The summit’s decisions will determine whether people live or die. The rich world must take responsibility and enable developing countries to implement 
the low-carbon solutions the world needs.

Most attention has been focused on a top-down solution for climate change but 
it will only be achieved through action at all levels, particularly at a community level

As all parties set their sights on Paris for the UN climate conference in December, this publication offers clear-sighted analysis, practical solutions and a collective vision for the future

Scientific measurements provide hard data about key climate change indicators such as global temperatures, greenhouse gas concentrations and sea levels. But what do they reveal about the causes of climate change, and how reliably can they help us predict the planet’s climate in the future?

Attention-grabbing messages of impending catastrophe dominate media coverage of climate change. Does this truly engage audiences, or is a more balanced approach needed?

Confronting climate change will require a new economic model. Countries’ right to develop can provide the moral compass and technical framework needed to achieve this

Securing future energy supplies to meet the demands of growing economies is compatible with a sustainable approach to energy creation, but will require bold new thinking from policymakers

Climate change impacts women more than men, yet the issues women face and their potential contribution to community response often go ignored. The new climate agreement must redress 
the balance and place gender equality, women’s empowerment and human rights at its core

By sharing technology and know-how, KOICA is helping to develop an international model for green growth

In our increasingly globalised world, no nation is exempt from the impacts of climate change. Small-island and least-developed states may bear the brunt, but developed and emerging economies will also be affected. We must all seize the opportunities that 2015 presents

In the world’s poorest inhabited continent, climate change poses a potentially devastating threat. The specific climate issues facing Africa will demand focused 
solutions if the continent is to provide a prosperous future for its people

Reducing the risk of climate-related and other disasters and better equipping communities to deal with them are key elements of the post-2015 development agenda

Covering seven-tenths of the Earth’s surface, the oceans have played a major role in mopping up greenhouse gas emissions. What effect is this having on them and the ecosystems they support – and what does this mean for the future of the planet?

The Republic of Kiribati, an island nation in the central Pacific Ocean, faces the very real prospect of disappearing under rising sea levels by the end of the century. In this impassioned plea, its president calls for urgent action to avert disaster for this and other nations under climate threat

A changing climate, and the associated threat of chronic resource scarcity, brings with it the risk of new conflicts erupting around the world, and of exacerbating current disputes. What can the international community do to prevent climate-related conflict taking root?

What are the potential problems for health that climate change brings? What can be done to prepare and protect those communities at greatest risk?

Carbon capture, utilisation and storage promises a unique bridging solution for developing countries, offering affordable and attainable clean energy that will enable development. Large-scale commercial demonstrations are now needed

From carbon source to carbon sink: how protecting, managing and restoring the world’s 
forests can help the climate and communities

How can the development of cities become instrumental in achieving a zero-carbon economy?

To address the climate change challenge, we must prevent and reduce waste, from field to fork

More governments see emissions trading as a powerful tool to help meet climate targets without choking economic growth. However, for this nascent market to succeed, it must become truly international and cooperative

Setting finite carbon budgets has proved a useful environmental policy tool at national level, but to date has failed to gain traction on an international scale. Are concerns over fairness and cost justified, or could it offer the global community its best chance for tackling climate change?

China’s pursuit of economic growth has taken its environmental toll, with smog now a fact of city life. Can the world’s biggest carbon emitter keep growing without tipping the climate over the edge?

Is the US ready to spearhead action on the bold changes necessary to avoid a potentially catastrophic rise in global temperatures?

What is the scale of unburnable carbon and the carbon bubble in global financial markets? When and how might a correction take place and what impact might it have 
on the global economic system?

Ethiopia is aiming for development with zero net growth in carbon emissions and has committed to building a climate-resilient green economy

Often seen as the villain of the piece, business has a vital role to play in helping to deal with climate change. But if business is to take the radical steps needed to avoid planetary catastrophe, it must treat climate change as an opportunity, not a threat

The recent history of efforts to tackle climate change by the international community tells a story of mixed achievements in a rapidly changing world. Can COP21 succeed where 
predecessors have failed?

The December conference will not solve climate change overnight, but it will put all nations on track towards a sustainable future