Washington DC Legislative Activity Update (Rick Marks)
... share programs to help maintain or rebuild fisheries, and sustain fishermen, communities and vibrant working waterfronts, including the cultural and resource access traditions that have been a part of this country since its founding.” ...
... share programs to help maintain or rebuild fisheries, and sustain fishermen, communities and vibrant working waterfronts, including the cultural and resource access traditions that have been a part of this country since its founding.” ...
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... Consequently, whether climate adaptation leads to more or less greenhouse gas emissions depends on the mix of investments that will be undertaken. As adaptation strategies differ across sectors, climate change adaptation could reduce GHG emissions in one sector, but increase them in another. In thi ...
... Consequently, whether climate adaptation leads to more or less greenhouse gas emissions depends on the mix of investments that will be undertaken. As adaptation strategies differ across sectors, climate change adaptation could reduce GHG emissions in one sector, but increase them in another. In thi ...
(Still) Disagreeing about Climate Change: What Way
... Climate change is an environmental, cultural and political phenomenon which is reshaping the way people think about themselves, their societies and their Earthly futures. It is therefore an exemplar case of scientific knowledge, personal experience and the human imagination interacting in multiple, ...
... Climate change is an environmental, cultural and political phenomenon which is reshaping the way people think about themselves, their societies and their Earthly futures. It is therefore an exemplar case of scientific knowledge, personal experience and the human imagination interacting in multiple, ...
Health Aspects of Climate Change in Cities with Mediterranean
... in water supply and increases in the frequency of intense wildfires are expected for this region [17]. In southwestern Australia, the mean temperature has risen by more than 1 ˝ C since 1910 and declines in rainfall have been observed in recent decades [18]. 1.2. Climate Change Impacts on Health in ...
... in water supply and increases in the frequency of intense wildfires are expected for this region [17]. In southwestern Australia, the mean temperature has risen by more than 1 ˝ C since 1910 and declines in rainfall have been observed in recent decades [18]. 1.2. Climate Change Impacts on Health in ...
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... purpose of the CDM (to assist non-Annex I in achieving sustainable development). Another aspect of relevance for our analysis is that the ‘non-carbon welfare effects’ associated with the CDM are potentially very important for the non-Annex I countries, when they decide on whether or not to particip ...
... purpose of the CDM (to assist non-Annex I in achieving sustainable development). Another aspect of relevance for our analysis is that the ‘non-carbon welfare effects’ associated with the CDM are potentially very important for the non-Annex I countries, when they decide on whether or not to particip ...
Our Changing Climate - Climate Research Division
... one to two weeks earlier. These regional changes are consistent with global trends. During the past 100 years, average temperatures have risen more than one degree Fahrenheit worldwide. Research indicates that much of this warming is due to human activities, primarily burning fossil fuels and clea ...
... one to two weeks earlier. These regional changes are consistent with global trends. During the past 100 years, average temperatures have risen more than one degree Fahrenheit worldwide. Research indicates that much of this warming is due to human activities, primarily burning fossil fuels and clea ...
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... change). One could also think of adaptive investments that are economically wasteful (an example might be sea walls to shield existing infrastructure from sea level rise when it would be cheaper to rebuild at a higher elevation), but for obvious reasons these are typically not included in studies of ...
... change). One could also think of adaptive investments that are economically wasteful (an example might be sea walls to shield existing infrastructure from sea level rise when it would be cheaper to rebuild at a higher elevation), but for obvious reasons these are typically not included in studies of ...
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... Rawls holds that some matters of justice have priority over others, such as for example the priority of liberty over distributive justice (Rawls 1999a, p. 214-220 & p. 474-480). Perhaps if principles of climate change justice had priority over other principles of justice, an ideal theory of climate ...
... Rawls holds that some matters of justice have priority over others, such as for example the priority of liberty over distributive justice (Rawls 1999a, p. 214-220 & p. 474-480). Perhaps if principles of climate change justice had priority over other principles of justice, an ideal theory of climate ...
document - Africa-wide Civil Society Climate Change
... reducing their emissions of greenhouse gases. The CDM assists developed countries reduce their emissions through investment in developing countries of cleaner/renewable/low carbon emitting technologies. In view of the approaching 2012, parties have agreed to discuss a post 2012 climate change agreem ...
