China carbon dioxide emissions may be falling, says LSE study
Financial Times, 7 March
Topic: International negotiations and agreements
China’s Carbon Emissions May Have Already Peaked, Study Says
Wall Street Journal, 7 March
China vowed to peak carbon emissions by 2030. It could be way ahead of schedule
Washington Post, 7 March
China’s changing economy: implications for its carbon dioxide emissions
As China’s government finalises the country’s 13th Five Year Plan for economic development (2016–2020), this article takes stock of recent changes in China’s economy and energy system since the turn … read more »
UN climate chief Christiana Figueres to step down
BBC, 19 February
U.N.’s climate chief to quit, praises Paris agreement
Reuters, 19 February
Nicholas Stern responds to news that Christiana Figueres will step down from UNFCCC role
Responding to the announcement today (12 December 2015) that Christiana Figueres will step down from her role as executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), Nicholas Stern, Chair … read more »
Grantham Workshop | Outcomes of COP 21 in Paris and implications for the research agenda
Grantham Workshop on 17 February hosts an interactive discussion panel ‘Outcomes of COP 21 in Paris and implications for the research agenda’. Agenda: 1. Overview of the outcomes of Paris and emerging policy questions-Presentation by Alina Averchenkova (20 min) 2. Response from the panel: Implications for the research agenda: Antoine Dechezleprete, Alessandro Tavoni and Declan Conway (30 min) 3. Open discussion on the key […]
The Paris deal is done, but how credible are the pledges?
BusinessGreen, 4 February
Beyond the targets: assessing the political credibility of pledges for the Paris Agreement
This report provides the results of an analysis of “intended nationally determined contributions”, or INDCs, that were submitted by countries ahead of the Paris Agreement on climate change.