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Tracking Climate Finance in Developing Countries: Easing the Way Forward

  • Climate
  • climate investment funds
  • climate finance
  • renewable energy
  • low carbon development
  • UNFCCC
Kenyan farmers discussing changes in the climate and weather. The lack of an internationally agreed definition of climate finance makes it difficult to monitor and report climate finance flows. Photo Credit: CGIAR/Flickr
  • Climate
  • climate investment funds
  • climate finance
  • renewable energy
  • low carbon development
  • UNFCCC
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3 Key Themes from the Bonn Climate Talks

  • Energy
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Adaptation was a central theme of the Bonn climate talks. Photo credit: CGIAR Climate, Flickr
  • Energy
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC

Clarifying the UNFCCC National Adaptation Plan Process

  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • UNFCCC
Kenya has its National Climate Change Action Plan. Many other countries have adaptation planning processes underway that include steps found in the NAP guidelines. Photo Credit: CIAT/Flickr
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • UNFCCC
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3 Things We Need to Hear from Climate Ministers in Bonn

  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Eggborough Power Station. Photo Credit: Jon Pinder, Flickr 2010
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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A Renewables Club to Change the World

  • Energy
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
  • UNFCCC
The Renewables Club was established by Germany and nine other countries last year. Photo credit: Gunnar Ries, Flickr
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
  • UNFCCC
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Analyzing the IPCC Report: 6 Things You Need to Know About Reducing Emissions

  • climate science
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
The new IPCC report shows that it's still possible to limit average global temperature rise to 2°C, but only with ambitious action. Photo credit: Photon Energy, Flickr
  • climate science
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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Visualizing the Global Carbon Budget

  • Energy
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
If emissions continue unabated, the world will burn through its "carbon budget" in roughly three decades. Photo credit: marcovdz, Flickr
  • Energy
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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6 Functions for the International Climate Agreement

  • climate policy
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
The international climate agreement must perform several “functions” in order for countries to both significantly reduce their emissions and prepare for the impacts of a warmer world. Photo credit: Solar Electric Light Fund, Flickr
  • climate policy
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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New Initiative Will Identify Ways to Create an Effective and Ambitious International Climate Action Agreement

  • International Climate Action
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
  • UNFCCC
ACT 2015 will conduct research on ways the agreement can help countries effectively reduce emissions, adapt to the impacts of climate change, finance the transition to a low-carbon economy, create transparency about individual countries’ climate actions, and ensure equity. Photo credit: Steve Vance, Flickr 2012
  • International Climate Action
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
  • UNFCCC
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Post-2020 Emissions-Reduction Contribution: Which Time Frame Should We Choose?

  • Climate
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • transportation
  • UNFCCC
Exceeding a target global temperature rise below 2°C would put the world at an increased risk for climate change impacts. Photo credit: UN, Flickr 2008
  • Climate
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • transportation
  • UNFCCC
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UNFCCC in Bonn: Bringing Transparency, Understanding, and Clarity to Countries’ Post-2020 Climate Contributions

  • Climate
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • transportation
  • UNFCCC
Some countries will submit their post-2020 emissions-reduction plans in the first quarter of 2015. Photo credit: Ben West, Flickr
  • Climate
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • transportation
  • UNFCCC
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2 Big Issues to Tackle as the Green Climate Fund Sets Up Shop

  • Finance
  • climate finance
  • Green Climate Fund
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
  • multilateral development banks
This week, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) celebrated the official opening of its headquarters in Songdo, Korea. Photo credit: World Bank, Flickr
  • Finance
  • climate finance
  • Green Climate Fund
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
  • multilateral development banks

COP 19 Made Small Steps Forward, but We Need Bolder Leaps

  • Finance
  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • Equity & Governance
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
A key area of discussion at COP 19 was how to address losses and damages from climate change impacts that are difficult or impossible to adapt to. Photo credit: Jörg Dietze, Flickr
  • Finance
  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • Equity & Governance
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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4 Issues to Watch as COP 19 Wraps Up

  • International Climate Action
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
This is the final week of COP 19 in Warsaw, Poland. Photo credit: Kancelaria Premiera, Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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Unabated Coal Use Will Break World’s “Carbon Budget”

  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • international climate policy
  • climate science
  • renewable energy
  • UNFCCC
Coal contributes to 43 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Photo credit: Jonas Clemens
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • international climate policy
  • climate science
  • renewable energy
  • UNFCCC
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Adapting to Climate Change: The Private Sector’s Role

  • Finance
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
The World Bank estimates that developing countries need $70-$100 billion per year through 2050 to meet current and future climate adaptation needs. Photo credit: Ollivier Girard/ CIFOR
  • Finance
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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3 Ways to Make Progress on Climate Finance at COP 19

  • International Climate Action
  • Finance
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • climate finance
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Scaling up finance for climate adaptation is a key area for progress at COP 19. Photo credit: P. Casier, CGIAR
  • International Climate Action
  • Finance
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • climate finance
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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3 Lessons for Long-Term Climate Finance

  • International Climate Action
  • Finance
  • climate change
  • climate finance
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Developed countries pledged to deliver US$ 100 billion per year by 2020 to help developing nations mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change. Photo credit: M. Tall, CCAFS West Africa
  • International Climate Action
  • Finance
  • climate change
  • climate finance
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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4 Things Germany and Partners Can Do to Strengthen the International Renewable Energy Club

  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
  • UNFCCC
The "renewable energy club" recently initiated by the German government could provide a boost to the national and global expansion of renewable energy. Photo credit: Till Westermayer, Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
  • UNFCCC
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Loss and Damage: Elements for Successful Negotiations at COP 19 in Warsaw

  • International Climate Action
  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Losses and damages could over time include the submergence of mega-cities, the collapse of major ecosystems, and the loss of entire island nations. Photo credit: Philip Roeland, Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset