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The latest round of international negotiations in Copenhagen led to a set of commitments on emission reductions which are unlikely to stabilise global warming below or around 2°C. As a consequence, in the absence of additional ambitious policy measures, adaptation will be needed to address...
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The latest round of international negotiations in Copenhagen led to a set of commitments on emission reductions which are unlikely to stabilise global warming below or around 2°C. As a consequence, in the absence of additional ambitious policy measures, adaptation will be needed to address...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014042204
sources; organization in the three pillars of sustainability (economy, society, and environment); normalization to a common …-dimensional index and a worldwide ranking of current sustainability. This allows informing on strengths and weaknesses of today … evaluating the future trends of sustainability in the world by 2030. The assessment is carried out by means of an extended …
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three pillars of sustainability (economy, society, and environment); normalization to a common metrics; aggregation of the … and a worldwide ranking of current sustainability. This makes it possible to assess the strengths and weaknesses of today …
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We propose a realistic approach to climate policy based on the Copenhagen Agreement to reduce Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) emissions. We assess by how much the non-binding, although official, commitments to reduce emissions made in Copenhagen will affect the level of world GHGs emissions in 2020. Our...
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and the environment. Climate policy is therefore crucial for present and future generations. Nonetheless, one may wonder … explores whether the implementation of various climate policy scenarios would help enhancing sustainability or rather whether … comprehensive indicator, the FEEM Sustainability Index (FEEM SI), which aggregates several economic, social, and environmental …
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This paper proposes a new tool to assess sustainability and make the concept of sustainable development operational. It … considers its multi-dimensional structure combining the information deriving from a selection of relevant sustainability … aggregate index to measure overall sustainability. The former allows capturing the sector and regional interactions and higher …
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This paper proposes a new tool to assess sustainability and make the concept of sustainable development operational. It … considers its multi-dimensional structure combining the information deriving from a selection of relevant sustainability … aggregate index to measure overall sustainability. The former allows capturing the sector and regional interactions and higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013088553
and the environment. Climate policy is therefore crucial for present and future generations. Nonetheless, one may wonder … explores whether the implementation of various climate policy scenarios would help enhancing sustainability or rather whether … comprehensive indicator, the FEEM Sustainability Index (FEEM SI), which aggregates several economic, social, and environmental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010833947
This paper proposes a new tool to assess sustainability and make the concept of sustainable development operational. It … considers its multi-dimensional structure combining the information deriving from a selection of relevant sustainability … aggregate index to measure overall sustainability. The former allows capturing the sector and regional interactions and higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294272