Climate Change & Environment
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
Revisiting the NAFTA Agenda on Climate Change
Peterson Institute
This 11-page US policy brief examines channels for energy and environmental cooperation among the three North American countries in light of the limited progress in international climate talks and scaled back energy legislation being considered in the US Senate
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2010-07-31
The Road to a Climate Change Agreement Runs Through Montreal
Peterson Institute
A 4-page US policy brief assessing the significance of the 1987 Montreal Protocol to address ozone layer depletion
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-09-04
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
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
The Cost of U.S. Forest-Based Carbon Sequestration
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
A 52-page U.S. report arguing that climate change policies should include storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) in forests
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-01-25
Induced Technological Change and Climate Policy
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
This 47-page U.S. study explores the use of induced technological change (ITC) in climate policy
Climate Change & Environment, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-10-19
International Climate Efforts Beyond 2012: A Survey of Approaches
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
A 70-page report surveying and synthesizing more than 40 proposed approaches for strengthening international climate efforts beyond 2012
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-12-31
A Synthesis of Potential Climate Change Impacts on the U.S.
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
A 56-page examination of the impacts of climate change on several economic sectors and natural resources in the U.S.
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-05-04
Agenda for Climate Action
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
This 24-page report outlines a comprehensive set of actions to reduce greenhouse emissions in the U.S.
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-02-16
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
Shifting baselines and the decline of pelagic sharks in the Gulf of Mexico
Pew Charitable Trusts
This 11-page paper compares catch rates in the 1950s and late-1990s and concludes that the most commonly caught species have declined by over 90%
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-02-23
Early Observations on the European Union's Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme
Pew Charitable Trusts
A 37-page US paper describing how the (European) Emission Trading Scheme is working so far, and what US policymakers can learn from the early implementation of the ETS
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-05-26
Observed Impacts of Global Climate Change in the U.S.
Pew Charitable Trusts
This 67-page report reviews the broad range of ecological changes that have occurred in response to human-induced changes in the global and U.S. climate, and highlights steps that can be taken to minimise the effects of climate change
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-11-15
Quantifying the Effects of Fisheries on Threatened Species: The Impact of Pelagic Longlines on Loggerhead and Leatherback Sea Turtles
Pew Charitable Trusts
This 11-page U.S. paper, based on catch data from 40 nations and bycatch (non-target) data from 13 international observer programs, provides a bycatch assessment for these two species
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-04-05
International Climate Efforts Beyond 2012
Pew Trusts
The 36-page report of an international group outlining options and recommendations for advancing the international climate change efforts post-2012
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-11-21
Protecting Our Deep Seas
Pew Trusts
An op-ed on the harmful effects of bottom trawling
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-11-13
Climate Change 101: Technological Solutions
Pew Trusts
This 8-page US paper reports on the technological solutions available for mitigating the effects of climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-10-17
Climate Change 101: The Science and Impacts
Pew Trusts
This 8-page US paper summarises scientific understanding of the implications of climate change
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-10-17
Agriculture's Role in Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
Pew Trusts
This 87-page US report proposes a number of policies to encourage farmers to contribute to climate solution
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-09-26
Getting Ahead of the Curve: Corporate Strategies that Address Climate Change
Pew Trusts
A 150-page US "how-to" manual for companies interested in developing effective climate policies
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-10-24
Newly Discovered Landscape Traps Produce Regime Shifts in Wet Forests
PNAS
A 5-page US article describing how in many environments worldwide, key drivers of ecosystem change interact and reinforce one another to trigger cascades of ecosystem modification that are difficult or impossible to reverse
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-09-12
Urban Growth, Climate Change, and Freshwater Availability
PNAS
This 6-page paper highlights the issue that while cities struggle to provide water to the nearly 3 billion additional urban dwellers forecasted by 2050, they will also face equally unprecedented hydrologic changes due to global climate change
