The weekly analysis series, brought out jointly by the World Sustainable Development Forum and the Protect our Planet Movement, seeks to highlight a topical issue relevant to the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals and ambitious climate actions. The briefs below can be accessed in HTML and PDF formats.
The G20 Osaka Summit failed to achieve anything ambitious, as the host country Japan remained focused on building consensus, even if mild because of its deep ties with US and Trump’s adversarial approach to climate negotiations based on the principle of America First.
The move to have congestion pricing in New York follows much after other international cities like London, Stockholm and Singapore
While there is high scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change, there remains a substantial difference between scientific consensus and public
Analytical Briefing on Climate Ambition and Sustainability Action July 2019, Issue No. 2 Message from R. K. Pachauri In the world of today we are experiencing...
A novel precedent set by the indigenous strait islanders who have recently filed a complaint with the United Nations against Australia’s lack of action on climate change will test the robustness of the international framework to respond to issues of human rights violations related to climate change.
Analytical Briefing on Climate Ambition and Sustainability Action July 2019, Issue No. 1 Message from R. K. Pachauri The issue of climate change impacts, the risks...
While there has been much euphoria around the Paris Climate Agreement, regarding loss and damage, the gap in terms of formal implementation
Analytical Briefing on Climate Ambition and Sustainability Action June 2019, Issue No. 2 Message from R. K. Pachauri The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...
Climate change is a common and converging partisan issue in electoral politics in India, a major player in climate change from the Global South.
Analytical Briefing on Climate Ambition and Sustainability Action June 2019, Issue No. 1 Message from R. K. Pachauri The influence of knowledge on decisions at the...