West Lothian Council Climate Change Strategy 2015-2020
... quality of life for people in West Lothian, and making this the best possible place to live, work and do business. One of the biggest challenges we have to address in order to deliver this commitment is the impact of climate change. As stated in the West Lothian’s Community Plan and Single Outcome A ...
... quality of life for people in West Lothian, and making this the best possible place to live, work and do business. One of the biggest challenges we have to address in order to deliver this commitment is the impact of climate change. As stated in the West Lothian’s Community Plan and Single Outcome A ...
Michael Dettinger - Scripps Institution of Oceanography
... [Total numbers of publications: >130 journal articles & book chapters, >30 government reports & >80 other technical publications. Impact: GoogleScholar lists >16,000 citations to my work in the scientific literature, with 42 of my publications cited >100 (many indicated below by **). My work has bee ...
... [Total numbers of publications: >130 journal articles & book chapters, >30 government reports & >80 other technical publications. Impact: GoogleScholar lists >16,000 citations to my work in the scientific literature, with 42 of my publications cited >100 (many indicated below by **). My work has bee ...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
... means is a major contributor to GHG emissions, discussed below), and transportation. However, it is important to acknowledge that new development does not necessarily create entirely new GHG emissions, since most of the persons who will visit or occupy new development will come from other locations ...
... means is a major contributor to GHG emissions, discussed below), and transportation. However, it is important to acknowledge that new development does not necessarily create entirely new GHG emissions, since most of the persons who will visit or occupy new development will come from other locations ...
fapesp ReseaRch pRogRam on global climate change
... is a bold and ambitious initiative in this direction. The program supports research projects for up to 6 years, performed by large and multidisciplinary teams. One of its major goals is to understand the processes that control critical pieces that sustain our climate, how it is changing, and develop ...
... is a bold and ambitious initiative in this direction. The program supports research projects for up to 6 years, performed by large and multidisciplinary teams. One of its major goals is to understand the processes that control critical pieces that sustain our climate, how it is changing, and develop ...
Cutting the Knot
... budget. The difference between them is that in the first case the decline starts in 2010, while in the second it starts in 2020. It is a difference that makes a difference. In the first ...
... budget. The difference between them is that in the first case the decline starts in 2010, while in the second it starts in 2020. It is a difference that makes a difference. In the first ...
O 3 Environmental Advocacy in the Obama Years
... chapter, on the road to meaningfully dealing with climate change and other environmental problems, this new brand of pressure politics as practiced by 350.org, NextGen Climate, and their allies among national environmental groups is not without its potential trade-offs, flaws, and weaknesses. Most n ...
... chapter, on the road to meaningfully dealing with climate change and other environmental problems, this new brand of pressure politics as practiced by 350.org, NextGen Climate, and their allies among national environmental groups is not without its potential trade-offs, flaws, and weaknesses. Most n ...
Social Costs of Greenhouse Gases
... such as how much to save in a bank account, focus on private decisions and use private rates of return. However, in the context of climate change, analysts are concerned with social discount rates because emissions mitigation is a public good, where individual emissions choices affect public well-be ...
... such as how much to save in a bank account, focus on private decisions and use private rates of return. However, in the context of climate change, analysts are concerned with social discount rates because emissions mitigation is a public good, where individual emissions choices affect public well-be ...
The Social Costs of Energy Consumption
... • If we find substantial cost elements not reflected in market prices, decision makers get wrong signals and will take wrong decisions • The larger the share of costs not reflected in the prices of any one energy technology, the more will be ‘over’ invested in such technology • As these costs not re ...
... • If we find substantial cost elements not reflected in market prices, decision makers get wrong signals and will take wrong decisions • The larger the share of costs not reflected in the prices of any one energy technology, the more will be ‘over’ invested in such technology • As these costs not re ...
The Corporation of Delta COUNCIL REPORT Regular
... pamphlet about climate change and the Initiative was mailed out to every household in Delta. Staff have promoted climate action and the Initiative through a number of interactive special events for children and youth. The Office of Climate Action & Environment has hosted Earth Week, a weeklong celeb ...
... pamphlet about climate change and the Initiative was mailed out to every household in Delta. Staff have promoted climate action and the Initiative through a number of interactive special events for children and youth. The Office of Climate Action & Environment has hosted Earth Week, a weeklong celeb ...
Colombia Waste NAMA Strengthening the Solid Waste Sector while Reducing Emissions
... Catalytic as 1 $ of climate finance can mobilize up to 10$ from Colombian public and private sources through innovative financial structuring. Comprehensive as it meets regulatory, economic, social and environmental objectives. Integrated and consistent with Colombia’s sustainable development plans ...
... Catalytic as 1 $ of climate finance can mobilize up to 10$ from Colombian public and private sources through innovative financial structuring. Comprehensive as it meets regulatory, economic, social and environmental objectives. Integrated and consistent with Colombia’s sustainable development plans ...
CASE STUDY PRECIS - Nexus for ICTs, Climate Change and
... Prediction must be reconceived from a 'limit' to adaptation (i.e. the position that "you cannot adapt without precise predictions"), to an enabler of political discussion about present vulnerabilities and how they may be modulated by changing political and social conditions. Models can play a us ...
... Prediction must be reconceived from a 'limit' to adaptation (i.e. the position that "you cannot adapt without precise predictions"), to an enabler of political discussion about present vulnerabilities and how they may be modulated by changing political and social conditions. Models can play a us ...
Love Leitrim Response to Green Paper on Energy 2014
... A green paper is normally a tentative government report and a consultation document containing policy proposals for debate and discussion. A green paper does not give any commitment to action but it is usually the first step in changing the law. Green papers are intended to stimulate debate and laun ...
