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    Carbon-free by 2050?

    Third World Network, 2011
    Replacing carbon fuels with renewable energy sources is clearly a necessary goal for a sustainable future. A recently released report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has examined the prospects of attaining this goal by 2050. Scientists analysed over 160 scenarios to calculate the potential of renewable energy to meet the world's energy needs in 2050.
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    From REDD to HEDD: WRM contibution to the Convention on Climate Change

    World Rainforest Movement, 2008
    It is often asserted that because deforestation is responsible for 20% of greenhouse gas emissions, it is also responsible for 20% of climate change. The implication is clear: other things being equal, 20% of the world’s climate change mitigation efforts should go toward trying to halt deforestation. However, this argument is not valid.
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    Regulatory and financial incentives for scaling up concentrating solar power in developing countries

    World Bank, 2011
    Concentrating solar thermal power (CST) has a tremendous potential for scaling up renewable energy at the utility level, diversifying the generation portfolio mix, powering development, and mitigating climate change.
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    REDD+, governance, and community forestry

    The Centre for People and Forests, 2011
    In order to examine the relationship between community forestry and REDD+, the Forest Governance Learning Group (FGLG), with support from the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), REDD-Net, the Climate Development and Knowledge Network (CDKN) the Norad Grassroots Capacity Building Project for REDD+, and RECOFTC - The Centre for People and Forests, invited 12 experts from
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    Guide for REDD-plus Negotiators

    Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development, 2011
    The purpose of this guide is to assist developing country negotiators and others who are working on REDD-plus. This is an updated version of the guide that was released in October 2010.
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    Forest management and climate change: a literature review

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2012
    This literature review assesses current and potential future changes occurring within the forestry sector. It identifies challenges posed to forests and analyses the relationship between forests and climate change.
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    Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation. Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

    2012
    This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report regarding renewable energy and mitigation provides a comprehensive overview of the costs, benefits and future potential of the different renewable sectors. With contributions from hundreds of experts, the result is an extensive literature and technical assessment, including specific studies and policy-relevant information.
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    Environmental Impact Assessment: Guidelines for FAO Field Projects

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2011
    This publication provides guidelines for all FAO units (headquarters departments and offices, as well as decentralised offices) to undertake environmental impact assessments (EIA) of field projects.
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    21 Issues for the 21st Century: Results of the UNEP Foresight Process on Emerging Environmental Issues

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2012
    Produced every two years, the UNEP Foresight Process is a careful and authoritative ranking of the most important emerging issues related to the global environment. After reviewing and analysing emerging issues, the Foresight Process concluded that the most pressing one is the need to align governance to the challenges of global sustainability.
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    Keeping Track of our Changing Environment: From Rio to Rio+20 (1992-2012)

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2011
    This publication was conceived with the idea of showing how the planet has changed in two decades – just twenty years – since decision-makers met at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro.

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