Climate Change & Environment
Latest additions to the site
Climate Change and the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS): Looking to 2020
CRS
This 22-page US report considers the lessons to be learnt from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2010-03-08
Future Impacts of Climate Change across Europe,
CEPS
A 27-page working paper reviewing the potential impacts of climate change on 11 key indicator categories and 3 large regions covering the entire European Union
Climate Change & Environment
, European Union Posted: 2010-03-03
Understanding India’s Climate Agenda
CEPS
This 6-page policy brief discusses some of the factors that are key to understanding India’s climate agenda with an emphasis on the country’s challenges in development, adaptation, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2010-03-03
Trade and Deforestation: What Have We Found?
WTO
A research article on the linkage between trade and deforestation
Climate Change & Environment
, Globalisation & International Trade Posted: 2010-02-26
From Declaration to Real Protection
DIIS
This 48-page Danish report finds that genuine protection of declared protected areas depends on an explicit focus on how to manage actors and their mutual relations
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2010-02-26
Five Years of Kyoto
Brookings
A US article reflecting on the wider meaning and significance of the Kyoto Protocol, an instrument into which perhaps too many expectations were invested
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2010-02-25
Copenhagen's Climate Finance Promise: Six Key Questions
IIED
This 4-page briefing explores the wording in the Copenhagen Accord to unearth six big questions about the promise of climate finance – any one of which could seriously challenge the trust these funds were designed to build
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2010-02-25
Integrating Environment and Development in Viet Nam: Achievements, Challenges and Next Steps
IIED
This 60-psge report reviews what has worked well in integrating environment and development objectives in Viet Nam, as well as what currently constrains integration. It assesses future needs, given rapidly changing demographic, economic and environmental situations
International Development
, Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-02-25
Attacks on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Obscure Real Science
UCSUSA
A series of explanatory backgrounders on specific allegations about the IPCC report (introductory page linking to individual backgounders)
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2010-02-18
Climate Adaptation and Federal Megsadisaster Policy: Lessons from Katrina
RFF
This 16-page US issue brief addresses the challenges of dealing with natural megadisasters
Climate Change & Environment
, Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation Posted: 2010-02-15
Adaptation of Agriculture and the Food System to Climate Change: Policy Issues
RFF
A 12-page US issue brief discussing how government policies are likely to affect the ability of agriculture and food sector to adapt to climate change
Climate Change & Environment
, Poverty & Hunger Posted: 2010-02-15
Transformative Technology for a Sustainable Future
Nautilus Institute
This 8-page US article looks at some of the possible technological breakthroughs that could pave the way to a sustainable future
Climate Change & Environment
, Science & Technology Posted: 2010-02-11
Carbon Capture and Storage: Selected Economic and Institutional Aspects
wiiw
This 48-page Austrian study provides a general overview of CCS and of related economic and institutional challenges ahead of its probable commercial deployment
Climate Change & Environment
, Energy Posted: 2010-02-04
Displacing Coal with Generation from Existing Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants
CRS
This US report provides an overview of the issues involved in displacing coal-fired generation with
electricity from existing natural gas plants
Climate Change & Environment
, Energy Posted: 2010-02-04
Enabling Green Growth: Sustainable Manufacturing and Eco-innovation
OECD
This 280-page report analyses the nature and processes of eco-innovation; discusses existing sustainable manufacturing indicators; examines methodologies for measuring eco-innovation; and takes stock of national strategies and policy initiatives for eco-innovation
Climate Change & Environment
, Science & Technology Posted: 2010-02-03
Climate Change Update 2009
Parliamentary Library - Victoria
An Australian overview paper, which updates climate change, providing recent findings of research conducted by climate scientists world-wide. Key data presented on carbon dioxide emissions, global surface temperatures and sea level rise, with a brief guide to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2010-02-02
Intergenerational Report 2010
Treasury - Australia
This 190-page report assesses the challenges Australia will face over the next 40 years, including an ageing population, escalating pressures on the health system, and the environmental and economic challenges of climate change
Ageing
, Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-02-02
Global Security, Climate Change, and the Arctic
ACDIS
A 24-page US report on the complex set of global security challenges that are emerging as a result of warmer temperatures and melting ice in the Arctic region
Defence, Terrorism & Security
, Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-01-25
Smart Sensor Networks: Technologies and Applications for Green Growth
OECD
This 48-page report gives an overview of sensor technologies and applications, and quantifies their environmental impacts
Science & Technology
, Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-01-21
The Challenges of Environmental Mainstreaming
IIED
This 108-page UK report reviews the rapidly changing context and challenges to environmental mainstreaming, discusses what it takes to achieve effective mainstreaming, and provides a roadmap for selecting operational methods and tools
Climate Change & Environment
, Governance & Politics Posted: 2010-01-19
Past Decade the Hottest on Record
EPI
A US note on global temperature trends and their consequences
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2010-01-15
The Economics of Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events in Developing Countries
CGDev
This 35-page paper assesses the economics of adaptation to extreme weather events in developing countries
Climate Change & Environment
, International Development Posted: 2010-01-15
The Climate of Belief: American Public Opinion on Climate Change
Brookings
A 15-page report on a US study of American public opinion on various aspects of the climate change debate
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2010-01-14
Intellectual Property Rights and Climate Change: Principles for Innovation and Access to Low-Carbon Technology
CGDev
This 8-page note asserts that negotiators can harness the potential of intellectual property (IP) by creating “global access principles” for all UNFCCC-affiliated multilateral funds
Climate Change & Environment
, Science & Technology Posted: 2010-01-10
Warming Increases the Risk of Civil War in Africa
PNAS
A 5-page US article highlighting the risk of civil wars being sparked in Africa by global warming
Defence, Terrorism & Security
, Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-01-08
GE Crops Show Uncertain Prospects for Reducing Nitrogen Pollution
UCS
This 46-page US report finds no genetically engineered crops have increased nitrogen efficiency, while traditional plant breeding and other methods have shown success
Climate Change & Environment
, Poverty & Hunger Posted: 2010-01-08
New-generation Reactors Help Reduce Nuclear Waste
Academy of Finland
A Finnish press release highlighting the development of advanced technologies that offer ways of reducing the quantity of nuclear waste
Energy
, Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-01-08
Sharing the Load: A Multi-country Survey of the Willingness to Pay for Slowing Climate Change
RFF
This 2-page US issue brief gives the results of a survey of US citizens and Swedes who were asked to define their willingness to pay to avaoid the consequences of global temperature changes
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2010-01-07
Climate Change Governance: Boundaries and Leakage
RFF
A 62-page US discussion paper addressing how to create incentives for the major developing countries to reduce carbon emissions
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2010-01-07
An African Union? The Shortcomings of Africa’s Strategy in Copenhagen
Stimson Center
A US commentary on Africa's strategy in Copenhagen
Climate Change & Environment
, Regional Posted: 2010-01-05
Beyond Copenhagen: Securitising Climate Change
FRIDE
This 5-page Spanish policy brief explains that one of the main imperatives beyond Copenhagen will be to incorporate the geopolitical dimensions of climate change fully into a broadened external energy security policy
Climate Change & Environment
, European Union Posted: 2010-01-04
The Copenhagen Accord - A First Stab at Deciphering the Implications for the EU
CEPS
This 8-page commentary is a first attempt at deciphering the implications of the Copenhagen Accord for the EU.