... reducing their emissions of greenhouse gases. The CDM assists developed countries reduce their emissions through investment in developing countries of cleaner/renewable/low carbon emitting technologies. In view of the approaching 2012, parties have agreed to discuss a post 2012 climate change agreem ...
Growing within Limits
... Climate change and biodiversity loss can be limited by implementing policy packages aiming at zero-carbon energy options, energy efficiency, ecosystem conservation, higher agricultural yields and lifestyle changes. The economic impacts are expected to be modest, despite considerable investment needs ...
... Climate change and biodiversity loss can be limited by implementing policy packages aiming at zero-carbon energy options, energy efficiency, ecosystem conservation, higher agricultural yields and lifestyle changes. The economic impacts are expected to be modest, despite considerable investment needs ...
Working Paper 177 - Grodecka & Kuralbayeva (opens in new window)
... policies and they yield different policy recommendations. The first class, starting from a premise that complex policies that are state-contingent are hard to implement in practice, suggests choosing a fixed price instrument to address the climate externality in the short-run. The second class sugge ...
... policies and they yield different policy recommendations. The first class, starting from a premise that complex policies that are state-contingent are hard to implement in practice, suggests choosing a fixed price instrument to address the climate externality in the short-run. The second class sugge ...
HE Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber
... Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber is minister of state in the United Arab Emirates and the chairman of Masdar, a company located in Abu Dhabi specializing in clean technology, renewable energy, and sustainable development. He also serves as the chairman of Abu Dhabi Ports, CEO of Energy for the Mubadala Develop ...
... Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber is minister of state in the United Arab Emirates and the chairman of Masdar, a company located in Abu Dhabi specializing in clean technology, renewable energy, and sustainable development. He also serves as the chairman of Abu Dhabi Ports, CEO of Energy for the Mubadala Develop ...
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... This Rule’s large social benefits from mitigating carbon emissions and other pollution were evaluated by DOE under the sixth of EPCA’s seven factors for determining the economic justification of appliance efficiency standards: specifically, “the need for national energy . . . conservation,” 42 U.S.C ...
... This Rule’s large social benefits from mitigating carbon emissions and other pollution were evaluated by DOE under the sixth of EPCA’s seven factors for determining the economic justification of appliance efficiency standards: specifically, “the need for national energy . . . conservation,” 42 U.S.C ...
2. Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG) approach
... The assessment methodology used here aims to follow the reporting principles and guidelines provided by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol published by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) – known as ‘the GHG Protocol’. In particular, the Gr ...
... The assessment methodology used here aims to follow the reporting principles and guidelines provided by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol published by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) – known as ‘the GHG Protocol’. In particular, the Gr ...
Report
... accounted for 19% of the world’s 2008 carbon emissions. The U.S. ranks second after China, which accounted for 23% of global 2008 carbon emissions. China has 1.3 billion people, or 19% of the world’s population. Although China has 5 times as many people as the United States, the U.S. emits nearly th ...
... accounted for 19% of the world’s 2008 carbon emissions. The U.S. ranks second after China, which accounted for 23% of global 2008 carbon emissions. China has 1.3 billion people, or 19% of the world’s population. Although China has 5 times as many people as the United States, the U.S. emits nearly th ...
Presentation-7
... • Long-term pathways as demonstrated by the Deep Decarbonization Pathway Project are indispensable for ensuring that short-term actions are consistent with the transformations required to achieve deep decarbonisation by mid-century. • To support stakeholder engagement with business, civil society, a ...
... • Long-term pathways as demonstrated by the Deep Decarbonization Pathway Project are indispensable for ensuring that short-term actions are consistent with the transformations required to achieve deep decarbonisation by mid-century. • To support stakeholder engagement with business, civil society, a ...
TOL/Yohe
... Low estimates for the cost of climate change policy • Anderson‘s Analysis lacks the possible effects of higher energy prices, which will reduce energy demand w/o climate policies. (overestimating the costs) • Does not include the impacts on economic growth (underestimating) • Not include impacts on ...
