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2. Sustainability of an economy from the water-energy-food nexus perspective.
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Morales-García, Manuel and Rubio, Miguel Á. García
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ECONOMIC policy ,GOVERNMENT policy on climate change ,ECONOMIC activity ,SUSTAINABILITY ,SUSTAINABLE development - Abstract
In this paper we study the usefulness of the water-energy-food nexus in assessing the sustainability of an economy. All economic activity depends on its surrounding physical environment, and especially on the interconnection between these three essential resources. As a result, the nexus is a useful tool for detecting the economic risk of resource scarcity, optimising investments or resource use, and assessing the effects of economic policies or shocks such as climate change. The nexus approach is also useful for guiding policies towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We show that both the objective of each study and the scale on which it is conducted are factors worth considering when choosing the most suitable research methodology. We detected important challenges relating to the heterogeneity of the methods, scales and variables used, and therefore necessary measures nare suggested in order to homogenise the studies for their comparability and/or integration, both horizontally and vertically, or over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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3. Africa and climate justice at COP27 and beyond: impacts and solutions through an interdisciplinary lens.
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Williams, Jhénelle, Chin-Yee, Simon, Maslin, Mark, Barnsley, Jonathan, Costello, Anthony, Lang, John, McGlade, Jacqueline, Mulugetta, Yacob, Taylor, Richard, Winning, Matthew, and Parikh, Priti
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CLIMATE justice ,CLIMATE change adaptation ,FOOD security ,BARGAINING power ,ENVIRONMENTAL justice ,SUSTAINABILITY ,SUSTAINABLE development ,CLIMATE change mitigation ,FOOD prices - Abstract
Climate justice is not just a financial transaction to protect the environment. It needs to be seen as the protection of the most vulnerable in society after centuries of resource exploitation. African countries disproportionately face impacts of climate change on their environments, their economies, their resources and their infrastructure. This leads to greater vulnerability and increased exposure to the negative effects of a changing climate. In this article, we highlight the importance of climate justice and its role within the United Nations negotiations, and ultimately in concrete action. We discuss current climate impacts across key sectors in the African region, with a focus on health, infrastructure, food and water scarcity, energy and finance. All sectors are affected by climate change. They are interconnected and under threat. This triggers a ripple effect, where threats in one sector have a knock-on effect on other sectors. We find that the current set of intergovernmental institutions have failed to adequately address climate justice. We also contend that a siloed approach to climate action has proven to be ineffective. As we head towards the next set of negotiations (COP27), this paper argues that the economic and social conditions in Africa can be addressed through financial and collaborative support for adaptation and localised solutions, but that this will only be achieved if climate justice is prioritised by the decision makers. This needs to include a global-scale transition in how climate finance is assessed and accessed. Climate justice underpins real, effective and sustainable solutions for climate action in Africa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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4. U.S. Global Environmental Policy in the Post-Bush Era.
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Kraft, Michael E.
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ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *INTERNATIONAL cooperation on environmental policy ,UNITED States climate change policy - Abstract
U.S. global environmental policy during the Bush administration was widely considered to have fallen short of both global and national needs. Among other actions, critics faulted the administration's disparagement of scientific consensus on climate change and its withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol, its ideological opposition to multilateral population assistance, its failure to exercise leadership on global sustainability initiatives, and a diversity of foreign policy decisions that have cost the United States much needed political support in critical regions of the world. This paper reviews some of the most important of these policy actions and looks ahead to the challenges Barack Obama will face as the 44th U.S. president. In particular, the paper examines the unique opportunities in 2009 and over the next several years for policy reassessment in energy use and climate change, population and development assistance, and sustainable development initiatives. It also considers the key policy actors who will likely play significant roles in the design, adoption, and implementation of a new generation of policies that can better address existing and emerging global environmental and resource problems. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
5. THE ANALYSIS OF THE DEGREE OF FULFILLMENT OF TARGETS FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT IN THE EU SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.
