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AUGUST 27, 2009

Representation of damage from climate change avoided by adaptation, and damage not be adapted to (‘residual damage’) over the longer term. Parry co-chaired the IPCC working group on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation between 2002 and 2008. Source: “Assessing the costs.” In Click to enlarge. Professor Parry. Professor Parry.

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AUGUST 21, 2009

Reducing emissions of black carbon soot and ground-level ozone would quickly make a considerable dent in the climate change problem and would also contribute to public health and protect crop yields, according to an essay in the September/October issue of Foreign Affairs. Tags: Climate Change Emissions. Earlier post.)

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JULY 1, 2009

But now that I’ve found out they’re still lying and covering up their role in climate change and the size of their own carbon footprint, I’m going to have to get tougher with them. Company records show that ExxonMobil handed over hundreds of thousands of pounds to such lobby groups in 2008.

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

Right side: 2008 annual surface air temperature, shown as a departure from the 1971-2000 climatology. Using computer-generated models as well as observations, the team analyzed causes for climate variations in the recent decades. Special emphasis was given to the reasons for North American coolness in 2008. Credit: NOAA.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Right now, here in 2008 the cat is on the roof for global warming. Hansen is giving us 12 months to get our act together: “ The next President and Congress must define a course next year in which the United States exerts leadership commensurate with our responsibility for the present dangerous situation.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

as compared to 1990 emissions, to be achieved between 2008 and 2012. as compared to 1990 emissions, to be achieved between 2008 and 2012. ” —Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, introducing his proposal to forgo efforts to establish a binding climate treaty at the Copenhagen climate summit.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

The green mobility objective proposes four different quantified targets to be achieved by 2030 and 2050, one for each of four key dimensions: climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, air pollution, physical inactivity and noise pollution. from 2008–2012. from 2008–2012.

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DECEMBER 16, 2009

present temperatures, as well as temperatures projected for various. The dispute has contributed to a significant split among the primary bloc of developing countries, and has highlighted an increased focus on climate adaptation strategies, in addition to emissions reductions, during the talks. Inset box represents. Source: WGBU.

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DECEMBER 8, 2015

At the 21 st UN Conference on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris this week, Nissan announced the development of a Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) system which will allow drivers to operate as individual energy hubs with the ability to store, use or return electricity to the grid.

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AUGUST 25, 2011

The action was taken at the conclusion of a presentation to the Board by ARB staff on the status of AB 32, providing an update on the full range of actions, measures and initiatives to achieve the reductions of greenhouse gases required under the law. Background. Final Supplement to AB 32 Scoping Plan FED.

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APRIL 16, 2012

From 2008 to 2009, CO 2 emissions from the transportation end-use sector declined 4%, due largely to decreased economic activity in 2009 and an associated decline in the demand for transportation. The inventory tracks annual greenhouse gas emissions at the national level and presents historical emissions from 1990 to 2010.

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

Despite their limitations, GWPs are widely used for comparison among long-lived gases, forming the basis for worldwide political agreements on climate and carbon trading. Because the latter was a $126 billion/year market in 2008, even small differences in GWPs can have large economic consequences. Drew Shindell. —Drew Shindell.

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JANUARY 16, 2012

The researchers believe the measurements will substantially impact the understanding of atmospheric chemistry mechanisms—in particular, in the more rapid formation of secondary aerosols, important in the formation of local smog as well as in global climate change. Carl Percival. —Marston (2012). Welz et al.

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

RUF Automobile GmbH unveiled the Stormster, an electric SUV based on the Porsche Cayenne, for the European Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, (COP 15). RUF introduced the first electric sports car (eRUF) from Germany in October 2008. The lithium-ion battery pack is supplied by Li-Tec Battery GmbH. The Stormster.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The European Commission has sent a formal communication [ 1 ] to the European Council and European Parliament, laying out the Commission’s recommendations to Council and Parliament on positions that the European Union should take during international climate change negotiations later this year in Copenhagen. European Commission.

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At present, 250,000 charging station s have been installed in homes and workplaces across the UK. In 2008, the United Kingdom formally promulgated the Climate Change Act, becoming the first country in the world to clarify medium- and long-term emission reduction targets in legal form. Carbon reduction acceleration.

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JULY 15, 2011

The new website presents a much needed, clear view of the state’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. This landmark economic development program provides as much as $100 million annually in competitive grants and financial incentives to develop alternatives to fossil fuels.

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AUGUST 31, 2009

I contributed the following to the World Wildlife Climate Witness site last week and it was published this morning. So not only is climate change-driven drought cutting our fresh water supply, but the way we use water here also adds to our greenhouse gas emissions.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The goal of 33% renewable electricity was also a major measure in the Scoping Plan, adopted by the Board in December 2008, toward fulfilling AB 32, the requirements of California’s climate change legislation. Proposed Regulation for a California Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) ( ARB Staff Presentation ).

