30 million tonnes in 2030 alone
... reduction that could be generated by adopting a lowcarbon fuel standard like British Columbia’s as a national policy. Our preliminary finding is that a Canadawide clean fuel standard could offer a very significant emission benefit, with potential reductions in the range of 30 million tonnes (Mt) in ...
... reduction that could be generated by adopting a lowcarbon fuel standard like British Columbia’s as a national policy. Our preliminary finding is that a Canadawide clean fuel standard could offer a very significant emission benefit, with potential reductions in the range of 30 million tonnes (Mt) in ...
Greenhouse Gases
... ClimateSmart 2050 is the Queensland Climate Change Strategy, which was released in June 2007. It aims to reduce greenhouse emissions by 60% from 2000 levels by 2050 in line with the national target by building initiatives into the Queensland Government’s 2000 Energy Policy (Queensland Government 200 ...
... ClimateSmart 2050 is the Queensland Climate Change Strategy, which was released in June 2007. It aims to reduce greenhouse emissions by 60% from 2000 levels by 2050 in line with the national target by building initiatives into the Queensland Government’s 2000 Energy Policy (Queensland Government 200 ...
Carbon Constrained Future - AGL Sustainability Report 2016
... conclusion that: warming of the climate is unequivocal; anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are extremely likely to be the cause; and that the risks associated with climate change are reduced substantially if warming is limited to less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Achieving ...
... conclusion that: warming of the climate is unequivocal; anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are extremely likely to be the cause; and that the risks associated with climate change are reduced substantially if warming is limited to less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Achieving ...
Climate Change on the Navajo Nation Lands
... mined from Kayenta is carried to the Navajo Generating Station in Page, Arizona, via railway. The Black Mesa coalmine, a controversial strip mine, was shut down on December 31, 2005 for its emission credits. This mine fed the Mojave Generating Station at Laughlin, Nevada, via a slurry pipeline that ...
... mined from Kayenta is carried to the Navajo Generating Station in Page, Arizona, via railway. The Black Mesa coalmine, a controversial strip mine, was shut down on December 31, 2005 for its emission credits. This mine fed the Mojave Generating Station at Laughlin, Nevada, via a slurry pipeline that ...
Submission for Nova Scotia Department of Energy`s Energy Strategy
... change will cost between 5 and 20 per cent of global GDP and could cause more human and financial suffering than the Great Depression and both World Wars combined; fortunately, the knowledge and technology currently exists to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and would only cost about one percen ...
... change will cost between 5 and 20 per cent of global GDP and could cause more human and financial suffering than the Great Depression and both World Wars combined; fortunately, the knowledge and technology currently exists to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and would only cost about one percen ...
The Promise and Problems of Pricing Carbon: Theory and
... the European Union’s Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS), the world’s largest cap‐and‐trade program, focused on cutting CO2 emissions from power plants and large manufacturing facilities throughout Europe (Ellerman and Buchner, 2007). The U.S. lead phase‐down of gasoline in t ...
... the European Union’s Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS), the world’s largest cap‐and‐trade program, focused on cutting CO2 emissions from power plants and large manufacturing facilities throughout Europe (Ellerman and Buchner, 2007). The U.S. lead phase‐down of gasoline in t ...
NRDC: Governments Should Phase Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies or
... distributed, labor-intensive alternatives. This often means fewer job opportunities and more pollution from power plants and refineries that tend to be placed in poorer communities. In other cases, artificially low prices also lead to the fuel being diverted to other uses than for which the subsidy ...
... distributed, labor-intensive alternatives. This often means fewer job opportunities and more pollution from power plants and refineries that tend to be placed in poorer communities. In other cases, artificially low prices also lead to the fuel being diverted to other uses than for which the subsidy ...
Divestment from fossil fuels: a critical appraisal
... In this connection, Bloomberg News analysis in May 2014 of 61 American oil and gas shale drillers found that their debt had increased 200% over the past four years while revenue had increased by only 5.6 %.xv Further, according to Morgan Stanley analysts, the seven major oil and gas companies, Royal ...
