Climate change and environmental sustainability
Policy Brief
Framing energy and minerals for future pathways Policy Area:
Climate, Energy and Environment
Climate, Energy and Environment
Michelle Michot Foss (Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy), Michaels S. Moats (Missouri University of Science and Technology), Kwame Awuah-Offei (Missouri University of Science & Technology)
Policy Brief
Promoting human-centric technologies and the urban NEXUS to address the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) sustainability challenges of smart cities Policy Area:
Climate, Energy and Environment
Climate, Energy and Environment
Ghadah Aldabbagh (King Abdulaziz University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Nikos Dimitriou (National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”), Jauad El Kharraz (Middle East Desalination Research Center), Hammou Laamrani (League of Arab States), Kamal Tumi (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Daniela Diegelmann (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung), Majed Mohammed Mustafa Hallawani (King Saud University), Abdullah M. Al-Abed (King Saud University), Ziad A Alameddine (King Saud University), Gideon Kofi Agbley (University for Development Studies)
Policy Brief
Sector coupling, regulatory convergence and climate change Policy Area:
Climate, Energy and Environment
Climate, Energy and Environment
Rolando Fuentes (EGADE Business School–Tec de Monterrey), Matthias Finger (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Lester C. Hunt (University of Portsmouth), Baltasar Manzano (University of Vigo), Juan Jose Montero (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia), Nora Nezamuddin (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC))
Policy Brief
Enhanced water security and energy access: Key investments for Sub-Saharan AfricaClaudia Ringler (International Food Policy Research Institute), Abdulaziz M. Alqarawy (King Abdulaziz University), William Brent (Power for All), Gabriel Collins (Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy), Paul Orengoh (African Ministers’ Council on Water), Bridget Scanlon (University of Texas), Lama Yaseen (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC))
Policy Brief
Ensuring that Covid-19 recovery policies support the transformation to a climate neutral societyAxel Michaelowa (University of Zurich), Sonja Butzengeiger (Perspectives Climate Research), Mohammed Dabboor (Environment and Climate Change Canada, Government of Canada), Abdelrahman Muhsen (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Noura Mansouri (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Amm Quamruzzaman (University of California Berkeley)
Press
A Reliable Framework for Transformation The G20 countries are responsible for 80 percent of global greenhouse emissions. They generate 85 percent of the global gross domestic product and account for the majority of investments worldwide. The G20 is the key to leading the international community onto a climate-compatible path. Although the COVID-19 crisis is far ... Read more
Global Solutions Hub
What can the G20 do to promote a sustainable bioeconomy and stable food systems? Policy Area:
Climate, Energy and Environment
Climate, Energy and Environment
Summit 2020
The required move from a fossil fuel-based economy to a bioeconomy, characterized by a sustainable use of renewable resources, entails a number of trade-offs that need to be addressed. Policy-makers need to understand the trade-offs in order to make the right decisions. This panel discusses the important trade-off between agricultural ... Read more
Global Solutions Hub
COVID-19 & the Reinforced Case for Sustainable Infrastructure Development: Mobilizing Infrastructure Investments as Catalysts for Net Zero & SDG Delivery Curated and produced by Valdai Discussion Club The outbreak of the viral COVID-19 pandemic has brutally exposed weaknesses in existing infrastructure systems: “grey infrastructure” expansion and the associated destruction of ecosystems facilitate the spread of zoonotic diseases, whilst excessive reliance on just-in-time transport infrastructure and value chains increases our vulnerability to ... Read more
Global Solutions Hub
What can the G20 do to promote a circular carbon economy? Policy Area:
Climate, Energy and Environment
Climate, Energy and Environment
Summit 2020
It is increasingly clear that to stay within the limits agreed with the Paris Agreement, all possible climate mitigation options and pathways must be seriously considered. The need to substantially reduce CO2 emissions, including in “hard to abate” sectors, raises the interest in mitigation options such as storing or (re-using) ... Read more
Global Solutions Hub
What can the G20 do to support green investment in emerging and developing economies? Policy Area:
Climate, Energy and Environment
Climate, Energy and Environment
Summit 2020
The International Energy Agency predicts that global energy consumption will rise more than 25% by 2040, with the sharpest increase in emerging and developing economies. In fact, demand will double in some of these countries within this period. To comply with the goals set out in the Paris climate agreement, ... Read more