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Cayman islands energy: the renewable path to energy security
The Cayman Institute, 2007This report gives an overview of the challenges faced by the people of the Cayman Islands as it pertains to future energy security.DocumentEnvironmental Suitability and Agro-Environmental Zoning of Kenya for Biofuel Production
African Centre for Technology Studies, 2010When produced in a sustainable and equitable manner, biofuels can increase Kenya’s energy self sufficiency, support rural development as well as reduce deforestation and GHG emissions compared to fossil fuels.DocumentBack to the Future: State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2011
Forest Trends, 2011This report co-produced by Ecosystems Marketplace and Bloomberg New Energy Finance compiles results from across several continents to shed light on the trading volumes, credit prices, project types, locations, and the motivation of buyers in the voluntary carbon market from 2010-11.DocumentThe Emerging Market for Forest and Land-Use Carbon: A new asset class with early-stage investment opportunities that generate extensive environmental and social benefits
Terra Global Capital, LLC, 2011Human-induced climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions is impacting the earth’s ecosystem stability through effects such as ocean acidification, thawing of permafrost regions, shrinking sea ice, increased incidence of extreme weather, and shifting precipitation patterns.DocumentOxford Energy and Environment Brief: Plan C, The role of the Kyoto Protocol in a legally binding outcome
Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, 2011There is a realisation among many UNFCCC Parties who appreciate the value of a legally binding multilateral climate change regime (call them ‘appreciative Parties’) that the architecture of the Kyoto Protocol (KP) has to remain a cornerstone of any legally binding outcome of the current UN climate change negotiations.DocumentThe Critical Importance of Forest Carbon Sink in the Green Economy of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Mountain Systems
Institute of Green Economy, 2011The forests of Hindu Kush Himalayan region present an opportunity for both enhancement of carbon and extraction of timber and energy biomass. Community institutions are an asset in the region which enhances the value of total forest capital stock considerably.DocumentScaling up carbon markets in developing countries post-2012: are NAMAs the way forward?
Ecologic Centre for International and European Environmental Research, Berlin, 2012Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) are seen as a pivotal means for enhanced mitigation in developing countries, but the design and implementation complexities of NAMAs are still unclear. This paper sheds light on how carbon markets can be utilised to support NAMAs in developing countries, trying to find out an optimal combination of NAMAs and carbon markets.DocumentAn ICT-based community plant clinic for climate-resilient agricultural practices in Bangladesh
Centre for Development Informatics, 2011The southwest coastal region of Bangladesh is particularly climate vulnerable; impacted both by immediate climate events and by longer term climate change. As a result, local farmers are demanding information about pest control, new saline tolerant varieties, improved agricultural management practices, and early warning of weather events, amongst others.DocumentAchieving low-carbon climate-resilient development: Cayman Islands' climate change policy
Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, 2010The Cayman Islands' Climate Change Policy outlines consensus-based interventions to be implemented over the next 5 years that are required to address priority adverse impacts of climate change to be faced by these islands. Additionally, the climate change policy contains measures required to curb greenhouse gas emissions.DocumentAre we building competitive and liveable cities? Guidelines for developing eco-efficient and socially inclusive infrastructure
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2011This guideline jointly published by The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), in partnership with the Urban Design Lab of the Earth Institute, Columbia University, provides practical tools for city planners and decision makers to reform urban plPages