Win-win? CDM hydropower projects and their - diss.fu
... treaty. This agreement is characterized by a strong reliance on market-based mitigation strategies; an approach that has become known as ‘cap and trade’ (Oberthür and Ott 1999). The protocol’s target to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of industrialized countries by 5.2 % below the 1990 bas ...
... treaty. This agreement is characterized by a strong reliance on market-based mitigation strategies; an approach that has become known as ‘cap and trade’ (Oberthür and Ott 1999). The protocol’s target to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of industrialized countries by 5.2 % below the 1990 bas ...
Second National Communication to the United Nations
... 5.6 Policies and Measures for the Coastal Sector ......................................................................... 63 Chapter 6: Transfer of Technologies ............................................................................................... 65 ...
... 5.6 Policies and Measures for the Coastal Sector ......................................................................... 63 Chapter 6: Transfer of Technologies ............................................................................................... 65 ...
Earth Day – Special Virtual Issue from Berghahn Journals
... agreement in the 2007 Bali Road Map and Action Plan (Schipper and Burton 2008). International financial commitments to adaptation continue to rise, most recently as a result of COP15 and COP16 agreements to boost funding for mitigation and adaptation by up to $100 billion a year by 2020, although wh ...
... agreement in the 2007 Bali Road Map and Action Plan (Schipper and Burton 2008). International financial commitments to adaptation continue to rise, most recently as a result of COP15 and COP16 agreements to boost funding for mitigation and adaptation by up to $100 billion a year by 2020, although wh ...
Shareholder Activism for Stranded Asset Risk
... To avoid temperatures rising by 2oC associated with disastrous climate change, climate scientists have pointed out that no more than one third of large reserves of fossil fuel companies can be burned (M ...
... To avoid temperatures rising by 2oC associated with disastrous climate change, climate scientists have pointed out that no more than one third of large reserves of fossil fuel companies can be burned (M ...
(mis)calculated risk and climate change
... scenario risks into rating agency methodologies will help facilitate an easier transition to a less carbon-intensive economy and avoid the potential for massive downgrades and consequential shocks to capital markets. Moreover, failures by rating agencies to account for a dynamic climate change traje ...
... scenario risks into rating agency methodologies will help facilitate an easier transition to a less carbon-intensive economy and avoid the potential for massive downgrades and consequential shocks to capital markets. Moreover, failures by rating agencies to account for a dynamic climate change traje ...
carbon plantations kit - Private Forests Tasmania
... microorganism. Carbon is then passed to humans and animals when the plants are eaten. Photosynthetic organisms which die and become buried may, over millions of years, turn into fossil fuels such as coal or oil. When these fossil fuels are burnt, most of the stored carbon quickly enters the atmosphe ...
... microorganism. Carbon is then passed to humans and animals when the plants are eaten. Photosynthetic organisms which die and become buried may, over millions of years, turn into fossil fuels such as coal or oil. When these fossil fuels are burnt, most of the stored carbon quickly enters the atmosphe ...
Reports of Phase 2 Activity, January 2005
... seasonal forecasting based on sea temperature observations. The identified opportunities were most strongly associated with the eastern seaboard and near-term effects of El Nino linkages on climate variability. WA managers were keen to see if such techniques could be profitably deployed in southwest ...
... seasonal forecasting based on sea temperature observations. The identified opportunities were most strongly associated with the eastern seaboard and near-term effects of El Nino linkages on climate variability. WA managers were keen to see if such techniques could be profitably deployed in southwest ...
Climate Change and Alberta`s Forests
... Aspen forests in the southern boreal region particularly are expected to decline, shift northward, and suffer reduced productivity due to periods of drought and recurring insect defoliations. Some tree species such as Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, western larch, Scots pine and Siberian larch may gai ...
... Aspen forests in the southern boreal region particularly are expected to decline, shift northward, and suffer reduced productivity due to periods of drought and recurring insect defoliations. Some tree species such as Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, western larch, Scots pine and Siberian larch may gai ...
