State of resources reporting
... need to know about more than just the natural processes and how they are influenced by management. They also need to know how the carbon balance is affected by substituting wood for fossil fuels and carbon-intensive construction material, such as steel or concrete and burning fossil fuels during tre ...
... need to know about more than just the natural processes and how they are influenced by management. They also need to know how the carbon balance is affected by substituting wood for fossil fuels and carbon-intensive construction material, such as steel or concrete and burning fossil fuels during tre ...
Green Market Responses to Global Governance: International
... Put differently, the allocation determines the net effect of the regulation.1 So, if firms in a capand-trade market received a free allocation equivalent to 100 percent of their future emissions, the allowances would offset the increased regulatory burden because firms could clean up for ‘free’ or o ...
... Put differently, the allocation determines the net effect of the regulation.1 So, if firms in a capand-trade market received a free allocation equivalent to 100 percent of their future emissions, the allowances would offset the increased regulatory burden because firms could clean up for ‘free’ or o ...
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... different channels: LbD is specific to the power generation costs, while R&D affects the non-electric sector and the overall system energy efficiency. In this paper we focus on a stabilization policy of 550 ppmv. In order to do so, we perform a cost effectiveness analysis with a cap and trade polic ...
... different channels: LbD is specific to the power generation costs, while R&D affects the non-electric sector and the overall system energy efficiency. In this paper we focus on a stabilization policy of 550 ppmv. In order to do so, we perform a cost effectiveness analysis with a cap and trade polic ...
The Ocean and Climate Change
... • Ensure long-term monitoring to allow for adaptive management actions. • Incorporate socioeconomics into environmental monitoring projects. • Determine top research priorities and support the most appropriate existing institutions in their implementation. • Support local and regional scientific ins ...
... • Ensure long-term monitoring to allow for adaptive management actions. • Incorporate socioeconomics into environmental monitoring projects. • Determine top research priorities and support the most appropriate existing institutions in their implementation. • Support local and regional scientific ins ...
Human drivers of national greenhouse-gas emissions
... and sociology, and most study designs focus on the household or local to regional landscape as the unit of analysis. As there have been several excellent recent reviews of this literature5–7, we will not repeat their findings in detail in the discussion that follows. Examination of the drivers of gr ...
... and sociology, and most study designs focus on the household or local to regional landscape as the unit of analysis. As there have been several excellent recent reviews of this literature5–7, we will not repeat their findings in detail in the discussion that follows. Examination of the drivers of gr ...
nevada - Center for Integrative Environmental Research
... Demonstrating its success in using water more efficiently, Nevada was able to successfully reduce water consumption by about 18 billion gallons from 2002 to 2006, despite a population surge of 330,000 in the southern part of the state and 40 million visitors.11 Still, some scientists maintain that, ...
... Demonstrating its success in using water more efficiently, Nevada was able to successfully reduce water consumption by about 18 billion gallons from 2002 to 2006, despite a population surge of 330,000 in the southern part of the state and 40 million visitors.11 Still, some scientists maintain that, ...
the critical decade
... and the case for action has never been more urgent. Our Earth’s surface is warming rapidly and we can already see social, economic and environmental impacts in Australia. Failing to take sufficient action today entails potentially huge risks to our environment, economy, society and way of life into ...
... and the case for action has never been more urgent. Our Earth’s surface is warming rapidly and we can already see social, economic and environmental impacts in Australia. Failing to take sufficient action today entails potentially huge risks to our environment, economy, society and way of life into ...
About the World Environment Organization
... Fifth, there is partial erosion in national democratic systems because of the greater and more mobile financial power of market players, be they transnational corporations, investment funds, and currency speculators. This is reflected in an increasing discrepancy between the territorial national-bas ...
... Fifth, there is partial erosion in national democratic systems because of the greater and more mobile financial power of market players, be they transnational corporations, investment funds, and currency speculators. This is reflected in an increasing discrepancy between the territorial national-bas ...
Ozone Layer Depletion and Its Consequences on Socio
... concentration of greenhouse gases and aerosols, both of which influence, and are influenced by climate. Recently, and especially over the past three or four decades, the issue of global climate change due to the greenhouse effects, including global warming and sea level rise have been a subject of s ...
... concentration of greenhouse gases and aerosols, both of which influence, and are influenced by climate. Recently, and especially over the past three or four decades, the issue of global climate change due to the greenhouse effects, including global warming and sea level rise have been a subject of s ...
Bahamas INDC
... technologies will help realize important economic, environmental and social objectives. Renewable resources such as wind, solar, waste-to-energy and biomass are indigenous to the country, and if developed adequately, can provide cleaner, and in the long term, more affordable alternatives to fossil f ...
... technologies will help realize important economic, environmental and social objectives. Renewable resources such as wind, solar, waste-to-energy and biomass are indigenous to the country, and if developed adequately, can provide cleaner, and in the long term, more affordable alternatives to fossil f ...
Tracking Climate Change Opinions from Twitter Data Xiaoran An Auroop R. Ganguly
... the New York Times claimed: “Here’s a scary fact about America: We’re much more likely to believe that there are signs that aliens have visited Earth (77 percent) than that humans are causing climate change (44 percent).” The IPCC’s Special Report on Extremes [4] and the Fifth Assessment Report [14] ...
... the New York Times claimed: “Here’s a scary fact about America: We’re much more likely to believe that there are signs that aliens have visited Earth (77 percent) than that humans are causing climate change (44 percent).” The IPCC’s Special Report on Extremes [4] and the Fifth Assessment Report [14] ...
