Noda has also signaled that he will honor the previously-reached agreement with the opposition parties on restructuring government finances and putting welfare state programs on a sustainable financing footing, specifically raising the consumption tax from the current five percent to 10 percent by yearend 2015.
Likewise, processes have been established to strengthen environmental governance at the international level and to make progress on financing for sustainable development.
For example, today the Rockefeller Foundation announced it will provide seed money for a new RE.invest initiative, a public-private partnership that will help selected cities to leverage private financing for sustainable storm water and sewer systems.
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For example, last week the Rockefeller Foundation announced it will provide seed money for a new RE.invest initiative, a public-private partnership that will help up to eight cities leverage private financing for sustainable storm water and sewer systems.
Developing countries among us will promptly undertake actions whose projected effects on emissions represent a meaningful deviation from business as usual in the midterm, in the context of sustainable development, supported by financing, technology, and capacity-building.
Cons: Crowd financing is not considered to be a sustainable source of revenue.
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So about the same cost, but the second mix is better for the environment, for energy security, uses half the fossil fuel, and sets us up for a more sustainable future, but requires more investment, and therefore, greater financing.
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Actual passenger numbers between 2007 to 2011 had been about one-third of the level expected initially, and the financing scheme for this project had turned out to be "not sustainable", the report said.
As sustainable development finance remains a critical concern for African economies, the African Development Bank has invested in a suite of creative financing and support instruments, such as the Congo Basin Forest Fund, ClimDev-Africa Fund, Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa, African Water Facility, and Africa Carbon Support Program.
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