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Öko-faire Preise im Welthandelsregime : Wasser - natürliche Ressource, Handelsware und Menschenrecht
(2007)
Rohstoffe - weniger ist mehr
(2007)
Scenarios for the future of renewable energy through 2050 are reviewed to explore how much renewable energy is considered possible or desirable and to inform policymaking. Existing policy targets for 2010 and 2020 are also reviewed for comparison. Common indicators are shares of primary energy, electricity, heat, and transport fuels from renewables. Global, Europe-wide, and country-specific scenarios show 10% to 50% shares of primary energy from renewables by 2050. By 2020, many targets and scenarios show 20% to 35% share of electricity from renewables, increasing to the range 50% to 80% by 2050 under the highest scenarios. Carbon-constrained scenarios for stabilization of emissions or atmospheric concentration depict trade-offs between renewables, nuclear power, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) from coal, most with high energy efficiency. Scenario outcomes differ depending on degree of future policy action, fuel prices, carbon prices, technology cost reductions, and aggregate energy demand, with resource constraints mainly for biomass and biofuels.
Nachhaltigkeit
(2007)
Ökologische Gerechtigkeit
(2007)
This book considers corporate governance of sustainability from a co-evolutionary perspective. It explores the linkages between pro-active approaches at the corporate level, market-based incentives and environmental networks involving various actors. Relevant theory on corporate governance, competition, market failures and regulatory tools is also examined. The authors go on to present an assessment methodology suitable for empirical network analysis at the meso-level, and demonstrate its application using eight case studies. Based on these research results, Raimund Bleischwitz and his team draw important conclusions regarding policy analysis, sustainability assessment and the actors involved.
Globales Ressourcenmanagement : Konfliktpotenziale und Grundzüge eines Global Governance-Systems
(2007)
The enhanced use of biomass for the production of energy, fuels, and materials is one of the key strategies towards sustainable production and consumption. Various life cycle assessment (LCA) studies demonstrate the great potential of bio-based products to reduce both the consumption of non-renewable energy resources and greenhouse gas emissions. However, the production of biomass requires agricultural land and is often associated with adverse environmental effects such as eutrophication of surface and ground water. Decision making in favor of or against bio-based and conventional fossil product alternatives therefore often requires weighing of environmental impacts. In this article, we apply distance-to-target weighing methodology to aggregate LCA results obtained in four different environmental impact categories (i.e., non-renewable energy consumption, global warming potential, eutrophication potential, and acidification potential) to one environmental index. We include 45 bio- and fossil-based product pairs in our analysis, which we conduct for Germany. The resulting environmental indices for all product pairs analyzed range from -19.7 to +0.2 with negative values indicating overall environmental benefits of bio-based products. Except for three options of packaging materials made from wheat and cornstarch, all bio-based products (including energy, fuels, and materials) score better than their fossil counterparts. Comparing the median values for the three options of biomass utilization reveals that bio-energy (-1.2) and bio-materials (-1.0) offer significantly higher environmental benefits than bio-fuels (-0.3). The results of this study reflect, however, subjective value judgments due to the weighing methodology applied. Given the uncertainties and controversies associated not only with distance-to-target methodologies in particular but also with weighing approaches in general, the authors strongly recommend using weighing for decision finding only as a supplementary tool separately from standardized LCA methodology.
PRIME - Private Investments Move Ecopower : action package ; best practice, recommendations, tools
(2007)
Zukunft
(2007)
Der Zukunfts-Check HolzBau unterstützt Unternehmen in der Wertschöpfungskette "Bauen und Sanieren mit Holz" (d. h. Forst- und Holzwirtschaft, holzbe- und -verarbeitenden Industrie, Architektur-/Planungsbüros sowie Bauunternehmen im Bereich Neubau und Sanierungen) den Herausforderungen des Marktes zu begegnen.
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Der Unternehmens-Check bietet einen schnellen und unkomplizierten Weg, um einen guten Überblick über die IST-Situation im Unternehmen zu erhalten. Die komprimierte Auswertung des Zukunfts-Check HolzBau, erlaubt es den Unternehmen, über alle unternehmens- und wettbewerbsrelevanten Themenkomplexe hinweg (z. B. Unternehmensführung, Agieren in der Wertschöpfungskette, Kooperations- und Netzwerkbildung, Innovation u. v. m.), ihre spezifischen Stärken zu erkennen und auszubauen. Gleichzeitig bietet er die Möglichkeit, Schwächen zu identifizieren und weist erste Wege, diesen wirksam zu begegnen.
Global resource management : conflict potential and characteristics of a global governance regime
(2007)
Das Energiesystem klimaverträglich umbauen : Herausforderung an die deutsche und europäische Politik
(2007)
Jäger und Gejagter
(2007)
Städtische Mobilität und Gender : Förderung des öffentlichen Regionalverkehrs im Großraum Jakarta
(2007)
Das Ganze der Arbeit
(2007)
Viele Regionen leiden schon heute unter Hunger, Wassermangel
und Obdachlosigkeit. Der Klimawandel verschärft die sozialen Krisen. Der Streit um Emissionsrechte wird für viele Menschen zur Überlebensfrage. Die meisten Länder verfolgen hingegen vor allem nationale Wirtschaftsinteressen. Die Klimadiplomatie steckt in der Sackgasse.
The Russian natural gas industry is the world's largest producer and transporter of natural gas. This paper aims to characterize the methane emissions from Russian natural gas transmission operations, to explain projects to reduce these emissions, and to characterize the role of emissions reduction within the context of current GHG policy. It draws on the most recent independent measurements at all parts of the Russian long distance transport system made by the Wuppertal Institute in 2003 and combines these results with the findings from the US Natural Gas STAR Program on GHG mitigation options and economics.
With this background the paper concludes that the methane emissions from the Russian natural gas long distance network are approximately 0.6% of the natural gas delivered. Mitigating these emissions can create new revenue streams for the operator in the form of reduced costs, increased gas throughput and sales, and earned carbon credits. Specific emissions sources that have cost-effective mitigation solutions are also opportunities for outside investment for the Joint Implementation Kyoto Protocol flexibility mechanism or other carbon markets.