Climate Change & Environment


The High Cost of Wind Energy as a Carbon-Dioxide Reduction Method

Manhattan Institute

A 9-page US issue brief finding that if wind energy were to reduce carbon dioxide, the savings would be so small as to be insignificant and so expensive as to be impractical

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2012-01-14

After Durban - The Big Climate Change Questions

ORG

This 4-page UK article assesses the future likelihood of a co-ordinated governmental response to climate change

Climate Change & Environment, DisabilityPosted: 2012-01-12

Adapting for a Green Economy: Companies, Communities and Climate Change

Oxfam America

This 72-page US report makes the business case for private sector adaptation to climate change in ways that build the resilience of vulnerable communities in developing countries

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-01-10

From REDD to Green: A Global Incentive System to Stop Tropical Forest Clearing

CGD

This 56-page US working paper develops and illustrates a prototype incentive system for promoting rapid reduction of forest clearing in tropical countries

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2012-01-05

Migration and Global Environmental Change

Government Office for Science

This 234-page UK report has examined how environmental changes will influence and interact with patterns of global human migration over the next 50 years

Climate Change & Environment, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-12-22

Reflections on COP 17 in Durban

WRI

This summary looks back on the key decisions from Durban and gives a first take on their implications for global efforts to tackle climate change

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-12-21

What Durban Revealed about Climate’s Shifting Allegiances

Inside Story

An Australian commentary on the implications of the Durban conference on climate change

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-12-16

Growth Strategies in a Greener World

IDE

This 23-page Japanese discussion paper examines current developments in the global market that would affect industrialization prospects in East Asia and explores development strategies that are suitable for development based on export oriented manufacturing industries in a green world

Economic Policy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-12-07

Governing the Blue-green Baltic Sea: Societal Challenges of Marine Eutrophication Prevention

FIIA

The aim of this 156-page Finnish report is to improve Baltic Sea eutrophication protection by identifying the challenges of more effective Baltic Sea eutrophication governance at national, regional and European Union levels, and the examination of nutrient trading as an instrument to more effectively combat eutrophication

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-12-05

Private Sector Engagement in Adaptation to Climate Change: Approaches to Managing Climate Risks

OECD

This 56-page working paper seeks to gauge companies' awareness of potential climate risks and vulnerabilities, companies' assessments of specific impacts affecting their business and possible responses to such impacts, their motivations to act, and their implementation of adaptation measures and climate risk management strategies

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-12-03

Technology and Innovation Report 2011

UNCTAD

This 179-page report focuses on the role of renewable energy technologies (RETs) in responding to the challenge of reducing energy poverty while mitigating climate change

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2011-12-03

The Critical Decade: Climate Change and Health.

Climate Commission - Australia

This 48-page Australian report explains how the human species is increasingly exposed to climate change and the significant risks to our wellbeing, health and survival

Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-12-02

Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development

IIED

This 34-page UK working paper presents a framework for climate change adaptation programming, including potential indicators, for tracking and evaluating the success of adaptation support and adaptation interventions

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-11-30

Direct Access to Climate Finance: Experiences and Lessons Learned

ODI

This 19-page UK discussion paper provides an overview of the concept of direct access to funding for climate change actions in developing countries

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-11-30

Hand-wringing Our Way to Durban

CGD

A US article assessing the prospects for COP 17

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-11-26

The Interplay of Foreign Multinational Corporations and the State in Environmental Governance

Australian Political Studies Association

This 22-page paper is concerned by how multinational corporations influence policies at the global level and also at the national level within each of the countries where they operate. It explores the mechanisms through which this phenomenon takes place

Climate Change & Environment, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-11-17

World Resources Report 2010-2011: Decision Making in a Changing Climate .

WRI et al.

This 184-page report offers specific, practical strategies and innovative case studies to inform how to integrate climate change risks into national policies and planning.

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-11-14

The University as an Agent of Change for Sustainability

Policy Horizons Canada

This 6-page Canadian paper explores how a university is applying its intellectual, financial and physical resources to be an agent of positive change, both within its own organization and in the various communities of which it is part

Climate Change & Environment, EducationPosted: 2011-11-11

Cities and Climate Change

IISD

This US article looks at the urban dimension of climate change

Climate Change & Environment, Urban IssuesPosted: 2011-10-18

A New Approach to Feeding the World

"The Solutions Journal"

This US blog argues that a new approach is imperative and overdue, one in which the world feeds more people—an estimated 9 billion by 2050—with less ecological impact. To be successful, this new approach must address both how we produce and how we use food

Poverty & Hunger, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-10-17

Climate Science: Major New Discoveries.

