Environmental Economics Notes David L. Kelly Department of
... • U.S. carbon emissions are forecast to drop by 5% due to the recession. • In many cases, wealthy countries have lower pollution emissions (despite their greater GDP), as wealthy countries can afford expensive pollution control technologies. 2. The environment affects the economy: • Warming from cli ...
... • U.S. carbon emissions are forecast to drop by 5% due to the recession. • In many cases, wealthy countries have lower pollution emissions (despite their greater GDP), as wealthy countries can afford expensive pollution control technologies. 2. The environment affects the economy: • Warming from cli ...
Population Growth as a Variable
... contraceptive is not supported by the data. If this were true, the right-hand charts would show convex curves, with wealth increasing before fertility declines. Invariably, the curves are steeply concave. It would appear that contraception is the best economic stimulus, far more than the other way a ...
... contraceptive is not supported by the data. If this were true, the right-hand charts would show convex curves, with wealth increasing before fertility declines. Invariably, the curves are steeply concave. It would appear that contraception is the best economic stimulus, far more than the other way a ...
NARCCAP_Users_Meet_Intro
... • European domain • 8-10 RCMs • 2 AOGCMs (HadCM3, ECHAM4) but also time slice experiments • 2 emissions scenarios (A2, B2) • Most RCMs used only one driving model, HadAM3H, with A2 emissions scenario • 1961-90 and 2071-2100 ...
... • European domain • 8-10 RCMs • 2 AOGCMs (HadCM3, ECHAM4) but also time slice experiments • 2 emissions scenarios (A2, B2) • Most RCMs used only one driving model, HadAM3H, with A2 emissions scenario • 1961-90 and 2071-2100 ...
S7-Etienne Clement- Presentation
... 2005 – Kyoto Protocol entered into force committing developed country signatories to reduce GHG emissions 2009 – World Conference on ESD adopted Climate Change as one of key action themes ...
... 2005 – Kyoto Protocol entered into force committing developed country signatories to reduce GHG emissions 2009 – World Conference on ESD adopted Climate Change as one of key action themes ...
special report climate change
... geothermal power stations and the like produced just 1.3% between them. The global effort to tackle climate change by imposing caps on countries’ greenhouse-gas emissions, which until recently was described as essential for saving the planet, is over. The UN’s boldest attempt to bind countries, the ...
... geothermal power stations and the like produced just 1.3% between them. The global effort to tackle climate change by imposing caps on countries’ greenhouse-gas emissions, which until recently was described as essential for saving the planet, is over. The UN’s boldest attempt to bind countries, the ...
Ppt - WMO
... • All because climate and weather information and products are not adequately factored into national disaster management. ...
... • All because climate and weather information and products are not adequately factored into national disaster management. ...
"Climate Change: (aka Global Warming): Is it real or a hoax?"
... IPCC, IPCC, IPCC. • What is the IPCC? – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – An international volunteer effort by 1000s of scientists: climate, economics, technology – Assess climate change every 5 to 6 years – Evaluate the entire scientific journal literature (only peer reviewed published jo ...
... IPCC, IPCC, IPCC. • What is the IPCC? – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – An international volunteer effort by 1000s of scientists: climate, economics, technology – Assess climate change every 5 to 6 years – Evaluate the entire scientific journal literature (only peer reviewed published jo ...
Carbon Finance. The Financial Implications of Climate Change. Wiley Finance Brochure
... investors respond to the risks and opportunities from this issue will have an enormous rippling effect in the global economy. Sonia Labatt and Rodney White's insights and thoughtful analysis should be read by all who want to successfully navigate this global business issue." Andrea Moffat, Director, ...
... investors respond to the risks and opportunities from this issue will have an enormous rippling effect in the global economy. Sonia Labatt and Rodney White's insights and thoughtful analysis should be read by all who want to successfully navigate this global business issue." Andrea Moffat, Director, ...
2016.03.10 CORE Convergence Forum
... Given these laws, which the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction considers legislation exemplars, together with many other laws that promote the protection of the environment, the country has as strong policy framework for risk governance. However, the full implementation of these laws ...
... Given these laws, which the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction considers legislation exemplars, together with many other laws that promote the protection of the environment, the country has as strong policy framework for risk governance. However, the full implementation of these laws ...
the bali action plan: key issues in the climate negotiations
... new commitments under the Kyoto Protocol – known as the Ad Hoc Working Group on further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (the AWG-KP) – are held in conjunction with one another. The future relationship between these two tracks (i.e., will they remain separate or will the disc ...
... new commitments under the Kyoto Protocol – known as the Ad Hoc Working Group on further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (the AWG-KP) – are held in conjunction with one another. The future relationship between these two tracks (i.e., will they remain separate or will the disc ...
A balance of bottom-up and top-down in linking climate policies
... Yet the economic effects of linkage are not one-dimensional. In addition to potentially catalysing reductions, they also create incentives for weaker emissions targets that need to be anticipated and managed. ‘Abatement’ is unlike many other goods. The supply of emissions allowances depends on gover ...
... Yet the economic effects of linkage are not one-dimensional. In addition to potentially catalysing reductions, they also create incentives for weaker emissions targets that need to be anticipated and managed. ‘Abatement’ is unlike many other goods. The supply of emissions allowances depends on gover ...
Rudzani_Makhado_ClimateChange_Review
... of Extreme Events. 1. Global Mean Response There are number of new AOGCM climate simulations with various forcings that can provide estimates of possible future climate change. Each model’s simulation of a future climate state is treated as a possible outcome for future climate. These simulations fa ...
