This study looks at biomass use across the EU economy and suggests ways to realize the greatest possible value from biomass resources in a transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
In the lead up to the 50th anniversaries of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment and the UN Environment Programme, this briefing paper assesses the successes and shortcomings on hazardous waste policies and management efforts.
This report reviews past and ongoing applications of market-based instruments to address air quality, water and waste management in Asia, and provides recommendations for the use of more efficient and effective environmental management.
There is a long history of dumping hazardous wastes in the seas, on land and in developing countries. This briefing paper addresses post-consumer waste, especially e-waste, reopening old questions on how to manage the global waste trade.
The post-2020 global biodiversity framework builds on the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and sets out an ambitious plan to implement broad-based action to bring about a transformation in society’s relationship with biodiversity and to ensure that, by 2050, the shared vision of living in harmony with nature is fulfilled.
This report on finance and investment spells out the challenges of financing energy access and a global energy transition, and outlines what can be done to overcome them.