climate change project News
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Improved climate change projections for SE Asia
'This study will provide the first detailed regional information about climate change to assist Indonesian agencies to make better informed decisions about how to respond to these potential changes,' says CSIRO climate modeller, Dr Jack Katzfey. The workshop is part of a year-long project being carried out by the CSIRO Climate Adaptation National Research Flagship and the Indonesian Bureau of ...
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Climabiz: Piraeus Bank`s new climate change project
Piraeus Bank has embarked on a new innovative European project, titled 'climabiz' which aims at preparing the Greek market to timely adapt to the new conditions arising from climate change. Climabiz is carried out by Piraeus Bank in collaboration with the environmental organization WWF Greece and face3ts, a consulting company with expertise in climate change issues. The project is co-financed by ...
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Putting water resources and communities on the map
A season of presentations and panel discussions will be taking place from December to recognise the importance of integrated water resource management at field and policy level. The Appropriate Development Panel (ADP) for the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE), in collaboration with Oxfam and WaterAid, are hosting the events to highlight current and future risk to regional and local water ...
By WaterAid
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Climate change: projections show EU on track to meet Kyoto emission targets
The EU and most member states are on track to deliver on their Kyoto Protocol commitments for reducing or limiting emissions of greenhouse gases, the Commission's annual progress report on emissions shows. The latest projections from member states indicate that the EU-15 will achieve its 8% reduction target through a combination of policies and measures already taken, the purchase of emission ...
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Helping local communities respond to climate change
Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, today announced some $330,000 funding to the CSIRO to develop an online tool to help communities adapt to climate change. 'This tool will help meet growing demand from decision-makers to have better access to climate change information,' Senator Wong said. 'It will help local governments, researchers and the community tailor climate ...
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Europe`s transport network vulnerable to climate change
Transport is vital to the smooth running of the economy. When movement of people, goods or services is hindered, the indirect costs to the economy can be many times higher than the direct cost of damaged transport infrastructure. Despite these risks, adapting the transport system to climate change has received relatively little attention from policymakers to date. This message comes from ...
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More cuts for environment and climate change not ruled out
More cuts for Government environmental and climate change projects are not being ruled out, the secretary of state for energy and climate change Chris Huhne said yesterday (27 May). The subject was highlighted in a debate in the House of Commons about policies set out in the Queen’s Speech regarding energy and environment, food and rural affairs. In response to a question asking for a ...
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Cadmus Wins Five-year Contract to Work on EPA Global Climate Change Projects
The Cadmus Group, Inc., has won a five-year contract to continue working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on projects to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and combat global climate change. Cadmus received one of three five-year contracts with EPA’s Energy Supply and Industry Branch (ESIB), which oversees the Center for Corporate Climate Leadership (CCCL), the ...
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Atkins warns of water planning climate change “tunnel vision”
The water industry must be careful to avoid climate change ‘tunnel vision’ when considering the challenges facing water sector planning, said Graydon Jeal, chief consultant at Atkins. Graydon, who spoke at the Water 2011 conference in London last month, has identified a raft of other significant threats, and is urging senior UK water sector decision makers to establish smarter, more ...
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GREENHOUSE 09: new Australian climate change challenges
According to conference convenor and coordinator for the Australian Climate Change Science Program, CSIRO’s Paul Holper, the event will attract some of the world’s leading climate scientists, policy makers and government and industry representatives. “There has been tremendous research progress since the launch of Australia’s climate change projections in 2007,” Mr Holper says. “While interest ...
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3C: G8 summit could take decisions for post-Kyoto period
Frankfurt -- The international carbon consulting group 3C welcomes the aim expressed by politicians and industry leaders during the World Economic Forum in Davos this year to establish a world wide emissions trading scheme. However, Dr. Sascha Lafeld, Member of the Board of 3C Holding AG, points out, that globally tradable certificates are already provided by the so called project based ...
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Climate change conference goes `virtual`
World-leading science from the Met Office Hadley Centre is being shared on the international stage to spear-head projects to help mitigate the effects of climate change. Throughout this week a series of workshops will take place at Pune, India, where scientists from the UK and the sub-continent will bring their expertise together. Computer models from the Met Office Hadley Centre and other UK ...
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How vulnerable could your city be to climate impacts?
Climate change will affect Europe's cities in different ways. To give an overall impression of the challenge for European cities to adapt to climate change, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has published a series of detailed interactive maps, allowing users to explore data from more than 500 cities across Europe. Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and intensity of river ...
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3C is an official sponsor of the Gold Standard Foundation
As part of its ongoing effort to maintain a flagship portfolio of premium carbon credits for the compliance as well as for the voluntary market, 3C’s engagement with the Gold Standard highlights the utmost importance of standardization and transparency in order to achieve credibility in the carbon market. 3C’s sponsorship will further strengthen its own quality assurance efforts and shall send a ...
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Impact assessment and climate change session proposals accepted through 30 June
"IAIA17: Impact Assessment's Contribution to the Global Efforts in Addressing Climate Change" will be held 3-6 April 2017 in Montreal, Canada. Proposals for conference sessions will be accepted through 30 June. IAIA17 is the 37th annual conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA). Approximately 1100 delegates from over 80 nations will attend and share best ...
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Geomembrane Technologies Inc. participates in UNFCCC CDM project
Geomembrane Technologies Inc. Participates in United Nations Climate Change Project (Fredericton, NB, August 28, 2009) Geomembrane Technologies Inc. (GTI) has participated in a project that qualified for the carbon credit market under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Environmental benefits of the project include: • Reduction in Green House Gas (GHG) emissions,• ...
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Ambitious plans for London to become a sustainable city
The GBP£100m London Green Fund is just one of the ways the mayor of London Boris Johnson hopes will contribute to London becoming a sustainable green city of the future. Speaking at the Base London event at London’s Excel Centre this morning, Johnson outlined his vision for a sustainable London, including measures such as creating 10 low-carbon zones in and around greater London, ...
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Do warming and drought have lasting effects on soil ecosystems?
Despite the substantial impacts warming and drought can have on soil bacteria and fungi, these are not sustained if external conditions re-stabilise, a new study suggests. Small-scale experiements in five countries across Europe to show that even if warming and droughts continued for over a decade, there were no lasting effects on key properties of soils, such as growth rates, when the soils were ...
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New Online Tool Calculates Health Benefits, Economic Value of Climate Change Efforts that Reduce Air Pollution
AirCounts™—a new online tool to help large and medium-sized cities calculate the health benefits and monetary value of air quality improvements—was introduced today by its developer, Abt Associates. "As cities across the globe begin establishing climate change policies and programs that include improving air quality, they'll need to answer questions about the health benefits ...
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Future forests: will climate change affect wood-supply?
While climate change is expected to increase growth rates in Europe's forests, society's demand for wood could outweigh these benefits, says a new study. Forest management techniques will therefore play a far more significant role in maintaining productivity and avoiding degradation than the effects of rising temperatures. Recent climate change projections indicate a rise in annual temperature ...
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