Download or read book Global Warming Yearbook written by Mike DiPaola and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Global Warming Yearbook written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Yearbook of International Cooperation on Environment and Development 1999 2000 written by Helge Ole Bergesen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: List of Contents * Current Issues and Key Themes * Agreements on Environment and Development Systematically listed key data and illustrations concerning the most important international agreements presented on the basis of information from the organizations in question and other sources, covering such matters as: objectives ? scope ? time and place of establishment ? status of participation ? affiliated instruments and organizations ? major activities ? secretariat ? finance ? rules and standards ? monitoring and implementation ? decision-making bodies ? key publications ? Internet sources. This edition includes the new Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in decision Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters and the Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade. * Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs), including UN specialized agencies objectives ? type of organization ? membership ? date of establishment ? secretariat ? activities ? decision-making bodies ? finance ? key publications ? Internet sources. * International Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) * objectives ? type of organization ? membership ? date of establishment ? secretariat ? activities ? budget ? key publications ? Internet sources. * Country Profiles Summaries of the performance and main commitments of 15 OECD countries in addition to Brazil, Indonesia, Nigeria, South Africa, and Thailand. Originally published in 1999
Download or read book Global Warming and Energy Policy written by Behram N. Kursunogammalu and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first part of the conference explores two major environmental concerns that arise from fuel use: (1) the prospect that the globe will become warmer as a result of emissions of carbon dioxide, and (2) the effect upon health of the fine particles emitted as combustion products. The conference focused on the fact that there was lack of data direct enough to enable us to predict an entirely satisfactory result, and that makes policy options particularly difficult. With regard to (1) above, in the second half of the 20th century there were major increases in anthropogenic C02 emissions, and it is generally agreed that these were responsible for an increase in C02 concentrations. But the relationship between global temperature and CO2 concentrations remains murky. The principal problem is that water vapor is a more important greenhouse gas than C02 and that the concentrations of water vapor vary widely in time and space. The approach to this problem is probably, but not certainly, a positive feedback effect: as temperature increases so does the water vapor leading to further temperature increases. Scientists associated with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) tend to believe the general features of the models. Other scientists are often less convinced.
Download or read book Yearbook of International Co operation on Environment and Development 1999 2000 written by Helge Ole Bergesen and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 1999 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eighth annual edition analyzes the international community's position on specific environment and development problems, the main obstacles to effective international solutions, and how to overcome them. It assesses both the achievements and shortcomings of co-operation, distinguishing between the rhetoric and the reality of environmental world politics.
Download or read book Yearbook of International Cooperation on Environment and Development 2003 04 written by Olav Schram Stokke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Yearbook's extensive coverage makes a valuable contribution in promoting international co-operation on environment' Xie Zhenhu, Minister of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) of China 'A vital contribution in terms of reliable research and information on key issues of sustainable development. It constitutes an invaluable tool for facilitating the dialogue among all stakeholders involved in the implementation of the commitments agreed to in the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)' Ian Johnson World Bank Vice President for Sustainable Development The essential reference to all the rapidly multiplying international agreements on environment and development issues. This ninth annual edition of the Yearbook demonstrates the international community's position on specific environment and development problems, the main obstacles to effective international solutions, and how to overcome them. It assesses both the achievements and shortcomings of co-operation, distinguishing between the rhetoric and the reality of environment world politics. Contents * Current Issues and Key Themes * Agreements on Environment and Development Systematically listed key data and illustrations concerning the most important international agreements presented on the basis of information from the organizations in question and other sources, covering such matters as: objectives ? scope ? time and place of establishment ? status of participation ? affiliated instruments and organizations ? major activities ? secretariat ? finance ? rules and standards ? monitoring and implementation ? decision-making bodies ? key publications ? Internet sources. This edition includes several recently adopted conventions and protocols. * Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs), including UN specialized agencies objectives ? type of organization ? membership ? date of establishment ? secretariat ? activities ? decision-making bodies ? finance ? key publications ? Internet sources. * International Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) * objectives ? type of organization ? membership ? date of establishment ? secretariat ? activities ? budget ? key publications ? Internet sources. Originally published in 2003
