Climate Change & Environment
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
International Climate Finance: Principles for European Support to Developing Countries
EDC
A 19-page working paper examining Europe’s approach to the provision of new finance in support of climate change actions in developing countries
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-04-26
The EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme: Achievements, Key Lessons, and Future Prospects
Egmont
A 53-page Belgian paper analysing the lessons learnt so far from the EU ETS in order to have a better perspective of its future
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2011-01-28
Skating on Thin Ice: Europe's Internal Climate Policy and its Position in the World,
Egmont
A 30-page Belgian working paper discussing the EU's international climate change position and its relations with domestic climate change policies
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2008-12-13
The International Nexus between Energy and Climate Change
Egmont
A 6-page Belgian paper on the nexus between energy and climate change
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-06-29
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
Skating on Thin Ice: Europe’s Internal Climate Policy and its Position in the World
Egmont
This 30-page Belgian paper discusses the EU's international climate change position and its relations with domestic climate change policies.
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2009-01-16
Explaining the Evolution of European Union Foreign Climate Policy: A Case of Bounded Adaptiveness
EIoP
This 30-page paper sets out to identify the driving factors behind the evolution of how the European Union has developed its foreign climate policy
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2012-02-22
Exploring Challenges for Managing Europe's Seas
ELME
A 46-page report of the results of a study into the state of Europe's regional seas
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2007-07-02
Trade Sanctions, Financial Transfers and BRIC Participation in Global Climate Change Negotiations
Elsevier
This 17-page Chinese paper investigates how the incentives for large population low wage rapidly growing countries in the BRIC group (Brazil, Russia, India, China) to participate in global climate change negotiations both as a sub-global coalition and individually can be affected by penalties (tariffs) inflicted or financial transfers made to them by the OECD
Climate Change & Environment, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-10-07
Personal Drivers for Energy Efficiency
Energy Efficiency Working Group - Canada
A 15-page Canadian issue paper addressing the problem of how best to promote energy efficiency to individuals
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-02-04
Why an Emissions Trading Scheme Will Not be Effective in Reducing Future Carbon Emissions
Energy Efficient Strategies
This 9-page Australian paper argues that an emissions trading scheme has many drawbacks and needs to be carefully designed to meet its goals
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-11-16
Environment Canada's Science Plan
Environment Canada
A 33-page document setting out a 10-year strategy for managing and conducting Environment Canada's science.
Climate Change & Environment, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2007-04-24
Canada's Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990-2003
Environment Canada
A 364-page inventory of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-12-05
The Arctic Ozone Layer
Environment Canada
A 52-page Canadian report on how the Arctic Ozone Layer is Responding to Ozone-Depleting Chemicals and Climate Change
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-08-17
Impacts of Sea-Level Rise and Climate Change on the Coastal Zone of Southeastern New Brunswick
Environment Canada
The 28-page executive summary of a Canadian study into the effects of sea-level rise and climate change on the coastal zone of Southeastern New Brunswick
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-12-29
Enhancement of Greenhouse Gas Sinks: A Canadian Science Assessment
Environment Canada
A 112-page Canadian report on research into the sources and sinks of greenhouse gases
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-06-12
Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators: Highlights
Environment Canada
A 9-page (annual) Canadian report on air quality, greenhouse gas emissions and water quality
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-10-25
Planning for a Sustainable Future: A Federal Sustainable Development Strategy for Canada
Environment Canada
An 84-page Canadian monograph describing the Canadian Government's strategy for putting environmental priorities squarely within the broader context of social and economic priorities
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-10-24
Predict and Decide: Aviation, Climate Change and UK Policy
Environmental Change Institute
This 122-page report assesses the implications of aviation growth in the UK, focusing on environmental impacts
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-11-13
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
Past Decade the Hottest on Record
EPI
A US note on global temperature trends and their consequences
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-01-15
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
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
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
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
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
Environmental Policy Integration in Europe
European Environment Agency
This 69-page report describes the state of play in European environmental policy integration and offers an evaluation framework
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-07-05
Progress Towards Halting the Loss of Biodiversity by 2010
European Environment Agency
A 104-page report showing how far Europe has to go in safeguarding its plant and species and habitats
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2006-06-09
Environmental Policy Integration in Europe - Administrative Culture and Practices
