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China – Cap and Trade With Babies?

Posted on November 10, 2015 by climatechangefork

Last week I started discussing the upcoming COP21 conference in Paris. I talked about the Earth Summit, which sanctioned the IPCCC, and included the near term commitments from the 10 most carbon emitting countries as to reduction of their emissions … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Age Distribution, babies, baby, birth, Cap and Trade, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, China, CO2, CO2 emissions, COP21, Economics, elderly, Emissions, Environment, Equilibrium, Family, Fertility, Fertility Rate, Fertility Replacement Rate, Gender, gender gap, Government, IPCC, Mitigation, One-Child Policy, Policy, Pollution, Population, pregnancy, pregnant, restriction, sex ratio, Sustainability, World Population | Leave a comment

On the Way to Paris

Posted on November 3, 2015 by climatechangefork

The twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and the eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP) will take place from 30 November to 11 December … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Anthropogenic, Brazil, Canada, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, CO2, CO2 emissions, Conference, COP21, Earth Summit, Electricity, Emissions, emitter, Energy, Environment, EU, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, India, Indonesia, IPCC, Japan, Korea, Kyoto Protocol, Mitigation, Paris, Pollution, Russia, Sustainability, UN, UNFCCC, US, World Population | Leave a comment

China – Water, Energy and the Yangtze

Posted on September 1, 2015 by climatechangefork

It seems right now that when China sneezes the world is shaken. Not only does that apply to the obvious recent economic upset, but it also means that in tackling any global issue we need the country’s involvement. Climate change, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged altitude, Chang Jiang, China, Chongqing, CO2, CO2 emissions, dam, displace, displacement, Emissions, Energy, Energy Consumption, energy generation, Fengdu, Flood, Glacier, Himalayas, Lhasa, mountain, Population, propaganda, river, snow, Sustainability, Sustainable, three gorges dam, Tibet, Water, Water Cycle, Yangtze, Yangzi, Yellow River, Yichang | Leave a comment

Cars in China – Cap and Pay

Posted on August 18, 2015 by climatechangefork

Last week’s blog ended with the following promise: “… a few of the largest cities in China are now taking drastic steps to limit car ownership – a fact that I was completely unaware of until my visit.” Time to … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged auction, automobile, Beijing, Beijing Olympics, bid, buying, Cap and Trade, car ownership, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Cars, China, city, Climate Change, CO2 emissions, Economics, Emissions, Environment, Fossil Fuels, fraud, greenhouse gas, Guangzhou, license plate, lottery, mechanism, Mitigation, Pollution, Population, Public Transportation, quota, regulation, restriction, saturation point, selling, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Sustainability, traffic, trend | 15 Comments

Back From China

Posted on July 28, 2015 by climatechangefork

In a previous blog (December 3, 2012) I described a common exercise that I give to students to highlight the important skill of scenario building: In the table below I ask undergraduates from my course (General Education – no prerequisites) … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged 1992, 2012, China, CO2 emissions, Developing Countries, Economic Growth, Economy, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, GDP, generation, Hong Kong, India, indicator, Shanghai. Beijing, Shenzhen, Urban Development, urban population, US, World Bank, Xian | Leave a comment

British Columbia and the Stuttering Transition

Posted on May 12, 2015 by climatechangefork

Last week I focused on various localities worldwide that are taking steps to limit the use of fossil fuels through carbon pricing – either in the form of Emission Trading Systems (ETS), also known as cap and trade, or by … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Alberta, BC, British Columbia, Canada, Cap and Trade, carbon dioxide, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, carbon pricing, Carbon Tax, Clean Energy, Cleantech, Climate Change, CO2 emissions, Conference, Economics, Education, electrical power, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Energy Storage, energy transition, Environment, ETS, EU, Fossil Fuels, GDP, global energy transition, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, Kathryn Harrison, Mitigation, Physics, Power, Power Plants, Science, Solar Energy, stuttering energy transition, Sustainability, Technology, Temperature, temperature rise, US, Vancouver | 1 Comment

Back to the Stuttering Transition – One Scale Down from Sovereign States: British Columbia

Posted on May 5, 2015 by climatechangefork

One of the lessons that I learned at the Vancouver conference was to start thinking a bit smaller when talking and writing about the global energy transition. From the beginning, I have referred to this as a stuttering energy transition … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, British Columbia, Canada, Cap and Trade, carbon dioxide, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, carbon pricing, Carbon Tax, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, CO2 emissions, Conference, Economics, Education, electrical power, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Energy Storage, energy transition, Environment, ETS, Fossil Fuels, GDP, global energy transition, Global Population, Global Temperature, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, India, Kathryn Harrison, Kyoto Protocol, Mitigation, mountain pine beetle, Nuclear, Pacific Coast, Physics, Power, Power Plants, RGGI, Rocky Mountain Range, Rocky Mountains, Science, Solar Energy, stuttering energy transition, Sustainability, Technology, Temperature, temperature rise, US, Vancouver | 4 Comments

What Do I Think of the World Bank Data? What Do You Think?

Posted on April 7, 2015 by climatechangefork

If you look at the World Bank database’s website, there is a section under Data called Indicators. Scrolling down that page gets us to the section on those that apply to climate change: Climate Change Access to electricity (% of … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Climate Change, CO2 emissions, Comments, Earth Day, Economics, electrical power, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Energy Consumption, Energy Storage, Environment, Facebook, Fossil Fuels, GDP, Global Population, Global Warming, GNI, greenhouse gas, indicator, Investment, IPAT, Methane, Mitigation, Physics, Population, Population Density, Poverty, Science, Social Media, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Twitter, World Bank, World Population | 37 Comments

2014 – Flat Carbon Emissions Rate With a 3% GDP Increase: One Year is Not a Trend Maker But Can be an Attractive Candidate for a Reference.

Posted on March 25, 2015 by climatechangefork

Dear Readers: We apologize for the delay in this week’s post. We were experiencing technical difficulties with the website, but are now back up and running thanks to Brooklyn College’s excellent support staff. Recently, a number of publications came out … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Carbon Footprint, CCPI, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, CO2 emissions, Economics, Efficiency, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Energy Consumption, Environment, Fossil Fuels, GDP, IEA, India, IPAT, OECD, Paris 2015, Physics, Poland, Policy, Population, Renewable Energy Act, Science, Sustainability, World Population | 6 Comments

India – Energy Policy and Climate Change

Posted on March 17, 2015 by climatechangefork

Last week I summarized India’s current energy policy in terms of three objectives: access, security and climate change. While I looked into the challenges and apparent contradictions in the first two objectives, I left the discussion of its policy on … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, CO2 emissions, Economics, electrical power, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Energy Storage, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, IEA, India, Mitigation, Narendra Modi, Obama, PACE, Paris 2015, Population, Power, Power Plants, Solar, Sustainability, UNFCC | 8 Comments

Tag Archives: CO2 emissions

China – Cap and Trade With Babies?

On the Way to Paris

China – Water, Energy and the Yangtze

Cars in China – Cap and Pay

Back From China

British Columbia and the Stuttering Transition

Back to the Stuttering Transition – One Scale Down from Sovereign States: British Columbia

2014 – Flat Carbon Emissions Rate With a 3% GDP Increase: One Year is Not a Trend Maker But Can be an Attractive Candidate for a Reference.

India – Energy Policy and Climate Change

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