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IIED Report "Climate Change and Agriculture: Can Market Governance Mechanisms Reduce Emissions from the Food System Fairly and Effectively?’
Date:
12/05/2012
Excerpt:
This report examines what part market governance mechanisms (regulatory, fiscal, voluntary and information-related) can or could play in addressing Greenhouse Gas emissions from the food system, focusing on the two extreme ends of the supply chain – the process of agricultural production, and patterns of consumption. ... Conference: Beyond Consumption - Pathways to Responsible Living
Date:
19/03/2012
Excerpt:
PERL, The Partnership for Education and Research about Responsible Living, is organising a conference to be hold in Berlin in March 2012. Abstracts may be submitted until 15 November, 2011. ... PhD Position on Sustainable Production and Consumption, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy
Date:
05/12/2011
Excerpt:
The Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy is offering a PhD position on sustainable production and consumption. This is part of a project on the institutionalization of education for sustainable development. The deadline for application is 5 December, 2012. Call for Papers: Special Issue on "Sustainable Food Consumption: Current Trends, Policy Approaches, and Future Scenarios"
Date:
01/12/2011
Excerpt:
A call for papers has been issued for a special issue of "Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy" on "Sustainable Food Consumption: Current Trends, Policy Approaches, and Future Scenarios". Abstracts may be submitted until 1 December, 2011. PhD Scholarships on the Role of Household Consumers in Future Electricity Systems
Date:
04/10/2011
Excerpt:
The University of Sussex is offering two PhD scholarships on the role of household consumers in future electricity systems, starting in October 2011 for a period of 3.5 years. The deadline for applications is 4 October, 2011. ... World Resources Forum 2011 in Davos, Switzerland
Date:
19/09/2011
Excerpt:
The WRF transcends the current political focus on climate change and aims to bring the broader issues of global resource consumption and resource productivity onto the agenda. It aims to create a science-based, realistic vision of sustainable resource use. ... People, Places and Sustainability: Exploring Ideas Across Communities – Call for Papers
Date:
30/05/2011
Excerpt:
The Environmental Studies Association of Canada has issued a call for papers to be presented at its annual conference in May 2011. The aim of the conference is to develop a more precise understanding of what is meant by the term "sustainable development". Future Farms and Food
Date:
03/02/2011
Excerpt:
A conference about the transition towards sustainable agriculture and food consumption in the European Parliament. EEA Report on Consumption and the Environment
Date:
26/01/2011
Excerpt:
The European Environment Agency (EEA) released its fourth Environment State and Outlook report. Consumption and the environment is one thematic assessment therein as a major driver of global resource use and associated environmental impacts. Third Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns
Date:
26/01/2011
Excerpt:
This meeting is organized as a roundtable by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). It will have a component on "Green Economy."