Climate Change & Environment


From Fossil to Future Fuels

Anglo-German Foundation

A 23-page report of 5th British-German Environment Forum, discussing fuel security, accelerating the take-up of sustainable, energy-efficient technologies and practices, and the achievement of common aims within the international energy system

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-05-09

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

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

Climate Change and Mosquito-Borne Disease: Causal Link or Green Alarmism?

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

This 6-page commentary challenges the WHO claim that climate change was responsible for 150,000 deaths in 2003

Climate Change & Environment, HealthPosted: 2004-02-21

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

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

Atoms for the Sustainable Future

AJISS

A 5-page Japanese commentary on the "nuclear renaissance" as a key to sustainable growth

Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-03-22

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

Japan as a Leader in Tackling Climate Change

AJISS

A Japanese commentary on the country's role in dealing with climate change

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-07-02

Health and the Environment: A Compilation of Evidence

AIHW

This 86-page Australian report compiles evidence on the relationship between health and a selected list of environmental factors including `natural' features (such as temperature and ultraviolet radiation) and aspects of our surroundings which have been created by humans (such as housing and transport)

Health, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-03-30

Monitoring the Impact of Air Pollution on Asthma in Australia, A Methods Paper

AIHW

This 40-page paper discusses the challenges associated with monitoring the impact of air pollution on asthma, outlines the work that has so far been done in Australia in this area and presents a method for estimating the contribution of air pollution to asthma hospitalisations

Health, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-03-26

Environmental Crime in Australia

AIC

This Australian report discusses a wide range of activities and behaviours, from carelessness to deliberate acts, that result in environmental harm

Climate Change & Environment, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-10-18

Environmental Harm and Crime Prevention

AIC

This 6-page Australian brief discusses what can be learned from crime prevention to reduce and prevent environmental harm

Crime, Law & Order, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-07-12

The Politics of Emissions Trading in Britain and Germany

AGF

A 44-page report examining the politics of emissions trading in Britain and Germany

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2008-10-31

'Trading Up':Improving and Extending the European Carbon Market

AGF

The 36-page report of a British-German conference held to discuss means of reducing GHG emissions in Europe

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2007-08-09

Natural Capital and Sustainable Development in Africa

AFD

A 21-page French working paper proposing an approach to development in Africa that involves a specific focus on the conservation of renewable natural resources

International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-02-27

Can an Effective Global Climate Treaty be Based on Sound Science, Rational Economics, and Pragmatic Politics?

AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies

a 19-page paper recommending a new 3-part international approach to climate change issues

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-06-16

Moving Beyond Concentration: The Challenge of Limiting Temperature Change

AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies

This 32-page U.S. working paper argues that concentrating on stabilizing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations is a mistake

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-04-30

An International Policy Architecture for the Post-Kyoto Era

AEI-Brookings Joint Center

This 12-page U.S. paper describes the basic featues of a post-Kyoto international global climate agreement

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-01-30

Managing the Transition to Climate Stabilization

AEI-Brookings

This 30-page US working paper examines the projected effects of different policies aimed at climate stabilization

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-01-17

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

A New Direction for U.S. Climate Policy

AEI

An essay examining options for US climate policy

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-02-12

A New Direction for Bush Administration Climate Policy

AEI

A paper examining the climate policy options for the current US Administration

Climate Change & Environment, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-01-22

The Myth of Green Energy Jobs: The European Experience

AEI

A 7-page US brief claiming that experiments with renewable energy in Europe have led to job loss, higher energy prices, and corruption

Climate Change & Environment, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-02-17

Addressing Climate Change and Migration in Asia and the Pacific

ADB

This 94-page report is designed to generate policy responses to climate-induced migration in the Asia/Pacific region

Climate Change & Environment, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2012-03-30

Global Security, Climate Change, and the Arctic

ACDIS

A 24-page US report on the complex set of global security challenges that are emerging as a result of warmer temperatures and melting ice in the Arctic region

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-01-25

Environmentalism and Science: Inextricably Linked or Uneasy Bedfellows?

Academy of the Social Sciences of Australia

This 7-page Australian paper analyses the use of science in recent public issues: climate change, the state of the Murray River, nuclear power and genetic engineering

Science & Technology, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2012-03-12

New-generation Reactors Help Reduce Nuclear Waste

Academy of Finland

A Finnish press release highlighting the development of advanced technologies that offer ways of reducing the quantity of nuclear waste

Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-01-08

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

The Consequences of Industrialization: Evidence from Water Pollution and Digestive Cancers in China

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

This 51-page Israeli paper investigates the consequences to health of China's rapid industrialization

Health, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-12-11

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