A financial director`s guide to the carbon reduction
... should be aware of around the CRC: • Risk to reputation and brand may be the greatest concern as companies will be rated against each other and it is likely there will be significant attention from the press in the first few years of the CRC. Increased investor pressure in the current climate could ...
... should be aware of around the CRC: • Risk to reputation and brand may be the greatest concern as companies will be rated against each other and it is likely there will be significant attention from the press in the first few years of the CRC. Increased investor pressure in the current climate could ...
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... become identified with a confidence interval, determined from the consensus of an ever larger mix of modeling and observational studies [e.g., Knutti and Hegerl, 2008; Collins et al., 2013]. In emphasizing consensus, the physical underpinnings of each study are easily lost and there is little to rewar ...
... become identified with a confidence interval, determined from the consensus of an ever larger mix of modeling and observational studies [e.g., Knutti and Hegerl, 2008; Collins et al., 2013]. In emphasizing consensus, the physical underpinnings of each study are easily lost and there is little to rewar ...
CSKT Climate Change Strategic Plan
... with minimum disruption or cost. Generally, systems that have high adaptive capacities are better able to deal with climate change. ...
... with minimum disruption or cost. Generally, systems that have high adaptive capacities are better able to deal with climate change. ...
We Stand as One: Children, Young People and Climate Change
... they want to adopt renewable energy technology like solar and wind to be promoted. Secondly, they want the Government to take a lead on the international stage and set greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for Australia necessary to tackle human-made climate change. Finally, they want the enviro ...
... they want to adopt renewable energy technology like solar and wind to be promoted. Secondly, they want the Government to take a lead on the international stage and set greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for Australia necessary to tackle human-made climate change. Finally, they want the enviro ...
WORD - UNCTAD Virtual Institute
... 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland. This document has been edited externally. The UNCTAD Virtual Institute (http://vi.unctad.org) is a capacity-building and networking programme that aims to strengthen teaching and research of international trade and development issues at academic institutions in developin ...
... 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland. This document has been edited externally. The UNCTAD Virtual Institute (http://vi.unctad.org) is a capacity-building and networking programme that aims to strengthen teaching and research of international trade and development issues at academic institutions in developin ...
Risk of ruin paper - Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
... IPCC (2007) is a survey of existing literature – it deals with what is known and considered to be most likely to happen. For example sea level rises are projected to rise between 0.18 and 0.58m by 2099. IPCC (2007a) then goes on to say “Models used to date do not include uncertainties in climate-ca ...
... IPCC (2007) is a survey of existing literature – it deals with what is known and considered to be most likely to happen. For example sea level rises are projected to rise between 0.18 and 0.58m by 2099. IPCC (2007a) then goes on to say “Models used to date do not include uncertainties in climate-ca ...
Climate adaptation: what it means for Australian consumers
... Is climate change a priority for consumers? To understand how important climate change is for consumers, we asked respondents to rank what they felt were the most important social issues. Results revealed that the most important social issues currently facing consumers are mainly household related, ...
... Is climate change a priority for consumers? To understand how important climate change is for consumers, we asked respondents to rank what they felt were the most important social issues. Results revealed that the most important social issues currently facing consumers are mainly household related, ...
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... rates reach a staggering 40% of the entire population (Fischer, Shah, and van Velthuizen 2002, 1). The majority of the poor live in rural areas where agriculture is the predominant form of economic activity, and, therefore, their fate is inextricably inter-woven with that of farming. Agricultural ( ...
... rates reach a staggering 40% of the entire population (Fischer, Shah, and van Velthuizen 2002, 1). The majority of the poor live in rural areas where agriculture is the predominant form of economic activity, and, therefore, their fate is inextricably inter-woven with that of farming. Agricultural ( ...
Farming in a Changing Climate
... and blocked grain transportation systems. With climate change, the expectation is that temperatures will rise, moisture conditions will change, and many extreme climate events will become more common. Given the effects of recent extreme weather, questions arise about the capacity of agri-food system ...
... and blocked grain transportation systems. With climate change, the expectation is that temperatures will rise, moisture conditions will change, and many extreme climate events will become more common. Given the effects of recent extreme weather, questions arise about the capacity of agri-food system ...
Pacific Climate Change Finance Assessment Framework (PCCFAF)
... Forum Leaders have directed the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) to assist in improving Forum Island Countries’ (FICs) access to and management of climate change resources. The assessment framework presented in this report is part of several initiatives being coordinated and/or supported by ...
... Forum Leaders have directed the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) to assist in improving Forum Island Countries’ (FICs) access to and management of climate change resources. The assessment framework presented in this report is part of several initiatives being coordinated and/or supported by ...
Norway`s Fifth National Communication under the Framework
... to make five-yearly reviews of progress and how the use of policy instruments at national level should be further developed. The Ministry of the Environment ...
... to make five-yearly reviews of progress and how the use of policy instruments at national level should be further developed. The Ministry of the Environment ...
Polisdigitocracy
... Cities are leading the smart revolution… Cities are increasingly taking a leading role in delivering climate action. The Climate Action in Megacities 3.01 (CAM 3.0) report shows that since 2011 C40 cities have taken 9,831 actions to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change. In 2015, 51% of these ...
... Cities are leading the smart revolution… Cities are increasingly taking a leading role in delivering climate action. The Climate Action in Megacities 3.01 (CAM 3.0) report shows that since 2011 C40 cities have taken 9,831 actions to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change. In 2015, 51% of these ...
FOUNDATION PAPER |ONE CLIMATE CHANGE Victoria: the
... individual weather event can be directly linked to climate change. To the contrary, our analysis shows that, for the extreme hot weather of the recent past, there is virtually no explanation other than climate change. James Hansen, Director NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, August 20123 ...
... individual weather event can be directly linked to climate change. To the contrary, our analysis shows that, for the extreme hot weather of the recent past, there is virtually no explanation other than climate change. James Hansen, Director NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, August 20123 ...
Forests and climate change after Lima: Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific region
... a signatory to the Convention on Climate Change. The momentum is growing to address climate change by reducing atmospheric GHG emissions. Towards this aim, the first Conference of Parties (COP) was held in Berlin in 1995 and Parties continued to negotiate on their commitments which led to the Kyoto ...
... a signatory to the Convention on Climate Change. The momentum is growing to address climate change by reducing atmospheric GHG emissions. Towards this aim, the first Conference of Parties (COP) was held in Berlin in 1995 and Parties continued to negotiate on their commitments which led to the Kyoto ...
Draft 1:Layout 1.qxd - Defenders of Wildlife
... in between. Increased levels of atmospheric CO2 help the invading species outcompete native shrubs and perennial grasses. Increased productivity and changes in temperature and precipitation appear to be driving more frequent and larger fires, which in turn favors annual grasses. Annual grasses produ ...
... in between. Increased levels of atmospheric CO2 help the invading species outcompete native shrubs and perennial grasses. Increased productivity and changes in temperature and precipitation appear to be driving more frequent and larger fires, which in turn favors annual grasses. Annual grasses produ ...
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... Adaptation can explain the more optimistic results found with the Ricardian method compared to more pessimistic results found in purely agronomic studies. Adaptation is clearly costly. The Ricardian model takes into account the costs of different alternatives. For example, if a farmer decides to int ...
... Adaptation can explain the more optimistic results found with the Ricardian method compared to more pessimistic results found in purely agronomic studies. Adaptation is clearly costly. The Ricardian model takes into account the costs of different alternatives. For example, if a farmer decides to int ...
Lake Victoria CC Readness brief No. 3 English
... to improve resilience to environmental hazards, including those attributable to climate change. Sustaining progress on the MDGs will require strengthening capacities to anticipate and respond to climate-related disasters and capitalizing on green growth opportunities (UNECA, 201 ...
... to improve resilience to environmental hazards, including those attributable to climate change. Sustaining progress on the MDGs will require strengthening capacities to anticipate and respond to climate-related disasters and capitalizing on green growth opportunities (UNECA, 201 ...
English - Plan International
... degradation on food, water and energy, analyzed from a child centered and gender perspective. A study conducted by the international research institute for climate and society (IRI) revealed that lack of climate change information affects the integration of climate into policy, practice, climate ser ...
... degradation on food, water and energy, analyzed from a child centered and gender perspective. A study conducted by the international research institute for climate and society (IRI) revealed that lack of climate change information affects the integration of climate into policy, practice, climate ser ...
Climate Change and Heat Deaths: Newest Estimates
... concentration for the higher A1FI scenario is approximately 1000 ppm (Nakićenović and Swart 2000). The estimates in this study do not explicitly model GHG emission control policies, but are considered an approximate surrogates for an intensive greenhouse gas emission control policy (B1), or a busi ...
... concentration for the higher A1FI scenario is approximately 1000 ppm (Nakićenović and Swart 2000). The estimates in this study do not explicitly model GHG emission control policies, but are considered an approximate surrogates for an intensive greenhouse gas emission control policy (B1), or a busi ...
Target Atmospheric CO2: Where Should Humanity Aim?
... ~6°C for doubled CO2 for the range of climate states between glacial conditions and ice-free Antarctica. Decreasing CO2 was the main cause of a cooling trend that began 50 million years ago, the planet being nearly ice-free until CO2 fell to 450 ± 100 ppm; barring prompt policy changes, that critica ...
... ~6°C for doubled CO2 for the range of climate states between glacial conditions and ice-free Antarctica. Decreasing CO2 was the main cause of a cooling trend that began 50 million years ago, the planet being nearly ice-free until CO2 fell to 450 ± 100 ppm; barring prompt policy changes, that critica ...
Economics of PGRFA Management for Adaptation to Climate Change: A Review of Selected Literature
... There is a growing consensus in the scientific literature that the earth is warming due to anthropometrically increases in greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. Together with increasing temperatures, climate change is expected to result in increasingly unpredictable and variable rainfall bot ...
... There is a growing consensus in the scientific literature that the earth is warming due to anthropometrically increases in greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. Together with increasing temperatures, climate change is expected to result in increasingly unpredictable and variable rainfall bot ...
The Surveyor’s Role in Monitoring, Mitigating, and Adapting to Climate Change FIG REPORT
... This publication is the result of extensive debates, discussions, and presentations by the FIG Task Force on Surveyors and Climate Change over the past three years. The Task Force was established at FIG’s Working Week in Marrakech, Morocco, in May 2011, to facilitate the work of the international su ...
... This publication is the result of extensive debates, discussions, and presentations by the FIG Task Force on Surveyors and Climate Change over the past three years. The Task Force was established at FIG’s Working Week in Marrakech, Morocco, in May 2011, to facilitate the work of the international su ...
ACSRI report - Columbia University
... operated private prisons on the grounds that the companies’ business prospects were linked to an increase in already historically high levels of incarceration so as to be inconsistent with the University’s mission and values. It is hard to take such a position with respect to all fossil fuels firms ...
... operated private prisons on the grounds that the companies’ business prospects were linked to an increase in already historically high levels of incarceration so as to be inconsistent with the University’s mission and values. It is hard to take such a position with respect to all fossil fuels firms ...
The impact of climate change and weather on transport - MOWE-IT
... transport in Norway. Differences in performance of road, rail and waterway transport systems give an indication of the potential impacts of climate change. One of the difficulties of this approach is that differences between countries are the result of a whole range of factors, where in addition to c ...
... transport in Norway. Differences in performance of road, rail and waterway transport systems give an indication of the potential impacts of climate change. One of the difficulties of this approach is that differences between countries are the result of a whole range of factors, where in addition to c ...