INTERREG IIIB ASTRA PROJECT Report on Generation, Use and
... and economic growth averages 2.3 % per annum between 1990 and 2100, with a mix of conventional and renewable energy sources being used. ...
... and economic growth averages 2.3 % per annum between 1990 and 2100, with a mix of conventional and renewable energy sources being used. ...
Challenges for management of freshwater ecosystems
... with extreme uncertainty in view of the limited scope of research that is likely to be achievable over the period in which climate change is occurring. 2. Several lines of evidence hint at biological feedback mechanisms that may result in increased respiratory production of carbon dioxide, if not of ...
... with extreme uncertainty in view of the limited scope of research that is likely to be achievable over the period in which climate change is occurring. 2. Several lines of evidence hint at biological feedback mechanisms that may result in increased respiratory production of carbon dioxide, if not of ...
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... because they tend to be less capital and technology intensive and because they tend to be in climate zones which already border on being too hot and will likely get hotter. The agronomy results suggest that warming alone would reduce most crop yields in developing countries. However, these expected ...
... because they tend to be less capital and technology intensive and because they tend to be in climate zones which already border on being too hot and will likely get hotter. The agronomy results suggest that warming alone would reduce most crop yields in developing countries. However, these expected ...
Mainstreaming Climate Change in Colombia
... opportunities, entitled Quality Standards for the Integration of Adaptation to Climate Change into Development Programming, following an analysis of the best practices in the field. This methodology is being piloted as part of this Project, with the intention to improve it. The methodology provides ...
... opportunities, entitled Quality Standards for the Integration of Adaptation to Climate Change into Development Programming, following an analysis of the best practices in the field. This methodology is being piloted as part of this Project, with the intention to improve it. The methodology provides ...
OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030
... 63% of the population in Brazil, Russia, India and China together are living under medium to severe water stress; this share will increase to 80% by 2030 unless new measures to better manage water resources are introduced. Policy action is affordable, and the cost of inaction is high Protecting the ...
... 63% of the population in Brazil, Russia, India and China together are living under medium to severe water stress; this share will increase to 80% by 2030 unless new measures to better manage water resources are introduced. Policy action is affordable, and the cost of inaction is high Protecting the ...
London, UK - World Bank Group
... The British Council and the UK Climate Impacts Program (UKCIP) London’s Warming4 have found that London is potentially exposed to a far greater risk from flooding than any other urban area in the UK, primarily because of the value of its assets and its geographic location within the floodplain of th ...
... The British Council and the UK Climate Impacts Program (UKCIP) London’s Warming4 have found that London is potentially exposed to a far greater risk from flooding than any other urban area in the UK, primarily because of the value of its assets and its geographic location within the floodplain of th ...
pri climate change strategy project
... represent the views of PRI Association, the PRI Initiative or the signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment. The inclusion of company examples does not in any way constitute an endorsement of these organisations by PRI Association, the PRI Initiative or the signatories to the Principl ...
... represent the views of PRI Association, the PRI Initiative or the signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment. The inclusion of company examples does not in any way constitute an endorsement of these organisations by PRI Association, the PRI Initiative or the signatories to the Principl ...
Project Coordinator
... The Government of Turkey has been allocated grant funds from The Partnership for Market Readiness Multi-Donor Trust Fund which are administered by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and executed by The Ministry of Environment and Urbanization (MOEU) through the Climate ...
... The Government of Turkey has been allocated grant funds from The Partnership for Market Readiness Multi-Donor Trust Fund which are administered by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and executed by The Ministry of Environment and Urbanization (MOEU) through the Climate ...
HOW THE PALM OIL INDUSTRY IS
... available feedstocks for biodiesel production. Substituting even 10% of worldwide demand for diesel fuel for road transport would require more than three-quarters of total current global soya, palm and rapeseed oil production. Biofuels have a relatively low financial value compared to other agricult ...
... available feedstocks for biodiesel production. Substituting even 10% of worldwide demand for diesel fuel for road transport would require more than three-quarters of total current global soya, palm and rapeseed oil production. Biofuels have a relatively low financial value compared to other agricult ...
K1400635
... The report5 estimates current global emissions at around 50 gigatons per year of equivalent carbon dioxide, which is substantially higher than the emissions level in 2020 should be if the 2°C climate target is to be met. If all pledges are fully implemented, the emissions gap in 2020 is estimated at ...
... The report5 estimates current global emissions at around 50 gigatons per year of equivalent carbon dioxide, which is substantially higher than the emissions level in 2020 should be if the 2°C climate target is to be met. If all pledges are fully implemented, the emissions gap in 2020 is estimated at ...
Climate value at risk of global financial assets
... residual damages). It does not include mitigation costs, which for a low emissions path could be considerable. However, at the end of this paper we do tackle the wider issue of the PV of assets when mitigation costs are also included. We use an extended version of William Nordhaus’ DICE model22 to e ...
... residual damages). It does not include mitigation costs, which for a low emissions path could be considerable. However, at the end of this paper we do tackle the wider issue of the PV of assets when mitigation costs are also included. We use an extended version of William Nordhaus’ DICE model22 to e ...
China`s Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change
... long and arduous challenge, while adaptation is a more present and imminent task. The latter is of particular importance to developing countries. The two must be treated with equal importance in a coordinated and balanced way. — The UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol are the main channel for addressing c ...
