Many studies have shown that positive and negative incentives can greatly promote cooperation in public goods games. The best policy for turning a population of defectors into a population of cooperators is to provide the “carrot” first and the “stick” later. Cleaner production (CP) is a new preventive environmental strategy, and its promotion is also an example of a public goods game. Voluntary participation and other positive incentives have been widely used to encourage industries to implement CP worldwide.

To positively respond to The Belt and Road Initiatives proposed by China’s central government, to actively fulfil the duties of the RECPnet Asia-Pacific Regional Executive, and to promote the Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP) experiences exchange and technology transfer among China and neighbouring countries, China National Cleaner Production Center (CNCPC) received the visit of a 7-person Nepal’s delegation respectively coming from Society for Environmental and Economic Development - Nepal (SEED-Nepal), Mercy Corps Nepal and related wool textile enterprises in Nepal from Mar

The transition from fossil fuels to cleaner, safer energy technologies is under way. To pinpoint where decarbonization is happening most rapidly—and to extract lessons and best practices that can be applied to other areas of the global economy where progress is needed in the fight against climate change—this study by ClimateWorks, NewClimate Institute, Ecofys, and Climate Analytics compares past projections with actual developments in renewable energy, coal consumption, and passenger vehicles. Key findings include: Decarbonization of the power sector is happening faster than predicted.

Effective responses to climate change require efforts by both the public and private sectors to develop and disseminate new environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) on a global scale, as well as to adapt them to local needs. However, due to a number of market failures and specific uncertainties, the spread of green technologies is less than optimal, which necessitates additional incentives. Based on a review of recent literature, the present Global Challenges