WRI

This 48-page US policy brief highlights the latest major research in climate change science and technology

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-10-17

Competition over Resources: Drivers of Insecurity and the Global South

ORG

This 19-page UK paper considers the security risks likely to flow from global competition for resources

Climate Change & Environment, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-10-13

Climate Change, Water Resources and WASH: A Scoping Study

ODI

This 69-page UK study pulls together what is known about the links between climate change and water, drawing on both the scientific and non-scientific literature, for an informed but non-specialist audience

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-10-10

Economics of Land Degradation

IFPI, ZEF

An 8-page issue brief assessing the costs of action versus inaction over desertification

Climate Change & Environment, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-10-04

On the Front Line of Climate Change and Displacement: Learning From and With Pacific Island Countries

Brookings et al.

In the Pacific Islands, an acute awareness of the potential impact of climate change comes not only from books and studies, but from first-hand knowledge and ongoing experiences with the effects of the world’s changing climate. The value and relevance of these experiences are relevant for the world at large. This 42-page paper aims to conceptualize and distill some dimensions of these experiences

Climate Change & Environment, RegionalPosted: 2011-09-27

US Climate Change Policy Efforts

CEPS

This 8-page policy brief summarises the emerging regulations at the national level in the US, and offers an assessment of potential emissions reductions under the Clean Air Act. It also describes the efforts at the subnational level, and the interaction of these policies with the Clean Air Act under the particular structure of so-called ‘environmental federalism’

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-09-22

How Should Support for Climate-friendly Technologies be Designed?

CEPS

A 6-page policy brief outlining some core principles for guiding the design of clean technology policies, with a focus on energy

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-09-22

Warmth in a Changing Climate

IPPR

This 25-page UK report considers how the government should encourage households to use renewable heat

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-09-19

At the Crossroads: Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia and the Pacific

UN

This 162-page report provides a snapshot of how DRR (disaster risk reduction) and CCA (climate change adaptation) are being integrated in the Asia Pacific region

Climate Change & Environment, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-09-12

Newly Discovered Landscape Traps Produce Regime Shifts in Wet Forests

PNAS

A 5-page US article describing how in many environments worldwide, key drivers of ecosystem change interact and reinforce one another to trigger cascades of ecosystem modification that are difficult or impossible to reverse

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-09-12

Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Migration: An Empirical Analysis in Developing Countries

IZA

The aim of this 32-page discussion paper is to assess the relationship between natural disasters caused by climate change and migration by studying the migration rates and the education level in developing countries

Immigration & Refugees, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-09-09

Mainstreaming Environment and Climate Change: Health

IIED, Irish Aid

This 8-page briefing paper is part of a series that aims to clarify the links between the environment, climate change and key development sectors, and provide guidance on strategies available for mainstreaming the environment and climate change into national policies

Climate Change & Environment, HealthPosted: 2011-09-06

Cost-Effective Unilateral Climate Policy Design: Size Matters

RFF

This 51-page US discussion paper assesses the relative attractiveness of different anti-leakage measures as a function of the abatement coalition size

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-08-25

Feeding a Growing Population that Relies on Ecosystem Services (Part II of II)

WRI

This article highlights how agriculture is the dominant influence on ecosystem health

Climate Change & Environment, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-08-16

Investing in Nature for Economic Growth (Part I of II)

WRI

This article discusses the critical role that ecosystems also play in underpinning economies and the business sector

Climate Change & Environment, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-08-16

Global Environmental Quality: Recommendations for Rio+20 and Beyond

Brookings

This US essay offers nine recommendations for the governments participating in Rio+20 to consider

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-08-15

Mainstreaming the Environment and Climate Change in the post-2013 EU Budget

IEEP

This 8-page paper analyses the proposed mainstreaming of climate change, biodiversity and resource efficiency in the Commission’s proposals for the next EU budget

European Union, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-08-12

How Much Is 100 Billion US Dollars? Climate Finance between Adequacy and Creative Accounting

FES

This 15-page German policy analysis addressing key unresolved questions concerning international climate finance

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-08-11

China’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation Policies

CRS

This 22-page US report examines the issues of China’s greenhouse gas emissions and its mitigation policies

Climate Change & Environment, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-07-29

Green Expectations: Lessons from the US Green Jobs Market

IPPR

This 44-page UK paper assesses the success of the 'green jobs' policy agenda in the US and investigates a range of localised, bottom-up approaches to fostering the 'green economy', reaching excluded workers and meeting environmental targets

