Policy pointers

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

Climate Change: Consensus Forming Around Adaptation

National Center for Policy Analysis

A 2-page U.S. policy brief arguing that a growing number of experts have concluded that the best response to climate change is to adapt to it

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-09-21

World Resources 2005 - The Wealth of the Poor: Managing Ecosystems to Fight Poverty

World Resources Institute et al.

A 228-page report illustrating how natural resources managed at the local level are frequently the most effective means for the world's rural poor people to create wealth for themselves

Poverty & Hunger, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-09-16

Living With Global Warming

National Center for Policy Analysis

A 23-page U.S. study arguing that the problems most often projected to worsen dramatically as a result of global warming are more effectively and economically lowered by adapting to climate change rather than by trying to prevent it

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-09-15

High Performance Cities: A Guide to Energy-Saving Policies for Urban Areas

Apollo Alliance and ICLEI

This 14-page U.S. document offers a range of strategies for achieving energy savings in urban areas

Climate Change & Environment, Urban IssuesPosted: 2005-09-14

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

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

Issues Encountered in Advancing Australia's Water Recycling Schemes

Parliamentary Library - Australia

A 45-page research brief examining the likelihood of widespread adoption of non-potable water reuse in Australia

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-09-03

Post-Kyoto and the Position of the European Union

Netherlands Institute of International Relations

This 6-page Dutch briefing paper outlines how the European Union might best contribute to a stabilisation of greenhouse gas emissions

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2005-09-02

Funding Environmental Compliance Assurance: Lessons Learned from International Experience

OECD

This 99-page report deals with developing and funding policies and managing budgets of environmental enforcement agencies

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2005-08-27

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

Biomass Study Task Force: Conclusions and Draft Recommendations

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - U.K.

This 30-page U.K. report contains emerging conclusions and draft recommendations of a study to assist Government and industry to develop biomass energy in support of renewable energy targets and sustainable farming and forestry

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-08-08

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

U.K. Report to the Commission on Biofuels 2005

Department for Transport - U.K.

An 8-page U.K. report to the European Commission on the promotion of the use of biofuels and other renewable fuels for transport in the U.K. during the preceding year

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-07-14

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

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

Water Can Be a Pathway to Peace, Not War

Worldwatch Institute

A security brief arguing that international water disputes are more commonly settled peacefully than by armed conflict

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-07-05

Wind Farms and Landscape Values - Identifying Issues

Australian Wind Energy Association and Australian Council of National Trusts

This 162-page report identifies and sets priorities for the key issues relating to establishing wind farms in Australia

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-06-19

Broadening the Climate Regime: Design and Feasibility of Multi-Stage Climate Agreements

Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo

This 32-page Norwegian report examines a multi-stage approach to the climate regime, in which countries assume stronger emission mitigation commitments as their greenhouse gas emissions increase

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-06-16

Carbon Trade or Climate Justice?

IRC Americas Program

This 4-page discussion paper stresses the shortcomings of carbon sink trading

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-06-14

Revisiting the EU SDS - Creating the Conditions for Sustainability

Institute for European Environmental Policy

A 20-page paper examining issues surrounding the current review of the EU's Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS), and what a future SDS might look like

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2005-05-17

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

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

Index of Leading Environmental Indicators 2005

American Enterprise Institute

A 105-page report on environmental quality trends in the U.S.

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-04-25

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

Disappearing Lakes, Shrinking Seas

Earth Policy Institute

Update on threats to world's lakes

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-04-11

Catalysing Commitment on Climate Change

Institute for Public Policy Research

A 29-page paper identifying what a leadership coalition of countries might do to address climate change through a set of recommendations under four priority areas for action

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-04-06

Biotech Crops Invade Latin America

Americas Program

A 6-page U.S. report commenting on the consequences of the introduction of genetically engineered crops to Latin America

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-04-05

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Synthesis Report

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

A 219-page expert report on the ongoing degradation of the world's ecosystem services and the likely consequences to human beings

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-04-05

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

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

Sustainable Development and Business Success: Reaching Beyond the Rhetoric to Superior Performance

Australian Business Foundation

A 68-page Australian study analysing how far and in what ways sustainable development practices can contribute to the productivity, performance and success of Australian companies

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-03-30

Water Diplomacy in Central Asia

Middle East Review of International Affairs

A 7-page article examining disputes over shared water resources in Central Asia and foreign policy implications arising from them

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-03-29

Learning From China: Why the Western Economic Model Will Not Work for the World

Earth Policy Institute

An article highlighting the West's need for a new economic model to accommodate the consumption of energy and other resources likely to come from emerging Asian economies

