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Carbon & Climate
Giving REDD+ Life
Income generated from REDD+ should be given to forest communities to invest in their future, recommends a new report by The Forests Dialogue (TFD). Investing locally in this way should …
Access to affordable modern energy services may not be a Millennium Development Goal (MDG) but without it, sustainable development, indeed the MDGs themselves, cannot be achieved. Yet energy access remains …
Food & Agriculture
Myanmar: Overview of Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade
Myanmar remains one of the world's only countries with no prohibitions on log exports. The country provides much coveted teak and other hardwood logs to the region and beyond. Sawn …
Technologies that make buildings smarter and more energy efficient continue to evolve at a rapid pace, with new entrants and solutions announced every week. Many of the new products and …
Water
Smart Water Meters
Rising Demand for Water to be a Key Driver for Smart Water Meter Adoption
Policy & Finance
The Little Green Data Book 2012
The Little Green Data Book is a pocket-sized ready reference on key environmental data for over 200 economies. Key indicators are organized under the headings of agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, energy, …
The Living Planet Report is the world's leading, science-based analysis on the health of our only planet and the impact of human activity. Its key finding? Humanity's demands exceed our …
Carbon & Climate
Life cycle assessments of energy technologies
LCA Harmonization
"Asia Pacific Renewable Energy Policy Handbook 2012" is the latest policy report from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialists that offer comprehensive information on major policies governing renewable energy market in …
Learn how sustainability at the research and development phase can not only drive innovation but also bring cost savings.
As China's service economy grows and nonindustrial buildings proliferate, building efficiency becomes more important to the country's efforts to reduce the growth in its carbon emissions. Concerns over rising energy …
The World Bank published a book titled, “Sustainable Low-Carbon City Development in China,” offering practical lessons to policymakers in China to organize and coordinate sustainable low-carbon urban development.
The book suggests a multifaceted approach...
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