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-04-03
Warming Increases 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
Warming Increases the Risk of Civil War in Africa
PNAS
A 5-page US article highlighting the risk of civil wars being sparked in Africa by global warming
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-01-08
The University as an Agent of Change for Sustainability
Policy Horizons Canada
This 6-page Canadian paper explores how a university is applying its intellectual, financial and physical resources to be an agent of positive change, both within its own organization and in the various communities of which it is part
Climate Change & Environment, EducationPosted: 2011-11-11
Integrated Landscape Management Modelling
Policy Research Initiative
A 32-page report of a workshop held in Canada to consider the use of integrative, multi-generational approaches to sustainable land use planning
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-07-06
A New Growth Path for Europe: Generating Growth and Jobs in the Low-carbon Economy
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
This 31-page report claims that increasing the EU’s 2020 greenhouse gas reduction target from 20 per cent to 30 per cent could boost European investments
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2011-03-04
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
Integrating Climate Change into Invasive Species Risk Assessment/Risk Management
PRI
The 28-page report of a Canadian workshop held to consider the risks posed by invasive species,both alien and native, that may arise as a result of climate change
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-11-19
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
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
Climate Change Adaptation: Linkages with Social Policy
PRI
A 75-page Canadian research paper consisting of a general scan of current literature from around the world, including adaptation plans and actions in progress by all levels of government. It is intended to provide an overview of approaches, guidelines, tools, and policy options being employed to adapt to climate change to better understand the implications of climate changes for different areas of social policy, and the resulting linkages
Climate Change & Environment, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-12-16
Whose Logo? Sustainable Consumption and Production in North America
PRI
A 57-page Canadian research paper examining how a “green” product is defined, and by extension, who determines what constitutes a “green” product
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-03-04
Energy Transition in the Netherlands
PRI
This 21-page Canadian case study introducing the basics of the transition approach theory in relation to sustainable development and focusing on the Dutch experience with the energy system
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2010-12-16
Climate Change, Well-being and Human Rights
PRI
A 17-page Canadian discussion paper on how the physical effects of climate change will intersect with society and economies and the potentially significant environmental and human impacts that will result
Climate Change & Environment, HealthPosted: 2010-08-17
Integrating Climate Change into Invasive Species Risk Assessment/Risk Management
PRI
The 28-page report of a Canadian workshop held to examine how climate change considerations factor into work on invasive species, particularly in terms of risk assessment and risk management.
Climate Change & Environment, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-12-13
Carbon Emission Policies in Key Economies
Productivity Commission - Australia
A 273-page Australian report providing a snapshot of the current cost and cost effectiveness of major carbon policies and how these compare across programs within each country and across countries
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-06-09
Waste Management
Productivity Commission - Australia
A 443-page draft report on waste generation and resource efficiency in Australia
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-05-29
The Stern Review: An Assessment of its Methodology
Productivity Commission - Australia
A 131-page Australian working paper assessing the methodology of The Stern review of climate change
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-01-23
Submission to the Prime Ministerial Task Group on Emissions Trading
Productivity Commission - Australia
An 82-page Australian submission to government on the Australian response to climate change
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-04-06
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
What Role for Policies to Supplement an Emissions Trading Scheme?
Productivity Commission Australia
An Australian study examining the likely usefulness of measures additional to an emisssions trading scheme for the reduction of greenhouse gases.
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-05-26
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 at Scale: Lessons from the Growth of Analogous Energy Technologies
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development
A 26-page US working paper drawing lessons for the CCS industry from the history of other energy technologies that, as with CCS today, were risky and expensive early in their commercial development
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2009-02-25
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
"Green" Buildings
Progressive Policy Institute
A brief report on the progress of "green" buildings in the U.S.
