On the moral differences between mitigation and adaptation
... the distribution of burdens. In other respects there are clearly morally significant differences between adaptation and mitigation. Let us provide a couple of examples. Adaptation involves allocating resources which have been raised from burdenͲtakers, whereas in ...
... the distribution of burdens. In other respects there are clearly morally significant differences between adaptation and mitigation. Let us provide a couple of examples. Adaptation involves allocating resources which have been raised from burdenͲtakers, whereas in ...
Managing Climate Change: The Africa Group in Multilateral
... (Gupta 2000a and Najam et al. 2003). For example, due to conflicting policy preferences on the clean development mechanism (CDM)1 during the initial negotiations, more advanced developing economies believed they could benefit from this market-based mechanism for emissions trading suggested under the ...
... (Gupta 2000a and Najam et al. 2003). For example, due to conflicting policy preferences on the clean development mechanism (CDM)1 during the initial negotiations, more advanced developing economies believed they could benefit from this market-based mechanism for emissions trading suggested under the ...
Understanding Long-Term Climate Changes for Kansas City, Missouri
... assist the planning efforts of city officials and staff or other individuals considering the potential impact of climate change on the area. It contains summary information of the local weather response expected under different possible levels of greenhouse gases in the future. The Kansas City Clima ...
... assist the planning efforts of city officials and staff or other individuals considering the potential impact of climate change on the area. It contains summary information of the local weather response expected under different possible levels of greenhouse gases in the future. The Kansas City Clima ...
Regional Modelling of Vegetation Distributions
... balance of the planetary boundary layer. When fully couped with a GCM, DGVMs attempt to predict how terrestrial vegetation may change due to changes in future climate and elevated CO2 concentrations. However, currently, the predictions of these models – even for current climate and CO2 – do not repr ...
... balance of the planetary boundary layer. When fully couped with a GCM, DGVMs attempt to predict how terrestrial vegetation may change due to changes in future climate and elevated CO2 concentrations. However, currently, the predictions of these models – even for current climate and CO2 – do not repr ...
Entire Report - Center for Climate and Energy
... total U.S. GHG emissions. In developing countries like India and Brazil, non-CO2 gases currently account for well over one-half of GHG emissions. Any cost-effective effort to engage developing countries in climate mitigation will, therefore, need to give even greater attention to the non-CO2 gases. ...
... total U.S. GHG emissions. In developing countries like India and Brazil, non-CO2 gases currently account for well over one-half of GHG emissions. Any cost-effective effort to engage developing countries in climate mitigation will, therefore, need to give even greater attention to the non-CO2 gases. ...
Maldives Climate Change Policy Framework
... contributed to the causes of climate change problem and the slow pace of international negotiations to limit global warming is a therefore a cause for deep concern for the country. However, Maldives is determined to be part of a global solution by committing to achieve a low-emission development (LE ...
... contributed to the causes of climate change problem and the slow pace of international negotiations to limit global warming is a therefore a cause for deep concern for the country. However, Maldives is determined to be part of a global solution by committing to achieve a low-emission development (LE ...
Chapter 3 - UCLA: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
... • Initially simple patterns become complex [these then feedback on wind field] • Yields chaotic motions • Slight changes in initial conditions yield large changes later Neelin, 2011. Climate Change and Climate Modeling, Cambridge UP ...
... • Initially simple patterns become complex [these then feedback on wind field] • Yields chaotic motions • Slight changes in initial conditions yield large changes later Neelin, 2011. Climate Change and Climate Modeling, Cambridge UP ...
New Zealand Journal of Public and International Law
... Today there are (too) many crises that warrant serious attention and action. Of course, many of them are also interrelated. For example there is a clear relationship between income inequality and public health6 or between racism and environmental degradation.7 However, at this historical moment, I c ...
... Today there are (too) many crises that warrant serious attention and action. Of course, many of them are also interrelated. For example there is a clear relationship between income inequality and public health6 or between racism and environmental degradation.7 However, at this historical moment, I c ...
extremes
... informed policy responses to the threat of increased poverty vulnerability as well as better quantify potential damages associated with varying greenhouse targets, it is imperative to understand the linkages between developing country poverty and climate extremes. However, analyses combining both ri ...
... informed policy responses to the threat of increased poverty vulnerability as well as better quantify potential damages associated with varying greenhouse targets, it is imperative to understand the linkages between developing country poverty and climate extremes. However, analyses combining both ri ...
