Climate Change & Environment
Calculating The Carbon Dioxide Emissions of Flights.
ECI
This UK report describes a more sophisticated methodology than has been previously available for calculating the carbon dioxide emissions of flights with the potential to become the industry standard.
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-03-13
Fresh Water Futures: Imagining Responses to Demand Growth, Climate Change, and the Politics of Water Resource Management
Stimson Center
The 27-page report of a US conference held to focus on the future of global fresh water resources and the politics of water resource management
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-06-13
Informing an Effective Response to Climate Change
The National Academy of Sciences et al.
This 4-page abbreviated report examines information needs relating to climate change and calls on the US federal government to build upon its existing efforts and those of state and local government, the private sector and citizens by establishing clear federal leadership, responsibility, and coordination for climate related decisions, climate risk management, information systems, and services
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-08-21
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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-11-05
"Climate Tariffs" and the Credibility of the EU Climate and Energy Package
SWP
This 8-page German commentary is a critique of Pres. Sarkosy\'s proposals for levying \"climate tariffs\".
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2008-11-08
2004 Index of Leading Environmental Indicators
Pacific Research Institute and American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
This 95-page U.S. report measures the country's performance in respect of air quality, water quality, toxic chemicals, public land management and species/habitat conservation
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-04-16
2005 Another Record Year for Global Carbon Emissions
Earth Policy Institute
An article tracing the increase in global carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-11-22
2005 Hottest Year on Record
World Policy Institute
Article reporting on record global surface temperature during 2005 and relevance of greenhouse gases
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-04-04
2008 Environmental Performance Index
EPI
A 4-page executive summary of the 2008 Environmental Performance Index, measuring the environmental performance of each country
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-02-08
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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-11-10
80% Challenge: Delivering a Low-Carbon UK
IPPR, WWF, RSPB
A 28-page UK report examining the practicalities of reducing UK carbon emissions by 80%
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-11-09
A Call for Action
USCAP
A 9-page document comprising consensus principles and recommendations from the U.S. Climate Action Partnership, made up of business and NGOs
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-01-29
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
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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-08-11
A New Direction for Bush Administration Climate Policy
AEI
A paper examining the climate policy options for the current US Administration
Climate Change & Environment, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-01-22
A New Direction for U.S. Climate Policy
AEI
An essay examining options for US climate policy
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-02-12
A New Era in Sustainable Development
IIED
A 4-page briefing paper calling for a new approach to sustainable development
International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-03-27
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
A Plan for Action
Brookings Institution
A 42-page US report calling for a new era of international cooperation for responding to the disparate security challenges being presented now and in the near future
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-11-24
A Planetary Petroleum 'Windfall' Fund for Carbon Abatement Technologies
ODI
A 2-page UK opinion proposing a 1% levy on wholesale oil and gas sales to fund R&D into carbon abatement technologies
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-01-31
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
A Re-Look at Biofuels
ASAM
A Turkish perspective on the cost-benefit balance of biofuels
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-05-10
A Seat at the Table: Including the Poor in Decisions for Development and Environment
WRI
This 28-page report closely examines access rights to environmental decision making in four countries: Cameroon, Paraguay, Philippines, and Sri Lanka
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-05-18
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
A South Seas Carbon Bubble: Australia and a near-Pacific Regional Climate Pact
Nautilus Institute at RMIT
An Australian article proposing a regional climate pact aiming at mitigation and adaptation
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-12-14
A Sustainable Future for the Polar Regions
IIED
This 6-page UK brief calls for a coherent strategy to achieve sustainable development for the polar regions
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-04-30
A Synthesis of Potential Climate Change Impacts on the U.S.
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
A 56-page examination of the impacts of climate change on several economic sectors and natural resources in the U.S.
