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Here emission curves are developed for advanced biofuel supply chains to enhance understanding of the relationship between biofuel supply and its potential contribution to climate change mitigation while accounting for landscape heterogeneity.

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.

Once adapted for non-EU member states, the project will benefit hotels worldwide, thus contributing to climate change mitigation while helping hotels increase business profits.

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While no country in history has achieved its economic growth without causing environmental damage, expectations for Singapore's mitigation ambition are particularly high because it is a leading figure in facilitating a global climate change treaty.

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.

Agroforestry can help to achieve climate change mitigation and adaptation while at the same time providing livelihoods for poor smallholder farmers in Africa.

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.

A new safety system called Oncoming Lane Mitigation uses steer assist to help mitigate head - on collisions, while Volvo's Blind Spot Indication System now uses Steer Assist functionality to reduce the risk of lane - changing collisions.

A new safety system called Oncoming Lane Mitigation uses steer assist to help mitigate head - on collisions, while Volvo's Blind Spot Indication System (BLIS) now uses Steer Assist functionality to reduce the risk of lane - changing collisions.

A new safety system called Oncoming Lane Mitigation uses Steer Assist to help mitigate head - on collisions, while Volvo's Blind Spot Information System (BLIS) now uses Steer Assist functionality to reduce the risk of lane - changing collisions.

While BCDR promises some direct (climate) and ancillary (restoration, habitat protection) benefits, Pg C - scale implementation may be constrained by ecological factors, and may compromise the ultimate goals of climate change mitigation.

While the previous reports dealt with climate change mitigation and adaptation separately, this one will draw links between these fields, he said.

So while the CPP may be political ambitious, it represents is only a small piece of what needs to be a more aggressive climate mitigation portfolio to align us with 2 degrees C warming scenarios that avoid dangerous climate change.

Carbon removal techniques, while important for fighting climate change, have faced resistance from some in the environmental community partly because they have been perceived as a threat to the deployment of other climate change mitigation techniques.

While sticking to his guns regarding the Bali Action Plan, he said, «It doesn't mean China would not do what it promises, we're very serious about it [climate change mitigation actions].»

While mitigation climate change is essential adapting to and through centuries of warming is paramount... the stories of animals, plants and people adapting to a warming world express trust in our ability to adjust to changing conditions, even radical ones, and to establish a voice for resilience in uncertain times.

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.

While the greenhouse gas footprint of the production of other foods, compared to sources such as livestock, is highly dependent on a number of factors, production of livestock currently accounts for about 30 % of the U.S. total emissions of methane.316, 320,325,326 This amount of methane can be reduced somewhat by recovery methods such as the use of biogas digesters, but future changes in dietary practices, including those motivated by considerations other than climate change mitigation, could also have an effect on the amount of methane emitted to the atmosphere.327

While climate change mitigation has been included into its agricultural sector, the developed world argues that if it does not reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture, these emissions are expected to increase [continue reading...]

Certainly, but it's even more dangerous to change horses in midstream, which is what you did while riding your favorite hobby horse «proposed mitigation leads to economic disaster,» the ultimate in hyperbole, and then hopped onto your other favorite hobby horse, that those pointing out you're an idiot must be an idiot themselves for wanting to «save us from economic disaster.»

The climate related focus of the EIP will likely be towards mitigation activities in the energy sector of EU Neighbourhood countries, while existing initiatives such as the Global Climate Change Alliance went completely under the radar of European Commission officials.

While the IPCC reports cover the physical science, impacts, and mitigation efforts, CCR - II is strictly focused on the physical science of climate change.

Incentives from selling carbon credits are limited by low returns to farmers, while improved food security, economic benefits and adaptation to climate change are more fundamental incentives that should accompany mitigation.

While climate change mitigation is a powerful driver for renewables, it is not the only one.

The report offers some answers and concrete proposals — while recognizing that much more needs to be learned, more questions formulated, and more experience gained, to build an effective strategy to support global agricultural adaptation while harnessing its significant potential contribution to climate change mitigation and taking into consideration development objectives and food security concerns.

WG1 is the physical climate science report, while WG2 covers impacts, adaptation and vulnerability and WG3 looks at what is called «mitigation of climate change.»

The Global CCS Institute's report, referring to carbon capture and sequestration, found that «while C.C.S. projects are progressing, the pace is well below the level required for C.C.S. to make a substantial contribution to climate change mitigation.»

All in all, a number of U.S. fossil - fuel development and export policy positions suggest an administration that is attempting to straddle climate and energy policy in such a way that it wins support on the progressive side for having a proactive domestic climate policy while, in effect, failing to challenge the obstacle to climate change mitigation posed by corporate energy interests and their global ambitions.

