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by implementing green development strategies based on low energy –intensity, low-carbon emissions and clean technologies. …
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of energy security and ecological imbalance by addressing specifically the problems of China’s energy security. PRC …’s growing energy dependence has become a major concern for both economic and national security policymakers in that country. The …, and NIEs such as South Korea and Taiwan are proceeding to create these as well. But this will add to its energy burden and …
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In this paper we examine the nexus of water an energy scarcity in South Africa. The fresh water resources of the … residential, industrial and for agricultural use – with a special emphasis on the energy requirements for delivering water as well … Australia’s more market-driven approach to energy and water. …
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An increasing proportion of greenhouse gas emissions is produced in urban areas in industrializing and developing countries. Recent research shows that per capita emissions in cities like Bangkok, Cape Town or Shanghai have already reached the level of cities like London, New York or Toronto....
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A large proportion of greenhouse gas emissions is produced in urban areas, particularly in high income countries. Cities are also vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and particularly so in developing countries. Therefore, local climate policies for mitigation and adaptation have to play...
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This paper discusses to what extent the recent trends in energy consumption and production are compatible with the … requirements of sustainable development. For this purpose, starting from a simple identity applied to the energy sector, we use the … decomposition analysis to derive a few analytical requirements for the long-term sustainability of the energy system and examine …
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In international circles, the concern of the day is the state of the world economy. There is a general appreciation of the severity of the problem, but no widespread agreement about either diagnosis or solutions. We shall focus here on a particular set of topics that have emerged as major issues...
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This paper evaluates whether natural resource exports revenue of Mongolia reduces the interest rate spread using single-sector model and studies the cases that decreased their interest rate spread successfully. The results suggest that the difference in quality of natural resource’s...
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It is widely recognized that many developed countries have established democratic institutions, while the majority of developing countries are far from being democratic states (e.g. Acemoglu, 2008). One argument for this discrepancy is that there exists a strong relationship between democracy...
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The relationship between forests and human nutrition is not yet well understood. A better understanding of this relationship is vital at a time when the majority of new land for agriculture is being cleared from forests. We use Demographic Health Survey food consumption data for over 93,000...
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