Ministerial Forum on Vehicle Emissions
... global peers, Australia has scored poorly in the energy efficiency of its land transport sector. The recent American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) International Scorecard ranked Australia last out of 16 major OECD countries for the energy efficiency of our transport sector.7 ...
... global peers, Australia has scored poorly in the energy efficiency of its land transport sector. The recent American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) International Scorecard ranked Australia last out of 16 major OECD countries for the energy efficiency of our transport sector.7 ...
The shape of things to come: why is climate change so predictable?
... future emissions, and because the climate system is highly complex. On the other hand, such projections are now recognized as essential tools for planners at all levels in our society, as the global temperature rises and approaches levels which cannot be reversed in the next few centuries. While the ...
... future emissions, and because the climate system is highly complex. On the other hand, such projections are now recognized as essential tools for planners at all levels in our society, as the global temperature rises and approaches levels which cannot be reversed in the next few centuries. While the ...
Discounting China`s CDM Dams
... credit for a project in another developed country. For example, the Netherlands has received credits toward its emissions requirements by subsidizing a new wind farm in Lithuania.17 The third flexibility device, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), has been dubbed the surprise of the Kyoto Protoco ...
... credit for a project in another developed country. For example, the Netherlands has received credits toward its emissions requirements by subsidizing a new wind farm in Lithuania.17 The third flexibility device, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), has been dubbed the surprise of the Kyoto Protoco ...
Climate Change Report (2016)
... the social cost to be $1,221 per acre of converted grassland in the APR region. These figures suggest that if the 96,081 acres of deeded grassland that APR has conserved to date through acquisition and Wild Sky Beef were cultivated, nearly 3.17 million t CO2 would be released at a social cost of $1 ...
... the social cost to be $1,221 per acre of converted grassland in the APR region. These figures suggest that if the 96,081 acres of deeded grassland that APR has conserved to date through acquisition and Wild Sky Beef were cultivated, nearly 3.17 million t CO2 would be released at a social cost of $1 ...
Biogeosciences
... precipitation (P ) – depending on discrepancies between observed and modeled results over the period of observation. While BC is a post-processing step that is a widely applied for climate change impact (CCI) studies, there are several known issues. One concern is that most studies that use BC GCM/R ...
... precipitation (P ) – depending on discrepancies between observed and modeled results over the period of observation. While BC is a post-processing step that is a widely applied for climate change impact (CCI) studies, there are several known issues. One concern is that most studies that use BC GCM/R ...
Towards transformational change: UNDP`s work in environment
... •• With UNDP support, 85 countries have integrated environmental and climate change considerations into national or sub-national development plans and programmes. •• Initiatives to increase access to renewable and clean energy to the poor and vulnerable have been adopted in 56 countries, of which 40 ...
... •• With UNDP support, 85 countries have integrated environmental and climate change considerations into national or sub-national development plans and programmes. •• Initiatives to increase access to renewable and clean energy to the poor and vulnerable have been adopted in 56 countries, of which 40 ...
The Legal and Economic Case Against the Paris Climate Treaty
... and shamed” into keeping Obama’s non-binding promises.8 The Paris Agreement is the framework document for a multi-decade, global, politicalpressure campaign by climate activists and their political allies to force the U.S. and other industrialized nations to suppress the production and use of the Un ...
... and shamed” into keeping Obama’s non-binding promises.8 The Paris Agreement is the framework document for a multi-decade, global, politicalpressure campaign by climate activists and their political allies to force the U.S. and other industrialized nations to suppress the production and use of the Un ...
Environment and Development Challenges
... concluded that 15 of the 24 ecosystem services evaluated were in decline, 4 were improving, and 5 were improving in some regions of the world and in decline in other regions. Measures to conserve biodiversity and make a sustainable society possible need to be greatly enhanced and integrated with soc ...
