FCCC / Kyoto
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- Understanding the key climate change issues under negotiation
- ( C. Carpenter / United Nations Development Programme , 2008)
- This paper documents the summaries of briefing papers on key issues under the four main “building blocks” of the current international climate negotiations – mitigation, adaptation, ...
- Unlocking Africa’s clean energy potential
- ( C. de Gouvello;F., B. Dayo;M. Thioye / The World Bank Carbon Finance Unit , 2008)
- This study aims to evaluate sub-Saharan Africa’s potential for clean energy projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol. It also looks at the technical opportuniti...
Evaluating the barriers faced by CDM projects in China
- ( P. Castro / Climate Strategies , 2008)
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Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) coming from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects are not only interesting for government parties under the Kyoto Protocol, who need to meet their emis...
- Developed countries must meet their obligations on trade and climate change
- ( South Centre / , 2008)
- This South Centre bulletin highlights the need for an integrated approach to addressing the challenges of development and climate change. It argues that both the trade and climate regimes have a key r...
- India's position on climate change
- ( L. Rajamani / Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi , 2007)
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In the intergovernmental climate negotiations India has consistently argued against greenhouse gas mitigation commitments for developing countries. This short paper argues that while India’s ...
A plan for prompting Japanese businesses and households to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions
- ( T. Morotomi;M. Shimizu;K. Takase / WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature , 2008)
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As greenhouse gas emissions in Japan continue to rise, this paper puts forward a proposal for introducing a policy framework that aims to prompt Japanese businesses and households to become more ac...
- Voluntary carbon offsetting: what are the different standards and how reliable are they?
- ( A. Kollmuss;H. Zinc;C. Polycarp / Stockholm Environment Institute , 2008)
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Carbon offsetting is an increasingly popular means of taking action to reduce carbon emmission, and works through both voluntary and compliance mechanisms. The report discusses the role o...
Did the Bali climate change negotiations sideline the interests of LDCs?
- ( M. Shamsuddoha;R., K. Chowdhury / Equity & Justice Working Group , 2008)
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This policy discussion paper critically reviews the UNFCCC climate change negotiations held in Bali in December 2007. It is intended to provide an insight to the readers, especially developing...
- Assessing the potential of carbon sequestration services
- ( W. Brinkman / European Tropical Forest Research Network , 2002)
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This newletter contains four short articles discussing the potential for financing carbon sequestration services. The articles particularly focus on this issue in the context of the Kyoto...
- Developing the institutional capacity of China, India, Brazil and South Africa for international climate change policy
- ( F. Yamin / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2007)
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The role of large developing countries in combating climate change will become increasingly important as the world negotiates a post-2012 agreement on climate change. This report summarises the act...
