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Nexus Governance: Harnessing contending forces at work
… competing demands on water resources across the water, energy and food sectors. The objective has been to identify … and re-using it where possible. Energy – especially non-renewable – can be mined and the institutional requirements … University of Geneva; Jordan Macknick of the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Reagan Waskom from Colorado …
IUCN response to the Paris Climate Change Agreement
… conservation avoided; and ACKNOWLEDGING the efforts of the Energy Law and Climate Change Specialist Group of the World … (WCEL), to advance IUCN's engagement in the transition to renewable energy; The World Conservation Congress, at its … to the Paris Agreement to accelerate implementation of renewable energy production; 4. CALLS ON all Members to …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… development 7 2. Conservation and sustainable use of renewable resources 8 2.1 Land, soil and water 8 2.2 Species … in areas of common interest to the Parties, including energy, mineral resources, food, agricultural and animal … However, the wide definition of “natural resources” as renewable resources, tangible and intangible, including soil, …
Collaboration for resilience: How collaboration among business, government and NGOs could be the key to living with turbulence and change in the 21st century
… and 2030, from $50 to $95 trillion, and demand for primary energy will rise by 33%, food by 27% and water by 41% (Dobb … social and economic pressures (Homer-Dixon, 2006): • energy stress – especially from increasing scarcity of … for flood-proofing but also programmes for reducing energy demand by voluntary means and eventually advanced …
Issues in water law reform
… Clark Blake Dawson Waldron Professorial Fellow Centre for Energy and Resources Law University of Melbourne April 1997 … analogies with corporate shareholding, banking and renewable leasehold regimes. I would do a disservice to its … Mathematical bioeconomics: The optimal management of renewable resources. Wiley InterScan, New York. Coombs, H.C. …
Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
… universal access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy. 8. We envisage a world of universal respect for human … services 7.2 By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix 7.3 By 2030, double … access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner …
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 …
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 …
Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)
… of socio-economic development with the maintenance of renewable natural resources such as fish, soils, forests, … Commission on Human Rights IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization … use of natural resources and ensure sustainable use of renewable resources . ARTICLE 15 PHYSICAL AND LEGAL PERSONS 1 …