DRAFT - CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT SCOPING PAPER Societal
... term they will develop resource-efficient and circular processes in agriculture, forestry and the food industry, advance the concept of industrial biorefineries and integrate the sustainable production of food, feed, bio-based products and energy. 2.3 Functional ecosystems, sustainable food systems, ...
... term they will develop resource-efficient and circular processes in agriculture, forestry and the food industry, advance the concept of industrial biorefineries and integrate the sustainable production of food, feed, bio-based products and energy. 2.3 Functional ecosystems, sustainable food systems, ...
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... installed under the ECO Order to be carried out using new versions of the Standard Assessment Procedure (“SAP”) and the Reduced Data Standard Assessment Procedure (“RdSAP”), as well as the 2009 versions of these methodologies which are already provided for in the ECO Order. Accordingly, it amends ar ...
... installed under the ECO Order to be carried out using new versions of the Standard Assessment Procedure (“SAP”) and the Reduced Data Standard Assessment Procedure (“RdSAP”), as well as the 2009 versions of these methodologies which are already provided for in the ECO Order. Accordingly, it amends ar ...
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... and consistency of the actions on every territorial scale have also been increased by the definition of a new regional strategic frame of reference: the regional climate, air and energy plans (SRCAE). To support the development of climate change policy, there are many research institutions, projects ...
... and consistency of the actions on every territorial scale have also been increased by the definition of a new regional strategic frame of reference: the regional climate, air and energy plans (SRCAE). To support the development of climate change policy, there are many research institutions, projects ...
ADAPTATION FUND: status and issues
... Board has been conferred with the legal capacity that is necessary for the discharge of its functions with regard to direct access initialization of the monetization of the certified emission reductions agreed but not executed because of the global financial crisis ...
... Board has been conferred with the legal capacity that is necessary for the discharge of its functions with regard to direct access initialization of the monetization of the certified emission reductions agreed but not executed because of the global financial crisis ...
Development of Climate Action Plans and Sustainability
... From the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Fourth Assessment Report: “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice and rising global average sea level” ...
... From the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Fourth Assessment Report: “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice and rising global average sea level” ...
Comments on target - Ministry for the Environment
... Over 3,300 submitters expressed the need for consensus to be built around climate change. A number requested a collaborative stakeholder process and many suggested the initiation of a Climate Change Commission, cross party consensus on the issue, and/or that this be underpinned by domestic climate c ...
... Over 3,300 submitters expressed the need for consensus to be built around climate change. A number requested a collaborative stakeholder process and many suggested the initiation of a Climate Change Commission, cross party consensus on the issue, and/or that this be underpinned by domestic climate c ...
The Price of Climate Change
... the delegates can agree on regular reviews (say, every five years) that include gradual ratcheting up of targets. Another signpost would be the adoption of accounting guidelines that help price climate risks across the financial system. International financial regulators appear to be moving toward e ...
... the delegates can agree on regular reviews (say, every five years) that include gradual ratcheting up of targets. Another signpost would be the adoption of accounting guidelines that help price climate risks across the financial system. International financial regulators appear to be moving toward e ...
Relative Vulnerability of Louisiana’s Coastal Communities to Flooding Nupur Hiremath RESULTS DISCUSSION
... Figure 2. Spatial Representation of Socioeconomic Characteristics of the Population in FEMA flood zones. (a) Total human population susceptible to flood risk within each flood zone. The population appears to be concentrated in Orleans and Jefferson parishes, the two in which the city of New Orleans ...
... Figure 2. Spatial Representation of Socioeconomic Characteristics of the Population in FEMA flood zones. (a) Total human population susceptible to flood risk within each flood zone. The population appears to be concentrated in Orleans and Jefferson parishes, the two in which the city of New Orleans ...
Actions needed to halt deforestation and promote climate
... continue to be the dominant cause of land-use change in the future (Smith et al. 2010). The crop area in low-income countries is expected to expand between 2–49% by 2050 (Balmford et al. 2005). Increasing population and dietary shifts will be the primary drivers of the demand for agricultural land. ...
... continue to be the dominant cause of land-use change in the future (Smith et al. 2010). The crop area in low-income countries is expected to expand between 2–49% by 2050 (Balmford et al. 2005). Increasing population and dietary shifts will be the primary drivers of the demand for agricultural land. ...
California - Climate-Ready Soil
... nation but also the highest grossing state in farm income. In fact, many crops grown in the United States, including almonds, grapes, olives, and pistachios, are produced solely in California.1 Yet the state’s high-value agricultural sector is also highly vulnerable to extreme weather and climate im ...
... nation but also the highest grossing state in farm income. In fact, many crops grown in the United States, including almonds, grapes, olives, and pistachios, are produced solely in California.1 Yet the state’s high-value agricultural sector is also highly vulnerable to extreme weather and climate im ...
Climate Changes Caucasus - WWF
... power. All three countries have embarked on the development of renewable energy resources supported by many international agencies, but only a few projects have actually started. Of the three countries, Armenia plans the largest investments in geo-thermal and wind power generation and also to reduce ...
... power. All three countries have embarked on the development of renewable energy resources supported by many international agencies, but only a few projects have actually started. Of the three countries, Armenia plans the largest investments in geo-thermal and wind power generation and also to reduce ...
The Latest on Volcanic Eruptions and Climate
... in the past 100,000 years—responsible for a human genetic bottleneck or a 1000-year-long glacial advance? What role did small volcanic eruptions play in the reduced global warming of the past decade? What caused the Little Ice Age? Was the April 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption in Iceland important fo ...
... in the past 100,000 years—responsible for a human genetic bottleneck or a 1000-year-long glacial advance? What role did small volcanic eruptions play in the reduced global warming of the past decade? What caused the Little Ice Age? Was the April 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption in Iceland important fo ...
Welcome to Nevada
... Improvement in quality of emission inventory Increase on knowledge/understanding of mercury emissions from mining processes Fugitive emission study underway Expect signficant emission reductions on new/modified units ...
... Improvement in quality of emission inventory Increase on knowledge/understanding of mercury emissions from mining processes Fugitive emission study underway Expect signficant emission reductions on new/modified units ...
Carbon Footprint
... However, even if we carry out all the activities listed above, our carbon footprint will never drop to zero. What can we do for those actions that just cannot be avoided? For example, if one has to travel by airplane, is there a way to compensate for the emissions related to the trip? Fortunately, t ...
... However, even if we carry out all the activities listed above, our carbon footprint will never drop to zero. What can we do for those actions that just cannot be avoided? For example, if one has to travel by airplane, is there a way to compensate for the emissions related to the trip? Fortunately, t ...
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... schemes. In 2012, it established a moratorium on premiums for new renewable projects and in February 2013 the premiums still in force were changed, reducing the payments to producers. In 2012, a tax on all electricity generation was introduced and subsidies for solar/gas plants were removed in an at ...
... schemes. In 2012, it established a moratorium on premiums for new renewable projects and in February 2013 the premiums still in force were changed, reducing the payments to producers. In 2012, a tax on all electricity generation was introduced and subsidies for solar/gas plants were removed in an at ...
Genetic adaptive response: missing issue in climate change
... Adaptation is the dynamic evolutionary process that leads to a trait becoming adapted to local environmental conditions by means of natural selection, i.e. differential survival as a consequence of differences in values of the trait under selection. Adaptive capacity in its genetic sense is potentia ...
... Adaptation is the dynamic evolutionary process that leads to a trait becoming adapted to local environmental conditions by means of natural selection, i.e. differential survival as a consequence of differences in values of the trait under selection. Adaptive capacity in its genetic sense is potentia ...
NEW NORDIC CLIMATE SOLUTIONS – THE NORDIC PAVILION AT COP21 CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
... world – and what the world can learn from Nordic countriesSitra ...
... world – and what the world can learn from Nordic countriesSitra ...
The Next 20 Years: A Time of Transformation
... failures and famines). 2) The global system has the knowledge, skills and resources to mitigate major global issues. The most critical risks are well known; credible solutions have been proposed (Daly, 1996; Brown, 2009; Porritt, 2013). Decisive interventions (i.e. structural reforms) by the interna ...
... failures and famines). 2) The global system has the knowledge, skills and resources to mitigate major global issues. The most critical risks are well known; credible solutions have been proposed (Daly, 1996; Brown, 2009; Porritt, 2013). Decisive interventions (i.e. structural reforms) by the interna ...
Understanding and predicting the combined effects of climate
... 1. Climate change and land-use change are having substantial impacts on biodiversity worldwide, but few studies have considered the impact of these factors together. If the combined effects of climate and land-use change are greater than the effects of each threat individually, current conservation ...
... 1. Climate change and land-use change are having substantial impacts on biodiversity worldwide, but few studies have considered the impact of these factors together. If the combined effects of climate and land-use change are greater than the effects of each threat individually, current conservation ...
ENSEMBLES Project Plan WP 6
... The primary objective of this WP is to integrate application models within a probabilistic ESM and within RCM systems. This integration links the human dimension to ESM and allows subsequent evaluation of the ENSEMBLES EPS. The two tasks of this WP are: Consultation on seasonal-to-decadal applicat ...
... The primary objective of this WP is to integrate application models within a probabilistic ESM and within RCM systems. This integration links the human dimension to ESM and allows subsequent evaluation of the ENSEMBLES EPS. The two tasks of this WP are: Consultation on seasonal-to-decadal applicat ...
Making sense of the early-2000s warming slowdown
... a reduced rate of global surface warming, has been overstated, lacks sound scientific basis, or is unsupported by observations. The evidence presented here contradicts these claims. ...
... a reduced rate of global surface warming, has been overstated, lacks sound scientific basis, or is unsupported by observations. The evidence presented here contradicts these claims. ...
Climate change and mammals: evolutionary
... forces of new competitors, predators, parasites and diseases will surely follow but, for the most part, remain undocumented. Vertebrate examples of phenological changes brought on by climate change involve primarily birds (Møller et al. 2010). Examples in mammals are fewer but important because, unl ...
... forces of new competitors, predators, parasites and diseases will surely follow but, for the most part, remain undocumented. Vertebrate examples of phenological changes brought on by climate change involve primarily birds (Møller et al. 2010). Examples in mammals are fewer but important because, unl ...