by dev2 | Jun 28, 2023 | Climate Planning Topics
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Adopted in 1992. Has 197 parties or signatories. The Convention’s ultimate objective is the stabilization of GHG concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous man-made...
by dev2 | Jun 28, 2023 | Climate Planning Topics
Tipping Point. The tipping point is that point at which a change in the climate triggers a significant environmental event, which may be permanent, such as the widespread bleaching of corals or the melting of very large ice sheets.
by dev2 | Jun 28, 2023 | Climate Planning Topics
Sustainable Development (SD). SD is development that meets the needs of the present without diminishing or harming the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. SD balances social, economic and environmental concerns.
by dev2 | Jun 28, 2023 | Climate Planning Topics
Stretch Energy Codes aka Stretch Codes, and sometimes called Reach Codes. A Stretch Code is a building code which emphasizes energy performance, as opposed to prescriptive requirements. It is designed to result in cost-effective construction that is more...
by dev2 | Jun 28, 2023 | Climate Planning Topics
Stranded Assets. These are assets, usually of an industrial nature, that have experienced loss of value, and/or have become economic liabilities to their owners due to the diminishment of their previously expected revenues. This loss of revenues has been caused by...
by dev2 | Jun 28, 2023 | Climate Planning Topics
Stakeholder. A stakeholder is an individual or group that is directly or indirectly affected by or interested in the outcomes of decisions, particular those made in the public sphere.
