Topic: international policy

This paper was informed from an expert group meeting held at Columbia University, New York, on March 31, 2010.

This piece originally appeared on the World Bank Climate Change Blog.

An update on the role of climate finance 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.

China’s rapid transition from participant to international leader is a challenge both for China itself and for the world.

As the UNFCCC prepares for its next formal meeting, questions about the Copenhagen Accord’s status remain.

This post originally appeared on ChinaFAQs.org.

China recently confirmed an ambitious goal t

To combat global warming, forests must be part of the solution. How can we make good forest stewardship a reality?

Brazil has turned its international climate commitments into national law, but that’s only the beginning.

On 23-25 February 2010, the World Resources Institute International Financial Flows and Environment project hosted a civil society climate finance strategy session at the Airlie Conference Center in Warrenton, Virginia.

The result from Copenhagen is an Accord that looks very different than what has come before.