Global Environmental Policy and Global Trade Policy
... environmentalists fears of leakage and among businesspeople fears of lost competitiveness. Policy-makers respond to these fears. In 2008, legislative attempts in both Washington, DC, and Brussels to enact long-term targets for reduced emission of GHGs included provisions for possible penalties again ...
... environmentalists fears of leakage and among businesspeople fears of lost competitiveness. Policy-makers respond to these fears. In 2008, legislative attempts in both Washington, DC, and Brussels to enact long-term targets for reduced emission of GHGs included provisions for possible penalties again ...
University of Groningen Local cooling, global warming Hekkenberg, M
... their perceived urgency. Ozone depletion with its imminent danger to human health and the familiarity of the general public with the dreadful results (notably cancer), has little problem of building capacity for political intervention. Capacity building for political intervention to prevent climate ...
... their perceived urgency. Ozone depletion with its imminent danger to human health and the familiarity of the general public with the dreadful results (notably cancer), has little problem of building capacity for political intervention. Capacity building for political intervention to prevent climate ...
An argument for fossil fuel divestment.pdf
... Despite these findings of climate science, the fossil fuel companies are following a reckless path of burning all their reserves and looking for new ones. They will not stop this policy of putting profits above people and the planet unless they are forced to by society. 3. Divestment is an appropria ...
... Despite these findings of climate science, the fossil fuel companies are following a reckless path of burning all their reserves and looking for new ones. They will not stop this policy of putting profits above people and the planet unless they are forced to by society. 3. Divestment is an appropria ...
Did the Stern Review underestimate climate damages
... The PAGE2002 defaults, adopted by the Stern Review, assume that substantial, nearly costless adaptation will occur; the reported damage estimates are for damages remaining after that adaptation takes place. Specifically, PAGE assumes that in developing countries, 50 percent of economic damages are e ...
... The PAGE2002 defaults, adopted by the Stern Review, assume that substantial, nearly costless adaptation will occur; the reported damage estimates are for damages remaining after that adaptation takes place. Specifically, PAGE assumes that in developing countries, 50 percent of economic damages are e ...
Switzerland
... established. Switzerland has committed itself under the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol (2008-2012) and reached its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 8 percent compared to 1990, including through the use of carbon credits. At the beginning of 2013, the CO2 Act and the CO2 Or ...
... established. Switzerland has committed itself under the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol (2008-2012) and reached its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 8 percent compared to 1990, including through the use of carbon credits. At the beginning of 2013, the CO2 Act and the CO2 Or ...
Usable Science? The UK Climate Projections 2009
... particularly with the passing of the Climate Change Act 2008. To achieve this the Act provides the Government with special ‘‘Adaptation Reporting Powers’’ to request ‘‘bodies with functions of a public nature’’ and ‘‘statutory undertakers’’ (e.g., utility companies and harbor authorities) to report ...
... particularly with the passing of the Climate Change Act 2008. To achieve this the Act provides the Government with special ‘‘Adaptation Reporting Powers’’ to request ‘‘bodies with functions of a public nature’’ and ‘‘statutory undertakers’’ (e.g., utility companies and harbor authorities) to report ...
njpn-environment-group-notes-dates-and-resources-september-2016
... future’. It will be held at Southwark’s Anglican Cathedral and is organised by The Climate Change Collaboration, Operation Noah and Quaker Peace & Social Witness. http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=31069 Climate Change An interfaith symposium was held at St. John’s, Waterloo, on 21 Se ...
... future’. It will be held at Southwark’s Anglican Cathedral and is organised by The Climate Change Collaboration, Operation Noah and Quaker Peace & Social Witness. http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=31069 Climate Change An interfaith symposium was held at St. John’s, Waterloo, on 21 Se ...
Global Signatures and Dynamical Origins of the Little Ice Age and
... and their causes (e.g., the role of past changes in the El Niño–Southern Oscillation, or ENSO) may be even more important for validating the ...
... and their causes (e.g., the role of past changes in the El Niño–Southern Oscillation, or ENSO) may be even more important for validating the ...
Himalayan-Tibetan Glaciers and Snowpack System
... freezing, addition of energy goes to warm the surface. Once it reaches freezing temperatures, addition of energy goes to melt the glaciers. The mass balance is governed by evaporation (or sublimation), precipitation and dynamics of glaciers and sub-surface water transport. For the central and the ea ...
... freezing, addition of energy goes to warm the surface. Once it reaches freezing temperatures, addition of energy goes to melt the glaciers. The mass balance is governed by evaporation (or sublimation), precipitation and dynamics of glaciers and sub-surface water transport. For the central and the ea ...
Science Plan for LTEO - Ministry of Environment and Forests
... impacts by training students and young scientists through sustained long-term support for research in these key areas. I therefore call upon the community of scientists in the country to respond positively to the call for proposals put out by the MoEFCC and help build the knowledge base for this imp ...
... impacts by training students and young scientists through sustained long-term support for research in these key areas. I therefore call upon the community of scientists in the country to respond positively to the call for proposals put out by the MoEFCC and help build the knowledge base for this imp ...
ProClim– Flash - Naturwissenschaften Schweiz
... • The contribution by WGII to the AR5 mostly confirms previous findings from AR4. • Risks result from a combination of hazard, exposure and vulnerability. • Generally: The warmer it gets the more nega tive impacts dominate and the higher the risks become. • Risks differ among social groups, reg ...
... • The contribution by WGII to the AR5 mostly confirms previous findings from AR4. • Risks result from a combination of hazard, exposure and vulnerability. • Generally: The warmer it gets the more nega tive impacts dominate and the higher the risks become. • Risks differ among social groups, reg ...
The economic impact of climate change on road infrastructure in sub
... the tropics and subtropics, particularly in Africa. That is why climate change in Ghana and in Africa as a whole, albeit being an age-old phenomenon, has to be taken seriously. The direct impact of climate change on roads and its indirect impact on other economic systems are equally enormous. Poor r ...
... the tropics and subtropics, particularly in Africa. That is why climate change in Ghana and in Africa as a whole, albeit being an age-old phenomenon, has to be taken seriously. The direct impact of climate change on roads and its indirect impact on other economic systems are equally enormous. Poor r ...
Climate, Glaciers and Permafrost in the Swiss Alps
... mitigation and adaptation measures must be planned. This primarily requires early and realistic anticipation of future developments and potential system reactions. The time scale to be considered involves several coming decades. As a consequence, rapid action is necessary. With modern digital terrai ...
... mitigation and adaptation measures must be planned. This primarily requires early and realistic anticipation of future developments and potential system reactions. The time scale to be considered involves several coming decades. As a consequence, rapid action is necessary. With modern digital terrai ...
Climate change. - Institut für Kommunikations
... dealing with the issue of “food safety” or the issue of “climate change”. Definition of “food safety”: Food safety is an important political, economic and public health issue, since food-borne diseases or contaminations cause considerable mortality around the globe. Food safety, and thereby the heal ...
... dealing with the issue of “food safety” or the issue of “climate change”. Definition of “food safety”: Food safety is an important political, economic and public health issue, since food-borne diseases or contaminations cause considerable mortality around the globe. Food safety, and thereby the heal ...
South Asian Regional Study on Climate Change Impacts and
... 1. Development priorities in South Asia Poverty alleviation is high on the agenda as a top development priority in most countries in South Asia. Population growth, paucity of resources, and lack of economic opportunities create pressures on ecologically fragile areas and natural resources. In India, ...
... 1. Development priorities in South Asia Poverty alleviation is high on the agenda as a top development priority in most countries in South Asia. Population growth, paucity of resources, and lack of economic opportunities create pressures on ecologically fragile areas and natural resources. In India, ...
