The Paris agreement has been widely hailed as a positive step forward in addressing climate change for all, although the details on addressing“climate justice” can be best described as sketchy.The goal of keeping global temperature rise“well below” 2^ is commendable but the emissions- ...
although the details on addressing "climate justice" can be best described as incomplete.The goal of keeping global temperature rise "well below" 2° C deserves to be praised but the emissions reduction promises submitted by countries leading up to the Paris talks are very unlikely to deliver on...
as these can and should inform zoning regulations to prevent anticipated future developments from leading largely inevitable hazard changes to unnecessarily inflate risk. Adaptation policies can be targeted towards locations with disproportionate risk, or where risk is expected to increase, using these ...
In threatening and uncertain situations such as the climate crisis, this response can be seen as what is sometimes referred to as practical anxiety1, 4 because it has the beneficial effect of leading people to reassess their behaviour in order to respond appropriately. However, because the ...
As usual, I’ve saved the best for last. The reason this mother-daughter conversation is my favorite is that climate alarmists have created lots of neurotic young people. It’s very disturbing that young people aresterilizing themselvesorchoosing not to bathebecause they are so indoctrinated. May...
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Without Crude Oil, There Can Be No Electricity ,Energy Security,Fossil Fuels|Leave a comment By Ronald Stein ~ Over the last 200 years, after the discovery of crude oil, the world populated from 1 to 8 billion. Today, all the electricity … ...
A diverse set of NCS can target multiple carbon pools at the jurisdictional level that are ecologically, geographically, and temporally stratified. This is best illustrated by reforestation, which takes a few decades to begin accumulating carbon and eventually becomes the second largest mitigation ...
In adaptation as in mitigation, it is crucial not to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Numerous measures can be embarked on today with relative ease—for example, beginning to develop a climate risk management mindset to evaluate and implement adaptation decisions and dep...
Different actors will have different views on complex questions of what emissions are ‘readily abatable’, but establishing clear best practice across different sectors and contexts is necessary to maintain societal buy-in. This principle can accommodate such differences while also serving as a ...