OECD http://www.oecdbookshop.org/oecd/display.asp?K=5KZ7WC23H4VC&CID=&LANG=EN RFFers can open this link in OECD iLibrary. The username and password are on the library’s landing page, top left frame. [Description] Despite progress in recent years, there is growing evidence that OECD countries are not on track to reach some of their key environmental goals. This report examines the strategies and instruments … Continue reading »
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Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Development Co-operation : Policy Guidance
OECD http://www.oecdbookshop.org/oecd/display.asp?K=5KSNXK8P6027&CID=&LANG=EN RFFers can open this link in OECD iLibrary. The username and password are on the library’s landing page, top left frame. [Description] The negative impacts of climate change will hit poor people and poor countries disproportionately, and further compromise the achievement of their development objectives. Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Development Co-operation provides … Continue reading »
Transport Energy and CO2 : Moving towards Sustainability
International Energy Agency http://www.oecdilibrary.org/oecd/content/book/9789264073173-en RFFers can open this link in OECD iLibrary. Login using the username and password that are on the library’s landing page, top left frame. [Description] Car ownership is set to triple by 2050, trucking activity will double and air travel could increase fourfold. This book examines how to enable mobility without … Continue reading »
Nanotechnology in Food Products : Workshop Summary
National Academy of Sciences, Leslie Pray and Ann Yaktine, Rapporteurs; Food Forum; Institute of Medicine http://tinyurl.com/yz7yxwh [Description] In the food industry, scientists are exploring the potential of nanotechnology to enhance the flavor and other sensory characteristics of foods, introduce antibacterial nanostructures into food packaging and encapsulate and deliver nutrients directly into targeted tissues, among other … Continue reading »
A Transportation Research Program for Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change and Conserving Energy, Special Report 299
National Academy of Sciences. Committee for Study on Transportation Research Programs to Address Energy and Climate Change, Transportation Research Board. registration required http://tinyurl.com/yzjh9dv [Description] In reviewing proposals for transportation research programs as part of reauthorizing the federal surface transportation program, the Transportation Research Board recognized a gap: no proposals explicitly addressed research to mitigate GHG … Continue reading »
Greenhouse Gas Emission Trends and Projections in Europe 2009
European Environment Agency http://tinyurl.com/ylkgfhz [Website] This report presents an assessment of the current and projected progress of EU Member States, EU candidate countries and other EEA member countries towards their respective targets under the Kyoto Protocol and of progress towards the EU target for 2020. This is based on their past greenhouse gas emissions between … Continue reading »
Federal Land Management : Challenges to Implementing the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act
Government Accountability Office / statement of Robin Lane, Director, Natural Resources and Environment before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives / http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10259t.pdf [Summary] Under the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA) of 2000, revenue raised from selling Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands is available … Continue reading »
Breaking the Climate Impasse with China: a Global Solution
Belfer Center, Kennedy School, Harvard Univ. / by Kelly Sims Gallagher http://tinyurl.com/yjglncg [Summary] Enhancing national competitiveness to sustain economic prosperity is at the heart of concerns in both the United States and China regarding climate change policy. These two countries are the largest emitters on the planet. U.S. firms and labor unions are concerned that … Continue reading »
