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    Kick the habit: a UN guide to climate neutrality

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2009
    This guide from the UNEP underscores the necessity of carbon neutrality on both the individual and national levels. It provides the reader with current and accurate information on the phenomenon of climate change including who the biggest CO2 emitters are, what industries are most culpable, and what commitments have been and need to be made in order to set emissions on a leveling trend.
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    Commitments and options for safeguarding biodiversity in REDD+

    Forest Carbon Asia, 2012
    There are both risks and opportunities for biodiversity inherent in Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation
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    Mitigating greenhouse gases in agriculture

    Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, 2011
    Prepared by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, this in-depth report seeks to shed light on the climate mitigation potential of agriculture.
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    Investment-Grade Climate Change Policy: Financing the Transition to the Low-Carbon Economy

    2011
    The report has two objectives: (1) to contribute to policymakers' understanding of the factors that institutional investors consider when investing in low-carbon growth areas such as renewable energy and energy efficiency, and (2) to set out what institutional investors see as 'investment-grade' climate change and clean energy policy that would support significant low-carbon, clean energy investme
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    World in Transition: A Social Contract for Sustainability

    2011
    In this report, the WBGU explains the reasons for the desperate need for a post-fossil economic strategy, yet it also concludes that the transition to sustainability is achievable, and presents ten concrete packages of measures to accelerate the imperative restructuring.
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    Skills for Green Jobs: A Global View

    International Labour Organization, 2011
    This volume examines the experiences of 21 developed and developing countries in adjusting their training provision to meet the new demands of a greener economy. It shows that skills development is critical to unlocking the employment potential of green growth, yet skills shortages are becoming an obstacle in realising this potential.
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    Building the Climate Change Regime: Survey and Analysis of Approaches

    World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2011
    This research paper reviews the academic literature as well as proposals by NGOs and governments on the design of the new international climate change regime. Through the primary forum for negotiating global efforts to address climate change, the UNFCCC, countries are delivering modest progress at a pace that many commentators consider too slow.
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    Financing climate actions in developing countries: what role is there for NAMAS?

    CDC Climat, 2012
    This report by CDC Climate Research aims to highlight issues surrounding the financing of climate policies in developing countries and how nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) could be used as a part of the solutions. The report examines the definition and monitoring of climate financing commitments, how to ensure transparency and whether public funding alone will be sufficient.
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    Climate Risk Management through Sustainable Land Management in Sub-Saharan Africa

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2011
    This paper by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) explores the adaptation benefits of sustainable land and water management (SLWM) practices at the local and landscape levels based on case studies in Kenya, Uganda, Niger and Nigeria.
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    Environmental Impact Assessment: Guidelines for FAO Field Projects

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2011
    This publication provides guidelines for all FAO units (headquarters departments and offices, as well as decentralised offices) to undertake environmental impact assessments (EIA) of field projects.

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