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    Raising the bar on sustainable development: Renewable energy and environmental standards in FOCAC VI

    Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2016
    The 6th Forum on China - Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) is taking place at a time when SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDGs) are high on most international development agendas. Two important aspects of this agenda include environmental protection and the promotion of renewable energy.
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    Rise and spread of national and sub-national forest carbon schemes

    Forest Carbon Asia, 2012
    In December 2011 at the international climate change negotiations at COP17 in Durban, there were further developments on the proposed REDD+ mechanism to reduce forest-based emissions and enhance forest carbon sinks. Various countries have initiated forest-related emission reduction and offsetting schemes within the last year.
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    Independent Environmental Assessment: Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2009
    This report contains findings of the assessment to review the impact of environmental measures that were implemented by Beijing for the Olympic Games. When Beijing was awarded the Games in 2001, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) evaluation team notes that Beijing faced a number of environmental pressures and issues, particularly air pollution.
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    China's energy conditions and policies

    Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 2006
    China is now the world's second-largest energy producer and consumer and plays an increasingly important role in maintaining global energy security. This government White Paper sets out China's policy to develop a modern energy industry that takes both resource conservation and environmental protection into consideration. The paper covers:
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    Water and energy futures in an urbanised Asia: sustaining the tiger

    Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 2007
    This collaborative paper addresses the problems of water shortages in Asia. Focusing on urbanisation, it discusses China’s plan to lead the world in science and technology. It also proposes new modes of environmental governance that can be implemented in China and its neighbouring developing countries.
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    World energy outlook 2007

    International Energy Agency, 2007
    The rapidly growing economies of China and India will place increasing pressure on the world’s energy resources. This summary of the World Energy Outlook for 2007 projects future energy demands and highlights implications for global energy security and climate change.
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    Energy security in Asia: China, India, oil and peace

    International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2006
    What is the composition of Indian and Chinese energy consumption and their relative dependence on imported energy (with a focus on oil and gas)?
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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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    Financing energy efficiency: lessons from recent experience with a focus on Brazil, China and India

    International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Minsk, 2006
    Without gains from energy efficiency efforts, China, India and Brazil are projected to more than double their energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in a single generation, resulting in major impacts on the global energy system and climate.

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