Moresby Declaration for an effective global climate agreement
... Changes to the global climate system are driven by pollution. Human activity is increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. In order to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change, global action is needed to reduce these e ...
... Changes to the global climate system are driven by pollution. Human activity is increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. In order to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change, global action is needed to reduce these e ...
Technology Needs Assessments under the UNFCCC process
... increasing and to improve the transfer of and access to environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) and know-how, The framework for meaningful and effective actions to enhance the implementation of Article 4.5 of the Convention was established in COP 7 by Decision 4/CP.7. • Five key themes and areas w ...
... increasing and to improve the transfer of and access to environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) and know-how, The framework for meaningful and effective actions to enhance the implementation of Article 4.5 of the Convention was established in COP 7 by Decision 4/CP.7. • Five key themes and areas w ...
Climate policy and uncertainty: the roles of adaptation versus
... gases in the atmosphere. Each year, worldwide fossil fuel use adds about six billion metric tons of carbon to the atmosphere, and the concentration of carbon dioxide is now about 30 percent higher than it was at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. The second fact, however, is that no one fully un ...
... gases in the atmosphere. Each year, worldwide fossil fuel use adds about six billion metric tons of carbon to the atmosphere, and the concentration of carbon dioxide is now about 30 percent higher than it was at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. The second fact, however, is that no one fully un ...
The Urgent State of the Earth - Department of Politics and
... international organizations and non-state actors in relationship to the UNFCCC Kyoto Protocol in the subsequent caste study analysis. More specifically on compliance scholarship, the debate between the managerial and enforcement schools represents the scope of the core hypotheses surrounding complia ...
... international organizations and non-state actors in relationship to the UNFCCC Kyoto Protocol in the subsequent caste study analysis. More specifically on compliance scholarship, the debate between the managerial and enforcement schools represents the scope of the core hypotheses surrounding complia ...
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... Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), but in addition, the key emitting countries of the world have held a series of meetings under the auspices of the Major Economies Forum for Energy and Climate and the G20, and a number of nations have met in various bilateral venues. In each of these processes, ...
... Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), but in addition, the key emitting countries of the world have held a series of meetings under the auspices of the Major Economies Forum for Energy and Climate and the G20, and a number of nations have met in various bilateral venues. In each of these processes, ...
CoP4 reviews from the BBC etc.
... when and how developing countries will take on obligations for curbing their emissions. The pact was formally signed on Thursday by the Clinton administration, but U.S. officials insist they will not submit the pact for the Senate ratification needed for it to become law until improvements are made. ...
... when and how developing countries will take on obligations for curbing their emissions. The pact was formally signed on Thursday by the Clinton administration, but U.S. officials insist they will not submit the pact for the Senate ratification needed for it to become law until improvements are made. ...
Domestic Politics and Global Climate Policy
... by many that in developing countries whose governments are less effective and where domestic constituencies do not view climate change as a salient issue, participation in the climate change negotiations occurred mostly in exchange for the industrialized world’s commitment to negotiate on economic d ...
... by many that in developing countries whose governments are less effective and where domestic constituencies do not view climate change as a salient issue, participation in the climate change negotiations occurred mostly in exchange for the industrialized world’s commitment to negotiate on economic d ...
PROXY MEMORANDUM To: Marathon Petroleum Corporation
... analysis as a means to “allow an organization to explore and develop an understanding of how the physical and transition risks and opportunities of climate change might impact the business over time.” 30 Along with its recommendations, the task force also issued a technical report to help guide comp ...
... analysis as a means to “allow an organization to explore and develop an understanding of how the physical and transition risks and opportunities of climate change might impact the business over time.” 30 Along with its recommendations, the task force also issued a technical report to help guide comp ...
Balanced Approach
... Catastrophe is unlikely for at least coming 100 years (no threshold during this period) • It is very unlikely that the MOC will undergo a large abrupt transition during the 21st century. (AR4 WG1 SPM p. 16) • The Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets contain much more ice and could make large contribut ...
