A comparative analysis of extreme heat events across two urban environments, Sydney (Australia) and Ahmedabad (India). Extreme heat events (EHEs) are a hazard that have recently increased in their distribution and severity around the world. Within the scope of this paper, EHEs will be defined as a period—three or more days—of weather that is hotterContinue reading “Extreme heat and the urban environment”
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Does the World Trade Organisation act as a stumbling block to effective action on climate change?
This paper seeks to investigate whether the World Trade Organisation (WTO) acts as a stumbling block to effective action on climate change. Within this article, ‘effective action’ will refer to maintaining the global average temperature rise under 2-3°C, through both unilateral and multilateral initiatives. The WTO as the central component of the global trade regimeContinue reading “Does the World Trade Organisation act as a stumbling block to effective action on climate change?”
The Tragedy of the Commons: The Inadequacy of the International System in the face of Climate Change
The established Westphalian international state system is incapable of addressing the global threat of climate change. This inept attitude stems chiefly from the problem itself, it’s truly global scale and the slow methodical change it engenders upon Planet Earth, without discrimination for state boundaries or sovereignty. Additionally, the international trade and economic regimes act asContinue reading “The Tragedy of the Commons: The Inadequacy of the International System in the face of Climate Change”
The Task Ahead 