Meeting Carbon Budgets Ensuring A Low Carbon Recovery
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Meeting Carbon Budgets Ensuring A Low Carbon Recovery
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Author : Committee on Climate Change
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Meeting Carbon Budgets Ensuring A Low Carbon Recovery written by Committee on Climate Change and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with categories.
Building A Low Carbon Economy
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Author : Great Britain. Committee on Climate Change
language : en
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Release Date : 2008
Building A Low Carbon Economy written by Great Britain. Committee on Climate Change and has been published by The Stationery Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Business & Economics categories.
Climate change resulting from CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions poses a huge threat to human welfare. To contain that threat, the world needs to cut emissions by about 50 per cent by 2050, and to start cutting emissions now. A global agreement to take action is vital. A fair global deal will require the UK to cut emissions by at least 80 per cent below 1990 levels by 2050. In this report, the Committee on Climate Change explains why the UK should aim for an 80 per cent reduction by 2050 and how that is attainable, and then recommends the first three budgets that will define the path to 2022. But the path is attainable at manageable cost, and following it is essential if the UK is to play its fair part in avoiding the far higher costs of harmful climate change. Part 1 of the report addresses the 2050 target. The 80 per cent target should apply to the sum of all sectors of the UK economy, including international aviation and shipping. The costs to the UK from this level of emissions reduction can be made affordable - estimated at between 1-2 per cent of GDP in 2050. In part 2, the Committee sets out the first three carbon budgets covering the period 2008-22, and examines the feasible reductions possible in various sectors: decarbonising the power sector; energy use in buildings and industry; reducing domestic transport emissions; reducing emissions of non-CO2 greenhouse gases; economy wide emissions reductions to meet budgets. The third part of the report examines wider economic and social impacts from budgets including competitiveness, fuel poverty, security of supply, and differences in circumstances between the regions of the UK.
House Of Commons Environmental Audit Office Progress On Carbon Budgets Hc 60
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Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environmental Audit Committee
language : en
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Release Date : 2013-10-08
House Of Commons Environmental Audit Office Progress On Carbon Budgets Hc 60 written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environmental Audit Committee and has been published by The Stationery Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-08 with Science categories.
The UK's existing carbon budgets represent the minimum level of emissions reduction required to avoid a global 2 degrees temperature rise - regarded as a dangerous threshold - and the UK's leading climate scientists do not believe loosening the budgets is warranted. The current (2008-2012) and second (2013-2017) carbon budgets will be easily met because of the recession. But the UK is not on track to meet the third (2018-22) and fourth budgets (2023-2027), because not enough progress is being made in decarbonising transport, buildings and heat production. The Government's Carbon Plan - which set milestones for five key Government Departments to cut carbon - is out of date without any quarterly progress reports published yet. The Green Deal has also had low take-up rates so far. The Government should set a 2030 decarbonisation target for the power sector now, rather than in 2016 as the Energy Bill sets out. The Government should also reconsider placing a statutory duty on local authorities to produce low-carbon plans for their area. The current low-carbon price in the EU ETS - the result of the economic downturn of recent years and over-allocation of emissions permits - also means that that scheme will not deliver the emissions reductions envisaged when the fourth carbon budget was set. Without any tightening of the EU ETS increased pressure will therefore be placed on the non-traded sector, which will have to produce further emissions reductions to cover the emerging gap left by the traded sector
Living In A Low Carbon Society In 2050
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Author : H. Herring
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-08-29
Living In A Low Carbon Society In 2050 written by H. Herring and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-29 with Political Science categories.
Combining theory, case studies and speculative fiction, a range of contributors, from leading UK academics to pioneering renewable activists, create a compelling picture of the potential perks and pitfalls of a low carbon future.
