scholarly journals Emerging Actions And Energy Strategies For Sustainable Development Of Sakarya City, Turkey: A SWOT Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ceyda Aksoy Tırmıkçı
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Action Plans ◽  
International Scale ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Inventories ◽  
Change Mitigation

Abstract Background: Turkey has been one of the earliest participants of the international climate policy process, since the Ministerial Conference on Atmospheric Pollution and Climate Change held in 1989. The country has prepared strategy documents, actions plans, sectoral policies and projects to detect and adapt climate change effects. However, any of this has not turned into a main plan to support climate change mitigation on an international scale. The purpose of this paper is to identify local climate change mitigation strategies of Sakarya city, Turkey by strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis. For this purpose, relevant information were gathered from Covenant of Mayors, greenhouse gas inventories of the city, National Energy Efficiency Action Plan, online workshop with 44 local stakeholders from private sector and local universities held on 13.10.2020. Results: Transportation sector action plans proposed within SWOT analysis promise to decrease local transportation-based emissions by 27% compared to 2017 and by 26% compared to 2030 business as usual (BAU) Scenario. Buildings sector action plans proposed within SWOT analysis promises to decrease local building-sector based emissions by 20% compared to 2017 and by 33% compared to 2030 BAU Scenario. All mitigation strategies proposed within SWOT analysis promises to decrease local total emissions by 24% compared to 2017 and by 28% compared to 2030 BAU Scenario.Conclusion: The results emphasize the importance of the cross-link between local adaptation and mitigation in terms of energy demand and energy-based emissions on national and international scale. This paper proposes that developing complete greenhouse gas inventories by accurate data within current technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT) and formulating climate change targets accordingly is the key to achieve the adaptation of local mitigation plans. In conclusion, it is emphasized that efforts to monitor, to report and to develop local mitigation legislations will determine the success rate of national sustainable development goals.

scholarly journals Promoting Renewable Energy to Cope with Climate Change—Policy Discourse in Israel

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3170
Author(s):  
Avri Eitan
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Renewable Energies ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Policy Discourse ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Change Mitigation

Evidence shows that global climate change is increasing over time, and requires the adoption of a variety of coping methods. As an alternative for conventional electricity systems, renewable energies are considered to be an important policy tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and therefore, they play an important role in climate change mitigation strategies. Renewable energies, however, may also play a crucial role in climate change adaptation strategies because they can reduce the vulnerability of energy systems to extreme events. The paper examines whether policy-makers in Israel tend to focus on mitigation strategies or on adaptation strategies in renewable energy policy discourse. The results indicate that despite Israel’s minor impact on global greenhouse gas emissions, policy-makers focus more on promoting renewable energies as a climate change mitigation strategy rather than an adaptation strategy. These findings shed light on the important role of international influence—which tends to emphasize mitigation over adaptation—in motivating the domestic policy discourse on renewable energy as a coping method with climate change.

scholarly journals COP Adoption, Implications and Projections of Climate Change Mitigation Policy for ASEAN Region

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
adeel ahmed ◽  
Abul Quasem Al-Amin ◽  
Md. Mahmudul Alam ◽  
Brent Doberstein
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Carbon Tax ◽  
Carbon Price ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Industrial Emissions ◽  
Asean Member ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Change Mitigation

Abstract Climate Change is a critical concern for Southeast Asia as this region is extremely vulnerable to the extreme weather patterns, temperature fluctuations and uneven precipitation expected under climate change, and thus vulnerability is expected to increase in the future. With this background, this study aims to analyze the readiness of ASEAN member countries to undertake the promised determinants of INDCs by the Paris Agreement and transfer these into measurable actions, and also to explore how ASEAN nations may reduce climatic threats over time. Consequently, a long run RICE (Regional Integrated Climate and Economy) based dynamic non-linear numerical model for the economy and environment was utilised. Simulation forecasts investigated several alternatives in order to determine optimal climate strategies against global-warming in the region, using both an Optimal Scenario (OS) and Business-as-usual (BAU) projections from 2020 to 2060. The results indicate that under an optimal scenario, industrial emissions are estimated in monetary values, RM14.05 (US$1=RM4.30)(btCO2 per year) in 2040 and RM31.99 (btCO2 per year) by 2060. These estimated values under OS are striking for sustainable development since they are far lower than BAU projections. Carbon price (RM per tCO2) by OS indicates that the carbon tax could be RM224.65 in 2040, RM258.16 in 2050 and RM245.41 in 2060 per tCO2. The collected carbon tax can be reinvested by ASEAN nations in order to implement alternative backstop technologies and technological innovation. The optimal scenario outcomes examined for carbon emission reduction are tempting since they can support a strong balance between sustainable development and quality environment. Despite long-run economic assumptions, the findings are still a worthy means by which ASEAN governments can compare climate change mitigation strategies while also making amendments for any unexpected developments.

