STWR - Share The World's Resources

Many developed countries 'outsource’ over a third of their carbon dioxide emissions associated with consumption of goods and services. These findings support an ethical argument for rich nations to lead global attempts to cut emissions, say scientists at the Carnegie Institution for Science.

Countries will have to be far more ambitious in cutting greenhouse gas emissions if the world is to effectively curb a rise in global temperature at 2 degrees Celcius or less, says a study analysing the pledges of sixty governments. Report by the United Nations Environment Programme.

Governments need to redirect financial resources to spur ‘clean’ development in poor countries. Measures should include enhancing energy efficiency and  mainstreaming sustainable food production, including organic agriculture, says a report by UNCTAD.

Carbon trading is now the preferred scheme to deal with the climate crisis. But given the market failures of the last decade, reliance on the market to deal with the most threatening problem of our time cannot be the solution, argues a book by Steffen Böhm and Siddhartha Dabhi (eds).

By recognising the stark division in resources, development paths and emissions contributions between rich and poor nations, 'climate justice' demands changes that look beyond national boundaries to what is good for the world as a whole, says a report by Barbara Adams and Gretchen Luchsinger.

A successful climate deal depends on governments and financial institutions embracing new economic approaches to international development which are more in tune with the needs of people and planet, says a report by the Working Group on Climate Change and Development.

Despite having a disastrous track record, carbon trading is still being promoted as the central solution to climate change. Addressing today’s climate challenges requires a paradigm shift away from market-based strategies, argues a study by Oscar Reyes and Tamra Gilbertson.