... Catastrophe is unlikely for at least coming 100 years (no threshold during this period) • It is very unlikely that the MOC will undergo a large abrupt transition during the 21st century. (AR4 WG1 SPM p. 16) • The Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets contain much more ice and could make large contribut ...
History of climate negotiations
... November 2000: The talks at the sixth Conference of the Parties in The Hague collapse. Similar to previous Conferences of the Parties in 1998 and 1999, Canada joins the U.S., Japan and Australia in trying to exploit loopholes in Kyoto's "flexibility" mechanisms. The European Union and many small is ...
... November 2000: The talks at the sixth Conference of the Parties in The Hague collapse. Similar to previous Conferences of the Parties in 1998 and 1999, Canada joins the U.S., Japan and Australia in trying to exploit loopholes in Kyoto's "flexibility" mechanisms. The European Union and many small is ...
Kate Meyer and David Merry
... The EU has, among wealthy nations, committed to the highest levels of emissions reductions, aiming to reduce emissions by 40% of 1990 levels by 2030 and 60-75% of these levels by 2050. These levels of emissions are widely seen as being very ambitious. If, however, the EU emits at these rates, they w ...
... The EU has, among wealthy nations, committed to the highest levels of emissions reductions, aiming to reduce emissions by 40% of 1990 levels by 2030 and 60-75% of these levels by 2050. These levels of emissions are widely seen as being very ambitious. If, however, the EU emits at these rates, they w ...
M09P01Globalization
... the atmosphere as a result of more than 150 years of industrial activity, the Protocol places a heavier burden on developed nations under the principle of “common but ...
... the atmosphere as a result of more than 150 years of industrial activity, the Protocol places a heavier burden on developed nations under the principle of “common but ...
The Obama Administration`s Clean Air Act Legacy and the UNFCC
... Clean Air Act of 1970 was the first comprehensive federal environmental regulatory program.3 Today, it remains the primary federal environmental law that controls air pollution from mobile sources, like cars and trucks, and from stationary sources, like factories, refineries, and power plants. The p ...
... Clean Air Act of 1970 was the first comprehensive federal environmental regulatory program.3 Today, it remains the primary federal environmental law that controls air pollution from mobile sources, like cars and trucks, and from stationary sources, like factories, refineries, and power plants. The p ...
The Economics of Climate Change in East Asia
... climate change could amount to 5.3% of GDP by 2100. • Adaptation can reduce the damage due to climate change but it is not sufficient to reduce the expected cost of climate change to a low level. • Reliance upon zero cost reductions will not prevent emissions from increasing substantially from 2020 ...
... climate change could amount to 5.3% of GDP by 2100. • Adaptation can reduce the damage due to climate change but it is not sufficient to reduce the expected cost of climate change to a low level. • Reliance upon zero cost reductions will not prevent emissions from increasing substantially from 2020 ...
Technology Development and Transfer
... deployment, diffusion and transfer. International mechanism could be put in place to assess and include an incentive package to scale up the development and transfer of technology to developing country Parties. The international mechanism could lead to rewards/credits for participation in developm ...
... deployment, diffusion and transfer. International mechanism could be put in place to assess and include an incentive package to scale up the development and transfer of technology to developing country Parties. The international mechanism could lead to rewards/credits for participation in developm ...
Typologies of Loss and Damage and Associated Actions
... to deal with actual L&D after it occurs or to prepare for actual L&D which will occur (expost). Most stakeholders agree that both aspects are relevant for L&D, but there is difference in emphasis, with the Adaptation and Mitigation typology implying that L&D can be avoided, and the Existential typol ...
... to deal with actual L&D after it occurs or to prepare for actual L&D which will occur (expost). Most stakeholders agree that both aspects are relevant for L&D, but there is difference in emphasis, with the Adaptation and Mitigation typology implying that L&D can be avoided, and the Existential typol ...
