Sentences with phrase «mitigation of climate change»

Any discussion on mitigation of climate change in agriculture thus needs to address the entire food chain, and to be linked to general sustainable development strategies.

This third report is based on new literature on the scientific, technological, environmental, economic aspects of mitigation of climate change.

«They have to weigh mitigation of climate change against food security,» he says, which means exploring technical solutions that can optimize food production and minimize greenhouse gas emissions.

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

This guidance document synthesizes lessons learned from the FAO Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture programme's work with online communities of practice.

They point out that fossil fuels are a major source of air pollution and the major source of greenhouse gases: «Moving away from the use of fossil fuels for energy production will result in major benefits to human health, both from reduced exposure to air pollution and from mitigation of climate change.»

«The global financial crisis gives us a little breathing space but mitigation of climate change remains urgent, and of central importance,» he said

REDD + has the potential to deliver cost - effective mitigation of climate change in addition to enhancing development of forest communities.

Biological options - Biological options for mitigation of climate change involve one or more of the three strategies: conservation - conserving an existing carbon pool, thereby preventing CO2 emissions to the atmosphere; sequestration — increasing the size of existing carbon pools, thereby extracting CO2 from the atmosphere; substitution - substituting biomass for fossil fuels or energy - intensive products, thereby reducing CO2 emissions.

«My candid opinion is that the youth and the women in the grassroot should be educated a lot more on adaptation and mitigation of climate change because they are more vulnerable.»

Successful mitigation of climate change is not about finding «a solution,» but developing appropriate institutional and policy options for technological innovation — options that allow experimentation and progress on multiple fronts, tolerate risk, accept that there will be both successes and failures, and focus on creating the initial conditions for progress.

This subsection reviews the growing literature (see, e.g., Schellnhuber et al., 2006) on mitigation of climate change as a means to avoid key vulnerabilities or dangerous anthropogenic interference (DAI) with the climate system.

- Attempts at mitigation of climate change, even if it were a problem on the scale they say it is, would cost 10 - 100 times what they say it is.

Greenhouse gases from transportation may become one of the greatest drivers of human - induced climate change, according to a draft of the forthcoming U.N. fifth assessment report on mitigation of climate change

Coffee, especially shade coffee, is a global crop that has a relatively lower impact on greenhouse gas emissions and a more positive impact on carbon sequestration than many other crops.There is potential for shade coffee farms to contribute to the mitigation of climate change and generate income for farmers at the same time; I have a previous post that outlines the basics.

Today, there is a specific focus on knowledge transfer, adaptation to and mitigation of climate change, and sustainable income increase for coffee farmers.

On the current trajectory, greenhouse gas emissions from cars, trains, ships and airplanes may become one of the greatest drivers of human - induced climate change, according to a draft of the forthcoming U.N. fifth assessment report on mitigation of climate change.

Overall, the panel includes three working groups — one studying the science involved in climate change, one studying the adaptation to climate change and one studying the mitigation of climate change which is the group Rice's team is part of.

The first three volumes, based on outlines approved by the IPCC's 195 member governments in October 2009, were released over the past fourteen months: The Physical Science Basis in September 2013, Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, in March 2014 and Mitigation of Climate Change in April 2014.

Themes: Aerosols, Arctic and Antarctic climate, Atmospheric Science, Climate modelling, Climate sensitivity, Extreme events, Global warming, Greenhouse gases, Mitigation of Climate Change, Present - day observations, Oceans, Paleo - climate, Responses to common contrarian arguments, The Practice of Science, Solar forcing, Projections of future climate, Climate in the media, Meeting Reports, Miscellaneous.

Climate change 2014: mitigation of climate change.

Fortunately, there is strong synergism between sustainable development and adaptation to and mitigation of climate change.

The mitigation of climate change constitutes a major technological and institutional challenge.

IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)(2007c) Climate change 2007: mitigation of climate change.

Article 4.2 states that the parties «shall adopt national policies and take corresponding measures on the mitigation of climate change.»

China's role as a promoter of renewable energy development in Africa can offer it valuable recognition as a contributor to global efforts towards the mitigation of climate change and can serve to reaffirm its position as a lead nation among developing countries, protecting vulnerable countries from the impacts of global warming and fostering their economic growth and development in the process.12

PIK plays an active role in activities such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), also known as the world's climate council, whose working group on the mitigation of climate change is coordinated by PIK researchers.

This activity report provides an overview of the approach taken in the Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture pilot projects (2011 - 2014) to support the implementation of climate - smart agriculture in Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania.

Source: IPCC Fourth Assessment Report: Climate Change 2007, Working Group III: Mitigation of Climate Change, Chapter 1.

This technical document assesses the scientific literature on the potential role of renewable energy in the mitigation of climate change for policymakers, the private sector, academic researchers and civil society.

p.), Palgrave Macmillan, New York, N.Y. 118 IPCC (2007), Climate Change 2007 - Mitigation of Climate Change: Working Group III contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC, Cambridge University Press.

This activity report presents the results of the Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture (MICCA) Pilot Projects in Kenya and Tanzania.

This paper sets the context for the pilot projects that are being developed under the Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture (MICCA) project, assesses the status of AFOLU mitigation projects and identifies the gaps to be filled on the climate change agenda to enable the AFOLU sectors to contribute in a recognised way to climate change mitigation.

This manual is published by Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture (MICCA) programme in Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture.

In Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change.

***** Adaptation to or mitigation of climate change?