The Rio Climate Convention:

1992 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 63-73
Author(s):  
TED HANISCH
Keyword(s):  
Climate Convention

Waldpolitischer Jahresrückblick 2010 | Annual review of swiss forest policy 2010

2011 ◽  
Vol 162 (5) ◽  
pp. 137-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Willi Zimmermann
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Forest Policy ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Forest Law ◽  
One Step ◽  
Climate Convention ◽  
Article 5

In 2010, there were no major forest policy issues that attracted media attention. The year 2010 was rather marked by the preparation of decisions “offstage” and by recurring administrative implementation activities. The partial revision of the forest law, which has been launched, can be regarded as special, because it is not a routine affair: the Committee for the Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy of the Council of States decided to revise particularly article 7 (compensation for deforestation) and article 10 (assessing forest status) of the forest law, and thus loosen the strict regime for forest conservation. Concerning the sectoral policies related to forest, the parliament took the law on spatial planning (RPG) one step further towards its revision. With the proposed revision of the spatial planning law's article 5 (value-added charge) a forest policy relevant article is now up for discussion. Different forest relevant topics on the international political agenda were discussed during the two international conferences on biodiversity and climate convention just as during the treatment of the alpine and the landscape convention. Next year the discussions will presumably be about the future forest conservation policy.

scholarly journals An attempt to assess the monetary value of carbon absorbed in the Polish forest sector

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-10
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Jabłoński ◽  
Włodzimierz Stempski
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Emissions Trading ◽  
Carbon Sink ◽  
High Price ◽  
Reference Level ◽  
Trading System ◽  
Climate Convention ◽  
Emissions Trading System ◽  
The Eu

Abstract Forests and forest management play a vital role in capture and storage of carbon dioxide, which contributes to mitigation of climate change. Forests are not only a natural carbon sink. Proper forest management can enhance biomass production, providing wood to be converted into e.g. construction timber, paper and furniture as well as wood fuels and, as a result, considerably enlarge this carbon sink. Poland, being a party of the Climate Convention and Kyoto Protocol and a member of the EU is obliged to provide yearly reports on carbon emissions and sequestration, including the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector, of which forestry is the leading constituent. Forests, with the sequestration rate at a level of 3.93 t CO2·ha−1 form practically the only important carbon sink in the LULUCF category. Unfortunately the LULUCF sector has not been yet included in the current climate policy framework. The purpose of the study was an attempt to estimate the hypothetical value of carbon stored in forestry, resulting from the reported quantities of the emitted and sequestered carbon. The calculations were based on figures included in the National Inventory Report for Poland, reported yearly to the Secretariat of the Climate Convention. Among the forestry carbon sources/sinks, reported annually, the sequestration resulting from forest management significantly exceeds the net sequestration from afforestation/deforestation activities. Average data from recent years show that forest management is a net CO2 sink, with 12 Mt CO2·y−1 (above the forest management reference level, FMRL), and when combined with the carbon pool change resulting from afforestation/deforestation activities, it can be regarded as a net carbon sink sequestering nearly 15 Mt CO2·y−1. That value, when multiplied by the price of carbon emission allowance (e.g. EUA), could be a source of over 80 mill Euros per year, if used as a commodity on the emissions market. Due to high price volatility of CO2 emission allowances, the calculated profits are hypothetical, and the EU Emissions Trading System does not include forestry. These potential gains can become realistic after the LULUCF sector has been included in the emissions trading system.

Climate Change as a Threat to Brazil’s Amazon Forest

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip M. Fearnside
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Forest Fires ◽  
Climate Changes ◽  
Woody Vegetation ◽  
Amazon Forest ◽  
Atmospheric Concentration ◽  
Current Century ◽  
Climate Convention ◽  
Definition Of

Climate changes predicted for Brazilian Amazonia place much of the forest in danger of dieoff from the combined effect of drought and heat within the current century, and much sooner for some areas. Increases are expected in the frequency and magnitude of droughts from both the El Niño phenomenon and from the Atlantic dipole. These changes imply increased frequency of forest fires. Forest death from drought, fires or both would be followed by a transformation either to a savanna or to some type of low-biomass woody vegetation, in either case with greatly reduced biodiversity. This risk provides justification for Brazil to change its negotiating positions under the Climate Convention to accept a binding target now for national emissions and to support a low atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (400 ppmv or less) as the definition of “dangerous” interference with the climate system.

scholarly journals Deadlocks of International Climate Policy—An Assessment of the Copenhagen Climate Summit

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederic Rudolph ◽  
Rie Watanabe ◽  
Christof Arens ◽  
Dagmar Kiyar ◽  
Hanna Wang-Helmreich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Climate Policy ◽  
Kyoto Protocol ◽  
Climate Regime ◽  
International Climate Policy ◽  
The Future ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
International Climate ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Climate Convention

