Chapter 15
... • Concept 15-5 The projected change in the earth’s climate during this century could have severe and longlasting consequences, including increased drought and flooding, rising sea levels, and shifts in locations of agriculture and wildlife habitats. ...
... • Concept 15-5 The projected change in the earth’s climate during this century could have severe and longlasting consequences, including increased drought and flooding, rising sea levels, and shifts in locations of agriculture and wildlife habitats. ...
CDP and GRI to Coordinate Reporting Guidelines
... Recently, GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) and CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) have produced a document showing the similarities and differences between the GRI’s indicators and the CDP questionnaire. At least 2500 organizations globally use CDP’s questionnaire to report climate change data, while ...
... Recently, GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) and CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) have produced a document showing the similarities and differences between the GRI’s indicators and the CDP questionnaire. At least 2500 organizations globally use CDP’s questionnaire to report climate change data, while ...
Climate Change. A Global Threat to Cardiopulmonary Health
... carbon has been identified as an important climate-forcing emission along with CO2 (3), and has climate-forcing effects that last for decades (compared with centuries for CO2). In addition to its effects on climate, black carbon is an air pollutant (a constituent of fine particulate matter) with well- ...
... carbon has been identified as an important climate-forcing emission along with CO2 (3), and has climate-forcing effects that last for decades (compared with centuries for CO2). In addition to its effects on climate, black carbon is an air pollutant (a constituent of fine particulate matter) with well- ...
LNG FUEL CYCLE: IMPACTS Report Number PH3/5 January 1999
... (IEA GHG) is to assess the costs and benefits of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. There are many ways of responding to the possibility of climate change and, in order to compare the various options on a consistent basis, a methodology is needed which takes account of their various attributes ...
... (IEA GHG) is to assess the costs and benefits of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. There are many ways of responding to the possibility of climate change and, in order to compare the various options on a consistent basis, a methodology is needed which takes account of their various attributes ...
Infosylva 23/2009
... Deal on forests likely As debate ratchets up ahead of working out a climate change deal, a Dutch study says emissions from deforestation and land degradation are far lower than has been assumed. Will this have an impact on a deal to protect forests in Africa? Palm oil production making limited progr ...
... Deal on forests likely As debate ratchets up ahead of working out a climate change deal, a Dutch study says emissions from deforestation and land degradation are far lower than has been assumed. Will this have an impact on a deal to protect forests in Africa? Palm oil production making limited progr ...
A Perfect Moral Storm: Climate Change, Intergenerational Ethics
... that of overpollution.10 Suppose that a number of distinct agents are trying to decide whether or not to engage in a polluting activity, and that their situation is characterised by the following two claims: (PD1) It is collectively rational to cooperate and restrict overall pollution: each agent pr ...
... that of overpollution.10 Suppose that a number of distinct agents are trying to decide whether or not to engage in a polluting activity, and that their situation is characterised by the following two claims: (PD1) It is collectively rational to cooperate and restrict overall pollution: each agent pr ...
Negotiation Indices - European Capacity Building Initiative
... • Models are used to simulate the warming of the last 150 years • Their results correlate with anthropogenic + natural warming • Natural causes can’t explain what has happened. ...
... • Models are used to simulate the warming of the last 150 years • Their results correlate with anthropogenic + natural warming • Natural causes can’t explain what has happened. ...
COP 17 and accountants: where next? AccountAncy futures
... Today’s accountancy profession and business community face a series of daunting challenges. Whether adapting to shifts in power in the global economy, agreeing upon one global standard for financial reporting, or dealing with the continuing after-shocks of the global financial crisis, each of these ...
... Today’s accountancy profession and business community face a series of daunting challenges. Whether adapting to shifts in power in the global economy, agreeing upon one global standard for financial reporting, or dealing with the continuing after-shocks of the global financial crisis, each of these ...
