Cen2eco Publications... Working Papers Investing in Sustainable Development(pdf file 355 kB) There is increasing recognition within investment circles that enterprises adhering to sustainable development principles have good long-term growth prospects. To investigate why, this paper assumes a working definition for sustainable development and examines how it can be used to identify enterprises with strong long-term growth prospects. Environmental management systems, eco-efficiency concepts and principles of corporate social responsibility are discussed. In addition, an approach to assembling an investment fund comprised of investments in enterprises pursuing sustainable development is outlined. Environmental Goods: Dynamic Gains for Developing Countries (pdf file 180 kB) In support of ongoing WTO negotiations on trade liberalisation of environmental goods, this study seeks to review and clarify some of the key issues surrounding ongoing discussions and to provide trade data and analyses to assess developing countries’ current and potential performance in environmental goods trade. Data indicate that developing countries have significant export strength and potential, not only in environmentally preferable products, but in many manufactured and chemical goods used in the provision of environmental services as well. For many developing countries, this latter class of goods are found to comprise some of their most dynamic exports, which can be significantly expanded by trade liberalisation, particularly through increased South-South trade. For many others, trade liberalisation of environmentally preferable products may provide immediate gains needed to support rural economies and facilitate the integration of their small and medium sized enterprises into global supply chains. The study finds that to provide gains for all countries – each with a unique production and export profile – the scope and spectrum of environmental goods targeted for liberalisation must be wide and selective, allowing developing countries to select a limited ‘best-fit’ subset of goods for their tariff reduction commitments within an eventual WTO agreement.
Energy Planning, Technologies and Sustainability: A Primer The Primer describes performance, costs, and resource implications for a wide range of power generation technologies used to supply electricity in energy markets. It also outlines an energy planning process to match these supply-side technologies with demand-side needs in regional, national and local markets. In taking a planning-oriented approach to describing power generation, the Primer shows how technology characterisations can be used to support decisionmaking in the energy planning process. While particular attention is given to considerations of a technology's environmental impacts, including its potential implications for climate change, economic and social dimensions are also discussed. The Primer has been specifically designed for a general audience and assumes no prior knowledge of the subject._____________________ External Publications... A partial list of journal articles, reports and working papers written by Members of Cen2eco's Scientific Committee:
The Liberalization of Trade in Environmental Goods and
Services in the ESCWA and Arab Regions, Cen2eco and
UNESCWA, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, UN
Document E/ESCWA/SDPD/2007/WP.1, 2007.
Active Amplification of the Terrestrial Albedo to Mitigate Climate Change: An Exploratory Study, Robert Hamwey, Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change,
12, 4, pp. 419-439, May 2007.
Gradual Introduction of Coercive Instruments in
Climate Policy, Philippe Thalmann and Andrea
Baranzini, SSRN, 2006.
Economics of climate policy and collective decision making, Beat
Bürgenmeier, Andrea Baranzini, Catherine Ferrier, Céline
Germond-Duret, Karin Ingold, Sylvain Perret, Peter Rafaj, Socrates Kypreos
and Alexander Wokaun, Climatic Change, 2006. Environmental goods: Dispelling myths to identify opportunities, Robert Hamwey, Bridges Monthly Review, ICTSD, Geneva, December 2005. Paying for Quietness: The impact of noise on Geneva rents, Andrea Baranzini and José Ramirez, Urban Studies, 42, 4, pp. 633-646, April 2005. Expanding national policy space for development: Why the Multilateral Trading System must change, Robert Hamwey, Working Paper No. 25, South Centre, Geneva, 2005. SMEs in the Arab World: Clusters, Technology Transfer and Investment, A synthesis report of SME clusters in the agro-food and apparel industries of Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco and their potential to stimulate investment and technology transfer, Robert Hamwey, Report prepared for the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Beirut, 2005. Environmental Goods: Identifying Items of Export Interest to Developing Countries, Robert Hamwey, Briefing Note, UNEP-UNCTAD CBTF, Geneva, 2005.
Voluntary Approaches in Climate Policy, Andrea Baranzini and Philippe Thalmann (eds), Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, and Northampton, MA, USA, 2004.
