Increased deforestation in the Amazon is the outcome of Brazil’s long political crisis. What started in 2013 with a bus […]
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“Climate Change and Sustainability: Mediterranean Perspectives”, Andrea Dessì, Daniele Fattibene and Flavia Fusco (IAI, Italy)
This volume examines the challenges and interlinkages between climate change and sustainable development across the Mediterranean, where the climate crisis […]
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“Fit for 55: Dead on the debate floor”, Marc Ibáñez Díaz (CIDOB, Barcelona)
Achieving a 55% reduction in emissions by 2030 is the goal of the European Union’s “Fit for 55 package”. The […]
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“Urban Mobility after COVID-19: long-term strategies for the sustainable mobility transition in European cities”, Hannah Abdullah and Eloi Serrano Robles (CIDOB, Barcelona)
This volume explores how cities across Europe can develop more robust and socially just long-term mobility plans, enabling them to […]
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“Cross-Sectoral Cooperation for Sustainable Futures”, Jana Arbeiter and Maja Bučar (CIR, Slovenia)
In this advocacy piece, the authors discuss the importance of cross-sectoral cooperation for strengthening the coherence and collaboration, as well […]
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“Next Generation EU: Germany focuses its climate policy on hydrogen and sustainable mobility”, Christoph P. Kiefer (Elcano, Spain)
This paper discusses the key green transition elements in Germany’s Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), that amount to 42.7% of […]
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“Digitalisation with decarbonisation”, Gregorio Martín Quetglas and Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
This Working Paper analyses the overall contribution of information and communications technology (ICT) to the fight against climate change, as […]
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“A green recovery starts in cities”, Hannah Abdullah and Thorfinn Stainforth (CIDOB, Barcelona)
EU Member States recently published their National Recovery and Resilience Plans. These plans will form the lion’s share of EU […]
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“Environmental performance of foreign firms: Chinese and Japanese firms in Myanmar”, Roman Vakulchuk, Indra Øverland and Thiri Shwesin Aung (NUPI, Norway)
Little is known about how the environmental approaches of foreign investors in developing countries are formed. The objective of this […]
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“Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet Mali”, Cedric de Coning and Florian Krampe (NUPI, Norway)
Mali is characterised by short-term climate variability, and is vulnerable to long-term climate change due to high exposure to the […]
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“Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet Sahel”, Cedric de Coning, Florian Krampe et al (NUPI, Norway)
The Sahel region is highly exposed to climate change, but national and local factors mean that climate change will have […]
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“Possibilities for Financing Climate Adaptation Measures for Adriatic Cities and Regions in Croatia and Italy”, Ana-Maria Boromisa and Anastasya Raditya-Ležaić (IRMO, Croatia)
The handbook is intended for decision makers on the local and regional levels in the coastal area of Croatia and […]
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“Will only a Green Power remain a Great Power?”, Marie Dejonghe (Egmont, Belgium)
When the coronavirus broke out in 2020 the whole world literally came to a pause. The pandemic overshadowed all other […]
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“Green Deal Watch, No. 4”, Margherita Bianchi, Lorenzo Colantoni, Luca Franza (IAI, Italy)
This Green Deal Watch presents a general analytical Foreword, followed by the in-depth monitoring of Green Deal activities, divided according […]
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“The ASEAN climate and energy paradox”, Indra Øverland, Haakon Fossum Sagbakken, Roman Vakulchuk, Beni Suryadi, Hoy-Yen Chan, Monika Merdekawati and Nuki Agya Utama (NUPI, Norway)
This article carries out a multisectoral qualitative analysis (MSQA) and policy integration analysis of six sectors important for climate mitigation […]
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“Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: South Sudan”, Cedric H de Coning, Andrew E. Yaw Tchie, Anab Ovidie Grand, Florian Krampe and Keira Tarif (NUPI, Norway)
Flooding and droughts significantly disrupt livelihood patterns and food-security and may result in temporary displacement or longer-term migration. Such shocks […]
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“Climate Change and Security in the Arctic”, Ole Jacob Sending, Vegard Valther Hansen, Iselin Németh Winther, Sherri Goodman, Kate Guy and Marisol Maddox (NUPI, Norway)
The report assesses the security risks posed by a warming climate in the Artcic. The analysis looks at two future […]