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A., Felea
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SUSTAINABLE development ,CLIMATE change - Abstract
This paper seeks to assess the achievement of specific targets set in the SDDUE with reference to energy and environmental issues, mainly PC1-Climate change and clean energy of SDDUE. After recalling and commenting - in the first part - the concrete targets of EM within SDDUE, compared with the SE2020, in the second part of the paper we present the work methodology and results. The last part of the paper contains findings of the analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
6. Opportunities and challenges for a sustainable energy policy in SE Europe: SE European Energy Community Treaty
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Mihajlov, Andjelka
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RENEWABLE energy sources , *SUSTAINABLE development , *ECONOMIC demand , *ENERGY policy , *CLIMATE change - Abstract
Abstract: Energy demand continues to increase in turn raising concerns about energy supply. In this paper, the author has tried to systematize the role of the energy sector in South Eastern (SE) Europe in the context of the European energy policy process. This should make the energy sector in SE Europe more visible and open to substantial activities and appropriate funding. This is important to assure its full alignment with the European energy policy process, and in so doing, make it less fragile. According to the SE European Energy Community Treaty, parties to the Treaty are obliged to implement reforms in the energy and environmental sector in accordance with the European Union''s respective policy. This paper raises awareness of the environmental requirements that have been set, of renewable energy and its implementation, at the same time pointing out that the response in SE Europe has been at a low level. It is believed that this paper could draw attention to the existing problems and could contribute to the establishment of a common integrated energy market in SE Europe and the EU. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2010
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7. Environmental Liability. Study for a Future Amendment of European Legislation.
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ARAGÃO SEIA, Cristina
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ENVIRONMENTAL degradation ,LEGAL sanctions ,ADMINISTRATIVE law ,SUSTAINABLE development ,CLIMATE change ,LIABILITY for environmental damages - Abstract
The great challenge of this century is to figure out how we can achieve development, combat climate change, conserve wildlife, and protect our common resources, in global terms, while maintaining a balance between the environment and social and economic considerations. Environmental liability, conceived by the European Union and the Member States as an instrument of administrative law in substantial and sanctioning terms, is one of the preferred for protecting the environment and ensuring sustainable development. It is a new approach to the environment as an injured party, allowing the repair of pure ecological damage, and ensuring its prevention. Given the particular characteristics of environmental damage, namely the fact that the environment is a collective good and has no geographical limits, environmental liability must focus on a cross-cutting and transnational approach. A European environmental liability regime was adopted and entered into force about 15 years ago. This work aims to assess the current usefulness of that regime and the need for its possible modification, through a comparative and critical analysis of the options took by some of the Member States, particularly Portugal, and the data available in this matter, and suggest aspects in which the regime can be improved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
