Ontario`s climate change discussion paper
... i. Manufacturers in Ontario should not face more stringent requirements than those imposed on jurisdictions in which we compete. ii. Ontario’s policies should continuously enhance competitiveness with respect to attracting investment, improving operating efficiencies, and developing new markets for ...
... i. Manufacturers in Ontario should not face more stringent requirements than those imposed on jurisdictions in which we compete. ii. Ontario’s policies should continuously enhance competitiveness with respect to attracting investment, improving operating efficiencies, and developing new markets for ...
an australian policy framework - Garnaut Climate Change Review
... As with mitigation policy, correcting the market failures identified in chapters 17 to 19 will also be centrally important to an efficient and effective adaptation policy response. Ideally mitigation and adaptation strategies would embody measures that correct the tendency for regulatory and instit ...
... As with mitigation policy, correcting the market failures identified in chapters 17 to 19 will also be centrally important to an efficient and effective adaptation policy response. Ideally mitigation and adaptation strategies would embody measures that correct the tendency for regulatory and instit ...
potential carbon sequestration projects in the philippines 126
... people’s organization (PO), local NGOs, local government unit (LGU), the DENR, the project monitoring team, and the funding organization. After 30 years, the project shall have sequestered a total of 512,000tC, most of which shall have come from the reforestation component (453,000tC) ...
... people’s organization (PO), local NGOs, local government unit (LGU), the DENR, the project monitoring team, and the funding organization. After 30 years, the project shall have sequestered a total of 512,000tC, most of which shall have come from the reforestation component (453,000tC) ...
Greenhouse Gas Removal
... flue gases and then transporting the compressed CO2 (usually by pipelines) to storage in deep geological formations (Commons Briefing paper SN/SC/5086). UK accessible offshore geological storage is estimated as 0.77 GtCO2.13 There are two CCS applications for GGR. Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and S ...
... flue gases and then transporting the compressed CO2 (usually by pipelines) to storage in deep geological formations (Commons Briefing paper SN/SC/5086). UK accessible offshore geological storage is estimated as 0.77 GtCO2.13 There are two CCS applications for GGR. Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and S ...
A Global Carbon Market? Michael G. Pollitt
... GHGs is actually well established in theory as well as in very large-scale experiments, specifically the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). These give some confidence that carbon emissions reduction policy based around restricting the quantity of emissions permits to the level sugge ...
... GHGs is actually well established in theory as well as in very large-scale experiments, specifically the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). These give some confidence that carbon emissions reduction policy based around restricting the quantity of emissions permits to the level sugge ...
Carbon Commons - University of Chicago Law School
... Singer’s second principle, which we’ll call Equal Future Shares is prospective rather than retrospective. Each individual alive in some baseline year is a tabular rasa, free from any responsibility for carbon emitted in the past, and with an equal entitlement to a share of the allowable global futur ...
... Singer’s second principle, which we’ll call Equal Future Shares is prospective rather than retrospective. Each individual alive in some baseline year is a tabular rasa, free from any responsibility for carbon emitted in the past, and with an equal entitlement to a share of the allowable global futur ...
carbon pricing - The Climate Group
... After Australia’s previous Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, tried and failed to pass carbon market legislation three separate times, current Prime Minister Julia Gillard was able to pass a carbon tax into law in 2011. Although Gillard did not have control of either parliamentary chamber, she successfully ...
... After Australia’s previous Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, tried and failed to pass carbon market legislation three separate times, current Prime Minister Julia Gillard was able to pass a carbon tax into law in 2011. Although Gillard did not have control of either parliamentary chamber, she successfully ...
GPI Atlantic National Round Table on the Environment and
... • Selection harvesting increases forest value and provides more jobs • Shift to value-added creates more jobs • Restoration forestry is a good investment • What incentives can encourage restoration NB: Parallels to wetland restoration efforts ...
... • Selection harvesting increases forest value and provides more jobs • Shift to value-added creates more jobs • Restoration forestry is a good investment • What incentives can encourage restoration NB: Parallels to wetland restoration efforts ...
the american carbon foodprint
... Working to reduce the distance your food travels before you purchase it can certainly have a positive climate impact. But you shouldn't assume that sourcing food closer to home necessarily emits less carbon. That's because of what economists call “comparative advantage,” the idea that goods can be m ...
