It's very evident that that is precisely what is going on with many opponents
of any effective mitigation policy.
I asked to see a credible, peer reviewed, analysis about «how relatively minimal the costs
of an effective mitigation programme will actually be...».
You seem to have no idea how relatively minimal the costs
of an effective mitigation programme will actually be... we're talking mere percents of GDP.
Damage to ecosystems and threats to human health and the lack
of effective mitigation require new approaches to mining regulation.
Not exact matches
He is a mitigated failure, the
mitigation being that given lots
of time and space he can deliver a good long ball, the problem with that is when the ball is passed into areas
of danger ie the opposition box they are easily intercepted so his most
effective weapon is nullified because he has to pass the ball into areas which do not really hurt the opponents, kinda like Ray Wilkins used to do.
«This research sort
of simplifies things, and shows that we can use our understanding
of all earthquakes for more
effective mitigation.»
«Private
mitigation tends to be
effective and efficient wherever there is no, or inadequate, protection in the form
of technical flood protection,» explains UFZ economic geographer Dr. Volker Meyer.
Our study
of the faster increases in apparent temperature has produced important findings for this kind
of climate change impact assessment, providing a strong scientific support for more stringent and
effective climate change
mitigation efforts to combat global warming.»
«National drought policies with
effective early warning systems would be crucial in promoting vulnerability assessment and risk
mitigation measures, particularly in light
of the devastating droughts witnessed in Africa this year that have left more than 20 million people on the verge
of starvation,» she added.
Provisions on Technology and
Mitigation will also only be
effective when Gender Equality is included in the implementation
of climate - safe technologies.
The threat landscape School systems are threatened by a growing array
of risks and dangers that require informed and
effective mitigation to avoid the potential loss and damage that can result.
By encouraging empathy, respect, and acceptance and giving students tools for communicating their feelings and confronting conflict positively, an
effective social - emotional learning curriculum will likely improve school climate and culture beyond just the
mitigation of bullying.
As well as the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform (ADP); this focuses on enhancing the
mitigation pledges and actions
of Parties and ensuring agreed and
effective implementation by all.
Holding unhedged exposure to global stocks has historically been an
effective risk -
mitigation strategy given the procyclical nature
of the Canadian dollar.
Oclacitinib has been shown to be especially
effective in the
mitigation of pruritus by inhibiting the action
of a type
of cytokine that is directly involved in the development
of pruritus.
Because Lufenuron inhibits the production or synthesis
of chitin, it is also deemed
effective in the
mitigation of fungal infections since about a third
of the cell wall
of fungal species is made
of chitin.
Cost -
effective mitigation pathways to limit warming to 2 °C require reducing emissions
of greenhouse gases by 40 — 70 % below current levels by 2050.
The red and blue future scenarios correspond (to good approximation) to the two climate scenarios on which we surveyed the experts: blue a scenario with
effective climate
mitigation, red a scenario with a further unabated growth
of emissions into the 22nd Century.
Are there any types
of errors you might expect to find against which no commonly used
mitigation algorithm would be
effective?
Key Message 3: Long - Term Strategy Rapid, sustained, and
effective mitigation based on coordinated global and regional action is required to avoid «dangerous climate change» regardless
of how it is defined.
Delay in initiating
effective mitigation actions increases significantly the long - term social and economic costs
of both adaptation and
mitigation.
At the same time, in order to ensure an
effective and ambitious global post-2012 climate regime, all major economies will need to commit to meaningful
mitigation actions to be bound in the international agreement to be negotiated by the end
of 2009.
Of course some here deride the cost benefit analysis while many of the same lauded the UK effort that established a cost benefit analysis arguing that mitigation is the more effective choic
Of course some here deride the cost benefit analysis while many
of the same lauded the UK effort that established a cost benefit analysis arguing that mitigation is the more effective choic
of the same lauded the UK effort that established a cost benefit analysis arguing that
mitigation is the more
effective choice.
[Parties [are encouraged to][may][support and] implement][The [mechanism][framework] for] policy approaches and positive incentives for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation; and the role
of conservation, sustainable management
of forests and enhancement
of forest carbon stocks [and associated non-carbon benefits]; as well as [the [mechanism][framework] for] alternative policy approaches such as joint
mitigation and adaptation approaches for the integral and sustainable management
of forests; [and also the associated non-carbon benefits]; [which] consist
of the decisions, methods and guidance already adopted under the Convention; [Parties are encouraged [to support their
effective implementation][to implement] the [mechanism [s]-RSB-[framework [s]-RSB--RSB-.
