Chapter Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report Summary for
... Total anthropogenic GHG emissions have continued to increase over 1970 to 2010 with larger absolute increases between 2000 and 2010, despite a growing number of climate change mitigation policies. Anthropogenic GHG emissions in 2010 have reached 49 ± 4.5 GtCO2-eq/yr 3. Emissions of CO2 from fossil f ...
... Total anthropogenic GHG emissions have continued to increase over 1970 to 2010 with larger absolute increases between 2000 and 2010, despite a growing number of climate change mitigation policies. Anthropogenic GHG emissions in 2010 have reached 49 ± 4.5 GtCO2-eq/yr 3. Emissions of CO2 from fossil f ...
The importance of the Montreal Protocol in protecting climate
... and associated RF; (ii) the time dependence of CO2 emissions and associated RF; and (iii) the offsets of climate protection by ODSs caused by stratospheric ozone depletion and the use of ODS substitute gases. We show what has already been achieved for climate by the Montreal Protocol and compare it ...
... and associated RF; (ii) the time dependence of CO2 emissions and associated RF; and (iii) the offsets of climate protection by ODSs caused by stratospheric ozone depletion and the use of ODS substitute gases. We show what has already been achieved for climate by the Montreal Protocol and compare it ...
RCP2.6: exploring the possibility to keep global mean temperature
... literature has emerged that explore such ambitious targets (e.g. Calvin et al. 2009; Clarke et al. 2009; Edenhofer et al. 2010; Rao et al. 2008). This new scenario literature has emerged partly as a responses to work by Meinshausen et al. (2006), who indicated that stabilization of radiative forcing ...
... literature has emerged that explore such ambitious targets (e.g. Calvin et al. 2009; Clarke et al. 2009; Edenhofer et al. 2010; Rao et al. 2008). This new scenario literature has emerged partly as a responses to work by Meinshausen et al. (2006), who indicated that stabilization of radiative forcing ...
Climate Change Act 2017
... community has reached agreement to hold the global average temperature increase to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1·5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. There is overwhelming scientific consensus that huma ...
... community has reached agreement to hold the global average temperature increase to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1·5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. There is overwhelming scientific consensus that huma ...
Republic of Yemen Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) With
... low-emission investments. Key elements of LEDS may include assessment of GHG emissions, and projects over the next 15-30 years, proposal of alternative priority policy actions, implementation and financing mechanisms. Although, National Communications usually involves such elements, but it should be ...
... low-emission investments. Key elements of LEDS may include assessment of GHG emissions, and projects over the next 15-30 years, proposal of alternative priority policy actions, implementation and financing mechanisms. Although, National Communications usually involves such elements, but it should be ...
Climate Change Act 2017 - Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary
... community has reached agreement to hold the global average temperature increase to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1·5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. There is overwhelming scientific consensus that huma ...
... community has reached agreement to hold the global average temperature increase to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1·5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. There is overwhelming scientific consensus that huma ...
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... irrespective of emission allowances. Emission allowances determine who pays for mitigation, and thus equity and efficiency can be dealt with separately4. Without the use of flexible instruments, it also possible to establish regional carbon budgets but potentially leading to much higher overall cos ...
... irrespective of emission allowances. Emission allowances determine who pays for mitigation, and thus equity and efficiency can be dealt with separately4. Without the use of flexible instruments, it also possible to establish regional carbon budgets but potentially leading to much higher overall cos ...
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... Review of progress made in addressing the BPoA commitment on reducing vulnerability and protecting the environment, and ...
... Review of progress made in addressing the BPoA commitment on reducing vulnerability and protecting the environment, and ...
Results Report - World Wide Views on Climate and Energy
... consultation and bring the voice of the ordinary woman and man into the climate negotiations. Many cities, companies and NGOs are voicing their support for a transformational agreement in Paris. The view of citizens is also crystal clear – they see the threats and they see the opportunities: the vas ...
