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Australia Leaders and Opponents

Government Official Josh Freydenberg Minister of the Environment and Energy The current Minister for the Environment and Energy is Josh Frydenberg. He heads the Australian Department of the Environment and Energy and was also in attendance at COP22. He is a member of the Liberal Party which plans to double renewable energy production and increase...

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Argentina Leaders and Opponents

Government Official Rabbi Sergio Bergman Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development Sergio Bergman wears many hats. He is a rabbi, politician, pharmacist, scholar, writer and activist. In December 2015, he was appointed by President Mauricio Macri as Minister of the newly created Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. Bergman is in charge of numerous...

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United States Leading Research Study

Research Study:  “The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment,” published by The Global Change Research Program, 2016 In 2016, the United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) published a report entitled, “The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment.” This...

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United Kingdom Leading Research Study

Research Study: “The compatibility of UK onshore petroleum with meeting the UK’s carbon budgets”, UK’s Committee on Climate Change, 2016 This report is by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), an independent statutory body that was set up in accordance with the Climate Change Act of 2008. It was established in order to advise the...

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Ukraine Leading Research Study

Research Study:  “Prediction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Ukraine for 2030 and Beyond—Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences” (2015) Experts from the state organization, “Institute for Economics and Forecasting, Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences,” conducted research to forecast greenhouse gases emissions in Ukraine for 2030. The Study’s projections are based on a business as usual (BAU)...

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Turkey Leading Research Study

Research Study: “Turkey’s 6th National Climate Change Statement,” prepared for the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization by the TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center, July 2016 The 6th National Climate Change Statement is a road map to fight against climate change. It is a very comprehensive report that includes the following main topics: national climate change conditions,...

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Thailand Leading Research Study

Research Study:  “A Holistic Approach to Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment: Pilot study in Thailand”, Stockholm Environment Institute, Bangkok, Suppakom Chinvanno,  2013 This Study offers a detailed case study of the Krabi, Province in Thailand and indicates how a more holistic approach can be applied to analyze the impact of climate change. This case...

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Spain Leading Research Study

Research Study: The Energy Requirements of a Developed World, Energy for Sustainable Development Journal, May, 2016 The study called, “The Energy Requirements of a Developed World,” is among the most important climate change research studies conducted by a group of Spaniards. The researchers come from different institutions, ranging from environmentalists, engineers, and economists from the...

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South Korea Leading Research Study

Research Study:  “A study on institutional obstacles against the New Energy Industry in Korea,” Korea Energy Economics Institute, YS lee and JH Kim, December, 2015 In September 1986, the Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI) was launched as South Korea’s principal energy policy research organization. Since then, it has published on national energy and resource policy...

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South Africa Leading Research Study

Research Study:  “The Long Term Mitigation Scenarios Research Project”, South Africa Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, coordinated by Professor Harold Winkler, 2005 and 2008 The Long Term Mitigation Scenarios (LTMS) Research Project took place in South Africa between 2005 and 2008. It is remembered as a ‘seminal and resounding success’, because it successfully placed...

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