Topic: energy

Senators convene top policy-makers, CEOs and economists to Capitol Hill for climate event March 3

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair will be among the high-level participants meeting with U.S. legislators and business leaders in the Capitol building on March 3 to discuss the challenges and opportunities for U.S. leadership on climate change, it was announced today. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s climate envoy, Todd Stern, will address an afternoon gathering of the event.

Note to Secretary Clinton: China is measuring its way to progress on climate change.

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This “roadmap” presents the results of a year-long effort by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and WRI to identify a set of policies to address energy security and climate change simultaneously.

The Government of Ecuador recently announced that it is pursuing efforts to leave the oil under Yasuni National Park untapped to protect the rainforest, its species and its inhabitants.

Energy Secretary Stephen Chu’s testimony reminds us that the coal challenge is global, and its solutions must be global too.

In this paper, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the World Resources Institute examine eight scenarios for technological development and energy use in the United States in 2035. All envision limiting the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) to 450 parts per million (ppm).

It may be counter-intuitive, but a global economic slowdown could help the United States and China work together on climate change.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) convened a diverse group of over 80 stakeholders to develop Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS) Guidelines to ensure CCS projects are conducted safely and effectively.

Will the nation’s economic downturn dampen the availability of private funding for new power generation and transmission infrastructure?

This week’s first-ever CIF Partnership Forum must ensure that new Clean Technology Funds will help developing countries quickly transition to zero-carbon technologies.

This project investigates ways to address the twin challenges of climate change and energy security within an integrated policy framework, and improve the understanding of these two issues in current legislation.

An aggressive energy intensity target and a national renewable energy standard highlight a suite of Chinese policies that will slow greenhouse gas emissions growth.

Climate change, national security, and energy are inter-connected through our persistent and growing dependence on fossil fuels. We must address all three.

This article originally appeared in China Economic Quarterly.

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