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-02-10
Fishy Currency: How International Finance Institutions Fund Shrimp Farms
Public Citizen
A 14-page U.S. report on the detrimental impact of the uncontrolled expansion of shrimp farms on the environment and coastal communities in developing countries
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-04-21
Recycled Water and Human Health Effects
RACGP
A 3-page Australian article describing current research investigating the health impacts of using recycled water for urban non-drinking purposes
Health, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-12-22
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
Producing Liquid Fuels from Coal : Prospects and Policy Issues
Rand Corporation
This 228-page book presents an in-depth review of the prospects of and policy, governance, and environmental issues associated with establishing a CTL industry in the United States.
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-12-31
Rand Forum on Hydrogen Technology and Policy: A Conference Report
Rand Corporation
The 60-page proceedings of a forum held to discuss what needs to be done to better inform decisionmakers in the public and private sectors of the benefits and risks of hydrogen-related programmes and policies
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-09-21
Liquid Assets: How Demographic Changes and Water Management Policies Affect Freshwater Resources
Rand Corporation
A 152-page U.S. report examining the interaction between demographics and water resources, focusing on developing countries
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-11-13
Fueling America: How Hydrogen Cars Affect the Environment
Reason Foundation
A 31-page U.S. study examining how clean a fuel hydrogen is, and whether a change to hydrogen-powered cars would be worth the expense financially and environmentally
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-11-22
Clearing the Air in California
Reason Public Policy Institute
This 5-page U.S. policy brief offers recommendations for achieving cleaner air in California more quickly and cost-effectively than current regulatory policies
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-03-18
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading
Research Service - Parliament of New South Wales
This 38-page Australian briefing paper reviews greenhouse gas emissions trading, with particular reference to the EU emissions trading scheme and proposals for Australia
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-02-19
The Case for Intensity Targets
Resources for the Future
An 18-page U.S. discussion paper arguing the case for using intensity targets rather than absolute emissions limits for greenhouse gases
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-02-23
The Value of Open Space: Evidence from Studies of Nonmarket Benefits
Resources for the Future
This 82-page U.S. report reviews articles attempting to estimate the value of different types of open space
Climate Change & Environment, Urban IssuesPosted: 2005-02-23
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
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
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
What Are Ecoystem Services? The Need for Standardized Environmental Accounting Units
Resources for the Future
A 29-page US discussion paper offering a definition of ecosystem services and a means for measurement for them
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-03-27
Adoption of Clean Leather Tanning Technologies in Mexico
Resources for the Future
This 23-page discussion paper provides the background and survey results of the adoption of five clean technologies by a sample of 137 Mexican tanneries
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-09-04
The Nonmarket Benefits of Nature: What Should be Counted in Green GDP?
Resources for the Future
A 20-page US discussion paper considering how green GDP might account for nature's value
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-05-26
Forest Sequestration: Performance in Selected Countries in the Kyoto Period and the Potential Role of Sequestration in Post-Kyoto Agreements
Resources for the Future
This 65-page US report examines the rationale and potential of the use of forests for carbon sequestration in the context of the Kyoto Protocol
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-05-26
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
Potential Cost-Effectiveness of Incentive Payment Programs for Biological Conservation
Resources for the Future
A 34-page discussion paper assessing the potential cost-effectiveness of incentive payment programmes relative to traditional top-down regulatory programmes for biological conservation
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-06-26
On the Costs to Reduce Greenhouse Gases from Passenger Vehicles
Resources for the Future
This 40-page US discussion paper argues that the use of taxation to reduce passenger vehicle emissions produces net benefits rather than costs
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-03-27
Is Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance a Better Way to Reduce Gasoline (Consumption) than Gasoline Taxes?
Resources for the Future
This 21-page U.S. discussion paper considers the case for replacing motor fuel tax with insurance premiums that vary according to the mileage driven
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-04-25
Muddling Through While Environmental Regulatory Capacity Evolves: What Role for Voluntary Agreements?
Resources for the Future
This 39-page discussion paper examines the effectiveness of voluntary pollution control agreements in Mexico, their usefulness in developing countries in general, and provides a concrete definition of environmental regulatory capacity
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
Are Energy Efficiency Standards Justified?
