Sentences with phrase «mitigation of emissions of greenhouse gases»

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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.

Establishing a single global standard for reporting greenhouse gas emissions will empower local governments to accelerate their actions and access funding for mitigation and adaptation projects,» said New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, chairman of C40.

So, additional preventive measures need to be considered in addition to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, to help coastal regions especially in transition and developing countries to adapt and to limit damage costs.»

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 climatemitigation measures, and climate policies.

Under the strictest pathway (RCP 2.6), which assumes an early peak of greenhouse gas emissions which then decline substantially, the potential net increases in mortality rates at the end of the century be minimal (between -0.4 % and +0.6 %) in all the regions included in this study, highlighting the benefits of the implementation of mitigation policies.

«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.

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.

In fact, the mitigation pledges collected under the ongoing Cancun Agreements, conceived during the 2010 climate talks, would lead to global average temperature rise of more than 2 degrees Celsius, according to multiple analyses — and may not lead to a peaking of greenhouse gas emissions this decade required to meet that goal.

Had these concentrations been even slightly lower, the effects of the emission of harmful greenhouse gases would have been felt much earlier, at a time when humankind was not yet ready or knowledgeable enough to face up to mitigation efforts.

The team's results show that foreign GHG mitigation — i.e. other countries implementing policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (such as the 2015 Paris Agreement)-- contributed 15 per cent of the total PM2.5 - related and 62 per cent of the total O3 - related deaths avoided.

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.

• Lead Author, «Technological and Economic Potential of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction,» IPCC Third Assessment Report (2001) • Lead Author, «Greenhouse Gas Emission Mitigation Scenarios and Implications,» IPCC Third Assessment Report (2001) • Member, IPCC Task Group on Scenarios and Data for Impacts and Climate Analysis (1998 - present).

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.

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.

Without mitigation of emissions, we may generate greenhouse gas concentrations and global temperatures more akin to those of the early Paleogene, over forty million years ago, than those of the current geological period, the Neogene.

Mitigation: An intervention to reduce the causes of climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions or enhancing sinks for capturing greenhouse gas emissions.

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

«Limiting global warming to 1.5 or 2.0 °C requires strong mitigation of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Global Warming The experts considered four solutions in this area: investing only in mitigation of greenhouse - gas emissions; investing in mitigation and research and development into low ‐ carbon energy technology; investing only in research and development into low ‐ carbon energy technology; investing in a combination of mitigation, research and development and adaptation.

But when you look at text sections on the most important issues — mitigation of greenhouse - gas emissions, financial aid for vulnerable countries and any mention of aspects of the deal that might be legally binding — you encounter not only brackets but, surreally, -LSB-[brackets] within brackets].

Participants reaffirmed that the risks posed by ongoing climate change require a strong commitment to mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, adaptation to unavoidable climate change, and development of low - carbon energy sources, independent of whether climate intervention methods ultimately prove to be safe and feasible....

Fred Moolten May 27, 2011 at 12:11 pm Reply I believe you must at least consult several scientists with expertise in the geophysics of greenhouse gas emissions, as well as others familiar with carbon mitigation strategies.

Since the early 1990's, at least, scientists, environmentalists and world leaders have called repeatedly for climate mitigation — that is, reductions in emissions of heat - trapping greenhouse gases in order to stave off global warming.

Amongst other objectives, the foundation concentrates on driving forward climate change mitigation by supporting the reduction of Germany's greenhouse gas emissions.

Mitigation: Due to historic emissions of greenhouse gases, it is now too late for us to avoid climate change.

The accurate monitoring and reporting of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases is essential for countries participating in climate mitigation schemes, such as reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD +)-- a scheme that pays developing countries for the carbon stored in trees and soils.

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.

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

Billions of dollars are committed each year to the international fight against climate change, but the majority of these funds focus on mitigation initiatives, mainly renewable energy, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Total CO2 emissions of all industrialised countries that have quantitative greenhouse gas mitigation targets under the Kyoto Protocol increased in 2010 by 3.5 % (including the USA that did not ratify the protocol).

