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  The Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus: Solutions for the Green Economy

  Stockholm Environment Institute, 2011

  This paper for the Bonn 2011 Nexus Conference presents initial evidence for how a nexus approach can enhance water, energy and food security in a green economy by increasing efficiency, reducing trade-offs, and building synergies across sectors. It also underpins the policy recommendations, which are detailed in a separate paper.
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  Environment and Economic Effects of the Copenhagen Pledges and More Ambitious Emission Reduction Targets

  Umwelt Bundes Amt / The Federal Environment Agency, Germany, 2011

  This report explores the environmental and economic effects of the pledges submitted by industrialised and major developing countries for 2020 under the Copenhagen Accord as quantifiable emission reductions or as NAMAs. The emission reduction targets of the world’s major CO2 emitters under the Copenhagen Accord are not yet sufficient to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius.
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  Lessons Learned from Attempts to Reform India's Kerosene Subsidy

  International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2010

  This report examines attempts to reform India's long-standing subsidy on residential kerosene. At least one third of the subsidised kerosene is diverted to the black market for use as a transport fuel - a lucrative business for corrupt fuel distributors who, in turn, bribe government officials to obtain licenses to distribute or blend the fuel and to maintain the subsidy.
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  Defining Fossil-Fuel Subsidies for the G-20: Which Approach is Best?

  Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria, 2010

  In this policy brief, the GSI recommends a three-step process to define, measure and evaluate subsidies, beginning with a broad definition that covers preferential treatment in all its forms, and then narrowing down to focus on which subsidies meet national criteria for reform.
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  Engaging private sector capital at scale in financing low carbon infrastructures in developing countries

  Global Climate Change Consultancy, 2010

  This paper examines the possibilities for scaling up financing for low- carbon infrastructure and energy efficiency, especially in developing countries such as India and China. The report contains ten key points, these include:
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  Controlando el cambio climático y protegiendo el medio ambiente

  2007

  This first publication, of AD/COL/I21 program of UNODC, aims to disseminate the basic knowledge and the answers about global climate change, greenhouse gases and the history of worldwide concern about global warming.
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  Sembrando bosques, opciones frente al cambio climático global

  2007

  This second publication, part of AD/COL/I21 UNODC program, emphasizes forestry projects that apply to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
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  Adapting to climate change in the compact city: The suburban challenge

  Ingenta, 2010

  This paper sets out the challenges of adapting suburbs for climate change in the context of the compact city agenda.
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  A method to finance a global climate fund with a harmonized carbon tax

  Munich Personal RePEc Archive, 2010

  This paper introduces the problem of climate funding, explores the risks associated with cap and trade offsets and expands on the idea of a harmonised carbon tax and global climate fund.
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  Downscaling climate change mitigation tools in local government – from UNFCCC goals to India

  2012

  This paper explains and brings to picture how climate change mitigation strategies are filtered in Indian System right from the UNFCCC goals to the Government of India and further to smaller levels of local governments. The paper will explain the hierarchy and working of Indian governance system and highlights the climate change initiatives within this system.

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