... Working to reduce the distance your food travels before you purchase it can certainly have a positive climate impact. But you shouldn't assume that sourcing food closer to home necessarily emits less carbon. That's because of what economists call “comparative advantage,” the idea that goods can be m ...
Carbon Trading or Carbon Tax - University of Technology Sydney
... is a trend of price declining in some markets, possibly because of being over allocated free allowances as some have criticized. 3) The third challenge is from the other policies relating to energy conservation, air pollution prevention, carbon intensity reduction, coal consumption, etc. At firm le ...
... is a trend of price declining in some markets, possibly because of being over allocated free allowances as some have criticized. 3) The third challenge is from the other policies relating to energy conservation, air pollution prevention, carbon intensity reduction, coal consumption, etc. At firm le ...
Carbon Pricing Watch - World bank documents
... (JI) through these difficult market conditions, recent policy decisions have focused on the streamlining of project procedures and methodologies,25 the promotion of voluntary CER cancellations,26 and new procedures for voluntary deregistration of projects. As to the latter item, if a project has bee ...
... (JI) through these difficult market conditions, recent policy decisions have focused on the streamlining of project procedures and methodologies,25 the promotion of voluntary CER cancellations,26 and new procedures for voluntary deregistration of projects. As to the latter item, if a project has bee ...
Facing the Climate Change Challenge in a Global Economy
... binding developed-‐country-‐only targets and timetables of the Kyoto Protocol, and towards a bottom up set of mitigation commitments by all major economies, provisions for transparent review, and financial suppo ...
... binding developed-‐country-‐only targets and timetables of the Kyoto Protocol, and towards a bottom up set of mitigation commitments by all major economies, provisions for transparent review, and financial suppo ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES USING THE MARKET TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE:
... funding desirable public programs, such as research and development of climate‐friendly technology. The tax receipts could also be used compensate low‐income households for the burden of higher energy prices, as well as compensating others bearing a disproportionate cost of the policy. ...
... funding desirable public programs, such as research and development of climate‐friendly technology. The tax receipts could also be used compensate low‐income households for the burden of higher energy prices, as well as compensating others bearing a disproportionate cost of the policy. ...
US Rejection of the Kyoto Protocol: the impact
... for the buyers and sellers of emission permits. In this paper, we examine how US nonratification is likely to affect compliance costs for other Annex B countries. We also explore the implications for US emissions. The results are summarized below. As with any such analysis, it is easy to quibble ove ...
... for the buyers and sellers of emission permits. In this paper, we examine how US nonratification is likely to affect compliance costs for other Annex B countries. We also explore the implications for US emissions. The results are summarized below. As with any such analysis, it is easy to quibble ove ...
Correcting the carbon cycle representation: How
... 1. Introduction In a recent Nature article Schimel [10] argues that “there is a pressing need to find out more about the relationship between anthropogenic emissions of the main greenhouse gas, CO2 , and the resulting atmospheric concentration”; in particular, since “errors in predicting the carbon ...
... 1. Introduction In a recent Nature article Schimel [10] argues that “there is a pressing need to find out more about the relationship between anthropogenic emissions of the main greenhouse gas, CO2 , and the resulting atmospheric concentration”; in particular, since “errors in predicting the carbon ...
Beyond the Limits - The Climate Institute
... system needs to be faster and more pronounced. If the world is to get onto a 1.5-2°C pathway over the next 15 years, it is critical that deployment of renewable energy becomes more rapid and other low and zero emission energy supply technologies are deployed. This will also require the retirement of ...
... system needs to be faster and more pronounced. If the world is to get onto a 1.5-2°C pathway over the next 15 years, it is critical that deployment of renewable energy becomes more rapid and other low and zero emission energy supply technologies are deployed. This will also require the retirement of ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES Lee G. Branstetter William A. Pizer
... set of mitigation commitments by all major economies, provisions for transparent review, and financial support – both public and private – for poorer countries. How and when this might coalesce into a more coherent global system remains an important question. Toward the end of the paper we address a ...
