Sentences with phrase «includes emissions from deforestation»

This includes emissions from deforestation of around 3 PgC / year compensated by an uptake of around 2 PgC / year by forest regrowth (mainly on abandoned agricultural land).

If you included emissions from deforestation into national greenhouse gas emissions (which isn't always done, but probably should...) Indonesia is the world's third - highest emitter — India is if you don't take into account deforestation emissions.

As it stands, because of its rampant and rapid deforestation, Indonesia has become the world's third - largest carbon emitter — if you include emissions from deforestation, which isn't always done.

Not exact matches

It accounts for almost a quarter of global emissions, including about 10 to 11 percent from deforestation, and the rest from agriculture, itself the main driver of deforestation.

The goal includes an ambitious end - to - end approach to reduce its carbon footprint through actions to reduce deforestation in its agricultural supply chain as well as to cut carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing by an absolute 15 percent, in line with science - based targets.

The DRC has proposed measures to preserve its forests under the U.N. - based Reducing Emissions From Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD +) system, including a suggestion to increase its area of protected land from 10 percent of the country to 15 percFrom Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD +) system, including a suggestion to increase its area of protected land from 10 percent of the country to 15 percfrom 10 percent of the country to 15 percent.

The two countries will also work to reduce emissions from land use, including deforestation, forest degradation, enhanced sequestration, and sustainable management of forests.

«(B) the institutional capacity to reduce emissions from deforestation, including strong forest governance and mechanisms to equitably distribute deforestation resources for local actions; and

Today's workshop on «Benefits Sharing and Safeguards» for policies to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD +) also included newly released recommendations for how California can bring REDD + offset credits into its statewide cap - and - trade system with environmental integrity and social equity.

The elements that I believe are key to a successful agreement in Copenhagen include: • Strong targets and timetables from industrialized countries and differentiated but binding commitments from developing countries that put the entire world under a system with one commitment: to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other global warming pollutants that cause the climate crisis; • The inclusion of deforestation, which alone accounts for twenty percent of the emissions that cause global warming; • The addition of sinks including those from soils, principally from farmlands and grazing lands with appropriate methodologies and accounting.

We recognize that actions to reduce emissions, including from deforestation and forest degradation, and to increase removals by sinks in the land use, land use change, and forestry sector, including cooperation on tackling forest fires, can make a contribution to stabilizing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Additional actions include improved agricultural practices that enhance carbon sequestration in the soil, and improved forestry practices that reduce emissions from deforestation.

This set of commitments includes the adoption of science - based greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, pledging to procure 100 per cent of their electricity from renewable sources or commitments to eliminate deforestation from the companies» value chains.

Brazil quickly rises to the top five if emissions from deforestation are included.

To respond to country needs in this context, this report strongly focuses on aspects related to forests, mainly on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, including sustainable forest management and forest conservation as well as forest restoration.

Subtitle B: Disposition of Allowances -(Sec. 321) Amends the CAA to set forth provisions governing the disposition of emission allowances, including specifying allocations: (1) for supplemental emissions reductions from reduced deforestation; (2) for the benefit of electricity, natural gas, and / or home heating oil and propane consumers; (3) for auction, with proceeds for the benefit of low income consumers and worker investment; (4) to energy - intensive, trade - exposed industries; (5) for the deployment of carbon capture and sequestration technology; (6) to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy; (7) to be distributed to Energy Innovation Hubs and advanced energy research; (8) to invest in the development and deployment of clean vehicles; (9) to domestic petroleum refineries and small business refiners; (10) for domestic and international adaptation; (11) for domestic wildlife and natural resource adaptation; and (12) for international clean technology deployment.

«Economic incentives for conserving forests, including the Warsaw Framework for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation as (REDD +), will be essential to help implement the FC and to enable Brazil to better reconcile environmental conservation with agricultural development.»

Fyneface Dumnamene Fyneface joined representatives of environmental justice and environmental organizations Thursday at a rally during the midday break from an Air Board hearing to protest expanding the state's cap - and - trade plan to include offset credits generated under the United Nations» Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation — REDD — program.

Our aim at COPs is to track outcomes in our areas of interests: reduced emissions from degradation and deforestation (REDD)- the UNFCCC's main effort to reduce deforestation in developing nations, gender and adaptation (including loss and damage).

He said there will also be mitigation measures, including «how to reduce emissions from energy production and deforestation.»

A financial mechanism for including «avoided deforestation», known as REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) is up for discussion at the next round of Kyoto talks, in Copenhdeforestation», known as REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) is up for discussion at the next round of Kyoto talks, in CopenhDeforestation and Degradation) is up for discussion at the next round of Kyoto talks, in Copenhagen in 2009.

In comparison, the total gain estimated from the UN REDD programme if fully implemented (including slowing deforestation and wide afforestation programmes), would by 2050 according to the IPCC amount to approximately 12 - 15 % of the required emission reductions.

The group, along with other campaigners, argued at the time that «avoided deforestation» would allow developed countries to meet emission reduction requirements without cutting emissions from industrial sources, including power generation, construction, agriculture, and transportation.