Climate Change & Environment
, European Union Posted: 2009-12-29
Climate Change, Land and Security
SIPRI
A Swedish essay on the interaction of climate change and security
Climate Change & Environment
, Defence, Terrorism & Security Posted: 2009-12-18
Climate Change and Hunger
IFPRI
This 108-page US report reviews current knowledge of the effects of climate change on hunger. It summarizes knowledge from global studies completed and provides an overview of actions that can be taken to address the challenge
Poverty & Hunger
, Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-12-18
Other Worlds are Possible: Human Progress in an Age of Climate Change
NEF
This 68-page report calls for new economic approaches to international development which are more in tune with the needs of people and the planet
Climate Change & Environment
, Economic Policy Posted: 2009-12-15
Counting Carbon in the Marketplace – and at the Border
DIIS
A 4-page Danish policy brief explaining that developing countries need to prepare for the challenges that product carbon footprints (PCFs) pose
Climate Change & Environment
, International Development Posted: 2009-12-14
Copenhagen's Many Agendas
CFR
A US backgrounder summarizing the Copenhagen negotiating positions of the principal participants
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2009-12-14
China Challenging the United States for World Wind Leadership
Earth Policy Institute
A US note on how leadership of the global wind market is changing
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2009-12-10
It's One Climate Policy World Out There—Almost
CGD
The results of a US survey of a broad sample of development and climate afficionados on what should be done about climate change
Climate Change & Environment
, International Development Posted: 2009-12-09
Europe’s Share of the Climate Challenge
SEI, with FoEE
This 68-page Swedish report examines how Europe can show leadership in keeping global climate change within these limits: firstly, by undertaking domestic actions to rapidly reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), and secondly, by fulfilling its international obligations to help other countries address the twin crises of climate change and development
Climate Change & Environment
, European Union Posted: 2009-12-08
The Road to Copenhagen: Climate Change, Energy and South Africa’s Foreign Policy
SAIIA
This 30-page South African occasional paper considers the challenges facing South Africa in balancing domestic priorities with growing international
pressure to reduce carbon emission
Climate Change & Environment
, Energy Posted: 2009-12-03
Flexible Mechanisms in Support of a New Climate Change Regime: The Clean Development Mechanism and Beyond
CEPS
The 68-page report of a task force created to consider the
current operation and the continuation of the Kyoto mechanisms and well as the possibilities through the Bali Action Plan for introducing new mechanisms and tradable units after 2012
Climate Change & Environment
, European Union Posted: 2009-12-02
What You Should Know About Nano
Ausralia Institute
This 36-page Australian paper aims to introduce and engage its audience in the experiment that is nanoscale sciences and technologies, particularly from the perspectives of consumer and environmental protection and occupational health and safety
Science & Technology
, Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-12-01
Warming Increases Risk of Civil War in Africa
PNAS
This 5-page US paper finds that climate change could increase the likelihood of civil war in sub-Saharan Africa by over 50 percent within the next two decade
Climate Change & Environment
, Defence, Terrorism & Security Posted: 2009-11-26
Reconciling Climate Change and Trade Policy
CGD
This 45-page US working paper offers some preliminary quantification of the impact of possible climate change policy approaches on growth in developing countries
International Development
, Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-11-25
Responding to Threats of Climate Change Mega-Catastrophes
RFF
This 37-page US discussion paper presents a qualitative analysis of three options for mitigating the risk of climate mega-catastrophes—drastic abatement of greenhouse gas emissions, development and implementation of geoengineering, and large-scale ex ante adaptation—against the criteria of efficacy, cost, robustness, and flexibility
Climate Change & Environment
, Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation Posted: 2009-11-25
Global Climate Negotiations and Tropical Deforestation
RFF
A 7-page US congressional testimony on the state of play of global climate negotiations and the status of international efforts to reduce emissions from tropical deforestation
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2009-11-25
Negotiating a Robust Climate Policy
Clingendael
A 23-page Dutch briefing paper on the possibility of robust decisions emerging from Copenhagen
Climate Change & Environment
, Governance & Politics Posted: 2009-11-24
Converging Peril : Climate Change and Conflict in the Southern Philippines
RSIS
This 48-page Singaporean working paper studies how the provinces of the ARMM in the southern Philippines are experiencing convergence risks from climate change and violent conflict
Climate Change & Environment
, Defence, Terrorism & Security Posted: 2009-11-24
Getting into the Right Lane for 2050
PBL, Stockholm Resilience Centre
This 106-page Dutch-Swedish study identifies key policy junctions
at which the EU will soon face strategic choices. This assessment highlights the substantial potential the EU has through its regulatory powers to establish a long-term investment framework for essential infrastructure and to act as a global
player
European Union
, Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-11-23
Energy Needs and Efficiency, Not Emissions: Re-framing the Climate Change Narrative
CGDEV
A 37-page US working paper suggesting some simple principles for determining equitable distribution of emission cuts between developed and developing countries to meet global targets
Climate Change & Environment
, International Development Posted: 2009-11-18
The European Union's Potential for Strategic Emissions Trading Through Minimal Permit Sale Contracts
CESifo
This 37-page working paper explores how the EU could benefit from making permit trade agreements with non-EU countries
Climate Change & Environment
, European Union Posted: 2009-11-17
Unconventional Gas Shales: Development,Technology, and Policy Issues
CRS
A 53-page US report on the issues affecting the development of unconventional gas shales