8. Energy, Economy, and Environment: A Worldwide Research Update.
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Uribe-Toril, Juan, Ruiz-Real, José Luis, Milán-García, Juan, and de Pablo Valenciano, Jaime
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SUSTAINABILITY ,ECONOMIC development ,CLIMATE change ,ENERGY management ,ELECTRIC industries - Abstract
This paper has reviewed the international research on the interactions between the Economy, Energy, and Environment (3E) in the 21st century. For this purpose, a bibliometric and cluster analysis by fractional accounting has been carried out based on the two most important databases: Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus. The research found and studied 2230 documents from the WoS Core Collection and 3,149 from Scopus. The results show a continuous increase in the number of articles that were published and citations during the whole period. They also showed that China and the United States (U.S.) were the most productive countries and there was a predominance of Asian organizations supporting and fostering researches. The main contribution of this article is the analysis of keywords from 2001 to 2018. The trends show that the main common elements are sustainable development and sustainability and they also include CO
2 emissions and consumption. Future research in this field should address the energy transition issue in the area of sustainable development by adapting it to the restrictions of this economic model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2019
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9. Co-Benefits of Disaster Risk Management
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Vorhies, Francis and Wilkinson, Emily
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ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ,INVESTMENT ,VALUATION ,SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT ,ECONOMIC GROWTH ,ALLOCATION ,HURRICANE ,CARBON SEQUESTRATION ,PERFORMANCE STANDARD ,EXTERNALITIES ,POLICY MAKERS ,RAINFALL ,LAND USE ,EMISSIONS ,AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ,INCOME ,INVESTMENTS ,ECONOMIC LIFE ,NEGATIVE IMPACTS ,POLLUTION PREVENTION ,FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ,DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACTS ,OPTIONS ,ELECTRIC POWER ,GOODS ,COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS ,RISK MANAGEMENT ,CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY ,COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIES ,INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS ,FISHING ,PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ,DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ,RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ,CAPACITY ,FINANCE ,DEVELOPMENT ,FISH ,POLLUTION ,WAGES ,EXPLOITATION ,DEVELOPMENT ACTIONS ,DECISION MAKING ,ENVIRONMENT ,INDUSTRIALIZATION ,INFLUENCE ,CONSUMPTION ,FARMING COMMUNITIES ,ENVIRONMENTAL ,DEVELOPMENT POLICY ,RISKS ,BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ,ECONOMIC BENEFITS ,ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ,SUPPLY ,PAYMENTS ,ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ,SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ,LIVING CONDITIONS ,PROPERTY ,POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES ,COSTS ,COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES ,COST-BENEFIT ,AGRICULTURE ,DIVIDENDS ,RESOURCES ,PUBLIC GOOD ,CLIMATE CHANGE ,CONSUMERS ,DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ,STORMS ,ELECTRICITY ,GDP ,RAINWATER ,CARBON ,ENERGY ,ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ,FOREIGN EXCHANGE ,ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ,CLIMATE EXTREMES ,DROUGHT ,VALUE ,EXPORTS ,RESOURCE USE ,POLICIES ,FOREST ,POLICY ,BENEFIT ANALYSIS ,NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES ,FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ,INVESTMENT DECISIONS ,OPPORTUNITY COSTS ,CO2 ,PRICE ,HAZARDOUS WASTE ,EQUITY ,FORECASTS ,ECONOMIC VALUE ,LAND ,EFFICIENCY ,RETROFITTING ,CREDIT ,TAX REVENUES ,ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ,FINANCIAL COSTS ,FINANCIAL RESOURCES ,SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS ,SUSTAINABLE USE ,BENEFITS ,DAMAGES ,TOTAL BENEFITS ,FLOODS ,ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ,ECONOMICS ,INPUTS ,PUBLIC GOODS ,LABOR FORCE ,CLIMATE ,REVENUES ,CAPACITY BUILDING ,UNEP ,ECOSYSTEM ,ADVERSE IMPACTS ,PRESENT VALUE ,GHG ,DEFORESTATION ,FISHERIES - Abstract
Many ex ante measures taken to reduce disaster risk can deliver co-benefits that are not dependent on disasters occurring. In fact, building resilience to climate extremes and disasters can achieve multiple objectives. These are secondary to the main objective of disaster risk management of avoiding disaster losses, but identifying and measuring additional co-benefits can enhance the attractiveness of disaster risk management investments. Co-benefits are often economic, such as investment in dams or irrigation to reduce drought risk generating greater productivity; but they can also include significant environmental and social benefits. This paper identifies some of the potential categories of co-benefits associated with disaster risk management investments, expanding on typologies created by agencies seeking to promote social and environmental safeguarding in their work. The paper looks at previous studies on disaster risk management where co-benefits are mentioned but not explored in any detail. The paper examines two new case studies where environmental and socioeconomic co-benefits were uncovered in an irrigation project to reduce drought risk, and an urban flood risk management project, in Jamaica and Mexico, respectively. This review points to several challenges in traditional cost-benefit analysis techniques and puts forward alternative approaches to identify environmental and socioeconomic co-benefits when planning disaster risk management investments. The authors argue that a comprehensive disaster risk management co-benefits framework is needed that includes and categorizes all potential positive environmental and socioeconomic impacts. Co-benefits research focused on revisiting existing cases and developing new case studies could play an important role in this regard.
