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"Environment"
February 2013
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Feb 2013
Die Quecksilber-Konvention der Vereinten Nationen
Author: Nils Simon
Publisher:
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Im Januar 2013 einigten sich Delegierte aus über 140 Staaten in Genf auf den Inhalt einer Quecksilber-Konvention. More on «Die Quecksilber-Konvention der Vereinten Nationen»
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Feb 2013
Brazilian Climate Policy since 2005
Author: Eduardo Viola
Publisher:
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This paper discusses how the transformation in Brazil's carbon emissions profile and climate policy has increased the potentialities of convergence between the EU and Brazil. More on «Brazilian Climate Policy since 2005»
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Feb 2013
The Rich, the Clean, and the Kind
Author: Jonas Dovern, Martin Quaas, Wilfried Rickels
Publisher:
Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper develops a comprehensive wealth index for cities that measures their endowment with environmental, energy, social, human, and economic capital stocks. More on «The Rich, the Clean, and the Kind»
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Feb 2013
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Southern Mediterranean
Author: Daniel Osberghaus, Claudio Baccianti
Publisher:
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Adaptation to climate change in southern and eastern Mediterranean countries is particularly relevant because of the strong expected effects on the region and the sensitivity of important sectors like agriculture and tourism to climate change. More on «Adaptation to Climate Change in the Southern Mediterranean»
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Feb 2013
Germany’s Private Climate Finance Support
Author: Shelagh Whitley, Rohan Mohanty
Publisher:
Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
During the 2009 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen developed nations committed to the mobilization of long term climate finance from public and private sources. More on «Germany’s Private Climate Finance Support»
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Feb 2013
A New Euro-Mediterranean Energy Roadmap for a Sustainable Energy Transition in the Region
Author: Manfred Hafner, Simone Tagliapietra
Publisher:
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This paper discusses the need for a sustainable energy transition in the southern and eastern Mediterranean region. More on «A New Euro-Mediterranean Energy Roadmap for a Sustainable Energy Transition in the Region»
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Feb 2013
Carbon Efficiency, Technology, and the Role of Innovation Patterns
Author: Sebastian Petrick
Publisher:
Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Based on a detailed firm data set on the German manufacturing sector, this study performs a decomposition analysis of industrial CO2 emissions. More on «Carbon Efficiency, Technology, and the Role of Innovation Patterns »
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Feb 2013
The Reform of China's Energy Policies
Author: Joachim Betz
Publisher:
German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
This paper analyzes the factors behind China's energy reforms, which focus on saving and conserving energy, developing renewable sources and nuclear power. More on «The Reform of China's Energy Policies»
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Feb 2013
The Bigger Picture: Rethinking Spent Fuel Management in South Korea
Author: Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, Miles A. Pomper, Stephanie C. Lieggi, Charles McCombie, Neil Chapman
Publisher:
James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)
This study investigates a range of spent fuel management options for the Republic of Korea and identifies twelve practicable recommendations which are detailed in this report. More on «The Bigger Picture: Rethinking Spent Fuel Management in South Korea»
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Feb 2013
Climate Change, Global Food Markets, and Urban Unrest
Author: Cullen S Hendrix
Publisher:
Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) Program
This brief discusses why high global food prices give rise to urban unrest in some places and not in others. More on «Climate Change, Global Food Markets, and Urban Unrest»
