The risky promise of `negative emissions`
... moratorium on geoengineering adopted by the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD), which includes “increasing carbon sequestration from the atmosphere on a large scale that may affect biodiversity”. Risk type 3: Negative emissions are not as effective as expected Even if negative emission options prove f ...
... moratorium on geoengineering adopted by the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD), which includes “increasing carbon sequestration from the atmosphere on a large scale that may affect biodiversity”. Risk type 3: Negative emissions are not as effective as expected Even if negative emission options prove f ...
Global Commitment: Achieving the Less than 2
... achieve reductions in greenhouse–gas (GHG) emissions that are consistent with this target. One example is the Representative Concentration Pathway RCP2.6 [Meinshausen et al., 2011b]. It is a low emission/high mitigation scenario, although many different pathways can achieve th ...
... achieve reductions in greenhouse–gas (GHG) emissions that are consistent with this target. One example is the Representative Concentration Pathway RCP2.6 [Meinshausen et al., 2011b]. It is a low emission/high mitigation scenario, although many different pathways can achieve th ...
US re-engagement? -
... (COP-3) to begin convening the aim, to “prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system”, of the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (Sugiyama 2005). The Protocol sets up legally binding emission reduction targets and timetables for industrialised count ...
... (COP-3) to begin convening the aim, to “prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system”, of the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (Sugiyama 2005). The Protocol sets up legally binding emission reduction targets and timetables for industrialised count ...
Climate Change: An Agenda for Global Collective Action
... and cause other changes to the global climate. Since 1750, the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration has increased by more than 30 percent (from 280 parts per million, or ppm, to 365 ppm), while methane has increased by more than 150 percent and nitrous oxide has increased by more than 15 percent ...
... and cause other changes to the global climate. Since 1750, the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration has increased by more than 30 percent (from 280 parts per million, or ppm, to 365 ppm), while methane has increased by more than 150 percent and nitrous oxide has increased by more than 15 percent ...
Carbon Budgets - National Assembly for Wales
... GHG emissions by 80% in 2050 from 1990 levels to meet its international climate change obligations6. Part 1 of the Climate Change Act 2008 legally binds the UK to this target as well as a number of five-year carbon budgets, which ensure that regular progress is made towards the overall target. The A ...
... GHG emissions by 80% in 2050 from 1990 levels to meet its international climate change obligations6. Part 1 of the Climate Change Act 2008 legally binds the UK to this target as well as a number of five-year carbon budgets, which ensure that regular progress is made towards the overall target. The A ...
The Dirty Politics of Climate Change
... the main culprits need to be outed. So let me nominate the twelve people who in my opinion have done more than all others over the last decade to prevent any effective action to reduce Australia’s burgeoning greenhouse gas emissions. In 50 years time, this ‘dirty dozen’ should be remembered as those ...
... the main culprits need to be outed. So let me nominate the twelve people who in my opinion have done more than all others over the last decade to prevent any effective action to reduce Australia’s burgeoning greenhouse gas emissions. In 50 years time, this ‘dirty dozen’ should be remembered as those ...
gogreen services - DHL
... Deutsche Post DHL Group was the first globally operating logistics company to set itself a concrete CO2 efficiency target. We aim to improve our ...
... Deutsche Post DHL Group was the first globally operating logistics company to set itself a concrete CO2 efficiency target. We aim to improve our ...
Climate impacts of ozone-depleting substances and their
... Climate considerations taken into account Very successful: Universal ratification ...
... Climate considerations taken into account Very successful: Universal ratification ...
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Intorduction to Climate Change [ENG]
... is expected to increase having in mind their needs, related to the economic growth and social development, for which they should be supported by the developed countries through provision of technologies and through capacity building. The Kyoto Protocol to UNFCCC The Kyoto Protocol adopted in Decembe ...
... is expected to increase having in mind their needs, related to the economic growth and social development, for which they should be supported by the developed countries through provision of technologies and through capacity building. The Kyoto Protocol to UNFCCC The Kyoto Protocol adopted in Decembe ...
Carbon Credit 30 Dec 2013
... • Internal forcing mechanisms • Natural changes in the components of Earth's climate system and their interactions are the cause of internal climate variability, or "internal forcings." Scientists generally define the five components of earth's climate system to include: ...