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- 2016
10. Preferences for REDD+ Contract Attributes in Low-Income Countries : A Choice Experiment in Ethiopia
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Dissanayake, Sahan T. M., Beyene, Abebe Damte, Bluffstone, Randall, Gebreegziabher, Zenebe, Martinsson, Peter, Mekonnen, Alemu, Toman, Michael, and Vieider, Ferdinand M.
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INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH ,FOREST CARBON STOCKS ,ENVIRONMENTAL VALUATION ,CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION ,VALUATION ,SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT ,ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ,GASES ,DISCOUNT RATES ,LOGGING ,CARBON SEQUESTRATION ,FORESTRY PRODUCTS ,ECOSYSTEMS ,CARBON MARKETS ,GLOBAL FOREST ,MONITORING ,NATURE ,EMISSIONS ,CARBON NEUTRAL ,RENEWABLE ENERGY ,LIVESTOCK GRAZING ,VALUES ,RATE OF DEFORESTATION ,VARIANCE ,TROPICAL REGIONS ,COST OF CARBON ,INCENTIVES ,OPTIONS ,FOREST COVER ,GAS ,FOREST LOSS ,FERTILIZERS ,SIMULATION ,WILLINGNESS TO PAY ,CARBON SEQUESTRATION SERVICES ,BIOGAS ,ABATEMENT ,CARBON STOCKS ,GREENHOUSE GAS ,MODELS ,FOREST PRODUCTS ,FOREST RESOURCES ,WEATHER PATTERNS ,FOREST MANAGEMENT ,CAPACITY ,LEAD ,POLLUTION ,PRICES ,TIMBER ,WELFARE ,FUEL SWITCHING ,CARBON EMISSIONS ,ENVIRONMENT ,ANIMALS ,STATED PREFERENCE METHODS ,ATMOSPHERE ,EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION ,ENVIRONMENTAL ,ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE ,LOCAL COMMUNITIES ,TRADE ,GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ,HEALTHY FORESTS ,SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ,GREENHOUSE ,FOREST CARBON ,WTA ,CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE ,RESOURCES ,CLIMATE CHANGE ,PREFERENCES ,CARBON PRICES ,FOREST DEGRADATION ,WTP ,BIOMASS ,CARBON ,ENERGY ,RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES ,FOREST ECOSYSTEM ,LAND ECONOMICS ,CARBON MARKET ,GREENHOUSE GAS ABATEMENT COST ,FORESTS ,GREENHOUSE GAS ABATEMENT ,LESS ,HETEROGENEITY ,POLITICAL ECONOMY ,CLIMATE STABILIZATION ,CARBON IN FORESTS ,FOREST AREA ,AIR ,WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT ,EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS ,ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS ,FOREST ,COMMUNITY ,OPPORTUNITY COSTS ,FOREST FIRES ,TREES ,CARBON MITIGATION ,CO2 ,CHOICE EXPERIMENTS ,LAND AREA ,TROPICAL FOREST ,GREENHOUSE GASES ,LAND ,ANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS ,ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ,EFFICIENCY ,FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE ,FUELS ,VARIETY ,ABATEMENT COST ,ILLEGAL LOGGING ,FINANCIAL RESOURCES ,BENEFITS ,REDUCING EMISSIONS ,FORESTRY ,CONTINGENT VALUATION ,MARSH ,ECONOMICS ,FOREST BIOMASS ,NATURAL RESOURCES ,COMMUNITY FORESTRY ,CLIMATE ,GAS EMISSIONS ,UNEP ,ENERGY SOURCES ,ECOSYSTEM ,CARBON CONCENTRATIONS ,FOREST SECTOR ,FUEL WOOD ,DEFORESTATION ,GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS ,ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS - Abstract
This paper informs the national and international policy discussions related to the adoption of the United Nations Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Programme. Effective program instruments must carefully consider incentives, opportunity costs, and community interactions. A choice experiment survey was applied to rural Ethiopian communities to understand respondents’ preferences toward the institutional structure of the program contracts. The results show that respondents have particular preferences about how Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation programs are structured with regard to the manner in which the payments are divided between the households and the communities, the restrictions on using grazing land, and the level of payments received for the program. Surprisingly, restrictions on firewood collection do not significantly impact contract choice. The paper further analyzes the structure of the preferences by using attribute interaction terms and socio-demographic interaction terms. The analysis finds significant regional variation in preferences, indicating that Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation should be tailored to specific regions. Finally, the marginal willingness to pay for attributes is calculated using the traditional preference space approach, as well as the more recent willingness-to-pay approach.
