The Role of Alliances in International Climate Policy after Paris
The High Ambition Coalition, comprising over 90 countries, which came to public attention shortly before the end of the Paris climate conference, made a substantial… See More
Stranded Assets: the transition to a low carbon economy
Stranded assets are defined as assets that have suffered from unanticipated or premature write-downs, devaluation or conversion to liabilities. In recent years, the issue of… See More
Strategies for feeding the world more sustainably with organic agriculture
Organic agriculture is proposed as a promising approach to achieving sustainable food systems, but its feasibility is also contested. We use a food systems model… See More
Sustainable Development and Planetary Boundaries
The world faces a serious challenge, indeed one that is unique to our age. Developing countries rightly yearn to catch up with the living standards… See More
THE CARBON INEQUALITY ERA: An assessment of the global distribution of consumption emissions among individuals from 1990 to 2015 and beyond
With the close of the hottest decade in recorded history, and with climate impacts steadily worsening along with their human and ecological toll, the urgent… See More
Non-Economic Loss And Damage
This discussion paper demonstrates that climate-induced non-economic loss and damage (NELD) includes forms of damage that cannot be measured or compensated financially. It includes loss… See More
The Paris Climate Agreement: Towards a climate-friendly future
On the evening of 12 December 2015, Laurent Fabius, the then French Foreign Minister, and President of the 21st session of the United Nations Framework… See More
Climate-Related Loss and Damage: Finding a Just Solution to the Political Challenges
The last decades have seen a constant increase in climaterelated loss and damage as a result of global warming. According to estimates by the United… See More
Climate Policy Brief for COP 21 (Paris)
Cambodia has set up a national climate change strategy aiming at strengthened climate resilience and improved use of renewable energies in order to achieve its… See More