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The End of Coal: Ontario’s coal phase-out

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Melissa Harris, Marisa Beck, Ivetta Gerasimchuk

IISD – Ontario has successfully implemented its policy to put an end to coal use in 2014. This energy transition has become “the single largest GHG reduction measure in North America”: since 2007, when coal accounted for about 25 per cent of its electricity generation, Ontario has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 34 Mt or 17 per cent.

What lessons can be learned from Ontario’s coal phase-out experience? How can its success be replicated in other parts of the globe? This paper explores this question for all those around the world who may draw inspiration and lessons learned from Ontario: policy-makers, campaigners, entrepreneurs and others interested in transitioning to a low-carbon future.

We rely on the concept of the “window of opportunity” and suggest that all elements critical to a sustainable energy transition can be clustered within the four “panes” of this “window”: context, champions, concerns and complementary policies. These “panes” provide the basis for the structure of this paper. This analysis has been informed by a comprehensive review of existing literature and semi-structured interviews with high-level experts from Canadian political and academic circles, industry and civil society.

 

 

Năm 2015: Việt Nam ‘đi ngược’ thế giới

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Tuanvietnam – Từ nước xuất khẩu, từ năm 2015 VN phải nhập khẩu than. Thế giới chuyển sang phát triển năng lượng tái tạo, từ bỏ nhiệt điện than, điện nguyên tử, thì VN lại thúc đẩy.

Phần 1: Luật cũng không ngờ sự ‘táo bạo’ của con người
Phần 2: Không thể lấy tiền thuế dân đền quyết sách sai

Tuần Việt Nam giới thiệu phần cuối toạ đàm: “Tận thu tài nguyên đất nước” cùng ông Đào Trọng Tứ, GĐ Trung tâm Phát triển bền vững Tài nguyên nước và thích nghi biến đổi khí hậu; bà Ngụy Thị Khanh, GĐTrung tâm Sáng tạo Phát triển xanh Green ID và ông Nguyễn Minh Thuyết, nguyên là ĐBQH khoá XI, XII.

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Climate change should be top foreign policy priority, G7 study says

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Wednesday 24 June 2015 13.21 BST

Theguardian – Global warming ‘ultimate threat multiplier’ posing serious risk to world security, says report urging governments not to see it simply as a climate issue

Turkana men carry rifles as they herd goats inside the Turkana region of the Ilemi Triangle, northwest Kenya December 21, 2014. The Ilemi Triangle is a disputed region in East Africa, claimed by South Sudan and Kenya, bordering also Ethiopia. The dispute arose from unclear wording of a 1914 treaty which tried to allow free movement of the Turkana people, nomadic herders who had traditionally grazed the area. Picture taken on December 21, 2014.
Armed Turkana men herd goats inside the Ilemi Triangle region, northwest Kenya. Water scarcity has made it a disputed territory in east Africa, claimed by South Sudan and Kenya. Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

Tackling climate change risks must become a top foreign policy priority if the world is to combat the global security threat it poses in the 21st century, according to a new study commissioned by the G7 countries. Tiếp tục đọc “Climate change should be top foreign policy priority, G7 study says” →

Hague climate change judgement could inspire a global civil movement

~ Đào Thu Hằng ~ 1 bình luận

“886 Dutch citizens, including teachers, entrepreneurs, grandparents and students united to sue their government for its inaction on climate change. In a decision likely to reverberate across the world, the court ordered the state to reduce emissions by 25% within 5 years to protect its citizens from climate change.”

Theguardian – Dutch ruling could trigger similar cases worldwide with citizens taking their governments to courts to make them act on climate promises

Urgenda 's legal team celebrating after court ruling in The Hague
Urgenda’s legal team celebrate on Wednesday after court ruling in the Hague that ordered the Dutch government to cut emissions by 25% within five years. Photograph: Chantal Bekker/Urgenda

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Climate Changes May Eradicate 50 Years Of World Health Progress (In Depth)

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June 24th, 2015 by

Cleantecnica.com – “Recent decades have witnessed dramatic progress in global health,” says the US Agency for International Development. Smallpox has been eradicated within the past half century. In all but three countries (Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan), polio has been wiped out. Use of modern methods of contraception has increased from 10% in 1965 to more than 50% in 2013. Child deaths from diarrhea have been cut in half since 1990. Malaria deaths have fallen by more than a quarter globally since 2000. Only half as many mothers died in live childbirth in 2010, compared to 20 years earlier. Unheard of 50 years ago, HIV/AIDS has now transited from certain death to a chronic ailment.

