Greening the Blue Report 2016
The United Nations emitted 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent in 2015, according to the organization's annual report of its greenhouse gas emissions. The latest edition of the Greening
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Patents and clean energy: bridging the gap between evidence and policy
The role of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in the transfer of climate change technologies has emerged as a particularly contentious issue in the past two years.
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Manual for the refrigeration and air-conditioning technicians and engineers: post phase-out period of CFCs and beginning of phase-out of HCFCs
The manual provides new approaches to prevent emissions of CFCs during the operation and servicing of equipment and catalogues steps to recycle the CFCs and retrofit the equipment. Developing countries, called Article 5 countries under the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer are also embarking on the second stage i.e.
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Too much - too little water: adaptation to climate change in the Hindu Kush Himalayas and Central Asia
This feasibility study concludes that time is limited in terms of coping with dramatic challenges to livelihoods in the region. A cross-boundary collaborative programme needs to prioritise and focus on adaptation already by 2011
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Global insurance industry statement on adapting to climate change in developing countries
Four leading insurance climate change initiatives, whose combined membership includes more than a hundred of the world
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A brief for policymakers on the green economy and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has released "A Brief for Policymakers on the Green Economy and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)," which concludes that investment in clean energy, sustainable transport, forests and environmentally-friendly agriculture is essential to meet the MDGs.
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The greening of water law: managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
<p>Governments and law-makers need to integrate environmental concerns into water-use legislation to avert an impending global water crisis, according to this new UNEP report launched at World Water Week in Stockholm. </p>
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Green economy: developing countries success stories
The economic analysis in the Green Economy Report builds in part on the encouraging signs and results of many initiatives around the world.
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Dead planet, living planet: biodiversity and ecosystem restoration for sustainable development
Restoring lost and damaged ecosystems-from forests and freshwaters to mangroves and wetlands-can trigger multi-million dollar returns, generate jobs and combat poverty according to this new UNEP. It draws on thousands of ecosystem restoration projects world-wide and showcases over 30 initiatives that are transforming the lives of communities and countries across the globe.
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Analysis of capacity development for biodiversity and ecosystem services
This document provides an analysis of capacity development for biodiversity and ecosystem services with a view to facilitating discussions at the third ad hoc intergovernmental and multi-stakeholder meeting on an intergovernmental science-policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services.
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Bringing forest carbon projects to the market
This guidebook addresses forestry projects' standing in carbon markets, anticipated trends, as well as the financing of these projects and sale of carbon credits. It provides insight into the issues that have limited the forest carbon market, and uses case studies to highlight best practices and success stories that developers can replicate in order to stimulate investment into bankable projects.