Energy
, Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-11-14
33 Days to Copenhagen: Progress, Stalemate, and a Game-Changer?.
CGD
A report on recent developments before the much-anticipated COP15 climate change conference in Copenhagen
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2009-11-10
Carbon Capture and Storage: No Mere Pipedream
IRPP
A 4-page Canadian article on the benefits of carbon capture and storage
Climate Change & Environment
, Energy Posted: 2009-11-06
Warm Homes, Green Jobs: The Economic Impacts of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act in the Residential Sector
Association for the Conservation of Energy
An 8-page report on the economic impact of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the residential sector in Scotland
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2009-11-05
Equity and Efficiency in Cap-And-Trade: Effectively Managing the Emissions Allowance Supply
Brookings
This 32-page paper discusses the likely distributional implications of a U.S. cap-and-trade system and how policymakers could manage these implications by altering the way in which allowances or allowance revenues are distributed throughout the broader economy
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2009-11-05
Transferring Environmentally Sound Technologies in an Intellectual Property-Friendly Framework
Brookings
This 42-page US paper argues that meeting any environmental regulations standards agreed at Copenhagen will require the use of a plethora of climate change technologies, to which most developing nations do not have access
Climate Change & Environment
, Energy Posted: 2009-11-05
Low-Carbon Development for Mexico
World Bank
This 170-page study on low-carbon development in Mexico concluded that Mexico could reduce its carbon (CO2) emissions by at least 42 percent (or 477 million tons) per year by 2030 without sacrificing economic development
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2009-11-04
Bottom Line on Cost Containment
WRI
This 2-page US fact sheet describes several common examples of cost containment mechanisms that can be used with cap-and-trade programmes
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2009-10-28
Community Management of Natural Resources in Africa: Impacts, Experiences and Future Directions
IIED
This 171-page review provides an unprecedented pan-African synthesis of CBNRM, drawing on multiple authors and a wide range of documented experiences from Southern, Eastern, Western and Central Africa
International Development
, Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-10-28
Keeping Illegal Fish and Timber off the Market
Chatham House
This 12-page UK paper looks at the EU's regulation in illegal fishing and logging
Climate Change & Environment
, Corruption Posted: 2009-10-27
Who Owns Our Low Carbon Future? Intellectual Property and Energy Technologies
This 77-page UK report argues that the diffusion of energy technologies is taking too long under business-as-usual practices
Climate Change & Environment
, Science & Technology Posted: 2009-10-27
Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change
World Bank
This 109-page consultation draft is claimed to be the most in-depth analysis of the economics of adaptation to climate change to date and uses a new methodology for assessing these costs
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2009-10-18
Climate Disturbances, the New Industrial Policies and Ways Out of the Crisis
ETUC
This 112-page European study aims to analyse the impact of policies to counter climate change on employment by 2030
Climate Change & Environment
, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-10-13
How the Energy Sector Can Deliver on a Climate Agreement in Copenhagen
International Energy Agency
This 62-page excerpt from the World Energy Outlook 2009 is published in advance to assist in the preparations for the Copenhagen summit
Climate Change & Environment
, Energy Posted: 2009-10-13
Emissions Trading: Has it Worked?
Parliamentary Library - Australia
An Australian background note studying the efficacy of emissions trading
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2009-10-03
Who Owns Our Low Carbon Future? Intellectual Property and Energy Technologies
Chatham House
This 78-page UK report examines two issues, patent ownership of climate-friendly technologies, and the rate of technology diffusion
Climate Change & Environment
, Energy Posted: 2009-10-03
China, Copenhagen and Beyond
Clingendael
This 104-page Dutch report analyses China's standpoint in the climate change negotiations
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2009-09-28
Improving the Energy Performance of Buildings: Learning from the European Union and Australia
Rand Corporation
This 61-page US report examines how policies to increase energy efficiency in buildings in the European Union and Australia have worked and draws implications for the design of similar public policies for the United States
Climate Change & Environment
, Housing Posted: 2009-09-23
World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change
World Bank
This 365-page report states that developing countries can shift to lower-carbon paths while promoting development and reducing poverty, but this depends on financial and technical assistance from high-income countries. It also concludes that high-income countries need to act quickly to reduce their carbon footprints and boost development of alternative energy sources to help tackle climate change
Climate Change & Environment
, International Development Posted: 2009-09-22
The Crisis Next Time: U.S. Leadership at the Pittsburgh G-20 and Beyond
CGDev
An 8-page US speech calling on the G-20 to begin working toward consensus on the institutional arrangements needed to implement a future climate agreement, including the potential role of multilateral institutions such as the World Bank in providing risk management tools to help developing countries respond to new threats arising from both climate change and the globalized economy
Climate Change & Environment
, International Development Posted: 2009-09-18
Sustainable Global Governance for the 21st century
FES
This 52-page US report provides recommendations for the UN to position itself to effectively manage new global challenges, such as the economic and financial crisis, climate change, the food and energy crises
Governance & Politics
, Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-09-17
The Effect of EU Climate Legislation on Business Competitiveness
GMFUS
This 23-page US paper offers a snapshot of how several companies have fared under the EU ETS
European Union
, Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-09-17
The Dead Souls: How to Deal with the Russian Surplus?