CLIMATE WORLDWIDE
... almost directly overhead. The rays fall straight on to the surface and heat it up. Away from the Equator, the sun is lower in the sky. The rays are weaker so the air does not get so warm. The coldest places are around the North and South Poles. Climate is the pattern of weather for a place. Some pla ...
... almost directly overhead. The rays fall straight on to the surface and heat it up. Away from the Equator, the sun is lower in the sky. The rays are weaker so the air does not get so warm. The coldest places are around the North and South Poles. Climate is the pattern of weather for a place. Some pla ...
Financing an efficient adaptation programme to climate change: A
... Organization (FAO, 2015) predicts that grain and maize yields could drop by up to 10% in South-East Asia by 2030 due to the poor rains and heatwave conditions. Similar findings have been reached by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) recent publications and reports (IPPC, 2014). On the ...
... Organization (FAO, 2015) predicts that grain and maize yields could drop by up to 10% in South-East Asia by 2030 due to the poor rains and heatwave conditions. Similar findings have been reached by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) recent publications and reports (IPPC, 2014). On the ...
A Brief History of Western Economics
... • Uses Kyoto Protocol and its Carbon Market to fund Carbon Negative Power Plants - in LA. Africa & 43 Small Island States • 2009 GPF Created by the author in Copenhagen COP 15 • 2011 Partially approved as the $200 Bn/year Green Climate Fund in Durban COP17 December 2011 ...
... • Uses Kyoto Protocol and its Carbon Market to fund Carbon Negative Power Plants - in LA. Africa & 43 Small Island States • 2009 GPF Created by the author in Copenhagen COP 15 • 2011 Partially approved as the $200 Bn/year Green Climate Fund in Durban COP17 December 2011 ...
Forest ecosystem climate change impact assessment and
... and climatic importance of these forests is considerable. They supply coniferous timber, fuel wood, minor forest produce, hydroelectric power, drinking and irrigation water, minerals, soil nutrients, and places for tourism and recreation. The mountain regions are important centers of biodiversity. T ...
... and climatic importance of these forests is considerable. They supply coniferous timber, fuel wood, minor forest produce, hydroelectric power, drinking and irrigation water, minerals, soil nutrients, and places for tourism and recreation. The mountain regions are important centers of biodiversity. T ...
Sub-Theme 2
... of water from landscapes, while changes in precipitation can lead to both more intense individual downpours but also swings into drought conditions. The human activity that consumes the most water is agriculture. In the context of agriculture, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICI ...
... of water from landscapes, while changes in precipitation can lead to both more intense individual downpours but also swings into drought conditions. The human activity that consumes the most water is agriculture. In the context of agriculture, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICI ...
Climate Change in Thailand_TransRe Fact Sheet No.2
... all disaster events nowadays are climate-related (Okazumi and Nakasu, 2015). What has been less reported, however, are man-made factors that shaped the impact of the flood. Immediate flood ...
... all disaster events nowadays are climate-related (Okazumi and Nakasu, 2015). What has been less reported, however, are man-made factors that shaped the impact of the flood. Immediate flood ...
Drivers of adaptation: Responses to weather
... appropriately framed as a risk management strategy, rather than as an environmental protection or sustainability strategy (Travis and Bates, 2014). There may therefore be very different reasons why cities would undertake climate adaptation measures as compared with climate mitigation actions. The evi ...
... appropriately framed as a risk management strategy, rather than as an environmental protection or sustainability strategy (Travis and Bates, 2014). There may therefore be very different reasons why cities would undertake climate adaptation measures as compared with climate mitigation actions. The evi ...
The Need for (and Obstacles to) Regional Collective Action in Climate Adaptation
... necessary. As explained, a regional approach is important for at least two reasons. First, many climate challenges involve either transboundary resources such as waterways or the transboundary movement of resources, including people, which cannot be addressed by one nation alone. In these cases, wor ...
... necessary. As explained, a regional approach is important for at least two reasons. First, many climate challenges involve either transboundary resources such as waterways or the transboundary movement of resources, including people, which cannot be addressed by one nation alone. In these cases, wor ...