... • Internal forcing mechanisms • Natural changes in the components of Earth's climate system and their interactions are the cause of internal climate variability, or "internal forcings." Scientists generally define the five components of earth's climate system to include: ...
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
... infrastructure planning. For example, sea-level rise should be taken into account in site selection and construction of infrastructure in coastal areas. Expected changes in rainfall patterns and glacier melt may have to be taken into account in planning hydroelectricity plants, and so on. In short, ...
... infrastructure planning. For example, sea-level rise should be taken into account in site selection and construction of infrastructure in coastal areas. Expected changes in rainfall patterns and glacier melt may have to be taken into account in planning hydroelectricity plants, and so on. In short, ...
2013 GHG Inventory
... While climate systems are incredibly complex, the causes of contemporary climate change and many of the potential impacts are now well understood. The atmospheric concentrations of several greenhouse gases (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide) have increased to unprecedented levels, in ...
... While climate systems are incredibly complex, the causes of contemporary climate change and many of the potential impacts are now well understood. The atmospheric concentrations of several greenhouse gases (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide) have increased to unprecedented levels, in ...
Introduction to mitigation assessments
... – to assist NA1 Parties in meeting their reporting requirements; – to encourage the presentation of information in a consistent, transparent, comparable and flexible manner; – to facilitate the presentation of information on support required for the preparation of national communications; – to serve ...
... – to assist NA1 Parties in meeting their reporting requirements; – to encourage the presentation of information in a consistent, transparent, comparable and flexible manner; – to facilitate the presentation of information on support required for the preparation of national communications; – to serve ...
Globalisation, Transport and the Environment
... With new developments to remove bottlenecks, combined with operational improvements, there is scope for considerable improvement in the efficiency of international road and rail freight in many regions. Of course, it is not simply a question of transit time and reliability, it is also a question of ...
... With new developments to remove bottlenecks, combined with operational improvements, there is scope for considerable improvement in the efficiency of international road and rail freight in many regions. Of course, it is not simply a question of transit time and reliability, it is also a question of ...
Good-Bye Kyoto - Carbon Market Watch
... Problematic accounting: Several CDM host countries made climate commitments in Copenhagen and Cancun, a laudable step forward in ambition. Yet, if emission reductions from such jurisdictions are counted towards national targets and sold as CDM offset credits at the same time, these reductions are co ...
... Problematic accounting: Several CDM host countries made climate commitments in Copenhagen and Cancun, a laudable step forward in ambition. Yet, if emission reductions from such jurisdictions are counted towards national targets and sold as CDM offset credits at the same time, these reductions are co ...
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 ...
Fiscal Policy to Mitigate Climate Change A Guide for Policymakers
... prices.3 Although countries would forgo controls over annual emissions, pricing agreements might be combined with maximum allowable emissions cumulated over, say, a 10-year period (requiring increases in their carbon price if they are not on track to stay within the “carbon budget”). An agreement wo ...
... prices.3 Although countries would forgo controls over annual emissions, pricing agreements might be combined with maximum allowable emissions cumulated over, say, a 10-year period (requiring increases in their carbon price if they are not on track to stay within the “carbon budget”). An agreement wo ...
Role of CDM in the UK - Capacity Development for the CDM
... Cumbria Energy and Investec Bank • ICECAP is acquiring CERs to sell to buyers in the EU-ETS, Japan and Canada amongst others • They are keen to source further good quality projects! ...
... Cumbria Energy and Investec Bank • ICECAP is acquiring CERs to sell to buyers in the EU-ETS, Japan and Canada amongst others • They are keen to source further good quality projects! ...
A Proposal for the Design of the Successor to the Kyoto Protocol
... ronmental costs caused by the accumulation of GHG stocks. The optimal trajectory of GHG emissions depends on the balance of economic and environmental costs. The best that the current generation can do is to use current estimates of these costs, and of the uncertainty surrounding them, to calculate ...
... ronmental costs caused by the accumulation of GHG stocks. The optimal trajectory of GHG emissions depends on the balance of economic and environmental costs. The best that the current generation can do is to use current estimates of these costs, and of the uncertainty surrounding them, to calculate ...
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.