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Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development 2016-2015: Investing in environmental sustainability to achieve social and economic development
… 48 Objective 5: Transition towards a green and blue economy 56 Objective 6: Improving governance in support … for the Mediterranean; 5. Transition towards a green and blue economy; 6. Improving governance in support of … The Strategy calls for progress towards a green, low-carbon and climate-resilient Mediterranean region, promoting …
Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration
… from targets in the first column to other targets. Blue: positive link/ potential synergy. Red: negative link/ … 1 on poverty. Clean energy (SDG 7) is one component of a blue economy, which can help SIDS and LDCs reduce their … tidal and wave power are promising technologies for non-carbon-based energy production in the coming decades. …
Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming
… responses to stylized pathways Faster CO2 reductions (blue in b & c) result in a higher probability of limiting … line in panel d) increases to 2030 and then declines. The blue plume in panel a) shows the response to faster CO2 … global net CO2 emissions in 2017 (data from the Global Carbon Project) and of net non-CO2 radiative forcing in 2011 …
From the MDGs to Sustainable Development for All - Lessons from 15 years of practice
… At same time, the world needs massive investments in low-carbon energy and infrastructure, including water and … policies that can pave the way to climate resilient, low-carbon and inclusive national development. Subnational SDg … 20 UNDP, “the blue book: a hands-on approach to advocating for the …
GEO yearbook 2003
… in 2004 recorded an unprecedented surge in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels. The value of 379 parts per … 30.2 km long and between 0.5 and 2.5 km wide. The blue contour lines drawn in the image show the recession of … of Beijing before the new economic reforms of 1979. The blue grey area (centre left) shows Beijing, including the …
Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FCPF Forest Carbon Partnership Facility FIP Forest Investment Program GAS … from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, enhancement of carbon stock, sustainable management of forests, and … more generally. The sections highlighted in light blue indicate that that provision in the respective agreement …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… evidence favouring the use of bioenergy as a way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels is not … forests, grasslands, wetlands and peatlands, and other carbon sinks), the loss of essential ecosystem services and … but must cause no or minimal distortion to trade) and 'blue box' (i.e. subsidies that are tied to schemes that limit …
Energy law and sustainable development
… the energy sector faces as it contemplates reduction of carbon dioxide emissions required under the Kyoto Protocol, … to avoid greenhouse gas emissions, or to sequester any carbon dioxide that may be emitted. EIA procedures also are … is modelled after this type of scheme.58 Germany's "Blue Angel" programme has been in existence since 1977 and is …
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… Our distribution policy aims to reduce UNEP’s carbon footprint. UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: … Box 6: Best Practice: South Korea Framework Act on Low Carbon Green Growth (2010) Case Study Box 7: Case study: The … there are no established and pre-defined green growth blue prints or proved effective approaches available for …
Sustainable tourism in protected areas: Guidelines for planning and management
… Later additions created a park complex now known as the Blue Mountains National Park. In 1879, Royal National Park … watershed protection, wildlife habitat, climate influence, carbon sequestration. Associated with indirect uses of the … Convention on Climate Change. Investors seeking to offset carbon emissions con- tribute to the fund in exchange for …