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| Risk governance deficits - An analysis and illustration of the most common deficits in risk governance This report on deficits in the risk governance process is a continuation of the development of IRGC’s approach to risk governance. Central to this approach is the IRGC Risk Governance Framework, intended to help policymakers,... |
Nov 2009 |
| Development first: linking energy and emission policies with sustainable development for Brazil Brazil is the tenth largest energy consumer in the world and the third largest in the Western Hemisphere, behind the United States and Canada. Over the past decade, Brazil has made great strides in increasing its total energy... |
Oct 2009 |
| Towards sustainable production and use of resources: assessing biofuels Biofuels have received much attention from decision-makers in government and industry, and of the wider public world-wide. As the number of publications devoted to this renewable source of energy is expanding rapidly, it has... |
Oct 2009 |
| Summary of approaches to account for and monitor indirect impacts of biofuel production This study has four elements regarding the indirect impacts of biofuel production:1 A review of quantification initiatives of indirect impacts of biofuel production.2 A review of mitigation initiatives of indirect impacts of... |
Oct 2009 |
| The cost to developing countries of adapting to climate change. New methods and estimates. The global report of the economics of adaptation to climate change study. - Executive summary - Consultative draft Even with global emissions of greenhouse gases drastically reduced in the coming years, the global annual average temperature is expected to be 2°C above pre-industrial levels by 2050. A 2°C warmer world will experience more... |
2009 |
| Recommendations for improving the effectiveness of renewable energy policies in China Growing recognition of the important role that renewable energy can play in tackling climate change and ensuring energy security has led to a rapid boom in the industry over the last five years. According to the Renewables Global... |
Oct 2009 |
| The promise of algae biofuels To properly assess algae biofuels, there is a need to see the big picture—to develop the full life cycle of algae-to-biofuel production and analyze all potential impacts. This is especially important for a technology that we hope... |
Oct 2009 |
| Background paper: Chinese Renewables Status Report This report was commissioned by REN21 as a background paper to its policy report on Recommendations for Improving the Effectiveness of Renewable Energy Policies in China.The report includes, among other, an overview of the... |
Oct 2009 |
| Country Report Austria 2009 - IEA Bioenergy Task 40 - Sustainable international bioenergy trade: securing supply and demand Austria is a small country located in Central Europe with a population of 8.3 million. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and... |
Oct 2009 |
| Country report Belgium - IEA Bioenergy Task 40 - sustainable international bioenergy trade securing supply and demand In 2007, the Flemish Region used 29.1 PJ biomass for energy purposes, and the Walloon Region 33.8 PJ. The total green electricity (biomass + other renewables) production in Flanders was 1640 GWh in 2007 (2.7% of total gross... |
Sep 2009 |
