Sentences with phrase «mitigation emissions levels»

The authors have also compared baseline emissions versus mitigation emissions levels to formulate mitigation potential at break - even prices for 2010, 2020 and 2030.

Not exact matches

He points to mitigation efforts discussed at Copenhagen, such as REDD (reduced emissions from forest deforestation and forest degradation), which would encourage forest preservation, thereby both helping to put the brakes on carbon dioxide levels and providing more room for many species to move — a plan he calls a «win - win situation.»

As a consequence, mitigation efforts to minimize future greenhouse - gas emissions can successfully restrict future warming to a level that may avoid dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate 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.

A large ensemble of Earth system model simulations, constrained by geological and historical observations of past climate change, demonstrates our self ‐ adjusting mitigation approach for a range of climate stabilization targets ranging from 1.5 to 4.5 °C, and generates AMP scenarios up to year 2300 for surface warming, carbon emissions, atmospheric CO2, global mean sea level, and surface ocean acidification.

Cost - effective mitigation pathways to limit warming to 2 °C require reducing emissions of greenhouse gases by 40 — 70 % below current levels by 2050.

Limited and early analytical results from integrated analyses of the costs and benefits of mitigation indicate that they are broadly comparable in magnitude, but do not as yet permit an unambiguous determination of an emissions pathway or stabilisation level where benefits exceed costs.

«Limited and early analytical results from integrated analyses of the costs and benefits of mitigation indicate that these are broadly comparable in magnitude, but do not as yet permit an unambiguous determination of an emissions pathway or stabilization level where benefits exceed costs [3.5].»

Both rate questions (warming and sea level) have proved durably uncertain for decades, leading to a wide spread in views on the scope and speed of investments necessary for adequate adaptation and emissions mitigation.

The White House also announced that, in the context of an overall deal in Copenhagen that includes robust mitigation contributions from China and the other emerging economies, the president is prepared to put on the table a U.S. emissions reduction target in the range of 17 percent below 2005 levels in 2020 and ultimately in line with final U.S. energy and climate legislation.

The domestic mitigation effort is defined so as to match the rapid decline needed to put the EU on course toward 90 % reductions relative to 1990 levels by 2050, consistent with the emission trajectory for Annex I countries presented in Figure 3 above.

The COP, by decision 1 / CP.17, noted with grave concern the significant gap between the aggregate effect of Parties» mitigation pledges in terms of global annual emissions of greenhouse gases by 2020 and aggregate emission pathways consistent with having a likely chance of holding the increase in global average temperature below 2 °C or 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels.

If the overall cap for any year is set below the level of emissions last year, on a downward trajectory compatible with stabilizing concentrations at a safe level, reserving some credits for new entrants would force other firms to bid for fewer permits, raising prices and increasing the number of mitigation activities that are worth undertaking.

Moreover, in a new publication, Opportunities to Enhance Non-Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in China, WRI researchers find that these emissions could nearly double by 2030 (relative to 2005 levels) if China doesn't take additional measures to curb them.

The joint assistance project Capacity building for CO2 mitigation from international aviation aims at providing assistance to a selected group of 14 States in Africa and the Caribbean to support their efforts in developing and implementing their States» Action Plans on CO2 emissions reduction from international aviation, to establish aviation environmental systems for emissions monitoring at the State level and to identify, evaluate and implement mitigation measures in selected States.

Abstract Recent estimates of the global carbon budget, or allowable cumulative CO2 emissions consistent with a given level of climate warming, have the potential to inform climate mitigation policy discussions aimed at maintaining global temperatures below 2 ° C.

The forest management reference levels for some Annex I Parties have been set in a way that allows them to hide increases in emissions from managing their forests and therefore allows them to avoid undertaking mitigation actions in other sectors.

(2) The country has developed a nationally appropriate mitigation strategy that seeks to achieve substantial reductions, sequestration, or avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions, relative to business - as - usual levels.

