We assess how changes in the scientific consensus around equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS), as captured by the IPCC …’s Fifth (AR5) and Sixth (AR6) Assessment Reports, impact policymakers’ willingness to take climate action. Taking the IPCC …’s reports at face value, the ECS estimates in AR6 would have lowered a policymaker’s willingness to act on climate relative to …

This paper formalizes the geopolitical externality of climate policy and estimates its plausible magnitudes …-rich autocracies - many of which allocate substantial resources to military spending. As a result, climate policy reduces geopolitical …

The growing frequency of climate-related events underscores the urgent need for effective adaptation strategies … alongside mitigation efforts. This study investigates the motivations driving climate adaptation behaviors in Lithuania, a … region less immediately affected by climate change impacts. Drawing on survey data from 1,013 respondents, the research …

The upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai (COP28) will see a new round of battle regarding the …

Climate change is leading to increasing displacement and migration, as well as involuntary immobility. The associated … challenges and costs have long been neglected in the international climate negotiations. Until now, efforts to open up mobility … choices for people negatively affected by climate change have been chronically underfunded. One important starting point for …

With the publication of its Synthesis Report in March 2023, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has … Policy Makers (SPM), provide a scientific basis for negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate … Change (UNFCCC). They are a key reference in the global climate debate. The most recent Synthesis Report (SYR) is considered …

Following the conclusion of the 'Fit for 55' package, European Union (EU) climate policy will enter its next phase. One … the starting point for the next round of revisions of all EU climate policy legislation. The European Climate Law … Advisory Board on Climate Change. While cumulating emissions resulting from different future trajectories can help to assess …