European Environment Agency
A 50-page paper presenting an overview of administrative culture and practices for EPI in Europe
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2005-07-28
It’s the Right Carbon Price That’ll Turn Green Promises Into Projects
Europe's World
This article outlines the shape of a climate investment framework that could kick-start a determined investment drive in low-carbon technologies
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-12-03
The Climate Challenge Now Offers the EU a Global Role
Europe's World
An article arguing that climate change offers Europe a chance to play a major role on the global scene in a fast-changing world
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2010-03-19
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
State of the World's Forests 2007
FAO
A report on the state of the World's Forests (single page linking to each chapter)
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-03-22
The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2006
FAO
A 180-page report on the state of the world's fisheries and aquaculture
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-03-22
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
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
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
How Much Is 100 Billion US Dollars? Climate Finance between Adequacy and Creative Accounting
FES
This 15-page German policy analysis addressing key unresolved questions concerning international climate finance
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-08-11
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
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
Russia And The Post-2012 Climate Regime: Foreign Rather Than Environmental Policy
FIIA
An 8-page Finnish briefing paper examining the politics of climate change mitigation in Russia
Climate Change & Environment, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-12-05
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
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
Governing the Blue-green Baltic Sea: Societal Challenges of Marine Eutrophication Prevention
FIIA
The aim of this 156-page Finnish report is to improve Baltic Sea eutrophication protection by identifying the challenges of more effective Baltic Sea eutrophication governance at national, regional and European Union levels, and the examination of nutrient trading as an instrument to more effectively combat eutrophication
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-12-05
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
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
Russia And The Post-2012 Climate Regime: Foreign Rather Than Environmental Policy
FIIA
This 8-page Finnish briefing paper assesses Russia's stance in respect of the post-2012 international climate regime
Climate Change & Environment, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-01-07
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
Moscow After the Smoke: A Change of Thinking is Needed
FIIA
A 2-page Finnish commentary on Russia's preparedness to deal with rapid climate fluctuations
Climate Change & Environment, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-08-22
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
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
The EU and the Global Climate Regime: Getting Back in the Game
FIIA
An 8-page Finnish briefing paper examines the post-Copenhagen position of the EU
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2010-03-13
The European Union and the Challenge of Water Scarcity
Fondation Robert Schuman
A French policy paper addressing the issue of water shortage from a European perspective
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-03
Certification in Complex Socio-Political Settings: Looking Forward to the Next Decade
Forest Trends
This 41-page paper is one of a series covering critical challenges for the continued growth of certification to impact sustainable forestry around the globe
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-05-17
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
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
Probalilistic Assessment of "Dangerous" Climate Change and Emissions Pathways
Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
An 8-page U.S. paper containing analyses presenting a "likelihood framework" to differentiate future emissions pathways with regard to their potential for preventing "dangerous anthropogenic interference" (DAI) with the climate system.
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-10-27
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
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
Making Carbon Offsets Work in the Developing World: Lessons from the Chinese Wind Controversy
FSI
This 41-page US working paper examines the application of additionality in the Chinese wind power market and draws implications for the design of effective global carbon offset policy
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-03-22
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
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
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
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
Garnaut Climate Change Review: Draft Report
Garnaut Climate Change Review
A 22-page summary of the draft report of a review examining the impacts, challenges and opportunities of climate change for Australia
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-07-12
The Garnaut Review 2011: Australia in the Global Response to Climate Change
Garnaut Climate Change Review
This 244-page Australian publication, the final report of the process updating the original Garnaud Review, is the product of seven months of careful research, analysis, expert studies and consultation, which have examined key developments in the past two and a half years across a range of areas -- the climate science, global greenhouse gas emissions, international progress on climate change mitigation, Australia’s land and electricity sectors, innovation and technology, and carbon pricing
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-06-02
Global Climate Change: Can Agriculture Cope?