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-05-04
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
A Way Forward on Climate Policy for New Zealand
Institute of Policy Studies
A 19-page conference paper defining strategic considerations for a New Zealand climate change policy
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-04-27
Abatement Incentives Prior to the Commencement of the Australian Emissions Trading Scheme
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
A 17-page paper addressing incentives for firms to pursue abatement prior to the commencement of emissions trading in Australia
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-10-11
Achieving Sustainable Natural Resource Management in the Sahel
DIIS
This Danish report reviews the experience gained through Danish and international research and development projects within the field of natural resource management (NRM) over the last ten years in the Sahel and addresses economic, institutional, governance, gender and environmental aspects of sustainable NRM
International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-03-09
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 & HungerPosted: 2010-02-15
Adaptation to Climate Change in the European Union: Efficiency vs. Equity Considerations
CEPS
This 31-page working paper proposes a framework for EU climate policy that would encompass both efficiency and equity concerns
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2008-09-30
Adaptation to Climate Change May Be Farmers' Best Bet
World Bank
An article describing the merits of adaptation to climate change to minimise agricultural losses
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-04-29
Adaptation to Climate Change: How We Are Set to Cope with the Impacts
IIED
A 4-page briefing paper focusing on the nature of climate change, its impacts and adaptation to it
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-07-31
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
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
Adapting to Climate Change in England: A Framework for Action
DEFRA
A 52-page UK report sets out the Government's Adapting to Climate Change Programme
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-07-31
Adapting to Climate Change in Europe: Options for EU Action
Commission of the EC
A 27-page green paper setting out the case for actions and policy responses to climate change in the EU
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2007-08-02
Adapting to Climate Change in Urban Areas
IEED
A 124-page paper dealing with the possibilities and constraints for adaptation to climate change in low- and middle-income countries
Climate Change & Environment, Urban IssuesPosted: 2007-11-07
Adapting to Climate Change: An Introduction for Canadian Municipalities
C-CIARN
A 36-page Canadian document introducing logal government issues and challenges in view of adapting to climate change
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-02-06
Adoption of Clean Leather Tanning Technologies in Mexico
Resources for the Future
This 23-page discussion paper provides the background and survey results of the adoption of five clean technologies by a sample of 137 Mexican tanneries
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-09-04
Affordability and Sustainability Outcomes: A Triple Bottom-Line Assessment of Traditional Development and Master Planned Communities
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
A 73-page Australian report on reconciling housing affordability with environmental sustainability
Housing, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-06-28
After Copenhagen
CFR
This US working paper examines alternatives to the current multilateral frameworks for addressing climate change
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-08-13
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
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
Agenda for Climate Action
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
This 24-page report outlines a comprehensive set of actions to reduce greenhouse emissions in the U.S.
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-02-16
Agricultural-forestry linkages: Development of timber and tree crop plantations towards sustainable natural forests
Centre for Strategic and International Studies - Jakarta
This 29-page working paper provides a historical perspective of agricultural development in Indonesia, exploring agricultural-forestry linkage as a route to future sustainable forest management
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-02-29
Agriculture and Climate Change: An Agenda for Negotiation in Copenhagen
IFPRI
A 2-page brief on how to put agriculture on the agenda of the United Nations Framework Convention in Copenhagen in December 2009.
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-04-22
Agriculture and Climate Change: The Policy Context
WRI
A 6-page US policy note assessing how agriculture will be affected by climate change and how farmers should react
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-10-19
Agriculture's Role in Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
Pew Trusts
This 87-page US report proposes a number of policies to encourage farmers to contribute to climate solution
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-09-26
Air Pollution and Infant Health: What Can We Learn From California's Recent Experience?
