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... tradable permit system allows higher-cost emission reductions to be replaced by lower-cost reductions within that system, trading across systems allows higher-cost reductions to be replaced by lower-cost reductions from a different system. These cost savings create significant incentives for regulat ...
... tradable permit system allows higher-cost emission reductions to be replaced by lower-cost reductions within that system, trading across systems allows higher-cost reductions to be replaced by lower-cost reductions from a different system. These cost savings create significant incentives for regulat ...
Climate Regulation and the Limits of Cost
... carbon dioxide emissions.21 Some of these regulations predate the IWG report and draw upon other calculations of the social cost of carbon; others obtain their carbon prices directly from the IWG report. Agencies that depend on pricing carbon run squarely into the problem that there is no single pri ...
... carbon dioxide emissions.21 Some of these regulations predate the IWG report and draw upon other calculations of the social cost of carbon; others obtain their carbon prices directly from the IWG report. Agencies that depend on pricing carbon run squarely into the problem that there is no single pri ...
The risks of relying on tomorrow`s `negative emissions` to guide
... emissions options, insofar as they rely on biological carbon fixation, are inherently landintensive. This means they would take up large amounts of land that might otherwise be used for agriculture, or be left wild. There is thus no guarantee that it will be possible to deploy them at large enough s ...
... emissions options, insofar as they rely on biological carbon fixation, are inherently landintensive. This means they would take up large amounts of land that might otherwise be used for agriculture, or be left wild. There is thus no guarantee that it will be possible to deploy them at large enough s ...
Working Paper 165 - Dechezlepretre et al 2015 (opens in new window)
... a range of other policies, mostly supporting the deployment of renewable energy technologies, the EU is widely perceived as the vanguard of climate change policy globally. However, this unilateral set of policies has raised concerns that EU governments are threatening the international competitivene ...
... a range of other policies, mostly supporting the deployment of renewable energy technologies, the EU is widely perceived as the vanguard of climate change policy globally. However, this unilateral set of policies has raised concerns that EU governments are threatening the international competitivene ...
English - MDG Fund
... world’s total in the base year. China, India and other populous countries acquired the most of the carbon budget, and countries with relatively small populations acquired relatively small amount of carbon budget, as shown in Figure-2. In addition to demographic factors in carbon budget allocation, e ...
... world’s total in the base year. China, India and other populous countries acquired the most of the carbon budget, and countries with relatively small populations acquired relatively small amount of carbon budget, as shown in Figure-2. In addition to demographic factors in carbon budget allocation, e ...
of babies and bathwater: why the clean air act`s cooperative
... Commentators have proclaimed the acid rain trading program “an enormous success,” at least from a cost-benefit perspective.10 SO2 emissions have been reduced at a faster rate and at considerably lower cost than expected.11 By 2005, SO2 emissions from the power plants included in the program had fall ...
... Commentators have proclaimed the acid rain trading program “an enormous success,” at least from a cost-benefit perspective.10 SO2 emissions have been reduced at a faster rate and at considerably lower cost than expected.11 By 2005, SO2 emissions from the power plants included in the program had fall ...
Biogeosciences An outlook on the Sub
... it is a major source of interannual variability in global atmospheric CO2 (Williams et al., 2007): 20% of both global net primary production (NPP) and global land use emissions (mainly from forest degradation and deforestation), and around 40% of fire emissions have been attributed to the African co ...
... it is a major source of interannual variability in global atmospheric CO2 (Williams et al., 2007): 20% of both global net primary production (NPP) and global land use emissions (mainly from forest degradation and deforestation), and around 40% of fire emissions have been attributed to the African co ...
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... from $1/tonCO2e to $100/tonCO2e), forest carbon sequestration represented the biggest share in abatement of GHG emissions. In an extension of this paper, Gollub et al (2013): (i) disaggregated into more regions incorporating more detailed information on GHG emissions, and (ii) divided the ruminant s ...
... from $1/tonCO2e to $100/tonCO2e), forest carbon sequestration represented the biggest share in abatement of GHG emissions. In an extension of this paper, Gollub et al (2013): (i) disaggregated into more regions incorporating more detailed information on GHG emissions, and (ii) divided the ruminant s ...
