Paris Agreement
Books on Climate
Climate Change and Sustainable Development Law
The book amply and ably illustrates the initiatives taken by all levels of government to achieve sustainable development, showing how these initiatives provide important opportunities to manage, mitigate, and adapt to climate change.
The Role of Climate Change in Global Economic Governance
Climate change represents an unprecedented challenge, the effects of which require an urgent and effective international response. This book analyses its effect on both developing and developed countries from an economic, financial, and legal perspective, assessing its interaction with international economic law.
Climate change and global sustainability : a holistic approach
Climate change owing to global warming is a paramount concern for society in the twenty-first century, and it is not an issue that can be solved by individual academic or scientific disciplines working in isolation. Because climate change involves a wide range of interlinked problems, solutions must be pursued in an interdisciplinary manner. This book adopts a holistic approach in examining various aspects of global warming, and offers readers a comprehensive overview.
Government Documents
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United States - Obama Administration
- Archived Obama Administration Webpages on Climate and Energy
- Cabinet Exit Memos - January, 2017
- Presidential Memorandum - Climate Change and National Security - September 2016
- DoD Directive 4715.21: Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience - January 2016
- Progress Report: Highlighting Federal Actions Addressing the Recommendations of the State, Local, and Tribals Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience - July 2015
- National Security Implications of Climate-Related Risks and a Changing Climate - July 2015
- Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade - March 2015
- Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input - January 2015
- Climate-Resilient International Development - September 2014
- Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change - November 2013
- The President's Climate Action Plan - June 2013
United States - Trump Administration
- Executive Order Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals for High Priority Infrastructure Projects - January 2017
- Presidential Memorandum Regarding Construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline - January 2017
- Visioning of United States, (U.S.) Agricultural Systems for Sustainable Production Stakeholder Listening Session Meeting - January 2017
- An America First Energy Plan - May 2016
United Nations
Climate News and Publications
A Reader's Guide to the Paris Agreement
The most important piece of international diplomacy in years, deciphered - Robinson Meyer, December 16, 2015
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The Road to a Paris Climate Deal, New York Times
At Climate Talks, a Few Letters that Almost Sank the Deal - New York Times, December 14, 2015
Rolling the DICE on Environmental Regulations: A Close Look at the Social Cost of Methane and Nitrous Oxide
The Heritage Foundation, January 2017
Trump's First 100 Days: Climate and Energy - Scientific American
"The incoming administration could quickly withdraw the U.S. from international climate change agreements, but domestic change is likely slower." - Annie Sneed, November 29, 2016
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The burning question: climate change in the era of Trump - The Economist
- Leaders, November 25, 2016