Brazilian Foreign Policy in the Context of Global Climate Norms
... 2009). As shown later, this process reveals an interesting example of “norm negotiation” whereby Brazil’s traditional resistance to climate norms has been increasingly contested by domestic environmental actors and their international allies leading to compromise and the resulting reformulation of t ...
... 2009). As shown later, this process reveals an interesting example of “norm negotiation” whereby Brazil’s traditional resistance to climate norms has been increasingly contested by domestic environmental actors and their international allies leading to compromise and the resulting reformulation of t ...
The global-scale impacts of climate change on water resources and
... exposure to river flood risk for between 100 and 580 million people. Under RCP2.6, exposure to increased water scarcity would be reduced in 2050 by 22-24 %, compared to impacts under the RCP8.5, and exposure to increased flood frequency would be reduced by around 16 %. The implications of climate ch ...
... exposure to river flood risk for between 100 and 580 million people. Under RCP2.6, exposure to increased water scarcity would be reduced in 2050 by 22-24 %, compared to impacts under the RCP8.5, and exposure to increased flood frequency would be reduced by around 16 %. The implications of climate ch ...
The Impact of Animal Agriculture on Global Warming and Climate
... Electricity for heating, cooling, and ventilating large-scale factory farms makes up a large part of this energy expenditure, but, according to the FAO, more than half of the energy used for intensive animal agriculture systems is used for feed production. This does not include the energy used to m ...
... Electricity for heating, cooling, and ventilating large-scale factory farms makes up a large part of this energy expenditure, but, according to the FAO, more than half of the energy used for intensive animal agriculture systems is used for feed production. This does not include the energy used to m ...
the Climate Change Report here…
... Global warming is not just a case of the whole world getting uniformly hotter. As previously mentioned, the driving force behind climate is energy from the Sun. If more heat is retained, this will have an effect on the patterns of wind and rainfall around the world, as well as impacting on ocean cir ...
... Global warming is not just a case of the whole world getting uniformly hotter. As previously mentioned, the driving force behind climate is energy from the Sun. If more heat is retained, this will have an effect on the patterns of wind and rainfall around the world, as well as impacting on ocean cir ...
Climate change, food, water and population health in China
... storms and other extreme weather events.2 At the United Nations climate summit held in Paris in late 2015, China committed to halting the growth in its emissions of so-called greenhouse gases by 2030. The peak in China’s emissions of such gases could come by 2025 – if not substantially sooner.3 On 1 ...
... storms and other extreme weather events.2 At the United Nations climate summit held in Paris in late 2015, China committed to halting the growth in its emissions of so-called greenhouse gases by 2030. The peak in China’s emissions of such gases could come by 2025 – if not substantially sooner.3 On 1 ...
IS CLIMATE CHANGE HINDERING ECONOMIC GROWTH OF ASIAN ECONOMIES? *
... Shyamsundar, Jeffrey Vincent, Jean Marie and Mani Nepal for their valuable suggestions when I was working with SANDEE. I am also grateful to the anonymous referees as their comments have improved the paper to a great extent. ...
... Shyamsundar, Jeffrey Vincent, Jean Marie and Mani Nepal for their valuable suggestions when I was working with SANDEE. I am also grateful to the anonymous referees as their comments have improved the paper to a great extent. ...
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... Indonesia and Brazil are special cases in that their emissions profile is dominated by carbon from deforestation and other land-based sources. These have been broadly stagnant over recent years, and in some cases might fall even without specific climate policy interventions, resulting in only small ...
... Indonesia and Brazil are special cases in that their emissions profile is dominated by carbon from deforestation and other land-based sources. These have been broadly stagnant over recent years, and in some cases might fall even without specific climate policy interventions, resulting in only small ...
Low-carbon Economy --the Inevitable Choice to Achieve Sustainable Development
... Both the recycling economy and the low-carbon economy are popular economic models. Based on market mechanisms, through the establishment of policy countermeasures and the development of science and technology, they promote the transformation from high input, high consumption and high emissions, low ...
... Both the recycling economy and the low-carbon economy are popular economic models. Based on market mechanisms, through the establishment of policy countermeasures and the development of science and technology, they promote the transformation from high input, high consumption and high emissions, low ...