Download or read book Green Globe Yearbook 1997 written by Helge Ole Bergesen and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Green Globe Yearbook aims to demonstrate to a world-wide readership where the international community stands with regard to solving specific environment and development problems, what the main obstacles are to effective international solutions, and what must be done to overcome them. The Yearbook is composed of two separate parts: evaluation and reference. The reference section contains systematically listed key data concerning the most important international agreements on environment and development, and inter-and non-governmental organizations with activities in this area. Most of them are presented in a two-page spread with illustrations. This section is updated in every volume, on the basis of information from the organizations in question and other sources. A subsection of country pofiles summarizes the performance, main commitments, and objectives in fourteen OECD countries in relation to international co-operation on environment and sustainable development. The evaluation section comprises articles written by leading, independent experts, which give the reader an up-to-date assessment of the realities behind the formal set-up described in the reference section. The authors present an informed evaluation of the results achieved through international collaboration within a particular agreement, organization, or process. It is pointed out not only to what extent the participating states have succeeded in dealing collectively with the problem at hand, but also how to overcome barriers to further progress. The 1997 volume has as its main focus on nature conservation comprising evaluations on: the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Sepecies of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); IUCN - The World Conservation Union; and World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). In addition it includes evaluations on: the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); and the Global Envirnment Facility (GEF) with focus on International Waters. The combination of independent, high-quality analysis, and a useful reference section makes this Yearbook an indispensable guide for decision-makers in government, international organizations, NGOs, and industry as well as an essential source book for policy-makers, academic institutions, students, and libraries serving the concerned public. (Adapted from publisher's abstract).
Download or read book Ozone Depletion Yearbook written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes all articles pertaining to ozone depletion published during the year in the twice-monthly: Global environmental change report. Articles about global warming appear in the: Global warming yearbook. Articles on both topics appear in both yearbooks.
Download or read book The United States in a Warming World written by Thomas L. Brewer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Balanced factual and conceptual analysis of the political and economic factors that shape the United States' responses to climate change.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Global Change J Z written by Andrew Goudie and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 1405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference work concentrates upon both the natural and man-made changes to the world's environment. Containing over 300 original, signed articles by distinguished scholars and 1,500 illustrations it is the comprehensive encyclopedia for this multi-discipline, high profile field. Articles fall into the general categories of: concepts of global change, earth and earth systems, human factors, resources, responses to global change agreements and associations, biographies and case studies. The accessible and jargon-free language make it an excellent work for the professional scholar as well as the interested general reader and a detail network of cross references and blind entries will help readers at all levels.
Download or read book The History of Global Climate Governance written by Joyeeta Gupta and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-06 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A systematic exploration of the underlying issues and negotiation history of climate change governance, for policymakers, NGOs, researchers and graduate students.
Download or read book Global Environment Outlook written by United Nations Environment Programme and published by UNEP/Earthprint. This book was released on 2007 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth report in the Global Environment Outlook series provides a comprehensive, scientifically credible, policy-relevant and up-to-date assessment of, and outlook for, the state of the global environment. Environment for development is the GEO-4 underlying theme and the report pays special attention to the role and impact of the environment on human well-being as well as to the use of environmental valuation as a tool for decision-making. GEO-4's 2007 publication date marks the half-way point for the Millennium Development Goals, The environment, as well as being the subject of MDG 7, is also a thread that runs through all the goals. Includes Errata.
