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Energy law and sustainable development
… of available technology. Its short-term goal is always to supply electricity or such other basic fuels as each society … or the property regimes providing access to land sites or water bodies. Property rights often are a basic element of … the following: air pollution including "acid rain," waste water pollution, significant solid and hazardous waste …
Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts
… report received valuable input from: Katharine Cross (IUCN Water Programme); Ninni Ikkala (IUCN Climate Change … on Environmental Law); and, Eva Zabey (Ecosystems and Water, World Business Council for Sustainable Development). … Those who depend directly on ecosystems for their energy supply, e.g. biomass, will suffer the greatest consequences. …
Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms
… from imports for reasons of regional employment or energy-supply security, or both. The coal industry still benefits … of transport projects that facilitate road, rail and water transit can also be substantial with direct benefit to … as well as other forms of environmental damage, such as water contamination and spoiling of the landscape. Recent …
Implementing Sustainable Bioenergy Production. A Compilation of Tools and Approaches
… Impact Assessment tools 10 4.2 Agricultural tools 12 4.3 Water Resource tools 13 4.4 Forestry tools 15 4.5 Ecosystem … longer whether bioenergy can play a role in future energy supply, but more the extent, timing and cost of the … resource management tools such as the WBCSD Global Water Tool, and planning frameworks can all be used to …