Sentences with phrase «change mitigation policies»

There is every reason for advocates of stronger climate change mitigation policies to pressure firms to consider these risks before investing.

The results suggest that profound changes can be expected at high - latitude regions regardless of the climate change mitigation policies.

In part as a result of climate change mitigation policies to promote biofuels and growing concern about food insecurity in middle and high income countries, large - scale land acquisition in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America has displaced small landholders and contributed to food price increases.

Despite a growing number of climate change mitigation policies, annual GHG emissions grew on average by 1.0 gigatonne carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2eq)(2.2 %) per year from 2000 to 2010 compared to 0.4 GtCO2eq (1.3 %) per year from 1970 to 2000.

when suggested policies are called «Marxist,» or «tantamount to Marxism,» when such charges are completely unqualified with respect to whether climate those change mitigation policies are motivated by intentions to «redistribute wealth.»

Only then will the public demand that our policymakers take action to address climate change, and only then will those policymakers implement serious climate change mitigation policies.

This has implications for attributing observed climate changes in the recent past as well as for designing effective climate change mitigation policies.

They were also asked about three specific climate - change mitigation policies that have been proposed or implemented in many cities: regulating coastal properties, so their bottom floor is «elevated among the highest estimated flood level»; limiting outdoor water usage, such as lawn sprinklers; and setting aside at least 25 percent of residential lots for land that allows water to filter into the ground.

For example, several studies have found that communities of color and poor communities experience disproportionately high exposures to air pollution.305, 328,329,306,307 Climate change mitigation policies that improve local air quality thus have the potential to strongly benefit health in these communities.

According to Cleveland, the findings add weight to the conclusion of several other recent studies: Diet change must be part of successful climate change mitigation policies, and climate change mitigation must be included in policies to improve the food system.

His work has shown that limiting cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide may be a more robust approach to climate change mitigation policy than attempting to define a «safe» stabilization level for atmospheric greenhouse gases.

In this capacity, Thomas has worked with national governments to support the ongoing development of national climate change mitigation policy, with specific expertise on the national contexts of Georgia, Kenya, Uganda and Mongolia.

Susanna is an active environmentalist and conservationist, advocating for local and national responses to climate change and providing philanthropic support to organizations educating and advocating for conservation, climate change mitigation policy, and investment in sustainable public and private enterprises.

The likelihood of Australia being invaded by a foreign power this century is probably less than 30 per cent, yet we spend and will go on spending more on defence than on any conceivable climate change mitigation policy.

A study conducted by Science Applications International assessed the economic impacts of similar climate change mitigation policy recommendations.

Achieving emissions reductions for environmental justice communities through climate change mitigation policy by Nicky Sheats, PhD This paper focuses on emissions reductions for EJ communities under the Clean Power Plan in particular as well as climate change mitigation policy in general and argues that these reductions should be both mandatory and planned.

Marland, G., R.A. Pielke, Sr., M. Apps, R. Avissar, R.A. Betts, K.J. Davis, P.C. Frumhoff, S.T. Jackson, L. Joyce, P. Kauppi, J. Katzenberger, K.G. MacDicken, R. Neilson, J.O. Niles, D. dutta S. Niyogi, R.J. Norby, N. Pena, N. Sampson, and Y. Xue, 2003: The climatic impacts of land surface change and carbon management, and the implications for climate - change mitigation policy.

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This book explores the political economy of transition cost mitigation strategies in a wide variety of policy contexts including public pensions, U.S. home mortgage interest deductions, immigration, trade liberalization, agricultural supply management, and climate change, providing tested examples and realistic strategies for genuine policy reform.

Next year's school, «Adaptation and Mitigation: Responses to Climate Change,» will explore topics such as greenhouse gas emission scenarios, the economics of climate change, adaptation and mitigation measures, and climateMitigation: Responses to Climate Change,» will explore topics such as greenhouse gas emission scenarios, the economics of climate change, adaptation and mitigation measures, and climate polChange,» will explore topics such as greenhouse gas emission scenarios, the economics of climate change, adaptation and mitigation measures, and climate polchange, adaptation and mitigation measures, and climatemitigation measures, and climate policies.

It's unclear whether one of these single policies was the actual driver of the reduction in emissions, or an indicator that a state takes climate change mitigation seriously and is attacking the issue on many fronts, Saikawa says.

The combined effect of the three, the scientists found, is that the global energy system could experience unprecedented changes in the growth of natural gas production and significant changes to the types of energy used, but without much reduction to projected climate change if new mitigation policies are not put in place to support the deployment of renewable energy technologies.

Changes in mitigation models, he said, are the result of better understanding about how technologies penetrate markets and are spurred by public policy, not political pressure.

On the other hand, while sustained high oil prices could provide climate change mitigation efforts a mild boost, the study concludes that such market developments would be no substitute for concerted global policy to limit climate change to below 2 °C above preindustrial levels.

As co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) working group on mitigation, he is presenting results from the group's 2007 assessment at several side events and briefings for policy - makers.

In the example of climate change, Pielke Jr says, many researchers have taken one of two sides: backing either mitigation policies to reduce greenhouse - gas emissions, or adaptation policies to deal with climate change as it occurs.

While warming cities will bring big energy costs, researchers say they may also offer important insight into the role of local policy in climate change mitigation.