RFF
This 45-page US discussion paper develops and parameterizes an overarching analytical framework to estimate the welfare effects of energy efficiency standards applied to automobiles and electricity-using durables
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2011-01-27
China and Climate Change: A Strategy for U.S. Engagement
RFF
A 54-page US report offering recommendations on how the US administration should engage with China on climate change
Climate Change & Environment, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2011-01-27
Borrowing to Save Energy: An Assessment of Energy-Efficiency Financing Programs
RFF
A 53-page US report focusing on the issue of increased availability of debt financing for energy efficiency investments
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2012-04-14
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
U.S. Climate Mitigation in the Context of Global Stabilization
RFF
This 19-page US backgrounder examines recent studies of long-term stabilization scenarios to understand the extent to which near-term US climate policy changes can translate into long-term environmentally significant climate outcomes
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-06-29
Voluntary Environmental Regulation in Developing Countries: Mexico's Clean Industry Program
RFF
A 34-page US discussion paper evaluating Mexico's voluntary approach to environmental regulation
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-08-22
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
Assessing U.S. Climate Policy Options
RFF
A report comprising 15 issue briefs on different aspects of US climate change policy issues (single page linking to each issue brief)
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-02-29
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
International Technology-Oriented Agreements to Address Climate Change
RFF
This 50-page US discussion paper examines whether technology-oriented agreements have the potential to make a valuable contribution to addressing climate change
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-01-17
Are Energy Efficiency Standards Justified?
RFF
This 45-page US discussion paper develops and parameterizes an overarching analytical framework to estimate the welfare effects of energy efficiency standards applied to automobiles and electricity-using durables
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2011-05-13
Assessing U.S. Climate Policy Options
RFF
A 212-page report presenting 15 issue briefs focusing on different aspects of federal climate policy design
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-01-19
Instrument Choice in Environmental Policy
RFF
This 34-page US paper examines the extent to which different policy instruments meet major evaluation criteria
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-04-09
Climate Change Governance: Boundaries and Leakage
RFF
A 62-page US discussion paper addressing how to create incentives for the major developing countries to reduce carbon emissions
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-01-07
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
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
Climate Change and Policy Considerations: New Roles for Earth Science
RFF
This 12-page US issue brief describes how earth observations data play a unique and critical role in supporting assessments and policy decisions related to global climate change.
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2009-01-14
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
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
Climate Change and Policy Considerations: New Roles for Earth Science
RFF
A 12-page US issue brief on the likely future role of earth observations in supporting assessments and policy decisions in relation to climate change
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-02-23
Sharing the Load: A Multi-country Survey of the Willingness to Pay for Slowing Climate Change
RFF
This 2-page US issue brief gives the results of a survey of US citizens and Swedes who were asked to define their willingness to pay to avaoid the consequences of global temperature changes
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-01-07
Climate Adaptation and Federal Megsadisaster Policy: Lessons from Katrina
RFF
This 16-page US issue brief addresses the challenges of dealing with natural megadisasters
Climate Change & Environment, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-02-15
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
Adaptation of Agriculture and the Food System to Climate Change: Policy Issues
RFF
A 12-page US issue brief discussing how government policies are likely to affect the ability of agriculture and food sector to adapt to climate change
Climate Change & Environment, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-02-15
Evaluating Voluntary Climate Programs in the United States
RFF
A 36-page US paper guaging the environmental effectiveness of two voluntary climate change programmes in the US
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-08-22
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
The CITES Treaty and Compliance: Progress or Jeopardy?
Royal Institute of International Affairs
A 16-page briefing paper on the compliance system of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species considers whether negotiations for new guidelines on compliance threaten to undermine the existing regime
Climate Change & Environment, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-09-22
Environmental Civil Society and Governance in China
Royal Institute of International Affairs
An 8-page briefing paper examining the emergence and influence of environmental NGOs in China
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-09-04