Read about the learnings and next steps after the Global Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta in this opinion piece by our Managing Director, Hina West.

A warm welcome to 8 new Members who joined the Climate Strategies network to support the goal of bridging climate science and policy and achieving real impact through meaningful collaborations.

An unusually warm winter in Europe could spell trouble for crops, as milder weather allows pests and plant diseases to survive the colder months.

A new report examines how Russia is using regional platforms such as BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) to promote looser climate standards under the banner of sovereign climate priorities. 

Catch up with our activities from the Bonn Climate Change Conference.

We’re gearing up for the second edition of the Policy Dialogue for Just Energy Transitions.

This project is analysing next-generation emission pathways for the next global stocktake in 2028. 

After five years of work, we’re proud to wrap this first-of-its-kind initiative on Carbon Capture and Storage for the steel industry.

This brand-new project will assess the impacts of Brazil’s Agricultural Plan (Plano Safra) as a response measure to climate change.  

In March, Hina West joined Climate Strategies as our new Managing Director.

Earlier this year we welcomed four new Climate Strategies Members!

Participants from our Policy Dialogue on Just Energy Transitions discuss how to shift from carbon-intensive systems while prioritising equity, inclusivity, and resilience.

We are happy to announce the new Chair of the Climate Strategies Board – Sonja Klinsky. Read more about Sonja in our announcement post.

Omalisa Baldeo discusses how Trinidad and Tobago is adopting a collaborative and inclusive approach to achieving an environmentally sustainable economy.

Gonzalo Canseco Gomez shares thoughts on the environmental and social challenges in the global move towards renewable energy.

Grzegorz Peszko, a participant at our Policy Dialogue on Just Energy Transitions, explores ways to pursue a green energy transition from which even fossil fuel producers can benefit.

Climate Strategies hosted a dynamic meet-up in Amsterdam, bringing members together to brainstorm and inform our work as we plan for 2025 and beyond.

During COP29, Climate Strategies and our affiliated projects hosted events and sparked conversations on issues like equity, transparency, and the governance of emerging technologies. Take a look back at some of the key moments from our participation over the last two weeks.

In November 2024, Climate Strategies, in collaboration with The Department for Planning and Development of Trinidad and Tobago and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), hosted an official COP29 side event focused on the emerging Just Resilience agenda. 

On October 16, 2021, we convened a dynamic workshop in Athens titled: ‘Anticipating Agricultural Climate Shocks: Leveraging Science to Increase Policy Ambition, Farmers’ Resilience, and Food Security in Southeastern Europe and the EU.’

We are pleased to announce that Peter Newell has joined the Climate Strategies Board. His expertise will be invaluable as we continue to advance our work at the climate-policy interface.

Dive into a conversation between Benjamin Glahn, Salzburg Global Seminar Deputy CEO and Managing Director, and Andrzej Błachowicz, Climate Strategies CEO, as they discuss our international policy dialogue held in Salzburg.

In September 2024, a series of workshops were held across Tirana, Pristina, Skopje, Belgrade, and Banjaluka, focusing on the urgent need for climate resilience and smart energy systems in the Western Balkans.

We are delighted to welcome Climate Strategies’ newest members and look forward to the rich perspectives and expertise they will bring to our global network

At the Bonn Climate Change Conference, Climate Strategies’ Adriana Chavarría Flores addressed Party delegates, researchers, industry representatives & more – at an event focused on guidelines and policy frameworks to promote Just Transitions within and across sectors.

Over the next three years, a group of European researchers will examine the governance principles and guidelines for responsible Solar Radiation Modification research. This contentious set of technologies might help tackle the climate crisis yet comes with additional risks. 

Leading climate researchers at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), WRI India, and top universities are pioneering innovative ways in which India can accelerate its energy transition while meeting the country’s energy demands. New analytical approaches they have developed can strengthen the existing methods used to navigate the complex dynamics of this transition.  

Top researchers from the Economics of Energy Innovation and System Transition (EEIST) project have released a report outlining power sector reforms developing in China and the increasingly complex landscape of climate and energy policies intended to support carbon neutrality.

Leading researchers published a report addressing the challenges for financing transitions in energy, industry, and infrastructure sectors alongside suitable types of finance instruments to overcome these hurdles.

As Week 1 of COP28 drew to a close, the Climate Strategies Secretariat reflected on the mixed progress of these increasingly urgent negotiations.  

On 3rd December, Climate Strategies addressed the 2023 High-level Roundtable on Just Transition at COP28. This statement is rooted in Climate Strategies’ submission to SBSTA and SBI on the work programme on just transition pathways.

A collection of articles from leading researchers, published today in Climate Policy’s Special Issue: Oil and Gas Just Transitions, supports calls for more ambitious…

This project aims to communicate crucial information about the climate crisis, and its impacts on health, agriculture, and food production systems.

Climate Strategies and SEI hosted a very timely event at Climate Week NYC under the frame of our Oil and Gas Transitions (OGT) programme. This session marked the completion of the current stage of OGT which, since 2021, has generated evidence and co-created just transition pathways to accelerate the transition from oil and gas in the North Sea.

New analysis from the University of Exeter-led EEIST project has found that grid-connected green hydrogen and ammonia can help India meet…

In the countdown to Climate Week NYC, leading research institutions in Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa and the EU are launching…

New research published today by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Climate Strategies shines a spotlight on the action needed to…

New research concludes that Bangladesh’s climate policies must integrate Just Transitions to build resilience to increasingly severe climate hazards, boost green employment and decrease inequality.

The C4U Consortium recently produced an article for the Carbon Capture Journal entitled, “Achieving emissions reduction targets in the iron and…

We were delighted to see the C4U project referenced in Horizon Magazine, and UCL Research Associate Dr Richard Porter referenced throughout.

The Government of Colombia is making progress in advancing a just transition to simultaneously meet climate targets and tackle inequality, based on a new, research-backed report.

We are pleased to welcome seven new leading climate researchers to Climate Strategies. Our global network will benefit from their diverse…

As we continue to level up our small, but growing research network, Andrzej Błachowicz has been appointed CEO of Climate Strategies to guide our strategic development.

New analysis shows that Russia’s climate plans are largely falling flat and its remaining partners should be way of its empty climate promises.

A new South to South Just Transitions report sets out key recommendations on a just transition and coal phase out in Vietnam.

A new Just Transition guide helps Indonesian decision-makers navigate a fair transition to a green economy.

Climate Strategies is proud to release its second-ever Annual Report. It highlights key achievements of the research network in 2022.

A new report investigates how Argentina can lead just climate transitions.

Elements in Malawi’s plans to adapt to global warming put the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in the country at risk. By involving affected farmers and other vulnerable communities in shaping the country’s climate plans, Malawi’s government can, however, propel a fair climate transition.

The livelihoods of millions of Kenyans are at risk due to climate change. Urgent action is needed to avoid possible job losses due to climate impacts. However, new research finds that current plans to tackle climate change in Kenya could make inequality worse.

New Oil and Gas Transitions reports outline precisely in co-produced scenarios how the experience, resources, knowledge and skills shared by Denmark, Norway and the UK could be used to lead the North Sea’s clean energy transition.

Governments must deliberately use public investment and regulation to rapidly scale-up clean energy technologies to bring down costs, achieve global climate goals and boost economies worldwide, according to a new EEIST report.

Here’s what we learnt from our roundtable at the Bonn Climate Conference on new economic models to boost climate action.

Five new leading climate researchers have joined the Climate Strategies network.

International climate finance providers should embrace the just transition concept to ensure impactful climate action in the Global South, according to a new report from the global research initiative South to South Just Transitions convened by Climate Strategies.

