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It defines extremism based on 'social identity' and the pursuit of in-group supremacy, focusing on far-right, far-left, and Islamist ideologies. The methodology employs a combination of qualitative ethnographic research, API-based data collection, and Natural Language Processing (NLP) for thematic classification. The authors emphasize a strict ethical framework prioritizing anonymity, the use of public data only, and the production of aggregated outputs to balance individual privacy with public safety.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000123#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The research defines extremism as the active pursuit of systemic political and societal change based on an ideology claiming the supremacy of one 'in-group' over 'out-groups' and the dehumanization of those out-groups.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000123#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Consultations and ethnographic research identified three primary extremist ideologies with an established presence in New Zealand: far-right, far-left, and Islamist. 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(2020), which was commissioned by Shell, regarding the impact of Shell's production limits on global energy consumption. The author, Peter Erickson, argues that Mulder et al. use misleading evidence to downplay the link between supply restrictions and price increases. Erickson asserts that reducing supply leads to higher prices and lower consumption, thereby reducing CO2 emissions. He further disputes the claim that other companies would simply take over Shell's licenses, citing national policy shifts in countries like Denmark and the potential for increased investment risk across the fossil fuel sector.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002272#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The author agrees with the premise that a decrease in fossil fuel supply can increase prices and decrease consumption when other producers cannot fully compensate for the avoided supply, leading to lower CO2 emissions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002272#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The author contends that Mulder et al. use misleading data to suggest that production limitations have minimal effects on prices, specifically criticizing their analysis of Dutch gas prices and global oil consumption for failing to use counterfactual scenarios.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002272#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Quantifying the emission benefits of supply restrictions is possible through economic elasticities; one cited study indicates that for every barrel of oil left undeveloped, global consumption is reduced by 0.2 to 0.6 barrels in the long term.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002272#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The claim that other companies would inevitably take over Shell's licenses is challenged by the fact that some governments, including Denmark, France, Ireland, and New Zealand, are restricting or cancelling future licensing auctions to meet Paris Agreement targets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002272#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A reduction in Shell's production could increase the overall cost of extraction because Shell's costs are reportedly below the industry average, meaning replacement producers might be less cost-efficient.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002272#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Legal or voluntary reductions in Shell's production could indirectly lower global production by increasing investment risks—such as reputational, litigation, or shareholder risks—which would raise the cost of capital for the entire oil and gas sector.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002272#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["fossil fuel demand","carbon dioxide emissions","Paris Agreement","carbon neutrality","climate change litigation"],"geography_discussed":["Netherlands","Denmark","France","Ireland","New Zealand"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["literature review","economic analysis"]},{"id":"newclim-000070","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000070","title":"Climate Change Performance Index 2021: Still no country good enough; EU stands at a crossroads","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2020-12-07","source_url":"https://newclimate.org/resources/publications/climate-change-performance-index-2021","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Climate Change Performance Index 2021 finds that no country is currently on a path compliant with the Paris Agreement goals. 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The author suggests a phased approach to negotiations, identifying 'low-hanging fruit' such as humanitarian food aid exemptions and transparency improvements, while proposing compromise frameworks for domestic support and public stockholding to foster more equitable global food markets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002349#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"WTO agriculture negotiations restarted in September 2020 under Chair Gloria Abraham Peralta, focusing on seven negotiating areas: domestic support to agriculture, market access, export competition, trade in cotton, food export restrictions, public food stockholding, and a new 'special safeguard mechanism'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002349#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The United States, European Union, China, and India are the dominant providers of agricultural support, collectively accounting for approximately 75% of all support classified as trade-distorting under current WTO rules.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002349#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The G33 coalition, led by India and including China, Indonesia, and the Philippines, is seeking a 'permanent solution' to allow public food stockholding programs for food security to be exempt from WTO farm subsidy limits.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002349#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"COVID-19 led several WTO members to impose food export restrictions to prevent shortages, which particularly threatens poor consumers in low-income, food-importing countries by driving up world food prices.