The Path to Carbon Neutrality – CEIBS
... third world countries, where this can be done to much lower costs than at home. The Kyoto Protocol approves this compensation abroad for two reasons: transfer of technology from industrialized to developing countries and foreign investments in the developing world. But many critics say, this procedu ...
... third world countries, where this can be done to much lower costs than at home. The Kyoto Protocol approves this compensation abroad for two reasons: transfer of technology from industrialized to developing countries and foreign investments in the developing world. But many critics say, this procedu ...
extreme events and climate change
... Group I: incontestable evidence of climate change and its attribution to human intervention linking greenhouse gases to climate change. Group II: Impacts are undeniable and can be traced as additional stress sustainable development. Local impacts are aggravated by development, physical and structura ...
... Group I: incontestable evidence of climate change and its attribution to human intervention linking greenhouse gases to climate change. Group II: Impacts are undeniable and can be traced as additional stress sustainable development. Local impacts are aggravated by development, physical and structura ...
Brief summary of the impact of ship emissions on atmospheric
... nitrogen compounds, which cause acidification / eutrophication of natural ecosystems and freshwater bodies and threaten biodiversity through excessive nitrogen input. Therefore, control of NOx, SO2 and particle emissions will have beneficial impacts on air quality, acidification and eutrophication. ...
... nitrogen compounds, which cause acidification / eutrophication of natural ecosystems and freshwater bodies and threaten biodiversity through excessive nitrogen input. Therefore, control of NOx, SO2 and particle emissions will have beneficial impacts on air quality, acidification and eutrophication. ...
Working Paper 224 - Baranzini et al (opens in new window)
... arising from land use changes and other sources. The following are the most important arguments in favor of carbon pricing: 1. In accordance with the Polluter Pays Principle, carbon pricing changes relative prices. As a consequence, when making decisions that cause carbon emissions, firms and consum ...
... arising from land use changes and other sources. The following are the most important arguments in favor of carbon pricing: 1. In accordance with the Polluter Pays Principle, carbon pricing changes relative prices. As a consequence, when making decisions that cause carbon emissions, firms and consum ...
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 ...
Econ DA - adi2016
... 1. This isn’t the aff – the whole econ advantage is premised on the revenue generated by a tax – that’s their morris card! 2. Even if you think their “tax swap” means its revenue neutral, the plan doesn’t specify what the revenue does, while the obeiter ev says it would go to R/D – be skeptical of s ...
... 1. This isn’t the aff – the whole econ advantage is premised on the revenue generated by a tax – that’s their morris card! 2. Even if you think their “tax swap” means its revenue neutral, the plan doesn’t specify what the revenue does, while the obeiter ev says it would go to R/D – be skeptical of s ...
revised, March 2009 - Harvard Kennedy School
... Directive 2003/87/EC so as to Improve and Extend the EU Greenhouse Gas Emissions Allowance Trading System,” January 2008. ...
... Directive 2003/87/EC so as to Improve and Extend the EU Greenhouse Gas Emissions Allowance Trading System,” January 2008. ...
EPA Climate Change Research Programme Projects and Fellowships awarded in 2011
... Following the completion of the first repeat NFI, a methodological framework for the integration of repeat NFI data with LULUCF reporting methods will be developed. The primary objective of this project is to integrate National Forestry Inventory data with LULUCF methodology to ensure the scientific ...
... Following the completion of the first repeat NFI, a methodological framework for the integration of repeat NFI data with LULUCF reporting methods will be developed. The primary objective of this project is to integrate National Forestry Inventory data with LULUCF methodology to ensure the scientific ...
Putting a price on pollution: What it means for Australia`s property
... 2.3 Demand and supply – the two approaches Emissions trading, carbon taxes and direct government regulation are referred to as ‘demand side’ economic responses because they are focussed on reducing demand for emissions-intensive goods and services by making them more expensive. In determining the mo ...
