Elliot Diringer

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Posts by Elliot Diringer

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Paris withdrawal and reentry—the basics
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Developing a foundation for science-based decision-making on climate intervention
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Toward international cooperation on solar climate intervention
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Congress’ boldest climate plan ever
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Getting to Zero: A U.S. Climate Agenda

This report outlines a comprehensive agenda for decarbonizing the U.S. […]

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How we helped on the road to Katowice
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Hard realities in Katowice
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Outlining Essential Elements of the Paris ‘Rulebook’
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The US in Bonn: Beyond Political Theater
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Let Trump claim a better deal on climate

The following was published in Nature magazine on June 14, […]

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Can the Paris deal be renegotiated?
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Paris Agreement: Better with the U.S. in
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An American in Marrakech
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Decision-makers heed the Paris call to action

The following appeared in the September 2016 edition of Climate […]

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The enduring power of US-China climate leadership
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Elliot Diringer’s remarks at the APPEA Conference
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Moving forward with the Paris Agreement
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How we helped on the road to Paris
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Takeaways from the Paris climate talks
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Paris ‘landing zones’ become clearer
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Paris talks: From the visionary to the nitty-gritty
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Measuring success in Paris
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Will the Paris agreement be a legally binding treaty?
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Putting the UNFCCC to the test
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Remarks by Elliot Diringer on Why Paris Matters at American University on October 5, 2015
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The Paris talks: Looking behind the scenes
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US climate target encourages others to put best foot forward
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The core issues in the Paris climate talks
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Why Lima was so tough
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Outlook for Lima: Setting the stage for Paris
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Alternative Models for the 2015 Climate Change Agreement

Fridtjof Nansen Institute Climate Policy Perspectives 13 October 2014 A […]

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How Climate Summit can build momentum for a global agreement
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Building Flexibility and Ambition into a 2015 Climate Agreement

This paper explores options for a hybrid approach in the […]

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Evolution of the International Climate Effort

The international community is in the midst of shaping the […]

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Issues for a 2015 Climate Agreement

In 2011, parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate […]

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The Warsaw outcome: A hint of what’s to come
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U.N. climate talks could yield practical hybrid approach
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Warsaw talks: A mid-point for 2015 agreement
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Climate change: A patchwork of emissions cuts

Read Elliot Diringer’s article in Nature on the potential path […]

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Obama will need to act on his climate plan with a sense of urgency
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UN climate talks: Fresh start or stuck in the past?
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Reflections from Doha: It’s never easy
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Shifting gears in Doha
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Climate Negotiators Open a New Round
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Post-Durban and Pre-Election: The Climate Outlook
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Durban – How Big a Deal?
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The Question of Binding
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Letting Go of Kyoto

This commentary was originally published by Nature A preoccupation with […]

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Congressional Testimony of Elliot Diringer on the Global Climate Talks and U.S. Action
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From Cancún to Durban: Changing the Paradigm?
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Why Cancun Delivered
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The Evolution of Multilateral Regimes: Implications for Climate Change

The 2009 Copenhagen climate summit may in retrospect prove a […]

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Congressional Testimony of Elliot Diringer: Climate Change Finance and Providing Assistance for Vulnerable Countries
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Designing a Deal

This article originally appeared in Carbon Finance.   The aftermath […]

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One Less Excuse to Avoid Acting
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Congressional Testimony of Eileen Claussen – Climate Change Legislation: International Trade Considerations
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Congressional Testimony of Elliot Diringer – International Aspects of the American Clean Energy and Security Act
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Congressional Testimony of Elliot Diringer – Toward a Post-2012 Climate Treaty
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Op-Ed: The Road To Copenhagen

This article originally appeared in The Huffington Post.   Many […]

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U.S. Election and Prospects for a New Climate Agreement

This article was first published by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung […]

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Towards a New International Climate Change Agreement

This article is draft version of a chapter in the […]

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Congressional Testimony of Elliot Diringer – International Climate Change Negotiations
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Towards an Integrated Multi-Track Climate Framework

With the approach of 2012, and the expiration of the […]

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U.S. Exceptionalism and Climate Change (Part II)

This article originally appeared in The Globalist, July 2007.   […]

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U.S. Exceptionalism and Climate Change (Part I)

This article originally appeared in The Globalist, July 2007.   […]

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Congressional Testimony of Elliot Diringer – Regarding the Kyoto Protocol and U.S. Climate Action
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Policy-Based Commitments in a Post-2012 Climate Framework

This paper elaborates on the concept of policy-based commitments as […]

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A New Climate Treaty: US Leadership After Kyoto

This article originally appeared in Harvard International Review, July 2007. […]

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Adaptation to Climate Change: International Policy Options

  This report examines options for future international efforts to […]

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Reaching Too Far?

This article appeared in The World Today, June 2006.

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Testimony of Elliot Diringer – Canadian House of Commons – May 31, 2005
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Taking The Long View

This article appeared in Environmental Finance, Dec/Jan 2004 Issue.

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Looking Beyond Kyoto: A U.S. Perspective
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Beyond Kyoto: Advancing the International Effort Against Climate Change

The report is a compilation of six “think pieces” on […]

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Setting the Stage: Beyond Kyoto
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Beyond Kyoto: Core Challenges
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Climate Change: Ten Years After Rio
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Fundamentals of Climate Change
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Op-Ed: The Climate Challenge Begins at Home

Opinion Editorial The Climate Challenge Begins at Home The Washington […]

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Op-Ed: Foes of Global Warming Could Thank George Bush

Opinion Editorial Foes of Global Warming Could Thank George Bush […]

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