Trade and green economy: a handbook
This handbook aims to foster a better understanding of the interlinkages between international trade, the environment and the green economy. It therefore focuses on national and international trade policy
International Institute for Sustainable Development
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Assessing green industrial policy: the India experience
This report focuses on the wind and solar sectors in India. It reviews Indian policies for raising the share of renewables in the energy mix within the context of multiple social, economic and technological
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India energy subsidy review: a biannual survey of energy subsidy policies
This is the first edition of the India Energy Subsidy Review, a biannual publication of the IISD’s Global Subsidies Initiative. Part One outlines economic and policy developments affecting India’s subsidized
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Biofuels—at what cost? a review of costs and benefits of EU biofuel policies
This report evaluates the principal costs and benefits of the European Union’s biofuels industry, based on an assessment of best available information. Depending on the availability of data, some costs
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The future of sustainable development: rethinking sustainable development after Rio+20 and implications for UNEP
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) in June 2012—commonly referred to as Rio+20—left many perplexed. If a number of advances were made, the results fell well short of what
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NAMA concepts for Bangladesh
This policy brief presents the results of a screening exercise to identify nationally appropriate mitigation action (NAMA) concepts for Bangladesh. Multiple government planning documents were reviewed
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Energy-intensive industries: decision making for a low-carbon future - the case of steel
Carbon dioxide emissions from the steel sector are significant and growing: global emissions of carbon dioxide from fuel combustion in the sector increased by 61 per cent between 2000 and 2009, an annual
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Energy-intensive industries: decision making for a low-carbon future
The cement industry is a major source of CO2 emissions, accounting for about 5 per cent of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Securing reductions in these emissions is critical if wider targets for emissions
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India’s fuel subsidies: policy recommendations for reform
This policy brief summarizes two research papers on fossil-fuel subsidy reform in India and highlights the key policy recommendations. The Government of India spent over US$ 9 billion subsidizing fuel
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State of play on biofuel subsidies: are policies ready to shift?
The debate on the costs and benefits of governments’ support to biofuels development has gained considerable momentum, especially in light of fiscal austerity measures and the “food versus fuel” debate
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A citizens’ guide to energy subsidies in Bangladesh
<p>This guide provides an accessible introduction to the best available information on costs...</p> <p><a href="http://sa.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/citizens’-guide-energy-subsidies-bangladesh" target="_parent"><img alt="Read more" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/country/bangladesh/read_more.jpg" style="width: 70px; height: 20px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; float: right;" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>