... 2.3 Demand and supply – the two approaches Emissions trading, carbon taxes and direct government regulation are referred to as ‘demand side’ economic responses because they are focussed on reducing demand for emissions-intensive goods and services by making them more expensive. In determining the mo ...
Why negative CO2 emission technologies should not be classified
... Unlike SRM, some Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) techniques such as negative CO2 emissions technologies address the problem of increased CO2 concentrations The term ‘geoengineering’ is also used to encompass a class of techniques referred to as Carbon Dioxide Removal. Many scientists oppose such a conf ...
... Unlike SRM, some Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) techniques such as negative CO2 emissions technologies address the problem of increased CO2 concentrations The term ‘geoengineering’ is also used to encompass a class of techniques referred to as Carbon Dioxide Removal. Many scientists oppose such a conf ...
Presentation - 15th TRB National Transportation Planning
... “There is consistent evidence that people’s willingness to take specific environmentally-helpful actions or support specific proenvironmental policies declines as the amount of sacrifice connected to the action or policy increases.” “A study of Americans also found that people were much more likely ...
... “There is consistent evidence that people’s willingness to take specific environmentally-helpful actions or support specific proenvironmental policies declines as the amount of sacrifice connected to the action or policy increases.” “A study of Americans also found that people were much more likely ...
View presentation powerpoint - University of Illinois at Urbana
... dependent people poor remain in the driver’s seat in designing the new carbon forestry economy. Are we then to realistically expect a different set of results? This paper addresses this problematic by presenting provisional results from research carried out on a REDD program in Nigeria. ...
... dependent people poor remain in the driver’s seat in designing the new carbon forestry economy. Are we then to realistically expect a different set of results? This paper addresses this problematic by presenting provisional results from research carried out on a REDD program in Nigeria. ...
Carbon Cycle Feedbacks - QUEST
... stores in the Atlantic Ocean. • Identifying the causes of glacial-interglacial CO2 change is an abiding problem in Earth system science. Using data synthesis of long terms records of marine, terrestrial and ice-core proxies, and by developing models of different complexity, QUEST has improved our un ...
... stores in the Atlantic Ocean. • Identifying the causes of glacial-interglacial CO2 change is an abiding problem in Earth system science. Using data synthesis of long terms records of marine, terrestrial and ice-core proxies, and by developing models of different complexity, QUEST has improved our un ...
Carbon Accounting and Management
... • Check progress against targets, benchmarks and baselines • Feedback ...
... • Check progress against targets, benchmarks and baselines • Feedback ...
Committee on Climate Change: Review of the fourth carbon budget
... B. EU discussions on 2030 target and pathways through 2020s Building on its Roadmap, the EC published a Green Paper5 in March 2013, which highlighted the cost-effective path through 2030 would be a 40% reduction in EU emissions on 1990, and consulted on EU 2030 ambition. The UK‟s response to the Gr ...
... B. EU discussions on 2030 target and pathways through 2020s Building on its Roadmap, the EC published a Green Paper5 in March 2013, which highlighted the cost-effective path through 2030 would be a 40% reduction in EU emissions on 1990, and consulted on EU 2030 ambition. The UK‟s response to the Gr ...
What is the Price of Carbon? Five definitions - SAPIEN.S
... range—from 5 to 80—gives reasonable cause for scepticism, or even a touch of sarcasm regarding the claims of models that they can provide insight into a future fraught with controversy. In fact, since information in this domain is in a state of considerable confusion, we feel that it would be more i ...
... range—from 5 to 80—gives reasonable cause for scepticism, or even a touch of sarcasm regarding the claims of models that they can provide insight into a future fraught with controversy. In fact, since information in this domain is in a state of considerable confusion, we feel that it would be more i ...
Official PDF , 28 pages
... industrial countries account for most of the emissions today, but the Soviet Union was a major contributor before its dissolution and economic collapse in 1991, and the area can be expected to become a major source with economic recovery. Rapidly growing developing countries will become major contri ...
