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... IPCC (Sept 2007): “If warming is not kept below 2 degrees C, which will require the strongest of mitigation efforts, and currently looks very unlikely to be achieved, then substantial global impacts will occur, such as: species extinctions and millions of people at risk from drought, hunger and floo ...
... IPCC (Sept 2007): “If warming is not kept below 2 degrees C, which will require the strongest of mitigation efforts, and currently looks very unlikely to be achieved, then substantial global impacts will occur, such as: species extinctions and millions of people at risk from drought, hunger and floo ...
Alternative approaches to assess the value of preventing electricity
... customer valuation of supply disruptions "cannot be determined or observed directly from market behavior…because no market exists in which supply interruptions are traded." Most past estimates of power disruption have been obtained either by estimating the drop in economic activity that occurred dur ...
... customer valuation of supply disruptions "cannot be determined or observed directly from market behavior…because no market exists in which supply interruptions are traded." Most past estimates of power disruption have been obtained either by estimating the drop in economic activity that occurred dur ...
An IFIEC Europe Perspective - SVSE
... Politically, arguing against carbon reduction is futile. Climate change is a political fact. It is the speed and extent of the reduction where the debate lies. CDM and JI need company involvement and States need credits to meet commitments, so companies must be able to trade if there is to be ma ...
... Politically, arguing against carbon reduction is futile. Climate change is a political fact. It is the speed and extent of the reduction where the debate lies. CDM and JI need company involvement and States need credits to meet commitments, so companies must be able to trade if there is to be ma ...
COMPUTER BROCHURE - Tufts Office of Sustainability
... During heavy usage (e.g., when you open a new application) your computer draws only slightly more power. The average computer uses about 120 Watts (75 Watts for the screen and 45 Watts for the CPU) whether you're using it or not. Action Turn off your computer if you are not using it for 1 hour or mo ...
... During heavy usage (e.g., when you open a new application) your computer draws only slightly more power. The average computer uses about 120 Watts (75 Watts for the screen and 45 Watts for the CPU) whether you're using it or not. Action Turn off your computer if you are not using it for 1 hour or mo ...
Climate Change: Portfolio Analysis
... population steadily grows, the continued development of emerging economies depends on access to affordable energy. At the same time, limiting climate change requires the global average temperature increase to remain below 2°C relative to pre-industrial levels. Successfully addressing these challenge ...
... population steadily grows, the continued development of emerging economies depends on access to affordable energy. At the same time, limiting climate change requires the global average temperature increase to remain below 2°C relative to pre-industrial levels. Successfully addressing these challenge ...
Document
... • In particular, surface temperatures are increasing. => 1998 or 2005 is the warmest year in the past 400 years, and perhaps much longer ...
... • In particular, surface temperatures are increasing. => 1998 or 2005 is the warmest year in the past 400 years, and perhaps much longer ...
21st century climate change in West Africa
... (RegCM) for present-day and future climates. • Identifying biases in both GCM and regional climate model simulations. • Publishing results. • Work to reduce biases in GCM/RegCM. • Will use CSM 2.0 and CSM 3.0 data in the future. • Build human scientific capacity for decades of future ...
... (RegCM) for present-day and future climates. • Identifying biases in both GCM and regional climate model simulations. • Publishing results. • Work to reduce biases in GCM/RegCM. • Will use CSM 2.0 and CSM 3.0 data in the future. • Build human scientific capacity for decades of future ...
Climate change, community wellbeing and social justice
... be evenly distributed amongst people and places. This is both because of the geographical variation of climate impacts but also the distribution of the economic and social capacity to respond to climate emergencies and adapt over time. Unabated and unaddressed, climate change will exacerbate existin ...
... be evenly distributed amongst people and places. This is both because of the geographical variation of climate impacts but also the distribution of the economic and social capacity to respond to climate emergencies and adapt over time. Unabated and unaddressed, climate change will exacerbate existin ...
Carbon Trade Watch in CNN
... In the last decade air passengers with a green conscience have been offered a way out of the moral bind they find themselves in, via the concept of carbon offsetting. ...
... In the last decade air passengers with a green conscience have been offered a way out of the moral bind they find themselves in, via the concept of carbon offsetting. ...
Information Note
... reflects a recognition that sustainable development cannot be achieved without decisive action to adapt to and mitigate climate change. Paris Agreement — In December 2015, the United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change (COP21) agreed to the goals of keeping global temperature increase bel ...
... reflects a recognition that sustainable development cannot be achieved without decisive action to adapt to and mitigate climate change. Paris Agreement — In December 2015, the United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change (COP21) agreed to the goals of keeping global temperature increase bel ...
Energy Makeovers Pty Ltd - Department of Environment, Land
... target for the VEET scheme going forward. EM recommends that the 2017 target be set at 10 million tonnes, with subsequent targets being open to upward adjustments as needed to assist Victoria to meet its future carbon abatement targets. "Energy efficiency will be a critical element of Victoria's cli ...
... target for the VEET scheme going forward. EM recommends that the 2017 target be set at 10 million tonnes, with subsequent targets being open to upward adjustments as needed to assist Victoria to meet its future carbon abatement targets. "Energy efficiency will be a critical element of Victoria's cli ...
Trends in Accounting for Greenhouse Gases
... Climate change is a constraint to sustainable socio-economic development in Zimbabwe. The increasing frequency and severity of droughts and floods, the shift in onset of the rains, and increasing intensity of mid-season dry spells in the last 50 years have been identified in the Initial National Com ...
... Climate change is a constraint to sustainable socio-economic development in Zimbabwe. The increasing frequency and severity of droughts and floods, the shift in onset of the rains, and increasing intensity of mid-season dry spells in the last 50 years have been identified in the Initial National Com ...
Twelve Economic Facts on Energy and Climate Change
... Given this technological and economic context, the United States has perhaps never been better positioned to tackle the urgent threat of climate change. Though it is often discussed as a future problem, climate change caused by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is happening now. The concentration of ca ...
... Given this technological and economic context, the United States has perhaps never been better positioned to tackle the urgent threat of climate change. Though it is often discussed as a future problem, climate change caused by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is happening now. The concentration of ca ...
1. Identification
... Recently, Bangladesh's widely accepted vulnerability to the adverse impacts of climate change is resulting in increased levels of development partner financial commitments in the area of climate change. In order to harmonise the expected increase in the number of climate change related interventions ...
... Recently, Bangladesh's widely accepted vulnerability to the adverse impacts of climate change is resulting in increased levels of development partner financial commitments in the area of climate change. In order to harmonise the expected increase in the number of climate change related interventions ...
Climate - Earth Observing Laboratory
... 3. Metadata: Fully document each observing system and its operating procedures 4. Data Quality and Continuity: Assess data quality and homogeneity as a part of routine operation procedures. 5. Integrated Environmental Assessment: Anticipate the use of data in the development of environmental assessm ...
... 3. Metadata: Fully document each observing system and its operating procedures 4. Data Quality and Continuity: Assess data quality and homogeneity as a part of routine operation procedures. 5. Integrated Environmental Assessment: Anticipate the use of data in the development of environmental assessm ...
Fact Sheet Resilient Cities. - Contra Costa County Climate Leaders
... Maintain updated flood, drought (and other natural hazards) plans- specifically accounting for high risk populations: old, young, etc and high risk areas: flood plains, coastlines, deltas, etc Reduce water usage/ increase water usage efficiency. Contra Costa County’s Los Vaqueros Reservoir is planni ...
... Maintain updated flood, drought (and other natural hazards) plans- specifically accounting for high risk populations: old, young, etc and high risk areas: flood plains, coastlines, deltas, etc Reduce water usage/ increase water usage efficiency. Contra Costa County’s Los Vaqueros Reservoir is planni ...
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... After President Bill Clinton was elected in November of 1992, one of his early actions was to announce support for stronger measures to prevent climate change. In the early months of 1993, his administration floated a variety of proposals to tax energy, including a carbon tax and a broader “BTU tax” ...
... After President Bill Clinton was elected in November of 1992, one of his early actions was to announce support for stronger measures to prevent climate change. In the early months of 1993, his administration floated a variety of proposals to tax energy, including a carbon tax and a broader “BTU tax” ...
The climate movement and the practical
... political scientists. These institutions had valued their regular summits as a form of legitimation for their ideologies and practices; they did not want to hold these meetings in high-security locations, such as Okinawa and Qatar, which they became obliged to do. They were disconcerted to be confro ...
... political scientists. These institutions had valued their regular summits as a form of legitimation for their ideologies and practices; they did not want to hold these meetings in high-security locations, such as Okinawa and Qatar, which they became obliged to do. They were disconcerted to be confro ...
Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis
... Section 4: Understanding and Attributing Climate Change Most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations. This is an advance since the TAR’s conclusion that “most of ...
... Section 4: Understanding and Attributing Climate Change Most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations. This is an advance since the TAR’s conclusion that “most of ...
Switzerland
... Long term: Switzerland plans its climate policy in 10-year-steps, continuously strengthening its reduction targets. The Government of Switzerland has formulated an indicative goal to reduce emissions by 2050 by 70 to 85 percent compared to 1990 including use of international credits as well as the ...
... Long term: Switzerland plans its climate policy in 10-year-steps, continuously strengthening its reduction targets. The Government of Switzerland has formulated an indicative goal to reduce emissions by 2050 by 70 to 85 percent compared to 1990 including use of international credits as well as the ...
Economic Analysis of EU-wide Emissions Trading of CO2
... binding targets for industrialised countries, EU 15 ‘bubble’ at 8%; the other MS European Commission: Environment Directorate General Slide: 6 ...
... binding targets for industrialised countries, EU 15 ‘bubble’ at 8%; the other MS European Commission: Environment Directorate General Slide: 6 ...
Climate Change
... equations are applied to see how much air/heat flows between each pair of cells – This is repeated all around the Earth – The models have improved by making the cells smaller – They are now about 110 km square by 1 km high ...
... equations are applied to see how much air/heat flows between each pair of cells – This is repeated all around the Earth – The models have improved by making the cells smaller – They are now about 110 km square by 1 km high ...
Paleoclimatology and Climate Change
... 1 operation of the various climate mechanisms, and their modulation through variable 1 influences from and interactions between the atmosphere, geosphere, biosphere, 1 hydrosphere and cryosphere. 5 The student displays an objective critical attitude towards new data, interpretations, 1 theories ...
... 1 operation of the various climate mechanisms, and their modulation through variable 1 influences from and interactions between the atmosphere, geosphere, biosphere, 1 hydrosphere and cryosphere. 5 The student displays an objective critical attitude towards new data, interpretations, 1 theories ...
Are Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rising More Rapidly Than Expected?
... When CO2 emissions accumulate in the atmosphere faster than the rate at which they are removed from the atmosphere by “sinks,” atmospheric concentrations rise. Scientists have concluded that the increased concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) over the past century, due to human activities, is like ...
... When CO2 emissions accumulate in the atmosphere faster than the rate at which they are removed from the atmosphere by “sinks,” atmospheric concentrations rise. Scientists have concluded that the increased concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) over the past century, due to human activities, is like ...