March 6, 2009

March 6, 2009

Top US climate negotiator urges Congress to act

At a CGD-hosted event last Tuesday, US climate envoy Todd Stern spoke out on the importance of congressional action before climate negotiations in Copenhagen in December. CGD vice president Lawrence MacDonald gives an account - including video - in "U.S. Top Climate Negotiator Urges Congressional Action on Climate Change ahead of Copenhagen at CGD Symposium". A wrap-up of the event is also available.

Bright future for clean tech fund

The US 2009 budget came out last week, with no funding for the World Bank's clean technology fund. In Clean Technology for Developing Countries -- Bright Road Ahead, I argue that US policymakers would support the fund with some improvements in its treatment of coal power and CCS.

My thanks to Robin Kraft for his help in preparing this letter.

Best wishes,

David Wheeler
Senior Fellow
Center for Global Development

News

eSolar Moves Into Indian Market With $30MDeal (Earth2Tech.com)

Indonesia applies for World Bank forest CO2 scheme (Reuters)

China to Build Its First Solar-Thermal Power Plant (GreentechMedia.com)

World Bank okays $1.3 billion for Brazil environment (Reuters)

China's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Threaten to Double (Spiegel Online)

China says crisis won't stop its climate action (Reuters)

Finland buys 1.4 mln tonnes CO2 credits from China (Xinhuanet.com)