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 51-page discussion paper measures the impact of air pollution on infant mortality in California during the 1990's
Health, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-03-11
Air Pollution: EPA Could Take Additional Steps to Help Maximise the Benefits from the 2007 Diesel Emissions Standards
U.S. General Accounting Office
This 84-page U.S. report examines the consequences of the Environment Protection Agency's action in bringing forward diesel emissions standards. The effects on industry and on pollution reduction are described and recommendations offered
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-03-12
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, RegionalPosted: 2010-01-05
An Inconvenient Solution
Manhattan Institute
A US article assessing the viability of carbon trading as a solution to global warming
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-09-02
An International Policy Architecture for the Post-Kyoto Era
AEI-Brookings Joint Center
This 12-page U.S. paper describes the basic featues of a post-Kyoto international global climate agreement
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-01-30
An International Regulatory Framework for Risk Governance of Carbon Capture and Storage
CICERO
This 14-page Norwegian policy note outlines some of the key components of an international regulatory framework necessary for the widespread diffusion of CCS
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-08-05
An Overview of Climate Change
Global Development and Environment Institute
This 37-page US paper attempts a forecast of the consequeces of climate change, focusing on the lives of people in rich countries
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-04-02
An Overview of 'Dangerous' Climate Change
FSI Stanford
A 17-page US paper outlining the basic science of climate change
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-11-08
An Uncertain Future: Law Enforcement, National Security and Climate Change
ORG
A 22-page UK report exploring the environmental, socio-economic and security consequences of climate change
Climate Change & Environment, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-02-19
Analysis of EU States' National Allocation Plans
CICERO
This 37-page Norwegian paper analyzes the national allocation plans for emissions trading by EU states
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2006-03-14
Analysis of Recent Trends and Greenhouse Indicators 1990-2002
Australian Greenhouse Office
This 106-page report, part of Australia's Greenhouse Gas Inventory, analyses the trends in Australia's greenhouse gas emissions 1990-2002
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-08-23
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
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
Are Shorter Work Hours Good for the Environment?
CEPR
A 12-page report comparing US and European energy consumption
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-12-21
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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-09-08
Assessing U.S. Climate Policy Options
RFF
A 212-page report presenting 15 issue briefs focusing on different aspects of federal climate policy design
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-01-19
Assessing U.S. Climate Policy Options
RFF
A report comprising 15 issue briefs on different aspects of US climate change policy issues (single page linking to each issue brief)
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-02-29
Assessment of CDM Capacity Building Activities in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam - Lessons Learned
HWWA
A 32-page German discussion paper reviewing the effectiveness of capacity-building activities in promoting CDM activities in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-10-25
At Loggerheads: Agricultural Expansion, Poverty Reduction and Environment in the Tropical Forests
World Bank
This 308-page report addresses the potential dilemma of trade-offs between poverty reduction and environmental protection with regard to tropical forests
Climate Change & Environment, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-10-31
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
Atoms for the Sustainable Future
AJISS
A 5-page Japanese commentary on the "nuclear renaissance" as a key to sustainable growth
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-03-22
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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-02-18
Australia Responds: Helping Our Neighbours Fight Climate Change
Australian Climate Change and Development Roundtable
This 19-page report outlines recommendations to better prepare Auustralia to respond to the growing regional threat of climate change
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-10-09
Australia's Climate Change Policy
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet - Australia
This 46-page policy document explains how Australia's government will respond to the climate change challenge
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-11-07
Australia's Low Pollution Future: The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation
Treasury - Australia
This 292-page Australian report presents the results of the Treasury's modelling of the potential economic impacts of reducing emissions over the medium and long term
Climate Change & Environment, Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-10-30
Avoiding Climate Crunch
Chatham House
A 3-page UK article considering the impact of the global economic downturn on plans to limit greenhouse gasses
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-12-13
“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 & PoliticsPosted: 2009-09-03
Baselines for Carbon Emissions in the Indian and Chinese Power Sectors: Implications for International Carbon Trading
Stanford Institute for International Studies