Impact of Climate Change on Pavement Performance: Preliminary Lessons Learned through the Infrastructure and Climate Network (ICNet). Climate Effects on Pavement and Geotechnical Infrastructure.
... The model was run for a time span of 100 years for two cases, with and without climate change. The average pavement life decreased from 16 (without climate change) to 4 years (with climate change) as a result of reduced effective subgrade and HMA modulus due to climate change. The maintenance costs ...
... The model was run for a time span of 100 years for two cases, with and without climate change. The average pavement life decreased from 16 (without climate change) to 4 years (with climate change) as a result of reduced effective subgrade and HMA modulus due to climate change. The maintenance costs ...
extremes
... upward pressure on food prices, thereby having a significant poverty impact. Therefore, in order to create informed policy responses to the threat of increased poverty vulnerability as well as better quantify potential damages associated with varying greenhouse targets, it is imperative to understan ...
... upward pressure on food prices, thereby having a significant poverty impact. Therefore, in order to create informed policy responses to the threat of increased poverty vulnerability as well as better quantify potential damages associated with varying greenhouse targets, it is imperative to understan ...
A new scenario framework for climate change research: the concept
... Babiker and Eckaus (2007) and Guivarch et al. (2011) show that taking into account unemployment and friction in labor market adjustments can change in a significant way the assessment of mitigation costs. In developing countries in particular, existing economic distortions cannot be disregarded in t ...
... Babiker and Eckaus (2007) and Guivarch et al. (2011) show that taking into account unemployment and friction in labor market adjustments can change in a significant way the assessment of mitigation costs. In developing countries in particular, existing economic distortions cannot be disregarded in t ...
Asian Aerosols: Current and Year 2030 Distributions and
... of organic gases and acids. Widespread ABCs result from the combustion of biofuels used in cooking and heating, open biomass burning, and fossil fuels used broadly throughout diverse economic sectors. As a result of these activities aerosol emissions are high throughout large parts of Asia as shown ...
... of organic gases and acids. Widespread ABCs result from the combustion of biofuels used in cooking and heating, open biomass burning, and fossil fuels used broadly throughout diverse economic sectors. As a result of these activities aerosol emissions are high throughout large parts of Asia as shown ...
PDF - unu-wider - United Nations University
... estimates, the total number of undernourished people in the world in 2009 was 1.023 billion, although this was expected to decline by 2010 to 925 million (FAO 2010a). But in 2010, the actual number of hungry people was higher than the level which had existed when world leaders at the World Food Summ ...
... estimates, the total number of undernourished people in the world in 2009 was 1.023 billion, although this was expected to decline by 2010 to 925 million (FAO 2010a). But in 2010, the actual number of hungry people was higher than the level which had existed when world leaders at the World Food Summ ...
Making climate hot - Center for Science and Technology Policy
... emissions reduction scenarios. Instantly stabilizing annual emissions at 2000 levels (red line) would still result in steep increases in atmospheric carbon concentrations and global average temperatures rising for hundreds of years. On the other hand, radical reductions in annual emissions over the ...
... emissions reduction scenarios. Instantly stabilizing annual emissions at 2000 levels (red line) would still result in steep increases in atmospheric carbon concentrations and global average temperatures rising for hundreds of years. On the other hand, radical reductions in annual emissions over the ...
Chapter 19 - The Future
... solve climate change completely. How should environmentalists address this? Should they use their valuable financial and staff resources to slow the growth of greenhouse gas emissions through existing statutes, or should they put their energy and resources into advocacy for the longer term goal of a ...
... solve climate change completely. How should environmentalists address this? Should they use their valuable financial and staff resources to slow the growth of greenhouse gas emissions through existing statutes, or should they put their energy and resources into advocacy for the longer term goal of a ...
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... products that emit high levels of GHG gases. By identifying these through value chain analysis, they could either be eliminated or alternative natural inputs found as a mitigative action, for example. Lastly, wine production consists of both grape growing and winemaking processes. Thus, a process th ...
... products that emit high levels of GHG gases. By identifying these through value chain analysis, they could either be eliminated or alternative natural inputs found as a mitigative action, for example. Lastly, wine production consists of both grape growing and winemaking processes. Thus, a process th ...
