APO Research

The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism
Anita TalbergInformation and Research Services, Parliamentary Library 23 April 2009The Clean Development Mechanism is an avenue for industrialised countries to undertake carbon abatement projects in developing countries. This Background Note provides information on the CDM and its associated emissions credits.

Climate change: the case for action
Julie StylesInformation and Research Services, Parliamentary Library 21 April 2009Delaying action to mitigate climate change increases the risk that adverse climate change impacts, including possibly irreversible changes, will occur before greenhouse gas concentrations can be stabilised at a desired level, according to this research paper.

Poverty, climate change and health in Pacific Island countries
Lesley RussellMenzies Centre for Health Policy 23 April 2009This discussion paper highlights the considerable health, social and economic consequences of climate change in the developing countries of the Pacific Ocean, where fragile environments, failing economies, poor population health, and a shortage of needed workforce skills mean there are fewer resources to prevent and manage them.