Links
This section provides interesting IA links and points to new websites, developments in IA and other news.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance Report "The Cost of Meeting a 30% Emission Reduction Target in Europe"
Date:
03/07/2012
Excerpt:
A report published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance states that raising the European Union's carbon reduction target for 2020 from 20% to 30% will cost EU countries under 0.04% of GDP, with some member states getting a net benefit. ... European Environment Agency (EEA) report "EEA Signals 2012 – Building the Future We Want"
Date:
03/07/2012
Excerpt:
"EEA Signals 2012" is an annual publication which aims to explain complex environmental issues for a non-expert audience. The 2012 edition explores the environmental impacts of our consumption and production patterns, and ways these can be changed to reduce their effect on the environment. ... European Environment Agency Report – ‘Material resources and waste – 2012 update’
Date:
03/07/2012
Excerpt:
This EEA report argues that economic growth, technological progress and the way Europeans produce and consume resources all impact the environment. European Environment Agency (EEA) Film - 'Planet RE:think'
Date:
17/06/2012
Excerpt:
In the context of the Rio+20 summit on sustainable development, on 17 June, 2012 the European Environmental Agency (EEA) released the film "Planet Re:think" telling the story of unsustainable resource use worldwide. World Atlas of Resource Use Published
Date:
15/06/2012
Excerpt:
The Sustainable Europe Research Institute (SERI) has produced the first complete world atlas of resource use - "Green economies around the world? Implications of resource use for development and the environment". Final Report EU - Project Soilservice
Date:
31/05/2012
Excerpt:
The final report of the EU-Project 'Soilservice' is now available on the website of Lund University. The report analyses negative impacts of agricultural practice in the EU on soil quality and biodiversity. In doing so, it aims to provide a basis for future policy-making in the scope of the Common Agricultural Policy & Environmental Policy. 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. ... New FAO Website "Sustainable Pathways" Launched
Date:
11/05/2012
Excerpt:
Recently, a new website of the FAO Natural Resources Management and Environment Department, called Sustainability Pathways, has been released. This website hosts projects looking at some aspects of sustainability in terms of the agricultural and food sector. Moreover, the website features relevant FAO publications, partnerships, and events. BalticClimate Toolkit
Date:
11/05/2012
Excerpt:
The BalticClimat Toolkit is a web-based resource for policy makers, spatial planners and business people offering scientific data and practical support for mitigation and adaptation. ... Report on "Wellbeing, Choice and Sustainability: What Should Economic Policy Target in a New Era Economy?"
Date:
01/04/2012
Excerpt:
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has published a new report on "Wellbeing, Choice and Sustainability". The report deals with the question of what kind of economic policy targets should be formulated in a new era economy. ...