publication - International Energy Agency
... 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 level of about 280 parts per million (ppm). In 2015, the average concentration of CO2 (399 ppm) 2 was about 40% hig ...
... 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 level of about 280 parts per million (ppm). In 2015, the average concentration of CO2 (399 ppm) 2 was about 40% hig ...
Climate Change: The Copenhagen Conference
... capita emissions and changes in emissions since 1990. The UK ranked 14th. Its per capita emissions were below the other industrialised countries in this list and below some of the developing countries where deforestation is a major source of emissions. However, at 10.5 tonnes per capita it was still ...
... capita emissions and changes in emissions since 1990. The UK ranked 14th. Its per capita emissions were below the other industrialised countries in this list and below some of the developing countries where deforestation is a major source of emissions. However, at 10.5 tonnes per capita it was still ...
Chapter 2: International Legal Approaches: Treaties and Non
... as a number of the agreements discussed in Section C, are all treaties so defined. The countries that agree to a treaty are referred to as “parties” to it. The other three sources bear some mention, though, because they at times have relevance to international legal dialogues regarding climate chang ...
... as a number of the agreements discussed in Section C, are all treaties so defined. The countries that agree to a treaty are referred to as “parties” to it. The other three sources bear some mention, though, because they at times have relevance to international legal dialogues regarding climate chang ...
Climate change policy in Alberta Backgrounder At a glance
... Whether physically reducing emissions or using the alternative compliance options available, companies can therefore meet their regulated obligations. Naturally they would choose the lowest-cost option available. For the SGER system to generate emission reductions, the technology fund contribution r ...
... Whether physically reducing emissions or using the alternative compliance options available, companies can therefore meet their regulated obligations. Naturally they would choose the lowest-cost option available. For the SGER system to generate emission reductions, the technology fund contribution r ...
presentation
... Building the Capacity of Chile’s Transportation Sector for Sustainable Development Through the CDM Jodi Browne International Institute for Sustainable Development ...
... Building the Capacity of Chile’s Transportation Sector for Sustainable Development Through the CDM Jodi Browne International Institute for Sustainable Development ...
Nitrous Oxide Nitrous oxide (chemical formula N2O), is a trace gas
... nitrous oxide is steadily increasing due to human activities. Nitrous oxide absorbs terrestrial radiation (i.e. radiation emitted by the Earth), and consequently it is an important anthropogenic greenhouse gas; it is one of the gases targeted for control within the Kyoto Protocol. Nitrous oxide also ...
... nitrous oxide is steadily increasing due to human activities. Nitrous oxide absorbs terrestrial radiation (i.e. radiation emitted by the Earth), and consequently it is an important anthropogenic greenhouse gas; it is one of the gases targeted for control within the Kyoto Protocol. Nitrous oxide also ...
International emissions schemes update, (pptx
... Protection Agency, 549 U.S. 497, 519 (2007) limits the options for states to enforce against other states GHG reductions measures, and states cannot enter treaties with other countries. Any efforts to expand the regional schemes will probably be met with judicial scrutiny. Continued lobbying from ...
... Protection Agency, 549 U.S. 497, 519 (2007) limits the options for states to enforce against other states GHG reductions measures, and states cannot enter treaties with other countries. Any efforts to expand the regional schemes will probably be met with judicial scrutiny. Continued lobbying from ...
Developments - Burges Salmon
... Protection Agency, 549 U.S. 497, 519 (2007) limits the options for states to enforce against other states GHG reductions measures, and states cannot enter treaties with other countries. Any efforts to expand the regional schemes will probably be met with judicial scrutiny. Continued lobbying from ...
... Protection Agency, 549 U.S. 497, 519 (2007) limits the options for states to enforce against other states GHG reductions measures, and states cannot enter treaties with other countries. Any efforts to expand the regional schemes will probably be met with judicial scrutiny. Continued lobbying from ...
Alliance of Small Island States
... of the Iceland’s total energy, with the remainder coming from imported coal and oil. Geothermal energy comes from heat in the Earth’s mantle which is abundant and easily accessible in Iceland because of the widespread volcanic activity. Hydroelectric power is produced using meltwater from the many i ...
... of the Iceland’s total energy, with the remainder coming from imported coal and oil. Geothermal energy comes from heat in the Earth’s mantle which is abundant and easily accessible in Iceland because of the widespread volcanic activity. Hydroelectric power is produced using meltwater from the many i ...
3. Weather patterns and climate change
... to 1990. In the second period of the Kyoto Protocol (2013–2020), Estonia and other EU Member States have undertaken to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20% from the 1990 baseline. The first international environmental agreement on the protection of the ozone layer is the 1985 Vienna Convention (enter ...
... to 1990. In the second period of the Kyoto Protocol (2013–2020), Estonia and other EU Member States have undertaken to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20% from the 1990 baseline. The first international environmental agreement on the protection of the ozone layer is the 1985 Vienna Convention (enter ...
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
... sectors will promote growth and provide economic stimulus. As more states create market-based programs, they are considering the potential societal costs of adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere and attempting to ensure that cost is reflected in the energy prices. These policies increase the val ...
... sectors will promote growth and provide economic stimulus. As more states create market-based programs, they are considering the potential societal costs of adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere and attempting to ensure that cost is reflected in the energy prices. These policies increase the val ...
the factsheet
... A team of Brazilian researchers led by Elizabeth Sikar has calculated fluxes of greenhouse gases before and after construction of Manso and Serra da Mesa dams in the Brazilian cerrado (savanna) ecosystems. The researchers found that the flooding switched the cerrados from a source to a sink of CO2. ...
