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South Africa 2010 Report: FIFA World Cup
Despite some difficulties in compiling enough data to fully evaluate the green performance of the FIFA World Cup, this report highlights many specific examples of success, energy-efficient intelligent lighting in Durban, streetlights with low-energy bulbs and traffic lights with LEDs in Cape Town, and the Bus Rapid Transport network in Johannesburg being a few of them. Based on its findings, this report drew key conclusions for South Africa that could help ensure a long-lasting environmental legacy from the World Cup, such as implementing renewable energy demonstration projects, improved transport system, energy efficiency, waste segregation programmes, and water conservation. It also makes recommendations for greening future large sporting events, such as the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Publisher: United Nations Environment Programme Publication Date: January 2013 ISBN: 9789211587234 Pages: 110 Price: $30.00
Forest Products Annual Market Review 2011-2012
This publication provides general and statistical information on forest products markets and related policies in the UN Economic Commission for Europe region (Europe, North America and the Commonwealth of Independent States). The Review includes an analysis of government and industry policies affecting forest products markets. Additional chapters are based on annual country-supplied statistics, describing wood products. It also discusses markets for wood energy, certified forest products, value-added wood products, forest carbon and innovative wood products. In each chapter, production, trade and consumption are analysed and relevant material on specific markets is included. Tables and graphs provided throughout the text present summary information. Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: December 2012 ISBN: 9789211170641 Pages: 176 Price: $32.00
World Urbanization Prospects: The 2011 Revision (CD-ROM)
The 2011 Revision presents estimates and projections of the total, urban and rural populations of the world for the period 1950-2050. The results are shown for development groups, six major areas (i.e., Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Northern America and Oceania) and 21 regions. Data are further presented for the 231 countries or areas of the world. The 2011 Revision also provides estimates and projections of the population of urban agglomerations with at least 750,000 inhabitants in 2011 for the period 1950-2025. Estimates of the proportion of the population living in urban areas and the population of cities are based on national statistics. Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: December 2012 ISBN: 9789211514933 Pages: N/A Price: $25.00
Business and Climate Policy: The Potentials and Pitfalls of Private Voluntary Programs
Climate change has become one of the most important and challenging global policy fields. Attention has primarily focused on the successes and failures of States and intergovernmental organizations but many more actors are involved and contribute solutions. The contributions to this book assess the different potentials of existing schemes. They scrutinize how very different programmes at national and international levels seek to marry complex public and private goals in and across industries addressing wide groups of firms. Lessons from these programmes can help design and improve programmes but they also show different types of pitfalls. Lessons learned are relevant not only for climate policy, but for the many other policy fields where private voluntary programmes are active. Publisher: United Nations University Publication Date: December 2012 ISBN: 9789280812145 Pages: 276 Price: $34.00
Climate-smart Trade and Investment in Asia and the Pacific: Towards a Triple-win Outcome
Trade and investment indirectly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions through the energy used in associated production and transportation processes to the extent that energy is generated on the basis of fossil fuels. However, if technologies can be developed and distributed which are clean and contribute to energy efficiency and conservation or use renewable energy, then trade and investment will be part of the solution rather than the problem. This publication makes a strong case for trade and investment in climate-smart goods and services, in particular climate-smart technologies resulting in a triple win for economic growth, trade and environment. Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: October 2012 ISBN: 9789211206456 Pages: 276 Price: $45.00
The Business Case for the Green Economy: Sustainable Return on Investment
Examples in this report, from both developed and developing countries, from small-size companies to large multinationals, demonstrate how integrating sustainability into core business activities can generate a positive return on investment. Returns that go beyond the financial component and contribute to the socio-economic and environmental framework conditions necessary for business to grow and operate successfully. Publisher: United Nations Environment Programme Publication Date: August 2012 ISBN: 9789280732801 Pages: 40 Price: $40.00
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