Topic: UNFCCC

New targets and deforestation numbers put Brazil in the spotlight.

Leaders of China and the U.S. announced today that their countries will work hard alongside other nations to produce a substantive international climate agreement at a major United Nations climate conference next month.

WHAT: Please join the World Resources Institute (WRI) for a journalist-only policy briefing this Friday that will preview the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, Denmark from December 7-18.

Last week’s climate talks brought into relief the complex mix of politics and policies that countries are grappling with heading into COP-15 next month.

Climate change is a global issue that requires action from all countries. As the U.S. Congress develops a domestic climate and energy package, the United States seeks assurance that other countries will also act and a means to track the progress of commitments by verifying that actions have been implemented.

This table indicates some of the benefits and risks associated with strengthening and weakening an international agreement’s legal character, content, and review procedures designed to promote imple

A Copenhagen agreement on climate change will likely take a legally binding form, but one that provides for a range of commitments by countries. This Working Paper clarifies a complex set of issues around the legal character of commitments and weighs the potential risks and benefits to countries of expressing their “nationally appropriate mitigation actions” (NAMAs) in a legally binding form.

WRI examines current insurance proposals under discussion in the UNFCCC and considers options for a global agreement in promoting insurance as a climate change solution.

In deciphering U.S. climate policy, it is important to understand the limitations of the president’s powers and the distinct processes that all legislation follows in the two chambers of the United States Congress.

Athena Ballesteros explains how international climate finance could make or break a deal 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.

This report discusses the successes and challenges to effective regulation in China. It also addresses U.S. competitiveness concerns in relation to the introduction of U.S. cap-and-trade policies, and specific opportunities for enhanced climate change cooperation between the two countries.

Commitments made by developed countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, when added together, fall short of stabilizing global temperatures at a level that averts dangerous climate change.

In December 2009, diplomats from around the world will convene in Copenhagen, Denmark to decide on a new international agreement on climate change. The following questions and answers address the agreements and structures that form the basis of the Copenhagen climate change negotiations.

Brazil Pledges Ambitious Emissions Reductions

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Reflections from Barcelona

Countdown to Copenhagen: Reviewing and Verifying International Climate Action

General Benefits and Risks of Legal Character

The Legal Character of National Actions and Commitments in a Copenhagen Agreement: Options and Implications

Countdown to Copenhagen: Paying the Premium - Options for the UNFCCC on Insurance in Copenhagen

Countdown to Copenhagen: U.S. Climate Policymaking Process-A Guide for the Perplexed

Following the Money in an International Climate Agreement

Key Functions for a UNFCCC Technology Institutional Structure: Identifying Convergence in Country Submissions

Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Getting to Yes on Climate Change

China, the United States, and the Climate Change Challenge

Developed Country GHG Reduction Pledges Fall Short, New Analysis Reveals

Bottom Line on International Climate Negotiations

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