Fluorinated greenhouse gases 2019
<p>The 2019 edition of the European Environment Agency (EEA) report on fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) confirms the good progress achieved in 2018 by the European Union (EU) in phasing-down the
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Guidance on water supply and sanitation in extreme weather events
This document is intended to provide an overview on why and how adaptation policies should consider the vulnerability of, and new risk elements for, health and environment arising from water services management during adverse weather episodes.
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WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: selected pollutants
This report presents WHO guidelines for the protection of public health from risks due to a number of chemicals commonly present in indoor air. The substances considered in this review, i.e.
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Scaling up ecosystem benefits: a contribution to The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study
This report analyses options for scaling up existing estimates of ecosystem service values to larger geographical scales. It also presents a case study of wetlands at the European level and discusses the results and policy applications.
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Copenhagen Accord
The "Copenhagen Accord" announced at COP 15 in Copenhagen. It agrees to weak and non-legally commitments from developed world and says that mitigation actions of developing nations will be open for "international consultation and analysis".
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A primer on CDM programme of activities
The Primer aims to contribute to the understanding of the rules, concepts and different issues involved in the programmatic approach of the CDM.
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GHG emission reductions with industrial biotechnology: assessing the opportunities
The report underscores the need for strong public policies to help realize the potential of industrial biotech and recommends initiatives such as pollution costs charged to petrol-based materials, investment in advanced waste management technologies, and labeling systems for bio-based products.
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Industrial biotechnology: more than green fuel in a dirty economy?
This report concludes that the full climate change mitigation potential of industrial biotechnology ranges between 1 billion and 2.5 billion tco2e per year by 2030, compared with a scenario in which no industrial biotechnology applications are available. This is more than Germany
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Forest carbon accounting: overview and principles
There has been considerable and growing interest in forest carbon and its role in international climate change policy. This interest stems from the substantial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that arise from the forestry sector and the potential for forests to deliver cheap-and-deep emission reductions.
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European food safety regulation and the developing countries
This paper examines the European Community