Transport

Mitigation: Co-Benefits and Interlinkages to Adaptation

SNA — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 09:49:10 +0000

Climate mitigation is a popular strategy to address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Various options are available for both mitigation policy and technology measures, providing enough economic potential to offset the projected emissions growth. It is crucial for policymakers to be aware of possible side effects, such as co-benefits and interlinkages to adaptation, to pursue a cost-effective implementation...Read more

The European Climate Policy Mix

melanie.schlund — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 09:28:19 +0000

To realise the savings aimed at with the 20-20-20% targets for 2020, the European Union has introduced a mix of climate policies, using a variety of policy instruments and targeting all economic sectors. The different policies have fulfilled their purpose with varying success and different performances regarding environmental and cost effectiveness, as well as additional impacts on society. Read more

Are Transport Emissions "Mobilizing" an EU Policy Response?

melanie.schlund — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 08:56:38 +0000

Within the EU-28, transport is responsible for around 20% of greenhouse gas emissions, rendering it the second largest emitting sector after the energy industry. Emissions from transport have also grown by 19% from 1990 to 2011. In order to turn this trend around and accomplish the corresponding emission targets, the EU has designed and implemented a series of measures, including...Read more

Our Common Future Under Climate Change

asr — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 06:18:43 +0000

7 July 2015

Paris

France

The International Scientific Conference “Our Common Future under Climate Change” will take place at UNESCO (Paris) from 7-10 July 2015.

This four-day conference will be the largest forum for the scientific community to come together ahead of the 21st ...Read more

Organizer:

ICSU, Future Earth, and UNESCO

Language:

English

9th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems (EEMODS'15)

asr — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 06:00:22 +0000

15 September 2015

Helsinki

Finland

EEMODS'15 will provide a forum to discuss and debate the latest developments in the impacts of electrical motor systems on energy and the environment, the ...Read more

Organizer:

Motiva Services Ltd, European Commission Joint Research Centre, Institute for Energy and Transport ABB

Language:

English

European Climate Change Adaptation Conference (ECCA) 2015

asr — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 05:35:26 +0000

12 May 2015

Copenhagen

Denmark

The ECCA Conference 2015 on “Integrating climate adaptation action in science, policy, practitioners, and business” is an initiative of the European Commission, and is organised in a joint effort by three major European climate adaptation research projects: BASE, RAMSES, and TopDad. The conference will take place in...Read more

Organizer:

BASE, RAMSES & TopDAd projects

Language:

English