Exxon Mobil and British Petroleum: A tale of two companies or just
... and has a record for precautionary action that stretches back to 1997.1 BP has utilized this position on climate change to re-brand the organization with a new slogan, ‘Beyond Petroleum,’ which is focusing on alternative fuels and other types of renewable energy development. Exxon recognizes that th ...
... and has a record for precautionary action that stretches back to 1997.1 BP has utilized this position on climate change to re-brand the organization with a new slogan, ‘Beyond Petroleum,’ which is focusing on alternative fuels and other types of renewable energy development. Exxon recognizes that th ...
publications - Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
... Cook, K.H., E.K. Vizy, Z.S. Launer, and C.M. Patricola, 2008: Springtime intensification of the Great Plains low-level jet and Midwest precipitation in GCM simulations of the 21st century. Submitted to J. Climate. Hsieh, J-.S. and K.H. Cook, 2008: On the Instability of the African easterly jet and t ...
... Cook, K.H., E.K. Vizy, Z.S. Launer, and C.M. Patricola, 2008: Springtime intensification of the Great Plains low-level jet and Midwest precipitation in GCM simulations of the 21st century. Submitted to J. Climate. Hsieh, J-.S. and K.H. Cook, 2008: On the Instability of the African easterly jet and t ...
CO2 Capture Technologies
... • Transformation to a sustainable energy system with low greenhouse gas emissions is very challenging. ...
... • Transformation to a sustainable energy system with low greenhouse gas emissions is very challenging. ...
Observational constraints on future climate: distinguishing robust from model-dependent statements of uncertainty in climate forecasting
... inner plume (a single scenario forcing a range of models) suggests an almost negligible role for scenario uncertainty until the mid-21st-century, which is also potentially misleading. The use of an energy balance model suppresses the contribution of natural variability altogether. A more balanced pr ...
... inner plume (a single scenario forcing a range of models) suggests an almost negligible role for scenario uncertainty until the mid-21st-century, which is also potentially misleading. The use of an energy balance model suppresses the contribution of natural variability altogether. A more balanced pr ...
Level 1: Foundational Understanding – concrete knowledge
... Practice Midterm Exam 41. Which of the following is not true about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change? a) it summarizes the current state of knowledge and uncertainty of global climate change b) it provides the most definitive scientific statement about global climate change c) it conclud ...
... Practice Midterm Exam 41. Which of the following is not true about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change? a) it summarizes the current state of knowledge and uncertainty of global climate change b) it provides the most definitive scientific statement about global climate change c) it conclud ...
MP Success
... targets. Reduction of GHG emissions growth rates, Sector efficiencies • Long term targets might be detrimental. Cost and potential of mitigation and the capacity of countries to respond are uncertain. Either unrealistically tough commitments or too soft ones. • Follow the MP principle of start and s ...
... targets. Reduction of GHG emissions growth rates, Sector efficiencies • Long term targets might be detrimental. Cost and potential of mitigation and the capacity of countries to respond are uncertain. Either unrealistically tough commitments or too soft ones. • Follow the MP principle of start and s ...
expedition_RSV
... association analysis that reduces the number of patterns and the time required to find them – Improvement in the performance of complex networks and predictive models by using ...
... association analysis that reduces the number of patterns and the time required to find them – Improvement in the performance of complex networks and predictive models by using ...
Carbon sequestration as an integral part of watershed management
... reduced GHG emissions. Mitigation efforts through carbon sequestration can also enhance adaptation strategies. The policy-driven divide between adaptation and mitigation may blur as some adaptation strategies also serve to mitigate climate change and vice versa. 2.4. Convergence of watershed impacti ...
... reduced GHG emissions. Mitigation efforts through carbon sequestration can also enhance adaptation strategies. The policy-driven divide between adaptation and mitigation may blur as some adaptation strategies also serve to mitigate climate change and vice versa. 2.4. Convergence of watershed impacti ...
The Global Carbon Initiative
... “Additionality” and Baseline determination Validation, Certification and Verification protocols, procedures and outcomes sample project-based offset contracts (e.g. with host government, project sponsor) emerging market and risk analyses price formation agreements (e.g methods for risk and benefit-s ...
... “Additionality” and Baseline determination Validation, Certification and Verification protocols, procedures and outcomes sample project-based offset contracts (e.g. with host government, project sponsor) emerging market and risk analyses price formation agreements (e.g methods for risk and benefit-s ...
CEQ Draft Guidance on Consideration of the
... – “Federal agencies must determine whether and to what extent their actions affect greenhouse gases. Further, federal agencies must consider whether the actions they take, e.g., the planning and design of federal projects, may be affected by any changes in the environment which might be cause by glo ...
... – “Federal agencies must determine whether and to what extent their actions affect greenhouse gases. Further, federal agencies must consider whether the actions they take, e.g., the planning and design of federal projects, may be affected by any changes in the environment which might be cause by glo ...
Evaluation of Climate Mitigation Potential for Yeniçağa Gölü (Bolu
... Change (IPCC), 2007). Even if the minimum predicted increase takes place, it will be larger than any century-long trend in the last 10,000 years (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2007). It is not only a threat to the biodiversity of the world but it is expected to cause other global ...
... Change (IPCC), 2007). Even if the minimum predicted increase takes place, it will be larger than any century-long trend in the last 10,000 years (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2007). It is not only a threat to the biodiversity of the world but it is expected to cause other global ...