What Makes a Carbon Leak?

Parliamentary Library - Australia

An Australian backgounder on carbon leakage

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-01-14

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

What You Should Know About Nano

Ausralia Institute

This 36-page Australian paper aims to introduce and engage its audience in the experiment that is nanoscale sciences and technologies, particularly from the perspectives of consumer and environmental protection and occupational health and safety

Science & Technology, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-12-01

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

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

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

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

Who's Responsible for Global Warming?

CICERO - Oslo

This article calculates contributions to global warming by world regions

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-07-02

Why an Emissions Trading Scheme Will Not be Effective in Reducing Future Carbon Emissions

Energy Efficient Strategies

This 9-page Australian paper argues that an emissions trading scheme has many drawbacks and needs to be carefully designed to meet its goals

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-11-16

Why the CDM Can Reduce Carbon Leakage

CICERO - Oslo

This 19-page Norwegian paper argues that the Clean Development Mechanism has the potential to reduce carbon leakage by around 60%

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-07-02

Will Emerging Economies Repeat the Environmental Mistakes of their Rich Cousins?

CEIP

A US article illustrating how emerging markets will face ever-increasing environmental consequences that will eventually constrain growth

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-03-13

Wind Energy Demand Booming

Earth Policy News

An article reporting the growth in popularity of wind energy in the U.S., as it becomes competitive with conventional energy sources

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-03-24

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

Workshop on Adaptation to Climate Change in the Arctic

CICERO - Oslo

Presentations given at an Oslo workshop held to discuss adaptation to climate change in the Arctic (single page linking to each presentation)

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-07-02

Workshop on Adaptation to Climate Change in the Arctic

CICERO

The presentations delivered to an international workshop held to consider issues raised by adaptation to climate change in the Arctic (single page with links to each presentation)

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-08-05

Workshop on Chinese Climate Policies

CICERO

Report of a Norwegian workshop linking issues such as energy, air pollution and sustainable rural development to motivate Chinese climate policies (single page linking to each workshop paper)

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-09-14

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

World Food Prices Rising: Decades of Environmental Neglect Shrinking Harvests in Key Countries

Earth Policy Institute

A brief update linking falling stocks and production levels of some basic foodstuffs with environmental neglect

Climate Change & Environment, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-04-30

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

World Resources 2008: Roots of Resilience

WRI et al.

This 277-page document argues that properly-designed enterprises can create economic, social and environmental resilience to cushion the impact of climate change and help provide social stability

International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-08-15

World Resources Report 2010-2011: Decision Making in a Changing Climate .

WRI et al.

This 184-page report offers specific, practical strategies and innovative case studies to inform how to integrate climate change risks into national policies and planning.

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-11-14

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

World Youth Report 2010: Youth and Climate Change

United Nations Programme on Youth

This 192-page report offers suggestions on how young people might be more effectively integrated as individual and collective agents of change within the realm of climate change adaptation and mitigation

Families, Children & Youth, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-12-09

World's Water Resources Face Mounting Pressure

Earth Policy News

An article highlighting the increasing pressure on the world's water resources

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-07-27

WRR 2010 Framing Paper: Decision Making in a Changing Climate

WRR

The 24-page framing paper for the 2010 World Resources Report, which details the empirical findings and lessons learned that will present guidance on decision making and explore the implications for development assistance

Climate Change & Environment, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-02-14

"Green" Buildings

Progressive Policy Institute

A brief report on the progress of "green" buildings in the U.S.

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-02-10

'Clean Coal' and Other Greenhouse Myths

TAI

A 19-page Australian paper addressing some of the most widely repeated myths about reducing carbon emissions

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2007-09-07

'Clean Coal' and Other Greenhouse Myths

Australia Institute

This 19-page Australian paper examines some widely-repeated myths about reducing emissions

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2007-10-11

'Insights' from the Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management for Agriculture

Comprehensive Assessment

A 37-page discussion paper examining the current status of water availability worldwide

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-10-18

'Step Change' Needed on Climate Change

Chatham House

A series of 5 briefing papers highlighting the connections between climate change, foreign and security policy, enrgy policy, trade and investment (sinlge page linking to each paper)

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-06-29

'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