Meeting Carbon Budgets – Implications of Brexit for UK climate policy
... of around a third from 2015 to 2030 (a 57% reduction relative to 1990). Current policies, including those agreed to by the UK at the EU level, would at best deliver about half the required emissions reduction. The Government has recognised this policy gap and will set out its plans for meeting carbo ...
... of around a third from 2015 to 2030 (a 57% reduction relative to 1990). Current policies, including those agreed to by the UK at the EU level, would at best deliver about half the required emissions reduction. The Government has recognised this policy gap and will set out its plans for meeting carbo ...
Greenhouse Gas Removal
... geological formations. Studies suggesting that CO2 stored in geological formations could be secure for over 100,000 years.1 ...
... geological formations. Studies suggesting that CO2 stored in geological formations could be secure for over 100,000 years.1 ...
The Case for a Carbon Tax in Canada
... Climate change is widely recognized as the preeminent environmental threat facing the world’s current and future generations. A recent report by the International Energy Agency suggests that with current climate policies, global mean temperature is likely to increase by between 3.6 and 5.3 ◦C, with ...
... Climate change is widely recognized as the preeminent environmental threat facing the world’s current and future generations. A recent report by the International Energy Agency suggests that with current climate policies, global mean temperature is likely to increase by between 3.6 and 5.3 ◦C, with ...
Conscious uncoupling? Low Carbon Economy Index 2015 October 2015 1.3%
... countries showed particularly sharp reductions of over 7%, with the UK topping our Index with a 10.9% fall in carbon intensity – the highest by any country over the last six years. These may be the first signs of uncoupling of emissions from economic growth. Despite this, there is still a big gap be ...
... countries showed particularly sharp reductions of over 7%, with the UK topping our Index with a 10.9% fall in carbon intensity – the highest by any country over the last six years. These may be the first signs of uncoupling of emissions from economic growth. Despite this, there is still a big gap be ...
Anthropogenic carbon release rate unprecedented during the past
... transient climate changes could provide invaluable constraints on the response of the climate system to such perturbations, but only if the associated carbon release rates can be reliably reconstructed. The Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) is known at present to have the highest carbon relea ...
... transient climate changes could provide invaluable constraints on the response of the climate system to such perturbations, but only if the associated carbon release rates can be reliably reconstructed. The Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) is known at present to have the highest carbon relea ...
Growing trees to sequester carbon in the UK
... agenda of the UK Government, with commitments under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC, along with 173 other countries) to stabilize greenhouse gases in the atmosphere at a level which will not ‘dangerously’ affect the earth’s climate system. The first step towards achieving a reduc ...
... agenda of the UK Government, with commitments under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC, along with 173 other countries) to stabilize greenhouse gases in the atmosphere at a level which will not ‘dangerously’ affect the earth’s climate system. The first step towards achieving a reduc ...
Climate Change Mitigation Options in British Columbia`s Forests: A
... biomass (branches, roots and leaves) stays in the forest where it slowly decays or is burned to generate immediate carbon emissions. The rest of the carbon is transferred to wood products, where its fate depends on their usage and disposal. Burning: Some of the newly harvested trees, harvesting resi ...
... biomass (branches, roots and leaves) stays in the forest where it slowly decays or is burned to generate immediate carbon emissions. The rest of the carbon is transferred to wood products, where its fate depends on their usage and disposal. Burning: Some of the newly harvested trees, harvesting resi ...
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... With substantial increases in the global demand for energy services expected over the next century, energy technology holds the key to effective limitation of greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon-based fuels and their associated technologies supplied 88 percent of the world’s energy in 1995. Over the co ...
... With substantial increases in the global demand for energy services expected over the next century, energy technology holds the key to effective limitation of greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon-based fuels and their associated technologies supplied 88 percent of the world’s energy in 1995. Over the co ...
BioCarbon Fund - World Bank Group
... Many of the lessons learned from A/R could be helpful in the development of REDD+ in order to avoid the same bottlenecks The interactions between different land uses need to be addressed; policymakers will need to address the interface of all land use activities (e.g., A/R, REDD+, and agricultur ...