... concluded that 15 of the 24 ecosystem services evaluated were in decline, 4 were improving, and 5 were improving in some regions of the world and in decline in other regions. Measures to conserve biodiversity and make a sustainable society possible need to be greatly enhanced and integrated with soc ...
What range of future scenarios should climate change policy be based on? -Modal falsificationism and its limitations
... experts judge as realistic? Or are more sophisticated methods used to set up this interval? These questions will only be answered once the full report is published. Still, it is clear that the 4AR also uses probabilistic assessments of future climate change obtained with Bayesian methods. Figure 3b ...
... experts judge as realistic? Or are more sophisticated methods used to set up this interval? These questions will only be answered once the full report is published. Still, it is clear that the 4AR also uses probabilistic assessments of future climate change obtained with Bayesian methods. Figure 3b ...
COMMENTS OF CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY EDMUND G. BROWN
... humans are responsible for this increase, and that the harms from global warming will likely be severe and widespread. The effects of climate change are already being felt. We need to take immediate corrective action if we are to avoid the worst projected impacts. The longer we delay, the more diffi ...
... humans are responsible for this increase, and that the harms from global warming will likely be severe and widespread. The effects of climate change are already being felt. We need to take immediate corrective action if we are to avoid the worst projected impacts. The longer we delay, the more diffi ...
Section I. Capacity-Building
... e. [Responding to needs at the national, subnational and local levels][ Developing countries will enhance their climate change actions subject to the means of implementation provided by developed country Parties under the Convention: e bis. Developing countries will enhance their climate change acti ...
... e. [Responding to needs at the national, subnational and local levels][ Developing countries will enhance their climate change actions subject to the means of implementation provided by developed country Parties under the Convention: e bis. Developing countries will enhance their climate change acti ...
Tilburg University Climate change adaptation
... Five years after the adoption of the UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol mainly focused on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and not on adaptation. Given the stage of international discussions on climate change at that time, this was to be expected: a substantial first step towards greenhouse gas emi ...
... Five years after the adoption of the UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol mainly focused on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and not on adaptation. Given the stage of international discussions on climate change at that time, this was to be expected: a substantial first step towards greenhouse gas emi ...
Redalyc.Climate Change and the Caribbean: Review and Response
... uman induced changes to the climate system and their impacts have emerged as a leading global concern in the last few decades. The changes, including increasing temperatures, more frequent extreme weather conditions and rising sea levels, disproportionately impact regions across the globe (IPCC 2007 ...
... uman induced changes to the climate system and their impacts have emerged as a leading global concern in the last few decades. The changes, including increasing temperatures, more frequent extreme weather conditions and rising sea levels, disproportionately impact regions across the globe (IPCC 2007 ...
A blind expert test of contrarian claims about climate data
... mainstream climate science and a U.K.-based similar organization, respectively. Another statement was drawn from a widely read tabloid newspaper in the U.K. A further statement was made on air by a well-known TV personality in the U.S., and the remaining two statements were drawn from climate-contra ...
... mainstream climate science and a U.K.-based similar organization, respectively. Another statement was drawn from a widely read tabloid newspaper in the U.K. A further statement was made on air by a well-known TV personality in the U.S., and the remaining two statements were drawn from climate-contra ...
Increased soil emissions of potent greenhouse gases under
... Increasing concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) can affect biotic and abiotic conditions in soil, such as microbial activity and water content1, 2. In turn, these changes might be expected to alter the production and consumption of the important greenhouse gases nitrous oxide (N2O) and ...
... Increasing concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) can affect biotic and abiotic conditions in soil, such as microbial activity and water content1, 2. In turn, these changes might be expected to alter the production and consumption of the important greenhouse gases nitrous oxide (N2O) and ...
Political parties` climate policies in the UK, Italy and Denmark Paper
... Political parties’ climate policies are important for at least three reasons. First, parties can be catalysts for or obstacles to governments’ climate change mitigation policies (e.g., Harrison, 2010: 523; Jensen and Spoon, 2011; Harrison, 2012; Birchall, 2014; see also Knill et al., 2010; Schulze, ...
