The Paris climate agreement established a new framework for global climate governance that is firmly anchored in national plans and commitments. But who is actually going to take the next steps to implement these plans on the ground and what are the incentives and obstacles they face in moving...

As the world moves closer to the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December, the notion of Low Carbon Developmentʺ is gaining foothold. But can Low Carbon Development also help fight poverty? Two DIIS reports suggest that it can, but also point to the potential risks for the poor:...

Since the Paris Agreement in 2015, adaptation debates have increasingly shifted from focusing narrowly on finance to considerations around governance of programming, implementation and impact of support for climate change mitigation and adaptation. The character of finance for climate change...