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Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP

… a green economy and to sustainable approaches to food, energy and water security. Indeed, efforts to encourage … for economic losses that are experienced by using renewable and non-renewable resources in the environment. By incorporating …
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Defenders of the Earth

… defenders. In 2013, the World Bank introduced a new energy policy that sought to limit funding of coal-fired … p.9. Available at : https://business-hu- manrights.org/en/renewable-energy-investor-briefing-managing-risks-responsi- … 182 ENGIE, (17 May 2013), ‘Jirau: The world’s largest renewable CDM project obtains registration at the United …
30 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… and integrated framework for decision making on water and energy development that incorporates the full range of … leading to increased energy efficiency or the use of renewable energy have generated the lion’s share of credits … the future, as biofuels have been strongly promoted as a renewable energy source that has the ability to reduce …
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Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… steadily towards a world economy that no longer obtains energy from fossil fuels. Still, some countries are showing … produces nearly 95 per cent of its electricity from renewable energy. Iceland produces almost all of its … actions taken to mitigate or adapt to climate change. Renewable energy projects and efforts to protect forests, …
30 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Climate Change- International Legal Regime - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… of indicative measures are proposed, such as: • Promoting energy efficiency • Promoting renewable energy • Phasing out subsidies that contravene the … https://www.informea.org/en/terms/renewable-energy
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… Use of the River Danube ...........................41 Energy Charter Treaty … 2009); World Health Organization, Fuel for Life: Household Energy and Health 10 (2006). 31 Committee on the Rights of … as a whole, the Court reiterates that wind power is a renewable source of energy which is beneficial for both the …
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The World Charter for Nature

… functioning of natural systems which ensure the supply of energy and nutrients, (b) Civilization is rooted in nature, … as they are used shall be reused or recycled; (d) Non-renewable resources which are consumed as they are used shall …
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Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation

… Linda was the Principal Research Associate for the Renewable Energy and International Law Project in Washington, DC. Here … investigated a wide range of law and policy issues around renewable energy. At FIELD she worked on intellectual …
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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… air and climate, water management, forests, industry and energy sector, THE OBLIGATION TO MAKE ENVIRONMENTAL … sovereignty, forests and large plantations, large dams and energy, oil mining and governance and climate change among … steps to protect wildlife and wilderness, promote renewable energy and sustainable economies, and fight …
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UNEP Policy and Strategy for Gender Equality and the Environment 2014-2017, February 2015

… of sectors, including: water and sanitation; agriculture; energy; land use, change, deforestation and degradation; …
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