A LEDS is a country-led and country-specific national strategic analysis and planning process covering all economic sectors for promoting economic growth while reducing long-term GHG emission trajectories.
At a practical level, a LEDS is the strategic framework, based on sound analytical foundations, that articulates concrete actions, policies, programs, and implementation plans to promote economic growth over the long term in a way that lowers a country's GHG emissions from what they would be if the country carried on with business as usual. LEDS are voluntary and non-binding. Because each country has unique national circumstances and priorities, each country develops and drives its own LEDS strategy
This year's SITE Energy Day was devoted to discussing the consequences of oil price fluctuations for markets and actors of the economy. The half-day conference engaged policy-oriented scholars and experts from the business community to discuss the impact of oil price fluctuations on macro fundamentals, international trade, strategies of oil cartels, strategic risk management, and opportunities for change in energy systems.
Luca De Lorenzo, Senior Researcher at Stockholm Environment Institute, gave a presentation "Low oil prices and the new climate economy: constraint or opportunity?"
For more information and research analysis please visit: www.hhs.se/site
This year's SITE Energy Day was devoted to discussing the consequences of oil price fluctuations for markets and actors of the economy. The half-day conference engaged policy-oriented scholars and experts from the business community to discuss the impact of oil price fluctuations on macro fundamentals, international trade, strategies of oil cartels, strategic risk management, and opportunities for change in energy systems.
Luca De Lorenzo, Senior Researcher at Stockholm Environment Institute, gave a presentation "Low oil prices and the new climate economy: constraint or opportunity?"
For more information and research analysis please visit: www.hhs.se/site
According to the most recent estimates, 2014 emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the main contributor to global climate change, are projected to be 2.5 percent higher than 2013 levels, which translates into the release of 37 billion additional tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. As negotiators wrap up their talks at the international climate conference in Lima, Peru, there is no indication that this trend will change soon. Scientists estimate that future emissions should not exceed 1,200 billion tons of CO2, in order to keep Earth's temperature increase to no more than 2 degrees Celsius and to avoid severe and irreversible environmental effects. Yet at the current rate of emissions, this remaining “quota” would be used up in less than a generation, writes Joel Stronberg, contributing author for the Worldwatch Institute’s (www.worldwatch.org) Vital Signs Online.
Mr. Pablo Benitez, Ph.D. Senior Economist and Team Lead Low Emissions Development. Climate Change Practice, World Bank Institute, World Bank. Side Event #CARBONEXPO "Climate Change as a driver for sustainable growth of Catalan environmental services
and business"
What's in it for South Asia? Key findings from the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Re...CDKN
This presentation, What's in it for South Asia? Key findings evaluates what the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fifth Assessment Report has to say about the future of South Asia's climate in a series of innovative infographics, key facts, statements and images.
This presentation is free to use by anyone for educational purposes. Please feel free to share the slideshow and help continue the discussion on climate change.
What's in it for Small Island Developing States? Key findings from the IPCC's...CDKN
This presentation, What's in it for Small Island Developing States? Key findings, evaluates what the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fifth Assessment Report has to say about the future of Small Island Developing States's climate in a series of innovative infographics, key facts, statements and images.
This presentation is free to use by anyone for educational purposes. Please feel free to share the slideshow and help continue the discussion on climate change.
Climate Change: A Business Guide to Action PlanningPECB
Today, businesses struggle to adapt their policies and operations to the reality of a changing climate. More than ever, it is critical for organizations to make informed decision-making on the best actions to take to ensure their long-term viability and success.
In this webinar, we will review the state of climate action planning for the business. We will start off with a review of current (as well as foreseeable future) mandatory governmental policies and legislation, before moving on to action planning strategies for business organizations. We will look at some of the important benefits of climate action planning (innovation, opportunity, risk reduction, cost savings, efficiency). We will review the important concept of "carbon footprint": how to calculate it, and the how-to's of carbon reporting using major international protocols (such as GRI, CDP, GRESB, etc.). We will take a quick look at various mitigation and adaption measures that organizations may undertake, before closing out the session with some tips for success.
