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Fisheries Management and Global Warming : Effects of climate change on fisheries in the Arctic region of the Nordic countries »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Arne Eide , Ann-Christin Ese , and Alf Håkon Hoel
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2014
ISBN: 9789289327299
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, FIMAGLOW, Global Warming, Arctic Fisheries, MaReMA Centre, Norwegian College, Fisheries Science
The FIMAGLOW project is a Nordic project with the aim to study possible drivers and impacts of global warming on Arctic fisheries. Two workshops has been held, serving to identify the relevant set of institutions a...
Nordic Climate Policy : A Case Study on Efficient Policy Measures »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2014
ISBN: 9789289327558
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, GHG Emissions, Terms of a Good Environment, Climate Policies, World Resources Institute, Story of Climate Policy, International Network
The Nordic countries are often seen as green both in terms of a good environment and being capable of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This report is concerned with the development in GHG emissions over tim...
Practical Methods for Assessing Private Climate Finance Flows »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Nella Canales Trujillo , Mikko Halonen , Julia Illman , and Shelagh Whitley
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2014
ISBN: 9789289327022
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Climate Finance Commitment, Developing Countries, Climate Action, Three Nordic Case Studies, Mobilising Private Investment, Finance Landscape
In spite of the climate finance commitment by the developed countries to mobilise jointly 100 billion USD per year by 2020 to address the needs of developing countries from a wide variety of sources, there is no cl...
The land-use sector within the post-2020 climate regime »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Streck Charlotte , Eduard Merger , Charlie Parker , Timm Tennigkeit , and Andreas Wilkes
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2014
ISBN: 9789289327510
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Land-use Sector, Climate Regime, Coherent Vision, Climate Treaty, Integrated Accounting, Climate Focus
The land-use sector serves key environmental and social functions and supports the livelihoods of around a half of the world's population. Despite its importance, however, the climate regime fails to formulate a co...
Reducing Climate Impact from Fisheries : A Study of Fisheries Management and Fuel Tax Concessions in the Nordic Countries »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Nguyen Ngoc Duy , Hans Ellefsen , Ola Flaaten , Jónas Hallgrimsson , Cecilia Hammarlund , Øystein Hermansen , John R. Isaksen , Marko Lindroos , Max Nielsen , Anton Paulrud , Fredrik Salenius , Daniel Schütt , and Staffan Waldo
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2014
ISBN: 9789289327831
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Impact from Human Activities, Global Warming, Marine Ecosystems, Economic Performance, Imposing Management Instruments, Efficient Fleets
Few doubt the impact from human activities on global warming and the negative consequences of rising temperatures for both terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Efficient policy instruments are needed to change the de...
Two approaches to pricing pollution »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Elina Berghäll , Christina van Breugel , Mattias Enggaard , Jes Erik Jessen , Christopher Sköld , and Ulrika Stavlöt
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2014
ISBN: 9789289327220
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Cap and Trade Method, Pricing Pollution, Average Abatement Cost, Working Group on Environment and Economy (MEG), Working Group for SCP (HKP), Nordic Council of Ministers
In comparison is the commonly used Cap and Trade method with an alternative and novel method for pricing pollution: The aim was to conduct a practical approach to clarify advantages and challenges of the respective...
Agriculture and the environment in the Nordic countries : Policies for sustainability and green growth »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Valborg Kvakkestad , Øystein Skutevik , and Anne Strøm Prestvik
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289325950
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Agricultural Products, Natural Resources, Fragile Ecosystems, Sustainable Agricultural Practices, Green Growth, Water Pollution
In the future, demand for agricultural products will increase. The agricultural sector must meet the increase in demand without compromising the natural resources of which it depends on and damage fragile ecosystem...
China's State-Owned Enterprises as Climate Policy Actors : The Power and Steel Sectors »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Henrik Bergsager , and Anna Korppoo
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289325356
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Greenhouse Gas, State Owned Enterprises (SOEs), Electricity and Steel Sectors, Guanxi and Nomenklatura, Emission Growth, Political Leadership
A significant share of the greenhouse gas emitting activities of China is operated by state owned enterprises (SOEs). This report, written by Fridtjof Nansen Institute for the Nordic Council of Ministers, discusses...
Efficient strategy to support renewable energy : Integration in overall climate and energy security policies »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Elin Bergman , Martin Bo Hansen , Helge Sigurd Næss-Schmidt , and Patrik Söderholm
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289325691
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Energy Security, Low Carbon Technologies, Nordic Council, Copenhagen Economics
This report reviews how the Nordic countries can develop a strategy for renewable energy that delivers efficiently on the two underlying policy objectives of climate change and energy security challenges. The overa...
Biodiversity, carbon storage and dynamics of old northern forests »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Heleen de Wit , Erik Framstad , Erik Karltun , Markku Larjavaara , Raisa Mäkipää , and Lars Vesterdal
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289325103
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Global Climate System, Nordic Countries, Greenhouse Gas Carbon Dioxide, Complex Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Old Forests
Forests play a key role in the global climate system. The Nordic countries have extensive forests with large and growing tree biomass that captures substantial amounts of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. Nordic f...