US Climate Change Policy Under President Clinton
... greenhouse gas emissions. It embarked upon innovative voluntary programs with industry, including electric utilities and the transportation and buildings sectors, and established the Climate Change Technology Initiative (CCTI), a $6.3 billion, five-year package of spending and tax incentives designe ...
... greenhouse gas emissions. It embarked upon innovative voluntary programs with industry, including electric utilities and the transportation and buildings sectors, and established the Climate Change Technology Initiative (CCTI), a $6.3 billion, five-year package of spending and tax incentives designe ...
study guide - Denver Center for the Performing Arts
... portrayed in movies like American President, where Martin Sheen plays the Chief of Staff to the President, or TV shows like West Wing, VEEP, and Newroom. Often times, the elected leader will award this position to someone that she is very close to on the campaign. While not stated in the play, Wilso ...
... portrayed in movies like American President, where Martin Sheen plays the Chief of Staff to the President, or TV shows like West Wing, VEEP, and Newroom. Often times, the elected leader will award this position to someone that she is very close to on the campaign. While not stated in the play, Wilso ...
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... climate change is the main objective of this study. In this study, we use a bio-economic approach to jointly assess biophysical and socio-economic effects of climate change on agriculture, providing both a global analysis and a regionalised evaluation within the EU. To account for uncertainty, we an ...
... climate change is the main objective of this study. In this study, we use a bio-economic approach to jointly assess biophysical and socio-economic effects of climate change on agriculture, providing both a global analysis and a regionalised evaluation within the EU. To account for uncertainty, we an ...
`Second opinion` on Örebro kommun`s Green Bond Framework
... adopted in 2015 a GHG emission reduction target of 37.5% below 1990 levels by 2030. Québec has also committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions 80-95% below 1990 levels by 2050.1 The establishment of the carbon market is one cornerstone of this action plan. The revenue that the Québec govern ...
... adopted in 2015 a GHG emission reduction target of 37.5% below 1990 levels by 2030. Québec has also committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions 80-95% below 1990 levels by 2050.1 The establishment of the carbon market is one cornerstone of this action plan. The revenue that the Québec govern ...
climate change: the case for a carbon tariff/tax
... tier would address the whole panoply competition, a practice for which pollution havens will be subject to of non-tax measures that governments countervail would be an appropriate this carbon footprint tariff. The and countries may use to effect emisremedy. The impact of this first tier intent, and ...
... tier would address the whole panoply competition, a practice for which pollution havens will be subject to of non-tax measures that governments countervail would be an appropriate this carbon footprint tariff. The and countries may use to effect emisremedy. The impact of this first tier intent, and ...
Statement of witness James E. Hansen
... in response to climate change. The feedbacks can either amplify or diminish the initial climate change. The most powerful feedback is provided by water vapor. The atmosphere holds more water vapor as air becomes warmer, as is readily noticed by comparing summer and winter. Thus water vapor causes a ...
... in response to climate change. The feedbacks can either amplify or diminish the initial climate change. The most powerful feedback is provided by water vapor. The atmosphere holds more water vapor as air becomes warmer, as is readily noticed by comparing summer and winter. Thus water vapor causes a ...
Climate Change and Fairtrade
... consequently, need to be supported in adapting to climate change challenges and reducing their impact on climate change.1 As opposed to conventional trade, Fairtrade intends to provide farmers from developing countries with fairer trade conditions that allow them to combat poverty, strengthen their ...
... consequently, need to be supported in adapting to climate change challenges and reducing their impact on climate change.1 As opposed to conventional trade, Fairtrade intends to provide farmers from developing countries with fairer trade conditions that allow them to combat poverty, strengthen their ...
05.04 Air Quality - Cambria Community Services District
... Executive Order S-1-07. On January 18, 2007, California further solidified its dedication to reducing GHGs by setting a new Low Carbon Fuel Standard for transportation fuels sold within the State. Executive Order S-1-07 sets a declining standard for GHG emissions measured in carbon dioxide equivalen ...
... Executive Order S-1-07. On January 18, 2007, California further solidified its dedication to reducing GHGs by setting a new Low Carbon Fuel Standard for transportation fuels sold within the State. Executive Order S-1-07 sets a declining standard for GHG emissions measured in carbon dioxide equivalen ...
2 The scientification of climate politics
... released when burning fossil fuels in the atmosphere. Van Rossum indicated having read that ‘in the last century CO2 levels have risen by more than 10%’. He asked himself whether this could lead to a certain greenhouse effect that can negatively influence the atmosphere as such. Parliamentarian Boer ...
