Global Initiatives
| Biofuels - Technology status and future trends, technology assessment and decision support tools One of the key issues of sustainable industrial development is the conversion from fossil feedstocks to renewable feedstocks in various sectors such as energy production, fuel production, chemical and related industries.The present publication provides a ... |
Jun 2007 |
| Towards a harmonised sustainable biomass certification scheme This paper is part of a series of sustainability papers commissioned by WWF, FSC, the Dutch and the UK Governments.The report describes the Meta-Standard approach, employed to assure the sustainability of bioenergy . The general ... |
Jun 2007 |
| New and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity - Biodiversity and liquid biofuel production The Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) is mandated to identify new and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. In a meeting held by teleconference on 22 ... |
Apr 2007 |
| Sustainable bioenergy: a framework for decision makers This paper on sustainable bioenergy was drafted collectively by UN-Energy members , which include all of the United Nations agencies, programmes, and organizations working in the area of energy, reflecting their insights and expertise.The paper ... |
Apr 2007 |
| Analysing our energy future - Some pointers for policy-makers Policy-makers increasingly rely on prospective studies to support their efforts to set policy goals and identify the most appropriate measures to achieve them. The United Nations Environment Programme and the International Energy Agency advocate this ... |
Apr 2007 |
| First FAO technical consultation on bioenergy and food security The summary proceedings of the first FAO technical consultation on bioenergy and food security documents for the first time a meeting between experts in bioenergy, food security and the environment, to discuss the complex linkages ... |
Apr 2007 |
| Latin America to 2020 - A UK public strategy paper Latin America matters to the UK and the world. The entire process of globalisation means we are increasingly interlinked. And it is not only about mutual economic interests. Political stability is a vital mutual interest. ... |
Mar 2007 |
| Potential policy approaches and positive incentives to reduce emissions from deforestation in developing countries Recognizing and safeguarding Indigenous Peoples’ territorial rights over their own, often widespread, forest areas, has proven to be a highly effective policy for reducing deforestation in many countries, including, for example, Colombia and Panama. The ... |
Feb 2007 |
| Update of the inventory of existing networks, initiatives and institutions dealing with bioenergy This document, finalized by GBEP in early 2007 contains an update of the inventory of existing networks, initiatives and institutions dealing with bioenergy in order to avoid duplications and allow integration and leverage of international ... |
Jan 2007 |
| Energy revolution - A sustainable world energy outlook The European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) and Greenpeace International have produced this global energy scenario as a practical blueprint for how to urgently meet CO2 reduction targets and secure affordable energy supply on the basis ... |
Jan 2007 |