Climate Change & Environment, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-07-28

Cost-Effective Unilateral Climate Policy Design: Size Matters

RFF

A 50-page US discussion paper addressing the appropriate response to the threat of emissions leakage

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-07-25

A Systematic Review of Observed Climate Change Adaptation in Developed Nations

Climatic Change

This 10-page Canadian paper develops and applies a systematic mixed-methods literature review methodology to identify and characterize how climate change adaptation is taking place in developed nations

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-07-21

The “Social Cost of Carbon” and Climate Change Policy

WRI

A US commentary discussing the interaction between the social cost of carbon and climate change policy

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2011-07-20

Quantifying Vulnerability to Climate Change: Implications for Adaptation Assistance

CGD

This 53-page US paper quantifies and makes available in an accompanying dataset the vulnerability of 233 countries to three major effects of climate change (weather-related disasters, sea-level rise, and reduced agricultural productivity)

Climate Change & Environment, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-06-30

Controlling Illegal Logging: Implementation of the EU Timber Regulation

Chatham House

An 12-page UK briefing paper assessing the EU Timber Regulation, which prohibits operators from placing illegally harvested timber and timber products on the European market

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2011-06-24

Incentives for Environmental R & D

CESifo

This 37-page working paper systematically compares the incentives for environmental R&D with the incentives for market goods R&D

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-06-15

Unintended Detrimental Effects of Environmental Policy: The Green Paradox and Beyond

CESifo

A 41-page working paper reviewing the literature relating to policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions having unintended undesirable consequences

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-06-15

Carbon Emission Policies in Key Economies

Productivity Commission - Australia

A 273-page Australian report providing a snapshot of the current cost and cost effectiveness of major carbon policies and how these compare across programs within each country and across countries

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-06-09

Climate Change and Your Health: Rising Temperatures, Worsening Ozone Pollution

UCSUCA

A 28-page US report finding that unchecked global warming could threaten public health and increase health costs by exacerbating ground-level ozone

Climate Change & Environment, HealthPosted: 2011-06-03

The Garnaut Review 2011: Australia in the Global Response to Climate Change

Garnaut Climate Change Review

This 244-page Australian publication, the final report of the process updating the original Garnaud Review, is the product of seven months of careful research, analysis, expert studies and consultation, which have examined key developments in the past two and a half years across a range of areas -- the climate science, global greenhouse gas emissions, international progress on climate change mitigation, Australia’s land and electricity sectors, innovation and technology, and carbon pricing

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-06-02

Climate Effects of Carbon Taxes, Taking into Account Possible Other Future Climate Measures

CESifo

A working paper arguing that the increase of fuel extraction costs as well as of temperature will make it likely that in the medium-term future technological or political measures against global warming may be implemented

Climate Change & Environment, TaxationPosted: 2011-05-22

What is a "Green Economy"?

WRI

This article addresses questions relating to the "green economy" concept

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-05-22

High Wire Act: Improving the Grid for Renewable Energy

WRI

This article explains how policies to help transmit renewable energy have not kept pace with renewable energy ambitions

Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-05-22

Global Corruption Report: Climate Change

Transparency International

This report explores the corruption risks related to tackling climate change

Climate Change & Environment, CorruptionPosted: 2011-05-17

Are Energy Efficiency Standards Justified?

RFF

This 45-page US discussion paper develops and parameterizes an overarching analytical framework to estimate the welfare effects of energy efficiency standards applied to automobiles and electricity-using durables

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2011-05-13

A Policy Platform for a Low Pollution Economy

Southern Cross Climate Coalition

This 18-page document proposes a combined policy platform designed to lay the necessary foundations for Australia’s transition to a low-carbon pollution economy

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2011-05-08

Climate Effects of Carbon Taxes, Taking into Account Possible Other Future Climate Measures

CESifo

A working paper arguing that the increase of fuel extraction costs as well as of temperature will make it likely that in the medium-term future technological or political measures against global warming may be implemented

Climate Change & Environment, TaxationPosted: 2011-04-20

High Wire Act: Improving the Grid for Renewable Energy

WRI

This article explains how policies to help transmit renewable energy have not kept pace with renewable energy ambitions

Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-04-14

What is a "Green Economy?"