... A green paper is normally a tentative government report and a consultation document containing policy proposals for debate and discussion. A green paper does not give any commitment to action but it is usually the first step in changing the law. Green papers are intended to stimulate debate and laun ...
Busting the Carbon Budget: Low Carbon Economy Index.
... since 2007, and so all the increase in electricity demand has been met with thermal generation. Raising energy efficiency is essential to reduce dependency on carbon; however efficiency measures typically result in a rebound and there is a limit to which we can cut energy use per unit of GDP. These ...
... since 2007, and so all the increase in electricity demand has been met with thermal generation. Raising energy efficiency is essential to reduce dependency on carbon; however efficiency measures typically result in a rebound and there is a limit to which we can cut energy use per unit of GDP. These ...
CRS Report for Congress Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Conflicting Situations, Conflicting Perspectives
... The United States has struggled with the “common but differentiated responsibilities” of developing countries and with the pledge for the developed countries to “take the lead in combating climate change....” The resulting debate concerns what actions to address greenhouse emissions should be “commo ...
... The United States has struggled with the “common but differentiated responsibilities” of developing countries and with the pledge for the developed countries to “take the lead in combating climate change....” The resulting debate concerns what actions to address greenhouse emissions should be “commo ...
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... New Zealanders should address agricultural emissions, or aim to present any specific group‟s or individual‟s motivations. Instead this paper aims to set out all of the possible motivations to act that different New Zealanders might hold, and how these different motivations may affect the sort of res ...
... New Zealanders should address agricultural emissions, or aim to present any specific group‟s or individual‟s motivations. Instead this paper aims to set out all of the possible motivations to act that different New Zealanders might hold, and how these different motivations may affect the sort of res ...
SP_prop_pres_nairobi - BASIC
... Respect principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities Establish stable, long-term regime for technological and structural change Flexibility to cope with changing circumstances ...
... Respect principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities Establish stable, long-term regime for technological and structural change Flexibility to cope with changing circumstances ...
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... relationship in respect of those costs with those who bear them. These social costs are real, but external to the market, and so play no part in a private investment decision, which may well, then, be wrong from a social perspective which takes all private and social costs into account. For Pigou, f ...
... relationship in respect of those costs with those who bear them. These social costs are real, but external to the market, and so play no part in a private investment decision, which may well, then, be wrong from a social perspective which takes all private and social costs into account. For Pigou, f ...
Towards Efficiency Resilience in Agriculture for Food Security in a Changing Climate
... Agricultural production has to increase, particularly in developing countries, both in quantity and diversity to ensure food and nutrition security and to address the growing demand. Business as usual, this increase will translate in a proportionate increase in direct emissions from the agricultural ...
... Agricultural production has to increase, particularly in developing countries, both in quantity and diversity to ensure food and nutrition security and to address the growing demand. Business as usual, this increase will translate in a proportionate increase in direct emissions from the agricultural ...
population dynamics and climate change - 12
... development in order to sustain or increase people’s quality of life. This interaction has become a major factor in the process of development planning and implementation on all levels; global, regional, national and local. The increasing pace of human induced environmental change is altering the ab ...
... development in order to sustain or increase people’s quality of life. This interaction has become a major factor in the process of development planning and implementation on all levels; global, regional, national and local. The increasing pace of human induced environmental change is altering the ab ...
Recent Trends with Implications for National Security
... points that will help inform future research in both science and policy. The Symposium presentation and this paper is a summary based on a longer report by McElroy and Baker (2012) that examines the science behind near-term climate extremes and analyzes implications for national security.1 This summ ...
... points that will help inform future research in both science and policy. The Symposium presentation and this paper is a summary based on a longer report by McElroy and Baker (2012) that examines the science behind near-term climate extremes and analyzes implications for national security.1 This summ ...
A Glimpse Inside the Global Warming Controversy
... Scientists who disagree with the IPCC's science do not necessarily rule out an anthropogenic contribution to climate change. What they do oppose, however, is reducing a complex problem like climate change to one primary forcing agent, namely, CO2. According to the National Academy of Science, other ...
... Scientists who disagree with the IPCC's science do not necessarily rule out an anthropogenic contribution to climate change. What they do oppose, however, is reducing a complex problem like climate change to one primary forcing agent, namely, CO2. According to the National Academy of Science, other ...
Adaptation without borders? - Stockholm Environment Institute
... The CDP Supply Chain Report 2012–13 (CDP 2013b), meanwhile, which covers members of the CDP Supply Chain Program, finds that 32% are already feeling the impact of precipitation extremes and droughts, and another 19% expect to feel it within 1–5 years; such events can reduce or disrupt production cap ...
... The CDP Supply Chain Report 2012–13 (CDP 2013b), meanwhile, which covers members of the CDP Supply Chain Program, finds that 32% are already feeling the impact of precipitation extremes and droughts, and another 19% expect to feel it within 1–5 years; such events can reduce or disrupt production cap ...
climate change notes/questions 2
... humans thought to affect GHG, and thus climate? Human activities including land use change (agriculture, deforestation), fossil fuel use (coal, oil, natural gas), and cement production are known to release CO2 and other GHG. ...
... humans thought to affect GHG, and thus climate? Human activities including land use change (agriculture, deforestation), fossil fuel use (coal, oil, natural gas), and cement production are known to release CO2 and other GHG. ...
Advantage CP 2 7WK - Open Evidence Archive
... include about $45 billion for retrofitting buildings to increase their energy efficiency significantly; $20 billion to upgrade the public transportation system; $32 billion for building “smart grid” electrical transmissions systems that can, among other things, efficiently use power from renewable s ...
... include about $45 billion for retrofitting buildings to increase their energy efficiency significantly; $20 billion to upgrade the public transportation system; $32 billion for building “smart grid” electrical transmissions systems that can, among other things, efficiently use power from renewable s ...