A position paper from CSSN's Working Group on Net Zero provides an overview of key concepts and questions regarding net zero emissions targets and the proposed role of carbon offsets to help meet them.
A research report from the Climate Social Science Network identifies a variety of climate litigation-relevant research topics, gained through interviews with legal scholars and practitioners.
A new research report from the Climate Social Science Network enhances the legal community’s understanding of climate-related ‘greenwashing’ litigation.
In anticipation of the COP26 Glasgow United Nations Summit on Climate Change, this position paper draws attention to a series of research themes and potential questions to ask on the role of climate obstruction in the Global South.
This Climate Social Science Network research report analyses the Mises Institute Network, a network of ultra-libertarian groups active around the world, and their role in organised obstruction of climate action. The briefing reviews the origins, history, global distribution and climate-related output of 31 Mises Institutes between 2000 and 2021.
Scholars are just beginning to unearth the complex network of organizations built to block climate action. This brief primer points out the history of climate opposition, ten key players, their playbook, and how they interact to influence the media and political agenda.
In anticipation of the March 25th release of the National Academies report on solar geoengineering, this brief CSSN primer outlines three areas of key questions to ask about any effort to advance solar geoengineering research using public funds.
A new report from a CSSN research team analyzing climate and energy lobbying records details the actors working against climate action in Massachusetts.
In the very first CSSN position paper, CSSN Scholar Ina Möller explores the repercussions of a possible international standard for climate cooling particles.