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    Measuring the rebound effect of energy efficiency initiatives for the future: a South African case study

    Energy Research Centre, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2011
    South Africa has consistently demonstrated a commitment to pursuing solar water heating as an intervention towards reducing overall electricity demand in the country.
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    Carbon-free by 2050?

    Third World Network, 2011
    Replacing carbon fuels with renewable energy sources is clearly a necessary goal for a sustainable future. A recently released report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has examined the prospects of attaining this goal by 2050. Scientists analysed over 160 scenarios to calculate the potential of renewable energy to meet the world's energy needs in 2050.
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    From REDD to HEDD: WRM contibution to the Convention on Climate Change

    World Rainforest Movement, 2008
    It is often asserted that because deforestation is responsible for 20% of greenhouse gas emissions, it is also responsible for 20% of climate change. The implication is clear: other things being equal, 20% of the world’s climate change mitigation efforts should go toward trying to halt deforestation. However, this argument is not valid.
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    Why New Zealand's consultation process is important for REDD+ countries

    Environmental Defense Fund, 2012
    As the first country to implement a national level emissions trading system (ETS) that also includes a forestry component, NZ’s experience in developing this system warrants close attention.
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    Renewable energy: coming of age

    International Energy Agency, 2012
    This second issue of 'IEAenergy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency' features articles on the need for the IEA to share its best practices with the climate change community and Denmark's perspective on energu and climate policy.
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    Progress implementing the IEA 25 Energy Efficiency Policy Recommendations

    International Energy Agency, 2012
    In order to spur progress on energy efficiency, the IEA recommended the adoption of specific energy efficiency policy measures to the G8 at their summits in 2006, 2007 and 2008. These collective recommendations became known as the 'IEA 25 energy efficiency recommendations,' covering seven priority areas: cross-sectoral activity, buildings, appliances, lighting, transport, industry and utilities.
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    Low carbon growth plans: advancing good practice

    2009
    This working paper summarises output from Project Catalyst, an initiative of the ClimateWorks Foundation, aimed at providing analytical support for the UNFCCC negotiations on a post-Kyoto international climate agreement. It seeks to show how to spread best practice around the world effectively by learning from and building upon the experiences of first-generation low carbon growth plans (LCGPs).
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    CCS Retrofit: analysis of the globally installed coal-fired power plant fleet

    International Energy Agency, 2012
    The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published a working paper analysing of the global coal-fired plant fleet, drawing on existing research on carbon capture and storage (CCS) retrofitting.
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    From transition to transformation: sustainable and inclusive development in Europe and Central Asia

    United Nations Development Programme, 2012
    A new report on sustainable development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, prepared by 13 UN agencies, has highlighted the need for the region to remove fossil fuel subsidies, invest in green jobs, and establish social protection floors in order to ensure a sustainable future.
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    Worldwide engagement for sustainable energy strategies

    International Energy Agency, 2012
    This paper by the International Energy Agency (IEA) notes that, in contrast to its founding mission to secure access to reliable and ample supplies of oil and establish and maintain effective emergency response capabilities, the IEA today understands energy security as: securing reliable access to all forms of energy, including oil, natural gas, electricity, coal, nuclear energy and renewables; pr

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