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Recent Publications & Policy Measures
Voluntary Carbon Standards
A 2010 report by the World Bank (2010) valued the global carbon market at $143 billion in 2009. Within the…
Agriculture | Climate | Energy | Land Use | Transport | Waste | Non-Technical Option | Generic Example
Beijing New Car Licence Registration System
On the 24th of December 2010 the Beijing municipal government introduced a new lottery system for the allocation of car…
Climate & Air | Transport | Non-Technical Option | Specific Example
News FEED
- Redefining Urban: a new way to measure metropolitan areas
13/05/2012 OECD Environment - New environment ministers in France, Germany
16/05/2012 ENDS Europe - Do we live in a 'green economy'? New report assesses progress in Europe
16/05/2012 European Environment Agency
Featured Policy Measure
Featured Publication
N-ETS 2020 - Ireland’s Non-Traded Sector Target (extended version)


