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"Climate Finance: Key Concepts and Ways Forward"
"Developed and developing countries cannot agree on even the fundamentals of what should be included in climate finance (e.g. should private finance through carbon markets be included?), let alone the level and terms of financing commitments, regulatory and other mechanisms, or governance structures. This impasse, which reflects a lack of trust be ...
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Richard B. Stewart, Benedict Kingsbury, and Bryce Rudyk
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Boston, MA, December 2009
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs,Evaluating Proposals,Analyzing Opinions & Attitudes
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
2009 Bonn Seminar: Financial Architecture and Governance
From the Introduction: This ECBI (European Capacity Building Initiative) Policy Brief is based on the presentations and discussion at the 2009 round of the annual ECBI Bonn Seminars held on 7 June 2009 at La Redoute in Bonn/Bad Godesberg, during the sixth session of the Ad-hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action (AWG-LCA). This event wa ...
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Benito Müller
ECBI Policy Brief, July 2009
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: Rich and Poor NationsFor Specialized Analysts
A Renewable World
"The post-Copenhagen world requires a fresh look at the big picture. In
the absence of international agreements, what steps can be taken
nationally, regionally and locally to reduce both carbon emissions and
carbon concentrations? The former can be achieved through a
transformation in energy production, saving and use, and the latter
through b ...
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Herbert Girardet and Miguel Mendonça
The World Future Council, September 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
A Short Guide to Setting Up a City-Scale Retrofit Program
From the Introduction:
“The seemingly insurmountable problems of climate
change, poverty, and a nation dependent on dirty or foreign
sources of energy are among the most serious challenges
facing our country. But like all challenges, these
present an opportunity—the opportunity to address all
three problems at once—by building a domestic ener ...
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Stacy Ho (Green For All) and Satya Rhodes-Conway(Center on Wisconsin Strategy)
Center on Wisconsin Strategy (undated)
Objectives: Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Specialized Analysts|For the Public
A Subsidy Primer
This is a handy "everything you ever wanted to know about subsidies." It looks at them from every angle, from how they benefit to how they deincentivize sustainaability, from their misuse to their successes, the language of subsidies, benefits, losses, and unforeseen consequences, all covered under the following chapter headings: Getting to Know ...
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Global Subsidies Initiative
International Environment House, Geneva, Switzerland
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs,Analyzing Opinions & Attitudes
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public
A U.S. Innovation Strategy for Climate Change Mitigation
Within a market-based economy, success is maximized if policies
directly address specific market problems. For technology innovation
relevant to mitigating greenhouse gases (GHGs), the two principal
market problems are a lack of private incentive to reduce GHGs by
adopting low-GHG technologies, and underinvestment by industry in
research and d ...
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Richard G. Newell
Brookings instirurte: december, 2008
Objectives: Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
Adaptation to a Changing Climate Today’s Iinvestments in Tomorrow’s Climate
This report advocates for the consumer by examining the impacts of climate change on such things as property values, protection of property, repair costs in the event of a climate disaster, as well as the accompanying psychological distress. The most vulnerable will be low-income, the eldery and those with pre-existing medical conditions who w ...
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Consumer Focus
Consumer Focus, London, UK, October 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor NationsFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
Aligning Utility Incentives with Investment in Energy Efficiency
This report addresses the policy dilemma of regulating utilities to permit them to generate profits while also encouraging them to cooperate with energy conservation efforts that reduce the amount of energy they sell. Aligning the financial incentives of utilities with the delivery of cost-effective energy efficiency supports the key role utilities ...
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U.S. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: November 2007For Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public
American Association for the Advancement of Science Report XXXV: Research and Development FY 2011
This link will take you to the website of The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) which has released its annual report on the U.S. Federal budget request for research and development for 2011. It is divided into three parts:
Part I - An overview and highlights examining:
Federaol R&D
Historical Trends in Fed ...
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science,
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public
An Energy Future Transformed: The Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) – R&D Path...
From the website: This report offers a detailed roadmap for the implementation of ARPA-E, outlining the proper start-up sequencing, staffing structure, and the right approach to risk management. The report also offers advice on balancing expectations for a "hit-the-ground-running" start-up against the specter of past government failures by establi ...
