America`s Dirtiest Power Plants - Environment America Research
... emissions. Cleaning up our existing power plants – and preventing construction of a new generation of dirty power plants – would make a significant difference in fighting global warming. For the first time in history, the United States is preparing to take action to clean up these massive sources of ...
... emissions. Cleaning up our existing power plants – and preventing construction of a new generation of dirty power plants – would make a significant difference in fighting global warming. For the first time in history, the United States is preparing to take action to clean up these massive sources of ...
CV - Princeton University
... Executive Committee, Program in Sustainable Energy, Princeton University Board of Directors, Climate Central Advisory Board to NJDEP commissioner on establishing an SAB Coordinating Lead Author, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Dis ...
... Executive Committee, Program in Sustainable Energy, Princeton University Board of Directors, Climate Central Advisory Board to NJDEP commissioner on establishing an SAB Coordinating Lead Author, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Dis ...
The Challenge of Adapting to Climate in a Changing World
... If you think the task of developing climate scenarios is difficult, the job of generating socio-economic scenarios is even more complex. Due to the fast changing, and poorly understood interactions of factors operating within socioeconomic systems, it is not possible to construct socio-economic scen ...
... If you think the task of developing climate scenarios is difficult, the job of generating socio-economic scenarios is even more complex. Due to the fast changing, and poorly understood interactions of factors operating within socioeconomic systems, it is not possible to construct socio-economic scen ...
Case Study - Sorsogon City
... Scientific projections from climate models indeed are very useful for the V&AA, however in the absence of such information (as what the city experienced at the start of the assessment process) that specifically focuses on the geographical area of Sorsogon, local observations were very important. Su ...
... Scientific projections from climate models indeed are very useful for the V&AA, however in the absence of such information (as what the city experienced at the start of the assessment process) that specifically focuses on the geographical area of Sorsogon, local observations were very important. Su ...
IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSRJMCE)
... In this context, adaptive capacity can be considered acceptable with existing expertise in the field of hydrological/hydraulic practices in Egypt. However, certain limitation in advanced technology has been detected, which would have an adverse impact in capacity to accurately follow changes and pre ...
... In this context, adaptive capacity can be considered acceptable with existing expertise in the field of hydrological/hydraulic practices in Egypt. However, certain limitation in advanced technology has been detected, which would have an adverse impact in capacity to accurately follow changes and pre ...
CPUC Workshop on Societal Cost Test
... Long run electricity decarbonization costs provides an alternative approach to the SCC in California • Reflective of established GHG reduction policies • Potentially higher level of certainty about underlying costs • Consistent with driving investment in known opportunities for climate mitigation In ...
... Long run electricity decarbonization costs provides an alternative approach to the SCC in California • Reflective of established GHG reduction policies • Potentially higher level of certainty about underlying costs • Consistent with driving investment in known opportunities for climate mitigation In ...
A Greener Dragon? - Department of Defence
... China’s commitment to climate change mitigation is an important economic issue for Australia. As China is Australia’s largest trading partner, any adjustments China makes to its economy will impact the Australian economy. 6 China has been signalling the importance of the environment and climate to i ...
... China’s commitment to climate change mitigation is an important economic issue for Australia. As China is Australia’s largest trading partner, any adjustments China makes to its economy will impact the Australian economy. 6 China has been signalling the importance of the environment and climate to i ...
The green economy: a strategic approach to sustainable
... increasing demands on services such as water and sanitation. These urban issues are further exacerbated by climate change related threats such as sea level rise, increase intensity of storms and hurricanes. These associated hydrometeorological risks are detrimental to vulnerable coastal populations, ...
... increasing demands on services such as water and sanitation. These urban issues are further exacerbated by climate change related threats such as sea level rise, increase intensity of storms and hurricanes. These associated hydrometeorological risks are detrimental to vulnerable coastal populations, ...