Reconciling scientific reality with realpolitik: moving
... recognition of the need for a coherent, overarching framework to harness the many facets of climate policy and action towards the goal of dramatic global emissions reductions is entirely justified. However, in this article we raise significant doubts that carbon pricing is the most appropriate candi ...
... recognition of the need for a coherent, overarching framework to harness the many facets of climate policy and action towards the goal of dramatic global emissions reductions is entirely justified. However, in this article we raise significant doubts that carbon pricing is the most appropriate candi ...
HOW THE PALM OIL INDUSTRY IS
... The area of peatland involved is small: just 4 million hectares – about the size of Taiwan or Switzerland. But they store 14.6Gt of carbon, or 40% of Indonesia’s peatland carbon. Riau’s huge carbon store is at high risk from drainage, clearance and ultimately from fire. Destroying these peatlands co ...
... The area of peatland involved is small: just 4 million hectares – about the size of Taiwan or Switzerland. But they store 14.6Gt of carbon, or 40% of Indonesia’s peatland carbon. Riau’s huge carbon store is at high risk from drainage, clearance and ultimately from fire. Destroying these peatlands co ...
Reconciling scientific reality with realpolitik: moving beyond carbon
... recognition of the need for a coherent, overarching framework to harness the many facets of climate policy and action towards the goal of dramatic global emissions reductions is entirely justified. However, in this article we raise significant doubts that carbon pricing is the most appropriate candi ...
... recognition of the need for a coherent, overarching framework to harness the many facets of climate policy and action towards the goal of dramatic global emissions reductions is entirely justified. However, in this article we raise significant doubts that carbon pricing is the most appropriate candi ...
The Citizen`s Guide to Carbon Capping
... • With auction revenue, the state can invest in new energy infrastructure. • With auction revenue, the state can return money to consumers (who will pay higher energy prices). ...
... • With auction revenue, the state can invest in new energy infrastructure. • With auction revenue, the state can return money to consumers (who will pay higher energy prices). ...
Assessing the Social Costs and Benefits of Regulating Carbon
... policy may have the effect of increasing the price of certain commodities and products made from those commodities that are traded in markets. A price (cost) can therefore be put on this effect, at least regarding the contemporary effect. At the same time, another effect of the policy might be to re ...
... policy may have the effect of increasing the price of certain commodities and products made from those commodities that are traded in markets. A price (cost) can therefore be put on this effect, at least regarding the contemporary effect. At the same time, another effect of the policy might be to re ...
A Carbon Tax As a Driver of Green Technology Innovation and the
... underway to determine targets for a second commitment period that will run until 2020. 4 The Kyoto Protocol includes a range of other provisions such as the Clean Development Mechanism, which allows developed countries to reach their targets by purchasing allowances from projects in the developing c ...
... underway to determine targets for a second commitment period that will run until 2020. 4 The Kyoto Protocol includes a range of other provisions such as the Clean Development Mechanism, which allows developed countries to reach their targets by purchasing allowances from projects in the developing c ...
Compressed Natural Gas Conversion of Motor Vehicles in Dhaka
... There is currently an initiative ongoing at the Department of Environment, under the Government of Bangladesh to generate an emissions inventory for the whole country. A source apportionment study shows that the major sources of anthropogenic ambient PM 2.5 are motor vehicles (47~50%) and nearby bri ...
... There is currently an initiative ongoing at the Department of Environment, under the Government of Bangladesh to generate an emissions inventory for the whole country. A source apportionment study shows that the major sources of anthropogenic ambient PM 2.5 are motor vehicles (47~50%) and nearby bri ...
Full list of `Environment` briefings - European Parliament
... compact block, having different interests. The main and most controversial issues discussed in Marrakesh were monitoring, compliance and the modalities of use of the Kyoto mechanisms and carbon sinks, including the banking of credits (Athanasiou et al., 2001). In addition to the issues already prese ...
... compact block, having different interests. The main and most controversial issues discussed in Marrakesh were monitoring, compliance and the modalities of use of the Kyoto mechanisms and carbon sinks, including the banking of credits (Athanasiou et al., 2001). In addition to the issues already prese ...
Operating in Limits: Defining an Australian
... between 4 billion tonnes to 15 billion tonnes from 2010 to 2050. This range represents the reality that while scientists can advise on appropriate global budgets, just how this pie should be shared is, ultimately, a question of equity. To assess the equity implications of the indicative Australian b ...