Developed and developing photo, from Costello et al, 2009 (thelancet.com/journals/lancet/)But climate change could quickly wipe out the past 50 years of world health progress. Tiếp tục đọc “Climate Changes May Eradicate 50 Years Of World Health Progress (In Depth)” →

Renewable Energy Responsible for First Ever Carbon Emissions Stabilization

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Renewableenergyworld.com – June 17, 2015

Carbon emissions in 2014 remained at the previous year’s levels of 32.3 billion metric tons — a milestone that points to the impact worldwide renewable energy investment is having in the face of a 1.5 percent annual increase in global energy consumption, according to a new report from REN21. The tenth annual Renewables 2015 Global Status Report cites “increased penetration of renewable energy” and improvements in energy efficiency as the chief reasons for the noted emissions stabilization.

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Building a Low Carbon Future for Vietnam Technological and other needs for climate change mitigation and adaptation

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Vietnam has the opportunity to become a regional leader on developing mitigation and adaptation strategies and technologies, particularly vis-à-vis the less-developed Mekong countries. Vietnam’s diverse climates, topography and ecosystems can provide a useful testing ground for piloting new mitigation and adaptation approaches. Moreover, Vietnam’s close ties with China will pose both opportunities and challenges that will shape the country’s climate change response.

Chathamhouse.org – Author: Heike Baumüller

  • Vietnam is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, averaging around eight percent GDP growth annually over the past five years. On a global scale, the Vietnam’s GHG emissions per capita are still minor, but rising rapidly. At the same time, Vietnam has a high stake in successful international action to address climate change given the country’s high vulnerability to the impacts of climate change which could threaten local livelihoods and major export interests.

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Economics: Support low-carbon investment

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Government policies are the sticking points. Carbon pricing, favourable tax regimes and rebalancing of subsidies will encourage demand for low-carbon capital. Supply will be increased by government support for research and development and improved financial policies. Countries that understand these dynamics will benefit from more private financing and clean growth, as are Vietnam and Germany now. Those that do not will be left squeezing the last remnants of value out of waning industries.

Nature.com – Private finance can drive the energy transformation needed to meet global emissions goals — if backed by the right policies, says Nathan Fabian.

Illustration by Derek Bacon

Markets and governments are converging to address climate change. As scientific evidence and government actions strengthen, investors and financiers are reducing the exposure of their portfolios to risks from rising greenhouse-gas emissions. They are allocating more capital to low-carbon activities and less to carbon-intensive industries1. Tiếp tục đọc “Economics: Support low-carbon investment” →

Climate or the Economy? Vietnam´s Attempts to Balance Growth and the Environment

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By Rabea Brauer | Vu Dang Tuan

Although Vietnam has very comprehensive frameworks for its climate and energy policy, there are justified doubts about the practicability of the strategy and its compatibility with economic development. This is reflected in the current climate and energy policy. Right now, it is impossible to consistently pursue the goal of balancing an effective climate policy with a low-carbon economy. This is because the goal is at odds with current developments in Vietnam’s energy sector. Germany Trade & Invest says that, in contrast to Germany’s energy policy, Vietnam has made the construction of coal-fired power plants a top priority, and this despite the fact that the country has considerable potential when it comes to renewable energies
(hydropower, biomass, nuclear energy).

CLIMATE OR THE ECONOMY? VIETNAM’S ATTEMPTS TO BALANCE GROWTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT

How do you achieve harmony between economic prosperity and a decisive climate policy? Governments all over the world are facing this dilemma and trying to tackle the serious challenges presented by the reciprocal relationship between economic policy and climate policy. Tiếp tục đọc “Climate or the Economy? Vietnam´s Attempts to Balance Growth and the Environment” →