Topic: UNFCCC

President of Guyana at WRI Event

President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana will give the keynote speech at WRI’s official side event at the Copenhagen climate conference on Tuesday December 15.

This working paper analyzes developed country experience to date in relation to implementation of the LULUCF (land use, land use change and forestry) provisions of the Kyoto Protocol.

New Hope for Restoring Forest Landscapes

A new map shows a world of opportunity for restoration of forest landscapes. COP-15 negotiators should take note.

The new bipartisan framework for climate legislation will help negotiators in Copenhagen better understand where the Senate stands.

One by one, developing countries are coming forward with commitments to reduce emissions.

Danish Frenzy

This kind of drama — the “leaking” of furtive texts, the kneejerk outrage — is part of the routine of climate negotiations.

The attached table summarizes the GHG reduction pledges of 13 non-Annex1 countries, organized by type of pledge.

New WRI Web App Allows Easy Analysis of Developed Country Climate Pledges

Demonstrates that Current Pledges Fall Short

All the latest emission reduction pledges from developed countries, including recent announcements from the U.S. and Russia, are incorporated in an interactive Web application released by the World Resources Institute (WRI) here today at the U.N. climate conference.

It Should Be A Breeze: Harnessing the Potential of Open Trade and Investment Flows in the Wind Energy Industry

This working paper maps out the structure and value chains of the wind power industry, analyzes its increasing globalization via cross-border trade and investment flows, and formulates recommendations for policymakers for the design of investment and trade policies to help realize wind energy’s potential.

This paper analyzes relevant measures in emerging U.S. domestic climate policies, describes the objectives of these measures, assesses how they might be imposed, and discusses their implications for both a future climate agreement and the international trading system.

This working paper summarizes the feedback and conclusions from a series of workshops for local and indigenous communities in Cameroon and the DRC held in 2008 and 2009, discussing REDD design and implementation.

WHAT: Please join the World Resources Institute (WRI) for a journalist-only policy briefing Tuesday that will preview the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15).

This bulletin provides updated context for United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) member countries on the full range of recent U.S. climate change actions in the buildup to the Conference of Parties (COP)-15 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

As COP-15 approaches, the world already has a precedent for how the United States and China can work together.

This framework for looking at possible outcomes of the COP-15 convention was first introduced at a press event on November 20th.