5) Finally, the only globally
effective mitigation program must include all large emitters
of greenhouse gases and that includes emerging countries such as China, India, Brazil, Indonesia, and South Africa.
As for 4) «that adaptation as needed is massively more cost -
effective than any attempted
mitigation» — what an unimaginative and pessimistic bunch
of people these are.
HFC - 23 destruction projects were the first projects under the Clean Development Mechanism; however, the
mitigation is so cost -
effective that the projects actually incentivized additional production
of HCFC - 22 and gaming
of the system to increase the amount
of HFC - 23 that could be destroyed.
For example, it assumes an exponential rate
of mitigation, where the most
effective methods are applied first, whereas other studies have assumed a constant rate
of mitigation each year.
Target groups then take
effective measures
of mitigation and adaptation.
A phase - down
of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) at the Montreal Protocol would rid the world
of HFCs in the largest, fastest and most cost -
effective mitigation option currently available.
«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.»
If they are to be
effective, local plans for climate change (both adaptation and
mitigation) require the involvement
of a variety
of stakeholders and a specific focus on the most vulnerable groups.
REDD + has the potential to deliver cost -
effective mitigation of climate change in addition to enhancing development
of forest communities.
It concludes that, while there are governance constraints at the global level, African countries need to work, with the support
of developed countries, towards stimulating
effective domestic demand for climate adaptation and
mitigation funds and improving the absorptive capacity
of African countries to effectively deploy climate funds.
► Economic potential is in most studies used as the amount
of heat - trapping gas (greenhouse gas)
mitigation that is cost -
effective for a given carbon price, based on social cost pricing and discount rates, including energy savings, but without most externalities.
«The world has realised
mitigation is absolutely critical and probably the most
effective form
of adaptation but adaptation processes have to be accelerated, especially in... lower middle - income countries like India,» said Revi.
«We look forward to an
effective management
of Climate Change impacts coordinated by the UNFCCC with both
mitigation and adaptation goals.
The situation is indeed clear; we can logically conclude from geology, physics, climate science, ecology, and economics that a few hundred more ppm
of CO2 would most likely be net beneficial globally and even for those areas or circumstances in which global warming would not be beneficial it would be considerably more feasible and cost
effective to implement local adaptations than attempt global
mitigation which comes with no money - back guarantees should the entire (100 %) world not play ball.
In the build - up to 21st Conference
of the Parties (CoP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Parties to the Montreal Protocol launched formal negotiations on one
of the largest, fastest and most cost -
effective global climate
mitigation measures available — the phase down
of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
Adopt adequate, equitable, and binding financial and technical commitments by developed countries to developing countries for
mitigation and adaptation, with
effective distribution
of aid, and joint cooperative responsibility.
No skeptic or conservative is preventing any
of this
effective action on emissions
mitigation.
In general, available top ‐ down estimates
of costs and potentials suggest that AFOLU
mitigation will be an important part
of a global cost ‐
effective abatement strategy.
As the world struggles to fashion fair and
effective forms
of mitigation, adaptation, too, will be essential if we are to avoid the worst consequences
of climate change.»
Together, India and the United States can work together to ensure the largest, fastest, cheapest, and most
effective piece
of climate change
mitigation is implemented in the next year or two.
While some
of the denizens have not seen fit to comment on this post and one comment above even called this post a waste
of space, I found it to be most topical on the subject
of the importance
of reliable weather forecasting for
effective steps to be taken in
mitigation.
No policy to abate global warming by controlling CO2 emissions would prove cost -
effective solely on grounds
of the welfare benefit from climate
mitigation.
The document also boldly states «That adaptation as needed is massively more cost -
effective than any attempted
mitigation and that a focus on such
mitigation will divert the attention and resources
of governments away from addressing the real problems
of their peoples.»
[/ note] In fact, the pattern
of academic publishing rather better supports the contrary view, that perhaps, very widespread academic discussion
of adaptation may have supported and enabled climate deniers and vested interests to resist
effective mitigation policy in the US and many other countries.
«One
of the key messages is that if we're going to avoid the impacts
of climate change on biodiversity in these priority places, the most
effective way
of doing that is climate change
mitigation — reducing greenhouse gas emissions,» said Warren, a climate change researcher at the University
of East Anglia and a coordinating lead author
of the Intergovernmental Panel
of Climate Change's Fifth Assessment Report.
Developing and Installing CCS into the new energy consuming growth economies is one
of the most
effective mitigations for our own CO2 production.