Download or read book The European Union in International Climate Change Negotiations written by Stavros Afionis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The EU has been portrayed as a leader in international climate change negotiations. Its role in the development of the climate change regime, as well as the adoption of novel policy instruments such as the EU Emissions Trading Scheme in 2005, are frequently put forward as indicative of a determination to push the international climate agenda forward. However, there are numerous instances where the EU has failed to achieve its climate change objectives (e.g. the 2009 Copenhagen Conference of the Parties). It is therefore important to examine the reasons behind these failures. This book explores in detail the involvement of the EU in international climate talks from the late 1980s to the present, focusing in particular on the negotiations leading up to Copenhagen. This conference witnessed the demise of the top-down approach in climate change policy and dealt a serious blow to the EU’s leadership ambitions. This book explores the extent to which negotiation theory could help with better comprehending the obstacles that prevented the EU from getting more out of the climate negotiation process. It is argued that looking at the role played by problematic strategic planning could prove highly instructive in light of the Paris Agreement. This broad historical perspective of the EU’s negotiations in international climate policy is an important resource to scholars of environmental and European politics, policy, law and governance.
Download or read book The Case Against the Global Economy written by Jerry Mander and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The greatest political debate of our time is about the blind rush towards a single global economy, its consequences for jobs, democracy, human well-being and cultural diversity, and its impact on the natural world that sustains us. Its effects will be profound and irreversible, but globalization itself is not inevitable. In The Case Against the Global Economy, 24 leading economic, agricultural, cultural and environmental authorities, drawn from across the world, argue that free trade and economic globalization are producing exactly the opposite results to those promised. From a detailed analysis of the new global economy, its structures and its full social and ecological implications, they show how it is undermining our liberty, our security and our well-being, and is devastating the planet. First published in the USA in 1996, in an edition focused on North America, the book won the American Political Science Association award for the Best Book in Ecological and Transformational Politics. This completely revised and updated international edition presents a passionate and persuasive case for the need to reverse course, away from globalization and towards a revitalized democracy, local self-sufficiency and ecological health.
Download or read book International Aid and China s Environment written by Katherine Morton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-05-17 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rapid economic growth in the world's most populous nation is leading to widespread soil erosion, desertification, deforestation and the depletion of vital natural resources. The scale and severity of environmental problems in China now threaten the economic and social foundations of its modernization. Using case studies, Morton analyzes the relationship between international and local responses to environmental problems in China, challenging the prevailing wisdom that weak compliance is the only constraint upon local environmental management in China. It advances two interrelated discussions: first, it constructs a conceptual framework for understanding the key dimensions of environmental capacity. This is broadly defined to encompass the financial, institutional, technological and social aspects of environmental management. Second, the book presents the results of an empirical inquiry into the implementation of donor-funded environmental projects in both China's poorer and relatively developed regions. By drawing upon extensive fieldwork, it seeks to explain how, and under what conditions, international donors can strengthen China's environmental capacity, especially at the local level. It will be of interest to those studying Chinese politics, environmental studies and international relations.
Download or read book Profit Accumulation and Crisis in Capitalism written by Minqi Li and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-01-31 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Karl Marx hypothesized that there is a long-term tendency for the profit rate to fall in capitalist economies. Immanuel Wallerstein hypothesized that capitalist development tends to drive up labor cost, material cost, and taxation cost. This book evaluates Marx’s and Wallerstein’s hypotheses by studying the long-term movement of the profit rate and contributing factors in major capitalist economies. During the twentieth century, leading capitalist economies largely succeeded in stabilizing the profit rate. However, the current decline of the profit rate in China may precipitate the global capitalist economy into a new major crisis. As economic growth slows down in all major capitalist economies, Marx’s original hypothesis may be verified by the global economic events in the twenty-first century.
Download or read book Asian Change in the Context of Global Climate Change written by James Galloway and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-09-28 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly two-thirds of the world's population live in Asia, and many countries in that region are currently undergoing very rapid industrial, agricultural and economic development. The Framework Convention on Climate Change constrains developed countries with regard to their future emissions of greenhouse gases, but recognizes the special needs of developing countries. There is growing appreciation of the ways in which developing countries in the Asian region both contribute to global changes (by altering biogeochemical pathways and cycles) and are themselves affected by those changes. This volume uses the intellectual efforts and findings of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) community to provide the first integrated analysis of the interactions between global change and Asian change, giving particular attention to China's role. The book will be of interest to readers in a wide range of academic disciplines (natural sciences and socio-economic) and for those involved in national and international policy development relevant to global change.