A new NET-RAPIDO report by Perspectives Climate Group examines how to track greenhouse gas removals.

What are the opportunities and challenges of using new technologies to advance the just oil and gas transition in the North Sea? A new report by Aalborg University published today looks at two case studies in Denmark.

Climate Strategies released its first-ever public Annual Report. Read highlights from our projects and members in 2021.

Are you a translator or translation agency? Submit your proposal for translating an English survey into Bulgarian, Greek, Polish, Portuguese and Slovenian (before 1 Dec).

Three new country reports look at the status of oil and gas transitions in Denmark, the UK and Norway.

Are you an expert in coal transitions in Eastern Europe? We’re looking for an individual or organisation who can help us with analysing coal transitions in Silesia.

In this blog post, Anna Korppoo and Andrzej Błachowicz explain why Russia needs to get ready for the clean energy transition.

Policymakers need better analysis tools to help them tackle the systemic climate crisis, a new EEIST paper finds.

A series of new studies released today explore how international climate finance can accelerate climate action across the globe.

A new Climate Strategies report based on case studies in Ghana, Colombia and Indonesia finds there is no one-size-fits-all approach to just transitions.

Position paper released by the Climate Friendly Materials Platform propose adjustments to unlock inclusive EU industry transition to climate neutrality.

Read this new Green Climate Fund report on aligning global finance with sustainable development and green recovery.

The report Critical Junctions on the Journey to 1.5°C: The Decisive Decade provides a one-stop resource on science-backed approaches to climate action.

There are many policy options currently on the table as the EU strives to realise the climate ambition of the Green…

Public funding could scale up Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)* technologies, a new report by Perspectives Climate Research of the NET-RAPIDO project finds.

London, August 21, 2020. Society demands vast amounts of iron and steel, the production of which releases a staggering 2.8 billion tonnes…

How do droughts affect Europe’s food security and how can foresight help in better preparations?

Asia sits at the heart of the global energy transition. Rapid economic growth, increasing energy demand and continued reliance on fossil fuels make the region’s decisions critical for the world’s climate trajectory. The time for coordinated action is now.

Read insights from our recently submitted input to the COP30 Presidency’s Roadmap on the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels, drawing on insights from many of our projects.

Our Augures! Project responds to the EU’s call for a more resilient agricultural sector, powered by cutting-edge science.

Why do words matter so much in climate negotiations? This blog explains how terms like cross-border impacts and transboundary climate risks have evolved, and why confusing them can undermine adaptation, mitigation, and just transition discussions.

Despite these challenges and the frustrations voiced throughout the negotiations, there were several developments that point to deeper shifts in global climate policy. They also touch on areas that Climate Strategies has been pursuing over the last twenty years

Are you heading to New York this September? Check out Hina’s advice on navigating Manhattan and 1000+ Climate Week events.

Nicole reflects on the latest edition of the Just Transition Planning Masterclass Series, where participants explored the intersection of JTs and Nature-based Solutions.

Check out book recommendations from the Climate Strategies team covering everything from ecology and cultural tradition to time travel and postcolonialism. 

This September, we’re scaling our team’s energy on the UN Climate Week in Addis Ababa (as opposed to Climate Week NYC).

What do members of the Climate Strategies Secretariat do outside of work? Gaia and Brynn discuss volunteering in London.

What’s next for the Just Transition Work Programme after UN Climate Week in Panama? Read the latest insights from Programme Officer Nicole Kempis.

Curious about Just Transitions and the Just Transition Work Programme? Check out this blog post from the Climate Strategies Secretariat.

Nicole Kempis shares her thoughts on the Centre of African Studies’ annual conference in Edinburgh.

Anna Korppoo explains the Russian participation at COP29, with one of the largest delegations in Baku, and the country’s Imitating Leadership.

Climate Strategies’ Ana Paola Gonzalez shares the challenges in building consensus around the Just Transition Work Programme in Baku.

Adaptation often takes a backseat in climate policy discussions. Without a justice-centred approach, adaptation policies risk harming the very populations they seek to protect—exacerbating inequities and redistributing climate risks rather than alleviating them.  

Inés Jimenez Rodriguez from Climate Strategies and Joachim Roth from the World Benchmarking Alliance share insights from a workshop on transition indicators held during SB60.

In this blog, Programme and Networks Associate Ana Gonzalez Alonso provides a snapshot of recent developments and negotiations surrounding the JTWP during SB60 in Bonn.

Programme and Networks Manager Gintarė Zinkevičiūtė reports on the Global Stocktake at COP28 – a crucial evaluation of the world’s climate progress.

Hear from Coltrane Morley-Williams, Programme and Networks Officer, about discussions on response measures at COP28.

Hear from Programme and Networks Associate Inés Jimenez Rodriguez about why international cooperation remains a critical bottleneck to climate-trade policy ambitions. 

Programme and Development Officer Nicole Kempis discusses the increasingly prominent role of “Just Transitions” in international climate negotiations and our work at Climate Strategies.

In this blog, Programme & Impact Manager Adriana Chavarría-Flores concurs that the outcomes of COP28 are “a lifeline, not a finish line”.

As Week 1 of COP28 drew to a close, the Climate Strategies Secretariat reflected on the mixed progress of these increasingly urgent negotiations.  

In addition to #ClimateWeekNYC, two crucial summits took place at the UN Headquarters in New York under the overall theme of accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and climate change.

To tackle and build resilience to the ever-increasing impacts of the climate crisis, societies around the world are transitioning to become…

By Heiner von Lüpke Marking a watershed moment in the history of international climate policy, the Work Programme on Just Transition…

Three principles can help the EU close gaps in its net-zero plans, Karsten Neuhoff et al. argue in this blog post.

As the Just Transition Work Programme (JTWP) negotiations commenced at the UNFCCC Bonn Climate Conference today, we hear from our Programme…

For the second edition of our member spotlight, we spoke to Richard Mulwa about just transitions in Kenya.

In our Member Spotlight series, we are speaking to Climate Strategies members about their latest research. For the first edition, we chatted with Kateryna Holzer, Senior Researcher at the University of Eastern Finland.

Russia’s requests for climate cooperation should be met with scepticism, Anna Korppoo argues.

Read more about Climate Strategies Member Olga Chepelianskaia’s TEDx Rawatpur talk on Thriving Low Carbon Cities of the Future

Here’s what we learnt from our roundtable at the Bonn Climate Conference on new economic models to boost climate action.

To make coal phase-outs successful, a Just Transition must be a central element of government policy, global experts say.

Read this recap of our COP26 side event on global perspectives on just transition.

Michael Obersteiner looks back on the history of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS).

Hanna-Mari Ahonen and Kenneth Möllersten summarise key recommendations from the NET-RAPIDO project.

In this blog post, Anna Korppoo and Andrzej Błachowicz explain why Russia needs to get ready for the clean energy transition.

An essay by Jean-Charles Hourcade on the award of the IAEE Marcel Boiteux Prize to the book Plantary Economics.

Deforestation leakage occurs when measures to protect forests lead to a shift of deforestation to another region. What measures can help reduce this leakage?

One of the few legally binding obligations of the 2015 Paris Agreement is for countries to be transparent to each other about what…

To learn more about this topic, download this policy brief. The recently strengthened European greenhouse gas emission reduction targets in the…

The climate contribution is a weight-based charge on consumption of carbon-intensive materials sold for final use in Europe.

