Climate Change

Adequacy and feasibility of the 1.5°C long-term global limit

A report prepared by Climate Analytics for CAN Europe that provides an analysis of the adequacy and feasibility of the 1.5°C long-term global limit. Scientific assessments have shown that impacts are projected to worsen significantly above a global warming of 1.5, or 2°C from pre-industrial levels.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2013
Michiel Schaeffer, Bill Hare, Marcia Rocha, Joeri Rogelj
Climate Analytics
Tags:
Climate Change, Global Warming, Carbon Dioxide, Green House Gases, Emission Targets, Developing Countries, India, Global, Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate Impacts, Nuclear Energy, Biofuel
Climate Change

Portfolio carbon: measuring, disclosing and managing the carbon intensity of investments and investment portfolios

Through this Investor Briefing, UNEP FI provides a clear and compelling case for why and how investors and their service providers should start measuring, disclosing and reducing the GHG emissions associated with their investments and investment portfolios.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2013
UNEP
Tags:
Carbon Intensity, Green House Gases, Finance, India, Global, Carbon Dioxide, EU-ETS
Health

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2013

The continued success in global tobacco control is detailed in this year’s WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2013. The fourth in the series, this year’s report presents the status of the MPOWER measures, with country-specific data updated and aggregated through 2012.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2013
World Health Organization
Tags:
Tobacco, Smoking, Epidemics, Health Effects, India, Global, Tobacco Related Cancer, WHO
Environment

Lifespan of mountain ranges scaled by feedbacks between landsliding and erosion by rivers

An important challenge in geomorphology is the reconciliation of the high fluvial incision rates observed in tectonically active mountain ranges with the long-term preservation of significant mountain-range relief in ancient, tectonically inactive orogenic belts. River bedrock erosion and sediment transport are widely recognized to be the principal controls on the lifespan of mountain ranges. But the factors controlling the rate of erosion and the reasons why they seem to vary significantly as a function of tectonic activity remain controversial.

Publication Date: 
27/06/2013
David L. Egholm, Mads F. Knudsen, Mike Sandiford
Nature
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475-480
Tags:
Mountains, Rivers, Soil Erosion, Landslides, Geology, Earthquake, Sediment Transport, Himalaya, Global
Economy

World investment report 2013: global value chains - investment and trade for development

The WIR 2013 presents the latest trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) and contains in-depth analysis of policy developments, investment prospects, and key emerging issues related to investment -- including financial flows via offshore centres, and divestments.

Publication Date: 
26/06/2013
UNCTAD
Tags:
Economy, Finance, Trade, India, Global, Development, Industry, Services, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
Agriculture

European Union agriculture subsidy shake-up could impact large farms

European Union negotiators gathered on Monday for talks to finalise reforms of the bloc's 50 billion euro-a-year farm policy that could remove almost half of the subsidies now given to some of its

Publication Date: 
25/06/2013
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
European Union (EU), Agriculture, Livestock, Farmers, Food Security, Subsidies, Global, Trade
Environment

GEO-5 for business: impacts of a changing environment on the corporate sector

GEO-5 for Business is written for business leaders who are responsible for ensuring that risks and opportunities are understood, addressed, and turned into long-term competitive advantage for their companies. The report assesses the operational, market, reputational, and policy implications of environmental trends on ten business sectors.

Publication Date: 
21/06/2013
Dave Grossman, Jeff Erikson, Neeyati Patel
UNEP
Tags:
Environment, Industry, Construction Industry, Buildings, Chemical Industry, Power Industry, Extreme Weather Events, Climate Change, Finance, Soft Drinks Industry, Health Care, Tourism, Transport, Information, Communication, Technology, India, Global
Climate Change

State of the voluntary carbon markets 2013

Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace released State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2013 report in Barcelona, Spain.

Publication Date: 
20/06/2013
Molly Peters-Stanley, Daphne Yin
Ecosystem Marketplace
Tags:
Carbon Market, Carbon Offset, Green House Gases, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Forests, Land Use, Methane, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), REDD, India, Global
Agriculture

FAO statistical yearbook 2013: world food and agriculture

The FAO Statistical Yearbook is divided into four thematic parts: Part 1 - The setting measures the state of the agricultural resource base by assessing the supply of land, labour, capital and inputs, and examining the pressure on the world food system stemming from demographic and macroeconomic change.

Publication Date: 
19/06/2013
FAO
Tags:
Agriculture, Food Security, Statistics, India, Global, Malnutrition, Poverty, Environment, Ecosystem Services, Livestock, Fisheries, Climate Change
People

World population prospects: the 2012 revision - key findings and advance tables

The 2012 Revision of World Population Prospects represents the latest global demographic estimates and projections prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat.

Publication Date: 
13/06/2013
United Nations
Tags:
Population, Population Trends, India, Global, Statistics

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