Summary of the meeting on 11 December 2015 on adaptation of
... period. Such estimates are still not available in the results of the reviewed existing European research projects on impact of extreme weather on the critical infrastructure. These projects are producing valuable estimates which can be used for ranking the priorities in consideration of the climatic ...
... period. Such estimates are still not available in the results of the reviewed existing European research projects on impact of extreme weather on the critical infrastructure. These projects are producing valuable estimates which can be used for ranking the priorities in consideration of the climatic ...
L`Oréal announces its new "carbon balanced" ambition for 2020
... coordinated commitment of countries and businesses to enter into a low-carbon economy, this would mark a new chapter in the history of mankind." Christian de Perthuis, Professor at the Paris Dauphine University and founder of the Climate Economics Chair, who chairs the committee of carbon experts pu ...
... coordinated commitment of countries and businesses to enter into a low-carbon economy, this would mark a new chapter in the history of mankind." Christian de Perthuis, Professor at the Paris Dauphine University and founder of the Climate Economics Chair, who chairs the committee of carbon experts pu ...
The Role of US Households in Global Carbon
... can be linked back to people. They are all intended to provide people with essential and non-essential products (including public infrastructure) and services (including social services and national security). These linkages are not clearly identifiable in the current representation of the sectoral ...
... can be linked back to people. They are all intended to provide people with essential and non-essential products (including public infrastructure) and services (including social services and national security). These linkages are not clearly identifiable in the current representation of the sectoral ...
Radio and Reduction of GHG Emissions
... several millions pages of paper; • Publication of maritime Service Publications in electronic form from 2011 (Res. 335 (WRC-07)) will save about 300 tons of paper per year and reduce the carbon emissions from transporting paper copies; • All frequency assignment data (several millions) are available ...
... several millions pages of paper; • Publication of maritime Service Publications in electronic form from 2011 (Res. 335 (WRC-07)) will save about 300 tons of paper per year and reduce the carbon emissions from transporting paper copies; • All frequency assignment data (several millions) are available ...
Glossary of Terms and Definitions on Climate Change and Adaptation
... While COP 15 failed to agree on emission reduction targets among Annex I Parties and Non-Annex I Parties, the Accord endorses the continuation of the Kyoto Protocol, underlines that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time and emphasizes a "strong political will to urgently comba ...
... While COP 15 failed to agree on emission reduction targets among Annex I Parties and Non-Annex I Parties, the Accord endorses the continuation of the Kyoto Protocol, underlines that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time and emphasizes a "strong political will to urgently comba ...
The ViTal imporTance of ending new fossil fuel leases in The gulf of
... technically recoverable federal oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico — nearly all of which could soon be available for leasing to industry under Obama administration policies. If leased and consumed, Gulf of Mexico oil and gas resources have the potential to release significant greenhouse gas emissions ...
... technically recoverable federal oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico — nearly all of which could soon be available for leasing to industry under Obama administration policies. If leased and consumed, Gulf of Mexico oil and gas resources have the potential to release significant greenhouse gas emissions ...
Project Document for WP (Part 1)
... With the experience acquired during the first inventory elaboration, the UCC produced the 1994 inventory using the revised IPCC methodology (1996). To compare the GHG emission evolution, the UCC also recalculated the 1990 inventory with the revised methodology. The 1994 Inventory, including its comp ...
... With the experience acquired during the first inventory elaboration, the UCC produced the 1994 inventory using the revised IPCC methodology (1996). To compare the GHG emission evolution, the UCC also recalculated the 1990 inventory with the revised methodology. The 1994 Inventory, including its comp ...
When Environmental Issues Collide: Climate Change
... impact on the world of dam building and dam resisting” (2001:xix). The International Committee on Dams, Rivers, and People claims similarly, “The World Commission on Dams report vindicates much of what dam critics have long argued. If the builders and funders of dams follow the recommendations of th ...
... impact on the world of dam building and dam resisting” (2001:xix). The International Committee on Dams, Rivers, and People claims similarly, “The World Commission on Dams report vindicates much of what dam critics have long argued. If the builders and funders of dams follow the recommendations of th ...
