Search Climate Insights Directory

This research paper by the Institute for Security Studies compares Burundi's economic and social trajectory under a 'Current Path' versus a 'Combined Agenda 2063' scenario. The Combined scenario, which integrates eight sectoral pushes, projects significant growth in GDP, a reduction in extreme poverty, and structural economic transformation by 2043, albeit with an increase in carbon emissions.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) warns of a health crisis driven by rising plastic production and its associated greenhouse gas emissions, calling for the Government of Canada to commit to production limits and the elimination of hazardous chemicals within a Global Plastics Treaty.

This fact sheet from the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) explains the nature of natural gas and hydraulic fracturing (fracking), detailing its environmental impacts and health risks, with a specific focus on British Columbia.

A research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute that develops a detailed road transport inventory for greenhouse gases and air pollutants in Kenya to analyze policy scenarios and project emissions from 2010 to 2050.

This policy brief by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) examines how voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) can help reduce poverty among smallholder farmers. Based on a study of 13 major standard initiatives and 12 meta-studies, the document analyzes VSSs across three dimensions of poverty: access to resources, opportunities and choice, and power and voice. While VSSs can provide benefits such as better crop prices and improved natural resource management, the brief concludes that their overall impact on poverty reduction is inconclusive and context-specific, requiring significant external support from governments and the private sector to be effective.

This research paper examines the nature of fluorinated gases (F-gases), their impact on global warming, and the international and domestic policy frameworks designed to phase them down, specifically focusing on the Kigali Amendment and the U.S. AIM Act.

This fact sheet defines global warming as the excessive accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere, explains its causes rooted in human activity, details its environmental consequences, and outlines global political commitments and individual actions to mitigate the phenomenon.

A group of environmental and health organizations, including Ecojustice and the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, is requesting that the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) suspend all glyphosate product registration renewals scheduled for the end of 2022. The organizations argue that the PMRA's 2017 re-evaluation is outdated and fails to account for new scientific evidence regarding carcinogenicity, microbiome disruption, neurotoxicity, and environmental harm.

This research paper evaluates the environmental and economic impacts of two dredged sediment management scenarios—landfilling and soil conditioning—in Malmfjärd Bay, Sweden, as part of the EU LIFE SURE project.

This research paper describes the application of convolutional neural network (CNN)-based machine learning models to detect and monitor retrogressive thaw slumps (RTS) in high latitude northern permafrost using Sentinel-2 satellite data.

This position paper by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) argues for comprehensive, binding EU legislation to reduce microplastic pollution. It emphasizes upstream prevention, the reduction of virgin plastic production, and sector-specific mandatory measures over voluntary agreements to protect human health and the environment.

This briefing by Zero Carbon Analytics argues that immediate and transparent emission cuts are essential to avoid ecological disaster, as the cumulative nature of CO2 means that delaying action increases peak temperatures even if net-zero targets are eventually met.

A statement by Melissa Fourie of the Centre for Environmental Rights arguing that the mining industry must undergo a radical reconceptualisation to address human rights abuses, environmental destruction, and the urgent need to reduce coal use to limit global warming.

This research paper details a large-scale study of 253 in-home emission tests in rural India, comparing rocket-style biomass stoves, forced draft gasifiers, and LPG stoves to analyze their impact on indoor air quality and the climate.

This report by Ember analyzes methane emissions from Polish coal mines in 2018, highlighting that Poland accounted for 70% of methane leaks from active coal mines in Europe. The document argues that these emissions have a more significant climate impact than the CO2 emissions from the Bełchatów Power Plant and identifies specific companies and mines responsible for the majority of these leaks, while proposing six policy solutions to reduce emissions.

This research paper describes the application of the Global Atmospheric Pollution Forum Emission Inventory (GAPF-EI) tool in Côte d’Ivoire to identify key air pollutant and greenhouse gas emission sources, highlighting its utility for low- and middle-income countries.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) issued a statement criticizing the Association of Global Automakers for supporting the Trump administration's efforts to remove California's authority to set vehicle emission standards for greenhouse gases.

This guide provides a set of recommended actions for regional governments to manage waste in a way that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and creates economic opportunities, focusing on organic waste diversion, open burn bans, and waste energy capture.

A statement from Dan Lashof, WRI United States Director, criticizing the Trump administration's proposal to replace the Clean Power Plan, arguing it will increase emissions, costs, and premature deaths.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment argues that Canada requires a federal champion for active transportation (walking and cycling) to address rising chronic disease rates, reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, and improve social equity.