... Many of the lessons learned from A/R could be helpful in the development of REDD+ in order to avoid the same bottlenecks The interactions between different land uses need to be addressed; policymakers will need to address the interface of all land use activities (e.g., A/R, REDD+, and agricultur ...
The Aversion to Direct Cost Imposition: Selecting Climate Policy
... among various nations as well as sub-national units such as American states and localities that retain authority to launch unilateral greenhouse gas reduction initiatives of their own (Selin and VanDeveer 2009). While this vast laboratory has generated some version of virtually every type of policy ...
... among various nations as well as sub-national units such as American states and localities that retain authority to launch unilateral greenhouse gas reduction initiatives of their own (Selin and VanDeveer 2009). While this vast laboratory has generated some version of virtually every type of policy ...
Carbon Disclosure Project Report
... Group Five is working towards the development of emission reduction targets for its fixed sites. It is anticipated that absolute emissions could be reduced by as much as 3% over the next five years, with 2012 as a base year. Whilst it is more complex to anticipate changes in absolute emissions for G ...
... Group Five is working towards the development of emission reduction targets for its fixed sites. It is anticipated that absolute emissions could be reduced by as much as 3% over the next five years, with 2012 as a base year. Whilst it is more complex to anticipate changes in absolute emissions for G ...
State of resources reporting
... How is forest carbon estimated? Estimates of forest carbon can vary depending on the researcher’s approach and assumptions. For example, in their calculations, researchers ...
... How is forest carbon estimated? Estimates of forest carbon can vary depending on the researcher’s approach and assumptions. For example, in their calculations, researchers ...
A Carbon Tax As a Driver of Green Technology Innovation and the
... President Obama, the focus of Congress in terms of climate change was on passing cap and trade legislation. The House passed a bill establishing a cap and trade scheme—the American Clean Energy and Security Act 11—but the Senate Since then, government support for developing green failed to act. 12 t ...
... President Obama, the focus of Congress in terms of climate change was on passing cap and trade legislation. The House passed a bill establishing a cap and trade scheme—the American Clean Energy and Security Act 11—but the Senate Since then, government support for developing green failed to act. 12 t ...
IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM)
... of 5% below their 1990 levels (Bebbington and Larrinaga-Gonzalez, 2008). The EU-15 took on a joint target under the Kyoto Protocol to reduce collective emissions of European Union countries by at least 8% below 1990 levels in the Protocol’s first commitment period (2008–2012). In June 2000, the EU l ...
... of 5% below their 1990 levels (Bebbington and Larrinaga-Gonzalez, 2008). The EU-15 took on a joint target under the Kyoto Protocol to reduce collective emissions of European Union countries by at least 8% below 1990 levels in the Protocol’s first commitment period (2008–2012). In June 2000, the EU l ...
`2°c capital stock` for electricity generation
... (IAM) scenarios of energy system transitions, we calculate the date at which the installed electricity infrastructure reaches the 2°C capital stock. The implications for energy policy of this concept are significant. Once the 2°C capital stock for the electricity sector has been reached, all new add ...
... (IAM) scenarios of energy system transitions, we calculate the date at which the installed electricity infrastructure reaches the 2°C capital stock. The implications for energy policy of this concept are significant. Once the 2°C capital stock for the electricity sector has been reached, all new add ...
Climate and Atmosphere-- United States
... CO2 emissions per total energy consumption provides an indicator of how much carbon dioxide is emitted per amount of energy used in a country. This relationship is expressed in metric tons of CO2 per terajoule, and was calculated using the Reference Approach CO2 emissions and total primary energy su ...
... CO2 emissions per total energy consumption provides an indicator of how much carbon dioxide is emitted per amount of energy used in a country. This relationship is expressed in metric tons of CO2 per terajoule, and was calculated using the Reference Approach CO2 emissions and total primary energy su ...
