World Bank http://tinyurl.com/3edyonc This study on Poland is part of the World Bank’s series of low-carbon growth studies. It poses the question of how Poland, an EU member state, an industrialized ‘Annex I’ country for the purposes of international climate discussions,1 and an OECD member, can transition to a low emissions economy as successfully as … Continue reading »
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Transportation Transformation: Building Complete Communities and a Zero-emission Transportation System in BC.
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives | the Wilderness Committee / by Patrick Condon, Eric Doherty, Kari Dow, Marc Lee and Gordon Price http://tinyurl.com/3vsceoa Today we co-published a study with the Wilderness Committee that sets out key strategies for urban, suburban and rural areas that will improve transportation and quality of life at the same time.
The Nongovernmental Sector in Disaster Resilience: Conference Recommendations for a Policy Agenda
Rand Corporation / by Joie Acosta, Anita Chandra, Sally Sleeper and Benjamin Springgate http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF282.html [Abstract] Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are instrumental in communities’ resilience to natural and man-made disasters. But, despite national progress, the plans and processes for their involvement are not well-defined. This report summarizes three interrelated conference sessions that RAND researchers convened during the … Continue reading »
Traditional Wisdom: Protecting Relationships with Wilderness as a Cultural Landscape
Ecology and Society v16 n1 p36+ (2011) via US Forest Service / by Alan Watson, Roian Matt, Katie Knotek, Daniel R. Williams and Laurie Yung http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_other/rmrs_2011_watson_a001.pdf [Abstract] Interviews of tribal and nontribal residents of the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana, U.S., were conducted to contrast the meanings that different cultures attach to the Mission Mountains … Continue reading »
Emergence of the New Geopolitical Risk-oil Price Paradigm
Deloitte http://tinyurl.com/3hbwdom Oil companies are now being challenged in ways that weren’t as readily apparent even four years ago. Recent events in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) demonstrate that political and economic risk should be high on management’s agenda. [H/T: Full Text Reports]
Surveying the Aftermath of the Storm: Changes in Family Finances from 2007 to 2009
Federal Reserve Board / by Jesse Bricker, Brian Bucks, Arthur Kennickell, Traci Mach, and Kevin Moore http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/feds/2011/201117/201117abs.html [Abstract] In 2009, the Federal Reserve Board implemented a survey of families that participated in the 2007 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) to gain detailed information on the effects of the recent recession on all types of households. … Continue reading »
Emissions Trading: Commission Adopts Decision on How Free Allowances Should be Allocated from 2013
European Commission http://tinyurl.com/3mzg9rr The European Commission today adopted a Decision on how free emission allowances should be allocated from 2013 to industrial installations covered by the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Although auctioning will become the main principle for allocating allowances as of 2013, a proportion of free allowances will still be given to … Continue reading »
Gas Prices Variations and Urban Sprawl: an Empirical Analysis of the 12 Largest Canadian Metropolitan Areas
Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des Organisations / by Georges A. Tanguay and Ian Gingras http://www.cirano.qc.ca/pdf/publication/2011s-37.pdf [Abstract] We conduct a multivariate analysis of the potential impact of higher gas prices on urban sprawl in the 12 largest Canadian Metropolitan Areas for the period 1986-2006. Controlling for variables such as income and population, we show … Continue reading »
Through a Fish’s Eye: The Status of Fish Habitats in the United States 2010
NOAA Fisheries and the National Fish Habitat Board http://www.habitat.noaa.gov/hlfishhabitatreport.html This report is the result of a nationwide assessment of human effects on fish habitat in the rivers and estuaries of the United States, developed by the public/private partnership of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. We examine not only the threats to rivers, estuaries, and … Continue reading »
Transmitting Electricity in an Increasingly Complex Energy Market: A Legislative Update
National Conference of State Legislatures http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?TabId=22521 The United States’ transmission infrastructure will need significant upgrades in the coming 2 decades. While population growth and new consumer devices are increasing electricity demand, distributed energy and smart grid technologies are drastically changing how electricity is delivered. A recent study conducted by The Brattle Group estimates that, by … Continue reading »
