Climate Emergency in the Philippines
Author | : Kristoffer B. Berse |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 443 |
Release | : |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9819978041 |
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Author | : Kristoffer B. Berse |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 443 |
Release | : |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9819978041 |
Author | : Keely Boom |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
This article argues that the Philippines investigation into climate change is the leading example of a national human rights investigation into transboundary human rights violations associated with corporations. The investigation concerned the world's largest 47 fossil fuel producers, known as the carbon majors, and their role in violations of the human rights of Filipino people caused by the climate crisis. The Philippines Commission on Human Rights decided to conduct an investigation and provided its preliminary findings in December 2019. The final report was released in May 2022. The Commission found that it had a 'mandate to investigate' and that the Carbon Majors and other corporations have a responsibility to protect human rights in the context of the climate emergency, and could be held legally accountable. The article critically assesses the findings of the Commission, arguing they have significant implications for the carbon majors and other corporations, and may also contribute to legal developments in other jurisdictions. It is argued that the Commission's findings concerning its mandate to investigate provide support for national human rights investigations by other institutions into transboundary human rights violations associated with corporations, including the climate crisis and other environmental crises.
Author | : Bill Gates |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2021-02-16 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0385546149 |
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical—and accessible—plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and finance, he has focused on what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide to certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only explains why we need to work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases, but also details what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal. He gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face. Drawing on his understanding of innovation and what it takes to get new ideas into the market, he describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions, where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively, where breakthrough technologies are needed, and who is working on these essential innovations. Finally, he lays out a concrete, practical plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions—suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt, but what we as individuals can do to keep our government, our employers, and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise. As Bill Gates makes clear, achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do, but if we follow the plan he sets out here, it is a goal firmly within our reach.
Author | : H. Ha |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2013-11-22 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1137325216 |
Academics and practitioners from across Asia and beyond revisit the issues and impact of climate change in Asia. They examine the preconditions for good governance regarding climate change, and the role of state and non-state actors in climate change governance, and explore different political-legal frameworks.
Author | : Laurence L. Delina |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 2023-05-31 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1108838340 |
A critique of Covid pandemic responses, and discussion of alternative, more just approaches for climate crises in the Majority World.
Author | : Stephane Hallegatte |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 227 |
Release | : 2015-11-23 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1464806748 |
Ending poverty and stabilizing climate change will be two unprecedented global achievements and two major steps toward sustainable development. But the two objectives cannot be considered in isolation: they need to be jointly tackled through an integrated strategy. This report brings together those two objectives and explores how they can more easily be achieved if considered together. It examines the potential impact of climate change and climate policies on poverty reduction. It also provides guidance on how to create a “win-win†? situation so that climate change policies contribute to poverty reduction and poverty-reduction policies contribute to climate change mitigation and resilience building. The key finding of the report is that climate change represents a significant obstacle to the sustained eradication of poverty, but future impacts on poverty are determined by policy choices: rapid, inclusive, and climate-informed development can prevent most short-term impacts whereas immediate pro-poor, emissions-reduction policies can drastically limit long-term ones.
Author | : Sven Fuchs |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2018-03-22 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1107154898 |
A comprehensive overview of the concepts of vulnerability and resilience for natural hazards research for both physical and social scientists.
Author | : Mark Lynas |
Publisher | : HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2020-04-16 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0008308586 |
This book must not be ignored. It really is our final warning. Mark Lynas delivers a vital account of the future of our earth, and our civilisation, if current rates of global warming persist. And it’s only looking worse.
Author | : Paul G. Harris |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 465 |
Release | : 2019-02-21 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1108422489 |
Offers a multidisciplinary edited volume on policy dimensions of climate change for the world's oceans, for researchers, policymakers and activists.
Author | : Matthew C. Nisbet |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Climatic changes |
ISBN | : 9780190498993 |
"Through a comprehensive collection of articles, the Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication explores the origin and evolution of our understanding of climate change as it is presented in communication and media. Taking a multifaceted approach, the encyclopedia offers a scholarly examination of the effects of climate change communication on public opinion and policy decisions; journalistic coverage and media portrayals of climate change; communication strategies and campaigns; and the implications of effective communication, including those of outreach and advocacy efforts. Additionally, the encyclopedia reviews climate change communication research methods and approaches. Global in breadth and deeply resourced, the work serves as an essential source of perspective on all aspects of this important area of scholarship"--