The energy sector is the greatest contributor to climate change, as it is responsible for 68 % of all emissions. Therefore, investing in renewable energy, energy efficiency and other low-carbon technologies will be essential in meeting the population’s new needs and minimising the negative impact on the environment and on future generations.
The commitment to decarbonisation of the economy, from both the public and private perspectives, will be essential to reaching the goal set at the Paris climate conference (COP21) and the subsequent COP22, held in Marrakesh, in relation to limiting global warming to 2 °C below pre-industrial temperatures.
Climate change is perhaps the most important issue of our time as its impact is being felt around the globe. There is therefore the need for national and international community to have a comprehensive understanding of the science, politics and economics of climate change and the magnitudes of climatic change impact. Because we are already committed to some level of climate change, responding to climate change involves a two-pronged approach: Reducing emissions of and stabilizing the levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (“mitigation”); Adapting to the climate change already in the pipeline (“adaptation”).
To meet these challenges, society needs specialists and policy-makers who understand the complex challenges (multidimensional scientific, socioeconomic, technological and institutional) associated with climate change and to develop adaptation and mitigation strategies. Our climate Change experts examine the scientific, social and psychological dimensions of climate change, focusing on the most effective methods to inform the public and decision-makers to take action. Our experts combine empirically-based climate and environmental science with state of the art modeling, specifically that deals with the resilience and adaptive capacity to tackle the impacts of climate change. Our climate specialists assist our clients with the development of climate change policy in the following areas:
a. Greenhouse gas inventories
b. Adaptation and Mitigation
c. Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs)