2009 Emerging Research Prospectus
Our current work program is structured around the following three main themes.1. Industrialised country commitments and global market mechanisms
Building on our established expertise, these projects focus on understanding the present operation of the international system, particularly the commitments and mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol, but they also include analyses of the system beyond 2012.
- Tackling leakage in a world of unequal carbon prices
- Industry emissions - addressing leakage and competitiveness
- Linkages among emissions trading schemes and with offset projects
- Linking in the context of the post-2012 climate architecture
- Price floors, caps, and exchange rates in emissions trading systems
- Distribution and comparability of effort: lessons from effort sharing in the EU
2. Global engagement, technology and finance
This year, Climate Strategies is expanding its portfolio to engage directly on key dimensions of the Bali Action Plan outside of the carbon market issues, with projects on other ways of engaging with and assisting policy developments in developing countries, and work on technology and financing issues.
- International support for domestic action (ISDA)
- The Reformed Financial Mechanism (RFM) of the UNFCCC
- Innovation centres
- CDM in the post 2012 climate regime
- CDM projects – options for reform and sectoral development
3. Industries and sectors
Building on our previous competitiveness work, the sectoral approaches projects focus on international sectoral agreements aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
- International sectoral approaches and agreements: case studies of the steel sector in China, India and Japan
- International bunker fuels in the maritime industry
4. Additional projects
- Analytic support to target-based negotiations
- Russia and the international climate negotiations
- Legal and institutional issues of the post 2012 carbon market
- Climate Policy, Allocation and Industrial Competitiveness: Lessons from the EU ETS
Please see 2009 Research Prospectus for more information.
2008 Research Prospectus
1. Industrialised countries
- The Role of Auctions for Emissions Trading
- Agriculture and Forestry (AFOLU) in Annex 1 Countries
- Linkages among Emissions Trading Schemes and with offset projects
- Tackling Leakage in a world of unequal carbon prices
- Green Investment Schemes: Maximizing their benefits to the climate and society
2. Developing countries
- The Clean Development Mechanism in the post-2012 Climate Change Regime
- International support for domestic climate policy (ISDCP)
3. Synthesis into a broader political agreement - International Climate Change Policy: Options for the G8
Please see 2008 Research Prospectus and list of 2008 research publications for more information.
2007 Research Prospectus
1. East West Investments
- Green Investment Scheme (GIS)
- Joint Implementation in CIS
2. EU Emissions Trading
- Auctioning roles and modalities
- Differentiation and dynamics of competitiveness impacts
- International linkages between trading schemes
- Leakage issues
- NAP 2 Analysis
3. The Clean Development Mechanism