... In this connection, Bloomberg News analysis in May 2014 of 61 American oil and gas shale drillers found that their debt had increased 200% over the past four years while revenue had increased by only 5.6 %.xv Further, according to Morgan Stanley analysts, the seven major oil and gas companies, Royal ...
DIVESTMENT 101
... it dramatizes the political and economic injustices and instabilities of the fossil fuel industry (whose economic interests are at odds with the climate), shifting the conversation to the realities of global warming and the struggles of frontline communities. Second, divestment is a base-building ta ...
... it dramatizes the political and economic injustices and instabilities of the fossil fuel industry (whose economic interests are at odds with the climate), shifting the conversation to the realities of global warming and the struggles of frontline communities. Second, divestment is a base-building ta ...
Overview of IACCF
... 3.2 Scenarios for stabilisation below WRE500 (approx 600ppm CO2e) For the purposes of this paper two emissions stabilisation scenarios are discussed, both published by the International Energy Agency in its World Energy Outlook (WEO) in November 2007. These scenarios have been chosen because they co ...
... 3.2 Scenarios for stabilisation below WRE500 (approx 600ppm CO2e) For the purposes of this paper two emissions stabilisation scenarios are discussed, both published by the International Energy Agency in its World Energy Outlook (WEO) in November 2007. These scenarios have been chosen because they co ...
CBIS` Perspective on Fossil Fuel Divestment
... fuel by cars, trucks, ships, trains and airplanes. Electricity production generates the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions, the majority of which comes from burning fossil fuels. Addressing these key economic sectors in a comprehensive manner may have a greater impact than focusing solely on ...
... fuel by cars, trucks, ships, trains and airplanes. Electricity production generates the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions, the majority of which comes from burning fossil fuels. Addressing these key economic sectors in a comprehensive manner may have a greater impact than focusing solely on ...
States Should Think Twice Before Refusing Any Response to EPA`s
... The upcoming power plant regulations will adopt an "emission guideline" for the state, a number limiting the total carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.14 Many have argued that, in setting this standard, EPA lacks legal authority to consider sources, alternatives, or demand reductions that ori ...
... The upcoming power plant regulations will adopt an "emission guideline" for the state, a number limiting the total carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.14 Many have argued that, in setting this standard, EPA lacks legal authority to consider sources, alternatives, or demand reductions that ori ...
M01P02SusCO2Emiss
... 1. Virgin material supply limit: To stabilize the atmospheric CO2 concentration below approximately 550 ppmv by the year 2100, global anthropogenic emissions must be limited to about 7 to 8 x 1012 kg (= 7 to 8 giga tonnes) of C per year (IPCC, 1996). ...
... 1. Virgin material supply limit: To stabilize the atmospheric CO2 concentration below approximately 550 ppmv by the year 2100, global anthropogenic emissions must be limited to about 7 to 8 x 1012 kg (= 7 to 8 giga tonnes) of C per year (IPCC, 1996). ...
Climate and Atmosphere-- United States
... of cement. These estimates do not include bunker fuels used in international transportation due to the difficulty of apportioning these fuels among the countries benefiting from that transport. Carbon dioxide emissions are often calculated and reported in terms of their content of elemental carbon. ...
... of cement. These estimates do not include bunker fuels used in international transportation due to the difficulty of apportioning these fuels among the countries benefiting from that transport. Carbon dioxide emissions are often calculated and reported in terms of their content of elemental carbon. ...
The cost of the Climate Change Act
... components from those we have compiled from DECC sources; notably, it excludes carbon taxes. However, it demonstrates that the cost is already substantial. 10. Official figures understate the system costs of intermittent renewables, omit the cost of biofuels in transport fuels, ignore Britain’s shar ...
... components from those we have compiled from DECC sources; notably, it excludes carbon taxes. However, it demonstrates that the cost is already substantial. 10. Official figures understate the system costs of intermittent renewables, omit the cost of biofuels in transport fuels, ignore Britain’s shar ...
Climate and Atmosphere-- Bosnia and Herzegovina
... of cement. These estimates do not include bunker fuels used in international transportation due to the difficulty of apportioning these fuels among the countries benefiting from that transport. Carbon dioxide emissions are often calculated and reported in terms of their content of elemental carbon. ...
