UN encourages other countries to announce emissions targets ahead of Paris conference
ABC Australia, 12 August
Topic: International negotiations and agreements
The UK’s performance on climate change has set an example for the world
Telegraph, 21 July
Act on climate change now, top British institutions tell governments
The Guardian, 21 July
Where are the gaps in climate finance?
Fankhauser, S., A. Sahni, A. Savvas and J.Ward (2015). Climate and Development, DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2015.1064811.
International climate cooperation is critical, but not for the reasons you might think
Fergus Green looks at the opportunities arising from greater international cooperation on climate change action and how the barriers to cooperation can be overcome. read more »
Benefits ‘more than justify’ costs of decarbonisation
Climate Spectator, 14 July
Benefits far outweigh costs of tackling climate change, says LSE study
Guardian, 13 July
Domestic economic benefits from tackling climate change remove need for countries to ‘free ride’ on efforts of other nations
Countries will benefit economically from almost all of the actions needed to limit global warming to no more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels, according to a paper published today (13 … read more »
Nationally Self-Interested Climate Change Mitigation: A Unified Conceptual Framework
This paper finds that the vast majority of emissions cuts needed to decarbonise the global economy this century can lead to domestic economic benefits that outweigh the costs for individual countries, even before the avoided risks of dangerous climate change are taken into account. read more »