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    Greening the greys: climate change and the over 50s

    Climate Talk, 2007
    Known as the baby boomers, this report reveals that the population aged 50-64, have the highest carbon footprint in the UK compared to other age groups. The authors argue that whilst their understanding of the full range of impacts of climate change is often limited, the majority of the over 50s are motivated about climate change.
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    International trade in biofuels: good for development? and good for environment?

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2007
    This briefing argues that biofuels can help tackle climate change problems and improve rural employment and livelihoods. They may also help diversify energy portfolios, ameliorate trade balances and improve air quality. There are however limitations and problems with biofuels.
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    Bringing developing countries into the energy equation

    Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI) / Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations, 2006
    This compilation of articles on energy and climate change is a selection of contributions from the first edition of Regards sur la Terre, an annual reference in French on the international dimensions of sustainable development.
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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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    No energy security without climate security

    WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2006
    This brief prepared by the WWF for the 2006 G8 meeting in St. Petersburg argues that energy security is interlinked with climate change.
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    The energy challenge for Pacific island countries

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2006
    This brief explores the affordable energy challenges faced by Pacific Island Countries (PICs) as a result of their small size and geographically-remote locations.
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    Linking trade, climate change and energy

    International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2006
    This collection of issue briefings highlights the links between international trade, climate change and energy. The report covers the following topics:
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    Renewable energy technologies in developing countries: lessons from Mauritius, China and Brazil

    Institute of Advanced Studies. United Nations University,, 2006
    Although the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) could see billions of dollars invested in the development of renewable energies in developing countries, this report argues that successful development of viable markets in renewable technologies is highly dependent on context-specific factors.This report looks at the context-specific factors behind the success of three renewable energy development
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    Poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability through improved regimes of technology transfer

    Law Environment and Development Journal, 2006
    This paper argues that international technology transfer can play a major role for poverty alleviation, environmental sustainability and the the Millennium Development Goals. At present, there are economic, social and legal (rather than technical) barriers preventing the transfer of environmentally sound technology (EST) from a wider use in international regimes.

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