On non-marginal cost-benefit analysis: Abstract of Working Paper 18 (1 MB) (opens in new window)
... Hence this paper attempts to address the question of whether “serious errors” could be made by evaluating non-marginal projects with conventional BCA, which uses discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis to determine net present value (NPV). By the term “non-marginal”, we mean sufficiently large for the f ...
... Hence this paper attempts to address the question of whether “serious errors” could be made by evaluating non-marginal projects with conventional BCA, which uses discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis to determine net present value (NPV). By the term “non-marginal”, we mean sufficiently large for the f ...
An imperative need for global change research in tropical forests
... Imperative need for global change research in tropical forests 905 diverse array of other methods has been employed to understand possible responses of tropical forests to global environmental change. Those methods include long-term monitoring, plant physiology experiments, atmospheric observation ...
... Imperative need for global change research in tropical forests 905 diverse array of other methods has been employed to understand possible responses of tropical forests to global environmental change. Those methods include long-term monitoring, plant physiology experiments, atmospheric observation ...
Quick overview of the activities in this module
... and carry out their own simulation "experiment" with their partners. If time permits, the students create additional figures from their experiment results and share them with the class, with the instructor moderating the discussion (Activity C). Important Note to Instructors: All of the R packages ...
... and carry out their own simulation "experiment" with their partners. If time permits, the students create additional figures from their experiment results and share them with the class, with the instructor moderating the discussion (Activity C). Important Note to Instructors: All of the R packages ...
Climate Change and the Environment – Effects of Sea Level Rise on
... allowed us to visit Cities in the United States, Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom and research innovations in planning, resource use, water reuse and energy efficiency in residential and commercial developments. My topic focused on the impacts of Sea Level Rise on infrastructure in the Cities ...
... allowed us to visit Cities in the United States, Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom and research innovations in planning, resource use, water reuse and energy efficiency in residential and commercial developments. My topic focused on the impacts of Sea Level Rise on infrastructure in the Cities ...
Climate Change Affirmative - St. Louis Urban Debate League
... In 2012, China and the U.S. are the two largest greenhouse gas emitters in the world and accounted for over 35% of global emissions. Cooperation between the two over climate change is critical to any successful approach to deal with global warming. The U.S. currently fears that economic concerns wil ...
... In 2012, China and the U.S. are the two largest greenhouse gas emitters in the world and accounted for over 35% of global emissions. Cooperation between the two over climate change is critical to any successful approach to deal with global warming. The U.S. currently fears that economic concerns wil ...
Influence of Climate and Land Use Change on Carbon in Agriculture
... the C budget model of the Canadian Forest Sector (CBM-CFS2). Simulated CBM NPP values for western Canada vary between 1.5 and 3.9 Mg C ha−1 yr−1 depending on the ecozone, forest type, stand age, and site productivity (Li et al., 2003). The majority of boreal forest sites investigated sequester C (me ...
... the C budget model of the Canadian Forest Sector (CBM-CFS2). Simulated CBM NPP values for western Canada vary between 1.5 and 3.9 Mg C ha−1 yr−1 depending on the ecozone, forest type, stand age, and site productivity (Li et al., 2003). The majority of boreal forest sites investigated sequester C (me ...
An Economic Analysis of the Kyoto Protocol
... infrared radiation, causing global temperature to rise. avoid irreversible, adverse consequences. Due to exScientists hypothesize with a considerable amount of ternalities—intertemporal and locational—markets will evidence that the burning of fossil fuels, which emit not reach an efficient outcome. ...
... infrared radiation, causing global temperature to rise. avoid irreversible, adverse consequences. Due to exScientists hypothesize with a considerable amount of ternalities—intertemporal and locational—markets will evidence that the burning of fossil fuels, which emit not reach an efficient outcome. ...
Climate Change Threatens the Survival of Coral Reefs
... economic losses will expose hundreds of millions of people to decreasing food security and increased poverty. If average global surface temperatures increase by 2°C or more, relative to the pre-industrial period, the resultant ocean warming, along with acidification, will lead to continued widesprea ...
... economic losses will expose hundreds of millions of people to decreasing food security and increased poverty. If average global surface temperatures increase by 2°C or more, relative to the pre-industrial period, the resultant ocean warming, along with acidification, will lead to continued widesprea ...
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... example, in the 1996 negotiations in Geneva, Russia sided with OPEC countries that also held sceptical positions, but by 1998, Russia was fighting for the inclusion of emissions-trading mechanisms, which could benefit Russia economically (Moe & Tangen 1999, p. 9). Alongside these negotiations, interna ...