What Do We Know About Carbon Taxes? An Inquiry into their Impacts on Competitiveness and Distribution of Income, Zhang ZhongXiang and Andrea Baranzini, Energy Policy, 32, 4, pp. 507-518, 2004.
International trade negotiations, regional integration and South-South Trade, especially in commodities, Bonapas Onguglo and Robert Hamwey, UNCTAD, Geneva, 2004. The impact of possible climate catastrophes on global warming policy, Andrea Baranzini, Marc Chesney and Jacques Morisset, Energy Policy, 31, 8, pp. 691-701, 2003. Environmental Goods: Trade Statistics of Developing Countries, Robert Hamwey, UNCTAD, Geneva, 2003. Composition of the Domestic Municipal Solid Waste in the Canton of Geneva, Alfonso Villegas, Technical report and official publication of the Cantonal Waste Management Service of the Department of the Interior, Agriculture and the Environment, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, 2003. Implementing Sustainable Development. Integrated Assessment and Participatory Decision-Making Processes, Hussein Abaza and Andrea Baranzini (eds). Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, and Northampton, MA, USA, October 2002.
Climate Change: Issues and Opportunities for Developing Countries, Andrea Baranzini and Beat Bürgenmeier (Guest Editors), Special Issue of the International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, 2(3/4), November 2002.
The Economic Value of Risks to Life: Evidence from the Swiss Labour Market, Andrea Baranzini and Giovanni Ferro Luzzi, Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 137, 2, pp. 149-170, 2001. Integrated Assessment as a Tool for Achieving Sustainable Trade Policies, Hussein Abaza and Robert Hamwey, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 21, 6. pp. 481-510, 2001. A Future for Carbon Taxes, Andrea Baranzini, José Goldemberg and Stephan Speck, Ecological Economics, 32, 3, pp. 395-412, 2000. Le climat, l’Afrique et le développement durable, Robert Hamwey, Marchés Tropicaux et Mediterranées, 2872, November 2000. Sizing the Global GHG Offset Market, Robert Hamwey and Andrea Baranzini, Energy Policy, 27, 3, pp. 123-127, 1999. Synthesis Report - Trade Liberalization and the Environment: Lessons learned from Bangladesh, Chile, India, Philippines, Romania and Uganda, Robert Hamwey and Kevin Lyonette (eds), UNEP, Geneva, 1999. Practical Approaches for CDM Projects in the Energy Sector, Robert Hamwey and Francisco Szekely, in The Clean Development Mechanism: Issues and Options, Jose Goldemberg (ed.), UNDP, New York, pp. 119-136, 1998. A Sustainable Framework for Joint Implementation, Robert Hamwey, Journal of International Environmental Affairs, 10, 2, pp. 2-27, 1998. Investir dans le developpement durable, c’est possible, Robert Hamwey, Références, Le Temps, Genève, 8, April 1998. Investing in Sustainable Enterprises, Robert Hamwey, Investment and Pensions Europe, 10, December 1997. Structure des coûts des stations d'épuration en Suisse et gestion efficace des eaux usées, Andrea Baranzini, Revue Suisse d'Economie Politique et de Statistique, 132, 4, pp. 515-538, 1996. Is sustainable growth optimal?, Andrea Baranzini et François Bourguignon, International Tax and Public Finance, 2, 2, pp. 339-354, 1995. Uncoupling Desertification and Energy Consumption in Africa, Robert Hamwey and Jose Goldemberg, Desertification Control Bulletin, 27, pp. 69-75, 1995. Biomethanation of organic domestic sorted household waste, Alfonso Villegas and Paul Péringer, International Congress on Recovery, Recycling and Re-integration R’95,Geneva, Switzerland, 1995. Negotiation process for the provision and implementation of Geneva’s Waste Management Concept, Alfonso Villegas and Jean Simos, International Healthy and Ecological Cities Congress, Madrid, Spain, March 1995. Geo-referenced Decision Aid System for yard waste collection in Geneva, Alfonso Villegas, Research project for Master’s degree, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland, May,1989. |
