Low Carbon Drivers for a Sustainable World – or is a 2 Degree Target Just a Fantasy?

Some reflections on the Climate Policy Special Issue (vol 13, supp 01, 2013) “Low carbon drivers for a sustainable world”.

The Conundrum Expanded: New perspectives on Climate Politics in the US Congress

By Dana R. Fisher and Joseph Waggle November 2012 was a fantastic time to be a progressive American. On 6 November, the citizens of the United States of America voted in favor of marriage equality for same-sex couples in four separate states, they legalized marijuana in two more, and elected a record number of female […]

Australia into the fray – by Frank Jotzo

By Frank Jotzo At the Doha COP, Australia announced it will come on board Kyoto 2, with a commitment to reduce national emissions to an average of 99.5% of the 1990 level during 2013 to 2020. Does it matter, and is it a meaningful commitment?

US Presidents and the Ratification Conundrum

By Guri Bang, Jon Hovi and Detlef L. Sprinz Since 1990, there has been a build up of 13 MEAS that successive US Presidents have signed, but which have still not been been ratified. Four of these, famously including the Kyoto Protocol, have never even been submitted to the Senate at all. Why this tendency […]