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Twenty-two countries imposed restrictions in 2020 compared to 33 in 2007/08, with the share of globally traded calories affected being approximately 5%, which is \"just over a quarter of the level affected in 2007/08\".","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002732#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The monetary value of food and farm goods affected by restrictions in 2020 is about half of what it was in 2007/08, totaling USD 21 billion compared to USD 43 billion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002732#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The economic drivers of food availability differ between the two periods: the 2007/08 crisis was marked by tight markets due to \"high energy prices, biofuel blending mandates, and harvest failures\", whereas the COVID-19 crisis is characterized by \"logistical challenges in ensuring smooth functioning of food supply chains\" resulting from health-related restrictions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002732#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While staple foods like wheat and rice remain primary targets for restrictions in both periods, the 2020 restrictions also targeted a variety of other products, including eggs, lemons, turnips, beer, spirits, pulses, flour, onions, garlic, beans, milk powder, vegetable oil, cheese, and yogurt.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002732#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The geography of response measures has shifted; 12 countries imposed restrictions in both 2007/08 and 2020, while 9 countries that did not do so previously have imposed them in response to COVID-19.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002732#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["food security","supply chain"],"geography_discussed":["Belarus","Cambodia","Egypt","Kazakhstan","Kyrgyzstan","Myanmar","Pakistan","Russia","Serbia","Syria","Thailand","Ukraine","Argentina","Bangladesh","Bolivia","Brazil","People's Republic of China","Ecuador","Ethiopia","Guinea","India","Indonesia","Iran","Jordan","Kenya","Madagascar","Malaysia","Nepal","Niger","Sri Lanka","Tanzania","Zambia","Algeria","Armenia","Honduras","Moldova","North Macedonia","Romania","South Africa","Turkey","Vietnam","Japan"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["comparative analysis"]},{"id":"iisd-002858","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-002858","title":"What National Farm Policy Trends Could Mean for Efforts to Update WTO Rules on Domestic Support","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":"2020","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/farm-policy-trends-summary-en.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document highlights that current WTO disciplines fail to constrain high levels of trade-distorting support in major economies like the US, EU, China, and India, while hindering the ability of other members to invest in food security. It proposes simplifying rules through new overall limits tied to agricultural output, increased transparency, and special treatment for developing countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002858#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"A small number of WTO members account for up to 75% of all support classified as trade-distorting, specifically China, India, the United States, and the European Union.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002858#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Existing WTO rules are ineffective at disciplining the ability of historically high-support members, such as the EU and US, to increase domestic support, and they do not address the rapid growth of support in emerging economies like India and China.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002858#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 'green box' (Annex 2 of the Agreement) currently allows for unlimited spending on programs with limited trade effects, such as rural infrastructure, research, and pest and disease control, providing room for members to increase public investment in food systems.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002858#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To reform domestic support, the authors recommend implementing new overall limits on trade-distorting support that are gradually reduced and tied to agricultural output rather than fixed historical levels, alongside stronger transparency requirements.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002858#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Proposed reforms include special and differential treatment for developing countries via higher initial caps or longer phase-in periods, limits on commodity-specific support, and excluding food bought for public stockholding from limits if the price is below an agreed international market price.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002858#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["food security","sustainable agriculture"],"geography_discussed":["People's Republic of China","India","United States","European Union","Japan","Russia","Indonesia","Brazil","Canada","Norway","Panama","Togo"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","trend analysis"]},{"id":"iisd-002947","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-002947","title":"G20 SCORECARD ON FOSSIL FUEL FUNDING","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"fact sheet","language":"en","date_published":"2020","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2020-11/g20-scorecard-overall.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The G20 Scorecard evaluates OECD and non-OECD members across seven criteria related to fossil fuel funding, including transparency, pledges, and the scale of support for coal, oil, gas, and power generation. It ranks countries such as Germany, France, and Brazil at the top of their respective groups, while others like the United States and Saudi Arabia receive lower scores in multiple categories.