The country is among the world's top five emitters of carbon dioxide when emissions from land use are included — roughly sixty percent of its emissions result from deforestation.

(06/02/2009) Accounting for roughly half of tropical deforestation between 2000 and 2005, Brazil is the most important supply - side player when it comes to developing a climate framework that includes reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD).

In Copenhagen, countries agreed to the «immediate establishment of a mechanism including REDD - plus» to tackle emissions from deforestation.

This interim agreement will likely include everything from midterm emissions targets, to short - term financing for developing countries to transition to a low - carbon pathway, to substantive progress on provisions for technology transfer and taking on global deforestation.

1 / CP.15 Outcome of the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long - term Cooperative Action under the Convention 2 / CP.15 Copenhagen Accord 3 / CP.15 Amendment to Annex I to the Convention 4 / CP.15 Methodological guidance for activities relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries 5 / CP.15 Work of the Consultative Group of Experts on National Communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention 6 / CP.15 Fourth review of the financial mechanism 7 / CP.15 Additional guidance to the Global Environment Facility 8 / CP.15 Capacity - building under the Convention 9 / CP.15 Systematic climate observations 10 / CP.15 Updated training programme for greenhouse gas inventory review experts for the technical review of greenhouse gas inventories from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention 11 / CP.15 Administrative, financial and institutional matters 12 / CP.15 Programme budget for the biennium 2010 - 2011 13 / CP.15 Dates and venues of future sessions

Some 26 individual agreements were reach in Cancun, including language that advances the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD +) mechanism, which aims to compensate developing countries for protecting their forests.

Stefan Rahmstorf, a climate physicist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, says that, even though CO2 emissions from fossil - fuel sources are down, global emissions overall are still increasing, mainly because of changes in terrestrial ecosystems, including deforestation in the Amazon Basin.

Major sources of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities include power generation (about 25 per cent of all emissions), transport, industrial activities, deforestation and agriculture.

The study included carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels and producing chemicals and cement but excluded emissions from activities like deforestation and logging, forest and peat fires, the decay of biomass after burning and decomposition of organic carbon in drained peat soils.

«We recognize the crucial role of reducing emission from deforestation and forest degradation and the need to enhance removals of greenhouse gas emission by forests and agree on the need to provide positive incentives to such actions through the immediate establishment of a mechanism including REDD - plus, to enable the mobilization of financial resources from developed countries.»

Because Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) was not included in the Kyoto Protocol, its role in policy is discussed in the AWG - LCA, which formed a «subsidiary body», the the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), to discuss the technical aspects of REDD.

Parties are invited to submit their views on issues relating to reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries, focusing on relevant scientific, technical and methodological issues, and the exchange of relevant information and experiences, including policy approaches and positive incentives.

Paragraph 2: Parties are encouraged to take action to implement and support, including through results - based payments, the existing framework as set out in related guidance and decisions already agreed under the Convention for: policy approaches and positive incentives for activities relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries; and alternative policy approaches, such as joint mitigation and adaptation approaches for the integral and sustainable management of forests, while reaffirming the importance of incentivizing, as appropriate, non-carbon benefits associated with such approaches.

• Land Use, Land - Use Change, and Forestry (17 % of 2004 global greenhouse gas emissions)-- Greenhouse gas emissions from this sector primarily include carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from deforestation, land clearing for agriculture, and fires or decay of peat soils.

Indonesia, whose rapid clearing of rainforests accounts for about one - quarter of all carbon emissions from deforestation globally, has said that it will pledge to cut its emissions by 40 % from 2005 levels by 2030, if it receives international support: Currently deforestation is the source of 80 % of Indonesia's carbon emissions, and when these emissions are included in the nation's total (they aren't always, on some charts of highest emitting nations) it is in the top ten emitters — right up there with the US, China, and other industrial nations.

We recognize the crucial role of reducing emission irom deforestation and forest degradation and the need to enhance removals of greenhouse gas emission by forests and agree on the need to provide positive incentives to such actions through the immediate establishment of a mechanism including REDD - plus, to enable the mobilization of financial resources from developed countries.

Some Progress Made on REDD Text Thankfully, there were some signs of progress and a number of key commentators noted the advances made with the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) text, including:

The estimate of total CO2 emissions includes biotic carbon emissions, mainly from deforestation.

In acknowledgement of this reality, the nearly 200 countries that adopted the Paris Agreement in December of 2015 included the U.N.'s mechanism for Reducing Emissions From Deforestation and Forest Degradation, known as REDD +, as a standalone article in the pact.

Center for American ProgressWith other smaller changes in global emissions projections — including a decrease due to the recent economic downturn and reduced emissions from deforestation and loss of peat lands — the high - end abatement path so far from the Copenhagen Accord commitments leaves us only 5 gigatons short of the 44 gigaton goal by 2020 — two - thirds of the reductions needed to achieve climate safety (Figure 3).

The UN's program for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, known as REDD, was included in the Paris Agreement as a standalone article, signaling its importance to broader efforts by the international community to halt global warming.