peak oil and climate change the two great oversights of our times
BONDS AND CLIMATE CHANGE THE STATE OF THE MARKET IN 2012 pdf
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06/03/2014, 04:20
... transport and energy account for the bulk of issuance The climate- themed bond universe is dominated by the transport and energy sectors, which together make up 85% of the total Beyond the climatethemed ... introducing greater refinancing Bonds and Climate Change www.climatebonds.net June 2012 this is the year the Kyoto Protocol came into force and the climate change agenda gained prominence The use of proceeds ... presents a first estimate of the outstanding global bond market size linked to key climate change themes, and examines future drivers and trends in the short term In spite of the financial crisis,...
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Urban Air Pollution and Climate Change as Environmental Risk Factors of Respiratory Allergy: An Update potx
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23/03/2014, 02:20
... duration, and intensity of the pollen season on the one hand, and the rate of asthma exacerbations due to respiratory infections and/ or cold air inhalation on the other [7,9,80,81] Knowledge of a ... high • There is a close temporal association between the start of the thunderstorm and the onset of the epidemic • There are no high concentrations of air pollution before and during the thunderstorms ... distribution and its flowering period and possible variations induced by climate change is of great importance The climate changes projected during the next century will influence plant and fungal...
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Livestock and Climate Change What if the key actors in climate change are…cows, pigs, and chickens? docx
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08/03/2014, 09:20
... causes of climate change are discussed, fossil fuels top the list Oil, natural gas, and especially coal are indeed major sources of human-caused emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse ... cover portions of the construction and operation of pharmaceutical and medical industries used to treat these illnesses Mitigation A key risk factor for climate change is the growth of the human population, ... all of which emit high amounts of GHGs when disposed in landfills, incinerators, and waterways • Production, distribution, and disposal of byproducts, such as leather, feathers, skin, and fur, and...
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Air pollution and Climate Change - Report from a workshop under the Swedish EU Presidency doc
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15/03/2014, 16:20
... always simple and there is a need to get a better understanding of the relative importance of these constituents and their sources Particles are of particular importance, since some of them – in ... In light of this opportunity, the conference agreed on the following general conclusions: Address under the revision of the Gothenburg Protocol the climate effects of air pollutants and the short-lived ... significant effects on the atmosphere • They have to a large extent the same sources • Control measures are interlinked and many of them will take care of both For climate change the global and long-term...
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Báo cáo " Balance of rice for the Mekong Delta - Viet Nam to 2050 in terms of industrialization and climate change '''' doc
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24/03/2014, 01:21
... 3.2 Analysis the changes of elements in the model In the original script of the model using actual values of the elements obtained from the secondary resources from the provinces and the primary ... security and export Thirdly, the Mekong Delta is one of the great and fertile plains of Southeast Asian; is the food production and export area of the most important in the country In the future, ... adapt to climate change in the Agriculture and Rural Development in the period 2008-2010 Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, 2009 Scenarios of climate change and sea level rise of Vietnam...
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Financing energy efficiency and climate change migration a guide for investors in belarus, bulgaria, kazakhstan, the russian federation, and ukraine new york geneva, 2005
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04/06/2014, 16:24
... Efficiency and Climate Change Mitigation president appoints and has the possibility of &srnissing the judges of the Supreme Court and half of the judges of the Constitutional COW The Chamber of Representatives ... Council, and the Constitutional Court, as well as courts of appeals, courts of assizes, courts-martial, and district courts The Supreme Court of Cassation is the supreme judicial authority in the ... prosecutors, and investigating magistrates The ChaLman of the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Chairman of the Supreme Administrative Court, and the Chief Prosecutor, are appointed and dismissed by the...
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Migration, Environment and Climate Change: ASSESSING THE EVIDENCE docx
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28/06/2014, 12:20
... climate change over the next 40 years For the most part these figures represent the number of people exposed to the risk of climate change in certain parts of the world and not take account of ... Migration and Development in 2006, and continuing with the recognition of the impact of remittances on countries of origin and on individual migrants and their families, the role of Diasporas and the ... and to the variation in the contexts and perception of climate threats and, thus, the behaviour of the people upon whom they have an impact While climate change dominates debates about the environment...
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ICTs, the Environment and Climate Change doc
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28/06/2014, 23:20
... makers and stakeholders and extend understanding among these groups of: i) the direct effects of ICTs themselves on the environment, ii) the enabling effects of ICT applications in other sectors, and ... improvements in the environment 39 © OECD 2010 Greener and Smarter: ICTs, the Environment and Climate Change Further research into the systemic impacts – intended and unintended – of the diffusion of ICTs ... and Alexandria; on the other, Miami, Greater New York, OsakaKobe and New Orleans (OECD, 2007).29 © OECD 2010 38 Greener and Smarter: ICTs, the Environment and Climate Change ICTs and the Internet...
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báo cáo khoa học: " Rethinking the conceptual terrain of AIDS scholarship: lessons from comparing 27 years of AIDS and climate change research" ppt
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11/08/2014, 14:21
... including the reconstruction of past climates, the understanding of current climates, and the projection of future climates The first two reports were dominated by climate sciences, reflected in the ... differences in the evolution of the AIDS and climate change fields The key divergence discussed in this paper offers an important way AIDS scholars could learn from the work of their climate change colleagues ... debates and trends within climate change and AIDS scholarship It addresses four conceptual limitations in the AIDS field: (1) the "globalization" of AIDS discourses and the associated masking of uneven...
