CFR.org - Energy/Environment

Oceans Act (Canada)

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:07:04 -0500

Act

Jakarta Mandate on Marine and Coastal Biological Diversity

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:05:27 -0500

Mandate

East Asian Seas Action Plan

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:12:36 -0500

Plan

Northwest Pacific Action Plan

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:09:11 -0500

Plan

South Asian Seas Action Plan

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:06:16 -0500

Plan

Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region (Nairobi Convention)

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:31:45 -0500

Convention

Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:26:02 -0500

Convention

NYT: Yes We Can (Pass Climate Change Legislation)

Council on Foreign Relations — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:17:49 -0400

Senators John Kerry and Lindsey Graham outline the steps needed to achieve passage of climate change legislation in Congress.

Prepared Testimony by Elizabeth Economy: "Human Rights and the Rule of Law in China"

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:12:25 -0400

Elizabeth C. Economy testifies before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China about China’s efforts in the realm of human rights, the rule of law, and the environment, and the prospects for U.S.-China cooperation on these issues.

European Commission Directorate-General for Research:The world in 2025: Rising Asia and socio-ecological transition

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:49:59 -0400

The European Commission Directorate-General for Research examines the factors and tensions shaping the international environment, and its transition towards a multi-polar world governance, and towards a new "socio-ecological" production model that Europe will help to promote.

Copenhagen's Conundrum

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:13:33 -0400

CFR's Michael Levi says the Obama administration faces tough negotiations on a global climate change agreement at the December Copenhagen meeting without clear support from Congress. But he says Obama has other legislative options.

Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Senate bill, proposed)

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:13:13 -0400

Act (Proposed)

CQ: Empty-Handed Before the World on Cap-and-Trade

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:21:03 -0400

Adriel Bettelheim raises questions about the Obama administration's ability to commit to promises made on carbon emissions and cap-and-trade.

United Nations Climate Change Science Compendium, 2009

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:49:10 -0400

Report

Reuters: FACTBOX-Climate Negotiating Positions of Top Five Emitter

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:28:26 -0400

Reuters tracks the negotiating positions of the top five greenhouse gas emitters ahead of the December UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

G20 Leaders Statement at Pittsburgh Summit: Acting on our Global Energy and Climate Change Challenges

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:02:30 -0400

Statement

Global Post: Putting a Community, And Its Land, Underwater

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:42:41 -0400

Nadja Drost reports on the controversial construction of a dam in Neiva, Colombia by Spanish energy giant Endesa and why local residents in Neiva are concerned Colombians won't receive energy from it.

Obama's Speech at the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon's Climate Change Summit, September 2009

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:13:49 -0400

Speech

Hu Jintao's Speech on Climate Change, September 2009

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:48:45 -0400

Speech

India's Climate Change Forecast

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:19:53 -0400

Environment minister Jairam Ramesh says India plans to outline unilateral greenhouse gas emissions cuts soon. But he says rich states must commit to greater cuts of their own before developing countries can agree on binding global targets.

Decoupling China in the Climate Debate

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:19:27 -0400

CFR's Elizabeth Economy says it is "not unreasonable" to seek binding commitments from China and India on emissions that would take effect a decade from now. She also recommends decoupling China from other developing nations in climate negotiations.

Achieving a Deal on Climate Change: A European Union View on Copenhagen

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:47:14 -0400

European Commission President José Manuel Barroso speaks about the economic, moral, and environmental effects of climate change and the steps the European Union is taking to address this challenge.

Achieving a Deal on Climate Change: A European Union View on Copenhagen (Video)

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:07:31 -0400

Watch European Commission President José Manuel Barroso speak about the economic, moral, and environmental effects of climate change and the steps the European Union is taking to address this challenge.

Achieving a Deal on Climate Change: A European Union View on Copenhagen (Audio)

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:00:12 -0400

Listen to European Commission President José Manuel Barroso speak about the economic, moral, and environmental effects of climate change and the steps the European Union is taking to address this challenge.

Boston Review: Living With Coal: Climate Policy's Most Inconvenient Truth

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:39:40 -0400

David Victor and Richard Morse examine the economic and political challenges of managing global reliance on coal and reducing coal emissions, and suggest a three-front focus for new global warming policies.

Deadlock in Global Climate Negotiations and the Upcoming UN Copenhagen Summit

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:33:52 -0400

CFR Senior Fellow Michael A. Levi and CFR.org Editor Robert McMahon discuss the deadlock in global climate negotiations and the upcoming UN Copenhagen Summit in December 2009.

World Bank: World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:13:00 -0400

The 2010 World Development Report explains how climate change can hinder economic growth and says high-income nations need to reduce their carbon footprints and assist devleoping nations in switching to lower-carbon paths.

World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:19:20 -0400

Report

Department of the Interior Secretarial Order Addressing Climate Change Impacts on U.S. Lands and Oceans

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:06:27 -0400

Order

Todd Stern's Statement to the House Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming, September 2009

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:40:10 -0400

Statement