Petition to the World Heritage Committee
... unnecessarily limited in its potential role for actually protecting these sites. Distinct from the situation of long-lived greenhouse gases, which can remain in the atmosphere for centuries, reducing black carbon emissions has an immediate cooling effect. In other words, reducing black carbon emissi ...
... unnecessarily limited in its potential role for actually protecting these sites. Distinct from the situation of long-lived greenhouse gases, which can remain in the atmosphere for centuries, reducing black carbon emissions has an immediate cooling effect. In other words, reducing black carbon emissi ...
climate change adaptation: a collective action
... growth in future emissions due to increased energy consumption in developing nations have convinced many scientists and policymakers of the need to develop policies that will allow adaptation to minimize the adverse effects of climate change. Climate change adaptation is designed to increase the res ...
... growth in future emissions due to increased energy consumption in developing nations have convinced many scientists and policymakers of the need to develop policies that will allow adaptation to minimize the adverse effects of climate change. Climate change adaptation is designed to increase the res ...
When It Rains, It Pours - The Public Interest Network
... • Even in the rest of the country, where total annual precipitation is expected to increase, more of that precipitation will fall in heavy rainstorms or snowstorms, paradoxically increasing the potential for drought. • As temperatures rise, precipitation will become increasingly likely to fall as r ...
... • Even in the rest of the country, where total annual precipitation is expected to increase, more of that precipitation will fall in heavy rainstorms or snowstorms, paradoxically increasing the potential for drought. • As temperatures rise, precipitation will become increasingly likely to fall as r ...
Draft Climate Change Fund Strategic Plan 2017 to 2022
... Wales make the transition to a net zero emissions future and adapt to a changing climate. Most of the potential actions rely on strong partnerships between state government and the private sector to be successful, particularly the energy, primary industries, property and transport sectors. The succe ...
... Wales make the transition to a net zero emissions future and adapt to a changing climate. Most of the potential actions rely on strong partnerships between state government and the private sector to be successful, particularly the energy, primary industries, property and transport sectors. The succe ...
canadian parks and protected areas
... climate change is occurring and will have far-reaching impacts on society, biodiversity and ecosystems. Adaptation measures are thus a necessary complement to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Ecosystembased adaptation—a complementary approach to other types of climate change adaptation—emphasizes ...
... climate change is occurring and will have far-reaching impacts on society, biodiversity and ecosystems. Adaptation measures are thus a necessary complement to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Ecosystembased adaptation—a complementary approach to other types of climate change adaptation—emphasizes ...
National Survey of Canada`s Infrastructure Engineers about Climate
... changing climate in their practice. This is more or less unchanged from 2007. Approximately half of engineers indicate a likelihood of seeking information on a changing climate as it relates to engineering practice over the next 12 months. Engineers’ most preferred methods of receiving informatio ...
... changing climate in their practice. This is more or less unchanged from 2007. Approximately half of engineers indicate a likelihood of seeking information on a changing climate as it relates to engineering practice over the next 12 months. Engineers’ most preferred methods of receiving informatio ...
August 2012 - CREE
... one rich and one poor, is set up to explicitly take into account preferences for the two aspects of equality before finding the optimal climate policy. The intergenerational aspect is represented by the trade-offs between welfare in the present and future generations due to the impact of global warm ...
... one rich and one poor, is set up to explicitly take into account preferences for the two aspects of equality before finding the optimal climate policy. The intergenerational aspect is represented by the trade-offs between welfare in the present and future generations due to the impact of global warm ...
From Davos to Copenhagen and Beyond
... travel. They have an important role, along with non‐governmental organisations, in encouraging governments to develop and implement regulatory policies and offer economic incentives. ...
... travel. They have an important role, along with non‐governmental organisations, in encouraging governments to develop and implement regulatory policies and offer economic incentives. ...
a chapter for the Handbook of Macroeconomics
... other inputs. Thus, we apply the notion of “directed technical change” in this context and propose it as an interesting avenue for conducting further macroeconomic research within the area of sustainability more broadly. Finally, Section 2 should be viewed as a delivering a building block for the IA ...
