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Effective and geographically balanced? An outputbased assessment of non-state climate actions

Effective and geographically balanced? An outputbased assessment of non-state climate actions

a research article by Sander Chan, Robert Falkner, Matthew Goldberg, Harro van Asselt about 11 hours ago

Climate actions by non-state and subnational actors are an important complement to the multilateral climate regime and the associated contributions made by national governments. Although such actions hold much potential, … read more »


Climate change perception and system of rice intensification (SRI) impact on dispersion and downside risk: a moment approximation approach

Climate change perception and system of rice intensification (SRI) impact on dispersion and downside risk: a moment approximation approach

a working paper by Mintewab Bezabih, Remidius Ruhinduka, Mare Sarr 4 days ago

This article assesses the consequential risk impacts of the recent system of rice intensification (SRI) implemented in the Morogoro region of Tanzania, one of the largest Semi-Arid regions, using household … read more »


Comovement and the financialization of commodities

Comovement and the financialization of commodities

a working paper by Luca Taschini, Matteo Bonato 10 days ago

We investigate how the correlations amongst commodity futures have changed since the early 2000s. Using data from 1998 to 2011, we examine differences in the dependence structure of index and … read more »


Adaptation to climate change

Adaptation to climate change

a working paper by Samuel Fankhauser 10 days ago

This article reviews the economic and analytical challenges of adaptation to climate change. Adaptation to climate risks that can no longer be avoided is an important aspect of the global … read more »


Emissions trading systems with cap adjustments

Emissions trading systems with cap adjustments

a research article by Sascha Kollenberg, Luca Taschini 20 days ago

Emissions Trading Systems (ETSs) with fixed caps lack provisions to address systematic imbalances in the supply and demand of permits in response to economic shocks. This paper proposes a new mechanism which adjusts the allocation of permits based on the current bank of permits to create a dynamic system of permit allocation. read more »


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Assessing the consistency of national mitigation actions in the G20 with the Paris Agreement

a policy report by Alina Averchenkova, Sini Matikainen 5 days ago

This study uses the ‘Paris consistency monitor’ to assess whether the past and present action by G20 countries on climate mitigation is consistent with meeting the key requirements … read more »


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Climate policy in China, the European Union and the United States: Main drivers and prospects for the future

China, the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) are responsible for the majority of global emissions of greenhouse gases, and produce about half of global GDP. … read more »


Science for Loss and Damage: Four research contributions to the debate

Science for Loss and Damage: Four research contributions to the debate

a policy paper by Swenja Surminski 5 days ago

The Loss and Damage Network is a network of scientists and practitioners informing the loss and damage debate and includes members from about 20 institutions. This summary paper, written on … read more »


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The Global Climate Legislation Study – 2016 update

The Climate Legislation Study covers over 850 national laws and policies directly related to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Launched in 2010 covering only 16 countries, the study currently covers 99 jurisdictions, which, taken together, produce 93 per cent of global emissions and are home to 90 per cent of the world’s forests. The database includes 46 of the world’s top 50 emitters. read more »


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Should we tax or trade carbon?

a policy report by Samuel Fankhauser 17 days ago

Published in: Bridging the Ambition Gap:  The Rise, Reach and Power of Carbon Markets. 13th Edition of Greenhouse Gas Market Report. 2016. External link to publisher


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Outcome of COP22 caps a year of progress

Outcome of COP22 caps a year of progress

a commentary by Bob Ward 2 days ago

Governments have made important progress towards implementation of the Paris Agreement at the 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, otherwise … read more »


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Nicholas Stern comments on outcome of COP22

Press release 3 days ago

Commenting on the outcome of the 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco, Professor Lord Stern … read more »


New study finds six G20 countries are failing to take action in line with their Paris Agreement pledges

New study finds six G20 countries are failing to take action in line with their Paris Agreement pledges

Press release 5 days ago

Argentina, Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United States have not been undertaking sufficient domestic efforts to match their pledged nationally determined contributions to the Paris Agreement on climate … read more »


Comment on ‘Global Carbon Budget 2016’

Comment on ‘Global Carbon Budget 2016’

Press release 7 days ago

Commenting on the publication today by the journal ‘Earth System Science Data’ of a paper on ‘Global Carbon Budget 2016’ by Corinne LeQuéré and co-authors, Bob Ward, policy and communications … read more »


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What energy and climate change policies can we expect from President Trump?

a commentary by Bob Ward 10 days ago

The election on 8 November of Donald Trump as President of the United States has created great uncertainty about future American policies on energy and climate change. President-Elect Trump has … read more »


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