Who should pay for climate? The effect of burden-sharing mechanisms on abatement policies and technological transfers: Working Paper 96 (997 kB) (opens in new window)
... agreement on emissions reduction and burden sharing. On one side, developing countries tend to consider the access to energy services and consequent emissions as necessary means to expand their economic systems, ensuring higher standards of living for their population. They usually regard the intern ...
... agreement on emissions reduction and burden sharing. On one side, developing countries tend to consider the access to energy services and consequent emissions as necessary means to expand their economic systems, ensuring higher standards of living for their population. They usually regard the intern ...
LCCARL263_en.pdf
... Tourists prefer to visit a country with a high per capita income 6 , since it translates into a higher standard of accommodation and better tourist facilities; they also prefer visiting countries where the poverty level is low 7 . In tourism demand functions, income in the source country is included ...
... Tourists prefer to visit a country with a high per capita income 6 , since it translates into a higher standard of accommodation and better tourist facilities; they also prefer visiting countries where the poverty level is low 7 . In tourism demand functions, income in the source country is included ...
Climate, conflict, and social stability: what does the evidence say?
... one of these factors. While the relationship between climate and social stability has long been a topic of both academic and popular interest, recent improvements in computing power, data quality, and methods for causal inference have culminated in a sudden explosion of rigorous quantitative analyse ...
... one of these factors. While the relationship between climate and social stability has long been a topic of both academic and popular interest, recent improvements in computing power, data quality, and methods for causal inference have culminated in a sudden explosion of rigorous quantitative analyse ...
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
... Part I focuses on scientific, socio-economic, technical and methodological issues Part II addresses policy approaches and positive incentives, including relevant examples from country ...
... Part I focuses on scientific, socio-economic, technical and methodological issues Part II addresses policy approaches and positive incentives, including relevant examples from country ...
Managing for climate change on federal lands of the western United
... change science for federal resource managers, focusing on the efficacy of potential adaptation strategies and barriers limiting the use of climate change science in adaptation efforts. Our study was conducted in the northern Rocky Mountains region of the western United States, where we interacted wi ...
... change science for federal resource managers, focusing on the efficacy of potential adaptation strategies and barriers limiting the use of climate change science in adaptation efforts. Our study was conducted in the northern Rocky Mountains region of the western United States, where we interacted wi ...
Climate, conflict, and social stability: what does the evidence say
... one of these factors. While the relationship between climate and social stability has long been a topic of both academic and popular interest, recent improvements in computing power, data quality, and methods for causal inference have culminated in a sudden explosion of rigorous quantitative analyse ...
... one of these factors. While the relationship between climate and social stability has long been a topic of both academic and popular interest, recent improvements in computing power, data quality, and methods for causal inference have culminated in a sudden explosion of rigorous quantitative analyse ...
How does climate change alter agricultural strategies to - PIM
... In this paper we focus on the issue of how climate change affects the way that agricultural systems and the people that manage and govern them need to change in the next 20 years in order to achieve food security, and how FAO and CGIAR can support that change. We build on a huge body of literature o ...
... In this paper we focus on the issue of how climate change affects the way that agricultural systems and the people that manage and govern them need to change in the next 20 years in order to achieve food security, and how FAO and CGIAR can support that change. We build on a huge body of literature o ...
RAINWATER HARVESTING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
... researcher’s personal experiences derived from the long research-based association with the issue, the research has conducted analyses of policy, strategy, legislation, plan and program documents; institutional arrangements; and the implementation of plans and programs. It was found out that interve ...
... researcher’s personal experiences derived from the long research-based association with the issue, the research has conducted analyses of policy, strategy, legislation, plan and program documents; institutional arrangements; and the implementation of plans and programs. It was found out that interve ...
Climate change in cities due to global warming and urban
... how it is enhanced by local factors. For climate impacts and adaptation research it is important to understand and estimate risks of future climate stress, so it is essential to account not only for climate change, but also population dynamics, urbanisation and energy use. The continued development ...
... how it is enhanced by local factors. For climate impacts and adaptation research it is important to understand and estimate risks of future climate stress, so it is essential to account not only for climate change, but also population dynamics, urbanisation and energy use. The continued development ...
Tales of future weather
... into the climate simulation, it does allow decision-makers access to simulations of the high-impact ...
... into the climate simulation, it does allow decision-makers access to simulations of the high-impact ...
Likewise, any variation in weather or climatic conditions adversely
... aspects of agricultural practices, which is very much vivid in all agro- climatic regions of the country. In present day context, agriculture is most vulnerable to weather and climate changes because of its seasonality and narrow range of weather conditions influencing crop and livestock production. ...
... aspects of agricultural practices, which is very much vivid in all agro- climatic regions of the country. In present day context, agriculture is most vulnerable to weather and climate changes because of its seasonality and narrow range of weather conditions influencing crop and livestock production. ...
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 ...
climate change adaptation: a collective action
... growth in future emissions due to increased energy consumption in developing nations have convinced many scientists and policymakers of the need to develop policies that will allow adaptation to minimize the adverse effects of climate change. Climate change adaptation is designed to increase the res ...
... growth in future emissions due to increased energy consumption in developing nations have convinced many scientists and policymakers of the need to develop policies that will allow adaptation to minimize the adverse effects of climate change. Climate change adaptation is designed to increase the res ...
The Myth of Dangerous Human
... computer models predict future climate? Another no. Is there a consensus amongst qualified scientists that dangerous, human-caused climate change is upon us? Absolutely not. Did late 20th century temperature rise at a dangerous rate, or to a dangerous level? No, in either case. Is global temperature ...