Urban Planning for Climate Change – Position Paper of FIG Working
... (Sustainability Center Bremen 2009: 8) or climate-change relevant tasks (German Institute of Urban Affairs 2011: 33) and cover far more than only the sector energy. Therefore, the following paragraphs also exemplarily consider settlement structures, settlement expansion as well as new energy-systems ...
... (Sustainability Center Bremen 2009: 8) or climate-change relevant tasks (German Institute of Urban Affairs 2011: 33) and cover far more than only the sector energy. Therefore, the following paragraphs also exemplarily consider settlement structures, settlement expansion as well as new energy-systems ...
Sierra Leone Climate Action Report
... to be relatively low (close to the world average of 7.58 MtCO2e) by 2035 or neutral by 2050 through the reduction of the country’s carbon footprint and by following green growth pathways in all economic sectors. The Business As Usual (BAU) emissions are estimated to be 6.6 MtCO2e by 2030, a small in ...
... to be relatively low (close to the world average of 7.58 MtCO2e) by 2035 or neutral by 2050 through the reduction of the country’s carbon footprint and by following green growth pathways in all economic sectors. The Business As Usual (BAU) emissions are estimated to be 6.6 MtCO2e by 2030, a small in ...
Environment
... Product Energy Efficiency: IBM continues to enhance the ability of its hardware products to deliver more computing power for each kWh of electricity used with each new generation or model of a product. The new server models released in 2008 for which comparable products existed delivered from 1.3 t ...
... Product Energy Efficiency: IBM continues to enhance the ability of its hardware products to deliver more computing power for each kWh of electricity used with each new generation or model of a product. The new server models released in 2008 for which comparable products existed delivered from 1.3 t ...
DAYCENT National-Scale Simulations of Nitrous Oxide Emissions
... show a direct relationship between the amount of N fertilizer added and N2O emissions because N2O emissions increase as available N increases. However, DAYCENT results suggest that as a percentage of N inputs, N2O emissions tend to decline as N fertilizer increases (Fig. 1). This is consistent with ...
... show a direct relationship between the amount of N fertilizer added and N2O emissions because N2O emissions increase as available N increases. However, DAYCENT results suggest that as a percentage of N inputs, N2O emissions tend to decline as N fertilizer increases (Fig. 1). This is consistent with ...
Engaging Science and Managing Scientific Uncertainty in Urban
... professional guidebooks and frameworks, such as those prepared by the World Bank (2010, 2011) and ICLEI-CSES (2007). Although cities are following a variety of trajectories in their planning, including with respect to the timing and approach to assessments, the advice provided to cities by many inte ...
... professional guidebooks and frameworks, such as those prepared by the World Bank (2010, 2011) and ICLEI-CSES (2007). Although cities are following a variety of trajectories in their planning, including with respect to the timing and approach to assessments, the advice provided to cities by many inte ...
Cultural Circuits of Climate Change in U.K. Broadsheet Newspapers
... cultural-political theoretical approach to understanding the production and consumption of media representations of climate change, before turning to an indepth case study based on analysis of 19 years’ coverage of climate change in a sample of the U.K.’s broadsheet newspapers (Carvalho, 2002, 2005) ...
... cultural-political theoretical approach to understanding the production and consumption of media representations of climate change, before turning to an indepth case study based on analysis of 19 years’ coverage of climate change in a sample of the U.K.’s broadsheet newspapers (Carvalho, 2002, 2005) ...
Terms of Reference for the Climate Support Facility under the GCCA
... adaptation to the negative effects of climate change would be central to the Community's support of LDCs and SIDS (Part 2, Art. 76). In September 2007, the Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) was set in motion by the adoption of the Communication on Building a Global Climate Change Alliance betwee ...
... adaptation to the negative effects of climate change would be central to the Community's support of LDCs and SIDS (Part 2, Art. 76). In September 2007, the Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) was set in motion by the adoption of the Communication on Building a Global Climate Change Alliance betwee ...