... example, in the 1996 negotiations in Geneva, Russia sided with OPEC countries that also held sceptical positions, but by 1998, Russia was fighting for the inclusion of emissions-trading mechanisms, which could benefit Russia economically (Moe & Tangen 1999, p. 9). Alongside these negotiations, interna ...
Geographic disparities and moral hazards in the predicted impacts
... (Peterson, 2003; Austin, 2007). The approach assumes that a species’ response to climate change can be anticipated by modelling how environmental niches currently occupied by the species will contract, expand and/or move as a result of climate change (Austin, 2007). Application of niche modelling to ...
... (Peterson, 2003; Austin, 2007). The approach assumes that a species’ response to climate change can be anticipated by modelling how environmental niches currently occupied by the species will contract, expand and/or move as a result of climate change (Austin, 2007). Application of niche modelling to ...
The impact of climate change and weather on transport - MOWE-IT
... In ICF (2008) the impact of sea level rise on various types of transportation infrastructure along the East Coast of the United States is analyzed. Using digital elevation models they identify ‘‘transportation infrastructure that, without protection, will regularly be inundated by the ocean or at-ri ...
... In ICF (2008) the impact of sea level rise on various types of transportation infrastructure along the East Coast of the United States is analyzed. Using digital elevation models they identify ‘‘transportation infrastructure that, without protection, will regularly be inundated by the ocean or at-ri ...
Global Warming and Science
... Wegman, Edward J., David W. Scott and Yasmin H. Said, 2006: Ad hoc committee report on the ‘Hockey stick’ global climate reconstruction, To The Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, US House of Representatives. The IPCC ...
... Wegman, Edward J., David W. Scott and Yasmin H. Said, 2006: Ad hoc committee report on the ‘Hockey stick’ global climate reconstruction, To The Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, US House of Representatives. The IPCC ...
Deepa Badrinarayana - Three Degrees Warmer
... LITTLE GREEN DATA BOOK 7 (2007). While at the recent meeting of the Conference of Parties at the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen all three countries made some commitments that they “noted”: China and India only agreed to reduce their carbon intensity, and not their ...
... LITTLE GREEN DATA BOOK 7 (2007). While at the recent meeting of the Conference of Parties at the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen all three countries made some commitments that they “noted”: China and India only agreed to reduce their carbon intensity, and not their ...
CHAPTER 13
... showing generally positive results include cotton, corn for grain and silage, soybeans, sorghum, barley, sugar beets, and citrus fruits. Pastures also showed increased productivity. For other crops including wheat, rice, oats, hay, sugar cane, potatoes, and tomatoes, yields are projected to increase ...
... showing generally positive results include cotton, corn for grain and silage, soybeans, sorghum, barley, sugar beets, and citrus fruits. Pastures also showed increased productivity. For other crops including wheat, rice, oats, hay, sugar cane, potatoes, and tomatoes, yields are projected to increase ...
This background paper focuses specifically on the relationships
... life of the poor more than it does for the better off. In other words, the welfare ‘floor’ should drop, increasing the gaps between have and have-nots in any particular society. This relationship theoretically applies to all spatial scales. Moreover, the IPCC (2014b) asserts that the negative effect ...
... life of the poor more than it does for the better off. In other words, the welfare ‘floor’ should drop, increasing the gaps between have and have-nots in any particular society. This relationship theoretically applies to all spatial scales. Moreover, the IPCC (2014b) asserts that the negative effect ...
Swedish Clean Air and Climate Research Program SCAC
... 2012; Olsson et al. 2013). Since one of the major components of the foetal programming hypothesis is growth disturbance, as indicated by a low birth weight, this raises concerns that negative effects by air pollution in utero may also be of importance for adverse health effects later in life. Assess ...
... 2012; Olsson et al. 2013). Since one of the major components of the foetal programming hypothesis is growth disturbance, as indicated by a low birth weight, this raises concerns that negative effects by air pollution in utero may also be of importance for adverse health effects later in life. Assess ...
Draft: do not cite or circulate Climate Change Science and Policy
... (Stephenson 1998). On seasonal to interannual time scales, climatic averages and variability determine the flammability of these fuels (Westerling et al 2003). On interannual and shorter time scales, the relative importance of climatic influences on fuel availability versus flammability can vary gr ...
... (Stephenson 1998). On seasonal to interannual time scales, climatic averages and variability determine the flammability of these fuels (Westerling et al 2003). On interannual and shorter time scales, the relative importance of climatic influences on fuel availability versus flammability can vary gr ...
