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The European Commission's (EU Commission) Sustainable Growth Action Programme aims to transform national economies in the European Union towards a Green Economy. This is linked to the aspiration to achieve the EU climate protection goals and the Sustainable Development Goals of the United...
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century: achieving sustainable energy (i.e., energy that is affordable, secure, and clean) and mitigating climate change. It … takes the unique approach of not only examining how international trade can help achieve energy and climate goals, but also … of citizens and prosumers. The book analyzes energy- and trade-related regulations in a range of jurisdictions to assess …
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The purpose of this paper is to argue that the International Finance Corporation (the member of the World Bank Group responsible for financing private-sector projects) can and should require inclusion of commitments regarding sustainable development and human rights in the legal covenants that...
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poles" are: (i) enhancing energy efficiency, often implemented in combination with material and resource efficiency; (ii … energy technologies for sustainable rural development. These areas are most likely also those that will be at the core of the …
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This working paper, part of my Master of Economics and International Business Management, highlights the impacts of environmental changes on society and the multidisciplinary concept of sustainable development. This work focuses on two major actors, financial actors and policy-makers, and their...
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Half of the world’s population - 3 billion people - lives below the poverty line, and Asia has the largest share. In pursuit of sustainable economic development and poverty alleviation, there is great potential among low-income households for green consumption, production, innovation, and...
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agreed to work together for sustainable development at the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro …
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What is a 'sustainable nation’ and how can we identify and rank ‘sustainable nations’? Are nations producing and consuming in a sustainable way? Aggregate indicators have been proposed to answer these questions. This paper quantitatively compares three aggregate indicators of...
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. Efficient conversion pathways, coupled with biomass from waste or high-yielding energy crops, reduces both the costs of biofuels … emissions and improve energy security, while enabling sustainable agriculture and improved natural resource management. …
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Nearly three billion people in Asia, Africa, and Latin America (the Energy Poor) face daily hardships due to lack of … modern energy for cooking, heating, sanitation, lighting, transportation, and basic mechanical power. Despite their minimal … greenhouse gas emissions, the Energy Poor will be disproportionately burdened by the floods, droughts, rising sea levels, and …
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