Browsing UNEP Knowledge Repository by Subject "carbon"
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Green carbon, black trade: illegal logging, tax fraud and laundering in the world's tropical forests
(UNEP, 2012)This report Green Carbon, Black Trade by UNEP and INTERPOL focuses on illegal logging and its impacts on the lives and livelihoods of often some of the poorest people in the world set aside the environmental damage. ... -
Green Jobs: Towards Sustainable Work in a Low-Carbon World
(Worldwatch Institute (Michael Renner) and Cornell Labour Institute (Sean Sweeney, Jill Kubit), 2008)The following report, produced by Worldwatch Institute (September 2008), has compiled evidence of green jobs available currently and how a 'green' economy could create and transform jobs in the future. Split into three ... -
Guidance manual for the regulating services of ecosystem
(UNEP, 2011)This manual is directed towards practitioners in the field of environmental economics, and designed as a supporting tool for estimating the economic value of regulating services. -
Guidebook for the development of a nationally appropriate mitigation action on efficient lighting
(UNEP, 2013)This Guidebook emphasizes the role of energy efficient lighting and its potential for rapidly reducing carbon emissions and delivering economic and environmental benefits through Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions ... -
Guidebook to financing CDM projects
(UNEP, 2009)This Guidebook is part of the CDM knowledge management tools produced by the Capacity Development for CDM (CD4CDM) Project, being implemented by the UNEP RISOE Centre, Denmark. The overall objective of the CD4CDM ... -
HFCs: a critical link in protecting climate and the ozone layer
(UNEP, 2011)This report describes the linkages between hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) emissions, climate protection, and protection of the ozone layer. -
In the front line: shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and coral reefs
(UNEP, 2006)The tragic and devastating consequences of the Asian tsunami, December 2004 , and the hurricanes and cyclones of 2005 were a wakeup call for the global community, dramatically drawing attention to the dangers of undermining ... -
Increasing access to the carbon market
(UNEP, 2008)This brochure provides an overview of the UNEP RISOE Centre's Energy and Carbon Finance Program and its activities related to carbon finance and the CDM that help developing countries promote sustainable energy. -
Infrastructure for low carbon transport in India: a case study of the Delhi-Mumbai dedicated freight corridor.
(UNEP, 2012)This study is part of a larger research project on Promoting Low-Carbon Transport in India, a major initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), referred to as the Low Carbon Transport (LCT) project in ... -
Integrated assessment of black carbon and tropospheric ozone: summary for decision makers
(UNEP, 2011)This document summarizes findings and conclusions of the assessment report: Integrated Assessment of Black Carbon and Tropospheric Ozone. The assessment looks into all aspects of anthropogenic emissions of black carbon ... -
Low carbon city: a guidebook for city planner and practitioners
(UNEP, 2013)This guidebook is prepared to link the outputs from the national Low Carbon Transport assessment with the process of developing Low-carbon Comprehensive Mobility Plans (LCMP) within the cities. The primary audience for ... -
Near-term climate protection and clean air benefits: actions for controlling short-lived climate forcers
(UNEP, 2011)This report addresses the mitigation of short-lived climate forcers (SLCFs) and its key role in air pollution reduction, climate protection and sustainable development. SLCFs are substances in the atmosphere that contribute ... -
Our Planet: kick the habit, towards a low carbon economy
(UNEP, 2008)The United Nations Environment Programme's flagship magazine. -
Powering Climate Solutions - Our Planet December 2011
(UNEP, 2011)The United Nations Environment Programme's flagship magazine. -
Production and consumption of ozone depleting substances under the Montreal Protocol 1986-2004
(UNEP, 2005)This report summarizes data on production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances as of 31 October 2005, reported by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer under Article 7 of ... -
Public venture capital study
(UNEP, 2008)This report examines the clean energy venture financing landscape, focusing on the role of public sector-sponsored venture capital as a catalyst for private investment, filling funding gaps in the commercialization of clean ... -
Rethinking the economic recovery: a global green new deal
(UNEP, 2009)This report, (April 2009) was commissioned by UNEP from Edward Barbier of the University of Wyoming to act as the back bone to the upcoming ‘Green Economy Report.’ This paper is an exploration of the potential benefits of ... -
The Natural Fix? The Role of Ecosystems in Climate Mitigation: A UNEP Rapid Response Assessment
(2009)This rapid assessment report describes the vital contributions which ecosystems can and must make to improve these efforts. It presents carbon capture and storage through a Green Economy lens, outlining the potential in ... -
The UNEP Year Book 2008
(2008)The UNEP Year Book 2008 highlights the increasing complexity and interconnections of climate change, ecosystem integrity, human well-being, and economic development. It examines the emergence and influence of economic ... -
The UNEP-SEFI Public Finance Alliance
(UNEP, 2008)Prepared in conjunction with the 2008 launch of the SEFI Public Finance Alliance. This document supports the establishment of an international platform for managers of public and publicly backed funds dedicated to building ...