... released when burning fossil fuels in the atmosphere. Van Rossum indicated having read that ‘in the last century CO2 levels have risen by more than 10%’. He asked himself whether this could lead to a certain greenhouse effect that can negatively influence the atmosphere as such. Parliamentarian Boer ...
Brochure "Nature-based approaches for climate change
... The challenge of climate change – Partnering with nature Global climate change is not an abstract future risk; it is already underway. Serious consideration thus needs to be taken of climate change mitigation and adaptation action. This applies not only to agriculture, forestry, and water management ...
... The challenge of climate change – Partnering with nature Global climate change is not an abstract future risk; it is already underway. Serious consideration thus needs to be taken of climate change mitigation and adaptation action. This applies not only to agriculture, forestry, and water management ...
Carbon Credit 30 Dec 2013
... These targets are expressed as levels of allowed emissions, or “assigned amounts,” over the 2008-2012 commitment period. The allowed emissions are divided into “assigned amount units” (AAUs). • Emissions trading, as set out in Article 17 of the Kyoto Protocol, allows countries that have emission uni ...
... These targets are expressed as levels of allowed emissions, or “assigned amounts,” over the 2008-2012 commitment period. The allowed emissions are divided into “assigned amount units” (AAUs). • Emissions trading, as set out in Article 17 of the Kyoto Protocol, allows countries that have emission uni ...
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... from $1/tonCO2e to $100/tonCO2e), forest carbon sequestration represented the biggest share in abatement of GHG emissions. In an extension of this paper, Gollub et al (2013): (i) disaggregated into more regions incorporating more detailed information on GHG emissions, and (ii) divided the ruminant s ...
... from $1/tonCO2e to $100/tonCO2e), forest carbon sequestration represented the biggest share in abatement of GHG emissions. In an extension of this paper, Gollub et al (2013): (i) disaggregated into more regions incorporating more detailed information on GHG emissions, and (ii) divided the ruminant s ...
Technical Description of Climate Change Research Programme (CCRP) Call for Fellowships
... Advanced developing countries, having rapidly increasing greenhouse gas emissions, are expected to take actions to address these emissions while achieving development objectives. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) aims to enable complementary actions on mitigation and adaptation ...
... Advanced developing countries, having rapidly increasing greenhouse gas emissions, are expected to take actions to address these emissions while achieving development objectives. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) aims to enable complementary actions on mitigation and adaptation ...
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... and reducing urban density would meet a great many broader social, environmental and developmental needs. High urban densities can cause localized climatic effects such as increased local temperatures (Coutts et al., 2007). In addition, a variety of vulnerabilities to climate change are exacerbated ...
... and reducing urban density would meet a great many broader social, environmental and developmental needs. High urban densities can cause localized climatic effects such as increased local temperatures (Coutts et al., 2007). In addition, a variety of vulnerabilities to climate change are exacerbated ...
Ten Overlooked Issues in the IPCC and US National Assessments
... 1. Past climate is a useful guide to the future - Assessing past climate conditions provides a very effective analysis tool to assess societal and environmental vulnerability to future climate, regardless of the extent the future climate is altered by human activity. Our current and future vulnerabi ...
... 1. Past climate is a useful guide to the future - Assessing past climate conditions provides a very effective analysis tool to assess societal and environmental vulnerability to future climate, regardless of the extent the future climate is altered by human activity. Our current and future vulnerabi ...
Adaptation and the poor: development, resilience and transition ■ synthesis article
... be coupled with efforts to improve rural and urban livelihoods, especially for the poorest and most vulnerable (UNHABITAT, 2003). Development, as theory, strategy and practice, advocates and promotes profound change to eradicate poverty. But despite its policy-oriented and problem-solving capacity ( ...
... be coupled with efforts to improve rural and urban livelihoods, especially for the poorest and most vulnerable (UNHABITAT, 2003). Development, as theory, strategy and practice, advocates and promotes profound change to eradicate poverty. But despite its policy-oriented and problem-solving capacity ( ...
model output statistics and climate variability over
... Strong Climate System Drivers Evidence of Some Systematic Climate System Evolution – portraying “change” Likely high vulnerability of many life support systems, and observed low capacity for early warning and adaptation Need to: ...
... Strong Climate System Drivers Evidence of Some Systematic Climate System Evolution – portraying “change” Likely high vulnerability of many life support systems, and observed low capacity for early warning and adaptation Need to: ...
Farming and Land Use to Cool the Planet
... security are inextricably linked. This was made abundantly clear in 2008, as rioters from Haiti to Cameroon protested the global “food crisis.” The crisis partly reflected structural increases in food demand from growing and more-affluent populations in developing countries and short-term market fai ...
