Topic: international policy

This working paper proposes several options for improved coordination of REDD+ financing at the national, bilateral and multilateral level. It identifies a need to balance improvements in coordination at the global level with the equal importance of promoting flexibility, learning, and country-led approaches.

This paper provides recommendations and options for harmonizing accounting rules for developed country, or Annex I, emissions reduction pledges for a post-2012 climate policy under discussion in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change‘s (UNFCCC) Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action (AWG-LCA) negotiations track.

Many – but not all – of the qualities that we value when we call for legally binding targets are within negotiators’ reach.

What will it take to put the pieces together in the international climate negotiations?

This article is cross-posted from CNN.com.

The next round of international climate meetings begin Monday in Cancun, Mexico, and they will likely determine the future for global action on climate change—including whether the United Nations will remain at the core of an international regime.

This working paper summarizes country submissions to the UNFCCC on the key issues in the international climate negotiations.

An update on the role of forests and REDD+ in the international climate negotiations.

WRI Climate Director Jennifer Morgan reviews the “crunch issues” that negotiators will have to address in Cancun.

Are the Copenhagen Accord pledges sufficient to limit global warming to 2 or 1.5⁰C?

This piece originally appeared in Solutions (Volume 1: Issue 6) and is reposted with permission.

An update on UNFCCC efforts to promote technology transfer between countries.

Three options for formalizing Copenhagen Accord pledges in Cancún.

With the Cancun climate meetings approaching, Jennifer Morgan, WRI’s director of climate and energy, contributed an editorial on the BBC World Service radio program One Planet.

WRI submitted comments to the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) Trust Fund Committees suggesting ways to improve the CIFs Results Frameworks.

The UN High Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing (AGF) released a new report today to mobilize $100 billion in international cli

Investing in Results: Enhancing Coordination for More Effective Interim REDD+ Financing

Remedying Discord in the Accord: Accounting Rules for Annex I Pledges in a Post-2012 Climate Agreement

In a Bind: How Cancun Can Move Countries Towards Legally Binding Climate Targets

Solving the Climate Puzzle in Cancún

Move the Ball Forward At Cancun Climate Talks

Summary of UNFCCC Submissions

From Copenhagen to Cancun: Forests and REDD+

Q&A: What Can Climate Negotiations Achieve in Cancún?

MEDIA ADVISORY: UNEP and WRI to Launch Emissions Gap Report

India’s Climate Bet: An Emerging Giant’s Alternative Route to Power

From Copenhagen to Cancun: Technology Transfer

From Copenhagen To Cancun: Formalizing Emission Reduction Pledges

WRI's Jennifer Morgan Talks Climate on BBC Radio

WRI Comments on the Climate Investment Funds Results Frameworks

WRI Statement on UN Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing (AGF) Report

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