AT: Transportation Infrastructure
... always been very cost-effective due to the large loading capacity. Experiences of large-scale ship transportation of C02 are limited with previous applications mainly found in the food and brewery industry with amounts transported in the range of some 100,000 tons of CO, annually, i.e. much smaller ...
... always been very cost-effective due to the large loading capacity. Experiences of large-scale ship transportation of C02 are limited with previous applications mainly found in the food and brewery industry with amounts transported in the range of some 100,000 tons of CO, annually, i.e. much smaller ...
An investor enquiry: how much big oil spends on obstructive climate
... thorough investigation would be needed to arrive at a figure for the total global spend. Extrapolating across the oil and gas sector and accounting for other sectors (e.g. chemicals, automotive, utilities) which we have found to be obstructive, and multi-sector trade associations like the US Chamber ...
... thorough investigation would be needed to arrive at a figure for the total global spend. Extrapolating across the oil and gas sector and accounting for other sectors (e.g. chemicals, automotive, utilities) which we have found to be obstructive, and multi-sector trade associations like the US Chamber ...
- The University of Liverpool Repository
... them and building new replacements. This paper aims to investigate the feasibility of retrofitting existing office buildings in three different climate regions of China. These include the “Cold” region in the north, which includes Beijing; the “Hot Summer Mild Winter” region in the south, which incl ...
... them and building new replacements. This paper aims to investigate the feasibility of retrofitting existing office buildings in three different climate regions of China. These include the “Cold” region in the north, which includes Beijing; the “Hot Summer Mild Winter” region in the south, which incl ...
Emissions Impossible: why divest to invest?
... Alongside the coal magnate the Koch brothers Exxon Mobil have also funded The Heartland Institute, who spread mistruths about both the effects of fossil fuels on climate change and the role of renewables as a viable alternative.25 Heartland have not only denied there is a “scientific consensus” on c ...
... Alongside the coal magnate the Koch brothers Exxon Mobil have also funded The Heartland Institute, who spread mistruths about both the effects of fossil fuels on climate change and the role of renewables as a viable alternative.25 Heartland have not only denied there is a “scientific consensus” on c ...
CSIRO_CCAM Model_Methodology_FNL
... This section describes the methods used to provide high-resolution climate projection information for the Philippines. GCMs provide the best available tools for simulating large-scale future climates based on various greenhouse gas and aerosol emission scenarios, since they are able to couple atmosp ...
... This section describes the methods used to provide high-resolution climate projection information for the Philippines. GCMs provide the best available tools for simulating large-scale future climates based on various greenhouse gas and aerosol emission scenarios, since they are able to couple atmosp ...
The Evolution of Multilateral Regimes: Implications for
... International regimes rarely emerge in a single step, fully formed. Instead, a regime—as well as the broader set of agreements and institutions addressing an issue area, often referred to as a “regime complex”3— typically evolves over time. The world trade regime, for example, looks very different n ...
... International regimes rarely emerge in a single step, fully formed. Instead, a regime—as well as the broader set of agreements and institutions addressing an issue area, often referred to as a “regime complex”3— typically evolves over time. The world trade regime, for example, looks very different n ...
Presentation
... • Having read this presentation, in conjunction with the related handbook, the reader should: a) Be familiar with key terms, concepts and an overview of climate change scenarios; b) Have a general understanding on the approaches for construction climate scenarios for impact assessment c) Be familiar ...
... • Having read this presentation, in conjunction with the related handbook, the reader should: a) Be familiar with key terms, concepts and an overview of climate change scenarios; b) Have a general understanding on the approaches for construction climate scenarios for impact assessment c) Be familiar ...
Poverty and climate change: Natural disasters, agricultural
... in 2012. But climate change will make growing coffee increasingly difficult in the next decades, making it necessary for the local economy to restructure around a different crop or sector (Jassogne et al. 2013). Going through such large-scale transformations is highly challenging; in the 1930s, the ...
