Commentary of Adaptation Cost-Curves
... in the region of the property), the attributes of the specific building, and importantly, the other adaptation measures already in place both within the home and at a community level. For example, if the property is in a town that is protected by a flood wall, the economic benefits of household meas ...
... in the region of the property), the attributes of the specific building, and importantly, the other adaptation measures already in place both within the home and at a community level. For example, if the property is in a town that is protected by a flood wall, the economic benefits of household meas ...
Kyoto and Beyond - European Business Council for Sustainable
... In 1992 at the “Earth Summit” in Rio de Janeiro, the nations of the world acknowledged the global nature of climate change in signing the Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC). As the name suggests, the Framework Convention is the foundation for the global response to climate change. The FCC ...
... In 1992 at the “Earth Summit” in Rio de Janeiro, the nations of the world acknowledged the global nature of climate change in signing the Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC). As the name suggests, the Framework Convention is the foundation for the global response to climate change. The FCC ...
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... conclude that the decision for investing in a CDM project is rather driven by the amount of CERs gained, than by sustainability gains from the positive side effects of the projects in the implementing countries. The distribution of the projects shows that they are mainly located in fast growing deve ...
... conclude that the decision for investing in a CDM project is rather driven by the amount of CERs gained, than by sustainability gains from the positive side effects of the projects in the implementing countries. The distribution of the projects shows that they are mainly located in fast growing deve ...
Adaptation to Climate Change
... and future generations. Without urgent and concerted action, it will damage fragile ecosystems, impede development efforts, increase risks to public health, frustrate poverty alleviation programs, and force large-scale migration from wateror food-scarce regions. The environmental, economic, and soci ...
... and future generations. Without urgent and concerted action, it will damage fragile ecosystems, impede development efforts, increase risks to public health, frustrate poverty alleviation programs, and force large-scale migration from wateror food-scarce regions. The environmental, economic, and soci ...
PDF - unu-wider - United Nations University
... experiencing significant changes. According to projections (FAO 2009a), due to continued and rising global warming, by 2050 developing countries may experience a decline of between 9 and 21 per cent in overall agricultural productivity. In addition to long-term effects, global and regional weather c ...
... experiencing significant changes. According to projections (FAO 2009a), due to continued and rising global warming, by 2050 developing countries may experience a decline of between 9 and 21 per cent in overall agricultural productivity. In addition to long-term effects, global and regional weather c ...
CSPR Briefing C SP R B
... 1 I NTRODUCTION The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) aims at stabilizing the level of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere, without dangerous interference with the climate system (UN, 1992). The Kyoto Protocol to the convention, which shares the objective of the co ...
... 1 I NTRODUCTION The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) aims at stabilizing the level of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere, without dangerous interference with the climate system (UN, 1992). The Kyoto Protocol to the convention, which shares the objective of the co ...
New Zealand`s Journey toward a Low-Emission Future
... risen, and the concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased. (ii) Total radiative forcing is positive, and has led to an uptake of energy by the climate system. The largest contribution to total radiative forcing is caused by the increase in the atmospheric concentration of CO2 since 1750. (ii ...
... risen, and the concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased. (ii) Total radiative forcing is positive, and has led to an uptake of energy by the climate system. The largest contribution to total radiative forcing is caused by the increase in the atmospheric concentration of CO2 since 1750. (ii ...
publication (accessible PDF, 2.8 MB)
... In this context, support is provided by the global NDC partnership which was launched by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), BMUB and Morocco at the Climate Change Conference in Marrakech at the end of 2016 in conjunction with many other partner countries. It brings ...
... In this context, support is provided by the global NDC partnership which was launched by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), BMUB and Morocco at the Climate Change Conference in Marrakech at the end of 2016 in conjunction with many other partner countries. It brings ...
DOCX 104KB - Climate Change Authority
... commitment period be used to raise the target by 4 percentage points, to 19 per cent below 2000 levels. This target is a responsible contribution to global efforts and is achievable for Australia. Australia stands to benefit from global efforts to keep warming below 2 degrees. The conclusions of sci ...
... commitment period be used to raise the target by 4 percentage points, to 19 per cent below 2000 levels. This target is a responsible contribution to global efforts and is achievable for Australia. Australia stands to benefit from global efforts to keep warming below 2 degrees. The conclusions of sci ...
From Kyoto to Copenhagen - Law, Environment and Development
... The question here is whether market mechanisms represent the best regulatory instrument suited for GHG emissions reductions. Many scholars have argued that the environment and most especially global warming concerns are too important to be left to market considerations and that adopting a market-bas ...
... The question here is whether market mechanisms represent the best regulatory instrument suited for GHG emissions reductions. Many scholars have argued that the environment and most especially global warming concerns are too important to be left to market considerations and that adopting a market-bas ...
Global adaptation index - Carnegie Endowment for International
... Our mission is to enhance the world’s understanding of the urgency for adaptation to climate change and other global forces and for the support needed through private and public investments for developing countries. ...
... Our mission is to enhance the world’s understanding of the urgency for adaptation to climate change and other global forces and for the support needed through private and public investments for developing countries. ...
CRS Report for Congress Global Climate Change: U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions —
... On 15 October 1992 the United States ratified the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which entered into force 21 March 1994. This committed the U.S. to “national policies” to limit “its anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases,” with a voluntary goal of returning “emi ...
... On 15 October 1992 the United States ratified the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which entered into force 21 March 1994. This committed the U.S. to “national policies” to limit “its anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases,” with a voluntary goal of returning “emi ...
Cooperation on Climate-Change Mitigation
... issue and continuing business-as-usual. For climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that continued emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) would likely lead to significant warming over the coming centuries with the potential for large consequences on the global env ...
... issue and continuing business-as-usual. For climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that continued emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) would likely lead to significant warming over the coming centuries with the potential for large consequences on the global env ...
A brief description of models used in this staff working document
... integrated assessment model framework that explores the long term dynamics of global change as a function of drivers such as demographic and economic development, and developments in the energy and agricultural system (Bouwman et al. 2006). Within IMAGE, energy scenarios are developed using the ener ...
... integrated assessment model framework that explores the long term dynamics of global change as a function of drivers such as demographic and economic development, and developments in the energy and agricultural system (Bouwman et al. 2006). Within IMAGE, energy scenarios are developed using the ener ...
Impact of the Kyoto Protocol on Stabilization of Carbon
... From all possible emission paths calculated as described above, we pick the ones that lead to a specified CO2 concentration. For 450 ppmv, e.g., the concentration has to be below 450 ppmv before 2100 and 450±10 ppmv in 2150 and 2200. We do not consider “overshoot” scenarios in this analysis based on ...
... From all possible emission paths calculated as described above, we pick the ones that lead to a specified CO2 concentration. For 450 ppmv, e.g., the concentration has to be below 450 ppmv before 2100 and 450±10 ppmv in 2150 and 2200. We do not consider “overshoot” scenarios in this analysis based on ...
National baseline and INDC scenarios for Parties
... mitigation scenario. The mitigation measures proposed by the Ethiopian government include protection of forest areas, re-establishment of forests, and an increase of carbon stocks. Ethiopia’s INDC indicates that the net LULUCF emissions in 2010 were around 55 Mt CO2e yr-1. The BAU scenario assumes a ...
... mitigation scenario. The mitigation measures proposed by the Ethiopian government include protection of forest areas, re-establishment of forests, and an increase of carbon stocks. Ethiopia’s INDC indicates that the net LULUCF emissions in 2010 were around 55 Mt CO2e yr-1. The BAU scenario assumes a ...
Climate Change: Implementation of the
... the kind of policy action that is needed to get serious about this problem.”645 In response to criticism, the Minister of the Environment said that it is Canada’s policy that it not move ahead of the rest of the world, stating, “It is absolutely essential and mandatory if we want to reduce (greenhou ...
... the kind of policy action that is needed to get serious about this problem.”645 In response to criticism, the Minister of the Environment said that it is Canada’s policy that it not move ahead of the rest of the world, stating, “It is absolutely essential and mandatory if we want to reduce (greenhou ...