... between 4 billion tonnes to 15 billion tonnes from 2010 to 2050. This range represents the reality that while scientists can advise on appropriate global budgets, just how this pie should be shared is, ultimately, a question of equity. To assess the equity implications of the indicative Australian b ...
Towards Climate-Friendly Farming
... decision should be made sooner rather than later. While there is a case for providing direct financial assistance to farmers, especially to those who have already made significant emissions reductions, it should be made clear that this will not be open-ended. Broad political support is essential if ...
... decision should be made sooner rather than later. While there is a case for providing direct financial assistance to farmers, especially to those who have already made significant emissions reductions, it should be made clear that this will not be open-ended. Broad political support is essential if ...
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... adopted is use the same physical concept, “cumulative emissions,” to express both fairness and safety. Fairness is explored at the aggregated level of developed vs. developing countries. We focus on CO2 emissions and ignore emissions of other greenhouse gases and aerosols.2 We consider both energy ( ...
... adopted is use the same physical concept, “cumulative emissions,” to express both fairness and safety. Fairness is explored at the aggregated level of developed vs. developing countries. We focus on CO2 emissions and ignore emissions of other greenhouse gases and aerosols.2 We consider both energy ( ...
New Zealand`s Climate Change Target
... impacting the competitiveness of New Zealand businesses, which could result in businesses moving offshore with potentially more emissions intensive practices (also known as “carbon leakage”); and to ensure we take on a similar level of cost to other countries. Other reasons included the small size o ...
... impacting the competitiveness of New Zealand businesses, which could result in businesses moving offshore with potentially more emissions intensive practices (also known as “carbon leakage”); and to ensure we take on a similar level of cost to other countries. Other reasons included the small size o ...
Bilateral Cooperation between China and the United States
... across regions and industries (as is inevitably the case), pricing policies are cost-effective in the short run because they direct abatement, through the market, to the least costly abatement options (tending to equalize marginal abatement costs across sources). Carbon pricing is also the least cos ...
... across regions and industries (as is inevitably the case), pricing policies are cost-effective in the short run because they direct abatement, through the market, to the least costly abatement options (tending to equalize marginal abatement costs across sources). Carbon pricing is also the least cos ...
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... Emissions measures for the national inventory and for on-farm abatement decisions require different levels of precision to provide information and accuracy at relevant scales. Estimates in the national inventory draw on a variety of data sources, country specific and default emissions factors and me ...
... Emissions measures for the national inventory and for on-farm abatement decisions require different levels of precision to provide information and accuracy at relevant scales. Estimates in the national inventory draw on a variety of data sources, country specific and default emissions factors and me ...
DOC - Europa
... the right to determine which areas of their territory are free to be used for CO2 storage. Where exploration is required to generate the necessary information, exploration permits must be issued on a non-discriminatory basis, valid for 2 years with the possibility of extension. A detailed analysis o ...
... the right to determine which areas of their territory are free to be used for CO2 storage. Where exploration is required to generate the necessary information, exploration permits must be issued on a non-discriminatory basis, valid for 2 years with the possibility of extension. A detailed analysis o ...
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... that there have been several methane hydrate release events associated with warming periods in the Earth’s history but slump slides of sediments or other sudden impacts are thought to be the likely cause rather than any gradual effect of warming temperatures. Nevertheless, recent modelling suggests ...
... that there have been several methane hydrate release events associated with warming periods in the Earth’s history but slump slides of sediments or other sudden impacts are thought to be the likely cause rather than any gradual effect of warming temperatures. Nevertheless, recent modelling suggests ...
Peak and Decline Emissions Paths and the Global Warming Target
... We report on three sensitivities around these results. First, for the 450 GtC constraint each 1 GtCO2e rise in 2020 emissions increases the required rate of reduction by 0.15 percentage points. This sensitivity falls as the budget constraint rises, being only 0.08 percentage points for the 550 GtC c ...
... We report on three sensitivities around these results. First, for the 450 GtC constraint each 1 GtCO2e rise in 2020 emissions increases the required rate of reduction by 0.15 percentage points. This sensitivity falls as the budget constraint rises, being only 0.08 percentage points for the 550 GtC c ...