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Our Planet, October 2016
Urban Solutions - Making Cities Strong, Smart, Sustainable
Series: Our Planet
( PDF: May 2018
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In this issue of Our Planet, government leaders, environmental policymakers, and experts in settlements and urban health examine the challenges and opportunities of our rapidly urbanizing world.
In this issue of Our Planet, government leaders, environmental policymakers, and experts in settlements and urban health examine the challenges and opportunities of our rapidly urbanizing world.
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Policy Coherence of the Sustainable Development Goals
A Natural Resource Perspective
This report examines the resource interlinkages and potential trade-offs in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It shows how and why the SDGs need to be pursued together, as a whole, if...
This report examines the resource interlinkages and potential trade-offs in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It shows how and why the SDGs need to be pursued together, as a whole, if...
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Building Inclusive Green Economies in Africa
Experience and Lessons Learned 2010-2015
This summary highlights the key findings of this work carried out in Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa, as well as progress made by other African countries...
This summary highlights the key findings of this work carried out in Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa, as well as progress made by other African countries...
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Responsible Food Purchasing
Four Steps Towards Sustainability for the Hospitality Sector
For many countries, tourism provides a significant source of foreign exchange and foreign direct investment. If managed sustainably, tourism can make an important contribution towards conserving...
For many countries, tourism provides a significant source of foreign exchange and foreign direct investment. If managed sustainably, tourism can make an important contribution towards conserving...
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Economic Valuation of Wastewater
The Cost of Action and the Cost of No Action
This book presents the results of an analytical study on the economic valuation for wastewater, comparing the cost of no action versus the cost of effective wastewater management. Although economic...
This book presents the results of an analytical study on the economic valuation for wastewater, comparing the cost of no action versus the cost of effective wastewater management. Although economic...
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Forest Ecosystems in the Transition to a Green Economy and the Role of REDD+ in the United Republic...
( PDF: January 2016
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The aim of this report is to assess how deforestation affects the economy of the United Republic of Tanzania, both by looking at the limited ecosystem goods and services currently reflected in GDP and...
The aim of this report is to assess how deforestation affects the economy of the United Republic of Tanzania, both by looking at the limited ecosystem goods and services currently reflected in GDP and...
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Emissions Gap Report 2019
Series: The Emissions Gap Report
( PDF: October 2022
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This is the tenth edition of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report. It provides the latest assessment of scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse...
This is the tenth edition of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report. It provides the latest assessment of scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse...
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Emissions Gap Report 2018
Series: The Emissions Gap Report
( Print: December 2018,
PDF: January 2019
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This 9th edition of the UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels...
This 9th edition of the UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels...
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The Emissions Gap Report
Are the Copenhagen Accord Pledges Sufficient to Limit Global Warming to 2° C or 1.5° C?
Series: The Emissions Gap Report
( PDF: January 2010
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The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...
The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...
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Bridging the Emissions Gap
A UNEP Synthesis Report
Series: The Emissions Gap Report
( PDF: September 2011
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The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...
The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...
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The Emissions Gap Report 2012
A UNEP Synthesis Report
Series: The Emissions Gap Report
( PDF: May 2012
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The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...
The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...
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The Emissions Gap Report 2014
A UNEP Synthesis Report
Series: The Emissions Gap Report
( PDF: March 2014
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The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...
The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...
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The Emissions Gap Report 2015
A UNEP Synthesis Report
Series: The Emissions Gap Report
( PDF: July 2015
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The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...
The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...
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The Emissions Gap Report 2016
A UNEP Synthesis Report
Series: The Emissions Gap Report
( PDF: April 2016
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The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...
The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...
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The Emissions Gap Report 2017
A UN Environment Synthesis Report
Series: The Emissions Gap Report
( PDF: October 2017
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The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...
The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...
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Resource Efficiency and Climate Change
Material Efficiency Strategies for a Low-Carbon Future
This report conducts a rigorous assessment of the contribution of material efficiency to greenhouse gas abatement strategies. More concretely, it assesses the reduction potential of greenhouse gas...
This report conducts a rigorous assessment of the contribution of material efficiency to greenhouse gas abatement strategies. More concretely, it assesses the reduction potential of greenhouse gas...
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Emissions Gap Report 2020
Series: The Emissions Gap Report
( PDF: January 2021
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This eleventh edition of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report has been produced in a year where the COVID-19 crisis has dominated the news and policymaking and has...
This eleventh edition of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report has been produced in a year where the COVID-19 crisis has dominated the news and policymaking and has...
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Assessing Environmental Impacts
A Global Review of Legislation
This report provides an overview of the current status of national legislation and institutional arrangements of relevance to EIAs and SEAs across the globe, as well as emerging issues and trends. It...
This report provides an overview of the current status of national legislation and institutional arrangements of relevance to EIAs and SEAs across the globe, as well as emerging issues and trends. It...
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Emissions Gap Report 2022
The Closing Window - Climate Crisis Calls for Rapid Transformation of Societies
Series: The Emissions Gap Report
( PDF: December 2022
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Every year, the negative impacts of climate change become more intense. Every year, they bring more misery and pain to hundreds of millions of people across the globe. Every year, they become more a...
Every year, the negative impacts of climate change become more intense. Every year, they bring more misery and pain to hundreds of millions of people across the globe. Every year, they become more a...
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One Atmosphere: An Independent Expert Review on Solar Radiation Modification Research and Deployment
( PDF: March 2023
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We have ‘One Atmosphere’. Everyone is a stakeholder. Since the beginning of the industrial era, carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) have been accumulating in the atmosphere due to...
We have ‘One Atmosphere’. Everyone is a stakeholder. Since the beginning of the industrial era, carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) have been accumulating in the atmosphere due to...