Global Green Policy Insights
... Obama delivered a landmark speech in which he set out the nation’s Climate Action Plan. The following week, the European Union (EU) Parliament narrowly approved the ‘backloading’ proposal which may limit some of the oversupply of carbon permits in the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS). Some suggest ...
... Obama delivered a landmark speech in which he set out the nation’s Climate Action Plan. The following week, the European Union (EU) Parliament narrowly approved the ‘backloading’ proposal which may limit some of the oversupply of carbon permits in the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS). Some suggest ...
Climate Change and Variability over Malaysia
... to the physical basis of climate change but is also limited in its assessment of impacts. The IPCC AR4 WGII reported that 89% of 29,000 observational data series from 75 studies showed significant changes in many physical and biological systems that are consistent with the influence of global warmin ...
... to the physical basis of climate change but is also limited in its assessment of impacts. The IPCC AR4 WGII reported that 89% of 29,000 observational data series from 75 studies showed significant changes in many physical and biological systems that are consistent with the influence of global warmin ...
Article 2 of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
... Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued two relevant reports in 1981. The reports warned that projections of global energy use indicated that CO2 concentrations could reach twice pre-industrial levels by the middle of the twenty-first century. According to this early view, the resulting climat ...
... Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued two relevant reports in 1981. The reports warned that projections of global energy use indicated that CO2 concentrations could reach twice pre-industrial levels by the middle of the twenty-first century. According to this early view, the resulting climat ...
Estimating the Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in
... yield. They can be used to assess the impacts of climate change on agricultural productivity, as well as to investigate the potential effects of different adaptation options. However, this approach does not take into account economic considerations and human capital limitations both of which affect ...
... yield. They can be used to assess the impacts of climate change on agricultural productivity, as well as to investigate the potential effects of different adaptation options. However, this approach does not take into account economic considerations and human capital limitations both of which affect ...
Document
... The atmosphere, which is a layer of gases surrounding the earth, contains, in part, water vapour, carbon dioxide, and other gases. Some of these gases, defined as greenhouse gases, enable solar radiation to pass through, but also absorb the incoming radiation from the earth, which converts to heat. ...
... The atmosphere, which is a layer of gases surrounding the earth, contains, in part, water vapour, carbon dioxide, and other gases. Some of these gases, defined as greenhouse gases, enable solar radiation to pass through, but also absorb the incoming radiation from the earth, which converts to heat. ...
Climate change vulnerability assessment for aquatic ecosystems in
... and changes in the timing of the spring freshet, the duration of ice cover, wetland composition, productivity of various species, as well as the establishment of invasive species have been documented in several systems. The wetland, stream, and lake ecosystems in the Clay Belt (Ecodistrict 3E-1) of ...
... and changes in the timing of the spring freshet, the duration of ice cover, wetland composition, productivity of various species, as well as the establishment of invasive species have been documented in several systems. The wetland, stream, and lake ecosystems in the Clay Belt (Ecodistrict 3E-1) of ...
The Impact of Decentralization and Urban Governance on
... crippling traffic congestion; declining safety and security, and increased dissatisfaction by urban residents. These problems are exacerbated by the challenges brought on by the adverse impacts of climate change. Many Asian cities lack the mandate, resources and capability to deal with these multipl ...
... crippling traffic congestion; declining safety and security, and increased dissatisfaction by urban residents. These problems are exacerbated by the challenges brought on by the adverse impacts of climate change. Many Asian cities lack the mandate, resources and capability to deal with these multipl ...
Ch 10 – Climate Change
... sea level had risen as a result of global warming. Because Massachusetts owns coastal land, that was enough to show an injury in fact. The Court also found causation since the EPA did not dispute the relation between GHG and global warming and, despite this relationship, the EPA refused to regulate ...
... sea level had risen as a result of global warming. Because Massachusetts owns coastal land, that was enough to show an injury in fact. The Court also found causation since the EPA did not dispute the relation between GHG and global warming and, despite this relationship, the EPA refused to regulate ...
Building up for Paris - Green European Foundation
... damage are not listed as one of the elements of the COP21 agreement as its own section. “Loss and Damage“ is therefore seen as part of adaptation.7 This causes problems as slow onset events such as ocean acidification and extreme weather events like typhoons are consequences of climate change, which ...
... damage are not listed as one of the elements of the COP21 agreement as its own section. “Loss and Damage“ is therefore seen as part of adaptation.7 This causes problems as slow onset events such as ocean acidification and extreme weather events like typhoons are consequences of climate change, which ...
Technology Needs Assessments under the UNFCCC process
... emissions and facilitate adaptation to the adverse impacts of climate change based on information contained in 23 TNAs and 25 initial national communications submitted by non-Annex I Parties. – Draws attention to specific barriers to technology transfer and suggests measures to address them, includi ...
