Climate, Emissions & Sustainability

CO₂ inventory, IPCC pathways, net-zero, CCUS, hydrogen economy, critical materials.

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Energy modeling: Methods, tools and policy applications

Overview of energy system modeling for policy analysis, including model types, software tools like LEAP and NEMS, and optimization technique...

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Climate Stewardship Acts: US Senate Cap and Trade Proposals

Overview of the Climate Stewardship Acts, a series of US Senate bills by McCain and Lieberman proposing cap and trade systems for greenhouse...

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One-Tonne Challenge: Canadian Climate Policy Initiative

Overview of the One-Tonne Challenge, a Canadian government initiative to reduce per capita greenhouse gas emissions.

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GHGProof: Open-Source Climate Modelling for Land-Use Planning

GHGProof is an open-source software tool for evaluating land-use impacts on greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption at the community...

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Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks: Structure, synthesis and applications

Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) are a class of metal-organic frameworks with zeolite-like topology, offering high stability for carbo...

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Carbon emission label: Standards, history and global implementation

Overview of carbon emission labels, including the Carbon Trust, CarbonCounted, and climatop schemes.

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Cities for Climate Protection program: History, structure and impact

Overview of the Cities for Climate Protection program, a global municipal network for reducing urban greenhouse gas emissions.

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Energy Act 2013: UK Legislation for Decarbonisation and Market Reform

The Energy Act 2013 is a UK law establishing decarbonisation targets, reforming electricity markets, and creating the Office for Nuclear Reg...

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Ilulissat Declaration: Arctic Ocean Governance and the Arctic Five

The 2008 Ilulissat Declaration by the Arctic Five affirmed UNCLOS as the legal framework for the Arctic Ocean, countering calls for a new tr...

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Climate club: Policy framework and international cooperation

Analysis of the Climate Club initiative, its G7 origins, Nordhaus's economic theory, and global industrial decarbonization efforts.

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Exploring Climate Cooling Programme: UK Research Initiative on Solar Geoengineering

UK ARIA's £56.8m 2025 initiative researching solar geoengineering and Arctic ice thickening.

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Bridge fuel: Policy framework and scientific critique

Analysis of the 'bridge fuel' policy framework for natural gas, its scientific critique, and global implementation.

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Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture

Analysis of GHG emissions from agriculture, livestock, and land use, including mitigation strategies and global trends.

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Economic analysis of climate change

Overview of economic models, costs of climate impacts, mitigation, and adaptation strategies.

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EthioTrees: Community-Driven Woodland Restoration and Carbon Sequestration in Ethiopia

EthioTrees is an Ethiopian NGO restoring woodlands in Dogu’a Tembien through exclosures, sequestering carbon and supporting local livelihood...

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Fugitive emissions: Definition, sources and detection methods

Unintended gas leaks from industrial equipment contributing to climate change and air pollution.

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Climate Change Commission (New Zealand)

Independent Crown entity advising the New Zealand Government on climate policy, emissions budgets, and the 2050 net-zero target.

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EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

The EU CBAM is a carbon tariff on imports like steel and cement, fully implemented in 2026 to curb carbon leakage and align with the Europea...

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Local Adaptation Plans of Action: Community-Driven Climate Resilience

An overview of Local Adaptation Plans of Action (LAPAs), their participatory process, and implementation in Nepal.

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Geoengineering: Methods, Governance and Climate Intervention

Overview of geoengineering methods including carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation modification, plus international governance framewor...