WRI

This article addresses questions relating to the "green economy" concept

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-04-14

Urban Growth, Climate Change, and Freshwater Availability

PNAS

This 6-page paper highlights the issue that while cities struggle to provide water to the nearly 3 billion additional urban dwellers forecasted by 2050, they will also face equally unprecedented hydrologic changes due to global climate change

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-04-03

Health and the Environment: A Compilation of Evidence

AIHW

This 86-page Australian report compiles evidence on the relationship between health and a selected list of environmental factors including `natural' features (such as temperature and ultraviolet radiation) and aspects of our surroundings which have been created by humans (such as housing and transport)

Health, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-03-30

Bundles of Energy: The Case for Renewable Biomass Energy

IIED

This 94-page UK report aims to inform forest and energy decision makers in non-OECD countries of key issues surrounding the biomass energy boom

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2011-03-25

The World’s Freshwater Supply is in Demand—and Under Threat

IFPRI,Veolia

This 12-page study demonstrates how inefficient water management—in lieu of available sustainable practices—will significantly undermine society’s ability to grow, and will impact the quality of life of millions of people and our planet’s environmental water resources

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-03-24

U.S. Tsunami Programs: A Brief Overview

CRS

A 5-page overview of the US tsunami programmes

Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-03-16

Policy Options to Support Climate-induced Migration

Asian Development Bank

This 15-page study underscores the urgency of developing policies, appropriate institutions and mechanisms to cope with the impact of climate change on migration

Immigration & Refugees, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-03-16

Reefs at Risk Revisited

WRI

This 130-page US report provides a detailed assessment of the status of and threats to the world’s coral reefs. It evaluates threats to coral reefs from a wide range of human activities, and includes an assessment of climate-related threats to reefs. It also contains a global assessment of the vulnerability of nations and territories to coral reef degradation

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-03-15

Managed Retreat of Coastal Communities: Understanding Responses to Projected Sea Level Rise

CSIRO

This 39-page study finds that managed retreat - the relocation of homes and infrastructure under threat from coastal flooding - is one of the few policy options available for coastal communities at risk from sea level rise

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-03-04

A New Growth Path for Europe: Generating Growth and Jobs in the Low-carbon Economy

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

This 31-page report claims that increasing the EU’s 2020 greenhouse gas reduction target from 20 per cent to 30 per cent could boost European investments

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2011-03-04

Taking Stock on Climate

"Inside Story"

This Australian analysis surveys the international climate landscape: the latest science, the emissions targets and what’s happening on the ground

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-03-04

Whose Logo? Sustainable Consumption and Production in North America

PRI

A 57-page Canadian research paper examining how a “green” product is defined, and by extension, who determines what constitutes a “green” product

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-03-04

Global Prospects for Utility-Scale Solar Power

CGD

This 30-page US working paper estimates the price and global potential of solar-power technologies, while identifying deployment patterns that minimize costs

Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-03-03

Climate Finance in Indonesia: Lessons for the Future of Public Finance for Climate Change Mitigation

EDC

This 55-page working paper studies how financing to address climate change be delivered to countries and within countries in the most effective way

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-02-28

The Myth of Green Energy Jobs: The European Experience

AEI

A 7-page US brief claiming that experiments with renewable energy in Europe have led to job loss, higher energy prices, and corruption

Climate Change & Environment, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-02-17

WRR 2010 Framing Paper: Decision Making in a Changing Climate

WRR

The 24-page framing paper for the 2010 World Resources Report, which details the empirical findings and lessons learned that will present guidance on decision making and explore the implications for development assistance

Climate Change & Environment, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-02-14

Adaptation, Mitigation and Risk-Taking in Climate Policy

CESifo

This 23-page working paper models the decision of risk-averse governments on mitigation and adaptation policies

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-02-11

A Shot in the Arm for Climate Finance?

FES

A 15-page German paper examining the prospects for climate change mitigation and adaptation finance

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-02-10

Crossing the River: China in the International Climate Change Negotiations

FPC

This 6-page UK paper examines China's negotiating positions in climate change negotiations

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-02-09

Look Both Ways: Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Poverty Reduction

iied

This 4-page brief argues that biodiversity and poverty reduction are intrinsically linked and demands an integrated approach

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-02-02

Beyond Forestry: Why Agriculture is Key to the Success of REDD+

iied

This 4-page brief explains how, in regard to deforestation, the task of reconciling climate anddevelopment goals poses a daunting challenge

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-02-02

Quantifying Vulnerability to Climate Change: Implications for Adaptation Assistance

CGD

This 53-page US paper quantifies and makes available in an accompanying database the vulnerability of 233 countries to three major effects of climate change (weather-related disasters, sea-level rise, and reduced agricultural productivity)

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-02-01

The EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme: Achievements, Key Lessons, and Future Prospects

