Sentences with phrase «change mitigation technologies»

Dechezlepretre, A., M. Glachant, I. Hascic, N. Johnstone, and Y. Meniere (2011): «Invention and transfer of climate change mitigation technologies: A global analysis,» Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 5, 109 - 130.

For the Global Energy Technology Strategy Program, he co-authored a number of landmark reports addressing CCS and other climate change mitigation technologies.

Thank you for downloading the «Climate Change Mitigation Opportunities Index», developed by The EIU with the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing, is a starting point for investors to identify in - country investment opportunities in climate change mitigation technology.

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Currently, Cambodia and IRRI are conducting joint research projects on climate change adaptation and mitigation, climate - resilient rice varieties, remote sensing - based crop monitoring, improvement of farmers» livelihoods, and postharvest technology.

The IET is calling for the UK to become a clear and influential global leader in climate change mitigation and adaptation, encouraging exports of new low carbon technologies and equipment.

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.

«Climate change mitigation can and should start by lowering consumption and increasing energy efficiency,» says Ruben Juanes of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The so - called KICs, each of which will include labs or centers from multiple countries, will tackle climate change mitigation and adaptation, sustainable energy and information, and communication technologies.

PNNL scientists also have contributed intellectual frameworks that influenced IPCC assessments and the broader climate change community in areas as diverse as integrated assessment, technology's role in mitigation, carbon dioxide capture and storage, and social science contributions in addressing climate change challenges.

Partnerships are built around various drivers: for example supporting the Polar regions in a period of rapid change; educating the public about polar sciences and climate; contributing to climate change awareness; mitigation and adaptation; defining and implementing CSR action plan; implementing technology solutions for low carbon emissions.

In any case, science, technology and innovation are major assets in achieving any global goals, be they the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are being negotiated for the post-2015 period, disaster risk reduction, climate change mitigation and adaptation, etc. — all of which are interconnected anyway.

Safety technology now includes forward collision mitigation with pedestrian detection, blind spot mirrors with lane change assist, rear cross traffic alert, automatic high beams, and a multi-view camera system.

On the safety front, Mitsubishi has equipped the compact SUV with advanced technologies like Forward Collision Mitigation (FCM), Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Blind Spot Warning system (BSW) with Lane Change Assist and Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Multi-around Monitor with Bird - View Image and Automatic High Beam (AHB).

This could potentially actually see China race ahead of the west in terms of climate change mitigation as well as general technology.

But even with ambitious mitigation, much of the climate change over the next few decades is unavoidable as a result of both climate processes and the natural lifecycle of existing technology and infrastructure.

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

-- a «mitigation» scenario with improved technology and changes in societal values and individual behavior triggering a «transition of our globalizing society towards a much more sustainable one»;

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.

There is an urgent need to scale up financial flows, particularly financial support to developing countries; to create positive incentives for actions; to finance the incremental costs of cleaner and low - carbon technologies; to make more efficient use of funds directed toward climate change; to realize the full potential of appropriate market mechanisms that can provide pricing signals and economic incentives to the private sector; to promote public sector investment; to create enabling environments that promote private investment that is commercially viable; to develop innovative approaches; and to lower costs by creating appropriate incentives for and reducing and eliminating obstacles to technology transfer relevant to both mitigation and adaptation.

Emphasizing that developed countries bear the overwhelming historic responsibility for causing anthropogenic climate change and must therefore take the lead in responding to the challenge across all four building blocks of an enhanced international climate change regime — namely mitigation, adaption, technology and finance — that builds - upon the U.N.F.C.C.C. and its Kyoto Protocol.

At least half of the 60 - plus S&T related positions identified in the Academy report will involve some level of involvement in one aspect or another of climate change: scientific research; assessment of climate change impacts; analysis and evaluation of adaptation and mitigation strategies; development of energy and other technologies for a carbon - constrained economy and society; and so on.

In other words, the study does a simple physical analysis of the trade off between conventional mitigation and negative emissions technologies in a 2C world and makes no assumptions about changing economic, technological and sociopolitical contexts, the authors note.

(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»?

It summarises the shared vision on climate change and presents considerations on adaptation, mitigation, finance and technology.

The TNA workshop on climate change mitigation and adaptation, currently ongoing today and running until the 27 February 2018 in Hanoi, Viet Nam, is aimed at enhancing the technology transfer, deployment, and dissemination of climate change solutions thus supporting the goals of the Paris Agreement to further promote and facilitate environmentally sound technologies for mitigation and adaptation in Southeast Asian countries.

Primary areas of focus include climate change mitigation, technology capacity building, and municipal innovation.

It holds that countries that historically caused the recent atmospheric carbon dioxide build - up must lead in cutting their emissions, while helping developing countries eventually do likewise, by pouring trillions of dollars in cash and free technology into the Green Climate Fund for supposed climate change adaptation, mitigation and compensation.

In the light of the entry into force of the Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2016, the CSI initiated an in - depth review of the 2009 technology papers and delivered in June 2017 a compilation of 52 individual papers on well - known existing technologies (for which the latest development and implementation status is reviewed) and seven additional summary papers describing state - of - the - art and anticipated technological developments that can further enhance mitigation of CO2 emissions in cement production.