... of cement. These estimates do not include bunker fuels used in international transportation due to the difficulty of apportioning these fuels among the countries benefiting from that transport. Carbon dioxide emissions are often calculated and reported in terms of their content of elemental carbon. ...
Slideshow in PowerPoint
... 1999 to 69 million in 2008 • Soap operas raising public awareness in Mexico, Ethiopia, and other countries have helped increase literacy and decrease population growth • Iran cut its rapid population growth rate from 4.2% in the early 1980s to 1.3% in 2006 through national literacy, health, and fami ...
... 1999 to 69 million in 2008 • Soap operas raising public awareness in Mexico, Ethiopia, and other countries have helped increase literacy and decrease population growth • Iran cut its rapid population growth rate from 4.2% in the early 1980s to 1.3% in 2006 through national literacy, health, and fami ...
An argument for fossil fuel divestment.pdf
... heading toward a climate catastrophe of unprecedented and virtually unimaginable proportions. To avoid the worst scenarios, we must take immediate and substantial changes.1 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has documented that the planet has a “climate budget,” which is the amount ...
... heading toward a climate catastrophe of unprecedented and virtually unimaginable proportions. To avoid the worst scenarios, we must take immediate and substantial changes.1 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has documented that the planet has a “climate budget,” which is the amount ...
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Recent Trends and Factors Jonathan L. Ramseur
... about 2% each year for more than two decades. Between 1990 and 2013, U.S. GDP (in 2009$) increased at an average annual rate of approximately 2.5%. Energy use, in contrast, increased from 1990 to 2000 at an annual average rate of 1.6%, but then remained relatively constant (excepting some annual flu ...
... about 2% each year for more than two decades. Between 1990 and 2013, U.S. GDP (in 2009$) increased at an average annual rate of approximately 2.5%. Energy use, in contrast, increased from 1990 to 2000 at an annual average rate of 1.6%, but then remained relatively constant (excepting some annual flu ...
the Point of No Return report
... in this report – if they all were to go ahead – would raise global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels by 20% and keep the world on a path towards 5°C to 6°C of warming. To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the rise in global temperatures needs to be limited to below 2°C. Therefore, the additio ...
... in this report – if they all were to go ahead – would raise global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels by 20% and keep the world on a path towards 5°C to 6°C of warming. To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the rise in global temperatures needs to be limited to below 2°C. Therefore, the additio ...
Divestment v2 1 DK ch rbw CH (2)
... took on in boom time and this would tend to reduce global GDP. In addition, although the supply of fossil fuels (their availability and price) and growth in demand are the prime drivers of economic activity rather than capex, a reduction in fossil fuel capex could negatively impact on global GDP. xv ...
... took on in boom time and this would tend to reduce global GDP. In addition, although the supply of fossil fuels (their availability and price) and growth in demand are the prime drivers of economic activity rather than capex, a reduction in fossil fuel capex could negatively impact on global GDP. xv ...
The True Cost of Fossil Fuels
... major contributor to air pollution. In member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) a significant share of the externalities associated with outdoor air pollution come from road transport. In China, coal-based power generation and heating are the major contri ...
... major contributor to air pollution. In member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) a significant share of the externalities associated with outdoor air pollution come from road transport. In China, coal-based power generation and heating are the major contri ...
Sulfate Cooling - Global Warming
... Warmer weather dries up forests. They catch fire and burn much more. Tropical diseases, mosquitoes, ticks, etc. expand their ranges. ...
... Warmer weather dries up forests. They catch fire and burn much more. Tropical diseases, mosquitoes, ticks, etc. expand their ranges. ...
SUBSTITUTION OF NATURAL GAS FOR COAL: CLIMATIC
... potentials, for example), here the unit pulse of each substance decays over the background concentrations resulting from the A1b emissions scenario (IPCC, 2000). Using the changing atmospheric composition modeled from the A1b emissions scenario as background is a more realistic approach than a const ...
... potentials, for example), here the unit pulse of each substance decays over the background concentrations resulting from the A1b emissions scenario (IPCC, 2000). Using the changing atmospheric composition modeled from the A1b emissions scenario as background is a more realistic approach than a const ...