Search Climate Insights Directory

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides a response to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) consultation regarding updated Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) guidance for offshore operators. This guidance follows a British Supreme Court ruling in Finch v Surrey County Council, which mandated that planning authorities assess "downstream" greenhouse gas emissions for fossil fuel projects.

A statement from the World Resources Institute (WRI) reacting to President Donald Trump's announcement on January 20, 2025, that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change.

This briefing summarizes two 2024 IPBES assessments, highlighting that over half of global GDP (USD 58 trillion) depends on nature, yet financial systems continue to prioritize harmful activities. While USD 7 trillion is invested annually in biodiversity-damaging activities and subsidies for such sectors reach up to USD 3.3 trillion, biodiversity conservation receives only USD 135-200 billion. The reports argue for a systemic transformation—including pricing externalities, reforming debt for low-income nations, and closing a funding gap of up to USD 1 trillion per year—which could potentially create USD 10 trillion in business value and 395 million jobs by 2030.

A research paper investigating the spatio-temporal variability of macro benthic communities across five main coastal lagoons in Uruguay, finding that spatial variation between lagoons outweighs short-term temporal variability.

This research paper examines the impact of technological modernization, specifically the mechanization of sugarcane cutting and planting, on the labor market within Brazil's sugar-energy sector.

This research paper describes the evolution of a large delta system in the southern Buenos Aires Province of Argentina from the Last Glacial Maximum to the present, focusing on the roles of the Colorado and Negro rivers.

This research paper analyzes satellite-derived sea surface chlorophyll concentration (SSC) from 2002 to 2012 to characterize the timing and magnitude of annual phytoplankton blooms in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin in Northeast Brazil.

This research paper examines social-ecological interactions in the Arizona-Sonora borderlands using a modified driver-response conceptual model to analyze how human and physical processes mutually condition one another in response to global change.

This research paper proposes using the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) framework as an organizing principle for transboundary conservation policy to address the fact that political borders rarely align with ecological boundaries.

This research paper examines the intersection of climate change and globalization in the U.S.-Mexico border region, focusing on water scarcity and the potential for binational social learning to increase resilience.

This research paper evaluates the performance of Tier 1 (T1) and Tier 2 (T2) IPCC carbon accounting methods for estimating soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and flows in the Argentinean Pampa Region from 1900 to 2006, finding that the T2 method, developed using the RothC model, provides more realistic regional inventories than the T1 method.

The document discusses the necessity of evaluating ecological services provided by global biomes to inform conservation policies and assess vulnerability to land-use changes, noting that these values are not currently reflected in market prices.

This research paper analyzes the conflict between groundwater use in the Río Cuchujaqui watershed and the conservation goals of the Sierra de Álamos protected area in northwestern Mexico, arguing that groundwater must be capped to maintain ecosystem functions.

This research paper examines the cross-border relationship between Sonora and Arizona, highlighting the region's history of commercial and social exchange while identifying current economic and political risks that threaten this dialogue. The authors propose solutions to maintain interaction and use structural indicators and social action in neighboring communities to critique cross-border public policies and encourage binational debate among various stakeholders.

This research paper examines the vulnerabilities and adaptive strategies of agricultural and livestock producers in southeastern Arizona, finding that while groundwater use is a critical adaptation strategy, the utility of seasonal climate forecasts is limited by low risk tolerance and economic uncertainty.

This research paper evaluates the use of continuous wavelet analysis on reflectance spectra (350–2500 nm) to estimate gravimetric water content (GWC) in 265 leaf samples from 47 tropical forest species in Panama, finding that wavelet features outperform established spectral indices.

This research paper examines the low temperature resistance mechanisms of Polylepis sericea saplings and ramets in the Venezuelan Andes, finding that these plants utilize frost avoidance to survive in specific, less severe temperature habitats within the high-altitude landscape.

This research paper applies the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) to analyze drought trends and the influence of the El Niño phenomenon in the Coquimbo region of Chile, finding increasing dryness during spring and summer.

This research paper examines the loss of applied nitrogen (LAN) as nitrous oxide (N2O) and nitric oxide (NO) from N-fertilized tropical soils in the Venezuela savanna region, finding that emissions are significantly higher than IPCC default values.

This research paper examines the deployment of Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) discourse within the regional policy frameworks of UNASUR and MERCOSUR, arguing that these frameworks treat SSE as a complement to capitalist economies rather than a new economic paradigm.