WRI Stories Feed: International Cooperation on Climate & Energy

3 Encouraging Signs of Progress from the Bonn Climate Talks

Jennifer Morgan — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:15:55 -0400

A slight breath of fresh air entered the UNFCCC climate negotiations this week in Bonn, Germany. Held in the old German parliament—which was designed…

2 Big Issues to Watch at this Week’s Bonn Climate Talks

Jennifer Morgan — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:14:22 -0400

It’s been almost four months since the last UNFCCC negotiations in Doha, Qatar (COP 18). Countries…

Reflections on Climate Justice from Santiago, Chile

Yamide Dagnet — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:07:16 -0400

This piece was co-authored with Tara Shine, head of research and development at the Mary Robinson Foundation-Climate Justice.

We recently travelled to Santiago, Chile, a sprawling city of six…

A Look Back on 2012, the Year of Extreme Weather Events

Kelly Levin — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:39:15 -0500

Temperatures hit an unseasonably warm 61˚F in Washington D.C. earlier this week. The Middle East is blanketed in record rainfall and rare heavy snowfall, …

New Coal Report Underscores the Urgent Need for Global Clean Energy Development

Ailun Yang — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:11:27 -0500

The latest International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Medium-Term Coal Market Report 2012 re-confirms the dangerous path the world is on–a…

Reflections on COP 18 in Doha: Negotiators Made Only Incremental Progress

Jennifer Morgan — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:09:27 -0500

This piece was written with analysis from Athena Ballesteros, Edward Cameron, Yamide Dagnet, Florence Daviet, Aarjan Dixit, Heather McGray, and Clifford Polycarp.

Expectations…

What Is Equity in the Context of Climate Negotiations?

Edward Cameron — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:15:00 -0500

This post was co-authored with Wendi Bevins, an intern with WRI’s Climate and Energy Program.

If you asked five different people what they think “equity” means, you’d probably…

More Voices Needed in Climate Debate

Jennifer Morgan — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:23:35 -0500

This piece originally appeared on CNN.com.

After…

Domestic Ambition: A Key Ingredient to Tackling Climate Change

Jennifer Hatch — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:31:27 -0500

In the UNFCCC international climate negotiations, “ambition” refers to countries’ collective will to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions enough to keep global…

Dispatches from Doha: “The Lack of Urgency Is Disquieting”

Michael Oko — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:59:52 -0500

Doha, Qatar, may not the first place that you’d pick for a global conference—many people would be hard-pressed to find it on a map. Yet, it’s the location of…