Coping with the uncertainties in the climate change adaptation of
... cost and the product of the risk aversion index and the standard deviation of the total cost. This riskaversion cost function was initially proposed as a simple measure of social risk based on loss of life; it can also be used in economic decision making (Jonkman et al. 2003). However, only a few ap ...
... cost and the product of the risk aversion index and the standard deviation of the total cost. This riskaversion cost function was initially proposed as a simple measure of social risk based on loss of life; it can also be used in economic decision making (Jonkman et al. 2003). However, only a few ap ...
Summary
... on how to deal with issues of compensation. The group observed that adaptation should be part of 2015 agreement as it remains Zambia’s first Zambia concern that was consistent with that of the African group It was relevant to have long term adaptation goal in order to provide a basis for collective ...
... on how to deal with issues of compensation. The group observed that adaptation should be part of 2015 agreement as it remains Zambia’s first Zambia concern that was consistent with that of the African group It was relevant to have long term adaptation goal in order to provide a basis for collective ...
Ethanol or Gas Which is Best for the Climate
... we end up using more energy than we create? Is replacing gasoline with corn ethanol better for the climate? What’s the best way to calculate how ethanol production and use affect climate? Right now many folks are asking these questions and coming up with differing answers. This in part results from ...
... we end up using more energy than we create? Is replacing gasoline with corn ethanol better for the climate? What’s the best way to calculate how ethanol production and use affect climate? Right now many folks are asking these questions and coming up with differing answers. This in part results from ...
Regional climate change projections for Chicago and the US Great
... economic growth and a global population that peaks midcentury and then declines. New and more efficient technologies are introduced toward the end of the century. In this scenario, atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations reach 940 parts per million (ppm) by 2100—almost four times preindustrial leve ...
... economic growth and a global population that peaks midcentury and then declines. New and more efficient technologies are introduced toward the end of the century. In this scenario, atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations reach 940 parts per million (ppm) by 2100—almost four times preindustrial leve ...
Extended Abstract
... Figure 2 Comparative snow depth at Orillia climate station and Horseshoe ski area. the potential impact of climate change on the ski industry in the region. McBoyle and Wall (1992) and Ordower (1995) projected 40-100% losses in the average ski season under two doubled carbon-dioxide (CO2) equilibriu ...
... Figure 2 Comparative snow depth at Orillia climate station and Horseshoe ski area. the potential impact of climate change on the ski industry in the region. McBoyle and Wall (1992) and Ordower (1995) projected 40-100% losses in the average ski season under two doubled carbon-dioxide (CO2) equilibriu ...
the Climate Change Report here…
... Is this change natural? Studies into past conditions have revealed that the climate is not fixed and has changed before. Could the change we are seeing now just be part of a natural cycle rather than a result of man's actions? The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was f ...
... Is this change natural? Studies into past conditions have revealed that the climate is not fixed and has changed before. Could the change we are seeing now just be part of a natural cycle rather than a result of man's actions? The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was f ...
Capability Approach and policies for those likely to be left behind
... Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, and its three targets 3 are projected to have mixed progress towards meeting the Goal. While the aggregate trend for the developing regions is set to halve those living under $ 1 a day by 2015, poverty rates in Western Asia have deteriorated to double its level ...
... Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, and its three targets 3 are projected to have mixed progress towards meeting the Goal. While the aggregate trend for the developing regions is set to halve those living under $ 1 a day by 2015, poverty rates in Western Asia have deteriorated to double its level ...
- Wiley Online Library
... of output’. It further specifies that ‘although several social, economic, and technological policies would produce an emission reduction, with respect to climate change, mitigation means implementing policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance sinks’. This definition is consistent with t ...
... of output’. It further specifies that ‘although several social, economic, and technological policies would produce an emission reduction, with respect to climate change, mitigation means implementing policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance sinks’. This definition is consistent with t ...
- Catalyst
... populations of pteropods and other small shelled organisms at the bottom of the food chain, and then that impact affect the fish that eat them, etc. For (b), livestock contribute to GHG emissions through direct emissions of, e.g., methane (cow belches) and through deforestation to clear land for cat ...
... populations of pteropods and other small shelled organisms at the bottom of the food chain, and then that impact affect the fish that eat them, etc. For (b), livestock contribute to GHG emissions through direct emissions of, e.g., methane (cow belches) and through deforestation to clear land for cat ...
