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Meanwhile, In The UNFCCC
(istockphoto.com) A new round of United Nations climate talks kicks off next week in Bonn, Germany. And like most United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meetings, news surfaces...
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Germany Says Nein To Nuclear
(Image by: European People’s Party) Germany is currently hosting United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) climate talks in Bonn among the backdrop of a historic decision by German...
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Bonn Climate Negotiations: Week 1
(Image by: UN Climate Talks) Negotiators have finished the first week of the intersessional United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) talks in Bonn, Germany. If you recall, the...
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The Geopolitics Of Climate Change In The Arctic
(istockphoto.com) When thinking of climate change policy in the Arctic, some may conjure up images of melting glaciers and starving polar bears. However, the warming of the Poles will have an effect on...
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Bonn Climate Negotiations: Week 2
(Image by: UN Climate Talks) After two weeks of climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany, delegates are packed up and en route to their home countries. In a meeting that had low expectations given the...
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Making Up For Lost Emissions
(istockphoto.com) There is a giant elephant in the room in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Roughly one year after the Convention was established, global trade...
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How Will A CES Affect Electricity Prices?
The main opposition to climate and clean energy policy in the United States comes in two forms – energy prices and jobs. The Obama Administration proposed a goal of obtaining 80 percent of electricity...
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Creating A Global Climate Policy Network
(istockphoto.com) As United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) talks end each year with measured progress, carbon emissions are rising rapidly, with the International Energy Agency...
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Obama And Cameron Should Talk Shop About Climate Policy
(Image by:Pete Souza/White House) Since the United States and United Kingdom claim to share a “special relationship,” President Barack Obama and UK Prime Minister David Cameron could learn from each...
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EU Rejects 30% Emissions Cut: The Good And Bad News
(Image by: Rock Cohen) The European Parliament failed to get the votes needed to raise Europe’s carbon emissions reduction target from 20 percent to 30 percent from 1990 levels by 2020. With Poland –...
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PODCAST: U.S. Policy Options For Adapting To Climate Change
(istockphoto.com) Across the United States, various regions are already experiencing the effects of climate change. Droughts in the Southwest and historic flooding of the Mississippi this year are only...
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REDD Financing Doesn’t Grow On Trees
(istockphoto.com) As governments tighten their budgets, finance toward development and climate change will be hit. When it comes to funding the Green Climate Fund and Reducing Emissions from...
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Infographic: Attitudes Toward Climate Change
One of the obstacles in global climate policy is the different national perceptions on the issue of climate change and the solution to mitigate carbon emissions. RFF researchers compared these...
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PODCAST: The Future Of International Carbon Markets
China and other developing nations have shown an interest in establishing national carbon markets. Meanwhile, the uncertainty of the Kyoto Protocol also has been raising doubts about the future and...
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UN Security Council Sort Of Agrees That Climate Change May Impact Security
(Image by: U.S. Mission Geneva) It was déjà vu in the United Nations Security Council last week. The Security Council took up climate change for a second time in the past four years. These talks were...
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UK Electricity Reform And The Business Response
(istockphoto.com) Earlier this month, the UK released the outline of its white paper on electricity reform. The key components of the £110 billion ($180 billion) investment include a carbon price floor...
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How Does Congress View Forest Conservation?
Congressional leaders have finally come to an agreement over the debt ceiling. The proposed deal will raise the debt ceiling by $2.4 trillion while cutting $1 trillion in spending over 10 years. Some...
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Debt Ceiling Aftermath: Is A Carbon Tax Viable?
(istockphoto.com) As Democrats and Republicans in Congress settle into an August recess after passing a debt ceiling and spending cuts agreement, many questions remain. The $1.5 trillion in...
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Certainty In China’s Energy Consumption Cap
(Image by: Renato Ganoza) China is often viewed as an obstacle to progress in international climate negotiations, but its domestic action in transitioning to a low-carbon economy is very different. The...
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The Challenge Of Reducing Deforestation In Indonesia
(istockphoto.com) When it comes to reducing deforestation, Indonesia is a top investment choice. The country has the fastest deforestation rate, with two million hectares cleared every year from 2000 –...
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Changes In Market Mechanisms: The CDM Without China
(istockphoto.com) As the Kyoto Protocol nears its expiration date, the sometimes controversial Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is experiencing some dramatic shifts, making its future seem quite...
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VIDEO: How Communities And Countries Can Adapt To Climate Change
(istockphoto.com) We’ve previously talked about Resources for the Future’s two-year research project on climate change adaptation in the United States, Reforming Institutions and Managing Extremes....
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Will A Trans-Regional Carbon Market Go Global?
(istockphoto.com) Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard introduced plans for the country’s carbon tax today in Parliament. While Australia’s price on carbon is still struggling to gain public support...
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WikiLeaks Before Durban: Annoyance Or Game Changer?
(Image by:UN Climate Change) Last year a WikiLeaks cable emerged during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) talks in Cancun without much disturbance to the negotiating...
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PODCAST: Compliance Flexibility Under The Clean Air Act
As the deadline approaches for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new greenhouse gas regulations on existing stationary sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA), one of the biggest objections is...
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Democracy and China: Help or Hindrance to Growth?
(Image by: Thierry) Over the past several years, China’s economy has grown by about nine percent on average, while India’s has grown by about eight percent. Both countries are taking ambitious steps to...
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From the Floor of the UN General Assembly: Statements on Climate Policy
(Image by: Rob Young) World leaders gathered in New York for the past two weeks to partake in the annual United Nations General Assembly. Just as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
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Can Fossil Fuel Subsidies Transfer to International Climate Finance?
(istockphoto.com) Last month, leaked World Bank documents (which will be presented to the G20 meeting of finance ministers in November) recommended that countries cut fossil fuel subsidies in order to...
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The Cost of Climate Change in Canada
(Image by: Robert Anthony Provost) RFF experts have delved into domestic climate adaptation risks and recommendations in a comprehensive report, Reforming Institutions and Managing Extremes: U.S....
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Panama Climate Talks Signal What’s Ahead in Durban
(Image by: UN Climate Change) The last major climate conference before UN Conference of the Parties 17 (COP17) begins next month wrapped up in Panama on Friday. Decisions and unresolved issues from the...
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