Reaching a Global Deal

The following resources are available to track the negotiation process:

Additional resources are available to examine the impact of domestic legislation on international relations and the negotiation process:

Fact Sheets

• What Business & Investors Groups Have to Say About International Climate Investments (Oxfam) August 2009
• Domestic Climate Bill: Key Piece of an International Climate Agreement (World Wildlife Fund) July 2009
• The American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454): Key Piece of an International Climate Agreement June 2009
• Comparing Developing Country Actions (World Resources Institute) November 2008
• International Clean Tech Factsheet (World Wildlife Fund)
• Tropical Deforestation and Global Warming: A Solution (Union of Concerned Scientists)

Reports/Papers

• Climate Action in Major Emerging Economies November 2008 (updated January 2009)

Articles

• India Urges Rich Countries to Call Its Climate Change ‘Bluff’ (Bloomberg) August 26, 2009
• Asia hits back on climate change (Financial Times) August 24, 2009

Letters

• NGO letter to Senator Kerry and Senator Lugar July 30, 2009
• Sign-on Letter to Rep. Waxman from Fellow Congressmen Urging Adaptation Financing and & GHG Reduction in Developing Countries April 13, 2009
• Sign-on Letter to House & Senate Chairmen Urging Investments in Adaptation & GHG Reduction in Developing Countries March 2009

Factsheets

• ACES Protects U.S. Industrial Production and Keeps Jobs at Home (Center for Clean Air Policy) June 2009

Reports

• INTERVIEW: Climate means new business, not trade war-US envoy (Reuters) August 14, 2009
• Climate Policy and Industrial Competitivness: Ten insights from Europe on the EU Emissions Trading System July 2009

Reports

• NRDC Issue Paper : Global Solutions to Global Warming (Natural Resource Defense Council) June 2009

• Mitigation Actions in China: Measurement, Reporting and Verification (World Resources Institute) June 2009
• Engaging China on Climate Change (Resources for the Future) Winter/Spring 2009

• China’s Clean Revolution (The Climate Group) August 2008
• Overcoming Obstacles to U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate Change (John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution) January 2009

Government Reports

• Broadening the bilateral: Seizing the opportunity for meaningful U.S.-China

Collaboration on climate change (Staff report to the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate) July 21, 2009

Fact Sheets

• Energy and Climate Policy Action in China (World Resources Institute)
• China Begins Its Transition to a Clean-Energy Economy: China’s Climate Progress by the Numbers (Center for American Progress) June 4, 2009
• Debunking Myths: China’s action to reduce GHG emissions (Center for Clean Air Policy) 2008
• Climate Progress in China: A Primer on Recent Developments (Center for American Progress) June 2009
• China takes action against climate change (World Wildlife Fund) November 2008

Articles

• China, U.S. sign MOU on energy, climate change, environment co-op (www.chinaview.cn) July 27, 2009

• U.S. officials praise China emissions efforts. (Reuters) July 17, 2009

Testimony and Speeches

• Written testimony of Julian L. Wong July 16, 2009
• Testimony of Kenneth G. Lieberthal June 4, 2009
• Testimony of William Chandler June 4, 2009
• Preparing for Copenhagen: How Developing Countries are Fighting Climate Change March 2009
• Testimony of Barbara A. Finamore March 4 2009

• Todd Stern’s remarks at the Center for American Progress June 30, 2009

Blogs

• China Environmental News Alert (Natural Resource Defense Council)

Talking Points

• Energy and Climate Talking Points from the China Working Group (USCAN - Membership Required)

Reports

• GHG Reduction Opportunities In India’s Electricity Sector (ICFI) May 2009
• Powering Up: The Investment Potential of Energy Service Companies in India (World Resources Institute) April 2009
• Coal Initiative Series: Positioning the Indian Coal-Power Sector for Carbon Mitigation: Key Policy Options (Pew Center on Global Climate Change) January 2009

Government Reports

• State of the environment report (Environmental Information System Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India) July 2009
• India’s position on Climate Change (booklet published by Government of India) February 2009

Fact Sheets

• Analysis Of The 2009 Budget (The Climate Group) July 2009
• Climate Change Mitigation Measures in India (International Brief, PEW Center on Global Climate Change) September 2008
• Summary: India's National Action Plan on Climate Change (PEW Center on Global Climate Change) June 2008

• Comparing Developing Country Actions (World Resources Institute)

Articles

• Interview: India’s Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh (Times of India) August 5, 2009
• India to enforce energy efficiency in climate fight (Reuters) August 3, 2009
• India seeks help building low-CO2 future (Reuters) July 28, 2009
• India to unveil 20GW solar target under climate plan (Reuters) July 28, 2009
• Clinton’s visit to India (UPI) July 2009

Testimony and Speeches

• “India’s Climate Change Initiatives: Strategies for a Greener Future” (Speech by Mr. Shyam Saran, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister for Climate Change at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) March 24, 2009

UNFCCC Submissions

• India’s submission to the UNFCCC COP 13 August 2009