Topic: greenhouse gases

Leaders of China and the U.S. announced today that their countries will work hard alongside other nations to produce a substantive international climate agreement at a major United Nations climate conference next month.

WHAT: Please join the World Resources Institute (WRI) for a journalist-only policy briefing this Friday that will preview the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, Denmark from December 7-18.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) today rolls out ChinaFAQs.org - a Web site tracking and summarizing the research of academics, research scientists and policy experts on China’s climate and energy policies and actions.

Payments for ecosystem services are becoming an increasingly important part of the U.S. business and regulatory landscape. As programs that provide payments for ecosystem services grow, policy makers will need to determine how these various payments should interact with each other.

S.1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (CEJAPA) also known as the Kerry Boxer bill , provides a number of important provisions that will ensure that offsets used in the U.S. cap-and-trade program represent real, additional, measurable and verified greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions.

This chart is adapted from a previously published version in [Leveling the Carbon Playing Field: International Competition and U.S.

A Copenhagen agreement on climate change will likely take a legally binding form, but one that provides for a range of commitments by countries. This Working Paper clarifies a complex set of issues around the legal character of commitments and weighs the potential risks and benefits to countries of expressing their “nationally appropriate mitigation actions” (NAMAs) in a legally binding form.

This working paper seeks to ground the debate on climate finance in an objective analysis of ongoing efforts to finance mitigation and adaptation in developing countries.

Athena Ballesteros explains how international climate finance could make or break a deal in Copenhagen.

Today, each Chinese citizen produces only one fifth the GHG emissions of an average American consumer, and China still has many unmet energy needs.

As December’s climate change talks approach, a new WRI report discusses the successes and challenges to effective regulation in China.

Petrobras, Ford Brasil, Wal-Mart Brasil, and Whirlpool are some of the first companies to voluntarily measure and publicly report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using the Brazil GHG Protocol Program, a project of the World Resources Institute (WRI).

Cap-and-trade programs are designed to increase the economic efficiency of emissions reductions and lower costs beyond command-and-control approaches alone. Cap-and-trade programs often incorporate features that add flexibility and/or increase price certainty to help address cost concerns. This fact sheet describes several common examples of cost containment mechanisms.

WRI has new resources available for bloggers covering climate change on Blog Action Day.

WRI’s Lash Says China-U.S. Agreement a Major Step in Global Climate Negotiations

MEDIA ADVISORY: WRI Press Briefing on What to Expect at Copenhagen

WRI Launches New Web Site Tracking China’s Energy and Climate Actions

Fact Sheet: Stacking Payments for Ecosystem Services

Ensuring Greenhouse Gas Offset Quality in the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

Per Capita CO2 Emissions For Select Major Emitters, 2007 and 2030 (Projected)

The Legal Character of National Actions and Commitments in a Copenhagen Agreement: Options and Implications

Power, Responsibility, and Accountability: Re-Thinking the Legitimacy of Institutions for Climate Finance

Following the Money in an International Climate Agreement

Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Getting to Yes on Climate Change

Comparison of Chinese and U.S. Energy Statistics

China, the United States, and the Climate Change Challenge

Top Companies in Brazil Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions for the First Time

Bottom Line on Cost Containment

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