English - Summit of the Americas
... Make use of increased experience and better tools to avoid negative environmental and social impacts: e.g., strategic impact assessments Intensify efforts to exploit other sources of renewable energy (e.g. wind) Continue to take advantage of low cost and sustainable biofuels (taking into account dir ...
... Make use of increased experience and better tools to avoid negative environmental and social impacts: e.g., strategic impact assessments Intensify efforts to exploit other sources of renewable energy (e.g. wind) Continue to take advantage of low cost and sustainable biofuels (taking into account dir ...
Forests and Forest Products as Carbon Sinks
... through the implementation of the actions. A key objective of listing the solutions in action areas is to demonstrate the potential of the entire forests and forest products value chain to make a significant contribution to climate change mitigation through the sustainable production and consumption ...
... through the implementation of the actions. A key objective of listing the solutions in action areas is to demonstrate the potential of the entire forests and forest products value chain to make a significant contribution to climate change mitigation through the sustainable production and consumption ...
Climate and carbon cycle models in Integrated Assessment Models
... System models to greenhouse gas emissions may be approximately represented for key variables by building cost-efficient and simple substitute models. First, theoretical concepts for the development of substitute models are presented, followed by some practical considerations. Then, the approach is e ...
... System models to greenhouse gas emissions may be approximately represented for key variables by building cost-efficient and simple substitute models. First, theoretical concepts for the development of substitute models are presented, followed by some practical considerations. Then, the approach is e ...
CCS - Panda
... proposals for additional support mechanisms for CCS, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency which ...
... proposals for additional support mechanisms for CCS, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency which ...
Risks from Climate Feedbacks
... global warming. A climate feedback is a change to a component of the climate system that causes a knock-on effect which further alters the original change. An amplifying feedback (also referred to as a ‘positive feedback’) increases the rate of global warming. For example, as the climate warms it ...
... global warming. A climate feedback is a change to a component of the climate system that causes a knock-on effect which further alters the original change. An amplifying feedback (also referred to as a ‘positive feedback’) increases the rate of global warming. For example, as the climate warms it ...
Brief summary of the impact of ship emissions on atmospheric
... contribute significantly to the total emissions from the transportation sector (Corbett and Fischbeck, 1997; Eyring et al., 2005a, see Figure 1). Key compounds emitted from international shipping are carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), volatile organic compounds (VOC), ...
... contribute significantly to the total emissions from the transportation sector (Corbett and Fischbeck, 1997; Eyring et al., 2005a, see Figure 1). Key compounds emitted from international shipping are carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), volatile organic compounds (VOC), ...
Impact of energy production on atmospheric concentration of
... oceans and other feedback mechanisms introduce a delay of up to 100 years in effective changes of temperatures and other climate variables caused by emissions of greenhouse gases. Thus, changes introduced now are clearly irreversible. It is possible, therefore, to speak of a commitment to future cli ...
... oceans and other feedback mechanisms introduce a delay of up to 100 years in effective changes of temperatures and other climate variables caused by emissions of greenhouse gases. Thus, changes introduced now are clearly irreversible. It is possible, therefore, to speak of a commitment to future cli ...
VOLUNTARY CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGE PROGRAM
... Both direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions have decreased from 1996 levels due mainly to a reduction in throughput. The reduction in indirect emissions is also partially due to an electric efficiency program which started in 1996. The Company intends to implement energy use reduction measures ...
... Both direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions have decreased from 1996 levels due mainly to a reduction in throughput. The reduction in indirect emissions is also partially due to an electric efficiency program which started in 1996. The Company intends to implement energy use reduction measures ...
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... what emissions trajectory would be consistent with stabilisation or consider the economic and political feasibility of alternative trajectories.2 The aim of this study is to present an analysis of feasible emissions trajectories that is sufficiently accessible to be useful to policymakers and the gene ...
... what emissions trajectory would be consistent with stabilisation or consider the economic and political feasibility of alternative trajectories.2 The aim of this study is to present an analysis of feasible emissions trajectories that is sufficiently accessible to be useful to policymakers and the gene ...
CARBON-NEGATIVE ENERGY SYSTEM*
... greenhouse gases, and the ‘adaptation’ measures to ease anticipatory effects of climate change, are being taken. Further advancing the mitigation, the ‘geoengineering’ are studied and proposed (1). There are two measures in geoengineering; ‘CDR’ (Carbon Dioxide Removal) which is also called ‘negativ ...
... greenhouse gases, and the ‘adaptation’ measures to ease anticipatory effects of climate change, are being taken. Further advancing the mitigation, the ‘geoengineering’ are studied and proposed (1). There are two measures in geoengineering; ‘CDR’ (Carbon Dioxide Removal) which is also called ‘negativ ...
Republic of Korea’s Framework Act on Low Carbon, Considerations for replicating
... Korean Government committed to achieving a significant cut in emissions through a shift from energy-intensive industries to low-carbon ones, it needed the legal grounds on which to build the implementing system for green growth, specifically the Presidential Committee on Green Growth, then to mandat ...
... Korean Government committed to achieving a significant cut in emissions through a shift from energy-intensive industries to low-carbon ones, it needed the legal grounds on which to build the implementing system for green growth, specifically the Presidential Committee on Green Growth, then to mandat ...
IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM)
... 2.1. Major Regulations Related To Climate Change And GHG Emissions Two important international agreements address the pressing issue of reducing anthropogenic GHG emissions in the atmosphere: the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol. The UNFCCC is a m ...
