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    The political economy of green growth in India

    United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, 2012
    Rapid economic growth in India during the last two decades has accentuated the demand for energy and natural resources related to water, land and forests.
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    How vulnerable is India's trade to possible border carbon adjustments in the EU?

    2012
    This paper presents an empirical exercise with the aim of adressing the following research questions: (a) how vulnerable is India’s trade to any future border carbon adjustments in the European Union (EU) and (b) which sectors/items are most likely to be affected?
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    Winds of Change: India’s Emerging Climate Strategy

    2011
    India’s approach to climate change has shifted dramatically in the span of a few years. India has developed a comprehensive climate change program domestically and has adopted a new stance in the international negotiations that has earned it the reputation of being a ‘deal maker’.
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    Greening India Mission

    2010
    This article deals with the Greening India Mission (GIM) announced by the Indian Government under the National Climate Change Action Plan. The Mission aims to restore and afforest about 10 mha over the period 2010–2020 covering moderately dense and open forests, scrub/ grasslands, mangroves, wetlands, croplands and urban areas.
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    Product carbon footprinting standards in the agri-food sector

    International Trade Centre, 2012
    Exporters of agricultural products are being required to measure and take actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their supply chains by retailers and corporations in the European Union, the United States of America and several emerging economies.
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    The ICT Landscape in BRICS Countries: Brazil, India, China

    Directorate-General for Research - European Commission, 2012
    BRIC countires are becoming major players as producers of ICT goods and services.The aim of this report is to take a closer look at the ICTs landscape in BRICS countries Brazil, India and China. It documents the size of the ICT sector for each of the three countries covered and assesses their R&D expenditures.
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    Trade and climate change: policy and economic implications for South Africa

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2011
    This paper is a scoping assessment of the inter-relationship between international trade and climate change negotiations as it affects policy development in South Africa. The paper highlights two key variants of measures that pose a challenge to both these negotiations, specifically border carbon adjustments and the liberalisation of trade in environmental goods and services.
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    Developing Countries' Trade Vulnerabilities to EU Climate Policies

    International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2011
    The European Union (EU) aims to take a lead in combating climate change and, as such, experiences a higher intensity of carbon leakage and competitiveness concerns. The EU is, however, an important export market for many developing countries, and BCAs implemented by the EU could therefore have a large impact on these countries.
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    Cyclical Behaviour of Macroeconomic policies and capital Flows: a study of Asian Countries

    Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, 2011
    This paper examines cyclicality in fiscal and monetary policies including capital flows in 28 Asian countries and explains the cyclicality of fiscal policy by considering the effects of corruption and democracy. Pro-cyclical fiscal policy is considered responsible for many economic crises in emerging economies in the past.
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    Governing Clean Energy in India

    Overseas Development Group, East Anglia University (UEA) School of Development Studies, 2011
    This paper looks at the ways in which clean energy is being governed in India. It analyses and seeks to explain the nature of governance arrangements and policy-making processes around the development of energy sources and technologies defined as ‘clean’ both by the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and beyond.

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