Stories: Open Climate Network

An informal summary of WRI’s June 2011 workshop on the measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) of finance provisions in the Cancun Agreements.

Today, the government of the United Kingdom took a significant step to shift to a low-carbon economy, providing clear signals to investors that the UK wants to host large-scale clean energy projects moving forward.

The UNFCCC Cancun Agreements of December 2010 marked an important step forward for transparency of country actions to respond to climate change. In addition to creating a new standard for the way countries report on their national climate commitments and actions, the agreements mandated advances in the reporting and review of countries’ climate finance contributions.

Open Climate Network (OCN), a global network that will track countries’ progress toward cutting emissions and providing climate finance, was launched this week at the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties in Cancun, Mexico.

An update from the International Anti-Corruption Conference.

An update on the role of forests and REDD+ in the international climate negotiations.

The World Bank must systematically address issues of environmental and social sustainability in its mainstream investments.

An update on the role of forests and REDD in the international climate negotiations.

An update on climate adaptation efforts in the international climate negotiations.

An update on UNFCCC efforts to promote technology transfer between countries.