... consultation and bring the voice of the ordinary woman and man into the climate negotiations. Many cities, companies and NGOs are voicing their support for a transformational agreement in Paris. The view of citizens is also crystal clear – they see the threats and they see the opportunities: the vas ...
publication - International Energy Agency
... these guidelines some fuel combustion emissions have been reallocated out of the Source category energy and reclassified as industrial process emissions. Information on “key sources” from fuel combustion, as developed in the IPCC Good Practice Guidance and Uncertainty Management in National Greenhou ...
... these guidelines some fuel combustion emissions have been reallocated out of the Source category energy and reclassified as industrial process emissions. Information on “key sources” from fuel combustion, as developed in the IPCC Good Practice Guidance and Uncertainty Management in National Greenhou ...
Climate policy convergence in Europe: an assessment based on
... in a problematic divide. Because of the rejection of the Protocol by the US, as a result of the unanimous acceptance of the Byrd-Hagel resolution by the US Senate which condemned the lack of meaningful participation of developing countries, as well as the lengthy hesitation by Russia, it took eight ...
... in a problematic divide. Because of the rejection of the Protocol by the US, as a result of the unanimous acceptance of the Byrd-Hagel resolution by the US Senate which condemned the lack of meaningful participation of developing countries, as well as the lengthy hesitation by Russia, it took eight ...
Module 2 - UNFCC related Funds - Global Climate Change Alliance
... Funding: 2% proceeds from CDM + voluntary pledges of donors Administered by the World Bank on interim basis Direct access for Developing countries ...
... Funding: 2% proceeds from CDM + voluntary pledges of donors Administered by the World Bank on interim basis Direct access for Developing countries ...
CESifo Working Paper no. 2758
... potential sustainability. Another important issue is the amount of reduced emissions from CDM on the international carbon market. A supply surplus of CERs might lead again to another decline in the prices for CERs which would drive investors away from the CDM projects since revenues are expected to ...
... potential sustainability. Another important issue is the amount of reduced emissions from CDM on the international carbon market. A supply surplus of CERs might lead again to another decline in the prices for CERs which would drive investors away from the CDM projects since revenues are expected to ...
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... We investigate, analytically and through a numerical example using empirical evidence, the impact of adopting cleaner technologies within a framework that considers transboundary pollution emissions and where pollution emissions accumulate into a stock and therefore have lasting repercussions on th ...
... We investigate, analytically and through a numerical example using empirical evidence, the impact of adopting cleaner technologies within a framework that considers transboundary pollution emissions and where pollution emissions accumulate into a stock and therefore have lasting repercussions on th ...
Paper on Enforcement with regard to the Adaptation to Climate
... At this moment, reporting at EU level of information on climate action takes place under Decisions 280/2004/EC4 and 2005/166/EC5, commonly known as the Monitoring Mechanism Decision or ‘MMD’. The MMD aims, inter alia, to ensure timely, accurate, complete, consistent, comparable and transparent (‘TAC ...
... At this moment, reporting at EU level of information on climate action takes place under Decisions 280/2004/EC4 and 2005/166/EC5, commonly known as the Monitoring Mechanism Decision or ‘MMD’. The MMD aims, inter alia, to ensure timely, accurate, complete, consistent, comparable and transparent (‘TAC ...
Working Paper 136 - Dietz and Matei 2013 revised October 2014 (opens in new window)
... parameterise time and risk preferences in economic models of climate mitigation? Are there combinations of whole classes of discount and utility functions, for which it is possible to say that some abatement policies are preferred to others? These classes admit different functional forms, and, for g ...
... parameterise time and risk preferences in economic models of climate mitigation? Are there combinations of whole classes of discount and utility functions, for which it is possible to say that some abatement policies are preferred to others? These classes admit different functional forms, and, for g ...