... in 2012. But climate change will make growing coffee increasingly difficult in the next decades, making it necessary for the local economy to restructure around a different crop or sector (Jassogne et al. 2013). Going through such large-scale transformations is highly challenging; in the 1930s, the ...
Climate Change News 13 July 10
... workshops held in Denmark, Ecuador, Liberia, Nepal and Tanzania from May 2009 to March 2010 and from public comments received during the first public comment period from 2 October to 30 November 2009 and the second public comment period from 15 January to 16 April 2010. These standards can be used b ...
... workshops held in Denmark, Ecuador, Liberia, Nepal and Tanzania from May 2009 to March 2010 and from public comments received during the first public comment period from 2 October to 30 November 2009 and the second public comment period from 15 January to 16 April 2010. These standards can be used b ...
Projected Changes in Extreme Weather and Climate Events in Europe
... events over Europe. The projection is based on a nested modelling strategy in that a high resolution Regional Climate Model (RCM) is driven by a much coarser resolution General Circulation Model (GCM); the latter provides the boundary conditions for the former. The RCM is HIRHAM4, developed at the D ...
... events over Europe. The projection is based on a nested modelling strategy in that a high resolution Regional Climate Model (RCM) is driven by a much coarser resolution General Circulation Model (GCM); the latter provides the boundary conditions for the former. The RCM is HIRHAM4, developed at the D ...
C13_David Sadoway.indd - Hong Kong Institute of Planners
... 2007). Dereliction or an inability of upper-tier governments to address environmental change/ energy issues is one reason cities have taken on climate change issues. This is exemplified by the Bush administration’s failure to ratify Kyoto or to commit U.S. federal funds to combat climate change (Zahr ...
... 2007). Dereliction or an inability of upper-tier governments to address environmental change/ energy issues is one reason cities have taken on climate change issues. This is exemplified by the Bush administration’s failure to ratify Kyoto or to commit U.S. federal funds to combat climate change (Zahr ...
Regional Climate Messages for East Africa
... The climate across East Africa varies from arid conditions in the east to more humid conditions in the west. A semi-arid transect is found in the Sahel region in central and southern Sudan, as well as a north-south transect running through central Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania and pockets of arid and ...
... The climate across East Africa varies from arid conditions in the east to more humid conditions in the west. A semi-arid transect is found in the Sahel region in central and southern Sudan, as well as a north-south transect running through central Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania and pockets of arid and ...
Greenhouse Gangsters vs. Climate Justice
... warming, should lead the transformation. The United States, which emits about 25 percent of greenhouse gasses, must in particular be at the forefront of this transformation. Climate Justice for developing nations means that international institutions such as the World Bank and World Trade Organizati ...
... warming, should lead the transformation. The United States, which emits about 25 percent of greenhouse gasses, must in particular be at the forefront of this transformation. Climate Justice for developing nations means that international institutions such as the World Bank and World Trade Organizati ...
Cultural Responses to Climate Change During the Late Holocene
... across the American West, particularly across the northern Great Plains (5). It displaced millions of people, cost over $1 billion (in 1930s U.S. dollars) in federal support, and contributed to a nascent economic collapse. Subsequent analysis of the Dust Bowl drought has revealed that its tremendous ...
... across the American West, particularly across the northern Great Plains (5). It displaced millions of people, cost over $1 billion (in 1930s U.S. dollars) in federal support, and contributed to a nascent economic collapse. Subsequent analysis of the Dust Bowl drought has revealed that its tremendous ...
PDF - Climate Diplomacy
... between cities. While climate change and sustainable development issues are but one aspect of the broader diplomacy between cities, it is slowly becoming an important one, which city leaders and mayors are recognising and prioritising. Cities, therefore, are often open and keen to engage with one an ...
... between cities. While climate change and sustainable development issues are but one aspect of the broader diplomacy between cities, it is slowly becoming an important one, which city leaders and mayors are recognising and prioritising. Cities, therefore, are often open and keen to engage with one an ...