... long and arduous challenge, while adaptation is a more present and imminent task. The latter is of particular importance to developing countries. The two must be treated with equal importance in a coordinated and balanced way. — The UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol are the main channel for addressing c ...
MC1113 Hope in God`s Future - The Methodist Church in Britain
... gradual sea level rise of seven metres over a timescale of 1000 years, although ‘more rapid sea-level rise on century timescales cannot be excluded’, affecting ‘major changes in coast lines and inundation of … river deltas and low lying islands’.9 All of these changes will have significant impacts ...
... gradual sea level rise of seven metres over a timescale of 1000 years, although ‘more rapid sea-level rise on century timescales cannot be excluded’, affecting ‘major changes in coast lines and inundation of … river deltas and low lying islands’.9 All of these changes will have significant impacts ...
1 - Kansas Energy Information Network
... change, belief systems drive media, politics, and group thinking, keeping alive a debate that has no further useful purpose, but which distracts governments and the people from mitigating the effects of natural processes and enhancing public education. Much of problem lies in the resurgence of a new ...
... change, belief systems drive media, politics, and group thinking, keeping alive a debate that has no further useful purpose, but which distracts governments and the people from mitigating the effects of natural processes and enhancing public education. Much of problem lies in the resurgence of a new ...
Cascading uncertainty in climate change models and its implications
... tages. Within the IPCC, due to political expediency, each model and its output is assumed to be equally valid. This is despite the fact that some are known to perform better than others when tested against reality provided by the historic and palaeoclimate records. This difference will be exacerbate ...
... tages. Within the IPCC, due to political expediency, each model and its output is assumed to be equally valid. This is despite the fact that some are known to perform better than others when tested against reality provided by the historic and palaeoclimate records. This difference will be exacerbate ...
Science of Climate Change
... at scale12. For example, the European heat wave of 200, which caused more than 45,000 excess deaths, demonstrated that human systems, even in wealthy regions, are more vulnerable to extreme climate events than was previously estimated by the scientific community1. That heat wave was found to be mo ...
... at scale12. For example, the European heat wave of 200, which caused more than 45,000 excess deaths, demonstrated that human systems, even in wealthy regions, are more vulnerable to extreme climate events than was previously estimated by the scientific community1. That heat wave was found to be mo ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES DESIGNING CLIMATE MITIGATION POLICY Joseph E. Aldy
... Across the models and stabilization scenarios in Table 1, CO2 emissions prices rise steadily (beginning around 2012) at approximately 5 percent, which is roughly equal to the consumer discount rate plus the atmospheric CO2 decay rate (Peck and Wan 1996). However, one striking feature in Table 1 is t ...
... Across the models and stabilization scenarios in Table 1, CO2 emissions prices rise steadily (beginning around 2012) at approximately 5 percent, which is roughly equal to the consumer discount rate plus the atmospheric CO2 decay rate (Peck and Wan 1996). However, one striking feature in Table 1 is t ...
The Supreme Court’s Climate Change Massachusetts v. EPA Summary Robert Meltz
... finding that motor vehicle GHG emissions may “endanger public health or welfare” and issue emissions standards, make a finding that they do not satisfy that prerequisite, or decide that the science is so uncertain as to preclude making a finding either way (or cite some other “reasonable explanation ...
... finding that motor vehicle GHG emissions may “endanger public health or welfare” and issue emissions standards, make a finding that they do not satisfy that prerequisite, or decide that the science is so uncertain as to preclude making a finding either way (or cite some other “reasonable explanation ...
Project Presentation - Worldwide Universities Network
... Process studies for key components, including sea-ice processes, ...
... Process studies for key components, including sea-ice processes, ...
Birmingham`s Climate Portfolio
... apply to all energy supply and end use technologies. The same population dynamics as A1, but a transition toward service and information ...
... apply to all energy supply and end use technologies. The same population dynamics as A1, but a transition toward service and information ...
Slide 1
... plays a key role in assuring that GEF projects are aligned to meet the needs and priorities of the respective country http://thegef.org/gef/gef_projects_funding ...
... plays a key role in assuring that GEF projects are aligned to meet the needs and priorities of the respective country http://thegef.org/gef/gef_projects_funding ...
Venezuela-Climate Change
... fluorescent alternatives, reducing electricity usage astronomically. In 2013, this program was enlarged to replace and re-distribute more than 625,000 compact fluorescent light bulbs in 21 United States cities.10 The important part of this project is that CITGO Petroleum, an oil refinery owned by th ...
... fluorescent alternatives, reducing electricity usage astronomically. In 2013, this program was enlarged to replace and re-distribute more than 625,000 compact fluorescent light bulbs in 21 United States cities.10 The important part of this project is that CITGO Petroleum, an oil refinery owned by th ...
The Kyoto Protocol: A Review and Perspectives
... Rational decision-making in climate policy requires balancing the cost of greenhouse gas emission abatement and the benefits of avoided undesirable consequences of global warming. Classical cost–benefit analysis (see e.g. Mishan 1975 or Pearce 1998) provides the appropriate framework for measuring a ...
... Rational decision-making in climate policy requires balancing the cost of greenhouse gas emission abatement and the benefits of avoided undesirable consequences of global warming. Classical cost–benefit analysis (see e.g. Mishan 1975 or Pearce 1998) provides the appropriate framework for measuring a ...