Main points covered:
• What is Climate Change?
- Definitions
- major contributors and effects
• Climate Action Planning
- Government legislation and policies
- Business approaches
- Benefits (innovation, opportunity, cost savings, efficiency)
- Carbon Footprint (measurement and reporting)
- Mitigation and adaptation measures
• Tips for Success
- how and where to start
- Setting priorities
- Communications
Presenter:
Our presenter for this webinar, Jessica Mann is the CEO and founder of Green Futures Unlimited, a sustainability consultancy, and an instructor at the University of California San Diego extension's sustainable business program. With over 30 years of experience in the fields of environmental health & safety and sustainability, she previously served in leadership roles at several international corporations. Currently specializing in carbon accounting and climate action planning, Jessica is a regular speaker and author on the subject. She holds a BS in Environmental Science and an MPH in Occupational and Environmental Health (University of Michigan), and is a LEED Accredited Professional, ISO 14001 & OHSAS 45001 Auditor, Greenhouse Gas Verifier, Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), and Certified Safety Professional (CSP).
Date: April 11th, 2019
Recorded Webinar: https://youtu.be/cMKXPoepF3k
Eastern ontario local food 2050 - Shereen PanesarLocal Food
This session will provide an overview of what climate change means for agriculture in Eastern Ontario. What does current scientific understanding predict for this region when it comes to growing conditions in the coming years? Concepts of adaptation and mitigation will be discussed, providing producers with practical suggestions to meet challenges and access opportunities that might arise from climate change. Current research and policy initiatives, designed to contribute to the resilience of the agriculture sector, will be introduced.
According to the most recent estimates, 2014 emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the main contributor to global climate change, are projected to be 2.5 percent higher than 2013 levels, which translates into the release of 37 billion additional tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. As negotiators wrap up their talks at the international climate conference in Lima, Peru, there is no indication that this trend will change soon. Scientists estimate that future emissions should not exceed 1,200 billion tons of CO2, in order to keep Earth's temperature increase to no more than 2 degrees Celsius and to avoid severe and irreversible environmental effects. Yet at the current rate of emissions, this remaining “quota” would be used up in less than a generation, writes Joel Stronberg, contributing author for the Worldwatch Institute’s (www.worldwatch.org) Vital Signs Online.
Mr. Pablo Benitez, Ph.D. Senior Economist and Team Lead Low Emissions Development. Climate Change Practice, World Bank Institute, World Bank. Side Event #CARBONEXPO "Climate Change as a driver for sustainable growth of Catalan environmental services
and business"
What's in it for South Asia? Key findings from the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Re...CDKN
This presentation, What's in it for South Asia? Key findings evaluates what the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fifth Assessment Report has to say about the future of South Asia's climate in a series of innovative infographics, key facts, statements and images.
This presentation is free to use by anyone for educational purposes. Please feel free to share the slideshow and help continue the discussion on climate change.
What's in it for Small Island Developing States? Key findings from the IPCC's...CDKN
This presentation, What's in it for Small Island Developing States? Key findings, evaluates what the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fifth Assessment Report has to say about the future of Small Island Developing States's climate in a series of innovative infographics, key facts, statements and images.
This presentation is free to use by anyone for educational purposes. Please feel free to share the slideshow and help continue the discussion on climate change.
Climate Change: A Business Guide to Action PlanningPECB
Today, businesses struggle to adapt their policies and operations to the reality of a changing climate. More than ever, it is critical for organizations to make informed decision-making on the best actions to take to ensure their long-term viability and success.
In this webinar, we will review the state of climate action planning for the business. We will start off with a review of current (as well as foreseeable future) mandatory governmental policies and legislation, before moving on to action planning strategies for business organizations. We will look at some of the important benefits of climate action planning (innovation, opportunity, risk reduction, cost savings, efficiency). We will review the important concept of "carbon footprint": how to calculate it, and the how-to's of carbon reporting using major international protocols (such as GRI, CDP, GRESB, etc.). We will take a quick look at various mitigation and adaption measures that organizations may undertake, before closing out the session with some tips for success.
Main points covered:
• What is Climate Change?
