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Carbon & Climate
Nationally appropriate mitigation actions in refrigeration and air conditioning and foam sector
CFCs and HCFCs have high Ozone Depleting Potential (ODP) and very high Global Warming Potential (GWP). They are regulated by the Montreal Protocol rather than by the Kyoto Protocol. HFCs …
The energy sector is facing increasing pressures from climate change. All segments of the industry will be affected by the changing global climate and the policy responses to it.
Carbon & Climate
The energy, water, food nexus
With the world's population expected to reach over eight billion by 2030 and an increasingly prosperous middle class, Conservation International (CI) understands that one of the greatest global challenges is …
Food & Agriculture
Inclusive business in Asia: A case study of cocoa
This report by CSR Asia is based on a range of different research studies as well as in-depth interviews with key stakeholders.
Manufacturing
Working with Smallholders Handbook
The Working with Smallholders handbook is a guide for firms who wish to expand their supply chains by working with smallholder farmers.
Driven by superior features and falling costs, the market for light-emitting diode (LED) luminaires, or optimized permanent light fixtures, will grow more than 12-fold over the next decade - from …
Racking and mounting cost reductions and electrical innovations will cut balance-of-system costs, with biggest drops in the residential segment, Lux Research says.
The leading growth category will be intermediate chemicals like adipic acid and lactic acid, with capacity growing from 2.0 million metric tonnes (MT) to 4.9 million MT in 2017, while …
A Lux survey found profits average 12.9 per cent industry-wide and identified new technologies and start-ups promising to create additional opportunities, Lux Research says
Green Buildings
Climate change and aging population shape construction
Megatrends will drive new construction business to more than double by 2023, creating huge opportunities across the globe, Lux Research says
Free, openly available tool from Autodesk enables cities to set science-based climate targets. By Emma Stewart, Ph.D., Head of Sustainability Solutions, Autodesk and Daniel Aronson, formerly Research Lead Director, Sustainability …
Policy & Finance
Stimulating interim demand for REDD+ emission reductions
Immediate action is needed to stimulate demand for REDD+ emission reductions. There is currently no source of demand that will pay for medium to long-term emission reductions from REDD+ in …
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