Low-carbon economy

to the universal climate change agreement, an economy-wide target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. This type of commitment will require robust policies and coordinated action across the integrated sectors as determined by decisions of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties on reporting agriculture; waste; land use, land use change and forestry; energy; industrial processes and products use. The real gains to our health and economy should use international mechanisms to achieve its 2030 target which are subject to…

level, governments have taken different approaches to deal with climate change. For instance, governments have used economic incentives such as carbon taxes and subsidies for hybrid cars to encourage less demand on use of CO2 emitters. Furthermore, governments have passed regulations like cap-and-trade, to control GHG emissions (Ing, 2016). In an international context, climate change has been addressed through conferences such as the Kyoto Protocol or the COP 15 at Copenhagen. In 2015, the Paris…

“To assess how carbon policy and regulation will affect our businesses and our products in the future, we closely monitor national and international climate and energy policy developments and we advocate constructively for policies that are environmentally effective, economically efficient and equitable” (Rio Tinto, 2015b; p.Environment8), the reason for their delay is embedded in their drive to maximize gain as exemplified above. Irrespective of such glitches, it is noteworthy that Rio Tinto…

discussion in recent years. Canada has a population of 33 million and has needed a large influx of immigrants to help support the workforce. With more skilled immigrants arriving to Canada, more would be able to contribute to the economy of Canada. In 2002, the number of immigrants was 229,000. In 2015, Canada has welcomed over 285,000 new citizens to live in Canada. Just last year in 2015 alone, with the election of the new Liberal Government, 25,000 Syrian refugees were forecasted to come into…

1.First, the "carbon tariff" The concept of "carbon tariff" most early by former French President Jacques Chirac put forward is that if a country's production of the product does not reach the standard set by the importing country in energy saving and emission reduction, will be levied tariffs. In 2009 France proposed in 2010 will to foreign imports impose a "carbon tariff", the tariff rate will be for per ton of carbon dioxide emissions charge Euro 17, later also will be gradually…

According to the records of The Congressional Budget Office the Deficit Spending in 2014 is 483 billion dollars. Deficits are a central point of controversy in economy and has lead to many reasons for social concerns. Hence, I will approach some suggestion that might help. My intention with this, is to create some changes in government spending to reach big economic goals of growth, low unemployment and low inflation; which I consider the major causes that should be consider. Primarily, I’ll…

global climate change. This statement can be attributed to fossil fuels emitting carbon dioxide that acts a greenhouse gas which traps heat, causing the atmosphere of the Earth to rise in temperature. Evidence of global climate change can be seen around the world, ranging from rising sea levels to increased temperatures in specific regions. Because of the increased carbon emissions from fossil fuel, I believe the effects of global climate change have caused the economies of nations around the…

have together declared that the world should have a zero-carbon economy by the end of the century and have established a goal to reduce emissions by 40-70% before 2050. The Deep Decarbonisation Pathway Project (DDPP) was collaboratively created by researches from the 15 highest polluting countries and presented to the United Nations Climate Summit in 2014. The report provides a guide for each of these countries, which together contribute to 70% of the world’s emissions, on how to limit carbon…

w of the Carbon Tax The carbon tax is a tax the Gillard government placed on fossil fuels such as coal and oil that had been emitted into our atmosphere. The tax was directed at the first 500 big companies and include those who emit more than 25,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere causing environmental impacts for Australia and ultimately world wide. Julia Gillard commenced the carbon tax as of July 1, 2012, the beginning of the financial year with the price at $23 per tonne…

In some ways, capitalism has brought the best of times, and the worst of times. We’ve prospered, yet there are billions of people that are still suffering from the negative externalities of our capitalist economy and its effect on the environment. To address the current problems with the economy and the environment, we need to raise consciousness and educate, create and enforce fiscal and regulatory policies on the local and national level, and create international agreements that will lead to a…