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June 2012

Trade and Environment Briefings: Sustainable Agriculture

International Trade Centre (ITC), United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
The paper indicates that policies promoting greener and sustainable agriculture offer multiple economic, social and environmental benefits, including a number of trade opportunities. However, there are some challenges, such as the increasing demand for food, and the increasing global water stress, which will require the adoption of practices that enhance water-use efficiencies.
August 2015

Renewable Energy and Process and Production Methods

International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), World Economic Forum (WEF)

In the debate on climate change, methods of producing products and energy are of paramount importance.

November 2016

Scoping Study on Intra-ASEAN Value Chain Cooperation and Trade in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technologies

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), International Copper Association Southeast Asia, Electrical and Electronics Institute, SIRIM QAS International, Integrated Institute of Electrical Engineers, Research Center for Energy and Environment (RCEE)

The countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have been very active in promoting energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) technologies in order to fulfil their global commitment on climate change.

Mauritius Country Implementation Plan - Switch Africa Green

Organisation: 
European Union (EU), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Switch Africa Green
Country: 
Mauritius

With a view to catalysing the implementation of Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) at national level and enhancing the integration of SCP at the regional level, the European Union developed the SWITCH Africa Green (SAG) Programme.

31 August 2020

Euro-Mediterranean resource efficiency for the EU Green Deal

Michael Karner
Humanity will consume three times the Earth’s resources by 2050. To avoid this doomsday scenario, improving our global resource efficiency is key and the European Union’s Green Deal has made this one of its top priorities. Here’s a glimpse into Euro-Mediterranean projects that have been making progress on the ground.
November 2013

Working Together: How To Make Trade Contribute to Climate Action

International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)

The complex inter linkages between trade and climate change governance are increasingly recognised.

October 2018

The Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts of Greening the Industrial Sector in Cambodia

Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
The report The Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts of Greening the Industrial Sector in Cambodia provides evidence on the economics and social benefits of greening the industrial sector of Cambodia based on a robust economic analysis that included a quantitative study and integrated modeling and scenario analysis.
June 2012

The Effectiveness, Efficiency and Equity of Market-based and Voluntary Measures to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Agri-food Sector

International Trade Centre (ITC)

Agriculture accounts for 13 per cent of global GHG emissions. This rises to approximately 30 per cent if land clearance for farming, agrochemical production and trade in agricultural and food products are attributed to the sector.

December 2019

Green Public Procurement in the Republic of Korea: a Decade of Progress and Lessons Learned

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
This study takes a close look at the Republic of Korea’s state-of-the-art Green Public Procurement policy impact measurement methodology, with an overview of other successful international experiences. It also makes recommendations on possible innovations to public procurement policy and measuring its impact, including an alternative approach to measuring the creation of green jobs and extending impact measurement to energy efficient labelled products.
August 2017

Synergies between Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
The working paper Synergies between Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency considers how renewables and energy efficiency can work together to contribute to global energy decarbonisation by 2050.

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