China’s “new normal”: structural change, better growth, and peak emissions
Study shows that China has entered a new phase of economic development – continuing to promote economic growth while driving down its GHG emissions. read more »
Topic: International negotiations and agreements
Exploring the economic case for early investment in climate change mitigation in middle-income countries: a case study of Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Colenbrander, S., Gouldson, A., Sudmant, A. H., Papargyropoulou, E., Chau, L. W., & Ho, C. S. (2015). In: Climate and Development, 1-14.
World has policy handle ‘on 75% of emissions’
Herald Sun, 1 June
Climat: la course pour parvenir à un accord à Paris relancée à Bonn
Liberation, 1 June
Lessons learned in the management of multilateral climate negotiations
4 Green Business, 25 March 2015
Testing the boundaries of subnational diplomacy: the international climate action of local and regional governments
Setzer, Joana (2015). In: Transnational Environmental Law, 4 (02). pp. 319-337.
What will global annual emissions of greenhouse gases be in 2030, and will they be consistent with avoiding global warming of more than 2°C?
Countries agreed at the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP20) in Lima, Peru, in December 2014 to set out their “intended nationally determined contributions” (INDCs) … read more »
Nicholas Stern warns against rigid separation of aid and climate finance
Governments should not create a rigid separation between their overseas aid for supporting development and their financial support to help developing countries tackle climate change, Nicholas Stern has warned in a new policy paper. read more »
Understanding climate finance for the Paris summit in December 2015 in the context of financing for sustainable development for the Addis Ababa conference in July 2015
Paper asserts that overseas aid to support developing countries should be interwoven with efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change. It claims that efforts to separate the two could be deeply damaging. read more »
Delegation and public pressure in a threshold public goods game: theory and experimental evidence
The provision of global public goods, such as climate change mitigation and managing fisheries to avoid overharvesting, requires the coordination of national contributions. read more »