This book argues that employment that contributes to protecting the environment and reducing humanity's carbon footprint − green jobs − can be a key economic driver as the world steps into the still largely uncharted territory of building a sustainable and low-carbon global economy. With...

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- I. 2010 Policy Conference, Washington, DC -- Ch 1. Postcrisis EU Governance -- Ch 2. From Convoy to Parting Ways?: Postcrisis Divergence Between European and US Macroeconomic Policies -- Economic Developments -- Monetary Policy -- Fiscal Policy --...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Data Notes -- Main Messages -- Overview: Changing the Climate for Development -- The case for action -- A climate-smart world is within reach if we act now, act together, and act differently -- Making it happen: New pressures,...

Front Cover -- Contents -- The Book at a Glance -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- A Vulnerable Region -- Climate Change and Living Standards -- Climate Modeling and Effects -- Hotspots -- Toward Greater Resilience -- References -- Chapter 1 A...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One: Dust to Dust: An Age Beyond Extremes -- Two: The First Global Environmental Problem -- Three: Imperialism, White Settler Colonialism, and the Ecological Rift -- Four: The White Man's Burden, Soil...

The economic growth of China is clearly one of the defining trends of our time. The world's most populous nation is undergoing a vast transformation that will redefine the global economy. Chinese industrial production has increased tremendously in recent years, and its consumption of resources...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms -- Biographies -- Introduction: COP21 and the "climatisation" of global debates -- 1 Governing through verbs: the practice of negotiating and the making of a new mode of governance -- 2 The necessary and...

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- About this Manual -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Introduction -- Climate and Water Resources Management -- Forecasting Climate and Inflows -- Using Climate Information to Manage Climate Risks and Opportunities -- Institutional...

Die Anstrengungen zur Begrenzung des Klimawandels und zur Förderung ökologischer Nachhaltigkeit haben weitreichende Auswirkungen auf Betriebe und deren Beschäftigte. So müssen die Unternehmen ihre Geschäftsmodelle und Prozesse anpassen, um den Anforderungen einer umwelt- und...