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Howard Electric Co
... produce CO2 when burned. Those resources being coal, natural gas, propane, wood, and all biofuels, all of which produce CO2. I find it interesting that politicians and grant seeking Phds now believe that we can somehow control the weather. Meanwhile, world leaders see this as a great opportunity for ...
... produce CO2 when burned. Those resources being coal, natural gas, propane, wood, and all biofuels, all of which produce CO2. I find it interesting that politicians and grant seeking Phds now believe that we can somehow control the weather. Meanwhile, world leaders see this as a great opportunity for ...
South Pole Company Presentation
... This report is solely for the use of client personnel. No part of it may be circulated, quoted, or reproduced for distribution outside the client organization without prior written approval from South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd. This material was used by South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd ...
... This report is solely for the use of client personnel. No part of it may be circulated, quoted, or reproduced for distribution outside the client organization without prior written approval from South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd. This material was used by South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd ...
Lecture 13:Climate Change
... • The Artic cap has decreased in size since the first satellite were taken in the 1970”s. • Melting of sea ice has been the most dramatic, but it does not rise sea levels as glaciers do. • Artic glaciers are shrinking at an increasing rate and contribute to a rise in sea level of only 0.2 cm per dec ...
... • The Artic cap has decreased in size since the first satellite were taken in the 1970”s. • Melting of sea ice has been the most dramatic, but it does not rise sea levels as glaciers do. • Artic glaciers are shrinking at an increasing rate and contribute to a rise in sea level of only 0.2 cm per dec ...
The Economics of Climate Change. Chris Taylor
... • Risks of going above 5°C increase (or even 4°C) are very severe Would induce e g major movements of population severe. Would induce, e.g., major movements of population and thus massive conflict • On basis of implied probabilities of temperature increase, dangerous to go beyond 550ppm CO2e dang ...
... • Risks of going above 5°C increase (or even 4°C) are very severe Would induce e g major movements of population severe. Would induce, e.g., major movements of population and thus massive conflict • On basis of implied probabilities of temperature increase, dangerous to go beyond 550ppm CO2e dang ...
Kyoto Protocol
... certificates as compliance tools within the EU ETS The EU ETS was inspired by the Kyoto Protocol but it is also independent of it It was enacted before the Kyoto Protocol became legally binding in international and EU law ...
... certificates as compliance tools within the EU ETS The EU ETS was inspired by the Kyoto Protocol but it is also independent of it It was enacted before the Kyoto Protocol became legally binding in international and EU law ...
Introduction to CMI-15 - Carbon Mitigation Initiative
... Much has changed and is changing Low-carbon energy is arriving unevenly: wind, solar, and vehicle fuel efficiency are being realized at a one-wedge pace, while hydrogen power, CCS, and nuclear power are faltering. Innovation in the energy sector has been dramatically affected by the arrival of shal ...
... Much has changed and is changing Low-carbon energy is arriving unevenly: wind, solar, and vehicle fuel efficiency are being realized at a one-wedge pace, while hydrogen power, CCS, and nuclear power are faltering. Innovation in the energy sector has been dramatically affected by the arrival of shal ...
Working with Science and Policy Presentation
... In this Parliament, DECC’s work is arranged around 35 programmes, with 10 of these as top priorities Business Plan objectives: (Level 0) Group level management: (Level 1) ...
... In this Parliament, DECC’s work is arranged around 35 programmes, with 10 of these as top priorities Business Plan objectives: (Level 0) Group level management: (Level 1) ...
Photo Album - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
... • A somewhat steeper path in the latter period can not make up for the slightly slower start. • Both cumulative emissions and reduction rates increase for a delay of interim targets. • Even if 2050 emission levels are assumed the same, a delay in US reductions from -25% by 2020 to 0% by 2020 will in ...
... • A somewhat steeper path in the latter period can not make up for the slightly slower start. • Both cumulative emissions and reduction rates increase for a delay of interim targets. • Even if 2050 emission levels are assumed the same, a delay in US reductions from -25% by 2020 to 0% by 2020 will in ...
Science-Based Targets Key to Private-Sector
... Science-Based Target Initiative. Their methodology, the Sectoral Decarbonization Approach, aligns a company’s emissions targets to its sector’s projected level of economic activity and potential for emissions reductions. The Initiative’s website serves as a clearinghouse of information on alternativ ...
... Science-Based Target Initiative. Their methodology, the Sectoral Decarbonization Approach, aligns a company’s emissions targets to its sector’s projected level of economic activity and potential for emissions reductions. The Initiative’s website serves as a clearinghouse of information on alternativ ...
Climate Intervention Is Not a Replacement for Reducing Carbon
... These differences led the committee to evaluate the two types of approaches separately in companion reports, a distinction it hopes carries over to future scientific and policy discussions. In addition, the committee believes that these approaches are more accurately described as “climate interventi ...
... These differences led the committee to evaluate the two types of approaches separately in companion reports, a distinction it hopes carries over to future scientific and policy discussions. In addition, the committee believes that these approaches are more accurately described as “climate interventi ...
Global Warming document - Alliance of Veterinarians for the
... We hear the term “greenhouse gas” a lot—but what is it? Humans add various gases to the earth’s atmosphere every day; these gases (known as “greenhouse gases”) consist primarily of carbon dioxide, ozone, chlorofluorocarbons, nitrous oxide, and methane, and tend to warm the earth. Trees help counter ...
