May 2010 - Senate of Canada
... The conference touched on many pressing environmental themes but the predominant focus was on issues related to energy systems and the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. These issues are central to the committee’s current study of Canada’s energy future. The committee members were impressed wit ...
... The conference touched on many pressing environmental themes but the predominant focus was on issues related to energy systems and the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. These issues are central to the committee’s current study of Canada’s energy future. The committee members were impressed wit ...
Ghana Decent Work Pilot Programme
... Green jobs: more than meets the eye • In perspective: relatively small % of total employment (3%?) • Forward linkage greening: clean energy, recycling (e.g. cars, IT) • Dynamics: creation, substitution, elimination, redefinition of jobs • Job creation: Direct green jobs < indirect << induced job cr ...
... Green jobs: more than meets the eye • In perspective: relatively small % of total employment (3%?) • Forward linkage greening: clean energy, recycling (e.g. cars, IT) • Dynamics: creation, substitution, elimination, redefinition of jobs • Job creation: Direct green jobs < indirect << induced job cr ...
Sustainable Building Design - West Oxfordshire District Council
... greater demand for outdoor spaces (both public and private) and existing spaces will be used more intensively with lifestyle changes. Although predicting such changes is difficult, the experience of those living in warmer climates can give us some clues. As outdoor spaces are used more, there will b ...
... greater demand for outdoor spaces (both public and private) and existing spaces will be used more intensively with lifestyle changes. Although predicting such changes is difficult, the experience of those living in warmer climates can give us some clues. As outdoor spaces are used more, there will b ...
Are Shorter Work Hours Good for the Environment?
... economically if they moved toward a U.S.-style economic model, most importantly in their labor markets. The conventional wisdom, in both academic circles and the media, is that they would, and there is transatlantic consensus that Europe needs more labor market flexibility, including increased latit ...
... economically if they moved toward a U.S.-style economic model, most importantly in their labor markets. The conventional wisdom, in both academic circles and the media, is that they would, and there is transatlantic consensus that Europe needs more labor market flexibility, including increased latit ...
Aiding Decision-Making to Reduce the Impacts of Climate Change
... install solar panels on their home that promise to reduce their average annual energy expenditures by somewhere between $3,000 and $6,000 over their current system. Solar panels will allow them to lock in long-term electricity rates and protect them from large increases should on-grid utility prices ...
... install solar panels on their home that promise to reduce their average annual energy expenditures by somewhere between $3,000 and $6,000 over their current system. Solar panels will allow them to lock in long-term electricity rates and protect them from large increases should on-grid utility prices ...
Energy Policy Cédric Philibert
... expected benefits of climate-friendly technologies… • … if there is no price floor… • … and if the ambition in the targets is unchanged – Targets and price cap level drive technology development, not certainty on quantitative results – Price volatility (e.g. oil) shown to deter investments; more amb ...
... expected benefits of climate-friendly technologies… • … if there is no price floor… • … and if the ambition in the targets is unchanged – Targets and price cap level drive technology development, not certainty on quantitative results – Price volatility (e.g. oil) shown to deter investments; more amb ...
Appendix 2_Methodology for the assessment of policy simplification (opens in new window)
... In order to estimate the fiscal revenues that are likely to result from the current policy regime (step 4 below), it is necessary to identify which policies apply to which sector. Sector analysis in the paper is based on DECC’s (2013a) two-digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) categories. T ...
... In order to estimate the fiscal revenues that are likely to result from the current policy regime (step 4 below), it is necessary to identify which policies apply to which sector. Sector analysis in the paper is based on DECC’s (2013a) two-digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) categories. T ...
United Arab Emirates
... pass the threshold – estimated as a temperature rise of 2°C above pre-industrial levels – beyond which global warming becomes catastrophic and irreversible ...
... pass the threshold – estimated as a temperature rise of 2°C above pre-industrial levels – beyond which global warming becomes catastrophic and irreversible ...
report - Ministère de l`Environnement, de l`Énergie et de la Mer
... sector is one of the key challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), 300 billion Euros of private investment will be required between now and 2030 in order to make universal access to energy possible. A greater participation by the private sector would make ...
... sector is one of the key challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), 300 billion Euros of private investment will be required between now and 2030 in order to make universal access to energy possible. A greater participation by the private sector would make ...
Aalborg Universitet Multifrenic Climate Discourses
... humans can release so much CO2 that it will affect the climate.” (Mikael, 25 years) It is easy to understand the small group of citizens represented by the quotation above within the framework of the individualistic culture in which nature is regarded as robust and not influenced by external forces. ...
... humans can release so much CO2 that it will affect the climate.” (Mikael, 25 years) It is easy to understand the small group of citizens represented by the quotation above within the framework of the individualistic culture in which nature is regarded as robust and not influenced by external forces. ...
ppt
... o Held 11 public listening sessions around the country 3,300 people attended More than 1,600 people offered oral statements ...
... o Held 11 public listening sessions around the country 3,300 people attended More than 1,600 people offered oral statements ...
Ireland`s Response to the EU`s 2030 Energy and Climate Change
... infrastructure in place so that every new car in Ireland in 2030 will be an electric vehicle; by 2030, the Government (through Coillte and private operators) should invest in a much enhanced level of afforestation that will generate some 45 Mt in carbon sinks between 2035 and 2050; and plan for the ...
... infrastructure in place so that every new car in Ireland in 2030 will be an electric vehicle; by 2030, the Government (through Coillte and private operators) should invest in a much enhanced level of afforestation that will generate some 45 Mt in carbon sinks between 2035 and 2050; and plan for the ...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY CHAPTER I
... Loudoun County anticipates the use of scale projects to implement its district energy systems. These scale projects are expected to help the county develop a detailed set of local guidelines applicable to “the formation of neighborhood district energy entities and their relationship to the incumbent ...