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báo cáo khoa học: " The economics of health and climate change: key evidence for decision making" pdf
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11/08/2014, 14:21
... “Review of the Economics of Climate Change (RECC) whose aim is to contribute to the regional debate on the costs and benefits of climate change adaptation and mitigation, including advocacy and ... On the one hand, the additional climate risk may increase the intervention (adaptation) costs, while on the other hand climate change will lead to increases in potential health benefits of these ... perspective on the impacts of climate change, and the costs and benefits of adapting to climate change Indeed, economic evaluation should be designed to be usable by a range of decision makers, and hence...
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Research on the correlation between forest management and climate change in bao thang district, lao cai province local peoples perception and potential uses of GIS technology
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28/04/2016, 13:42
... awareness of climate change over the last few decades Table 4: The trends of changes, driven by climate change and/ or other forces Table 5: The importance of climate change compared to the other challenges ... energy source Therefore, depletion of this important natural resource will affect other valuable and life supporting 26 resources like water and soil In addition to these, the climate change and ... of both climate change and anthropogenic activities Land use and land cover change affects a wide range of human and natural systems and contributes to changes in carbon exchange and climate...
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Climate change the science, impact and solutions
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10/06/2016, 16:54
... aspects of climate change and a detailed analysis of the science of the climate system The book assumes great topical interest for the reader because of several questions that the author has posed and ... that they warrant major changes to both the content and tone of the book Hence the new title Climate Change: The Science, Impacts and Solutions The urgency of the climate change challenge is now ... impacts on the climate, and on natural ecosystems and human societies, and has committed us to further climate change due to the lags in the climate system The impacts of climate change will...
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Tài liệu Megacities and Climate Change ppt
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19/01/2014, 17:20
... inequality and violence, including the impact these issues have on the creation and maintenance of public space, Urban Age is charting the future of cities and climate change is at the forefront of this ... given the strong link between spatial planning, land use and climate change The way cities should develop in the future, and the effect their form can have on resource depletion and social and ... began by reviewing and developing local understanding of global and regional climate change science and the implications of climate change for Durban Secondly, a ‘Headline climate change adaptation...
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Tài liệu Air Pollution and Climate Change at Contrasting Altitude and Latitude docx
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17/02/2014, 10:20
... However, the soil pollution continued through the wind transport of the ash from the pyrites dumps and also by the noxes infiltration together with the precipitations The concentrations of the noxes ... compatibility of the symbionts (species and strain of fungi and population of plants) and stress tolerance of ectomycorrhizal roots Therefore the information on the ectomycorrhizal community structure and ... Foreword The focus of the conference is on impacts and interactions of air pollutants and climate change on the tree performance across latitudinal and altitudinal ranges In particular, the regional...
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Adapting for a Green Economy: Companies, Communities and Climate Change docx
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19/03/2014, 16:20
... threats to their labour force, and changing customer demand They are just beginning to understand the nature and potential impact of these climate change threats and the implications of community vulnerability ... investments Due to the far-reaching economic and social impacts of climate change and the uncertainty surrounding their timing and intensity, the development of climate change knowledge and awareness-raising ... tackle climate change At the time, the impacts of climate change on communities and economies were just beginning to be understood, and the role of the private sector in responding to these challenges...
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Targeted Monitoring of Air Pollution and Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity doc
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23/03/2014, 00:20
... Wales Wales N Ireland N Ireland N Ireland Scotland Wales Wales Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland England England England England Raised bog Birchwood and acid grassland Semi natural ... England England England England England Heathland, valley mire within the New Forest 11 11 11 11 11 • • • • • • Scotland Scotland Wales Wales Wales England England England England England England ... area of coniferous woodland Acid grassland • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • England Wales N Ireland N Ireland Scotland Wales England England N Ireland N Ireland N Ireland England England...
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Waste management options and climate change doc
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23/03/2014, 23:21
... efficiency of 50% and carbon content of gas of 15.3 t/TJ The factors for gas and oil boilers assume heat generation efficiencies of 75% and carbon contents of 15.3 t/TJ (gas) and 21.1 t/TJ (oil) The ... incinerating the plastic rejects The relative performance of the two options depends crucially on the effectiveness of landfill gas control and, in the case of MBT with incineration, the energy source ... with the overall position in 2000 1.4 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT Further details on the approach and methodology of the analysis are given in section 2, which defines the scope of the analysis and...
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Forest Management and Climate Change: a literature review pdf
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31/03/2014, 13:20
... forests and their species have an inherent capacity to adapt to change The main differences of current climate change with historic changes are the increased rate of these changes and the degraded and ... frontalis being the species with an apparent wider range, from the lowlands to the highlands and from the southern limits of natural pine stands in Nicaragua to the northern limits of the region in ... construction and repair of houses, woodfuel for cooking and fruits and other food to replace the lost crops The need for these safety nets will further increase when climate change increases the loss of...
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Asean Biodiversity: Biodiversity and Climate Change pdf
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03/04/2014, 03:20
... Sabah, on the island of Borneo The Sabah Cabinet has decided that they would rather not risk the welfare and health of the community in the area and any adverse impact on the environment The government ... UNEP The authoritative assessment of the state of the environment of our planet by the world environmental authority of the United Nations system, since the launch in 1987 of the Brundtland report, ... implications on the livelihood of the 500 million people of the region and the biodiversity of the planet The region covers a land area of 447 million hectares representing a mere percent of the Earth’s...
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