The Week That Was: 2015-11-28 (November 28, 2015) Brought to
... global warming is resulting, or will result, from human-related greenhouse gas emissions -- is correct and that its only duty is to collect evidence and make plausible arguments in the hypothesis’s favor. It simply ignores the alternative and null hypothesis, amply supported by empirical research, t ...
... global warming is resulting, or will result, from human-related greenhouse gas emissions -- is correct and that its only duty is to collect evidence and make plausible arguments in the hypothesis’s favor. It simply ignores the alternative and null hypothesis, amply supported by empirical research, t ...
Double exposure: assessing the impacts of climate change within
... and how they impact humans or biological diversity. The latter, referred to as a political economy approach to vulnerability, de"nes vulnerability according to the political, social and economic conditions of a society. Di!erent dimensions of vulnerability can also be considered. For example, in rel ...
... and how they impact humans or biological diversity. The latter, referred to as a political economy approach to vulnerability, de"nes vulnerability according to the political, social and economic conditions of a society. Di!erent dimensions of vulnerability can also be considered. For example, in rel ...
The CCPC grew out of the International Council of Local
... renewable energy and the failure of national governments to prioritise climate politics, can hinder local work to reduce GHGs. Nevertheless, cities take the climate challenge seriously, and there are numerous examples worldwide of community-level climate protection initiatives. This paper looks at t ...
... renewable energy and the failure of national governments to prioritise climate politics, can hinder local work to reduce GHGs. Nevertheless, cities take the climate challenge seriously, and there are numerous examples worldwide of community-level climate protection initiatives. This paper looks at t ...
Chapter 12 CE
... The implemented carbon price scheme is similar in some respects to the design of the earlier proposed ACPRS.39 Nevertheless, the Committee’s carbon pricing mechanism provided some substantial improvements. For example, a generous industry compensation package was implemented as a temporary measure b ...
... The implemented carbon price scheme is similar in some respects to the design of the earlier proposed ACPRS.39 Nevertheless, the Committee’s carbon pricing mechanism provided some substantial improvements. For example, a generous industry compensation package was implemented as a temporary measure b ...
PRE/POST UNIT ASSESSMENT AND SURVEY
... b) The garter snakes without resistance to the toxin will acquire resistance by increasing the rate at which they feed on the newts. c) The rough-skinned newts that produce low levels of toxin will also develop camouflage adaptations that allow them to hide from the garter snakes. d) The newts wi ...
... b) The garter snakes without resistance to the toxin will acquire resistance by increasing the rate at which they feed on the newts. c) The rough-skinned newts that produce low levels of toxin will also develop camouflage adaptations that allow them to hide from the garter snakes. d) The newts wi ...
Kimberly Marion Suiseeya - Initiative on Climate Adaptation
... REDD may inhibit the ability of local communities to adapt to climate change. This could result from two potential outcomes of REDD: first, REDD may be effectively implemented, securing large tracts of previously (de facto) open access forest and cutting off resource access to local people and also ...
... REDD may inhibit the ability of local communities to adapt to climate change. This could result from two potential outcomes of REDD: first, REDD may be effectively implemented, securing large tracts of previously (de facto) open access forest and cutting off resource access to local people and also ...
Change is in the air
... South Africa covers less than 1% of the world’s land surface area and is home to nearly 10% of the world’s plant species, about 7% of the world’s vertebrates and 5.5% of all known insect diversity, making it a biodiversity treasure trove. South Africa’s biodiversity is a spellbinding natural draw ca ...
... South Africa covers less than 1% of the world’s land surface area and is home to nearly 10% of the world’s plant species, about 7% of the world’s vertebrates and 5.5% of all known insect diversity, making it a biodiversity treasure trove. South Africa’s biodiversity is a spellbinding natural draw ca ...
Solar radiation management
Solar radiation management (SRM) projects (proposed and theoretical) are a type of climate engineering which seek to reflect sunlight and thus reduce global warming. Proposed examples include the creation of stratospheric sulfate aerosols. They would not reduce greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, and thus do not address problems such as ocean acidification caused by excess carbon dioxide (CO2). Their principal advantages as an approach to climate engineering is the speed with which they can be deployed and become fully active, as well as their potential low financial cost. By comparison, other climate engineering techniques based on greenhouse gas remediation, such as ocean iron fertilization, need to sequester the anthropogenic carbon excess before any reversal of global warming would occur. Solar radiation management projects can therefore be used as a climate engineering ""quick fix"" while levels of greenhouse gases can be brought under control by greenhouse gas remediation techniques.