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  • The Armchair Activist's Handbook
    Ruth Stokes
    Would you change the world, if only you knew how? Do you dream of doing more than signing online petitions but don't want to camp out on a pavement to prove a point? Are you frustrated because you're not making a difference but don't want to turn your life upside down in the name of action? Then this is the book for you. THE ARMCHAIR ACTIVIST'S HANDBOOK will help you find easy ...
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    15,01 €

  • This Isn’t Fine
    Taylor Ahlstrom
    Jam-packed with charts, graphs, and hilarious memes, This Isn’t Fine is a surprisingly funny and accessible ride through a world on the brink of collapse-and what we can do to survive it. Diving headfirst into finance and energy, culture and ecology, Taylor Ahlstrom transforms the complex systems and histories that underpin our society into relatable narratives, all while mythb...
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    41,95 €

  • Finanza Personale
    Gianluca pilati / Stefano Pascal
    Finanza Personale: Costruisci il Tuo Avvenire con le Fondamenta di Oggi Sei alla ricerca di una guida chiara e pratica per navigare nel vasto oceano della finanza personale? 'Finanza Personale' è il libro che illumina il sentiero verso una gestione finanziaria efficace, fornendo strumenti essenziali per costruire una base solida e duratura. In un mondo dove la complessità finan...
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    21,25 €

  • The Hydrogen Economy
    Duncan Seddon
    The 'Hydrogen Economy' is very broad subject ranging from the potential use of hydrogen for domestic use to the mass production of hydrogen replacing coal, natural gas (LNG) and conventional transport fuels.For any given project, there are many alternatives to consider for each stage of making, storing and transporting hydrogen. The book aims to assist proponents, and financier...
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    72,42 €

  • Irrationality of Capitalism and Climate Change
    Kolin Andrew / Vahtina Nastasia
    ENG: The overwhelming scientific evidence indicates that planet Earth is in the process of undergoing dramatic climate change, which threatens to undermine the quality of life around the world. Irrationality of Capitalism and Climate Change demonstrates how the roots of humanity’s assault on the environment are directly associated with the origins of capitalism, an irrational s...
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    41,67 €

  • Business for teenagers
    Marcel Aoudi
    Immerse yourself in the captivating world of entrepreneurship with 'Business for teenagers', the must-have guide to start-ups designed especially for teenagers!Explore Entrepreneurship Made Simple: With a playful, accessible approach, this book takes you on an exciting journey through the world of business, teaching you the ropes in a way that speaks directly to your creative s...
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    17,82 €

  • Attainable Sustainability
    Adriel Lubarsky
    Are you prepared for sustainability to be a regulated market requirement for your business? Do you understand how to leverage carbon offsets, avoid greenwashing lawsuits, and turn sustainability into a profit center for your business?Sustainability is moving from a market advantage to a market requirement. Companies who don’t act quickly and thoughtfully risk alienated customer...
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    9,12 €

  • The New Spirit of Hospitality
    Rodanthi Tzanelli
    Through methodological elaborations on case studies, Tzanelli explains that we have entered a new era of tourism and hospitality mobilities dominated by crises of cultural representation and host presence. ...
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    149,90 €

  • China’s Emission Trading System in the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy
    Shaozhou Qi / Taiyan Huang / Yanfeng Huang
    This book integrates the theory and practice of carbon trading at home and abroad, focusing on major theoretical and practical issues of establishing an emissions trading scheme (ETS) in China during its transition to a low-carbon economy. First, a theoretical analysis of the relationship between the transformation of the low-carbon economy and ETS is presented. Second, policy ...
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    178,44 €

  • Environmental and Resource Economics
    David Wells Roland-Holst / David Zilberman / Scott Kaplan
    Modern society is currently facing a cascade of environmental crises. Moving forward, it will be the job of current and future generations to develop sound and creative approaches to addressing them. This book attempts to provide insight into the ways in which society can confront modern agricultural, environmental, and resource challenges. In particular, it provides an economi...
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    169,70 €

  • Environmental and Resource Economics
    David Wells Roland-Holst / David Zilberman / Scott Kaplan
    Modern society is currently facing a cascade of environmental crises. Moving forward, it will be the job of current and future generations to develop sound and creative approaches to addressing them. This book attempts to provide insight into the ways in which society can confront modern agricultural, environmental, and resource challenges. In particular, it provides an economi...
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    84,98 €

  • World’s Transition Toward a Green Economy
    Cristiano Rizzi / Mario Tettamanti / Xugang Yu
    This book treats different themes which are intrinsically linked and of extreme significance for the entire global community such as the necessity to cut emissions and transit toward a more sustainable and green economy. The content extends to the urgency to shape a new multilateralism and reinforce cooperation to achieve global goods, where the environment comes first, to the ...
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    178,61 €

  • Entrepreneurship Ecosystems and Their Opportunities and Challenges
    Entrepreneurs are exceptionally gifted individuals capable of spotting projects, marshaling resources, inventing ideas, taking risks, and forming businesses. Prospective entrepreneurs must be inspired and motivated to pursue self-employment businesses in today’s volatile business environment and highly sophisticated information technologies. However, governments have been attem...
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    248,90 €

  • Artificial Intelligence Nowadays
    Paul Gita
    "Artificial Intelligence" is a comprehensive exploration of the cutting-edge field that is reshaping our world. Authored by leading experts in the field, this book offers a clear and accessible introduction to the fundamental concepts, techniques, and applications of AI. From the foundational principles of machine learning and neural networks to advanced topics such as natural ...
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    10,43 €

  • This Is Our Home
    Trent A Romer
    Begin your journey toward sustainability and a greener future with these simple steps.There are grave environmental issues plaguing our world, from pollution to climate change. These global crises can often leave us feeling powerless, questioning: 'How can one person make a real impact?'Drawing from his personal experiences of growing up in a town marred by toxic waste, and his...
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    18,72 €

