Climate Change & Environment
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
Promoting Better Environmental Outcomes
Productivity Commission - Australia
The 240-page report of an Australian roundtable held to discuss under what conditions can governments improve environmental outcomes, and how governments should intervene to ensure effective and efficient results
Climate Change & Environment, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-03-24
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
Climate Change in Australia: Risks to Human Wellbeing and Health
Nautilus Institute
This paper argues that climate change belongs to a wider range of human-induced global environmental changes that are now assuming great and urgent importance
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-03-26
Financing REDD: How Government Funds Can Work with the Carbon Market
IIED
A 4-page UK briefing paper examining whether a combined funding approach to REDD is feasible
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-03-31
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 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
UK National Security and Environmental Change
IPPR
This 13-page UK paper examines the complex and far-reaching challenges of environmental change and associated security threats
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-04-08
Sustainable Development
Research Service, Parliament of New South Wales
This 46-page Australian paper considers some of the approaches that have been taken to measuring sustainability using composite indicators and sets of indicators. It then sets out the main elements of sustainable development policies adopted by the Commonwealth and New South Wales governments, and for comparison, those adopted in Victoria, and in the UK
Climate Change & Environment, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-04-09
UNESCO World Water Development Report, 2009
UNESCO
This 249-page report offers a holistic approach to links between water and climate change, food, energy, health and human security
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-13
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Emissions Trading: Has it Worked?
Parliamentary Library - Australia
An Australian background note studying the efficacy of emissions trading
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-10-03
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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