Attachment 1: Staff Guidance for Greenhouse Gas and Climate... for New Reactor Environmental Impact Statements
... The Commission provided guidance to the staff in CLI-09-21 (NRC 2009) regarding carbon dioxide and other GHGs in its environmental reviews for major licensing actions under NEPA. The Commission’s guidance stated that the staff’s analysis for reactor applications should evaluate emissions from the ur ...
... The Commission provided guidance to the staff in CLI-09-21 (NRC 2009) regarding carbon dioxide and other GHGs in its environmental reviews for major licensing actions under NEPA. The Commission’s guidance stated that the staff’s analysis for reactor applications should evaluate emissions from the ur ...
The Climate Change-Energy Challenge
... increasing significantly over the past century, compared to the pre-industrial era (about 280 parts per million, or ppm). The 2014 concentration of CO2 (397 ppm) 1 was about 40% higher than in the mid1800s, with an average growth of 2 ppm/year in the last ten years. Significant increases have also o ...
... increasing significantly over the past century, compared to the pre-industrial era (about 280 parts per million, or ppm). The 2014 concentration of CO2 (397 ppm) 1 was about 40% higher than in the mid1800s, with an average growth of 2 ppm/year in the last ten years. Significant increases have also o ...
Addressing climate change in Latin America and the
... have led to the loss of 45 per cent of Mexico’s original forest cover since 1950. From 1990 to 2000 alone, an average of 348,000 hectares was lost each year. If deforestation continues at this rate, approximately 70 per cent of Mexico’s forests are in danger of disappearing over the next 20 years. A ...
... have led to the loss of 45 per cent of Mexico’s original forest cover since 1950. From 1990 to 2000 alone, an average of 348,000 hectares was lost each year. If deforestation continues at this rate, approximately 70 per cent of Mexico’s forests are in danger of disappearing over the next 20 years. A ...
Adams, J
... tropics may have cooled much more than we previously believed. How might man-made climate change affect these areas? Davis-Jones, Robert. 1995. “Tornadoes,” Scientific American 273 (2): 48-57. Current research on these destructive storms. Dean, W. et al. 2003. “Progress in Global Lake Drilling Holds ...
... tropics may have cooled much more than we previously believed. How might man-made climate change affect these areas? Davis-Jones, Robert. 1995. “Tornadoes,” Scientific American 273 (2): 48-57. Current research on these destructive storms. Dean, W. et al. 2003. “Progress in Global Lake Drilling Holds ...
The in° uence of land-use change and landscape
... regions subject to signi cant snow cover, a¬orestation would result in a lower surface albedo and hence a positive radiative forcing, resulting in a net warming e¬ect despite the removal of CO2 from the atmosphere ( gure 3). Similarly, increases in the surface ®uxes of water vapour could result in ...
... regions subject to signi cant snow cover, a¬orestation would result in a lower surface albedo and hence a positive radiative forcing, resulting in a net warming e¬ect despite the removal of CO2 from the atmosphere ( gure 3). Similarly, increases in the surface ®uxes of water vapour could result in ...
No Slide Title
... – 2 countries by 31 Dec: CZ, EE – 4 countries by 30 April: BG, LV, NO, SK – 10 countries provided no data ...
... – 2 countries by 31 Dec: CZ, EE – 4 countries by 30 April: BG, LV, NO, SK – 10 countries provided no data ...
The influence of land-use change and landscape dynamics on the
... regions subject to signi cant snow cover, a¬orestation would result in a lower surface albedo and hence a positive radiative forcing, resulting in a net warming e¬ect despite the removal of CO2 from the atmosphere ( gure 3). Similarly, increases in the surface ®uxes of water vapour could result in ...
... regions subject to signi cant snow cover, a¬orestation would result in a lower surface albedo and hence a positive radiative forcing, resulting in a net warming e¬ect despite the removal of CO2 from the atmosphere ( gure 3). Similarly, increases in the surface ®uxes of water vapour could result in ...
Setting a long-term climate objective
... Members of the International Taskforce on Climate Change agreed at their meeting in Windsor UK in March 2004 that the Taskforce should make a recommendation on a global, long-term objective to guide action on climate change. The case for doing so is persuasive. Each of the countries that have ratifi ...
... Members of the International Taskforce on Climate Change agreed at their meeting in Windsor UK in March 2004 that the Taskforce should make a recommendation on a global, long-term objective to guide action on climate change. The case for doing so is persuasive. Each of the countries that have ratifi ...
