Sentences with phrase «mitigation of climate change as»

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For example, as the environmental costs of climate change rack up, planning for the future and thinking about climate mitigation can genuinely help a company's bottom line.

Cities are projected to require at least USD 1.7 trillion a year for climate change mitigation and adaptation above business as usual in order to align GHG levels with those that limit global warming to 2 °C and avoid the worst effects of climate change.

• Revising how subsidies are allotted to producers, and how different practices are taxed across the value chain; • Influence the evolution of production standards so that they guide producers toward increasingly sustainable practices; • Refining public education regarding what are best practices of production systems (and accounting for them), and how to make them more widespread; • Studying the effects different practices and production systems have on society - wide challenges such as public health (and health insurance, whether it is publicly or privately provided), climate change mitigation, job creation and family income, etc..

Next year's school, «Adaptation and Mitigation: Responses to Climate Change,» will explore topics such as greenhouse gas emission scenarios, the economics of climate change, adaptation and mitigation measures, and climateMitigation: Responses to Climate Change,» will explore topics such as greenhouse gas emission scenarios, the economics of climate change, adaptation and mitigation measures, and climate poClimate Change,» will explore topics such as greenhouse gas emission scenarios, the economics of climate change, adaptation and mitigation measures, and climate polChange,» will explore topics such as greenhouse gas emission scenarios, the economics of climate change, adaptation and mitigation measures, and climate poclimate change, adaptation and mitigation measures, and climate polchange, adaptation and mitigation measures, and climatemitigation measures, and climate poclimate policies.

Fossil fuel subsidies amount to hundreds of billions of dollars worldwide, and removing them has been held up as a key answer to climate change mitigation.

According to Princeton University scientists Stephen Pacala and Robert Socolow's «wedge» strategy of climate change mitigation — which quantifies as a wedge on a time series graph various sets of efforts to maintain flat global carbon emissions between now and 2055 — at least two million megawatts of new renewable energy will have to be built in the next 40 years, effectively replacing completely all existing coal - fired power plants as well as accounting for increases in energy use between now and mid-century.

Articles from Europe and North America are more often biased towards issues of climate change mitigation, such as emission reductions, compared with articles from the southern hemisphere.

CSW and others are calling for the creation of a new cabinet - level agency called the National Climate Service to oversee both climate change mitigation as well as preparedness for increasingly extreme weather Climate Service to oversee both climate change mitigation as well as preparedness for increasingly extreme weather climate change mitigation as well as preparedness for increasingly extreme weather events.

In climate change mitigation with interactions, assessment leaders must consider the public perception of theories such as land - based strategies to compensate for industrial emissions, which may not meet expectations if they are described out of context.

And since mitigation reduces the rate as well as the magnitude of warming, it also increases the time available for adaptation to a particular level of climate change, potentially by several decades.

As co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) working group on mitigation, he is presenting results from the group's 2007 assessment at several side events and briefings for policy - makers.

If we embark on a path that is equivalent to setting emissions to zero now (say by having a period of negative emissions in the 2035 to 2050 time frame), and call the sequestration we accomplish mitigation then mitigation can arrest climate change, make adaptation unneeded and bring us to a safe concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as Hansen has pointed out.

In the example of climate change, Pielke Jr says, many researchers have taken one of two sides: backing either mitigation policies to reduce greenhouse - gas emissions, or adaptation policies to deal with climate change as it occurs.

What about his role in ASU's Global Institute of Sustainability, of which climate change research and mitigation is listed as a top priority?

They scrutinized adaptation plans which incorporate urban planning and development actions that lead to the abatement or reduction of vulnerability to climate change, and mitigation plans that include actions such as improved energy efficiency and renewable energy generation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Mitigation — reducing emissions fast enough to achieve the temperature goal A transparency system and global stock - take — accounting for climate action Adaptation — strengthening ability of countries to deal with climate impacts Loss and damage — strengthening ability to recover from climate impacts Support — including finance, for nations to build clean, resilient futures As well as setting a long - term direction, countries will peak their emissions as soon as possible and continue to submit national climate action plans that detail their future objectives to address climate changAs well as setting a long - term direction, countries will peak their emissions as soon as possible and continue to submit national climate action plans that detail their future objectives to address climate changas setting a long - term direction, countries will peak their emissions as soon as possible and continue to submit national climate action plans that detail their future objectives to address climate changas soon as possible and continue to submit national climate action plans that detail their future objectives to address climate changas possible and continue to submit national climate action plans that detail their future objectives to address climate change.

The project — entitled Sustainable Tourism through Energy Efficiency with Adaptation and Mitigation Measures in Pangandaran — aims to serve as a model of innovative climate change mitigation and adaptation measures in tourism destinations in Indonesia and south - Mitigation Measures in Pangandaran — aims to serve as a model of innovative climate change mitigation and adaptation measures in tourism destinations in Indonesia and south - mitigation and adaptation measures in tourism destinations in Indonesia and south - east Asia.

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

Recognizing the linkage between the potential impacts of climate change and development, mitigation and adaptation strategies should be pursued as part of development and poverty eradication efforts.

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.

Having the interest of the US military can only help climate change mitigation, as weird and perverse as that may sound.

