The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was born out of the need felt by newly emerging post-colonial nations not to be compelled to be part of any single political or military bloc during the Cold War. As the international community finds itself once again in the midst of heightened geo-political...

The negotiations for a global climate agreement recognize that substantial and additional funds need to be generated for assisting adaptation in developing countries. Currently, the 2% adaptation levy (AL) on the clean development mechanism (CDM) is intended to serve this purpose under the Kyoto...

A situation is analysed in which two countries negotiate the financing of the incremental costs which accrue if one of them switches from a non-sustainable onto a sustainable development path. The other country's incentive to pay arises as it benefits from the developing country's environmental...

Lors du Sommet des Nations Unies pour l'action climatique, le 23 septembre 2019, Greta Thunberg, alors âgée de 16 ans, interpelle les chefs d'État et de Gouvernement : « Des gens souffrent. Des gens meurent Des écosystèmes entiers s'effondrent. Nous sommes au début d'une extinction de...