Dec 11, 2022 | International Policy
The Aral Sea is no more. What was once the fourth largest lake in the world, a lake that produced one-sixth of the Soviet Union’s annual fish catch, is now mostly a salty, poisoned wasteland known as the Aralkum Desert [1]. Across the steppes of Western...
Sep 4, 2021 | International Policy
Expansion As the European Central Bank’s Governing Council announced its commitment to incorporating climate change considerations into its monetary policy framework, institutions worldwide are recognising the impact of the climate crisis on the outlook...
May 20, 2021 | International Policy
When an issue does not get resolved at a United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP), it gets automatically postponed to the agenda of the following year under “Rule 16” of the UNFCCC. Five years...
May 16, 2021 | International Policy, Key Terms and Agreements
What does Article 6 say? Article 6 lists three mechanisms, all centered around the voluntary cooperation of different countries, as well as public and private entities, to meet the climate ambitions outlined by the Paris Agreement. Article 6.2 The first mechanism...
Apr 12, 2021 | International Policy
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (1987) is an international treaty that came into effect in 1989 [1]. It aims to protect the ozone layer by regulating the production and consumption of certain chemicals [2]. The Montreal Protocol and...
Apr 10, 2021 | International Policy
Considering that countries have different circumstances, resources and abilities, the Paris agreement was designed so that each country defines its pledges, in terms of targets and contributions to the universal agreement. Ahead of Conference of Parties 26 (COP26),...