The high - income countries should help to finance the costs of climate - change mitigation in low - income countries as the high - income countries have promised to do;

Emphasis should be placed on climate change adaptation, rather than mitigation as advocated by Mr. Savory, to support the well - being of millions of human inhabitants.

We should think of climate change mitigation as an investment for which the fair price and future yield is uncertain but presumed positive.

Mitigation strategies can decrease the amount of climate change that occurs, as summarized in the WGIII AR5.

In fact, the NAS report highlights that it is very important to invest in developing CDR systems in addition to rapidly scaling up climate mitigation and adaptation solutions (given the importance of viable, sustainable, CDR options in the event we do not decarbonize as quickly as necessary to prevent climate change).

The one point that I see as unassailable is that a UK contribution, by itself, can not make much difference to global climate change mitigation, and must be considered in the context of a global strategy shared among all energy - consuming nations.

In conclusion, I suggest moving away from the framework of carbon removal as a «third way» and instead framing carbon removal as a critical yet largely missing piece of «Plan A» to deploy large - scale climate change mitigation strategies.

However, instead of considering negative carbon emissions as potentially undermining to the proliferation of carbon free energy, the climate change mitigation community at large should consider the portfolio of options that can permanently sequester carbon as an enabler and accelerant.

In 2014 alone, reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the International Energy Agency, the UN Sustainable Solutions Network and the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate argued for a doubling or trebling of nuclear energy — requiring as many as 1,000 new reactors or more in view of scheduled retirements — to stabilize carbon emissions e.g. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Working Group III — Mitigation of Climate Change, http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg3/, Presentation, slides 32 - 33; International Energy Agency, World Energy Outlook 2014, p. 396; UN Sustainable Solutions Network, «Pathways to Deep Decarbonization» (July 2014), at page 33; Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, «Better Growth, Better Climate: The New Climate Economy Report» (September 2014), Figure 5 at page 26.

Fast Mitigation: «If we want to reduce the threat of climate change in the near future, there are actions to take now: reduce emissions of short - lived pollutants such as black carbon, cut emissions of methane from natural - gas fields and landfills, and so on,» says Stanford climate scientist Ken Caldeira.

I commend Mr. Flannery for writing about such an important topic, but I think his article could have benefited from framing carbon removal solutions as a missing piece of the climate change mitigation portfolio, rather than as a «third way» for fighting 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.

Early definitions were unhelpfully circular «We define climate emergencies as those circumstances where severe consequences of climate change occur too rapidly to be significantly averted by even immediate mitigation efforts» (Blackstock et al 2009).

Both kinds of geoengineering — the carbon - removal kind and the sunlight - reflecting kind — might someday prove helpful in fighting climate change as a supplement to mitigation and adaptation.

In order to reverse forest loss, Colombia is implementing a series of initiatives to reduce deforestation and stop the huge deforestation hotspots in the country as part of good governance of forest resources and to simultaneously contribute to climate change mitigation by reducing GHG emissions related to this activity.

Ms Najira advised that climate information is being integrated into national policy frameworks such as the National Climate Change Management Policy, 2014 - 2018 investment plan, Nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMA), National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA) and the Nationally Determined Contributionsclimate information is being integrated into national policy frameworks such as the National Climate Change Management Policy, 2014 - 2018 investment plan, Nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMA), National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA) and the Nationally Determined ContributionsClimate Change Management Policy, 2014 - 2018 investment plan, Nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMA), National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA) and the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).

These can be part of the solution to combat climate change as they are particularly useful for monitoring and mitigation activities.

The first is a single grand international fund through which all mitigation and adaptation would be financed − such as, say, a greatly expanded version of the Multinational Climate Change Fund proposed by Mexico.

However, I have looked at all the relevant U.S. military docs on climate change, and as far as i can recall, they do not mention mitigation and CO2 stabilization (implications of energy security, growing demand for energy, and possibilities for renewables in certain regions are discussed).

As can be seen from its charter, it was not IPCC's brief to find out what causes climate to change, but rather to establish the risk of human - induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation

«Even as the world struggles to fashion fair and effective forms of mitigation, adaptation will be essential to minimize the worst consequences of climate change.»

In most models that show the world reducing emissions enough to hit the 2 °C climate target, «solar energy emerges only as a minor mitigation option» — around 5 to 17 percent of global electricity supply in one representative study used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change climate target, «solar energy emerges only as a minor mitigation option» — around 5 to 17 percent of global electricity supply in one representative study used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Climate Change (IPCC).

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

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

They were also asked about three specific climate - change mitigation policies that have been proposed or implemented in many cities: regulating coastal properties, so their bottom floor is «elevated among the highest estimated flood level»; limiting outdoor water usage, such as lawn sprinklers; and setting aside at least 25 percent of residential lots for land that allows water to filter into the ground.

But his refutation of what he saw as sloppy logic certainly does not imply skepticism about climate change and the need to take mitigation and adaptation efforts seriously, he insists.

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It presents a structured framework of policies and measures to promote energy efficiency investments for climate change mitigation and sustainable development, as well as to develop a menu of energy efficiency policies and measures.

They provide ideas on how positive changes can be attained as well as an understanding on how cities can generate solutions that have large, short and long - term positive benefits in terms of climate change mitigation and how this approach can be effectively embedded into local policy settings to contribute to cities» ability to generate co-benefits at local level.