This, plus the Mora et al. conclusion that mitigation would only delay things by 21 years, make their conclusion on the «urgency of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions if climates potentially harmful to biodiversity and society are to be prevented» sound a bit silly to me.

The document is divided into five chapters, namely: 1) Uncovering mitigation potential showcasing initiatives to reduce greenhouse gases emissions; 2) Gearing up for the storm relating to adaptation and disaster risk reduction projects; 3) Nurturing youth leaders presenting activities in education, training and capacity - building; 4) Spreading the message highlighting awareness raising campaigns and materials; and 5) Shaping up the future climate change regime presenting examples of youth participation in climate change policy - making.

It considers the potential benefits that could arise from the interaction of these sectors in areas such as mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, environmental preservation (soil restoration), and availability of clean, affordable and reliable energy sources (for example biogas).

CCCI is also developing a suite of tools to support city leaders and practitioners in addressing the impact of climate change (adaptation) and to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions (mitigation).

The simulation exercise provided participants an experiential learning opportunity to explore the risks of climate change impacts, climate change mitigation options and the challenges of negotiating international agreements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

At the same time, the global climate change mitigation effort will reduce the CO2 emissions per unit of electricity and steel inputs, further limiting life - cycle greenhouse gas emissions.

This brief describes monitoring and assessment of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and mitigation potentials in agriculture.

'' Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions (strong influence on all pathways to loss and damage).

(B) assessing, developing, and implementing technology and policy options for greenhouse gas emissions mitigation and avoidance of future emissions, including sector and cross-sector mitigation strategies; and

Through the program the Secretary will make grants to public and private institutions of higher education to study the effects of consumer behavior on total energy use; potential energy savings from changes in consumption habits; the ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through changes in energy consumption habits; increase public awareness of Federal climate adaptation and mitigation programs; and the potential for alterations in consumer behavior to further American energy independence.

(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.

(B) is determined by the interagency group to have in force national policies and measures that are capable of producing measurable, reportable, and verifiable greenhouse gas emissions mitigation.

Danger of Undermining Emissions Mitigation Efforts If politicians are led to believe that a low - cost technological fix can reduce or eliminate the need for politically difficult actions such as increasing the cost of carbon by cap and trade schemes or taxation, going against the wishes of powerful fossil energy corporations, and getting countries all around the world to agree on climate goals, it is likely to undermine their resolve to deal with the underlying cause of the problem by reducing greenhouse gas eEmissions Mitigation Efforts If politicians are led to believe that a low - cost technological fix can reduce or eliminate the need for politically difficult actions such as increasing the cost of carbon by cap and trade schemes or taxation, going against the wishes of powerful fossil energy corporations, and getting countries all around the world to agree on climate goals, it is likely to undermine their resolve to deal with the underlying cause of the problem by reducing greenhouse gas emissionsemissions.

Further research is needed to assess the full economic effects of various greenhouse gas emissions mitigation scenarios, the UBC researchers say.

«In addition, policy choices can be found, making full use of the innovations developed to implement the Kyoto protocol, and recognising the economic realities of the energy sector, which contribute more fully to greenhouse gas emissions mitigation.»

Green e offers certification and verification of renewable energy and greenhouse gas mitigation products through Green e Energy, a renewable energy certification program; Green ‑ e Climate, a greenhouse gas emission reduction certification program; and Green ‑ e Marketplace, a program that provides forward - thinking organizations a simple, nationally recognized logo they can use to communicate their renewable energy and climate commitment to their customers and shareholders.

Roehrl, R.A., and K. Riahi, Greenhouse gas emissions mitigation and the role of technology dynamics and path dependency - a cost assessment.

What is very clear and what no one denies is that of course the more delay there is in increasing mitigation, the more delay there is in decreasing emissions, the more the window is closed to the possibility of stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations.

It finds in all cases that efforts to reduce vulnerability to losses, often called climate adaptation, have far greater potential effectiveness to reduce damage related to tropical cyclones than efforts to modulate the behaviour of storms through greenhouse gas emissions reduction policies, typically called climate mitigation and achieved through energy policies.

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).