NAP-GSP Support to Developing Countries
... Phase 1 Evaluation found that: with limited budget, project was designed with a sound regard for the international policy context and for individual countries’ national policy processes. participation of the LEG and the UNFCCC secretariat allowed for a continued maintenance of linkages between t ...
... Phase 1 Evaluation found that: with limited budget, project was designed with a sound regard for the international policy context and for individual countries’ national policy processes. participation of the LEG and the UNFCCC secretariat allowed for a continued maintenance of linkages between t ...
REVIEW OF AUSTRALIA’S FUTURE TAX SYSTEM NFF SUBMISSION
... Pricing carbon emissions - the role of taxation The NFF understands the Australian Government’s intention to limit man-made greenhouse gas emissions and the political inevitability of an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). While the NFF believes that market-based mechanisms, such as an ETS, are appropr ...
... Pricing carbon emissions - the role of taxation The NFF understands the Australian Government’s intention to limit man-made greenhouse gas emissions and the political inevitability of an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). While the NFF believes that market-based mechanisms, such as an ETS, are appropr ...
connell_ukcip - Global Change System for Analysis, Research
... • Vulnerable species, in the mountains of north Wales and Scotland could face extinction within 50 years • Nature conservation will need to evolve with the changing climate - a more forward-looking and dynamic approach will be needed • Accommodating species movements and displacements will require g ...
... • Vulnerable species, in the mountains of north Wales and Scotland could face extinction within 50 years • Nature conservation will need to evolve with the changing climate - a more forward-looking and dynamic approach will be needed • Accommodating species movements and displacements will require g ...
kg/ha/yr - Clinton Devon Estates
... dependent on fossil fuels whether for fuels or fertiliser. Developments underway or under consideration at Clinton Devon show the potential for renewable energy (and renewable fuels) combined with changes in farming practices to reduce GHG emissions. But the targets being set by the Committee on Cli ...
... dependent on fossil fuels whether for fuels or fertiliser. Developments underway or under consideration at Clinton Devon show the potential for renewable energy (and renewable fuels) combined with changes in farming practices to reduce GHG emissions. But the targets being set by the Committee on Cli ...
Winds of Change: India`s Emerging Climate Strategy
... addressing both mitigation and adaptation. Even though some of the missions, like the Green India Mission, are based on pre-existing policies, the Solar Mission, for one, demonstrates new direction by the government to access a previously untapped energy source. Emphasizing the importance of moving ...
... addressing both mitigation and adaptation. Even though some of the missions, like the Green India Mission, are based on pre-existing policies, the Solar Mission, for one, demonstrates new direction by the government to access a previously untapped energy source. Emphasizing the importance of moving ...
Tackling climate change and promoting sustainable
... 1. Sets targets to reduce Australia’s national greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% below 2000 levels by 2025 and at least 60% by 2030, and makes a clear commitment to achieving zero emissions well before mid-century—backed by a comprehensive national strategy to take this forward. 2. Proact ...
... 1. Sets targets to reduce Australia’s national greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% below 2000 levels by 2025 and at least 60% by 2030, and makes a clear commitment to achieving zero emissions well before mid-century—backed by a comprehensive national strategy to take this forward. 2. Proact ...
A Proposal for the Design of the Successor to the Kyoto Protocol
... more powerful signal of this ability than does a sprawling and weak agreement. It is better to establish the principle that the world community can respond to science, rather than to attempt to predict today what the science will be ten years from now. The costs of achieving any given level of green ...
... more powerful signal of this ability than does a sprawling and weak agreement. It is better to establish the principle that the world community can respond to science, rather than to attempt to predict today what the science will be ten years from now. The costs of achieving any given level of green ...
submission for the carbon tax bill
... of the AGW(anthropogenic global warming) theory started to gain currency, I was rather bemused by the passions which were aroused in my colleagues and the gullibility with which predictions of future climate disaster were accepted. Surely the jury is still out, I thought……..The implication is that c ...
... of the AGW(anthropogenic global warming) theory started to gain currency, I was rather bemused by the passions which were aroused in my colleagues and the gullibility with which predictions of future climate disaster were accepted. Surely the jury is still out, I thought……..The implication is that c ...