Effects of a Carbon Tax on the Economy and the Environment
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Entire Report - Center for Climate and Energy
... rising emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and options for reducing them. Indeed, carbon dioxide, a byproduct of fossil fuel combustion, is the principal greenhouse gas contributing to global warming. However, other greenhouse gases including methane, nitrous oxide, and a number of industrial-process ...
... rising emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and options for reducing them. Indeed, carbon dioxide, a byproduct of fossil fuel combustion, is the principal greenhouse gas contributing to global warming. However, other greenhouse gases including methane, nitrous oxide, and a number of industrial-process ...
methane: the “other” greenhouse gas
... material; methane is another and is the focus of today’s lesson. Methane is produced during anaerobic decomposition. Anaerobic means decomposition that occurs without the presence of oxygen. Microbes (decomposers that break down dead plants and animals) metabolize the organic material and release me ...
... material; methane is another and is the focus of today’s lesson. Methane is produced during anaerobic decomposition. Anaerobic means decomposition that occurs without the presence of oxygen. Microbes (decomposers that break down dead plants and animals) metabolize the organic material and release me ...
to read the report
... the fossil fuel industry instead of the electorate. Statistics on fossil fuel companies’ lobbying spending can also strengthen this message. (ii) Include a positive frame into the movement through the added focus on “Re-investment”, contrasting green growth against “dirty oil” and point out that we ...
... the fossil fuel industry instead of the electorate. Statistics on fossil fuel companies’ lobbying spending can also strengthen this message. (ii) Include a positive frame into the movement through the added focus on “Re-investment”, contrasting green growth against “dirty oil” and point out that we ...
improving climate change reporting AN ACCA AND FTSE GROUP DiSCUSSiON PAPER
... The message of this report does not make entirely comfortable reading. Even the leading sustainability and CSR reporters are not reporting evenly across all the key climate change issues – especially on those relating to product impacts and transformational initiatives. And it is clear that such rep ...
... The message of this report does not make entirely comfortable reading. Even the leading sustainability and CSR reporters are not reporting evenly across all the key climate change issues – especially on those relating to product impacts and transformational initiatives. And it is clear that such rep ...
Clean Development Mechanism(CDM) The Basics - ACP
... Nitrous Oxide (N2 O ) : GWP = 296 CO2e Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) : GWP = 6200-7100 CO2e 5. Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) : GWP = 6,500 CO2e 6. Sulphur Hexafluororides (SF6) : GWP = 23,900 CO2e COCO ...
... Nitrous Oxide (N2 O ) : GWP = 296 CO2e Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) : GWP = 6200-7100 CO2e 5. Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) : GWP = 6,500 CO2e 6. Sulphur Hexafluororides (SF6) : GWP = 23,900 CO2e COCO ...
Working Paper 219 - Kessler (opens in new window)
... Calel et al. (2013) demonstrated that the uncertainty about the effective heat capacity of the upper ocean mattered significantly for economic evaluations. Finally, there have been some attempts at improving carbon cycles representation in IAMs. For instance, Glotter et al. (2014) have proposed a mo ...
... Calel et al. (2013) demonstrated that the uncertainty about the effective heat capacity of the upper ocean mattered significantly for economic evaluations. Finally, there have been some attempts at improving carbon cycles representation in IAMs. For instance, Glotter et al. (2014) have proposed a mo ...
Comparative analysis of the influence of climate
... leaves/needles, fine roots, and coarse roots) is calculated for each tree. Forest growth sub-model is linked with the ROMUL model, which describes dynamics of soil carbon and nitrogen (Chertov et al., 2001), and returns available nitrogen for trees growth. There are two types of interactions between ...
... leaves/needles, fine roots, and coarse roots) is calculated for each tree. Forest growth sub-model is linked with the ROMUL model, which describes dynamics of soil carbon and nitrogen (Chertov et al., 2001), and returns available nitrogen for trees growth. There are two types of interactions between ...
Make YorkU a Climate Leader: The Case for Fossil Fuel Divestment
... fuels. In doing so, it would declare to other postsecondary institutions in Canada and across the world that universities must now for both moral and economic reasons lead the way into a postcarbon world. Currently, universities make up just a small percentage of the more than 500 institutions ...
