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Asia's energy adequacy, environmental sustainability, and affordability : an overview
Lee, Minsoo; Park, Donghyun; Saunders, Harry D. - 2014
The three pillars of Asian energy security are an adequate, reliable supply; environmental sustainability; and affordable access for all. As Asians become more affluent, managing demand by tackling outmoded subsidies so prices reflect true costs, exploring green innovations in technology and...
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Book Review, Julien Chaisse , China's International Investment Strategy : Bilateral, Regional, and Global Law and Policy, Oxford University Press, 2019, 560 pp, ISBN 9780198827450
Farah, Paolo Davide - 2021
In this book, Professor Julien Chaisse, a renowned scholar in the field of international economic law and China …’s Republic of China (PRC or China). This edited book presents, in a comprehensive, accurate and organized manner, the gradual … definition of the China’s investment strategy. This book’s scope includes reflections on the international investment regime …
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The Development of Global Justice and Sustainable Development Principles in the WTO Multilateral Trading System Through the Lens of Non-Trade Concerns : An Appraisal on China's Pro...
Farah, Paolo Davide - 2016
IMF. The following section of this chapter examines the particularities of China at a crossroads between the “Right to … Development” and “NTCs,” given that China still seeks to grow its economy and expand industry to bring millions of more people out … new acceding Members, taking China as a case study and its accession to the WTO in 2001, the change in the attitude of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014123758
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The Development of Global Justice and Sustainable Development Principles in the WTO Multilateral Trading System Through the Lens of Non-Trade Concerns : An Appraisal on China's Pro...
Farah, Paolo Davide - 2016
IMF. The following section of this chapter examines the particularities of China at a crossroads between the “Right to … Development” and “NTCs,” given that China still seeks to grow its economy and expand industry to bring millions of more people out … new acceding Members, taking China as a case study and its accession to the WTO in 2001, the change in the attitude of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014123865
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Insights from the Lily Pond : Global Economic Developments Seen from the Perspective of Limits to Growth - Featuring the Oil Enigma
Skala, Martin - 2010
The paper presents and analyses the structure and consequences of limits to growth for the global economy. Apart from the famous report for the Club of Rome, a wide range of related literature, which all caution against the idea of unrestricted growth, is also covered. In presenting side tracks...
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Public Administration in the Age of Globalization and Emerging Technologies : From Theories to Practice
Farah, Paolo Davide - 2020
If we imagine the proverb “if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain” as an equation with two variables, information and communication technologies (“ICT”) and public administration, it will not matter which place each one of them will take in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012833049
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Business and Human Rights in Europe : International Law Challenges (Foreword)
Farah, Paolo Davide - 2018
This book, through various differently oriented chapters, tries to give an insight on how the European Union and its multilevel model of governance must try to strike a balance between diverging interests and priorities. In particular, the EU and the European states (including the CoE's Members)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012909750
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Five Years After the Adoption of the Paris Agreement, Are Climate Change Considerations Reflected in Mining Contracts?
Mebratu-Tsegaye, Tehtena; Toledano, Perrine; Dietrich … - 2021
Domestic laws are the ideal legal instrument to regulate the mining sector’s contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Even so, as a stop-gap-measure, governments may consider updating model mining development agreements (MMDAs) or negotiating climate­-related contractual...
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The Right to Breathe Clean Air and Access to Justice - Legal State of Play in International, European and National Law
Huck, Winfried; Maaß, Jennifer; Sood, Saparya; … - 2021
Despite the fact that “heavy skies” (gravioris caeli) have been identified and legally classified as a serious concern since ancient times, air pollution still leads to millions of avoidable deaths and significantly impacts the climate. Today more than ever, the protection of people and a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013234485
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Simulating the Macroeconomic Impact of Future Water Scarcity : An Assessment of Alternative Scenarios
Roson, Roberto - 2016
In this paper we consider some of the economic implications of climate change scenarios as described in the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs). By comparing potential water demand with estimates of (sustainable) water availability in different regions, we identify regions that are likely to be...
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