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  Climate change and foreign policy: an exploration of options for greater integration

  Climate Change, International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2007

  This report explores ways in which an integrated climate change-foreign policy approach might improve prospects for a more effective global climate regime.
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  Energy revolution: a sustainable world energy outlook

  Greenpeace International, 2007

  This report discusses the need for a change in the energy sector towards sustainable technologies such as renewable energies sources and efficient decentralised cogeneration.
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  The carbon neutral myth: offset indulgences for your climate sins

  Carbon Trade Watch, 2007

  This report from Carbon Trade Watch argues that carbon offsets are actually indulgences sold to an increasingly environmentally aware public to allow us to continue our polluting activities with a clear conscience.But below the surface, the report concludes that creative accountancy and complex games cover up the fact that verifying genuine climate change benefits is practically impossible.
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  A funny place to store carbon: UWA-FACE Foundation’s tree planting project in Mount Elgon National Park, Uganda

  World Rainforest Movement, 2006

  This report documents human rights abuses at Mount Elgon National Park in east Uganda, where a Dutch foundation plants trees for the purpose of carbon offsetting.
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  Coming clean: revealing the UK’s true carbon footprint

  Christian Aid, 2007

  The report argues that official greenhouse gas figures hugely underestimate Britain's contribution to climate change. It shows that adding in emissions from UK-funded operations in other countries – i.e. all emissions associated with FTSE-100 companies - raises the UK's share of the global total from 2% to about 15%.
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  Asian aspirations for climate regime beyond 2012

  Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan, 2006

  This report is based on the second round of 'The Asia-Pacific Consultations on Climate Regime Beyond 2012' in 2006 on specific issues of high priority to the region. These include energy security and development; clean development mechanisms; technology development and transfer, and adaptation to climate change.
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  Guidance for promoting synergy among activities addressing biological diversity, desertification, land degradation and climate change

  Convention on Biological Diversity, 2006

  This report highlights the major biological factors that contribute to ecosystem resilience under the projected impacts of global climate change.
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  Forests and climate change: global understandings and possible responses

  Policy Studies Institute, UK, 2006

  This is the draft report of a scoping study for the Forestry Commission on forests and climate change. The report discusses the role that sustainable forest management can play in mitigating climate change.
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  Biofuels for transportation: global potential and implications for sustainable agriculture and energy in the 21st Century

  Worldwatch Institute, 2006

  This paper explores the potential of biofuels in reshaping agricultural development and addressing climate change.
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  Seeing the light: adapting to climate change with decentralized renewable energy in developing countries

  International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2004

  This book argues that well-designed decentralised renewable energy projects are both a mitigating and adaptive response to climate change.

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