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Trade and climate change linkages: a scoping paper produced for the trade ministers’ dialogue on climate change issues
International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2007This paper sets out to scope the linkages between trade and investment and climate change. It aims to draw a broad picture on how trade and investment policy might contribute to efforts to address climate change.DocumentThe clean development mechanism versus international permit trading: the effect on technological change
Statistics Norway, 2007The clean development mechanism (CMD) of the Kyoto Protocol may induce technological change in developing countries. As an alternative to the clean development mechanism regime, developing countries may accept a cap on their own emissions, allow domestic producers to invest in new efficient technologies, and sell the excess emission permits on the international permit market.DocumentIntellectual property and access to clean energy technologies in developing countries: an analysis of solar photovoltaic, bio fuel and wind technologies
Trade and Environment, 2007This paper explores whether developing countries will face barriers accessing technologies in reducing their emissions of greenhouse gases. Focusing on intellectual property rights (IP), it concentrates on the more scientifically advanced developing countries such as Brazil, China, and India.DocumentThe Amazon’s vicious cycles: drought and fire in the greenhouse - ecological and climatic tipping points of the world’s largest tropical rainforest, and practical preventive measures
WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2007The Amazon forest greatly influences the global climate and may be coming under increasing threat due to climate change. This report explores the relationship between the Amazon, climate, and the changes in this relationship that are underway as a result of forest destruction and the release of heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere.DocumentReducing US greenhouse gas emissions: how much at what cost?
McKinsey and Company, 2008Annual greenhouse gas emissions are projected to rise in the United States by 35 percent by 2030. This report discusses the costs of reducing emissions in the United States under three different scenarios. The report concludes that achieving reductions at a low cost to the economy requires a coordinated, economy-wide effort beginning in the near future.DocumentRenewables 2007: global status report – pre-publications summary for the UNFCCC COP13
REN21 Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century, 2008Renewable energy has clearly become mainstream since the Kyoto Protocol was adopted in 1997, with investment flows exceeding $100 billion in 2007. This summary report provides an update on the current status of renewable energy globally. In particular, the report provides figures on current trends in solar, geothermal, biomass, wind and hydroelectric development.DocumentPotential and challenges of payments for ecosystem services from tropical forests
Policy and Environment Programme, ODI, 2008‘Forest carbon’ has taken centre stage due to the urgency to mitigate climate change. One possible avenue to conserve carbon storing forests is through “payments for ecosystem services” (PES) schemes, which are voluntary or conditional agreements between a seller and buyer of environmental services.DocumentThe trouble with travel and trees
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2007Many air travellers and people working in the travel industry see carbon offsetting as a viable green solution to the problem. But how accurate is that view? This briefing paper argues that offsetting schemes based on tree planting or forest conservation may trigger a cascade of other problems:DocumentClimate change negotiations: an Asian stir fry of options
Singapore Institute of International Affairs, 2007The global community’s attitudes to climate change have shifted in 2007, with political will to take action on the issue gathering in many countries. Given that many countries in Asia are still developing with millions below the poverty line, what are the approaches that best suit them and that give priority to continuing the high growth rates of recent years?DocumentStrengthening the capacity of developing countries to prepare for and participate in negotiations on future actions under the UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol: the BASIC project final report
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2007The role of large developing countries in combating climate change will become increasingly important as the world negotiates a post-2012 agreement on climate change. This report summarises the activities undertaken by the BASIC Project (Building and Strengthening Institutional Capacities on Climate Change in Brazil, India, China and South Africa).Pages