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RELEASE: WRI Names David Waskow to Lead Its International Climate Initiative

June 12, 2013
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) announced today that David Waskow has joined the institute to lead its International Climate Initiative, within the Climate and Energy Program.

STATEMENT: Mayor Bloomberg Delivers a "Call to Action" on Climate Change

June 11, 2013
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Mayor Bloomberg delivered a powerful speech today highlighting the impacts of climate change and extreme weather on New York City.

5 Insights from Developed Countries' Fast-Start Finance Contributions

By Taryn Fransen and Smita Nakhooda on June 11, 2013
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Sven Harmeling, Takeshi Kuramochi, and Steffen Kalbekken also contributed to this post.

STATEMENT: U.S.-China Agreement on HFCs a "Breakthrough" on Climate Change

June 10, 2013

During the U.S.-China informal summit this weekend, President Obama and President Xi agreed to advance cooperation on climate change by reducing emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a potent greenhouse gas.

STATEMENT: IEA Report Finds "World Is Not On Track" to Meet Climate Goals

June 10, 2013
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The International Energy Agency released a new report today, Redrawing the Energy-Climate Map, finding that global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2012 increased by 1.4 percent, reaching a record high of 31.6 gigatonnes.

4 Topics on Clean Energy and Climate Change for Obama and Xi

By Manish Bapna on June 7, 2013
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This post originally appeared on Forbes.com.

6 Lessons Brazilian Cities Learned from Greenhouse Gas Inventories

By Wee Kean Fong, Mary Sotos, Rachel Biderman and Charles Kent on June 7, 2013
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This piece provides insights from a recent Greenhouse Gas Protocol seminar in Brazil. The…

Global Signs of Leadership on Clean Energy

By Jennifer Morgan on June 5, 2013
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This post originally appeared on the National Journal’s Energy Experts blog.

As evidence of climate change…

Building on Momentum: 2 Ways to Make Progress at the Bonn Climate Talks

By Jennifer Morgan on June 3, 2013
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Delegates at the April UNFCCC intersessional in Bonn, Germany made some encouraging progress.

Turning Climate Action into a Reality

By Yamide Dagnet on May 23, 2013
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This post was written by Ricardo Lagos, former president of Chile and a member of the high-level advisory panel for the

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