- Definitions
- major contributors and effects
• Climate Action Planning
- Government legislation and policies
- Business approaches
- Benefits (innovation, opportunity, cost savings, efficiency)
- Carbon Footprint (measurement and reporting)
- Mitigation and adaptation measures
• Tips for Success
- how and where to start
- Setting priorities
- Communications
Presenter:
Our presenter for this webinar, Jessica Mann is the CEO and founder of Green Futures Unlimited, a sustainability consultancy, and an instructor at the University of California San Diego extension's sustainable business program. With over 30 years of experience in the fields of environmental health & safety and sustainability, she previously served in leadership roles at several international corporations. Currently specializing in carbon accounting and climate action planning, Jessica is a regular speaker and author on the subject. She holds a BS in Environmental Science and an MPH in Occupational and Environmental Health (University of Michigan), and is a LEED Accredited Professional, ISO 14001 & OHSAS 45001 Auditor, Greenhouse Gas Verifier, Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), and Certified Safety Professional (CSP).
Date: April 11th, 2019
Recorded Webinar: https://youtu.be/cMKXPoepF3k
Eastern ontario local food 2050 - Shereen PanesarLocal Food
This session will provide an overview of what climate change means for agriculture in Eastern Ontario. What does current scientific understanding predict for this region when it comes to growing conditions in the coming years? Concepts of adaptation and mitigation will be discussed, providing producers with practical suggestions to meet challenges and access opportunities that might arise from climate change. Current research and policy initiatives, designed to contribute to the resilience of the agriculture sector, will be introduced.
This presentation explores how climate change alters the pursuit of economic development: the transformation of poor economies and their people into prosperous ones.
This is hardly the first attempt to reconcile the climate agenda with that of economic development. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals are significant for defining a dual agenda where development targets for people and planet sit alongside each other in a unifying framework.1 Much commentary focuses on the compatibility of the two agendas. A radical and specious view pits progress on climate change and economic development as strict substitutes and calls for no less than the unravelling of economic development to save the planet.2 Cooler heads point instead to their complementarity: the critical role of economic development in supporting adaptation and the recognition that investments in the green transition will propel economies rather than sacrifice living standards.3
In contrast, this essay takes as its starting point that the goals and salience of economic development are immutable. The question posed here is how the quest for economic development changes in a world gripped by a changing climate. The essay argues that climate change will force three major changes: a reappraisal of the causes of and prospects for development, the rebirth of the economics of transition, and a reformulation of the problem development is trying to solve. In a final section, it asks what these changes could mean for international security and for the community of national and global actors who set policy and strategy in this field.
Green growth can be seen as a way to pursue economic growth and development, while preventing environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, and unsustainable natural resource use.
For the short term, green growth can transform the opportunity of the crisis to ensure a more sustainable economic recovery.
For the long term, it will promote new, greener sources of growth.
The OECD is working on policy recommendations to help governments achieve greener growth. The presentation gives an overview of the findings to date and the next steps. It mentions innovation, taxes, jobs and development issues, as well as how to measure progress towards greener growth.
Types of Special Purpose Housing
Barrier-free housing
Mobile homes
Congregate housing for assisted living
Disaster housing
Student & public housing
Guest house
Night shelters
Incremental Housing
The Structure of the Presentation:
Introduction to Master Plan
Location
Physiography
Factors for growth potential of NOIDA
Regional setting of NOIDA
Objectives
Population Growth
Development Constraints
Planning and design concept
Salient Features
Land Use Statistics
Proposals
Conclusion
Book Review: How Paris became Paris: The Invention of the Modern CityVijay Meena
Book Review: How Paris became Paris: The Invention of the Modern City
About the Author
Introduction to Paris and its History
Pont Neuf
Place Royale
Development of Paris from Landscape Perspective
City of Revolution: The Fronde
Conclusion
Techniques of Land Surveying
The structure of Presentation:
Introduction to Land Survey
History of Land Survey
Types of Land Survey
Measurements
Modern Technologies
Geographical Information System
Photogrammetry
LiDAR
Airborne LiDAR
3D laser scanners
Conservation and Management: A case study of Jaisalmer Fort, Rajasthan, IndiaVijay Meena
Conservation and Management: A case study of Jaisalmer Fort, Rajasthan, India
Presentation Structure
Introduction to Jaisalmer
History of Jaisalmer
Architectural History: Plan, Fort Wall & Building types
Architectural History: Fort Wall
Natural Threats
Human Threats
Project Works:
ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA (ASI)
INDIAN NATIONAL TRUST FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE (INTACH)
Conclusion
Resilient City and Seismic Risk: A Spatial Multicriteria ApproachVijay Meena
Urban Resilience is the capacity of individuals, communities, institutions, businesses, and systems within a city to survive, adapt, and grow no matter what kinds of chronic stresses and acute shocks they experience.
