The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol require Parties to take measures to minimise the adverse effects of climate change on vulnerable countries including small island states. In negotiations the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) argue that this should mean assistance for capacity building and transfer of technologies to help them adapt to a chan...

The special status of the United States and significant ambiguity common but differentiated principles are important reasons for studying position practice this principle. was mixed on documents produced at 1992 Earth Summit, reflecting its sensitivity caution to statutory binding obligations. Because own interests unilateralism, has blocked application Kyoto Protocol through legislation. Due d...

The climate change discussion in the framework of the Kyoto protocol has clearly emphasized the need for reliable methods to value projects targeted on reduction of greenhouse gases. Moreover, the recent carbon price development in the mandatory EU Emission Trading Scheme exhibits the insisting importance of accurate risk management when business is exposed to greenhouse gas emissions. In this ...

In the actual world frame, energy efficiency becomes a necessity. Since 1995, Kyoto protocol has highlighted that humans need to improve their energy consumption and reduce CO2 signature. Building consumption represent a third of the global energy consumption and Information Technology (IT) equipment is weighing heavily on energy expenses. For example, Google equipment consumes 0,01 percent of ...

Energy conservation through energy storage combined with intensive use of renewable energies will support the effort to meet the objectives of reduction of climatic gases formulated in the Kyoto protocol. Potential studies have shown that in Germany about 20 – 25 % of the end-energy consumption for space heating and domestic hot water can be covered by solar energy. Solar district heating with ...

The Australian Government’s National Carbon Accounting System (NCAS) was developed to report land sector greenhouse gas emissions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol. NCAS uses a national wall-to-wall time-series of Landsat (optical) satellite data from 1972 to 2010. Independent verification has shown that the analysis can generate a stab...

While the scientific evidence for climate change grows, the policy responses have so far had little or no impact on the build-up of emissions. Current trends in emissions are adverse. The paper considers why the disconnect between science and policy exists and, in particular, why the Kyoto Protocol has achieved so little. Some contributing factors considered are: the focus on carbon production ...