Analytical Briefs on Climate Ambition and Sustainability Action

The analytical briefs series titled—Climate Ambition and Sustainability Action (CASA)—seeks to drive ‘ambition’ and ‘action’ to address the global issue of climate change and to realize the sustainable development goals. CASA is the Spanish word for ‘home’ symbolic of the only home we have: Planet Earth. CASA series is brought out jointly by World Sustainable Development Forum and Protect our Planet Movement. The briefs analyse topical issues related to climate and sustainability ambitions and actions and is targeted at policy makers, politicians, thought leaders, business leaders and the development community. The briefs below can be accessed in HTML and PDF formats.

CASA Dec 2019

COP 25: Disappointment in the Face of Climate Emergency

December 2019, Issue No. 1

Madrid hosted the 25th annual Conference of Parties (COP) talks under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) this year. A lot of anticipation welcomed the talks with a certain mood being created in the world community.

Author(s): Priyanka Gautam
Amazon Fires

Amazon Fires: National Jurisdiction, Global Catastrophe

November 2019, Issue No. 1

Amazon rainforests inhabit most diverse flora and fauna in the world in terms of size and overall climatic impact. These are also a home to various indigenous tribes who not only derive livelihood from these forests, but also a sense of identity and culture

Author(s): Priyanka Gautam
Fossil Fuel Sep 2019

Road to COP25: Institutional Developments and Disagreements

September 2019, Issue No. 1

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.

Author(s): Priyanka Gautam