A Summary of Climate Change Risks for South East England
... groups (e.g. those affected by poverty, older people, people in poor health and those with disabilities), and the operation of businesses and critical infrastructure systems. Annual damage to properties in England and Wales, due to flooding from rivers and the sea, rises from £1.2 billion to between ...
... groups (e.g. those affected by poverty, older people, people in poor health and those with disabilities), and the operation of businesses and critical infrastructure systems. Annual damage to properties in England and Wales, due to flooding from rivers and the sea, rises from £1.2 billion to between ...
A Summary of Climate Change Risks for South East
... groups (e.g. those affected by poverty, older people, people in poor health and those with disabilities), and the operation of businesses and critical infrastructure systems. Annual damage to properties in England and Wales, due to flooding from rivers and the sea, rises from £1.2 billion to between ...
... groups (e.g. those affected by poverty, older people, people in poor health and those with disabilities), and the operation of businesses and critical infrastructure systems. Annual damage to properties in England and Wales, due to flooding from rivers and the sea, rises from £1.2 billion to between ...
Read The Debate - Environmental Law Institute
... Commissioner for Refugees suggests that climate change will displace an additional 250 million people over the next 35 years, many permanently. There is concern that the addition of a quarter billion new “climate refugees” would overwhelm an already under-resourced system. Even if a global agreement ...
... Commissioner for Refugees suggests that climate change will displace an additional 250 million people over the next 35 years, many permanently. There is concern that the addition of a quarter billion new “climate refugees” would overwhelm an already under-resourced system. Even if a global agreement ...
Brent climate change strategy
... national legislation on emissions reduction, and so have their own targets. Some consultees would have preferred more time to digest the draft strategy and provide feedback, which unfortunately was not always possible. However, the actions themselves were widely consulted upon and the strategy has b ...
... national legislation on emissions reduction, and so have their own targets. Some consultees would have preferred more time to digest the draft strategy and provide feedback, which unfortunately was not always possible. However, the actions themselves were widely consulted upon and the strategy has b ...
cool policy: climate change mitigation supporting growth
... events. These are partly offset by some expected benefits from higher temperatures in some areas and the higher CO2 concentrations that can favour plant growth. Recent OECD modelling work shows that the net economic consequences are projected to be negative in 23 of 25 world regions (OECD, 2015c). T ...
... events. These are partly offset by some expected benefits from higher temperatures in some areas and the higher CO2 concentrations that can favour plant growth. Recent OECD modelling work shows that the net economic consequences are projected to be negative in 23 of 25 world regions (OECD, 2015c). T ...
Report Gas Greenhouse
... is CO2; CO2 has a GWP of one. The calculation of the CO2 equivalent (CO2e) is a consistent methodology for comparing GHG emissions since it normalizes various GHG emissions to a consistent metric. Methane’s warming potential of 21 indicates that methane has a 21 times greater warming affect than ...
... is CO2; CO2 has a GWP of one. The calculation of the CO2 equivalent (CO2e) is a consistent methodology for comparing GHG emissions since it normalizes various GHG emissions to a consistent metric. Methane’s warming potential of 21 indicates that methane has a 21 times greater warming affect than ...
full-book-review - Institute for Environmental Entrepreneurship
... likelihood of global disruption as a result of new planetary disasters in the form of rising seas, changing hydrological patterns, longer and more intense fire seasons, loss in agricultural productivity, decrease in size of rainforests, and collapse of coral reefs and marine ecosystems. As this real ...
... likelihood of global disruption as a result of new planetary disasters in the form of rising seas, changing hydrological patterns, longer and more intense fire seasons, loss in agricultural productivity, decrease in size of rainforests, and collapse of coral reefs and marine ecosystems. As this real ...
Learning from mistakes in climate research | SpringerLink
... Perhaps the most common problem with the cases examined here was missing contextual information (Bthe prosecutor’s fallacy^ (Wheelan 2013)), and there are several plausible explanations for why relevant information may be neglected. The most obvious explanation is that the authors were unaware of su ...
