Behavioral Public Choice and the Carbon Tax
... policies that conservatives arguably should find more repugnant, both because those policies are less efficient and because they entail greater government intrusion into the economy and people’s private lives. Because of opportunity cost neglect, the public strongly supports the government’s current ...
... policies that conservatives arguably should find more repugnant, both because those policies are less efficient and because they entail greater government intrusion into the economy and people’s private lives. Because of opportunity cost neglect, the public strongly supports the government’s current ...
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Climate is one of the essential and
... sequestration and storage has eventually become a true global commodity, with fully interchangeable products. The carbon or greenhouse gas (GHG) market is at the turning point from being a niche market to become a market at global scale. Carbon stored in biomass through sequestration, conservation o ...
... sequestration and storage has eventually become a true global commodity, with fully interchangeable products. The carbon or greenhouse gas (GHG) market is at the turning point from being a niche market to become a market at global scale. Carbon stored in biomass through sequestration, conservation o ...
(2012) Blue Carbon Policy Framework 2.0
... international and national levels) of coastal Blue Carbon-based incentives (including financial mechanisms) and management. The working group is convened by IUCN and Conservation International (CI). The specific goals of the International Blue Carbon Policy Working Group are to: 1. Develop a strateg ...
... international and national levels) of coastal Blue Carbon-based incentives (including financial mechanisms) and management. The working group is convened by IUCN and Conservation International (CI). The specific goals of the International Blue Carbon Policy Working Group are to: 1. Develop a strateg ...
Pre-Feasibility Analysis for the Conversion of Landfill Gas to
... in the area of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and to discuss the possible impact these policy developments could have on the transportation sector, specifically Texas. GHGs have long been suspected to contribute to the deterioration of air quality and human health as well as cause adverse changes t ...
... in the area of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and to discuss the possible impact these policy developments could have on the transportation sector, specifically Texas. GHGs have long been suspected to contribute to the deterioration of air quality and human health as well as cause adverse changes t ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES OF CALIFORNIA CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
... We find that although opportunities may exist for some no-cost emission reductions, these California studies substantially underestimate the cost of meeting California's 2020 target. The studies underestimate costs by omitting important components of the costs of emission reduction efforts, and by o ...
... We find that although opportunities may exist for some no-cost emission reductions, these California studies substantially underestimate the cost of meeting California's 2020 target. The studies underestimate costs by omitting important components of the costs of emission reduction efforts, and by o ...
Including International Forest Carbon Incentives
... Change [IPCC] 2007). But efforts to curb deforestation and degradation have not yet been incorporated into the binding agreements to reduce GHGs such as the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Given the enormous scale of deforestation, and the realization that t ...
... Change [IPCC] 2007). But efforts to curb deforestation and degradation have not yet been incorporated into the binding agreements to reduce GHGs such as the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Given the enormous scale of deforestation, and the realization that t ...
Fourth Carbon Budget Review – part 2
... competitiveness and the public finances are important but manageable. For example, incremental affordability and fuel poverty impacts are small, with scope to offset these through energy efficiency improvement; competitiveness impacts can be addressed under current policies for energy-intensive indu ...
... competitiveness and the public finances are important but manageable. For example, incremental affordability and fuel poverty impacts are small, with scope to offset these through energy efficiency improvement; competitiveness impacts can be addressed under current policies for energy-intensive indu ...
State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2007
... Much of the demand driving the voluntary carbon markets comes from the developed and more environmentally aware markets in North America and Europe. Survey respondents reported that 68% of their customers are based in the United States and 3% in Canada. In addition, about half of the suppliers respo ...
... Much of the demand driving the voluntary carbon markets comes from the developed and more environmentally aware markets in North America and Europe. Survey respondents reported that 68% of their customers are based in the United States and 3% in Canada. In addition, about half of the suppliers respo ...
Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research The Met. Office
... (close to IPCC IS92a), in which CO2 and other greenhouse gases increase without mitigation have been described in an earlier report (December 1997); these are used for comparison in this report, referred to as the ‘unmitigated emissions scenario’. For the current report, the model was driven with CO ...
