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Green financing in Bangladesh: challenges and opportunities - a descriptive approach
Islam, Md. Ariful; Yousuf, Salahuddin; Hossain, Kh. Fahim; … - In: International Journal of Green Economics 8 (2014) 1, pp. 74-91
published information such as research papers, sustainability reports from different banks and environmental organisations …
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Sustainability in India through wind: a case study of Muppandal Wind Farm in India
Natarajan, Vinodh K.; Kanmony, Jebagnanam Cyril - In: International Journal of Green Economics 8 (2014) 1, pp. 19-36
Sustainable development is closely associated with energy availability. It requires a continuous and efficient energy supply. Therefore renewable energy sources such as wind energy are vital for the Indian economy not only from supply side considerations but also for their environmental and...
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The social impact of liberalisation of plastic bottles in Malta
Briguglio, Michael; Aquilina, Diana - In: International Journal of Green Economics 4 (2010) 3, pp. 275-291
This paper analyses the social impact of liberalisation of plastic bottles in Malta, wherein the system of returnable glass bottles has effectively been replaced by a system of disposable plastic bottles. The paper applies concepts such as Ulrich Beck's (1992) 'risk society', and Michael...
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The economies of the Baltic Sea Region in relation to green economics, with particular focus on Latvia: environmental sustainability and well-being
Dimante, Dzineta; Atstaja, Dzintra - In: International Journal of Green Economics 4 (2010) 3, pp. 292-305
Economic activity has an impact on the environment, but the potential degree of this impact will depend on several factors which are mainly determined by the technology used. This paper analyses the potential environmental impact the economies of the Baltic Sea Region have on their respective...
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The need to move to a qualitatively-improving steady-state economy to resolve the climate change dilemma
Lawn, Philip - In: International Journal of Green Economics 4 (2010) 4, pp. 393-428
The climate change issue is a policy concern that falls within the broader issue of sustainable development … allocated to their best possible use). Human-induced climate change is primarily the result of a failure to resolve policy goal … change is a consequence of the rate of resource throughput exceeding the waste assimilative capacity of the global ecosphere …
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"In the midst of economic disaster, can the USA still care about green accounting? .... Which is more important a sustainable economy or a sustainable environment?"
Crawford, Constance - In: International Journal of Green Economics 4 (2010) 4, pp. 327-332
The Obama administration has called for a heightened amount of transparency in financial reporting culminating from the recent debacle on Wall Street. Interestingly, as our economy wavers between recession and or depression, the worldwide economy is focused on gross domestic product or GDP which...
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Towards a green economics approach to cost-benefit analysis
Mandel, Steve - In: International Journal of Green Economics 4 (2010) 4, pp. 380-392
perpetual growth and result in a particular bias against sustainability. This paper questions those assumptions and indicates …
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Ecological modernisation as bureaucracy – organic food and its certification in the UK and India
Toke, David; Raghavan, Sukanya - In: International Journal of Green Economics 4 (2010) 3, pp. 313-326
This paper seeks to analyse ecological modernisation using a focus on how bureaucracy contributes to constituting ecological modernities in the case of organic food trade in the UK and India. Ecological modernisation is a way for business to apply ecological technologies to satisfy the demands...
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The overexploitation and illegal trade of Prunus africana in the protected areas in the light of international environmental law (a case study of the Democratic Republic of Congo)
Shamwana, Freddy Tshibundu - In: International Journal of Green Economics 5 (2011) 1, pp. 75-86
natural capital. Meanwhile, the emerging concept of 'sustainability', which emphasises on the intersection and balance between …
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Development and sustainability in contemporary Brazil
Madi, Maria Alejandra Caporale; Goncalves, Jose Ricardo … - In: International Journal of Green Economics 4 (2010) 3, pp. 306-312
resources sector and the challenges to sustainability in contemporary Brazil. The article suggests that the relation between …
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