For the climate conference in Copenhagen, December 7 to 18, after broad expert discussions, the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy submits a proposal for an effective and equitable climate change agreement.

There now is a broad theoretical discourse regarding individual duties in which arguments for different kinds of duties as well as actions have been developed. The present paper aims at systematizing this discussion and offers an independent argument that there are duties beyond compliance with...

Climate change is set to have profound effects on Vietnam's development. With nearly sixty percent of its land area and seventy percent of population at risk of multiple natural hazards, Vietnam globally is among the most vulnerable countries to both chronic and extreme events. At the same time,...

For the climate conference in Copenhagen, December 7 to 18, after broad expert discussions, the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy submits a proposal for an effective and equitable climate change agreement.

This book provides a guide for transport policymakers and planners on achieving low-carbon land transport systems and describes possible measures for reducing emissions. Based on wide ranging research, case studies from developed and developing countries and an overview of policy scenarios, the...

Vom 10. bis zum 14. September diesen Jahres verhandelt die Ministerkonferenzder Welthandelsorganisation (WTO) über eine weitere Liberalisierung desWelthandels. Dabei steht für die Umwelt eine Menge auf dem Spiel. Zwar wurdenmit der Doha Deklaration in der gegenwärtigen Verhandlungsrunde...

Infrastrukturen und Infrastrukturpolitik nehmen einen entscheidenden Einfluss aufdie Nachhaltigkeit eines Landes. Betrachtet man die (Fehl-) Entwicklungen desletzten Jahrhunderts in den Industrieländern, so ist zu erkennen, dass die der-zeitigen Energie-, Verkehrs- und Wasserinfrastrukturen...