The Price of Climate Change
... Engagement with corporate management teams can help effect positive change, especially for big institutional investors with long holding periods. } The focus on sustainability has unleashed a torrent of new data. These can be used to measure physical and regulatory environmental risks, to mine for ...
... Engagement with corporate management teams can help effect positive change, especially for big institutional investors with long holding periods. } The focus on sustainability has unleashed a torrent of new data. These can be used to measure physical and regulatory environmental risks, to mine for ...
Oil Shortages, Climate Change and Collective Action
... at unchanged prices would continue to rise. Clearly, scarcity pricing should lead to rising oil prices, until prices are sufficiently high to elicit adequate supplies of unconventional oil, 2 including liquids from gas and coal. USGS (2000) estimates conventional oil reserves in the range 2,000-4,30 ...
... at unchanged prices would continue to rise. Clearly, scarcity pricing should lead to rising oil prices, until prices are sufficiently high to elicit adequate supplies of unconventional oil, 2 including liquids from gas and coal. USGS (2000) estimates conventional oil reserves in the range 2,000-4,30 ...
Carbon Farming Initiative Review
... sequestration projects, including reforestation, this is still too short for most plantation forestry projects. Plantation establishment is a long term venture, with a typical plantation rotation of 25-35 years for softwood plantations and 40-60 years for long rotation hardwood. The carbon accumulat ...
... sequestration projects, including reforestation, this is still too short for most plantation forestry projects. Plantation establishment is a long term venture, with a typical plantation rotation of 25-35 years for softwood plantations and 40-60 years for long rotation hardwood. The carbon accumulat ...
Slide 1
... the last 50 years (and will continue to do so in the future), implying that the longer it takes to begin reducing emissions significantly, the larger the cuts needed to stabilize atmospheric CO2. • All these changes have led to an acceleration of atmospheric CO2 growth 33% faster since 2000 than in ...
... the last 50 years (and will continue to do so in the future), implying that the longer it takes to begin reducing emissions significantly, the larger the cuts needed to stabilize atmospheric CO2. • All these changes have led to an acceleration of atmospheric CO2 growth 33% faster since 2000 than in ...
Wetlands and carbon - Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research
... Carbon sequestration: The uptake and storage of carbon. Trees and plants, for example, absorb carbon dioxide, release the oxygen and store the carbon. Carbon sink: A carbon reservoir that takes in and stores (sequesters) more carbon than it releases. Carbon sinks can serve to partially offset green ...
... Carbon sequestration: The uptake and storage of carbon. Trees and plants, for example, absorb carbon dioxide, release the oxygen and store the carbon. Carbon sink: A carbon reservoir that takes in and stores (sequesters) more carbon than it releases. Carbon sinks can serve to partially offset green ...
Combining multiple climate policy instruments: how not to do it - Working Paper 38 (598 kB) (opens in new window)
... When it comes to climate change, governments are apt to think that more policy instruments are better than fewer. Often, multiple policy instruments are considered or introduced in tandem – including carbon taxes, permit trading schemes, technology-specific subsidies and regulatory standards. Occasi ...
... When it comes to climate change, governments are apt to think that more policy instruments are better than fewer. Often, multiple policy instruments are considered or introduced in tandem – including carbon taxes, permit trading schemes, technology-specific subsidies and regulatory standards. Occasi ...
CARBON NEUTRAL STRATEGY 2015–2025
... from our own operations, and we have a long-standing target to have carbon neutral operations by 2020 (first adopted in 2008). We reduced our carbon emissions by 60% between 1994 and 2009–10. After reaching this target, in 2011 we adopted the Energy Management Action Plan 2011–2015, which establishe ...
... from our own operations, and we have a long-standing target to have carbon neutral operations by 2020 (first adopted in 2008). We reduced our carbon emissions by 60% between 1994 and 2009–10. After reaching this target, in 2011 we adopted the Energy Management Action Plan 2011–2015, which establishe ...
