McREDD: How McKinsey `cost-curves` are distorting - REDD
... entail very substantial transaction, implementation and institutional costs. It should also be noted that in order to ensure that the emissions reductions of a REDD project are permanent, implementation and transaction costs may well have to continue for many years after the active life of the proje ...
... entail very substantial transaction, implementation and institutional costs. It should also be noted that in order to ensure that the emissions reductions of a REDD project are permanent, implementation and transaction costs may well have to continue for many years after the active life of the proje ...
The impact of climate change on the electricity market A review
... firms and residential households. For example, their study suggests that firms and households in warmer places tend to choose electricity whereas firms in wetter places tend to choose oil. It is not clear why electricity is chosen in warmer times/places and oil in colder times/places except that region ...
... firms and residential households. For example, their study suggests that firms and households in warmer places tend to choose electricity whereas firms in wetter places tend to choose oil. It is not clear why electricity is chosen in warmer times/places and oil in colder times/places except that region ...
Climate change and mammals: evolutionary
... traits, the response was adaptive (Adapt), and climate change was the causative agent (Cause); ‘N’ indicates evidence was not found for Genetic or Plastic responses in traits, the response was not adaptive, and the causative agent was not climate change; ‘.’ indicates that it was not investigated. N ...
... traits, the response was adaptive (Adapt), and climate change was the causative agent (Cause); ‘N’ indicates evidence was not found for Genetic or Plastic responses in traits, the response was not adaptive, and the causative agent was not climate change; ‘.’ indicates that it was not investigated. N ...
Investing for the climate in Asia
... Foreword from ANZ ANZ supports the goal of governments around the world seeking to limit the average global temperature rise to no more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels. We know that achieving this is a shared challenge across business, community and government. Having been active in the Asia P ...
... Foreword from ANZ ANZ supports the goal of governments around the world seeking to limit the average global temperature rise to no more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels. We know that achieving this is a shared challenge across business, community and government. Having been active in the Asia P ...
Folie 1 - uni
... Comprehensive climate models are based on physical laws represented by mathematical equations that are solved using a three-dimensional grid over the globe. For climate simulation, the major components of the climate system must be represented in submodels (atmosphere, ocean, land surface, cryospher ...
... Comprehensive climate models are based on physical laws represented by mathematical equations that are solved using a three-dimensional grid over the globe. For climate simulation, the major components of the climate system must be represented in submodels (atmosphere, ocean, land surface, cryospher ...
European Journal of Legal Studies
... consensus. This raises the following interesting questions: What does consensus mean in international law? Are the Cancún decisions legally binding agreements? Usually, if the agreement is adopted as a treaty—as opposed to a political agreement—it is legally binding. A politically binding agreement, ...
... consensus. This raises the following interesting questions: What does consensus mean in international law? Are the Cancún decisions legally binding agreements? Usually, if the agreement is adopted as a treaty—as opposed to a political agreement—it is legally binding. A politically binding agreement, ...
- Central Tibetan Administration
... into the 10 most-densely populated nations in the world. Tibetan rivers directly support more than 1.3 billion people and 40 per cent of the world’s population, in some way, depends on Tibetan rivers. Tibet is the Rain-Maker. Due to its elevation, vast area and glacial cover, the Plateau influences ...
... into the 10 most-densely populated nations in the world. Tibetan rivers directly support more than 1.3 billion people and 40 per cent of the world’s population, in some way, depends on Tibetan rivers. Tibet is the Rain-Maker. Due to its elevation, vast area and glacial cover, the Plateau influences ...
Adaptation Planning In New York City
... It has been argued that since high global anthropogenic CO2 emissions growth rates (3.4 % year-1 between 2000 ...
... It has been argued that since high global anthropogenic CO2 emissions growth rates (3.4 % year-1 between 2000 ...
NGOs in Economic Diplomacy
... In many ways, the term ‘Non-Governmental Organization’ is a bad place to start. It describes what a given institution is not, rather than what it is, and so leads to considerable confusion over what the category includes – business associations? Churches? Trades unions? Families? The phrase ‘non-gov ...
... In many ways, the term ‘Non-Governmental Organization’ is a bad place to start. It describes what a given institution is not, rather than what it is, and so leads to considerable confusion over what the category includes – business associations? Churches? Trades unions? Families? The phrase ‘non-gov ...
Environment and Natural Resources Services
... Tetra Tech is a holder of the Restoring the Environment through Prosperity, Livelihoods and Conserving Ecosystems (REPLACE) IQC. The REPLACE IQC focuses on improving the sustainable, long-term management of natural resources. REPLACE presents a targeted, integrated approach to addressing the environ ...
... Tetra Tech is a holder of the Restoring the Environment through Prosperity, Livelihoods and Conserving Ecosystems (REPLACE) IQC. The REPLACE IQC focuses on improving the sustainable, long-term management of natural resources. REPLACE presents a targeted, integrated approach to addressing the environ ...
Summary Report of the Durban Mountain Day on 4 December 2011
... and mountainous regions. One of their most recent meetings, an UNCSD associated event, was the International Conference On Green Economy and Sustainable Mountain Development: Opportunities and Challenges in View of Rio+20. ICIMOD, supported by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Internationa ...
... and mountainous regions. One of their most recent meetings, an UNCSD associated event, was the International Conference On Green Economy and Sustainable Mountain Development: Opportunities and Challenges in View of Rio+20. ICIMOD, supported by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Internationa ...
