{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"geography":["Paris"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":232,"relation":"eq"},"page":5,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?geography=Paris&page=5","next":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?geography=Paris&page=6","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"wmbco-000132","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wmbco-000132","title":"Company Profile: IKEA","publisher":{"name":"We Mean Business Coalition","organization":"we-mean-business-coalition"},"document_type":"fact sheet","language":"en","date_published":"2019-09-25","source_url":"https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/company-profile-ikea-group/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"IKEA aims to become climate positive across its value chain by 2030. The Ingka Group has set science-based targets to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 emissions by 80% by 2030 and relative scope 3 emissions from travel and deliveries by 50%. The company is transitioning to 100% renewable energy in its buildings by 2020 and zero-emission last-mile deliveries by 2025. IKEA is also implementing circular economy principles, targeting 100% renewable or recycled materials for all products by 2030 and phasing out single-use plastics by 2020.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wmbco-000132#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"IKEA intends to be climate positive across its entire value chain by 2030, meaning it will reduce more greenhouse gas emissions than the value chain emits.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wmbco-000132#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Ingka Group has established science-based targets to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 emissions by 80% by financial year 2030 (from a 2016 base), and relative scope 3 emissions from customer/co-worker travel and deliveries by 50%. Inter IKEA Group aims to reduce absolute emissions from home furnishing products and food by at least 15% in the same period.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wmbco-000132#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Ingka Group is transitioning to renewable energy and zero-emission transport, aiming for 100% renewable energy in its buildings by 2020 and 100% zero-emission last-mile home deliveries by 2025. In financial year 2018, it generated 2,714 GWh of renewable electricity from wind and solar PV, covering 81% of its operational energy needs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wmbco-000132#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"IKEA is moving toward a circular economy, with a goal that by 2030 every product will be designed for reuse, refurbishment, remanufacturing, and recycling, and only renewable or recycled materials will be used.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wmbco-000132#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The company is improving the sustainability of its raw materials, reporting that 85% of its wood was sourced from sustainable sources in 2018 (up from 77% in 2017), with a 100% target for 2020. 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The author argues that the movement represents a shift in political engagement, where youth—previously marginalized from the political process—used digital platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to organize a leaderless, horizontal structure. This digital mobilization extended transnationally, engaging the Haitian diaspora in protests in cities such as Paris. 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Nolan was a foundational figure for the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR), serving as a Founding Board Member and contributing expertise to the Center for Climate and Security, the Center on Strategic Weapons, and the Converging Risks Lab.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"costratri-000098#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Dr. Nolan was a recognized expert in nuclear security and arms control, authoring the influential book \"Guardians of the Arsenal: The Politics of Nuclear Strategy\" and establishing the Nuclear Security Working Group (NSWG).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"costratri-000098#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Throughout her career, Dr. Nolan held high-level positions within the U.S. government, including roles in the U.S. Senate and the Department of State, and chaired the White House Presidential Advisory Board on U.S. Arms and Technology Policy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"costratri-000098#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Dr. Nolan advocated for non-partisan, multidisciplinary solutions to manage existential threats to human civilization, specifically focusing on the intersection of climate change and nuclear proliferation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"costratri-000098#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change"],"geography_discussed":["Tel Aviv","Paris"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["biographical","memorial"]},{"id":"recourse-000020","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/recourse-000020","title":"A Joint Statement by Civil Society Organizations on occasion of the 2019 World Hydropower Congress in Paris, France","publisher":{"name":"Recourse","organization":"recourse"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2019-05-16","source_url":"https://re-course.org/newsupdates/how-dams-fail-to-deliver-the-paris-climate-agreement-and-un-sdgs/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"A joint statement by civil society organizations challenging the claims of the International Hydropower Association that large dams are 'clean and green' solutions for the Paris Climate Agreement and UN SDGs. 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The court rejected the Region's arguments that the regulation undermined its local ban on glyphosate or forced it into specific administrative procedures, and it declined to apply the Aarhus Convention to public authorities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000043#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The General Court of the EU declared the Brussels Region's challenge to the Commission's regulation renewing glyphosate authorisation inadmissible, ruling that the Region was not \"directly concerned\" under Article 263(4) TFEU.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000043#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The ruling creates a contradiction with case T-339/16 (the 'cities case'), where the General Court previously allowed Brussels City, Paris, and Madrid to challenge Euro 6 emissions standards because the EU act prevented them from exercising their regulatory powers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000043#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Court rejected the Brussels Region's claim that the glyphosate renewal undermined its local ban, stating that the regulation did not lead to the \"confirmation, prolongation or renewal\" of national authorisations and that \"objective uncertainty\" regarding the legality of the Region's decision was insufficient to establish direct concern.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000043#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The General Court refused to grant the Brussels Region standing based on Article 9(3) of the Aarhus Convention, interpreting the provision's allowance for 'members of the public' to challenge decisions as excluding public authorities from the definition of 'the public'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000043#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["pesticide","environmental regulation"],"geography_discussed":["Brussels","Paris","Madrid","Belgium"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["legal commentary"]},{"id":"capeca-000290","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/capeca-000290","title":"Climate Change Toolkit for Health Professionals","publisher":{"name":"Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment","organization":"canadian-association-of-physicians-for-the-environment"},"document_type":"guide","language":"en","date_published":"2019-04","source_url":"https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Module-7-FINAL-FINAL-UPLOAD-Solo-APRIL-5-2019.pdf#new_tab","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document outlines adaptation strategies for various climate-related health risks in Canada, including extreme temperature events, flooding, wildfires, food insecurity, vector-borne diseases, and water quality issues. 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