Knowledge Management

The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation have published a Consultation Paper to assess demand for global sustainability standards and, if demand is strong, assess whether and to what extent the Foundation might…

Paul Thissen 25 August 2020 It is no surprise that trees, which breathe in carbon dioxide, are key to the fight against climate change. Keeping existing forests intact is one…

**Full recording of the event is available on the Climate Week NYC media portal** Monday, September 21 2020, New York City – During a discussion at Climate Week NYC today, Christiana Figueres,…

EmailPrintTweetShareShare NEW YORK CITY, NY (September 23, 2020) – Today, the City Climate Finance Gap Fund (“The Gap Fund”) was launched jointly by ministers and directors of the Governments of Germany…

By Alina Averchenkova, Sam Fankhauser & Jared J. Finnegan Read it here: bit.ly/UKClimateAct   This paper assesses the importance of a strategic legal framework for action against climate change, using the UK Climate…

Critics say the sweeping measure near passage in Parliament would lead to greater deforestation and the loss of worker protections. President Joko Widodo backs the omnibus bill as a way…

Pocket Guide to Capacity Building under the UNFCCC - 2020 Edition REVISED AND UPDATED. Your quick guide to the history of negotiations on capacity building under the UN Framework Convention…

Eliminating carbon from the building and construction sector by mid-century will require radical transformation27th April 2020 Avoiding carbon-intensive materials: the seven-storey T3 office building in Minneapolis is North America’s largest…

Let’s Get the SDGs Back on Track: Insights from Latin America and Asia  Photo by Channey on Unsplash STORY HIGHLIGHTS In Asia, countries from the lower-middle income ranges, such as…

Dear colleagues, We are happy to announce that we launched our newest update report on recently adopted climate policies titled “Overview of recently adopted mitigation policies and climate-relevant policy responses…