... We hear the term “greenhouse gas” a lot—but what is it? Humans add various gases to the earth’s atmosphere every day; these gases (known as “greenhouse gases”) consist primarily of carbon dioxide, ozone, chlorofluorocarbons, nitrous oxide, and methane, and tend to warm the earth. Trees help counter ...
Updating Climate Metrics: The Need for Consistency with
... influence on regional “hot spots” such as the Arctic, including seasonal variations in impacts. • For example, black carbon would be expected to have greater impacts when emissions occur near regions of snow and ice, and in the spring and summer when the Sun is up. ...
... influence on regional “hot spots” such as the Arctic, including seasonal variations in impacts. • For example, black carbon would be expected to have greater impacts when emissions occur near regions of snow and ice, and in the spring and summer when the Sun is up. ...
TRillion Tonnes A4 proof 9.indd
... The Trillion Tonne Communiqué This Communiqué is a call from business for a policy response to the explicit scientific warnings of the risks posed by the continuing rise in atmospheric greenhouse gases. That response, driven by national actions, must be captured and enhanced through international co ...
... The Trillion Tonne Communiqué This Communiqué is a call from business for a policy response to the explicit scientific warnings of the risks posed by the continuing rise in atmospheric greenhouse gases. That response, driven by national actions, must be captured and enhanced through international co ...
CLIMATE_NRE_480_L13_International_Policy_20160310
... emissions-free power generating capacity each day over the next 50 years. This is roughly the equivalent of a large carbon emissions-free power plant becoming functional somewhere in the world every day. In many scenarios, this pace accelerates after mid-century. . . even stabilization at a 4°C warm ...
... emissions-free power generating capacity each day over the next 50 years. This is roughly the equivalent of a large carbon emissions-free power plant becoming functional somewhere in the world every day. In many scenarios, this pace accelerates after mid-century. . . even stabilization at a 4°C warm ...
Nature on the Move
... four seasons—winter, spring, summer, and fall—each with a normal range of temperatures. Usually the Earth’s enormous changes have occurred slowly over many hundreds, thousands, or millions of years, allowing plenty of time for most living things to adapt, or get used to, new conditions. Now the Eart ...
... four seasons—winter, spring, summer, and fall—each with a normal range of temperatures. Usually the Earth’s enormous changes have occurred slowly over many hundreds, thousands, or millions of years, allowing plenty of time for most living things to adapt, or get used to, new conditions. Now the Eart ...
MHC-200-Powerpoint
... Federal Carbon Tax • If the US itself imposes the tax, it could affect other nations that trade resources that consume fossil fuels, and push other nations to adopt their own taxes. • It would be easier to regulate at the national level the tax, rather than each state having their own tax and making ...
... Federal Carbon Tax • If the US itself imposes the tax, it could affect other nations that trade resources that consume fossil fuels, and push other nations to adopt their own taxes. • It would be easier to regulate at the national level the tax, rather than each state having their own tax and making ...
Rafe Pomerance - Ny
... • Responds to the need to slow warming. • Demonstrates the urgency of the climate problem • Builds global momentum. • Lowers concentrations of methane, ozone and BC quickly; their short lifetimes make this effective ...
... • Responds to the need to slow warming. • Demonstrates the urgency of the climate problem • Builds global momentum. • Lowers concentrations of methane, ozone and BC quickly; their short lifetimes make this effective ...
3R - WorldClimateBriefing
... achieves the best outcome for our economies and national interests, as well as for the world. You must decide: 1. Actions to reduce carbon emissions, if any. Without action, our emissions are expected ...
... achieves the best outcome for our economies and national interests, as well as for the world. You must decide: 1. Actions to reduce carbon emissions, if any. Without action, our emissions are expected ...
Strand 3 Multiple Choice Questions
... B. Smoke caused more deaths than sulfur dioxide (SO2). C. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) remains in the air longer than smoke. D. Air pollution peaked between December 7 and December 8. ...
... B. Smoke caused more deaths than sulfur dioxide (SO2). C. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) remains in the air longer than smoke. D. Air pollution peaked between December 7 and December 8. ...
Chapter 6 Sealing the Deal to Save the Climate
... • The United States and other industrial countries account for an estimated 76 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions form 1850 to 2002. New forest and the conversion of most of the world’s farms to practices that allow soil to capture and store atmospheric carbon could remove some excess carbon di ...
... • The United States and other industrial countries account for an estimated 76 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions form 1850 to 2002. New forest and the conversion of most of the world’s farms to practices that allow soil to capture and store atmospheric carbon could remove some excess carbon di ...
The Global Carbon Cycle
... things that people value, such as family, religion, and jobs,” science loses! • Contrarians “pit the values held in the highest esteem by the public (religion, economy, family) directly against the value of climate change science, and in doing so give the public the impression that they must choose ...
... things that people value, such as family, religion, and jobs,” science loses! • Contrarians “pit the values held in the highest esteem by the public (religion, economy, family) directly against the value of climate change science, and in doing so give the public the impression that they must choose ...
Farming and Land Use to Cool the Planet
... Costa Rica is a participant in the Coalition for Rainforest Nations, and has increased its forest cover from 21 percent in 1986, to 51percent in 2006. That is a difference of 30%. There are Markets that make payments for these efforts to the governments, and the governments spend billions of dollars ...
... Costa Rica is a participant in the Coalition for Rainforest Nations, and has increased its forest cover from 21 percent in 1986, to 51percent in 2006. That is a difference of 30%. There are Markets that make payments for these efforts to the governments, and the governments spend billions of dollars ...