climate change regulation Articles

Climate change and biodiversity

On average, global temperatures on land have risen by 0.8 °C compared with pre‑industrial times. European land areas have warmed up more rapidly, however, increasing by more than 1.2 °C so far (IPCC, 2007), with a further increase of1.0–5.5 °C expected by the end of the 21st century (Christensen et al., 2007). Already southern Europe has experienced extremely dry weather conditions, with ...

Mar. 8, 2010

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

Climate Change and Wealth Creation

Sir Richard Branson, Chair of the Virgin Group of companies, was once quoted as saying “Climate Change is the biggest wealth creating opportunity of our generation”. He is probably right. Every environmental problem, challenge or risk factor carries with it the potential for solutions, and those solutions often have the makings of a business opportunity. That is ...

Feb. 2, 2015

By GLOBE SERIES

Forests, health and climate change

Forests are essential to our survival and well-being. Forests clean our air, our water, our soil and they regulate our climate, amongst many other things. Trees and forests are not always associated with urban landscapes. However, there too they provide invaluable, often invisible, services. Simply by acting as 'green oasis' in our concrete jungles, they offer recreation and health services for ...

Dec. 18, 2011

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

Investors take climate change into account

Increasing interest in climate change from investors generates improvements in disclosure into business operations and strategies, reports Envido. A new survey from the Institutional Investors Group in Climate Change (IIGCC) revealed that the proportion of institutional investors who consider firms' climate change policies when making investment decisions has more than doubled in the past two ...

Jun. 9, 2010

By Vital Efficienci Ltd.

What assures consumers on climate change?

The initial phase of What Assures Consumers? with the UK National Consumer Council (2006) illustrated that the field of ethical consumerism is coming of age. There were notable examples of how it is being mainstreamed: ‘Product Red’ with Gap Inc. as well Marks & Spencer’s ‘Look Behind the Label’ campaign. It also highlighted the need to adopt a considered approach for those interested in ...

Jun. 17, 2007

By Lloyds Register Quality Assurance, Inc. (LRQA North America)

Adaptation of transport to climate change in Europe

Climate change threatens to compromise transport services that are indispensable for Europe's economy and society Transport remains a critical support system for the smooth functioning of our societies and economies. It facilitates accessibility of services that are vital for business and for the quality of life of citizens. It also enables economic growth and job creation. Gradual ...

Dec. 9, 2014

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

Climate Change Policy & Sustainability Update

Proven Investment Vehicles May Spur New Renewable Energy Grow Harnessing two types of investment vehicles for renewable energy investing; Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs), would speed adoption rates for renewable energy, level the playing field with fossil fuel investments and attract billions in new investment. REITs and MLPs are publically traded ...

Sep. 30, 2013

By Delphi Group

Technical Regulations and Standards on Climate Change in 2004 - 2005 - Cases of European Union, China, Japan and Korea

In this globalised (and, in a sense, harmonised) world, a country and even an entity is not so free to play a game without complying with international and national rules of game. As usual, there exists dilemma on these rules of game in the real world. Even though international rules and national rules are closely interacting each other, in principle, international rules only provides commonly ...

Dec. 31, 2005

By Enhesa - Global EHS & Product Compliance Assurance

Climate Change and Visibility-Related Issues for 2002

Issues related to climate change and visibility rank as high priorities on the environmental management agenda for 2002. The following article will forecast key regulatory issues such as global climate change, NOx budget developments, and regional haze regulations in Class I areas and discuss their impact on ...

Dec. 31, 2001

By Trinity Consultants

Is the U.S. Insurance Industry Prepared for Climate Change?

Analysis of first-ever industry-wide survey finds that only 23 of 184 companies have comprehensive climate change strategies, yet some leaders are emerging. Ceres proposes recommendations to insurers and regulators to maintain insurability in a warming world. 2012 was the warmest year on record in the lower 48 states and the second most extreme weather year in United States ...

Mar. 7, 2013

By Ceres

Geo-engineering, the Law of the Sea, and Climate Change

Plans to address climate change increasingly include proposals for geo-engineering projects, whose effects are likely to be global, at best only partly predictable, not necessarily wholly benign, and extend beyond their objective. Geo-engineering proposals should receive detailed, precautionary scrutiny by the international community, which requires sophisticated international legal instruments ...

Dec. 20, 2009

By Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

The “Social cost of carbon” and climate change policy

Economist Frank Ackerman has called the “social cost of carbon” the most important number you never heard of. What is the social cost of carbon, where do the numbers come from, and why should policymakers take care when using them? The Obama Administration (and the Bush Administration before it) uses the SCC to assess the benefits of regulations that would limit emissions of carbon ...

Jul. 12, 2011

By World Resources Institute WRI

US climate change debate heats up

Achieving progress in cutting back on greenhouse gas emissions and preventing serious global warming is never easy. But just how difficult a task that is became clear at a series of recent meetings across the US held to discuss the Obama administration’s latest plans for tackling climate change. Those plans, announced in early June by the government’s ...

Aug. 10, 2014

By Climate News Network

Climate change mitigation’s best-kept secret

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas — but there’s a lot we can do about it. At Blue Spruce Farm in Bridport, Vt., the black-and-white dairy cows are used to the routine. In what looks like a choreographed dance, 1,400 milk cows delicately step over the scrapers that run along the concrete floors and collect their ...

Jan. 25, 2015

By Ensia

Finding Your Footing in the Climate Change Challenge

Introduction Continued reports of rising temperatures and melting polar ice caps made 2006 a year of unprecedented media coverage on global climate change. In fact, “carbon neutral” was named the New Oxford American Dictionary’s 2006 “word of the year.”1 Climate change is quickly becoming solidified as the ultimate sustainability issue, one that touches each key element—a ...

Apr. 30, 2007

By Trinity Consultants

Investment in climate change to rise in 70% of firms

Energy reduction and stakeholders expectations amid the more important factors that drive climate change investments, reports Envido. A new survey from Ernst & Young on C-suite attitudes towards climate change shows that leading companies are taking their cues from the market by investing in climate change initiatives, reporting on their performance and leaning on their supply chains to ...

May 27, 2010

By Vital Efficienci Ltd.

How great are the risks posed by climate change?

The UK government says that climate change poses risks that demand to be treated as seriously as the threat of nuclear war. Scientists from the UK, US, India and China say in a report commissioned by the UK that deciding what to do about climate change depends on the value we put on human life, both now and in years to come. One of ...

Jul. 17, 2015

By Climate News Network

EEA Signals 2015 - Living in a changing climate

Our climate is changing. Scientific evidence shows that the global average temperature is rising, and rainfall patterns are shifting. It also shows that glaciers, Arctic sea ice and the Greenland ice sheet are melting. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change′s Fifth Assessment Report shows that the warming since the mid-20th century is predominantly due to an increase in ...

Jun. 29, 2015

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

Legal perspectives on recent California climate change legislation

Because California is regarded as a bellwether state for environmental regulations, its efforts to combat or adapt to climate change will be watched closely and potentially replicated as other states and the federal government address the issue. In this article, the author looks at recent climate change legislative initiatives and litigation in California that are affecting the way it is viewing ...

Apr. 4, 2009

By Bloomberg BNA

Climate change mitigation: overview of the environmental policy instruments

Climate variability has been observed over a long period of time and is considered a natural process occurring on Earth. Climate change, however, is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere in addition to natural phenomena. Global climate governance requires a broad area of measures and policies to be implemented worldwide to tackle ...

Aug. 20, 2008

By Inderscience Publishers

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