What does it mean to “address displacement” under the UNFCCC? An analysis of the negotiations process and the role of research

This discussion paper traces the inclusion of human mobility under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Faster and cleaner 2: it only takes a few countries to kick-start energy system decarbonisation

Reports

April 2017

Faster and cleaner 2: it only takes a few countries to kick-start energy system decarbonisation

This Climate Action Tracker report examines the trends driving decarbonisation in three key sectors of the global energy system: power, transportation, and buildings — and looks at what can drive rapid transitions in these areas.

Decarbonisation targets and 1.5℃ pathways

Working Papers

April 2017

Adaptation map

The adaptation map webtool provides an overview of adaptation actions in 11 countries in West Africa and the Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) since 2010.

Adaptation

Social vulnerability to climate change: a review of concepts and evidence

Peer-reviewed Papers

February 2017

Social vulnerability to climate change: a review of concepts and evidence

This article provides a review of recent scientific literature on social vulnerability to climate change, aiming to determine which social and demographic groups, across a wide range of geographical locations, are the most vulnerable to climate change impacts within four well-being dimensions: health, safety, food security, and displacement.

A stress test for coal in Europe under the Paris Agreement

Reports

February 2017

A stress test for coal in Europe under the Paris Agreement

This report elaborates a strategy for phasing out coal in the European Union and its member states and provides a science-based shut-down schedule of coal power plants at the individual unit level, in line with the Paris Agreement long-term temperature goal.

Decarbonisation targets and 1.5℃ pathways

Half a degree additional warming, prognosis and projected impacts (HAPPI): background and experimental design

Reports

February 2017

Half a degree additional warming, prognosis and projected impacts (HAPPI): background and experimental design

Here, we document the design of the half a degree additional warming, projections, prognosis and impacts (HAPPI) experiment. HAPPI provides a framework for the generation of climate data describing how the climate, and in particular extreme weather, might differ from the present day in worlds that are 1.5 and 2.0 °C warmer than pre-industrial conditions.

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What does it mean to “address displacement” under the UNFCCC? An analysis of the negotiations process and the role of research

Faster and cleaner 2: it only takes a few countries to kick-start energy system decarbonisation

Adaptation map

Social vulnerability to climate change: a review of concepts and evidence

A stress test for coal in Europe under the Paris Agreement

Half a degree additional warming, prognosis and projected impacts (HAPPI): background and experimental design