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WWF publishes report on climate friendly national policies
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Posting Date | 11 November 2009
Countries | Pan European , Africa , Asia , Central and South America , North America , Oceania
Type of News | News from European Associations
Theme | Energy policies, General, Legislation, regulations, standards, Socio-economics and finances related to energy conservation and renewable energy in buildings
Target Group | Local/regional/national authorities and facilitators, Building professionals, Building occupants
Editor organization URL | http://www.wwf.org
Climate-friendly policies not only reduce greenhouse emissions and bring environmental benefits; they also boost and diversify the economy, a recent report scoring some 100 climate policies from G20 countries reveals. The report carried out by Ecofys and Germanwatch for WWF and E3G evaluates climate policies of countries accounting for around three-quarters of global greenhouse gas emissions, identifying best and worst examples and lessons learned. The top places in the report were given to an "Efficiency in buildings" programme implemented by the German government and a "Feed-in tariff for renewable electricity" initiative, also in Germany.
Submission URL(s) | http://www.panda.org/?179223/Climate-friendly-policies-pay-off-report-shows
Source Languages | English
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