AbstractThis article analyses the negotiations on the future of the international climate regime at the United Nations Climate Summit in Copenhagen. It also discusses key issues in the ongoing business of implementing the Climate Convention and the Kyoto Protocol. The article lays out the main issues at stake in the negotiations, contrasts divergences in interests amongst negotiating parties, and summarises the results achieved in Copenhagen. The report discusses these results in detail and concludes with an outlook on how the challenges ahead could be overcome.

scholarly journals Air Emissions of Selected Substances from Particular Sectors Including Metallurgy in Poland

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Kargulewicz
Keyword(s):  
Emission Inventory ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Air Emissions ◽  
Metal Production ◽  
Transboundary Air Pollution ◽  
Lead And Cadmium ◽  
Air Emission ◽  
Dioxins And Furans ◽  
Total Suspended Particles ◽  
Climate Convention

Abstract This article presents data on the anthropogenic air emissions of selected substances (CO2, SO2, total suspended particles (TSP), dioxins and furans (PCDD/F), Pb and Cd) subject to reporting under the Climate Convention (UNFCCC) or the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (UNECE CLRTAP). It also presents the national emissions of these substances in 2014 by the major source categories and defines the share of metal production in these emissions. Analysis is based on national emission inventory reports. Most important source of air emission in case of CO2 and SO2 is 1.A.1 Energy industries category. TSP and PCDD/F are emitted mainly from fuel combustion in small sources (i.a. households). Emission of heavy metals (Pb and Cd) is connected mostly with 1.A.2. Manufacturing industries and construction category. Metallurgy is significant source of emission only for lead and cadmium from among all considered substances. The shares of particular sectors in the national emissions of given pollutants are important, in view of the possible reduction measures and the determination in which industries they could bring about tangible results.

The Climate Convention Burden Sharing, Targets, and Reduction Commitments

1995 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-86
Author(s):  
W. Bach
Keyword(s):  
Burden Sharing ◽  
Climate Convention

The climate convention and the latest scientific understanding of climate change

1994 ◽  
Vol 5 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sir John Houghton
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Scientific Understanding ◽  
Climate Convention

scholarly journals Climate Change and "historical responsibilities"

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 201-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Goldemberg ◽  
Patricia Maria Guardabassi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Greenhouse Gases ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Relative Contribution ◽  
Historical Responsibility ◽  
Copenhagen Accord ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
Climate Convention

The historical responsibility of countries listed in the Annex I of the Convention on Climate Change has been used extensively as a justification for the lack of action of countries not included in Annex I to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. We analyzed the contribution of non-Annex I countries to the CO2 emissions in the period 1850 - 2006 to assess their relative contribution to total CO2 emissions. In the period 1980 - 2006 non-Annex I countries represented 44% of the total but this contribution increased in the period 1990 - 2006 to 48%. If we extrapolate present trends to 2020 they will represent 56% in the period 1990 - 2020. The "historical responsibility" of Annex I countries is therefore decreasing. If we take 1990 as the starting year in which the Climate Convention recognized clearly that greenhouse gases are interfering dangerously with the climate system, it becomes very difficult to attribute "blame" and "guilt" to Annex I for their historical contributions. It becomes also quite clear the need of non-Annex I countries to engage with Annex I countries in the effort to reduce emissions. The Copenhagen Accord has no mention of "historical responsibilities".

Die Rolle der Wälder im Protokoll von Kyoto – Abschätzung ihres Kohlenstoffvorrates gestützt auf Satellitendaten | The role of the forest in the Kyoto Protocol – Estimation of carbon reserve using satellite data

2004 ◽  
Vol 155 (5) ◽  
pp. 125-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Romero ◽  
Richard Volz ◽  
Marzio Giamboni ◽  
Willy Rüsch
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Kyoto Protocol ◽  
European Space Agency ◽  
Objective Data ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Inventory ◽  
Space Agency ◽  
Data User ◽  
Co2 Balance ◽  
Climate Convention

Switzerland became a signatory to the climate convention in 1993 and ratified the Kyoto Protocol in 2003. This means that in the period from 2008 to 2012 the country is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 8%compared to 1990. Switzerland has to deposit its annual greenhouse gas inventory with the Climate Convention Secretariat. This also includes accounts of the CO2 of the forest. Within the framework of its Data User Programme the European Space Agency (ESA) has offered to test the use of its Remote Collected Data System for forest reporting for the Kyoto Protocol. By participating in this project Switzerland aims to examine in how far it can automate its annual forest CO2 balance using objective data taken directly from the satellite.

Negotiating a climate convention: The role of prices and quantities

1997 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfred Endres
Keyword(s):  
Climate Convention
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