Activity 1.3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
... students what they know about carbon dioxide and the other greenhouse gases. Have them write their answers on the board. Responses might include: We breathe it out, plants breathe it in, it is in the atmosphere 4. Let the students know that there are natural cycles of carbon dioxide. When organisms ...
... students what they know about carbon dioxide and the other greenhouse gases. Have them write their answers on the board. Responses might include: We breathe it out, plants breathe it in, it is in the atmosphere 4. Let the students know that there are natural cycles of carbon dioxide. When organisms ...
English
... If you shine a torch on the floor of a dark room, you will notice that the light is most intense when aimed straight down. If you aim to the side, the light is not as strong. It is the same with sunlight on the earth. At the equator, the sun's rays come straight down. In Sweden, the same amount of i ...
... If you shine a torch on the floor of a dark room, you will notice that the light is most intense when aimed straight down. If you aim to the side, the light is not as strong. It is the same with sunlight on the earth. At the equator, the sun's rays come straight down. In Sweden, the same amount of i ...
Contribution of overall portfolios of accredited entities to GCF
... that can be used to assess portfolios and their shift towards compatibility with a low emission and climate resilient development pathways6: 1. Green/brown share of activities financed, based on a taxonomy of activities, typically across different sectors. Such indicators give only a general qualita ...
... that can be used to assess portfolios and their shift towards compatibility with a low emission and climate resilient development pathways6: 1. Green/brown share of activities financed, based on a taxonomy of activities, typically across different sectors. Such indicators give only a general qualita ...
Impact of climate change on mountain environment dynamics
... 2014, with some seasonal and annual variability. Therefore, the scarcity of water availability and weather conditions favourable for artificial snowmaking is likely to become an increasingly common situation, representing an increase in costs for ski resorts that only the richest (largest and highes ...
... 2014, with some seasonal and annual variability. Therefore, the scarcity of water availability and weather conditions favourable for artificial snowmaking is likely to become an increasingly common situation, representing an increase in costs for ski resorts that only the richest (largest and highes ...
Climate Change and Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa: the Mother of
... as a recognition of the fact that the conflict in Darfur is the first climate change conflict; some even called it the first climate war. This is not what this quote and the entire comment in question actually says: it articulates the existence of a complex dynamic of social, political and economic ...
... as a recognition of the fact that the conflict in Darfur is the first climate change conflict; some even called it the first climate war. This is not what this quote and the entire comment in question actually says: it articulates the existence of a complex dynamic of social, political and economic ...
14 percent - World Future Council
... Carbon tariff: The IPCC has calculated that the climate mitigation potential in the agriculture sector would be greatly increased if a price was put on carbon emissions. To this end, emission trading schemes and carbon taxes might be most suitable. An alternative policy instrument could be a flexibl ...
... Carbon tariff: The IPCC has calculated that the climate mitigation potential in the agriculture sector would be greatly increased if a price was put on carbon emissions. To this end, emission trading schemes and carbon taxes might be most suitable. An alternative policy instrument could be a flexibl ...
PDF
... Mendelsohn, William D. Nordhaus and Daigee Shaw (1994), hereafter MNS, propose Ricardian analysis to measure the economic impact of climate change on farmland values in the US. The Ricardian approach is based on comparative static estimates of how equilibrium land rents will change when a one-time i ...
... Mendelsohn, William D. Nordhaus and Daigee Shaw (1994), hereafter MNS, propose Ricardian analysis to measure the economic impact of climate change on farmland values in the US. The Ricardian approach is based on comparative static estimates of how equilibrium land rents will change when a one-time i ...
the whole inaugural address as pdf
... (what if…?). For the ‘wicked’ questions raised a few paragraphs earlier, this is clearly the case; resulting in a mismatch between normal science and policy. A few years ago, Roger Pielke published a book (Pielke, 2007) that may help us somewhat in identifying ways in which knowledge could be used f ...
... (what if…?). For the ‘wicked’ questions raised a few paragraphs earlier, this is clearly the case; resulting in a mismatch between normal science and policy. A few years ago, Roger Pielke published a book (Pielke, 2007) that may help us somewhat in identifying ways in which knowledge could be used f ...
