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    263 Resources for
    Climate drought UNFCCC Research Insights
    Climate
    Insights
    August 4, 2015

    National Climate Plans Raise Adaptation’s Profile

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Women in a Kenyan village employ conservational farming techniques. Photo by P.Casier/CGIAR
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    August 4, 2015

    Climate Plans in the Lead-up to Paris: Where Do We Stand?

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    A new international climate agreement will be negotiated in Paris later this year. Photo by Mauro/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    July 23, 2015

    Japan Releases Underwhelming Climate Action Commitment

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Factory in Fuji City, Japan. Photo by -jell-/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    July 22, 2015

    Stronger Commitments from China and US Are Breakthrough for International Climate Action

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Installing solar panels. Photo by Jiri Rezac/The Climate Group
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 8, 2015

    4 Reasons Why the US Can and Should Reduce its Emissions Now

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Installing solar panels. Photo by Dennis Schroeder/Department of Energy
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    July 3, 2015

    What the U.S.-Brazil Joint Statement on Climate Change Means for the World

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    President Dilma Rousseff. Photo by Roberto Stuckert Filho/PR
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Asia
    Insights
    July 2, 2015

    A Closer Look at China's New Climate Plan (INDC)

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    President Xi Jinping and President François Hollande. Photo by Michel Euler/AP
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Finance
    Research
    June 15, 2015

    Building Climate Equity

    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    June 15, 2015

    What to Look for in China’s New Climate Proposal

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Last year, China invested $90 billion in low-carbon energy. Photo by Jiri Rezac/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    June 11, 2015

    Bonn Climate Talks Outpaced by Progress Outside the Negotiations

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    The most recent round of U.N. climate talks took place in Bonn, Germany. Photo by Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    June 7, 2015

    Looking for a Faster Pace at Bonn Climate Talks

    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • climate policy
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Paris Agreement
    • UNFCCC
    • COP21
    UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference, photo by UNFCCC, June 4, 2015
    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • climate policy
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Paris Agreement
    • UNFCCC
    • COP21
    Climate
    Insights
    May 29, 2015

    3 Action Areas for Climate Negotiators in Bonn

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    The latest round of climate negotiations will take place in Bonn, Germany. Photo by Antonio Ponte/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    May 11, 2015

    Q&A with Jennifer Morgan: Everything You Need to Know About the New Climate Agreement

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Installing solar panels in Burundi. Photo by Solar Electric Light Fund/Flickr
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    April 28, 2015

    Japan Can Go Much Further than its Rumored Emissions-Reduction Target

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Yokohama, Japan. Photo by naitokz/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    April 16, 2015

    China’s Climate Action Is Well Underway

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    What steps are China taking to achieve pledges and provide leadership? (Shanghai, China) Photo by leniners/Flickr.
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    April 6, 2015

    Russia’s New Climate Plan May Actually Increase Emissions

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Oil pump in Russia. Photo by Amanda Graham/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 3, 2015

    US Has Bold Plan to Stall Climate Change

    • International Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Storm surge in Coburg, Pennsylvania. Photo by Tina Neale/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy

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