.20 People or co ...
... emissions permits. Two main types of lands qualify as post-1989 forest land: (1) forest that was established on unforested land after December 31 1989, and (2) land that was forest land on December 31, 1989, but was subsequently deforested between January 1 1990 and December 31 2007.20 People or co ...
ISSUE BRIEF 14 mANDATORy REGUlATION OF NONTRADITIONAl GREENHOUSE GASES: POlICy OPTIONS FOR INDUSTRIAl
... system for only high GWP gases—have been suggested by a major producer of refrigerants as possible approaches for regulating this category of emissions.13 Because the fluorinated gases have such high GWPs, a potential downside to including them in an economywide approach is that relatively modest pr ...
... system for only high GWP gases—have been suggested by a major producer of refrigerants as possible approaches for regulating this category of emissions.13 Because the fluorinated gases have such high GWPs, a potential downside to including them in an economywide approach is that relatively modest pr ...
Forest Sinks and the Kyoto Protocol
... reduce emissions of GHGs. The Kyoto Protocol was in response to new scientific evidence suggesting the original emission reduction targets under the Convention would not be sufficient to achieve its objective and that tougher legally binding targets were required. The Kyoto Protocol: sets legally ...
... reduce emissions of GHGs. The Kyoto Protocol was in response to new scientific evidence suggesting the original emission reduction targets under the Convention would not be sufficient to achieve its objective and that tougher legally binding targets were required. The Kyoto Protocol: sets legally ...
Economic Growth and Climate Change: A Cross
... and most national policy discourses is that it is feasible to decouple economic growth from emissions, so that emissions targets can be achieved even while economies are expanding. This article contributes to this debate as well as to the larger literature on climate change and sustainability by emp ...
... and most national policy discourses is that it is feasible to decouple economic growth from emissions, so that emissions targets can be achieved even while economies are expanding. This article contributes to this debate as well as to the larger literature on climate change and sustainability by emp ...
Of Montreal and Kyoto: A Tale of Two Protocols
... Protocol was not in the interest of the United States. It should be clear that on these numbers, even unilateral action was well-justified for the United States, because the health benefits of American action would create substantial gains for the American public. But if the world joined the Montrea ...
... Protocol was not in the interest of the United States. It should be clear that on these numbers, even unilateral action was well-justified for the United States, because the health benefits of American action would create substantial gains for the American public. But if the world joined the Montrea ...
The Climate Change-Energy Challenge
... Climate scientists have observed that carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in the atmosphere have been increasing significantly over the past century, compared to the pre-industrial era (about 280 parts per million, or ppm). The 2014 concentration of CO2 (397 ppm) 1 was about 40% higher than in the m ...
... Climate scientists have observed that carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in the atmosphere have been increasing significantly over the past century, compared to the pre-industrial era (about 280 parts per million, or ppm). The 2014 concentration of CO2 (397 ppm) 1 was about 40% higher than in the m ...