... set of mitigation commitments by all major economies, provisions for transparent review, and financial support – both public and private – for poorer countries. How and when this might coalesce into a more coherent global system remains an important question. Toward the end of the paper we address a ...
Properly designed emissions trading schemes do work!: Working
... can appear costly and be scheduled last for production. This effect creates cleaner overall production. On the other hand, the costs ej At offer to the producers the opportunity to sell allowances on the market instead of using technology j, creating opportunity costs. For consumers, this means that ...
... can appear costly and be scheduled last for production. This effect creates cleaner overall production. On the other hand, the costs ej At offer to the producers the opportunity to sell allowances on the market instead of using technology j, creating opportunity costs. For consumers, this means that ...
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... This study begins by summarising some conclusions of the Garnaut Climate Change Review (Garnaut 2008) on how the Australian agricultural and resource industries are likely to be affected by climate change and its mitigation. It then focuses on one important and difficult issue. This is the application ...
... This study begins by summarising some conclusions of the Garnaut Climate Change Review (Garnaut 2008) on how the Australian agricultural and resource industries are likely to be affected by climate change and its mitigation. It then focuses on one important and difficult issue. This is the application ...
Cap and Trade or a Carbon Tax? How to Reduce CO Emissions
... (Arrow, 2008, p. 16). It is likely tropical storms will become more severe, as their strength is related to ocean temperature (Arrow, 2008, p. 17). There is widespread agreement among mainstream economists that acting on climate change now will be monetarily cheaper than acting further down the road ...
... (Arrow, 2008, p. 16). It is likely tropical storms will become more severe, as their strength is related to ocean temperature (Arrow, 2008, p. 17). There is widespread agreement among mainstream economists that acting on climate change now will be monetarily cheaper than acting further down the road ...
The carbon market in 2020: volumes, prices and gains from trade: Working Paper 11 (331 kB) (opens in new window)
... The Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) was established by the University of Leeds and the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2008 to advance public and private action on climate change through innovative, rigorous research. The Centre is funded by the UK Economi ...
... The Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) was established by the University of Leeds and the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2008 to advance public and private action on climate change through innovative, rigorous research. The Centre is funded by the UK Economi ...
progress toward a consensus on carbon emissions from tropical
... estimates of carbon emissions from tropical deforestation that, upon first review, seemed to differ widely.1,2 We have closely examined the differences in these estimates and conclude that there is more agreement than we realized previously. The largest differences relate primarily to definitional i ...
... estimates of carbon emissions from tropical deforestation that, upon first review, seemed to differ widely.1,2 We have closely examined the differences in these estimates and conclude that there is more agreement than we realized previously. The largest differences relate primarily to definitional i ...
Impacts of Climate-carbon Cycle Feedbacks on
... Passing mention in TAR but needs to be brought out more TAR showed range of permissible emissions but didn’t stress impact of climate feedbacks in reducing these ...
... Passing mention in TAR but needs to be brought out more TAR showed range of permissible emissions but didn’t stress impact of climate feedbacks in reducing these ...
Use Green Taxes and Market Instruments to Reduce Greenhouse Gas
... GHG emissions are a negative consequence of economic activity, or what economists call a “negative externality.” Since there is no price on these negative consequences, consumers and producers have no need to factor the cost of GHG emissions into their decision-making. The challenge, therefore, is t ...
... GHG emissions are a negative consequence of economic activity, or what economists call a “negative externality.” Since there is no price on these negative consequences, consumers and producers have no need to factor the cost of GHG emissions into their decision-making. The challenge, therefore, is t ...
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... what emissions trajectory would be consistent with stabilisation or consider the economic and political feasibility of alternative trajectories.2 The aim of this study is to present an analysis of feasible emissions trajectories that is sufficiently accessible to be useful to policymakers and the gene ...
... what emissions trajectory would be consistent with stabilisation or consider the economic and political feasibility of alternative trajectories.2 The aim of this study is to present an analysis of feasible emissions trajectories that is sufficiently accessible to be useful to policymakers and the gene ...