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Fossil Fuel Subsidies Blocking Clean Energy?

May 4, 2012 by Nino Marchetti
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A study just published in the journal Nature Climate Change suggests that fossil fuel subsidies in some developing nations stand most in the way of clean energy. For a livable climate, developing nations must bypass the fossil age as they grow their 21st century economies.The paper, Assessing the costs of photovoltaic and wind... [read more]

A Tweet to Change the World

December 23, 2011 by David Hone
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Anyone who followed COP 17 in Durban would have noticed that the UNFCCC and its Executive Secretary, Christiana Figueres, are active Tweeters. But one Tweet in particular opens up a key issue facing the UNFCCC – what exactly is its remit? [read more]

Cancun: Spending the money

January 12, 2011 by David Hone
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What started in Copenhagen as an aspiration for $30 billion in fast-start financing and up to $100 billion per annum by 2020 in North-South financing flow has been translated into the Cancun agreements as the beginnings of long term arrangements for specific funding purposes. Although the intention is to provide the necessary funding, the reality of doing so through a Green Climate Fund to facilitate the delivery of the 2020 pledges is very challenging. [read more]

Belfer Center: Governments of Emerging Economies Out-Investing US in Energy Research

December 21, 2010 by Breakthrough Institute
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The governments of six developing countries may now be investing more in energy research than the governments of twenty-one of the world's most developed economies, according to a new report by the Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. The report takes a close look at the federal energy innovation policies of... [read more]

Towards a Greater Role for Developing Countries at COP16

December 1, 2010 by Climatico Analysis
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Article by Guest Contributor: Joelle Westlund Mystery in China (Image by: **Maurice**) Emerging from the four preparatory rounds in Bonn, Germany and Tianjin, China, developing countries have reason to doubt the progress to be made at the COP16 conference in Cancun. In the meetings leading up to  the conference, China and the... [read more]

Guest Post by Richard W. Caperton: How to leverage private finance for clean energy investment in developing countries

November 7, 2010 by Joseph Romm
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This memo by CAP’s Richard W. Caperton is a companion to a new Global Climate Network (GCN) report, Investing in Clean Energy.  Aimed at policymakers, financiers and experts, it includes detailed information on five financial instruments proposed by the GCN in our main report.  Collectively, the instruments have the potential... [read more]

Getting it Right for the US and China in the Clean Energy Race

May 27, 2010 by Barbara Finamore
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The world is finally beginning to grasp the importance of the global race for clean energy – but it’s easy to lose sight of how interconnected the United States and China are in this race. Last week, an excellent market report and an encouraging new business deal illustrated precisely this reality. Bloomberg New Energy Finance released... [read more]

American Power Act needs More International Financing

May 14, 2010 by Matt Dernoga
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One of the biggest flaws of the American Power Act is its lack of adequate international aid for climate mitigation and adaption.  This is necessary for the US to secure a global deal.  A number of organizations have signed onto the following press release about this issue. ActionAid USA ● CARE USA ● Center for International... [read more]

People's Agreement released following WPCCC in Cochabamba, Bolivia

April 27, 2010 by Richard Graves
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Today, our Mother Earth is wounded and the future of humanity is in danger. If global warming increases by more than 2 degrees Celsius, a situation that the “Copenhagen Accord” could lead to, there is a 50% probability that the damages caused to our Mother Earth will be completely irreversible. Between 20% and 30% of species would be in... [read more]

New Movie: "Climate Refugees"

March 26, 2010 by Andrew Holland
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Last night, I attended a screening of the new movie "Climate Refugees" at the UK Embassy here in Washington.  The film was an impressive travelogue to all of the 'hot spots' that are at the frontlines of climate change.  They visited Bangladesh, Tuvalu, Northern Alaska, New Orleans, inland China, and Darfur. ... [read more]

Without Affordable Clean Alternatives, South Africa Turns to Coal

March 23, 2010 by Jesse Jenkins
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Originally posted at the Breakthrough Institute South Africa's finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, has an op ed in the Washington Post that illustrates the multi-faceted challenges facing developing nations as they struggle to provide the affordable access to modern energy needed to pull citizens out of poverty. The piece highlights the... [read more]

A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall

December 16, 2009 by Climatico Analysis
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Bob Dylan’s 1963 classic about floods and rising oceans is taking on new meaning in Copenhagen. The song has become a bit of a theme song for climate action. For the first time in its seventeen-year history, the United Nations climate summit is being bombarded with massive protests inside and outside the conference centre. Inside the... [read more]

DOE: $350 Million Push for Clean Energy in Developing World

December 14, 2009 by Osha Davidson
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Climate REDI Speaking at the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen this morning, United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced a new initiative to help developing nations adopt clean and renewable energy sources, including major support for solar technologies. The Renewables and Efficiency Deployment Initiative – or Climate REDI –... [read more]

Monday morning state of play in Copenhagen

December 14, 2009 by Rebecca Lutzy
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The intensity is palpable and spread thick across Copenhagen.  Within the Bella Center, the pressure is mounting on all parties as we launch into the final week of negotiations and hit crunch time. Developing countries are reacting negatively to demands being made by developed countries, which haven't been matched by commitments... [read more]

COP15's Waning Promise: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times.

December 11, 2009 by Peter Troast
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The COP15 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen - what some are calling the most important meeting in history - is in full swing.  We thought we'd take the opportunity to bring you up to date on some of the most insightful, interesting, and memorable news and commentary about the conference - and particularly, what the COP15... [read more]