The United States is very focused on crisis management—that is crises that are dramatic and short in duration. With some pointed…

We are delighted to share this collection of editorials and reports on different Conference of the Parties (COPs) and Subsidiary Bodies…

The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted consumption, production and government policy-making. This post and the accompanying paper argue that, despite these challenges,…

At this moment, countries worldwide face three main crises: the COVID-19 pandemic, a looming economic crisis, and a liberal democracy crisis,…

Many countries and corporations are in the process of establishing net-zero GHG emission targets. One estimate suggests that such targets are…

Increasing discontent from many – embodied in the gilets jaunes protests in France and around the world – shows that the…

Carbon pricing is often hailed as the key policy response to address climate change. We question this view as it tends…

Carbon Contracts for Differences (CCFD) are one of the elements of the policy package developed by the Climate Friendly Materials Platform…

Climate change brings both challenges and opportunities for economic growth in oil producing countries, which are highly reliant on oil-export revenues….

COVID-19 has thrown the interconnected and complex systemic nature of our global society into stark relief.  It has also sparked many…

Countries around the world are thinking about how to address the widespread repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic after the urgent and…

We know that climate change causes more extreme weather – such as longer and more frequent droughts and more powerful hurricanes…

With Covid-19 dominating the news, it’s easy to forget the greater threat posed by climate change. Whilst recent months have seen…

The Climate Strategies and Climate Policy Blog is full to the brim with blog posts providing important scientific insights on how…

Back in late March, when the corona crisis had finally forced us all from our offices and into our homes, Climate…

‘So what is your biggest concern going into Paris?’ Rolling Stone Magazine asked then US Secretary of State John Kerry in…

In one of the key scenes of the legendary film Casablanca (1942), Captain Louis Renault orders his police officers to “round…

By Andrzej Blachowicz and Julie-Anne Hogbin, Climate Strategies Since the idea of a Just Transition first emerged from the labour union…

After COP 21, with the adoption of the Paris Agreement in December 2015, the outlook for carbon pricing policies has been…

I’m from Aotearoa, New Zealand, and I really love its land and people, but I am fully aware that from a…

Taking the Paris Agreement seriously, implies a coal phase-out for all industrialized countries by 2030. In our paper in Climate Policy…

In the mid- to late 2000s, the marine science and policy community was grappling with a newly recognized threat to the…

The case of North Africa: Given increasing population, urbanization and improvement in living standards in the North African countries, energy demand…

As the threats to the Amazon forest grow in intensity, it is becoming clear that Brazil’s plans for the ‘development’ of…

Recent climate assessments have stressed two key messages. First, to avert irreversible damage from climate change, ambitious measures need to be…

Transformation is a term we often hear. It highlights the deep changes required in the organization of economics, technology and society…

From 2 to 13 December 2019, the international community will meet for the 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the…

Equity is important when we take stock of action on climate change. Equity and ambition go together, because the climate is…

How can transformative policies be designed and implemented across sector boundaries? Scholars have compared the quest for policy coordination and coherence…

US President Donald Trump has claimed that environmental and climate policy were to blame for the decline of U.S. coal –…

In many jurisdictions worldwide, CO2 emissions from electricity generation are covered by an emission trading system (ETS), while renewable electricity generation…

At the recent UN Climate Action Summit in New York, world leaders were reminded of the urgent task they face in…

In the preamble to the Paris Agreement the parties emphasize “the intrinsic relationship that climate change actions, responses and impacts have…

This blog post is partly based on the policy paper published in the journal Climate Policy: ‘Job Losses and the Political…

It may seem that after the Yellow Vests in France and the popular vote defeat of the carbon tax in the…

The need for action on climate change is now hotter than ever before – the Greta Thunberg movement is demanding more…

The Paris Agreement’s success depends on Parties’ implementation of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) towards the Agreement’s goals. No less than…

Since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in December 2015, global CO2 emissions continue to rise.  The Paris goal of limiting…

With the recent news that the UK and Ireland have committed to carbon neutrality by 2050, and the EU considering the…

There is a huge elephant in the world of climate policy that no one wants to name. The burning of fossil…

The window for tackling climate change is narrowing. Current national climate policies fall short of what’s needed to address climate change,…

