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... climate goals”; viii) “the introduction of more efficient cars and/or trucks and use of IT in traffic”; ix) “improvements in freight traffic”; x) “improvement of the attractiveness of public transport”; xi) “economic measures”; xii) “the adjustment of regional and spatial planning”; and xiii) “air t ...
... climate goals”; viii) “the introduction of more efficient cars and/or trucks and use of IT in traffic”; ix) “improvements in freight traffic”; x) “improvement of the attractiveness of public transport”; xi) “economic measures”; xii) “the adjustment of regional and spatial planning”; and xiii) “air t ...
... release of carbon dioxide.8 Carbon dioxide is the principle concern accounting for fifty percent of all anthropogenic greenhouse gases.9 The carbon cycles, photosynthesis and respiration, are significant to climate change.10 During photosynthesis plants “fix” carbon when sunlight is absorbed by chlo ...
Pulling Answers Out of the Air
... sphere globally and the planet subtracting only 2 GtC/y, either in terms of gigatons or petagrams (1 Gt = 109 metric the difference represents the volume of CO2 accumulating tons = 1015 grams = 1 Pg) per year of either carbon or carin the atmosphere each year. bon dioxide; you’ll know the difference ...
... sphere globally and the planet subtracting only 2 GtC/y, either in terms of gigatons or petagrams (1 Gt = 109 metric the difference represents the volume of CO2 accumulating tons = 1015 grams = 1 Pg) per year of either carbon or carin the atmosphere each year. bon dioxide; you’ll know the difference ...
A What Is the Right Price for Carbon Emissions?
... s concern over climate change grows, policymakers face a difficult question: How much should society spend today to protect future generations against the unknown risks emissions create? Two issues make determining the appropriate price of carbon emissions a particularly difficult question for econo ...
... s concern over climate change grows, policymakers face a difficult question: How much should society spend today to protect future generations against the unknown risks emissions create? Two issues make determining the appropriate price of carbon emissions a particularly difficult question for econo ...
ffectiveness of a Segmental Approach to Climate Policy E * Jessika E. Trancik,
... First, we show for the case of U.S. electricity how the set of suitable energy technologies depends on demand-side efficiency, and changes with the stringency of climate targets. Under a high-efficiency scenario, carbonfree technologies must supply 60−80% of U.S. electricity demand to meet an emissions ...
... First, we show for the case of U.S. electricity how the set of suitable energy technologies depends on demand-side efficiency, and changes with the stringency of climate targets. Under a high-efficiency scenario, carbonfree technologies must supply 60−80% of U.S. electricity demand to meet an emissions ...
Use Green Taxes and Market Instruments to Reduce Greenhouse Gas
... The change in relative prices, based on the added cost of GHGs, will influence long-term decision-making by businesses and consumers, and gradually reduce the level of GHG emissions. The simplest system would set a common initial tax rate for all emitters—for example, $25 per tonne of GHGs emitted ...
... The change in relative prices, based on the added cost of GHGs, will influence long-term decision-making by businesses and consumers, and gradually reduce the level of GHG emissions. The simplest system would set a common initial tax rate for all emitters—for example, $25 per tonne of GHGs emitted ...
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... analysis indicate that Australia’s national interest would be served by the strongest feasible global mitigation—for example, a global mitigation effort directed at holding concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to 450 ppm rather than 550 ppm. For 450 ppm, the costs of mitigation are hi ...
... analysis indicate that Australia’s national interest would be served by the strongest feasible global mitigation—for example, a global mitigation effort directed at holding concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to 450 ppm rather than 550 ppm. For 450 ppm, the costs of mitigation are hi ...
307 – Abstarct Paper Nº: 307 Oral 3c. Secuestro de Carbono y
... Veracruz-Córdoba, Medellín de Bravo, Veracruz. e-mail: [email protected] ...
... Veracruz-Córdoba, Medellín de Bravo, Veracruz. e-mail: [email protected] ...
