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Michael Bloomberg and Jerry Brown are Leading a Shadow US Delegation to the Big UN Climate Talks in Bonn

The Trump administration is at the climate conference in Bonn to tout America’s coal and natural gas reserves, but a separate delegation is there to remind diplomats that the US — or parts of it, at least — remains committed...

With the US Pulling Out of Climate Commitments, Two Key UN Bodies Face a Cash Crunch

With the US backing away — haltingly — from international climate negotiations, other countries are stepping up to fill a funding gap at a key international organization, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Donald Trump’s budget proposal last May...

Trump’s been silent on the climate deal, and that’s making UN officials hopeful

Speaking at Georgetown University in Washington, DC earlier this week, Patricia Espinosa, the head of the UN’s climate change program, expressed hope that the US would still cooperate with international efforts to minimize global warming. “One of the reasons that...

The Global Impact of Obama’s Climate Change Proposal

A step in the right direction

What the UNFCCC’s Christiana Figueres is Looking to Get Out of Rio+20

I had the opportunity to speak with the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Christina Figures about her expectations for Rio+20. She says it's all about the Big Picture.

How the Cancun Conference Can Succeed With — or Without — China

International negotiators have struggled to make progress in protecting the climate since the disappointing conclusion of the Copenhagen conference. Yet, there are a few good reasons to hope that this year’s summit may produce a more tangible, positive outcome than the last.

Michael Bloomberg and Jerry Brown are Leading a Shadow US Delegation to the Big UN Climate Talks in Bonn

With the US Pulling Out of Climate Commitments, Two Key UN Bodies Face a Cash Crunch

Trump’s been silent on the climate deal, and that’s making UN officials hopeful

The Global Impact of Obama’s Climate Change Proposal

What the UNFCCC’s Christiana Figueres is Looking to Get Out of Rio+20

How the Cancun Conference Can Succeed With — or Without — China

UNAIDS and the Millennium Villages

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 5 – Bathing in Yakawlang

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 6 – The Legacy of War Crimes

The Obama Agenda at the United Nations