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Spotlight on biofuels: the research challenge
SciDev.Net, 2007Biofuels are described by some as absolutely catastrophic because of their potential consequences, while others see them as the driving force for development in some of the world's poorest regions. This edition of SciDev.Net picks a path between "doomsayers" and "utopians", and looks at the reality of biofuels research and development in the developing world.DocumentAlternative climate regimes with participation for developing countries
Integrated Research and Action for Development, 2007New ideas are desperately needed for going beyond the carbon emissions reduction commitment period ending in 2012. But what is the strategy to get the developing countries on board? This 3-page summary paper suggests that there would have to be several simultaneous approaches for engaging developing countries.DocumentBiofuels, agriculture and poverty reduction
Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 2007The development of biofuels has generated vigorous debate on economic and environmental grounds. This paper assesses the potential impacts of biofuels on poverty reduction. It argues that the potential is large, whether through employment, wider growth multipliers or energy price effects.DocumentMirage and oasis: energy choices in an age of global warming
New Economics Foundation, 2005This article argues that renewable energy is a more cost-effective, flexible, secure, and reliable solution to climate change than nuclear power. The benefits of renewables and microgeneration over nuclear power can be summarised as follows:Document100 to 1: EFIC’s gamble with climate
AID/WATCH, 2007This report explores the ways in which Australia’s Export Finance Insurance Corporation (EFIC) may be undermining efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It argues that, through its export credit agency (ECA), the Australian Government facilitates and encourages the development of many highly polluting projects in developing countries.DocumentBiofuel production and the threat to South Africa's food security
Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme, 2007As biofuel production continues to expand rapidly all over the world, there is increasing concern about how this will affect food prices, particularly of foodcrops used to produce biofuels.DocumentBuilding community capacity to reduce salinity, tidal inundation and cyclone relate vulnerability
South South North, 2006The goal of the project is to build the capacity of the community to reduce salinity, tidal inundation and cyclone relate vulnerability, as well as to facilitate poverty reduction. The specific objectives of the project are:DocumentTwelfth session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN framework convention on climate change and second meeting of the parties to the Kyoto Protocol
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 2006This paper documents the key outcomes of the two-week United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Nairobi, November 2006. The aim of the conference was to consider the next steps in the international climate effort.DocumentBiofuels for climate change mitigation: international trade issues for the G8+5 countries
Georgetown University, 2007This paper focuses on international trade issues that are arising due to increased interest in biofuels.DocumentClimate change and foreign policy: an exploration of options for greater integration
Climate Change, International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2007This report explores ways in which an integrated climate change-foreign policy approach might improve prospects for a more effective global climate regime.Pages