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Eco-Industrial Clusters: Enhancing Regional Economic Development Through Environmental LinkagesDate: Aug 12, 2010 Source: EnviroScope IGES Developing countries in Asia are struggling to cope with the negative impacts of concentrated industrial activities. Inspired by the theory of industrial ecology, eco-towns or eco-industrial parks are frequently promoted in many localities as a strategy for reducing the environmental burden of industry in a way that is consistent with economic development. Yet the reach of those eco-approaches are limited to traditional manufacturing industries concentrated in urban areas. For countries still... Subject Tags: Document/ report Source link... |
Renewable Energy: A Strategic Policy For Sustainable DevelopmentDate: Aug 12, 2010 Source: IGES There is ample evidence of underproduction of renewable energy across the world, in spite of there being the necessary resources to produce RE, including technology and finance. It seems politicians and law-makers have yet to be persuaded about the importance of renewable energy to solve the problem of energy security and sustainable development and to act on it seriously. As a matter of fact, renewable energy sectoral investment is highly correlated to the international oil price movement. This... Subject Tags: Document/ report Source link... |
Clean Energy in Asia: Case Studies of ADB Investments in Low-Carbon GrowthDate: Aug 12, 2010 Asia's relentless demand for energy raises great concerns over energy security and combating climate change. As part of the solution, ADB is funding projects that help countries develop clean energy through renewable power and energy efficiency. This publication features 10 clean energy stories that reduce greenhouse gases as well as improve lives for the poor Subject Tags: Document/ report Source link... |
Asian Development Outlook 2010: Macroeconomic Management Beyond the CrisisDate: Aug 12, 2010 Source: ADB The annual Asian Development Outlook provides a comprehensive analysis of economic performance for the past year and offers forecasts for the next 2 years for the 45 Asian economies that make up developing Asia. This edition sees developing Asia emerging from the recent crisis and posting a strong recovery in the next 2 years, as a moderate global recovery supports a modest revival in global trade. Investment is expected to remain strong and private consumption is anticipated to improve.... Subject Tags: Document/ report Source link... |
National Action Plan on Climate ChangeDate: Aug 6, 2010 Source: Govt.of India The National Action Plan on CLimate Change (NAPCC) has been prepared under the guidance and direction of Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change. The National Action Plan focuses attention of 8 priorities National Missions. These are: 1. Solar Energy 2. Enhanced Energy Efficiency 3. Sustainable Habitat 4. Conserving Water 5. Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem 6. A “Green India” 7. Sustainable agriculture 8. Strategic Knowledge Platform for Climate Change The National Mission... Subject Tags: Document/ report Source link... |
Poject Catalyst: Making Fast Start Finance WorkDate: Aug 3, 2010 Source: Climate Works Project Catalyst is an initiative of the ClimateWorks Foundation. ClimateWorks is a global, non-profit philanthropic foundation headquartered in San Francisco, California with a network of affiliated foundations in China, India, the US and the European Union. The ClimateWorks family of organisations focus on the enactment of policies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions through three general policy areas: energy efficiency standards, low-carbon energy supply, and forest conservation/agriculture... Subject Tags: Document/ report Source link... |
A Global Language for Packaging and SustainabilityDate: Aug 3, 2010 Source: Consumer Goods Forum The report, A Global Language for Packaging and Sustainability, delivers a common framework and measurement system that trading partners can use to help them make better, more informed decisions about packaging and sustainability. Subject Tags: Document/ report Source link... |
India: Taking on Climate Change (Post-Copenhagen Domestic Actions)Date: Aug 3, 2010 Source: MoEF Report released on 30 June 2010. An Expert Group on A Low Carbon Strategy for Inclusive Growth; A “Carbon Tax” on Coal to Fund Clean Energy; Perform, Achieve & Trade (PAT) Mechanism for Energy Efficiency; Release of India’s National GHG Inventory 2007; National Mission on Sustainable Habitat (NMSH); Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM); Green India Mission (GIM); REDD+; Regional and International Cooperation; Sub-National State-level Actions; Climate Change Science; India’s First... Subject Tags: Document/ report Source link... |
Carbon Trading and the Effect of the Copenhagen Agreement: Technical options and economic drivers to a low carbon futureDate: Jul 30, 2010 Source: Business Insights The reduction of global carbon emissions is now widely regarded as paramount if the world is to avoid major negative consequences throughout the course of the next century. Current levels of c. 380 parts per million (ppm), represent both a record high and an unprecedentedly rapid rise (by 30 ppm in just 17 years). To avoid adverse consequences - and possible catastrophe - experts believe that urgent action must be taken now to limit peak CO2 to 450 ppm. Subject Tags: Document/ report Source link... |
Handbook of Carbon Offset ProgramsDate: Jul 30, 2010 Source: SEI International This handbook provides a systematic and comprehensive review of existing offset programs. It looks are what offsets are, how offset mechanisms function, and the successes and pitfalls they have encountered. Coverage includes offset programs across the full swath of applications including mandatory and voluntary systems, government regulated and private markets, carbon offset funds, and accounting and reporting protocols such as the WBCSD/WRI GHG Protocol and ISO 14064. Learning from the... Subject Tags: Document/ report Source link... |