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Greener Growth in the Belgian Federation
Koźluk, Tomasz - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
The degradation of the environment due to climate change and pollution can harm living standards and damage growth … accumulated over the years highlight the challenges of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and water pollution in a cost ….oecd.org/eco/surveys/Belgium).<P>Une croissance plus verte en Belgique<BR>La dégradation de l’environnement due au changement climatique et à la pollution peut porter …
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Las energías renovables en la Curva de Kuznets Ambiental: Una aplicación para España/Renewable Energy in the Environmental Kuznets Curve: An Application to Spain
CANTOS, JOSÉ Mª; BALSALOBRE LORENTE, DANIEL - In: Estudios de Economía Aplicada 29 (2011) Agosto, pp. 667-667
. Consequently, environmental policies are needed to encourage technological innovation processes aimed at reducing production costs. …
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Bolivia Environmental and Social Safeguards Issues Paper: Upstreaming Environmental and Social Risk Management
Redwood, John - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This paper summarizes environmental considerations that the Bank should take into account in preparing its new country strategy with Bolivia (2011-2015). Some of these are already contemplated to a certain extent in the existing strategy. Following this introductory section, which briefly...
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Honduras Environmental and Social Safeguards Issues Paper: Upstreaming Environmental and Social Risk Management
Redwood, John; Ferretti, Janine - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
The new Country Strategy for Honduras represents a unique opportunity for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to apply its commitment under the Ninth General Capital Increase (GCI-9) to protect the environment, to respond to climate change, to promote renewable energy and ensure food...
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Liquid and Gaseous Fossil Fuel Power Plant Guidelines: An Approach to Reconciling the Financing of Fossil Fuel Power Plants with Climate Change Objectives
Suding, Paul Hugo; Boulet, Emmanuel; Breisinger, Milena - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
The present guidelines outline the criteria for eligibility and aim to provide clear and quantitative minimum performance criteria (MPC) deemed necessary for the IDB to support fossil fuel power plant projects. In addition, they provide guidance on assessing and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG)...
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Good Practices for Urban Greening
Sorensen, Mark; Smit, Jac; Barzetti, Valerie - Inter-American Development Bank - 1997
This report seeks to provide the reader with a strong background on the benefits, challenges, and approaches to the development of a sustainable urban greening program. The examples and ideas in the report draw on the expertise and acumen of more than 300 professionals from 23 countries; people...
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The European emission trading scheme and renewable energy policies: credible targets for incredible results?
Borghesi, Simone - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economy 3 (2011) 3, pp. 312-327
This paper discusses the merits and limits of the recent European energy policy aimed at reducing carbon emissions, devoting particular attention to the European trading system of carbon permits and to the measures that the European Union has adopted to promote renewable energy sources. From the...
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Embedding environmental innovation in local production systems: SME strategies, networking and industrial relations: evidence on innovation drivers in industrial districts
Mazzanti, Massimiliano; Zoboli, Roberto - In: International Review of Applied Economics 23 (2009) 2, pp. 169-195
Technological innovation is a key factor for achieving better environmental performances. Its role is even more … relevant in local productions system, where innovation density, knowledge spillovers and externalities are concentrated in a … auditing schemes also show some relevant correlation to innovation adoptions. R&D efforts appear to be associated to networking …
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European Policies towards Palm Oil - Sorting Out some Facts
Pehnelt, Gernot; Vietze, Christoph - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
tropical countries and contributes to the reduction of poverty and hunger in the developing world. The EU Renewable Energy …
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Assessing the potential of renewable energy sources in Turkey
Evrendilek, F; Ertekin, C - In: Renewable Energy 28 (2003) 15, pp. 2303-2315
To meet Turkey’s growing energy demand, the installed electric power capacity of 27.8 GW in 2001 has to be doubled by 2010 and increased fourfold by 2020. The difference between Turkey’s total primary energy supply (TPES) of from its own sources and total final consumption (TFC) is projected...
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