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MAY 10, 2011

Note that the figure is presented in logarithmic scale due to the wide range of assessed data. 77% is up from just under 13% of the total primary energy supply of around 490 Exajoules in 2008. Each of the scenarios is underpinned by a range of variables such as changes in energy efficiency, population growth and per capita consumption.

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AUGUST 24, 2023

When Ifeanyi Orajaka was an undergraduate engineering student in 2008, he had his career all mapped out. In 2008 only about half of Nigeria’s 152 million citizens had electricity, according to a Macrotrends report. Having these [stations] in place will help fight climate change.”

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JULY 15, 2009

million tonnes) by 2020 compared to 2008. Therefore decarbonizing this sector has to be front and centre of efforts to meet our obligations and commitments to tackle climate change. Tags: Climate Change Europe Fuel Efficiency Fuels Policy. Transport accounts for a significant amount of our domestic emissions.

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MARCH 1, 2009

On 11 December 2008, the California Air Resources Board approved this measure as a component of the Goods Movement Efficiency Measures in the Climate Change Scoping Plan pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32).

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MAY 13, 2010

The first workshop, on 2 March, focused on preliminary elements of the proposed criteria pollutant emission standards and involved a presentation of technical information from several studies that are under evaluation for potential greenhouse gas emission reduction. Volkswagen, 2008. Future Steel Vehicle: Phase I. ITS-Davis, 2010.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have. reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2012 as a group, partly thanks to large emission reductions from economies in transition in the early nineties and more recent reductions due to the 2008-2009 recession, according to the report. At present, the US emits 16.9

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MARCH 22, 2010

Verification of the emission reduction or carbon sequestration is critical in efforts to mitigate climate change. One question is who will be responsible for verifying changes in carbon, which raises questions about the role of a regulatory agency for accrediting claimed changes in carbon levels from an activity.

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

A Memorandum of Understanding has already been signed with Chiapas, Mexico, and Acre, Brazil, at the Governor’s Global Climate Summit 3 to establish these offset programs. The regulation has been in development for the past two years since the passage of the Scoping Plan in 2008. ARB Staff presentation on Cap-and-Trade Program.

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

Effective January 2010, Brazilian diesel fuel vehicles will be required to run on a 5% biodiesel blend, up from 4% at present. Biodiesel blends became mandatory in early 2008, quickly followed by a raise in blend levels from 2 to 3% in July of the same year and from 3 to 4% in 2009. billion liters (634 million gallons) in 2010.

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MARCH 6, 2010

UNICA sees that situation as ironic: while fossil fuels move freely around the world, renewables, capable of positively impacting climate change, are blocked, at a time when the world repeatedly declares it is concerned about climate change. million tons of sugar and 25.7 billion liters (6.8

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

overall from 2008 to 2035. CO 2 emissions from the transportation sector are projected to remain at 33% of the total in 2035, but increase from 1,925 million metric tons in 2008 to 2,115 in 2035. AEO2010 presents updated projections for US energy consumption and production through 2035. trillion cubic feet in 2008 to 23.3

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MAY 30, 2012

This can be partially explained by the fact that there was a sharp 7.3% (or -365 million tonnes) decrease of emissions between 2008 and 2009. Among the greenhouse gases reported to the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) accounted for the largest increase in emissions in 2010.

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MAY 9, 2011

up to 45%) depending on the extent to which renewable technology costs fall and possible constraints on deployment of low-carbon alternatives, according to the newly released Renewable Energy Review by the UK Committee on Climate Change (CCC). —Renewable Energy Review.

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APRIL 18, 2011

From 2008 to 2009, CO 2 emissions from the transportation end-use sector declined 4%. The Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2009 tracks annual greenhouse gas emissions at the national level and presents historical emissions from 1990 to 2009. Tg CO 2 Eq.

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JANUARY 7, 2009

Change is but mere weeks away. It’s all coming eight years later than it should, but the Climate Change Calvary has now arrived and they’re riding hard and fast. They had insightful questions and they had presentations of their own to give. Climate Action Plan. The Task Force has four subcommittees -.

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JULY 5, 2011

trillion in 2010) would be required to overcome poverty; increase food production to eradicate hunger without degrading land and water resources; and avert the climate change catastrophe. Claims that “the technology exists to solve the climate problem” underestimate the scale of efforts required.

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JULY 29, 2010

However, climate models to date have mischaracterized the effects of soot in the atmosphere, according to Jacobson, director of Stanford’s Atmosphere/Energy Program. We have to start taking its effects into account in planning our mitigation efforts and the sooner we start making changes, the better. 2008] and methane [Schutz et al.,

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year period, by region, for cities present in both versions of the AAP database. The 2014 database covers the period from 2008 to 2013, with the majority of values for the years 2011 and 2012. A total of 851 cities in 72 countries are present in both the 2011 and 2014 versions of the database, with air quality data for different years.

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