Integrated Village Development Plan | Case study: Kagalabamori Village, Rajas...Vijay Meena
Structure
Introduction
Methodology
Case study: Kagalabamori Village, Rajasthan, India
Area profile
Findings and analysis
Demographic profile
Village development plan
Convergence with the government schemes
Financial Operating Plan of various proposals and schemes.
Urban Planning at a Glance | Real World ProjectsVijay Meena
This document will show you planning at a glance, you will learn about village planning, resilient planning, urban planning, smart urban development, urban flooding and growth plan for villages, transit oriented village development, transportation planning, transit oriented development, walkable neighbourhoods,land value capture around open space, community development, perspective planning, intelligent infrastructure, decentralised infrastructure, rain water harvesting and many more things.
Go ahead and enjoy!
Cellular Organizations | Class 8 | ScienceVijay Meena
Cellular Organizations
This presentation covers everything you want to know about Cellular Organizations, especially class 8 science book Cellular Organizations chapter.
The Role of Research and Technical InstitutionsVijay Meena
Following is the outline of this presentation:
The Role of Research and Technology Institutes (RTIs) - Introduction
Strategy and Organizational Structure
Technological Competencies and Networking
Process Management
Human Resources Management
State Financing
Governance
Legal and Regulatory Framework
Country Examples in RTI Reform
Conclusions
We have compiled the most important slides from each speaker's presentation. This year’s compilation, available for free, captures the key insights and contributions shared during the DfMAy 2024 conference.
Immunizing Image Classifiers Against Localized Adversary Attacksgerogepatton
This paper addresses the vulnerability of deep learning models, particularly convolutional neural networks
(CNN)s, to adversarial attacks and presents a proactive training technique designed to counter them. We
introduce a novel volumization algorithm, which transforms 2D images into 3D volumetric representations.
When combined with 3D convolution and deep curriculum learning optimization (CLO), itsignificantly improves
the immunity of models against localized universal attacks by up to 40%. We evaluate our proposed approach
using contemporary CNN architectures and the modified Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR-10
and CIFAR-100) and ImageNet Large Scale Visual Recognition Challenge (ILSVRC12) datasets, showcasing
accuracy improvements over previous techniques. The results indicate that the combination of the volumetric
input and curriculum learning holds significant promise for mitigating adversarial attacks without necessitating
adversary training.
Student information management system project report ii.pdfKamal Acharya
Our project explains about the student management. This project mainly explains the various actions related to student details. This project shows some ease in adding, editing and deleting the student details. It also provides a less time consuming process for viewing, adding, editing and deleting the marks of the students.
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Water billing management system project report.pdfKamal Acharya
Our project entitled “Water Billing Management System” aims is to generate Water bill with all the charges and penalty. Manual system that is employed is extremely laborious and quite inadequate. It only makes the process more difficult and hard.
The aim of our project is to develop a system that is meant to partially computerize the work performed in the Water Board like generating monthly Water bill, record of consuming unit of water, store record of the customer and previous unpaid record.
We used HTML/PHP as front end and MYSQL as back end for developing our project. HTML is primarily a visual design environment. We can create a android application by designing the form and that make up the user interface. Adding android application code to the form and the objects such as buttons and text boxes on them and adding any required support code in additional modular.
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Welcome to WIPAC Monthly the magazine brought to you by the LinkedIn Group Water Industry Process Automation & Control.
