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Climate Action / [published by] Sustainable Development International in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme. — London : Henley Media Group, 2007

Sin pag. ; 30 cm

The need for climate action -- Climate change is unequivocal -- The cost of climate action -- The road from Bali: towards a binding post-2012 climate framework -- Framework for a new global agreement on climate change -- A framework for climate change and global equity -- Managing risks of climate change for human well being -- Promoting equity and adaptation for developing countries -- Partnerships and climate change -- Developing partnerships across developed and developing countries-an agenda for inclusion of the poor -- Investors: a new world of risk and opportunity -- Investor expectation on company climate change risk disclosure -- Using financial indices for responsible investment -- Responsible investment for responsible investors -- Carbon emissions reporting in Asia -- Companies: a new world of risk and opportunity -- Caring for climate: The business leadership platform -- Carbon footprints in the supply chain : the next step for business? -- Responding to climate change- the insurance industry perspective -- Climate change litigation: a catalyst for corporate responses -- The clean development mechanism - evolving to meet climate and development challenges -- The use of targets or market mechanisms for emissions reductions in developing countries -- Purchasing carbon offsets. A how-to guide -- Contraction and convergence: the proportionate response to climate change -- carbon rationing: the only realistic strategy -- Sustainable energy: a new partnership with the sun -- Back to the future: investing in clean energy -- A reappraisal of infrastructure to drive the renewables revolution -- Wind energy - why businesses should say yes -- Power to empower -- World energy outlook 2007: China and India insights -- Carbon dioxide capture and storage: a future for coal? -- Renewable energy in India: status and future prospects -- Renewable energy financing in South India -- Sustainable bioenergy in Africa --- Turning waste into energy. A Nigerian initaive to reduce pollution and generate clean energy -- Mitigating climate change: the Brazilian perspective -- Transportation and greenhouse gas mitigation -- Reducing car carbon emissions: how low can we go? -- Future transportation systems in China -- The greening of shipping -- A sustainable vision for the aviation industry -- the high tech sector - leadership towards a low carbon economy -- Maximising energy productivity with advanced technologies -- The buildings challenge- entering the climate change agenda -- A more effective policy framework for the building -- Agriculture and climate change-challenges and opportunities -- New paper markets mean opportunity for measurable climate action -- The role of cities in tackling climate change -- The power of green public procurement in the EU -- China's circular economy : a new economic pattern for future development -- Progress in climate change adaptation in the Caribbean community -- Steps to shrink your carbon footprint

ISBN 0-9554408-5-4

1. Cambio climático . 2. Emisiones . 3. Energías renovables . 4. Energías alternativas . 5. Protocolo de Kioto . 6. Contaminación industrial . 7. Calentamiento global . 8. Monóxido de carbono . 9. Cooperación internacional . 10. Protección del medio ambiente . I. Organización de las Naciones Unidas. Programa Medioambiental de las Naciones Unidas . II. Sustainable Development International . III. Title.

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