The treatment of risk and uncertainty in the US Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis: Working Paper 54 (332 kB) (opens in new window)
... In this note I offer some comments on the recently established ‘social cost of carbon’ (SCC) for analysis of federal regulations in the United States (Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon 2010). While thorough in some respects, I argue that the analysis of the Interagency Working Group ...
... In this note I offer some comments on the recently established ‘social cost of carbon’ (SCC) for analysis of federal regulations in the United States (Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon 2010). While thorough in some respects, I argue that the analysis of the Interagency Working Group ...
Illustrated MS Word Version - Reformed Druids of North America
... The AD will be taking part in the 2008 vision quest but this year will be a supporter whereas last year she was a questor herself. Though there is not the preparation of making 707 prayers ties this year, being a supporter still has its share of "getting worked" leading up to the quest. Once the que ...
... The AD will be taking part in the 2008 vision quest but this year will be a supporter whereas last year she was a questor herself. Though there is not the preparation of making 707 prayers ties this year, being a supporter still has its share of "getting worked" leading up to the quest. Once the que ...
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... technologies for high efficiency solar cells – Increase solar cell efficiency by as much as 0.3-0.6%. • Each 0.1% improvement can result in approximately $500,000 in savings per year for our customers. – Reduces cost of solar cell technology for consumers ...
... technologies for high efficiency solar cells – Increase solar cell efficiency by as much as 0.3-0.6%. • Each 0.1% improvement can result in approximately $500,000 in savings per year for our customers. – Reduces cost of solar cell technology for consumers ...
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... I believe that we can creatively finance new technologies and work practices that will help mitigate climate change. We must remake capitalism to be greener, more profitable, and more ethical. Now ...
... I believe that we can creatively finance new technologies and work practices that will help mitigate climate change. We must remake capitalism to be greener, more profitable, and more ethical. Now ...
Solving wicked social problems with socio
... We have faced a variety of design challenges in developing the CoLab. One challenge is to predict what will happen if a proposal is implemented. Computer simulations that make such predictions have served as the cornerstone of policy discussions about climate change, but access to these models is me ...
... We have faced a variety of design challenges in developing the CoLab. One challenge is to predict what will happen if a proposal is implemented. Computer simulations that make such predictions have served as the cornerstone of policy discussions about climate change, but access to these models is me ...
Water supply options for the future
... Current state of climate modeling • Climate models are currently capable of credibly simulating present climate at the continental scale. • Models are continually improving, yet key physical relationships remain poorly understood, the water vapor/cloud formation and feedback process being the most ...
... Current state of climate modeling • Climate models are currently capable of credibly simulating present climate at the continental scale. • Models are continually improving, yet key physical relationships remain poorly understood, the water vapor/cloud formation and feedback process being the most ...
TERMS OF REFERENCE Project: Ecological Organic Agriculture
... NOAA National Weather Service: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/climate/Climatechange.pdf ...
... NOAA National Weather Service: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/climate/Climatechange.pdf ...
A just transition to climate-resilient economies and societies
... pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C. Action against climate change is central to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is addressed specifically under the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13. Clearly, climate change is relevant to virtu ...
... pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C. Action against climate change is central to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is addressed specifically under the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13. Clearly, climate change is relevant to virtu ...
A Unified Approach to Address Water-Climate Related Issues
... science and technology, the losses have been minimized but still there are many for which either such tools are inaccessible or unreliable. The sustainable development of water resources is unfinished business with respect to adapting to a changing climate, and to utilizing developing technologies f ...
... science and technology, the losses have been minimized but still there are many for which either such tools are inaccessible or unreliable. The sustainable development of water resources is unfinished business with respect to adapting to a changing climate, and to utilizing developing technologies f ...
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... generally seen as an important first step towards a truly global emission reduction regime that will stabilize GHG emissions, and provides the essential architecture for any future international agreement on climate change. The major feature of the KP is that it sets binding targets for 37 industria ...
... generally seen as an important first step towards a truly global emission reduction regime that will stabilize GHG emissions, and provides the essential architecture for any future international agreement on climate change. The major feature of the KP is that it sets binding targets for 37 industria ...
Climate Threats: A More Inclusive Assessment Is Needed
... into four broad categories: 1) mitigation—efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; 2) adaptation—increasing society’s capacity to cope with changes in climate; 3) geoengineering or climate engineering—additional, deliberate manipulation of the earth system that is intended to counteract at ...
... into four broad categories: 1) mitigation—efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; 2) adaptation—increasing society’s capacity to cope with changes in climate; 3) geoengineering or climate engineering—additional, deliberate manipulation of the earth system that is intended to counteract at ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES Lee G. Branstetter William A. Pizer
... emissions is likely to intensify these changes in coming decades, raising the prospect of serious damage to ecological and economic systems worldwide. 3 Many scholars and political leaders view an effort to limit climate change as the preeminent policy challenge of our time. But this effort carries ...