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002349#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Short-term 'low-hanging fruit' for potential WTO agreements include a General Council agreement on World Food Program (WFP) food aid, improved transparency on export restrictions, and better predictability for in-transit goods.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002349#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A proposed compromise for agricultural domestic support involves capping and reducing trade-distorting support, but measuring it as a percentage of production value rather than in absolute terms to accommodate the views of China and India.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002349#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["food security","sustainable agriculture","climate change"],"geography_discussed":["Costa Rica","Kazakhstan","Indonesia","Argentina","Canada","Mexico","Jamaica","Colombia","Ukraine","Paraguay","Switzerland","Brazil","Burkina Faso","People's Republic of China","India","Australia","New Zealand","Pakistan","Vietnam","European Union","United States","Japan","Uruguay","Philippines","Singapore"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis"]},{"id":"newclim-000327","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000327","title":"Warming Projections Global Update","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2020-12","source_url":"https://climateactiontracker.org/documents/829/CAT_2020-12-01_Briefing_GlobalUpdate_Paris5Years_Dec2020.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Climate Action Tracker (CAT) reports that a wave of net zero pledges from 127 countries could reduce projected warming by 2100 to as low as 2.1°C. 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The region produces 13% of global food and 25% of global agro-food exports, while its crude oil market share is approximately 7%, making it a 'price taker' vulnerable to fluctuations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"transfor-000046#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The pandemic caused severe socio-economic declines in Latin America by 2020, including an 8.1% contraction of GDP for the region and the Caribbean, a 13.5% increase in unemployment, and a 37.2% increase in the number of people living in poverty.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"transfor-000046#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Environmental indicators in the region show extreme fragility, with a deforestation rate three times the global average and the highest risk of biodiversity loss in the world, with the Living Planet Index showing a 94% decline compared to 1970.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"transfor-000046#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document identifies a lack of systemic vision in pandemic responses; despite COVID-19 being a zoonotic disease, no countries in the region adopted measures linked to biodiversity protection or the loss of natural habitats.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"transfor-000046#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A 'just and resilient recovery' must avoid 'carbon lock-in' by reducing economic support for carbon-intensive sectors and redirecting funds toward sustainability. It recommends that Finance Ministries use low oil prices to reform fuel subsidies and increase carbon tax discussions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"transfor-000046#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To achieve carbon neutrality and social inclusion, the report recommends investing in strategic sectors including renewable energy, energy efficiency via thermal housing retrofits, electrification of public transport, regenerative agriculture, and circular economy waste management.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"transfor-000046#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document proposes increasing systemic resilience by diversifying national economies to reduce dependence on extractive industries and adopting progress indicators that value natural capital and quality of life beyond GDP, citing New Zealand's 'Wellbeing Budget' as an example.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"transfor-000046#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report highlights specific regional successes: Chile is a leader in non-conventional renewable energy investment; Colombia has a law on electric mobility (Law 1964 of 2019); and Costa Rica is noted for its Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and National Decarbonization Plan.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"transfor-000046#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["carbon neutrality","decarbonization","renewable energy","energy efficiency","regenerative agriculture","nature-based solutions","biodiversity loss","deforestation","sustainable finance","carbon tax","greenhouse gas emissions","climate change adaptation","circular economy","biobased economy"],"geography_discussed":["Chile","Colombia","Mexico","Costa Rica","Peru","Bolivia","Brazil","Venezuela","Ecuador","Guatemala","New Zealand","European Union"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy brief","strategic framework"]},{"id":"clibonds-001025","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/clibonds-001025","title":"Green Loans Australia and New Zealand","publisher":{"name":"Climate Bonds Initiative","organization":"climate-bonds-initiative"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2020-10","source_url":"https://www.climatebonds.net/files/documents/publications/Green-Loans-Australia-New-Zealand.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The labelled green loan market in Australia and New Zealand is in its early stages, with 14 labelled green corporate loans recorded since 2018. 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The document emphasizes the need for a post-pandemic 'new norm' characterized by pre-competitive collaboration, integrated sustainability, and a shift toward e-commerce to ensure food security and resilience.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000425#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The COVID-19 pandemic serves as a precursor to the potential effects of climate change on global food systems, and the food system itself contributes to zoonotic diseases through habitat conversion and the replacement of wildlife with domesticated animals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000425#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Impacts varied by sector: while most retailers, brands, and processors maintained operations as essential services, the informal food sector and formal food service (restaurants and hospitality) were the hardest hit.