Topic: UNFCCC

WHAT: For the seventh straight year, Jonathan Lash, president of the World Resources Institute, will hold a briefing for journalists to preview key environmental issues to watch this year.

The result from Copenhagen is an Accord that looks very different than what has come before.

Jonathan Lash, president of the World Resources Institute (WRI), will brief journalists on January 7 at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. on upcoming environmental issues in 2010, including climate, business action, water, forests and more.

Here is a Q&A on some of the most important legal questions surrounding the Copenhagen Accord.

Tough negotiations have finally yielded an important climate agreement today at the UN climate conference.

To be successful, money pledged to protect forests must tackle the underlying drivers of deforestation.

New reports may emphasize disagreements between the U.S. and China, but the reality is much less dramatic.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced today that, if agreement is reached here this week, the United States will participate in a $100 billion fund to help developing countries most affected by climate change.

The following letter was sent to President Obama on behalf of 18 environmental and energy policy groups.

Even the best possible Copenhagen outcome will be a waypoint, not an endpoint.

This working paper explores the main issues associated with the measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of finance in the post-2012 climate regime.

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced here today a five-year, $350 million international plan to distribute clean technology in developing countries.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

WHAT: Please join the World Resources Institute (WRI) for a policy briefing for journalists on Wednesday that will summarize progress

Assisting poor countries now and in the future in adapting to climate change must be a top priority.

Policies designed to counter deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries must account for the needs of indigenous communities that depend on forest resources.

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