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- 2015
11. Technology Innovation as a Response to Climate Change: The Case of the Climate Change Emissions Management Corporation of Alberta.
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Adkin, Laurie E.
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CLIMATE change ,ECONOMIC development ,EMISSIONS (Air pollution) ,SUSTAINABLE development ,ENVIRONMENTAL policy - Abstract
Copyright of Review of Policy Research is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2019
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12. Beyond the Sum of Its Parts : Combining Financial Instruments to Support Low-Carbon Development
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World Bank
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CARBON FINANCE ,PRIVATE INVESTMENT ,AGRICULTURAL EMISSIONS ,WIND ENERGY ,UNCERTAINTIES ,TAX CREDITS ,FINANCING ,EXTERNALITIES ,CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES ,SOLAR POWER ,CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONS ,INVESTMENT CAPITAL ,RENEWABLE ENERGY ,INCOME ,INVESTMENTS ,CLIMATE-CHANGE ,AGRICULTURAL SECTORS ,CONVENTIONAL BANK ,BANK LOAN ,GUARANTEE AGENCY ,INCENTIVES ,POVERTY ,DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT ,FINANCIAL MECHANISM ,EXTERNAL COSTS ,RETURN ON INVESTMENTS ,EMISSION REDUCTION UNITS ,TRANSACTIONS ,EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL ,FOSSIL FUELS ,CREDIT ENHANCEMENT ,DONOR RESOURCES ,ABATEMENT ,SPECIAL FINANCING ,DEVELOPMENT BANKS ,LLC ,INTERESTS ,MODELS ,SUBSIDIES ,CREDIT RISKS ,SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT ,CAPACITY ,LEAD ,COLORS ,COMBUSTION ,INTERNATIONAL FINANCE ,INVESTMENT PLANS ,PRICES ,DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS ,FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT ,LOW-CARBON ,RISK MITIGATION ,FINANCIAL TOOLS ,FINANCIAL RETURNS ,GHGS ,SOURCES OF FINANCE ,DNA ,INTEREST RATES ,MONTREAL PROTOCOL ,ENVIRONMENTAL ,GUARANTEES ,TRADE ,EMISSION REDUCTIONS ,FOSSIL FUEL ,PRIVATE SECTOR FINANCING ,PAYMENTS ,SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ,CASH FLOW ,GREENHOUSE ,CARBON TECHNOLOGIES ,PROFITABILITY ,EMISSION GROWTH ,EXISTING BARRIERS ,RESOURCES ,PUBLIC GOOD ,CLIMATE CHANGE ,BUSINESS RISKS ,INVESTMENT PLAN ,MARKET PRICES ,SUSTAINABLE FOREST ,CARBON PRICES ,BIOMASS ,CARBON MARKET ,ELECTRICITY GENERATION ,ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ,PORTFOLIO ,START-UP ,TEMPERATURE ,ECONOMIES ,POLICIES ,FINANCIAL VIABILITY ,FOREST ,POLICY ,DIFFUSION ,REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ,FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ,INVESTMENT DECISIONS ,CARBON MITIGATION ,REVENUE ,CO2 ,DONOR FUNDS ,FOREST INVESTMENT ,INCANDESCENT BULBS ,FEASIBILITY ,FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE ,FUNDING SOURCES ,CARBON TAXES ,INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN ,LOAN ,CREDIT ,RISK PROFILE ,EMISSION SAVINGS ,INVESTMENT LOAN ,LOAN DEMAND ,DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ,MATURITY ,FUTURE ,FINANCIAL RESOURCES ,CHLOROFLUOROCARBON ,MARKET FAILURES ,REDUCING EMISSIONS ,DEVELOPMENT BANK ,FINANCIAL RETURN ,INVESTMENT FUNDS ,ECONOMICS ,LENDING PORTFOLIO ,ECONOMIES OF SCALE ,CLIMATE ,CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ,REVENUES ,FACE VALUE ,UNEP ,GHG ,PRESENT VALUE ,CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM ,FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS ,CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION ,PAYMENT ,ECONOMIC GROWTH ,TRUST FUND ,TRANSACTION COSTS ,CARBON MARKETS ,OPEN MARKET ,TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ,LAND USE ,RESOURCE ALLOCATION ,FINANCIAL OPTIONS ,CONSUMER EDUCATION ,OIL ,SCENARIOS ,ENERGY SAVINGS ,OPTIONS ,GUARANTEE ,LOANS ,POWER SUPPLY ,GREENHOUSE GAS ,FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ,POWER PLANTS ,TARIFF ,INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES ,TAX RELIEF ,PARTIAL RISK ,DEVELOPMENT FINANCE ,CLEAN TECHNOLOGY ,FINANCIAL INCENTIVES ,R&D FUNDING ,STREAMS ,GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY ,ENVIRONMENT ,OFFSETS ,ATMOSPHERE ,RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE ,GRANT ,WASTE MANAGEMENT ,GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ,CREDITS ,FOREST CARBON ,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ,FINANCIAL PRODUCTS ,EFFECTIVE DEMAND ,ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS ,WIND POWER ,ELECTRICITY ,ENERGY ,POLICY ENVIRONMENT ,CARBON DIOXIDE ,CAPITAL ,LESS ,CARBON CAPTURE ,APPROVAL PROCESSES ,CAPITAL COSTS ,IPCC ,ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ,MARKET DEVELOPMENT ,BANK FINANCING ,INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ,TARIFFS ,LAND-USE CHANGE ,EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS ,COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS ,FAMILY ,CFC ,EMISSION REDUCTION ,TRANSACTIONS COSTS ,INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ,DISTRICT HEATING ,CLIMATE RESILIENCE ,GREENHOUSE GASES ,ACCESS TO RESOURCES ,BANK LOANS ,AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ,CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES ,LAND ,ABATEMENT COST ,CLEAN ENERGY ,HUMAN RESOURCES ,APPROVAL PROCEDURES ,CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ,ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE ,NO ,INTERNATIONAL BANK ,PHOTOVOLTAICS ,BENEFITS ,RATES OF RETURN ,FORESTRY ,ENERGY EFFICIENCY ,INTEREST ,WIND ,CASH FLOWS ,FINANCIAL SUPPORT ,EFFICIENT LAMPS ,CAPACITY BUILDING ,FINANCING NEEDS ,URBAN AREAS ,EMISSION - Abstract
The world development report 2010 estimates that an additional $200 billion per year of climate-related financing is needed in developing countries between now and 2030 to keep global average temperature rise within 2 degrees Celsius. Developing countries face increased financing challenges over coming decades as they seek to pursue economic development along a lower emission trajectory. The goal of this paper is twofold: i) to provide greater information and clarity on these three mitigation-related climate financing instruments available for the World Bank Group (WBG) and their application in the context of specific projects and national policy frameworks; and ii) to draw lessons for the broader development community on how resources from different climate financing instruments can be combined for expanded impact, increased leverage, and enhanced efficiency. This paper represents an initial contribution to this field and will be followed by papers focusing on guarantees for low-carbon growth support for the private sector and the challenges of financing climate resilience and adaptation.