FIIA
An 8-page Finnish briefing paper examining the problem of Russia\'s surplus emission allowances
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2009-09-15
Climate Sudoku: Japan's Bumpy Ride Towards a Post-2012 Target
FIIA
This 6-page Finnish briefing paper examines Japan's "green" performance in relation to its Kyoto commitments
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2009-09-15
Less than 100 Days to Copenhagen: Time to Panic?
CEPS
This 2-page commentary predicts that the best outcome to be hoped for at Copenhagen at this point is an agreement to continue negotiations in earnest. It warns the developed countries, led by the EU, not to accede too easily to the less-founded demands of developing countries, just to be able to declare a political victory
Climate Change & Environment
, European Union Posted: 2009-09-14
The Basics of Biochar
Parliamentary Library - Australia
This Australian paper introduces the concept and origins of biochar, discuss its production process, potential uses, and the benefits and costs of biochar in its key roles in agriculture and climate change mitigation.
Science & Technology
, Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-09-11
Plan B? The Prospects for Personal Carbon Trading
IPPR
The 8-page summary of a UK report examining the case for and against one possible method for helping to reduce personal carbon emissions - personal carbon trading
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2009-09-10
Population Growth, Environment and Food Security: What Does the Future Hold?
IDS
A 4-page UK brief considering the effect of population growth on the environment and food security
Poverty & Hunger
, Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-09-10
Assessing the Costs of Adaptation to Climate Change: A Critique of the UNFCCC Estimates
IIED
This 116-page book takes another look at the costs of adapting to climate change and finds that the estimates for 2030 used by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change are likely to be substantial under-estimates
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2009-09-08
Trade Sanctions, Financial Transfers and BRIC's Participation in Global Climate Change Negotiations
CESifo
This35-page working paper investigates the incentives for individual large population low wage rapidly growing countries in the BRIC group (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and the groups of countries as a sub-global coalition to reduce consumption so as to mitigate climate change
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2009-09-08
Copenhagen and Japan
AJISS
A 6-page Japanese commentary on how Japan might contribute to a successful Copenhagen meeting
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2009-09-05
The Real Drivers of Carbon Capture and Storage in China and Implications for Climate Policy
FSI
This 29-page US working paper examines the prospects for the large-scale deployment of CCS in China
Climate Change & Environment
, Energy Posted: 2009-09-05
“Unbearable Legacies: The Politics of Environmental Degradation in North Korea”
Nautilus Institute
A 9-page report dealing with environmental degredation in North Korea
Climate Change & Environment
, Governance & Politics Posted: 2009-09-03
The Sustainability of the EU's Model for Climate Diplomacy
VUB Press
A 22-page Dutch essay focusing on how the EU decides internally on its international climate negotiating position
Climate Change & Environment
, European Union Posted: 2009-09-03
Climate Sudoku: Japan's Bumpy Ride Towards a Post-2012 Target
FIIA
An 8-page Finnish briefing paper on Japan's contribution towards climate change mitigation
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2009-08-29
The Gathering Storm: Is Climate Change a Threat to Security?
Security Index
This 11-page Russian article analyzes the implications of climate change and global warming for security in different regions of the world
Defence, Terrorism & Security
, Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-08-28
Evaluating Emission Trading as a Policy Tool - Evidence from Conditional Jump Models
CESifo
This 15-page working paper empirically investigates European emission allowance (EUA) prices and evaluates emission trading as a policy measure
Climate Change & Environment
, European Union Posted: 2009-08-19
Setting the NAFTA Agenda on Climate Change
Peterson Institute
This 8-page US policy brief offers the NAFTA members a pragmatic agenda for near-term action on climate change issues
Climate Change & Environment
, Globalisation & International Trade Posted: 2009-08-19
Taking Up the Security Challenge of Climate Change
SSI
A 26-page US paper examining the destabilizing effects of climate change and how the military could be used to mitigate global warming and to assist at-risk peoples and states to adapt to climate change, thereby promoting stability and sustainable security
Climate Change & Environment
, Defence, Terrorism & Security Posted: 2009-08-16
Hybrid Buildings: Pathways for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in the Housing Sector
Institute for Social Research
This Australian report shows how the carbon emissions from 5-star rated homes can be reduced to zero, with the savings averaging eleven tonnes per house each year
Climate Change & Environment
, Housing Posted: 2009-08-11
A New Climate Strategy Beyond 2012: Lessons From Monetary History
Lowy Institute
A 34-page Australian paper outlining an alternative to the Kyoto Protocol which is a system of national climate policies coordinated around a common global price for carbon
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2009-08-11
Role of Carbon Capture Technologies in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Models: A Parametric Study for the U.S. Power Sector
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development
This 31-page working paper analyzes the potential contribution of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies to greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the U.S. electricity sector
Energy
, Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-08-09
Carbon Capture and Storage: An Assessment of Required Technological Growth Rates and Capital Investments
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development
This 33-page US working paper studies the required rates of growth and capital investments needed to meet various long-term projections for CCS
Energy
, Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-08-09
Governance for Sustainable Development: Meeting the Challenge Ahead
PRI
This 34-page Canadian research paper draws on theoretical literature and practical experience to explore the challenges that sustainable development poses for established governance practices
Climate Change & Environment
, Governance & Politics Posted: 2009-08-08
Copenhagen and Japan
JIIA
A 6-page Japanese commentary on the prospects for a successful Copenhagen meeting and Japan's contribution
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2009-08-03
The Global Environment Facility: Managing the Transition
IFRI
This 114-page French report makes an assessment of the Global Environment Facility, the only global financial mechanism with a mandate to protect the global environment. It analyses its evolution and current challenges, and makes some policy-oriented recommendation for the future
Climate Change & Environment
Posted: 2009-07-31
Economic Recovery to a Greener Economy: Mobilising ICT-based Innovations
EPC
This 4-page policy brief shows the potential of ICT's believing that they not only help in achieving the Lisbon goals but also guarantee the transformation in a carbon free economy. The study also provides concrete proposals that aim to promote the development of an \"intelligent, green economy\"
Climate Change & Environment
, European Union Posted: 2009-07-29
Climate Change and Vulnerable Societies
Brookings
A US House testimony on America’s critical role in supporting climate change adaptation in the world’s most vulnerable communities
Climate Change & Environment
, International Development Posted: 2009-07-26
Climate Change and the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS): Looking to 2020
CRS
This 22-page US report considers the lessons to be learnt from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-03-08
Future Impacts of Climate Change across Europe,
CEPS
A 27-page working paper reviewing the potential impacts of climate change on 11 key indicator categories and 3 large regions covering the entire European Union
Climate Change & Environment , European Union Posted: 2010-03-03
Understanding India’s Climate Agenda
CEPS
This 6-page policy brief discusses some of the factors that are key to understanding India’s climate agenda with an emphasis on the country’s challenges in development, adaptation, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-03-03
Trade and Deforestation: What Have We Found?