James A. Edmonds • Member, IPCC Steering Committee on «New Integrated Scenarios» (2006 - present) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Framing Issues,» IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (2007) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Global, Regional, and National Costs and Ancillary Benefits of Mitigation,» IPCC Third Assessment Report (2001) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Decision - Making Frameworks,» IPCC Third Assessment Report (2001) • Lead Author, Working Group III, Summary for Policy Makers, IPCC Third Assessment Report (2001) • Lead Author, Working Group II, «Energy Supply Mitigation Options,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, Working Group II, «Mitigation: Cross-Sectoral and Other Issues,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Estimating the Costs of Mitigating Greenhouse Gases,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «A Review of Mitigation Cost Studies,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Integrated Assessment of Climate Change: An Overview and Comparison of Approaches and Results,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, IPCC Special Report, Climate Change 1994: Radiative Forcing of Climate Change and An Evaluation of the IPCC IS92 Emission Scenarios (1994) • Lead Author, IPCC Special Report, Climate Change 1992: The Supplementary Report to the IPCC Scientific Assessment (1992) • Major contributor, IPCC First Assessment Report, Working Group III, Response Strategies Working Group (1991).

Policies and finance mechanisms being developed for climate change mitigation may offer an additional route for effective coastal management.

Quantitative integrated assessment of climate change risks is not always possible, but it can play a key role in informing decisions both about local adaptation and about large - scale mitigation policy.

However, to date, countries have not incorporated coastal blue carbon into their portfolio of climate change mitigation or coastal management policies and actions, largely because the mechanisms for assessing blue carbon were not well defined or standardized.

At 1.5 / 2 °C temperature warming level, how the global and regional climate will change, is a matter of public concern and relates to the decisions of policies, guidelines and measures on mitigation and adaption of future climate change.

b by 2020, increase by x % the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, develop and implement in line with the forthcoming Hyogo Framework holistic disaster risk management at all levels

LEAP is a software tool for energy policy analysis and climate change mitigation assessment that uses integrated modeling to track energy consumption, production, and resource extraction in all sectors of an economy.

I'll try to convey to the folks back home that any money that will come from the Cancun agreements is not only for specific climate change mitigation or adaptation projects but also providing us a chance to rethink and revise our national agricutural, energy, and land use policies.

Also, we need to fund climate science to set the right policy goals and to fund research to help us adapt to a climate that will change regardless of successful emissions mitigation.

Providing options for mitigation of climate change using either only policy or only technology is like one hand clapping.

[1] We also agree to encourage initiatives contributing to climate change mitigation including purchasing and investment policies and practices that promote and support the cleaner and more efficient products and services that can contribute to lower carbon emissions.

The agency chose these actions because it said they all meet these criteria: They can result in significant near - term emissions reductions, do not curb economic growth, rely only on existing technologies and proven policies and produce significant benefits beyond climate change mitigation.

The Stephen H. Schneider Symposium, being held in late August in Boulder, Colo., will reflect on his approach to the climate problem and culminate with a session on this question: «The challenge of climate change mitigation and adaptation: How do we translate sound climate science into sound policies?»

Climate change mitigation and adaptation policies discussions go way beyond discussing just CO2 atmospheric concentration numbers.

Tell us why you think that virtually every nation, state, county, city, the military are developing action plans and policies for adaptation & mitigation based on the science that is pointing to us being responsible for the observed changes in our ecosystem.

The prominence of climate risk and policy in the minds of business leaders is reflected in the World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2016, which found that the risk with the greatest potential impact is a failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation.

The results suggest that policies emphasizing the attribution of extreme events to climate change and infrastructural mitigation may reduce climate change the most.

Even more challenging are the policy design issues that will decide the extent to which a REDD instrument will interact with the over-arching climate change mitigation strategy.

Rao, S. and Riahi, K. (2006) The role of non-CO ₂ greenhouse gases in climate change mitigation: long - term scenarios for the 21st century, Energy Journal, Multi-Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Climate Policy Special Issue, mitigation: long - term scenarios for the 21st century, Energy Journal, Multi-Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Climate Policy Special Issue, Mitigation and Climate Policy Special Issue, 177 - 200.

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(2007) • Contribution of Renewables to Energy Security (2007) • Modelling Investment Risks and Uncertainties with Real Options Approach (2007) • Financing Energy Efficient Homes Existing Policy Responses to Financial Barriers (2007) • CO2 Allowance and Electricity Price Interaction - Impact on Industry's Electricity Purchasing Strategies in Europe (2007) • CO2 Capture Ready Plants (2007) • Fuel - Efficient Road Vehicle Non-Engine Components (2007) • Impact of Climate Change Policy Uncertainty on Power Generation Investments (2006) • Raising the Profile of Energy Efficiency in China — Case Study of Standby Power Efficiency (2006) • Barriers to the Diffusion of Solar Thermal Technologies (2006) • Barriers to Technology Diffusion: The Case of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (2006) • Certainty versus Ambition — Economic Efficiency in Mitigating Climate Change (2006) • Sectoral Crediting Mechanisms for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: Institutional and Operational Issues (2006) • Sectoral Approaches to GHG Mitigation: Scenarios for Integration (2006) • Energy Efficiency in the Refurbishment of High - Rise Residential Buildings (2006) • Can Energy - Efficient Electrical Appliances Be Considered «Environmental Goods»?

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