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... Through these comments, the States recommend that DOE apply an alternative approach to adopting energy efficiency standards that prioritizes the need for the country to conserve energy and reduce CO 2 emissions. DOE can do this in two ways: First, by changing its policy construct so that reduced CO ...
... Through these comments, the States recommend that DOE apply an alternative approach to adopting energy efficiency standards that prioritizes the need for the country to conserve energy and reduce CO 2 emissions. DOE can do this in two ways: First, by changing its policy construct so that reduced CO ...
Promoting Trade and Investment in Climate‐Smart Goods, Services and Technologies in Asia and the Pacific
... The recent failure of both international trade and climate change negotiations (Doha Round and COP15, respectively) to produce a meaningful and agreed-upon framework for action speaks to the level of complexities surrounding them, but not to the urgency for action. The latter is more evident from th ...
... The recent failure of both international trade and climate change negotiations (Doha Round and COP15, respectively) to produce a meaningful and agreed-upon framework for action speaks to the level of complexities surrounding them, but not to the urgency for action. The latter is more evident from th ...
This GREEEN guide is not a manual on how to deal with climate
... engage in self-directed learning); 6. information, media and technology skills. ...
... engage in self-directed learning); 6. information, media and technology skills. ...
Post-2012 Climate Change Negotiation Simulation
... European Union India Japan United States COP Presidency (Meeting Chair) The COP Presidency acts as chairperson of the meeting and facilitates discussion. This person is a participant, and may be someone other than the course instructor. Agenda for the Negotiation Session The negotiation session requ ...
... European Union India Japan United States COP Presidency (Meeting Chair) The COP Presidency acts as chairperson of the meeting and facilitates discussion. This person is a participant, and may be someone other than the course instructor. Agenda for the Negotiation Session The negotiation session requ ...
Toward Climate Resilience - Union of Concerned Scientists
... above pre-industrial levels” (UNFCCC 2015). Less clear, however, is what should guide policy makers’ decisions about investment in climate change adaptation. Adaptation and mitigation measures are tightly bound, and it is critical to appreciate the connection between the two. Stronger mitigation eff ...
... above pre-industrial levels” (UNFCCC 2015). Less clear, however, is what should guide policy makers’ decisions about investment in climate change adaptation. Adaptation and mitigation measures are tightly bound, and it is critical to appreciate the connection between the two. Stronger mitigation eff ...
Print - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... Flash floods and seasonal river floods pose a significant challenge to the country’s vulnerable institutions. Flash floods occur regularly throughout the country, particularly after a long dry spell. More recently, in the years 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 2006, major floods inflicted significa ...
... Flash floods and seasonal river floods pose a significant challenge to the country’s vulnerable institutions. Flash floods occur regularly throughout the country, particularly after a long dry spell. More recently, in the years 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 2006, major floods inflicted significa ...
On the Contrary: How to Think About Climate
... (1) and (2), but suggest that the impacts are mostly positive. As one example, one might argue that southern Canada would be capable of increased agriculture which is beneficial and generalize considerations like these. Regulation doubters agree with (1) - (3) but deny that mitigation could do anythi ...
... (1) and (2), but suggest that the impacts are mostly positive. As one example, one might argue that southern Canada would be capable of increased agriculture which is beneficial and generalize considerations like these. Regulation doubters agree with (1) - (3) but deny that mitigation could do anythi ...
PDF
... produced by three climate models, driven by two greenhouse gas emissions scenarios and assessed for three future time periods. Information relevant to farming systems and adaptation was then obtained through interviews that involved 450 household heads living in Bugabira (target) and Bubanza (analog ...
... produced by three climate models, driven by two greenhouse gas emissions scenarios and assessed for three future time periods. Information relevant to farming systems and adaptation was then obtained through interviews that involved 450 household heads living in Bugabira (target) and Bubanza (analog ...