Foundation Center http://tinyurl.com/yzpb8w3 [Summary ]The Foundation Center has just released research findings about foundation support for climate change issues, to coincide with the opening of the 2009 Climate Conference in Copenhagen. Climate Change: The U.S. Foundation Response, finds that foundation funding to address issues related to global warming has grown rapidly, climbing from less than … Continue reading »
Posted on December 4, 2009 …
Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 through 2009
EPA http://www.epa.gov/otaq/cert/mpg/fetrends/420r09014.pdf [Press Release] For the fifth consecutive year, EPA is reporting an increase in fuel efficiency with a corresponding decrease in average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for new cars and light duty trucks. This marks the first time that data for CO2 emissions are included in the annual report, “Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide … Continue reading »
Responding to Threats of Climate Change Mega-catastrophes
World Bank Research WPS by Carolyn Kousky, Olga Rostapshova, Michael Toman, and Richard Zeckhauser http://tinyurl.com/yl6aad5 [Summary] There is a low but uncertain probability that climate change could trigger “mega-catastrophes,” severe and at least partly irreversible adverse effects across broad regions. This paper first discusses the state of current knowledge and the defining characteristics of potential … Continue reading »
Impacts of Policy Instruments to Reduce Congestion and Emissions from Urban Transportation : the Case of Sao Paulo, Brazil
World Bank Research WPS 5099 by Alex Anas and Govinda R. Timilsina http://tinyurl.com/yfaxsko [Summary] This study examines impacts on net social benefits or economic welfare of alternative policy instruments for reducing traffic congestion and atmospheric emissions in São Paulo, Brazil. The study shows that expanding road networks, subsidizing public transit, and improving automobile fuel economy … Continue reading »
A Polycentric Approach for Coping with Climate Change
World Bank Research WPS 5095 by Elinor Ostrom http://tinyurl.com/ykuv54p [Summary] This paper proposes an alternative approach to addressing the complex problems of climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions. The author, who won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, argues that single policies adopted only at a global scale are unlikely to generate sufficient … Continue reading »
Social Impacts of Climate Change in Bolivia : a Municipal Level Analysis of the Effects of Recent Climate Change on Life Expectancy, Consumption, Poverty and Inequality
World Bank Research WPS 5092 by Lykke E. Andersen and Dorte Verner http://tinyurl.com/yzq5n8h [Summary] This paper analyzes the direct evidence of climate change in Bolivia during the past 60 years, and estimates how these changes have affected life expectancy and consumption levels for each of the 311 municipalities in Bolivia. Contrary to the predictions of … Continue reading »
Social Impacts of Climate Change in Peru : a District Level Analysis of the Effects of recent and future climate change on human development and inequality
World Bank Research WPS 5091 by Lykke E. Andersen, Addy Suxo, and Dorte Verner http://tinyurl.com/yg7nnvt [Summary] This paper uses district level data to estimate the general relationship between climate, income and life expectancy in Peru. The analysis finds that both incomes and life expectancy show hump-shaped relationships, with optimal average annual temperatures around 18-20ºC. These … Continue reading »
Achieving Urban Climate Adaptation in Europe and Central Asia
World Bank Research WPS 5088 by JoAnn Carmin and Yan Zhang http://tinyurl.com/yg9ghpe [Summary] Many cities across Europe and Central Asia are experiencing the impacts of climate change, but most have not integrated climate adaptation into their agendas. This paper examines the threats faced and measures that can be taken by cities in the region to … Continue reading »
