climate change on humans and the environment will include increasing stresses on and even collapses of ecosystems … by implementing green development strategies based on low energy –intensity, low-carbon emissions and clean technologies. …

environment-friendly sources of energy, in the context of the proposed construction of big hydroelectric dams in the Chilean … Chileans living outside Chile. Their WTP reflects the “existence value” of the natural environment in Patagonia and the … residents are willing to make to protect the natural environment in Patagonia. The estimate from sample 2 will indicate the …

number of ways. One example is the failure to undertake profitable energy conservation investments. Explanations of this … requirements for energy investments. Suggestions for improving corporate decision-making in this area are proposed. …

countries, compatible with the sustainability of the processes concerning the Earth system. Mainly by focusing on the energy-environment … development, characterized by the role of fossil fuels and by the progressive dominance of those with a higher energy and density …

Biomass offers an alternative renewable energy source to fossil fuels and can be used to produce energy directly or … some cases, e.g., forests, there is a tension between biomass energy and biomass sequestration of carbon. This paper … focuses on both energy and carbon sequestration issues with a view to a better understanding of the potential role of biomass …

funded by the Environment and Climate Programme of the European Commission, Directorate-General XII (contract no. ENV4-CT97 …

Many factors to be appropriately addressed in moving towards energy sustainability are examined. These include … harnessing sustainable energy sources, utilizing sustainable energy carriers, increasing efficiency, reducing environmental … with the approach put forward, and options for energy sustainability and the broader objective of sustainability. Energy …

There is a growing consensus that universalisation of modern energy services is central to reducing major elements of … and children. In India, more than 700 million people lack access to modern energy services for lighting, cooking, water … of their time and energy on subsistence activities. This acts as a barrier to the gender development. Although the links …

This paper aims to analyse urban mobility patterns and consequent impacts on energy and environment in India. We … investigate the quantity of energy use in 23 metropolitan regions for the period 1981-2005 and present empirical results obtained … using national and urban data sets. It explores the underlying relationship among three dependent variables-energy intensity …