A 39-page U.S. working paper studying the dynamics of carbon emissions baselines of electricity generation in Indian states and Chinese provinces
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-02-23
Benchmarking in the EU: Lessons from the EU Emissions Trading System for the Global Climate Change Agenda
CEPS
A 64-page report identifying the key issues arising from the current benchmarking exercise under the EU ETS and analyses the principal controversial topics on benchmark-based allocation, leading to a number of concrete recommendations
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2010-07-29
Benefits of Organic Agriculture as a Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy for Developing Countries
RFF
This 19-page US discussion paper is a short review of organic agriculture as an adaptation strategy to climate change and variability
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-29
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 UnionPosted: 2010-01-04
Beyond Copenhagen: Why Less May Be More in Global Climate Talks
CFR
A 3-page U~S article arguing that in order to make real progress on pressing climate issues, policymakers must give up on a binding deal and begin to look outside the UN process
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-03-15
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
Beyond Kyoto
Council on Foreign Relations
Transcript of a speech reviewing the global energy situation and arguing in favour of free market competition as the best means of promoting the development of technologies to stabilize greenhouse gases and curb climate change
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-06-28
Beyond Kyoto: Real Solutions to Greenhouse Emissions from Developing Countries
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
A paper proposing that developed and developing countries should co-operate to enable smoother technology transfer and faster economic growth, thus reducing poverty and increasing energy efficiency
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-07-30
Beyond Mercury
National Environment Trust and Pew Charitable Trusts
A 45-page U.S. report looking at emissions data, health impacts and the means of ridding the air of toxins
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-08-31
Beyond the Sea Walls
World Bank
A 4-page article addressing what developing countries need to do to adapt to climate change
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-03-08
Biodiversity for the Millennium Development Goals: What Local Organisations Can Do
IIED
This 4-page briefing examines how community-led conservation efforts can contribute to a reduction in biodiversity loss
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-03-27
Biodiversity, Climate Change and Poverty: Exploring the Links
IIED
A 6-page UK briefing calling for the close links between climate change, biodeiversity and poverty to be given greater attention
Climate Change & Environment, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-02-25
Biofuels Production, Trade and Sustainable Development: Emerging Issues
IIED
This 60-page paper seeks to identify the main sustainable development issues involved in the production and trade of biofuels
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2006-11-22
Biofuels Subsidies and the Green Paradox
CESifo
This 42-page working paper claims to demonstrate that, under a wide range of parameter values, biofuel subsidies will increase the rate of extraction of fossil fuels in the short and medium term, and possibly bring climate-change damages closer to the present
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2010-03-19
Biofuels: Is the Cure Worse than the Disease?
OECD
This 57-page paper surveys the issues concerning the adoption of biofuels as an energy source
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-09-21
Biofuels: Making Tough Choices
IIED
This 2-page opinion examines the serious trade-offs involved in the production and use of biomass-derived alternatives to fossil fuels
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-02-25
Biofuels: Risks and Opportunities
Department for Transport - UK
An 8-page UK brief setting out the key issues for biofuels in current UK Government policy
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-10-17
Biological Confinement of Genetically Engineered Organisms
National Research Council of the National Academies
This 220-page report examines the potential of confinement techniques in preventing GM materials escaping into natural ecosystems
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-02-12
Biomass Study Task Force: Conclusions and Draft Recommendations
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - U.K.
This 30-page U.K. report contains emerging conclusions and draft recommendations of a study to assist Government and industry to develop biomass energy in support of renewable energy targets and sustainable farming and forestry
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-08-08
Biopromise? Biotechnology, Sustainable Development and Canada's Future Economy
Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee
A 41-page report containing the findings of a working party identifying the opportunities and challenges for new biotechnology applications in the development of the Canadian economy and the contribution to be made to achieving sustainable development
Science & Technology, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-10-31
Biotech Crops Invade Latin America
Americas Program
A 6-page U.S. report commenting on the consequences of the introduction of genetically engineered crops to Latin America
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-04-05
Biscuit Fire: Analysis of Fire Response, Resource Availability, and Personnel Certification Standards
U.S. General Accounting Office
This 41-page U.S. report into Oregon's 2002 major forest fire examines response, resource availability and personnel certification
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-05-13