Environmental federalism - Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
... Shobe 2009). Negotiated resolutions between governments are hard to study. We do know that the interstate compact option provided explicitly for such purpose in the U.S. Constitution is rarely used,6 which seems to imply that there are significant costs to localities in using this mechanism and that ...
... Shobe 2009). Negotiated resolutions between governments are hard to study. We do know that the interstate compact option provided explicitly for such purpose in the U.S. Constitution is rarely used,6 which seems to imply that there are significant costs to localities in using this mechanism and that ...
Neighborhood Sustainability Steward Handbook
... Written by Sarah Mazze at University of Oregon Climate Leadership Initiative, with research assistance from Jenny Hodbod, Abbigail Shadrick, Theresa Brand, Lyle Birkey, Sahra Bakalis and Shawn Eckerdt. Review by Alex Hanafi and Bob Doppelt. Offset section written by Natalie Reitman-White. Ecology s ...
... Written by Sarah Mazze at University of Oregon Climate Leadership Initiative, with research assistance from Jenny Hodbod, Abbigail Shadrick, Theresa Brand, Lyle Birkey, Sahra Bakalis and Shawn Eckerdt. Review by Alex Hanafi and Bob Doppelt. Offset section written by Natalie Reitman-White. Ecology s ...
Effects of climate extremes on the terrestrial carbon cycle: concepts
... forest fires in Greece in 2007 (Founda & Giannakopoulos, 2009), the dry spells in the Amazon basin in 2005 (Phillips et al., 2009) and 2010 (Lewis et al., 2011), in the U.S.A. 2000–2004 (Breshears et al., 2005; Schwalm et al., 2012), the forest fires in Russia in 2010 (Barriopedro et al., 2011; Kono ...
... forest fires in Greece in 2007 (Founda & Giannakopoulos, 2009), the dry spells in the Amazon basin in 2005 (Phillips et al., 2009) and 2010 (Lewis et al., 2011), in the U.S.A. 2000–2004 (Breshears et al., 2005; Schwalm et al., 2012), the forest fires in Russia in 2010 (Barriopedro et al., 2011; Kono ...
Changing Planet: Past, Present, Future Lecture 3 – Earth`s Climate
... showed us this slide of what Maryland might have looked like 20,000 years ago when there were mammoths walking around. If we zoom out, here is what the Northern hemisphere might have looked like on the left, 20,000 years ago. You can see North America covered with a giant sheet of ice-- the ice shee ...
... showed us this slide of what Maryland might have looked like 20,000 years ago when there were mammoths walking around. If we zoom out, here is what the Northern hemisphere might have looked like on the left, 20,000 years ago. You can see North America covered with a giant sheet of ice-- the ice shee ...
How to Avoid Dangerous Climate Change
... U.S. targets as needed to meet the goal of preventing a 2°C temperature increase—an essential element of any robust climate policy. Other proposals provide for review but fail to specify the 2°C goal or allow the targets to be strengthened if necessary. As this analysis demonstrates, the United Stat ...
... U.S. targets as needed to meet the goal of preventing a 2°C temperature increase—an essential element of any robust climate policy. Other proposals provide for review but fail to specify the 2°C goal or allow the targets to be strengthened if necessary. As this analysis demonstrates, the United Stat ...
Note by the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
... environment. Both the poor and the rich benefit from seaborne trade. Moreover, due to the nature of shipping, developing countries can, and do, become major participants in the industry itself and, by so doing generate income and create national wealth. ...
... environment. Both the poor and the rich benefit from seaborne trade. Moreover, due to the nature of shipping, developing countries can, and do, become major participants in the industry itself and, by so doing generate income and create national wealth. ...
to read the report
... divest, such as the Welcome Trust and the Gates Foundation and Harvard University, often argued that active shareholders within such companies can change their practices through dialogue and constructive engagement.9 However, it does seem that shareholder engagement has achieved little with respect ...