... fuels. In doing so, it would declare to other postsecondary institutions in Canada and across the world that universities must now for both moral and economic reasons lead the way into a postcarbon world. Currently, universities make up just a small percentage of the more than 500 institutions ...
A Research on the Low-carbon Economy and Low-carbon Tourism
... Report", U.S. "An Inconvenient Truth" filmed by Vice President Al Gore as well as more than 4000 scientists from the over world completed IPCC Fourth Assessment Report on Climate Change, unanimous become the scientific hypothesis that in the early 1896, Cornelius's "fossil fuel combustion will incre ...
... Report", U.S. "An Inconvenient Truth" filmed by Vice President Al Gore as well as more than 4000 scientists from the over world completed IPCC Fourth Assessment Report on Climate Change, unanimous become the scientific hypothesis that in the early 1896, Cornelius's "fossil fuel combustion will incre ...
Joint Comments to Army Corps of Engineers
... effects” of a proposed project in a way that “brings those effects to bear on [the agency’s] decisions.”6 Courts have repeatedly concluded that an EIS must disclose relevant climate effects.7 Though NEPA ...
... effects” of a proposed project in a way that “brings those effects to bear on [the agency’s] decisions.”6 Courts have repeatedly concluded that an EIS must disclose relevant climate effects.7 Though NEPA ...
Climate Change Essentials
... pre-industrial levels”. As the British Met Office reports that global temperatures for 2015 are on track to be 1.02°C above the 1850-1900 average, there is a sense that the window is quickly closing for collective action on climate change. With the adoption of the Paris Agreement, countries have com ...
... pre-industrial levels”. As the British Met Office reports that global temperatures for 2015 are on track to be 1.02°C above the 1850-1900 average, there is a sense that the window is quickly closing for collective action on climate change. With the adoption of the Paris Agreement, countries have com ...
Sample pages 1 PDF
... Natural radiative forcings mainly result from changes in solar irradiance and major volcanic eruptions. Solar source forcing arises from several direct and indirect factors and its value is slightly positive, whereas volcanic eruptions spewing immense amounts of aerosols into the atmosphere create s ...
... Natural radiative forcings mainly result from changes in solar irradiance and major volcanic eruptions. Solar source forcing arises from several direct and indirect factors and its value is slightly positive, whereas volcanic eruptions spewing immense amounts of aerosols into the atmosphere create s ...
Gagnon et al. 2010
... fitness benefits (Bond and Midgley 1995, Kerr et al. 1999) or incorporate kin-selected altruism (Schwilk and Kerr 2002). If post-fire environments are conducive to the growth or establishment of pyrogenic plants’ offspring, then pyrogenicity constitutes ‘‘ecosystem engineering’’ or ‘‘niche construction ...
... fitness benefits (Bond and Midgley 1995, Kerr et al. 1999) or incorporate kin-selected altruism (Schwilk and Kerr 2002). If post-fire environments are conducive to the growth or establishment of pyrogenic plants’ offspring, then pyrogenicity constitutes ‘‘ecosystem engineering’’ or ‘‘niche construction ...
Impact of climate change on soil frost under snow cover in a forested
... Typical maximum annual soil frost depths in centraleastern Finland are 15 to 20 cm. In northern Finland, both snow depth and frost sum have larger values than in central-eastern Finland, and on average the maximum annual soil frost depths are greater than 100 cm. The thickness of the snow cover is i ...
... Typical maximum annual soil frost depths in centraleastern Finland are 15 to 20 cm. In northern Finland, both snow depth and frost sum have larger values than in central-eastern Finland, and on average the maximum annual soil frost depths are greater than 100 cm. The thickness of the snow cover is i ...
The carbon jigsaw AccountAncy futures
... available to them for each phase overall. Under the EU allocation plans, Member States currently allocate the majority of emission allowances free of charge to participants, with the remaining minority auctioned in the marketplace. During the current commitment period (2008–12), Member States are al ...