Request for Expression of Interest Firm - World Bank E
... issues. The Independent Evaluation Office of the GEF (IEO) has a central role in ensuring the independent evaluation function within the GEF. The GEF Climate Change (CC) focal area is one of the six focal areas supported by the GEF Trust Fund as well as the Least Developed Countries Trust Fund (LDCF ...
... issues. The Independent Evaluation Office of the GEF (IEO) has a central role in ensuring the independent evaluation function within the GEF. The GEF Climate Change (CC) focal area is one of the six focal areas supported by the GEF Trust Fund as well as the Least Developed Countries Trust Fund (LDCF ...
Feeding nine billion in a low emissions economy: Challenging, but
... when land conversion to farming is included. The share of emissions rises still further if those from the rest of the food system are included. 2. Developing countries are responsible for three‐quarters of global agricultural emissions — with land use change included — and have the most rapid ra ...
... when land conversion to farming is included. The share of emissions rises still further if those from the rest of the food system are included. 2. Developing countries are responsible for three‐quarters of global agricultural emissions — with land use change included — and have the most rapid ra ...
wrm bulletin # 37 - World Rainforest Movement
... a contribution to that end, we have focused this issue of th e WRM Bulletin entirely on this matter, of vital importance for the future of humanity as a whole. The solution to climate change -which is already happening and being suffered by millions of people around the world- is in theory quite sim ...
... a contribution to that end, we have focused this issue of th e WRM Bulletin entirely on this matter, of vital importance for the future of humanity as a whole. The solution to climate change -which is already happening and being suffered by millions of people around the world- is in theory quite sim ...
PDF
... This raises two questions: what will be the effects of global warming? And, what urgent actions need to be taken? With regard to the first, the report suggests that climate change will not be neutral in its impacts. The countries most adversely affected will be those in the tropical and subtropical ...
... This raises two questions: what will be the effects of global warming? And, what urgent actions need to be taken? With regard to the first, the report suggests that climate change will not be neutral in its impacts. The countries most adversely affected will be those in the tropical and subtropical ...
Powerpoint Presentation
... their environmental impact, they have a much lower level of understanding about what they can do and what would make a difference.’ ...
... their environmental impact, they have a much lower level of understanding about what they can do and what would make a difference.’ ...
An investigation into the impact of science communication and
... presentation to clarify or confuse the public’s understanding of timely topics. In addition to the impact of science communication, there appear to be factors specific to the individual that can influence our assessment of information. A study from the University of Maine found that participants who ...
... presentation to clarify or confuse the public’s understanding of timely topics. In addition to the impact of science communication, there appear to be factors specific to the individual that can influence our assessment of information. A study from the University of Maine found that participants who ...
mobilising climate finance
... Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Here, developed countries agreed to give developing countries additional funds for climate-resilient and sustainable economic development. The UN established the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for this purpose. The GEF currently operates four distinct funds, ...
... Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Here, developed countries agreed to give developing countries additional funds for climate-resilient and sustainable economic development. The UN established the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for this purpose. The GEF currently operates four distinct funds, ...
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (or CPRS) was a proposed cap-and-trade system of emissions trading for anthropogenic greenhouse gases, due to be introduced in Australia in 2010 by the Rudd government, as part of its climate change policy. It marked a major change in the energy policy of Australia. The policy began when the Australian Labor Party was in opposition and the six Labor-controlled states commissioned an independent review on energy policy, the Garnaut Climate Change Review, which published a number of reports. Labor, after winning the federal election and forming a government, published a Green paper for discussion and comment. The Federal Treasury then modelled some of the financial and economic impacts of the proposed scheme.The Rudd Government published a final white paper on 15 December 2008. The Government announced that the legislation was intended to take effect in July 2010; but the legislation for the CPRS (aka ETS) failed to gain adequate support and was twice rejected creating a double dissolution election trigger. After a bitter political debate which saw former opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull lose his leadership of the opposition to the anti-CPRS Tony Abbott. The Rudd government did not call an election and the CPRS lost public support. In April 2010, Labor then deferred the CPRS. A successor to the CPRS, the Carbon Pricing Mechanism (CPM) was passed into law as part of the Clean Energy Futures Package (CEF) in 2011, but was repealed in July 2014 following a change in government.