2007 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists http://www.thebulletin.org
... we should focus our efforts on the following: Reducing carbon emissions. We need massive investments in the development of alternative (non-nuclear) energy sources and new, greener technologies. (I am against further nuclear power development because of its cost, dangerous waste, safety risks, and t ...
... we should focus our efforts on the following: Reducing carbon emissions. We need massive investments in the development of alternative (non-nuclear) energy sources and new, greener technologies. (I am against further nuclear power development because of its cost, dangerous waste, safety risks, and t ...
WWF Climate Savers
... Global GHG emissions have to be reduced by at least 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 By 2050, this translates into ~100% GHG reductions for industrialised countries including the EU By 2050, this translates into ~60%GHG reductions for developing countries compared to today Record Heat ...
... Global GHG emissions have to be reduced by at least 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 By 2050, this translates into ~100% GHG reductions for industrialised countries including the EU By 2050, this translates into ~60%GHG reductions for developing countries compared to today Record Heat ...
Teng and Jotzo Reaping the Economic Benefits of Decarbonization for China
... countries (Pan et al., 2013). Third, the mitigation burden is compounded by the future damages and costs of adapting to climate change, which in many cases may disproportionately affect developing countries with low incomes and limited institutional capacity. The world’s nations are now working tow ...
... countries (Pan et al., 2013). Third, the mitigation burden is compounded by the future damages and costs of adapting to climate change, which in many cases may disproportionately affect developing countries with low incomes and limited institutional capacity. The world’s nations are now working tow ...
14 January 2013
... he annual North American Major Groups and Stakeholders Consultation was held on 12 and 13 December at the World Resources Institute (WRI) in Washington, D.C. The event drew more than 60 participants representing a range of constituencies from the region. The programme included briefings on important ...
... he annual North American Major Groups and Stakeholders Consultation was held on 12 and 13 December at the World Resources Institute (WRI) in Washington, D.C. The event drew more than 60 participants representing a range of constituencies from the region. The programme included briefings on important ...
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... emissions trajectories that are consistent with stable atmospheric concentrations of CO2 at five alternative levels. These paths exhibit the peak and decline pattern associated with the limit on cumulative emissions for atmospheric CO2 concentrations. The higher the stabilization concentration, the ...
... emissions trajectories that are consistent with stable atmospheric concentrations of CO2 at five alternative levels. These paths exhibit the peak and decline pattern associated with the limit on cumulative emissions for atmospheric CO2 concentrations. The higher the stabilization concentration, the ...
Confronting Climate Change in the U.S. Midwest: Michigan
... for the state’s largest city, Detroit, and the number of days each year likely to exceed 90°F and 100°F. During the historical baseline Detroit averaged only 10 days per summer with highs over 90°F. That number rises substantially in the next few decades, and toward the end of the century under the ...
... for the state’s largest city, Detroit, and the number of days each year likely to exceed 90°F and 100°F. During the historical baseline Detroit averaged only 10 days per summer with highs over 90°F. That number rises substantially in the next few decades, and toward the end of the century under the ...
Working Paper 224 - Baranzini et al (opens in new window)
... 3. Seven arguments in favor of international carbon pricing Carbon pricing affects carbon emissions by penalizing energy sources in proportion to their carbon content. It is easily applicable to emissions coming from energy use, but can be extended to emissions arising from land use changes and othe ...
... 3. Seven arguments in favor of international carbon pricing Carbon pricing affects carbon emissions by penalizing energy sources in proportion to their carbon content. It is easily applicable to emissions coming from energy use, but can be extended to emissions arising from land use changes and othe ...
Climate Change and Poverty Reduction
... 6. What Irish Aid is doing to combat climate change Irish Aid became involved in work related to climate change in the lead up to the Irish Presidency of the European Union in 2004, when the Department of the Environment requested Irish Aid assistance with issues relating to Climate Change in Devel ...