... Perhaps the most common problem with the cases examined here was missing contextual information (Bthe prosecutor’s fallacy^ (Wheelan 2013)), and there are several plausible explanations for why relevant information may be neglected. The most obvious explanation is that the authors were unaware of su ...
Official Plan Review - Draft Recommended
... New policies regarding the preparation of a secondary plan for new growth areas including policies for the identification of industrial land uses and business parks, the establishment of a Health Precinct and the future consideration of nonindustrial uses for the Armtec (formerly Brooklin Concrete) ...
... New policies regarding the preparation of a secondary plan for new growth areas including policies for the identification of industrial land uses and business parks, the establishment of a Health Precinct and the future consideration of nonindustrial uses for the Armtec (formerly Brooklin Concrete) ...
MAR 115
... societies and the planet and thus requires the widest possible cooperation by all countries, and their participation in an effective and appropriate international response, with a view to accelerating the reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions,” and, “deep reductions in global emissions will b ...
... societies and the planet and thus requires the widest possible cooperation by all countries, and their participation in an effective and appropriate international response, with a view to accelerating the reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions,” and, “deep reductions in global emissions will b ...
Poverty, Inequality and Climate Change
... QCEA’s Sustainable Energy Security programme considers that energy security in the European Union must be environmentally and socially sustainable. Environmental sustainability means securing energy that does not damage our global ecosystems or contribute towards climate change. Social sustainabilit ...
... QCEA’s Sustainable Energy Security programme considers that energy security in the European Union must be environmentally and socially sustainable. Environmental sustainability means securing energy that does not damage our global ecosystems or contribute towards climate change. Social sustainabilit ...
Statement of witness James E. Hansen
... although climate inertia slows the response. If humanity is so foolish as to burn all fossil fuels, thus more than doubling atmospheric CO2 from its pre-industrial level of 280 ppm, we will have set the planet on an inexorable course to an ice-free state, with all the disasters that such a course mu ...
... although climate inertia slows the response. If humanity is so foolish as to burn all fossil fuels, thus more than doubling atmospheric CO2 from its pre-industrial level of 280 ppm, we will have set the planet on an inexorable course to an ice-free state, with all the disasters that such a course mu ...
WE ARE THE WEATHER MAKERS
... Bell, J. L., Sloan, L. C. & Snyder, M. 2003. Regional Changes in Extreme Climatic Events: A Future Climate Scenario. Journal of Climate 17, pp. 81–87. Climate Change: Observations and Predictions. Hadley Centre report December 2003. Met Office, UK. Climate Change Scenarios for the United Kingdom. Had ...
... Bell, J. L., Sloan, L. C. & Snyder, M. 2003. Regional Changes in Extreme Climatic Events: A Future Climate Scenario. Journal of Climate 17, pp. 81–87. Climate Change: Observations and Predictions. Hadley Centre report December 2003. Met Office, UK. Climate Change Scenarios for the United Kingdom. Had ...
Asian Development Outlook 2016 Update: Highlights
... the US, the euro area, and Japan. This Update pares down its forecast for aggregate growth to 1.4% in 2016, or 0.4 percentage points lower than the ADO 2016 projection, before seeing it pick up in 2017 to 1.8%. This dour result will continue to hold back global economic activity to the forecast hori ...
... the US, the euro area, and Japan. This Update pares down its forecast for aggregate growth to 1.4% in 2016, or 0.4 percentage points lower than the ADO 2016 projection, before seeing it pick up in 2017 to 1.8%. This dour result will continue to hold back global economic activity to the forecast hori ...
A P R
... influence. Facilitative processes to assist in the formulation of targets and pathways is one thing, enforcing the implementation of these plans is another. Especially when considered in the light of Canada’s public announcement that it would not comply with the Kyoto Protocol and the limited option ...
... influence. Facilitative processes to assist in the formulation of targets and pathways is one thing, enforcing the implementation of these plans is another. Especially when considered in the light of Canada’s public announcement that it would not comply with the Kyoto Protocol and the limited option ...