While the Japanese experience with JCM is still in very early stages, it clearly demonstrates how climate change mitigation, energy policy, and security concerns converge.

While solar geoengineering can not be a «solution» to climate change, in time it might prove to be a useful complement to mitigation and adaptation efforts, especially for addressing the risks from the greenhouses gases that we've already emitted.

There is growing recognition of urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry as an important strategy for climate - change adaptation and disaster - risk reduction, while also bringing mitigation and important developmental benefits.

«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.»

If nations fail to base their climate change policies on what equity, ethics, and justice require of them on mitigation of their greenhouse gas emissions and funding for adaptation, losses, and damages, then the global response to climate change will not likely be ambitious enough to avoid catastrophic climate impacts while deepening existing injustices in the world.

While it is true, of course, that both SRM and CDR are principally concerned with countering climate change, this is also true of conventional mitigation and adaptation strategies.

Wetlands are important ecosystems for climate change mitigation and adaptation because they can store huge amounts of carbon, while providing other essential services.

While we are ultimately interested in understanding and predicting how climate will change, regardless of the cause, an ability to differentiate anthropogenic change from natural variability is fundamental to help guide policy decisions, treaty negotiations, and adaptation versus mitigation strategies.

While it has long been known that cost - effective energy efficiency measures are beneficial to economic welfare and therefore worth pursuing on grounds other than climate change mitigation, the magnitude of rebound effects and their implications for the utility of energy efficiency as a climate change mitigation strategy remain contested.

Fortunately, while RC wants to keep off the topic that explores «approaches to climate change mitigation.»

Working Group I (WGI) assesses the scientific aspects of the climate system and climate change, while Working Groups II (WGII) and III (WGIII) assess the vulnerability and adaptation of socioeconomic and natural systems to climate change, and the mitigation options for limiting greenhouse gas emissions, respectively.

The project underlines the vast possibilities for Mobisol in the off - grid market and the many opportunities for innovation to create leap - frogs, saving resources — and again improving the lives of our customers while contributing to world wide climate change mitigation.»

He said that while climate change represents a «real but modest threat,» we don't have the technologies needed to make the shift off of fossil fuels, and should abandon mitigation in favor of building energy and climate resilience.

Early Loss Mitigation Supervisor (9/2008 — 4/2010) • Managed unit of approximately 8 to 15 collectors while ensuring the achievement of unit objectives and related standards • Compiled and analyzed statistical data relative to unit productivity, monitoring live calls while providing feedback to staff • Provide advice and question resolution concerning collection activities, reviewing the status of severely delinquent accounts and handling all loss mitigation efforts • Advised staff of any changes in policy and procedures, allocated critical resources, and developed work schedules • Train current and new staff members as well as conduct performance reviews, making recommendations as needed regarding corrective actions and suggested dismissals • Assist departmental manager with training course scheduling for entire department • Create and distribute various reports to staff and peers on a regular and ad - hoc basis • Traveled to Chatsworth, CA as supervisor, developing observations and recommendations which led to facility improvements • Acted as representative to the Washington Mutual conversion to early loss mitigation in Albion, NY, sharing best practices Mitigation Supervisor (9/2008 — 4/2010) • Managed unit of approximately 8 to 15 collectors while ensuring the achievement of unit objectives and related standards • Compiled and analyzed statistical data relative to unit productivity, monitoring live calls while providing feedback to staff • Provide advice and question resolution concerning collection activities, reviewing the status of severely delinquent accounts and handling all loss mitigation efforts • Advised staff of any changes in policy and procedures, allocated critical resources, and developed work schedules • Train current and new staff members as well as conduct performance reviews, making recommendations as needed regarding corrective actions and suggested dismissals • Assist departmental manager with training course scheduling for entire department • Create and distribute various reports to staff and peers on a regular and ad - hoc basis • Traveled to Chatsworth, CA as supervisor, developing observations and recommendations which led to facility improvements • Acted as representative to the Washington Mutual conversion to early loss mitigation in Albion, NY, sharing best practices mitigation efforts • Advised staff of any changes in policy and procedures, allocated critical resources, and developed work schedules • Train current and new staff members as well as conduct performance reviews, making recommendations as needed regarding corrective actions and suggested dismissals • Assist departmental manager with training course scheduling for entire department • Create and distribute various reports to staff and peers on a regular and ad - hoc basis • Traveled to Chatsworth, CA as supervisor, developing observations and recommendations which led to facility improvements • Acted as representative to the Washington Mutual conversion to early loss mitigation in Albion, NY, sharing best practices mitigation in Albion, NY, sharing best practices from Chase

While the impacts of climate change are potentially devastating for Indigenous communities, there are also opportunities to contribute to mitigation efforts and develop «culture based» economies in areas such as biodiversity conservation, land and water management and carbon sequestration.