


Aviation Climate Deal Takes Off
In October 2016, nations reached a deal to limit the climate impact of the aviation sector.

HFCs and the Montreal Protocol
Reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is essential to solving climate change. However, another group …

Brazil
As one of the world’s most populous major emerging economies, Brazil has been the …

UNFCCC Jargon Buster
A breakdown of the acronyms and jargon of the UNFCCC

Chinese Officials Join Forces with American Celebrities, Urging Sharp Cut in Meat Consumption
Chinese government and health officials underscored at a Monday press conference in Beijing the …

Clean Energy Ministerial 7: Kicking the Clean Energy Revolution into High Gear
The Clean Energy Ministerial is an international forum for advancing collaboration and promoting concrete actions that accelerate the transition to renewable energy. Twenty-three nations including the United States, India and China, along with the European Commission will participate.
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China’s Climate and Energy Policy
The Chinese government has recognized that the resource intensity of its economy is not sustainable economically or environmentally, and it is increasingly encouraging growth driven by efficiency gains, technological innovation, and renewable energy.

China’s Coal Use Continues to Plummet
Carbon emissions fall as China invests heavily in clean energy

IEA Historically Underestimates Renewables, Overestimates Fossils
While widely respected as one of the world’s most important sources of energy data and analysis, the IEA has consistently underestimated the actual growth of renewable energy in these reports for at least a decade.

Understanding February’s Temperature Jump

Experts React to Supreme Court Stay of Clean Power Plan

Country Climate Pledges
These are the intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) that have been officially submitted to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Experts & Advocates React to Kerry’s $800M Adaptation Finance Announcement
Essential details on the Secretary Kerry’s announcement today on the finance the US is scaling up towards climate adaptation and quotes in response to this announcement from relevant experts and advocates.

Adaptation
Adaptation is a set of actions and policies designed to help communities prepare for and respond to unavoidable climate impacts. Read on for more on its role in the international climate talks.

UNEP Report to Show Climate Action Commitments (INDCs) Start to Close the Gap
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released its annual report on the rate of global progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions at 3:30AM ET on Friday, November 6. So far, 156 countries have submitted climate action plans (also known as Intended Nationally Determined Contributions, or INDCs), covering almost 87 percent of global emissions. The UNEP Emissions Gap report is expected to indicate that the INDCs, combined with current global policies already in place, would result in substantial reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, moving the direction of the global economy significantly closer to the cost-optimal pathway for holding warming under 2˚C.

Loss and Damage
There are limits to adaptation. Some climate impacts are already exceeding the the abilities of affected populations to adapt, causing loss and damage. The question of how to address these losses and damages is a key issue in the international negotiation process.