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    Governing clean energy in India

    University of East Anglia, 2011
    All countries are facing challenges of promoting energy security, tackling energy poverty and accelerating the de-carbonisation of their economies to address climate change. In governance terms, India presents a challenging and important case for domestic energy planners and international climate policy advocates.
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    The Norwegian Government's strategy for cooperation between Brazil and Norway. New perspectives on a long-standing relationship

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway, 2011
    Norway and Brazil enjoy a good, mutually enriching and long-lasting relationship. The Norwegian Government’s vision in its cooperation with Brazil is as follows:
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    China and India, 2025, a comparative assessment

    RAND Corporation, 2011
    China and India will exercise increasing influence in international affairs in the coming decades. As prominent members of the G-20, their influence will be manifest in the global economy, in global politics, and in the global security environment.
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    Analysis of the economic implications of a carbon tax

    Energy Research Centre, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2011
    As part of broad mitigation actions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the South African government should consider introducing a carbon tax among the range of instruments available. A carbon tax was one of the most effective mitigation options analysed for the Long-term mitigation scenarios (LTMS) for South Africa which indicated that the effectiveness increases, up to certain tax levels.
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    Global biofuel expansion and the demand for Brazilian land: intensification versus expansion

    AgEcon Search, 2011
    The rapid increase in global biofuel production and consumption, particularly of ethanol, has an associated derived demand for crops to produce the necessary feedstock. This working paper assess the implications of global biofuel expansion on Brazilian land usage at the regional level.
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    Poverty transitions among older households in Brazil and South Africa

    Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, 2011
    The knowledge gap relating to the dynamics of wellbeing and poverty among older households
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    Impacts of climate change on public health in India: future research directions

    Environmental Health Perspectives, 2011
    Building on the information presented at the 2009 Joint Indo–U.S. Workshop on Climate Change and Health in Goa, India, this paper reviews relevant literature and data, to address gaps in knowledge, and identify priorities and strategies for future research in India. The authors argue that:
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    The quest for energy security in Argentina

    Trade Knowledge Network, 2010
    Electricity consumption in Argentina has grown at a rate well above the net GDP in the last years, whereas capacity increase has been slower than consumption increase. This report deals with the problem of energy security in Argentina, which implies many challenges for the country.
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    Globalisation and employment: working for the poor?: id21 insights, issue 47

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003
    Globalisation is one of the most controversial development issues of the day. ‘Globaphobes’ attribute most of the ills of the world to globalisation. The anti-globalisation movement has focused attention on the extent to which decisions affecting the lives of millions of the world’s poorest people are made in international fora – at which the poor have no voice.
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    Using TRIPS flexibilities to improve access to HIV treatment

    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2011
    This policy brief describes how the flexibilities contained in the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement and reaffirmed by the Doha Declaration provide important opportunities for World Trade Organization (WTO) Members to reduce prices and expand access to HIV medicines.

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