Low Carbon Development
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Author : Raffaello Cervigni
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2013-08-05
Low Carbon Development written by Raffaello Cervigni and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-05 with Business & Economics categories.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has adopted an ambitious strategy to make Nigeria the world’s 20th largest economy by 2020. Sustaining such a pace of growth will entail rapid expansion of the level of activity in key carbon-emitting sectors, such as power, oil and gas, agriculture and transport. In the absence of policies to accompany economic growth with a reduced carbon foot-print, emissions of greenhouse gases could more than double in the next two decades. This study finds that there are several options for Nigeria to achieve the development objectives of vision 20:2020 and beyond, but stabilizing emissions at 2010 levels, and with domestic benefits in the order of 2 percent of GDP. These benefits include cheaper and more diversified electricity sources; more efficient operation of the oil and gas industry; more productive and climate –resilient agriculture; and better transport services, resulting in fuel economies, better air quality, and reduced congestion. The study outlines several actions that the Federal Government could undertake to facilitate the transition towards a low carbon economy, including enhanced governance for climate action, integration of climate consideration in the Agriculture Transformation Agenda, promotion of energy efficiency programs, scale-up of low carbon technologies in power generation (such as renewables an combined cycle gas turbines), and enhance vehicle fuel efficiency.
Sustainable Low Carbon City Development In China
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Author : Axel Baeumler
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2012-04-12
Sustainable Low Carbon City Development In China written by Axel Baeumler and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-12 with Business & Economics categories.
This book summarizes experiences from the World Bank s activities related to low-carbon urban development in China. It highlights the need for low-carbon city development and presents details on specific sector-level experiences and lessons, a framework for action, and financing opportunities.
Planning Our Electric Future
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Author : Great Britain: Department of Energy and Climate Change
language : en
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Release Date : 2011-07-12
Planning Our Electric Future written by Great Britain: Department of Energy and Climate Change and has been published by The Stationery Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-12 with Business & Economics categories.
This white paper sets the Government's proposals for reform of the UK's electricity system to ensure that the UK electricity supply is secure, low-carbon and affordable. This is especially crucial as we face a number of unprecedented challenges in the coming decades including the threat to security of supply as existing plant closes; the necessity to decarbonise electricity generation; the likelihood for a rise in electricity demand and electricity prices are also expected to rise. Broadly the strategy's approach consists of four parts: long term contracts for both low-carbon energy and capacity; institutional arrangements to support this contracting approach; continued grandfathering, supporting the principle of no retrospective change to low-carbon policy incentives, within a clear and rational planning cycle; and ensuring a liquid market that allows existing energy companies and new entrants to compete on fair terms
Meeting The Energy Challenge
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Author : Great Britain: Department of Trade and Industry
language : en
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Release Date : 2007-05-23
Meeting The Energy Challenge written by Great Britain: Department of Trade and Industry and has been published by The Stationery Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-23 with Business & Economics categories.
There are two main energy challenges: tackling climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions; and ensuring clean and affordable energy as the country becomes increasingly dependent on imported fuel. These challenges have to be met against the backdrop of rising fossil fuel prices; slower than anticipated liberalisation of the EU energy markets; heightened awareness of the risk arising from remaining oil and gas reserves being concentrated in a few geographical regions; and a need for substantial new investment in power stations, the electricity grid and gas infrastructure. This White Paper sets out the Governments international and domestic strategy to address these challenges and ways to implement the Energy Review of 2006 and the 2006 Pre-Budget Report. There is a separate consultation document on nuclear power.
Carbon Budgets
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Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Environmental Audit Committee
language : en
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Release Date : 2010
Carbon Budgets written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Environmental Audit Committee and has been published by The Stationery Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Political Science categories.
Incorporating HC 616-i to -iv, session 2008-09
The Fall And Rise Of Nuclear Power In Britain
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Author : Simon Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2016-03-02
The Fall And Rise Of Nuclear Power In Britain written by Simon Taylor and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-02 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The story of the rise, fall and second ascendancy of nuclear power in the United Kingdom. Britain was a pioneer in civil nuclear power and there were once high hopes in the 1950s that this could be a source of cheap electricity and a valuable export opportunity. In The Fall and Rise of Nuclear Power in Britain, Simon Taylor examines why these hopes were never realised, and how we have come to see a new rise in nuclear power in recent years. He traces the UK's nuclear energy history, from the optimism of the 1950s, through the disillusionment of the 1980s, to a new role for nuclear in the 21st century. The construction of Britain's first new nuclear power station in 20 years, Hinkley Point C, marks a major change of policy. Throughout this book, Taylor provides a comprehensive overview of energy policy, economics, politics and changing environmental priorities, keying into debates about the generation and sustainability of this controversial energy source. Will this new nuclear energy turn out to be a heroic story of UK leadership on a matter of global importance, or will it prove a hugely costly folly, as with British nuclear power in the past?