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Some Small Steps in the Right Direction on Global Warming by the Major Economies

April 28, 2009

Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming

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climatechangenegotiations, copenhagen, copenhagencountdown, developingcountries, globalwarming, majoreconomiesforum, obama, UNFCCC

The first meeting of the Major Economies Forum (MEF) on Energy and Climate has just concluded.  This forum is a critical channel to help secure a strong agreement in Copenhagen.  This process provides a unique setting for the largest emitting...continued

Major Economies Meet on Global Warming – What should they decide?

April 24, 2009

Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
climatechangenegotiations, copenhagen, copenhagencountdown, developingcountries, globalwarming, majoreconomiesforum, obama, UNFCCC

Ministers from 17 developed and developing countries will be coming to Washington, DC next week (April 27-28) for the Major Economies Forum (MEF).  This will be the first of three reported meetings of this "forum" through June of this year...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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