... Political parties’ climate policies are important for at least three reasons. First, parties can be catalysts for or obstacles to governments’ climate change mitigation policies (e.g., Harrison, 2010: 523; Jensen and Spoon, 2011; Harrison, 2012; Birchall, 2014; see also Knill et al., 2010; Schulze, ...
Climate Change Survey Measures: Exploring Perceived Bias and
... debates, tend to have sharp partisan or ideological implications. For instance, assertions are frequently made alleging a politically liberal tendency among the climate science community. In support of these assertions are studies indicating that climate or natural scientists tend to identify as pol ...
... debates, tend to have sharp partisan or ideological implications. For instance, assertions are frequently made alleging a politically liberal tendency among the climate science community. In support of these assertions are studies indicating that climate or natural scientists tend to identify as pol ...
STATEMENT OF GUIDANCE FOR CLIMATE (other aspects
... The Task Team was apprised that OPACE 4 members included those nominated by their Permanent Representatives, a number identified from other OPACEs for cross-over activities such as for the work on indices, and external experts that could contribute to the work of the teams on an occasional basis. At ...
... The Task Team was apprised that OPACE 4 members included those nominated by their Permanent Representatives, a number identified from other OPACEs for cross-over activities such as for the work on indices, and external experts that could contribute to the work of the teams on an occasional basis. At ...
2 Echoes of 1983 `Weather Alert` report
... Climatic disasters are on the increase as the Earth warms up – in line with scientific observations and computer simulations that model future climate. 2007 has been a year of climatic crises, especially floods, often of an unprecedented nature. They included Africa’s worst floods in three decades, ...
... Climatic disasters are on the increase as the Earth warms up – in line with scientific observations and computer simulations that model future climate. 2007 has been a year of climatic crises, especially floods, often of an unprecedented nature. They included Africa’s worst floods in three decades, ...
A Narrative Analysis of Climate Change Coverage in the New York
... The public’s reliance on journalists to interpret science is a condition of the modern information society. As people use news to educate themselves on issues to become active citizens, media have a responsibility to ethically inform them if they are in danger and impose meaning upon uncertainties f ...
... The public’s reliance on journalists to interpret science is a condition of the modern information society. As people use news to educate themselves on issues to become active citizens, media have a responsibility to ethically inform them if they are in danger and impose meaning upon uncertainties f ...
Exhaustible resource consumption and lessons for
... account for a major portion of cumulative GHG emissions. However, their share is projected to decrease over time because some of the low- and middle-income countries (such as Brazil, India, and China) are rapidly growing and expected to grow faster than high-income countries. Using three different i ...
... account for a major portion of cumulative GHG emissions. However, their share is projected to decrease over time because some of the low- and middle-income countries (such as Brazil, India, and China) are rapidly growing and expected to grow faster than high-income countries. Using three different i ...
WORD - UNCTAD Virtual Institute
... The UNCTAD Virtual Institute (http://vi.unctad.org) is a capacity-building and networking programme that aims to strengthen teaching and research of international trade and development issues at academic institutions in developing countries and countries with economies in transition, and to foster l ...
... The UNCTAD Virtual Institute (http://vi.unctad.org) is a capacity-building and networking programme that aims to strengthen teaching and research of international trade and development issues at academic institutions in developing countries and countries with economies in transition, and to foster l ...
2016/03/PR PRESS RELEASE 14 April 2016 IPCC agrees special
... climate change rather than promoting a particular view. IPCC reports are policy-relevant without being policy-prescriptive. The IPCC may set out options for policymakers to choose from in pursuit of goals decided by policymakers, but it does not tell governments what to do. To produce its reports, t ...
... climate change rather than promoting a particular view. IPCC reports are policy-relevant without being policy-prescriptive. The IPCC may set out options for policymakers to choose from in pursuit of goals decided by policymakers, but it does not tell governments what to do. To produce its reports, t ...
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.""