WTO
A research article on the linkage between trade and deforestation
Climate Change & Environment , Globalisation & International Trade Posted: 2010-02-26
From Declaration to Real Protection
DIIS
This 48-page Danish report finds that genuine protection of declared protected areas depends on an explicit focus on how to manage actors and their mutual relations
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-02-26
Five Years of Kyoto
Brookings
A US article reflecting on the wider meaning and significance of the Kyoto Protocol, an instrument into which perhaps too many expectations were invested
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-02-25
Copenhagen's Climate Finance Promise: Six Key Questions
IIED
This 4-page briefing explores the wording in the Copenhagen Accord to unearth six big questions about the promise of climate finance – any one of which could seriously challenge the trust these funds were designed to build
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-02-25
Integrating Environment and Development in Viet Nam: Achievements, Challenges and Next Steps
IIED
This 60-psge report reviews what has worked well in integrating environment and development objectives in Viet Nam, as well as what currently constrains integration. It assesses future needs, given rapidly changing demographic, economic and environmental situations
International Development , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-02-25
Attacks on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Obscure Real Science
UCSUSA
A series of explanatory backgrounders on specific allegations about the IPCC report (introductory page linking to individual backgounders)
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-02-18
Climate Adaptation and Federal Megsadisaster Policy: Lessons from Katrina
RFF
This 16-page US issue brief addresses the challenges of dealing with natural megadisasters
Climate Change & Environment , Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation Posted: 2010-02-15
Adaptation of Agriculture and the Food System to Climate Change: Policy Issues
RFF
A 12-page US issue brief discussing how government policies are likely to affect the ability of agriculture and food sector to adapt to climate change
Climate Change & Environment , Poverty & Hunger Posted: 2010-02-15
Transformative Technology for a Sustainable Future
Nautilus Institute
This 8-page US article looks at some of the possible technological breakthroughs that could pave the way to a sustainable future
Climate Change & Environment , Science & Technology Posted: 2010-02-11
Carbon Capture and Storage: Selected Economic and Institutional Aspects
wiiw
This 48-page Austrian study provides a general overview of CCS and of related economic and institutional challenges ahead of its probable commercial deployment
Climate Change & Environment , Energy Posted: 2010-02-04
Displacing Coal with Generation from Existing Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants
CRS
This US report provides an overview of the issues involved in displacing coal-fired generation with electricity from existing natural gas plants
Climate Change & Environment , Energy Posted: 2010-02-04
Enabling Green Growth: Sustainable Manufacturing and Eco-innovation
OECD
This 280-page report analyses the nature and processes of eco-innovation; discusses existing sustainable manufacturing indicators; examines methodologies for measuring eco-innovation; and takes stock of national strategies and policy initiatives for eco-innovation
Climate Change & Environment , Science & Technology Posted: 2010-02-03
Climate Change Update 2009
Parliamentary Library - Victoria
An Australian overview paper, which updates climate change, providing recent findings of research conducted by climate scientists world-wide. Key data presented on carbon dioxide emissions, global surface temperatures and sea level rise, with a brief guide to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-02-02
Intergenerational Report 2010
Treasury - Australia
This 190-page report assesses the challenges Australia will face over the next 40 years, including an ageing population, escalating pressures on the health system, and the environmental and economic challenges of climate change
Ageing , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-02-02
Global Security, Climate Change, and the Arctic
ACDIS
A 24-page US report on the complex set of global security challenges that are emerging as a result of warmer temperatures and melting ice in the Arctic region
Defence, Terrorism & Security , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-01-25
Smart Sensor Networks: Technologies and Applications for Green Growth
OECD
This 48-page report gives an overview of sensor technologies and applications, and quantifies their environmental impacts
Science & Technology , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-01-21
The Challenges of Environmental Mainstreaming
IIED
This 108-page UK report reviews the rapidly changing context and challenges to environmental mainstreaming, discusses what it takes to achieve effective mainstreaming, and provides a roadmap for selecting operational methods and tools
Climate Change & Environment , Governance & Politics Posted: 2010-01-19
Past Decade the Hottest on Record
EPI
A US note on global temperature trends and their consequences
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-01-15
The Economics of Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events in Developing Countries
CGDev
This 35-page paper assesses the economics of adaptation to extreme weather events in developing countries
Climate Change & Environment , International Development Posted: 2010-01-15
The Climate of Belief: American Public Opinion on Climate Change
Brookings
A 15-page report on a US study of American public opinion on various aspects of the climate change debate
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-01-14
Intellectual Property Rights and Climate Change: Principles for Innovation and Access to Low-Carbon Technology
CGDev
This 8-page note asserts that negotiators can harness the potential of intellectual property (IP) by creating “global access principles” for all UNFCCC-affiliated multilateral funds
Climate Change & Environment , Science & Technology Posted: 2010-01-10
Warming Increases the Risk of Civil War in Africa
PNAS
A 5-page US article highlighting the risk of civil wars being sparked in Africa by global warming
Defence, Terrorism & Security , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-01-08
GE Crops Show Uncertain Prospects for Reducing Nitrogen Pollution
UCS
This 46-page US report finds no genetically engineered crops have increased nitrogen efficiency, while traditional plant breeding and other methods have shown success
Climate Change & Environment , Poverty & Hunger Posted: 2010-01-08
New-generation Reactors Help Reduce Nuclear Waste
Academy of Finland
A Finnish press release highlighting the development of advanced technologies that offer ways of reducing the quantity of nuclear waste
Energy , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-01-08
Sharing the Load: A Multi-country Survey of the Willingness to Pay for Slowing Climate Change
RFF
This 2-page US issue brief gives the results of a survey of US citizens and Swedes who were asked to define their willingness to pay to avaoid the consequences of global temperature changes
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-01-07
Climate Change Governance: Boundaries and Leakage
RFF
A 62-page US discussion paper addressing how to create incentives for the major developing countries to reduce carbon emissions
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-01-07
An African Union? The Shortcomings of Africa’s Strategy in Copenhagen
Stimson Center
A US commentary on Africa's strategy in Copenhagen
Climate Change & Environment , Regional Posted: 2010-01-05
Beyond Copenhagen: Securitising Climate Change
FRIDE
This 5-page Spanish policy brief explains that one of the main imperatives beyond Copenhagen will be to incorporate the geopolitical dimensions of climate change fully into a broadened external energy security policy
Climate Change & Environment , European Union Posted: 2010-01-04
The Copenhagen Accord - A First Stab at Deciphering the Implications for the EU
CEPS
This 8-page commentary is a first attempt at deciphering the implications of the Copenhagen Accord for the EU.