Stepping Stone or Stumbling Block
... industry that can be forged to pass domestic legislation may not extend to stricter international legislation that creates newly divergent interests. The general lesson is that we should not conclude that all national climate change legislative proposals are worth substantial political investment. B ...
... industry that can be forged to pass domestic legislation may not extend to stricter international legislation that creates newly divergent interests. The general lesson is that we should not conclude that all national climate change legislative proposals are worth substantial political investment. B ...
copenhagen, climate change `refugees` and the need for a global
... discussions (IISD 2009: 1) – was the Copenhagen Accord, a two and a half page political agreement negotiated directly by heads of state and one not based on the draft negotiation texts prepared by the Ad Hoc Working Groups. The main elements of the Accord were an ‘aspirational’ agreement that de ...
... discussions (IISD 2009: 1) – was the Copenhagen Accord, a two and a half page political agreement negotiated directly by heads of state and one not based on the draft negotiation texts prepared by the Ad Hoc Working Groups. The main elements of the Accord were an ‘aspirational’ agreement that de ...
Post-2012 Climate Change Negotiation Simulation
... people are negotiating over the price of a car, they can use recent sales of comparable cars as a guideline. Finally, you should never accept less than your BATNA, which stands for “Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement”. This requires negotiators to know what their best option is without the n ...
... people are negotiating over the price of a car, they can use recent sales of comparable cars as a guideline. Finally, you should never accept less than your BATNA, which stands for “Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement”. This requires negotiators to know what their best option is without the n ...
What will global annual emissions of greenhouse gases be in
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, with a view to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions so as to hold the increase in global average temperature below 2 °C above preindustrial levels, and that Parties should take urgent action to meet this long-term goal, consistent with science and on th ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, with a view to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions so as to hold the increase in global average temperature below 2 °C above preindustrial levels, and that Parties should take urgent action to meet this long-term goal, consistent with science and on th ...
Climate impacts of ozone-depleting substances and their
... Increased HCFC consumption developing countries Atmospheric observations of HCFCs and HFCs Observed replacements patterns: HCFCs to HFCs IPCC-SRES: growth rates GDP and population Provisions Montreal Protocol Increases in HFC-134a use in mobile AC Saturation of HFC consumption ...
... Increased HCFC consumption developing countries Atmospheric observations of HCFCs and HFCs Observed replacements patterns: HCFCs to HFCs IPCC-SRES: growth rates GDP and population Provisions Montreal Protocol Increases in HFC-134a use in mobile AC Saturation of HFC consumption ...
Update on CCS in the Global Climate Picture Tim Dixon 23 January 2015
... “Not only does CCS serve our climate objectives, but investing in development and deployment of CCS is an important risk management (“hedging”) response for companies and governments who derive significant income from fossil fuels. CCS therefore promises to preserve the economic value of fossil fuel ...
... “Not only does CCS serve our climate objectives, but investing in development and deployment of CCS is an important risk management (“hedging”) response for companies and governments who derive significant income from fossil fuels. CCS therefore promises to preserve the economic value of fossil fuel ...
Events | Climate Action
... development in developing countries. Developing countries, in particular the most vulnerable segments of populations will be hit earliest and hardest. These also have the lesser capacity to deal with climate change. Many developing countries’ economies heavily depend on natural resources, and key se ...
... development in developing countries. Developing countries, in particular the most vulnerable segments of populations will be hit earliest and hardest. These also have the lesser capacity to deal with climate change. Many developing countries’ economies heavily depend on natural resources, and key se ...
Incentives for Sustainability in the European Union:
... conjunction with extreme weather events in recent years, has created even more urgency for policymakers to address climate change issues. Since the EU has been successful in decreasing its GHG emissions, this study examines the EU’s institutional factors, governance structure, and energy tax policie ...
... conjunction with extreme weather events in recent years, has created even more urgency for policymakers to address climate change issues. Since the EU has been successful in decreasing its GHG emissions, this study examines the EU’s institutional factors, governance structure, and energy tax policie ...