In this month's edition, along with this month's industry news to celebrate the 13 years since the group was created we have articles including
A case study of the used of Advanced Process Control at the Wastewater Treatment works at Lleida in Spain
A look back on an article on smart wastewater networks in order to see how the industry has measured up in the interim around the adoption of Digital Transformation in the Water Industry.
HEAP SORT ILLUSTRATED WITH HEAPIFY, BUILD HEAP FOR DYNAMIC ARRAYS.
Heap sort is a comparison-based sorting technique based on Binary Heap data structure. It is similar to the selection sort where we first find the minimum element and place the minimum element at the beginning. Repeat the same process for the remaining elements.
NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER IN CONDENSING HEAT EXCHANGERS...ssuser7dcef0
Power plants release a large amount of water vapor into the
atmosphere through the stack. The flue gas can be a potential
source for obtaining much needed cooling water for a power
plant. If a power plant could recover and reuse a portion of this
moisture, it could reduce its total cooling water intake
requirement. One of the most practical way to recover water
from flue gas is to use a condensing heat exchanger. The power
plant could also recover latent heat due to condensation as well
as sensible heat due to lowering the flue gas exit temperature.
Additionally, harmful acids released from the stack can be
reduced in a condensing heat exchanger by acid condensation. reduced in a condensing heat exchanger by acid condensation.
Condensation of vapors in flue gas is a complicated
phenomenon since heat and mass transfer of water vapor and
various acids simultaneously occur in the presence of noncondensable
gases such as nitrogen and oxygen. Design of a
condenser depends on the knowledge and understanding of the
heat and mass transfer processes. A computer program for
numerical simulations of water (H2O) and sulfuric acid (H2SO4)
condensation in a flue gas condensing heat exchanger was
developed using MATLAB. Governing equations based on
mass and energy balances for the system were derived to
predict variables such as flue gas exit temperature, cooling
water outlet temperature, mole fraction and condensation rates
of water and sulfuric acid vapors. The equations were solved
using an iterative solution technique with calculations of heat
and mass transfer coefficients and physical properties.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a revolutionary concept that connects everyday objects and devices to the internet, enabling them to communicate, collect, and exchange data. Imagine a world where your refrigerator notifies you when you’re running low on groceries, or streetlights adjust their brightness based on traffic patterns – that’s the power of IoT. In essence, IoT transforms ordinary objects into smart, interconnected devices, creating a network of endless possibilities.
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It consists of cw radar and fmcw radar ,range measurement,if amplifier and fmcw altimeterThe CW radar operates using continuous wave transmission, while the FMCW radar employs frequency-modulated continuous wave technology. Range measurement is a crucial aspect of radar systems, providing information about the distance to a target. The IF amplifier plays a key role in signal processing, amplifying intermediate frequency signals for further analysis. The FMCW altimeter utilizes frequency-modulated continuous wave technology to accurately measure altitude above a reference point.
Final project report on grocery store management system..pdfKamal Acharya
In today’s fast-changing business environment, it’s extremely important to be able to respond to client needs in the most effective and timely manner. If your customers wish to see your business online and have instant access to your products or services.
Online Grocery Store is an e-commerce website, which retails various grocery products. This project allows viewing various products available enables registered users to purchase desired products instantly using Paytm, UPI payment processor (Instant Pay) and also can place order by using Cash on Delivery (Pay Later) option. This project provides an easy access to Administrators and Managers to view orders placed using Pay Later and Instant Pay options.
In order to develop an e-commerce website, a number of Technologies must be studied and understood. These include multi-tiered architecture, server and client-side scripting techniques, implementation technologies, programming language (such as PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and MySQL relational databases. This is a project with the objective to develop a basic website where a consumer is provided with a shopping cart website and also to know about the technologies used to develop such a website.
This document will discuss each of the underlying technologies to create and implement an e- commerce website.
2. WHAT IS A LOW EMISSION DEVELOPMENT?
A LEDS is a country-led and country-specific national strategic
analysis and planning process covering all economic sectors for
promoting economic growth while reducing long-term GHG
emission trajectories..