... industrial countries account for most of the emissions today, but the Soviet Union was a major contributor before its dissolution and economic collapse in 1991, and the area can be expected to become a major source with economic recovery. Rapidly growing developing countries will become major contri ...
G LO BA L
... linking with an atmosphere/climate model. The non-CO2 gas component of the revised version ofÊEPPA is still being tested and reformulated. For analysis purposes here, we use the emissions projections and feed-back relationships for these gases as in Reilly et al. (1999a,b). Costs of reductions in em ...
... linking with an atmosphere/climate model. The non-CO2 gas component of the revised version ofÊEPPA is still being tested and reformulated. For analysis purposes here, we use the emissions projections and feed-back relationships for these gases as in Reilly et al. (1999a,b). Costs of reductions in em ...
AN UPDATE ON: GREENHOUSE GAS REGULATION
... Reduce by 20% relative to 2006 by 2020 Reduce by 60-70% relative to 2006 by 2050 Reduce emissions intensity of major sources by 18% relative to 2006 by 2010, and then 2%/year New facilities have 3 year grace period, clean fuel standard, and then 2%/year ...
... Reduce by 20% relative to 2006 by 2020 Reduce by 60-70% relative to 2006 by 2050 Reduce emissions intensity of major sources by 18% relative to 2006 by 2010, and then 2%/year New facilities have 3 year grace period, clean fuel standard, and then 2%/year ...
Out of the Bunker: Time for a fair deal on shipping emissions
... negotiations 1 – are large and growing fast. A single ship can emit more in one year than many small island states. Yet they are not currently regulated under the global climate regime. This paper shows that setting a carbon price for ships, at around $25 per tonne, can drive significant maritime em ...
... negotiations 1 – are large and growing fast. A single ship can emit more in one year than many small island states. Yet they are not currently regulated under the global climate regime. This paper shows that setting a carbon price for ships, at around $25 per tonne, can drive significant maritime em ...
Revenue Recycling and the Costs of Reducing Carbon Emissions
... reduce the overall economic costs associated with the tax system at the same time. At first glance, this hypothesis seems to be self-evident, if the revenues raised are used to reduce other taxes that discourage work effort and investment. In some European countries, where high taxes, among other fa ...
... reduce the overall economic costs associated with the tax system at the same time. At first glance, this hypothesis seems to be self-evident, if the revenues raised are used to reduce other taxes that discourage work effort and investment. In some European countries, where high taxes, among other fa ...
mexico: an emissions trading case study
... One factor that is likely to dampen the growth of the CDM in Mexico, as well as several other host countries, is that, as of 2013, the only newly-registered projects that can supply CERs to the EU ETS are those based in least-developed countries (LDCs).26 Mexico's ...
... One factor that is likely to dampen the growth of the CDM in Mexico, as well as several other host countries, is that, as of 2013, the only newly-registered projects that can supply CERs to the EU ETS are those based in least-developed countries (LDCs).26 Mexico's ...
DOCX 270KB - Climate Change Authority
... Australia has implemented a range of baseline and credit schemes at the state and national level, including the Renewable Energy Target (RET), the New South Wales Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scheme (GGAS) and the New South Wales Energy Savings Scheme (ESS). A key challenge in baseline and credit scheme ...
... Australia has implemented a range of baseline and credit schemes at the state and national level, including the Renewable Energy Target (RET), the New South Wales Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scheme (GGAS) and the New South Wales Energy Savings Scheme (ESS). A key challenge in baseline and credit scheme ...
Are Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rising More Rapidly Than Expected?
... When CO2 emissions accumulate in the atmosphere faster than the rate at which they are removed from the atmosphere by “sinks,” atmospheric concentrations rise. Scientists have concluded that the increased concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) over the past century, due to human activities, is like ...
... When CO2 emissions accumulate in the atmosphere faster than the rate at which they are removed from the atmosphere by “sinks,” atmospheric concentrations rise. Scientists have concluded that the increased concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) over the past century, due to human activities, is like ...