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Experts Offer Climate "Pathway" for New US Administration
November 22, 2016
Nicolas Loris and Steven Groves of the Heritage Foundation offer a series of steps for the next US Administration to "unwind" US participation in the UN's Paris climate deal, which entered into force earlier this month, including withdrawal from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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NGOs Criticize "Refusal" to Offer Climate Finance
November 22, 2016
An overview from Reuters of nongovernmental organizations' statements on the recent Marrakesh climate change conference shows that, while they welcomed efforts to create a "rulebook" for climate action, NGOs determined that "rich" countries' had refused to make sufficient financial contributions to reduce climate change impacts in poor countries.
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UN "Incubator" Advances Climate Partnerships
November 22, 2016
At a recent UN summit in Morocco on implementing the Paris climate change agreement, UN officials outlined how its Southern Climate Partnership Incubator is forging transnational structures and agreements to counter the impacts of global warming and support implementation of the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals.
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US Election May Spur China to Take Global Governance Lead
November 22, 2016
Reuters reports that commentators and Chinese officials view the election of Donald Trump as US President as an opportunity for China to take the lead in UN and other transnational structures created to combat global warming, with its control eventually "spilling over" into other forums of global governance.
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EU Committee Head Seeks Stronger UN Climate Pledges
November 22, 2016
Speaking at a UN climate summit in Marrakesh, Morocco, President of the European Committee of the Regions Markku Markkula called for countries to heed local and regional governments in going beyond their pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the UN climate deal that entered into force earlier this month.
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