3. WHY LOW EMISSIONS DEVELOPMENT?
• First, the pursuit of low emissions development spurs many
positive impacts to national development goals. It promotes wider
sustainable development benefits, which helps address pressures
related to economic growth, population growth, urbanization, and
resource use.
• Second, a low emissions development trajectory contributes to
global emissions reductions. In this sense, it is a mechanism for
mitigating climate change.
4.
5.
6. SOME EXAMPLES OF THESE CURRENT CHALLENGES THAT
COUNTRIES CAN TURN INTO OPPORTUNITIES.
• Low emissions development can help prevent and manage heat waves and droughts that
involve huge risks for reduced agriculture and harvest losses, forest fires, and heat-related
deaths. It also can help prevent and improve water stress and pollution. This will contribute
to increased access to safe and clean drinking water, which prevents health risks.
Furthermore, low emissions development policies can help manage a wetter climate that
will cause similar social and economic costs, such as increased flooding in many vulnerable
urban areas.
• Low emissions development can thus help turn the challenges of developing countries into
opportunities. It should be seen as a development approach that assists countries to
achieve sustainable economic growth and improve living standards while slowing the rise of
greenhouse gas emissions. National low emissions development strategies should be
suitable to country-specific needs and consistent with a country's sustainable development
priorities.
7. WHAT DOES LED MEAN TO A COUNTRY?
Increased Energy Security
Improved Health and Economic activity from less pollution
Increased industrial efficiency and productivity
New economic opportunities and employment
Contribution to global efforts towards GHG emissions reduction
8. NATIONAL AND LOCAL BENEFITS OF LOW EMISSIONS DEVELOPMENT
LED policies that diversify the
energy systems in countries can
improve energy security. Today,
many developing countries are
heavily dependent on oil imports,
leaving them vulnerable to oil price
shocks. Improving energy security
by shifting to diversified energy
systems of domestic renewable
energy and energy efficiency can
reduce the economic impact of
sharp changes in oil, which
improves an economy's resilience.
Increased Energy Security
9. NATIONAL AND LOCAL BENEFITS OF LOW EMISSIONS DEVELOPMENT
Asia-Pacific region is heavily dependent on fossil
fuel imports. If no action is taken, the share of
fossil fuel consumption is expected to more than
double by 2030. Most countries of the region are
net energy importers, and the vulnerability of
the global energy market has been a policy issue
for decades. The issue of energy security will
continue to dominate policy agendas in the
region during the coming decades. It will be a
key determinant of the region’s ability to
maintain high economic growth rates essential
to reduce poverty and achieve the MDGs.
Increased Energy Security
Example from the Asia-Pacific region
10. NATIONAL AND LOCAL BENEFITS OF LOW EMISSIONS DEVELOPMENT
• By reducing the costs of
environmental degradation to society,
health and economic activity can
improve.
• For example, by reducing air
pollution, societies can save major
health and social costs.
• Through climate-smart agriculture,
societies can reduce soil degradation
and make better use of land that
contains carbon in the soil, thus
mitigating climate change and
enhancing agricultural productivity.
Improved health and economic activity from less pollution
11. NATIONAL AND LOCAL BENEFITS OF LOW EMISSIONS DEVELOPMENT
Costs of Air Pollution: The European Environmental
Agency estimates that industrial air pollution costs in
Europe were approximately 169 billion Euros in 2009.
The costs include a diverse set of impacts from health
impacts such as respiratory hospital admissions to
agriculture impacts such as yield loss.
Increased Energy Security
Example from European Environmental Agency Case study
12. NATIONAL AND LOCAL BENEFITS OF LOW EMISSIONS DEVELOPMENT
• LED policies and programs have
huge potential to reduce the
energy costs and thus enhance
competiveness of the industrial
sector.
• Through implementing cost-
effective measures for energy
efficiency, waste reuse, and
insulation improvements, factories
and companies gain many benefits
that also will have spill over effects
for the whole economy.