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“How climate insecurity could trigger more conflict in Somalia”, Andrew E. Yaw Tchie (NUPI, Norway)
Climate change effects such as droughts, flash floods, erratic rainfall, disruption to the monsoon seasons, strong winds, cyclones, sandstorms, dust […]
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Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Finnish Presidency (June 2019)
The Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) has a tradition of formulating recommendations to the incoming Council Presidency. Mario Kölling […]
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TEPSA student paper: “Climate change and environment protection, a new EU body to ensure intergenerational solidarity?”, Nuša Muršič
TEPSA is happy to present the student paper “Climate change and environment protection, a new EU body to ensure intergenerational […]
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“Europe and Latin America can blaze a trail on implementing the Paris Agreement”, Guy Edwards (Elcano, Spain)
On Monday 18 June, I had the pleasure to speak at a seminar on Ibero-America and the energy transition and climate […]
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“Climate change in 2018: from post-Trump global climate governance to Spain”, Lara Lázaro Touza (Elcano, Spain)
What climate change developments are foreseeable in 2018 at the global level, in the EU-28 and in Spain? Read more […]
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“Climate Change & COP23: urgency, exams rules and the Tanaloa spirit”, Lara Lázaro- Touza, January 2018 (Elcano, Spain)
International resolve to address climate change infused COP23 with an inclusive spirit that resulted in enough progress to take us […]
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“Action Plan for Climate Change Adaptation – National Park Risnjak.”, Gašparac, M., Turk, D., Boromisa, A., Tišma, S., Funduk, M., (IRMO, Croatia)
The IRMO team in cooperation with the National Park Risnjak and the Nature Park Medvednica and with support of the […]
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“Action Plan for Climate Change Adaptation – Nature Park Medvednica”, Tišma, S., Boromisa, A., Funduk, M., Polić, (IRMO, Croatia)
The IRMO team in cooperation with the National Park Risnjak and the Nature Park Medvednica and with support of the […]
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‘Mourning for America’: Donald Trump’s Climate Change Policy, Michael Mehling & Antto Vihma (FIIA, Finland)
Donald Trump projects slogans more than strategy, yet his administration has moved quickly and with vigour to dismantle existing […]
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Handbook for drafting action plans for adaptation to climate change in national parks and nature parks in the Republic of Croatia, Tišma, S., Boromisa, A., Funduk, M. and Polić, M. (IRMO, Croatia)
Authors from the Institute for Development and International Relations from Zagreb have prepared a handbook, for national parks and nature […]
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Energy and the climate in 2017: limited volatility, climate implementation and political uncertainty, Gonzalo Escribano and Lara Lázaro (Elcano, Spain)
The main factors likely to shape the energy and climate fields in 2017 are: a relatively contained volatility in the prices […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 2: Energy and Climate Strategies, Interests and Priorities of the EU and Turkey
The FEUTURE Online Paper No. 2, authored by Lorenzo Colantoni, Dicle Korkmaz, Nicolò Sartori, Mirja Schroeder, Duygu Sever-Mehmetoglu and Suhnaz Yilmaz. […]
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Running out of steam? Brexit and the future of EU energy policy, Aurélie Faure-Schuyer (Elcano, Spain)
The UK, a traditional energy importer, will have to realign its domestic energy and climate policy goals. It also remains […]
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Energy Union Watch, No. 7, Nicolò Sartori and Lorenzo Colantoni (IAI, Italy)
December 2016-February 2017, 19 p. Index The road to implementation Foreword | Nicolò Sartori and Lorenzo Colantoni Five Guiding Dimensions […]
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Energy Union Watch, No. 6, Nicolò Sartori and Lorenzo Colantoni (IAI, Italy)
September-December 2016, 26. p. Index: Foreword | Nicolò Sartori and Lorenzo Colantoni Five Guiding Dimensions – Details of the evaluation […]
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Climate change in COP 22: irreversibility of action and rulebook development despite the elephant in the room, Lara Lázaro-Touza (Elcano, Spain)
The design of the Paris Agreement set the stage for a technical meeting in COP 22 but the stakes were […]
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Climate Security: Strategy or Necessity for Finland? Emma Hakala (FIIA, Finland)
Climate change will have security effects, both directly in the form of natural disasters and indirectly through societal upheavals. In […]
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