Climate Change & Environment
Climate Change: Design Approaches for a Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program
CRS
This 30-page US report examines alternative approaches for reducing the levels of greenhouse gases
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-01-29
Climate Change: From Kyoto to Bali
IISS
An article reviewing progress towards international cooperation on combating climate change
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-02-14
Climate Change: Getting Adaptation Right
ODI
A 2-page UK opinion, drawing on experience in Bangladesh and Ethiopia for lessons in climate adaptation
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-12-04
Climate Change: Implications for Food Safety
FAO
This 49-page report studies the implications of climate change for food safety at all stages of the food chain
Climate Change & Environment, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-08-11
Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities
Government of South Australians
A 34-page report to the South Australian government recommending long-term change for the way South Australians live and do business
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-06-18
Climate Change: Science and Policy Implications
CRS
A 51-page U.S. issue brief summarizing contemporary science on climate change, likely impacts and policy implications
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-03-05
Climate Change: Science Update 2007
CRS
A 17-page US report on recent scientific findings relevant to climate change
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-12-06
Climate Change: South Australia's Greenhouse Strategy 2007-2020
Government of South Australia
A 92-page comprehensive plan by the South Australian government to address climate change
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-06-18
Climate Change: Technology to the Rescue?
Nixon Center
This US article calls for greater investment in new energy technology and greater collaboration between researchers
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2008-05-20
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
Climate Change: The Costs of Inaction
Friends of the Earth
A 48-page report examining the financial, environmental and social costs of global temperature increases
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-11-03
Climate Change: The European Union
Congressional Research Service
A 26-page US assessment of the EU's Emissions Trading System
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-08-15
Climate Change: The Kyoto Protocol and International Action
CRS
A 17-page overview of the Kyoto Protocol, internationsal action and the US position
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-02-20
Climate Change: The Role of the U.S. Agriculture Sector
CRS
A 29-page US report describing the key types of CHG emissions emanating from US agricultuture and estimating the quantity of carbon seuquestered in agricultural soils
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-03-20
Climate Crisis, Credit Crisis: The Quest for Green Growth
Brookings
A US report on the challenges facing attempts to control global warming in the current economic climate
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-04-28
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
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
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
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
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
Climate Governance Post-2012: Options for EU Policy-Making
CEPS
This 16-page policy brief presents the preliminary findings of the large-scale research programme ADAM – Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies: Supporting European Climate Policy. It focuses on the three core issues of fragmentation, privatisation and adaptation
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2008-11-28
Climate Impacts and Emission Targets
Climate Institutes
This 8-page Australian policy brief summarises the implications of different carbon pollution reduction targets and projected impacts
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-09-03
Climate Mitigation or Technological Revolution? A Critical Choice of Futures
Global Dynamic Systems Centre
A76-page Australian working paper doubting the reliability of the science underpinning climate mitigation
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-04-01
Climate of Displacement, Climate for Protection?
DIIS
This 7-page Danish article looks at existing categories of forced migrants in the context of climate change to analyse protection possibilities
Immigration & Refugees, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-12-13
Climate Policy Design Under Uncertainty
Resources for the Future
This 22-page U.S. discussion paper considers how policy choices balance uncertainty about costs and benefits when considering climate change mitigation
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-10-26
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
Climate Response: Issues, Costs and Liabilities in Adapting to Climate Change in Australia
Griffith Climate Response Program
A 43-page paper outlining issues relevant to the debate on adapting to climate change
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-08-08
Climate Science 2005: Major New Discoveries
World Resources Institute
This 14-page issue brief reviews the implications of climate change findings reported in scientific journals during 2005
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-03-17
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
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
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
Climate Vulnerability in the Barents Sea Ecoregion: A Multi-Stressor Approach
CICERO
This 34-page report examines how climate change impacts may intersect and interact with other stressors in the Barents Sea Ecoregion
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-10-27
Climatic Factors as Determinants of International Migration
CESifo
This 37-page working paper examines environmental factors as potential determinants of international migration
Immigration & Refugees, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2012-04-18
Closing the Mitigation Gap
Global Climate Network
This 10-page paper spells out what is perhaps the greatest policy challenge of our age: on the one hand, current proposals for 2020 emissions cuts in industrialised countries are insufficient to ensure that global reductions are kept on track for a halving or better by 2050. Yet on the other, developing countries are unlikely to accept the substantial costs associated with closing this gap while they remain relatively poor and use less energy per capita.