... of Extreme Events. 1. Global Mean Response There are number of new AOGCM climate simulations with various forcings that can provide estimates of possible future climate change. Each model’s simulation of a future climate state is treated as a possible outcome for future climate. These simulations fa ...
Observations Necessary for Useful Global Climate Models
... variations with solar activity cycles, all confirm that radiation and magnetic fields emanating from the sun drive changes in weather and climate. As Willie Soon of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has documented, the position and orientation of the Earth in its orbit around the sun ...
... variations with solar activity cycles, all confirm that radiation and magnetic fields emanating from the sun drive changes in weather and climate. As Willie Soon of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has documented, the position and orientation of the Earth in its orbit around the sun ...
Indigenous Peoples` Global Summit on Climate Change*
... Kiribati is expected to be one the world’s first countries to lose its territory as a result of sea level rise from global climate change. Within the last ten years, two of the smallest islands have already disappeared underwater. As Americans debate whether rising sea levels will someday affect cit ...
... Kiribati is expected to be one the world’s first countries to lose its territory as a result of sea level rise from global climate change. Within the last ten years, two of the smallest islands have already disappeared underwater. As Americans debate whether rising sea levels will someday affect cit ...
... This study undertaken by atmospheric scientists at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in Wellington, New Zealand focused on the unique isotopic signatures of methane from different sources. Methane from natural gas leaks in oil and gas production, for example, has a different s ...
Climate and Health in Missouri - Natural Resources Defense Council
... Extreme rainfall has become 53 percent more frequent in Missouri over the past 60 years; at the same time, the largest storms have grown to contain 20 percent more rainfall.14 Average annual precipitation in Missouri has increased by 2.4 inches in the past century.15 ...
... Extreme rainfall has become 53 percent more frequent in Missouri over the past 60 years; at the same time, the largest storms have grown to contain 20 percent more rainfall.14 Average annual precipitation in Missouri has increased by 2.4 inches in the past century.15 ...
Solutions_guide_FINALsponsors - Institutional Investors Group
... Leon Kamhi, Head of Responsibility, Hermes Investment Management, said: “Hermes supports this comprehensive guide which covers a real need from asset owners on what they should be doing to better understand and manage climate risks to their investments. While comprehensive, it provides a series of s ...
... Leon Kamhi, Head of Responsibility, Hermes Investment Management, said: “Hermes supports this comprehensive guide which covers a real need from asset owners on what they should be doing to better understand and manage climate risks to their investments. While comprehensive, it provides a series of s ...
Are the Costs of Climate Change Mitigation Policies
... have certain advantages over traditional command-and control approaches for achieving environmental objectives. Market based instruments can help to achieve environmental objectives at the lowest possible overall cost to society by providing incentives for the greatest reductions in pollution by tho ...
... have certain advantages over traditional command-and control approaches for achieving environmental objectives. Market based instruments can help to achieve environmental objectives at the lowest possible overall cost to society by providing incentives for the greatest reductions in pollution by tho ...
Climate Change and Economic Adaptation: the View from Alaska
... Source: Pew Research Center for People and the Press, measured October 2009 ...
... Source: Pew Research Center for People and the Press, measured October 2009 ...
Brazil - Climate Transparency
... 37% below 2005 levels by 2025, after accounting for the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector. The INDC also has an “indicative contribution” to reduce emissions by 43% below 2005 levels by 2030, including LULUCF. It outlined steps to help meet the targets, including a share of 45% ...
... 37% below 2005 levels by 2025, after accounting for the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector. The INDC also has an “indicative contribution” to reduce emissions by 43% below 2005 levels by 2030, including LULUCF. It outlined steps to help meet the targets, including a share of 45% ...
Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements
... emissions by an average of 5 percent below 1990 levels. Established a “cap-and-trade” system: national emission caps assigned to industrialized countries, and they may trade among themselves to meet the targets in the most efficient manner. Assigned initial responsibility for mitigating climate risk ...
... emissions by an average of 5 percent below 1990 levels. Established a “cap-and-trade” system: national emission caps assigned to industrialized countries, and they may trade among themselves to meet the targets in the most efficient manner. Assigned initial responsibility for mitigating climate risk ...
Atmosphere, The Water Cycle, and Climate Change - SOEST
... • Aerosols affect the climate, sometimes offsetting part of the greenhouse gas warming. ...
... • Aerosols affect the climate, sometimes offsetting part of the greenhouse gas warming. ...
Main contributing factors to changes of Earth´s climate
... - The Arctic Ocean remains ice-free in September. - All known Russian offshore oil and gas deposits are exploited commercially. - Offshore oil and gas resources unknown today are being extensively developed. - Oil tankers and container ships sail the Northeast passage. NATURE, 426 (2003) Q. Shiermei ...
... - The Arctic Ocean remains ice-free in September. - All known Russian offshore oil and gas deposits are exploited commercially. - Offshore oil and gas resources unknown today are being extensively developed. - Oil tankers and container ships sail the Northeast passage. NATURE, 426 (2003) Q. Shiermei ...
Climate finance additionality: where are we now and what
... Other climate financing initiatives - 4 The Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (GEEREF) GEEREF was proposed in 2006 by the European Commission and became operation in 2008. It is a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) designed to maximise the leverage of public funds. Structured as a Fu ...
... Other climate financing initiatives - 4 The Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (GEEREF) GEEREF was proposed in 2006 by the European Commission and became operation in 2008. It is a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) designed to maximise the leverage of public funds. Structured as a Fu ...
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.""