... emissions and facilitate adaptation to the adverse impacts of climate change based on information contained in 23 TNAs and 25 initial national communications submitted by non-Annex I Parties. – Draws attention to specific barriers to technology transfer and suggests measures to address them, includi ...
changing patterns of rain or power? how an idea of
... for a critical assessment of the power dynamics within which the social construction of (adaptation to) climate change takes place in concrete places (Pettenger 2007; for notable exceptions see: Weisser et al. 2014; Eguavoen et al. 2013). This void in the research agenda becomes all the more strikin ...
... for a critical assessment of the power dynamics within which the social construction of (adaptation to) climate change takes place in concrete places (Pettenger 2007; for notable exceptions see: Weisser et al. 2014; Eguavoen et al. 2013). This void in the research agenda becomes all the more strikin ...
donald trump (r) - League of Conservation Voters
... According to an article from Politico, “After failing to win special approval from the national government for the structure, Trump re-submitted a planning application with the Clare County Council seeking permission to build the wall, which would consist of 200,000 tons of rock distributed along tw ...
... According to an article from Politico, “After failing to win special approval from the national government for the structure, Trump re-submitted a planning application with the Clare County Council seeking permission to build the wall, which would consist of 200,000 tons of rock distributed along tw ...
Human Mobility in the context of Climate Change
... policies and interventions on pastoralist livelihoods and displacement, and can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of different adaptation strategies under different climate scenarios. The Framework for Assessing, Monitoring and Evaluating the Environment in Refugee-related Operations, developed ...
... policies and interventions on pastoralist livelihoods and displacement, and can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of different adaptation strategies under different climate scenarios. The Framework for Assessing, Monitoring and Evaluating the Environment in Refugee-related Operations, developed ...
Climate Change and Security. Two Scenarios for the Indian
... entailed poor infrastructure and development pressures on the marine environment and on natural ecosystems, mainly in coastal zones. Furthermore, the islands’ economies are characterised by dependence on imports, international trade, foreign aid and remittances from populations working abroad. In th ...
... entailed poor infrastructure and development pressures on the marine environment and on natural ecosystems, mainly in coastal zones. Furthermore, the islands’ economies are characterised by dependence on imports, international trade, foreign aid and remittances from populations working abroad. In th ...
Water: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and
... things, both positive and negative, about how hydrology and U.S. water resources could be affected by climate variability and changes. We have learned important things about the vulnerability and sensitivity of water systems and management rules, and we are exploring the strengths and weaknesses of ...
... things, both positive and negative, about how hydrology and U.S. water resources could be affected by climate variability and changes. We have learned important things about the vulnerability and sensitivity of water systems and management rules, and we are exploring the strengths and weaknesses of ...
The politics of true convenience or inconvenient truth: struggles over
... and social distribution, Gore's many engagements with big business, venture capital, and global media do not seem to promise such a transformative change. For some so-called US neoconservatives, especially in the days after September 11, 2001, redefining America's global `responsibility' to manage t ...
... and social distribution, Gore's many engagements with big business, venture capital, and global media do not seem to promise such a transformative change. For some so-called US neoconservatives, especially in the days after September 11, 2001, redefining America's global `responsibility' to manage t ...
Honors Seminar - Advanced Presentation
... industrialized countries – except for EITs – have continued to rise since 1990 the task of achieving the Protocol’s collective 5% reduction target becomes much more difficult than it sounds. ...
... industrialized countries – except for EITs – have continued to rise since 1990 the task of achieving the Protocol’s collective 5% reduction target becomes much more difficult than it sounds. ...
No Gap for One Earth
... proud to be one of the few countries in the world to have written its carbon emission reduction target into domestic law. Representatives from the European Union, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and other friendly countries have all recognized this significant milestone. The key to t ...
... proud to be one of the few countries in the world to have written its carbon emission reduction target into domestic law. Representatives from the European Union, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and other friendly countries have all recognized this significant milestone. The key to t ...
A U.S.-centric Chronology of the International Climate Change Negotiations Jane A. Leggett
... “Greenhouse gases” are defined in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as “those gaseous constituents of the atmosphere, both natural and anthropogenic [human-driven] that absorb and re-emit infrared radiation.” They may alter the composition of the atmosphere, changing the bala ...
... “Greenhouse gases” are defined in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as “those gaseous constituents of the atmosphere, both natural and anthropogenic [human-driven] that absorb and re-emit infrared radiation.” They may alter the composition of the atmosphere, changing the bala ...
Junk to Green Funk
... They believe that the future is impossible to predict with accuracy. There are also many scientists who believe that the Earth is warming but that this is not necessarily created by human impact and is instead a natural cyclical process. The majority, however, now believe that humans are creating cl ...