The radiative forcing estimates are based on the forcing of greenhouse gases and other forcing agents.5 The four selected RCPs were considered to be representative of the literature, and included one mitigation scenario leading to a very low forcing level (RCP2.6), two medium stabilization scenarios (RCP4.5 / RCP6) and one very high baseline emission scenarios (RCP8.5).

It is based on an «extremely ambitious» level of climate mitigation effort where emissions peak immediately and reduce by a maximum rate of 6.1 per cent per year, a fair bit faster than the 5.5 per cent considered in the first study.

First, regions manifest vastly different patterns in their level, growth, and composition of GHG emissions, underscoring significant differences in socio ‐ economic contexts, energy endowments, consumption patterns, development pathways, and other underlying / subdrivers that influence GHG emissions and therefore mitigation options and pathways.

Economists and climate scientists have developed a number of models to estimate global emissions prices that are consistent with ultimately stabilizing atmospheric CO2 concentrations at these target levels and minimizing the global burden of mitigation costs over time.

The scenarios include: «business as usual» (BAU), which assumes no mitigation efforts are made («RCP8.5»); «mitigation», which assumes an intermediate level of emissions («RCP4.5») without negative emissions; «carbon dioxide removal» («CDR»), which assumes moderate emissions with long - term CO2 removal; and «solar radiation management» («SRM»), which is the same as the CDR pathway, but also includes enough SRM to limit temperatures to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels by 2100.

The CEQA GHG Mitigation Registry also enables programs and projects to utilize real, permanent emissions reductions with a high level of environmental integrity.

Projected global average temperature rise above pre-industrial levels under a range of future scenarios, «business as usual» (BAU), which assumes no mitigation efforts are made (RCP8.5); «mitigation», which assumes moderate emissions (RCP4.5) without negative emissions, «carbon dioxide removal» (CDR), which assumes moderate emissions with long - term CO2 removal; and «solar radiation management» (SRM), which is the same as the CDR pathway but also includes enough SRM to limit temperatures to 1.5 C by 2100.

(c) To contribute to the reduction of emission levels in the host Party, which will benefit from mitigation activities resulting in emission reductions that can also be used by another Party to fulfill its nationally determined contribution; and

The White House also announced that, in the context of an overall deal in Copenhagen that includes robust mitigation contributions from China and the other emerging economies, the President is prepared to put on the table a U.S. emissions reduction target in the range of 17 % below 2005 levels in 2020 and ultimately in line with final U.S. energy and climate legislation.

My understanding (perhaps misunderstanding) is that the Anthoff, Nichols and Tol paper is estimating the cost of sea level rise, not sea level rise attributable to human caused GHG emissions and not attempting to say how much sea level rise could be avoided by GHG mitigation policies (I suspect virtually none of it).

Many negotiators tell Ecosystem Marketplace that REDD itself is no longer a contentious issue, but that things get hairy when they try to digest the decision made in Bali to expand the land - use debate from REDD alone into broader issues of «conservation, sustainable management of forests, changes in forest cover and associated carbon stocks and greenhouse gas emissions and the enhancement of forest carbon stocks to enhance action on mitigation of climate change and to the consideration of reference levels.»

Strong mitigation policies at the national level are currently held hostage by slow and cumbersome post-Kyoto international negotiation processes, the public policy mess left behind by Bush and Cheney, and the complex political labyrinth standing between the need to slash emissions and the legislation needed to make it happen, whether that be cap - and - trade or some other policy tool.

As defined by the OECD, mitigation aid «contributes to the objective of stabilization of greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system by promoting efforts to reduce or limit GHG emissions or to enhance GHG sequestration.»

To cover this vast amount of ground, it discusses, at a high level, subjects ranging from observations of various parts of the climate system and climate modelling to the limits of economic assessments, the different pathways of greenhouse gas emissions considered, adaptation response strategies and methods of mitigation that include everything from from taxing greenhouse gas emissions to removing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere.

