Policy pointers

Climate Change & Environment

Integrating Climate Change into Invasive Species Risk Assessment/Risk Management

PRI

The 28-page report of a Canadian workshop held to consider the risks posed by invasive species,both alien and native, that may arise as a result of climate change

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-11-19

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

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 & PoliticsPosted: 2009-08-08

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

Integrated Landscape Management Modelling

Policy Research Initiative

A 32-page report of a workshop held in Canada to consider the use of integrative, multi-generational approaches to sustainable land use planning

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-07-06

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

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

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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-01-08

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 & SecurityPosted: 2009-11-26

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

Getting Ahead of the Curve: Corporate Strategies that Address Climate Change

Pew Trusts

A 150-page US "how-to" manual for companies interested in developing effective climate policies

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-10-24

Climate Change 101: The Science and Impacts

Pew Trusts

This 8-page US paper summarises scientific understanding of the implications of climate change

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-10-17

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

Protecting Our Deep Seas

Pew Trusts

An op-ed on the harmful effects of bottom trawling

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-11-13

International Climate Efforts Beyond 2012

Pew Trusts

The 36-page report of an international group outlining options and recommendations for advancing the international climate change efforts post-2012

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-11-21

Climate Change 101: Technological Solutions

Pew Trusts

This 8-page US paper reports on the technological solutions available for mitigating the effects of climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-10-17

Early Observations on the European Union's Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme

Pew Charitable Trusts

A 37-page US paper describing how the (European) Emission Trading Scheme is working so far, and what US policymakers can learn from the early implementation of the ETS

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-05-26

Observed Impacts of Global Climate Change in the U.S.

Pew Charitable Trusts

This 67-page report reviews the broad range of ecological changes that have occurred in response to human-induced changes in the global and U.S. climate, and highlights steps that can be taken to minimise the effects of climate change

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-11-15

Quantifying the Effects of Fisheries on Threatened Species: The Impact of Pelagic Longlines on Loggerhead and Leatherback Sea Turtles

Pew Charitable Trusts

This 11-page U.S. paper, based on catch data from 40 nations and bycatch (non-target) data from 13 international observer programs, provides a bycatch assessment for these two species

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-04-05

Shifting baselines and the decline of pelagic sharks in the Gulf of Mexico

Pew Charitable Trusts

This 11-page paper compares catch rates in the 1950s and late-1990s and concludes that the most commonly caught species have declined by over 90%

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-02-23

Coping with Climate Change: The Role of Adaptation in the United States

Pew Charitable Trusts

A 52-page U.S. report discussing the importance of adapting to climate change, the options available and the challenges for implementing them in the U.S.

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-08-11

The Cost of U.S. Forest-Based Carbon Sequestration

Pew Center on Global Climate Change

A 52-page U.S. report arguing that climate change policies should include storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) in forests

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-01-25

International Climate Efforts Beyond 2012: A Survey of Approaches

Pew Center on Global Climate Change

A 70-page report surveying and synthesizing more than 40 proposed approaches for strengthening international climate efforts beyond 2012

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-12-31

Climate Data: Insights and Observations

Pew Center on Global Climate Change

This 50-page report provides policy-relevant observations for the international climate effort based on a comprehensive database covering emissions, energy, economic and other data, focussing on the largest national emitters

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-12-31

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

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

Induced Technological Change and Climate Policy

Pew Center on Global Climate Change

This 47-page U.S. study explores the use of induced technological change (ITC) in climate policy

Climate Change & Environment, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-10-19

The Road to a Climate Change Agreement Runs Through Montreal

Peterson Institute

A 4-page US policy brief assessing the significance of the 1987 Montreal Protocol to address ozone layer depletion

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-09-04

Revisiting the NAFTA Agenda on Climate Change

Peterson Institute

This 11-page US policy brief examines channels for energy and environmental cooperation among the three North American countries in light of the limited progress in international climate talks and scaled back energy legislation being considered in the US Senate

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2010-07-31

Copenhagen, the Accord, and the Way Forward

Peterson Institute

This 17-page US policy brief assesses the two-week Cpenhagen conference, evaluates the Copenhagen Accord that resulted, and discusses key issues the international community will face moving forward

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-03-10

Climate Change: Competitiveness Concerns and Prospects

Peterson Institute

A 16-page House testimony on the trade-offs between CHG emissions reduction and US economic health

Climate Change & Environment, Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-03-17

The Stakes in Limiting Climate Change

Peterson Institute

A 7-page US speech arguing that cutting carbon dioxide emissions passes a cost-benefit test

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-03-18

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 TradePosted: 2009-08-19

Climate Change and the Energy Challenge: A Pragmatic Approach for India

PESD Stanford

A 29-page US working paper offering a fromework for a strategy to inform which efforts offer the most leverage on warming emissions and which are most credible because they align with India’s own interests

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2009-05-01

Climate Policy Integration, Coherence and Governance

PEER

This report assesses the degree to which climate change issues need to be considered and integrated into tax policies, transportation policies, land use planning, etc.

Climate Change & Environment, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-04-07

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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-11-23

Carbon Capture and Storage

Parliamentary Library, New South Wales

A 70-page paper examining the present and future capability of CCS to reduce Australia's greenhouse gas emissions

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2008-06-17

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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-02-02