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Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms
… show that removing fossil-fuel subsidies would boost trade and economic growth. Subsidies have held back economic … a heavy burden on government finances, weaken the foreign trade balance and stunt the potential of economies. These … them. But governments are often faced with awkward trade-offs between the economic and environmental benefits of …
Energy law and sustainable development
… that characterize the debate over the liberalized trade sector and the environment sector. For proposals to … To participate in a project and be allowed to earn and trade ERUs, a nation must be a Party to the Kyoto Protocol … a spread that is greatly facilitated through global trade that is made possible through cheap and …
Implementing Sustainable Bioenergy Production. A Compilation of Tools and Approaches
… page. Guidelines related to legality, mandates, trade, macro-economic subsidies and other fiscal incentives … a set of Risk Governance Guidelines for the Production and Trade of Bioenergy (www.irgc.org) 4 BioenergyWiki: … have the power to set laws related to bioenergy such as trade and investment regulations. Whilst the level of …
Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts
… ecosystems. This section explores these inter-linkages and trade-offs. Figure 1: Linkages between Ecosystem Services and … of invasive alien species facilitated through global trade, both made possible through cheap and easily-available … will need to be made with a full understanding of the trade-offs involved in any specific situation. Identifying …