The issues highlighted in the document include: reconnect science and policy, catalyze rapid and transformative changes in human behavior towards the environment, develop new insights on water - land interactions, accelerate the implementation of environmentally - friendly renewable energy, integrate biodiversity across the environmental and economic agendas, manage the unintended consequences of climate change mitigation and adaptation, and develop a new approach for minimizing risks of novel technologies and chemicals.

Dechezlepretre, A., M. Glachant, I. Hascic, N. Johnstone, and Y. Meniere (2011): «Invention and transfer of climate change - mitigation technologies: A global analysis,» Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 5, 109 - 130.

This manual describes crop and livestock management technologies and practices that contribute to climate change mitigation while improving crop productivity, reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizers, and lowering water consumption.

«Less land - intensive technologies like Direct Air Capture (DAC) have to be urgently considered as part of the climate change mitigation portfolio.»

Climate change mitigation therefore urgently needs carbon removal technologies.

«The special issue of the International Journal of Global Warming focuses on a crucial topic: «Loss and damage» which refers to adverse effects of climate variability and climate change that occur despite mitigation and adaptation efforts,» Editor - in - Chief Ibrahim Dincer of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology says.

This analytical report describes how United Nations organizations use the information provided by space - based technologies to monitor the Earth's climate system and support decision - making about climate change adaptation, prediction and mitigation, including addressing the needs identified under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNchange adaptation, prediction and mitigation, including addressing the needs identified under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNChange (UNFCCC).

Recommended policies and strategies include: (1) establishment of clear energy and climate change adaptation / mitigation policies in Africa; (2) implementation of renewable energy development - inducing policies; (3) creating conducive environments for private - public partnerships in clean energy development; (4) enhancement of broader regional and continental collaboration in energy and climate change policies; (5) accessing existing international funding sources for promoting less carbon - intensive energy technologies; and (6) implementation of energy portfolio diversification.

This analytical document summarizes the potential role of nuclear power in climate change mitigation and sustainable development, as all low - carbon energy technologies, including nuclear power, are needed to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting the rise of global temperatures to below 2 °C.

«(6) under the Bali Action Plan, developed country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, including the United States, committed to «enhanced action on the provision of financial resources and investment to support action on mitigation and adaptation and technology cooperation,» including, inter alia, consideration of «improved access to adequate, predictable, and sustainable financial resources and financial and technical support, and the provision of new and additional resources, including official and concessional funding for developing country parties».

Decisions made at the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change — such as those related to finance, adaptation, mitigation, technology, and capacity building — have major ramifications for LDCs.

For instance, in February, Parliament's Science and Technology Select Committee called for submissions to an inquiry into the public's understanding of climate change, following a report that had advised that «should scepticism continue to increase, democratic governments are likely to find it harder to convince voters to support costly environmental policies aimed at mitigation of, or adaptation to, climate change.»

Statement to the House Committee on Science and Technology of the United States House of Representatives, The State of Climate Change Science 2007: The Findings of the Fourth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Working Group III: Mitigation of Climate Change, 16 May.

The conference included sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies, which between them look at the «what's and whys and how's» of climate change adaptation, mitigation, technology and finance that will eventually form the policies and practices of the climate change treaty.

Working collaboratively will allow India to proactively control its own refrigeration and air conditioning market, encourage the United States to share technological advancements and continue as a leader in climate change mitigation, and prevent India from converting into a dead - end expensive technology.

«Bali must advance a negotiating agenda to combat climate change on all fronts, including adaptation, mitigation, clean technologies, deforestation and resource mobilization,» says UN secretary - general Ban Ki - moon.

Included in this set of studies are the following: Carolyn Fischer (Resources for the Future) and Richard Newell (U.S. Energy Information Administration, on leave from Duke University), «Environmental and Technology Policies for Climate Mitigation»; Stephen Schneider (late of Stanford University) and Lawrence Goulder (Stanford University), «Achieving Low - Cost Emissions Targets»; and Daren Acemoglu (MIT), Philippe Aghion, Leonardo Bursztyn, and David Hemous (Harvard University), «The Environment and Directed Technical Change.»

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«While the report demonstrates the importance of mitigation as an essential part of the nation's climate change strategy, it does not evaluate mitigation technologies or policies or undertake an analysis of the effectiveness of various approaches.»

Staff of local governments, research organisations and NGOs participating in the UN Habitat Cities and Climate Change Programme and in 2 CDKN - funded projects were trained on the potential impacts of urban agriculture and - forestry on climate change adaptation and mitigation, and on practical methods for monitoring them; climate - smart urban agriculture technologies; and the design and assessment of alternative strategies for the development of urban agriculture as part of city climate change stratChange Programme and in 2 CDKN - funded projects were trained on the potential impacts of urban agriculture and - forestry on climate change adaptation and mitigation, and on practical methods for monitoring them; climate - smart urban agriculture technologies; and the design and assessment of alternative strategies for the development of urban agriculture as part of city climate change stratchange adaptation and mitigation, and on practical methods for monitoring them; climate - smart urban agriculture technologies; and the design and assessment of alternative strategies for the development of urban agriculture as part of city climate change stratchange strategies.

Even among the researchers who find CE a policy option worth thinking about, the great majority analyzes those technologies not as a full - blown solution to climate change in their own right, but rather a necessary evil to supplement (neglected) mitigation and adaptation efforts.