Our Common Future under Climate Change

Strengthening climate change policies in developing countries: Lessons from Chile

201507-08

By Paulina Calfucoy, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

How cooperation between researchers, policymaker and civil society is helping improve climate change policy formulation in developing countries.

Integrating adaptation into local policy ï¿½ what does it mean in practice?

201507-08

By Hartmut Fï¿½nfgeld, RMIT University

This year, many of the global debates on climate change are calling policy makers to move from talk to action. How to effectively integrate considerations about current and future climate change impacts into their planning and decision-making processes?

Tweets from Day 2: Landscapes of our common future

201507-08

By Our Common Future

2000 scientists met in Paris for the largest scientific convening on climate before the COP21 in December. Here's what they had to say about the landscapes of our common future.

Private-public finance for adaptation and climate risk management: many challenges, some emerging opportunities

201507-08

By Reinhard Mechler, Tom Downing, Helena McLeod

Climate finance is essential to reducing climate risks, and is at the heart of the UNFCCCï¿½s climate regime where developed countries have pledged to mobilize US$100 billion of climate finance per year from 2020 onwards.

Has Chinaï¿½s green transformation begun?

201507-08

By Sam Geall, University of Sussex

What is Chinaï¿½s position at the climate talks? What does that position mean for the country and for climate? Ask anyone following the UN-led climate negotiations and you will quickly realize these are some of the most keenly watched questions.

Methane may be more important than CO2 in South China Sea

201507-07

By Hsiao-Chun Tseng, Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorates program

As an oceanographer who studies greenhouse gases in natural waters, I mostly get asked about carbon dioxide, or CO2. But while itï¿½s the most abundant greenhouse gas, CO2 is not the gas that excites me. Methane is.

Climate Geopolitics: an Opportunity for Africa to Become a Trailblazer?

201507-07

By Agathe Maupin, South African Institute of International Affairs

It is difficult to predict whether the growing challenges related to climate change could act as drivers to unlock the willingness of states to share experiences, strengthen interaction and ultimately construct a different geopolitical discourse.

Should our savings dictate our evaluation of climate policy?

201507-07

By Kian Mintz-Woo, University of Graz

When economically evaluating long-term policies, such as policies of climate mitigation and adaptation, the issue of how to weight future outcomes is of overwhelming importance in deciding which policies to adopt.

Transcript of Ban Ki Moonï¿½s opening remarks

201507-07

By Our Common Future

"This conference could not be more timely. The scientific community has a major role to play in shaping our future. Science provides us with the signposts of where we are, and where we are headed."

Transcript of Michel Jarraud keynote speech

201507-07

By Our Common Future

"The climate knowledge that has been built in the last decades is an invaluable resource and a prerequisite for decision making and for climate action. Science gives us high confidence that we can still change course and mitigate climate change to a manageable level. Climate knowledge can and must support this process, helping decision makers at all levels to make the right decisions."

Our Common Future Under Climate Change

International Scientific Conference 7-10 JULY 2015 Paris, France

Strengthening climate change policies in developing countries: Lessons from Chile

Integrating adaptation into local policy ï¿½ what does it mean in practice?

Tweets from Day 2: Landscapes of our common future

Private-public finance for adaptation and climate risk management: many challenges, some emerging opportunities

Has Chinaï¿½s green transformation begun?

Methane may be more important than CO2 in South China Sea

Climate Geopolitics: an Opportunity for Africa to Become a Trailblazer?

Should our savings dictate our evaluation of climate policy?

Transcript of Ban Ki Moonï¿½s opening remarks

Transcript of Michel Jarraud keynote speech