Climate Change & Environment , European Union Posted: 2009-12-29
Climate Change, Land and Security
SIPRI
A Swedish essay on the interaction of climate change and security
Climate Change & Environment , Defence, Terrorism & Security Posted: 2009-12-18
Climate Change and Hunger
IFPRI
This 108-page US report reviews current knowledge of the effects of climate change on hunger. It summarizes knowledge from global studies completed and provides an overview of actions that can be taken to address the challenge
Poverty & Hunger , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-12-18
Other Worlds are Possible: Human Progress in an Age of Climate Change
NEF
This 68-page report calls for new economic approaches to international development which are more in tune with the needs of people and the planet
Climate Change & Environment , Economic Policy Posted: 2009-12-15
Counting Carbon in the Marketplace – and at the Border
DIIS
A 4-page Danish policy brief explaining that developing countries need to prepare for the challenges that product carbon footprints (PCFs) pose
Climate Change & Environment , International Development Posted: 2009-12-14
Copenhagen's Many Agendas
CFR
A US backgrounder summarizing the Copenhagen negotiating positions of the principal participants
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-12-14
China Challenging the United States for World Wind Leadership
Earth Policy Institute
A US note on how leadership of the global wind market is changing
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-12-10
It's One Climate Policy World Out There—Almost
CGD
The results of a US survey of a broad sample of development and climate afficionados on what should be done about climate change
Climate Change & Environment , International Development Posted: 2009-12-09
Europe’s Share of the Climate Challenge
SEI, with FoEE
This 68-page Swedish report examines how Europe can show leadership in keeping global climate change within these limits: firstly, by undertaking domestic actions to rapidly reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), and secondly, by fulfilling its international obligations to help other countries address the twin crises of climate change and development
Climate Change & Environment , European Union Posted: 2009-12-08
The Road to Copenhagen: Climate Change, Energy and South Africa’s Foreign Policy
SAIIA
This 30-page South African occasional paper considers the challenges facing South Africa in balancing domestic priorities with growing international pressure to reduce carbon emission
Climate Change & Environment , Energy Posted: 2009-12-03
Flexible Mechanisms in Support of a New Climate Change Regime: The Clean Development Mechanism and Beyond
CEPS
The 68-page report of a task force created to consider the current operation and the continuation of the Kyoto mechanisms and well as the possibilities through the Bali Action Plan for introducing new mechanisms and tradable units after 2012
Climate Change & Environment , European Union Posted: 2009-12-02
What You Should Know About Nano
Ausralia Institute
This 36-page Australian paper aims to introduce and engage its audience in the experiment that is nanoscale sciences and technologies, particularly from the perspectives of consumer and environmental protection and occupational health and safety
Science & Technology , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-12-01
Warming Increases Risk of Civil War in Africa
PNAS
This 5-page US paper finds that climate change could increase the likelihood of civil war in sub-Saharan Africa by over 50 percent within the next two decade
Climate Change & Environment , Defence, Terrorism & Security Posted: 2009-11-26
Reconciling Climate Change and Trade Policy
CGD
This 45-page US working paper offers some preliminary quantification of the impact of possible climate change policy approaches on growth in developing countries
International Development , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-11-25
Responding to Threats of Climate Change Mega-Catastrophes
RFF
This 37-page US discussion paper presents a qualitative analysis of three options for mitigating the risk of climate mega-catastrophes—drastic abatement of greenhouse gas emissions, development and implementation of geoengineering, and large-scale ex ante adaptation—against the criteria of efficacy, cost, robustness, and flexibility
Climate Change & Environment , Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation Posted: 2009-11-25
Global Climate Negotiations and Tropical Deforestation
RFF
A 7-page US congressional testimony on the state of play of global climate negotiations and the status of international efforts to reduce emissions from tropical deforestation
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-11-25
Negotiating a Robust Climate Policy
Clingendael
A 23-page Dutch briefing paper on the possibility of robust decisions emerging from Copenhagen
Climate Change & Environment , Governance & Politics Posted: 2009-11-24
Converging Peril : Climate Change and Conflict in the Southern Philippines
RSIS
This 48-page Singaporean working paper studies how the provinces of the ARMM in the southern Philippines are experiencing convergence risks from climate change and violent conflict
Climate Change & Environment , Defence, Terrorism & Security Posted: 2009-11-24
Getting into the Right Lane for 2050
PBL, Stockholm Resilience Centre
This 106-page Dutch-Swedish study identifies key policy junctions at which the EU will soon face strategic choices. This assessment highlights the substantial potential the EU has through its regulatory powers to establish a long-term investment framework for essential infrastructure and to act as a global player
European Union , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-11-23
Energy Needs and Efficiency, Not Emissions: Re-framing the Climate Change Narrative
CGDEV
A 37-page US working paper suggesting some simple principles for determining equitable distribution of emission cuts between developed and developing countries to meet global targets
Climate Change & Environment , International Development Posted: 2009-11-18
The European Union's Potential for Strategic Emissions Trading Through Minimal Permit Sale Contracts
CESifo
This 37-page working paper explores how the EU could benefit from making permit trade agreements with non-EU countries
Climate Change & Environment , European Union Posted: 2009-11-17
Unconventional Gas Shales: Development,Technology, and Policy Issues
CRS
A 53-page US report on the issues affecting the development of unconventional gas shales