GCIAR
A briefing dossier on the threat to agriculture posed by climate change
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-11-14
Renewable Energies for Sustainable Development: Impulses for Renewables 2004
German Advisory Council on Global Change
This 24-page policy paper proposes concrete measures to initiate and advance a global transformation of energy systems towards sustainability
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-04-16
Innovative Energy Technologies and Climate Policy in Germany
German Institute for Economic Research
This 35-page discussion paper examines the role of advanced electricity generating technologies within a future German electricity system
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-08-25
The Environmental and Economic Effects of Emissions Trading
German Institute for Economic Research
A 24-page working paper analyzing the effects of emissions trading in Europe, with special reference to Germany
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2005-12-09
Investing in Clean Energy
Global Climate Network
This 38-page study assesses the extent of the finance gap for clean energy in developing countries and analyses the barriers to scaling up private sector investment in low-carbon energy solutions
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2010-11-08
Low Carbon Jobs in an Interconnected World
Global Climate Network
This 37-page discussion paper focuses on the emerging debate concerning the creation of ‘low-carbon’ jobs
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2010-03-25
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
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
The Economics of Phasing Out PVC
Global Development and Environment Institute
This 57-page report argues that PVC is a hazardous material and discusses the introduction of alternatives
Climate Change & Environment, HealthPosted: 2004-04-12
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
Globalization and National Environmental Policy: Taking Stock of Changes in Government Intervention in Response to Globalization
Globus
Papers presented at this international conference held in Holland to consider how globalization has affected government environmental policy
Climate Change & Environment, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-10-08
Past and Future of the Kyoto Protocol
Globus - Institute for Globalization and Sustainable Development
A 59-page Dutch study into the achievements of and the prospects for the Kyoto Protocol
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-04-15
Bridging the Transatlantic Climate Divide
Globus Institute for Globalisation and Sustainable Development
This 49-page Dutch paper proposes a model to measure changes in U.S. and European attitudes to coping with climate change
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-12-10
Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict: Receiving Communities under Pressure
GMF
One of a series of eight eight background papers investigating the causes and repercussions of environmental migration
Climate Change & Environment, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-07-22
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
Five-Year Progress Report: Canada-Wide Standards for Particulate Matter and Ozone
Government of Canada
A 94-page Canadian report outlining progress made to meeting Canada-wide standards for particulate matter and ozone
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-03-05
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: 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
Migration and Global Environmental Change
Government Office for Science
This 234-page UK report has examined how environmental changes will influence and interact with patterns of global human migration over the next 50 years
Climate Change & Environment, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-12-22
Markets to Reduce Pollution: Cheaper than Expected
Grattan Institute
A 25-page Australian report finding that technology innovation is the key to reducing carbon emissions cheaply
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-12-15
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
On the Integration of Carbon Capture and Storage into the International Climate Regime
Hamburg Institute of International Economics
A 34-page discussion paper assessing the viability of Carbon Capture and Storage as a climate change mitigation option
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-12-04
The Clean Development Mechanism, Sustainable Development and its Assessment
Hamburg Institute of International Economics
This 119-page German report assesses wther the Clean Development Mechanism established in the Kyoto Protocol is fulfilling its objectives
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-05-11
From GHGs Abatement Potential to Viable CDM Projects: The Cases of Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam
Hamburg Institute of International Economics
A 44-page study evaluating the CDM potential in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-02-21
The EU Emissions Trading Scheme - Issues and Challenges
Hamburg Institute of International Economics
A 3-page assessment of the E.U.'s Emissions Trading Scheme, to be launched January 2005
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2004-06-18
Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change: Full Report
HM Treasury - UK
A comprehensive UK review of the economics of climate change (single page linking to eacxh chapter)
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-10-31
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
Climate Change and Cities
id21
A UK article addressing the challenges of adaptation to climate change in cities
Climate Change & Environment, Urban IssuesPosted: 2008-02-25
Growth Strategies in a Greener World
IDE
This 23-page Japanese discussion paper examines current developments in the global market that would affect industrialization prospects in East Asia and explores development strategies that are suitable for development based on export oriented manufacturing industries in a green world
Economic Policy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-12-07
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
The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change and India
IDSA
An Indian commentary on the implications of the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change, for India
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-01-09
Clearing Up ASEAN's Hazy Relations
IDSS
A 3-page commentary on air quality in the ASEAN region
Climate Change & Environment, HealthPosted: 2006-10-25
Global Warming False Alarms
IEA
A 48-page UK monograph challenging the case fro political intervention to reduce carbon emissions
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-03-11