... 2.1. Major Regulations Related To Climate Change And GHG Emissions Two important international agreements address the pressing issue of reducing anthropogenic GHG emissions in the atmosphere: the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol. The UNFCCC is a m ...
REPORT ON THE DECC/RCUK GREENHOUSE GAS REMOVAL
... controversial and highly contested (this is my area of research, I would be very happy to discuss it further). RCUK has dipped its toes into SRM research. However, they found the water rather hot when the Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineering (SPICE) project attracted considerabl ...
... controversial and highly contested (this is my area of research, I would be very happy to discuss it further). RCUK has dipped its toes into SRM research. However, they found the water rather hot when the Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineering (SPICE) project attracted considerabl ...
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... Numbers 4,5, and 6 are generically called fluorinated gases, which arise from chemical processes, and are used in a variety of substitutes for previously identified ozone-depleting substances. These are typically emitted in small quantities, but they are potent GHG. Various forms of fluorinated gase ...
... Numbers 4,5, and 6 are generically called fluorinated gases, which arise from chemical processes, and are used in a variety of substitutes for previously identified ozone-depleting substances. These are typically emitted in small quantities, but they are potent GHG. Various forms of fluorinated gase ...
Lord Nicholas Stern Towards A Global Deal on Climate Change
... come back to the question of the reductions that rich countries should make. You are going to see fairly quickly that they should be 80 percent from 1990 to 2050. But I will keep that for when I talk about the global deal. e cost of achieving a 50 percent reduction in emissions for the world as a w ...
... come back to the question of the reductions that rich countries should make. You are going to see fairly quickly that they should be 80 percent from 1990 to 2050. But I will keep that for when I talk about the global deal. e cost of achieving a 50 percent reduction in emissions for the world as a w ...
Learning to Die in the Anthropocene
... climate the Earth hasn’t seen since the Pliocene, three million years ago, when oceans were 75 feet higher. Once the methane hydrates under the oceans and permafrost begin to melt, we may soon find ourselves living in a hothouse climate closer to that of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, approxi ...
... climate the Earth hasn’t seen since the Pliocene, three million years ago, when oceans were 75 feet higher. Once the methane hydrates under the oceans and permafrost begin to melt, we may soon find ourselves living in a hothouse climate closer to that of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, approxi ...
Type of relationships in GHG emission trading scheme
... emissions by sources and anthropogenic removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol; • To submit annually the most recent required inventory of anthropogenic emissions by sources and anthropogenic removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Mo ...
... emissions by sources and anthropogenic removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol; • To submit annually the most recent required inventory of anthropogenic emissions by sources and anthropogenic removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Mo ...
Leveraged Funds: Section one (opens in new window)
... Overall additional capital required in developing countries to achieve abatement on the scale required is 10-25% above energy investment under business as usual, somewhere between US$80-190bn between 2010 and 2020.4 Incremental cost and finance flows for abatement would be around US$80-120bn per yea ...
... Overall additional capital required in developing countries to achieve abatement on the scale required is 10-25% above energy investment under business as usual, somewhere between US$80-190bn between 2010 and 2020.4 Incremental cost and finance flows for abatement would be around US$80-120bn per yea ...
The Case for Fossil Fuel Divestment
... particular, they have developed an energy policy to cut London’s carbon emission levels by 60% by 2025.28 The LPFA manages the pensions of City Hall employees (including the Mayor of London and the London Assembly) as well as many other local authorities. It handles £4.8 billion worth of assets, mi ...
... particular, they have developed an energy policy to cut London’s carbon emission levels by 60% by 2025.28 The LPFA manages the pensions of City Hall employees (including the Mayor of London and the London Assembly) as well as many other local authorities. It handles £4.8 billion worth of assets, mi ...
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... A focus on technology development is in line with a growing recognition that in order to achieve the deep cuts in global greenhouse emissions eventually needed to stabilise atmospheric concentrations at ‘safe’ levels, fundamental shifts in energy systems will be necessary over the next half century ...
... A focus on technology development is in line with a growing recognition that in order to achieve the deep cuts in global greenhouse emissions eventually needed to stabilise atmospheric concentrations at ‘safe’ levels, fundamental shifts in energy systems will be necessary over the next half century ...
North East England Greenhouse Gas Emissions Baselines and
... cent below 1990 levels by 2012. Through the Climate Change Act 2008 it has also set itself a more ambitious target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent below 1990 levels by 2050, with an aim of achieving a 26 per cent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2020. ...
... cent below 1990 levels by 2012. Through the Climate Change Act 2008 it has also set itself a more ambitious target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent below 1990 levels by 2050, with an aim of achieving a 26 per cent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2020. ...
Papua New Guinea
... 2015). In this regard there are many options in terms of PV, geothermal, biomass fuelled plants and additional hydro which could be investigated. Together these could make the country close to 100% renewable in the power sector. Longer term increases in energy consumption would, however, have to be ...
... 2015). In this regard there are many options in terms of PV, geothermal, biomass fuelled plants and additional hydro which could be investigated. Together these could make the country close to 100% renewable in the power sector. Longer term increases in energy consumption would, however, have to be ...
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... that an emission pricing signal is still vital for innovation: "[among] several important lessons for policymakers tempted to rely on technology as a cure-all for climate change...first, and most obvious, is that these technological gains will not occur without some policy signal to innovators that ...
... that an emission pricing signal is still vital for innovation: "[among] several important lessons for policymakers tempted to rely on technology as a cure-all for climate change...first, and most obvious, is that these technological gains will not occur without some policy signal to innovators that ...