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- 2010
13. The challenges and Opportunities of the Grand Renaissance Dam for sustainable Energy - Water - Food - Ecosystem services Nexus in Ethiopia
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Handiso, Bisrat Woldemichael
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Natural Resource Management ,Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ,Energy ,Food ,Sustainable development ,Climate Change ,Hydropower plant ,Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap ,Water ,Ecosystem services ,Ethiopia ,Environment ,Earth and Related Environmental Sciences - Abstract
Ethiopia has been challenged by multidimensional poverty. However, it has the potential to minimize the threat through an integrated multipurpose development process. In this regard, hydropower has a significant role to reduce energy poverty and enhance the multipurpose use of natural resources efficiency. Hydropower is a source of clean, sustainable and renewable energy. It has a contribution to reducing carbon emission and maintaining environmental sustainability. In Ethiopia, it is the major source of electricity. The country is rich in natural resources, including water to produce energy, however, electricity supply is still uncertain. The data shows that the country has the potential to produce 50,000 MW energy from water resources. Yet, it exploited 3,822 MW in 2018, approximately 7.6 % of its potential. Moreover, the country faces issues with energy security. Additionally, water and food supply also face an uncertain future. In this case, the country has planned the growth and transformation plan I and II for 2015 and 2020 to increase the energy production to 10,000 MW and 17,000 MW energy respectively. Consequently, the government launched different multipurpose hydropower plant projects. This project focuses on the multipurpose use of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, particularly for the sustainable energy-water-food-ecosystem service nexus at the national level. I applied the combination of methods such as the energy-water-food-ecosystem nexus, the SWOT analysis and the sustainability assessment as they are suitable for the complexity of such a project. Indeed, the GERD has benefits for the country in producing renewable and clean energy, generating income and increasing the water storage capacity at the national level. However, the project neglected the values of ecosystem services integration with the dam and its sectors. As a result, the dam affected the existed terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem. Therefore, the GERD had not been the well-prepared plan that considers institutional cooperation and sectoral integration to use for multipurpose function and its sustainability. In these regards, unless the dam to take proper management of the project and natural resources, the hydropower plant would not have been generating sustainable energy production. The paper shows that how to use the reservoir hydropower plant for multipurpose, such as for energy, water, food, ecosystem services integration at local level
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- 2018
14. Economic Growth, Climate Change, and Obesity
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Iris Butzlaff, Kathrin M. Demmler, Dimitrios Minos, and Ramona Rischke
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Conservation of Natural Resources ,AGRICULTURE ,Climate Change ,Developing country ,Climate change ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Consumption (sociology) ,ENERGY ,03 medical and health sciences ,Endocrinology & Metabolism ,0302 clinical medicine ,FOOD ,SUPERMARKETS ,Sustainable development ,Economics ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Obesity ,DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES ,Policy Making ,Health policy ,Economic growth ,ENVIRONMENT ,Science & Technology ,Public economics ,business.industry ,Health Policy ,CONSUMPTION ,General Medicine ,Planetary health ,PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY ,Agriculture ,METABOLIC-RATE ,Metabolic rate ,HEALTH ,Economic Development ,business ,Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Abstract
Human and planetary health as well as economic growth are firmly interlinked and subject to complex interaction effects. In this paper, we provide an overview of interlinkages between economic growth, climate change, and obesity focusing on recent advances in the literature. In addition to empirical findings, we discuss different theoretical frameworks used to conceptualize these complex links and highlight policy options and challenges. We conclude that policies addressing both climate change and obesity simultaneously are particularly promising and often suitable for ensuring sustainable development.
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- 2016
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