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The evolution of forest finance in five African countries: lessons learned from the REDDX initiative in Africa

In an effort to better understand continent-wide patterns of REDD+ finance, this study has built off of the initial five years of the work of Forest Trends’ REDDX initiative through focused stakeholder meetings, distribution of questionnaires, and review of literature and available documents to synthesize the main trends and understand the lesso

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The evolution of forest finance in five African countries: lessons learned from the REDDX initiative in Africa

In an effort to better understand continent-wide patterns of REDD+ finance, this study has built off of the initial five years of the work of Forest Trends’ REDDX initiative through focused stakeholder meetings, distribution of questionnaires, and review of literature and available documents to synthesize the main trends and understand the lesso

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Reaching India’s renewable energy targets: the role of institutional investors

India has ambitious renewable energy targets of 175GW by 2022. In order to meet this target, the renewable energy sector in India will require $189 billion in additional investment, including $57 billion in equity, and $132 billion in debt.

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Energising transport and mobility in China: an initial study on mobility, drives and fuels in China

As a major global economic driving force, the transport sector –and in particular the automotive sector– has provided employment and shaped technological progress over the course of a century. This is true for Germany as much as it is for China. Daunting climate and environmental concerns have cast a large shadow on this development.

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Asia-Pacific trade and investment report 2016: recent trends and developments

The Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report (APTIR) is a major annual publication of the Trade, Investment and Innovation Division of United Nations ESCAP.

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Better cities, better growth: India’s urban opportunity

If India continues with its current trend of ‘poorly planned, sprawling and unconnected’ pattern of urbanisation, it could cost the country upto USD 1.8 trillion by mid-century finds this study by New Climate Economy

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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution in Delhi, 29/11/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution in Delhi, 29/11/2016. The methodology for calculation of pollution index in various parts of world is not same. Cities can be ranked on the basis of different criteria pollutants with different results.

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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution due to Burning of Paddy Stubble, 29/11/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution due to Burning of Paddy Stubble, 29/11/2016. Burning of paddy stubble has been banned in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and

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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollutants in River Systems, 29/11/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollutants in River Systems, 29/11/2016. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) along with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) is monitoring the river water quality across the country through a network of 1275 monitoring stations on various rivers under National Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NWQMP).

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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Particulate Matter, 29/11/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Particulate Matter, 29/11/2016. The Central Pollution Control Board has reported concentration of particulate matter less than 10 micron (PM10) as1297 μg/ m3 at one of the monitoring location in Delhi on 30.11.2016.

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