International Climate Change Partnership International Climate Change Partnership The International Climate Change Partnership (ICCP) is an organization of companies and trade associations from around the world working to influence international climate change legislation. The association began from mainly former businesses that had participated in the negotiations of the Montreal Protocol. In the mid-1990s the ICCP was the first major business coalition organization to advocate for market mechanisms as part of what would become the Kyoto Protocol. Although it did not advocate for carbon limits, the ICCP broke from traditional anti-regulatory business coalitions as a pro-regulatory coalition. This allowed the trade association to outcompete other
Climate change in New York City Climate change in New York City Climate change in New York City could affect buildings/structures, wetlands, water supply, health, and energy demand, due to the high population and extensive infrastructure in the region. New York is especially at risk if the sea level rises, due to many of the bridges connecting to boroughs, and entrances to roads and rail tunnels. High-traffic locations such as the airports, the Holland Tunnel, the Lincoln Tunnel, and the New York Passenger Ship Terminal are located in areas vulnerable to flooding. Flooding would be expensive to reverse. Rising temperatures could bring a higher risk of