Victoria`s Climate Change Framework
... The Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change A positive, orderly and just transition for all Victorians Climate change poses one of the biggest threats to our future. How we respond will determine the future wellbeing and prosperity of Victoria. We cannot wait for others to take action on ...
... The Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change A positive, orderly and just transition for all Victorians Climate change poses one of the biggest threats to our future. How we respond will determine the future wellbeing and prosperity of Victoria. We cannot wait for others to take action on ...
A PERIOD OF CONSEQUENCES: GLOBAL WARMING, SOCIAL
... their lands (Gearon, 2005). It is worth mentioning here that Australia has the highest carbon dioxide emissions per capita and, along with the Unites States, has refused to sign the Kyoto Protocol (Hamilton, 2003). Tero Mustonen, a climate justice activist and the founder of the Finland-based SnowCh ...
... their lands (Gearon, 2005). It is worth mentioning here that Australia has the highest carbon dioxide emissions per capita and, along with the Unites States, has refused to sign the Kyoto Protocol (Hamilton, 2003). Tero Mustonen, a climate justice activist and the founder of the Finland-based SnowCh ...
Climate change and plant invasions: restoration opportunities ahead?
... ecosystems worldwide. They are increasingly expensive to control (Pimentel et al., 2000) and have become a major component of global change (Vitousek et al., 1996). Global climate change is expected to further expand the risk of plant invasion through ecosystem disturbance and enhanced competitivene ...
... ecosystems worldwide. They are increasingly expensive to control (Pimentel et al., 2000) and have become a major component of global change (Vitousek et al., 1996). Global climate change is expected to further expand the risk of plant invasion through ecosystem disturbance and enhanced competitivene ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES THE ECONOMICS OF CATASTROPHIC CLIMATE CHANGE
... easily drive applications of expected utility (EU) theory much more than anything else. When fed back into an economic analysis, the great open-ended uncertainty about eventual mean planetary temperature change cascades into yet-greater yet-more-open-ended uncertainty about eventual changes in utili ...
... easily drive applications of expected utility (EU) theory much more than anything else. When fed back into an economic analysis, the great open-ended uncertainty about eventual mean planetary temperature change cascades into yet-greater yet-more-open-ended uncertainty about eventual changes in utili ...
LCC/2014/0096Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, Fylde Appendix
... The assessment has used data provided by Cuadrilla from previous projects on the amount of fuel or energy used. Where this data was not available other sources of information have been used. Where this is the case, ranges have been applied where possible. In addition, more than one source of emissio ...
... The assessment has used data provided by Cuadrilla from previous projects on the amount of fuel or energy used. Where this data was not available other sources of information have been used. Where this is the case, ranges have been applied where possible. In addition, more than one source of emissio ...
climate change studies in mongolia
... Project management: Organized two SSC meetings in which discussed the project implementation, study results of the 2002 activities, synthesis report of 2002, and work plan for 2003 activities. Planed national workshop have not been held due to local circumstances and postponed until September. Proje ...
... Project management: Organized two SSC meetings in which discussed the project implementation, study results of the 2002 activities, synthesis report of 2002, and work plan for 2003 activities. Planed national workshop have not been held due to local circumstances and postponed until September. Proje ...
Presentazione di PowerPoint
... maintenance of water pipelines, agreements with trade associations to spread technologies, pilot project of new technologies, educational programs for population and children, price modifications ...
... maintenance of water pipelines, agreements with trade associations to spread technologies, pilot project of new technologies, educational programs for population and children, price modifications ...
climate change and biodiversity for food and agriculture
... Unfortunately, biodiversity for food and agriculture and climate change have rarely been discussed together. Previous global assessments on climate change dealt with the possible impacts of climate change on biodiversity, ecosystem services and food and agriculture separately. So far, there has been ...
... Unfortunately, biodiversity for food and agriculture and climate change have rarely been discussed together. Previous global assessments on climate change dealt with the possible impacts of climate change on biodiversity, ecosystem services and food and agriculture separately. So far, there has been ...
A Climate of Concern: Climate Change and Health Strategy
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2013) has found that the warming of the climate is unequivocal, and that increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, driven largely by human activity, are having an influence on the Earth’s climate. The world’s leading scienti ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2013) has found that the warming of the climate is unequivocal, and that increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, driven largely by human activity, are having an influence on the Earth’s climate. The world’s leading scienti ...
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... well under way. Surprisingly we are getting stronger winds over the Antarctic region over the Southern Ocean, so we are expecting to see much stronger currents – much stronger Antarctic and Polar currents. Those are based on our theoretical ideas for what’s happening, but there are many areas in oce ...
... well under way. Surprisingly we are getting stronger winds over the Antarctic region over the Southern Ocean, so we are expecting to see much stronger currents – much stronger Antarctic and Polar currents. Those are based on our theoretical ideas for what’s happening, but there are many areas in oce ...
Hasan, F.A. Human Agency, Climate Change, and Culture
... studies in Southwest Asia and North Africa, played a major role in the origins of agriculture, the emergence of state societies, and the temporary breakdown of the centralized organization of complex state societies. However, the impact of any climatic event depends on the local ecological setting a ...
... studies in Southwest Asia and North Africa, played a major role in the origins of agriculture, the emergence of state societies, and the temporary breakdown of the centralized organization of complex state societies. However, the impact of any climatic event depends on the local ecological setting a ...
