Policy pointers

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 UnionPosted: 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, EnergyPosted: 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 UnionPosted: 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 & EnvironmentPosted: 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 & SecurityPosted: 2009-11-26

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 & EnvironmentPosted: 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 MitigationPosted: 2009-11-25

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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-11-25

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 & SecurityPosted: 2009-11-24

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 & PoliticsPosted: 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 & EnvironmentPosted: 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 DevelopmentPosted: 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 UnionPosted: 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 & EnvironmentPosted: 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 & EnvironmentPosted: 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, EnergyPosted: 2009-11-06

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, EnergyPosted: 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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-11-05

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

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 & EnvironmentPosted: 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 & EnvironmentPosted: 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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-10-28

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2009-10-27

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, CorruptionPosted: 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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-10-18

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, EnergyPosted: 2009-10-13

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

Emissions Trading: Has it Worked?

Parliamentary Library - Australia

An Australian background note studying the efficacy of emissions trading

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 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, EnergyPosted: 2009-10-03

China, Copenhagen and Beyond

Clingendael

This 104-page Dutch report analyses China's standpoint in the climate change negotiations

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 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, HousingPosted: 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 DevelopmentPosted: 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 DevelopmentPosted: 2009-09-18

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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-09-17

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 & EnvironmentPosted: 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 & EnvironmentPosted: 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 & EnvironmentPosted: 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 UnionPosted: 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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-09-11

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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-09-10

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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-09-10

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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-09-08

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

Copenhagen and Japan

AJISS

A 6-page Japanese commentary on how Japan might contribute to a successful Copenhagen meeting

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 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, EnergyPosted: 2009-09-05

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 UnionPosted: 2009-09-03

“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

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 & EnvironmentPosted: 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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-08-28

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

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 UnionPosted: 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 & SecurityPosted: 2009-08-16

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

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, HousingPosted: 2009-08-11

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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-08-09

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 & EnvironmentPosted: 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 & PoliticsPosted: 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 & EnvironmentPosted: 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 & EnvironmentPosted: 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 UnionPosted: 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 DevelopmentPosted: 2009-07-26

Climate Change Mitigation: Understanding Comparability (of Targets and Efforts)

IPS

This 23-page New Zealand working paper explores how the international climate change community might judge mitigation efforts by countries, including emission reduction targets, to be comparable

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-07-22

The Future of EU Environmental Policy: Challenges and Opportunities

IEEP

This 82-page report sets out the main environmental policy challenges which will face the new European Parliament and European Commission over the next five years

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2009-07-21

The Russian Debate on Climate Doctrine: Emerging Issues on the Road to Copenhagen

FIIA

This 7-page Finnish briefing paper studies Russian attitudes to climate change mitigation

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-07-16

The Gathering Storm: Is Climate Change a Threat to Security?

Center for Policy Studies

This 11-page Russian essay analyzes the implications of climate change and global warming on the economic and social security of different regions of the world. In his article he also reviews the efforts of various international bodies to find a common solution to this global issue

Climate Change & Environment, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-07-16

The EU Emission Trading System: Too Little Too Late?

Clingendael

A 9-page Dutch briefing paper considering the adequacy of the ETS

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2009-07-03

Trade and Climate Change

WTO, UNEP

This 194-page report examines the intersections between trade and climate change from four perspectives: the science of climate change; economics; multilateral efforts to tackle climate change; and national climate change policies and their effect on trade

Climate Change & Environment, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-06-25

Climate Change and Energy Security in Europe

Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies

This 82-page study looks into the EU's progress in terms of the integration of its climate and energy policies and stress the areas that require additional work. Particular attention is given to possible synergy and possible discussions between climate and energy policies.

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2009-06-22

White Paper - Adapting to Climate Change : Towards a European Framework for Action

Europa

A 17-page European White Paper on adapting to climate change

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2009-06-18

From a Social to a Sustainable Market Economy: A new paradigm for the 21st Century

SEF

A 12-page German policy paper considering how the integration of a social market economy and sustainable development can be achieved

Economic Policy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-06-18

In Search of Shelter: Mapping the Effects of Climate Change on Human Migration and Displacement

CIESN et al.