... divest, such as the Welcome Trust and the Gates Foundation and Harvard University, often argued that active shareholders within such companies can change their practices through dialogue and constructive engagement.9 However, it does seem that shareholder engagement has achieved little with respect ...
Conversion of Greenhouse Gasses Into Energy
... it is important to find a way to convert greenhouse gasses into energy. The book also provides me with the data about reducing the existing greenhouse gasses by capturing their by-products. Energy is money and money appears to be the universal motivator to act. Hopefully, I will be able to convey t ...
... it is important to find a way to convert greenhouse gasses into energy. The book also provides me with the data about reducing the existing greenhouse gasses by capturing their by-products. Energy is money and money appears to be the universal motivator to act. Hopefully, I will be able to convey t ...
United Nations Development Assistance Framework
... by acceptance of national policy and use of the proper measures to soften the consequences of climate change. On 8th session of the Conference of the Parties there were accepted decisions, in particular in relation to: National reports of Parties of Annex 1 (the term of presentation is set to Sec ...
... by acceptance of national policy and use of the proper measures to soften the consequences of climate change. On 8th session of the Conference of the Parties there were accepted decisions, in particular in relation to: National reports of Parties of Annex 1 (the term of presentation is set to Sec ...
Center for Economic and Policy Studies Rethinking Environmental
... Shobe and Burtraw The case of spillovers between neighboring localities raises the possibility of bargaining with the neighboring governments as an alternative to shifting control to the next encompassing layer, which may have much wider coverage than is necessary and hence may lead to its own inef ...
... Shobe and Burtraw The case of spillovers between neighboring localities raises the possibility of bargaining with the neighboring governments as an alternative to shifting control to the next encompassing layer, which may have much wider coverage than is necessary and hence may lead to its own inef ...
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... Many researchers that have worked on the optimal design of climate policy have stressed the importance of studying climate policy in a second-best setting considering the double externality. For example, Jaffe et al. (2005) proposes to use a portfolio made of a price signal to correct for the enviro ...
... Many researchers that have worked on the optimal design of climate policy have stressed the importance of studying climate policy in a second-best setting considering the double externality. For example, Jaffe et al. (2005) proposes to use a portfolio made of a price signal to correct for the enviro ...
Article - Biogeosciences
... carbon fluxes. We investigated to what extent and at which temporal scales, climatic variability and changes in ecosystem functional properties determined the IAV of the carbon balance. Empirical models were used as tools to estimate the seasonal and interannual variation of the ecosystem functional ...
... carbon fluxes. We investigated to what extent and at which temporal scales, climatic variability and changes in ecosystem functional properties determined the IAV of the carbon balance. Empirical models were used as tools to estimate the seasonal and interannual variation of the ecosystem functional ...
Kevin Schaefer guest lecture,
... Impact on Climate Change Treaty • 2°C warming target • Account for permafrost emissions • Available Projections don’t include permafrost emissions • Temperatures higher with feedback • Emissions targets may be too high ...
... Impact on Climate Change Treaty • 2°C warming target • Account for permafrost emissions • Available Projections don’t include permafrost emissions • Temperatures higher with feedback • Emissions targets may be too high ...
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... The authors simulate three scenarios for technical change with optimal climate policy, but do not analytically identify the forces underlying relative extraction patterns. In Chakravorty et al. (2006b), climate policy consists of an exogenous ceiling on the stock of pollution. A high- and a low-carb ...
... The authors simulate three scenarios for technical change with optimal climate policy, but do not analytically identify the forces underlying relative extraction patterns. In Chakravorty et al. (2006b), climate policy consists of an exogenous ceiling on the stock of pollution. A high- and a low-carb ...
Global Warming Begins at Home
... • the complexity of the science of climate change and lack of full public understanding • concern that economic progress will be impeded by action on climate change. However, it should be noted that there are many individuals, groups, businesses, and governments that are not resistant and have taken ...
... • the complexity of the science of climate change and lack of full public understanding • concern that economic progress will be impeded by action on climate change. However, it should be noted that there are many individuals, groups, businesses, and governments that are not resistant and have taken ...
