Subsidies to coal production in China
This report presents a bottom-up inventory of subsidies to the Chinese coal industry. It starts with a snapshot of the different methodologies available for subsidy evaluation and then describes the identified
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NAMA concepts for Bangladesh
This policy brief presents the results of a screening exercise to identify nationally appropriate mitigation action (NAMA) concepts for Bangladesh. Multiple government planning documents were reviewed
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Energy-intensive industries: decision making for a low-carbon future - the case of steel
Carbon dioxide emissions from the steel sector are significant and growing: global emissions of carbon dioxide from fuel combustion in the sector increased by 61 per cent between 2000 and 2009, an annual
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Cities and biodiversity outlook: action and policy
CBO – Action and Policy provides the summary of a global assessment of the links between urbanization, biodiversity, and ecosystem services. Drawing on contributions from more than 120 scientists and policy-makers
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Securing the future of mangroves
This policy brief is largely based on the World Atlas of Mangroves (2010) which provides a wealth of knowledge on the ecology, biodiversity, distribution, economic value, and management status of mangroves
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The global water crisis: addressing an urgent security issue
<p><span id="itro1">This report by InterAction Council warns that diminishing water supply across the world poses security & development risks. Says that water demand in India & China will run
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Science-policy bridges over troubled waters: making science deliver greater impacts in shared water systems
The GEF IW:Science synthesis report, brings together the findings and efforts of the IW System Type Working Groups (Groundwater, Lakes, Rivers, Land-based Pollution Sources and, Large Marine Ecosystems
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Biofuels and biodiversity
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has released a report analyzing and summarizing some of the major issues related to biofuels and biodiversity on the basis of the best available
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Energy-intensive industries: decision making for a low-carbon future
The cement industry is a major source of CO2 emissions, accounting for about 5 per cent of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Securing reductions in these emissions is critical if wider targets for emissions
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Geoengineering in relation to the Convention on Biological Diversity: technical and regulatory matters
The Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) first turned its attention to geoengineering at its ninth meeting in 2008, in the context of ocean fertilization. The
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Fossil-fuel subsidy reform in India: cash transfers for PDS kerosene and domestic LPG
<p><span id="itro1">This new report by IISD reviews the existing mechanism of subsidy delivery through public distribution systems and examines the possibility of using cash transfers as an option for