The Green Climate Fund
... should come from developed nations. Additional funding should be obtained from the private sector, for which new sources should be explored and evaluated, such as taxing the aviation or shipping industries. When regulating funding replenishment, adequate safeguards must be put in place to ensure tha ...
... should come from developed nations. Additional funding should be obtained from the private sector, for which new sources should be explored and evaluated, such as taxing the aviation or shipping industries. When regulating funding replenishment, adequate safeguards must be put in place to ensure tha ...
International Legal Framework
... • Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros: concept of sustainable development refers to the need to reconcile economic development with protection of the environment • Pulp Mills on the River Uruguay: refers to ‘the need to strike a balance between the use of the waters and the protection of the river consistent with t ...
... • Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros: concept of sustainable development refers to the need to reconcile economic development with protection of the environment • Pulp Mills on the River Uruguay: refers to ‘the need to strike a balance between the use of the waters and the protection of the river consistent with t ...
Moving Beyond Kyoto - Brookings Institution
... In November 2000, just after the presidential elections in the United States, negotiators will meet in The Hague at the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP6) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). By then, it will have been almost three years since the ...
... In November 2000, just after the presidential elections in the United States, negotiators will meet in The Hague at the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP6) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). By then, it will have been almost three years since the ...
Document
... projects, dynamics of their implementation, as well as estimate of funds required for their implementation; The suggestion of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia has been accepted, to prepare the draft cross-border project laid down in par. 3 as soon as possible and di ...
... projects, dynamics of their implementation, as well as estimate of funds required for their implementation; The suggestion of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia has been accepted, to prepare the draft cross-border project laid down in par. 3 as soon as possible and di ...
The UN Climate Change Conference, 2009 (COP 15) ACCA POsiTiON PAPer
... COP 15 is the latest in an annual series of UN meetings that have taken place since the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, aimed at coordinating international action against climate change. In 1997, the COP 3 talks resulted in the Kyoto Protocol, which came into force on 16 February 2005 and was the first se ...
... COP 15 is the latest in an annual series of UN meetings that have taken place since the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, aimed at coordinating international action against climate change. In 1997, the COP 3 talks resulted in the Kyoto Protocol, which came into force on 16 February 2005 and was the first se ...
the speech - Mary Robinson Foundation
... time a court has determined that states have a legal obligation towards their citizens, independent of multilateral obligations, in relation to climate change. The plaintiffs organised by Urgenda had accused the Dutch government of negligence for “knowingly contributing” to a breach of the 2 oC warm ...
... time a court has determined that states have a legal obligation towards their citizens, independent of multilateral obligations, in relation to climate change. The plaintiffs organised by Urgenda had accused the Dutch government of negligence for “knowingly contributing” to a breach of the 2 oC warm ...
Climate Change Mitigation and The Kyoto Protocol
... countries to help them better advance towards GHG reduction ...
... countries to help them better advance towards GHG reduction ...
CLIMATE CHANGE MATTERS
... The High Level Support Mechanism Meeting aims to help prepare Pacific island Ministers and senior officials as the world comes closer to signing off a global climate change agreement at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP21) For ...
... The High Level Support Mechanism Meeting aims to help prepare Pacific island Ministers and senior officials as the world comes closer to signing off a global climate change agreement at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP21) For ...
the target set in the Climate Change Act to reduce UK annual emissions by 80 per cent by 2050
... than 2°C relative to pre-industrial temperatures, and that if a 4°C rise were reached, extreme consequences potentially beyond our ability to adapt would arise. We therefore believe that global policy should seek to limit the central expectation of global temperature rise to, or close to, 2°C and th ...
... than 2°C relative to pre-industrial temperatures, and that if a 4°C rise were reached, extreme consequences potentially beyond our ability to adapt would arise. We therefore believe that global policy should seek to limit the central expectation of global temperature rise to, or close to, 2°C and th ...
EU action against climate change - Leading global action to 2020
... The European Union is leading global action on climate change, both by setting out what needs to be done internationally to keep global warming to less than 2°C above the pre-industrial temperature and by committing to significant cuts in its own greenhouse gas emissions. To put the world on track t ...
... The European Union is leading global action on climate change, both by setting out what needs to be done internationally to keep global warming to less than 2°C above the pre-industrial temperature and by committing to significant cuts in its own greenhouse gas emissions. To put the world on track t ...
9. global environmental concerns
... Ozone is highly reactive and easily broken down by man-made chlorine and bromine compounds. These compounds are found to be most responsible for most of ozone layer depletion. The ozone depletion process begins when CFCs (used in refrigerator and air conditioners) and other ozone-depleting substance ...
... Ozone is highly reactive and easily broken down by man-made chlorine and bromine compounds. These compounds are found to be most responsible for most of ozone layer depletion. The ozone depletion process begins when CFCs (used in refrigerator and air conditioners) and other ozone-depleting substance ...
Title
... from the Copenhagen Accord: 1. $30bn pledged by developed countries between 2010 & 2012 for mitigation and adaptation inclusive. • New and additional • Priority access for SIDS, LDCs, Africa. ...
... from the Copenhagen Accord: 1. $30bn pledged by developed countries between 2010 & 2012 for mitigation and adaptation inclusive. • New and additional • Priority access for SIDS, LDCs, Africa. ...