This 36-page report explores how climate change is already causing people to leave their homes, and details some of the specific ways displacement may occur over the next decades

Climate Change & Environment, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2009-06-17

The Russian Debate on Climate Doctrine: Emerging Issues on the Road to Copenhagen

FIIA

This 7-page Finnish issue paper considers Russian attitudes towards climate change policy

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-06-15

State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2009

World Bank

A 78-page report on the state of the carbon market and its likely future

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2009-06-08

Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change: An Update

iied

This 4-page UK briefing reassesses the role of community-based adaptation (CBA) in building resilience to climate change in poor communities

International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-06-04

Designing Climate Mitigation Policy

RFF

This 53-page US paper provides an exhaustive review of critical issues in the design of climate mitigation policy by pulling together key findings and controversies from diverse literatures on mitigation costs, damage valuation, policy instrument choice, technological innovation, and international climate policy

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-05-28

Climate 2030: A National Blueprint for a Clean Energy Economy

UCSUSA

A 239-page US report offering a a comprehensive set of smart policies to jump-start the transition to a clean energy economy without delay and maximize the benefits to the environment and economy

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2009-05-28

Low-Carbon Fuel Standards: Driving in the Wrong Direction

C.D. Howe Institute

This 5-page Canadian brief examines the drawbacks of the LCFS concept and suggests that economy-wide measures would be a better way to reduce GHG emissions

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2009-05-25

Towards a New Climate Regime? Views of China, India, Japan, Russia and the United States in the Road to Copenhagen

FIIA

This 134-page Finnish report outlines the backgrounds of five major carbon emitters: China, India, Japan, Russia and the United States and their views on the post-2012 pact, and contemplates these views in light of the EU position

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-05-21

Euros for Low-carbon Development: Finance as a Stumbling Block to the EU's position for Copenhagen

FIIA

A 6-page Finnish briefing paper on the EU's efforts to develop an agreed position on climate change mitigation in advance of the Copenhagen negotiations

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2009-05-21

Reaching the 2°C Target: Technological Requirements, Economic Costs and Policies

CEPS

This 14-page policy brief addresses questions surrounding the European Union’s proclaimed goal to stabilise the global mean temperature at less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2009-05-21

Critical Topics in Global Warming

Fraser Institute

A Canadian paper arguing that popularized notions about the causes and consequences of global warming are more fiction than fact

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-05-11

China Can Achieve Low Carbon Growth: Pathways for Low Carbon Development

SPRU

This 80-page UK report shows that decoupling the growth of carbon emissions from economic development is challenging but achievable in China. It reveals the various pathways that will lead to low carbon development in China

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-05-01

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 Change and Security

Egmont

A 12-page report of a conference held to discuss what influence the risks and challenges of climate change will have on the African continent and how they should be dealt with

Climate Change & Environment, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-04-30

The Vulnerability of Energy Infrastructure to Environmental Change

Chatham House

A 12-page UK briefing paper highlighting the need for assessing the impact of a changing environment on us

Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-04-29

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

Prioritizing Climate Change Risks and Actions on Adaptation

PRI

A 64-page Canadian discussion paper reviewing select tools and institutional approaches used in other jurisdictions to help prioritize climate change risks and adaptation options

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-04-29

Governance for Sustainable Development: Meeting the Challenge Ahead

PRI

A 34-page Canadian scoping paper drawing on theoretical literature and practical experience to explore the challenges that sustainable development poses for established governance practices

Climate Change & Environment, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-04-29

Climate Change: The Case for Action

Parliamentary Library - Australia

A 41-page Australian paper presenting the case for climate change mitigation

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-04-28

The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism

Parliamentary Library - Australia

This 25-page Australian background note provides information on the Clean Development Mechanism and its associated emissions credits

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-28

Index of Leading Environmental Indicators 2009

AEI, PRI

This 61-page US publication highlights the significant environmental developments and milestones in the United States and worldwide

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-04-26

Paradigm Shift: Social Justice as a Prerequisite for Sustainable Development

ETUI

This 46-page working paper argues that a new paradigm is needed for European and national policies if the challenge of sustainable development is to be answered

Social Policy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-04-23

National Adaptation Funding: Ways Forward for the Poorest Countries

IIED

This 2-page briefing argues that to avoid wasting the massive investment in NAPAs so far, it is key for richer nations to give NAPAs the fiscal and institutional support they need

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-23

Speaking Truth to “Wind” Power

C.D. Howe Institute

A 4-page Canadian paper arguing the case against industrial wind turbines

Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-04-22

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

The New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: A Step in the Right Direction?

IPS

This 52-page paper examines the development, features, merits and likely impacts of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme. It also makes some brief comparisons with schemes in other jurisdictions

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-04-15