Diapositive 1
... Triptych approach (e.g. EU-ETS) Sector-based approach - only energy activities and main industry sectors, no strict constraints for ...
... Triptych approach (e.g. EU-ETS) Sector-based approach - only energy activities and main industry sectors, no strict constraints for ...
Introduction
... mathematics of discounting to near zero. Thus, it is standard in analyses of the issue to show that with a long enough time period and a high enough discount rate, it is not worth spending trivial amounts today to save millions or billions of individuals living in the future. The alternative, a zero ...
... mathematics of discounting to near zero. Thus, it is standard in analyses of the issue to show that with a long enough time period and a high enough discount rate, it is not worth spending trivial amounts today to save millions or billions of individuals living in the future. The alternative, a zero ...
View/Open
... transform the mitigation effort We consider opportunities for agriculture and forestry in chapter 22 of our final report. Better management of these opportunities could be generally transformative in the Australian mitigation effort — and potentially in the global mitigation effort. The opportunitie ...
... transform the mitigation effort We consider opportunities for agriculture and forestry in chapter 22 of our final report. Better management of these opportunities could be generally transformative in the Australian mitigation effort — and potentially in the global mitigation effort. The opportunitie ...
CT GHG Emissions Inventory - Center for Climate and Energy
... ing these emissions in terms of carbon dioxide equivalence (CO2e). This executive summary reports the state’s greenhouse gas emissions for 2012, the most recent year for which full data are available.1 In 2012, Connecticut’s greenhouse gas emissions fell to 39.5 MMT (million metric tons) of CO2e. Th ...
... ing these emissions in terms of carbon dioxide equivalence (CO2e). This executive summary reports the state’s greenhouse gas emissions for 2012, the most recent year for which full data are available.1 In 2012, Connecticut’s greenhouse gas emissions fell to 39.5 MMT (million metric tons) of CO2e. Th ...
3. The Climate Change Adaptation Planning Process
... A Spatial Assessment Tool was developed to help identify landscapes within the Goulburn Broken Catchment that are vulnerable to climate change to assist in focusing adaptation. The Tool can also help identify priority landscapes for carbon farming activities (mitigation). The Tool assists NRM plann ...
... A Spatial Assessment Tool was developed to help identify landscapes within the Goulburn Broken Catchment that are vulnerable to climate change to assist in focusing adaptation. The Tool can also help identify priority landscapes for carbon farming activities (mitigation). The Tool assists NRM plann ...
COP 18 - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
... mitigation options; safeguard people’s life and properties; ensure the sustainable development goals. strengthen human and natural system resilience to climate change; develop the low-carbon economy to protect and enhance quality of life; ensure national security and sustainable development ...
... mitigation options; safeguard people’s life and properties; ensure the sustainable development goals. strengthen human and natural system resilience to climate change; develop the low-carbon economy to protect and enhance quality of life; ensure national security and sustainable development ...
Carbon Footprints & Climate Risk: Tools for business and
... • by “business case” we mean: – why businesses bother with climate action – how it can serve a business’s goals – in what ways it can “make sense” for a business ...
... • by “business case” we mean: – why businesses bother with climate action – how it can serve a business’s goals – in what ways it can “make sense” for a business ...
Slide 1
... – The longer-lived a gas is, the higher the contribution. e.g. N2O contribution > CH4 ...
... – The longer-lived a gas is, the higher the contribution. e.g. N2O contribution > CH4 ...
Sea-level rise in the western tropical Pacific
... thermal expansion and melting polar ice: (1) As oceans warm, the water expands causing an increase in sea levels. This thermal expansion is very small but the average depth of most oceans is 3500 m, meaning that even a little expansion has an important influence on sea-level rise. (2) Over the pas ...
... thermal expansion and melting polar ice: (1) As oceans warm, the water expands causing an increase in sea levels. This thermal expansion is very small but the average depth of most oceans is 3500 m, meaning that even a little expansion has an important influence on sea-level rise. (2) Over the pas ...
Weather and climate change: Make a difference
... Scotland’s Zero Waste Plan, launched in June 2010, sets ambitious targets to ensure as much waste as possible is recycled, reused or recovered. The target by 2025 is to ensure no more than 5% of waste is sent to landfill. Reducing waste also helps tackle climate change since energy is used to create ...
... Scotland’s Zero Waste Plan, launched in June 2010, sets ambitious targets to ensure as much waste as possible is recycled, reused or recovered. The target by 2025 is to ensure no more than 5% of waste is sent to landfill. Reducing waste also helps tackle climate change since energy is used to create ...
NERC_Task_Force_Meeting_07_May_2009_v2
... not in line with expectations Discuss and validate the scenario development/selection ...
... not in line with expectations Discuss and validate the scenario development/selection ...
Norway_Survey EEA DDR and CCA
... in Norway. For further information about Norwegian Center for Climate Services and the report Climate in Norway 2100 , see presentation below. ...
... in Norway. For further information about Norwegian Center for Climate Services and the report Climate in Norway 2100 , see presentation below. ...
How Are Global and National Climate Changing? (PDF)
... than 90% of the excess energy trapped by greenhouse gases emitted due to human activities.[1] Sea Level: Global Rising, although amount and rate of rise varies by location and over time. Rate of rise accelerated between 1993 and 2010, although similarly high rates are likely to have occurred betwe ...
