Fact sheet: building energy standards and codes

... Roadmap for Asia and the Pacific : Fact Sheet - Building energy standards and codes Challenges to using building standards and codes Such regulatory measures as building energy codes require strong ... Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap for Asia and the Pacific : Fact Sheet - Building energy standards and codes New buildings are typically subject to bui...

Ngày tải lên: 07/06/2016, 14:13

... Accountants and Auditors Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia National Accounting Council of Cambodia National Bank of Cambodia Nongovernmental organizations Reports on the Observance of Standards ... Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to prepare Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) The assessment focuse...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 21:20

... majority of the shares of the audit firm • The professional associations to become responsible for oversight of their members under the control of the Ministry of Finance; and • The professional ... Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) The assessment focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of the accounting and auditing environment that...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 22:20

... the reading of papers and delivery of lectures and for the acquisition and dissemination by these and other means of information connected with the profession and encourage the use of the recognized ... of the profession; • Encourage and promote the study of the profession and arrange, provide, conduct, and supervise professional examinations, educa...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 14:20

... plantations as a bioenergy supply source for Canada”, Biomass and Bioenergy (2008), vol 32, pp 185-197 Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap for Asia and the Pacific : Fact Sheet - Bioenergy Trade-offs ... from biomass could help alleviate issues associated with oil imports, including price fluctuations and energy security Strengths with bioenergy • • Sustainable use of resources: Waste-to -en...

Ngày tải lên: 07/06/2016, 14:12

... energy-efficient and green buildings There are so far more than 100 buildings already registered for the green rating for integrated habitat certification Green Building Mark in Singapore:2 The Building and ... marketability of green buildings Guides further improvement efficiency Accumulates of data on the environmental performances of buildings for future policymaking Challenges to us...

Ngày tải lên: 07/06/2016, 14:13

... for Asia and the Pacific : Fact Sheet - Decentralized energy system Further reading Co-generation and Renewable Energy (Paris, IEA and OECD, 2010) Decentralized Energy Systems (Brussels, European ... – either through off-grid or mini-grid systems Increases in the share of renewable energy: A decentralized energy system is designed to accommodate many energy sources, inc...

Ngày tải lên: 07/06/2016, 15:10

... Asia and the Pacific : Fact Sheet - Environmental tax reform and competitiveness BOX 1: Impact of environmental tax reform on competitiveness in Europe The purpose of imposing carbon and energy taxes ... Research and DG Taxation and Customs Union (Roskilde, Denmark, 2007) Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap for Asia and the Pacific : Fact Sheet - Environmental...

Ngày tải lên: 07/06/2016, 15:28

... disadvantage to environmentally harmful activities Strengths of environmental tax and fiscal reforms • Increases efficiency: When well-planned and applied strategically, environmental tax and fiscal reforms ... for Asia and the Pacific : Fact Sheet - Environmental tax reform and environmental fiscal reform and reducing that of labour to companies, thus co...

Ngày tải lên: 07/06/2016, 15:28

... leader in direct use of geothermal energy, with 12,605 GWh in 2005.7 Strengths with geothermal energy • • • Steady supply: Unlike wind and solar, electricity generated from geothermal is not intermittent, ... constructed, geothermal power generation can be operated cost-effectively Challenges to using geothermal energy • • High upfront capital and exploration costs: Unfortunate...

Ngày tải lên: 07/06/2016, 15:36

... of time, hybrid systems can help provide more reliable modern energy access Challenges to using a hybrid energy system Financial • The multiple components required to form a hybrid system generally ... http://resume.marcbrands.com/classfolder/45859/https@blackboard.andrew.cmu.edu/courses/1/s04-45859/content/_185100_1 /hybrid_ systems_review.pdf (accessed 13 October 2011) Low Ca...

Ngày tải lên: 07/06/2016, 15:44

... and the Pacific : Fact Sheet - Integrated land use and transport planning • • another has responsibility for transport and no structure for collaborating Lack of land rights, regulation and planning ... local level that links plans on transport with those on land use and formulates integrated master plans Strengthen land rights, regulation and planning laws...

Ngày tải lên: 08/06/2016, 08:42

... Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap for Asia and the Pacific : Fact Sheet - Intracity heavy rail and metro systems • • Lowest energy use and CO2 emission per person per kilometre of the mass ... maintenance and operation Requires exclusive right-of-way status.3 Construction on steep gradients is technically and financially difficult Limitations Due to the high capital and...

Ngày tải lên: 08/06/2016, 08:50

... European Ocean Energy Association report estimated that 10–20 jobs per MW of ocean energy could be created in coastal regions with good ocean energy resources.10 • • • Challenges to using ocean energy1 1 ... billion euros in 2010.8 Strengths with ocean energy Relatively steady supply: Compared with solar and wind energy, the ocean energy is a more reliable source of e...

Ngày tải lên: 08/06/2016, 08:51

... Carbon Green Growth Roadmap for Asia and the Pacific : Fact Sheet - Preservation of open and green spaces Strengths with open and green spaces • • • • Increases environmental resilience: Natural landscapes ... preserving open and green spaces • • Land is often scarce, expensive and difficult to obtain from existing communities Conserving parks and green...

Ngày tải lên: 08/06/2016, 08:52