It is not enough for the United States to argue that continuing emissions trends in low - emitting countries will contribute to climate change harms without considering what distributive justice would require of low - emitting countries in
regard to future emissions.
Not exact matches
You might expect the man in charge of United States energy security
to be glum about the
future, but despite his intense concerns
regarding carbon
emissions, Steven Chu is optimistic that science may yet bail us out.
«In the face of natural variability and complexity, the consequences of change in any single factor, for example greenhouse gas
emissions, can not readily be isolated, and prediction becomes difficult... Scientific uncertainties continue
to limit our ability
to make objective, quantitative determinations
regarding the human role in recent climate change, or the degree and consequence of
future change.»
Rumours have persisted
regarding a possible application of hybridisation
to raise power and reduce
emissions, but until Subaru confirms further details this concept is the best look yet we have at the
future of STI.
-- as of end - 2017 I see no evidence for a recent surge in late - summer CH4
emissions from the arctic, — With an absence of such evidence, it is very likley that we can negate the CH4
emissions (absence of evidence is not evidence of absence — especially
regarding the scientific evidence produced by Knoblauch towards the
future — very Strawmanny yet again despite request
to avoid them)
That framing costs as a foregone - gain increased the amount people were prepared
to reduce
emissions is noteworthy because public messages about climate policy impacts typically frame the costs of reducing
emissions as a loss [13]-- a pattern confirmed by our analysis of newspaper communications
regarding the
future costs of Australia's carbon pricing scheme.
Whilst these solar - fossil hybrid technologies still cause significant greenhouse gas
emissions, they should be
regarded as transitional for the near -
to medium - term
future and will provide a valuable learning for the long - term carbon - neutral H2O / CO2 splitting technologies.
However, uncertainties
regarding how
future emissions translate into climate change at global and regional levels remain significant, and therefore it is difficult
to draw robust conclusions
regarding whether a particular greenhouse gas stabilization pathway would or would not allow residual risk
to be successfully managed through adaptation.
«Because there is considerable uncertainty in current understanding of how the climate system varies naturally and reacts
to emissions of greenhouse gases and aerosols, current estimates of the magnitude of
future warming should be
regarded as tentative and subject
to future adjustments (either upward or downward).»
An Exelon spokesperson on July 17 emailed the following statement
to POWER
regarding the ruling: «The court's decision
to dismiss the lawsuit
regarding the Zero
Emissions Credit program in Illinois»
Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA) is good news for the environment and consumers.
The Kyoto targets surely have two main winners: Russia and Australia... The considerable increase in
emissions allowed
to Australia... has set a bad precedent for
future negotiations, especially with
regard to developing countries.
In this
regard, carbon removal approaches share a common purpose with conventional climate mitigation technologies, which also seek
to reduce human influence on the climate system (by reducing
future anthropogenic GHG
emissions).
Recommendation In
regard to climate / weather relations, Climate Etc readers should bring their most * rational * skepticism
to bear on this month's multi-author PLOS article «Assessing Dangerous Climate Change: Required Reduction of Carbon
Emissions to Protect Young People,
Future Generations and Nature»