... than 90% of the excess energy trapped by greenhouse gases emitted due to human activities.[1] Sea Level: Global Rising, although amount and rate of rise varies by location and over time. Rate of rise accelerated between 1993 and 2010, although similarly high rates are likely to have occurred betwe ...
PDF
... were conducted. In both regions, climate change could increase the threat to the environment, at least given the nature of the two climate scenarios used in the analysis. The climate models projected less precipitation in the Edwards aquifer region, thus increasing the demand for irrigation water fr ...
... were conducted. In both regions, climate change could increase the threat to the environment, at least given the nature of the two climate scenarios used in the analysis. The climate models projected less precipitation in the Edwards aquifer region, thus increasing the demand for irrigation water fr ...
Acid/Base Research Paper (28 pts.) Due Date: Feb. 6th/7th 2014
... Program established a committee of climatologists, meteorologists, geographers, and other scientists from around the world. This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) includes thousands of scientists who review the most up-to-date research available related to global warming and climate c ...
... Program established a committee of climatologists, meteorologists, geographers, and other scientists from around the world. This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) includes thousands of scientists who review the most up-to-date research available related to global warming and climate c ...
pruebas de acceso a la universidad logse / loce
... emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from human activities including industrial processes, fossil fuel combustion, and changes in land use, such as deforestation. Continuation of historical tendencies of greenhouse gas emissions will result in additional warming over the 21st centu ...
... emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from human activities including industrial processes, fossil fuel combustion, and changes in land use, such as deforestation. Continuation of historical tendencies of greenhouse gas emissions will result in additional warming over the 21st centu ...
lesson 9: how does the greenhouse effect impact the ocean and
... OCEAN AND PEOPLE? Understanding Goals ...
... OCEAN AND PEOPLE? Understanding Goals ...
Introduction to components of climate science
... Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 2007-02-05. http://ipcc-wg1.ucar.edu/wg1/Report/AR4WG1 ...
... Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 2007-02-05. http://ipcc-wg1.ucar.edu/wg1/Report/AR4WG1 ...
Study Guide
... Overview: Solar energy sustains life and drives the global climate systems on Earth. Without solar energy there would be no heat or precipitation and, therefore, no life on Earth. Students will gain an understanding that the absorption and transfer of thermal energy at and near Earth's surface resul ...
... Overview: Solar energy sustains life and drives the global climate systems on Earth. Without solar energy there would be no heat or precipitation and, therefore, no life on Earth. Students will gain an understanding that the absorption and transfer of thermal energy at and near Earth's surface resul ...
Modelling the Impact of Climate Change on Forest
... Total annual GHG emission projections and forestry offset potential (MtCO2eq) ...
... Total annual GHG emission projections and forestry offset potential (MtCO2eq) ...
O 3 - University of Edinburgh
... • N. American emissions: 0 to +2 ppbv • Asian emissions: 0 to +2 ppbv – Other N. Hem emissions counteract European reductions • Global methane increase: +8 ppbv – Methane increases appear very important – these are mainly driven by developing world emissions • Climate change may reduce surface O3 – ...
... • N. American emissions: 0 to +2 ppbv • Asian emissions: 0 to +2 ppbv – Other N. Hem emissions counteract European reductions • Global methane increase: +8 ppbv – Methane increases appear very important – these are mainly driven by developing world emissions • Climate change may reduce surface O3 – ...
Carbon and the Science - Policy Nexus The
... • alleviate poverty for the 1.3 billion people who live on less than $1 per day and the 3 billion people who live on less than $2 per day - livelihoods threatened because of degradation of ecological systems (e.g., agriculture, forests, fisheries, coral reefs) • provide adequate food, especially for ...
... • alleviate poverty for the 1.3 billion people who live on less than $1 per day and the 3 billion people who live on less than $2 per day - livelihoods threatened because of degradation of ecological systems (e.g., agriculture, forests, fisheries, coral reefs) • provide adequate food, especially for ...
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... – Resource extraction, upgrading and transport – Oil sands growing as a major source of secure energy – Driver of economic and emissions growth (oil sands, upgrading) ...
... – Resource extraction, upgrading and transport – Oil sands growing as a major source of secure energy – Driver of economic and emissions growth (oil sands, upgrading) ...
ICT for climate change adaptation in the agricultural sector
... change conditions to the management of economic impacts of climate change on the agriculture sector (soil value variations, demand and supply, production, etc.), and so on. As many tools exist, it’s interesting to focus on their common aspects rather than their specific peculiarities. Some of the to ...
... change conditions to the management of economic impacts of climate change on the agriculture sector (soil value variations, demand and supply, production, etc.), and so on. As many tools exist, it’s interesting to focus on their common aspects rather than their specific peculiarities. Some of the to ...
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... to reduce emissions 51 MMT below business-as-usual levels by 2012 (equivalent to about a 6.4 percent cut) and 30 percent below business as usual by 2020 (equivalent to about 250 MMT of carbon dioxideequivalent) – see UNFCCC (2010b).5 ...
... to reduce emissions 51 MMT below business-as-usual levels by 2012 (equivalent to about a 6.4 percent cut) and 30 percent below business as usual by 2020 (equivalent to about 250 MMT of carbon dioxideequivalent) – see UNFCCC (2010b).5 ...