Topic: international policy

Jonathan Lash, president of the World Resources Institute (WRI), will brief journalists on January 7 at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. on upcoming environmental issues in 2010, including climate, business action, water, forests and more.

Here is a Q&A on some of the most important legal questions surrounding the Copenhagen Accord.

Tough negotiations have finally yielded an important climate agreement today at the UN climate conference.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced today that, if agreement is reached here this week, the United States will participate in a $100 billion fund to help developing countries most affected by climate change.

The following letter was sent to President Obama on behalf of 18 environmental and energy policy groups.

The attached table summarizes the GHG reduction pledges of 13 non-Annex1 countries, organized by type of pledge.

This paper analyzes relevant measures in emerging U.S. domestic climate policies, describes the objectives of these measures, assesses how they might be imposed, and discusses their implications for both a future climate agreement and the international trading system.

As COP-15 approaches, the world already has a precedent for how the United States and China can work together.

This framework for looking at possible outcomes of the COP-15 convention was first introduced at a press event on November 20th.

For country commitments to form the basis of an effectively functioning agreement, a framework of international climate machinery needs to be built around them.

This matrix helps policymakers compare the National Climate Change plans of five developing countries: India, Brazil, China, Mexico and South Africa.

As UNFCCC negotiators work to develop shared expectations around adaptation planning, it is critical that they provide a high degree of flexibility to countries, so that planning processes can be domestically “owned” and plans effectively implemented. The UNFCCC should not require countries to undertake specific planning processes or deliver plans in a specific format.

WRI identifies key elements for a successful and possible outcome in Copenhagen.

This paper identifies the key elements needed to ensure enhanced action on technology transfer and development and then evaluates the approaches taken in major country positions.

WRI envisions a world where poor and vulnerable people are more resilient to the serious ecological, economic, and social challenges posed by climate change.

Save the Date for WRI's Environmental Stories to Watch 2010 Press Briefing

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WRI Statement on U.S. Financial Commitment at Climate Conference

CEO Letter to President Obama on International Climate Finance

Summary of GHG Reduction Pledges Put Forward by Developing Countries

Trade Measures and Climate Change: Searching for Common Ground on an Uneven Playing Field

On Global Warming: Trust But Verify

Five Indicators of Success in Copenhagen

Foundational Elements of a Copenhagen Agreement

Comparative Analysis of National Climate Change Strategies in Developing Countries

Adaptation Planning Under a Copenhagen Agreement: Laying a Foundation for Projects, Policies, and Capacities that Countries Need

Foundation for a Low Carbon Future: Essential Elements of a Copenhagen Agreement

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