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Analytical approaches for decision-making, sustainable development and greenhouse gas emission-reduction policies
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A conceptual framework for analysing climate change in the context of sustainable development
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A Pilot Study on Payment for Ecological and Environmental Services in Lashihai Nature Reserve, China
No full textSecurity of energy supply: comparing scenarios from a European perspective
No full textThis paper compares different results from a set of energy scenarios produced by international energy experts, in order to analyse
projections on increasing European external energy dependence and vulnerability. Comparison among different scenarios constitutes the
basis of a critical review of existing energy security policies, suggesting alternative or complementary future actions. According to the
analysis, the main risks and negative impacts in the long term could be the increasing risk of collusion among exporters due to growing
dependence of industrialized countries and insufficient diversification; and a risk of demand/supply imbalance, with consequent
instability for exporting regions due to insufficient demand, and lack of infrastructures due to insufficient supply. Cooperation with
exporting countries enhancing investments in production capacity, and with developing countries in order to reinforce negotiation
capacity of energy-importing countries seem to be the most effective policies at international level
The climate-conflicts nexus and the role of geographical spillovers
No full textThe chapter reviews the literature on the pathways through which climate change leads to armed conflict. These are pressures on agriculture, resource scarcity, factors that result in the resource curse, and migration. There is evidence, especially from Africa, that climate change has worked through all of these to varying degrees to increase armed conflict. The questions being addressed are as follows: what scale is appropriate for the analysis and over what time period do variations in climate make an impact? On the first, most studies focus on region- or country-specific case studies. Recent research has been shifting toward a much more geographically disaggregated level of analysis that captures local factors shaping conflict dynamics. This also allows an assessment to be made of the spillover effect of conflict in one locality on other localities nearby. Such spillovers are found to be important. On the time period over which climate change impacts are relevant, while most studies focus on yearly variations in temperatures and precipitation, some consider deviations from long-term averages and others take into account aspects like extreme temperature. Studies find links to conflict using all of these and as yet there is no conclusive view on what the right measure is
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