By Romany Webb
October 19, 2016
In this blog post, Romany Webb writes on the debate between industrialized and developing countries over the use of patents on technology that addresses climate change. To achieve the Paris Climate agreement’s goals and the Sustainable Development Goals, action should be taken to remove impediments in international treaties.
By Sam Szoke-Burke and Kaitlin Cordes
October 17, 2016
In this blog post, Sam Szoke-Burke and Kaitlin Cordes explain how the diversion from fossil-fuel based energy to renewables must be done responsibly with governments, financiers, and energy companies complying with international best practices to ensure that land rights and human rights are respected.
By James Morrissey and Nicolas Maennling
October 14, 2016
In this blog post, James Morrissey and Nicolas Maennling discuss a report by Oxfam that revealed significant information. If developed countries bore the full burden of stranding their own assets, the known fossil fuel reserves in developing countries (not including China) could be exploited, and the world would still stand a 50% chance of keeping global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees C.
By Albert Bressand
October 13, 2016
In this blog post, Albert Bressand discusses how the world’s production of oil and gas could be significantly reduced in manner that will also protect the interests of lower-income producing countries. He looks into the market and geopolitical context in which proposals can be implemented that stay on carbon budget and leave two thirds of the fossil fuel reserves unburnt.
By Wendy Hapgood
October 12, 2016
In this blog post, Wendy Hapgood describes new developments in strategizing oil and gas company shareholder engagement on climate change. Looking into the history and current activities regarding the roles that shareholders can play in social and environmental justice, she explains how they have the potential to be a major force in the transition to a low-carbon economy.
By Wissem Heni, Anders Pedersen, Rob Pitman, Charles Young, Sam Szoke-Burke
October 11, 2016
In this blog post, Wissem Hen, Anders Pedersen, Rob Pitman, Charles Young, and Sam Szoke-Burke look into the recently implemented ResourceContracts site for the publication of newly released hydrocarbon investment contracts and associated documents.
By Peter Veit and Helen Ding
October 10, 2016
In this blog post, Peter Veit and Helen Ding examine how “tenure-secure” indigenous lands generate billions, sometimes trillions, of dollars’ worth of benefits in the form of sequestration, reduced pollution, clean water and more. Despite the obvious benefits, governments’ legally recognize ownership of 20 percent of the lands that indigenous peoples and other communities hold and manage.
By Jesse Coleman and Kaitlin Cordes
October 10, 2016
As food systems become increasingly globalized, and commodity markets more complex, policymakers face the ever more difficult task of identifying and addressing multiple risks to food security. One risk that has largely escaped attention in global food policy discussions is the potential for high-frequency trading to exacerbate commodity market volatility, with corresponding negative impacts on the world’s hungry.
By Ilana Solomon
October 6, 2016
Ilana Solomon discusses the tremendous effects of the historic ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement. With more than 55 countries agreeing to the pact, the United States must question whether current trade and investment deals will make it possible to keep global temperatures “well below” 2 degrees Celsius.
By Kaitlin Y. Cordes
September 22, 2016
In this blog post, Kaitlin Cordes discusses how land plays a complicated yet crucial role in the search for equitable climate change solutions. Land impacts relating to resource investment need to shift so that they are always responsible and sustainable.