SUSTAIN ABILITY - AFD
... Cal Poly has already reduced GHG emissions from energy use to below 1990 levels, has made significant progress on reducing emissions from commuting, and has reduced its water use by 31 percent since 2013, five years ahead of the CSU mandate. Initiatives are underway to make progress toward all other ...
... Cal Poly has already reduced GHG emissions from energy use to below 1990 levels, has made significant progress on reducing emissions from commuting, and has reduced its water use by 31 percent since 2013, five years ahead of the CSU mandate. Initiatives are underway to make progress toward all other ...
carbon pricing - The Climate Group
... from becoming the global dumping ground for cheap coal. These reforms will take time, because they will likely define Europe’s future. And climate policy, specifically structural reforms and the 2030 debate, will be coalesced into this strategy. [As a result], our long-term outlook for domestic poli ...
... from becoming the global dumping ground for cheap coal. These reforms will take time, because they will likely define Europe’s future. And climate policy, specifically structural reforms and the 2030 debate, will be coalesced into this strategy. [As a result], our long-term outlook for domestic poli ...
Green Resilience: Climate Adaptation + Mitigation Synergies
... Susan Ruffo provided a brief overview of the Administration’s climate actions. On June 25, 2013, President Obama announced his Climate Action Plan - a comprehensive plan for action to reduce carbon pollution in America, prepare the country for the impacts of climate change, and lead global efforts t ...
... Susan Ruffo provided a brief overview of the Administration’s climate actions. On June 25, 2013, President Obama announced his Climate Action Plan - a comprehensive plan for action to reduce carbon pollution in America, prepare the country for the impacts of climate change, and lead global efforts t ...
Case study: Guatemala - CIAT-DAPA
... to carbon sequestration (forests and coffee production) Broccoli remains on its suitability level while sweet pea suitability decreases especially in Chimaltenango areas “ADAM”-farmers are less sensitive in their social and human assets and have a stronger adaptive capacity than farmers of SUMAR sup ...
... to carbon sequestration (forests and coffee production) Broccoli remains on its suitability level while sweet pea suitability decreases especially in Chimaltenango areas “ADAM”-farmers are less sensitive in their social and human assets and have a stronger adaptive capacity than farmers of SUMAR sup ...
Applying the VFM framework to business case design and appraisal
... climate smart agriculture and water management. These options are often well suited to costbenefit analysis (although this can be more challenging where non-market sectors such as health are involved). These investments may often generate immediate economic returns by improving productivity and effi ...
... climate smart agriculture and water management. These options are often well suited to costbenefit analysis (although this can be more challenging where non-market sectors such as health are involved). These investments may often generate immediate economic returns by improving productivity and effi ...
Global Warming: Basic Definitions
... predictions. These mathematical models are the best attempt scientists can make at predicting the future of climate. But that doesn't mean that they will come true. By making many predictions, and taking into account many variables from all over the country and the world, scientists hope that these ...
... predictions. These mathematical models are the best attempt scientists can make at predicting the future of climate. But that doesn't mean that they will come true. By making many predictions, and taking into account many variables from all over the country and the world, scientists hope that these ...
Comments of the National Mining Association to EPA on Regulating
... serving the mining industry. It is not hyperbole to say that the mining industry will be one of the sectors of our economy most affected by the climate change proposals discussed in the ANPR. Because the electricity generation sector is a large source of the nation’s GHG emissions and because coal f ...
... serving the mining industry. It is not hyperbole to say that the mining industry will be one of the sectors of our economy most affected by the climate change proposals discussed in the ANPR. Because the electricity generation sector is a large source of the nation’s GHG emissions and because coal f ...
Singapore`s National Climate Change Strategy
... Singapore is vulnerable to climate change. As a result of our environmental and developmental planning in the past, some of our existing measures can already address certain potential climate change impacts. However, to better understand the implications for Singapore, the National Environment Agenc ...
... Singapore is vulnerable to climate change. As a result of our environmental and developmental planning in the past, some of our existing measures can already address certain potential climate change impacts. However, to better understand the implications for Singapore, the National Environment Agenc ...