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Approximated EU GHG Inventory Early Estimates for 2011
Posted on: 30 October 2012
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The European Commission has released an annual report detailing progress in 2011 towards achieving the EU target under the Kyoto Protocol. It reports that a majority of emissions reductions occurred in the residential and commercial sectors, in part due to a mild winter, and notes a 47 million ton decrease in emissions from EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) sectors. The report also underscores the increasing share of renewable energy in total energy consumption. It includes sectoral results for energy, industrial processes, agriculture, waste and other source categories in addition to examining uncertainties, methodologies and data sources, and member State GHG emissions.
The Atlas of Health and Climate
Posted on: 30 October 2012
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The Atlas of health and climate is a product of this unique collaboration between the meteorological and public health communities. It provides sound scientific information on the connections between weather and climate and major health challenges. These range from diseases of poverty to emergencies arising from extreme weather events and disease outbreaks. They also include environmental degradation, the increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases and the universal trend of demographic ageing.
Planning for a low carbon future: Lessons learned from seven country studies
Posted on: 24 October 2012
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According to a report from the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) of the World Bank, countries seeking to balance economic growth with carbon reduction can achieve both. The report details case studies on low-carbon development in Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Poland and South Africa. The report proposes frameworks for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction, highlighting approaches to low-carbon development that balance challenges like poverty, climate change and energy use. Globally, the report’s findings focus on development of green technologies, engaging mainstream leadership across sectors, and meeting potential increased demand for technical assistance. It suggests that larger countries with rapidly-developing economies, such as Brazil, China, and India, have the most at stake in cost-effective low-carbon development, and notes that these three countries were responsible for over 40 percent of global renewable energy investment in 2010.
The Haringey Carbon Commission Report: A sustainable new economy
Posted on: 22 October 2012
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The Carbon Commission, working with local groups, has developed a set of 5 recommendations which together form the foundations of a transition to a low carbon economy for the London Borough of Haringey. The various roles for civil society, business and government are detailed in the main body of the report.
Communicating climate change and migration
Posted on: 19 October 2012
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The topics of climate change and human migration attract considerable public and media attention. Together, they represent a potentially explosive combination. Attempts to communicate about climate change and migration risk inflaming two already heated debates. However, the language is not yet entrenched. A major opportunity exists to shape how the debate develops. This briefing explains the basic principles of good communication on the issues. It is intended for use across the refugee, environmental, human rights and development sectors.
Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation
Posted on: 17 October 2012
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The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) has launched a four-part series, Managing Climate Extremes and Disasters: Lessons from the IPCC SREX Report, written for professionals in the water, agriculture, health and ecosystem conservation sectors. The CDKN guides highlight the scientific findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (known as ‘SREX’) for each of these sectors, and discuss the implications for decision-making.
Health effects of climate change in the UK 2012: Current evidence, recommendations and research gaps
Posted on: 16 October 2012
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The Health Protection Agency has published a report on the health effects of climate change in the UK. The report provides scientific evidence of the wider risks to public health from climate change in the UK.
European Green Commerce Conference. Brussels, 19 September 2012
Posted on: 16 October 2012
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This event provided an opportunity to discuss the outcomes from the EU-funded project Green Commerce. The objective of this project was to: involve small businesses in the fight against climate change; promote environmental responsibility in the retail sector; reduce energy use and waste by simple techniques; and stimulate innovation in environment issues with examples of good practice. Presentations are available online.
Living with our buildings and infrastructure: adapting for the future. Birmingham, 18-19 September 2012
Posted on: 16 October 2012
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The Adaptation and Resilience in a Changing Climate – Coordination Network (ARCC CN) brings together researchers and stakeholders involved in climate change adaptation in the built environment and infrastructure sectors. 18 EPSRC-funded projects provide the focus, with research looking at adaptation and resilience in buildings, transport networks, water resources and energy systems. Working through coordinated activities and with the research and end-user communities, the ARCC CN provides evidence to enable the design of more resilient urban systems. This event was held to: showcase scientific advances from the ARCC CN projects and related research and highlight implications for end-users; place ARCC CN outputs in the context of wider policy and practice requirements; allow extensive networking opportunities for researchers and end-users. Presentations are available online, together with a brochure which summarises research findings and outputs to date from projects within the ARCC CN and highlights the implications for end users.
Making social protection ‘climate-smart’
Posted on: 15 October 2012
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Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) aims to reduce the vulnerability of poor people to a range of shocks and ongoing stresses through the integration of social protection (SP), climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR). However there are still few documented examples of social protection programming that specifically accounts for climate change, now and in the future, or that seeks to mitigate the potential of disasters in risk-prone communities. This briefing, from the Institute of Development Studies, draws policy-relevant lessons for ASP programming from a social protection programme in Tanzania taking its first steps to become ‘climate-smart’.
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