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002947#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The scorecard evaluates G20 members across seven specific metrics: transparency, pledges and commitments, and the scale of support for coal, oil and gas, fossil fuel power, fossil fuel use, and progress in ending such support.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002947#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Among OECD members, Germany is ranked 1st overall, with 'Very strong' pledges and 'Low' support for oil and gas and fossil fuel power, while the United States is ranked 8th overall with 'Poor' transparency and 'Very weak' pledges.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002947#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Among non-OECD members, Brazil is ranked 1st overall with 'None identified' support for coal and 'Low' support for fossil fuel power and use, whereas Saudi Arabia is ranked 8th overall with 'Very high' support for coal, oil and gas, fossil fuel power, and fossil fuel use.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002947#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["fossil fuel subsidy","coal","petroleum industry","climate policy","transparency"],"geography_discussed":["Germany","France","Japan","Italy","Canada","Australia","United States","Rep. of Korea","Mexico","Turkey","United Kingdom","Brazil","Argentina","People's Republic of China","Russia","India","Indonesia","South Africa","Saudi Arabia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["comparative analysis","ranking"]},{"id":"isdglo-000050","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/isdglo-000050","title":"The Boom Before the Ban: QAnon and Facebook","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Strategic Dialogue","organization":"institute-for-strategic-dialogue"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2020","source_url":"https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20201218-ISDG-NewsGuard-QAnon-and-Facebook.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed"],"summary":{"text":"The report finds that QAnon activity on Facebook grew month-on-month from April to September 2020, with engagement nearly doubling between April and August. This growth was driven by 'superspreaders'—personal profiles that mass-proliferate disinformation—and the co-opting of mainstream movements like 'Save the Children' and COVID-19 concerns. The analysis reveals a heavy reliance on 'Red-rated' unreliable news sites, though mainstream sources are often distorted to fit the narrative. Despite Facebook's October 2020 ban on QAnon pages and groups, the report argues the action came too late and was insufficient because personal profiles continued to promote the conspiracy. The research also documents the internationalization of QAnon, with significant activity in Germany, France, Italy, and Brazil, often localized to target regional elites.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000050#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"QAnon activity on Facebook experienced a significant surge in 2020, with the average number of daily related posts increasing every month from April to September. The volume rose from 992 posts per day in April to 1,772 in August, a 178% increase.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000050#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Personal Facebook profiles, termed 'superspreaders', played a critical role in the conspiracy's expansion by sharing introductory 'redpilling' materials and videos. Some individual videos posted by these profiles received over one million views.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000050#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"QAnon communities strategically co-opted the 'Save the Children' movement and other anti-human trafficking campaigns to legitimize their narratives and attract new followers who may not be familiar with the conspiracy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000050#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The conspiracy merged with COVID-19 misinformation, promoting claims that the pandemic was a planned event for population control or a plot to remove Donald Trump from office.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000050#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"QAnon followers heavily relied on unreliable news sources. Of the news sites appearing in 10 or more posts, those rated 'Red' (unreliable) by NewsGuard were linked in 6,669 posts with 185,784 shares, compared to 3,553 posts and 56,203 shares for 'Green-rated' (reliable) sites.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000050#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The conspiracy has expanded internationally, with news websites in at least 15 different languages appearing in the data. Significant activity was noted in German-language Facebook groups, and the movement has reached countries including France, Italy, Brazil, and Japan.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000050#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Facebook's October 6, 2020, ban on QAnon content was deemed too late and incomplete, as it primarily targeted pages and groups while leaving many influential personal profiles active.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000050#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report identifies several core narratives used to indoctrinate followers, including 'Pizzagate', 'Obamagate' (or 'Spygate'), and the false claim that elites harvest a chemical compound called 'adrenochrome' from children.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000050#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Germany","France","Italy","Brazil","Australia","Japan"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":[]},{"id":"wwf-000582","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wwf-000582","title":"Findings from survey in March 2020","publisher":{"name":"WWF International","organization":"wwf-international"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2020","source_url":"https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/559/5h33thcn55_GlobeScan_WWF_Coronavirus_Public_Opinion_Survey_Report_20200402.