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000425#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Supply chains were found to be efficient but brittle, which resulted in increased food loss and waste and negatively impacted the ability of producers to continue production.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000425#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The pandemic accelerated a shift in consumer behavior toward e-commerce, forcing food retailers to upgrade service offerings to meet demand, a trend expected to persist.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000425#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The crisis highlighted the necessity of supporting primary producers to maintain food security and the importance of pre-competitive collaboration among companies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000425#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Environmental goals remain important, but the pandemic created specific threats such as increased plastic waste due to food safety roles and a decrease in incentives for recycled materials caused by cheap oil.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000425#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change","food security"],"geography_discussed":["United States","European Union","India","South Africa","Brazil","New Zealand","Thailand","United Kingdom","Western Cape","Ethiopia","Netherlands"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["qualitative interviews","sectoral analysis"]},{"id":"client-000140","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/client-000140","title":"ClientEarth’s feedback to the European Commission’s Methane Strategy Roadmap","publisher":{"name":"ClientEarth","organization":"clientearth"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2020-08","source_url":"https://www.clientearth.org/media/4vkjnngr/2020-08-06-clientearth-s-feedback-to-the-european-commission-s-methane-strategy-roadmap-ce-en.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"ClientEarth urges the European Commission to implement strict, mandatory regulations on methane emissions across the fossil fuel and agriculture sectors. The organization argues that the EU, as the world's largest importer of fossil gas, has the commercial power to mandate low-emission supply chains. Key recommendations include expanding the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) to cover methane, introducing a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for methane-emitting imports, and reforming the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to end subsidies for intensive livestock production. 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The brief outlines the current areas of convergence, such as the use of FAO definitions for IUU fishing, and the remaining points of contention, including the specific triggers for subsidy prohibitions, the level of deference given to national or regional determinations, and the appropriate special and differential treatment for developing countries and Least Developed Countries (LDCs).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003752#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The WTO negotiations aim to address the global issue of overfishing, where FAO data indicates that nearly 60% of assessed fish stocks are fully exploited and 34% are exploited at unsustainable levels.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003752#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Global fisheries subsidies were estimated at USD 35.4 billion in 2018, with USD 22.2 billion provided in a manner that increases capacity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003752#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The proposed consolidated text limits the scope of the disciplines to wild marine capture fisheries and related activities 'at sea', thereby excluding aquaculture and inland fisheries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003752#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is general agreement on a total prohibition of subsidies for IUU fishing, with the definition of IUU fishing based on the FAO's 2001 International Plan of Action (IPOA-IUU).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003752#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Regarding IUU fishing, the consolidated text proposes that prohibitions be triggered by determinations made by coastal States, flag States, or Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003752#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"For overexploited stocks, the proposed approach prohibits subsidies unless the stock is recovering or the Member can demonstrate that current measures guarantee the stock's recovery to a biologically sustainable level.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003752#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Disciplines on overcapacity and overfishing focus on prohibiting subsidies that reduce capital costs (e.g., vessel construction) and operating costs (e.g., fuel) when a stock is fished at an unsustainable rate.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003752#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The consolidated text proposes specific exemptions for LDCs from commitments regarding overcapacity and overfishing subsidies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003752#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Developing countries may be exempt from overcapacity disciplines if they meet certain criteria, such as having a GNI per capita below USD 5,000 (2010 constant dollars) or representing less than 2% of global marine catches.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003752#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document identifies a debate over the legal form of the instrument, weighing whether it should be a standalone agreement under the Marrakech Agreement or an Annex to the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM Agreement).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003752#insight-10","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["Canada","United States","Switzerland","Denmark","Finland","New Zealand","Norway","Sweden","United Kingdom"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","negotiation status report"]}]}