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REPORTS
October 14, 2015
Protecting tropical forests is good for the global climate and good for development in forested countries. In the absence of robust carbon markets, performance-based funding to reduce emissions from deforestation is a key way donors can provide the incentives and commitment tropical countries need t...
Multimedia
October 14, 2015
The domestic emissions cuts that countries are expected to pledge
unilaterally by the time of the Paris Agreement will not deliver the
emission reductions needed through 2030 to avoid catastrophic
impacts of climate change. In the most optimistic scenario, we can
get about halfway there.
WHITE HOUSE AND THE WORLD POLICY BRIEFS
July 20, 2015
Climate change is a threat not only to prosperity in the United States but also to national security, foreign policy, and development objectives throughout the world. Hurricane Sandy served as a reminder of the destruction to life and property from extreme weather events, which are likely to become ...
BRIEFS
May 18, 2015
Even as Congress was mandating large increases in the consumption of biofuels a decade ago, the world was changing. In the early 2000s, replacing fossil
fuels with biofuels made from corn, sugar, or oilseeds seemed like a good idea. Increased crop demand would prop up prices for farmers, and re...
ESSAYS
May 12, 2015
This essay addresses the challenges likely to be faced by corporations and non-governmental organizations as they collaborate to implement recent commitments to deforestation-free commodity supply chains. The essay takes as its inspiration and a source of lessons learned Theodore Roosevelt’s 1...