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Trade and SDG 13 : action on climate change
Prag, Andrew - 2017
or otherwise hindering climate change objectives. While concluding that the multilateral agreements of the World Trade …This paper assesses the interaction of international trade with climate policies, and the influence of trade on the … implementation of SDG 13 (climate change). Although international trade contributes directly to GHG emissions, increased trade can …
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Asia's sectoral transformation, evolving diets, and the consequences for climate change
Larson, Donald Frederick - 2024
the world's freshwater supplies go to agriculture; in South Asia, agriculture uses over 90%. On-farm greenhouse gas …
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Tracking international aid projects for ocean conservation and climate action
Shiiba, Nagisa; Maekawa, Miko; Vegh, Tibor; Virdin, John - 2022
Ocean conservation and sustainable use cannot be pursued or achieved without consideration of the planetary impacts of climate change, and particularly the role of the oceans in both mitigation and adaptation. For this reason, the international community has increasingly committed to providing...
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The EU proposal for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) : an analysis under wto and climate change law
Espa, Ilaria; Francois, Joseph F.; Asselt, Harro van - 2022
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Climate change mitigation and green growth in developing Asia
Howes, Stephen; Wyrwoll, Paul - 2012
Developing Asia is the driver of today's emissions intensive global economy. As the principle source of future emissions, the region is critical to the task of global climate change mitigation. Reflecting this global reality and a range of related domestic issues, the governments of the People's...
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Lifestyle choices and societal behavior changes as local climate strategy
Mohanty, Brahmanand; Scherfler, Martin; Devatha, Vikram - 2012
consumption is the need of the hour. Several examples of good practices and community initiatives can be found around the world …
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An overview on climate change, environment, and innovative finance in emerging and developing economies
Shirai, Sayuri - 2022
normalization. The high cost of fossil fuels since 2021, moreover, has reminded the world that investment for clean energy projects … decarbonization efforts. While overdependence on fossil fuels might be inevitable currently, the world needs to accelerate transition …
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The cold economy
Peters, Toby; Sayin, Leyla - 2022
Lack of cooling and cold-chain access is a critical development challenge that has significant implications for people's livelihoods, productivity, health, food, and nutritional security. While business-as-usual demand projections suggest 19 new cooling appliances will be sold every second by...
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Proposing regulatory-driven blue finance mechanism for blue economy development
Yoshioka, Nagisa; Wu, Hsing Hao; Huang, Michael C.; … - 2020
The ocean is being jeopardized because of the adverse effects of climate change and human activities, such as marine plastic pollution, extreme weather events, sea level rises, and others. In addressing these ocean risks, ensuring sufficient finance to sustain the ocean economy is an...
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The role of renewable energy in resolving energy insecurity in Asia
Peimani, Hooman; Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad - 2019
Energy security implies the availability, affordability, applicability, plausibility and acceptability of countries' energy supply. Implying the sustainability of countries' energy supplies, energy insecurity is widespread across Asia. Southeast Asia (SEA) serves as an example for Asia's energy...
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