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Working towards a balanced and inclusive Green Economy
A United Nations System-wide Perspective
Capacity for alternative fuels such as ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel is at 44.6 billion gallons a year in 2011, but systemic hurdles will constrain their growth to under 5% …
Policy & Finance
Urban India 2011: Evidence
A new report titled Urban India 2011: Evidence seeks to contribute to building a strong and inclusive knowledge foundation for India's urban transition.
The United Nations Environment Programme today released a new compilation of statistical data tracking environmental changes that have swept the planet over the last twenty years in a report called …
This report follows up on the 2007 report by examining the most recent data and trends related to primary energy supply, final energy demand, electricity generation and demand, greenhouse gas …
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are gaining significant momentum as an alternative to incandescent and fluorescent lighting in commercial buildings, particularly as the cost of LED lighting technology continues its rapid decline. While the market share of...
Bloomberg New Energy Finance has released its Global Renewable Energy Market Outlook for 2011.
Carbon & Climate
Adaptation: resources now to plan and implement
What the COP17 conference in Durban can do to get rich nations to help poorer ones adapt to climate change - An opinion brief by Dr Saleemul Huq, senior fellow …
One of the first steps to take towards becoming a sustainable business is changing both the processes by which your organisation purchases through its supply chain, and the types of …
Policy & Finance
Invigorating innovation and adoption: Dissecting the government funding behind China’s R&D ecosystem
China's 12th Five-Year Plan demonstrates the Asian giant's resolve to accelerate the state-controlled economy's transition from manufacturing powerhouse to innovation engine, as the government's 30-year history of funding R&D shows …
Carbon & Climate
Urban adaptation planning: the use and limits of climate science
A new report published by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and written by authors David Dodman and JoAnn Carmin, examines current and best practices of urban leaders' …
Energy
Cleantech on the Rise
Some business and economic opportunities only come along generationally -- a handful of times in a century. Like the harnessing of electricity, the development of railways, or the invention of …