Increased industrial efficiency and productivity
13. NATIONAL AND LOCAL BENEFITS OF LOW EMISSIONS DEVELOPMENT
• Can be a new source of jobs for many
developing countries that are struggling with
high unemployment. Leading sectors can be
directly linked to: waste management,
sustainable agriculture, energy use,
construction of energy efficient buildings, and
engineering.
• It is important to keep in mind that new job
opportunities are not only found in the
research, development and production of
renewable energy equipment and components.
There is great employment potential in the
downstream linkages, as they need workforce
in the distribution, marketing, sales,
installation, operation, service, and
maintenance of such systems.
New economic opportunities and employment
14. NATIONAL AND LOCAL BENEFITS OF LOW EMISSIONS DEVELOPMENT
Contribution to a
reduction in
the global cost of
climate change
15. NATIONAL AND LOCAL BENEFITS OF LOW EMISSIONS DEVELOPMENT
Co-benefits of low emissions development
In the household,
measures can involve
replacing or
improving indoor
cooking stoves,
reducing long-term
health care costs.
Micro power
installations can
increase energy
access, providing
social benefits.
In an urban
environment, it can
help improve
transportation
systems to make
them more
environmentally
friendly and lowering
cities pollution level.
In rural areas where
livelihoods rely on
agriculture and
forestry, LED can
secure more stable
access to food and
less deforestation.
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ECN. (2011, September). Paving the way for low-carbon development strategies. Retrieved from Energy research Centre of the Netherlands:
http://www.ecn.nl/docs/library/report/2011/e11059.pdf
EEA. (2011). EEA Annual report 2011 and Environmental statement 2012. Retrieved from European Environment Agency:
http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/annual-report-2011/download
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At a practical level, a LEDS is the strategic framework, based on sound analytical foundations, that articulates concrete actions, policies, programs, and implementation plans to promote economic growth over the long term in a way that lowers a country's GHG emissions from what they would be if the country carried on with business as usual. LEDS are voluntary and non-binding. Because each country has unique national circumstances and priorities, each country develops and drives its own LEDS strategy
Let's take a closer look at climate change. It is now clear that no nation will be immune to the impacts of climate change. Numerous studies, and most recently a 2012 World Bank report, stresses that global emissions of greenhouse gases need to be heavily reduced by 2050. If this is not done, we risk putting prosperity out of reach for millions of people in the developing world, and decades of sustainable development efforts are threatened.
It useful for countries to consider low emissions development while achieving their national development goals, as if current global trends of emissions continue, serious climate change impacts will affect countries. The distribution of impacts is likely to be unequal and tilted against many of the world's poorest regions, which have the least economic, institutional, scientific, and technical capacity to cope and adapt.
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
For instance, developing economies have an especially significant opportunity to strengthen their growth by boosting industrial energy efficiency and productivity. Investments in existing energy-efficient technologies can potentially pay for themselves through future energy savings.
For Example:
Measures to reduce energy intensity in the Chinese cement industry have not only contributed to the goal of reduced energy intensity, but also improved product quality, which gives sales a boost. Companies that adopt energy-efficient technologies early also may benefit from enhanced competitiveness and first-mover advantage.
Can be a new source of jobs for many developing countries that are struggling with high unemployment. Leading sectors can be directly linked to: waste management, sustainable agriculture, energy use, construction of energy efficient buildings, and engineering.
It is important to keep in mind that new job opportunities are not only found in the research, development and production of renewable energy equipment and components. There is great employment potential in the downstream linkages, as they need workforce in the distribution, marketing, sales, installation, operation, service, and maintenance of such systems.
For Example
In Bangladesh, more than 100000 solar PV home systems in rural communities have been installed. Such a fast growing PV program has created some 100000 jobs. Many local youth and women are working as solar technicians and repair and maintenance specialists.
The figure shows how different sectors, such as agriculture and water resources, will be impacted in different scenarios of temperature increase.
The warmer the temperature, the more loss of agricultural land and increased water stress will be experienced. Some of these scenarios unfortunately will not be completely mitigated and will therefore require societies to adapt to new conditions. This adaptation process is also part of a low emissions development pathway.
All in all, we see that well-designed low emissions development policies can greatly benefit the poor.