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    The politics of agricultural carbon finance: the case of the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project

    STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies, 2012
    In the context of major scientific and policy concern with the causes and implications of climate change, various actors are now keen to demonstrate how agricultural carbon finance can help achieve multiple benefits or ‘triple wins’ for sub-Saharan African agriculture.
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    Policy options for low-carbon power generation in China: designing an emissions trading system for China’s electricity sector

    International Energy Agency, 2012
    China has indicated that it intends to rely on emissions trading to curb its growing greenhouse gas emissions. This paper explores how China could use an emissions trading system (ETS) to control CO2 emissions from its power generation sector, which is the single largest emitter of the country’s energy-related emissions.
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    Leveraging the landscape: state of the forest carbon markets 2012

    Forest Trends, 2012
    This report examines a variety of strategies for injecting financial resources into projects that save or plant forests that capture carbon. The data and analysis cover forest carbon activity in compliance carbon markets (e.g. the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism), as well as voluntary carbon markets (e.g. the voluntary Over-the-Counter market).
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    Direct access to the Adaptation Fund: lessons from accrediting NIEs in Jamaica and Senegal

    Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2012
    Developing countries can access climate finance directly from the international Adaptation Fund (AF), if their National Implementing Entities (NIEs) meet the high accreditation standards required. This Climate and Development Knowledge Network’s ‘Inside story on climate compatible development’ assesses Jamaica’s and Senegal’s experiences in accessing these funds.
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    Green growth: economic theory and political discourse

    London School of Economics, 2012
    This paper explores the concept of green growth in international policy discourse. It distinguishes between a ‘standard’ version, which asserts the long-run economic benefit of environmental protection, and a ‘strong’ interpretation, which claims that environmental policy can be a driver for growth. The paper discusses three different forms of this claim.
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    Connect the dots: managing the fragmentation of global climate governance

    The Earth System Governance Project, 2012
    The debate about post-2012 global climate governance has been framed largely by proponents and opponents of the policymaking process established by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Debate has focused on whether a centralised or a polycentric climate governance architecture will be more effective, efficient, equitable or viable.
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    Climate change, carbon markets and the CDM: a call to action - report of the high-level panel on the CDM policy dialogue

    CDM Policy Dialogue, 2012
    The independent high-level panel on the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) was established to review past CDM experience and help ensure the readiness and positioning of the CDM to meet the challenges of the post-2012 period.
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    CDM Policy Dialogue

    The independent high-level panel on the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) was established to review past CDM experience and help ensure the readiness and positioning of the CDM to mee
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    The residential solar water heaters (SWH) market in Lebanon in 2011: how can sound governmental policies boost a green economy

    Global Environment Facility, 2012
    Using the example of the Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water’s (MEW) support for the residental solar water heating (SWH) market, this report highlights how sound governmental policies can boost a green economy.
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    Adapting to climate change: assessing the World Bank Group experience phase III

    World Bank, 2012
    Developing countries are not yet well adapted to current climate risks, even though the risks are becoming harsher and more intense. This evaluation draws lessons from the World Bank Group’s experiences with adaptation to both current levels of climate variability and ongoing climate change.

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