Confronting scarcity in natural resources requires careful management of the water, energy and land policies (the WEL nexus), according to the latest European Report on Development (ERD). The report explores the roles of the public and …
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This report analyses how combinations of technological measures and changes in consumption patterns could contribute to achieving a set of sustainability objectives, taking into account the interlinkages between them. View full details
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Read how suppressed demand can be accounted for in carbon markets to leverage climate finance for cleaner development and enable the poor to benefit from carbon finance from the Clean Development Mechanism.
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This project supports climate and development-related research by 14 MSc students from across the globe.
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Last week we published our Low Carbon Economy Index report – which highlighted the dirty recovery in 2010. For the first time since 1996, UK carbon emissions growth exceeded economic growth – in other words the carbon intensity increased. We also compared the scale of investment that the UK Government…
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Lisa McNamara reports from the first Climate Change and Development in Africa conference held in Addis Ababa last week. Hosted by UNECA’s African Climate Policy Centre, the strong ‘development first’ message of the conference set the stage for ‘Africa’s CoP’ in Durban. Participants called for solutions to climate change and development challenges shaped by Africans, and informed by Africa’s priorities.
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