Ongoing work Yes - Carbon Finance at the World Bank
... project-based mechanisms. • New England and Canadian Eastern Provinces: 10% voluntary reduction of GHG emissions below 1990 levels by ...
... project-based mechanisms. • New England and Canadian Eastern Provinces: 10% voluntary reduction of GHG emissions below 1990 levels by ...
Environmental - Successor-agreement to the extended Kyoto protocol
... reduce the rising temperature to 2° Celsius as it was planned that the world’s temperature would rise for 4° Celsius. History of the Kyoto protocol Countries joined the international treaty the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1992. Their goal was to cooperate with e ...
... reduce the rising temperature to 2° Celsius as it was planned that the world’s temperature would rise for 4° Celsius. History of the Kyoto protocol Countries joined the international treaty the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1992. Their goal was to cooperate with e ...
Presentation on Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change
... institutional arrangements, so that bottom up approach can assess and redress the real loss and damage A Compensation Fund can be adopted at the international level to meet the financial needs of these institutions (including micro level institutions at the national level) to deliver their functions ...
... institutional arrangements, so that bottom up approach can assess and redress the real loss and damage A Compensation Fund can be adopted at the international level to meet the financial needs of these institutions (including micro level institutions at the national level) to deliver their functions ...
Research and systematic observations +
... terrestrial observing systems (elements already included in 17/CP.8!) ...
... terrestrial observing systems (elements already included in 17/CP.8!) ...
Carbon Budgets Positioning - Policy Background
... that can still be emitted globally whilst keeping warming below the target temperature. According to NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, average temperatures have climbed 0.8 degrees Celsius around the world since 18802. However, further warming of 0.6 degrees Celsius is already believed to ...
... that can still be emitted globally whilst keeping warming below the target temperature. According to NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, average temperatures have climbed 0.8 degrees Celsius around the world since 18802. However, further warming of 0.6 degrees Celsius is already believed to ...
Diapositive 1
... Climate change finance in developing countries: costs vs. funds available (per annum) Sources: www.climatefundsupdate.org, Capoor & Ambrosi (2008), Design to Win (2007) ...
... Climate change finance in developing countries: costs vs. funds available (per annum) Sources: www.climatefundsupdate.org, Capoor & Ambrosi (2008), Design to Win (2007) ...
Second Because the Ocean Declaration
... UNFCCC Parties to consider submitting Nationally Determined Contributions that promote, as appropriate, ambitious climate action in order to minimize the adverse effects of climate change in the ocean and ...
... UNFCCC Parties to consider submitting Nationally Determined Contributions that promote, as appropriate, ambitious climate action in order to minimize the adverse effects of climate change in the ocean and ...
Introduction Definition of Key Terms
... This marked a huge step forward for China since together with the United States they make up 40% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. By ratifying the Paris Agreement China will tackle the challenge of climate change, focusing on gender equality and gender-responsive solutions which are stated i ...
... This marked a huge step forward for China since together with the United States they make up 40% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. By ratifying the Paris Agreement China will tackle the challenge of climate change, focusing on gender equality and gender-responsive solutions which are stated i ...
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
... relevant expertise. They assess the state of scientific knowledge and the aggregate progress and effect of measures taken by the parties to implement the Convention. They report only to the COP, which is authorized to establish further subsidiary bodies as needed. A financial mechanism is establishe ...
... relevant expertise. They assess the state of scientific knowledge and the aggregate progress and effect of measures taken by the parties to implement the Convention. They report only to the COP, which is authorized to establish further subsidiary bodies as needed. A financial mechanism is establishe ...
The world found that the use of chlorofluorocarbons CFCs used in
... left a loophole. Industry swapped CFCs for hydrofluorocarbons HFCs, resulting in a 258 percent increase in the use of heat-trapping HFCs used in refrigerators, air-conditioners and aerosols. An agreement to phase down and ban the use of HFCs under the Montreal Protocol would avoid an estimated 105 g ...
... left a loophole. Industry swapped CFCs for hydrofluorocarbons HFCs, resulting in a 258 percent increase in the use of heat-trapping HFCs used in refrigerators, air-conditioners and aerosols. An agreement to phase down and ban the use of HFCs under the Montreal Protocol would avoid an estimated 105 g ...
Working Paper No 4 Kyoto Protocol Dilemma: Better to have a weak
... unilateralism such as the US in the context of Kyoto Protocol. However, it must satisfy three conditions: Firstly, “a treaty must be individually rational, which means that no party to the treaty can gain by withdrawing; It also means that no party can gain by failing to comply.” In this case, Russi ...
... unilateralism such as the US in the context of Kyoto Protocol. However, it must satisfy three conditions: Firstly, “a treaty must be individually rational, which means that no party to the treaty can gain by withdrawing; It also means that no party can gain by failing to comply.” In this case, Russi ...
COP 17 article
... The United Nation Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was negotiated and signed in Rio, during the Earth Summit in 1992. Its purpose is "to stabilize the concentration of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate". ...
... The United Nation Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was negotiated and signed in Rio, during the Earth Summit in 1992. Its purpose is "to stabilize the concentration of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate". ...