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Technology Transfer and Innovation: Key Country Priorities for Rio+20

As the world gears up for the Rio+20 Conference, the vital role of innovation and technology transfer in addressing the most pressing sustainable development challenges of recent years must be widely recognized Continua a leggere

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Financing Green Growth in a Resource-constrained World

This report highlights promising examples of successful collaborations. These examples offer innovative financing mechanisms and new models for collaborative innovation and engagement of multistakeholder communities Continua a leggere

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Going Green: Why Asia is Moving Toward a Green Model of Economic Growth

The latest issue of ADB’s quarterly magazine explores the concept of green growth: the embracing of environmentally sound and sustainable policies with the need to maintain high economic growth Continua a leggere

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Africa: Using ICT Solutions to Reduce Global Business Emissions

The ICT industry, which contributes only two percent to global CO2 emissions, insists that ICT expansion is critical in achieving a low-carbon economy… Continua a leggere

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Greenpeace: Facebook ‘friends’ renewable energy…Victory!

After 20 months of mobilising, agitating and negotiating to green Facebook, the Internet giant has yesterday announced its goal to run on clean, renewable energy Continua a leggere

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New innovation case on THINK!: Delight Electronic Public Toilet

Delight, the automatic public Toilet Unit developed by Eram Scientific Solutions, is intended to improve the sanitation facilities in urban geographies especially in developing nations Continua a leggere

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Potential Future Impacts of Increased Biofuels Use

This entry is part of a series of posts written by members of the Environment and Energy team of the World Bank’s Research Group on economic and policy issues involving energy and climate change mitigation Continua a leggere

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The Impact of US Biofuel Policies on Agricultural Price Levels and Volatility

This report makes three contributions to understanding the extent to which US biofuel policies contribute to higher agricultural and food prices Continua a leggere

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The silent Energy [R]evolution

A new analysis of the global power plant market launched by Greenpeace International shows that since the 1990s, installations of wind and solar grew faster than any other power plant technology Continua a leggere

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Measuring the value of land

Measuring the Value of Land: The Economics of Desertification, Land Degradation & Drought

This publication is part of an effort to raise awareness of the economic aspects of desertification, land degradation and drought, and of the costs and benefits of sustainable land management Continua a leggere

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