Mobility choices and climate change
... • “Social norms” what are they? • Economic incentives: – “carbon” tax (additional to current fuel duties) – “quotas”: Personal Carbon Allowances (“carbon trading”) – “bonus-malus”: a bonus for emitting less than a given threshold, a malus for emitting more (i.e. feebate) ...
... • “Social norms” what are they? • Economic incentives: – “carbon” tax (additional to current fuel duties) – “quotas”: Personal Carbon Allowances (“carbon trading”) – “bonus-malus”: a bonus for emitting less than a given threshold, a malus for emitting more (i.e. feebate) ...
The Role of US Households in Global Carbon
... residential sector is responsible for a little over 20% of this emission. From this perspective, US households account for about 4% of global carbon emissions. Such sector-based approach is commonly used in energy analysis and energy policy. However, this is not necessarily a complete representation ...
... residential sector is responsible for a little over 20% of this emission. From this perspective, US households account for about 4% of global carbon emissions. Such sector-based approach is commonly used in energy analysis and energy policy. However, this is not necessarily a complete representation ...
Climate and Atmosphere-- Bosnia and Herzegovina
... CO2 emissions per total energy consumption provides an indicator of how much carbon dioxide is emitted per amount of energy used in a country. This relationship is expressed in metric tons of CO2 per terajoule, and was calculated using the Reference Approach CO2 emissions and total primary energy su ...
... CO2 emissions per total energy consumption provides an indicator of how much carbon dioxide is emitted per amount of energy used in a country. This relationship is expressed in metric tons of CO2 per terajoule, and was calculated using the Reference Approach CO2 emissions and total primary energy su ...
The Global Carbon Trading Market: Concepts, Regulations and Industry Brochure
... - Assessment of risk and opportunities for the corporate in the carbon constraint environment Reasons to buy - Navigate the carbon emission market landscape through detailed analysis of the current carbon market dynamics and potential changes - Identify the most promising geography to invest in ener ...
... - Assessment of risk and opportunities for the corporate in the carbon constraint environment Reasons to buy - Navigate the carbon emission market landscape through detailed analysis of the current carbon market dynamics and potential changes - Identify the most promising geography to invest in ener ...
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... reducing GHG emissions, and the National Carbon Accounting System (NCAS). Australia signed the Kyoto Protocol in 1998, but did not ratify it until 2007. Controversy over the introduction of federal legislation to limit GHG emissions became particularly acute from 2009, with the major parties (the Au ...
... reducing GHG emissions, and the National Carbon Accounting System (NCAS). Australia signed the Kyoto Protocol in 1998, but did not ratify it until 2007. Controversy over the introduction of federal legislation to limit GHG emissions became particularly acute from 2009, with the major parties (the Au ...
Background for marketing carbon from forest growth in the US. B.S.
... European Union Emission Trading Scheme. As shown in Table 1 the European Union Emission Trading Scheme is the largest multinational, multisector GHG trading scheme in the world. It was created in 2005 to assist the 25 European countries that committed to the Kyoto Protocol in meeting their emission ...
... European Union Emission Trading Scheme. As shown in Table 1 the European Union Emission Trading Scheme is the largest multinational, multisector GHG trading scheme in the world. It was created in 2005 to assist the 25 European countries that committed to the Kyoto Protocol in meeting their emission ...
Carbon prices for the next thousand years
... For constructive contributions to the debate, see, e.g., Nordhaus (2007), Weitzman (2007), Dasgupta ...
... For constructive contributions to the debate, see, e.g., Nordhaus (2007), Weitzman (2007), Dasgupta ...
Ruddell et al. 2006
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported in its third assessment that 10-30% of human-induced global GHG emissions are due to Land Use, Land Use Change, and Forestry (LULUCF), (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2001). The IPCC concluded that globally, changes in forest ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported in its third assessment that 10-30% of human-induced global GHG emissions are due to Land Use, Land Use Change, and Forestry (LULUCF), (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2001). The IPCC concluded that globally, changes in forest ...