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Jane A. “Xan” Alexander
Clean Air-Cool Planet, July 2009
Objectives: Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Specialized Analysts
Bringing Residential Energy Efficiency to Scale
From the Introduction: "For more than thirty years, state energy officials have played a leading role in developing and implementing energy efficiency retrofit programs in residential buildings. The experience from these programs, such as the Weatherization Assistance Program for low-income families, is an important resource for the Obama admini ...
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The Energy Programs Consortium
The Energy Programs Consortiium, Washington DC, August 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
Building a Green Economy
Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman provides a review of climate change economics and then discusses the processes of - and logic for -building a green conomy in the United States now, while facing 10% unemployment. This article from the New York Times Magazine is accompanied by readers' comments which contain many other arguments, pro and ...
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Krugman, Paul
New York Times Sunday Magazine, April 5, 2010
Objectives: Theoretical Modeling,Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor the Public
Building a low-carbon economy – The UK’s contribution to tackling climate change
"Climate change resulting from CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions poses a huge threat to human welfare. To contain that threat, the world needs to cut emissions by about 50% by 2050, and to start cutting emissions now. A global agreement to take action is vital. But a global agreement will not be possible unless the countries of the rich, dev ...
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Kennedy, David, et alia (staff, members, advisors to the Committee on Climate Change)
London, UK: TSO (The Stationery Office) for the Committee on Climate Change. First Report. December 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: EU and Member StatesFor Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Carbon Down, Profits Up
This brief report presents a series of tables that summarize energy and associated cost savings realized by corporations, cities, states/regi0ns and countries around the world. The tables briefly summarize measures taken and their impacts.
The lists are short, consisting of "leading" actors of each type, and the summaries not enough to understand ...
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The Climate Group
Weybridge, Surrey, UK: The Climate Group: August 30, 2004
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Evaluating ProgramsFor the Public
Centre for European Policy Studies
This is the website of the
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) founded in Brussels in 1983.
From the Home Page: CEPS is among the most experienced
and authoritative think tanks operating in the European Union today. CEPS serves as a leading forum for debate on EU affairs, but its most
distinguishing feature lies in its strong in ...
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Geographic Focus: EU and Member States
Chicago Climate Action Plan
"CNT [Center for Neighborhood Technology] researchers conducted GHG emissions inventories for Chicago and
the metro region for the years 2000 and 2005, assessing the impacts of
the 8.4 million people who live in the region and the commerce
conducted here. To understand the scale of action necessary to address
GHG emissions in Chicago, CNT forec ...
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Center for Neighborhood Technology
Chicago, IL: Center for Neighborhood Technology. 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For the Public
Clean Energy and Air Quality - State Policy Review
States: CT MN NM NC OH WA
"States are working to produce enough energy to meet growing demand in a challenging environment—one that is constrained by concerns about climate change and the pollution caused by traditional fossil fuel-fired power plants. To meet this challenge, state legislators are implementing clean energy production policies ...
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Anderson, Glenn
Denver CO, and Washington, DC: National Conference of State Legislatures, December, 2008
Objectives: Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor the Public
Climate Change and the Economics of Targeted Mitigation in Sectors
From the Abstract: “Mitigation investments in long-lived capital stock (LLKS) differ from other types of mitigation investments in that, once established, LLKS can lock-in a stream of emissions for extended periods of time. Moreover, historical examples from industrial countries suggest that investments in LLKS projects or networks tend to
be lum ...
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Zmarak Shalizi and Franck Lecocq
Washington, DC: The World Bank.;Background Paper to the 2010 World Development Report, September 2009.
Objectives: Theoretical Modeling,Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor Economists
Climate Crisis, Credit Crisis" The Quest for Green Growth
This is the report from the Brookings Blum Roundtable held in August of 2009. The report was postponed to incorporate the outcomes of the UNFCCC in Copenhagen 2009. While in many respects the participants of the roundtable felt that climate talks in Copenhagen were a failure, there was some movement towards international cooperation and the pos ...
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Kemal Dervis¸ , Abigail Jones, Karen Kornbluh, and Sarah Puritz
The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., March 2010
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Climate Smart Communities: A Guide for Local Officials
From the introduction: "This document summarizes some of the information that will be found in the Climate Smart Communities Guide. It discusses the first steps to becoming a Climate-Smart Community: pledging to combat climate change and inventorying the community’s GHG emissions. It also outlines the role of community planning in reducing GHG ...
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Liz Compitello
New York State, February 2009
Objectives: Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor the Public
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