  • Achieving Net Zero
    Achieving Net Zero brings together chapters to examine these challenges from a range of perspectives, various regions and industries. From steps on the journey to net zero and sustainability rhetoric, to case studies in Angola and Mauritius, this collection helps facilitate best practice that can be adopted on a global scale. ...
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    191,12 €

  • Strategy 2030 Energy Sector Directional Guide
    Asian Development Bank
    This Energy Sector Directional Guide provides the strategic direction of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the energy sector.This sector guide describes the context and rationale that will guide ADB’s agenda in supporting developing member countries (DMCs) with financing, knowledge, convening ability, and technical assistance (TA) to ensure improved coherence, relevance, eff...
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    29,50 €

  • Pacific Economic Monitor - August 2023
    Asian Development Bank
    Pacific economies are bouncing back as tourism recovers and infrastructure projects resume, but inflationary pressures and vulnerability to natural hazards remain downside risks.This edition of the Pacific Economic Monitor tracks the rebound of some tourism-dependent economies; explores new opportunities from agriculture, digitalization, and fisheries; and analyzes ways to miti...
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    28,02 €

  • Perspectives on Ecological Degradation and Technological Progress
    Veli Yilanci
    In economics, researchers have stated that there is a limit to growth because natural resources are finite. However, with technological developments and the discovery of new natural resource reserves, the limits on growth and development have begun to disappear. New technologies promoting energy efficiency provide growth opportunity in new directions, and the development of tec...
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    222,80 €

  • Carbon Pricing and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Rationalization Tool Kit
    Jacqueline Cottrell / Mikael Skou Andersen / Rachael Jonassen
    This tool kit explores some of the key attributes of potential and existing emission trading systems, carbon taxes, and fossil fuel subsidies rationalization programs in Asia and the Pacific and other emerging countries.It aims to guide policymakers in the Asian Development Bank’s developing member countries to effectively design, implement, and manage the interplay of carbon t...
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    34,20 €

  • Advanced Mathematical Methods in Environmental and Resource Economics
    Anastasios Xepapadeas
    The most interesting issues in environmental and resource economics have an explicit temporal dimension, since variables of interest such as pollutants, greenhouse gases, biomass of biological resources, or the stocks of fossil fuels accumulate in the ambient environment or are depleted through human actions and natural processes.The purpose of these lectures is to present the ...
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    57,80 €

  • Economic Development, Agriculture and Climate Change
    Antonio Yúnez-Naude / Jorge Mora-Rivera
    Climate change (CC) is currently an unquestionable phenomenon. If not stopped, it will be catastrophic for life on earth. Scientific evidence shows that human activities are the primary driver of CC tendencies since the industrial times. In this book, we present the relationship between development and CC, with special reference to agriculture, the rural sector, and policies ai...
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    82,10 €

  • Green House Gas Emissions Reporting and Management in Global Top Emitting Countries and Companies
    Green House Gas Emissions Reporting and Management in Global Top Emitting Countries and Companies increases our understanding of GHG emissions and documents evidence for policy formulation aimed at reducing the accumulation of such emissions. ...
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    169,41 €

  • Entrepreneurship and The Sierra Leone Economy
    FD Wuriee
    Entrepreneurship is the driving force behind the development of economies globally, and Sierra Leone is no exception. In recent years, the entrepreneurial landscape of Sierra Leone has undergone remarkable changes. Innovative and dynamic individuals are establishing new businesses and propelling economic progress. This introduction aims to emphasise the crucial role entrepreneu...
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    38,47 €

  • 2021 Energy Policy of the Asian Development Bank
    Asian Development Bank
    The new Asian Development Bank (ADB) Energy Policy, approved in October 2021, guides ADB’s energy sector operations to support energy access improvement and low-carbon transition in Asia and the Pacific.It is consistent with ADB’s Strategy 2030, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Paris Agreement on climate change and anchored on five principles: (i) securing energy for ...
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    28,10 €

  • The Next Industrial Revolution
    Vincent Petit
    In The Next Industrial Revolution, Vincent Petit builds on his earlier work, The Age of Fire Is Over (2021), where he explored how key transformations in consumption patterns impact our energy system in ways that have been seldom envisioned. He further develops this work here, and traces how these transformations apply to our modern industrial system, the bedrock of our global ...
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    167,23 €

  • India’s Transition from Fossil Fuels to New Age Energy
    Kedar Nath Sharma
    For centuries fossil fuels have been king of the realm of energy. They have generated most of the energy to run our transport system, power our businesses and light our homes, but we are paying the price. The combustion of fossil fuels has extracted an enormous toll on humanity and the environment-from air and water pollution to global warming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Cl...
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    24,19 €

  • Disaster Recovery Planning
    Asian Development Bank
    This publication outlines why post-disaster needs assessments (PDNA) should provide comprehensive details of the economic and social impacts of disasters on countries to swiftly mobilize resources and support resilient recovery.Using a theoretical case study highlighting the aftermath of an earthquake and subsequent flooding, the publication shows how the cost to property, infr...
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    28,01 €

  • SDG9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
    Luis Velazquez
    As one of the few of the 17 SDGs applicable in industrial settings, SDG9 seeks to find new steps towards achieving sustainable industrialization. This book explores the fascinating and cross-cutting aspects that jeopardize achieving SDG9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure. ...
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    81,05 €

  • CAREC 2030
    Asian Development Bank
    This publication presents a comprehensive overview of the potential impact of climate change on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) member countries. It assesses and recommends how CAREC member countries can collaborate to address climate change issues through regional cooperation.The report’s overarching conclusion is that CAREC has a unique and urgent opportuni...
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    50,16 €