As the Kyoto Protocol limps along without the participation of the US and Australia, on-going climate negotiations are plagued by competing national and business interests that are creating stumbling blocks to success. This book asks how these persistent obstacles can be down-scaled, approaching them from five professional perspectives: a top policy-maker, a senior negotiator,...
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Climate change negotiations. A guide to resolving disputes and facilitating multilateral cooperation
Successful adaptation to climate change
What does successful adaptation look like? This is a question we are frequently asked by planners, policy makers and other professionals charged with the task of developing and implementing adaptation strategies. While adaptation is increasingly recognized as an important climate risk management strategy, and on-the-ground adaptation planning activity is becoming more common-place, there is...
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Water and climate change in Africa : Challenges and community initiatives in Durban, Maputo and Nairobi
Following an overview of the ways climate change is affecting three cities in Africa, this book discusses the equity and climate justice implications, and then gives examples of ways in which a range of local community organizations are extending their current activities to address these challenges, through innovative new programs and initiatives at the...
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Energy and electricy in industrial nations : The sociology and technology of energy
In this book, Allan Mazur, an engineer and a sociologist, explains energy technologies for nontechnical readers and analyses the sociology of energy. The book gives an overview of energy policy in industrialised countries including analysis of climate change, the development of electricity, forms of renewable energy and public perception of the issues.
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Smart grids. Au-delà du concept, comment rendre les réseaux plus intelligents
Rendre possibles les réseaux électriques du futur, c’est d’abord répondre aux défis techniques, économiques, sociaux et environnementaux liés à la fourniture d'une électricité de qualité au plus grand nombre...
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The Power surge: energy, opportunity, and the battle for America’s future
The United States is in the throes of two unfolding energy revolutions, and partisans-convinced that only their side holds the key to American prosperity, security, and safety-are battling over which one should prevail. In The Power Surge, Michael Levi takes readers inside these revolutions to find out what's really happening-and which side is right...
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Regards sur la Terre 2013. Réduire les inégalités : un enjeu de développement durable
Regards sur la Terre décrypte la complexité des processus qui composent le développement durable et en révèle toute la richesse.
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Low carbon nation?
What does the transition to a Low Carbon Britain mean for the future development of cities and regions across the country? Does it reinforce existing ‘business as usual’ or create new transformational opportunities? Low Carbon Nation? takes an interdisciplinary approach to tackle this critical question, by looking across the different dimensions of technological, scientific,...
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The handbook of global energy policy
This is the first handbook to provide a global policy perspective on energy, bringing together a diverse range of international energy issues in one volume...
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The WTO and the environment: Development of competence beyond trade
This book is a review of the development of the WTO dispute resolution procedure and the power and influence it has gained over the practises of the member countries as well as in other international treaties. The book addresses the development of environmental competency in the WTO and examines the arguments of those who...
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Climate change and international trade
Rafael Leal-Arcas expertly examines the interface of climate change mitigation and international trade law with a view to addressing the question: How can we make best use of the international trading system experience to aim at a global climate change agreement?
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Trade and climate change
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing the international community. Mitigating global warming and adapting to its consequences will require major economic investment and, above all, unequivocal determination on the part of all policymakers. This publication uniquely examines the intersection between trade and climate change from four different but correlated perspectives: the...
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Energy efficiency governance. The case of white certificate instruments for energy efficiency in Europe
Energy efficiency contributes to the main objectives of energy policy in the European Union: energy security, cost effectiveness and environmental benefits. However, the efficiency potential remains widely untapped. Will White Certificate Instruments, a new framework instrument to foster end-use energy efficiency, help to close the energy efficiency gap? The analysis compares the political process...
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The Singapore water story
This book describes the journey of Singapore´s development and the fundamental role that water has had in shaping it
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