Stories: International Cooperation on Climate & Energy

This piece was co-authored with Smita Nakhooda of the Overseas Development Institute, with inputs from Noriko Shi

Week Two of COP 18: Moving Forward with 7 Key Issues

As we move into the second week of the UN climate talks, the desert sand is swirling around the conf

The international climate deal reached in Durban, South Africa last December marked an importa

What Is Ambition in the Context of Climate Change?

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

Confronting the Reality of a Rapidly Warming World

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The latest Emissions Gap Report, by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the European Climate Foundation, is being released today. The report finds that emissions are now around 14 percent above where they need to be. The gap is on course to be 8 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalent by 2020, which is 2 Gt higher than last year’s assessment.

Issues to Watch at the Doha Climate Negotiations (COP 18)

As the U.N.

“Two years ago at the UNFCCC conference in Cancun, negotiators agreed that the world would seek to limit global average temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsiu

Last week, ministers from 50 countries convened in South Korea for a “Pre-COP” meeting to prepare for the upcoming UNFCCC conference in Doha, Qatar (COP 18).

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