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adopted by 2015 and come into effect from 2020. An effective agreement would include quantitative mitigation commitments from …-term transformations to low-carbon and climate-resilient economies. The aim of this paper is to explore what mitigation commitments put … whether guidance could take the form of “bounded flexibility” for the various dimensions describing mitigation commitments in …
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and analysing reliable data on mitigation costs and climate change impacts; identifying and addressing barriers to …
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Sectoral approaches are proposed as a means to broaden the global scope of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation to … developing countries. Market mechanisms are put forward in that context to create incentives for mitigation in developing … countries beyond the existing Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), and to encourage mitigation at least possible cost. The …
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The Bali Action Plan introduced the notion of linking GHG mitigation action in developing countries with support for … link that may be made between nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) in developing countries and mitigation … mitigation support, or to one or both of the separate elements. This paper suggests a number of elements for a possible …
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This paper reviews proposals for the design of sectoral and related market mechanisms that are being debated both in the UNFCCC negotiations and in different domestic legislative contexts. Decisions on the design and scope of the mechanisms in the UNFCCC negotiations would affect the future...
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the potential extra-EU spillover of the EU mitigation policy with a particular attention to developing countries. The …
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The Paris Agreement invites signatory countries to formulate and communicate long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies (LT-LEDS). This report compares the experience of three developed countries that have communicated LT-LEDS within the framework of the United Nations...
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Seit Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts verändert sich das Erd- und Klimasystem dramatisch. Die weltweite Durchschnittstemperatur steigt und führt zur Zunahme von Extremwetterlagen und zum Rückgang der Artenvielfalt. Die Hauptursache dafür ist der durch den Menschen verursachte Anstieg der...
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climate mitigation investment through the lens of the OECD Recommendation on Effective Public Investment Across Levels of …
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Managing risks from extreme events will be a crucial component of climate change adaptation. In this study, we demonstrate an approach to assess future risks and quantify the benefits of adaptation options at a city-scale, with application to flood risk in Mumbai. In 2005, Mumbai experienced...
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