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-03-12

China Beyond 2012

Center for International Climate and Environmental Research

An article stressing the importance of China becoming a leading partner in efforts to "decarbonise" development

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-03-10

Ice Melting Everywhere

Earth Policy Institute

This eco-economy indicator reports on ice melting, a visible indicator of climate change

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-03-01

Baselines for Carbon Emissions in the Indian and Chinese Power Sectors: Implications for International Carbon Trading

Stanford Institute for International Studies

A 39-page U.S. working paper studying the dynamics of carbon emissions baselines of electricity generation in Indian states and Chinese provinces

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

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

Sensible Climate Policy

Lowy Institute for International Policy

This 28-page Australian paper examines the viability of the Kyoto Protocol and offers an alternative approach

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-02-21

Business Action on Climate Change: Where Next After Emissions Trading?

Institute for European Environmental Policy

A 56-page interim U.K. report addressing what remains to be done to encourage business action on climate change

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2005-02-17

Meeting the Climate Challenge: Recommendations of the International Climate Change Taskforce

International Climate Change Taskforce

A 40-page report detailing recommendations for dealing with climate change prepared by the International Climate Change Taskforce, a cross-party, cross-sector collaboration of three think tanks

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-01-26

Exploiting the Oil-GDP effect to Support Renewables Deployment

Science and Technology Policy Research

This 26-page working paper draws on empirical Oil-GDP literature to show how renewable energy investments can help avoid macroeconomic losses produced by the oil-GDP effect

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-01-26

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

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

The Future of EU Environment Policy: Challenges and Opportunities

Institute for European Environmental Policy

A 34-page report examining the main environmental challenges and opportunities faced by the EU in the current political context

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2005-01-19

The Case for an Environmentally Sustainable Jobs Program

Levy Economics Institute

An 8-page U.S. policy note proposing a public service employment policy addressing unemployment, environmental sustainability and overall job quality

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-01-13

The EU's Common Fisheries Policy: The Case for Reform, not Abolition

Centre for European Reform

A 5-page brief arguing for the retention and reform of the European Union's Common Fisheries Policy

European Union, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-01-12

Poorer Nations Turn to Publicly Developed GM Crops

Nature Biotechnology

A 7-page article highlighting results of a new study on the development of genetically-modified crops by research institutes in 15 developing countries, identifying the gene types being used and the biosafety and regulatory challenges being faced

International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-01-07

The Use of PPP or MER in the Construction of Emission Scenarios is More than a Question of "Metrics"

Center for International Climate and Environmental Research

A 10-page policy note discussing the relative merits of using purchasing power parity rates (PPP) and market exchange rates (MER) in the construction of emissions scenarios

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-01-05

How Does Restricting Intertemporal Trading of Emissions Permits Affect the Inefficiency Caused By a Dominant Agent?

Center for International Climate and Environmental Research

A 22-page working paper analyzing the effect of prohibiting the trading of emissions permits on the implementation of emissions targets

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-01-05

Flexible Climate Agreements After 2012

Center for International Climate and Environmental Research

Article arguing for a flexible approach to emission reductions post-Kyoto

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-01-05

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

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

Some Australian Views on Climate Change

Institute of Public Affairs

A 12-page occasional paper collecting the opinions of a number of Australian research professionals on the climate change debate

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-12-18

Tracking to the Kyoto Target 2004

Australian Greenhouse Office

A 16-page report on Australia's greenhouse emissions trends 1990 to 2008-2012 and 2020

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-12-13

Global Temperature Rise Accelerating

Earth Policy Institute

An article using statistics produced by NASA to establish an acceleration in the rise of global temperature

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-12-10

Floods, Health and Climate Change: A Strategic Review

Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research

A 138-page working paper presenting findings from a global review on health impacts, adaptation processes and policies relating to flood risks, with an assessment of the implications of climate change

Climate Change & Environment, HealthPosted: 2004-12-06

Research Needs of Sustainable Development

Economic and Social Research Institute

An 18-page Irish working paper on the research needs of sustainable development, based on the premise that the research framework must support scientific knowledge as well as an understanding of socio-economic behaviour and market structures

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-12-06

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

China's Route to a Green and Prosperous Future

American Enterprise Institute

A 2-page essay arguing that China and other developing countries can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by opening their economies to greater investment in greenhouse gas-reducing technologies

Climate Change & Environment, Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-11-29

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

Growing for Good: Intensive Farming, Sustainability and New Zealand's Environment

New Zealand Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment

A 238-page investigation into the sustainability of intensive farming in New Zealand

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-11-21

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

Carbon Emissions Reach Record High

Earth Policy Institute

Article charting the rise in carbon emissions worldwide and offering proposals for reducing them

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-11-14

The State of Europe's Regional Seas: Are We Meeting Conservation Targets?

