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Analysis of trends in EU road freight transport
Posted on: 21 September 2012
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European road freight transport declined in 2011 in terms of tonne-kilometres (tkm) after a slight recovery in 2010, reflecting the economic climate. However, there was a small rise in tonnage terms. Cabotage bucked the trend by growing strongly in 2011. National, international and cross trade transport declined. Further details can be found in this publication from EUROSTAT.
Onshore wind: Call for evidence
Posted on: 21 September 2012
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The Department of Energy and Climate Change has published two calls for evidence on onshore wind energy, seeking information on:
The different types of engagement activities being carried out between onshore wind developers and communities and the various community benefit packages offered across the UK and internationally. This will be used to examine how communities can have more of a say over, and receive greater economic and wider social benefits from hosting onshore wind farms.
The latest data on pre-development costs, capital costs, operating costs and financial costs of onshore wind development in the UK . This will be used to identify any changes to the costs faced by developers/investors and operators of onshore wind.
Comments are requested by 15 November 2012.
Rethinking environmental governance
Posted on: 21 September 2012
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In this talk, given on 13 September 2012, Prof. Hajer reviews 40 years of environmental discourse, noting the long dominance of ecological modernisation as well as the impact of recent attempts at valuing and costing the environment in terms of mobilising new coalitions of actors.
Harnessing market mechanisms to promote sustainable development: Lessons from China
Posted on: 21 September 2012
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The Climate and Development Knowledge Network issues a series of papers in a series entitled Inside Story on Climate Compatible Development. The latest in the series describes how China took advantage of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), created under the Kyoto Protocol to enable developing countries to sell carbon credits to developed countries, and what lessons it has learned.
European Office Market Report
Posted on: 21 September 2012
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According to Savills’ latest European office market research report (Summer 2012), over half of the markets surveyed will record positive year-on-year prime rental growth at the end of 2012 due to decreasing availability of prime space in the CBD. These markets include London West End (where the firm expects a year on year rental growth of 7.3%), Brussels (5.5%), Lyon (8.7%), Dusseldorf (5.8%) and Hamburg (4.3%).
Better connected, better business: CBI/KPMG infrastructure survey 2012
Posted on: 21 September 2012
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The Confederation of British Industry/KPMG infrastructure survey is now in its second year, following the inaugural report in 2011. The survey results provide an important business-wide perspective on the quality, reliability and affordability of the UK’s networks, and how these factors impact investment decisions and business growth. The findings highlight strengths and weaknesses in our economic infrastructure relative to other economies and identify priority areas for new investment. The survey also considers the attractiveness of UK infrastructure from investors’ perspective and assesses the key barriers to infrastructure delivery that need to be addressed.
The carbon impacts of High Speed 2
Posted on: 21 September 2012
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Government’s plans for High Speed rail can help meet carbon emissions targets, but only if supported by a set of bold policy initiatives which are not currently in place. That is the message from a new report commissioned by three prominent environmental organizations. Its aim is to identify objectively the key factors that will determine HS2’s contribution to reductions in the UK’s carbon emissions and the steps that need to be taken to ensure that a consequence of HS2 is that carbon emissions are reduced.
Growing greener cities in Africa
Posted on: 20 September 2012
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The Food and Agriculture Organization on the United Nations has published the first status report on Africa’s urban and peri-urban horticulture, which includes the home, school, community and market gardens that produce fruits and vegetables in and around African cities. The report is based on surveys and case studies from 31 countries across the African continent, and makes recommendations on how cities can better prepare to face the rapidly increasing demand for food and other basic amenities. The report includes profiles of urban and peri-urban horticulture in 22 African countries and makes recommendations for the development of market gardens to serve Africa’s rapidly growing urban population. The report identifies 5 key major benefits of urban and peri-urban faming which include: food and nutrition security; sustainable livelihoods; a safe, clean environment; healthy communities; and good governance.
Global Report on Food Tourism
Posted on: 20 September 2012
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World Tourism Organization has published a report which provides an extensive analysis of the current situation of food tourism, identifying the importance of gastronomy in the development of tourism destinations worldwide and reviews the global trends in food tourism.
National Statistician’s Review of Official Housing Market Statistics
Posted on: 20 September 2012
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The National Statistician has carried out a review of official housing market statistics to ensure that users’ needs are met as effectively as possible. The report of the first stage of the review, on house prices, was published in December 2010 concluded that there should be one headline official house price index which meets key user needs. This should be accompanied by a regular official statistics report, presenting and analysing the official house price measures and their relationship to non-official sources and the wider housing market indicators. The second stage of the review, published in September 2012, builds on the first stage review by examining the wider official housing market statistics currently available.
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