The OECD report mentions that carbon pricing is an efficient tool to reduce carbon emissions because emitters pay for their emissions.
Tag: climate mitigation
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Does the Plummeting Oil Prices Signal the End of the Fossil Fuel Era?
The Economist reports that oil giant companies are trying to sell their billion-dollar assets, cutting investments amid the worldwide plummeting oil prices.
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Climate Change and the Crucial Role of Low-Carbon Infrastructure
The WB article, “Low-carbon infrastructure: an essential solution to climate change,” explains the contribution of infrastructure to carbon emissions.
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Climate Mitigation through Adopting a Low-Carbon Concrete Building Code
Marin County has instituted climate mitigation solution thru the adoption of the low-carbon concrete building code. A model for other towns and cities.
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Study Predicts People Living in Extreme Heat by 2070
A climate change study predicts that 3 billion people will live in extreme heat by 2070, a climate deemed unsuitable for human life to flourish.
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Building Climate Resilient Infrastructure for Climate Change Threats
Two articles on climate resilience. The importance of resilient infrastructure to meet climate change extreme events and climate adaptation approaches.
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Trade-offs Between Climate Change Adaptation and Urban Planning
To address the challenges of climate change and urbanisation, climate adaptation and mitigation need to be prioritised and included in land use planning.
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Climate Adaptation – What is it?
Adaptation is the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects, occurring from the individual, to national, and international levels.