Comparing CO2 emissions to CO2 levels
... Figure 1: CO2 levels (Green Line - Law Dome, East Antarctica and Blue line - Mauna Loa, Hawaii) and Cumulative CO2 emissions in gigatonnes of CO2 (Red Line - CDIAC). So putting it all together, Figure 1 is a plot of the total amount of CO2 in the atmosphere (top) versus the total amount of CO2 huma ...
... Figure 1: CO2 levels (Green Line - Law Dome, East Antarctica and Blue line - Mauna Loa, Hawaii) and Cumulative CO2 emissions in gigatonnes of CO2 (Red Line - CDIAC). So putting it all together, Figure 1 is a plot of the total amount of CO2 in the atmosphere (top) versus the total amount of CO2 huma ...
Reducing Global Carbon: Creating an American Policy
... traded internationally has already been observed, as Ahmad & Wyckoff note that “the average basket of goods traded internationally tends to be more carbon-intensive than the average basket of goods consumed domestically” (2003). These issues with the Kyoto Protocol, as well as others, have resulted ...
... traded internationally has already been observed, as Ahmad & Wyckoff note that “the average basket of goods traded internationally tends to be more carbon-intensive than the average basket of goods consumed domestically” (2003). These issues with the Kyoto Protocol, as well as others, have resulted ...
Beyond the Limits - The Climate Institute
... + Article 3 of the agreement outlines that all countries are to undertake and communicate progressively stronger emissions reductions with a view to limiting global average temperature to below 1.5-2°C above preindustrial levels. + Targets will be updated every five years and informed by the outco ...
... + Article 3 of the agreement outlines that all countries are to undertake and communicate progressively stronger emissions reductions with a view to limiting global average temperature to below 1.5-2°C above preindustrial levels. + Targets will be updated every five years and informed by the outco ...
Public Investment in Low-Carbon Technologies and Infrastructure
... the allowances created and allocated by government under a cap-and-trade system. The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy has estimated that $18 billion in annual revenue could be raised from a national cap-and-trade system in 2020. Some portion of that could be dedicated to low c ...
... the allowances created and allocated by government under a cap-and-trade system. The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy has estimated that $18 billion in annual revenue could be raised from a national cap-and-trade system in 2020. Some portion of that could be dedicated to low c ...
Strategic Plan - Department of Environmental Affairs
... Climate change is an increasing threat at local, regional and global levels, and addressing that threat requires us to change our ‘business as usual’ activities. As a signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), South Africa has made a commitment to make a fair co ...
... Climate change is an increasing threat at local, regional and global levels, and addressing that threat requires us to change our ‘business as usual’ activities. As a signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), South Africa has made a commitment to make a fair co ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES CARBON GEOGRAPHY:
... geography. The coastal states, such as California, Oregon, and Washington stand out as lowcarbon areas largely due to their proximity to large Northwest hydroelectric facilities and natural gas. In contrast, the Midwest and South have higher than average per-capita emissions largely due to their coa ...
... geography. The coastal states, such as California, Oregon, and Washington stand out as lowcarbon areas largely due to their proximity to large Northwest hydroelectric facilities and natural gas. In contrast, the Midwest and South have higher than average per-capita emissions largely due to their coa ...
Carbon Geography: The Political Economy of Congressional
... geography. The coastal states, such as California, Oregon, and Washington stand out as lowcarbon areas largely due to their proximity to large Northwest hydroelectric facilities and natural gas. In contrast, the Midwest and South have higher than average per-capita emissions largely due to their coa ...
... geography. The coastal states, such as California, Oregon, and Washington stand out as lowcarbon areas largely due to their proximity to large Northwest hydroelectric facilities and natural gas. In contrast, the Midwest and South have higher than average per-capita emissions largely due to their coa ...
The Carbon Cycle
... for carbon management as carbon sink ‘credits’ ignores other related issues. The Kyoto Protocol allows the use of carbon sinks to offset carbon emissions from fossil fuels. However, there is a fundamental imbalance in this equation because carbon released from burning fossil fuels moves from a perma ...
... for carbon management as carbon sink ‘credits’ ignores other related issues. The Kyoto Protocol allows the use of carbon sinks to offset carbon emissions from fossil fuels. However, there is a fundamental imbalance in this equation because carbon released from burning fossil fuels moves from a perma ...
