...-trade, the picture can be changed. In short, e-commerce changes the status of competition, price structure and consumption patterns but it also affects material flows, energy use, transportation infrastructure and land use. Therefore, it is not easy to measure the net environmental effects of e-commerce...

...Earl Green; Charmaine D. DeLisser Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyze the issues associated with the use of modern energy statistics and information management (ESIM) constructs as information sharing and decision-making mechanisms in the Caribbean community (CARICOM...

...John Adams There is no lack of energy sources in Africa ‐ especially fossil fuels ‐ however many countries in Sub‐Saharan Africa continue to be plagued by energy shortages. This can seriously impede productivity particularly in SME’s and add to energy costs through the need for investment in own...

... price imbalances in the food market and cannot supply a sustainable industry of ethanol in the long term. Second generation technologies based on cellulosebased feedstocks use non‐edible crops and have a positive energy balance. Notwithstanding, they are not yet economic at the industrial level...