Stories: Climate, Energy & Transport

STATEMENT: Climate Talks Wrap Up with a Deal in Doha

The climate talks (COP18) wrapped up today in Doha, Qatar, with package of decisions, including an agreement to move forward an international climate agreement by 2015.

This week, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released a new proposal detailing how they would like the U.S.

Domestic Ambition: A Key Ingredient to Tackling Climate Change

In the UNFCCC international climate negotiations, “ambition” refers to countries’ collective will to cu

Doha, Qatar, may not the first place that you’d pick for a global conference—many people would be hard-pressed to find it on a map. Yet, it’s the location of…

This piece was co-authored with Smita Nakhooda of the Overseas Development Institute, with inputs from Noriko Shi

Week Two of COP 18: Moving Forward with 7 Key Issues

As we move into the second week of the UN climate talks, the desert sand is swirling around the conf

As negotiators in Doha move toward a new global climate agreement this week, politicians and planner

The international climate deal reached in Durban, South Africa last December marked an importa

What Is Ambition in the Context of Climate Change?

This post was co-authored with Kate DeAngelis, an intern with WRI’s Climate and Energy Program.

This piece was co-authored with Daniel Bongardt, Transport Policy Advisor with the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ).