Professor Lord Nicholas Stern: Activities and Writings since 2008
... Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review and its Critics" (with Simon Dietz), Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, Vol. 3. Issue 1. pp.138-140, 2009. “The Global Deal on Climate Change” (with Cameron Hepburn), in Dieter Helm and Cameron Hepburn (eds.) The Economics and Politics of Clim ...
... Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review and its Critics" (with Simon Dietz), Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, Vol. 3. Issue 1. pp.138-140, 2009. “The Global Deal on Climate Change” (with Cameron Hepburn), in Dieter Helm and Cameron Hepburn (eds.) The Economics and Politics of Clim ...
Climate Change Mitigation: Research Needs
... of terrestrial forests and other land-use changes) has significantly altered the global climate system due to increasing concentration of GHG in the atmosphere ...
... of terrestrial forests and other land-use changes) has significantly altered the global climate system due to increasing concentration of GHG in the atmosphere ...
Proposed scope by the HLPE Steering Committee
... including the impacts of climate change on food quantity and food price, the effects on the diversity and nutritional quality of the diet, the threat on the human health (such as vector-borne diseases, diarrheal and respiratory diseases, increased morbidity and mortality from extreme weather), the r ...
... including the impacts of climate change on food quantity and food price, the effects on the diversity and nutritional quality of the diet, the threat on the human health (such as vector-borne diseases, diarrheal and respiratory diseases, increased morbidity and mortality from extreme weather), the r ...
FPL104
... but rather a continuous set of activities, actions, decisions, and attitudes undertaken by individuals, groups, and governments.” -- Adger et al. 2005 ...
... but rather a continuous set of activities, actions, decisions, and attitudes undertaken by individuals, groups, and governments.” -- Adger et al. 2005 ...
Folie 1
... steak. Therefore bread is better than a juicy steak. We can´t go on like this on a global way and for sure our lifestyle cannot be reached by 5 billion other people without severe negative effects? What are possibilities fur a sustainable and fair future, while preventing developing countries from m ...
... steak. Therefore bread is better than a juicy steak. We can´t go on like this on a global way and for sure our lifestyle cannot be reached by 5 billion other people without severe negative effects? What are possibilities fur a sustainable and fair future, while preventing developing countries from m ...
Growth_Climate_and_Collaboration_Stern_2014 (opens in new window)
... There are some who continue to suggest that the science is wrong. Their numbers are reducing but are still of some significance. They should go to their scientific societies, such as the US National Academy of Sciences or the UK Royal Society. They will find the arguments set out clearly by those wi ...
... There are some who continue to suggest that the science is wrong. Their numbers are reducing but are still of some significance. They should go to their scientific societies, such as the US National Academy of Sciences or the UK Royal Society. They will find the arguments set out clearly by those wi ...
Karl W. Steininger · Martin König Birgit Bednar
... across different sectors of the economy. Beyond that, it innovates in three important ways. First, it clearly delineates the current vulnerability to climate (the current “stock” of climate and weather induced damages) before going on to identify the additional impacts expected to occur with future ...
... across different sectors of the economy. Beyond that, it innovates in three important ways. First, it clearly delineates the current vulnerability to climate (the current “stock” of climate and weather induced damages) before going on to identify the additional impacts expected to occur with future ...
Climate Change Law Seminar - IUCN Academy of Environmental Law
... -West, Selected Environmental Law Statutes (or on-line statutory resources) -There will also be supplementary materials posted on TWEN. Overview Climate change is perhaps the most important environmental and public policy issue of our time. As greenhouse gas emissions increase, temperatures rise, an ...
... -West, Selected Environmental Law Statutes (or on-line statutory resources) -There will also be supplementary materials posted on TWEN. Overview Climate change is perhaps the most important environmental and public policy issue of our time. As greenhouse gas emissions increase, temperatures rise, an ...
UNEP Adaptation Source book (2008)
... vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, M.L. Parry, O.F. Canziani, J.P. Palutikof, P.J. van der Linden and C.E. Hanson, Eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, ...
... vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, M.L. Parry, O.F. Canziani, J.P. Palutikof, P.J. van der Linden and C.E. Hanson, Eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, ...
Slide 1
... Intellectual – those with a genuine disagreement with climate change based on their own scientific understanding Psychological – those who deny climate change because it challenges their beliefs and /or behaviours or because they emotionally can’t cope with the thought of climate change and its ...
... Intellectual – those with a genuine disagreement with climate change based on their own scientific understanding Psychological – those who deny climate change because it challenges their beliefs and /or behaviours or because they emotionally can’t cope with the thought of climate change and its ...
Beneficiaries of the program
... Agriculture is the most climate sensitive economic sector and the rural poor in developing countries will be most impacted by the adverse effects of climate change. Climate change mitigation and adaptation policies require interventions at many different scales, ranging from crop and on-farm managem ...
... Agriculture is the most climate sensitive economic sector and the rural poor in developing countries will be most impacted by the adverse effects of climate change. Climate change mitigation and adaptation policies require interventions at many different scales, ranging from crop and on-farm managem ...
climate change and adaptation in targeted mountainous sub
... specific climate change adaptation into relevant development policies/plans/strategies from a sub-regional perspective - Understand climate change vulnerabilities and impacts (synthesize information) - Analysis of relevant policies and frameworks and bottlenecks - Trigger policy action from a sub- ...
... specific climate change adaptation into relevant development policies/plans/strategies from a sub-regional perspective - Understand climate change vulnerabilities and impacts (synthesize information) - Analysis of relevant policies and frameworks and bottlenecks - Trigger policy action from a sub- ...
Climate Change Policy: What Do the Models Tell Us?†
... would bring about. These elements are incorporated in the work of Nordhaus (2008), Stern (2007), and others who evaluate abatement policies though the use of IAMs that project emissions, CO2e concentrations, temperature change, economic impact, and costs of abatement. Interestingly, however, Nordhau ...
... would bring about. These elements are incorporated in the work of Nordhaus (2008), Stern (2007), and others who evaluate abatement policies though the use of IAMs that project emissions, CO2e concentrations, temperature change, economic impact, and costs of abatement. Interestingly, however, Nordhau ...
Calculating the social cost of carbon
... costs of mitigating climate change. The Stern Review (Stern, 2006) provides two ways of making this comparison – it computes the social cost of carbon released as GHGs and it estimates the damage done by climate change compared against a world in which GHG emissions had no adverse effects. The speci ...
... costs of mitigating climate change. The Stern Review (Stern, 2006) provides two ways of making this comparison – it computes the social cost of carbon released as GHGs and it estimates the damage done by climate change compared against a world in which GHG emissions had no adverse effects. The speci ...
Climate Warnings' error margins
... Institute in London, who chaired the independent review of the projections. "[These projections] will help people make decisions about planning and designing structures now. That doesn't say that the guidance will be identical in three years' time. "But for those making decisions now, I think this i ...
... Institute in London, who chaired the independent review of the projections. "[These projections] will help people make decisions about planning and designing structures now. That doesn't say that the guidance will be identical in three years' time. "But for those making decisions now, I think this i ...
- UNDP-ALM
... Needs to develop socio-economic scenarios for the future Identify additional costs in project Justify which adaptation measures make sense. Access international finance mechanism to pay for climate related adaptation costs. ...
... Needs to develop socio-economic scenarios for the future Identify additional costs in project Justify which adaptation measures make sense. Access international finance mechanism to pay for climate related adaptation costs. ...
Climate Change: Law and Governance in South Africa
... Published in loose-leaf format and updated annually, Climate Change: Law and Governance in South Africa provides a comprehensive analysis of climate change, the relevant laws and policies and their intersection with international ...
... Published in loose-leaf format and updated annually, Climate Change: Law and Governance in South Africa provides a comprehensive analysis of climate change, the relevant laws and policies and their intersection with international ...
Presentation Title, Arial Regular 29pt Sub title, Arial Regular 24pt
... • Climate system knowledge, chaotic processes ...
... • Climate system knowledge, chaotic processes ...
6g_CCNet-coach-training-presentation
... Identify potential climate adaptation strategies based on new conceptual model Rank strategies by feasibility, cost, benefit, and robustness to different future climate Develop detailed logic chains for climate adaptation strategies ...
... Identify potential climate adaptation strategies based on new conceptual model Rank strategies by feasibility, cost, benefit, and robustness to different future climate Develop detailed logic chains for climate adaptation strategies ...
Chapter 2 of Stern Review: approach to discounting
... The economics introduced in this chapter applies, in principle, to the whole Review but the analysis of Sections 2.2 to 2.6 is of special relevance to Parts II and III, which look at impacts and at the economics of mitigation – assessing how much action is necessary to reduce greenhouse-gas emission ...
... The economics introduced in this chapter applies, in principle, to the whole Review but the analysis of Sections 2.2 to 2.6 is of special relevance to Parts II and III, which look at impacts and at the economics of mitigation – assessing how much action is necessary to reduce greenhouse-gas emission ...
IPCC WGII email part 2
... “Priority should be given to peer-reviewed scientific, technical and socio-economic literature if available. It is recognized that other sources provide crucial information for IPCC Reports. These sources may include reports from governments, industry, and research institutions, international and ot ...
... “Priority should be given to peer-reviewed scientific, technical and socio-economic literature if available. It is recognized that other sources provide crucial information for IPCC Reports. These sources may include reports from governments, industry, and research institutions, international and ot ...
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... Dasgupta and Weitzman have shown that the saving rates implied by the Stern Review’s values for the rate of pure time preference and the elasticity of the marginal utility of consumption are too high from either a normative (Dasgupta) or descriptive (Weitzman) perspective. Given the attention this d ...
... Dasgupta and Weitzman have shown that the saving rates implied by the Stern Review’s values for the rate of pure time preference and the elasticity of the marginal utility of consumption are too high from either a normative (Dasgupta) or descriptive (Weitzman) perspective. Given the attention this d ...
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... Can express in terms of remaining “carbon space” as a stock but story is similar. ...
... Can express in terms of remaining “carbon space” as a stock but story is similar. ...
Consultation Questions - Aviation Environment Federation
... target.6 To achieve the tougher target of 450-500ppm CO2, which many scientists consider is more desirable, Stern pointed out that the social cost of carbon would need to be three times as high.7 We recommend that a footnote referring to this point is added to the final emissions cost assessment. Qu ...
... target.6 To achieve the tougher target of 450-500ppm CO2, which many scientists consider is more desirable, Stern pointed out that the social cost of carbon would need to be three times as high.7 We recommend that a footnote referring to this point is added to the final emissions cost assessment. Qu ...
Class-01 - University at Albany Atmospheric Sciences
... (During the first classes you will have time to find a research project you are interested in.) Get a pre-approval for your research idea from your instructor You will start with a scientific proposition (hypothesis) and present the key ideas in class and get feedback from your peer students You wri ...
... (During the first classes you will have time to find a research project you are interested in.) Get a pre-approval for your research idea from your instructor You will start with a scientific proposition (hypothesis) and present the key ideas in class and get feedback from your peer students You wri ...