... (close to IPCC IS92a), in which CO2 and other greenhouse gases increase without mitigation have been described in an earlier report (December 1997); these are used for comparison in this report, referred to as the ‘unmitigated emissions scenario’. For the current report, the model was driven with CO ...
Including land use, land-use change, and forestry in future climate
... likely be quantified in units other than tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) or CO2-equivalents. Examples of quantified cause-oriented commitments include commitments to reforest a specified land area, or to devote a certain number of manhours to educating farmers. Examples of non-quantified PAMs might b ...
... likely be quantified in units other than tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) or CO2-equivalents. Examples of quantified cause-oriented commitments include commitments to reforest a specified land area, or to devote a certain number of manhours to educating farmers. Examples of non-quantified PAMs might b ...
Transportation Cost Analysis - Air Pollution Costs
... greenhouse gases that promote warming, while emitting few aerosols that counteract it. Putting a value on GHG emissions is difficult due to uncertainty and differences in human values concerning ecological damages and impacts on future generations. In addition, climate changes impacts are not necess ...
... greenhouse gases that promote warming, while emitting few aerosols that counteract it. Putting a value on GHG emissions is difficult due to uncertainty and differences in human values concerning ecological damages and impacts on future generations. In addition, climate changes impacts are not necess ...
Leadership in Climate Change Mitigation
... policy emulation are also more likely among similar countries. The size of a country is an ambivalent country characteristic when it comes to effectiveness as a leader. Large countries have more cheap mitigation options in absolute terms. They will thus find it cheaper to finance large absolute abat ...
... policy emulation are also more likely among similar countries. The size of a country is an ambivalent country characteristic when it comes to effectiveness as a leader. Large countries have more cheap mitigation options in absolute terms. They will thus find it cheaper to finance large absolute abat ...
Sinks that stink - World Rainforest Movement
... participating seem to be quite happy about that. It has in fact become a negotiation more concerned with how much money each country thinks it might save or grab in the short term that about finding true solutions to a real problem. To cut or not to cut emissions? Amazingly enough, that does not see ...
... participating seem to be quite happy about that. It has in fact become a negotiation more concerned with how much money each country thinks it might save or grab in the short term that about finding true solutions to a real problem. To cut or not to cut emissions? Amazingly enough, that does not see ...
Optimal intensity targets for greenhouse gas emissions
... pulling out of the agreement. Bringing developing countries on board, essential for a meaningful post-Kyoto treaty, faces even greater challenges from economic uncertainty. Poor countries’ decision-makers can ill afford to sign a treaty that risks major cost blow-outs or ‘stifling development’. This ...
... pulling out of the agreement. Bringing developing countries on board, essential for a meaningful post-Kyoto treaty, faces even greater challenges from economic uncertainty. Poor countries’ decision-makers can ill afford to sign a treaty that risks major cost blow-outs or ‘stifling development’. This ...
The role of land carbon sinks in mitigating global
... reducing their aggregate emissions of greenhouse gases by 5.2% below their emissions in 1990 by 2008-2012. Attempts to pave the way for the ratification of this Protocol have been hampered by disagreement about the extent to which carbon sinks, in the form of agreed land use, land-use change and for ...
... reducing their aggregate emissions of greenhouse gases by 5.2% below their emissions in 1990 by 2008-2012. Attempts to pave the way for the ratification of this Protocol have been hampered by disagreement about the extent to which carbon sinks, in the form of agreed land use, land-use change and for ...
Model estimates of climate controls on pan-Arctic
... maps are useful in understanding how climate factors interact, which processes are most important, and how these fluxes might evolve under future climate change, particularly in cases where observations are sparse (as is true for CH4 emissions). In this study, we use a process-based model to charact ...
... maps are useful in understanding how climate factors interact, which processes are most important, and how these fluxes might evolve under future climate change, particularly in cases where observations are sparse (as is true for CH4 emissions). In this study, we use a process-based model to charact ...
The gARNAUT ReVIeW 2011 - Garnaut Climate Change Review
... and Fashid Vahid, to analyse the data on temperature. Their conclusion was clear. There is a statistically significant warming trend, and it did not end in 1998 or in any other year. I had the analysis repeated with three more years of data for this book, with the same conclusions. New observations ...
