US DA. Economic Research Service / by Anita Regmi and James L. Seale, Jr. Technical Bulletin No. (TB-1925) http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/TB1925/#2010-3-19 [Abstract] This report presents a simple methodology for calculating cross-price elasticities across countries, using the Frisch own-price elasticity. Cross-price elasticities are calculated for 9 major consumption categories from the 1996 International Comparison Program data across 114 … Continue reading »
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The Environment Outlook for the Arab Region : the First Comprehensive Policy-Relevant Environmental Assessment Report for the Arab Region
United Nations Environment Programme http://eoar.cedare.int/report/EOAR%20brochure_eng23.pdf [UN Pulse] The report notes that important progress is being made in the region to address sustainability but that water scarcity is a big issue (news release). The report is currently only available in Arabic, but English will be released soon. An English brochure (pdf) is available now.
Progress on Sanitation and Drinking-Water : 2010 Update
World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund http://www.unicef.org/media/files/JMP-2010Final.pdf [UN Pulse] WHO and UNICEF have issued a joint report on the status of safe drinking-water and sanitation standards. According to the report, significant progress has been made to reaching the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the number of people without access to safe … Continue reading »
Clearing the Waters : a Focus on Water Quality Solutions
The Pacific Institute for the United Nations Environment Programme / by Meena Palaniappan, Peter H. Gleick, Lucy Allen, Michael J. Cohen, Juliet Christian-Smith and Courtney Smith, Editor: Nancy Ross http://www.unep.org/PDF/Clearing_the_Waters.pdf [UN Pulse] This report offers practical, effective solutions to respond to the catastrophic degradation of the Earth’s freshwater ecosystems.The report urges the international community, governments, … Continue reading »
What do the Appendices to the Copenhagen Accord Tell us About Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Prospects for Avoiding a Rise in Global Average Temperature of More than 2°C?
Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy / Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (Policy paper) http://www.unep.org/PDF/PressReleases/Accord_targets_paper.pdf (paper) Press Release [UN Pulse] The study by Nicholas Stern, Christopher Taylor and UNEP concludes that plans submitted to the Copenhagen Accord would result in global annual … Continue reading »
The Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010
UN. Food and Agricultural Organization http://www.fao.org/forestry/fra/fra2010/en/ [From Key Findings] The rate of deforestation shows signs of decreasing – but is still alarmingly high Deforestation – mainly the conversion of tropical forests to agricultural land – shows signs of decreasing in several countries but continues at a high rate in others. Around 13 million hectares of … Continue reading »
Climate Change Challenges : Vehicle Emissions and Public Health in California
Public Policy Institute of California / by Louise Bedsworth http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=756 [Summary] Motor vehicles are the leading source of both smog-forming and greenhouse gas emissions in California. This report examines several options for reducing motor vehicle emissions. It finds that the most promising choices for public health and climate change are also the most expensive and … Continue reading »