... security are inextricably linked. This was made abundantly clear in 2008, as rioters from Haiti to Cameroon protested the global “food crisis.” The crisis partly reflected structural increases in food demand from growing and more-affluent populations in developing countries and short-term market fai ...
Adaptation in an era of vanishing territory – the political... of the impact of climate change versus total migration, status...
... adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on December 11, 1997 and entered into force on February 16, 2005. The foregoing gap was noticeable even in the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as the Copenhagen Summit, which was held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, between December ...
... adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on December 11, 1997 and entered into force on February 16, 2005. The foregoing gap was noticeable even in the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as the Copenhagen Summit, which was held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, between December ...
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... There is now widespread acceptance of climate change and the need for an effective global agreement if atmospheric greenhouse gases are to be stabilised at a level that will reduce the risk of dangerous climate change. The first step was taken in December 2008 at the United Nations Conference on Cli ...
... There is now widespread acceptance of climate change and the need for an effective global agreement if atmospheric greenhouse gases are to be stabilised at a level that will reduce the risk of dangerous climate change. The first step was taken in December 2008 at the United Nations Conference on Cli ...
File - Galena High School Library
... and reradiates it as heat. • CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHG) reduce the rate at which this heat can escape into space. • The more GHG, the higher the global temperature. • This role of CO2 and other GHG has been understood for over a century. ...
... and reradiates it as heat. • CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHG) reduce the rate at which this heat can escape into space. • The more GHG, the higher the global temperature. • This role of CO2 and other GHG has been understood for over a century. ...
Advent Light/”Light for Lima” - Christian Concern for One World
... to limit warming to below 2°C relative to preindustrial levels. These pathways would require substantial emissions reductions over the next few decades and near zero emissions of carbon dioxide and other long-lived greenhouse gases by the end of the century IPCC Fifth Assessment Synthesis Report ...
... to limit warming to below 2°C relative to preindustrial levels. These pathways would require substantial emissions reductions over the next few decades and near zero emissions of carbon dioxide and other long-lived greenhouse gases by the end of the century IPCC Fifth Assessment Synthesis Report ...
T The Social coST of carbon
... is the avoided marginal damages from emissions. Basic economic principles tell us that policies should reduce emissions until the marginal benefit equals the marginal cost. The calculation of the SCC by economists has allowed federal agencies such as the U.S. Environmental protection Agency to condu ...
... is the avoided marginal damages from emissions. Basic economic principles tell us that policies should reduce emissions until the marginal benefit equals the marginal cost. The calculation of the SCC by economists has allowed federal agencies such as the U.S. Environmental protection Agency to condu ...
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
... St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a multi-island nation consisting of 32 islands each with its own characteristics. It is located in the Eastern Caribbean and has a population of approximately 110,000. St. Vincent is the largest of the 32 islands that comprise the nation, covering roughly 390 sq. km ...
... St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a multi-island nation consisting of 32 islands each with its own characteristics. It is located in the Eastern Caribbean and has a population of approximately 110,000. St. Vincent is the largest of the 32 islands that comprise the nation, covering roughly 390 sq. km ...
2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference
The 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as the Copenhagen Summit, was held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 7 and 18 December. The conference included the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 5th Meeting of the Parties (MOP 5) to the Kyoto Protocol. According to the Bali Road Map, a framework for climate change mitigation beyond 2012 was to be agreed there.On Friday 18 December, the final day of the conference, international media reported that the climate talks were ""in disarray"". Media also reported that in lieu of a summit collapse, only a ""weak political statement"" was anticipated at the conclusion of the conference. The Copenhagen Accord was drafted by the United States, China, India, Brazil and South Africa on 18 December, and judged a ""meaningful agreement"" by the United States government. It was ""taken note of"", but not ""adopted"", in a debate of all the participating countries the next day, and it was not passed unanimously. The document recognised that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the present day and that actions should be taken to keep any temperature increases to below 2 °C. The document is not legally binding and does not contain any legally binding commitments for reducing CO2 emissions.In January 2014, documents leaked by Edward Snowden and published by Dagbladet Information revealed that the US government negotiators were in receipt of information during the conference that was being obtained by spying against other conference delegations. The US National Security Agency provided US delegates with advance details other delegations' positions, including the Danish plan to ""rescue"" the talks should they flounder. Members of the Danish negotiating team said that both the US and Chinese delegations were ""peculiarly well-informed"" about closed-door discussions: ""They simply sat back, just as we had feared they would if they knew about our document.""