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Focusing on climate change policy after the first Kyoto commitment
period ending in 2012, this special issue examines long-term
strategy and the implications for stakeholders and the environment.
International experts offer detailed policy analysis and review the
links between policy and economics, sustainable development,
technology and adaptation. An invaluable and insightful source of
information on long-term thinking on climate change, this special
issue of Climate Policy addresses the following key questions: What
long-term range of policies for climate change adaptation and
mitigation should Europe pursue to adequately enhance
sustainability on a global level? What are the implications of
long-term European climate strategy for the design of a global
post-2012 climate regime? What are the key concerns of different
stakeholders and how will these concerns impact on long-term
climate policy?These questions were discussed during two workshops,
commissioned by the European Forum on Integrated Environmental
Assessment (EFIEA) and jointly organized by the National Institute
of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), The Netherlands and
the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Resear publication in this
special issue. The special issue also includes introductory and
concluding remarks from the guest editors, highlighting key points
and offering an expert synthesis of the workshop
discussions.Climate Policy Options Post-2012 offers a synthesis of
expert thinking on long-term climate policy, addressing points such
as: EU institutional and coalition development on climate change
strategy, the importance of setting a diverse range of targets and
commitments, retaining other features such as the flexible
mechanisms, assessing costs and competitiveness, dealing with
policy dilemmas and creating coherence in policy issues, and the
need to strengthen strategic research, boost technological change,
pay more attention to impacts and adaptation to enhance support for
mitigation, develop a long-term vision and link this to short term
action and managing of change.
This special issue of the Climate Policy journal addresses the
following key questions: * What long-term range of policies for
climate change adaptation and mitigation should Europe pursue to
adequately enhance sustainability on a global level? * What are the
implications of long-term European climate strategy for the design
of a global post-2012 climate regime? * What are the key concerns
of different stakeholders and how will these concerns impact on
long-term climate policy? These questions were discussed during two
workshops, commissioned by the European Forum on Integrated
Environmental Assessment (EFIEA) and jointly organized by the
National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), The
Netherlands and the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, UK.
Selected papers from these workshops were adapted and peer-reviewed
for publication. International experts offer detailed policy
analysis and review the links between policy and economics,
sustainable development, technology and adaptation. Also included
are introductory and concluding remarks from the guest editors,
highlighting key points and offering an expert synthesis of the
workshop discussions. This will be invaluable reading for
professionals, researchers and academics interested in climate
change and climate policy, policy makers, policy analysts, energy
consultants, and representatives from industry planning their own
long-term energy strategies.
The integration of development and climate objectives is
increasingly recognized as significant in research and policy
making. In practice, some development aims, such as poverty
alleviation, enhancing energy security and access or improving
health, also have potential climate benefits. The challenge is to
find a broadly applicable range of effective policies and actions
that realize development objectives and at the same time result in
real climate benefits. This special issue of the Climate Policy
journal focuses on new evidence that identifies options for action,
examining how development strategies, policies and decisions can be
made more sustainable by integrating climate change considerations
and overcoming the barriers that hinder implementation. It also
explores what lessons exist for policy at the national and
international level and looks at how promising options for local
policies can be scaled-up through international initiatives. It
also examines how international policy frameworks can create the
conditions for integrated development and climate policies. The
outcomes provide useful contributions to sustainable development
planning on issues such as poverty reduction, rural development,
disaster preparedness, energy and transport as well as to the
discussions at national and international level regarding next
steps to deal with climate change.
Climate change and its impacts can have a very negative influence
on people and their economies and yet social and economic
development is the very driver of climate change. This complex
relationship necessitates a two-way approach embracing the
influence of climate change and policy/strategy/action on
development, and the influence of development policies, strategies
and decisions on climate change.Starting with development
priorities, the integration of development and climate objectives
is increasingly recognized as significant in research and policy
making. In practice, some development aims, such as poverty
alleviation, enhancing energy security and access or improving
health, also have potential climate benefits. The challenge is to
find a broadly applicable range of effective policies and actions
that realize development objectives and at the same time result in
real climate benefits either by reducing vulnerability to climate
change impacts or creating development with lower emissions.This
special issue of the "Climate Policy" journal focuses on new
evidence that identifies options for action, examining how
development strategies, policies and decisions can be made more
sustainable by integrating climate change considerations and
overcoming the barriers that hinder implementation. It explores
what lessons exist for policy at the national and international
level based on experience, research and case studies and looks at
how promising options for local policies can be scaled-up through
international initiatives to enhance their impact. It also examines
how international policy frameworks can create the conditions for
integrated development and climate policies. The outcomesprovide
useful contributions to sustainable development planning on issues
such as poverty reduction, rural development, disaster
preparedness, energy and transport as well as to the discussions at
national and international level regarding next steps to deal with
climate change.
Some issues addressed in this Working Group III volume are mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, managing biological carbon reservoirs, geo-engineering, costing methods, and decision-making frameworks.
An unbiased and comprehensive overview, based on the findings of
the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). Using no
jargon, it looks at tackling and adapting to man-made climate
change, and works through the often confusing potential solutions.
Bert Metz is the former co-chair of the IPCC, at the center of
international climate change negotiations. His insider expertise
provides a cutting edge assessment of issues at the top of the
political agenda. He leads the reader succinctly through ambitious
mitigation scenarios, in combination with adapting our future
societies to different climate conditions and the potential costs
of these measures. Illustrations and extensive boxed examples
motivate students to engage with this essential global debate, and
questions for each chapter are available online for course
instructors. Minimal technical language also makes this book
valuable to anyone with an interest in action to combat climate
change.
Some issues addressed in this Working Group III volume are mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, managing biological carbon reservoirs, geo-engineering, costing methods, and decision-making frameworks.
Effective global response to climate change requires the development and transfer of environmentally sound technologies between and within countries, both for adapting to climate change as well as for mitigating the effects of greenhouse gas emissions. This Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) offers a state-of-the-art overview of how to achieve and enhance this transfer. 185 eminent experts from around the world provide accurate, unbiased, policy-relevant information on technology transfer, such as capacity building, the promotion of an enabling environment, and mechanisms for technology transfer from developed to developing countries. This IPCC volume is the most comprehensive assessment available on technology transfer for policymakers in industry and environmental organizations, and researchers in global change, technology, engineering, and economics.
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