Carbon Tracker
... Carbon Tracker believes that there is a need for smarter regulation to improve the disclosures of fossil fuel companies to give the market a view of the collective risk of significant adjustments in energy markets. This could be delivered by companies being required to stress test their business mod ...
... Carbon Tracker believes that there is a need for smarter regulation to improve the disclosures of fossil fuel companies to give the market a view of the collective risk of significant adjustments in energy markets. This could be delivered by companies being required to stress test their business mod ...
here - National Council of Women of Queensland Inc
... accounting in total for 47.76% of the total global greenhouse gas emissions. http://climateanalytics.org/hot-topics/ratification-tracker.html For the treaty to become law, 55 countries need to ratify it, and at least 55% of global emissions to be represented by those accepting countries. The agreeme ...
... accounting in total for 47.76% of the total global greenhouse gas emissions. http://climateanalytics.org/hot-topics/ratification-tracker.html For the treaty to become law, 55 countries need to ratify it, and at least 55% of global emissions to be represented by those accepting countries. The agreeme ...
Document
... EU ETS Pew Center Review • Not all the details of the scheme were perfect from the beginning and this did not hamper its ...
... EU ETS Pew Center Review • Not all the details of the scheme were perfect from the beginning and this did not hamper its ...
Slide 1
... ‘Safe’ concentration has already been exceeded Concentration rising by 2ppmv per year Stabilisation targets and temperature rise: Stabilisation level Temperature change to 2100 oC 400ppm ...
... ‘Safe’ concentration has already been exceeded Concentration rising by 2ppmv per year Stabilisation targets and temperature rise: Stabilisation level Temperature change to 2100 oC 400ppm ...
Framework for Long-Term Deep Carbon Reduction Planning
... www.carbonneutralcities.org @CarbnNtrlCities ...
... www.carbonneutralcities.org @CarbnNtrlCities ...
Carbon Cycle Feedbacks - QUEST
... carbon cycle and climate. Some of the broad areas covered are highlighted below: • A new observational programme of ultraprecise measurements of changes in atmospheric CO2 and O2. • Data synthesis of natural changes in climate, CO2 and related data over glacial-interglacial cycles and Earth system m ...
... carbon cycle and climate. Some of the broad areas covered are highlighted below: • A new observational programme of ultraprecise measurements of changes in atmospheric CO2 and O2. • Data synthesis of natural changes in climate, CO2 and related data over glacial-interglacial cycles and Earth system m ...
Our Strategy for Climate Action
... We believe that all sectors of the economy must play a role in tackling the challenge of climate change. That is why Teck supports implementation of low-carbon technologies and advocates for measures that support society’s transition to a lower-carbon economy. Teck is a signatory of the 2015 Paris P ...
... We believe that all sectors of the economy must play a role in tackling the challenge of climate change. That is why Teck supports implementation of low-carbon technologies and advocates for measures that support society’s transition to a lower-carbon economy. Teck is a signatory of the 2015 Paris P ...
PowerPoint - Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean
... • Numerous domestic and international programs for carbon sequestration (forestry and geologic) • Founding member of FutureGen • Utility industry leader in Asia Pacific Partnership program with Administration ...
... • Numerous domestic and international programs for carbon sequestration (forestry and geologic) • Founding member of FutureGen • Utility industry leader in Asia Pacific Partnership program with Administration ...
Introduction
... Soil plays an important role in the global carbon cycle. The carbon stock of soil equals some 1 500 Pg in the topmost 1 m soil layer (Eswaran, van den Berg and Reich, 1993; Jobbágy and Jackson, 2000), and approximately 506 Pg (32 percent) of this is in the tropics (Eswaran, van den Berg and Reich, 1 ...
... Soil plays an important role in the global carbon cycle. The carbon stock of soil equals some 1 500 Pg in the topmost 1 m soil layer (Eswaran, van den Berg and Reich, 1993; Jobbágy and Jackson, 2000), and approximately 506 Pg (32 percent) of this is in the tropics (Eswaran, van den Berg and Reich, 1 ...
