Climate Change & Environment
Abatement Incentives Prior to the Commencement of the Australian Emissions Trading Scheme
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
A 17-page paper addressing incentives for firms to pursue abatement prior to the commencement of emissions trading in Australia
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-10-11
A Way Forward on Climate Policy for New Zealand
Institute of Policy Studies
A 19-page conference paper defining strategic considerations for a New Zealand climate change policy
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-04-27
A Systematic Review of Observed Climate Change Adaptation in Developed Nations
Climatic Change
This 10-page Canadian paper develops and applies a systematic mixed-methods literature review methodology to identify and characterize how climate change adaptation is taking place in developed nations
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-07-21
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
A Sustainable Future for the Polar Regions
IIED
This 6-page UK brief calls for a coherent strategy to achieve sustainable development for the polar regions
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-04-30
A South Seas Carbon Bubble: Australia and a near-Pacific Regional Climate Pact
Nautilus Institute at RMIT
An Australian article proposing a regional climate pact aiming at mitigation and adaptation
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-12-14
A Shot in the Arm for Climate Finance?
FES
A 15-page German paper examining the prospects for climate change mitigation and adaptation finance
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-02-10
A Seat at the Table: Including the Poor in Decisions for Development and Environment
WRI
This 28-page report closely examines access rights to environmental decision making in four countries: Cameroon, Paraguay, Philippines, and Sri Lanka
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-05-18
A Re-Look at Biofuels
ASAM
A Turkish perspective on the cost-benefit balance of biofuels
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-05-10
A Policy Platform for a Low Pollution Economy
Southern Cross Climate Coalition
This 18-page document proposes a combined policy platform designed to lay the necessary foundations for Australia’s transition to a low-carbon pollution economy
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2011-05-08
A Planetary Petroleum 'Windfall' Fund for Carbon Abatement Technologies
ODI
A 2-page UK opinion proposing a 1% levy on wholesale oil and gas sales to fund R&D into carbon abatement technologies
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-01-31
A Plan for Action
Brookings Institution
A 42-page US report calling for a new era of international cooperation for responding to the disparate security challenges being presented now and in the near future
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-11-24
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
A New Era in Sustainable Development
IIED
A 4-page briefing paper calling for a new approach to sustainable development
International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-03-27
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
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
A New Approach to Feeding the World
"The Solutions Journal"
This US blog argues that a new approach is imperative and overdue, one in which the world feeds more people—an estimated 9 billion by 2050—with less ecological impact. To be successful, this new approach must address both how we produce and how we use food
Poverty & Hunger, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-10-17
A Global Redesign? Shaping the Circular Economy
Chatham House
This 20-page UK briefing paper outlines the merits of a "circular economy"
Economic Policy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2012-03-13
A Call for Action
USCAP
A 9-page document comprising consensus principles and recommendations from the U.S. Climate Action Partnership, made up of business and NGOs
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-01-29
80% Challenge: Delivering a Low-Carbon UK
IPPR, WWF, RSPB
A 28-page UK report examining the practicalities of reducing UK carbon emissions by 80%
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-11-09
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
2008 Environmental Performance Index
EPI
A 4-page executive summary of the 2008 Environmental Performance Index, measuring the environmental performance of each country
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-02-08
2005 Hottest Year on Record
World Policy Institute
Article reporting on record global surface temperature during 2005 and relevance of greenhouse gases
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-04-04
2005 Another Record Year for Global Carbon Emissions
Earth Policy Institute
An article tracing the increase in global carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-11-22
2004 Index of Leading Environmental Indicators
Pacific Research Institute and American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
This 95-page U.S. report measures the country's performance in respect of air quality, water quality, toxic chemicals, public land management and species/habitat conservation
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-04-16
"Climate Tariffs" and the Credibility of the EU Climate and Energy Package
SWP
This 8-page German commentary is a critique of Pres. Sarkosy\'s proposals for levying \"climate tariffs\".
Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2008-11-08
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
Informing an Effective Response to Climate Change
The National Academy of Sciences et al.
This 4-page abbreviated report examines information needs relating to climate change and calls on the US federal government to build upon its existing efforts and those of state and local government, the private sector and citizens by establishing clear federal leadership, responsibility, and coordination for climate related decisions, climate risk management, information systems, and services
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-08-21
Fresh Water Futures: Imagining Responses to Demand Growth, Climate Change, and the Politics of Water Resource Management
Stimson Center
The 27-page report of a US conference held to focus on the future of global fresh water resources and the politics of water resource management
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-06-13
Calculating The Carbon Dioxide Emissions of Flights.
ECI
This UK report describes a more sophisticated methodology than has been previously available for calculating the carbon dioxide emissions of flights with the potential to become the industry standard.
Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-03-13