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Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming

… For global warming from 1.5°C to 2°C, risks across energy, food, and water sectors could overlap spatially and … measures, striking different balances between lowering energy and resource intensity, rate of decarbonization, and … demand** in 2030 (% rel to 2010) in 2050 (% rel to 2010) Renewable share in electricity in 2030 (%) in 2050 (%) …
30 May 2026 Literature

Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration

… ex- ample, Weitz and Nilsson, 2014, for climate, land, energy and water). As far as we are aware, a similar … management National Regional Global SDG 7 Energy X Marine renewable energy disturbs ecosystems, competes for space with … tourism, and emerging and new activities—such as offshore renewable energy, aquaculture, marine biotechnology and …
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Briefing Note 2: Wetlands and water storage: current and future trends and issues

… growing food, support- ing industry, and producing energy (Gleick 1993). Peo- ple also benefit further from … recharge areas, groundwater storage may become non-renewable. Major land use change can also affect large scale … per barrel, giving further impetus for develop- ment of renewable energy sources, such as hydro- power, biofuels and …
30 May 2026 Document

Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world

… Biodiversity Conservation 4 Management Tools 7 Mineral and Energy Resource Assessment, Canada 8 Exploration, Anglo … of a park could outweigh the value of potential non-renewable resources within the study area and thus the … park be created. The study area could have too much non-renewable resource potential to be considered for a national …
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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… resource base. However, something much greater than the energy crisis faces us: the depletion and pollution of the … ecosystem integrity and functioning, and in being a renewable resource vital for human economic and social well … as its third area of emphasis, with an emphasis on renewable energy resources.The Institute for Sustainable …
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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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Legal aspects in the implementation of CDM Forestry Principles

… are now being issued, generated not surprisingly in renewable energy projects. Forestry projects, too, are gaining … projects in developing countries in areas such as renewable energy and forestry. I was delighted to see that, …
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Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector

… indirect drivers (i.e. food, shelter, water and energy needs), and direct pressures on biodiversity. Direct … synthetic rubber is derived from petroleum. Mining for non-renewable resources that create polyester (coal and … used in their production. Polyester is made from non- renewable petroleum and requires large energy inputs to …
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Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases

… 1. Calvert Cliffs’ Coordinating Committee v Automatic Energy Commission, United States Court of Appeals, District … 1. Donato Furio Giordano v Ministry of Environment & Renewable Natural Resources, Sup Ct of Justice, 25.11.1999 99 2. Jesús Manuel Vera Rivera v Ministry of Environment & Renewable Natural Resources, Sup Court of Justice, 21.9.1999 …
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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, …
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