EEAEU activities on climate change impacts, vulnerability and
... policy, and also the general public ...
... policy, and also the general public ...
US re-engagement? -
... months a strong opposition emerge particularly in the European countries which had been most decisive in order to reach a co-ordinated climate change response (Cohen et al, 2003). The White House was under pressure from various sides, but in the end the international community did not succeed convin ...
... months a strong opposition emerge particularly in the European countries which had been most decisive in order to reach a co-ordinated climate change response (Cohen et al, 2003). The White House was under pressure from various sides, but in the end the international community did not succeed convin ...
Summary of submissions on Adaptation Fund
... Small island developing States; Least developed country Parties; Developing country Parties with projected higher risks in the near future, in particular those which do not already have a specific fund of their own; Developing country Parties and regions where available information indicates ...
... Small island developing States; Least developed country Parties; Developing country Parties with projected higher risks in the near future, in particular those which do not already have a specific fund of their own; Developing country Parties and regions where available information indicates ...
Open Access - Lund University Publications
... 1.1 Statement of Purpose and Question of Research The general purpose of this thesis is to investigate the impact of Member States on the policy-making process in the field of environmental policy, more specifically the issue area of climate change, the objective being to describe and interpret cha ...
... 1.1 Statement of Purpose and Question of Research The general purpose of this thesis is to investigate the impact of Member States on the policy-making process in the field of environmental policy, more specifically the issue area of climate change, the objective being to describe and interpret cha ...
The Economics of Climate Change in East Asia
... climate change could amount to 5.3% of GDP by 2100. • Adaptation can reduce the damage due to climate change but it is not sufficient to reduce the expected cost of climate change to a low level. • Reliance upon zero cost reductions will not prevent emissions from increasing substantially from 2020 ...
... climate change could amount to 5.3% of GDP by 2100. • Adaptation can reduce the damage due to climate change but it is not sufficient to reduce the expected cost of climate change to a low level. • Reliance upon zero cost reductions will not prevent emissions from increasing substantially from 2020 ...
Beyond the Limits - The Climate Institute
... the role of negative emissions The characteristics of energy sector transformation for scenarios that limit warming to below both 1.5°C or 2°C are similar.20 The major difference is that, under 1.5°C, the global decarbonisation of the energy system needs to be faster and more pronounced. If the worl ...
... the role of negative emissions The characteristics of energy sector transformation for scenarios that limit warming to below both 1.5°C or 2°C are similar.20 The major difference is that, under 1.5°C, the global decarbonisation of the energy system needs to be faster and more pronounced. If the worl ...
Global Warming or Not: The Global Climate Is Changing and the
... of water would cause a rise in sea levels, which would affect coastal resources and human habitation along coasts. 5 In addition to these consequences, researchers warn that the feedback effects of global warming may cause a further increase in the rate of warming.' 6 For example, increased drought ...
... of water would cause a rise in sea levels, which would affect coastal resources and human habitation along coasts. 5 In addition to these consequences, researchers warn that the feedback effects of global warming may cause a further increase in the rate of warming.' 6 For example, increased drought ...
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... Aircraft also emit NOx which can encourage the formation of ozone, an important contributor to global warming. ...
... Aircraft also emit NOx which can encourage the formation of ozone, an important contributor to global warming. ...
The rise and rise of fluorinated greenhouse gases - Öko
... the calculative 2003 share but also the likely actual 2050 share of F-gas emissions rises to 8.6% (compared to 6.2% when rated with GWP 100yr). It should be stressed that the two time horizons are equivalent from a scientific point of view. 15. The high global warming potential of F-gases makes thei ...
... the calculative 2003 share but also the likely actual 2050 share of F-gas emissions rises to 8.6% (compared to 6.2% when rated with GWP 100yr). It should be stressed that the two time horizons are equivalent from a scientific point of view. 15. The high global warming potential of F-gases makes thei ...