Through training workshops, communities will gain knowledge on different mitigation and adaptation strategies as well as capacity building on how to monitor emissions from their households and community level.

Mitigation strategies focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in order to lower atmospheric carbon levels.

The World Bank warned that without immediate adoption of adaptation, mitigation and emission - reduction policies, rising levels of temperature and greenhouse gases will continue to devastate vulnerable populations, dragging them further into extreme poverty.

What we should do is identify the most ambitious mitigation scenario in AR5 and, based on this, agree a global budget to 2050, as well as agreed levels of emissions for 2020, 2025 and 2030, all consistent with a reasonable chance of keeping warming below 1.5 C. Subsequently, we should identify a methodology based on historical responsibilities and respective capabilities, and which is adjusted for development needs, to define developed countries» commitments on key issues such as mitigation and finance for 2020, 2025 and 2030.

During negotiations on mitigation potentials, Mr. de Boer said the need for developed countries to show leadership on reducing emissions was voiced strongly, amid criticism of the low level of ambition being shown by these countries.

Evaluation of cropping systems for water efficiency, energy efficiency, GHG emissions and economics (profit and risk) to assess potential GHG mitigation measures at the farm level.

Reliable GHG inventories are essential, both at national and international level, for: assessing the international community's collective and individual efforts to address climate change and progress toward meeting the ultimate objective of the Convention; evaluating mitigation options; assessing the effectiveness of policies and measures; making long - term emission projections; providing the foundation for emission trading schemes.

The long term mitigation goal of the UNFCCC process, a zero emissions paradigm needed to stabilize the climate at any temperature level, will not be successful without differentiation, equity, implementation of fair shares, and clear principles of a just transition.

the report argues that up to 86 % of agriculture's potential for climate change mitigation lies in carbon sequestration in soils; that organic farming results in 20 % -28 % higher levels of soil carbon compared to non-organic farming; and that a global conversion to organic farming could sequester up to 11 % of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Now they are being told that the best estimate for unmitigated emissions is 74 cm, and even with the most stringent mitigation efforts, sea level rise could exceed 60 cm by the end of century.

As a consequence, mitigation efforts to minimize future greenhouse - gas emissions can successfully restrict future warming to a level that may avoid dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.

«If we'd continue to do business as usual and churn out emissions,» says Levermann, «not even such an immense macro-adaptation project as storing water on Antarctica would suffice to limit long - term sea - level rise — more than 50 meters in the very long term without climate change mitigation.

Mitigation scenarios (also known as climate intervention or climate policy scenarios) are defined in the TAR (Morita et al., 2001), as scenarios that «(1) include explicit policies and / or measures, the primary goal of which is to reduce GHG emissions (e.g., carbon taxes) and / or (2) mention no climate policies and / or measures, but assume temporal changes in GHG emission sources or drivers required to achieve particular climate targets (e.g., GHG emission levels, GHG concentration levels, radiative forcing levels, temperature increase or sea level rise limits).»

Therefore, the emission reductions to meet a particular stabilization level reported in the mitigation studies assessed here might be underestimated.

Both bottom - up and top - down studies indicate that there is substantial economic potential for the mitigation of global GHG emissions over the coming decades, that could offset the projected growth of global emissions or reduce emissions below current levels (high agreement, much evidence).

Both bottom - up and top - down studies indicate that there is substantial economic potential for the mitigation of global GHG emissions over the coming decades, that could offset the projected growth of global emissions or reduce emissions below current levels

Figure SPM.7: Emissions pathways of mitigation scenarios for alternative categories of stabilization levels (Category I to VI as defined in the box in each panel).

committed low levels of government expenditure on research and development in key areas like energy supply, juxtaposed with the rising importance of low - emissions energy technologies for Australia's mitigation effort, suggest that current funding levels do not reflect the priority required to meet the rapidly changing pattern of demand established by an emissions trading scheme.