... available to them for each phase overall. Under the EU allocation plans, Member States currently allocate the majority of emission allowances free of charge to participants, with the remaining minority auctioned in the marketplace. During the current commitment period (2008–12), Member States are al ...
Economic Growth and Climate Change: A Cross
... improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities” [1] (p. 16). The most serious environmental risk facing the world today is global climate change. The most recent assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change repor ...
... improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities” [1] (p. 16). The most serious environmental risk facing the world today is global climate change. The most recent assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change repor ...
water - Evian
... the pace of change and the fact the majority of it is caused by a single species; Homo sapiens. In the era of the Anthropocene, human-induced changes are altering the face of planet and modifying the climate. The relative stability of the climate over the last 10,000 years (the Holocene), the period ...
... the pace of change and the fact the majority of it is caused by a single species; Homo sapiens. In the era of the Anthropocene, human-induced changes are altering the face of planet and modifying the climate. The relative stability of the climate over the last 10,000 years (the Holocene), the period ...
Realising the Benefits of Peatlands
... Peatlands have the potential to be a natural solution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. They hold a vast stock of carbon in their soils and can add more by sequestering carbon from the atmosphere. But this natural carbon capture and storage ability can only happen if peatland habitats are health ...
... Peatlands have the potential to be a natural solution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. They hold a vast stock of carbon in their soils and can add more by sequestering carbon from the atmosphere. But this natural carbon capture and storage ability can only happen if peatland habitats are health ...
The Geoengineering Option
... is forcing change in the climate system at rates so rapid that the outcomes are extremely di⁄cult to predict. Eliminating all the risks of climate change is impossible because carbon dioxide emissions, the chief human contribution to global warming, are unlike conventional air pollutants, which stay ...
... is forcing change in the climate system at rates so rapid that the outcomes are extremely di⁄cult to predict. Eliminating all the risks of climate change is impossible because carbon dioxide emissions, the chief human contribution to global warming, are unlike conventional air pollutants, which stay ...
Climate, biodiversity, and forests : issues and opportunities
... At the first level, climate change is a major threat to efforts to conserve biodiversity. Some species already on the verge of extinction could be pushed over the edge as their habitats disappear because of climatic changes. More drought and floods that may be influenced by climate change will also ...
... At the first level, climate change is a major threat to efforts to conserve biodiversity. Some species already on the verge of extinction could be pushed over the edge as their habitats disappear because of climatic changes. More drought and floods that may be influenced by climate change will also ...
"Biochar: A Carbon-Negative Technology to Combat Climate Change an Enhance Global Soil Resources"
... • Very high surface area • In soil, biochar is extremely recalcitrant to decomposition • Soil microorganisms and H2O inhabit micropores • Nutrient leaching and volatilization are inhibited, but nutrients are bioavailable to plants Source: Robert Brown, Iowa State University ...
... • Very high surface area • In soil, biochar is extremely recalcitrant to decomposition • Soil microorganisms and H2O inhabit micropores • Nutrient leaching and volatilization are inhibited, but nutrients are bioavailable to plants Source: Robert Brown, Iowa State University ...
Increasing aridity reduces soil microbial diversity and abundance in
... drylands, areas with an aridity index (precipitation/potential evapotranspiration ratio) below 0.65 (13), which are among the most sensitive ecosystems to climate change (14). Drylands are expected to expand in global area by 11–23% by 2100 (15), experiencing increased aridity and reduced soil moist ...
... drylands, areas with an aridity index (precipitation/potential evapotranspiration ratio) below 0.65 (13), which are among the most sensitive ecosystems to climate change (14). Drylands are expected to expand in global area by 11–23% by 2100 (15), experiencing increased aridity and reduced soil moist ...
Climate-friendly gardening
Climate-friendly gardening is gardening in ways which reduce emissions of greenhouse gases from gardens and encourage the absorption of carbon dioxide by soils and plants in order to aid the reduction of global warming.To be a climate-friendly gardener means considering both what happens in a garden and the materials brought into it and the impact they have on land use and climate.It can also include garden features or activities in the garden that help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions elsewhere.