Climate Change Post-Bali: Assessing the Prospects for Success

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In the wake of December’s UN Climate Change Conference in Indonesia, this seminar focused on the next stages of international climate negotiations, current efforts in both the developed and developing world to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the prospects and potential for a successful response to global warming. Specific topics included the state of global, U.S., and Chinese climate policy, trends in renewable energy, and the role of energy efficiency. 

Speakers included Jacob Scherr, Senior Attorney and Director, International Program, Natural Resources Defense Council; Janet Sawin, Director, Energy and Climate Change Program, Worldwatch Institute; Yingling Liu, Manager, China Program, Worldwatch Institute. David Wheeler, Senior Fellow, Confronting Climate Change Initiative, Center for Global Development, served as moderator.

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Event Type

• Seminar

Location

• Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC
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Time

• 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Research Topics

• Climate Change

CGD Experts

David Wheeler
Senior Fellow Emeritus

Publications

• Confronting the American Divide on Carbon Emissions Regulation - Working Paper 232
• Climate Change Negotiating Positions of Major Developing Country Emitters - Working Paper 177

Articles

• World Bank Rebuffs Experts' Call for Carbon Accounting