Publication
Solar Climate Intervention: Options for International Assessment and Decision-Making
There is a growing risk that the global response to climate change will be inadequate to avoid an unsafe global climate. There is corresponding interest in exploring the potential need for, and feasibility of, rapid responses to avoid dangerous climate …
Blog Post
The future of COPs after Madrid
Publication
Outcomes of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Madrid
Negotiators went into record overtime to avoid a complete breakdown at the 25th annual U.N. Climate Change Conference in Madrid, but the deal they eked out evoked disappointment on multiple fronts. Governments failed again to adopt rules for international carbon …
Live Event
Elliot Diringer’s pre-COP 25 briefing
Publication
Evolving Functions of the UNFCCC
Over its 25 history, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) regime has grown tremendously in size and complexity. Much of this evolution has occurred from the bottom-up, through a series of ad hoc, incremental changes. After years of …