IBM and Acclimatise have joined forces to release the third report in a landmark adaptation series. This report is based on the responses from Global Oil & Gas companies to the Carbon Disclosure Project 2008.
The climate change debate continues to be framed
This paper reviews the success of zero-tillage wheat in the rice-wheat systems of the Indo-Gangetic Plains. Diffusion of the zero- tillage technology increased in the last decade, particularly in northwest India. In 2008, in India alone, the aggregate area in zero- or reduced- tillage wheat amounted to 1.76 million hectares, and it was used by 620,000 farmers.
The basic narrative on climate change between the rich and poor worlds has been problematic. The focus on emissions has made industrial countries inadequately sensitive to the unmet energy needs in developing countries. And it has led developing countries to adopt the rhetoric of recrimination and focus on the legacy of historical emissions by industrial countries.
This guide provides a wide array of tools and examples on how synergies in the implementation of the UNFCCC and the CBD can be achieved through reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD).
The aim of this paper is to examine some important aspects of the linkage between climate change and trade-related issues.
It has been shown that long-term growth and development across countries is driven to a large extent by productivity growth. Several studies exist that have attempted to examine the effect of different factors influencing productivity growth using industries or firms as units of analysis.
This report evaluates whether carbon trading can deliver the necessary emissions reductions to avoid dangerous climate change quickly, strategically, and in a just and equitable way. It also looks at what alternative tools are available to governments. Friends of the Earth is calling on people to demand a strong and fair global agreement to tackle climate change.
This paper identifies the key elements needed to ensure enhanced action on technology transfer and development and then evaluates the approaches taken in major country positions. It finds a number of important convergences in these positions and
Many valuable climate finance proposals have emerged inside and outside the UNFCCC negotiations but it is unclear how they can be integrated into a package that will work both politically and economically. This paper considers some of these proposals and outlines the design imperatives of a credible climate finance package for Copenhagen.
This publication provides guidance on how to implement the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) using an ecosystem approach to fisheries and aquaculture.
This latest manual covers a comprehensive set of methods for water footprint accounting and shows how water footprints cane be calculated for individual processes/products, as well as for consumers, nations and businesses. Also includes methods for water footprint sustainability assessment and a library of water footprint response options.
At a time of mounting population pressures, environmental declines, and growing demand for water, the Paul H.
This working paper presents a mapping of Bilateral Finance Institutions
Since the early 1990s, India has embarked on economic reforms that have progressively opened up the country to international trade. This paper analyzes the effects of reform on India
This document provides an overview of the interactions between the ocean and climate and describes the impacts of climate change on the marine ecosystems and the goods and services they provide human society. Further, it outlines a set
Concerns about expected increases in energy and other agricultural input costs have led some to oppose greenhouse gas cap-and-trade legislative proposals. However, these policies could result in significant revenue for U.S.
This policy brief summarizes the current state of international climate negotiations relating to technology transfer and draws on an assessment of pertinent research to develop recommendations for participants at the upcoming climate negotiations in Copenhagen. Proposals geared towards the establishment of a new body responsible for technology in a
The UNFCCC has published an advance summary of the final report by the Chair of the Expert Group on Technology Transfer (EGTT) on
Human-induced climate change, in conjunction with environmental degradation, will have unavoidable effects on cities. UN-Habitat estimates that 70% of the world
