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President Obama’s Climate Action Plan: Can it Shift the World Away from Coal?

By Athena Ballesteros, Gaia Larsen and Milap Patel on July 1, 2013
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While reactions to President Obama’s newly announced climate plan have focused on…

Scaling Up Climate Finance: Why We Need to Invest in Institutions

By Athena Ballesteros on October 15, 2012
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Addressing global climate change requires huge investments.

Clean Energy for All: Strategies for Expanding Access in the Developing World

By Athena Ballesteros and Emily Norford on June 8, 2012
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This is a two-part series on expanding access to clean energy in developing countries.

Clean Energy for All: A Global Challenge

By Athena Ballesteros and Emily Norford on June 6, 2012
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This is a two-part series on expanding access to clean energy in developing countries.

A Look Back at the Durban Climate Talks

By Athena Ballesteros on February 23, 2012
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This post originally appeared in The Environmental Forum: The Policy Journal of the Environmental Law Institute.

Cape Town Meeting Must Get Details of Green Climate Fund Right Before Durban

By Athena Ballesteros on October 14, 2011
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The Transitional Committee (TC) for the design of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) will con

The Open Government Partnership: Will Brazil Promote Green Transparency?

By Athena Ballesteros on September 19, 2011
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This piece was written with Catarina Freitas, a Brazilian legal intern with WRI’s Institutions and Governance Program.

World Bank Energy Strategy Must Address Energy Poverty and Climate Change

By Athena Ballesteros and Tom Nagle on March 10, 2011

In consultations, a range of countries and interest groups have called for an energy strategy that supports sustainable development.

The Road to the Green Climate Fund

By Athena Ballesteros on February 14, 2011

This post originally appeared on the World Bank blog Development in a Changing Climate

Governing Climate Finance: The Importance of Reporting Guidelines and Review Mechanisms to Ensure Transparency & Accountability

By Athena Ballesteros and Vivek Ramkumar (International Budget Partnership) on December 3, 2010

This “Budget Brief” originally appeared on the International Budget Partnership website. You can read the entire text, and download a PDF of the brief, here.

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