Egmont

A 53-page Belgian paper analysing the lessons learnt so far from the EU ETS in order to have a better perspective of its future

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2011-01-28

Tunisia and Climate Change: What it Means for Southeast Asia

RSIS

This 2-page Singaporean commentary considers whether climate change was the hidden trigger for the Tunisian uprising

Climate Change & Environment, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-01-28

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Indonesia: The Need to Learn from Development Experience

ARC

This Australian working paper discusses the development of REDD in international climate negotiations and asserts that effective implementation of REDD in developing countries will require the integration of development experience into the environmental and economic paradigms within which the issue is predominantly assessed

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-01-28

China and Climate Change: A Strategy for U.S. Engagement

RFF

A 54-page US report offering recommendations on how the US administration should engage with China on climate change

Climate Change & Environment, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2011-01-27

Are Energy Efficiency Standards Justified?

RFF

This 45-page US discussion paper develops and parameterizes an overarching analytical framework to estimate the welfare effects of energy efficiency standards applied to automobiles and electricity-using durables

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2011-01-27

Methane Capture: Options for Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction

CRS

This US report discusses alternatives for addressing methane capture, sources of methane, opportunities and challenges for methane capture, and current federal programs that support methane recovery.

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-01-25

The EU Should Not Shy Away from Setting CO2-related Targets for Transport

CEPS

This 8-page policy brief argues that current EU policy thinking is not (yet) bold enough to credibly tackle the GHG emissions challenge from transport

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2011-01-17

Negotiating Around Tradeoffs: Alternative Institutional Designs for Climate Finance

ECP, CEPS

This 22-page paper considers how different governance priorities would affect the institutional arrangements for a credible financing mechanism in the climate regime

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2010-12-17

Reflections on the Cancún Agreements

WRI

This review looks back on the keys to progress in Cancún, and analyzes the major decisions - providing a very comprehensive review of the Cancún Agreements and highlighting what they say and don't say.

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-12-16

Energy Transition in the Netherlands

PRI

This 21-page Canadian case study introducing the basics of the transition approach theory in relation to sustainable development and focusing on the Dutch experience with the energy system

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2010-12-16

Climate Change Adaptation: Linkages with Social Policy

PRI

A 75-page Canadian research paper consisting of a general scan of current literature from around the world, including adaptation plans and actions in progress by all levels of government. It is intended to provide an overview of approaches, guidelines, tools, and policy options being employed to adapt to climate change to better understand the implications of climate changes for different areas of social policy, and the resulting linkages

Climate Change & Environment, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-12-16

Managing Sustainable Development

Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development - Canada

A 49-page Canadian monograph conducted to identify challenging aspects of managing sustainable development and to provide managers with examples of the types of practices ananalytical techniques that will help them address these particular challenges

Climate Change & Environment, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-12-16

Markets to Reduce Pollution: Cheaper than Expected

Grattan Institute

A 25-page Australian report finding that technology innovation is the key to reducing carbon emissions cheaply

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-12-15

Is there a more effective way to Reduce Carbon Emissions? An Alternative to Emissions Trading and Carbon Taxation

School of Economics, the University of Queensland

This 56-page Australian paper considers a new scheme, the Tender-Price Allocation Mechanism, which focuses carbon factor cost expenditure on abatement rather than just revenue transfers

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-12-15

Climate Change Financing for Developing Countries: Issues and Implication

KIEP

This Korean paper explores the development and climate change issues in terms of assistance to developing countries

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-12-14

The Indirect Land Use Change Impact of Biofuels – IEEP Launches Analysis of EU Nations Projected Use of Biofuels and their Consequences

IEEP

This 24-page report analyses the indirect land use change (ILUC) impact of the substantial additional biofuel usage that will be generated up to 2020 by the targets under the EU renewable energy Directive

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2010-12-13

The Consequences of Industrialization: Evidence from Water Pollution and Digestive Cancers in China

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

This 51-page Israeli paper investigates the consequences to health of China's rapid industrialization

Health, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-12-11

After Copenhagen and before Cancun: India on the Way to a Global Agreement on Energy and Climate Policies

FES

An 8-page German perspective on India's stance in respect of climate policies

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-12-11

International Financing of Responses to Climate Change

CRS

This 37-page US report examining the international financing of responses to climate change

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-12-09

World Youth Report 2010: Youth and Climate Change

United Nations Programme on Youth

This 192-page report offers suggestions on how young people might be more effectively integrated as individual and collective agents of change within the realm of climate change adaptation and mitigation

Families, Children & Youth, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-12-09