AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
... Conceptual Framework • Crops and livestock products contribute significantly to the emission of Greenhouse gases (GHG), particularly CO2 and Methane • Emissions are in part offset by sequestration • Agricultural policy can influence emissions by impact on cropping patterns and livestock • Climate c ...
... Conceptual Framework • Crops and livestock products contribute significantly to the emission of Greenhouse gases (GHG), particularly CO2 and Methane • Emissions are in part offset by sequestration • Agricultural policy can influence emissions by impact on cropping patterns and livestock • Climate c ...
The Economics of "When" Flexibility in the Design of Greenhouse Gas
... the Future; John Anderson, Journalist-in-Residence, Resources for the Future. The authors wish to acknowledge with gratitude the helpful comments provided by, Devra Davis, Michael Grubb, Paul Portney, Richard Richels and an anonymous referee on earlier drafts. Marina Cazorla and Don Crocker provided ...
... the Future; John Anderson, Journalist-in-Residence, Resources for the Future. The authors wish to acknowledge with gratitude the helpful comments provided by, Devra Davis, Michael Grubb, Paul Portney, Richard Richels and an anonymous referee on earlier drafts. Marina Cazorla and Don Crocker provided ...
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
... of the twentieth century, is mostly due to the increase of atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations caused by human activity; these anthropogenic emissions have increased by 70 per cent between 1970 and 2004 (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 4th Assessment Report). The greenho ...
... of the twentieth century, is mostly due to the increase of atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations caused by human activity; these anthropogenic emissions have increased by 70 per cent between 1970 and 2004 (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 4th Assessment Report). The greenho ...
Greener Skies response - Aviation Environment Federation
... That said, there would be greater environmental benefits from using a less blunt instrument than APD, such as a per-flight tax. Firstly, airlines would be encouraged to fill planes, rather than the reverse as is currently the case. Secondly, the tax could be graded to reflect the size, efficiency or ...
... That said, there would be greater environmental benefits from using a less blunt instrument than APD, such as a per-flight tax. Firstly, airlines would be encouraged to fill planes, rather than the reverse as is currently the case. Secondly, the tax could be graded to reflect the size, efficiency or ...
“Everybody has a Role to Play in Curbing Carbon Emissions”
... in a couple of years’ time. It’s very exciting to have a new monitoring satellite to bring us a lot of information. BCAS: What do you think is the overall emission situation in China? Prof. Le Quéré: China is now in a very important stage of development, and its GDP has been going up at around 8% fo ...
... in a couple of years’ time. It’s very exciting to have a new monitoring satellite to bring us a lot of information. BCAS: What do you think is the overall emission situation in China? Prof. Le Quéré: China is now in a very important stage of development, and its GDP has been going up at around 8% fo ...
Global Warming and Climate Change
... review their probable risk exposure to the financial and competitive consequences of climate change, ensure that they have sufficient expertise to make informed and responsible decisions and set benchmarks. Climate change strategies and strategic alliances can be built into an overall business plan. ...
... review their probable risk exposure to the financial and competitive consequences of climate change, ensure that they have sufficient expertise to make informed and responsible decisions and set benchmarks. Climate change strategies and strategic alliances can be built into an overall business plan. ...
Greenhouse Gas Markets as an Economic Driver
... GDP. This commitment is 1/6 the size of Kyoto obligation. ...
... GDP. This commitment is 1/6 the size of Kyoto obligation. ...
Japan: A Case Study - Environmental Defense Fund
... 1990 levels by 2050.6 Japan also made a commitment under the Kyoto Protocol to reduce its average annual GHG emissions 6% below 1990 levels for 2008-2012. While a 2008 review had estimated that Japan would be 22-36 MMtCO2e beyond its Kyoto target,7 partly due to the economic slowdown, Japan now seem ...
... 1990 levels by 2050.6 Japan also made a commitment under the Kyoto Protocol to reduce its average annual GHG emissions 6% below 1990 levels for 2008-2012. While a 2008 review had estimated that Japan would be 22-36 MMtCO2e beyond its Kyoto target,7 partly due to the economic slowdown, Japan now seem ...
Climate Change, Foreign Policy, and Higher Education
... welfare, sensitive ecosystems, and international security. This urgent challenge demands that the United States and the world take comprehensive action to limit the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and address the consequences of any unavoidable climate change. The United States account ...
... welfare, sensitive ecosystems, and international security. This urgent challenge demands that the United States and the world take comprehensive action to limit the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and address the consequences of any unavoidable climate change. The United States account ...
Developing countries and the future of the Kyoto Protocol
... economics surrounding developing country participation in international climate policy, including future emissions targets, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), and adaptation to climate change. ...
... economics surrounding developing country participation in international climate policy, including future emissions targets, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), and adaptation to climate change. ...
Sin título de diapositiva
... Figure 3.1: The global carbon cycle: storages (PgC) and fluxes (PgC/yr) estimated for the 1980s. (a) Main components of the natural cycle. The thick arrows denote the most important fluxes from the point of view of the contemporary CO2 balance of the atmosphere: gross primary production and respirat ...