Eighty-three islands with a combined population of 288, 000 are facing an existential threat. But in the face of increasing loss…

The production of basic materials like steel, cement and aluminium accounts for around 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions. These emissions…

It is a truth widely acknowledged that domestic climate plans under the UN climate process are almost impossible to compare. That…

Photo by no one cares on Unsplash The carbon offset market has been around for more than 15 years and projects…

Image by Foundry Co from Pixabay Production of basic materials (cement, iron and steel, paper and board, aluminum, as well as…

Photo by Ryo Yoshitake on Unsplash Cities have become a major actor in climate change mitigation, at least if you follow…

Solar geoengineering – or technological interventions to reflect a small portion of incoming sunlight to partially offset the effects of climate…

The good news is that we can reduce poverty and emissions at the same time in highly emissions intensive developing economies….

Photo credits: AFP/Getty Images // The Ocean Agency / XL Catlin Seaview Survey / Richard Vevers Coral reefs are among the…

To prevent dangerous levels of climate change, the Paris Agreement defined a target of limiting global warming to 2°C. This target…

Photo by Deniz Altindas on Unsplash Public understanding that air travel is problematic from a climate perspective seems to be increasing….

Photo by Martin Adams on Upslash Our new article with David Victor and Arild Underdal in Climate Policy looks systematically at…

Photo by Hermes Rivera on Unsplash In my new article published in Climate Policy, I outline the need for strong and…

The 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report (SR1.5) finds that limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require anthropogenic…

Accounting, Rewarding, and the Paris Agreement In a newly published article in Climate Policy, I explore some governance issues associated with…

With the recent surge of nationalism across many countries, efforts to build solidarity in the global climate regime might appear excessively…

The Paris Agreement is widely recognised as an exciting step forward in the world’s fight against climate change. One element that…

The Talanoa Dialogue in the UNFCCC [United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change] negotiations extends a broad invitation to share low-carbon…

Our new study published by Climate Policy finds that national climate action has spread rapidly, and that this spread is strongly…

Countries affected by U.S. tariff increases are weighing their options for retaliation. Many of the same countries have pledged to lead…

It’s widely accepted that responding to climate change is difficult because it requires transformation of a complex socio-technical systems and is…

“The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea”  Franklin D. Roosevelt   “Governing for the future is ……

The Clean Power Plan (CPP) was the regulatory cornerstone of the U.S.’ Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to reduce greenhouse gas…

Since more than 40 countries have already implemented carbon pricing policies of some kind, there is much that other countries contemplating…

Shortly after assuming office, the new President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, challenged Africa to “develop its energy mix,…

Along with the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Green Climate Fund (GCF or the Fund hereafter) serves as an operating entity…

For global climate change, a big challenge is that China (specifically Mainland China as referred to in this blog post) has…

An effective system for monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) is the cornerstone of any carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS). A key…

When people think of Russia and the environment, they tend to think of the big, environmental catastrophes of the Soviet past…

Advancements in renewable energy and natural gas have appeared to make coal a thing of the past, with the costs of…

The fundamental goal of climate policy is to incentivise emissions reductions and the transition to lower carbon processes and technologies. When…

Perhaps the most widely debated event in global climate policy since the Paris Agreement’s adoption in 2015 was the United States’…

In an article just published in Climate Policy, I discuss the rise over the past decade of the “keep-it-in-the-ground” movement –…

During the UN Climate Conference of the Parties (COP 23) in Bonn, the fourth workshop of the Facilitative Sharing of Views…

 STORY HIGHLIGHTS When the WTO’s eleventh Ministerial Conference meets in December 2017, Members can make a significant contribution to the 2030…

It is recognised in the climate science community that literature and research informing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and…

The question of how to differentiate efforts fairly has always been central and controversial in UN climate negotiations. The UN Framework…

Understanding the role of materials in the supply chain can give us a truer picture of global emissions, as well as…