Institute for European Environmental Policy

A 30-page briefing paper on the state of Europe's regional seas, aiming to identify the key threats

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2004-11-05

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

World Sales of Solar Cells Jump 32 Percent

Earth Policy Institute

A brief region-by-region report on solar cell production during 2003

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-10-23

Geosequestration: What is it and How Much Can it Contribute to a Sustainable Energy Policy for Australia?

The Australia Institute

A 12-page summary of a discussion paper examining how much emissions abatement geosequestration may deliver, how soon and at what cost, comparing it with alternative emission-reduction options

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-10-21

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

The Short Path to Oil Independence: Gas-Electric Hybrids and Wind Power Offer Winning Combination

Earth Policy Institute

A U.S. commentary asserting that gas-electric hybrid vehicles and wind power can together cut oil dependence dramatically

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-10-14

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

In Pursuit of the Future

International Energy Agency

A 137-page report reviewing R&D into the potential of hydrogen as an energy source

Science & Technology, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-10-06

The Cost of Sectoral Differentiation: The Case of the E.U. Emissions Trading Scheme

Center for International Climate and Environmental Research

A 17-page working paper highlighting the cost of sectoral differentiation in climate commitments

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-10-06

Renewable Energy: Wind Power's Contribution to Electric Power Generation and Impact on Farms and Rural Communities

U.S. Government Accountability Office

A 114-page U.S. study reporting on various aspects of wind power generation in the U.S.

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-10-01

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

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

Protected Species: International Convention and U.S. Laws Protect Wildlife Differently

U.S. Government Accountability Office

This 58-page report deals with how implementation of the CITES convention governing trade in endangered species has changed over the years and the relationship beteen the convention and some U.S. Laws

Climate Change & Environment, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-09-24

Climate Change Policy in Australia: Isolating the Great Southern Land

The Australia Institute

Text of a 21-page lecture examining the implications of climate change worldwide, a review of political reactions to it, and implications for Australia

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-09-22

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

Beyond Mercury

National Environment Trust and Pew Charitable Trusts

A 45-page U.S. report looking at emissions data, health impacts and the means of ridding the air of toxins

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-08-31

Analysis of Recent Trends and Greenhouse Indicators 1990-2002

Australian Greenhouse Office

This 106-page report, part of Australia's Greenhouse Gas Inventory, analyses the trends in Australia's greenhouse gas emissions 1990-2002

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-08-23

The George W. Bush Administration: A New Environment?

The French Center on the United States

A 13-page paper examining the policy of the Bush administration to environmental issues

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-08-16

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

Beyond Kyoto: Real Solutions to Greenhouse Emissions from Developing Countries

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

A paper proposing that developed and developing countries should co-operate to enable smoother technology transfer and faster economic growth, thus reducing poverty and increasing energy efficiency

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-07-30

China's Industrialization and Reduction of Greenhouse Emissions

Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

A 9-page paper examining the growth of China's energy consumption and discussing how its industrialization can be balanced by reduced emissions

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-07-27

The Macro-Economic Effects of Using Fiscal Instruments to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Economic and Social Research Institute

A 37-page Irish report examining the likely effect of introducing a carbon tax on all forms of energy consumed in Ireland

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-07-25

The Security Implications of Climate Change for the U.N. System

United Nations Foundation

An 8-page paper analysing the security implications of climate change

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-07-07

Study on Environmental Burden of Disease in Children: Key Findings

World Health Organisation Europe

A 7-page fact sheet presenting key findings from the first study to assess the overall impact of the environment on child health in the WHO European region

Families, Children & Youth, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-07-04

Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Industrialised Countries: Where does Australia Stand?

Australia Institute

An 8-page discussion paper examining Australia's position on greenhouse gas emissions in the light of its high per capita emission rate

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-06-30

Affordability and Sustainability Outcomes: A Triple Bottom-Line Assessment of Traditional Development and Master Planned Communities

Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute

A 73-page Australian report on reconciling housing affordability with environmental sustainability

Housing, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-06-28

Beyond Kyoto

Council on Foreign Relations

Transcript of a speech reviewing the global energy situation and arguing in favour of free market competition as the best means of promoting the development of technologies to stabilize greenhouse gases and curb climate change

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-06-28

Climate Change: Debating America's Policy Options

Council on Foreign Relations

A 178-page U.S. report offering U.S. policy makers three alternative routes for addressing the issue of climate change

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-06-21

Sustainable Development in the European Commission's Integrated Impact Assessments for 2003

Institute for European Environmental Policy

A 47-page report assessing how far the extended impact assessments produced in 2003 actually reflected sustainable development considerations

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2004-06-18

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