2004 community excellence awards
... internalizing costs and alternative financing, economic instruments) The amount allocated into the Carbon Fund is based on our annual greenhouse gas inventory. As we implement projects funded by the Carbon Fund, our overall greenhouse gas inventory will decline. Since we are committed to carbon neut ...
... internalizing costs and alternative financing, economic instruments) The amount allocated into the Carbon Fund is based on our annual greenhouse gas inventory. As we implement projects funded by the Carbon Fund, our overall greenhouse gas inventory will decline. Since we are committed to carbon neut ...
Appendix 2_Methodology for the assessment of policy simplification (opens in new window)
... therefore represent a slight overestimation of the amount of the emissions actually covered. CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC): The CRC applies to large public and private sector organisations and all central Government departments. Organisations qualify as CRC participants based on their electrici ...
... therefore represent a slight overestimation of the amount of the emissions actually covered. CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC): The CRC applies to large public and private sector organisations and all central Government departments. Organisations qualify as CRC participants based on their electrici ...
China’s Carbon Tax Gestation: Function, Theoretical Basis and Framework
... 2.2 To increase energy efficiency The carbon tax will reduce energy consumption, improve energy efficiency, reduce energy intensity, and promote changes in energy consumption structure. A carbon tax would have a far-reaching impact on the country’s energy consumption structure. It increases the pric ...
... 2.2 To increase energy efficiency The carbon tax will reduce energy consumption, improve energy efficiency, reduce energy intensity, and promote changes in energy consumption structure. A carbon tax would have a far-reaching impact on the country’s energy consumption structure. It increases the pric ...
Emissions Trading: Dairy industry response
... emissions allowable from the activities or sectors covered under the scheme. Tradable emissions permits (or credits) are issued up to an amount equal to the cap. ...
... emissions allowable from the activities or sectors covered under the scheme. Tradable emissions permits (or credits) are issued up to an amount equal to the cap. ...
What Trees Can Do to Reduce Atmospheric C02
... Well documented increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N20) have occurred over the last 200 years. Collectively, these gases are referred to as ‘greenhouse gases’ (GHG), because they absorb longwave radiation emitted from the Earth and this leads to the heati ...
... Well documented increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N20) have occurred over the last 200 years. Collectively, these gases are referred to as ‘greenhouse gases’ (GHG), because they absorb longwave radiation emitted from the Earth and this leads to the heati ...
Carbon Markets and New Market Mechanisms
... not extended to developing countries. The financial and economic implications of legally binding emissions targets are significant and several developed countries, of which the United States of America is most prominent, have refused to take on legally binding carbon emissions targets without the ad ...
... not extended to developing countries. The financial and economic implications of legally binding emissions targets are significant and several developed countries, of which the United States of America is most prominent, have refused to take on legally binding carbon emissions targets without the ad ...
Climate change and planning: carbon control and spatial regulation
... So far, much of the approach has relied on a mix of fairly weak direct regulation, voluntary measures and market-based incentives, as energy generators pass carbon costs on to consumers. This has had only a limited effect in achieving the degree of behaviour change required, particularly at the hous ...
... So far, much of the approach has relied on a mix of fairly weak direct regulation, voluntary measures and market-based incentives, as energy generators pass carbon costs on to consumers. This has had only a limited effect in achieving the degree of behaviour change required, particularly at the hous ...
The Design of Carbon Tax Framework in China
... country’s energy consumption structure. It increases the price of fossil energy, so it not only enables companies to eliminate backward and high energy consumption technologies, promotes enterprise to save energy, but also strengthens the competitiveness of wind, solar, geothermal and other renewabl ...
... country’s energy consumption structure. It increases the price of fossil energy, so it not only enables companies to eliminate backward and high energy consumption technologies, promotes enterprise to save energy, but also strengthens the competitiveness of wind, solar, geothermal and other renewabl ...