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-12-31
Coal Power in a Warming World
UCS
A 70-page US paper examining the options for reducing CO2 emisssions due to coal power
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2008-11-19
Combining Policies for Renewable Energy: Is the Whole Less than the Sum of Its Parts?
RFF
This 41-page US article reviews the recent environmental economics literature on the effectiveness of RES-E policies and the interactions between them, with a focus on the increasing use of tradable quotas for both emissions reduction and RES-E expansion
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2010-03-20
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
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
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
Concentrating Solar Power in China and India
CGD
A 24-page working paper offering a spatial analysis of the technical potential and the cost of deploying solar power in China and India
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-08-01
Confidence Through Compliance in Emissions Trading Markets
Centre for European Policy Studies
An 18-page policy brief examining the importance of compliance to the effectiveness of emissions trading systems
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-05-02
Conflict and Cooperation: Making the Case for Environmental Pathways to Peacebuilding in the Great Lakes Region
Wilson Center
A 6-page issue brief proposing that mutual environmental dependence be used as a means of peacebuilding in Africa
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-02-04
Conflicting EU Funds: Pitting Conservation Against Unsustainable Development
World Wildlife Fund
This 76-page report describes ways in which the use of EU funds may clash with conservation objectives
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-04-19
Confronting Climate Change: A Strategy for US Policy
CFR
The 140-page report of a US task force recommending an overhaul of US domestic and foreign policy to confront climate change
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-08-29
Confronting the Crisis of International Climate Policy
Lowy Institute
This 24-page Australian policy brief proposes an international climate policy framework based on carbon prices rather than emissions targets
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-07-08
Congressional Testimony: China's Environmental Challenges
Council on Foreign Relations
Congressional testimony on the environmental challenges created by China's rapid economic development, how they might impact upon the U.S. and how the U.S. might assist China in meeting them
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-09-25
Conserving Biodiversity: The UK Approach
DEFRA
A 24-page strategy document setting out the vision and approach to preserving biodiversity within the UK
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-10-17
Constructive Thinking About Climate Change Part I: Energy
NCPA
A 2-page US brief analysis arguing the environmental case for increased use of nuclear power
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-09-11
Constructive Thinking About Climate Change, Part II
NCPA
This 2-page US brief analysis argues against restricting the development of poorer countries for environmental reasons
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-09-11
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
Convergence of Energy and Agriculture: Implications for Research and Policy
FSI Stanford
This 12-page US paper seeks to identify the most critical issues raised by a rapid expansion of biofuel capacity
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-01-17
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
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
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
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
Copenhagen's Climate Finance Promise: Six Key Questions
IIED
This 4-page briefing explores the wording in the Copenhagen Accord to unearth six big questions about the promise of climate finance – any one of which could seriously challenge the trust these funds were designed to build
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-02-25
Copenhagen's Many Agendas
CFR
A US backgrounder summarizing the Copenhagen negotiating positions of the principal participants
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-12-14
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
Corporate Codes of Conduct: Is Common Environmental Content Feasible?
Resources for the Future
A 78-page discussion paper exploring options for establishing common environmental content in voluntary corporate codes of content
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-03-31
Cost of Policy Inaction: The Case of Not Meeting the 2010 Biodiversity Target
Europa
A European study quantifying the cost of losing biodiversity due to policy inaction (summary and link to zip file of report)
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-06-04
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
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
Cost-Effectiveness of Renewable Electricity Policies
Resources for the Future
A 35-page U.S. discussion paper analyzing different policies aimed at promoting renewable sources of electricity
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-01-26
Counting Carbon in the Marketplace – and at the Border
DIIS
A 4-page Danish policy brief explaining that developing countries need to prepare for the challenges that product carbon footprints (PCFs) pose
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-12-14
Creating New Jobs, Cutting Carbon Emissions, and Reducing Oil Imports by Investing in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Earth Policy Institute
A US article on the multiple benefits of renewable energy
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-12-13
Crisis Guide: Climate Change
CFR
The transcript of a video presentation exploring the known effects of climate change, the diplomatic dilemmas, the relevant technologies and policy options and diverse perspectives on the problem
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-10-26
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
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
Danger in the Air: Unhealthy Levels of Air Pollution in 2003
U.S. PIRG Education Fund
A 56-page U.S. examination of the levels of ozone and particle pollution in U.S. cities and towns during 2003
Climate Change & Environment, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2004-09-28
Dead Zones Increasing in World's Coastal Waters
Earth Policy Institute
An update on the increasing prevalence of coastal zones in which the level of dissolved oxygen is too low to sustain life
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-06-16
Decentralization in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and Lessons for Global Policy
RFF
This 34-page discussion paper analyzes the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) and highlights the challenges facing a global emissions trading regime
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2007-03-07
Delayed Action and Uncertain Targets: How Much Will Climate Policy Cost?
