Low carbon, high growth Latin American responses to climate change : an overview

Based on analysis of recent data on the evolution of global temperatures, snow and ice covers, and sea level rise, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recently declared that "warming of the climate system is unequivocal." Global surface temperatures, in particular, hav...

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Main Authors	Torre, Augusto de la, Fajnzylber, Pablo, Nash, John D
Format	Book
Language	English
Published	Washington, D.C World Bank 2009
Series	World Bank Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Subjects	ADVERSE EFFECTS AFFORESTATION AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURE AIR QUALITY ALGAE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AMAZON RAINFOREST AMAZONIAN RAINFOREST AMPHIBIANS ANTARCTICA ARABLE LAND ARID REGIONS ATMOSPHERE ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION BIODIVERSITY BIOMASS BIRDS CARBON ECONOMY CARBON ENERGY CARBON INTENSITY CARBON MARKET CARBON TAXES CARBON TECHNOLOGIES CATASTROPHIC CLIMATE CHANGE CATASTROPHIC EVENTS CH4 CHANGES IN LAND USE CLEAN ENERGY Climate CLIMATE ANALYSIS CLIMATE ANALYSIS INDICATORS CLIMATE CENTER CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION POLICIES CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIO CLIMATE FORECASTS CLIMATE IMPACTS CLIMATE MODELS CLIMATE SENSITIVITY CLIMATE SYSTEM CLIMATE TRENDS CLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERS CLIMATIC CHANGES CLOUD BASE CO2 EMISSIONS COAL COAST WETLANDS COASTAL AREAS COMMERCIAL FISHING COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONSERVATION CORAL REEFS COST ESTIMATES COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES CROPS CUMULATIVE EMISSIONS DAMAGE FROM HURRICANES DEFORESTATION DESERTIFICATION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DIFFERENCES IN EMISSIONS DISCOUNT RATE DRINKING WATER DROUGHT DRY SEASON ECOLOGY ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPACTS ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMIC RECOVERY ECONOMIC SECTORS ECONOMIC VALUE ECONOMIES OF SCALE ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEMS EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY EMISSION GROWTH EMISSION REDUCTION COMMITMENTS EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS EMISSION REDUCTIONS EMISSION SCENARIOS EMISSION TRAJECTORIES EMISSIONS FROM LAND USE CHANGE EMISSIONS LEVELS EMISSIONS SCENARIOS ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EMISSIONS ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION ENERGY INTENSITY ENERGY PRICES ENERGY SECURITY ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EQUILIBRIUM EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS FARMS FINANCIAL COSTS FINANCIAL CRISIS FISH FISHERIES FLOODING FLOODS FOREST FIRES FORESTRY FORESTS FOSSIL FUELS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE GASOLINE PRICES GDP GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL GENERATION CAPACITY GHGS GLACIERS GLOBAL EMISSION GLOBAL WARMING Government policy GREENHOUSE EFFECT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS Greenhouse gas mitigation GREENHOUSE GASES HABITATS HEAT WAVES HFCS HOUSING HUMAN ACTIVITIES HUMAN WELL-BEING ICE SHEETS IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INCOME INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY IPCC IRREVERSIBILITY IRRIGATION LAKES LAND USE LAND VALUE LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY MALARIA MARGINAL BENEFITS MARGINAL COST MARGINAL COSTS MARINE ECOSYSTEMS MARKET MECHANISM METHANE METHANE EMISSIONS MITIGATION POTENTIAL N2O NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL GAS NITROGEN FERTILIZERS OIL PRICES OPPORTUNITY COSTS PER CAPITA ENERGY PER CAPITA INCOME PERFECT INFORMATION PFCS PLANT LIFE POLICY MAKERS POLLUTION POWER GENERATION PRECIPITATION PRECIPITATION PATTERNS PRESENT VALUE PRIMARY ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES RAINFALL RANGES RECYCLING REDUCING EMISSIONS REFORESTATION RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES RENEWABLE RESOURCES RESERVOIRS RESIDUAL DAMAGES RISING SEA LEVELS RISK MANAGEMENT RIVER RUNOFF SALINITY SAVINGS SEA LEVEL RISE SEASONAL PATTERN SOCIAL COSTS SOIL SPECIES STORMS SURFACE AREA SURFACE TEMPERATURE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL OPTIONS TEMPERATURE TRADEOFFS TROPICAL CYCLONES TROPICAL FORESTS UTILITIES VEGETATION WAGES WASTE WASTE DISPOSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT WATERFOWL WATERSHEDS WETLANDS WILDLIFE WILLINGNESS TO PAY WIND POWER Caribbean Area Latin America Latin America & Caribbean
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Summary:	Based on analysis of recent data on the evolution of global temperatures, snow and ice covers, and sea level rise, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recently declared that "warming of the climate system is unequivocal." Global surface temperatures, in particular, have increased during the past 50 years at twice the speed observed during the first half of the 20th century. The IPCC has also concluded that with 95 percent certainty the main drivers of the observed changes in the global climate have been anthropogenic increases in greenhouse gases (GHG). While the greenhouse effect is a natural process without which the planet would probably be too cold to support life, most of the increase in the overall concentration of GHGs observed since the industrial revolution has been the result of human activities, namely the burning of fossil fuels, changes in land use (conversion of forests into agricultural land), and agriculture (the use of nitrogen fertilizers and live stock related methane emissions).
Bibliography:	0821376195 (pbk. : English ed.) 9780821379202 (pbk. : Spanish ed.) 9780821379219 (electronic) 9780821376195 (pbk. : English ed.) 0821379216 (electronic) 0821379208 (pbk. : Spanish ed.) World Bank Latin American and Caribbean Studies Latin America & Caribbean
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