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Aligning objectives: international climate commitments and national energy strategies / Andrew Scott, Laurie Van der Burg and Sejal Patel. ODI, December 2017, 31 p. https://www.odi.org/publications/10684-aligning-objectives-international-climate-commitments-and-national-energy-strategiesThis ODI's policy brief provides a summary of analysis of the extent to which plans and objectives for the development of the energy sector in 30 low- and middle-income countries contribute to and are coherent with their NDCs...I beg to differ: Taking Account of National Circumstances under the Paris Agreement, the ICAO Market-Based Measure, and the Montreal Protocol’s HFC Amendment / Susan Biniaz, lead climate change lawyer for the U.S. Department of State since 1989; Columbia Law Schoo. Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Jan. 2017, 21 p. http://columbiaclimatelaw.com/files/2017/01/Biniaz-2017-01-Taking-Account-of-National-Circumstances.pdf Within less than a year, States reached agreement on three major climate change-related instruments:  the Paris Agreement, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Resolution on a global market-based measure to address international aviation emissions, and the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase down production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).  What is remarkable about these three instruments is not only the short period of time in which they were all completed (and, in the case of the Paris Agreement, entered into force), but the variety of methods by which negotiators took account of different national circumstances in formulating commitments and other aspects of cooperation...Long-term commitment for national climate policy in the Netherlands / Albert Faber, Peter de Goede &#38; Margot Weijnen.The Hague :  Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR), 2016, 40 p. (WRR-policy brief 5)  https://goo.gl/A7P5yYThis policy brief aims to strike a balance between long-term political commitment and adaptive capacity. In this policy brief the WRR recommends enhanced institutional safeguards and long-term perspective in Dutch national climate policy. That can be done by means of a climate act, to legally determine a national emissions budget. A climate authority could function to ensure consistency and coordination for implementation in various policy areas and at different levels of administration. Beyond these state mechanisms it is key to ensure the involvement of a wide range of a plurality of stakeholders. The policy brief offers institutional as well as strategic policy advices.L’affichage environnemental, pour une consommation plus verte. Commissariat général au développement durable, janvier 2017, 4 p. http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/L-affichage-environnemental-pour.htmlEncourager une consommation plus durable passe par une meilleure information sur les principaux impacts environnementaux des produits. Cette information pourrait prendre la forme d’un affichage environnemental sur les emballages. Huit consommateurs sur dix y sont favorables.Dans un cadre virtuel d’achat, une enquête montre que la plupart des consommateurs sont influencés par la note environnementale, bien au-delà des marchés de niches souvent associés aux labels environnementaux. Ainsi, la moitié des consommateurs sont prêts à débourser au moins 20% de plus pour un produit mieux noté. De plus, 56% pensent qu’un tel affichage devrait s’imposer à tous les produits.Ces résultats d’expériences virtuelles sont désormais à confirmer sur le terrain. Un affichage sur des produits réels est d’ailleurs en préparation avec des entreprises volontaires dans trois secteurs pilotes.