Climate, biodiversity, and forests : issues and opportunities
... World Conservation Union. The author would first and foremost like to thank Brett Orlando of IUCN-The World Conservation Union, who made this collaboration possible. Brett provided invaluable editorial input to ensure balance and clarity within the report. Additionally, he drafted the box on Potenti ...
... World Conservation Union. The author would first and foremost like to thank Brett Orlando of IUCN-The World Conservation Union, who made this collaboration possible. Brett provided invaluable editorial input to ensure balance and clarity within the report. Additionally, he drafted the box on Potenti ...
analyses Why are we seeing “REDD”? seeing “REDD”?
... change and, most importantly, the costs of inaction. Specifically, Sir Nicholas Stern stresses the benefits of early climate change mitigation policies: compared to the aggregate monetary costs of climate change consequences of about 5-20% of annual global GDP if no action is taken, a 25% emissions re ...
... change and, most importantly, the costs of inaction. Specifically, Sir Nicholas Stern stresses the benefits of early climate change mitigation policies: compared to the aggregate monetary costs of climate change consequences of about 5-20% of annual global GDP if no action is taken, a 25% emissions re ...
Climate and the Carbon Cycle - CARBO
... extremes, what has been discovered, and what we still need to learn to better understand the future fate of the European carbon cycle. ...
... extremes, what has been discovered, and what we still need to learn to better understand the future fate of the European carbon cycle. ...
challenges and expectations in implementing reduce emissions
... will be implemented during 2008. They are: :Preparation of an information package and holding of information sessions on REDD for distribution to key national stakeholders, including politicians, senior bureaucrats, private sector, academic institutions and non-Government ...
... will be implemented during 2008. They are: :Preparation of an information package and holding of information sessions on REDD for distribution to key national stakeholders, including politicians, senior bureaucrats, private sector, academic institutions and non-Government ...
America`s Dirtiest Power Plants - Environment America Research
... In the case of the United States, that means power plants. As this report will show, a small number of dirty power plants make a massive and disproportionate contribution to the nation’s global warming emissions. Cleaning up our existing power plants – and preventing construction of a new generation ...
... In the case of the United States, that means power plants. As this report will show, a small number of dirty power plants make a massive and disproportionate contribution to the nation’s global warming emissions. Cleaning up our existing power plants – and preventing construction of a new generation ...
Carbon Disclosure submission
... Molson Coors’ Board and Executive Leadership Team have identified world class corporate responsibility performance as one of the four drivers of our global business strategy. Consistent with this commitment we are responding to the Carbon Disclosure Project for the seventh year. As a major global br ...
... Molson Coors’ Board and Executive Leadership Team have identified world class corporate responsibility performance as one of the four drivers of our global business strategy. Consistent with this commitment we are responding to the Carbon Disclosure Project for the seventh year. As a major global br ...
UK Climate action following the Paris Agreement
... greenhouse gases in the air. We already include three such options in our UK scenarios to 2050: bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, afforestation and wood in construction. The full range of potential GGR options is wide and diverse, including management of soils and habitats, biochar, direct ...
... greenhouse gases in the air. We already include three such options in our UK scenarios to 2050: bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, afforestation and wood in construction. The full range of potential GGR options is wide and diverse, including management of soils and habitats, biochar, direct ...
UC Santa Barbara (pdf)
... The University will pursue the goal of reducing GHG emissions to 2000 levels by 2014. ...
... The University will pursue the goal of reducing GHG emissions to 2000 levels by 2014. ...
The Carbon Cycle and Climate Change
... words, the sunflower will increase in biomass over time as it generates new organic carbon. But where is this organic carbon coming from? The simple answer is that the carbon in sunflower biomass originates as inorganic carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere. The biochemical reactions of photosynthesi ...
... words, the sunflower will increase in biomass over time as it generates new organic carbon. But where is this organic carbon coming from? The simple answer is that the carbon in sunflower biomass originates as inorganic carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere. The biochemical reactions of photosynthesi ...