"The book explores the proactive and reactive features of China and India's domestic and foreign policies to address two intertwined challenges: first, China and India have taken policy measures that accord with their own domestic priorities; second, both countries have had to alter the...

In economic, technical and political terms, the security of energy supply is of the utmost importance for Europe. Alongside competition and sustainability, supply security represents a cornerstone of the EU's energy policy, and in times of rising geopolitical conflict plays an increasingly...

Climate policy raises a number of challenges for the energy sector, the most significant being the transition from a high to a low-CO2 energy path in a few decades. Act Locally, Trade Globally seeks to provide a complete picture of the future role of emissions trading in climate policy and the...

This book presents 25 energy efficiency recommendations from the IEA which could, if implemented globally without delay, reduce global CO2 emissions by 8.2 gigatonnes per year by 2030 – equivalent to roughly two-times the amount of current EU CO2 emissions. This innovative book provides the...

Contents: Preface -- 1. Cconomics and environmental change : an overview -- 2. Growing economic activity and environmental change : historical and general perspectives. -- 3. Sustainable (economic) development. what is it? is it desirable? can it be achieved and if so, how? -- 4. Values,...

Hintergrund des Klimaproblems -- Was könnten Politik, Wirtschaft, Verbraucher leisten? -- Multilateralismus als Lösungsbeitrag beim Klimaproblem -- Konzepte und praktische Felder für mehr Nachhaltigkeit

This report reviews trends and progress on climate change mitigation policies in 34 OECD countries and 10 partner economies (Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Russian Federation and South Africa), as well as in the European Union. Together, these...