Weak consumption in the People’s Republic of China will partly offset robust domestic demand in South Asia. Disinflation is expected to continue, driven by lower food and energy prices, along with the lagged effects of previous monetary policy tightening. The region’s high-income technology exporters remain a bright spot, benefiting from …
Although China extended the length of compensation for the Upland Conversion Program (UCP), the sustainability of the program after government compensation expires is still a pending problem. This article proposes an alternative scheme of compensation payment based on the carbon sink of the UCP. Taking Yunnan province as an example, …
This paper examines in detail the way in which additionality is determined in the Chinese wind power market and draws out broader implications for the design of effective global carbon offset policy. While this paper focuses on the specific challenges of additionality assessment in China, which has by far the …
The grey, sulphur-laden skies overlying parts of Asia have a bright side — they reflect sunlight back into space, moderating temperatures on the ground. Scientists are now exploring how and where pollution from power plants could offset, for a time, the greenhouse warming of the carbon dioxide they emit.
Mumbai: After a dull 2009, the voluntary market for carbon offsets is seeing a revival thanks largely to the emission reduction commitments made by the United States. The US has recently announced its commitment to bring down greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 28% in ten years from 2008 levels. This …
K V Sridhar (Pops) / February 08, 2010, 0:51 IST While the Copenhagen conference was on, reams of print coverage, editorials and conversations were dedicated to the cause of climate change. But as days go by after the conference, the idea of bringing the attention to the issue and the …
The only serious and viable approach for engaging developing countries in global efforts to tame global warming is one that aligns with their own core interests. Those interests are complex, but in general these countries put a high priority on economic development and energy security. Exploiting synergies between climate change …
The objectives of the case studies are to determine the potential of indigenous knowledge in strategically contributing to mitigation and adaptation to climate change. The case studies assess the indigenous knowledge practiced and applied by local communities in East, West and Southern Africa regions and determine the benefits of integrating …
This State of the Forest Carbon Markets report presents new trends in global forest carbon offset markets that have not, until now, been comprehensively documented. This report was created to increase transparency and answer fundamental questions about the supply of forestry-based carbon credits, such as transaction volumes, credit prices, hectares …
Detailed assessment of the Copenhagen Accord in relation to the science-based demands put forward by Greenpeace in order to avoid catastrophic cimate change.
The New Zealand Government is relying on wildly inaccurate rankings of its 2020 emissions reduction target in order to answer critics at the Copenhagen negotiations. When corrected, the rankings reveal New Zealand is far from being even a mid-range performer
This research examines the overall efficiency of carbon offsetting with Certified Emission Reductions (CERs), the carbon credits that developed countries are allowed to use to offset some of their emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. It shows that for every
This book "Upsetting the Offset: The Political Economy of Carbon Markets", challenges the environmental claims made about carbon markets and carbon offsetting schemes. The book - which collates contributions from more than 30 leading experts - is another voice in the growing criticism about the business of carbon and how …
This book "Upsetting the Offset: The Political Economy of Carbon Markets", challenges the environmental claims made about carbon markets and carbon offsetting schemes. The book - which collates contributions from more than 30 leading experts - is another voice in the growing criticism about the business of carbon and how …
The rural population in India does not have access to reliable energy. India has millions of tonnes of unused and available biomass waste. This loose biomass is currently treated as a waste with no economic value. It is often burnt inefficiently in open fields, causing air pollution. However this 'waste' …
When a dam developer claims that 97% of the people it surveyed are satisfied with their compensation, take it with a large grain of salt. Back in November 2008, International Rivers hired a consultant to visit the site of the Xiaoxi Dam on the Zishui River in China. Our researcher …
The institutions of the UN system are responding to the Secretary-General's call to make its in-house practices alongside its field operations more climate-friendly and environmentally sustainable. This publication presents the first greenhouse gas inventory for the UN system and an overview of the initial steps that have been taken to …