... other inputs. Thus, we apply the notion of “directed technical change” in this context and propose it as an interesting avenue for conducting further macroeconomic research within the area of sustainability more broadly. Finally, Section 2 should be viewed as a delivering a building block for the IA ...
When It Rains, It Pours
... carbon pollution standards for new power plants and the proposed carbon pollution and fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks through model year 2025 are two noteworthy proposals at the federal level. Regional programs such as the Northeast’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative can also h ...
... carbon pollution standards for new power plants and the proposed carbon pollution and fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks through model year 2025 are two noteworthy proposals at the federal level. Regional programs such as the Northeast’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative can also h ...
WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT METHANE?
... Only accounting for growth in anthropogenic emissions (not feedbacks) ...
... Only accounting for growth in anthropogenic emissions (not feedbacks) ...
challenges and expectations in implementing reduce emissions
... - Experience in other countries shows that climate change, disaster risk reduction, Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) and REDD are best addressed when they are mainstreamed in development plans and budgets, and implemented through the key sector agencies involved in resource management such as (en ...
... - Experience in other countries shows that climate change, disaster risk reduction, Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) and REDD are best addressed when they are mainstreamed in development plans and budgets, and implemented through the key sector agencies involved in resource management such as (en ...
Observed relationships of ozone air pollution with temperature and
... data as a function of temperature shows how other variables influence ozone at a given temperature. This relationship between the location statistics (e.g., the 50th or 75th percentile values) and temperature reveals a consistently strong dependence of ozone on temperature, regardless of where the d ...
... data as a function of temperature shows how other variables influence ozone at a given temperature. This relationship between the location statistics (e.g., the 50th or 75th percentile values) and temperature reveals a consistently strong dependence of ozone on temperature, regardless of where the d ...
Northeast Regional Hub Vulnerability Assessment Final
... a relatively large portion of total plant production in the Northeast, as are perennial fruits such as apples, pears, blueberries, and cranberries. Farms in the Northeast are on average smaller than in many other parts of the country, and a greater percentage of these are operated by women than in t ...
... a relatively large portion of total plant production in the Northeast, as are perennial fruits such as apples, pears, blueberries, and cranberries. Farms in the Northeast are on average smaller than in many other parts of the country, and a greater percentage of these are operated by women than in t ...
Simulating effects of land use changes on carbon fluxes: past
... longitude by 2.5◦ latitude. The area fractions occupied by pasture p, cropland c and built-up area b (identified with the urban class in HYDE3.0) are specified for each cell. Only the net land use changes on the grid cell level are modelled. Consequently, when new land is claimed while used land is ...
... longitude by 2.5◦ latitude. The area fractions occupied by pasture p, cropland c and built-up area b (identified with the urban class in HYDE3.0) are specified for each cell. Only the net land use changes on the grid cell level are modelled. Consequently, when new land is claimed while used land is ...
Post-2012 Climate Change
... towards interests and options and reminding the other party that they lose nothing from discussion of the issues and interests. If this does not work, this would be the time for you to consider your BATNA and act accordingly. Sometimes if one party refuses to take the other’s interests into consider ...
... towards interests and options and reminding the other party that they lose nothing from discussion of the issues and interests. If this does not work, this would be the time for you to consider your BATNA and act accordingly. Sometimes if one party refuses to take the other’s interests into consider ...
Considerations for Addressing Climate Change
... projects to consider vulnerability risk to transportation infrastructure in BC from future changes in climate. The intent is to understand potential risks to the transportation system and develop adaptation measures to address potential issues. This Best Practices Document has resulted from findings ...
... projects to consider vulnerability risk to transportation infrastructure in BC from future changes in climate. The intent is to understand potential risks to the transportation system and develop adaptation measures to address potential issues. This Best Practices Document has resulted from findings ...
Climate change in Canada
In Canada mitigation of anthropogenic climate change is being addressed more seriously by the provinces than by the federal government.