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Shifting into High Gear: Wrapping up Climate Week, G20 Outcome & on to Bangkok

September 28, 2009

Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming

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china, climatechangenegotiations, climateweek, copenhagen, copenhagencountdown, deforestation, developingcountries, g20, globalwarming, UNFCCC

Well "climate week" has just wrapped up with the conclusion of the G20 summit in Pittsburgh.  This week was an important one to build international and US momentum for addressing global warming pollution (as I discussed here). As I discussed...continued

LIVE CHAT: "Climate Week" and the G20 10am EDT Friday 9/25

September 25, 2009

Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming

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climatechange, climatechangenegotiations, climateweek, copenhagencountdown, g20, greenchat, pittsburgh, UNFCCC

This week world leaders have met in New York and Pittsburgh to discuss global warming.  These high-level meetings are aimed at providing a much needed boost to international efforts to secure a strong agreement to address global warming in Copenhagen,...continued

Seizing the Opportunity: Reflections from the UN Climate Summit

September 24, 2009

Posted by Jake Schmidt in Greening China , Solving Global Warming

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china, climatechangenegotiations, climateweek, copenhagen, copenhagencountdown, deforestation, developingcountries, g20, globalwarming, UNFCCC

Climate week began with world leaders participating in a full day of discussions on global warming.  Over 100 world leaders were in attendance -- the largest gathering of world leaders on global warming and the first in many respects.  The...continued

Important Week for Global Warming…Some Rays of Hope for Global Efforts

September 21, 2009

Posted by Jake Schmidt in Greening China , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
china, climatechangenegotiations, climateweek, copenhagen, deforestation, developingcountries, g20, globalwarming, UNFCCC

Today begins a week dubbed "climate week" because of all the high-level climate discussions that are occurring.  And they just all happen to be occurring in the US at an important time for the US domestic debate to pass...continued

Jake Schmidt
Jake Schmidt
International Climate Policy Director
Washington, DC
I'm the international climate policy director at Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).  I recently joined...
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