... Loudoun County anticipates the use of scale projects to implement its district energy systems. These scale projects are expected to help the county develop a detailed set of local guidelines applicable to “the formation of neighborhood district energy entities and their relationship to the incumbent ...
UC Carbon Neutrality Summit Resource List
... 2008) http://ieer.org/resource/reports/san-antonios-bright-energy-future/ Description: A study by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research making the case for CPS Energy and the City of San Antonio to invest in renewable energy in order to meet its goal of doubling its renewable capacity ...
... 2008) http://ieer.org/resource/reports/san-antonios-bright-energy-future/ Description: A study by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research making the case for CPS Energy and the City of San Antonio to invest in renewable energy in order to meet its goal of doubling its renewable capacity ...
annex i - Covenant of Mayors
... Decarbonised territories, thus contributing to keeping average global warming well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, in line with the international climate agreement reached at COP 21 in Paris in December 2015; More resilient territories, thus preparing for the unavoidable adverse impacts of cl ...
... Decarbonised territories, thus contributing to keeping average global warming well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, in line with the international climate agreement reached at COP 21 in Paris in December 2015; More resilient territories, thus preparing for the unavoidable adverse impacts of cl ...
climate change mitigation in india
... Currently, the topmost priority for India is economic development and poverty alleviation. Meeting these national imperatives would certainly create pressure on energy demand, which would lead to increased carbon emissions. Energy is needed for economic growth, for improving the quality of life and ...
... Currently, the topmost priority for India is economic development and poverty alleviation. Meeting these national imperatives would certainly create pressure on energy demand, which would lead to increased carbon emissions. Energy is needed for economic growth, for improving the quality of life and ...
Robert H. Socolow, Professor, Co-Director, The Carbon Mitigation
... research focuses on global carbon management and fossil-carbon sequestration. He is the co-principal investigator (with ecologist, Stephen Pacala) of Princeton University's Carbon Mitigation Initiative (CMI), www.princeton.edu/~cmi/, a fifteen-year (2000-2015) research project supported by BP and Fo ...
... research focuses on global carbon management and fossil-carbon sequestration. He is the co-principal investigator (with ecologist, Stephen Pacala) of Princeton University's Carbon Mitigation Initiative (CMI), www.princeton.edu/~cmi/, a fifteen-year (2000-2015) research project supported by BP and Fo ...
ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY ENERGY OFFICE PROFILE
... The Energy Office was launched in 2009 to increase awareness around saving electricity and promoting energy efficiency in the city. Since then the mandate of the Energy Office has expanded significantly to include promoting renewable energy, climate change mitigation and non-motorised transport. Cli ...
... The Energy Office was launched in 2009 to increase awareness around saving electricity and promoting energy efficiency in the city. Since then the mandate of the Energy Office has expanded significantly to include promoting renewable energy, climate change mitigation and non-motorised transport. Cli ...
PDF - Greening Greenfield
... (CSA) businesses, at least five restaurants committed to quality locally-grown/produced food, locally-owned supermarkets, the Western Massachusetts Permaculture Guild, and the Organic Trade Association are all working toward changing the way we grow and obtain our food. For example, they are, among ...
... (CSA) businesses, at least five restaurants committed to quality locally-grown/produced food, locally-owned supermarkets, the Western Massachusetts Permaculture Guild, and the Organic Trade Association are all working toward changing the way we grow and obtain our food. For example, they are, among ...
Climate Topline Mess.. - The Regeneration Project
... foreign oil. A super majority of Americans want a clean energy future. Reducing global warming requires a cap on carbon pollution. A cap will generate private and public investments in clean energy technology, and create millions of new jobs. Let’s lead the global clean energy revolution. If we buil ...
... foreign oil. A super majority of Americans want a clean energy future. Reducing global warming requires a cap on carbon pollution. A cap will generate private and public investments in clean energy technology, and create millions of new jobs. Let’s lead the global clean energy revolution. If we buil ...
Lesson 16: Climate Change Wedge Game
... could continue to use coal, oil, and natural gas to meet energy demands without harmful climate consequences. The most economical way to pursue this is to capture CO2 at large electricity or fuels plants, then store it underground. This strategy, called carbon capture and storage, or CCS, is already ...
... could continue to use coal, oil, and natural gas to meet energy demands without harmful climate consequences. The most economical way to pursue this is to capture CO2 at large electricity or fuels plants, then store it underground. This strategy, called carbon capture and storage, or CCS, is already ...
Fixing a critical climate error T. Searchinger et al 2009
... on the source of the biomass and its net landuse effects. Replacing fossil fuels with bioenergy does not by itself reduce carbon emissions, because the CO2 released by tailpipes and smokestacks is roughly the same per unit of energy regardless of the source (1, 5). Emissions from producing and/or re ...
... on the source of the biomass and its net landuse effects. Replacing fossil fuels with bioenergy does not by itself reduce carbon emissions, because the CO2 released by tailpipes and smokestacks is roughly the same per unit of energy regardless of the source (1, 5). Emissions from producing and/or re ...
Summary Slide
... Overall goal: to protect the climate system for the benefit of present and future generations of mankind ...
... Overall goal: to protect the climate system for the benefit of present and future generations of mankind ...
The Energy-Climate Literacy Imperative: Why Energy Education
... Fortunately, there are excellent resources available for educators to weave climate and energy learning together in ways that are synergistic and complementary. The Next Generation Science Standards include energy and matter as crosscutting themes, and the basics of climate and the environment—and h ...
... Fortunately, there are excellent resources available for educators to weave climate and energy learning together in ways that are synergistic and complementary. The Next Generation Science Standards include energy and matter as crosscutting themes, and the basics of climate and the environment—and h ...