CESifo Working Paper no. 2758
... potential sustainability. Another important issue is the amount of reduced emissions from CDM on the international carbon market. A supply surplus of CERs might lead again to another decline in the prices for CERs which would drive investors away from the CDM projects since revenues are expected to ...
... potential sustainability. Another important issue is the amount of reduced emissions from CDM on the international carbon market. A supply surplus of CERs might lead again to another decline in the prices for CERs which would drive investors away from the CDM projects since revenues are expected to ...
Energy Makeovers Pty Ltd - Department of Environment, Land
... Authority considers the recommendations in that ...
... Authority considers the recommendations in that ...
Development and Climate Change: A Strategic Framework for the
... burden of adaptation, these countries may also need to moderate their emissions trajectories within the constraints of much lower incomes and capacities than the now-industrialized nations (Figure 1 and Annex 1). The developed nations have contributed most to the stock of the emissions and will reta ...
... burden of adaptation, these countries may also need to moderate their emissions trajectories within the constraints of much lower incomes and capacities than the now-industrialized nations (Figure 1 and Annex 1). The developed nations have contributed most to the stock of the emissions and will reta ...
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... greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The two most significant institutions for reducing GHG emissions implemented to date — the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) — are tradable permit systems. Furthermore, tradable permit systems are being consider ...
... greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The two most significant institutions for reducing GHG emissions implemented to date — the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) — are tradable permit systems. Furthermore, tradable permit systems are being consider ...
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... temperature increase. In our cost-benefit analysis, the benefit of endogenously controlling temperature comes thus at the cost of lower short-run consumption. Optimizing agents choose the optimal balance of the two (see Section 3). The relationship between temperature increase and catastrophic proba ...
... temperature increase. In our cost-benefit analysis, the benefit of endogenously controlling temperature comes thus at the cost of lower short-run consumption. Optimizing agents choose the optimal balance of the two (see Section 3). The relationship between temperature increase and catastrophic proba ...
What do the Appendices to the Copenhagen Accord tell us about global greenhouse gas emissions and the prospects for avoiding a rise in global average temperature of more than 2°C? (436 kB) (opens in new window)
... increase of more than 2°C 7. Hence those targets and intended actions that have been submitted to the Copenhagen Accord would not make it impossible to have a reasonable chance of avoiding a temperature rise of more than 2˚C, but it would make it significantly more difficult and costly. The recent ...
... increase of more than 2°C 7. Hence those targets and intended actions that have been submitted to the Copenhagen Accord would not make it impossible to have a reasonable chance of avoiding a temperature rise of more than 2˚C, but it would make it significantly more difficult and costly. The recent ...
Independent Review of the Climate Change Act 2010 [MS Word
... our targets in legislation, creating the certainty that businesses and the community need. Tackling climate change is everyone’s responsibility and the Andrews Labor Government, via its pledge target approach, will bring business and the community together to achieve our collective goal. This will b ...
... our targets in legislation, creating the certainty that businesses and the community need. Tackling climate change is everyone’s responsibility and the Andrews Labor Government, via its pledge target approach, will bring business and the community together to achieve our collective goal. This will b ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES CHINA'S PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS Huifang Tian
... will be to do so in ways that allow continuation of a high growth rate and fast development. Central to this will be maintaining access to OECD markets for manufactured exports in face of potential environmental protectionism. Thus the broad approach seems likely to be to take on environmental commi ...
... will be to do so in ways that allow continuation of a high growth rate and fast development. Central to this will be maintaining access to OECD markets for manufactured exports in face of potential environmental protectionism. Thus the broad approach seems likely to be to take on environmental commi ...
at least -48 - Monash University
... International agreements have enshrined the shared aim and commitment to keep global average warming below 2°C above preindustrial levels. In December, 2009, at the Copenhagen Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 15), nation states were encouraged to submit ...
... International agreements have enshrined the shared aim and commitment to keep global average warming below 2°C above preindustrial levels. In December, 2009, at the Copenhagen Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 15), nation states were encouraged to submit ...