Analysis on the Status and Developing Trend of Low-carbon
... (JI). Developed countries can obtain emission credits outside the country through these three mechanisms, to ease the pressure on domestic emission reductions and achieve emission reduction targets at lower cost. The developing countries can also obtain the technology and funds of emission reduction ...
... (JI). Developed countries can obtain emission credits outside the country through these three mechanisms, to ease the pressure on domestic emission reductions and achieve emission reduction targets at lower cost. The developing countries can also obtain the technology and funds of emission reduction ...
L`Oréal announces its new "carbon balanced" ambition for 2020
... Economics Chair, who chairs the committee of carbon experts put together by L’Oréal, said, “Voluntary initiatives that explore low-carbon business models, like those of L’Oréal, are an invaluable asset in terms of experimentation and innovation. For them to become more widespread, the COP 21 would h ...
... Economics Chair, who chairs the committee of carbon experts put together by L’Oréal, said, “Voluntary initiatives that explore low-carbon business models, like those of L’Oréal, are an invaluable asset in terms of experimentation and innovation. For them to become more widespread, the COP 21 would h ...
A Secular Carbon Debt from Atmospheric high Temperature
... and sulfur (NOAH 1972). Through oxygenation – be it at low temperature as in digestion of food items, at medium temperature levels as in pyrolysis or at high temperature as in open fire - CO2 is again set free together with H2O. This applies also to the combustion of fossil fuels which, however, in ...
... and sulfur (NOAH 1972). Through oxygenation – be it at low temperature as in digestion of food items, at medium temperature levels as in pyrolysis or at high temperature as in open fire - CO2 is again set free together with H2O. This applies also to the combustion of fossil fuels which, however, in ...
Correcting the carbon cycle representation: How
... been applied in earlier integrated assessment studies of global warming (e.g., [1–3]). However, these studies neglect the well understood non-linear relationship between partial pressure and dissolved inorganic carbon in seawater. Non-linear pulse response functions provide a transparent and simple ...
... been applied in earlier integrated assessment studies of global warming (e.g., [1–3]). However, these studies neglect the well understood non-linear relationship between partial pressure and dissolved inorganic carbon in seawater. Non-linear pulse response functions provide a transparent and simple ...
Australian Climate Policy Survey
... Carbon Pricing: The Paris Agreement’s Key Ingredient Report April 2016, International Emissions Trading Association ...
... Carbon Pricing: The Paris Agreement’s Key Ingredient Report April 2016, International Emissions Trading Association ...
and closing the carbon cycles (c³)
... There are two different options to transform CO2 into a carbon raw material again. On the one hand, it can be transformed to obtain pure carbon, which is very energy-intensive. On the other hand, for many applications it is sufficient or even more desirable to provide carbon compounds such as CO, as ...
... There are two different options to transform CO2 into a carbon raw material again. On the one hand, it can be transformed to obtain pure carbon, which is very energy-intensive. On the other hand, for many applications it is sufficient or even more desirable to provide carbon compounds such as CO, as ...
Economic Potential of Biomass Based Fuels for Greenhouse Gas
... percent U.S. limit on net emissions for six greenhouse gas categories (United Nations, Framework Convention on Climate Change). Using EPA emissions inventory data, such an agreement would imply annual carbon emission reductions of about 300 million tons plus emissions growth by 2010 (which by linear ...
... percent U.S. limit on net emissions for six greenhouse gas categories (United Nations, Framework Convention on Climate Change). Using EPA emissions inventory data, such an agreement would imply annual carbon emission reductions of about 300 million tons plus emissions growth by 2010 (which by linear ...
Ontario`s climate change discussion paper
... cooperative approach to developing climate change policies is critical in order to maximize effectiveness, minimize the negative impact on the Ontario economy, and ensure that significant unintended negative policy consequences, such as carbon leakage, are avoided. We are concerned that a climate ch ...
... cooperative approach to developing climate change policies is critical in order to maximize effectiveness, minimize the negative impact on the Ontario economy, and ensure that significant unintended negative policy consequences, such as carbon leakage, are avoided. We are concerned that a climate ch ...