scholarly journals Projecting Climate Change Potential of Harvested Wood Products under Different Scenarios of Wood Production and Utilization: Study of Slovakia

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2510
Author(s):  
Hubert Paluš ◽  
Ján Parobek ◽  
Martin Moravčík ◽  
Miroslav Kovalčík ◽  
Michal Dzian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Age Distribution ◽  
Wood Products ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Tree Species Composition ◽  
Mitigation Potential ◽  
Harvested Wood Products ◽  
Wood Utilization ◽  
Change Mitigation

The forestry and forest-based sector play a significant role in climate change mitigation strategies and can contribute to the achievement of a climate-neutral economy. In this context, the ability of harvested wood products (HWP) to sequester carbon is of significant importance. The objective of this work is to make a projection of climate change mitigation potential of HWP, under different scenarios of wood utilization in Slovakia. This study builds on the comparison of different scenarios of industrial wood utilization till 2035 and presents the resulting impacts on the national carbon balance. The results suggest that the development of timber supplies after 2020 in Slovakia will be influenced, in particular, by the future changes in the age distribution and tree species composition as well as the extent of future accidental felling. Consequently, a predicted structure and availability of wood resources in Slovakia will be reflected in a higher share of the production of products with shorter life cycle and thus will negatively affect the carbon pool in HWP. By comparing the results of the four designed scenarios, it follows that the scenario with the greatest mitigation potential, is the one assuming the optimal use of wood assortments and limitation of industrial roundwood foreign trade.

scholarly journals Spatiotemporal Prediction of Increasing Winter Perceived Temperature across a Sub-Tropical City for Sustainable Planning and Climate Change Mitigation

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hung Ho ◽  
Sawaid Abbas ◽  
Jinxin Yang ◽  
Rui Zhu ◽  
Man Wong
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Heat Waves ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Aerial Photographs ◽  
Sustainable Planning ◽  
Perceived Temperature ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Change Mitigation

Climate variability has been documented as being key to influencing human wellbeing across cities as it is linked to mortality and illness due to changes in the perceived weather cycle. Many studies have investigated the impact of summer temperature on human health and have proposed mitigation strategies for summer heat waves. However, sub-tropical cities are still experiencing winter temperature variations. Increasing winter perceived temperature through the decades may soon affect city wellbeing, due to a larger temperature change between normal winter days and extreme cold events, which may cause higher health risk due to lack of adaptation and self-preparedness. Therefore, winter perceived temperature should also be considered and integrated in urban sustainable planning. This study has integrated the increasing winter perceived temperature as a factor for developing spatiotemporal protocols for mitigating the adverse impact of climate change. Land surface temperature (LST) derived from satellite images and building data extracted from aerial photographs were used to simulate the adjusted wind chill equivalent temperature (AWCET) particularly for sub-tropical scenarios between 1990 and 2010 of the Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. Compared with perceived temperature based on the representative station located at the headquarters of the Hong Kong Observatory, the temperature of half the study area in the Kowloon Peninsula has raised by 1.5 °C. The areas with less green space and less public open space in 2010 show higher relative temperatures. Socioeconomically deprived areas (e.g., areas with lower median monthly income) may suffer more from this scenario, but not all types of socioeconomic disparities are associated with poor sustainable planning. Based on our results and the “no-one left behind” guideline from the United Nations, climate change mitigation should be conducted by targeting socioeconomic neighborhoods more than just aging communities.

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