There is growing momentum in support of Nature-based Solutions to climate change, but it is difficult to assess the costs and benefits of each solution. CSSN Scholars Laura Kuhl and Alaina Boyle have a new report analyzing existing toolkits and projects to identify best practices for evaluating Nature-based Solutions.
What national climate institutions are needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement? In a new paper in Environmental Politics, CSSN Scholar Kathryn Hochstetler analyzes climate institutions in Brazil, and shows how a broad definition of climate institutions is needed to understand important national climate dynamics.
How can the state overcome organized opposition to climate policy from interest groups? CSSN Scholar Jonas Meckling examines the question in this new peer-reviewed research article.
How long has the fossil fuel industry known about global warming? And what can we do about it today? CSSN Scholar Benjamin Franta discusses the hidden history of climate science in this TEDxStanford talk.
New published research by CSSN Scholars Christopher Wright and Daniel Nyberg examines the narrative strategies that the Australian fossil fuel industry uses to delay climate action.
An essay by CSSN Scholar Prakash Kashwan and coauthors shows how the racist and colonial history of global conservation continues to shape conservation organizations today.
This Climate Social Science Network research report analyses the Mises Institute Network, a network of ultra-libertarian groups active around the world, and their role in organised obstruction of climate action. The briefing reviews the origins, history, global distribution and climate-related output of 31 Mises Institutes between 2000 and 2021.
How can the EU ensure that Renewable Energy Community frameworks further a just transition? CSSN Scholar Christina E. Hoicka and coauthors explore the question in a new policy perspective piece in Energy Policy.
A new piece in Energy Research & Social Science by CSSN Scholar Peter Newell and Adrian Ford examines regime resistance and accommodation using Gramsci.
CSSN Scholar Farhana Sultana analyzes how climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic stem from compounding capitalist and structural crises, and explores alternative pathways to shape the 'new normal' post-pandemic.
A team of 18 scholars, including CSSN Scholars Stuart Capstick, Wim Carton, Martin Hultman, and Peter Newell, have a major pre-print paper out reviewing evidence from multiple disciplines to show how power is central to understanding why global carbon emissions continue to rise.
CSSN Scholars Kjell Vowles and Martin Hultman have new research showing how the Swedish far right media turned antagonistic against climate change action.
CSSN Scholar Oluwaseun Oguntuase's chapter in the Handbook of Climate Change Management explores how impact investors play a significant role in financing climate adaptation and mitigation efforts in the Least Developed Countries.
CSSN Scholar Jeremy Walker and Kyla Tienhaara dig into why neoliberal and 'free market' proponents are calling for state protection and ownership of fossil fuel infrastructure.
New peer-reviewed research—by CSSN Scholars Núria Almiron and Jose A. Moreno, along with Miquel Rodrigo-Alsina—finds that European think tanks have contributed to public ignorance on how dietary choices impact climate.