CESifo
A 23-page paper examining the costs of delayed action on climate change
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-10-29
Delayed Participation of Developing Countries to Climate Agreements: Should Action in the EU and US be Postponed?
CESifo
This 22-page paper analyses the cost implications for climate policy in developed countries if developing countries are unwilling to adopt measures to reduce their own GHG emissions
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-12-02
Delivering the Green
UCS
A 20-page US report illustrating how the energy consumption of trucks could be reduced by 12% using existing technology
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-10-23
Democracy & the Environment
Evatt Foundation
An Australian paper analyzing how democratic governments have responded to the challenge of climate change
Climate Change & Environment, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-03-24
Designing Canada's Low-Carb Diet: Options for Effective Climate Policy
C.D. Howe Institute
A 45-page paper setting out options for GHG emissions reduction in Canada
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-11-28
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
Development Cooperation, Climate Change and Conflict
DIIS
A 4-page Danish policy brief discussing how development cooperation can help prevent climate change-associated conflict
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2012-05-03
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
Disappearing Lakes, Shrinking Seas
Earth Policy Institute
Update on threats to world's lakes
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-04-11
Displacing Coal with Generation from Existing Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants
CRS
This US report provides an overview of the issues involved in displacing coal-fired generation with electricity from existing natural gas plants
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2010-02-04
Distribution of Emissions Entitlements: What's Fair?
CICERO
A Norwegian article considering how the burden of emissions reductions should be distributed worldwide
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-01-03
Does Black Carbon Abatement Hamper CO2 Abatement?
CICERO
A Norwegian article about the case for abating black carbon
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-12-02
Does Disclosure Reduce Pollution?
RFF
This 33-page US discussion paper evaluates the impact of India's Green Rating Project on the environmental performance of pulp and paper plants
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-10-21
Driving Down CO2 Emissions: Using Mandatory Targets to Improve Vehicle Efficiency
IPPR
A 25-page UK paper focusing on the importance of vehicle efficiency in reducing carbon emissions from passengercars
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-03-27
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
Eco-Towns: Sustainability Appraisal
CLG
A 44-page scoping report for the sustainability assessments of the UK's eco-towns project, outlining the criteria on which the assessments are based
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-07-31
Economic and Public Health Benefits of Coal-Based Energy
NCPA
This 2-page US brief analysis studies the environmental, health and economic effects of moving from coal-based electric power generation to other forms of energy
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-10-10
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
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
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
Economics of Natural Resource Scarcity: The State of the Debate
Resources for the Future
A 45-page U.S. discussion paper considering the extent to which technological progress alone can remedy scarcity of natural resource commodities
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-04-25
Economics of Pollution Trading for SO2 and NOx
Resources for the Future
A 59-page discussion paper providing an overview of the economic rationale for emission trading, and a description and evaluation of major U.S. pollution trading programmes.
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-04-01
Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Health Sythesis
World Health Organisation
A 64-page report assessing how ecosystem changes do, or could, affect human well-being
Climate Change & Environment, HealthPosted: 2005-12-14
Ecosystems, Livelihoods and Disasters: An Integrated Approach to Disaster Risk Management
World Conservation Union
This 40-page report proposes an approach integrating ecosystem management, development planning and risk reduction strategies to reduce disaster impacts
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-09-21
Effect of European Post-Kyoto Climate Policies on Nordic Air Quality
CICERO
A 69-page Norwegian report assessing the likely effect of post-Kyoto European climate policies on Nordic air quality
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-03-30
Elephant in the Room: The New G77 and China Dynamics in Climate Talks
FIIA
A 9-page Finnish briefing paper assessing the stance of developing countries in respect of climate change talks and agreements
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-06-09
Embrace the Climate Change and Energy Package
Clingendael
A 3-page Dutch commentary urging EU leaders to accept the proposed climate action and energy package
European Union, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-03-22
Emissions in the Platinum Age
Garnaut Climate Change Review
This 32-page Australian paper examines the implications of rapid development for climate control mitigation
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-05-02
Emissions Trading versus CO2 Taxes
RFF
A 10-page US backgrounder comparing the merits of CO2 taxes and cap-and-trade programmes
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2007-06-29