Climate change negotiations reconsidered
... Senate voted on a non-binding resolution in July 1997, before Kyoto was negotiated, saying that the US should not be a signatory to any treaty that “would result in serious harm to the economy of the United States” or that would not mandate “new specific scheduled commitments to limit or reduce green ...
... Senate voted on a non-binding resolution in July 1997, before Kyoto was negotiated, saying that the US should not be a signatory to any treaty that “would result in serious harm to the economy of the United States” or that would not mandate “new specific scheduled commitments to limit or reduce green ...
non-co2 greenhouse gas emissions from oil refineries
... across the European Union. The target has been redistributed across the Member States to reflect the ability of each country to achieve an emission reduction. The UK has agreed a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of 12,5%. There is a range in national targets: from reductions of 21% in Germany a ...
... across the European Union. The target has been redistributed across the Member States to reflect the ability of each country to achieve an emission reduction. The UK has agreed a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of 12,5%. There is a range in national targets: from reductions of 21% in Germany a ...
Why California? - National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
... (d) The regulations adopted by the state board pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not require any of the following: (1) The imposition of additional fees and taxes on any motor vehicle, fuel, or vehicle miles traveled, pursuant to this section or any other provision of law. (2) A ban on the sale of a ...
... (d) The regulations adopted by the state board pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not require any of the following: (1) The imposition of additional fees and taxes on any motor vehicle, fuel, or vehicle miles traveled, pursuant to this section or any other provision of law. (2) A ban on the sale of a ...
Post-2012 Issues under the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol
... • Kyoto - aims to reduce overall developed country emissions by about 5% below 1990 levels over ‘first commitment period’ 2008-2012 • Kyoto anticipates ‘subsequent’ commitment periods, but does not specify duration or goal • How to select a level of ambition for Kyoto Parties? • How can the Conventi ...
... • Kyoto - aims to reduce overall developed country emissions by about 5% below 1990 levels over ‘first commitment period’ 2008-2012 • Kyoto anticipates ‘subsequent’ commitment periods, but does not specify duration or goal • How to select a level of ambition for Kyoto Parties? • How can the Conventi ...
Document
... The Fourth National Communication from the European Community is prepared under Article 12 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).1 The European Union, with its 25 Member States, is for a number of years already making considerable efforts to tackle climate change, des ...
... The Fourth National Communication from the European Community is prepared under Article 12 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).1 The European Union, with its 25 Member States, is for a number of years already making considerable efforts to tackle climate change, des ...
National interests
... product output or per value of output) would generate emission credits; and Fixed sectoral emission limits, where emissions “credits” could be generated if a sector or company emits at a lower level than an agreed, fixed, limit. ...
... product output or per value of output) would generate emission credits; and Fixed sectoral emission limits, where emissions “credits” could be generated if a sector or company emits at a lower level than an agreed, fixed, limit. ...
the presentation here - Business Council on Climate
... • Not sure…currently difficult or not possible to track reductions to most policies • BUT we have 9% to go in the next 2 yrs! ...
... • Not sure…currently difficult or not possible to track reductions to most policies • BUT we have 9% to go in the next 2 yrs! ...
Met112lecture15
... Richer (annex 1) countries can help developing countries to achieve sustainable development and limit GHG increases and then claim some emission reductions for their own targets ...
... Richer (annex 1) countries can help developing countries to achieve sustainable development and limit GHG increases and then claim some emission reductions for their own targets ...
19. Atmosphere and climate change
... 19. Atmosphere and climate change Rapid economic growth and changing production pattern in the region are causing heightened levels of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions Emissions scenarios leading to greenhouse gases (GHG) concentrations in 2100 of about 450 ppm CO2 equivalent or lower are ...
... 19. Atmosphere and climate change Rapid economic growth and changing production pattern in the region are causing heightened levels of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions Emissions scenarios leading to greenhouse gases (GHG) concentrations in 2100 of about 450 ppm CO2 equivalent or lower are ...
Mitigation - European Capacity Building Initiative
... •Australia said a gap would not prevent the continuation of key elements of the Protocol, such as the CDM and JI. •The EU agreed that it is up to parties to decide and that he believes the CDM will continue. And emphasized that 80% of global emissions trading is based on the EU’s Emissions Trading S ...
... •Australia said a gap would not prevent the continuation of key elements of the Protocol, such as the CDM and JI. •The EU agreed that it is up to parties to decide and that he believes the CDM will continue. And emphasized that 80% of global emissions trading is based on the EU’s Emissions Trading S ...
Climate Change Negotiations: The United Nations Framework
... emissions in many developed countries continued to rise. As a result, a number of nations approved an addition to the treaty and, in 1997, the Kyoto Protocol was finalized under the Convention. The Kyoto Protocol has more powerful measures than the Convention, some of which are legally binding. In t ...
... emissions in many developed countries continued to rise. As a result, a number of nations approved an addition to the treaty and, in 1997, the Kyoto Protocol was finalized under the Convention. The Kyoto Protocol has more powerful measures than the Convention, some of which are legally binding. In t ...
US Rejection of the Kyoto Protocol: the impact
... The model divides the world into nine geopolitical regions: 1) the USA, 2) OECDE (Western Europe), 3) Japan, 4) CANZ (Canada, Australia and New Zealand), 5) EEFSU (Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union), 6) China, 7) India, 8) MOPEC (Mexico and OPEC) and, 9) ROW (the rest of world). Figure 1 sh ...
... The model divides the world into nine geopolitical regions: 1) the USA, 2) OECDE (Western Europe), 3) Japan, 4) CANZ (Canada, Australia and New Zealand), 5) EEFSU (Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union), 6) China, 7) India, 8) MOPEC (Mexico and OPEC) and, 9) ROW (the rest of world). Figure 1 sh ...
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.