... 6. What Irish Aid is doing to combat climate change Irish Aid became involved in work related to climate change in the lead up to the Irish Presidency of the European Union in 2004, when the Department of the Environment requested Irish Aid assistance with issues relating to Climate Change in Devel ...
Climate Change in Asia - Chicago
... – Burdens upon infrastructure for sanitation, transportation, and drinking water quality ...
... – Burdens upon infrastructure for sanitation, transportation, and drinking water quality ...
Managing our Debt: Changing Context Reduces Misunderstanding of Global Warming ()
... are not the kinds of things that we think about regularly, thus we find them difficult, and readily revert to simpler solutions. While we may be able to run a bath – thus exhibiting behavior consistent with understanding the principle of accumulation – it does not necessitate an abstract appreciatio ...
... are not the kinds of things that we think about regularly, thus we find them difficult, and readily revert to simpler solutions. While we may be able to run a bath – thus exhibiting behavior consistent with understanding the principle of accumulation – it does not necessitate an abstract appreciatio ...
Special Report on Emission Scenario’s
... Prospective areas in sedimentary basins where suitable saline formations, oil or gas fields, or coal beds may be found. Locations for storage in coal beds are only partly included. Prospectivity is a qualitative assessment of the likelihood that a suitable storage location is present in a given area ...
... Prospective areas in sedimentary basins where suitable saline formations, oil or gas fields, or coal beds may be found. Locations for storage in coal beds are only partly included. Prospectivity is a qualitative assessment of the likelihood that a suitable storage location is present in a given area ...
The climate movement and the practical
... political scientists. These institutions had valued their regular summits as a form of legitimation for their ideologies and practices; they did not want to hold these meetings in high-security locations, such as Okinawa and Qatar, which they became obliged to do. They were disconcerted to be confro ...
... political scientists. These institutions had valued their regular summits as a form of legitimation for their ideologies and practices; they did not want to hold these meetings in high-security locations, such as Okinawa and Qatar, which they became obliged to do. They were disconcerted to be confro ...
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... Emissions of greenhouse gases linked with global climate change are affected by diverse aspects of economic activity, including individual consumption, business investment, and government spending. An effective climate policy will have to modify the decision calculus for these activities in the dire ...
... Emissions of greenhouse gases linked with global climate change are affected by diverse aspects of economic activity, including individual consumption, business investment, and government spending. An effective climate policy will have to modify the decision calculus for these activities in the dire ...
Barriers to Effective Climate Change Adaption
... The built environment, and all it contains, is integral to our survival on the planet: it accommodates and sustains individuals and families, economic activities, education and health services, and is repository of the nation’s cultural heritage. The average life expectancy of a house is about 60 - ...
... The built environment, and all it contains, is integral to our survival on the planet: it accommodates and sustains individuals and families, economic activities, education and health services, and is repository of the nation’s cultural heritage. The average life expectancy of a house is about 60 - ...
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... In turn, a farmer owning 400 acres of land would supply about 100 tons of carbon. In contrast, the buyers' want substantially larger volumes. For example, at the Chicago Climate Exchange a minimum of 10,000 tons of carbon must be offered for sale. This means someone would need to assemble a group of ...
... In turn, a farmer owning 400 acres of land would supply about 100 tons of carbon. In contrast, the buyers' want substantially larger volumes. For example, at the Chicago Climate Exchange a minimum of 10,000 tons of carbon must be offered for sale. This means someone would need to assemble a group of ...
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... the end of the first period of emission reduction commitments agreed upon in the Kyoto Protocol in 1997. This protocol aimed to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In particular, the socalled Annex I countries (most OECD countries and the former Soviet Union) agreed upon a reduction of the ...
... the end of the first period of emission reduction commitments agreed upon in the Kyoto Protocol in 1997. This protocol aimed to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In particular, the socalled Annex I countries (most OECD countries and the former Soviet Union) agreed upon a reduction of the ...
Climate change in Canada
In Canada mitigation of anthropogenic climate change is being addressed more seriously by the provinces than by the federal government.