... Figure 3.1: The global carbon cycle: storages (PgC) and fluxes (PgC/yr) estimated for the 1980s. (a) Main components of the natural cycle. The thick arrows denote the most important fluxes from the point of view of the contemporary CO2 balance of the atmosphere: gross primary production and respirat ...
good cop, bad cop: climate change after paris
... The Paris Agreement surprised many, but it was only a first, albeit important, step. Along with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it could provide the impetus for the United Nations to Deliver as One. The twenty‐first Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the UN Framework Convention on Climat ...
... The Paris Agreement surprised many, but it was only a first, albeit important, step. Along with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it could provide the impetus for the United Nations to Deliver as One. The twenty‐first Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the UN Framework Convention on Climat ...
Required Gases and GWP values
... GHGs are atmospheric gases that absorb and emit radiation within the thermal infrared range and that contribute to the greenhouse effect and global climate change. Many different GHGs are produced as a result of human activities, including: ...
... GHGs are atmospheric gases that absorb and emit radiation within the thermal infrared range and that contribute to the greenhouse effect and global climate change. Many different GHGs are produced as a result of human activities, including: ...
Conceptualizing Equitable Access to Sustainable
... The North-South Divide has been reinvigorated as a political axis in the climate change context and has implications for the negotiation process (see ...
... The North-South Divide has been reinvigorated as a political axis in the climate change context and has implications for the negotiation process (see ...
GWP and Carbon Dioxide Equivalents
... over the next 100 years equivalent to emitting 21 grams of CO2. Using the SAR 100-year GWP of 21 for CH4, the CO2E of 310 tons of CH4 is 310 tons x 21 = 6,510 tons CO2E. Emitting 310 tons of CH4 would thus be considered to result in the same cumulative warming over the next 100 years as emitting 6,5 ...
... over the next 100 years equivalent to emitting 21 grams of CO2. Using the SAR 100-year GWP of 21 for CH4, the CO2E of 310 tons of CH4 is 310 tons x 21 = 6,510 tons CO2E. Emitting 310 tons of CH4 would thus be considered to result in the same cumulative warming over the next 100 years as emitting 6,5 ...
Unit 3: How can we hinder man
... lots of energy. If this energy comes from coal, oil or gas then we could end up with CO2 emissions just as big as if cars were still running on gasoline. Can’t we just filter out the CO2? Many types of pollution can be “cleaned up” by using filters. Today, however, there is no cleaning technology th ...
... lots of energy. If this energy comes from coal, oil or gas then we could end up with CO2 emissions just as big as if cars were still running on gasoline. Can’t we just filter out the CO2? Many types of pollution can be “cleaned up” by using filters. Today, however, there is no cleaning technology th ...
methane and metrics: from global climate policy to the new zealand
... The ability of NZ’s agricultural sector to mitigate and bear some of the costs of their GHGs is important if agricultural emissions continue to be included in our national mitigation targets. Recent dairy prices illustrate that farmers face volatile international commodity prices and our modelling s ...
... The ability of NZ’s agricultural sector to mitigate and bear some of the costs of their GHGs is important if agricultural emissions continue to be included in our national mitigation targets. Recent dairy prices illustrate that farmers face volatile international commodity prices and our modelling s ...
The Evolution of Multinationals` Responses to Climate Change
... • Initial business responses merely political: – At first most large firms opposed policy initiatives to cut greenhouse gas emissions, but since the inception of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol increasingly more firms are in favor ...
... • Initial business responses merely political: – At first most large firms opposed policy initiatives to cut greenhouse gas emissions, but since the inception of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol increasingly more firms are in favor ...
PowerPoint - Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean
... Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) • Organization of volunteer members to establish model for CO2 trading program • AEP Membership – Socially-responsible investment & opportunity to set public policy precedents – Learning Opportunity for Market-based approach – Experience incorporating greenhouse gas r ...
... Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) • Organization of volunteer members to establish model for CO2 trading program • AEP Membership – Socially-responsible investment & opportunity to set public policy precedents – Learning Opportunity for Market-based approach – Experience incorporating greenhouse gas r ...
Tasmania`s Greenhouse Gas Emissions
... Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere and make the Earth warmer. Those with the most significant impact on global warming are water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. Other common greenhouse gases include ozone and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). ...
... Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere and make the Earth warmer. Those with the most significant impact on global warming are water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. Other common greenhouse gases include ozone and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). ...
ALL ABOUT GREEN
... Negotiations on the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) were completed December 11, 1997, committing the industrialized nations to specify, legally binding reductions in emissions of six greenhouse gases. The 6 major greenhouse gases covered by the pr ...
... Negotiations on the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) were completed December 11, 1997, committing the industrialized nations to specify, legally binding reductions in emissions of six greenhouse gases. The 6 major greenhouse gases covered by the pr ...
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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.