Energy , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-11-14
33 Days to Copenhagen: Progress, Stalemate, and a Game-Changer?.
CGD
A report on recent developments before the much-anticipated COP15 climate change conference in Copenhagen
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-11-10
Carbon Capture and Storage: No Mere Pipedream
IRPP
A 4-page Canadian article on the benefits of carbon capture and storage
Climate Change & Environment , Energy Posted: 2009-11-06
Warm Homes, Green Jobs: The Economic Impacts of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act in the Residential Sector
Association for the Conservation of Energy
An 8-page report on the economic impact of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the residential sector in Scotland
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-11-05
Equity and Efficiency in Cap-And-Trade: Effectively Managing the Emissions Allowance Supply
Brookings
This 32-page paper discusses the likely distributional implications of a U.S. cap-and-trade system and how policymakers could manage these implications by altering the way in which allowances or allowance revenues are distributed throughout the broader economy
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-11-05
Transferring Environmentally Sound Technologies in an Intellectual Property-Friendly Framework
Brookings
This 42-page US paper argues that meeting any environmental regulations standards agreed at Copenhagen will require the use of a plethora of climate change technologies, to which most developing nations do not have access
Climate Change & Environment , Energy Posted: 2009-11-05
Low-Carbon Development for Mexico
World Bank
This 170-page study on low-carbon development in Mexico concluded that Mexico could reduce its carbon (CO2) emissions by at least 42 percent (or 477 million tons) per year by 2030 without sacrificing economic development
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-11-04
Bottom Line on Cost Containment
WRI
This 2-page US fact sheet describes several common examples of cost containment mechanisms that can be used with cap-and-trade programmes
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-10-28
Community Management of Natural Resources in Africa: Impacts, Experiences and Future Directions
IIED
This 171-page review provides an unprecedented pan-African synthesis of CBNRM, drawing on multiple authors and a wide range of documented experiences from Southern, Eastern, Western and Central Africa
International Development , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-10-28
Keeping Illegal Fish and Timber off the Market
Chatham House
This 12-page UK paper looks at the EU's regulation in illegal fishing and logging
Climate Change & Environment , Corruption Posted: 2009-10-27
Who Owns Our Low Carbon Future? Intellectual Property and Energy Technologies
This 77-page UK report argues that the diffusion of energy technologies is taking too long under business-as-usual practices
Climate Change & Environment , Science & Technology Posted: 2009-10-27
Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change
World Bank
This 109-page consultation draft is claimed to be the most in-depth analysis of the economics of adaptation to climate change to date and uses a new methodology for assessing these costs
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-10-18
Climate Disturbances, the New Industrial Policies and Ways Out of the Crisis
ETUC
This 112-page European study aims to analyse the impact of policies to counter climate change on employment by 2030
Climate Change & Environment , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-10-13
How the Energy Sector Can Deliver on a Climate Agreement in Copenhagen
International Energy Agency
This 62-page excerpt from the World Energy Outlook 2009 is published in advance to assist in the preparations for the Copenhagen summit
Climate Change & Environment , Energy Posted: 2009-10-13
Emissions Trading: Has it Worked?
Parliamentary Library - Australia
An Australian background note studying the efficacy of emissions trading
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-10-03
Who Owns Our Low Carbon Future? Intellectual Property and Energy Technologies
Chatham House
This 78-page UK report examines two issues, patent ownership of climate-friendly technologies, and the rate of technology diffusion
Climate Change & Environment , Energy Posted: 2009-10-03
China, Copenhagen and Beyond
Clingendael
This 104-page Dutch report analyses China's standpoint in the climate change negotiations
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-09-28
Improving the Energy Performance of Buildings: Learning from the European Union and Australia
Rand Corporation
This 61-page US report examines how policies to increase energy efficiency in buildings in the European Union and Australia have worked and draws implications for the design of similar public policies for the United States
Climate Change & Environment , Housing Posted: 2009-09-23
World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change
World Bank
This 365-page report states that developing countries can shift to lower-carbon paths while promoting development and reducing poverty, but this depends on financial and technical assistance from high-income countries. It also concludes that high-income countries need to act quickly to reduce their carbon footprints and boost development of alternative energy sources to help tackle climate change
Climate Change & Environment , International Development Posted: 2009-09-22
The Crisis Next Time: U.S. Leadership at the Pittsburgh G-20 and Beyond
CGDev
An 8-page US speech calling on the G-20 to begin working toward consensus on the institutional arrangements needed to implement a future climate agreement, including the potential role of multilateral institutions such as the World Bank in providing risk management tools to help developing countries respond to new threats arising from both climate change and the globalized economy
Climate Change & Environment , International Development Posted: 2009-09-18
Sustainable Global Governance for the 21st century
FES
This 52-page US report provides recommendations for the UN to position itself to effectively manage new global challenges, such as the economic and financial crisis, climate change, the food and energy crises
Governance & Politics , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-09-17
The Effect of EU Climate Legislation on Business Competitiveness
GMFUS
This 23-page US paper offers a snapshot of how several companies have fared under the EU ETS
European Union , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-09-17
The Dead Souls: How to Deal with the Russian Surplus?