... Low estimates for the cost of climate change policy • Anderson‘s Analysis lacks the possible effects of higher energy prices, which will reduce energy demand w/o climate policies. (overestimating the costs) • Does not include the impacts on economic growth (underestimating) • Not include impacts on ...
Towards Policy Integration of Disaster Risk, Climate Adaptation, and
... of basic services, among them health and educational facilities, including through developing their resilience by 2030” and “substantially increase the availability of and access to multi-hazard early warning systems and disaster risk information and assessments to the people by 2030”.2 While the Se ...
... of basic services, among them health and educational facilities, including through developing their resilience by 2030” and “substantially increase the availability of and access to multi-hazard early warning systems and disaster risk information and assessments to the people by 2030”.2 While the Se ...
Royal Society
... Wm-2 (watts per metre squared) The amount of energy that falls on a square metre in one second. Sometimes known as a flux. Carbon cycle The term used to describe the flow of carbon, in its various forms, between the atmosphere, oceans, plants, soils and rocks. In the atmosphere, carbon mostly exists ...
... Wm-2 (watts per metre squared) The amount of energy that falls on a square metre in one second. Sometimes known as a flux. Carbon cycle The term used to describe the flow of carbon, in its various forms, between the atmosphere, oceans, plants, soils and rocks. In the atmosphere, carbon mostly exists ...
Climate Change and Potential Impacts for the Aquaculture and Fisheries Sector in ASEAN+3
... trade of importing countries) • Urgent needs for R&D interventions • Maximized fund utilization (donorship from intl. source) to benefit farmers • The need for an institutionalized regional ...
... trade of importing countries) • Urgent needs for R&D interventions • Maximized fund utilization (donorship from intl. source) to benefit farmers • The need for an institutionalized regional ...
1.4 MB - about undp maldives
... be greatly impacted by the consequences of climate change. Hence, adaptation to climate change is an essential and immediate need, and may be achieved through integrating climate risk and resilience building into development and disaster risk management. Mitigation is high on the national agenda in ...
... be greatly impacted by the consequences of climate change. Hence, adaptation to climate change is an essential and immediate need, and may be achieved through integrating climate risk and resilience building into development and disaster risk management. Mitigation is high on the national agenda in ...
Memorandum to the Government of India on the UNFCCC`s 15th
... including India and the Indian poor. Any financial transfer mechanism and its ultimate use needs to be transparent, decentralized, democratic and decided by the people at all levels – through participation in consultation with national, state and local self-governments. However, we do not believe th ...
... including India and the Indian poor. Any financial transfer mechanism and its ultimate use needs to be transparent, decentralized, democratic and decided by the people at all levels – through participation in consultation with national, state and local self-governments. However, we do not believe th ...
Global Warming Treaty
... U.S. criticism of the Kyoto process has been spearheaded by a broad coalition of industrial producers and users of fossil fuels — from oil and coal companies to utilities and manufacturers. They established the Global Climate Coalition to lobby against policies to curb greenhouse-gas emissions. Alth ...
... U.S. criticism of the Kyoto process has been spearheaded by a broad coalition of industrial producers and users of fossil fuels — from oil and coal companies to utilities and manufacturers. They established the Global Climate Coalition to lobby against policies to curb greenhouse-gas emissions. Alth ...
The Science Isn`t Settled
... has warmed rapidly since the late 970s. However, both weather balloon and satellite data sets show much less warming in the lower atmosphere than at the surface, although recent examination of all data sets has resulted in adjustments that reduce the disagreements. ...
... has warmed rapidly since the late 970s. However, both weather balloon and satellite data sets show much less warming in the lower atmosphere than at the surface, although recent examination of all data sets has resulted in adjustments that reduce the disagreements. ...
Case study — Monitoring potential impacts of climate change on the
... For example, alpine ecosystems could be transformed by increasing shrub and tree colonisation and growth. Alpine ecosystems are also highly vulnerable, particularly to increased stochastic10 risk of fire. Tasmanian moorlands and peatlands are potentially vulnerable particularly on steeper better dra ...
... For example, alpine ecosystems could be transformed by increasing shrub and tree colonisation and growth. Alpine ecosystems are also highly vulnerable, particularly to increased stochastic10 risk of fire. Tasmanian moorlands and peatlands are potentially vulnerable particularly on steeper better dra ...