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Making the EU's Common Agricultural Policy coherent with development goals

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This ODI Briefing Paper calls for a fresh look at the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy alongside development goals and the new global context.

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Moushumi Biswas on September 04, 2011

The Climate and Trade Relation: Some Issues

southcentre.org –

The double challenge arising from climate change to both the environment and to human development requires that the global battle against climate change should address both these aspects. In this context, one of the important issues is the linkage between climate change policies and trade-related policies. This has become increasingly significant because in their attempts to address climate change, several developed countries are now considering the use of trade measures.The aim of this paper more...

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D C on May 17, 2012

Climate Change, the Clean Air Act, and Industrial Pollution

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This article, prepared for UCLA Law’s spring 2011 symposium entitled “Perspectives on Climate Change, Pollution, and the Clean Air Act,” begins by addressing an interesting but narrow question: what are the co-pollutant implications of applying the Clean Air Act (CAA) to stationary source greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? Part I of this article begins by exploring the threshold issue of why co-pollutant consequences should be an important parameter for evaluating and designing climate policies. more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 21, 2012

Why forests should not be part of the carbon market

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In the international climate negotiations forests have become a major topic. While most agree that reducing deforestation is essential to reach the goal of keeping temperature rise below two degrees, many believe that opening the international carbon market for forest offsets will be highly counterproductive. For a better understanding of the ongoing processes this paper provides information on the concept of carbon trade, why offsetting does not lead to a reduction in emissions and the role more...

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D C on May 17, 2012

Policy Elements to Upscale the Contribution of Urban Transit Initiatives on Sustainable Urban Transport

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Promoting public transport use is one of the entry points towards sustainable urban transport, on the condition that the public transport system is planned and developed in a sustainable manner. This study develops a conceptual framework, based on a critical review of transit policy elements, to ensure sustainable urban transit projects. The framework is applied to review the progress of bus improvement initiatives in Indonesia, by looking at four cities as case studies. The analysis suggests more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 20, 2012

The Carbon Neutral Myth: Offset indulgences of your climate sins

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There are new indulgences on the market in the form of carbon offsets. The modern-day Pardoners are companies like Climate Care, the Carbon Neutral Company, Offset My Life and many others. These selfstyled ‘eco-capitalists’ are building up what they claim are ‘good climate deeds’ through projects which supposedly reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions. These wholesale emissions reductions can then be profitably sold back at retail prices to modern-day sinners who have money, but not more...

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D C on May 10, 2012

How is the biggest ecosystem on Earth faring in the lead up to Rio+20

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The ocean covers nearly three quarters of the Earth’s surface, contains 96% of its living space, provides around half of the oxygen we breathe and is an increasing source of protein for a rapidly growing world population. It is imperative that international decision-makers understand the enormous role the ocean plays in sustaining life on Earth, and the consequences of a high CO2 world for the ocean and society.In the future many parts of the ocean are likely to experience more than one of more...

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D C on May 15, 2012

The Global Cleantech Innovation Index 2012

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Only 20% of the world’s proven fossil fuel reserves can be burnt by 2050 if we are to have an 80% chance of staying below 2 degrees of global warming. We know this at a time when the value of global fossil fuel subsidies are approximately US$700 billion per year whilst IEA estimates that renewable subsidies are approximately US$57 billion. We can no longer continue down this path of unsustainable economics and perverse incentives.This report investigates the global state of cleantech innovation more...

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D C on April 26, 2012

How to identify degraded land for sustainable palm oil in Indonesia

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This working paper demonstrates how to implement a quick and cost-effective method for identifying potentially suitable areas for oil palm cultivation. The method is designed in accordance with established standards for sustainable palm oil production, such as those of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO); incorporates relevant Indonesian laws and policies; and is consistent with proposed national REDD+ strategies to support palm oil production on low carbon degraded land.This method more...

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D C on April 11, 2012

The Asia-Pacific Human Development Report 2012

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Asia-Pacific not only has many of the world’s most climate-exposed territories, it is also home to millions of the most vulnerable people. The unprecedented pace and scale of human activities have been transforming the natural environment and contributing to climate change. Emissions cross borders, and so do some of the most affected natural systems, such as glaciers, coral reefs and mangroves. Some of these natural systems that act as natural buffers to the impacts of climate change are more...

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Moushumi Biswas on May 13, 2012

Climate-Smart Agriculture – Science for Action

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Over 160 participants from 38 countries from scientific institutions, universities, multilateral scientific organizations, governments, international organizations, farmers’ organizations, private sector and civil society organizations convened at the Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture in Wageningen, Netherlands, 24–26 October 2011, convened to identify scientific priorities that will lead to climate-smart agriculture.The participants took stock of the current state of more...

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D C on March 15, 2012

2030: The “Perfect Storm” Scenario

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Demographers project that fertility rates will continue to decline, but that the world’s population will increase from 6.8 billion to 8.3 billion by 2030. We can also anticipate that the demand for grain will continue to rise as global population grows and a rising middle class desires more meat and dairy products. Similarly, we can project today that the total demand for energy will increase as a result of economic growth in China, India, and other rapidly developing nations. We also know that more...

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D C on April 19, 2012

A green economy knowledge-sharing platform: Exploring options

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A potential deliverable that has emerged from the submissions to the Rio+20 compilation document is for the elaboration and implementation of country-specific green economy strategies or the mainstreaming of the green economy into existing development strategies. This would provide the means for Member States to select, design and implement a suite of green economy policy measures according to their own needs, priorities, development context and political processes. For developing countries, more...

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D C on April 23, 2012

An impact assessment of the EU climate and energy package

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In the research paper, “Energy Security: An Impact Assessment of the EU Climate and Energy Package”, Professor Christoph Böhringer and Andreas Keller of the University of Oldenburg find that if the 20-20-20 policy hadn’t been pursued, then just slightly over half of Europe’s energy needs would be met by imported fossil fuel by 2020 – very similar to today.If the full 20-20-20 plan is implemented, increasing renewable energy use and cutting overall energy use, then the researchers find there more...

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D C on April 23, 2012

Barriers to effective climate change adaptation

pc.gov.au –

This report focuses on reforms to policy frameworks that would address barriers to effective adaptation. By Adaptation to climate change, it considers actions taken by households, businesses, other organisations, governments and communities in response to the impacts of climate change, including actions taken pre-emptively to reduce the risks of climate change impacts, or in response to impacts as they happen. It takes into account relevant policies at all levels of government in Australia, as more...

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Moushumi Biswas on May 10, 2012

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