Investing to Curb Climate Change: A Guide for the Institutional Investor
... whose climate change policies and actions you approve of, to sell shares of companies whose climate change actions and policies you disapprove of, and to use your voice and vote as a shareholder. Review your portfolio companies to reduce its carbon intensity: Companies may report on climate change i ...
... whose climate change policies and actions you approve of, to sell shares of companies whose climate change actions and policies you disapprove of, and to use your voice and vote as a shareholder. Review your portfolio companies to reduce its carbon intensity: Companies may report on climate change i ...
More than Meets the Eye: The Social Cost of Carbon in U.S. Climate
... 2. Why Estimate the Social Cost of Carbon? Executive Orders since 1981 have required that proposed federal regulations undergo review by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) prior to being proposed and prior to adoption.3 For “significant rules”, the review must be accompanied by ...
... 2. Why Estimate the Social Cost of Carbon? Executive Orders since 1981 have required that proposed federal regulations undergo review by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) prior to being proposed and prior to adoption.3 For “significant rules”, the review must be accompanied by ...
Powerpoint
... pollutants, as well as via the impact of these pollutants on climate change. The Physiological Impacts of different atmospheric pollutants on land ecosystem services vary radically, and are often larger than the impacts of climate change alone. Current global models suggest that CO2 fertilizatio ...
... pollutants, as well as via the impact of these pollutants on climate change. The Physiological Impacts of different atmospheric pollutants on land ecosystem services vary radically, and are often larger than the impacts of climate change alone. Current global models suggest that CO2 fertilizatio ...
National Development Plan: Vision for 2030
... As noted in the Diagnostic Report and the Climate Change Response White Paper, South Africa accepts the science used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the resulting goal to limit global warming to below 2°C above pre-industrial levels. It is clear that action to address the causes ...
... As noted in the Diagnostic Report and the Climate Change Response White Paper, South Africa accepts the science used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the resulting goal to limit global warming to below 2°C above pre-industrial levels. It is clear that action to address the causes ...
The Role of Transportation in Driving Climate Disruption
... projected emission reductions. Clearly this sector is a major contributor to climate change; therefore, it should be the focus of new policies to mitigate warming. Government must lead this effort as the market alone cannot precipitate the transition away from cars and oil, which dominate this secto ...
... projected emission reductions. Clearly this sector is a major contributor to climate change; therefore, it should be the focus of new policies to mitigate warming. Government must lead this effort as the market alone cannot precipitate the transition away from cars and oil, which dominate this secto ...
english - Sustainable Development of Tourism
... In regard to climate change, which is increasingly emerging as one of the most trenchant long term global challenges, UNWTO convened a Conference on Climate Change and Tourism in Tunisia in 2003, a summit of public and private sector leaders which resulted in the Djerba Declaration on Tourism and Cl ...
... In regard to climate change, which is increasingly emerging as one of the most trenchant long term global challenges, UNWTO convened a Conference on Climate Change and Tourism in Tunisia in 2003, a summit of public and private sector leaders which resulted in the Djerba Declaration on Tourism and Cl ...
April - Smithers Web Page
... it was ''unrealistic'' for CSIRO to claim scientists should not comment on government policy. ''It doesn't recognise the fact that the interface between science and policy development is very fuzzy, and both sides have to step a little bit over into each other's regime to get the exchange of informa ...
... it was ''unrealistic'' for CSIRO to claim scientists should not comment on government policy. ''It doesn't recognise the fact that the interface between science and policy development is very fuzzy, and both sides have to step a little bit over into each other's regime to get the exchange of informa ...
An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its Implications for United
... observations documenting that the North Atlantic is increasingly being freshened by melting glaciers, increased precipitation, and fresh water runoff making it substantially less salty over the past 40 years. This report suggests that, because of the potentially dire consequences, the risk of abrupt ...
... observations documenting that the North Atlantic is increasingly being freshened by melting glaciers, increased precipitation, and fresh water runoff making it substantially less salty over the past 40 years. This report suggests that, because of the potentially dire consequences, the risk of abrupt ...
WWF Climate Savers
... resource constraints will move to economic ones related to sharing of opportunity and costs Seeking solutions to local and global challenges: Move to growth and progress based on balancing renewable resources and recycling non-renewable resources. Change in framework conditions: Shifts in regula ...
... resource constraints will move to economic ones related to sharing of opportunity and costs Seeking solutions to local and global challenges: Move to growth and progress based on balancing renewable resources and recycling non-renewable resources. Change in framework conditions: Shifts in regula ...
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.""