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The sustainable development goals: Will they deliver climate compatible development for vulnerable countries?
Posted on: 18 September 2014
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The Open Working Group (OWG)’s proposal for the sustainable development goals (SDGs), to be presented to the United Nations General Assembly at the end of September 2014, features climate change as a goal and also recognises climate change impacts in some of the targets under other goals. Over the next year of inter-governmental negotiations, there is an opportunity to further refinement of the goals. The Climate & Development Knowledge Network held national dialogues in Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia to facilitate an exchange of views among stakeholders from across government, civil society, academia and the private sector on how best to include climate change in the SDGs in a way that encourages climate compatible development. This paper highlights key concerns and principles that emerged in the three consultative events, and ways that these principles could be implemented in practice.
The way forward in international climate policy: Key issues and new ideas 2014
Posted on: 18 September 2014
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In May 2014, the Climate & Development Knowledge Network and Climate Strategies convened leading climate change academics, policy advisors and subject experts to address some of the critical deadlocks hampering climate negotiations, and to identify new economic, social and political ideas to move the debate forward. This new report presents some of the ideas discussed during the event.
Better growth, better climate: The new climate economy report
Posted on: 18 September 2014
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The new report by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate argues that cities are one of three key systems of the economy which offer an opportunity to produce greater efficiency, structural transformation and technological change.
Climate change: Implications for transport
Posted on: 17 September 2014
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Business for Social Responsibility has issued a summary report to distil key findings on the effects of transport on climate change from the recently released Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report. The report includes implications for road, rail, air, and shipping and is part of BSR’s Business in a Climate-Constrained World Initiative.
Cooling our cities and buildings
Posted on: 4 September 2014
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Recent reports highlight the dangers from the urban heat island phenomenon. This article considers how we can adapt and mitigate the built environment.
The next EU climate and energy package: EU climate policies after 2020
Posted on: 3 September 2014
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This study assesses the status quo of EU climate and energy policy and experience with the current set of targets and instrument, and distills from it concrete recommendations for a new package for the period until 2030. In this study, a group of authors from Ecologic Institute’s climate and energy team take stock of the current targets and policies and draw lessons from the experience so far, resulting in concrete recommendations for improvements for the the future, in particulr towards 2030. They also assess the Commission’s proposal against this backdrop and find it lacking, despite steps in the right direction.
An illustrated guide to a brighter future
Posted on: 29 August 2014
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While addressing climate change is an important goal in its own right, this report and illustrated guide demonstrate, it can also help address some of the greatest economic and social challenges facing our country.
Climate Local: Annual report
Posted on: 7 August 2014
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The Climate Local initiative is the Local Government Association’s programme to inspire and inform climate change action (mitigation and adaptation) by local authorities. The first annual report from Climate Local has been published and includes examples of action from England and Wales.
Global Climate Risk Index 2014
Posted on: 7 August 2014
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The Global Climate Risk Index 2014 analyses to what extent countries have been affected by the impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heat waves etc.). The most recent data available, from 2012 and 1993-2012, were taken into account.
Reducing urban heat risk: A study on urban heat risk mapping and visualization
Posted on: 4 August 2014
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A new report by Arup examines how hot weather affects cities, including the impact on people’s health.
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