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A briefing by the Institute for Security Studies analyzing the security and political risks surrounding Mali's legislative elections on 24 November 2013, highlighting terrorist threats, separatist tensions, and low female political representation.

Friends of the Earth U.S. issued a statement supporting the walkout of hundreds of climate activists from the COP19 conference in Warsaw, Poland. The organization criticizes developed nations—particularly the U.S., Australia, Japan, and Canada—for failing to reduce emissions or provide climate finance, and condemns Poland for hosting an International Coal and Climate Summit alongside the UN talks.

A research paper by the Institute for Security Studies analyzing the risk of political crisis in Togo due to the failure to implement electoral reforms proposed in the 2006 Global Political Agreement (GPA) ahead of 2013 and 2015 elections.

This executive summary describes a study by Ricardo-AEA, commissioned by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), which evaluates the effectiveness of support provided by donor agencies and private funders to help the poorest and most vulnerable countries participate in international climate change negotiations.

Friends of the Earth issued a statement opposing the inclusion of investor-state arbitration in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) following negotiations in Brussels, arguing such mechanisms would allow energy companies to sue governments over environmental and climate regulations.

This report by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) proposes a transformative energy strategy for China termed "Reinventing Fire." The authors argue that China can decouple economic growth from fossil fuel dependence by focusing on three "gamechangers": oil-free mobility, integrative design for radical efficiency in buildings and industry, and a redefined, more distributed electric grid.

This research paper proposes a framework for Adaptive and Integrated Disaster Resilience (AIDR) to address the increasing frequency and complexity of disasters caused by environmental and socio-economic changes. It identifies seven institutional pathways to integrate disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation, and development, while specifically examining the application of these pathways in Indonesia.

The research validates an automated C-flux chamber system in grassland mesocosms, finding that it provides an accurate carbon balance and enables the partitioning of photosynthetic and respiratory fluxes, provided that NEE fluxes are corrected for light reductions caused by the chamber.

This guide by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) provides a framework for decision-makers to select and deploy financial instruments—including grants, concessional loans, equity, and guarantees—to fund climate adaptation and mitigation. It emphasizes the need to identify project-level barriers to ensure investment subsidies are efficient and that financial instruments are supported by favorable policy environments and expert national institutions.

This research paper argues that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) must maintain proactive leadership and crisis management during Madagascar's transition to democratic governance following the October 2013 presidential elections.

This discussion brief from the Stockholm Environment Institute introduces the concept of indirect climate change impacts—risks originating outside a country's borders—and argues that national adaptation planning must account for global interdependence and hyper-connectivity.

This policy brief examines how international greenhouse gas emission offsets can be structured to provide a net decrease in global emissions. It notes that while offsets like those from the Clean Development Mechanism reduce abatement costs, they typically offer no net atmospheric benefit unless they generate surplus reductions. Achieving a net decrease requires certain additionality, the avoidance of double counting, and ensuring surplus reductions do not count toward host country pledges, utilizing methods such as unit discounting or cancellation.

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute argues against reforming or repealing the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), asserting that the policy has successfully reduced petroleum dependence and stimulated the rural economy. While acknowledging challenges such as land use change and the 'blend wall,' the author contends that these issues should be addressed through the Farm Bill and EPA flexibility rather than statutory changes, which could jeopardize billions in private investment in next-generation biofuels.

A support letter from a coalition of national, state, and regional groups urging U.S. congressional conferees to re-authorize the Farm Bill's energy title with $900 million in mandatory funding over five years.

A statement from the president of Friends of the Earth U.S. advocating for a 'Robin Hood Tax' to fund the global response to the climate crisis, arguing that current funding mechanisms are insufficient and often repurpose existing development aid.

Scott Vaughan's 2013 remarks to the Canadian-American Business Council discuss the convergence of climate regulatory approaches between Canada and the U.S., the economic implications of various oil and gas emission targets in Canada, and the challenges Canada faces in meeting its 2020 emissions reduction target.

This research paper examines competitive resource allocation systems (auctions or tenders) as a potential alternative to the 'first-in, first-assessed' (FIFA) principle for mining rights in South Africa, weighing the potential for increased state revenue and transparency against the risks of institutional weakness and delayed resource development.

This briefing discusses the adoption of the UNCITRAL Rules on Transparency in July 2013, which aim to increase openness in investor-State arbitration, replacing previous standards that often kept disputes private.

This briefing paper evaluates three global mitigation pathways—the 1.5°C marker, the 2°C marker, and the G8 marker—against the carbon budgets provided in the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report to determine their likelihood of limiting global surface temperature increases to 2°C by the end of the century.

This report presents a rapid institutional analysis of the readiness of Trinidad and Tobago's food production, coastal zone management, and tourism sectors to adapt to climate change. Using the Adaptation: Rapid Institutional Analysis (ARIA) tool, the study evaluates these sectors across five indicators: vulnerability assessment, prioritisation, coordination, information management, and mainstreaming. The findings reveal significant institutional gaps across all three sectors, including a lack of comprehensive vulnerability assessments, inadequate prioritisation of adaptation strategies, and the absence of formal mainstreaming processes in sectoral planning.