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.
Future Risks from 1.5oC Plus: What responses and reforms are urgently needed?
It is now quite clear that we have to limit average warming of the earth’s temperature to below 1.5oC by 2100 relative to preindustrial periods. This requires a peaking of global emissions no later than 2020.
COP 25: Disappointment in the Face of Climate Emergency
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.
Amazon Fires: National Jurisdiction, Global Catastrophe
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
Permafrost Thawing: Climate Catastrophe in Waiting and Its Politics
While global warming has impacted every aspect of human life and ecological form, the thawing of permafrost presents the most catastrophic scenario
Road to COP25: Institutional Developments and Disagreements
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.
Carbon Tax in the United States: The Changing Economics and Politics
The move to have congestion pricing in New York follows much after other international cities like London, Stockholm and Singapore
Knowledge and Climate Change: Waning Presence, Yet Strong Influence?
While there is high scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change, there remains a substantial difference between scientific consensus and public
Human Rights Approach to Climate Change: Emerging Grievances and Existing Framework
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.
Small Island Developing States and Climate Change: Towards Addressing Loss and Damage
While there has been much euphoria around the Paris Climate Agreement, regarding loss and damage, the gap in terms of formal implementation
The Agenda of Climate Change and Electoral Politics: Where are we heading?
Climate change is a common and converging partisan issue in electoral politics in India, a major player in climate change from the Global South.