The Role of Regulatory Impact Assessment in Fighting Climate Change and the Economic Downturn: A EU-US Perspective
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (9/2010)
In times of low economic growth and post-Copenhagen climate talks, a number of reasons for regulatory competition and cooperation between the United States and the European Union coexist.
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (9/2010)
In times of low economic growth and post-Copenhagen climate talks, a number of reasons for regulatory competition and cooperation between the United States and the European Union coexist.
Financing Renewable Energy Projects in Asia: Barriers and Solutions
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (7/2010)
With abundant supplies of a range of renewable energy resources, world-leading technology developers and manufacturers and an increasingly favourable regulatory climate in many jurisdictions, Asia has become a focal point for new renewable energy developments and investments.
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (7/2010)
With abundant supplies of a range of renewable energy resources, world-leading technology developers and manufacturers and an increasingly favourable regulatory climate in many jurisdictions, Asia has become a focal point for new renewable energy developments and investments.
Gas Flaring in Developing Countries – Need for Kyoto Mechanisms or Sectoral Crediting Mechanisms
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (4/2010)
Gas flaring is a phenomenon that is wasteful in terms of valuable resources as well as a contributor to global GHG emissions, and occurs mostly in developing countries. It can only be mitigated through long-term and strategic investments, involving a myriad of stakeholders. A crediting mechanism could be seen as a starting point to create incentives for both private and public parties to build infrastructure enabling the utilisation of the associated gas. In this paper, the Clean Development Mechanism is examined to determine its adequacy in this regard. As the CDM provides limited means due to its single-project nature, this paper further explores Sectoral Crediting Mechanisms, which reflect a more sustainable approach.
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (4/2010)
Gas flaring is a phenomenon that is wasteful in terms of valuable resources as well as a contributor to global GHG emissions, and occurs mostly in developing countries. It can only be mitigated through long-term and strategic investments, involving a myriad of stakeholders. A crediting mechanism could be seen as a starting point to create incentives for both private and public parties to build infrastructure enabling the utilisation of the associated gas. In this paper, the Clean Development Mechanism is examined to determine its adequacy in this regard. As the CDM provides limited means due to its single-project nature, this paper further explores Sectoral Crediting Mechanisms, which reflect a more sustainable approach.
Technology Transfer and Financing: Issues for Long Term Climate Policy in Developing Countries
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (10/2009)
Climate change is generally recognized as the central environmental problem facing the globe. Evidence is building that impacts are being felt in the form of melting icecaps in the polar areas and increased variability of temperature, rainfall and storms in virtually all regions. The scientific consensus underpinning the rising political and public recognition of the climate problem has been captured in the recent reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). While developed countries are responsible for the bulk of accumulated emissions, developing countries shares have been growing in recent years.
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (10/2009)
Climate change is generally recognized as the central environmental problem facing the globe. Evidence is building that impacts are being felt in the form of melting icecaps in the polar areas and increased variability of temperature, rainfall and storms in virtually all regions. The scientific consensus underpinning the rising political and public recognition of the climate problem has been captured in the recent reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). While developed countries are responsible for the bulk of accumulated emissions, developing countries shares have been growing in recent years.
Estimation of the natural resources’ value by the use of the contingent valuation method: the case of a Greek peri-urban forest
© Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (6/2009)
In this particular paper, there has been an effort to estimate the value of a natural resource (periurban forest). The economic estimation of the value of a natural resource is essential for various reasons, amongst which are, the application of Government Funds, the encouragement of public participation in environmental initiatives, the determination of priorities regarding natural environment preservation and restoration programs etc.
© Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (6/2009)
In this particular paper, there has been an effort to estimate the value of a natural resource (periurban forest). The economic estimation of the value of a natural resource is essential for various reasons, amongst which are, the application of Government Funds, the encouragement of public participation in environmental initiatives, the determination of priorities regarding natural environment preservation and restoration programs etc.
Environmental cost accounting as a strategy tool within the Greek organizations
© Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (6/2009)
While there is a growing demand for environmentally responsible organizations that, apart from adding value, try to minimize their environmental impact, use efficiently the raw materials and innovate in technologies which protect the natural environment, the current global economic recession raises fears that organizations will abandon their current managerial practices for the environment in order to minimize operational costs.
© Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (6/2009)
While there is a growing demand for environmentally responsible organizations that, apart from adding value, try to minimize their environmental impact, use efficiently the raw materials and innovate in technologies which protect the natural environment, the current global economic recession raises fears that organizations will abandon their current managerial practices for the environment in order to minimize operational costs.
Carbon Capture and Storage Under the Clean Development Mechanism – An Overview of Regulatory Challenges
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (1/2009)
The safe and secure deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage in developing countries could be a way to reconcile their economic development with the objective of climate change mitigation. The Clean Development Mechanism could provide the required additional financial incentive to enable the implementation of CCS projects. However, the inclusion of this technology in the CDM faces important regulatory challenges that cannot always be answered on the basis of the existing methodologies. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties has announced the necessity of further guidance. In this context, this article identifies and offers elements of an answer to the key issues at stake.
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (1/2009)
The safe and secure deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage in developing countries could be a way to reconcile their economic development with the objective of climate change mitigation. The Clean Development Mechanism could provide the required additional financial incentive to enable the implementation of CCS projects. However, the inclusion of this technology in the CDM faces important regulatory challenges that cannot always be answered on the basis of the existing methodologies. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties has announced the necessity of further guidance. In this context, this article identifies and offers elements of an answer to the key issues at stake.
The New Legislative Competence of “Divergent State Legislation” and the Enactment of a Federal Environmental Code in Germany
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (6/2007)
The purpose of this article is to assess the effects of the recently adopted reform of the Federal System in Germany on the possibility of enacting a Federal Environmental Code.
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (6/2007)
The purpose of this article is to assess the effects of the recently adopted reform of the Federal System in Germany on the possibility of enacting a Federal Environmental Code.
The Implementation of the Habitats Directive in Belgium (Flanders): back to the Origin of Species?
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (4/2007)
The implementation of Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and Wild Fauna and Flora (Habitats Directive)1 in the region of Flanders has proven to be troublesome.2 Only with the recent modification of the Flemish Nature Conservation Decree in 20023 a substantial part of the Habitats Directive was implemented into national law.
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (4/2007)
The implementation of Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and Wild Fauna and Flora (Habitats Directive)1 in the region of Flanders has proven to be troublesome.2 Only with the recent modification of the Flemish Nature Conservation Decree in 20023 a substantial part of the Habitats Directive was implemented into national law.
Energy Recovery from Residual Waste by Means of Anaerobic Digestion Technologies
© European Compost Network ECN e.V. (12/2005)
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a natural process, spontaneously taking place in natural surroundings, such as marshes, bogs, paddies, or in cesspits, landfills, and dedicated digesters, used for the conversion of organic waste into a rich gas. Typical AD substrates are: manure, sewage sludge, high BOD wastewater, and – more recently - the organic fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), which is at the heart of this survey. Anaerobic digestion thus converts moist materials that would not sustain combustion into flammable biogas, either used as a boiler or motor fuel, or upgraded to pipeline quality.
© European Compost Network ECN e.V. (12/2005)
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a natural process, spontaneously taking place in natural surroundings, such as marshes, bogs, paddies, or in cesspits, landfills, and dedicated digesters, used for the conversion of organic waste into a rich gas. Typical AD substrates are: manure, sewage sludge, high BOD wastewater, and – more recently - the organic fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), which is at the heart of this survey. Anaerobic digestion thus converts moist materials that would not sustain combustion into flammable biogas, either used as a boiler or motor fuel, or upgraded to pipeline quality.