The surge in transnational governance schemes led by non-state actors can be traced back to the incipient globalisation that followed the…

Can the international trade system be a catalyst for reforming fossil fuel subsidies (FFS) to help relieve the burden on the…

The question whether countries can be held liable for climate change damages has become an important issue in the UN climate…

As the curtains closed on the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…

As the 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22) in Marrakech draws to a close, it is becoming…

A new Special Issue of the Climate Policy Journal focuses on the governance of European climate change efforts.  Drawing on the…

All 36 countries that committed to emission caps under the Kyoto Protocol on climate change complied with their commitments, according to…

As the first climate change negotiations after December’s landmark Paris Agreement  open in Bonn this week,  controversies around levels of funding for…

Transitional justice – a theory and practice enabling purposeful transitions from periods of deep injustices into more peaceful regimes  – was probably not…

By Joy Hyvarinen Many have welcomed the new Paris Agreement on climate change, but there is also recognition of its weaknesses….

By Alice Bows-Larkin “All adrift” was many years in the making. My research journey started with a focus on aviation and climate…

By Pieter Pauw The issue of private sector adaptation and adaptation finance is hotly debated by researchers, climate negotiators, business and civil…

By Wolfgang Obergassel, Hans Bolscher, Jeroen van der Laan, Jelmer Hoogzaad and Jos Sijm At the 2011 COP in Durban, Parties decided…

By Michael Grubb, Heleen de Coninck and Ambuj D. Sagar In Climate Policy’s latest editorial, Editor-in-Chief, Michael Grubb, together with Climate Strategies Chair…

By Emily Tyler and Brent Cloete The Paris COP in November 2015 is expected to usher in a dramatic change in the…

By Peter Minang and Meine van Noordwijk The REDD+ process is an internationally agreed mechanism whereby developing countries are rewarded for reducing…

By Heleen de Coninck, with contributions from Climate Strategies and CDKN teams What can researchers contribute to the current efforts to break the…

By Joanna Depledge Twenty years ago today, on 21 March 1994, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change came into…

By Tim Rayner and Andrew Jordan As the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change convenes…

By Charlotte Streck Over the last three decades, climate change has graduated from an environmental concern to a matter of geopolitics…

By John Barrett While there have been a number of papers that calculate consumption-based GHG emissions, we were keen to present…

By Anna Korppoo I was asked after Bonn whether Russia, Ukraine and Belarus blocking SBI seemed justified. Blocking SBI (or any…

By David Levy A milestone on the road to catastrophic climate change was reached last Thursday, May 9th, when the Mauna…

By Robert Gampfer Over the past two decades, civil society organizations (CSOs) have become integral to global climate negotiations. In 2011,…

In this latest editorial for Climate Policy (vol.13, no.3), Editor-in-Chief Michael Grubb puts forward his perspective on the Doha Climate Conference…

Some reflections on the Climate Policy Special Issue  (vol 13, supp 01, 2013) “Low carbon drivers for a sustainable world”. 

By Dana R. Fisher and Joseph Waggle November 2012 was a fantastic time to be a progressive American. On 6 November,…

By Frank Jotzo At the Doha COP, Australia announced it will come on board Kyoto 2, with a commitment to reduce…

By Guri Bang, Jon Hovi and Detlef L. Sprinz Since 1990, there has been a build up of 13 MEAS that…

In June 2011,  Climate Policy published a review by Axel Michaelowa on the book “Upsetting the offset: the political economy of…

By Michael Grubb –
Where now for the global negotiations? Compared to the aspirations of two years ago, the outlook for the Durban COP looks grim. After the traumas of Copenhagen, the ambitions of Cancun were modest – to reach an agreement, almost any agreement. Many bitter pills were swallowed to that end. The resulting deal looked more like a broad update to the UNFCCC framework, than a serious proposal on what to do after the Kyoto Protocol’s first commitment period expires.