... computer models predict future climate? Another no. Is there a consensus amongst qualified scientists that dangerous, human-caused climate change is upon us? Absolutely not. Did late 20th century temperature rise at a dangerous rate, or to a dangerous level? No, in either case. Is global temperature ...
From convergence to contention: United States mass media representations of
... been presented as contentious when reported through US mass media.3 Through this case-study analysis, this research brings together issues of framing in journalism to questions of certainty/uncertainty in climate science. Taylor and Buttel posited that the organisational arrangements that define wha ...
... been presented as contentious when reported through US mass media.3 Through this case-study analysis, this research brings together issues of framing in journalism to questions of certainty/uncertainty in climate science. Taylor and Buttel posited that the organisational arrangements that define wha ...
The Critical Decade: Tasmanian impacts and
... Many plants and animals in the state, especially those in cool, high altitude habitats, have very limited ability to adapt to rapid climate change. As temperatures increase and snow cover declines, alpine and sub-alpine habitats are likely to decline in area, increasing risks for species such as the ...
... Many plants and animals in the state, especially those in cool, high altitude habitats, have very limited ability to adapt to rapid climate change. As temperatures increase and snow cover declines, alpine and sub-alpine habitats are likely to decline in area, increasing risks for species such as the ...
to a pps diaporama
... Sharp increment of energy R&D (four-fold) is needed R&D investments in backstop technologies play a key role when there are constraints to the development of nuclear and/or renewables Modeling international disembodied R&D spillovers does not change mitigation policy costs Intersectoral R&D ...
... Sharp increment of energy R&D (four-fold) is needed R&D investments in backstop technologies play a key role when there are constraints to the development of nuclear and/or renewables Modeling international disembodied R&D spillovers does not change mitigation policy costs Intersectoral R&D ...
David R. Legates, Ph.D. Center for Climatic Research
... Solar versus CO2 radiative forcing over the past 150 years the top of atmosphere (W/m2) ...
... Solar versus CO2 radiative forcing over the past 150 years the top of atmosphere (W/m2) ...
The Economics of Climate Change Impacts and Policy
... change and its specific aim is to provide both a conceptual and a methodological framework for OECD work in this area. The scope includes the assessment of the potential incidence and economic cost associated with changes in extreme events in cities. Given the broad uncertainties about how climate p ...
... change and its specific aim is to provide both a conceptual and a methodological framework for OECD work in this area. The scope includes the assessment of the potential incidence and economic cost associated with changes in extreme events in cities. Given the broad uncertainties about how climate p ...
Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) phenology in a warming world
... potentially also longer time scales as the analysis revealed both population-level plasticity and individual-level variation in average laying date. However, the genetic basis for this variation would have to be examined in order to predict an evolutionary response. ...
... potentially also longer time scales as the analysis revealed both population-level plasticity and individual-level variation in average laying date. However, the genetic basis for this variation would have to be examined in order to predict an evolutionary response. ...
Annual report 2014
... Scandinavian Aquasystems' fish farms are mainly at risk of being afflicted by extreme weather events that could damage buildings or energy and water supplies, or cut off their premises. Since the business is under development, the company is able to address some of the identified climate-related ris ...
... Scandinavian Aquasystems' fish farms are mainly at risk of being afflicted by extreme weather events that could damage buildings or energy and water supplies, or cut off their premises. Since the business is under development, the company is able to address some of the identified climate-related ris ...
United Nations Climate Summit 2014 Agriculture Action Area One
... change are a daily reality. Changing climate and the resultant unpredictable weather patterns are challenging centuries-old farming techniques, leading to crop failures, reducing food quality and increasing vulnerability. Climate change is also undermining livelihoods, creating food insecurity and i ...
... change are a daily reality. Changing climate and the resultant unpredictable weather patterns are challenging centuries-old farming techniques, leading to crop failures, reducing food quality and increasing vulnerability. Climate change is also undermining livelihoods, creating food insecurity and i ...
The social cost of atmospheric release
... the beneficial effects of CO2 fertilization at their maximum estimated effectiveness are excluded (Parry et al. 2004). I assume a mid-range effectiveness with 3 times more malnutrition cases for warming without CO2 fertilization, and an uncertainty of 100 % so that the maximum (6 times more) is cons ...
... the beneficial effects of CO2 fertilization at their maximum estimated effectiveness are excluded (Parry et al. 2004). I assume a mid-range effectiveness with 3 times more malnutrition cases for warming without CO2 fertilization, and an uncertainty of 100 % so that the maximum (6 times more) is cons ...
Jack, Jill, and Jane in a Perfect Moral Storm
... morally questionable about this case. This is because what some people take to be at the center of a moral problem persists: some people have acted in a way that harms other people. However, most of what typically accompanies this core has disappeared, and this is why some people do not see this cas ...
... morally questionable about this case. This is because what some people take to be at the center of a moral problem persists: some people have acted in a way that harms other people. However, most of what typically accompanies this core has disappeared, and this is why some people do not see this cas ...
Economics, ethics and climate change
... Thus, although ethical considerations are an essential feature of all public policy debates, they are fundamental in a particularly direct and obvious way to climate-change policy. Indeed, there are further ethical questions that climate change raises in common with other environmental externalities ...
... Thus, although ethical considerations are an essential feature of all public policy debates, they are fundamental in a particularly direct and obvious way to climate-change policy. Indeed, there are further ethical questions that climate change raises in common with other environmental externalities ...