The Paris Agreement under Article 14 outlines an evaluation process known as the Global Stocktake (GST). This assesses in a comprehensive and facilitative manner the collective advance, gaps and challenges in mitigation, adaptation and the means of implementation and support, taking into account current science and the aspect of equity.

An interview with James Ellsmoor, an expert on sustainable development in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). He provides an introduction to the unique challenges that SIDS face under the climate crisis. He also discusses the important role that SIDS could play in driving climate action at COP26.

An overview of major international policies enacted to support the sustainable development of SIDS.

by Amy Wilson (updated November 2023 by Talia Levene) The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established subsidiary bodies; committees that assist the Conference of the Parties (COP). The COP is the supreme decision-making body of the Convention and serves as the meeting to the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP) and as...

This article explains the principle of cap-and-trade schemes where rich countries contribute monetarily to mitigate climate or ecosystem damage in poorer countries.

This article uses statistical analysis to evaluate semantic choices in the Paris Agreement and in the Kyoto Protocol.

The article sets out the definition of transparency and the potential benefit, both on institutional and individual levels, of greater understanding of climate actions.

The ‘Mock’ COP26, which took place online at the end of 2020, was a student-run alternative to the postponed UN climate summit, COP26.

Elizaveta Nidzelskaya sets out the role of a host country at COP, the UK’s agenda for the summit and how it is being delivered, and the extent to which the UK’s own climate policy supports or undermines its position as COP26 President.