... and Fashid Vahid, to analyse the data on temperature. Their conclusion was clear. There is a statistically significant warming trend, and it did not end in 1998 or in any other year. I had the analysis repeated with three more years of data for this book, with the same conclusions. New observations ...
argue - DLR ELIB
... a mode of transport. Ultimately they could also be used to compare climate and non-climate impacts (such as noise or air quality) on some kind of common scale (e.g. monetary). There are a number of important assumptions that underlie our discussion here. The first is that any metric that is used for ...
... a mode of transport. Ultimately they could also be used to compare climate and non-climate impacts (such as noise or air quality) on some kind of common scale (e.g. monetary). There are a number of important assumptions that underlie our discussion here. The first is that any metric that is used for ...
The geography of global urban greenhouse gas emissions: an
... 30 arc-seconds resolution. GRUMP derives the geographic boundaries of settlements from NOAA’s Night-time lights dataset (Elvidge et al. 1997). The boundaries of settlements therefore are not based upon political jurisdiction. Population is distributed in GRUMP using an algorithm that operates on a c ...
... 30 arc-seconds resolution. GRUMP derives the geographic boundaries of settlements from NOAA’s Night-time lights dataset (Elvidge et al. 1997). The boundaries of settlements therefore are not based upon political jurisdiction. Population is distributed in GRUMP using an algorithm that operates on a c ...
Carbon Disclosure submission
... program which includes a sustainability system block. This results in monetary reward being tied to all production sites improving energy/GHG/water and waste management systems. Incentives based on the following KPI: i) Energy used per hectolitre of production (MJ/hl) as both a cost and GHG intensit ...
... program which includes a sustainability system block. This results in monetary reward being tied to all production sites improving energy/GHG/water and waste management systems. Incentives based on the following KPI: i) Energy used per hectolitre of production (MJ/hl) as both a cost and GHG intensit ...
carbon plantations kit - Private Forests Tasmania
... has resulted in widespread melting of ice caps and glaciers resulting in a rise in sea levels. Some gases are many times more potent that CO2. Methane is 21 times more potent than CO2 and nitrous oxide is 310 times more potent. In other words, one tonne of methane is equivalent to 21 tonnes of CO2. ...
... has resulted in widespread melting of ice caps and glaciers resulting in a rise in sea levels. Some gases are many times more potent that CO2. Methane is 21 times more potent than CO2 and nitrous oxide is 310 times more potent. In other words, one tonne of methane is equivalent to 21 tonnes of CO2. ...
A Question of Balance - Yale Economics
... DICE-2007 model, for Dynamic Integrated model of Climate and the Economy. This book reports on a completely revised version of earlier models developed by the author and collaborators to understand the economic and environmental dynamics of alternative approaches to slowing global warming. It repres ...
... DICE-2007 model, for Dynamic Integrated model of Climate and the Economy. This book reports on a completely revised version of earlier models developed by the author and collaborators to understand the economic and environmental dynamics of alternative approaches to slowing global warming. It repres ...
A Comparison of Carbon Footprint and Production Cost of Different
... Feed and food production contribute substantially to the emissions of greenhouse gases, which are known to cause global warming with serious environmental and economic threads [1]. The relevant greenhouse gas fluxes affected by agronomic activities are the fluxes of carbon dioxide (CO2 ), methane (C ...
... Feed and food production contribute substantially to the emissions of greenhouse gases, which are known to cause global warming with serious environmental and economic threads [1]. The relevant greenhouse gas fluxes affected by agronomic activities are the fluxes of carbon dioxide (CO2 ), methane (C ...
The Contours of Cap and Trade: The Evolution of Emissions Trading
... map the contours of the cap and trade policy domain through the analysis of 33 distinct venues in which cap and trade was proposed, under development, and/or operational during this period. To our knowledge, this is the first effort to examine the cap and trade policy domain comprehensively along sp ...
... map the contours of the cap and trade policy domain through the analysis of 33 distinct venues in which cap and trade was proposed, under development, and/or operational during this period. To our knowledge, this is the first effort to examine the cap and trade policy domain comprehensively along sp ...