... A team of Brazilian researchers led by Elizabeth Sikar has calculated fluxes of greenhouse gases before and after construction of Manso and Serra da Mesa dams in the Brazilian cerrado (savanna) ecosystems. The researchers found that the flooding switched the cerrados from a source to a sink of CO2. ...
Polycentric systems for coping with collective action and
... Many problems conceptualized as ‘‘global problems’’ are the cumulative result of actions taken by individuals, families, small groups, private firms, and local, regional, and national governments. A pressing global problem faced in the contemporary world is reducing the emission of greenhouse gases ( ...
... Many problems conceptualized as ‘‘global problems’’ are the cumulative result of actions taken by individuals, families, small groups, private firms, and local, regional, and national governments. A pressing global problem faced in the contemporary world is reducing the emission of greenhouse gases ( ...
Chapter 3: Climate Change
... emissions are set at Member State level and, to achieve them, Ireland must reduce emissions of a basket of GHGs (including from Agriculture, Transport, Residential and Waste sectors) by 20% relative to 2005 levels over the period 2013–2020. Member State emissions reductions for the period 2021–2030 ...
... emissions are set at Member State level and, to achieve them, Ireland must reduce emissions of a basket of GHGs (including from Agriculture, Transport, Residential and Waste sectors) by 20% relative to 2005 levels over the period 2013–2020. Member State emissions reductions for the period 2021–2030 ...
Reducing abrupt climate change risk using the Montreal Protocol
... HCFCs may lead to rapid increase in HFC emissions and suggests that ‘‘the Copenhagen agreement should include an international emission reduction arrangement for HFC emissions. This will encourage industry to step up intensified research into and development of chemicals with low global warming pote ...
... HCFCs may lead to rapid increase in HFC emissions and suggests that ‘‘the Copenhagen agreement should include an international emission reduction arrangement for HFC emissions. This will encourage industry to step up intensified research into and development of chemicals with low global warming pote ...
Climate Disclosure Standards Board guidance on UK mandatory GHG emissions reporting
... questionnaire. In some cases, such as ‘governance’ and ‘future prospects and past performance’ requirements under ‘1. Strategy, review of business & governance’, the disclosures may appear to be an additional request by the CDSB Framework. However, the CDSB Framework adopts relevant principles from ...
... questionnaire. In some cases, such as ‘governance’ and ‘future prospects and past performance’ requirements under ‘1. Strategy, review of business & governance’, the disclosures may appear to be an additional request by the CDSB Framework. However, the CDSB Framework adopts relevant principles from ...
Selected articles by Martin Khor on Climate Change, 2005-2007
... Fourthly, the increase of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere enhances the “Greenhouse Effect” (in which more heat is generated), thus leading to temperatures rising. Based on data from the UN’s intergovernmental panel on climate change, it is estimated that the mean global surface tem ...
... Fourthly, the increase of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere enhances the “Greenhouse Effect” (in which more heat is generated), thus leading to temperatures rising. Based on data from the UN’s intergovernmental panel on climate change, it is estimated that the mean global surface tem ...
Carbon Credits for Methane Collection and Combustion - NCSU-BAE
... of the Kyoto Protocol, a cap and trade system that resulted from the international Framework Convention on Climate Change. The protocol was adopted at the 3rd Conference of the Parties in Kyoto, Japan, on December 11, 1997. The treaty required ratification by no less than 55 countries and enough ind ...
... of the Kyoto Protocol, a cap and trade system that resulted from the international Framework Convention on Climate Change. The protocol was adopted at the 3rd Conference of the Parties in Kyoto, Japan, on December 11, 1997. The treaty required ratification by no less than 55 countries and enough ind ...
FHWA Workshop 3 GHG Mitigation Strategies DT
... *Construction emissions are not included in the baseline. 15-18 million metric tons corresponds to 0.7-0.8% of U.S. transport GHGs. **These values are from the Moving Cooler Study. The DOT report did not quantify these strategies as more work is underway at FHWA. ...
... *Construction emissions are not included in the baseline. 15-18 million metric tons corresponds to 0.7-0.8% of U.S. transport GHGs. **These values are from the Moving Cooler Study. The DOT report did not quantify these strategies as more work is underway at FHWA. ...
Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty, which extends the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits State Parties to reduce greenhouse gases emissions, based on the premise that (a) global warming exists and (b) man-made CO2 emissions have caused it. The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December, 1997 and entered into force on 16 February 2005. There are currently 192 Parties (Canada withdrew effective December 2012) to the Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol implemented the objective of the UNFCCC to fight global warming by reducing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere to ""a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system"" (Art. 2). The Protocol is based on the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities: it puts the obligation to reduce current emissions on developed countries on the basis that they are historically responsible for the current levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.The Protocol’s first commitment period started in 2008 and ended in 2012. A second commitment period was agreed on in 2012, known as the Doha Amendment to the protocol, in which 37 countries have binding targets: Australia, the European Union (and its 28 member states), Belarus, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, and Ukraine. Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine have stated that they may withdraw from the Protocol or not put into legal force the Amendment with second round targets. Japan, New Zealand and Russia have participated in Kyoto's first-round but have not taken on new targets in the second commitment period. Other developed countries without second-round targets are Canada (which withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol in 2012) and the United States (which has not ratified the Protocol). As of July 2015, 36 states have accepted the Doha Amendment, while entry into force requires the acceptances of 144 states.Negotiations were held in Lima in 2014 to agree on a post-Kyoto legal framework that would obligate all major polluters to pay for CO2 emissions. China, India, and the United States have all signaled that they will not ratify any treaty that will commit them legally to reduce CO2 emissions.