People, Planet, and Progress Beyond 2015
People, Planet, and Progress Beyond 2015

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Publisher: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

Published: 2016-12-15

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 8179935922

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Second in the series of TERI’s annual flagship publication on global sustainable development, People, Planet and Progress Beyond 2015 examines six critical issues of the Planet (climate change, ozone layer depletion, loss of biodiversity, desertification, unsustainable use of natural resources, and environmental pollution) and six crucial issues of the People (food security and safety, health and well-being, education and learning, sustainable habitat, energy for all, and social justice and equity), reviews the Progress made by various regions and countries of the world on each of these issues, and analyses the challenges and opportunities ahead, particularly in the contexts of post-2015 global development agendas, ushered by the Paris Climate Agreement, UN Sustainable Development Goals, and Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The analysis is supported by primary data from authentic sources on a wide range of indicators that make the volume an invaluable resource material on contemporary discourses on global development.

Beyond Climate Fixes
Beyond Climate Fixes

Author: Les Levidow

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2023-05-09

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 1529222419

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Political elites have been evading the causes of climate change through deceptive fixes. Their market-type instruments such as carbon trading aim to incentivise technological innovation which will supposedly decarbonize or replace dominant high-carbon systems. In practice this techno-market framework has perpetuated climate change and social injustices, thus provoking public controversy. Using this opportunity, social movements have counterposed low-carbon, resource-light, socially just alternatives. Such transformative mobilisations can fulfil the popular slogan, ‘System Change Not Climate Change’. This book develops key critical concepts through case studies such as GM crops, biofuels, waste incineration and Green New Deal agendas.

Food Wastage Footprint
Food Wastage Footprint

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Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 68

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"This study provides a worldwide account of the environmental footprint of food wastage along the food supply chain, focusing on impacts on climate, water, land and biodiversity, as well as economic quantification based on producer prices ..."--Introduction.

The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law
The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law

Author: Lavanya Rajamani

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 1233

ISBN-13: 019884915X

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Taking stock of all the major developments in the field of international environmental law, this text explores core assumptions and concepts, basic analytical tools and key challenges.

Advanced Power Generation Systems
Advanced Power Generation Systems

Author: Yatish T. Shah

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2022-12-21

Total Pages: 457

ISBN-13: 1000798895

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Advanced Power Generation Systems: Thermal Sources evaluates advances made in heat-to-power technologies for conventional combustion heat and nuclear heat, along with natural sources of geothermal, solar, and waste heat generated from the use of different sources. These advances will render the landscape of power generation significantly different in just a few decades. This book covers the commercial viability of advanced technologies and identifies where more work needs to be done. Since power is the future of energy, these technologies will remain sustainable over a long period of time. Key Features Covers power generation and heat engines Details photovoltaics, thermo-photovoltaics, and thermoelectricity Includes discussion of nuclear and renewable energy as well as waste heat This book will be useful for advanced students, researchers, and professionals interested in power generation and energy industries.