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This policy brief explores the debate on the green economy concept for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), to be held in Rio de Janeiro in 2012, and covers initiatives in various countries. It also makes a proposal on the vital role of Japan in linking green economy policies from developed countries to global...

Greenhouse gas emissions from conventional municipal solid waste management in developing countries contribute significantly to global climate change. This policy brief provides the results of quantitative assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from different waste management options as well as from an integrated waste management system...

IGES ERs Calculation Sheet aims at providing a simplified spreadsheet for demonstrating emission reductions based on the approved methodologies corresponding to eligible project activities. The sheet will provide you with estimated emission reductions by entering only several key parameters. Detailed calculating formulas are also provided on this...

What was the landscape of China's energy efficiency finance during the eleventh Five-Year-Plan (FYP) (2006-2010)? What was the mechanism that facilitated mobilization and deployment of energy efficiency finance? What is the finance need for the twelfth FYP?

This is an ArcGIS 10.x toolbox that includes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools for vegetation analysis (creating Vegetation Indices and Fractional Vegetation Cover maps) and image pansharpening. It can be used for processing and analysis of Landsat 8 or other satellite imagery. The toolbox is designed for GIS and Remote Sensing...