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report finds strong public support for closing illegal and unregulated wildlife markets in four of the five surveyed Asian markets to prevent future pandemics. While awareness of COVID-19 was nearly universal in March 2020, perceptions of the virus's origin and transmission varied by market. In Myanmar, the wildlife trade was identified as the most concerning global issue, whereas in Japan, climate change was the primary worry. The survey also highlights a trust gap between the perceived importance of national governments in combating the outbreak and the actual trust placed in them, with medical professionals being the most trusted actors overall.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000582#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"There is very strong support for governments to close illegal and unregulated wildlife markets in Hong Kong SAR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, with 93% of respondents in these markets likely or very likely to support such efforts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000582#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A majority of respondents (79%) across the five markets believe that closing illegal and unregulated wildlife markets is an effective measure to prevent similar pandemic diseases in the future, with Myanmar showing the highest level of agreement at 68% believing it would be 'very effective'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000582#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The closure of these markets is expected to significantly reduce future consumption; 41% of those who intend to buy wildlife products in the future say they would stop entirely if illegal and unregulated markets were closed.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000582#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Perceptions of the primary source of COVID-19 vary: 38% of total respondents believe wildlife are the primary source, while in Thailand, 41% identify a lack of hygiene as the primary source, and in Vietnam, medical experiments/research and wildlife are equally cited at 33% each.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000582#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a notable discrepancy between the perceived importance of national governments in fighting the outbreak and the trust they inspire; while 54% see the national government as the most important institution, only 44% trust them to combat the virus.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000582#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Medical professionals are the most trusted institution to combat the coronavirus across the surveyed markets, with a trust level of 56%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000582#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Myanmar, the usage and trade of wild animals and plants is the most concerning global issue (46%), whereas in Japan, climate change and global warming is the most mentioned issue within the top three concerns (62%).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000582#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Past purchase behavior in open wildlife markets was reported by 9% of respondents across the five markets, with live birds (46%), snakes (34%), and bats (23%) being the most commonly purchased species.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000582#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Awareness of COVID-19 was nearly universal (99%) in early March 2020, with news channels (64%) being the primary source of information.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000582#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change"],"geography_discussed":["People's Republic of China"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["public opinion survey","quantitative analysis"]},{"id":"newclim-000063","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000063","title":"Climate Action Tracker Global Update: Governments still showing little sign of stepping up","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2019-12-10","source_url":"http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/climate-action-tracker-global-update-governments-still-showing-little-sign","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Climate Action Tracker reports that current pledges put the world on track for 2.8°C of warming by 2100, while real-world actions suggest 3°C. 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To align with the Paris Agreement without CCS, gas in power generation must peak before 2030 and be halved by 2040 relative to 2010 levels.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000063#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Renewable power capacity is expected to grow by approximately 1,200 GW (a 50% increase) over the next five years, with solar PV and onshore wind contributing 60% and 25% of new installations, respectively.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000063#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Paris Agreement","Nationally Determined Contributions","climate change","coal-fired power station","natural gas","carbon capture and storage","photovoltaics","onshore wind farm","offshore wind power","hydroelectricity","carbon dioxide emissions"],"geography_discussed":["Marshall Islands","Chile","Asia","People's Republic of China","Japan","South Korea","Kenya","Germany","United Kingdom","Vietnam","Spain"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["quantitative assessment","policy tracking"]},{"id":"wmbco-000135","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wmbco-000135","title":"Why the work of the Marrakech Partnership is vital beyond 2020","publisher":{"name":"We Mean Business Coalition","organization":"we-mean-business-coalition"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2019-12-06","source_url":"https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/why-the-work-of-the-marrakech-partnership-is-vital-beyond-2020/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The We Mean Business coalition asserts that the Marrakech Partnership is a crucial platform for integrating business, city, and civil society innovation into the UNFCCC regime. 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