International Climate & Energy
Cannes Needs to Focus on Climate:
Andrew Light and Rebecca Lefton outline an agenda for boosting financing for climate change mitigation at the G-20 this week.
House Airline Bill Risks Diplomatic Fallout and Disaster to U.S. Industry:
Andrew Light and Rebecca Lefton explain why the House’s act forbidding U.S. airlines from participating in an EU pollution-reduction program is the wrong response.
The Debt Deal and Budget Process Threaten Critical Climate Aid Funding:
We need to maintain climate assistance even in times of fiscal austerity, argues Rebecca Lefton. Our economy and security are at risk.
United Nations Misses Broader Climate Change Connection:
Laura Conley and Michael Werz deconstruct the final statement on climate change and human security issued earlier this week by the U.N. Security Council.
Confronting New Saudi Realities:
Long-term strategies to deal with global energy market transitions and probable political change in Saudi Arabia are essential to global security and U.S. prosperity, write Kate Gordon and Brian Katulis.
The Fight Over International Climate Investments: Budget cuts to international climate investments would jeopardize critical U.S. leadership on achieving climate safety, write Rebecca Lefton and Andrew Light.
Making Egypt More Food Secure: Jake Caldwell outlines the dangers to Egypt’s food supply and how the United States can help as the country undergoes profound changes.
Rising to the Challenge: No longer the maker of just low-cost consumer goods, China's investments in technology innovation should serve as a warning to the United States.
Bottom Up In Cancun : Bracken Hendricks and Lisbeth Kaufman argue that we should welcome the shift from top-down to bottom-up climate measures that’s occurring at this week’s climate conference.
The U.S. Role in International Climate Finance: The Alliance for Climate Protection and the Center for American Progress lay out an agenda for boosting U.S. leadership in financing clean energy projects worldwide.
Out of the Running?: A report from Kate Gordon, Julian L. Wong, and JT McLain explains what is at stake for the United States if it doesn't become a top player in the emerging global low-carbon economy.