... emissions is likely to intensify these changes in coming decades, raising the prospect of serious damage to ecological and economic systems worldwide. 3 Many scholars and political leaders view an effort to limit climate change as the preeminent policy challenge of our time. But this effort carries ...
Atlantic Coast - Oil Change International
... 6 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator.” https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator 7 MMt = Million Metric Tons. Figures are rounded. 8 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ‘Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Supply Header Project Draft ...
... 6 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator.” https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator 7 MMt = Million Metric Tons. Figures are rounded. 8 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ‘Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Supply Header Project Draft ...
Climate Change - Hans von Storch
... knowledge about climate • Climate change is a „constructed“ issue. People hardly experience „climate change“. • One construction is scientific, i.e. an „objective“ analysis of observations and interpretation by theories. • The other construction is cultural, in particular maintained and transformed ...
... knowledge about climate • Climate change is a „constructed“ issue. People hardly experience „climate change“. • One construction is scientific, i.e. an „objective“ analysis of observations and interpretation by theories. • The other construction is cultural, in particular maintained and transformed ...
Slide 1
... Due to changing seasonal streamflow, the Yakima basin reservoir system will be less able to supply water to all users, especially those with junior water rights. Historically, the Yakima basin has been significantly water short 14% of the time. Without adaptations, current projections of the medium ...
... Due to changing seasonal streamflow, the Yakima basin reservoir system will be less able to supply water to all users, especially those with junior water rights. Historically, the Yakima basin has been significantly water short 14% of the time. Without adaptations, current projections of the medium ...
Slide 0
... Directive - where other countries “adopt measures for reducing the climate change impact of flights departing from that country”, the EC is to consult with that third country and consider options to provide for the “optimal interaction between the scheme and that county’s measures.” ...
... Directive - where other countries “adopt measures for reducing the climate change impact of flights departing from that country”, the EC is to consult with that third country and consider options to provide for the “optimal interaction between the scheme and that county’s measures.” ...
Facing the Climate Change Challenge in a Global Economy
... U.S. emissions are still the highest among developed countries, and others look to the United States for leadership. Yet, following promising developments towards a legislated emissions trading program in 2 ...
... U.S. emissions are still the highest among developed countries, and others look to the United States for leadership. Yet, following promising developments towards a legislated emissions trading program in 2 ...
How Do We Know that Humans Are the Major Cause of Global
... surface, which then gives off energy as infrared radiation, the heat you feel from asphalt on a sunny day. Greenhouse gases such as water vapor and carbon dioxide (CO2), absorb this radiating energy, heating the atmosphere and the surface. This process results in the Earth’s temperature being warmer ...
... surface, which then gives off energy as infrared radiation, the heat you feel from asphalt on a sunny day. Greenhouse gases such as water vapor and carbon dioxide (CO2), absorb this radiating energy, heating the atmosphere and the surface. This process results in the Earth’s temperature being warmer ...
... Once upon a time, debates about climate policy were primarily about the science.1 Initially, at least in the US, an inordinate amount of attention was focused on the handful of ‘climate skeptics’ who challenged the scientific understanding of climate change. The influence of the skeptics, however, i ...
Why should psychology help address climate change?
... et al., 2009). Psychological and mental health impacts of climate change have only recently been considered among the collection of health impacts of climate change but are among some of the most potentially devastating effects in terms of human suffering, and among the most difficult to quantify an ...
... et al., 2009). Psychological and mental health impacts of climate change have only recently been considered among the collection of health impacts of climate change but are among some of the most potentially devastating effects in terms of human suffering, and among the most difficult to quantify an ...
Tackling Climate Change: Bridging the Technology Divide
... Combating climate change and related natural disasters: Since the early years of development planning, India has had to contend with climate-related impacts and natural disasters affecting economic development. These have been in the form of droughts and floods, tidal waves and cyclonic storms, eart ...
... Combating climate change and related natural disasters: Since the early years of development planning, India has had to contend with climate-related impacts and natural disasters affecting economic development. These have been in the form of droughts and floods, tidal waves and cyclonic storms, eart ...
Climate Change and Extreme Weather
... has also been true in the U.S.—in the 1950’s the ratio of record highs to record lows was roughly 1 to 1 and by the 2000’s the ratio was 2 to 1 (see figure, below). The data also suggest that many regions have experienced more or longer heat waves over this time period. ...
... has also been true in the U.S.—in the 1950’s the ratio of record highs to record lows was roughly 1 to 1 and by the 2000’s the ratio was 2 to 1 (see figure, below). The data also suggest that many regions have experienced more or longer heat waves over this time period. ...