FIIA
An 8-page Finnish briefing paper examining the problem of Russia\'s surplus emission allowances
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-09-15
Climate Sudoku: Japan's Bumpy Ride Towards a Post-2012 Target
FIIA
This 6-page Finnish briefing paper examines Japan's "green" performance in relation to its Kyoto commitments
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-09-15
Less than 100 Days to Copenhagen: Time to Panic?
CEPS
This 2-page commentary predicts that the best outcome to be hoped for at Copenhagen at this point is an agreement to continue negotiations in earnest. It warns the developed countries, led by the EU, not to accede too easily to the less-founded demands of developing countries, just to be able to declare a political victory
Climate Change & Environment , European Union Posted: 2009-09-14
The Basics of Biochar
Parliamentary Library - Australia
This Australian paper introduces the concept and origins of biochar, discuss its production process, potential uses, and the benefits and costs of biochar in its key roles in agriculture and climate change mitigation.
Science & Technology , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-09-11
Plan B? The Prospects for Personal Carbon Trading
IPPR
The 8-page summary of a UK report examining the case for and against one possible method for helping to reduce personal carbon emissions - personal carbon trading
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-09-10
Population Growth, Environment and Food Security: What Does the Future Hold?
IDS
A 4-page UK brief considering the effect of population growth on the environment and food security
Poverty & Hunger , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-09-10
Assessing the Costs of Adaptation to Climate Change: A Critique of the UNFCCC Estimates
IIED
This 116-page book takes another look at the costs of adapting to climate change and finds that the estimates for 2030 used by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change are likely to be substantial under-estimates
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-09-08
Trade Sanctions, Financial Transfers and BRIC's Participation in Global Climate Change Negotiations
CESifo
This35-page working paper investigates the incentives for individual large population low wage rapidly growing countries in the BRIC group (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and the groups of countries as a sub-global coalition to reduce consumption so as to mitigate climate change
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-09-08
Copenhagen and Japan
AJISS
A 6-page Japanese commentary on how Japan might contribute to a successful Copenhagen meeting
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-09-05
The Real Drivers of Carbon Capture and Storage in China and Implications for Climate Policy
FSI
This 29-page US working paper examines the prospects for the large-scale deployment of CCS in China
Climate Change & Environment , Energy Posted: 2009-09-05
“Unbearable Legacies: The Politics of Environmental Degradation in North Korea”
Nautilus Institute
A 9-page report dealing with environmental degredation in North Korea
Climate Change & Environment , Governance & Politics Posted: 2009-09-03
The Sustainability of the EU's Model for Climate Diplomacy
VUB Press
A 22-page Dutch essay focusing on how the EU decides internally on its international climate negotiating position
Climate Change & Environment , European Union Posted: 2009-09-03
Climate Sudoku: Japan's Bumpy Ride Towards a Post-2012 Target
FIIA
An 8-page Finnish briefing paper on Japan's contribution towards climate change mitigation
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-08-29
The Gathering Storm: Is Climate Change a Threat to Security?
Security Index
This 11-page Russian article analyzes the implications of climate change and global warming for security in different regions of the world
Defence, Terrorism & Security , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-08-28
Evaluating Emission Trading as a Policy Tool - Evidence from Conditional Jump Models
CESifo
This 15-page working paper empirically investigates European emission allowance (EUA) prices and evaluates emission trading as a policy measure
Climate Change & Environment , European Union Posted: 2009-08-19
Setting the NAFTA Agenda on Climate Change
Peterson Institute
This 8-page US policy brief offers the NAFTA members a pragmatic agenda for near-term action on climate change issues
Climate Change & Environment , Globalisation & International Trade Posted: 2009-08-19
Taking Up the Security Challenge of Climate Change
SSI
A 26-page US paper examining the destabilizing effects of climate change and how the military could be used to mitigate global warming and to assist at-risk peoples and states to adapt to climate change, thereby promoting stability and sustainable security
Climate Change & Environment , Defence, Terrorism & Security Posted: 2009-08-16
Hybrid Buildings: Pathways for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in the Housing Sector
Institute for Social Research
This Australian report shows how the carbon emissions from 5-star rated homes can be reduced to zero, with the savings averaging eleven tonnes per house each year
Climate Change & Environment , Housing Posted: 2009-08-11
A New Climate Strategy Beyond 2012: Lessons From Monetary History
Lowy Institute
A 34-page Australian paper outlining an alternative to the Kyoto Protocol which is a system of national climate policies coordinated around a common global price for carbon
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-08-11
Role of Carbon Capture Technologies in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Models: A Parametric Study for the U.S. Power Sector
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development
This 31-page working paper analyzes the potential contribution of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies to greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the U.S. electricity sector
Energy , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-08-09
Carbon Capture and Storage: An Assessment of Required Technological Growth Rates and Capital Investments
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development
This 33-page US working paper studies the required rates of growth and capital investments needed to meet various long-term projections for CCS
Energy , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-08-09
Governance for Sustainable Development: Meeting the Challenge Ahead
PRI
This 34-page Canadian research paper draws on theoretical literature and practical experience to explore the challenges that sustainable development poses for established governance practices
Climate Change & Environment , Governance & Politics Posted: 2009-08-08
Copenhagen and Japan
JIIA
A 6-page Japanese commentary on the prospects for a successful Copenhagen meeting and Japan's contribution
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-08-03
The Global Environment Facility: Managing the Transition
IFRI
This 114-page French report makes an assessment of the Global Environment Facility, the only global financial mechanism with a mandate to protect the global environment. It analyses its evolution and current challenges, and makes some policy-oriented recommendation for the future
Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-07-31
Economic Recovery to a Greener Economy: Mobilising ICT-based Innovations
EPC
This 4-page policy brief shows the potential of ICT's believing that they not only help in achieving the Lisbon goals but also guarantee the transformation in a carbon free economy. The study also provides concrete proposals that aim to promote the development of an \"intelligent, green economy\"
Climate Change & Environment , European Union Posted: 2009-07-29
Climate Change and Vulnerable Societies
Brookings
A US House testimony on America’s critical role in supporting climate change adaptation in the world’s most vulnerable communities
Climate Change & Environment , International Development Posted: 2009-07-26