... They believe that the future is impossible to predict with accuracy. There are also many scientists who believe that the Earth is warming but that this is not necessarily created by human impact and is instead a natural cyclical process. The majority, however, now believe that humans are creating cl ...
1 - weADAPT
... software suites that allow users to investigate future climate change and its uncertainties at both the globalmean and regional levels. MAGICC carries through calculations at the global-mean level using the same upwelling-diffusion, energy-balance climate model that has been and is employed by IPCC. ...
... software suites that allow users to investigate future climate change and its uncertainties at both the globalmean and regional levels. MAGICC carries through calculations at the global-mean level using the same upwelling-diffusion, energy-balance climate model that has been and is employed by IPCC. ...
Ingénierie planétaire : fuite en avant ou solution d`avenir au
... • Estimate the total (i.e. CO2-equivalent) GHG emissions for countries and estimate time variations • Formulate emission targets at the international level • Break down emission targets between gases within individual countries • Trade emissions in emission trading scheme (ETS) or offset emissions t ...
... • Estimate the total (i.e. CO2-equivalent) GHG emissions for countries and estimate time variations • Formulate emission targets at the international level • Break down emission targets between gases within individual countries • Trade emissions in emission trading scheme (ETS) or offset emissions t ...
An NPS Framework for Addressing Climate Change with Cultural
... agencies—form a framework for historic preservation inside parks and around the country. Our leadership role in cultural resources now requires engaging this framework to set priorities, to share techniques for protecting significant resources, and to help guide our collective actions with respect t ...
... agencies—form a framework for historic preservation inside parks and around the country. Our leadership role in cultural resources now requires engaging this framework to set priorities, to share techniques for protecting significant resources, and to help guide our collective actions with respect t ...
Terms of Reference for the Climate Support Facility under the GCCA
... The implementation of the Climate Support Facility will be carried out by a consulting firm or consortium (the “Consultant”) to which a service contract will be awarded in accordance with EDF contract procedures and standard documents. ...
... The implementation of the Climate Support Facility will be carried out by a consulting firm or consortium (the “Consultant”) to which a service contract will be awarded in accordance with EDF contract procedures and standard documents. ...
THE TOP-30 OF ECONOMISTS IN IRELAND
... truncates the tails of distributions of input parameters, that FUND fully recognizes 3 , but keeps vulnerability to climate change as in 1995 while FUND has vulnerability declining with development – the two main differences between the two models roughly offset one another. We used two different a ...
... truncates the tails of distributions of input parameters, that FUND fully recognizes 3 , but keeps vulnerability to climate change as in 1995 while FUND has vulnerability declining with development – the two main differences between the two models roughly offset one another. We used two different a ...
Climate engineering
Climate engineering, also referred to as geoengineering or climate intervention, is the deliberate and large-scale intervention in the Earth’s climatic system with the aim of limiting adverse climate change. Climate engineering is an umbrella term for two types of measures: carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation management. Carbon dioxide removal addresses the cause of climate change by removing one of the greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide) from the atmosphere. Solar radiation management attempts to offset effects of greenhouse gases by causing the Earth to absorb less solar radiation.Climate engineering approaches are sometimes viewed as additional potential options for limiting climate change, alongside mitigation and adaptation. There is substantial agreement among scientists that climate engineering cannot substitute climate change mitigation. Some approaches might be used as accompanying measures to sharp cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Given that all types of measures addressing climate change have economic, political or physical limitations a some climate engineering approaches might eventually be used as part of an ensemble of measures. Research on costs, benefits, and various types of risks of most climate engineering approaches is at an early stage and their understanding needs to improve to judge their adequacy and feasibility.No known large-scale climate engineering projects have taken place to date. Almost all research into solar geoengineering has consisted of computer modelling or laboratory tests, and attempts to move to real-world experimentation have proved controversial for many types of climate engineering. Some practices, such as planting of trees and whitening of surfaces as well as bio-energy with carbon capture and storage projects are underway, their scalability to effectively affect global climate is however debated. Ocean iron fertilization has been given small-scale research trials, sparking substantial controversy.Most experts and major reports advise against relying on geoengineering techniques as a simple solution to climate change, in part due to the large uncertainties over effectiveness and side effects. However, most experts also argue that the risks of such interventions must be seen in the context of risks of dangerous climate change. Interventions at large scale may run a greater risk disrupting natural systems resulting in a dilemma that those approaches that could prove highly (cost-) effective in addressing extreme climate risk, might themselves cause substantial risk. Some have suggested that the concept of geoengineering the climate presents a moral hazard because it could reduce political and public pressure for emissions reduction, which could exacerbate overall climate risks.Groups such as ETC Group and some climate researchers (such as Raymond Pierrehumbert) are in favour of a moratorium on out-of-doors testing and deployment of SRM.