Information about the Nov 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference
The twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and the eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP) will take place from 30 November to 11 December 2015, in Paris, France.
Climate Change Resources from IGOs & NGOs
- Climate Change Knowledge Portal (World Bank)A central hub of information, data and reports about climate change around the world.
- Mapping the Impacts of Climate Change (Center for Global Development)Maps that display country rankings for four dimensions of climate impact: Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise, Agricultural Productivity Loss and Overall.
- Policies in Key Countries (Center for Climate and Energy Solutions)Reference source outlining policies and challenges in several key countries and regions.
- OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new windowData and reports for many countries around the world on a variety of topics (including climate change and the environment).
News coverage
- "The Climate Change Pledges Are In. Will They Fix Anything?" (Nov. 23, 2015)Visualization from the New York Times (by Hannah Fairfield and Josh Williams) showing different countries' climate change pledges and policies.
Article Databases
Suggested databases for finding scholarly articles on global climate change policies and efforts are below. In any of these databases, you can start off with a search such as:
Indonesia AND climate change
and then use what you find to narrow your results.
Environmental Studies:
- Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles on various topics connected with agriculture, climate change, energy, the environment, natural resources, toxic waste, and sustainability. This database includes both AGRICOLA and TOXLINE as sub-databases. (ProQuest)
- Environment Complete This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles in the areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and more. (EBSCO)
- Gale In Context: Environmental Studies This link opens in a new windowSearch for case studies, journal articles, news, and videos in the areas of sustainability, policy, and environmental studies. (Gale)
- GreenFILE This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles on topics related to humans' impact on the environment, such as global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. (EBSCO)
Policy Studies:
- PAIS Index This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles, reports, and grey literature on topics related to the world's public affairs, public and social policies, international relations, and world politics. "PAIS" stands for "Public Affairs Information Service," and the content dates from the early 1900s-present. (ProQuest)
- Policy File Index This link opens in a new windowSearch for information on public policy issues from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers, including the Hoover Institution, International Monetary Fund, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, RAND Corporation, and the World Bank. (ProQuest)
- CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online This link opens in a new windowSearch for ebooks, journal articles, policy briefs, reports, and case studies on topics related to international politics and policy. The content is written by scholars, research institutes, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and think-tanks. (Columbia University Press)
